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Chief Moses and His Strategy.

There IS a great deal of sbrewdness and
cunning in the make up Of Chief Moses
He has less than sixty followers, male
and female, cli and young, and these are
fragments or oifshoots from other tribes,
and the great bulk Of them are renegades
at best, whose nefarious instincts and oc-
cupations reach snch connection, so that
they could have a wider field in which to
operat.. under Noses and his followers,
than could be practiced among the more
civilized Indians. Moses IS not chief
by hereditary right, but he is naturally
smart and 1t a commanding mIen, who
has collected few followers from various
tribes, and none bat the worst of charac-
ters at that. His cunning, displayed dur
ing the skllful management Of the pre-
limlnaries for the Howard treaty, we're so
marked tha. the general ard his staff
were perfectly dazzled by the imposing
array that was presented when Moses and
his followers appeared on the opposite
side Of the river at Priest Rapids in sight
Of Howard's camp. IL has not transpired
what were the Inducements held out TO
the Spokane Indians for them 10 join in
the military display of Moses An eye
witness informed the writer that he was
present when the two hundred warriors
painted up and equipped with all the par
apharnalia of war filed along :he PLAIN di-
rectly opposite Howard's camp. L. was
truly an imposing spectacle and gave
Moses all the prestige he coveted and had
planned TO capture. His manouvering
succeeded admirably and enabled that
willy chief.ain to obtain almost TO the full
such terms as he dictated The idea was
to impress Howard With not only his i'm
portance as e veritsble chief, but to show
as large a following as possible. Thus
Howard was cap'ivated by the false dis
play and Moses received that Difference
and consideration that was his wont, and
General Howard, perhaps, to-day is not
cognizeLt Of tine ruse prsclced on him,
and the means employed by Moses and
his conireres 20 oUtwit him
, 1883-01-27
The Pot Calls shs Kettle Black.

We have repeatedly been asked shy tie
STATESMAN takes up the 6shts Of Mr.
Alex Reed against Johnson In the first
place We are not taking up the 6ght, but
giving the public some interesting read
ing, and it being a journalistic axiom that
people pay better to be interested than
Instructed, We propose to interest them
ct every opportunity. Another thing,
we think it would be the height OF COW
ardice to refuse to assist man IN news
paper when his mortal enemy has partial
control Of one and can use it to carry out
his own spite. and that it is spite every
one who knows johnson is fully aware;
if he ever did anything for the public
good no one has ever yet found 1t out.
In this case it is very bad taste for him,
who was himself dismissed with no kind
Of ceremony from the land Office "for
cause 20 bring charges agains' success
sor. 1t would be q good thing for this
section If both the families johnson and
Reed, had never been heard from. They
have both been the cause Of more quar-
rels and animosities than all other causes
combined, and We do but echo the senti
ment If the whole community when We
say "a plague on both their houses.
, 1883-01-27
SEEDING vs.. GRATED FEvIr.-Some

SEEDING VS.. GRANTED FRUIT.-Some OF
our farmers have an idea that seeding fruit
is jast as geod as any to cultivate-that the
first cost is much less, and that there IS not
enough difference to comp nsate for the cut
lay in buying grated AMI budded trees
This is a very mistaken idea 1t does not
meet the wants OF those who make the mis-
take, and it never does meet with as ready
sale as the improved kinds. We have known
orchariists TO change their trees after they
had come into bearing, and by that sort OF
management lose the use of their fruit trees
for several years, while the change IRON IN
feror to better kinds was being made. II IS
safe to say that no variety of fruit will be
true to the kind planted. when grown from
seeds. except. perhaps, peach Of the cling
sort may approach somewhat the original
B sides il shows shlftlessness and old fogy-
ism that cannot be discarded too sOOn-
There is little risk to be run in procuring o:
oar nuiseryu:en Just such kinds as may lie
wanted. Thin gIeit care shonld be taken
to procure the best, and il an amateur orcha-
dist has no. the nee ;ssary experience ne
should get the desired knowledge from a
neishbor who is the fortunate possessor OF
the information needed.
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Prescott. r.sn,a

