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SATURDAY,:.. NOVEMBER 16, 1895
THESE SEOULD BE UNITY.
The question of opening the- Colum
bfa river above The Dalles is at this
, time of more importance to the people
of Eastern Oregon than any other.
Upon it depends the future prosperity
and welfare of the entire Inland Em
pire. The great Vork at the Cascades
is nearing completion, and in order
that ' the immense' wheat fields and
- stock ranges of that section of the state
lying, east -of the Cascade mountains
shall be enabled to reap full benefit
from this improvement, the other ob
, structions to free- navigation of the
river must be removed. All of Eastern
Oregon is entitled to the . low traffic
rates which river transportation as
sure. Upon this point there is a gen
, ' eral unison of opinion; but as to tho
means to be adopted opinions widely
differ. Some advocate the building of
a boat-railway, as recommended by the
board of government .engineers, while
others deem that scheme impractica-
- ble, and insist on urging our repre-
- sentatives in congress to have the
. matter reconsidered, and a plan for a
canal and locks substituted, and there
. are still others who believe . that
"portage road would be sufficient to
handle the traffic of the upper country,
' and that it would meet all demands.
To us a portage road, except as
temporary means, does not appear to
be the thing. . However, judging what
time, may be required to construct
more permanent improvements either
. 'the boat-railway or 'canal and locks
by the time that has been consumed in
the construction of the canal and locks
' at the Cascades, it would probably be
money well spent to build a portage
road; and Eastern Oregon would be
: justified in asking an appropriation
- from' the state for this purpose. Or
. possibly a more speedy plan would 4e
the building of a portage road as a
private enterprise by those who are
most directly interested.
' But the question of greatest moment
is the opening of. the -river .'by some
substantial and permanent means that
- will last through .'-ages. ' And which
shall it be, a boat-railway or canal and
locks? Upon this, point the entire
country should be a unit. - If the boat-
railway is impracticable, too expensive
to operate, and dangerous to the boats
that it is proposed it - shall convey
around the obstructions, let the facts
; be shown,' and. Oregon's senators and
; representatives . -requested, to oppose
the measure and demand that canal
and locks be substituted. With one
. section demanding one thing and an
other something else, we can rest as
sured that the obstructions to the nav-
igation of the Columbia will remain
. intact for the next generation. Cat
erwauling over the plan for removing
" them will never accomplish anything,
-but unity of action wilL Let all of
eastern Oregon unite on some plan,
' then present it. to congress,, and we
'may hope for an appropriation and
- action that will ultimately result in an
open river from Lewis ton to the sea.
WEEN WILL IT COME?
- xne oregonian, commenting upon
the address of Ambassador Bayard be
fore the Philosophical Society at Edin
' burgh, aays:
. "The most! extreme protectionist,
with faith in the future of his country;
looks forward to a time when, with all
' barriers to trade removed, the United
- States shall enter freely into the com
xnerce of the world and send its prod
ucts to the most distant markets, as
Great Britain does now. But we shall
- not reach that stage of industrial and
commercial development by consent-
ing to grow wheat and cotton to be
carried in British ships and sold
through London, while we pay British
''labor to do our manufacturing, close
our own factories and enlist our work-
men in Coxey armies. A time will
. come when we shall adopt free trade,
but it will be when Mr. Bayard is past
holding 'office, and it will not be
reached by the path he points out.1
-. when will this glad time come? By
what means will it be reached? Surely
.. not by the methods the Republican
party has adopted of increasing duties
at almost every session of congress.
When protection was first adopted in
- - thia nation as a means of fostering
manufacturing industries, the demands
of protectionists were modest, and du
- ties ranging from 5 to 25 per cent were
all that were deemed necessary,; But
with succeeding years, as the protected
industries grew strong and their pow-
; ers were felt in the councils of the Re-
0 publican party, they asked for higher
rates and they were granted from time
to time, -until when the tariff law of
- 1890 was framed they were granted
. - protection ranging from 25 to 100 per
cent.. . .Will this manner of procedure
ever resull in the removing of the bar
riers to trade in the United States?
Most emphatically, No. The history
of the Republican party during its
t thirty years of ascendency was to in
, crease the customs duties whenever
asked, and the lowering of duties was
only exceptional. The Oregon Ian is
right in ascerting that the barriers "to
trade will not be removed during the
lifetime of Mr. Bayard, provided the
Republican party again gets into
power. But even though this should
occur, the time will come when the
people will revolt against the taxation
of all for the protection of the few,
and will demand that all protective
-duties be removed and the revenues of
the government be raised by direct
tax.
sell herself and her millions simply for
the "honor" of being dubbed "Princess
Money Bags" or "Duchess Much
Wealth." These obscure dignataries
have, through force of custom, come
to the conclusion that all that is nec
essary to secure an American wife
with the comfortable appendage of a
few millions, is to let their wants be
known, and the desired companion,
with the money thrown in, will come
flying to their mammon-worshipping
embrace, at least we are lead to this
belief by the announcement in the dis
patches that a certain French prince,
who announces that he belongs to one
of the first families of the fallen king
dom's nobility, with a title dating back
to the Crusades, is undertaking to ne
gotiate a marriage in this country
with tome young lady who has $2,000,
000 (and It must be in cold cash) to
bestow on his highness, and offering a
commission of $15,000; to the party who
will negotiate tne aeai. mis is inaeea
a chance for some high aspiring Amer
ican girl, with more money than brains.
but it is to be hoped that the chance
will be spurned. ' It is time to call a
halt in this traffic . American women
should hold themselves in too high
esteem to be bartered away for empty
titles of fallen princes. If America is
good enough to be bred and born in, it
is good enough to live in, and no title
of duchess or princess is more honora
ble than plain Mrs. John Smith, citi
zen of the United States. '
WET NOT?
