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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-10-08
AN OMIN0Us SOUND.

1t is becoming apparent, says the
Portland Sunday Welcome, that the
Union Pacific company is arranging to
retire from the river traffic and conine
Its operations exclusively to the busi-
ness of rail transportation. No new
craft are being built, and those of the
vessels still in fair condition are re-
ported to be for sale. The palatial
steamship Victorian, constructed two
years ago at an expense of nearly
$3.50, 900, is ON the market for q price
representing but a tithe of the real
cost, and the S. G.. Reed is also for sale
to any one who desires to buy. Years
ago when the o. s. N. Go. held full
sway money could not buy the old
steamers, and after passing the stage
of usefulness they were sent to the
boneyard and broken up. Since then
there have been many changes; new
conditions have arisen, and the ap-
pearance of rival lines and continual
cutting of rates have made the business
Improbable to the company. The As
toria route is no longer paying in
vestment, while the introduction of
the peoples line on the middle river
with its Portland connections, together
with the near completion of the locks,
pliers small inducements for the build
ing of new boats and continuation of |
business on the part of the railway |
company. There will always be more !
'r less river traffic, but the opportuni-
les for competition are go many that
he business can no longer be kept un-
Ter exclusive control, and the Union
Pacific is evidently anticipating the
uture by getting out of the business
8 cheaply as possible.
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Beyond Recovery.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. GA heavy
cloud of dependency has gathered about
the executive mansion, and the president,
his family end intimate friends realize
that Mrs. Harrison is beyond recovery.
They have fought against that belief for
many weeks, and the physicians have
sought to hold cut hope, but the truth
has at last been faced, and they feel con-
vlnced now that no earthly skill can
bring the distinguished and patient suff-
erer back to health. The mental and
physical strain upon the president during
the last two months has been very great
and has left its mark upon him. At the
cabinet meeting to day Mr.. Harrison for
the first time gave outward evidence of
the great aff1iction which is hanging over
him. His advisors saw 1t and consider
ately withdrew, seeing that he was too
deeply moved to discuss affairs cf state
under such trying circumstances. The
strain upon the president has been almost
more than he could bear. His anxiety
for the fate OF his wife has been rendered
doubly acute by the demands made upon
him by the exigencies of the presidential
campaign, as well as by important affairs
of state that have called for consideration
and adjustment.
THE DAILY REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Mrs. Harrison
passed another comparatively comfort
able day, and tonight is reported to be
holding her own. There is no appreci-
able change In her condition.
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We publish in another column an
article from the Saginaw Mich. Nesos
descriptive of Grand Dalles, which for
false representations has never been
equaled by anything we have seen
published. The shell of the shoe fac
tory still remains; but the machinery
has been sold for debt, and is now
stored in this city. As regards the
corset factory it employs three or four
persons, and the "citizens" consist of
two families. The wheat of Walla
Walla is hauled to tide-water by diff
ferent railroads, and not one bushel of
grain from that or any other region
has ever been marketed at Grand
Dalles, except for chicken or horse
feed. Rockland, as Grand Dalles is
called by those who have been ac-
quainted with its barren sand hills and
rock piles for about twenty-five years,
has no facilities to build city, and 1t
is an outrage that eastern men should
be defrauded out of their hard-earned
money by false representations Our
citizens cannot afford TO let these state
ments go unrhallenged, as they reflect
on our own city, and will work against
its progress and development in the
future.
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Powderly in the national Knights
of Labor paper repudiates the Demo-
cratic platform for 1892, concluding
thus: "The Democratic party has the
supreme gall to assume, with an air of
patronizing ownership, the privilege of
debating just how working-men shall
vote. 1t claims to be the party of the
poor man. grant that it ought to
be, for the poor have given it the
strength to live long enough to see it's
candidate for the presidency write
against free silver at the dictation of
Wall street; long enough to see its
national convention frame dishonest
declaration in favor of wildcat banks;
long enough to see the principal actors
on its board squirm and shift with
every wind to catch the votes of the
poor men. Yes; the Democratic party
is the party of the poor man, and if he
continues to vote. that ticket he will
never be anything else than a poor
man"
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road work. Work of this nature will
not throw free laborers out of employ
ment. 1t is healthy work. 1t is nec-
essary work, and it is work that will
do much towards making prisoners
self-supporting without interference
with any of the regular domestic in
Guslries. The subject is one that well
may occupy the attention of road
clubs and assemblies of the Farmers
Alliance during the winter. 1t is in
the power of the farmers to make it a
pressing subject in the deliberations of
the next legislature,
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THE ROAD QUESTION.