EprroR SrarEsxss Oar new town Pres
cot. booms right along REGARDLESS OF tie
apps,lisg Fact ;has the mercury shrank way
dc~n Go b-low ze.e.
L.tely sixteen lots lave been sold, aud as
soon as work can be resumed buildings viii
loom up rapidly. Some carpenserins beng
done nov, but the weather Is too cold tor
work 70 progress fsvo-ably-
The fortunate rossessors OF good farms
close t. Prescott. will no doubt appreciate
the "a Jid rise In resi- estate. Buyers are
already locking ont for farms for sale close
to town expecting to double money invested
With the exception Of Mr.. Buck, Mr.. Ross
owns by far the finest piece of property for
m addition to Prescott. II will no doust
be sold out IN lots Of FIVE or tea acres very
soon. as buyers are already trying to pur-
chase it in small lots of few acres on which
to erect dwellings. 1t is just north, and
only half mile from the depot.
Stock hunters manifest no uneasiness yet
for cattle on the range. a blue line to the
south indicates a chinook-the stock man s
boom-as it soon clears the hill of snow.
Nest Respectfully,
.-ToUCHETn
, 1883-01-27
n.-.i.de- oT3.b,ie La.ds.

Gen. F. A. Walker. Of the Cersus bn-
re.u, Who is pretty veil informed on STA
ti.,;c,l matters, concludes from the dara
before him. that the remaining area OF
public lands available fIr ordinary sgr'-
culture is no, large, and that most OF II
vii be taken up before the end OF anoth-
er year. i, is true, indeed, that . large
part of the remaining area is Of less value
than the beat land, and much ot 1t u
quite worthless. THIS side OF the MissiS
sippi /, 200, 900 square miles are not set
tied by white men, and Of this area
24O, 900 square miles, embracing much oil
the be., land, and included within Indian
reservations, while much OF the remain
der consists Of mountainous tracts, land
inaccessible or sterile, aud arid regions
which canno. be irrigated. Still after ali
these lands are deducted, there remain
vast tracts which will serve for ssricuitur-
al purposes, in which are millions OF acres
sf as good lands as can be found on the
continent. Bot undoubtedly the choice
locations will soon be getting scarce We
shall, however, have on this coast lahds
enough to accommodate al who may come
for twenty years or more 1t Is singular
to observe that each succeeding year we
are finding excellent farms in places which
had always hitherto been regarded as
worthless for agriculture. No small part
Of the vast expause knoSn as "the great
American desert" has thus been settled
already, and every year witnesses ne"
and extensive encroachments upon II. In
the light of experience it Is now hard to
say what is desert land and what Is not.
We get our best crops nov from LANDS
which ten years ago no one supposed
there would ever b. an attempt to cuitl-
vafA
, 1883-01-27
The Vigilantes at the Front.

The American people are forbearins
and Law abiding ard are slow t. anger,
but there is point at which fcrbearanee
ceases 10 be virtue. That crisis has
been reached at the railroad front As
there appears to be 10 Law to restrain the
desperadoes, who have c0ncrsgated at the
end of the track, in the Commission u
the most horrible crimes, the better por-
tion Of the citizens have taken matters in
their own hands and they are s;ringing 10
the criminals on al sides. Il seems to be
the only. safety for life and property IN
that lswless community Men have beer,
murdered ior noHey and tor other sight
provocaiions, until reign Of terror ex-
lists to an alarming degree The ouly Won
der is that these cni-throat thieves have
run uupunished as long as they have.
Less civilized countries would have clean
ed them out long ago. We are no sdyo-
cate of lynch law, but where crime runs
riot and a. loose ends as il has, something
had to be done, aud the acts or an IN
jured community are justified
, 1883-01-27
I ook Before You Leap.

When We see a man enter into hight
we like 20 see him make such stand
that, even If he do not defeat his enemy,
he vii a. least cause him to respect him.
Now. this man Johnson entered into 8
fight with Alex. Reed OF the Land Office,
and it would naturally be supposed that
his military experience, gained in the
Quartermasters d, par,mert during the
war, would have made him caulicrs and
not have under-ratei the strength of his
opponent which no good general ever
does. Instead of being well heeled with
aifada, its, reports and Whist not, and nav
ing force in reserve, Johnson exhausted
all his ammunition at the srst ere, which,
being returned, routed him, horse, foot
and dragoors without leg to stand upon.
The UaioH Is altogether tco apt to make
assertions and statements that il Cannot
possibly substantiaie and should be very
careful IN the future. In this case its edi-
tor depended too much upon Mr.. Reed
bSing defenseless, instead Of which he
was encased in triple Srmor State
ments that canno: be proved and asser-
,ions known TO emanate from personal
spite should never be printed in news
paper An editor will always make an
impression upon the public by HIS indi-
vidual,ty, but never when he uses his pa
per to carry out his personal animosities.
In the controversy started by him, john
son has either acted the part ot an ass or
consummate fool. In either case he
has, as usual, been badly beaten.
, 1883-01-27