' Now that there is assurance that the
canal and locks at the Cascades will be
completed in a short time, by the first
of March at farthest, thereby removing
the necessity for the state portage
road at that place, why would it not be
advisable for Eastern Oregon to ask
that the portage road and rolling stock
be moved from the Cascades and used
in the construction of a like road from
The Dalles to Celilo ? This, of course,
could not be accomplished until the
meeting of the legislature in 1897, and
the work could not be accomplished
perhaps before the summer Of that
year, but even "that is earlier than we
can expect the riyer to be opened ny
the general governmentTor if the re
port of the board of engineers, recom
mending the building of a boat-rail
way is adopted, and an appropriation
is made by the next congress for that
purpose, it cannot be expected that
work will be commenced inside of a
year from the date on-which such
action may be taken, and' as it is esti
mated that fully two years will be re-
t .. t . . . i I ,: i. i
quireu to complete tne worn uusr u is
begun, we cannot hope to see the ob
structions to navigation removed by
the government inside of three or four
years at least.. -
Eastern Oregon can with consistency
ask-for an appropriation from the state
for a portage road around the dalles,
since the treasury has never been lav
ishly opened .to this, section. 1 And
with the state already owning the roll'
ing stock and almost a mile of track at
the Cascades, which could be utilized.
on . the new road, the appropriation
need not be of such magnitude as to
make it objectionable to those who
are parsimoniously inclined. Possibly
not more than $150,000 would be re
quired to put the road in operation.
This amount, when compared with
what a portage road would save to the
farmers of the upper country during
the time intervening between now and
the completion of , more' permanent
improvements, is insignificant. It
would be to them what the portage
road at the Cascades has been to The
Dalles and ' immediate vicinity, and
should not meet the opposition of a
single broad-minded legislator. -
A TBUE ' AMEBIC AH.
Hon. Thomas F". Bayard,: United
States ambassador to England, deliv
ered the inaugural address to the Phil
osophical Society at Edinburgh, on the
evening of the 7th. The address was
replete with patriotic expressions and
denunciations of socialism and protec
tlon, showing the relation that exists
between these two evils. - In this con
nection, Mr. Bayard said: "
: "In my country I have witnessed the
insatiable growth of that form of state
socialism styled protection, which
believe has done more to foster class
legislation and create inequality
fortue, corrupt public life, banishment
of independent means and character
from public councils, blunt public con
science and place politics upon the low
level of mercenary scramble, than any
other single cause. . Step, by step, and
largely owing, to the confusion of civic
strife, .-It has succeeded in obtaining
control of the sovereign power of tax
ation, creating' the revenue ipto an en
gine fpr selfish and private profit. Its
allied beneficiaries and combines are
called 'trusts,; and gradually the com
mercial marine of the United States
has disappeared, the. few vessels built
being an exception and proving the
rule as they were only bull by making
a breach in the general tariff and navi
gation laws. It is incorrect to speak
of protection as a national policy.
xnat couia never be, as it will never
be anything but the fostering of spe
cial interests . at .the expense ' pf the
rest. It is contrary to hopes of ad
vancement, or even the retrenchment
of what has' been gained by civiliza
tion." : :
TEE PBOBLEM SOLVED.
While we of Eastern Oregon have
been pondering over the means for
opening the Columbia to navigation
for years, and have not yet arrived at
any definite conclusion of-devised any
plan whereby' the work may be accom
plished, Mr. .Alexander Kunz. seems to
have, solved the problem for us. In
yesterday's Oregonian he gave his
jlan, which is not altogether imprac
ticable, and certainly has the merit of
being a speedy method, provided it
can be accomplished. In hiB letter,
after showing the advantages to be de
rived from an open river, Mr. Kunz
says: - ' ... .
"I now wish ' to show you a plan
whereby this much-de9ired boat rail
way can be made a reality within 12
months, and the wheat crop of '96
floated down tho ..majestic Columbia,
its now so ailem; waters-.enlivened; by
numerous steamers( barges and craft
of all kinds, and a charm lent to the
beautiful scenery "of life, energy and
action which it now lacks.
"My plan is Bimply this: No govern
ment help, no slow appropriations. . I
claim that we the people of Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho1 can build
this boat railway ourselves.
