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, 1890-09-04
power Of legislation Is usurpod BY one

power Of legislation 10 usurpcd by one
man.
Wo declare that the employ ment and
maintenance of bodios of armed men by
wealthy individuals and corporations,
under the nnmo OF detectives, and ior
the ostensible purposo of protecting
private property 10 alien TO our repub-
llcaii government. and antagonistic to
constitutional liberty. and tends to an.
archy and awlessness, and We demand
legislation TO forever prohibit such
dangerous anos-un- American methods.
Inc slate alonc, Through its lawfully
constituted officers, should assert and
maintain the supremacy of the law.
we cherish and respect the deserving
soldiers and sailors ofthe republic. aud
demand Just pensions for those who
have been Injured In health or limb in
the service o: their country, and for the
widows and minor children of deceased
soldiers AMI sailors, who have died, or
may hereafter die, Of wounds or disease
contracted in the civil war, but we de-
nounce the reckless pension legislation
OF the republican party rs II sumple bid
Tor votes, and as d~basing the patriotic
service of the men they pretend to
honor
We believe the sea coast defense, pub
NC surveys, river and harhor improve
ments and public buildings should re-.
ceiye from the general government lib
eral support.
We demand the free coinage of silver
and that 1t he made "a full and legal
tender Tor all purposes, public and pri-
vate.
We demand the enactment of laws
continuing the Chinese exclusion act,
ana the strict enforcement OF the same.
We demand that In our public works,
preference In employment be given to
lhose VINO are citizens of the United
states or who have declared their iuten-
tion to become such, and we demand
the enact ment and enforcement of laws
naming eight hours as the maximum of
full dny = labor on such works, and we
recommend the setting aside of the first
Monday In Septe mbcr as holiday
specially dedicated to the enoblement oil
the dignity of labor.
We recognize agriculture as the basis
oil all national prosperity, and we are
opposed TO all laws that tend to dis
courage or Cypress that branch OF our
national industry, We are in favor of
laws, both state and national, for the
prevention of trusts and combines, and
we declare that tile prime object of leg
islation should be to insure free and
fair competition in the regulation OF
prices IN all commodities.
Believing that oil officers of the gov
ernment should be directly responsible
TO the people, we demand that the con-
stitution OF the United States he so
amended that oil government officers
shall be elected by direct vote OF the
people.
, 1890-09-04
III IL HOME PRESS.


Seattle Press; The Press notes that n
member of the legislature from Eastern
Washington intends to introduce bill
at the approaching special session chang
ing the management of the state peni-
tentiary. There is no doubt of the fact
that the people of Washington are not
desirous OF long session. In fact, they
want the specific object for which Gov
ernor Ferry convenes the legislature ac-
complished promptly. and that the
members Immediately thereafter ad-
journ. Do but let the ball once take
motion, and there is no telling where or
when the mischief will end. Every
man will be found to have some pet
measure in his inside pocket, and he will
be seized with burning desire to see 1t
enrolled upon the state statutes. The
extra session should be a synonym for
the soul of with which Shakespeare says
is brevity.
, 1890-09-04

Of Wyoming. IL will also open up
an anthracite coal region, said by
experts to equal the Pennsylvania
mines, aud ior 800 miles, as IL APP
proaches Ogden, passes through IA
succession Of broad valleys, which
surpass for agricultural purposes any
territory reached by the Union Pa
cifc. For "A long distance the coup-
try through which the road Ia being
built is rich with mineral deposits.
These facts have great weight with
the Manhattan Trust Company In
Influencing them to decide upon
building and operating the road as
an independent line. 1t is said,
however, that President Miller has
so far succeeded with his negotia-
tions to buy the road that he has se-
cured the refusal of IL In case Ii is to
be sold. For some weeks the traffic
officials Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
4 st. Paul and the Pacific Short
Line have been mt work perfecting
the details of IA close traffic contract
similar To the Chicago & Northwest
n-Union Pacific alliance, but this
has been temporarily laid aside,
pending the result OF President Mill
ler's visit to New York.
BEHIND everything else and rest
ing on the success of the Milwaukee
n st. Paul's attempt to secure con-
troll of the road IL another powerful
transcontinental alliance. The Ore
gon Short Line and Utah Northern
Railway--the Union Paclfic's west
ern auxiliary line-is building from
Ogden southwest to Los Angeles,
and proposes also to reach San Fran
cisco and break the monopoly which
the Southern Pacific now has at
that city on all existing rail lines
leading north, south or east from
the golden gate. This has reused
the anger OF the Southern Pacific
Company, which stands ready to
throw off its Union Pacific connec-
tion for any able-bodied competitor.
Should the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
st. Paul secure the Pacific Short
Line the present plan, which has
passed through all the preliminary
stages, is to form n closer alliance
between the Milwaukee Il st. Paul
and the Southern Pacific, shutting
out all the latter's connections ut
Ogden. This would also take In
the Pacific Northwest, as the South
ern Pacific now has line from san
Francisco to Portland, and Is build
ing to Puget sound.
, 1890-09-04
OREGON CROPS.
Information Gathered From All Sec
tloAs by the Weather Rureau.

