VOL. 2,
WESTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OEEGON, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1880.
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I The T--.-e3
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The breakes lash the shores:
The cuckoo of a joyless June
Is calling out-of-doors:
And thou hast vanlsh'd from thine own
To that which looks like rest,
True brother, only to be known -
By those who lore thee best.
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Midnight an 1 joyless June gone by.
And from the deluged park
The cuckoo of a worse July
Is calling thro the dark :
But thou art sBent underground.
" And o'er thee streams the rain,
. True poet, suiely to be found
When Truth is found again.
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And, now to these unsummer'd skies
- The summer bird is still,
Far off a phantom cuckoo cries
From out a phantom hill ;
And thro' this midnight breaks the sun
Of sixty years away,
The light of days when life begun,
' The days tfcat seem to-day.
When all my griefs were shared with thee,
And all my hopes were thine
As all thou wert was one with me,
Hay all thou art be mine ! .
Hidmout, June SOth, 1879.
The above poem, found in Harper's Monthly
for November, was written by the English
Poet Laureate in memory of his brother,
Charles (Tennyson) Turner, who died April
25lh, 1S79.
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Edltort Leader :
In the Pendleton Tribune of Oct. 22d,
I have read au editorial in which the
editor laments (?) over the defeat of divis
ion of Umatilla county. He speaks of
H. B. No. 52, and then says, "If division
is desirable at all this bill should in our
opinion have been passed" "It was a
fair and just division."
Mr. editor, I have carefully read H.
B. No. 52, and also H. B. No. 64, and I
roust say that my opinion is different
from that expressed in the Tribune, in
regard to the merits of H. B. 52; and I
would like to point out to your readers,
some of the defects of this bill in as mild
a way as possible.. To say that the Trib
une had advocated or indorsed a measure
the merits or demerits of which it knew
not, would inipiy that the editors were
ignorant of that of which they wrote;
and to say that so able a patent journal
as the Tribune Would advocate a pu'jlic
measure that is unjust and would prove
a great detriment to so many of its sup
porters would cruel. Theiefore, I
shall not attempt to criticise sharply the
motives of the Tribune, or speak harshly
of norne of the "fair-minded community"
of our county scat who steal poll-books,
and manipulate the election returns of
their own precinct to defeat the wishes
of the people as expressed bv their bal
lots. Far from it. Such matters would
not be pertinent to the question that
I wish to consider, viz : H. B. 52. This
bill was introduced for the alleged pur
pose of forming the County of Wise and
the County of Coal; but rtaUy to defeat
any division. It was purposely made so
objectionable in nearly all of its provis
ions that those who wanted a division
most could not support it It robbed
the people of the new counties of all their
revenue and left them without a dollar
to support their county government until
the taxes of 1881 could be collected. It
attached neither of the new counties to
any judicial district for Circuit Court
purposes; therefore they would have been
without a Court in which to seek justice
or maintain the laws. This bill provided
for the new counties, no representation in
the Legislature of the State in the event
that the Legislature then in session,
should fail to make a new apportionment,
and fail it did. Therefore, we would
have had no voice or representation in
the Legislature.
Are we to be driven to the conclusion
that 6uch fair-minded (1) journals as the
Tribune and the East Oregonian would
thrust upon tho people, who have given
them what vitality they possess, such
unjust and obnoxious measures as these 1
If these two journals support H. B. 52,
knowing its provisions, they are unpar
donable and should be excluded from
every household in each of the proposed
new counties; and if they support it, not
knowine its provisions, they should be
pitied for their weakness end ignorance.
If H. B. 52 wis a good "fair and just
one, and the managers at Pendleton
wanted it to pF3, why did Mr. Kelley,
who was their mouth-piece, and who in.
troduced the bill, vote to indefinitely
postpone his own bill the first opportu
nity that was offered; and when an effort
was made to bring the matter before the
house again in order that some compro
mise might be adopted, why did Mr.
Kelley vote no?
Why was the proposition to form a
new county in the Heppner country de
featedl It would be gratifying to have
Bonie light on this subject, as we have
E'eard not a single objection to their
measure and yet it was killed. Perhaps
the Tribune or the East Oregonian ' can
and will make this matter clear and show
that it was right that it should be so.
After H. B. No. 64 was amended by
the Committee on Counties; if passed, it
would have created the County of Knox,
containing just 23 surveyed townships.
Was this proposition too "radical V was
it too much and too "radical" for the
people of the eastern portion of Umatilla
county to ask for 23 townships out of
108 to form them a new county, The
people of Umatilla county will answer.
Sea 8 of H. B. No. C4 provides that
the County of Knox, -s-ithin one year
after its organization, shall assume, and
pay to the County of Umatilla a just
proportion of the indebtedness of Uma
tilla county after deducting therefrom
the value of the public property of Uma
tilla county.
Would the fair-minded Tribune have
us pay more than a just proportion of
the indebtedness of Umatilla county
One of "Williaijsos & Steen Co."
FEMLETO ITEXg.
1880.