"The Chamber of Commerce in Port
land should take the lead and invite
every other chamber of commerce or
board of trade' of the interior towns,
audi as The Dalles, Goldendale, Hepp
ner, Pendleton, Walla Walla, Dayton,
Colfax, Moscow and Lewiston, to join
hands with them and open a list -of
subscriptions.
" Next thing would be for our cham
ber of commerce to appoint a few live
men to visit the Inland Empire, to in
vite the farmers to meet them in pub
lic meeting. These men have to under
stand the purport fully and be able to
show the farmers the bearings of this
scheme in a graphic way, so as to en
gage their co-operation. The help that
I expect from the farmers is simply
this: I want them to. subscribe a cer
tain number of bushels of w If eat each
according to his circumstancesand the
size of his farm, or the acreage-he has
under plow, and I should be very much
mistaken and misjudge the character
of our people east of the mountains if
we cannot get between here and the
fertile Palouse country 1,000,000 bush
els of wheat. Take the very low figure
of 35. cents east of the mountains, and
we have already a capital of $350,000.
I am sure that the city of Portland,
with its host of enterprising wholesale
merchants and mucb-talked-of public
spirited and wealthy men, can also
foot up a respectable amount; and,
together with the help of the i interior
merchants, without any doubt, a hand
some showing can be made and a cap
ital furnished more than sufficient to
build this boat railway and open to
commerce one of nature's most beauti
ful highways 1 I have only mentioned
wheat in my letter; but are cattle,
hogs, wool and horses not to be bene
fited by cheaper rates? . We "can even
ship ore from the Okanogan, to our
smelting works at Linnton."
PROPOSED SE WEBAQE SYSTEM
circulation of $14,301,798.
There was also an increase of $3,207,
G65 in the circulation of standard sil
ver dollars, but this was offset by the
cancellation of Sherman notes and
represented only a demand for small
money. v
A notable feature of the currency
changes during October was the very
great reduction in the volume of iarge
notes and the corresponding increase
in the circulation of smaller notes,
particularly fives and tens. This means
pay-rolls and crop movement the dis
tribution of money among the people.
A few figures will suggest its extent.
The volume of $1000 notes outstand
ing decreased during "the month no
less than $ll,235j000, while the $100
notes fell off $957100, making an ag
gregate of $12,192,100. The 'circula
tion of fives and tens increased during
the same time by $8,540,755, the re
mainder of the iric-ease"being . in ones
and twos;
The people are busy. The mills are
running. The crops are being mar
keted. The merchants are selling
goods. In a word, prosperity has re
turned. New York World.
EDITORIAL XUTES.
INCREASE IN BEVENUES:
STOP . TEE TBAFFIC. '
The American girl has become so
renowned for her beauty and womanly
qualities that she has attracted atten"
tion both at home and abroad. She is
an acknowledged household treasurer,
and as a wife she is sought by the high
and the low, the rich and the poor, the
' peasant and the prince, especially by
the latter when she has a few million
of cold gold to plank down as an ac
companiment to her other numerous
attractions. ' In fact has she become so
notorious as a purchaser of a titled
husband that every little upstart of a
prince, lord and duke whose exchequer
is deplete, begins looking about for an
American heiress who ia willing to ,
With an increase of over $1,000,000
in the October expense for. pensions
the total expenditures . of the govern
ment for the month are $6,000,000 in
excess of the receipts.
The expenditure for November is
expected to be lower, and the month
may show a surplus. The probability
that it will do so is made greater by
the increase in revenues on imports at
the port of New York from $7,597,000
under the McKinley bill in October,
1893, to $9,299,000 under the Wilson
bill in October, 1895. There is also a
prospect of a continuous increase in
revenue from the whisky tax now that
the law has at last begun to overcome
the efforts made by dealers to discount
its operations. . ' "
in spite or tms, However,- congress
when it convenes may find it necessary
to meet tne enormous drain of pen
sions by a slight increase in internal
revenue taxes. The statistics pub
lished recently by the Brewers' Jour
nal show that the total consumption of
beer for the year ending June 30 last
reached 33,469,000 barrels, an increase
of 191,000 barrels over last year. An
increase of $1 a barrel in the tax on
this production would not be felt by
the consumer, and the increased reve
nue produced by it would solve the
problem of meeting the expense of
pensions without embarrassing the
treasury or threatening the gold re
serve. N. Y. World.
Dr. Price's Cream Biking; Powder'
wona-v raw nrgaest Award.
The question of .a new sewerage sys
tem is being pretty generally discussed
by many citizens and taxpayers of The
Dalles, and at a recent meeting of the
city counoil plans and specifications,
together with estimated cost of the
same, were presented and considered.
