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SATURDAY... T JANUARY 15 1897
WAS DURRAhrT GUILTY?
favoring the union of forces, which, if
earned out, will result virtually in one
grand party, having for its cardinal
principles the free coinage of silver
and the administration of honest,
economical government. The reso
lutions were as follows:
Wo recognize that the general wel
fare of our cpttarf--i-)poB6tf''byTa
-ItwfflTSn'enemy thai should be met by
a solid phalanx of American citizens,
who love their country and desire the
greatest good to the greatest number.
We therefore recommend that th's
meeting request, the people of the
populist party, the democratic parly
and the silver-republican party to use
a'l fair an honorable means -to secure
a proper alliance of these' parties in
$e.oo
s.oo
1.60
$1.M
" Thandnre Henrv Durrant has been
kaored. but contrary to expectation
he protested Ma lBaocerise to the last.
This" t naturally-" causes the public to
wonder if he were guilty. Ordinarily,
-when a man knows that he Is to meet
-death, and that bis, career on earth til
htrtteat to ciosei.be 'reveals tne secrets
4 locked in .his heart, and if he is guilty
of crime he "seeks to relieve his coir-
clanee by jnaklng a clean reaat bf
bli guiB.;-ThU-iPdrraut did not do;
B$t on the oontrsiy, fee insisted to the
laat that his hands were not stained
; with the blood of Blanche Lamont and
l: Minnie Williams. " . '' ''i.''Tz ' i
. 'The evidenc on whfch-Dufrant was"
' convicted was all circumstantial, and
':- though the ehain of circumstances was
f -py damegiag to burrap t", ; there " was
: mothlng submitted tbat directly con:
n acted him with the crime. . On April
K,t89S,.B)anche Lamont and Minnie
'Williams disappeared and ten days
later theif .mutilated bodies were found
. in - Emanual church. Circumstances
, pointed to Durrant aa being the party
who killed them, and the circumstances
were such that he could not deny."
He was therefore convicted not on the
1 strength of the evidence produced by
' the' prosecution, but upon the weak
ness of his defense. 'An awful crime
had been committed; public sentiment
- demanded that some one should suffer.
! Durrant was the most convenient vic
tim and he was convicted.
- "Finally - lie ! was faced .with death,
overy resource to save him bad been
' exhausted and he came face to face
. with the stern realization that his life
' must end. Had he. ' been a natural
-human being, possessed of tne natural
faculties of a jane being, he would
have Known that denial of his crime
could no longer be of avail, and had
lie been really guilty, it is but reason
able to conclude that he would have
made a clear confession of his guilt.
Taking all things into consideration,
it, would seem f that an innocent man
has been convicted, of an awful
crime, and that :a guiltless man has
been exacated.
district, state and ' county organiza
tions, to the end that co-operation may
be bad at the coming election.
There are ple'nly. of good men in any
or all of these parties, pure in prin
ciple and tried In patriotism, to fill
with honor to their constituents the
trusts to which the people would call
their servants by popular vote. . , . -
Therefore we would hope:
' First That the conventions of the
several parties be held at the same
time and place. ' ' ' '
Second That they endeavor to agree
upon the same principles' and candi
dates, maintaining their, separate party
organizations.
Third That the county orgahfza
tions endeavor to govern themselves
by the same co-operation similar-to
that of the district and state organizations.
Fourth That ail work together ior-
such a victory as is sure to follow
harmony of action for a just cause, for
in union there is strength; ' ' - -
" MONEY LOCKED UP.
' . .
' State Treasurer Meuscham has' made
his semi-annual 'report, showing the
balance in the state treasury, and re
ports the balance of unexpended funds
to be S867.763.27. This neat little
sum has been collected off the. taxpay
ers of Oregon, and locked up in the
hands, of, the state . treasurer (presm
ably at least) while ihe state is paying
interest on very nearly tbat amount of
outstanding warrants for current ex
penses. . .. This is one of the legacies
-left by' the was-to-have-been legisla
ture of 1897. Had the legislature or
ganized the money collected for state.-
taxea would have .been .- returned
through thV channels- of trade to the
JURY REFORM.
' A move is on foot in New York for
the reform of the jury system in that
-state. It is begun in the right man
or by collecting all laws governing
the system,; bringing out in this, way
both the good and the bad features of
the various laws, and when the work
Ig completed it is expected a com pre
inensive measure may be submitted to
the New York legislature with all the
incongruities eliminated.
The two most objectionable features
of the jury system ia most states are
' that they do not provide the best jury
men and that, the power, to compell
the attendance of anyone as-a juror
often works a most serieua Inconven
ience upon the party summoned. Both
evils may be said, in a broad way, to
. have a coBimon'Bource ' The require-
ments of the law as to jury duty not
the mere service on a jury, which is
not too onerous for many competent
and intelligent' men, but" the enforced
.tedious and costly attendance; when no
actual duty is required are needlessly
"vexatious and practically oppressive.
This fact induces the class that would
make good jurymen to evade the ser
ibo if they can and it is not difficult-
- and encourages those to whom these
.requirements make no difference.
