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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
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WASHINGTON, April Io.-The house COM
mittee on foreign affairs today took action
looking to further enlargement of the re-
ciprocity policy recently entered upon on an
extensive scale by the United States. This
time it is proposed to enter into close COM
mercial relations. The committees recon-
mendation is accompanied by joint resolu-
ton and an, interesting report, in which is
exhibited the benefits to result to each coun-
try from reciprocal trade relations in certain
commodities. The resolution, the passage of
which the committee recommends, provides
for joint reciprocity commission on the part
of Mexico and the United States, requests the
president to invite the government of the re-
public of Mexico to denote three commission
ers, who shall meet three commissioners des-
ignated by the president of the United States,
and negotiate a treaty thereby greater recip-
rocity in the commercial relations between
Mexico and the United States shall best be
established. The president is not to appoint
the commissioners on the part of the United
States until Mexico shall have signi6ed her
willingness to enter into such treaty and has
appointed her commissioners. The report
suggests that the concessions on our part,
which will probably be of mutual advantage,
would be the removal of the duty ON lead, or
in the admission of wool free of duty.
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Danger in Dahomey.

PARIS, April so.-An official dispatch
from Porto Novo says the king OF Daho.
mey has written the governor of Porto
Novo warning the French if they touch
any of his towns be will destroy Porto
Novo and all the French ports within
reach. The dispatch adds that large
bodies of Dahomeyians are approaching
Porto Novo, and another large force is
concentrating between Gogomey and
Abomey. If they should take the initia
tive in opening the war, the French pos
sessions would be seriously threatened.
Reinforcements will be dispatched as
quickly as possible. King Behanzin can,
it is said, place In the field $4,000 trained
warriors,
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AID for Home Rule wanted.

New YORK, April 20.-The appeal of
the National Federation of America to
the friends of home rule for Ireland is
issued. In part /; runs thus: "The tory
government, the implacable enemy of the
Irish people, has been driven finally to
bay. Advices from the other side point
inevitably to an early dissolution of par.
lament. The general elections following
Immediately will decide the home-rule
question for our generation, if not for
ever. Friends of ireland in America,
will you aid the Irish people now? Will
you organize at once and give the neces-
sary material support, without which the
battle cannot be won? The tory party
has arranged to contest every seat in Ire
land; to impose new burdens on our peo-
pie, knowing their poverty. Heavy stat
utory fees must be deposited when the
nominations are made. The necessary
funds should be IN our treasurer's hands
before the dissolution of parliament, in
order to be available at once. The hour
for final effort Is upon us" The ap
peal is signed by Thomas A. Emmett,
president. 1t requests that contributions
be sent to Treasurer Eugene Kelly, 90
Cooper Union.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23

Our neighbor, the Sam. earnestly
desires that the history of the Demo
cratic party from the days of Jefferson
to 1865 should be blotted from the
memory of American citizens; but this
cannot be done. The Dred Scott de-
cision, Fugitive slave law and the
southern confederacy are so closely
connected with the Democratic party
that they cannot well be separated.
Of course, those born south of Mason
and Dixon's line, still sympathize with
the "lost cause" and it is quite nat
ural they should; but those reared north
of that line consider treason treason,
whether committed by Aaron Burr or
Jefferson Davis, or advocated by John
Brown abolitiorists or Breckenridge
Democrats. Such facts may be dis
agreeable; but they. will sometimes
come to the surface and make them
selves known.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23