Whether : the ' council contemplates
making this improvement we are not
informed, nor are we conversant with
the needs of the city in this respect ;
but unless the present system is in
a most dilapidated condition, such as
to endanger the health of the city, it
would seem that' the present is not a
proper time to begin such improve'
ments. During the past few years of
depression conservative businessmen
have practiced the strictest economy
in conducting their private affairs, and
at the present are not indulging in any
luxuries or enlarging their plants,
When business men are thus cautious,
it is well that those in whose hands
the management of public affairs are
intrusted should be cautious about in
curring expenses - that are not abso
lutely necessary, or making improve
ments that will Increase tbe burdens
of taxation. It is estimated that a new
sewerage system, constructed on the
plans and specifications presented to
the council, will cost in the neighbor
hood of $22,000. Considering that the
city has already quite a heavy bonded
indebtedness, and that property own
era are not in condition to meet heavier
burdens of taxation, it would be well
for the gentlemen who compose the
city council to very carefully weigh
tne question oi tne necessity oi a new
sewerage system before they order it
constructed. f '
A NEW DEAL NEEDED.
Recent investigation of the hooks of
the insane asylum at Salem reveals the
fact that there has been, to say the
least, a very loose' system of book
keeping practiced in that institution
Although the superintendent of the
asylum is over $12,000 short in his ac
counts, the state board gives out as its
opinion that the state has not lost any
money by the transaction, carelessness
in entering debits and credits in the
"Subsistence Book" being offered as
an excuse for the apparent discrepancy
in the accounts. An expert has been
examining the accounts of the asylum,
and in his report to the state board be
says:
"July 31, 1895, there purported to be
on hand, according to the 'Subsistence
Book,' merchandise in the commissary
department and accounts amounting
to $26,f 81.26. ' From the inventory
taken at the date, after placing values
on each article (from original bills
when the goods were properly identi
fied, otherwise from the most authen
tic source's possible) tne value of the
same was found to be $14,076.77." -
(f it ia true that the state has lost
nothintr bv thia annarent shortage of
over $12,000, it is true negligence in
the manner of keeping the accounts of
the asvlum has been practiced that
borders on criminality. AV force of
clerks are employed by the' state to
keep the accounts of the asylum, and
if they are not capable of keeping the
accounts with more accurancy than is
shown in this instance, the superin
tendent who appointed them can offer
little excuse for placing such incompe
tent individuals into positions of trust.
A new deal is needed in that depart
ment of the state government.
. Arizona and New Mexico are de
manding admission a9 states, and will
no doubt be admitted by the next con
gress. They have as good grounds for
demanding state government as did
Utah. ' .
If there is not bloodshed at Pendle
ton soon, we miss our guess, i The
editors of the East Oregonian and Tri
bune are hailing each other with all
manner of "endearing" epithets. The
charge for printing the delinquent tax
list ia the foundation of all thedif.
turbance.
In this country there are now 228
iron furnaces in operation, against 172
last year, and the output from January
to Oct. 25th this year is 7,293,000 tons,
against 4,850,000 tons for the same per
iod of last year. This increase has oc
curred under a reduced tariff too.
There must be something wrong in the
theory that a reduction of the tariff
would ruin the iron industry.
-.The little actress who bestowed her
affections on Lord Sholto Douglass
has found her titled swain an unruly
and obstreperous hubby. In San Fran
cisco tie other day he threatened to
shoot the dear girl if she disobeyed
his lordly commands by seeing her
mother. It is needless to say she
heeded not his threat, and a divorce
will likely follow. Another instance
of the folly of marrying a title.
Lynching under ordinary circum
stances is not excusable, but it is at
times the only means whereby justice
can be meted out to a certain class of
criminals. If it is ever excusable it
would be in the case of the three men
in San Francisco who have made a
wholesale practice of enticing little
girls into a den of vice for immoral
purposes. Death is the only punish
ment suitable for such brutes. '
Ohio has not gained much in the
overthrow of Brice and the elevation
of Foraker. In politics they are of
the same class and kind. What Brice
has done for the Democrats of Ohio,
Foraker will accomplish for the Re
publicans of that state in avery short
time; "V The welfare of the people is
not in good keeping when placed in
the hands of such men ,as Brice and
Foraker. ': '-":'' ';' ? ;;
: Senator Allison' comes . up serenely
as a candidate for president. . He la
nd brought forth as a "logical" can
didate, but as one who has been able
at all times 'and under all circum
stances to remain noncommittal on
every leading question until after the
public pulse was felt, or in other words,
until he knew which way the cat was
going to jump, hence has few sins to
answer for. .
And now another American heiress
has gone and bestowed her affections
and her wealth upon an Englishman.
Pauline Payne Whitney, daughter of
ex-Secretary of the Navy Whitney i has
married Almeric Paget, son of General
Lord Alfred Paget, who during his
lifetime was personal aide-de-camp to
the queen. Won't the next zongress
which will be all over for protection.
do something to protect our rich girls
irom tnejoreign aaveniurers.
The Portland Dispatch, commenting
on the result of the recent elections
says: "The old Dominion, and : the
great Missippi went Democratic. All
the rest are on their way to eternal
damnation, Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania and Kansas." Not so
bad as that, Bro. Noltner. .Those states
are all right. Just compare the vote
of this year with that of 1894, and you
will see they are getting back, into
Democratic .line as fast as they can.
The assertions that the tariff law of
1894 has ruined the woolen manufac
turing '. industries ' of America ' are
rather to be discredited when the fact
exists that nearly every woolen mill in
the country is running on full time.