Farm, Field and Stockmaas for the
current week makes a suggestion that
we commend to the consideration of
the public
Everybody is interested in the i'm
provement of country roads; railroads
will gain increase of freight, merchants
increase of custom, farmers and deni-
zens of rural towns increase of profit
and pleasure from every permanent
Improvement of roadways. But the
question of cost comes into considera-
tion. 1t is admitted that good high
ways never can be built under the pres
ent system of "calling out the road
hands" once or twice year. Good
roads must have firm foundations, laid
upon thoroughly drained subsoil. To
gain these absolutely necessary prelim-
inaries much money must be spent,
and the burden of taxation for them
inevitably will fall mainly upon the
owners OF farm lands. 1t is true that
the ultimate benefits to farmers will
far exceed the money drawn from them
by increased taxation, but the receipt
of the benefits will be by remote in.
stallments, while the payment of taxes
will be lnstsnt and will continue dur
ing the years in which the roads must
be in process of construction,
In contemplation of the condition
the Farm, Field and Stockman sug-
gests the employment of convicts upon
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FOR SALE.

CTOJK RANCH AT AUCTION. The undersigne d
y as administrator Of the estate OF A Finlayson
deceased, will offer for sale by public auction al
Prineyille, Crook county, Oregon. on October ls.
1892, at l O'Clock p. NJ, the desirable property v
known as the "Nye ranch," situated in the Crooked
River valley, about "a miles from Prinevilie, the
county seat Of Crook county, and on the stage road
from Prneville to Burns. The ranch consists of 800
acres of decided land, besides some wagon road and
other entered land held under lease and is taken SO
as to control the waters Of Horse Haven creek for
distance Of miles Besides this, Crooked river runs
through the land, affording a never-failing water
supply for all purposes. There about $50 acres
unGer cultivation, 70 of which are in alfalfa and un
der irrigation, and about 400 acres enclosed There
is also good sheep dipping station, with boilers
tanks, etc, and number Of good cabins and corrals
used in the sheep business There are about 60 tons
of good grain and alfalfa hay, besides miscellaneous
effects, all Of which will be sold with the place;
also viii go with the place all the right TO the out
side range connected Herewith and sufficient to run
from 5000 to 10000 sheep and $50 head of cattle
The surveyed line Of the Oregon Pacific railroad
passes within rs miles of the place. and as soon as
completed the property will more than double in
value. Terms Of sale-One- half cash; bala nee In
three (s) annual payments, with interest and Sc
curity on the ranch. JOSEPH MAcEACHERN.
OctStd
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supremacy on the islands, and after the
destruction of the United States fleet by
q hurricane, the old concession to the
United States at the harbor of Pango
Pango revived, and congress appropria-
ted 100000 for the establishment of a
coaling station. 1t was necessary to ac-
qulre % acres, needed Tor station, but
it was found there were numerous claim
ants, and to saYe controversy and time
the government was obliged to buy up
all the adverse claims, paying $4,000 for
them. The remainder Of The appropria-
tion will be applied 10 the purchase of
lands adjoining the station proper for g
garrison that mag eventually be quart
cred at the station. The remaining funds
will be applied to the construction of q
landing wharf, plans for which have re-
Gently been completed.
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Attempted Suicide.