Of late years the Democratic party
has ascertained the fact that Abraham
Lincoln was patriot and an Ameri-
can citizen of whom all should be
proud. During his life time they
maligned him in every conceivable
manner-called him tyrant, bufoon,
etc. Now that he is dead and the
people look to him as the greatest
American in the history of the counz
try, Democracy must ''crook the preg-
nant hinges of the knee" to maintain
its status. Let it be understood fully,
Abraham Lincoln was Republican
in the fullest sense of the word
opposed the doctrine of state rights,
human slavery, the Fugitive slave
law, and the southern confederacy.
1t was our Lincoln who said that this
country could not exist half free and
half slave, and was the executive who
issued the emancipation proclamation
and declared all negroes in the United
States free. He was typical Re
publican, and was as far removed from
Jefferson Davis, James Buchanan and
southern Democracy as night is from
day. This may be the "bloody shirt,"
but the memory of Abraham Lincoln
the great Republican, whom Demo
Gratis cursed and vilifed while alive,
and who was assassinated by Demo
crat, is sacred With every patriot who
upholds the justice of the war for the
union, the emancipation proclamation
and the reconstruction of the southern
states. During his life Republicans
upheld his policy by shedding their
blood on southern battle-felds, while |
Democrats Vallandigham and
Voorhies-opposed every measure for
the maintenance of the union. But
now, in his grave, to court favor with
the public who honor him equal to
Washington, Democrats pay him the
highest enconiums. But those con-
versant with the history of the coun-
try cannot forget that our martyred
Lincoln was forced to fight not only |
southern Democrats in armed rebel
lion but northern dough-faced Dem
ocratic sympathizers as well.
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The East Oregoniaaa answers our
last editorial on progress and Pro-
lection" in this style:
Now, if The Dalles TIMES. MOUNTAIN
EER will acknowledge that selfshness is
only necessary to the extent of ignorance
and narrowness, it will have sized up the
"benefcient influence" of protection to
nicely. When one man is benefited at
another's expense, be the one man an
American and the other Hottentot,
both are degraded and lowered In the
scale of civilization. A Just, worthy man
wants nothing at the sacrifice of another.
The great will not sacrifice the weak.
True intelligence will not profit from
ignorance. Virtue will not share the bed
of vice. Protection aims to give to some
at the expense of others. For that rea-
son it IS destructive to mankind's best
interests, is the implement of the narrow
and selfish, and is not q fit policy for the
grandest republic on the face of tine
earth. 1t IS below the principles of
America and American institutions.
There are different kinds of selfish
ness-that which is noble and almost
divine, and that which grovels in the
mud and ID contemplate. The self
ishness of Winklereid who thought only
of Switzerland when he plunged the
Austrian spears in his heart, was the
sel6shness Of patriotism, which could
not see beyond the narrow confines of
kis own country, and is commendable
and worthy of imitation. Such was the
sel6shness of Washington, Lincoln and
a long list ofIothers in our history. Pro-
lection is the selfshness of the weak
against the strong, of the family as
distinguished from the community, of
the community and state as separate
from the nation, and of the country at
large-struggling for commercial, man
and political existence
against the monarchies of Europe,
grown rich by psuper labor. The lion
and tiger are free-traders, the same as
the plutocrat and STAKEHOLDER, and
the protectionists in nature are the
of animals who hide In caves
and inaccessible spots to guard against |
the rapacity of their more powerful |
neighbors When the lion "shall lie |
down with the lamb and little child |
lead them," there will be no need of |
tariff and protective dnties; but until |
that time love of family, home, COM
munity and country demands that
each citizen should support and advo-
cate such tariff as will place Ameri-
;ans on an equal footing with the sub
ects of foreign countries.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
The San Francisco Chronicle say

The San Francisco Chronicle says:
Senator Dolph is unduly exercised
over the consequences which might
result to Americans in China if a
drastic exclusion bill were passed. If
he knows anything about the subject
at all he must be aware that there can
be no real ground for apprehension
that the Chinese will refuse to give
Americans permission to buy from
them, and that Is the chief mission of
the few American merchants who find
their way to that country. As for the
missionaries, if the Chinese refuse to
allow them to attempt the difficult
task of turning the pagan away from
his gods they can come back to the
United States and try their hand at
converting the heathen who 6ll our
cities and towns.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.

The singularly terse and vigorous
declaration of the Republican con-
vention in the state of Michigan Is,
"We will do all in our power to up
hold and sustain the victories. already
won for the grand triple policy Of
protection, reciprocity, and honest
money"
That is platform enough for any
convention, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean, so far as declaration of COM
mercial policy is concerned. Protection,
reciprocity, and honest money will en-
large our home market, give US as
large foreign market as we have
need of, and will provide US with re-
liable and sufficient circulating me-
dium.
The personal parts of the platform
are complimentary to the "forceful and
fearless" foreign policy of President
Harrison, to the "sagacious and loyal
endeavors of that patriot and states
man, James G. Blaine, in the promul-
cation of true and progressive Amerl-
ican principles" and to "the sterling
worth of our distinguished fellow citi-
zen, General Russell A. Alger, whose
claims to recognition as presidential
standard bearer have been familiar to
the people of this nation since his
name was presented to the Chicago
convention in 1885,"
We regard this treatment of the
distinguished gentlemen named in the
resolution as eminently just, and as
eminently polite. The administra-
tion of President Harrison, especially
in its foreign relations, has been most
praiseworthy. In the language of the
platform it has been "digni6ed, force
full and fearless" The hearty eulogy
of Secretary Blaine is the more grace
full in that he is not candidate for
further honors at the hands of the
people. As to General Alger, who is
a presidential candidate, the Republi-
cans of his state acted wisely in de
claring, after warm assertion of his
meritorious claims to consideration,
"We can safely leave to the collective
judgment of the representatives of the
party at Minneapolis, in June next,
the selection Of leader who will head
the triumphant march of our hosts" )"
1t will be well if many other states
express their confidence in the wisdom |
of the Representatives of the party at |
Minneapolis" in like manner. If
President Harrison be renominated |
the act Of the convention will be ap-
proved by all good Republicans; if
General Alger be chosen by the con-
vention he will be elected by the
people.
The thing most to be desired at
Minneapolis is that the convention
shall be moved by inspiration of the
will of majority of the
people in all the states, and not dis
tracted by the preferences of major
ity Of the people in various states in
favor of certain "favorite sons" or
famous "fellow citizens"
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Bad Men Driven Out of Town.