And if they are not able to maintain
operations under the law of 1894, they
could only do so under a tariff that
would be almost absolutely prohibitive,
for at present they are given an aver
age protection of 401 per cent on man
ufactured woolens.
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE SAME OLD ANSWER.
Turkey to Satisfy the Powers Regarding
Armenia.
Constantinople, Nov. 13. The
Turkish minister of foreign affairs,
Tewfik Pasha 'replied today to the
notes of the diplomatic representatives
of Great Britain. Russia and Franco,
assuring them, as he had previously
assured the ambassadors of Germany,
Austria and Italy, that the Turkish
government's statement of what meas
ures it intends to take for the- suppres
sion of disorders in Asia Minor will
be presented tho ambassadors without
delay.
. Meanwhile fresh disturbances are re
ported from Malitiah, where a number
of persons have been killed, including
four .priests of the Society of Jesus,
who were under French protection.
The French ambassador.M. Cambon,
is preparing a strong representation
on the subject to the porte. A squad
of five French warships has sailed
from Prarus for Turkish waters, and it
is stated the Italian fleet will rendez
vous with the British fleet within a
few days. .. ,
There has. been serious trouble at
Caesarea, not far from Jerusalem, but
no details of the rioting there have
yet reached this city. A panic pre
vails at Moosh, owing to the Kurdish
movement. All who can do so are
fleeing from the city and neighborhood.-.
. Many . people are . reported
robbed and murdered while fleeing.
The Kurds are said to bo in arms
throughout this district. Troops, it is
claimed by the authorities, are being
hurried to the spot.
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
The Downfall of a Prominent New York i
Politician.
AMSTERDAM, N. Y., Nov. 13 Ed
ward Wemple, ex-state senator, ex
congressman and ex-state controller,
was arrested at Fultonville today on
the charge of attempting to set fire to
the residence of Hubert H. Fonda, in
Fultonville, on the evening of Nov. 10.
A basket filled with shavings, satu
rated with kerosene oil, was placed
against the roar door and set on fire.
The fire was discovered in time to
save the .building. Wemple is also
accused of having set fire to the Wem
ple foundry, burned a month ago, and
causing other"incendiary fires.
He spent a fortune in politics, and
contracted habits which led to his
dbwnfall. He took treatment for dip
somania, but derived no benefit. His
friends claim . he is mentally unbal
anced. . - -
CRIME IN CALIFORNIA.
A Crime More Horrilile Than the Church
' Muders.
San Fkancisco, Nov. 13. Captain
Peter Lane, capitalist; LeonR. Meyer,
capitalist, and Philip Ratz were ar
raigned before Police Judge Campbell
today to answer to a series of crimes
which surpass anything in the annals
of the local courts. Lane is nearly' 80
years old, almost blind and very infirm.
Meyer is 51 years old, and apparently
possessed of all his faculties. Ratz is
a much younger man. ' The men are
charged with outraging girls. Al
ready the police have taken in charge
eight little girls ranging in age from 8
to 13 years, and they state that 22 more
girls of the same age will be called to
testify against the men.
The trio, made their headquarters at
the house of Captain Lane,who is said
to be worth $200,000. In that house
girls ranging in age from eight to thir
teen years were brought by an older
girl, who received twenty-five cents
for each recruit she brought to the den
of vice. ' '
Eight little girls appeared in court
today and identified the men. The
surgeon of the receiving hospital ex
amined a number of the infants, and
was horrified at the result of the ex
amination. He said there was no
doubt that the children had been out
raged. ''
light pole to adjust telephone wires,
and caught hold of a live electric-light
wire. He fell and hung on a crossarm,
where he was baked to death in the
prosenco of several hundred people.
The fire department was called out,
and with the aid of hook and ladder
companies removed the body.
ASHLAND NOT THE TERMINUS.
An Important Decision By Secretary Hoke
Smith.
Washington, Nov. 14. Secretary
Smith has decided a very important
case today, holding the eastern termi
nus of the Northern Pacific railroad
is either Tompson, Minn., or Superior,
Wis., instead of Ashland, Wi9., a9 has
always been claimed by the company,
About 800,000 acres are lost by the
company. The secretary does not
undertake to say whether the grant
begins at Tompsons or Superior City,
but directs all selections for indemnity
between these points held for further
consideration. He does declare the
grant of the Northern Pacific does not
extend east of Superior City. He also
says he is aware that lands east of
Superior were the basis for the selection
of a large quantity of lands fron the
indemnity belt of the company's grant
in North Dakota. These selections
having been made sometime ago, many,
if not all, perhaps, have been sold by
the company. The secretary has di
rected that the company be allowed
sixty days from the notice of this de
cision within which to specify a new
basis for any of its indemnity selec
tions, provided by tho decision, and
that during that period no contracts
against such selections, whore the
charge is that the basis was made of
lands east of Superior Cily, or against
applications entered under the settle
ment laws, will be received.
A MOSEY SIGN OF TEE TIMES
The treasury report of changes in
circulation during October is eloquent
of widespread and . general business
improvement.