OcnocO review.
Last Sunday night about II o'clock 8
man by the name of Starring attempted
to take his own life by cutting his ief
arm with razor just below the elbow.
Starring came to this place from Pen.
dleton three or four weeks ago, and com
menced working for c. NJ. Elkins in his
blacksmith shop, where be has been up
to the time OF his attempt to commit sui
eide. The strangeness of his demeanol
was observed by number of persons
Sunday morning and he very soon
changed from an object of idle curiosity
to the spectator to one of concern, as
Starring showed signs OF violent insan
ity. In the evening he went to his bed
room, back of Elkins' shop, and those
who had witnessed his strange actions
during the day, feeling that he might in
jure property or do himself bodily harm,
resolved to watch BIN. At the hour
above mentioned he was heard making
considerable noise and upon closer inves-
tigation he could be heard saying, 81
have cut my arm and will soon die, then
it will all be over with" The door was
broken down by the watchers and STAR
ring was found lying on the bed with an
ugly cash in his arm extending to thel
bone and bleeding profusely. DR.. Belk-
nap was at once summoned who dressed
the wound, and Starring is now in fair
way of speedy recovery. The cause of
bis derangement was ascertained to be
the excessive use Of morphine, cocaine
and number of other good things. He
takes enough of these drugs daily to
put to sleep dozen of strong
men. OF course 1t will be understood
without stating that Starring is now
county charge.
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The editorial association closed it's
session in this city this evening, and a
more harmonious one has not been held
in the state. While our citizens ap-
preciated the honor of having the con-
vention held at The Dalles, they re-
gretted very much that the devastat-
ing fire of September, 1891, destroyed
their most commodious hall and most
substantial business block, and for this
reason the reception could not he as
complete, nor the city present as at
tractive appearance as it would have
done under other circumstances. Not
withstanding, hearty welcome was
accorded the editors, and we can truth
fully say that a more intelligent con-
course of ladies and gentlemen have
never honored The Dalles by their
presence.
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Fight with Robbers.


KANSAS Cry, Oct. ga special from
Coffeyvil!e, Kan, says: Bob and Graz
Dalton, Tom Heddy and an unknown
member of the Dalton gang lie dead In
this city. Emmett Dalton is mortally
wounded; City Marshal G. T. Connolly,
George Cubino and Charles Brown, a
shoemaker, are dead; Cashier Thomas G..
Ayers, of the First National bank, and
Lucius Baldwin, CLERK in Reed Bros.
store, are fatally wounded, and T. A
Reynolds and Lewis Beitz slightly in
jured, all resulting from an attempt of
the Dalton gang to rob the banks of G.
M. Condor g Co. and the First National
in this city this morning. One man
escped, but will be caught before evening
Six members of the gang came into
town on horseback. Leaving the animals
In an alley, they walked rapidly across
the square, four entering Condon's and
two going to the First National bank.
At Condon's bank Cashier Ball told them
the time lock would not open for or 10
minutes. The robbers said they would
wait, meantime covering Ball and Teller
Carpenter with WInchesters and taking
the money in the drawer.
Bob and Emmett Dalton were the Yisi-
tors to the First National. Here were
Cashier Ayers, his son Bert. and Teller
W. Ii. Shepherd. They were forced to
give up all the money in the safe. The
Dalton's then forced them out of the front
door, following them. An alarm in the
meantime had been given, and, as they
came out, George Cubin and Express
Agent Cox shot and wounded one of the
robbers badly.
Emmett Dalton cannot live and has
made a partial statement, stating that his
gang was the same that robbed the Pa
cific Express car on the Missouri, Kansas
s. Texas railroad at station in Indian
territory, last July, and number of other |
daring robberies. The others implicated |
in the attempted robbery endeavored to
but were wounded, and the body
of one of them was found near the edge |
of the city.
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Dead ON the Desert.

