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We have never faltered in the leas

We have never faltered in the least
in our adherence to the idea we first
advocated on the water question, and
that was,-that the supply of this
necessary element to life and health
should be controlled by the munici-
pality, and not by any local or foreign
corporation. 1t should be as cheap as
possible, and there should be a suffi-
cient quantity for all household pur-
poses and fer protection against fire.
The water commission have been in
existence for a year, and they have
carefully examined all sources for
system of water " or ks, and from the
reports of civil engineers have been
forced to adopt the pumping system.
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1t may be premature, but the fact
should be kept before the people that
Eastern Oregon expects some recog-
milton from the next legislature in the
matter of U. 8. senator. This por.
ton of the state has some necessities
which she desires pressed upon the
attention of congress; and, be-
sides, it is only fair that there should
be change of location in the Wash
ington City delegation once every
twenty years.
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A Boston paper says that "the best
cure for obesity is to board for sum
mer at farm house where you will
be treated like one of the family
Bostonians. as far as our observation
goes, are not troubled with a surplus
amount of adipose tissue, and the ad-
vice of our esteemed cotemporary is
therefore after the manner of pearls
thrown among swine.
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Advice 70 Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for
children teething. is the prescription of
one of the best female nurses and physl.
clans in the United States, and has been
used for forty years with never-failing
success by millions of mothers for their
children. During the process of teething
its value is incalculable. 1t relieves the
child from PAIN, cures dysentary and diar.
rhea, gripping in the bowels, and wind
collc. By giving health to the child it
rests the mother. Price 25 cents bottle,
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CONGRESSIONAL FIGURES.

The apportlonment OF congressman
to population, says a Chicago ex-
change, as made by the act of March,
1888, is one representative to every
151, 1,912 people. The state of Oregon
cast 81, 266 votes for its single repre-
sentative in the fftieth congress, so
that, as five women and minors gen.
orally are represented for one voter,
the solitary congressman from Oregon
is charged with the interests of about
a quarter million of people. But,
.however this may be, the fact is that
it took the action of 81, ,266 voters to
secure the election of one Republican
congressman from Oregon. 1t took
only 27,475 votes to secure the cleo
ton of ten Democrats from Georgia
In Georgia each congressman repre-
sents 2747 votes. In Oregon one
congressman represents 81, ,266.
This is not an exceptional condition.
The aggregate vote cast for all the
congressman returned by the states OF
South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia
and Louisiana in 1888 was $50, ,31l;
the number of congressman from these
states is thirty. Every one of these
was elected as a Democrat. But in
Indiana it took 46l 1887 votes to elect
no more than thirteen congressman, OF
which nine were Democrats. In Kan
sas it took 271, ,571 votes to elect seven
congressman. Thus Indiana cast
nearly twice as many votes for the
election Ct thirteen congressman as the
combined states of Louisiana, Georgia,
Mississippi and South Carolina cast
for the election of thirty; and Kansas
cast mere votes for the election Of her
seven members than the four chief
states of the south cast for the election
of their thirty. This does not look
like government by majority of tie
people. Something is wrong where
less than a tenth Of the persons en-
titled to vote are recorded as not vot-
ing for congressman, and figures prove
this to be the condition in Georgia.
Either thousands of votes actually
cast are not counted, or thousands
of voters are intimidated from
appearing at the polls, or the ignorance
of the people is appalling. If nine
men out of every ten qualified to vote
for congressman voluntarily abstain
from voting,on of two conditions may
be predicated with certainty: either
the right of speech is so trammeled as
to prevent that discussion of affairs
which inevitably leads to political ex-
citement, or there is such general ig-
norance as discussion cannot enlighten.
Either condition is disgraceful to the
Empire State of the South, and one
of the conditions must exist. 1t is the
former. Free speech does not exist in
Georgia; therefore free voting cannot
exist.
There are not less than twenty con.
gressional districts of northern states
in every one of which a larger vote
was cast for the election of a single |
than was polled for the |
election of ten Representatives" from
Georgia, not one of whom does repre-
sent the people of his district, but only
the oligarchs who had tricked or
frightened nine tenths of the voters
out of the right of suffrage. Figures
such as these prove national election
aw to be national necessity.
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The present time is the best The
Dalles has ever had for developing her
resources and assuming her proper
position as one of the progressive cities
of the state. We have an open way
to seaboard if we only utilize the
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PROBABLY THE END OF TT.