DEATH OF VIC TRKyIIr. papers
inform Us of the death of Vic Treyitt. The
deceased learned the printing trade IN the
Office OF sam Medsry. Of 0aio. He hsd a
keen s. nse of the ridiculous. ani fun making
was largely Incorporated III bis imposition.
lie worked, after coming to Oregon, in the
Statesman Office at Salem. and contributed
largely to the Vor PopSi sheet in 1852,
which 10 turn gave birth to the meiodrama,
the production OF w. l.. Adams. then OF
Yamhill county, but now OF Hood river.
With all has fun loving prcclivities ne was
generous to marked degree. He was the
life ami soul OF any crowd in which he
dropped. The Walla Walla STATESMAN
being one OF the Oldest papers of the terri
tory has the painful duty Of recording the
demise Of these old timers to sether with the
important records they leave behind. In
this instance a generous man has departed
Peace be to his ul
, 1883-01-27
IMPORTANT 10 FARMERS.
Reduction In Freight on Wheat

Manager Prescott. Of the o. X. \. ca.
Yesterday received the following letter iron
President Willard, which will be read with
interest by every grower Of grain in the IN.
land empire:
NEw YORK, Jan. ii.
c. n. Prescott, Manager, Portland, Or,
Dear Sir:-You are hereby authorized. IN
accordance with our regular policy. to re-
duce ,reish, rates on agricultural products
IN proportion to the growth Of traffic derived
from their transportation, to announce that
fr,m and after June /. 1883. the wheat rate
will be g. per ton from suea points H now
eojoy the IS rate, and S Per toa iron such
points along the line of the Northern Pacific
As nov enjoy the ~ rate. The difference
81 ton on the Northern Pacific Is nam.
tanned as formerly to cover the expense o'
transfer .s Aiusworth The reduction IN
wheat rates would have been larger tor the
coming season, had the realization o' the
crops o: last year east Of the Cascade range
been eqnsi 10 the prouise II the harvest Oh
the coming year should come mp 70 prcsent
expoctltions, producers may looS tor another
reduction for the harvest Of 1854
respectfully yours,
II. WILLARD, President
, 1883-01-27
en,s,.e ar, arseuie.

Form the ha, is Of many Of the sg1s Eened'es
l. the market. and ase the last resort OF pny
slcians ami people who know No bsster ne"l-
cine 10 employ Tor this distressing complaint
The eisects ef either of tho-e drugs are de.sanc-
tive 70 the system, proiaciug headache. mites
final disorders, vertigc, dizziness, ringing IN
the ears and depression ct the consssetlonA -.
cJyerv. containing neither quinine, arsenic. nor
suv deleterioos ingredient, sni i an infaihcie
aud rapid cure tor every form Of iever Ana
asue- Is eEsetS are permanent ard 1eitain.
and no injury can result from its use. Besides
being pasiriye cure for fever ndague IN all ITS
.o-Ins, it is alSo superior remedy f"r hsereom-
pla;nts. I. n excellent tonic ard prevt NJ
Ike. as well as cure. as ali cnlnpl ints peculiar
20 mala-ious, narshy and uiiasnstic DISTRICTS
By direct ae.ioa on the liver and hillary sp-
paratus, 1t stimulates the system 20 vigorous
healthy condition
, 1883-01-27

To BE- PRoMOTED-It is reported on good
authority that John Muir. superintendent OF
traffic OF the western divisions of tie North
ern Pacific and the o. r. & n Co. will be
ma ie general superintendent Of traffic of all
lines controlled by Henry Willard, with
headquarters at st. Paul He Will probably
move there next summer.
, 1883-01-27
81 TELEGRAPH.
THE MILWAUKEE, FIRE.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23.-lnquest on the
Newhali honse case is commenced Land
lord Antisell on the STAND. Can give no
explanation Of the cause, but the fire is
the work Of an incendiary; noticed very
strong smell of gas and unhearable heat; /;
this led him to believe that somebody,
who started the fire turned ON the gas,
and that the explosion spread the fire with
lightning rapidity through all parts Of
TIE building.
, 1883-01-27

The Portland sunday Helcome comes
70 rs enlarged In a shape We don't like,
bat edi,orially improved so that 1t is the
most readable snd interesting paper pub
ished on the coast. No wonder that the
"neu paper sries to get Away with Its
editors.
, 1883-01-27

4 LITTLE MIxEp.-Tbe NorthIreSt Ne,rS
of Jan. l9, says at Dayton, "in the ferll
PaloUse country" it was IL degrees beloH
zero at o'clock yesterday morning. Tha
is rot quite as lad as the newspaper MAJ
had it who ra. Wala Walla in Oregon.
, 1883-01-27

johnson found out too late that he was
"monkeying with buzz sax" The
Portland Aesrs seems to have rzshly ven
tured on tine same undertaking. Ii wil
b interesting to vstch he catastrophe.
, 1883-01-27
Facts and Figures.