This latter evil, however, is not so
objectionable as Is the wide latitude of
objections that are allowed in examia
ring jurors as" to their qualifications to
ait la the trial of cases. Under the
ruling of most courts the. most com-
, potent jurors are often excused be
cause they have some Knowledge of a
case or have expressed an opinion re
garding it. With the present system
of dispensing news, the particulars of
nearly "all prominent cases are dis
cussed long before they are brought to
trial, and the ordinary man who reads
usually forms an - opinion as to Its
merits, still if he Is reasonable, and
competent to sit aa a juror,, he would
in most" cases, come nearer trying
cases intelligently and justsy than the
.man who has never heard of the case
to be tried, or the man who has no
''opinions. Prejudice either for or
against the parties interested should
be the only objection that could be
" sustained in the examination of jurors.
people, where it would, today be per
forming its ordinary functions) and
the interest charges would bp slopped.
That the money is not actually locked
up in the vaults of the state treasurer,,
of course everybody understands, for
Mr. Metsohan is not the kind of a man
to allow money to lay around idle, but
so" far as the taxpayers are . concerned
it is inactive, since they will have to
pay accumulated interest in time.
'".However had- a - legislature been
elected in-1896 with some other object
in view than the election of a United
States "senator,' this would .not have
been. .At least the general appropria
tion bill rrould have been passed, and
what was left over bf the state taxes
would. have.. been squandered in the
ordinary manner, so Mr. Metscham
would not have had such a large cash
balance to have .reported, and ' we
would not now be paying interest on a
half million dollars etate debt. Ore-
gonians may some day learn that the
legislature has other functions to per
form than to elect senators.
PASSING OF THE BULLY.
There may or ' may not be ' truth in
the story that .England, Japan '. and
Russia have arrived at an agreement
regarding Corea. but it is a reflection
on the position of England that such a
story should be told. . "
There is nothing more remarkable.
in history than Great Britain's self-
abandonment - of" her attitude as the
world's bully. Time was when she was
not thought capable of trades and
agreements with Russia, when she-
yielded - nothing to iiplorations- or
threats, and thought it beneath her
dignity to compromise in her robber
ies of weaker powers. - In an earlier
age England would have asked neither
advice nor assistance and would have
repulsed Russian and Japanese in.
terference in her disposal of Corea.
But today her statesmen seemed to be
wedded to the peaoat-aay-price idea,
and her people appear to relish the
humiliation that she brings upon her
self every time she undertakes to en
gage in a ' land grabbing operation
without having previously sought the
counsel and obtained the consent of
her "once-despised European neighbors.
Today it ia "poor old China." How
far will .he next century be advanced
before the world is ' pitying poor old
England? Portland Telegram.
WE LEARN BY EXPERIENCE.
Many residents of The Dalles look
upon the, extension of the Columbia
Southern railroad into the interior as
a calamity, and a thrust -froth which
the city will not .soon recover. And
to someextent ltisiUr thouzh HTe"3urn-tfgerned-n(t"be
permanent. That the
building of this . road further sou'h
than its present terminus will extract
from The Dalles much of the wbeat
and wool trade' that now comes here
cannot be disputed, for people will not
make long hauls by wagon over steep
and difficult wagon roads. when they
can reach a railroad by shorter hauls,
but this doos not necessarily mean
that the trade of then'nterior will be
taken away from The Dalles. Means
can be adopted to cause almost ail the
trade of the Inland Empire to center
here. ' ..
The Dalles presents facilities for
manufacturing and doing a general
jobbing business that are not possessed
by another city in the state, not even
Portland. It has as good freight rates
as any other point on the coast; it has
low rents on business building's, low
city taxes and cheap laudion which to
build. Hence it ' has every natural
requisite for a' trade'eenter. All that
is required to make'' it such is for the
people to awake tp their .own interests,
and .cease depending onnature to do
it all for them. "
The building of the Columbia South
ern ten or twenty miles beyond Wasco
will cenvince us that the people to the
south of lis do not have to 'come here
for an outlet. We, will therefore learn
by experience that'iodudeuieots must
be offered to draw trade.. . This exper
ience may be a dear teacher, neverttie
less it will be a profitable one, - .The
result must be that manufacturing in
dustries and mercantile .interests will
spring up where the wool grower of
the - range country can dispose of bis
fleeces direct to the manufacturer;
where the wbeat raisers can' sell bis
wheat to -mills tbat will consume' all
his product, and also where the inter
ior merchant may place his orders for
all lines of goods and have them filled
at Portland or San Francisco prices.
In short, in the long run the building
of this road will creavo new life in The
Dalles, and will cause the capital here
to come out of hiding and invest in en
terprises that will make it the city
second in th state.
COLUMBIA IMPROVEMENTS.
