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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
This morning was received the first


This morning was received the first
news for four days from the world
outside. and papers were eagerly read.
The daily paper has become such a
necessity to the intelligent public, that
to I be debarred from this privilege
depriyes one Of the greatest pleasures
of living. A community may exist
and prosper without lawyers or dos
tors; but in the present stage of civil
ization, not without newspapers. The
press is more truly now than ever the
great Archunedean lever which moves
the world. .
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

Nellie Bly,, who made the trip
around the world in seventy-two days,
is the great attraction in New York
city. The metropolis has lacked some
thing unprecedented to talk and write
about since Josie Mansfield shot Jim
Fiske, or the wife of descendant of
Alexander Hamilton attempted to dis
embowel her servant girl. The 400"
in the great city must have something
very startling to engage their atten-
tion, or they might descend in their
thoughts and actions to the level of or
dinary plebians.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
a RAILROAD PROJECT.

The dispatch which we publish else
where in these columns of q company
having been formed in Walla Walla to
build railroad down the north bank
of the Columbia river, from opposite
Wallula to point on the. Washington
side from Astoria, indicates that
business men are active and alert to
have transportation with seaboar5 by
every means possible. It is very likely
that Mr.. Hunt and the Northern Pa
cifc are behind the ineorporators, and
by attempting to build down the Co.
lumbia, they are going to fight the
Union Pacific in their own territory.
If Mr.. Hunt is managing this scheme,
he will diverge his lines to the little
towns in Washington, getting sub
sidy from each, which will nearly pay
the cost of construction. If the peo-
pie of Goldendale are alive to their in
terests, they will offer Mr.. Hunt
good bonus. to build into that town,
thus assuring them direct coumunica-
tion with seaboard at the mouth of the
Columbia; and if they complete their
line to Pasco, the producers Of Klicki-
tat county can either trade with Puget
sound or with the Oregon seaport.
This will be great benefit to the little /
towns in Eastern Washington on the
Columbia river; but we cannot see how
it can benefit any Oregon town. If
our citizens were inclined to induce
Mr.. Hunt to bridge the Columbia
river at or-above this city and to erect |
3 depot, The Dalles would undoubted- |
y receive great advantages. Be this
IS it may, this railroad movement en-
ohasizes the fact that our people should
To- something for. their own interests,
md the quicker the better. Open the
Columbia BY means Of opposition boats
md construct two lines of road from
fhe Dalles to the interior Of Crook
ounty and to Goldendale, and this
projected railroad will become feeder
o this city.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

evidence. We have no desire to un-
justly censure corporations; but where
common carriers haye to deal with
human lives the greatest care should
be exercised, and the least negligence
is culpable. Every bridge along the
line of this railroad should be thor
oughly examined and rendered alb
solutely safe before being used for
traffic. The travelling public have a
right to demand this, and the COM
pany cannot afford to follow any other
rnlo
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

The unfortunate catastrophe by
which the wife and daughter of Sec
retary Tracy were burned to death
Monday in Washington City, himself
badly injured, and other members OF
the family suffered will be deplored
all over the continent. There are
hopes that the secretary may yet re-
cover, but the terrible blow will fall
heavily npon him.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

This is puritanical morality, accord
ing to the teachings of Balfour of Bur
ley. At Providence. R. l., grocery
man was arrested few days ago and
fined $25 and SIS costs for putting a
jar of beans in his window and offering
a bar of soap to the one who guessed
nearest the number. Tho next day
Sunday there were 4S5 saloons run
ming contrary to the statute, and in
some OF them the most thievins gam
bling games were in operation. The
citizens Of that town claim to be Chris
tians.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
For Sale.

The undersigned has for sae or to trade, for horses
or cattle, three stations. viz:
One years old. weighs 1sc0 pounds.
One years old, weighs i100 p ,unds.
One years old, weighs i4Co p ,nnds.
The above horses are sound In ever narti~rlar,
and are seven -eighths draft steck HhF en- be
at my farm miles north OF Dtiur. us..a Zarsh
I, 1890. X. sIGMAN,
Dufur, Or, Jan. rs, 1890
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
A Prudent Courtier.

Frederick the Great of Prussia, who
had violent temper, was in the habit ol
playing at dice with one of bis adjutanfs
using cup and two dice of solid silver
One day Frederick complained that the
game was rather dull when there was not
money at stake, and proposed that they
throw for penny throw.
mot much" replied the adjutant, who
was plain-spoken sort of man. ~
think we had better not risk any money.
As it is now without any moneyec induce.
ment, when your majesty loses you throw
the cup and dice at me. What will be-
come OF me if there should be money up
on the game and your majesty should
losep
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
PROTECTION NOT THE CAUSE.