The appended statement shows the rap
ID increase in the voting strength OF the
Territory, as shown by the official returns
frov 1869 to 1882, giving the vote on
iala1at. M cDnurrsS
, 1883-01-27
MEMS AND BOYS CLOTHING;

Some neat styles in heavy Tweed Suits boys reduced to 81
u Cashmere Suits reduced frcm 81 to 81 90
Men Is Cashmere SUITS styles, So 50 75 so so sl
Mems heavy Cashmere listers, 81 40
Msns Heavy Chinchlla listers, So
Mems Heavy Corderette Overcoats reduced to 80
Extra Stout Meriuo Socks 3 prs for Soc
Mems knit Woo: Socks reduced to 25a.
Ciouded Merno Shirts and Drawers, so and 75e
Heavy white Mer,no Shirts and Drawers C5 and 75e
Men . Lined Gauntlet Gloves, 75c former Price 81 25
, 1883-01-27

The editorial in TIE matinal effort this
morning ~as brilliant affair. The con-
d,tion in which the editor found himself
Al the end OF his article 10 that in which
ue generally lsaves his readen-
, 1883-01-27
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS:

Heavy All Linen Toweing, IA yd for
:. Bleached do, yds sfors
Fine Twill 20inch d., forSI
Large Sze all Linen Damask Towels, l6Sc
IarJa 90.
Heavy all Linen Table Damask nd Soc
Oh Dyed Turkey Red do, So and75
All Linen Lunch and Dinner ands
Heavy Twill Flannel, q nchsw
Large Size, heavy all wiolB
D." Bed Comforter,
@ Substantial reductions Fannels Blankets Spreads
Sheetings,
Curtain Nets. CretOnnes. ETC., In endless variety
, 1883-01-27
PRICE LIST:
Every line of Goods present in this Price List has been
Cut UOwn from 33 to 50 per cent.
DRESS GOODS AND SILKS

Armues, Brocades, etc. 125
Heavy Celtic all shades l5c
VeryC h,ice Sultan cloths aud Brocateles, 2Uc
Wolff led Moresa andB Brlli.ntes Doe
and Tnsem Checks and Stripes reduced to 3sc
hheavya all ISoolCs CsmelsH Hair and Serg.s 50c
4Sinchex all 20 shades,
and Do, ot'omans black and cd
Surrabs, Rhadames, ct down So per cent
hksaslo low as n New York
-r,d DessSik iks at NJ, Figures
s CLOAKS marked down prices that viii
maze
, 1883-01-27
BOOTS AND SHOES:

having on hand large of the leading Eastern
and California Brands, We haze made reductions such
vast scale that every person should prices and
pare with What they have been paying in other houses
, 1883-01-27

The following table gives the property
wealth Of the Territory for erch year as
shown BY the tax rolls
, 1883-01-27
JoURA SEY OF DEATH.

4 terrible accident occurred on that
portion of the Southern Pacific Railroad
in California knosn as the loop, by
which 20 unfortunates were literally burn
ed to death. OTegonian dispatches say
ths; the regular Southern Pacific express,
which left this city az ga NJ. yesterday,
had reached point four miles from Te
hachapi, at an early hour this morning.
Tie train consisted of seven cars, four
sleeping coaches, two baggage cars, and
the mail and express cars, and was in
charge If Conductor Reed, an old and ex.
perieneed employee. The usual time
vas made 10 keene, and at a station
few miles below the help engine was at
tached, to assist in pulling the train up
Tehachapi summit The grade is several
miles long and has an average rise of llG
feet 10 the mile Arrived at the summit,
the engires were detached from the train
to allow the helping engine to sidetrack
and return. Immediately the tran be-
gan to move back On
TIE TERGIBLE GRADE.
Aud. gradually increasing IT speed, soon
got beyond control Of the brakeman and
the other train hanjs, and went flying
down the grade at lightning speed. TIE
runaway caused the greatest error among
the passengers, who knew hot what the
end would be- Ca aYd on the train sped,
until a terrible velocity was attained.
When the distance Of four miles had been
made, TIE two sleepers, baggage, mail
and express cars jumped the track and
were hurled broadside, throwing the ter
ror-striken passengers ont Of their berths
against the seats. Toadd to he terror of
the scene,
The CARS CAUGHT FIRE
From over turned stoves, and soon The
whole train was in flames. When the
crash came many passengers were badly
bruised and injured so that they could
not escape from the vrscs, and with 9th
ers, who were iambed between the heavy
debris, were burned to death. sThe
shrieks OF TIE wounded and the agonies
OF the dying were fearful to witness
Those uninlared hsstsnsd to relieve the
victims, and as far as possible, to rescue
those still in the cars from a fearful death.
FEARFUL COLLISION IN THE soxrH sEA.
HAMBcEG. Jan. 2L-Ths Cinbria was
sunk Friday morning twelve niles south
vest of Baskum br the British steamer
Sultan She sunk in fifteen minutes after
the COLLISION. Thir.y-nine persons landed
at CuIhaven this evening. Other boats
are still oa.. Our steamers, Bessarabia
aad Hansa, and several tngs leave imne-
distsly in search of the ethsr hssta. J.
, 1883-01-27
TUTT'S hair DYE.