At the present session of congress no
doubt the matter : of improving thf
Columbia river between .The Dalles
and Celilo will come up for consideration,-a"d
since the war department
has forsaken its chimerical ; idea of a
ship railway, the next step will, be for
canal and locks, which appears to be
the only logical method for overcom
ing the obstacles to navigation, for
such appliances have proyen practic
able and comparatively inexpensive to
operate, wbileshlp railways are largely
experimental, and if successful, would
always, be extremely expensive to
operate, whereas canal and locks, when
once 'constructed are operated at a
comparative small cost. "
The obstructions to navigatiud at
the dalles of the Columbia would be
easily overcome since nature has done
much toward this ;improvemeat.t'''Al
natural channel runs from one eiid bf
the rapids to the other, which is fifted:
witn water at extreme high. stages, and
an expenditure of $250,000 would easily
dredge- it out and construct the lock
sates, at either end, and perhaps not
double this amount . would be required
to construct a canal around Oelilo falls
and put in locks. ' :
All the ground was gone over by
Chairman Hooper, of the house rivers
and harbors committee", 'when he was
here list falij and it is evident that he
win lavoraoiy recommend tne con
struction of canals and locks at both
places, so all that Is left to secure the
opening of the Columbia" from Priest
Kapids to the sea is the-.co-operate-
tlon of the Oregon' and "Washington
delegations in congress.
A VICTORY FOR BOSSISM.
OUR SOUVENIR EDITION.
PREPARING FUR ACTION.
' Last Saturday th s democratic: state
central committee met in Portland,
and selected Wednesday, March 23, as
ike date of the state convention, desig
nating Portland as the place of meet-
lag, that Being the- time and place
selected by the silver-republicans for
the holding of their state convention
.The convention will consist of 268
delegates, based on a representative
ft large from each county and one for
' each 200 voters or major fraction there
of east tor-W. 2; Bryan at the national
lection. . I -- ---- -
. - It was the sentiment of the members
of the committee present that the
anion of the silver forces be had, so
that democrats, populists and, republi
cans might unlteon comqjOq grounds,
the executive committed being em'
powered to arrange matters looking to
this end, .
The democrats may be said to have
, laid the foundation for a very perfect
organization, and will be prepared to
enter the campaign better organized
than for many years. The majority of
them are a unit on the money question
M upon almost all other matters of
Importance that will enter into the
coming campaign. Whether a union
f forces is accomplished or not, they
will-be ia shapo.to enunciate principles
and nominate a state ticket that will
appeal strongly to the people.
It is with a feeling of pride that we
present to the readers of the Times
Mountaineer our 1898 souvenir "edi
tion. It has been printed at a con
siderable outlay of both time , and
money, though we feel that it is an ex
penditure that is justified, for no sec
tlon of the world is more in need of
being presented to the world in true
light than Wasco and Sherman
counties. ' Their reeources are not
half developed, and their worth is but
little known beyond their immediate
territory. It is hoped that the souvenir
edition of the Times-Mountaineer will
put them in true lrgbt before the
world, for we feel certain that the peo
ple of the two counties' will send them
broadcast throughout the land. " We
intend circulating the edition through
out Wasco, Sherman. Crook and Grant
counties, Oregon, and Klickitat
county, Washington. - -
For Wasco and Sherman counties to
receive eirect benefit from this
edition it should. be circulated broad
cast throughout the Ea9t and ia sec
tions, wnere .-' immigration - to this
country can be secured, therefore those
who are interested in advertising the
country aro expected to give the paper
foreign circulation.
GETTING TOGETHER.
.. The efforts that have thus far bees
made- toward a union of the silver
forces in Oregon have proven very
satisfactory. The move was started in
the right direction and, sboued result
in the presenting of a solid front in
the coming campaign. -
A mass meeting was held in Port- j tbat bue
land last week attended by represent- j probable danger
Stives of the populist?, democratic a c
liver republi tao arties. At f is
moating resolutions . were
An exchange observes that Li Hung
Chang has a poor opinion of the out
side barbarians who profess Christian
ity, yet come with guns and warships
and steal territory from his country,
which is too weak to protect itelf, Li
Hung though is no infant in diplo
macy, and need not expect the hungry
commercial gourmand 4 of Europe to
resist the temptation to pluck this
great fat Chinese goose; - :
The proposed government relief to
the Klondike miners has gone about
far enough. Portland has had the
benefit of some cheap advertising.
congressmen have exhibited their
liberality, and thus far but little ex-
pnnse has been incurred. And now
reports show there is no
of - the miners at
Dawson suffering from hunger, the
secretary of war ought to atop the ex-
adopted t peoltioa before itgoes further.
' The senatorial contest is over in
unio. ana Marcus a. uanna Is re
turned to the senate from ; that state,
both for tho long and the short term
Under all ethics of politics, Han Da
was entitled, to the election. The
campaign in Ohio last fall was made
with but a single object in view the
election of Hanna to the senate. .His
candidacy was endorsed by the state
and county conventions. The re
publican party of the - state made a
specialty of nominating candidates tp
tne legislature woo would supporf,
mm nrst, last and all tho time. The
issue was Hanna regardless of the in
terests of tne state or the taxpayers.
Therefore Mr. Hanna, notwithstanding
his lack of qualifications to represent
the great state of Ohio in the United
States senate, was entitled to the vote
of every republican legislator, for
each of them had tacidly pledged
blmseli to support the boss when he
accepted the nomination.