In the Sun of Feb. 9th, under cor
respondence. of date of Wasco, Jan.
29th, we find the following:
In the TIMEs-MoUNTAINEER's issue
or the 26th inst. is an editorial under
the head of "Confederated Labor
The editor has said many good things.
Among the utterances contained there,
in is the following to-wit:
"The accumulation of riches has the
natural effect to make one sordid and
selfish" This sentence set me to
thinking. am fully persuaded that
he is correct. But why the need of
, these organizations of laborers as he
says SIN defence of their lights7''
What is it that fosters these great
corporations with whom every labor
ing man has to contend2 Is it not
really the protective system of our
government shutting out many of the
necessaries of life, which enables those
corporations to grow rich, sordid and
seliish2 Are not coal, salt and sugar
unnecessarily protected2 Aren't the
coal mines all over America almost
exclusively owned and operated by the
railroad companies2 Compared with
the cost of mining and transportation,
is not coal sold at most extortionate
price? Who is benefited by pro.ec-
tion on coalY The owner and dealer,
who, nine times out of ten, is some
railroad company.
The corporations with whom the
people in this vicinity are in conflict
are railroad companies. These are
not governed by any rule of political
economy, and it makes no difference
to them whether free-trade or pro-
tection is the policy adopted by the
government. Their object always has
been to make as much as possible out
of the producers, and render them as
little benefit as possible. The change
of policy cannot effect this inithe least,
and the only redress is BY using the
natural channels Of trade. In this
connection it is pertinent to say that
if the farmers would lend helping
hand to open The Columbia river to
free navigation this matter could be
easily regulated. 1t may seem strange
to our free-trade readers that the worst
monopolles we have in this country
are those unprotected, such as steam
boats, railroads, Standard Oil Com.
pany, etc.
We do not wish to be pessimistic in
this matter at all; but believe that the
conflict between capital and labor will
never end, and while wealth is sordid |
and selfish, it win attempt to make
every dollar it can out of the laborlng
poor. We have hope in federated
labor changing this condition of af-
fairs, and in that only. If wage
workers exercise Intelligence in their
efforts, and are unified, capital must
accede to their demands. But it is
delusion of the worst kind to believe
that taking protection off Of sugar, salt
or iron will force a railroad or steam.
ship company to consider the welfare
Of those with whom they deal.
They are not much different
from the merchant, baker, business
man or farmer. Each will make al
he can ont of the money invested. and
aims to charge the highest price for the
articles old or accommodation given.
There may be different state of
hings in the future, but it will only .
De realized when the millennium dawns,
md the lamb lie down with the lion,
an1 Lille childrenlead them.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

Seattle Press: A curious character
known as Jack the Ripper left this morn
ing on the boat for Victoria. He was q
large man who wore Newmarket coat
and slouch hat. It has been intimated
that he was the natural son of large
English lord and had been shipped to
British Columbia because of fissolute
habits that made him obnoxious at home.
While here he associated with the lowest
company and was constantly intoxicated.
He was always, however, perfectly square
in money matters, and it was said that be
received regular remittances from his
friends.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

Last winter tho papers in the Will
lamette valley were fond of parading
the excellence Of their climate over
dried-up Eastern Oregon. That por-
tion of the state is now suffering a
fearful flood, and the loss of property
will be greater from the excess of
moisture than ours was from the lack
oe
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

The federated labor meeting held in
this city last Tuesday evening took no
definite aclion towards forming a new
party for the approaching campaign.
1t is true they refused to admit re-
porter Of this paper; but nothing bor-
dering on Know-nothingism,o or a secret
political society, was broached. While
we believe In consolidated action by
those in favor of pure ballot, we can
lend no countenance to anything which
savors of political secresy.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
EDITORIAL NOTES,