S0C-
tlo.s by the Weather Bureau.
PORTLAND. Or. Aug 31.-The follow
ing information is Cleaned from reports
to the Oregon weather bureau:
Tho temperature has been about the
average for the week, no extreme being
reported; it ranged from A to 90 degrees.
There has been no rainfall.
The mornings have been partly cloudy,
the afternoons and nights generally
cloudless, with smoke in the atmos-
phere- In jackson county the smoke is
quite dense, In other sections less smoke
now in the air than is usual at this sea-
son Of the year.
Harvesting OF spring grain is yet in
progress, and yields are better than was
anticipated. Threshing of fall wheat
continues, and from all sections of the
state reports of bountiful crops, pros
porous times and the like are received.
The weather is favorable to prune-
drying, which is in full operation. The
prune output will be larger than ever
before.
The hops are nearly ripe, and picking
will begin next week. The oat yield is
not, in sections, as large as in former
years. but the quality is extra good.
The onion crop will not be quite an
average. Grapes continue in prom sing
condition. Corn will be about fair
crop. Potatoes will be an unusually
large crop.
The hay crop Is much larger than
usual in Eastern Oregon and fully an
average in Western Oregon.
Map,e, ash, and elm trees are showing
autumn colors.
Oregon has indeed n bountiful harvest
this year, and the price quoted for wheat,
hops and dried fruit continues to have
an upward tendency.
, 1890-09-04
A RECIPROCITY MOVE.
Mr.. Aldrich's Amendment
to the Tariff Bill.
SUGAR, TEA. COFFEE And HIDES
These Articles to Be Dutiable in
the Discretion OF the
President.

WAsuINGToH, Aug. 2S-Following Is
the text Of the reciprocity amendment
20 the tariff bill and the form OF the new
section proposed to-day by Mr.. Aldrich !:
Section 2-That the exemptions from
duty on sugar, molasses, coffee, tea and
hides. provided for in this act, are made
with view to secure reciprocal trade
with the countries producing these arti.
cles, and for this purpose on and after
the LIST day of July, 1891, wherever
and so often as the president shall be
satisfied that any government and coun-
try prod ucing and exporting sugars, mo-
lasses, coffee, tea and hides. raw and un-
cured. or any such articles. imposes du-
ties or other exactions upon the agricult-
urai or other products of the United
States, which, in view of the free intro
duction Of SUCH sugar. molasses, coffee,
tea and hides into the United States, he
may deem to be reciprocally unequal
and unjust, he shall have the power and
1t shall be his duty. to suspend by proc
lamaiion to that effect. the provisions of
this act relating to the free in
PRODUCTION of such sugars, molasses, tea,
and hides, the productions of such coun-
try, for such time as he shall deem just,
and In such case and during such sus-
pension duties shall be levied, collected,
ana paid upon sugar, m GLASSES, coffee,
tea and hides, the products of or ex-
pected from such designated country as
follows, namely: All sugars above No.
IL, Dutch standard in color, shall
pay duty on their polariscopic
test as follows, namely: All sugars not
above No. f3, Dutch standard in Color;
all sirups of cane, beet juice, melada,
concentrated melada, concrete and con-
centrated molasses, testing by polari.
, 1890-09-04
A BIG IRKIGATION SCHEME.
The North Pacific. Yakima and Kit
titas Company Incorporated.

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 2s.-Articles of
incorporation of the Northern Pacific,
Yakima and Kittitas Irrigation Com
pany were filed in the aditor's office to-
day by William Kerr, Paul Schulze,
Walter N. Granger and Walter Oakes as
incorporators. The objects for which
the corporation is formed are to appro-
pirate, divert and use the waters in the
lakes, natural water courses and rivers
in Yakima and Kittitas counties for
the purpose of irrigating the arid lands
of these counties, to use or sell the sam
for manufacturing. for the supplying of
cities and towns with fresh water for
domestic or other uses, and for agri.
culture or stock purposes, to erect, own
and operate dams, reservoirs, canals,
bitches, pipe lines. aqucducts. etc, and
for such objects to hold and possess
lands, tenements and rights of way by
purchase, condemnation, or otherwise.
The amount of capital stock is $50. 00O.
, 1890-09-04
POLITICS AND RELIGION.
They Don't Mix Well In the Case of
Rev. Lockwood, OF CInciuuati.