The election of Hanna Is a victory
for the administration and likewise a
victory for boss rule, but it is a bard
blow to the democrats of Ohio. The
democrats in the legislature had vic
tory within their grasp had they pur
sued sensible tactics, but as is often
the case they ' lacked generalship,
W hen they lent "Kurtz their aid to
organizing the house, they neglected
to secure from him sufficient pledges
from republican "members to insure the
defeat of Hanna,. ' Had they done this
before orgauiziog the house, McKisson
instead of Hanna would beaodayahe
senator elect from "Ohio. " But "the
democrats lacking leadership or cau
tion allowed their zeal to overbalance
their judgment, and lost an opportu
nity to disrupt the republican party.
They prostituted themselves and got
nothing in return. .
The difference between the financial
legislation recommended by th so
called commission and that recom
mended by Secretary Gxge is in words
only; the ideas are from the same gold
foundry. . . r-.nrr-j
"TTwp calamities befoll the ...country
Wednesday." s "Marcus Banna ..-,va9
elected senator"- from ' Ohio .and th
city of F.ri"SmirhV Ark , was' almost
swept off the face of the' earth, by.a
tornado. ",: " fl.
Secretary Gasre admitted that it 'was
the wheat crotj 'that gave .tho count.rt
its "little spurt of better, tiroes, -but hr
cut his candor by following with the
assertion that congress must adopt
cold standard legislation before we
can bavo permanent good times. .. . -
Some of Senator Teller's republican
colleagues think it unkind of b'm to
bring up tbat ' old Stanley Matthews
resolution, which'was adputed by the
senate nearly twenty years ago,- de
claring that all U. S. bonds are pay'
able in silver dol.ars, at the option of
the government, and insisting upon
their voting upon it.
Tackson county merchants have
registered a. treat long kick against
the state., board of eqaulizttion be
caiue there is a raise Of. 50 percent it
the assessment on " stocks, in merchan
dise. ..;;EvtdMnjly the state board did
not have much confidence in he in
tegrity of the Jackson couDty aasesfort
or' they thought merchants in that
cuoty had -done some, responsible
buying. . Anyway it is not Hkely that
the raise is-anytning but juft .
Corporal Tanner, who was-Harrisoh's
commissioner of pensions, and who is
one of the. worst demagogues in the
country,, thaeatens Ao turn 2.000.0i0
votes against McKinley unless he pur
sues a wide-open policy towards pen
sioners. But On the. otber hand, if he
keeps up his howl and- President Mc
Kin ley has the bravery to establish a
just and equitable policy toward pen
sioners, that will result in only those
entitled to pensions receiving ' them.'
he will merit the plaudits of 12.000,0000
voters, and will endear himself cb the
taxpayers of the nation.
The pension payments for this year
amount to $2 for every man, woman
and child in the nation or about $10
for every voter. Did all ' this amount
go to those who fought to sustain the
Union, the-e would be little complaint
even from the overtaxed people, but
aa more than half of it is paid out to
pension attorneys or children who
were born loug after the war clo-ed,
those who pay the taxes feel tbat it is
an unjust burden. . They feel that the
soldiers' widows and orphans are no
more entitled to government aid than
than are their own. -
That man Fox, who was recently ap
pointed' collector of customs, for the
district of Oregon, is all right,1 viewed
from the politician's standpoint. He
has always huog on the" public teat
whenever opportunity offered. At
present he is one of the pilot commis
sioners for the state, a perfectly use
less office, and shonld the senate fav
orably consider his appointment, he
will again be foisted into an office tbat
haa little work and fat emoluments
attached to it. Fox is one of the
hangers-on who get positions .when
.vealjy deserving people fall.
Our republican friends in this state
are -having a sort of a "monkey and
parot" timo. Mr. Mitchell's follow
ing have issued a proposition for har
mony with the string on it that Mr.
Mitchell shall be re-elected to the sen
ate, and his opponents refuse the offer,
declaring that all ..good,, republicans
must fall down (figuratively speaking
and worship the- Oregonlan's golden
calf before they can be received into
the fold of the ''blessed." The out
come will be either . two republican
tickets next June or one wing of the i
republican party supporting the demo
cratic ticket.
Stanford university has set a good
example. - Forty-one idle and dissolute'
ijuuths have been turned out. as being
a hlud'raoce to good work" by the in
dustrious. A number of them had
noisily paraded the streets of San
Francisco when the Stanford- football
team defeated the ' state university
team. They were boisterous, carous
ing and offensive. Much may be al
lowed in treating the natural efferves
cence of youth, -but the college yell
and the general noise and folly that
mark the' athletic games of students
aro becoming-, offensive, especially
since the athletic feature of college
life is becoming, the' most prominen
one. .. : '
We are told 'that the English press
ia insisting that, the United States re
form its currency in order that British
capital may centinue to' be' invested
here. Just so. But the truth is, the
American people will be better off if
not a dollar of British Cap'tt3l is in
vested in the United States. Nothing
will so impoverish a section as paying
interest on outside capital. There ia
top mucn encouragement ot money
lending by law already, and it la time
that this phase of paternalism was
journal in the family circle, be it prod,
bad, or different, is read more or less
by every member of the family who
reads at all. The teacher has the
child or yJfilE? TscyjJisftor -sixrhpurs '
-day,rffi"oi-ear'r tallcis" at pr ov?r
th-m an hour or two a 'week, while the
paper U in thehome ...the whole week
through, and ' as a general . thing is
thoroughly read because it is always
at hand if for: no "better reason. . . . .