Senator Stanford's bill to issue loans
on agricultural lands, says the S. +.
Bulletin, secured by mortgage to the
United States, to run for twenty
years, and to bear interest at the rate
of per cent. per annum, seems to
have been summarily disposed of in
the senate. The finance committee to
which it had been referred reported
against it, and the bill was accordingly
indefinitely postponed. Senator Stan
ford was not present to defend his
measure. The telegraph has not fur
nished the grounds of the adverse re-
port of the finance committee. There
was constitutional question involved
of great interest, viz: the right of the
federal government to do a general
banking business. The views of the
committee on this proposition would
have been generally read. There was
also a question of detail, which was
not brought up in the discussion which
had previously taken place-namely,
in the event of the accept
ance of such mortgages by the
United States, what party was
to pay-the mortgage taxi If the
United States could not be made to pay,
the borrower would have to pay the
taxes not only on the mortgage, but on
the residue of the reality. This would |
be double taxation. If the mortgasor |
refused to pay any taxes at all, the in
terest Of the United States in the
property could not very well be sold
out by the State. 1t is quite evident
that the more the project is studied the
greater become the difficulties. There
is not much chance that it will be
heard of again, except among those
areamers who suppose that it is the
business of a paternal government to
shower down money on them whenever
hey need it. That duty is generally
idered 20 be the more imperative,
e to provide the money desired
cally costs the general government
@ more than the price of the paper on
khich it is printed. I
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Executors Notice.

NJ Office is hereby given that the undersigned has
IN been duly appointed by the County Court Of
the State Of Oregon, for Wasco county, In probate
sole executor with the will annexed of the estate OF
William Harman, deceased. All persons having
claims against said estate hereby notified and re-
quired to present them to me, with the proper
vouchers therefor, at my office in Dslles City, Ore.
gon within six months from the date of this notice
Dated June 81, 1890. GEORGE RUCH,
Executor, with the will annexed, of the estate of
William Hartman, deceased jun2l
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RAILROAD STRIKERS.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 26-The crisis In
the big strike of the Illinois Central train
men was reached this evening. After an
all day session the conference between the
strikers committee and officials ended
with positive refusal on the pun t of the
company to discharge Superintendent
Russell. This was the ultimatum so far
as the company was concerned. When
the conference broke up, the men went at
once to the strikers headquarters and re.
ported the result. Speculation was rife
whether general strike throughout the
Illinois CeRtral system would lie ordered
and gigantic struggle eusue.
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A SAILOR DROWNED.

TACOMA, June 60 David Brown, a
sailor, unmarried, who arrived in port
aboard the American ship COnqueror from
San Francisco this morning, was seized
with fit while about to return below
after doing some work on the main top
sail yard arm, and fell, clearing the ships
sides, and drowned before his comrades
could rescue him. His head came to the
surface only once. The body has not been
recovered and it is thought the tide may
carry it out to sea-
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ORDER HAS PREVAILED.


prevailed since the deposition and sudden
death of President Menendez. A new
government has been formed as follows:
Provisional president, General Carlos
Ezeta; minister of foreign affairs, DR..
Manuel Delgado; minister of the interior,
General Fernando Figuero; minister of
home affairs, public credit.war and marine
general, Benjamin Molina Guirola, and
minister of public Instructions, DR.. j.
Francisco Assiola.
NON UNION MoULDERs ASSAULTED.
SEATTLE, June 25.-Henry Beackin,
one of Moran Bros moulders, was
brutally assaulted this morning at about
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THE CHICAGO BooDLERs.