There was a net gain of $13,265,807
in circulation, not counting national
bank notes, which were increased by
91,035,999, making a total gain in paper
The situation in Armenia has assum
ed, such a serious aspect that , it is high
time the powers of the world were
taking the , matter in hand. They
would be justified in assuming a cold
blooded attitude toward , Turkey, and
informing that government that for
every Christian assassinated a Turk
will be sacrificed, and If needs be let
the sultan be the first victim. Tbe
enforcement of the old law of "an eye
for an eye" is about the only manner
by which the murderous Turks can be
brought to their senses. .
The. New York World publishes a
complete list of the American heiresses
who have married foreign men of rank
within .the past twenty-five years.
There have been, according to the
carefully compiled record, 1?5 of these
marrages, and they represent a total
of $161,16d,0OO of American , money
taken out of the country. Is it much
wonder that we have to go to Europe
for money with which to build our
railroads, factories, etc., when our girls
persist in carrying so much good Amer-
icau gold across the sea ? .
The plucky and patriotic Cubans
will never submit to Spanish tyrany
again. Nothing but a free and inde
pendent government will satisfy them.
The sooner Spain recognizes this fact
and draws off her forces the better it is
for her. Should she subdue them now
at a cost of 75,000 lives, she will have
on her hands a people more dissatisfied
than ever, ready at any timo to rise in
rebellion. There is too much of the
spirit of . American independence In
the makeup of the Cubans to allow
them to longer submit to the dictates
of an European potentate. They will,
and onght to be free.
V
RUSSIAN OPINION.
Powers
Must Establish a Protectorate
. Over Turkey.
New Yokk, Nov. 13. A special to
the Herald from St. Petersburg says:
Lord Salisbury's speech at the Guild
hill has produced an electrical effect
here. It has brought about the uni
versal expression of opinion that the
powers must intervene with joint ac
tion in Turkey. .The Novosti says:
"In order to avoid war the powers
must establish a protectorate over
Turkey. The Mohammedans, Kurds,
Syrians and Cretans are rising in vari
ous parts of the empire and Turkey . is
hurriedly calling out her reserves."
The Novoe Vremya in a long article
on the situation speaks of the power
of the Turkish 4army being great by
reason of its fanaticism and its being,
organized by German officers.
' It says Russia must be equal to- the
occasion, one of the necessities being
the concentration of 60,000 troops at
Erzeroum to begin with.
Fire
Ont at Last.
Livingston, Mont., Nov. 13. The
fire in the' Bozeman tunnel, which has
been raging furiously for ' nine weeks
has at last .burned itself out, and the
tunnel is about clear of smoke and
deadly gases.: As soon as the tunnel
cools sufficiently the task of cleaning
it put will be commenced. Thousands
of ton of rock have fallen on the track.
This obstruction will be removed, and
temporary timbers will be put in.' It
is expected that this work will take
two months or more, but when it is
completed trains will be run through
the mountain again. The Northern
Pacific, it is stated, has decided to line
and arch the entire tunnel with solid
brick masonry. Its progress, however,
will not interfere with the use of the
tunnel.
, ". Swindlers Sentenced.
Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 13. Judge
Wellbourn, in the United States court
this morning, sentenced Veta Willard
and C. D. Willard to six months' con
finement in the county jail at Santa
Barbara, and A. P. Willard to three
months of the same. The Willards
did business, as beauty doctors, and
used the mails to swindle people in
Michigan, Illinois and various places
in Oregon, Washington and California.
Imports of lemoni.
Washington, Nov. 13. Owing to
the exceptionally high price in lemons,
$10 per box, paid in the United States,
the shipment of this fruit from Pal
ermo to. the United States last Septem
ber, as reported to the department of
state by United States Consul Sey
mour, at- Palermo, -were 40,000 boxes
against 9000 boxes during the corres
ponding month last year. '
- Lineman Electrocuted.
Racine, Wis., , Nov. 13. Michael
Carroll, aged 33, was electrocuted here
last evening. He climbed ah electric-
- Incorporation Papers Filed..
Salem, Or., Nov. 14. Incorpora
tion articles were filed today by Ihe
Squaw Creek Irrigation Company to
construct and operate ditches, flumes
and reservoirs in Crook county for
irrigation purposes: office, Priheville;
capital, $2000, divided into 40 shares;
incorporators, E. L. ' Slayton, T. J.
Fryrear, W. F. Fryrear and J. R. Fry-
rear,-. - .
East Fork Irrigating Company, to
divert water from Hood river to be
used for irrigation and domestic pur
poses in Wasco county; office, Hood
River; capital, -$8000; 80 shares: in
corporators, Levi Monroe, L. D. Boyd,
J. U. Uimmictcauu virgtl Wincnell.
Denver's Messiah
Denver- Nov. 14. Francis Schlat
ter, tbe so-called healer, and mesaiah,
disappeared last night, and a warrant
for his arrest has been issued from the
United States court. , He had been
summoned to appear before the United
States commissioner today as a wit
ness -against persons arrested on a
charge of using the mails to- defraud
by pretending to sell . handkerchiefs
blessed by Schlatter. He left a note
simply saying: "My mission, to Den
ver is ended. Goodbye." Over 3000
people assembled this morning expect
ing to receivettreatment from Schlat
ter.