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-JaAN..-. FHANCISCO Jan. ll.-rTb
-Siemnahip Ala'tai-d-.i, from A.u&tralia,
which 1 due here Jan." 13,. carries, fn
her strong box nearly 200,000 gold sov
ereigns, equtl to' almost . $1,000,000
consigned to tho Angio-Califorpia
bank ;. oti J bis city. -Th's remittance
added to previous ones enkes the
total gold received during the present
season from the same source. $12,500,
000, a much larger amount thin has
ever come from Australia as a balance
of trade in California's favor durog
the same period -of time. Shippers of
Train, lumber and canned goods ex
pect a I tr-je trade with Australia the
oming season., .-o '
. American Competition.
.. LONDON, Jan. 11. Right Hon.'
Jaujqs Price, radical, speaking- at
Wolverhampton on foreign competi
tion, dwelt especially upon that of the
United States. Mr.. Price, after point-
jag out that electrical appliances and
articles were produced in the United
States 'enormously cheaper' than
in England, said:
'"It is-.a, pity we should allow this,
1 while, ifj.as is not unlikely protection
m America should be pushed to such
advanced lengths as to be overthrown,
we wOufidbave to face a more severe
competition." - ' -
;,- "' Hill Still a Democrat. "
" New" York, Jan. 13 The Journal,
in an' article . discussing the probabil
ity of former . Senator David B. Hill
seeking 'to regain the' democratic
leadership'. in- this state, quotes Mr.
Hill aVhaving said in New York with
in the past week :
'"It" is true that I took no active part
in the' presidential canvass of 1S9B,
bat I voted r the .- straight democratic
ticket, just the same."
A British View ot it.
London, Jan. . 12. The morn'ng
Post,-in ail' editorial on the dispatch
frora'the'Timef' correspondent at. New
Yorkfsaya: '"President McKinley is
drifting hopelessly and trying to satis
fy everbody. The result is choas in
the republican camp, and the' rapid
growtn of Bryanism. In the meantime,,
the Dihgley tariff policy has proved a
ridiculous failure. ". '" - "'" '
FAMINE UP NORTH P!mmmmm"w
Circle City is Now the - Seat -of '' ." ,"' . - 3
,--;:;;3;PECIALS.;. : i
ir a mtc dip n lir a pre ' .-. " " - 3
Dr. Heri Demanls Five Million. DjI
'.' lira Fpotri the fjench Govern-i
. - - . ment. '' '
Uolrt Cumea to Ban Frn-Ic from
tralia Awful Kit to or tight Men in
a Mexico Mine-Five Werd
Killed outright.
GIALS....
COMFORTS
The greatest value ever offered A gooJ heavy comfort for.
Retter grades p-oportionately reduced.
3;
a'
50c
! . Important if Trne. r. ,
Netjt JYohk, .- Jan. 12. It wa9 an
nounced in Wall street today that the
Union ; PaciSe. reorganization !. -committee-
had:, obtained the con trolling
interest inr the Oregon Short Line.
Also h ia said through this they would
soon take control also" of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company.
' - " a Fnre Fabrication.
SottTH McA lister, I. T. , Jaii. 12..
The whole story of the Indian uprising
is a fake. Today all acquainted with
the situation gave it as their opinion
that the story was a pure fabrication,
originating with a railroad ' agent at
Earlsborough. '
Fusion In' Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 12. The
fuaiop of all the silver elements in
Minnesota is officially endorsed by the
state central committee. Bryan, in
his speech, concluded at 2, A. M., devot
ed considerable time to 'indorsing the
fusion idea... ". .
Seattle. Jan. -11. A 1-t'er from
Dawson City, ..ated Dec mber 9. say:
Advices from Oi cle City as late us
November 12 suite that tne steamers
P. D. VVeare a d Uella -r. tbeir way
dowu - were fr zen iu there. The
steamer Victoria, from the- mouth of
tUe river, is also there. Two or tliree
hundred' people, who started from Daw
sou for ' Fort Yukon, were stranded
there, but-most of them procured sm .11
boats and continued on their way to
Fort Yukon, which is 90 miles distant.
Circle City, owing to the unexpected
increase in population, was almost dc
void of gri'b.' .Of the 127. residents of
that camp, nearly all were calculating'
on sending to Fort Yukon for supplies.
Briefly, were it not for the; supplies at
Fort Yukon, which to a certain extent
are an unknown! quantity, the" situa
tion ' at Circle City would be far more
desperate thau at Dawson''
- Joaquin Miller arrive- at 'Dawsbn'
from Circle Cirty December-4. at 11
o'clock He was very budly frozen,
having lost a part of the great toe of
his left foo.; bis left ear was slutBng
oil and both cheeks were frozen. He
left Circle City 35 days before, in com
pany with Herald Canovao, Of Ottawa,'
late of the coast survey. They started
from Circle City without dogs, having
beeu unable to becure them. They
pulled tueir outfit on a alod
Mr. Millar brings a story of great
suffering along the river by parties
who were caught in the ice on their
way to Dawson, but who ' had not yet
reached Circle City. ... -.