CHICAGO, June 24.-Investigation into
the charges of boodllng In the city council
was begun BY the grand jury this morn
ing. Evidence wss presented that Mike
Mcdonald, wealthy ex gambler, offered
Alderman Charles Monear and Simon
Wallner $4,000 dollars each to vote for the
West Lake street elevated railroad ordi-
nance. They only got $1,000 each, and
nave made affidavits to that effect now in
the Office of Joseph C. Mackin, recently
released from the peultentiary for election
frauds. These things were sworn to by
Muckin and his clerk.
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ONE ENJOYS

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures haLitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, its many excellent qualities
commend it to all. 1t is for sale ID DOC
and 81 bottles by all leading druggists.
Manufactured only by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
LOUISVILLE. Ky, NEW YORK. N.Y.
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BEEcHER ACQUITTED.

SEATTLE, June 26.-Herbert Foote
Beecher was to- day acquitted in the United
States district court of an indictment of
abstracting book from the records of
the custom house at Port Townsend when
collector. Every witness Endorsed on the
bill of Indictment testified that he had
not given any evidence before the grand
jury. The case has been pending over
year, and has been widely commented
upon by the press throughout the
country
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CENSUS AGENT COMING.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-The Oregon
delegation to day received from the
Chamber of Commerce at Portland resolu.
tions declaring that the census of that
city had been taken in an inefficient man
ner and asking recount. The delegation
laid the matter before Superintendent
Porter, who at once directed that one of
the efficient inspectors in the service
should proceed at once to Portland, and
instructed him to take all necessary steps
in the matter.
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HERMANN AND FREE COINAGE

HERMANN AND FREE COINAGE.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The proceed.
ings in the house in relation to the silver
bill, SO far as a great many Democrats
were concerned, were INDUCED in more
for the purpose of getting in slick at
Tom Reed" than from any zeal desire to
pass free coinage bill. Several Repub-
licans were placed in very embarrassing
position, among them Representative
Hermann, of Oregon. Mr.. Hermann had
been Tom Reeds friend and Tom Reed
had been very friendly to him. He bad
made Mr.. Hermann a member of the
committee on rivers and harbors, the most
important committee to his state in the
entire list. By his position on this COM
mittee be was enabled to get for Oregon
larger appropriations than ever before;
larger IN fact than all states in the Union,
save two. At Mr.. Hermann's request he
was made chairman of the select COM
mittee on Indian depreciation claims. a
that many of his Oregon con.
stituents were greatly interested in. In
matters of recognition Mr.. Hermann has
had no cause for complaint, for the
speaker has favored him more than many
others. Yet when there was vote which
was Numerically opposed to the speaker,
which was partially in the nature of
;ensure. he voted with the Democrats,
because the vote promised free coinage
bill, and the platform that he was elected
lpon demanded that he use every effort to
secure free coinage. There were times
when Hermann's or any other Repub
ican silver mans vote would have saved |
he speaker, but be or the others did not
eel that they could do otherwise. Prob
bly, if the exact situation could have been
Explained to all of Mr. Hermann's con-
tituents who are howling tor free coinage
e would have voted to sustain the
peaker rather than with the Democrats
gainst him.
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QUIET AT SAMOA,

SAN FRANCISCO, June 54.-The United
States steamer Adams arrived in port to-
day from Honolulu, having left there
June 9. The Charleston was still at
Honolulu when the adams left, but the
Nipsic had gone on cruise about the
islands in the Pacific until July 8
Affairs were reported quiet at Samoa
The adams brought up fifty men
from the Nipsic who had but little long
er to serve, being short term men, and
who have been ordered home by Admiral
Brown. They will leave San Francisco
for the East by the next Pacific mail
steamer.
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FIVE MEN KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.