CIScIsNArf, Ohio, Aug. 3o.---The First
Baptist church has become involved in
disagreement concerning its pastor,
Rev. Z. NJ. Lockwood. who was recently
nominated for secretary of state by the
prohib.tionists. At meeting of the ad-
yisory board during Lock woods absence
resolutions were adopted requesting him
to resign. Upon his return a church
meeting was held, at which n vote was
taken against his resignation and declar.
ing the meeting of the advisory board
illegal and its proceedings void. There
Is denial by those opposing Lockwood
that their opposition is caused by his
candidacy Oh the prohibition ticket.
, 1890-09-04
THE RAUM INVESTIGATION.
A Charge Made That the REQ ord Had
Been Tempered with.

WAsHrSGroS, Sept. 1.-The special
house committee investigating the
charges against Commissioner Raum
resumed its session this mornirg&
Mr. Cooper opened the proceedings by
complaining that the record had been
''doctored" aud unwarranted corrections
made by Commissioner Raum and much
matter stricken out. An instance. he
said, was in the com mmissioner's testi-
mony relative to the Cincinnati Com
mercinl Gazette's interview, where the
commissioner interpolated words to
make his testimony conform to that
given by General Boynton. The com
mittee instructed the stenographer to
see that the record was complete.
MIR. Smyser. q member of the COM
mittee, was sworn. He said that he was
n stockholder in the refrigerator com
pany,
, 1890-09-04
THE DEMOoRATIC PLATFORM.
Grover Cieveiand's Doctrines Lauded
and speaker kesd Esnounced.

and Speaker kesd Esnounced.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 3o.-Following
is the platform adopted yesterday by
the democratic convention: The de-
mocracy of nc state of Washington, in
convention assembled, declare that we
renew our pledge of devotion to the
principles of constitutional government
as stated in the national conventions of
the party. Under the deceptive plea OF
protecting American industries, the re-
publican party Ieyies war tariff taxes on
the many for the benefit of the few.
Reduced to the simplest form, the
principles of the democratic party, as
enunciated by its distinguished expires
ident, by its greatest leaders, incor.
porated In its platforms, and expounded
by It's press, are these; That tho right
Of import taxation is n right which
should be exercised solely for tho BEN
eit of the govern ment, and that no
more tax should be ssu tbcred or collected
from the people than is absolutely nee
essAry for an economical administra-
ton OF public affairs, and that in laying
and adjusting import taxes care should
be taken, as far us possible, to remove
from the neccssaries of lite the rate Of
ta xation, and to reduce the same to a
minimum, while the luxuries OF life
should be made to bear the burden OF
government.
We denounce the Lodge force bill re-
Gently passed by the house Of representa-
tives, and oil kindred measures, as revo-
lutionary. utterly subversive Of the in
aiieaable right OF seif-government, and
as tending To make the federal Judiciary
merely a partisan acting board.
We denouncc the arbitrary rules OF
the lower house OF the present congress
and their autocratio administration by
Speaker Reed, because the voice OF a
minority Is thereby silencsd, and the
, 1890-09-04

GENTLEMEN in position to speak ad-
visedly declare that Mr.. Turner regrets
entering the fight against Wilson. The
fact that he was the fifth choice of the
coterie of disappointed politicians who
are making the fight for the county
spoils has irritatcd him more than he
cares to admit. The character of his
support is also displcnsing. The fact is
too apparent that all his hopes of sue
cess are entwined with the less respecta-
BILE elements of the republican party,
spoilsmen of a pronounced type, men
who have fed on disappointment and
malice, the crowd that seeks self-interost
by opposing the application of republi.
can principles of purer politics. The
nature OF this support Is faithfully shown
by the character of the newspapers that
have been induced to support Mr.. Tur-
ner's candidacy. Without exception
they are found to be obscure and ire.
sponsible sheets, highty organs and
straight out democratic papers. Not a
republican newspaper of standing, cir
culation, or ability has rallied to the
Turner standard. These facts are known
to Judge Turner who realizes, now that
1t is too late, that he has made the
error of his life, has taken
a step that rallies round his cause the
very elements that the republican party
has seen tit to deprive of confidence and
power. II is useless to dispute this fact
Judge Turner's most intimate friends,
gentlemen of standing apd common
sense, have gone to him and chided him
sharply for entering fight so hopeless,
so inimical TO his best interests and his
political future.
, 1890-09-04
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
An Adverse Report on the Bill Re
peaiing the Charter.