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These are our regular 25c goods. 3
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Our Regular $10.00 values for. ;". .'. . .'. . . . .. ..... $7. 85 . S .
Our Regular $13.50 values for 9 65 3
Our Regular $15.00 values for , '1135 3
We have these Overcoats aud Ulsters in Frieze and r3 '
plain goods, either Grey, Brown or Black in color. 3
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WANTS FIVK MILLION.
Dr.
abated.. If reform of the currency is
PEACE REIGNS SUPREME.
War clouds scurry up and then scurry
away like grim spectres, says the
Walla Walla Statesman, but the events
of the past decade have proven thern
quite ephemeral. Two weeks aeo it
was thought tbat the. dogs of "war
would be let loose to fight over the
Chinese bone. They all ran together
with unwarranted haste, but the mo
ment they saw their shadows in the
water every one got afraid and now
they say there has been a peaceful
settlement of the difficulty. It is
hardly probable that enlightened civi
lized nations will again engage in bat
tle when the matter of difficulties can
easily and satisfactorily be settled by
arbitration. Of course war might be
precipitated at any time by the rub
bing in of insult, but the nations are
gradually awaking to the fact that a
conflict comes very dear , to a people
and therefore are very slow to engage
therein. Peace is to be desired and
Ma generally be maintained, if -the
heads of governments keep cool.
for the purpose of securing more Brit
ish capital for investment it had better
not be " reformed." East Oregonian
General Goxez, the Cuban rebel
chief.has addressed a letter to Marshal
Blanco that well defines the sentiment
of the Cubans. He says in part: "Our
determination is . well known and
patent. Neither extermination nor
submission would mean peace. In view
Of this fact I appeal to you, as to Gen
eral .Campo: .'Let this bloodshed stop..4
Spain should not allow Cuba' to owe
her iodependenceairectly or indirectly
toout.-dde help ...Let . the deep abyss
between the Cubans ana the Spaniards
disappear by Spain's recognition of the
Cuban republic. Then there shall be
eternal peace. Otherwi.-e there shall
be blood and fire., That would be the
command of our honor and dignity.
We will follow it until victory, which
always cornea to those- who fiht for
justice, settles our fate." '
Judge Stephen H. Lowell is men
tioned as a possible candidate for gov
ernor on tne repubiicau ticket, lie
will be easv gane for Hon. Bob Vertob,
if the democrats of Oregon have
enough sense to place him at the head
of this ticket. " Veatch is the choice of
the Times-Mountaineer for governor,
He is a man of the people, one who
will guard their interests, and one who
will see that the administration of the
state government is not in the inter
est of a few corporations should he be
placed in the executive chair. Lowell
wouldn't be "in it the same day" with
Veatch before the people. x
The day ought not to be very far
distant when, intelligent, thoughtful
people will, select their family paper
with as much care - as they do their
preacher or school teacher, for, as a
matter of fact, the family paper may
have as much to do in shaping public
and private morals as - either -the
teacher or the preaoher. A public
1 . The Nomination Went Over.
Washington, Jao. 13. The nomin
ation of Attorney-General McKenna
to be justice of the supreme court was
reported to the senate today, and Hoar
sought to have it acted upon. Objec
tion was made, however, and it went
over. ' "' .
Walker Want More Honey.
WASmNGTON, Jan. 13 Rar Ad
miral Walker, president of the Nicar
agua canal commission, writes to the
secretary of tbe treasury under date of
December JO, recommending an addi
tional appropriation of 9100,000 for the
use of the dommia-ion.
A Filibuster Captured.
Havana, Jan. 13. The Spanish
gunboat Algaria has captured off the
coast of Cuba, near Manzanillo, a fish
ing smack from Jamaica .having on
board a cargo of war material, med
icines and clothing. . .
' ' rT Bale.
A choice stock ranch of 300 acres all
deeded, 3Q9 acres under good three-wire
fence, with plenty of wood and water,
about 50 acres in cultivation, and eight
acres iq orchard and vineyard, two
barns and some outbuildings. This
ranch is equally as good for darylng as
for raising stock. Located 4J miles
from The Dalles on Chenoweth creek :
Price $2200. Apply at this offico or at
the farm of . ... J. A. Fleck,
Ben Asks the Gorrrnment to Put In a
Claim Against France. -
Washington, Jan. II. Counsel for
Dr. Cornelius Herz has presented to
the statd department a claim forin
demalty in tbe sum of $5,000,000
against the French government for an
"alleged illegal attempt to -persecute
Dr. Herz. The case is remarkable in
many ways, and it is said at tbe de
partment tbat it is without precedent.
Tbe facts set forth are that Dr. Herz.
who stands very high iu scientific cir
cles as an electrical expert and physi
cist, . although born in France to
French parents, isan Americah citizen
When he was about three years old
bis parents came to New York an
acquired American citizenship. Young
Herz was educated in tbe free acad
emy, now the college of the city of
New York.' and, received two degrees.
He rounded this, out by courses in
EuVopean universities. -
'At the' age of 16 he waa a lieutenant
in the United States array. In later
years he held posts of responsibility
and honor in Chicago, San Francisco
and New ' York. He married an
American' Woman, and w"heh his child
ren were bora in Paris he caused them
to be' registered as Americans at the
consulate.'"