Turkish Fmbassy Protests.
i-ARis, jnov. 14. xne Turifisa em
bassy here has communicated to the
French press a protest against the
misstatements in the newspapers here
regarding Turkey, adding: "The gov
ernment nas been obliged to repress
some local disturbances, which have
no bearing on the general situation.
The government will punish the offen
ders should the disturbances be re
newed."
-- "XT It T
pall and Winter Dry Qoods
FHNCY GOODS
BoysVand Men's Clothing, Hats and Caps
BOOTS HND SHOES, ETC.
Jiist Arrived From New York:.
TO TEACH TIKKEV A LESSON.
Warships of the Powers Now Gathering
at Balonlca.
Constantinople, Nov. 14. There
is little change in the situation here'
this -morning. Tho Italian fleet is
understood to be on its way to Salonica
bay to join British fleet. About 20 war
ships are already there. Tho French
fleet is expected there shortly and
the representative of tho, powors,
as the results of commumcd1
tions exchanged with their govern
ments, have had another informal
meeting at the Fronch embassy. When
the three squadrons have united and
Sir Currie, the British ambassador, re
turns, some decided step on the part of
the powers mayE.be anticipated. It is
rumored here today that Shakir Pasha,
imperial high commissioner for Ar
menian reforms, is about to be recalled
in order that he may be appointed
grand vizier in succession to Hali Ri-
fiat Pasha. If ' this rumor is correct
this would seem to be another defiance
of the powers, for Shakir Pasha is re
garded as the chief butcher of the porte.
Every day brings further details of
massacres in Armenia.
J A'
LarG Stocc to Select Frcm.
- i v001 f!eat pain8' ?hlle. w,e e? ln,N )W York recently, to obtain the best styles at low and popular
prices. The prolts on our entire stock f Dry G ,ds, C loth ag, Shoes, Etc., we have cut clown to the minimum,
but we wish to say to our patrons that cur price, re nei cas ( and that we do not allow 20 or 25 per cent discount..
Respectfully,
H. HERBRING.
A SALEN BANK FAILS.
Williams ft Fngland Banking Company
Closes Its Doors.
Salem, Nov. 14. The Williams &
England Banking Company closed its
doors this morning, with the follow
ing notice posted: "Having reason to
expect unusual demands from deposit
ors, and in order to treat all creditors
fairly and equitably, this bank is closed
for the present! It is my opinion that
all depositors will be paid, in--full. H
P. McNary, Cashier."
- The bank was the depository, of the
city treasurer, and also of the State
Insurance Company, the Young Men's
Investment Company and it is said that
Wells, Fargo & Co. had some money
in it. No definite statement is now ob
tainable, but the belief is that all
claims will be liquidated.
As a sequel to the bank x failure, the
following announcement was posted
on the door of the State insurance
office at the closing hour' la9t evening
by Edmond C. Giltner, manager:
"Owing to the closing of the Wil
liams & England Banking Company's
bank, in which our funds are kept, and
to lack of available funds to meet the
claims now becoming due, and in order
to protect the intersts of policy holders,
the State Insurance Company will sus
pend business and ask for the appoint
ment of a receiver."
x ne insurance company tiled an ap
plication in the circuit court this after
noon for the appointment of a receiver,
nd E. C. Giltner, the secretary and
manager, was appointed. H. P. Mc
Nary was appointed receiver oi the
bank. . ' ;
The liabilities of the bank, aside
from its capital, amount to $130,000;
assets, $275,000. The liabilities of the
State Insurance Company, aside from
the capital stock, amount to $175,000;
assets, $374,000.
been arrested and placed in jail on an
indictment found by the United States
grand -jury, charging him with having
in August last attempted to bribe Con
gressmen Joseph D. Sayres, W. H.
crain and T. H. Paschel. Mr. Martin
is charged with writing to the throe
congressmen offering to' divide with
them certain commissioners, providing
they would assist in securing favorable
legislation by congress In behalf of
the proposed Brownsville railroad,
which was intended as a line along the
Rio Grande for the transportation of
government troops and supplies.
Both Fatally Injured. .
Eisbee Ariz., Nov. 14. Frederick
Romero and James Montague fought a
duel last night in which each received
injuries that will probably prove fatal.
Romero believed Montague had alien
ated the affections of his wife, and
challenged him to fight a duel.
HIS FUTURE OCCUPATION.
One Bad Boy Thought He Would Drive a
Coach and Preach.
Ex-Attorney General Miller was born
and spent his early life in a small New
York village. At the little school
house where he first learned to read
and play "hookey," says the Indian
apolis , Sentinel, there was a fellow
pupil who, although about the same
age as Mr. Miller, was noted through
out the village for his pure cussed n ess.