Miss By nor Miss Bisland, women
like, did. not want the world, only t.
embrace the circumference.
Wasco has suffered less loss of stocl
during the winter months than any
other county IN Eastern Oregon.
The Democrats have not yet recov-
cred from their defeat at the hands OF
Speaker Reed. 1t will take some time
before they can map out another plan
of campaign for the present session.
Col. North, the English nitrate king,
kennels his dogs in house that cost
over $4,000; but the men, who by
hard labor made his wealth, must be
satisfied with cheap and inexpensive
cottages.
A Chicago exchange says: "Wirter
appears to linger long in the lap of
autumn" With tie people in Oregon
spring has demolished during the last
few days the hoary-headed monarch of
the seasons in trne Jupiter style.
1t is currently reported that the
Prince and Princess of Wales will
visit the United States incognito.
This is not very important to
Americans, and if the prince cannot
afford to invest some of his mammals
abundant riches In the development
OF our growing industries, he may ss
well stay at home.
A court in the state of Tennessee
the other day sentenced little boy,
3 years old, to prison for one year for
larceny. If the court had transferred
the sentence to the parents they would
have been acting justly. A boy of
such tender years, with rare excep-
tions is only what his mother or
AoehCk ulIu To OG. /
The Democratic press are calling
the Republican speaker Of the house
Caesar Reed. When such 4 rule was
in operation in the peoples house. of
The national legislature as that allow
ng a man to be present ana absent at |
1t the same time,it needed the nerve Of |
'ome Cat saf % trample it down and
'ssert the rights Of the majority.
The loss to the Southern Pacific has
'een greater than to any other trans
Continental road, and it does not run
trough the best part of the United
'tatees. The Northern and Union
'acifc have also been great losers;
ut their traffic when the spring opens
'ill be verg large, and they will soon
ecover from the damage of the snow
lockade.
The towns on Puget sound are de-
to have railroad connection
18th the east, and to this end are look
,g towards the Canadian Pacific and
ne Seattle and Lake Shore. There
re enterprising people on the north
'es. shores of this continent, and in a
tile while they Will not be isolated
/ regard to close communication with
,eir eastern neighbors
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

And now the Democratic press are
bowling about paying subsidies to fast
mail steamers, and say it is preposter-
Gus. This is the plan which has been
adopted by England for years, and has
built up her commerce to its present
gigantic proportions. Democrats, who
cite England as an instance of the
success of free-trade, should not op-
pose anything which she has pursued
successfully. But this is Republi-
can measure, and therefore it is all
uropO
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
Notice..
Having appointed Mess. Jos. T. Peter 4

Having appointed Mess. Jos. T, Peter. &
Co.. sole agents for Wasco county for the
sale of Hills Patent Inside Sliding Blinds.
they are the only ones authorized to make
contracts for these blinds. The Hill Patent
is the only Sliding Blind that gives perfect
satisfaction. Be sure to cali on Jos. T.
Peters & Co. WARD 8. STEVENS,
Sole agent for The Hill Sliding Blind As.
sociation for Oregon and Washington.
81 Yamhill ST. Portland, Or.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08

The verdict of the coroner's jury in
the case of the death of nine men
caused BY bridge falling while a
work train was crossing last Sunday
near the Locks, was warranted by the
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
A YOUNG GIRL po,soss HERSELF.

TACOMA, Feb. 3.-Maude Bowers, bet
ter known as Jessie Forrest, white girl,
aged Is committed suicide tonight al
the Globe lodging house by taking an
overdose of morphine. Her mother, for
the past ten years, has been living life
of shame and came here short time ago
from Salem, Oregon. Up to few months
ago the young girl led vlrtuous life,
notwithstanding her associations, but
finally she fell and took up with negro,
as did her mother. Salem soon got too
hot for them, and they came to Tacoma,
where the guilty llaison was continued.
1t is understood that the girl was In
fatuated with her dusky lover, who had
promised to marry her. Failing to do so,
the girl became despondent, and three
weeks ago attempted to kill herself.
Since then she has repeatedly threatened
to make way with herself, being unwill-
ing to continue her life of shame. The
paramour of her mother is in Jail, while
her own betrayer is either In Seattle or
Walla .Walla
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
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vrsIrED By A CYCLONE.

PeRV TowNsRND, Feb. s.-News has
reached this city by the steamship 0ity
f Topeka of terrific cyclone that visited
Sitka. Alaska, on Jan. 21st, destroying
several Thousand dollars worth of proper
ty and doing other damage. A. Gold.
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stein & Co.'s warehouse was blown from
its pillngs and landed ON the beach. 1t
was damaged to the extent OF $4,000.
The house of Mr.. James on the " ater
front, next to the Sitka Trading Co.'s
store, disappeared during the gale and
nothing has been seen or heard oft since.
1t is thought the wind picked it up and
dropped it in the bay and it foated off
with the tide. A large number of signs
were carried from their hinges into the
air and considerable damage was done
throughout the city. Such a st orm was
never before witnessed by the people of
Sitka.
MISS BIsLAND's TIME AROUND THE WORLD.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Considering the
loss of twelve hours at the start, the time
OF Miss Bisland's trip around the world is
computed at 76 days, 16 hours and As
minutes, or 4 days, hour and 81 min
utes behind Nellie Bly's record.
MURDERED by A WHITE MAN.
SEATTLE, Feb. 4-Early this morning
a party of Indians arrived from West
Seattle In canoe, bringing with them the
dead body ofa young Indian named Pete,
who had been murdered the night before
by white man, whose name could not
be learned. The Indians tell the follow.
ing story about the shooting:
Last night about 10 o'clock four white
men visited their camp and tried to force
an old Indian and his squaw to drink
whisky. They refused. and one white
man hit the old man with the butt of his
pistol. severely lnjuring him. The Iu.
dians made an ou!cry, and their compan.
ions in adjoining tents rushed to their ass
istance and a free fight took place.
During the row one of the white men
fired shot, killing Indian Pete instantly.
The four white men then fed d,saud have
not been yet captured, although the police
are instituting vigilant search. It is
thought the men went to Tacoma.
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Baggage must be checked either at Ash street dur
Ting the day. or by the U. C. & u. T. Co. No un-
checked baggage viii be received on tho stean,ers.
PORTLAND oPP1cEs
Ticket Office, First and Oak streets. George 9.
Taylor, Ticket Agent.
O. s. MELLEN, TW LEE
Gen. Jrshc Manager. Gen. Pass Agt
RATES OF PASSAGE, Gnciuding meals and berths
Cabin, SIG 90 Stceragc, IS 90
Round Trip Unlimited, -. 30 90
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SKELETONS IN TIE DESERT.