THE SII0K1CHT SCJf.
shining
The spectacle of the sun
midnight attracts many foreighers
Swedish Lapland during the month of
June. For six weeks there is scarcely
any night in the north of Sweden ; the
sun never sets, and the soil, constantly
heated, produces, in a month and a half,
barley and other crops. At that time of
the year the Laplanders pen up their rein
deers, and move their huts toward the
cultivated fields. Being very hospitable.
they greet with joy th arrival of tour
ists, who generally meet at Mount Galla
ware, 148 kilometres from Lulea. From
thai hill, which is 580 metres high, the
1-eautiful spectacle of the "midnight sun"
can be admired in better conditions than
from any other place. The 25th of J une
is the day selected for the ascension; it is
the longest day in the year, the sun being
twenty-two hours above the horizon.
This year the 24th of June was not favor
ed by fine weather, and, owing to the
loudy sky, tke sun was not visibln at
midnight, tXo following day travelers
were well rewarded for their trouble,
the sun shining brightly at midnight.
Ex.
Rich Silver Mine. JL W. Crandall,
Esq., and others, recently discovered, on
the head-watera of Pine Creek, Union
county, a Bilver mine, carrying galena,
silver and gold. The mine is pronounced
by experts very rich. The average width
of the vein is all the way from eight in
ches to four feet. Forty-five thousand
feet, showing mineral in all portions,
have been located by the discoverers.
Also some claims have been located by
Fred. Foster and Mr. Bxickyfellow who
discovered the Virtue mine. Mr. Cran
dall is firmly of the opioion that one of
the richest camps on the Pacific Coast
will spring up in the vicinity of his mines,
and that Baker City will be greatly bene
fitted thereby, because it will be tha out
fitting point. Mr. Crandall is a resident
of the Dalles. Timee
" Pendleton, Nov. 4,
Editor Leader: - - .
On yesterday morning about 10 o'clock A.
M., after examining 63 peraons,. a jury of 12
men were empanneled to try Edward Murphy
on a charge of murder in the first degree, al
leged to have been committed in the killing
of T. D. French, near Heppner, in May last.
The following-named citizens compose the
jury, via : John Walker, Hiram Flickenger,
Wm. Burden, Eugene Bruzane, . A. Cole,
Frauk G. Effinger, Frank Dunn, J. S. King,
C. M. Long, L. C. BotUrock, D. E. Cargell
and Naei HaSon. '
.The prosecuting witness, C. T. Henderson,
gave good testiraony, and stood cross-examination
well. The testimony on the part of the
State made out the clearest case of murder in
the first degree that we ever heard. In fact
we never read of a case where the evidence
wiis more conclusive. The defense attempted
to set up the drunkenness of the accused; but
admitting that to be a defense, we think they
totally failed. : They only proved that he was
drinking ou the day prior to the murder, and
that he drank three glasses of beer about 12
hours before the shooting. We do not know
what the jury may think of the matter, but
we, after hearing all the testimony offered for
and against Murphy, say that he is clearly
guilty of murder in the first degree, and
should pay the debt that he has incurred
with "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth."
Murphy is about medium height, of full
form and habits, will weigh about 180 pounds.
is oarK. complected witu black bair and is
rather good looking, with the exception, that
he does not possess any of that frank, honest
look, which draws soul to soul and binds us
alt in a common brotherhood. He is not of
that low type of mental development which
Phrenologists usually ascribe to murderers.
His intellectual faculties are fairly developed,
yes we may say that they are above average,
conibativeness and destructiveness are large,
while veneration and those other faculties
which are calculated to restrain men from the
perpetration of such deeds, are rather small;
But all things considered he is intellectually
fully up to average. Tho prisoner seems to
look on the affair as of little importance; we
have not been able to see any emotion evinced
but once during all the trial; and that occurred
when the Judge ordered the jury to look on
the prisoner and be sworn. The emotion then
exhibited went to confirm his guilt rather than
otherwise. ' More than once during the trial
when the' witnesses were attempting to de
scribe tlie acts oi a drunk man tbe prisoner
smiled and seemed to enjoy the fun. ' .
In view of all the light thrown on the dark
deed during the trial, we are forced to- say
guilty as charged." . If Murphy was of that
low mental development which is scarcely
above an idiot, we might say that he should
be imprisoned for life, but as it is, we say he
well knew better and well knew it to be his
duty to abstain from such an act. So we wait
in suspense to see what twelve honest and
competent men will say on the subject. i
The' grand jury did not indict the boy C. C.
Brook, who was charged with murdering the
sheep herder near Heppner. j
Three indictments bare been found against
H. C. Paige, all gtowing out of the stage rob
bery. The Paige trials have all been post
poned for the term, to allow the defence to
get testimony.
Mr. John B. Purdy foreman of the grand
jury, undoubtedly is entitled to much credit,
for the good judgement used in finding indict
ments they will all stick.
Since writing the above, and after an hour's
deliberation, the jury in the Murphy case, re
turned a verdict of guilty as charged in the
indictment. - .'
JTEWS ITEMS, .
Total coal shipments, from Seattle in '
October was 45,946 tuns. . -
The public debt decreased during Oc- -
tober $7,103,257.
