The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-09-11
TELEGRaPn.C DISPATCHES.
GENERAL NEWS.
CLEARING HOUSE RETURNS.

06N6hAL h6WS
CLEARING HOUSE RETURNS.
BosroN, Seps. 6.-Leadins clearing houses
OF the United States report that total clear
ance for the week euding September were
500, I46, 745, an increase of .O5 per cent,
compared with the corresponding week last
year.
TROUBLE THREATENED.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 6. The Times Little
Rock special says: Reports from the Indian
the distribution of 100000 recently paid
the Cherokee nation by the government for
cedei lands. Freedmen in the nation claim
equal rights with native born Cherokees.
1t stated Senator DAVIS, of the senatorial
committee, favo.s the negro claim. the
matter will come up at the November ses-
sion of the Cher. kee legislature.
CHICAGO ANARCHIST PICNIC.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Anarchists to the
number of 1900 to 1000 men, women and
chiidern assembled in the market square to-
day, in opposition to trades assembly de
monstration tomorrow, because the latter
organization voted to "taboo' the red hag.
Previous advertisements of the affair had
estimated that l0, 900 would he the number.
Speeches to the assembling crowd were
made by Messrs. Fielden, Parsons, and
S,,;.o Thns,,YI, l.l ind
of the Lake, and though the sky threat
ened RAIN, the aforementioned number OF
anarchists formed in line and set out tuI
walk to Ogden,s grove, five miles away.
Along the line of march but little excite.
meut or curiosity was manifested. In adj
dition to the usual socialistic Notices there
were banners, bearing denuncistory Legends
against Mayor Harrison and Governor Og-
lesby, for their respective parts in the Chi
cago street car strike aud the Lemons quarry
and Halstead streets. whore two-thiris u
the route had been covered, occurred the
first expires ion of public enthusiasm. Deaf
ening cheers greeted the cut against Mayo.
Harrison. No disorderly act was commls-
ted by those composing the procession AMI
ut the grounds dancing and beer drinking
were continued until late hour.
CHINESE KILLED IN WYOMING.
Washington, Sept. 5.-No official infor-
nation had been received here up to last
night as to the facts in the case of the re-
ported killing of Chinese in wyoming It.
is not likely that they will do anything
about it until the arrival Of the new Chinese
minister. serious international question
svill probably arise out of it. Under article
Ill OF the Angel, Swift and Wescott treaty
the United States guarantees to Chinese in
the various territories the same protectinn
aud rights that citizens of the most favored
nations have. 1t is held by legal attaches
OF the Chinese legation that even if the lead
ers Of the mob III Wyoming are arrested and
punished the Chinese government will put
in claim for indemnific..tiou, and that the
break is liable to cost the United States
many thousands of dollars. 1t is hardly
probable that the general government call
make the terrlrory Of Wyoming pay uana les.
CHINESE TROUBLE.
OMAHA, Sept. 6,-General Manager CAL
laway of the Union Pacific railway co.i-
pany was asked this AFTERNOON to make a
statement of the situation at R,:k Springs,
Evanston aud other mining camps ON tue
line of that road. Who sand that notice
had been served on Beckwith & Quinn, cual
mine contractors at Rock Springs and Evan.
toa oy toby, otherwise seriuls trodble
would ensue, a contract was made some ten
years ago. under which certain propor-
tion of Chinamen R'ere engaged" Both
classes, he asserted, are now paid fully 30
per cent. higher way than are paid III
Eastern mines. Both classes are paid at
the same rate, and have been averaging
about 50 per day to a man for eight hours
work. The Americans being more Indus
trious and skiiful, get out larger number
of tons than the Chinese, and many OF
them earn over 500 per month. This
scale has been in force many wears ami
was supposed to be satisfactory to the meu
The only advantage claimed by the coal
company in the employment If Chinese was
that it enabled them TO get sufficient guam.
tity of coal to keep the trains moving when
the other miners were off on strikes. Last
winter all the men at Carbon went out, by
order of the sout thern Colorado miners un-
ION, while they admitted having no griev-
ances of their own. Mormons and Chinese