His claims for damages relate to his
arrest at . Bournemouth, England, in
1893, when the-. French tried to ex ra
diie bm under ebarges ' of fraud and
etnbezzlemengrpwuigoutof the Pan
ama canal scandals. Owing to He.-z's
illness, the case dragged until May,
1896, when a British magistrate de
cided that the charges were utterly in
valid.
Tbe French government had insti
tuted" numerous proceedings against
him in France and confiscated all the
property of himself and wife.- Dr,
Herz alleges that this was persecution
pure and simple, and tbat the French
governmedt knew that the charges
against him were baseless before bis
trial. Therefore, he demands that the
State department shall prefer a claim
against the French government in full
reparation.
LUMBER
Lumber
ber
The success of Dr. Lannerberg, the
eye specialist, is due to close attention
to business and a thorough knowladce
of the eye'.' , Persons with defective
eyesight should not fail to call at bis
office in the Vogt block and have their
eyes examined free of charge.
f I
- ueoipe fcliot says
m one of her novels,
that almost any woman
can marry any man she
maces up ner mind to.
Whether this is troth
or notion, certainly
woman - chooses her
husband oftener than
he knows it But she
must play the negative
part. . - She can only
make herself n a-tt-a.
uvc as DOSSlDle t?1 m ranriest wimanlw
and rely- upon human nature and manly
instinct. -.".
A sensible man. naturally seeks a whole-
aomc-iooKing-, Healthy, capable companion.
Men are not -unselfish enough to willingly
assume the care of a -weak, nervous, de-
Ul 1 1 LdlCU W1IC.
Men are 'not attracted by a sallow, pimply
.-uuipicxiun, loiu oream, or thin, emaciated
form, because these symptoms are the sure
index of poor digestion and impoverished
blood. ,-
A woman afflicted by these mortifying
miseries should seek the powerful, purity,
ing and nutrimental influence of Dr. Pierce's
Golden - Medical Discovery, which com
pletely dispels all unwholesome appear
ances by clearing and renovating the organic
sources of healthful vitality.
It helps the liver to filter all billons im
purities from the blood. It gives-the diges
tive organs ;power to extract nourishment
from the-food. It rounds out thin forms ;
wipes away wrinkles, and gives to the com
plexion its natural clearness and bloom.
"Your 'Golden Medical Discovery cured mt
, evere case of- poisoning; of the blood,"
writes Mrs. Selia Riccaof Coast. Santa Crus Co.,
Col. "Boils one after another would break ontbo
my arms, and were very painful. I have tried the
loudly praised Saraapanllas without any benefit
whatever, and not until I took your Discovery
aid I get well. That was two years apo. and 1 I
have not had a boil or sore of an v kind since."
A City Laid In Bains.
-Fort Smith, Ark., Jan. 12. One of
the most terrible storms that ever
struck this section of the country tore
through this city shortly before mid
night last night. Everything is in
confusion as the result of the great
destruction of life and property, and
as yet it is impossible to give anything
l;kean accurate estimate of the num
ber killed or injured. Fifty persons
aro reported as dead and as many miss
ing, homes have been wrecked by the
score and hundreds of people are with
out food or shelter. -
Two of tbe largest houses of worship
in the city, the Baptist aod Central
Methodist churches, were completely
destroyed, tbe Brownscome church waa
badly damrged, and tbe tower and the
roof of the High school building was
blown off.
The storm struck the city in the
southwestern section,' at a point where
the rivers come together and 'near the
old -fort. From there It spread out
over the whole city, dipping down and
scattering destruction everywhere.
There is a rise in the city toward the
east to meet the hills on tbat side, and
most of tbe damage to property and
loss of life was through that section
After leaving Fort Smith, the tor
nado verged over and touched at Ala-
ma, nine miles northeast, causing con
siderable damage, but whether there
is any loss of life is not known.
The debris of many bu ldinga in tbe
lodging-house district caught fire and
those unfortunates who were not at
once extricated alive perished miser
ably by being burned or smothered to
death. Many people in the outside
districts were killed in tbe crash of
falling residences. All the nurses and
doctors tbat can "be pressed into ser
vice are being utilized, and there are
scores of temporary hospitals through
out the cicy. The morgue is taxed to
its utmost capacity and additional
bodies are being brought in every few
minutes. . .
Although tbe scene at the place is
sickening and horrible. A heavy rain
followed the terrible tornado and it
was probably 20 minutes before tbe
city awoke to the fact that it had been
visited by a calamity. Tbe fire depart
ment was called out and in less than
30 minutes the streets were crowded
with oeople and willing hands were
ready to render all the ail the emer
gency-required. "
The scene ia one of the meat appall-
T
Lum
We carry constantly on hand
a larg-e stock of Rough and
Dressed Lumber of all kinds.
.SASH AN D D O OR Sv
? Paints, Oils and Glass, Build
ing Paper, Cedar Shingles, and
Redwood Shingles. . .
4! JOS. T. PETERS 5 CO.
THE DALLES, OREGON
ing and destructive ever witnrssed in
the country, and is witbont parallel la
this section of the southwest.
BAKNA GOT THFBK.