That boy, according to Mr. Miller's
statement, would sit npof a-mg-ht to con
coct some scheme to make the people of
the town miserable.' He would chase
the cows, stone the dogs and pigs, put
ropes across the path at night, set pins
on the seats at church and scare the
wits ont of all the old maids for a mile
around. Whenever any devilment was
done it was laid at the door of this one
boy. and usually correctly. At school
he was a terror to all. Stubborn and
defiant, there was no restraining him.
ana tne schoolmaster was in despair.
r j i .i . . . . . r
uue uay ne moogni ne would make a
last effort to reform the boy by argu
ment, and he called him up to the
desk.
ui xoua, ne .oegan, you are a
bright fellow, but you are spoiling
yourruture. Just think what yon can
make of yourself if you only behave
yourself. Now, have you ever thought
of what you will do when you grow
up to De a man '
The boy looked at him for a moment.
and then, picking up a straw from the
floor, he picked his teeth for a moment,
as though in deep thought.
ies," said he, "I 'lowed I would
drive a coach an preach some."
' TALK AS YOU EAT.
In This Instance Your Topics Are Chosen
for You.
The latest fashionable fad ia the con
versation luncheon, which is not to be
despised as an up-to-date mode of en
tertaining. Small tables are used, ami
at each guest's plate besides the name
card is placed the menu, with a tonic
oi conversation written beside each
course. All conversation except that
pertaining to the special subject is for
bidden, and in many cases this restric
tion itself makes the luncheon a verv
lolly anair. At a recent conversation
luncheon held at Newport the subjects
chosen lor conversation were as fol
lows: With the iced bouillon the guests
discussed the question: "Is Mhe mascu
line idea of humor a sort of horse
play?" The conversation with the fish
treated entirely of "the new woman
and the way in which she will clothe
herself." The entree was eaten while
bicycle tales were being told- With the
salad was discussed the college-bred
girl. Frozen fruits were eaten while
the conversation ' turned toward the
weather, and the coffee was sipped
during the intervals of a heated dis
cussion for and against woman suf
frage.
CA nattier Oii-f-'
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 Qoods.
J. P. McINeRNY
4 '
THE CELEBRATED
Columbia
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
GEORGE RDCR
PIONEER GROCER
(Successor to Chrisman it Corson.)
ULL LINE OF
STAPLE AND FANCY QR0CERIE5
Again at the old stand I would be pleased to see all my
former patrons. Free delivery to any part of tbe city.
Silent Traveler In England.
Capt. Ross, in "Sportiscrapiana,'
tells, in illustration of the reticence of
the gilt ' youth of England, how two
brothers, traveling by coach from York
to London, did not break silence till
they got to Peterborough, though they
really bad something (as most people
would think) to call fur observation.
There had been a ball at York, and the
two young gentlemen had not been
able to obtain separate apartments,
but had slept in Ihe same room with
three beds in it. "Do you know. Jack,
what was in that third bed last night?'
asks one of the other, after that long
interval of silence. "Yes, I know, re
turned the other, indifferently, "it was
a corpse." Alter wnicn silence set in
again.
THE GERMANIA
STDBLING & WILLIAMS, PEOPs.
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars
All brands of Imported Liquors, Ale and Porter,
and Genuine Key West Cigars. A Full Line of
CALIFORNIA : WINES : AND : BRANDIES
Twelve-year-old Whiskey, strictly pure, for medicinal pur
poses. Malt Liquor. Columbia Brewery Beer on draught. , '
94 Second Street. TIIK DALLES, or
A. F. MARTIN,
: BUYER AND SHIPPER OF- ;
All Who Want Money.
All county warrants registered prior
to March 1, 1892, will oe paid if pre
sented at my office, corner Third and
Washington streets, The Dalles, Ore.
Interest ceases after Nov. 13, 1895.
Wm. Michell, ;
County Treasurer.
Hides
and Furs
POULTBY, EGGS, AND VEAL
The Highest
Market Price
o
Paid In Cash.
Senator Allison Ooe East.
Chicago, Nov. 14. Senator William
B. Allison, of Iowa, yesterday left the
city for Washington. Before leaving
he told a Republican leader that his
own state would present his name to
the Republican national convention,
ana mat be would like the support of
Illinois, but would not scramble for it.
Attempted Bribery.
San Antonio Tex., Nov. 14. H. R.
Martin, a local real estate broker, has
Wood! Wood I Wood I
Oak, fir and slab wood at minimum
rates. Send us your order from the
nearest telephone.
JOS. X. METERS & (JO.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking: Powder
Awarded Cold MeU If Id winter Fir, Su Francisco.
TT ANTED: Several trustworthy gentlemen
VV or ladles to travel in Oregon for estab
lished, reliable house. Salary 87H0 and expen
Steady position. Enclose reference and
sell addressed stamped envelope. Tbe Donna
Ion Company, Third Floor, Omaha BuUduu,
Chicago. 111.
Call and see me before selling elsewhere. Office in the Skibb
Hotel for the present.
The Massillon Engine & Thresher Go.
160-166 Front St., Portland, Oregon
-WILL UAIL CATALOGUE OF UA6IINEBT ON APPLICATION