I, WAsHIsoroY, Aug. 3o.-The house
committee on commerce to-day made an
adverse report on tins bill to repeal the
act Incorporating the Maritime Company
OF Nicaragua. After reviewing the con.
dition of affairs along the canal the COM
mittee say they deem It but fair ian en-.
terprise of such magnitude that it should
be given a reasonable time to demon
strate that tnose who have undertaken IL
are prosecuting the same in good faith.
and that Ia their carly movements they
ought not to be han,pered by capricious
brea eh OF faith for tho United States
government 10 permit any hindcrance
OF the project by considering unfounded
propositions from any source for the re-
peal Of tho conpany's = charter.
, 1890-09-04
SIX INCkNDIARY FIRES.
Many Brooklyn Tenement Occupant
Have Narrow Escapes.

NEW foRK, Aug 3l.-Fires, plainly OF
incendiary origin, were started in six
different localities in Brooklyn last
night and early this morning, and re-
suited in the injury of several persons
and the arrest of two men on suspicion
OF being the incendiaries. Two of the
fires were started in crowded tenement
houses, and in one, three OF the oceu-
pants were severely burned. The occu-
pants OF the tenement houses in most
cases narrowly escaped death. Rushes
were made TO The windows in frantic OF
forts to get out, and many threw them
selves over the railings OF the fire es-
capes, where they hung until rescued by
the iiremen.
, 1890-09-04
FROM NORTH YAKIMA.
Tho Indians Not Allowed to Pick
Hops as Usual.

NORTH YAKIMA. WASH, Sept. IA
petition addressed to the commissioner
OF Indian affairs is being circulated
among the Yakima hop growers protest
ing against the efforts of Congressman
Wilson to get an order permitting the
Yakima Indians to leave their reserva-
ton, and to go TO the PuyaIlup
hop fields. There is work
sufiicerA to give employment
TO all the Indians in the local hop yards,
and many of the yaris are suffering for
want of pickers. The agent of the
Yakima reservation is averse to permit
ting the Indians TO go to the Sound as
they always return In demoralized
condition.
=. 8. Simmons and Ed Merwin have
returned from their mining camp up the
Natchez with some very rich specimens
of silver bearing rock. They report that
good placer mines have been struck near
their Claims by some miners recently
from Alaska, who are working them
with much profit.
, 1890-09-04

PARIS, Sept. 1.-The Figaro says that
England has made proposition to the
powers that they agree upon a fedora.
tion oi the Balkan states, including
Roumania, Bulgaria, Servia, Monte
negro and part of Albany. In regard
to Armenia, the paper says: England
will undertake active Interference until
order is restored"
, 1890-09-04

volimer vtdette: 1t is a healthy sign
to see ths farmers organizing as they are
doing now. But they must not permit
designing men 20 entss their organiza-
ton for merccnary purposes. Tue pro-
upon severely. anu given to understand
that he is not wanted. 1t will not take
the farmers long TO see who arc their real
, 1890-09-04
The Behring sea Controversy.

LONDON. Aug. 29.-The Herald pub
fishes an interview with Lawyer Web
ster OH the Behring sea controversy
Webster gives il as his opinion that the
best settlement of the dispute is by ap..
peal to the American courts, and
finally to the supreme court at Wash
ingtou. lie says that certainly tnat
plan is better than to submit the matter
10 arbitration
, 1890-09-04
GREAT DISTRESS.
OF . kussian Town
Destroyed by fire.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2s.-Three-
quarters OF the town OF Kineshme has
been destroyed by fire. The damage is
estimated at 100000 roubles. In
addition to the loss of their
homes, the people arc suffering from
a lack Of food. and the greatert distress
prevails. Serious fires are also reported
elsewhere. A vessel burned ut her wharf
at Butoum. The captain ana two sailors
were killed,
, 1890-09-04
Brandy win Take N RI.e.