Be Bad a Majority of One on Joint Billot
in tine Ohio LegUlatare.
Columbus, O., Jan. 12. The bitter
senatorial contest is ended, and Mar
cus A. Hanna has been elected senator
for both tbe long and- short terms, by
the senate and bouse of tbe state legis
lature in joint session assembled.
Senator Hanna received 73 votes, a
maioritv of oneover the combined
strength of tbe opposition. McKisson
received 69 votes for- the short aod 70
for the long term. One representative,
Cramer, was absent during the voting,
on account of illness.
After Hanna 'was declared elected
senator pandemonium reigned supreme
in the hall of tbe house. A motion
made by Senator Alexander .waa on
imously carried, and a committee of
five was appointed to escort Mr. Hanna
to the hall. . -
. DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
Senate Alarmed For the Safety of Amer
icana In Cuba.
Washington, Jan. 13. Senator
Cannon, of Utah, today presented the
following resolution to tbe senate, and
it was adopted:
"Re80lv-d, That the president is re
quested, if in is opinion it is not in
compatible with the public interest,
to trans uit to the senate at his earliest
con venienco a staterrent showing what
measures are in force by this govern
ment in tbe island of Cuba and in tbe
waters contiguous thereto, to protect
Increases were due to a constantly
growing demand for inspections of
meat and meat products for export.
Under the lattitude allowed for de
bate, Williams, democr at of Mississ
ippi, i-ubraltted an extended ar Ument
in favor -of the establishment Of the
postal savings bank system. -
ALL QUIET AT HAVANA
Riotous Disturbance Quelled
at Least Temporarily.
liberiy
citizens
and
now
property
dwelling
1
in
the lives,
American
Cuba."
Among the other measures reoorted
to the senate today was tne pension
appropriation bill. It was placed on
the calendar.
At the close of the morning business
the immigration bill, the unfinished
business, was taken up, and Caffery, of
Louisiana, was recognized for a speech
n opposition to the measure.
The house today entered upon the
onsideration of tbe agricultural biiL
The bill carries $3,332,402, being $135,
500 in excess of the amount for the
current year. Wadswor.n, repuoniao
of New York, chairman of the agri
cultural committee, explained that the
Washington. Jan. 13. Consul-
General Lee reports to. tne state de
partment from Havana, under date o
vesterdav. the facts connected with
the rioting yesterday. While official
do not divulge tha tost of tbadl.puioh,
it is said it corroborates generally the
newspaper reports on the subject. Ac
cording to Lee's report tbo disturb
ance has been queued for tbe time,
but he was apprehensive of another
outbreak at any moment.
Lee did not ask to have a warship
sent to Havana, and in tbe opinion of
officials tbat is sufficient reason for the
assumption tbat there is no occasion
for sending one.
Officials are evidently not apprehen
sive of an v trouble in tbe immediate
future that will require tbe forcible in
tervention of our government.
Tbe disquietinif feature of the situa
tion is the horrible condition of tbe
poor in Cuba. According to Lee's ad
vices, no less than 2l0,000 people on
the island are in the last stages of des
titution and are wholly dependent up
on charity.
Tbe naval authorities maintain their
serenity, notwithstanding tbe rumors
of radical action. Although there is
no expectation at the navy department
of any trouble just now, still, in cose it
should occur, the navy is more strong
ly represented in Florida and West
Indian waters than it has been in the
past ten years.
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
Tanderbllta In Control of a Through Trans
continental Line.
; New York, Jan. 13. The control
of tbe Oregon Railroad St Navigation
Company having been obtained by the
reorganization committee cf the Union
Pacific, tbe Vanderbllts are now in
virtual possession of a through trans-,
continental line.
The New York Central is the first
road in the combination from this
p?int. At Buffalo it connects with
tbe Lake Shore for Chicago, from
which point tbe chain is carried on to
Omaha by the Chicago & Northwest
ern, and from there the Union Pacific,
the Oregon Short Line and tbe O. R.
b N. Co. lets tbe line to Portland and
Puget sound. All these ros' are
Vanderbllt roa!s, and the total mile
age is 13,420.
Alaska Bosh Is an.
Taooma. Was1!.. Jan. 12. The rush
to Alaska from this port has begun in
earnest. Tbe wharves are crowded
with people today to see friends off on
the steamer .City of Seattle for the
land of gold. The' passenger and
freiybt areomodstions are-not suffi
cient, although the boat is allowed to'
carry 600 people. The amount of
freight permitted each passenger It (
limited to 100 pounds. Although vss-
sels will leave for Alaska nearly daily
from now on, aii accommodations aro
secured in advance for two months -
ahead. . Several steamers are now. -
building here and others are being'
bought for the Alaska route as fast aa '
possible. Tbe city ia rapidly filling;
with strangers, all stores are occupied.
and several additional hotels are be-
in? fitted up to accommodato tbe rush. '
San Francisco
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F. LEMKE, Proprietor.
ine Wines, Liquors, and Cigars
ALL KINDS OF BOTTLED BEER.
Columbia Brewery Beer on Draught
IWMd Stnat, hot. Ooart and CnloV
BTClam chewder served free "every
day except Sunday, from 11 a. m. till
1 p. m.
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