GRAY HArR On WHISTLES changed % Glossy
BLACK hy azg1e application tins DYE. Him.
p1xf9 nasnHll colcf acxs InsInnfAnaOuzly. Sold
b Deaosias. o. ssos by ezpres on receipt Of 81
OaRDcA = RUBDAY ~, IEW H0kK.
4 - R5gD 0AKkJ = 49, Ez1snsna - \
~ 49, uDO ~ vUx - -pohacsaJ
, 1883-01-27

johnson "did.'t krou it vm loaded. "
, 1883-01-27
What Kind of Goods are Cut Down
ARE They USEFUL!
ARE They DESIRABLE!
Or are they Withered Trash SO cus'oh'ar! LII
GREAT SLAUGHTER SALES.

In the first place propose TO represent "na We have
in plain words in language that children can understand
and we perceive no necessity of smoherng common
with language used in mining explosions
In the next place the people OF this entire territory kn0"
the class of goods we keep they always desirable they
are never old-we don't let them get old all OF the goods
we offer to-day purchased during the past four months
and are the most desirable be found in the American
ket
We place cur views before the public on the platform Of
their own Judgment represent things precisely as they
exist and use graveyard language TO give them imas
nary value; simply say any person in the territory
wants desirable Dry Goods Clothing or Boots and Shoes
they can buy them SO per cent cheaper on us to day than
they could weeks ago. This is plain statement; it is
easily understood and we stand prepared to prove IT.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-25

A hard-featured man. dressed in a new
suit Of very cheap black, called at the
house Of well-known minister, and, on
giving his name, was invited ID seat in
the gentleman's study.
:" have . few days to spend in the
CITY," said Mr.. Prickie, the visitor. I" and
l did not want TO leave without calling
and paying my respects 10 you. have
heard You preach many q time"
"Yes?" said tho minister, beginning
to take an interest in the visitor.
Ike your preaching, and, though
do NOT belong to your church, yee must
: ~ ' S:s,S Ses preach the b''s sermons
"Yssg" said the minister.
There are very few good preachers
nov. 20 very few In whose upsi0htness
one Of the right kind, we Ike TO express
our appreciation.
yea" the good man repeated; and,
a. beil tinklsd, hs aross and said:
Come out, my friend, and take din
Mr.. Pickle went out, received an in
teoduetien to the prsaehsr's family, and
began eating with IN avidity that a.
trlotsd attention.
You sAy that you have heard me
peeach many q timer remarked the
minister.
oh, yes.' the man replied, showing
fork full Of mashed potatoes into his
mouth.
don't remember ever having seen
ron ct my church. Isupposs you heard
me in the countryF'
NO" rsplisd the visitor. chewing a
moutmul Of green peas. mot in the
country"
Certainly Dot In town.
Well. o0gtee yea and oos1or no. You
know that y0u preached q the psniteu-
tiary for some time. was in there for
stealing . wagun and 6n;shed my time
today. Thank You for the bssad.s
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-25

All, I have an impressiou." ex.
claimed DR.. McCosh. the Presiden,
OF the Princeton College, tc the men.
tai philosophy class. Now. young
gentlemen. continued the doctor. a.
he touched his head with his forefin.
ger. "can you tell me what an i'm.
preston is!"
No answer.
What! no one knows. No one
can tell me what An impression isi"
exclaimed the doctor. looking up and
down the class.
"Iknow." said Mr.. Arthur. An
Impression Is . dent in q soft place. ("
Young gentlemen" said the doc
tor. removing his hand from his fore.
head and growing red in the face.
you are excused for the day."