PHOENIX, A. T., Oct. 6.-Yeslerday the
bodies of two Mexlcans, who had died OF
thirst, were found on the desert east OF
Yuma. They were named Henrique
Gonzales and Pedro Harces, and left
camp 10 days ago to prospect in the Cor
dera mountains. Not having been heard
from, their friends wen, in search of them,
and found signs of them at the first water
holes, which were dry. Further on they
found book in which one of them had
written: mo water in the wells. We
are getting delirious and are going
north" Five miles further the bodies
were found, and they had been badly
torn by wolves. These victims make 10
men who have died on that desert this
iall, besides oth%s of whom no record has
been kept, and whose bodies may never
be recovered owing to the ravages of
wild animals and constantly shifting
sands, which will cover from sight parts
of bodies left intact by vultures and ccy
nfac
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The Awards,


DR. ] r CardweIl, DR. o P S Plum m er
and Henry E Dosch were the committee
on awards, and their decisions did not
evolve single appeal. Wasco county
was awarded the prizes given the county
making the finest and largest display of
fruits and the most artistic display.
These Were the individual awards:
Finest and largest display of fruit, G.
P Heald; of dried fruits, DR. o P Plum
mer; of apples, G. P Head; of pears. Sam
Creighton, The Dalles; of peaches, Frank
Creighton, The DaIles; of sgrapea, Mr.
Gushing, The Dalles; of plums and
prunes in glass, A Anderson, The Dalles;
OF fruit put mp lD glass, A Anderson; of
preserved fruit put up>by a lady, Mrs ]
Delsman; second finest and largest dis
play of apples, W Il Fl Morgan, Sauvie's
island; six best plates of apples, w II H
Morgan: of peaches, Frank Creighton; of
pears, Sam Creighton; three plates of
finest and largest varieties of apples,
Henry Preege, Hood Riuer; OF pears, "
81 H Morgan; finest and largest bunch of
grapes In glass, F A Senfert; largest
cluster OF grapes, John Shram; largest
peaches 10 glass, A Y Marsh, The Dailes
best display of figs in glass. Captain E L
Pratt, Salem.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
The Count Escapes.

TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 4-The notorious
Count Leo de Claude, who was recently
sentenced to 40 days in the government
peni.entlary at McNeil's island, escaped
yesterday. He was first missed at p M d,
and be was still on the island this morn
ing. 1t is believed that Warden Perry
will capture him. De Claude was con
victed here of sending obscene matter
through the mails. He was utilized as q
trustY at the penitentIary and had no
trouble in escaping from the immediate
vicinity of the government buildings.
He has already served about ten days,
and the only reason for his attempt to
escape is thought to be fear of other
crimes which he has committed resulting
In his arrest Immediately after being re-
leased.
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Was Burned to Death.

YANKToN, S. D., Oct. 4.-Charles Win
chester, proprietor of small hotel in this
city, was burned to death by an explosion OF
gasoline yesterday. He was sprinkling
gasoline on the floor of small bedroom to
exterminate bedbugs. The bedr :: just
off the kitchen, and the explosive vapo- &c,
Grated in the bedroom reached the kitchen,
where a gasoline stove was burning. The
atmosphere in the kitchen took file and the
flames reached to the bedroom. An explos-
ion followed, and few seconds afterward
Winchester ran from the room into the open
air with his clothing burned away his hal
gone and his flesh actually sn ouldering. His
entire body was burned to blister. He en-
deavored to find relief by jumping into tub
of swill and then rolling in the dust. He
had inhaled burning gasoline, and early in
the evening he died.
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where They should he.

ASTORIA, Or, Oct. 6,-Jack MelvIll,
and George Baker were to day sentenced
to the peuitentiary for five years each
Melville and Baker sandbagged and rob
bed Erick johnson the night of February
2, last The two men sent up are tough
characters and the authorities have had 6
hard time bringing them to justice
After the crime, Melville escaped to the
Washington side of the river, and was re-
arrested ID Aberdeen, Pacific county. He
broke Jail there and led the officials q
chase all oyer Washington until arrested
in Port Townsend.
THE CASE is MYSTERIOUS.
The body of W. A. Bullen, the appren-
tice who disappeared from the ship Enrol
the night of Septembe 25, vas found to
night In the bay, opposite Alderbrook
BulIen was supposed to have swan
ashore and gone to Portland. The body
was taken to the morgue. where il was
identified by Captain Mcmillan and four
apprentices from the Enrol. Bullen was
only 1S years of age, and was handsome
young man. An inquest will be held to-
morrow. The fact of his body being
found above the city has aroused eusp;c.
ion as to the manner of his death, as
body has never been known to float from
the lower bay, which is where the Enrol
was lying, to point above the city. An
investigation will probably he held when
Coroner Pohl returns from Portland.
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Essed With the Peoples Party.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, Oct. 4.-To-day, in
the Office of Secretary of State Pinkham, a
certificate was hled by Chairman rillinghast,
of the Democratic state central committee,
showing that the Democrats had withdrawn
their three nominees for presidential electors,
and had substituted the names of the electoral
nominees of the Peoples party. The idea of
the Democrats is that if Weaver should win
in Idaho the presidential election might be
thrown into congress, insuring Democratic
victory. Frank Harris, the Democratic nom-
inee for lieutenant-governor. withdrew from
the ticket as soon as he learned of this action.
George V. Bryan, one of the Withdrawn cleo
toral nominees, was then nominated for lieu
tenant-governoi.
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PLATFORM AGAINST LABOR