LoUisviLLE Aug. S0.-lt is authorita.
lively stated here that the com bin alto
in control of the fruit brandy trade will
soon advance the prices 10 cents n gal
lon. One dealer has 5000 gallons wait.
ing for the advance.
, 1890-09-04

SAN DiEGo, CAL, Sept. 1.-The sloop
Petrol in which were Captain William +.
Hoy, ms wife. only child and two ladies,
whose names are not known was cap
sized outside of the harhor to-day, an
1t is believed that all five OF the occu-
pants OF the boat were drowned. lhe
party were on fishing excursion.
, 1890-09-04
A Highwayman Fatally shot

Los ANGLES, Cal, Aug. 2s.-William
Brya this morning probably fatally
shot man named John Walsh on the
Glendale road. Walsh ordered Bryant to
hand over his money, and grabbed his
horse by the biz. He was warned To de
sist, and failing to comply, Bryant fired,
the shot entering his abdomen.
, 1890-09-04

sALEM, Or, Aug, 2o.-,There is a
wild panther in the Mccoy hills which,
screaming as II ran, last night chased
J. Flocher half a mile through field to
house where he sought protection.
The animal has been seen but once be-
fore. although having been heard In the
vicinity for three or four years.
, 1890-09-04
A High Sea Running.

AsBuBY PARK, n. j., Aug. 30.-The
sea ran high all day, and the surf
reached under the bathing houses at
Second avenue, toppling them over into
the water. The electric light poles are
down, and the board walks are being
torn 10 splinters.
, 1890-09-04
THE SAME EVERY WHERE.

Waitsburg Times: From 4. ID. Sand
ers we learn that John l.. Wilson will
carry Spokane county for congressman
at the coming election. Same here
same all over the state. In fact, John L..
Wilson has made us good representa-
tive in congress, and will be reelected
no matter who his opponent may be.
, 1890-09-04
Tho BiacLbird-A spring Song.

Alfred Perceval Graves, in The Specta
tor.
AS went up a woodland walk
In Taunton Dene,
When May was green
] heard II bird SO blitnely talk
The twinkling sprays between,
That stood still,
With right goodwill,
To learn what he might mean,
No yellow -horned honeysuckle
Hath e'cr distilled
The sweets he spilled
In one long, dulcct, dewy chuckle-
That blackbird, golden Billed
Aye, piping plain,
Hope, hope againv'-
Till my hearts grief he stilled,
, 1890-09-04
IDAHo's POPULATION IS sI.sas.
A Handsome Showing Made by the
New Stase-Ftgures From Counties.

WAsHlNGToH, Aug. 26.--The total
count of the population of the state of
Idaho, as made by w. c. Hunt, Of the
population division, and announced by
the census bureau to-day, is s4 90 In
1880 the population was 30, 6l0; increase,
5l,6i0. or l5s.29 per cent. The count by
counties follows:
, 1890-09-04

ViEEsA, Aug. 30.--The Rhine has
overfiowed It's banks. The villages of
Albach, Hoheniems. Hoechst. Lustnau
and Feussach arc flooded. The bridges
have been swept away and many per-
sons drowned.
, 1890-09-04

EFFORTS are being made by the En-
peror of Austria and the Regent of Bn-
varia to patch up truce between the
headstrong young German emperor and
the seli-willed ex.Chancellor Bismarck.
but Jealousy in politics like jealousy in
love, makes gulfs that are hard 10
bridge.
, 1890-09-04

OSE Of the symptoms Of an Oregonian n
who is suffering from hydrophobia is
his calling for water in his rational
moments. Some OF Mr.. Turner's lieu
tenants are pretty mad. but they evi..
IDENTIFY are not suffering from hydro
phobIa
, 1890-09-04
GOOD THING ron IDAHO.

Boise Sun: The action of the senate
in maintaining the tariff placed by the
house on foreign lead is of inestimable
value to Idaho. We produce one-half
the entire lead product Of the country
and the advance OF two or three cents
pound on lead means u greater sum In
the aggregate to the miners OF Idaho.
, 1890-09-04

SEATTLE justice is nothing II not
queer. A few days ago the chief of
police of that loud city ordered his
subordinates to raid the gambling dens.
His orders were obeyed and number
of arrests made, but when 1t came to
trial the justice asked what games the
prisoners had been playing. The ofh.
GERS, some OF whom were doubtless
churchmen, could not tell. They could
only testify to seeing the men gambling
with chips and cards before them. His
honor held that the testimony was no
good unless it showed him what games
they had been playing, and so released
the prisoners. The chief of police is
said TO be considering the advisability
of employing Judge Turner TO give
special instructions in the art of poker
to the Seattle police force. But as
Judge Turner will be busy with his
canvass until after the reelection OF
his opponent, he can not begin with
his class until November. In the mean
time the Seattle gamblers can dwell IN
peace and revel in luxury.