SAN DIEGO, Jan 31.-George Millard
arrived at Campo from Indian Wells yes
terday and reports finding three skeletons
on the desert. The skeletons of two men
were laying few yards apart. They had
evidently been companions. Lying ON the
sand short distance away, grotesquely
contorted, was another skeleton, betray-
ing III its unnatural position the terrible
agony of death from heat aud thirst. A
few steps away was picket-pin driven
into the ground, with lariat attached to
it. Following the rope perfect skeleton
of horse was found, with the moose of
rope still encircling the neck bones.
Close search about the skeleton of the
man resulted In finding but one article. a
silver badge with pin attached. On one
side was shield bearing the initials "E.
w. T. y" and on the other side the inscrip-
ton "Nevada Guards, No. g. The
badge was shaped like horseshoe, with a
star point jutting from each side.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-08
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY,
STEAMSHIPS.

San francisco TO Portland.
FEBhuARr, 1890,
To Portland-Leaving spearSt Wharf, San Francisco.
at 10 A. M, as follows:
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THE FLOOD AT H1LsRoRo.

A HIllsboro telegram last evening gives
the following account of the situation:
The flood is the highest since 1861 and
has done great damage to bridges. The
long bridge west of town is afoat at the
Cornelius end. The Chalmers, Ingles.
Dudley, Jolly and Wooley bridges, north
Of Hillsboro, are gone. The Minto, Jack
son. Harris and Scholl's Ferry bridges,
south of towE, are greatly damaged, and
numerous small bridges, fills, ETC., were
carried away. An old wheat warehouse
on the Tualatin, near Jackson bottom,
was washed away. Wehave had no west
bound train for two days, owing to
cave-in near Portland and submerging of
the track in the Wapato region. 1t ap-
pears like series of Sundays here, with
no mail by rail or carriage since Saturday.
This afternoon local dealer arrived from
Portland with ten of to- days Oregonian's
which went off rapidly at fifteen cents
each and We're great boom to the people.
The snow is all gone from the plains, but |
there is plenty on the mountains yet.
STATE OF AFAIRs AT oswEao.
A tremendous amount of logs and J
driftwoed foated down and had lodged |
against the trestle on the narrow guage
arad at Oswego. Throughout yesterday
afternoon q large force of men were en-
gagged in an attempt to clear away the
debris by Blasting, with some slight sue
cesss. Fully one hundred feet of track
has been washed out, and T. r. Rands,
who passed Oswego at 8 o'clock, stated
% The Oregontan representative that the
restle might go out at any hour.
The bridge over Succor creek ON the
oregon City road, has been turned from
ast to west, instead of from north to
outh as it formerly stood, but remains
lmost intact, little damage having been
ane to it. All travel across the creek is
cne now by skiff.
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The company reserves tho fightto change steamers
or sailing days.
fJNo freight will be received morning OF sail.
ing. except Fruit and Vegetables and these will not
be taken after H. m.
oRFIcns IN sAs FkANcrsco.
General 4 flee, No. 10 Market street, Ticket
Offices, Nos. / and 2lI Montgomery street.
GOoDALL, PERKINS & CO., asontsf
Portland TO Sam francisco.
- YEBRUARY, 1890.
To San Francisco-Leaving Steamship Wharf Port
land, at 10 P. N. as follows:
Santa Rosa. Sunday. Feb. 2
state. :.-.-......... '....-...... Thursday, O
columbia. ......................M Monday, 10
santa kosa-... -. Friday, IA
State. .........................T Tuesday, Is I
Oregon. ...............-.........Sa Saturday. %
Santa Rosa. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Wednesday, 4" 70