ave heartily indorse the tariff plank
of the National Democratic platform,
said the Democratic convention of the
State of Massachusetts. This is plain
talk. The Massachusetts, Democracy
| pledges itself to free-trade. We shall
see whether the people of the state
approve the pledge. We do not think
that they will.
"We particularly emphasize" says
the Massachusetts Democratic plat
form, "the necessity of free wool, coal,
iron, and all drugs and chemicals used
In our large manufacturing enter
prises." This extract will bear in
spection. 1t is an amplifcation of the
millionaire's famous aphorism, "The
people be damned" 1t is bid for
the support Of the rich manufacturers
in return for the brioe of free raw
material. But for the plain farmers
and laborers who produce the raw ma
terial there is no consideration what
ever; with true Democratic iEsolence
the convention bids these industrious
people suffer in silence.
What does "free iron" mean2 asks
the Chicago Inter Ocean. We will
let that distinguished Democrat, the
Hon. Abram s. Hewitt, answer He
knows, for he has years of experience
in the iron and steel business, and he
has testified that "9O per cent Of the
cost of iron ore and pig-irom IS labor"
Every dollar paid by the rich manu-
facturer of Massachusetts for iron ore
or for pig-lron represents 80 cents
paid for labor Admit these things
free and the 100000 tons of iron
ore now produced In the United States
either must stay under ground, which
involves lessen1ng of the national
wage role by S9,0oO,0O0 a year, or it
must be sold in competition with for
eign ores produced from English or
Spanish mines American wages TO
iron ore miners are twice as great as
those paid in England, and four times
as great as those paid in Spain. Per-
haps some of the rich manufacturers
may have the shrewdness to inquire
what the measure of their gain would
be were the duty of 70 cents per ton
on iron ore repealed and the purchas-
ing power of the American market
lessened by $9,OO00OO of wage money
yearly transferred from American to
English or Spanish laborers.
"Free wooY would be little, if at
all, less calamitous in its effect upon
the American market than free iron.
There is no use for manufactured prod
ucts where there is no money with
which to buy them. By far the greater
part of the money that is spent in the
great American market comes out of
the pockets of wage-earners and farm
ers. To curtail wages or profits of
these people is to lessen the purchasing
power of the American market, which
now is the best market of the world.
The Massachusetts tariff plank is
not one on which the shrewd manu-
facturers of that state are likely to
place the weight of their interests.
And it is plank that merits and will
receive the contempt of the wage
earners, whose earnings are leopard
lzed by the cruel principle that it sup,
ports.
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Wiped From Earth.

CoFFEYvILLE, Kan Oct. 5.-The Dali
ton gang has been exterminated-wiped
off the face of the earth. The members
were caught like rats in trap. They
were to day shot down, but not until four
citizens of this place yielded up their
lives in the work OF determination. Six
of the gang 1ode into town this morning
and robbed two banks of this place
Their raid had become known to the off.
GERS of the law. and when the bandits at.
tempted to escape they were attacked by
the marshal's posse. In the battle which
ensued four desperadoes weie killed out
right, and one so badly wounded that he
has since died. The others escaped, bu;
are being hotly pursued. OF the attack,
ing party, four were killed, one fatally
and two seriously wounded.