ASHLEY, Mich, June 26.-Gardner's
safe mill at North Star was wrecked
yesterday afternoon by boiler explosion
-Four men were killed outright and fifth
injured SO badly that he died this morn.
Ing, while number of others were
seriously hurt.
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CAPTAIN ASSAULTED.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, June 25.--An assault
was made last night upon Captain Matt
son, of the American bark Memnon, re-
Gently from Australia, which has been
discharging here. 1t Is claimed he was
set upon by five men and cruelty beaten.
The mate of the vessel has disappeared,
and it is claimed has been kidnapped. 1t
is not probable that the captains injuries
will prove fatal.
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Z o'clock, while on his way to work, by
three men. Two of the assailants have
been captured, and the police are on the
track of the third. He was nearing the
foundry when approached by the three
men. one of whom struck him a heavy
blow over the eye with a brass knuckle,
knocking him down and cutting gash
over the eye. The others then pounced
on him, kicking and beating him unmer-
cifully. The police were attracted to the
scene of disturbance, and succeeded in
arresting two of Beackin's assallants.
When taken TO the station house the men
gave the names of Robert Myers an6
William Mahon. This is the third brutal
attack that has been made on Moran's
non union men within the past two
weeks.
CLARksoN AT TACOMA.
TACOMA, June 25.-Thls afternoon As
sistaut Postmaster General Clarkson and
party arrived from Seattle. They were
welcomed by party from the Chamber
of Commerce. TINS evening they were
taken to the theater, and tomorrow
evening they will be given a dinner.
FELL sEvENTY-FIvE FEET.
Los ANGELES, June 25.-John Evans, a
carpenter, fell from the top story of the
new courthouse to the cellar, distance of
seventy five feet, to-day and struck ON
several iron girders in the tall. His face
was smashed to a jelly and the left leg
fractured. Amputation will be necessary.
He is still alive, but his recovery is
doubtful. He has family.
TWO BOYS KILLED BY AN ENGINE.
WHEELING. W. Va, June s6.-This
evening passenger train on the Ohio
River railroad struck and instantly killed
two brothers named May, aged 5 and 7
years. The boys were sitting ON the
track on a hugh stone culvert, near Gal
liopoliscO. They seemed perfectly
oblivious to their danger. The engineer
made frantic efforts to stop, hut could
not do so. The driving rod crushed their
skulls, knocking the boys into the ravine
a1
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READING, Pa, June 23.-The south
bound express train on the Philadelphia
& Reading railroad jumped the track this
morning near Tucker, town about five
miles from this city. The locomotive, one
passenger car and one baggage car were
derailed. Louis Heller, the engineer, was
killed, and his brother George, fireman
was probably fatally injured. George
Hamilton the baggagemaster, Joseph
Burnbaum the express messenger, severely
bruised, Robert Cotton, parlor car con-
ductor, slightly injured. All are train
men and reside in PottsvllIe. None OF
the passengers were hurt. Their escape
was almost miraculous.
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Upset by Gale.
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. l7.-Secretary Tracy
has sent Naval Constructor Hobbs here from
Warrington City to inspect the steamer F. l.
Norton. and note her performance under steam.
Her inventor, r. l. Norton. has absolute faith
IN his boats indestructibility and his capacity
g Dunetshe toughest winds, and says he win
starr on = "Trip to Toulon. France, ON November
4 to1cning - the Bermudas and the Azores.
NJ Merton will take his wife aud niece with
MIN. He VIII also go TO France and Germany
On invitation Of those governments. Tire Nor
ton y pudgy little craft hfty-eight feet over
al aud nsey.four feet between her uprights She
= swenty-nx feet in beam. and her total depth
y az and one-hah feet. Besides being equipped
with eneines she 10 rugged e. yawl, and befou
the wind can make ten miles IN hour. Her dio-
placement d twenty-five tons. The peculiar id.
vantage Of the Nortsni il her double she'll and
double bottom, one part Of the other. She
ndes under steam or sail on her outer bottom
ana noat1 On her inner bottom. her wings or
bilees contain compressed air, the pressure Of
sne water comprising the air with every move
ment OF the vessel, adding or decreasin9 the
Volume Of air and thereby adjusting the vessel
g every immediate need or emergency. It II
claimed that Il Is impossible to unset the boat
~ the water or TO even 0verturn her by gale
II built upon this plan 1t is claimed that pas
senger steamers can save days time and draw
tnree feet less water The trial trip today dis.
closed the fact that the boat skins along with
out roll or pitch and leaves absolutely no wake
eetern = naval department representative ex-
pressed himself - being fully satisned with the
trial
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A BRAvE-HEARrED WOMAN.
Buried Her Husband and All His Sailor,
ot Sea and Saved tha shin