Customs receipts for British Columbia
since July 1, figures $244,257. . . .. "
During the last week 61 wrecks are re
ported on the British coast and 186 are
known, to have happened. , ."C -
Public business was at a stand-still
Monday, at Washington, because, of , &x- y
citement over elections. - - . . .
Latest sews from Cabul is all satisfac-
tory. . The Ameer is not murdered and
everything promises welL
Bridge building and grading on- the
North Canadian Pacific will soon be com
pleted to Frazer river. '. - -
A conference between Chili and Peru, - v
held under the auspices of the United
States, ceased without results.
The Porte is sending troops and am
munition to the Greek frontiers. : Unless
the Turks retire to the new frontiers,
war is certain.
Apples in John Day Valley have suf- . -
fercd some from the frost, yet there is
plenty of good fruit left -
An elderly shoemaker from Victoria
committed suicide at Tacoma by shoot
ing himself. He had refused to give his
name.
A whale found on the west shore oi
Whidby's Island was twenty-five feet
long and yielded over fifteen barrels of -
oil
An important trial of Nihilists ap-- -
proaches in St. Petersburg, including the
A Woman's Strength.
The Portland, Oregon, Bulletin says
that N. L. Grimes of Salinas City, Mon
terey coui.ty, passed through Jackson
ville with his family on the 30th of Sep
tember from some point north. Among
the household goods was an old cooking
stove into which he had placed for safe
keeping $500 in gold coin, with which
he intended to buy a little home in Cali
fornia. : When near Ashland a man ap
proached the wagon with a $20 gold piece
in his hand, which he said he had just
picked up in their wagon track. It was
found that the roll of twenties had be
come undone, and had dropped out one
bv one through a hole that was in the
a w
stove and from there into th road,
There were just two twenties left.
It is said that Edwin Booth was once
playing Petruchio with an actress consid
erably larger than himself, and that he
thought she let go the whip too readily,
when, as Petruchio, he wrested it from
the hand of Katharine. So, after the
play was over, he said, "You must hold
on to the whip with more firmness to
morrow night; grasp it as hard as you
can; I'll get it away from you, never
fear." The next performance of Shake
speare's "Taming of the Shrew" came,
and. the melancholy-eyed tragedian, who,
for the nonce, was essaying comedy, at
tempted to take the instrument of flagel
lation from his female "support. " It was
no go. She held on to it with a grasp of
iron, and the audience soon began to see
the joke and applauded the actress to the
echo. Finally, out of pure cood-nature,
she unloosed her hold, and the play pro
ceeded. When the curtain fell the actor
bad no advice to give. New Age.
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alleged authors of the explosion in the
Moscow buildin? and at the Winter- -
Palace.
On the west coast of Africa the native
King Chaca died, and his son will cele
brate his memory by a four months' per- r
formance, during which two hundred,
captive chiefs will be beheaded.
' Of late the Berlin police have seized
thousands of . revolutionary pamphlets
published at Hamburg, and the Official
Gazette announces that the senate of
Hamburg has declared the city in a state.,
of siege.
Franciscans have been expelled from,
their establishments in Rennes and Ayig- -non.
At the latter place the police forced
the doors and demolished barricades.':
Expulsions of various orders took place
at Toulon, Vilas, Carpsntras, and Mar
seilles. ' . -:: ':--'
A telegram from Denver states that'
A. B. Meacham has been arrested,
charged with the murder of Jackson the
"noble redskin" will yet be the cause of
his death. The most charitable construe- -tion
is that he is insane. :
The Port Townsend Press tells how a
TMirf.n rQ TCrifrlinrimAn from flin Virtrria
Navy Yard took a sloop for a two weeks
trip to hunt among the islands and some
spiteful man, who was not allowed to go
with them, had all hands and the vessel
arrested for violating our laws.
A number of immigrants are meving-.
into St. Helens and new houses are to be
built, a new school house is in progress
and business is reviving there. . The
Muckle Bro's. mill turns out 35,000 feet
of lumber daily. A schooner of 240 tons
burden, 100 feet long, is on the stocks
there, near completion.
Last Monday, as George S. Barnes,
employed in the Company's car-shops, met
with a singular and very painful mishap.'
lie was Hammering a neavy iron bolt in
to a car which was in process of construe'
tion, wnen nis maul supped and the Doit
slipped out, hittii-g him in the ankle and
inflicting painful bruises. A workman
in a Puget Sound shipyard met with a
like accident some years ago, by which
he lost an eye. Inla-nd Empire
The rocf of Z. I. Moody & Co's store
was opened by burglars last Friday night
and an attempt made to drill through the
sale, which wis ims nf - tke old-faahirm
Tilton & McFarland patent. , They cut
through the pbster and-cut off two of the
bolts but before they could reach the
inner compartment which contained the
money, daylight put a stop to their oper
ations. As Moody voted against the nar
row gauge bill and against the Umatilla
division, the thieves were foolith to try
and rob him. They ought to have read
the "ayes and nays" on those lucrative
measures and they would haee undertak
en .to rob somebody else. No clue to the
perpetrators. Inland Empire,