CREEDE, Colo, April 20.-Bob Ford
the slayer of Jesse James, was ordered to
leave the camp today. He and J. Palmer,
a kindred spirit, went up and down the
streets of Creede last night, each with a
gun IN his hand, and blazed away at
buildings, signs, lights and everything
else. Officers of the camp stampeded,
and not a man in authority was to be
found to stop the shooters. This morn :
ing a number of business men held a
meeting, and the verdict was that the
two mon must leave town by o'clock or
there would be trouble. Ford and Pal
mer took hack at once and drove to
Watson, where they will take the first
train to Denver.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23

acy in the nation, always CROOKED the
pregnant hinges Of the knee" to south
ern slaveocracy. The Dred Scott de-
cision by the supreme court was
followed by the passage of the disgrace
full Fugitive slave law, and these cul-
minated in an attempt by the Democ-
racy-or at least its southern follow
ers, which, as Hon. Alexander III.
Stephens in his speech before the
Georgia secession convention said, had
received everything they asked for
seventy-five years in the history of the
country-in inaugurating a southern
confederacy, the cornerstone of which,
as expressed by Robert Tombs of
South Carolina, would be human
slavery. Of course, these facts may
be hooted down as moss covered,
but they are true as sunlight, and ex-
plain why the Democratic party
has always been in favor Of
free-trade. The south desired to
reach the markets of the world
with her cotton and other products,
and had no interest in the prosperity
of the north and New England states,
where slave.labor was not tolerated
and where wage earners were equal
socially and politically with other citi-
zens. The party has followed this pol
icy since its inception, and while, In
name and theory, it has appeared fav-
orable to the interests of the laboring
poor, in practice it has been controlled
by the most selfish politicians who
ever corrupted the institutions of this
or any other country; and those who
are constantly preaching it as the
party of the people are either |
visionaries or advocating an improb-
able state of affairs to secure personal
ends.
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,eople do not desire any change.

Democracy is misnomer in the full
meaning of the word. The party
never intended that The people should
be supreme, and its history is better
illustration of the despotism of dema-
gogues and politicians than was ever
furnished by any other organization In
this country. Captiva.ed by the wild
and unstable ideas of Jacobinism in
in France, Thomas Jefferson may have
been honest in his opinions; but he
pandered to the caste rule In the south
and was friend to human slavery.
And the party has followed in his
footsteps. Bred in the aristocratic
school Of Virginia he was no more of a
Democrat by birth than the cavaliers
of the old Dominion, who simply
settled in America to transplant the
old world notions of nobility in the
new continent. Human slavery, with
them, was divine institution, and the
common people were dependent upon
the privileged classes for life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. The
products of the soil were the result of
slave labor, and the doctrine of Pro-
lection, to them, was an attempt to
deprive them of their prerogatives by
the plebian Pilgrims and Puritans of
the New England colonies. With
this idea uppermost, the Democratic
party, during its long years of snprem-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
Million Friends.

A friend in need is friend indeed, and
not less than one million people haYe
found just such friend in DR.. Kings
and Colds. If you have never used this
great cough medicine, one trial will con-
vince you that it has wonderful curative
powers in all diseases OF throat, chest and
lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to do
all that is claimed or money will be re-
funded. Trial bottles free at Snipes d
Kipersly's drug store. Large bottles SOC.
and s..
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
Charged With Insanity.

Walla Walla, WASH. April GOV. J.
Goodwin, who lives near Coppei, sixteen
miles west of this city, came to town this
afternoon and made complaint against
Frank A. Tompkins, aged SO years,
charging insanity. Tompkins has been
working in that section for two years.
Last Sunday he became crazy and told
Goodwin he had vision the night before
from Heaven, and was going to England
to warn his brother of apparent danger
that surrounded him. He wandered
about the mountains and was finally cap
tured after hard struggle and taken to
Goodwin's house. He will be given a
hearing tomorrow.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
Attention, Freighters.