NRw YoRK. Oct H.--,6pecial. lon April 8
last the Joaanna, . German bark, well known
n Australian waters. left Mauritius for Mel.
bourne For some days everything was plain
sailing. Then there followed series OF disas-
tefs such - are not often met with even in the
annals Of the sea One BY one the crew became
pfostrated by fever, and when almost every
hand on board was lying i'll the thip was caught
IN gale. Two men and one woman were left
70 work the vessel. Captain Meinders Mrs.
Members and the chief mate The captains
wife, the heroine of this narrative, had double
duty to perform. She had in the first place 70
help her husband and the mate in the difacult
task OF running the ship dnrine the gale, bat in
spite OF her Efforts death was busy.
The sailors died one after another. and finally
the captain himself was struck down. Mrs
Meinders and the first mate were LEFT alone to
fight the storm and bring the vessel to port For
forty days this woman stood ct the wheel, saw
to the rigging and took part in the management
Of the ship To crown al her husband died,
but the brave woman held to the vary end. The
vessel finally reached haven of safety.
Marguerite Meinders IL only q years Of age
She was married in 1859 and has been ct sea
ever stnca She has two children, one, . boy,
now being educated in Germany. and the other,
. little girl Of 8, who ran about the deck Of the
Joanna through all its experience.
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THE WORK OF ELECTRICITY.
HOW A MAN GAINED IL POUNDS
After Suffering Twenty Years With Dys-
pepsia. Liver and Kidney
Complaints.

Drs. Darrin-Dear Sirs: Thinking, per.
haps, few lines from me would be of in
terest to you and the pubic generally,
write to say have gained twelve pounds
in the past three months under your treat
ment OF my case of dyspepsia, liver and
kidney complaint consider your treat
ment by electricity far better than any
remedy / ever tried feel like new man.
Refer 70 me at Freeport. Wash.
+. M. BREEZE.
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a While Avenring His sister.

szz Aan-, Oct T.-tSpeoial. HAIRY
vent to the house of Hal Scroggins
S.s.s g ann OF undue intimacy with his
- - Alter wordy war Reel started
2. aud had gone few steps, when
- 9. resotver and fired at scroggins.
Y Ts..1 eufned the fire and had shot twice
- -. seroggins joined him and also
- - Ga Reel. The latter emptied his re-
|leis - effect, but was pierced with
In6.s-s-1l ssaon OF the heart. He Will die.
ssus brothers have been arrested.
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I'D BIZ a PREACHER.

eer Kills . Sconer, Expect
ltnoulously Restore Him.
q, Oct E.-Primus Jones, col
11lied Sunday morning 1t Sumter, g
eled meeting was being held by ne
~ greatest excitement prevailed.
= ths frst report, Primus was offered
= ne Holy Ghost because of his
The coroner held an inquest and
~ showed that In . perfect frenzy
Jones WAS killed by Rev. B. 81.
negfo pastor, and Richard Camp
mlnent member, because deceased
eoaou about the supernatural power
XIII and restore to life. That was q
~ the experiment failed. A large
g Durants congregation believed he
e1pefnatural power until his failure
The finding was that Jones was
~ Campbell and Durant The jury
posed Of cciored men. The prisoners
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Oct H.-Great interest has been
y vnlcaso q TO just what the two cell
os11osnia bandits arrested in this city
2. Yong here. There il some mystery
movements OF shfnn since he has
49, sscaeo. his known for certain, how
1nofne has done considerable work
-. fpcss In various West Side residencea
p0 two years burglaries, many of
.~ the robbers big booty, have
~. y ana all efforts of the police
~ 8 ~ perpetrators have been unsuc-
= now thought that Thorne used
- d. q carpet cleaning - blind TO get
~. Roences for the purpose of mid