DIDS WANTED FOR HAULING WOOL AND
ID Freight. About 100, 900 pounds Of Wool and
10000 to 10000 pounds Of back Freigh6 said wool to
be hauled from Little Trout Creek, point about 10
miles southeast OF Antelope to The Dales the back
freight to be hauled from The Dalles to Muddy Sta
tion, point about Is miles southeast of Antelope
All wool and freight hauled to be we'll protected
with wagon sheets and deyereh in good order and
condition. Bids to be opened May Sd, and awarded
May 5th, 1892, at Moodys warehouse, The Dalles.
Terms: Onehaf will be paid on delivery of each
load If desired; balance on completion of contract
Bidders with endorsem mt Of Moody or Wasco
warehouse touching their responsibility Of fulfilling
the contract will be given the preference. Address
bids to HENRY HAHN
Secretary Prineville Land and Live Stock Com
pany, care Columbia Car and Tool Works, Portland,
Oregon. apr23.2w
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
And stilI ft shakes.

WINTERS, CAL, April 21.- Another
shock Of earthquake occurred here at
9:4o A. M, throwing down Masonic hall,
ChadwIck's building, Bertholets two
story stone building. Humphrey Bros.'
one story stone building, and generally
demolished goods, fixtures, etc. One
man was badly hurt by falling wall,
and Miss Clara Jessen, milllner, was
hurt, and others more or less injured.
Business is suspended. Main street ls q
scene of desolatlon. A fire In the rear of
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23

The recent local elections in New
Jersey, in which Republicans carried
nearly all the large cities, is indicative,
in certain measure, how the state
will 90 in November. That state which
has been considered solidly Demo
cratic, will hereafter be placed in the
doubtful list. The doctrines of pro-
lection are growing in favor with
American citizens every day.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
Kicked BY a Herse.s

WALLA WALLA, WASH, April co.
Word was received in this city today of
the death of Orville Griffith, prominent
farmer residing near Dixie. Tuesday
afternoon Griffith was hitching up a
young horse, when the animal struck him
on the neck and knocked him to the
ground. He was rendered unconscious,
and died this morning from the injuries
received. Mr.. Griffith was one Of the
pioneers, and was aged "a years.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
He swallowed snake Eggs.

PHILL1PsBURG, N. j., April 20.-John
Longwell, of Wellsboro, Pa, the man who
vomited three snakes, is dead. A year
ago the deceased was very ill one day and
vomited two snakes of considerable length.
A short time ago he was again taken Ill,
and vomited green snake several inches
long. Longwell is supposed to have
swallowed some snake eggs while drink
ing at a spring. His body will probably
be exhumed and the stomach examined.
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NEW TODAY.
Information Wanted.

MRS. N. BoHEN LEFT HER HOME on April
W 9Th and has not been heard of since. She is
light-complexioned about 80 wears of age. and of
rather stout build. Any information regarding her
whereabouts will be gladly received by Mr. Charles
Tom, of Grant. anr29
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FOR SALE.

A CLYDESDALE STALLION, about years old;
n weight about 14O0 pounds Will de sold cheap
For terms apply to AUGUST BUCHLER.
The Dalles. Or, April 81, 1892, apr23-Im
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-23
FOR SALE.

A FINE DRIVING ANIMAL-SORREL MARE
IA siA years old. Is perfectly gentle and good
trotter For terms inquire at the East End grocery
store. J. A. ORCHARD,
apr23 Proprietor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-28
BOIhIN'S CRITICISM,

Rev. J. d. Botkin comes this morning
with a harsh criticism of the EAGLE S
ocular re port of meeting "for the sup
preston of Irritation" supposed to have
been held in the city of Wellington, which
criticism is published elsewhere, aud
which we think is uncalled for, not only,
but which makes "a serious matter where
innocent fun was only, and evidently in
tended. If Brother Botkin reports the
truth, and the whole truth, then it is very
evident that the city council of yelling
ton might much better pass an ordinance
defining the duties of parents and append
ing a wholesome penalty for all fail
ures of its observance, which ordi-
nance should include the ministers.
These parents would be going
more directly to the seat of the trouble
by roundly spanking their youngsters
than in holding public meeting for the
purpose of asking city council to dis
charge duty which God, the Bible, the
church and civilization, all impose on the
parent, j. e., the guidance and government
of their otfsprlngs There would have
been more sense to have held such a meet
ing, as the EAGLE reported, for the
squelching of an epidemic of open firta-
ton on the streets, than one for devising
ways and means FOR relieving parents of
the responsibility of looking after the
morals of their children and seeing that
they were at home and in bed at
proper hours. What every reader
of the EAGLE took as a harmless
joke, made up largely of imaginary facts
and romantic fun. Mr.. Botkin has made
serious matter-not serious for the
EAGLE, but for Extraordinarily
and strangely serious for ali the preachers,
parents aud children involved. Botkin
would better confine himself to politics
and in writing letters to calamity organs
about the editor of the EAGLE than in at
any such a defense of the good
people of Wellington, which defense would
have US believe that wholesomely born
of pure aud virtuous parents
were vicious beyond home and church IN
fuences, and even past parental discipline.