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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
Miners and COnyicts.

COAL CREEK, Tenn, Feb. I6.-Company
G of the Second regiment, Tennessee Guards,
consisting of eighty men, Calling gun and
a six-pounder howitzer, commanded by
Captain Anderson, is in strong position
commanding the town and railroad ap-
proaches. A number of shots are exchanged
almost every evening between the miners and
troops. Several miners are reported wounded,
and serious trouble is expected to occur at
any moment Both sides are confident of
victory. A shot was fired over the town last
night, and excitement among the citizens is
intense. The troops are acting very insolently
towards the citizens, and an outbreak is
looked for. The postmaster was fired upon
Thursday night and driven into his house.
Only one mine out of ten is working. One
hundred and twenty-three convicts, strongly
guarded by troops, are stationed at Oliver
springs, but everything is quiet there. The
troops raided the quarry on Waldron's ridge,
and captured all the dynamite stored there.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
Quite a Hardshin.

New York, Feb. I6.-The agents of the
White Star Hamburg American and North
Germany Steamship line, cabled directions
yesterday to the steamers in Europe to accept
no more Russian. Hebrew Immigrants as
passengers. As the great majority of Russian
Hebrews are brought to this country on these
lines, the refusal TO accept them will prevent
the spreading of the fever here. This decision
against the Hebrews, however, will prove a
great hardship to those who are at present
quartered in Hamburg and Bremen awaiting
the chance to embark for this country. Near,
ly all the Hebrews in these cities are
Russians, who have been driven by persecution
any tyranny from the czar's domain. They
are poverty stricken and many of them are
starving This action of the steamship COM
Pany was prompted by the expressed determin-
alton of DIR. Jenkins to detain at quarantine
every vessel which has aboard as passengers
Russian Hebrews. The detention of vessels
at quarantine is matter of large expense to
the steamship company and this is the reason
why they will "cary" no more Russian
Hebrews.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA bill was re-
ported to the house today appropriatlng
$4,000 for the construction of a revenue
cutter for use in San Francisco harbor
The subcommittee, to whom the foreign
affairs committee referred several Russian
Hebrew resolutions introduced in the
aouse, has reached az agrecment upon the
following resolutions to be reported:
Res0l0ed, That the American people,
through their sepators and representa-
uves in congress assembled. do hereby
express sympathy for Russian Hebrews
and their depressed CONDITION, and hope
that the Russian government, however,
with which the United States always has
been on terms of amity and good will,
vii! mitigate as tar as possible the de-
crees lately issued respecting them, and
the president is requested TO use his good
offices to induce the government of Rus
sia to mitigate said DEGREES.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
Will Wait for s.h,ii.

Washington, Feb. I5.-'rhe telegram from
San Francisco to the effect that the claims for
damages against Chill by the sailors of the
cruiser Baltimore, injured in the Valparaiso
riot OF October 10. would amount to S12s.ooo
In addition TO the clause made in behalf of
the relatives of Riggin and Turnbull, the
sailors who were killed in the affray. has led
to some misapprehension respecting the
method OF presenting such claims for collec-
ton. Some days ago in these dispatches the
modus oPerandi of presenting and collecting
ordinary international claims was SET forth at
some length. AS TO these particular claims.
an-ottcial of the state department said: The
fact that the dead and injured or their repre-
sentatives have presented, or will present,
claims to this department against Chilli, will
not influence the action OF the department.
Whether or not any such claims were filed.
we should see that the matter of reparation to
sufferers by the assault was attended to in the
settlement of the affasrs. The matter will be
taken up in due time, and If we cannot agree
upon the amount to be paid, it will be fixed
by arbitration, but nothing will be done for
some time yet. We shall wait for Chill 10
fulfill her promises.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
Jews AnxIous to Relurn.

New YORK. Feb. 17.-Many Russian
Jews are applying daily at the Office of
the Russian consul-general in this city to
be sent back to Russia. They are unable
to make a living In the United States.
Russian Vice Consul =. G. Peterson SAID
today that the talk about these people
beng expelled from Russia was all non
sense. The Jews in Russia are restricted
to certain provinces, he sad, and In none
of these provinces does famine exist. 1t
is not the Hebrews who are suffering
from famine, but the great macs of the
Russian peasantry. Peterson thought
that the secret of the Jewish exodus to
this country was that they had an idea
they would get money from the Hirsch
fund. He said the consulate had no
money with which TO send Jews back.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20

Deep down In the heart of Democ-
racy the free-trade policy is paramount,
as much so as it is in Great Britain:
but the party dare not give public ex-
preston to it's ideas on the tariff.
On several occasions we have attempt
ed to force an unequivocal admission
on this point from our Democratic CO.
temporaries; but in every instance
they have eyaded direct answer TO
the question. The bill of Mr.. Spring.
er, in the lower house, Is the nearest
approach to an honest expression
on this question that has been
made public yet. Free wool,
and free raw material is the sub
stratum of free trade, and protection
to manufactured fabrics is "sop" to
New England for its vote in Novem-
ber. On the contrary, the Republl-
can party represents protection
America for Americans, and there is
no equivocation regarding their posi-
ton on questions of national in
portance.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20

any party measure, and if matters.
were managed with circumspection,
success might be assured in the com-
ing presidential election. As usual,
some grave biunder is about to be
made which will result in defeat in
November. The election of Mills as
speaker of the house was indisputable
evidence that Tammany was in the
lead, and that the rank and file Of the
party were to be made subservient to
a ring of corrupt New York poll
ticians Later, came the movementin
favor OF free silver, which is not in
harmony With the cast but with the
sentiments Of the west and south.
Then comes Mr.. SpIinger's bill to
olaee wool on the free list, and afford
the manufacturers of New England
the benefit of tax on fabrics, thus
Iegislating against the producer and in
favor of combined capital. The De-
mocracy has sufficient rope, and it will
undoubtedly lang itself.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20

The end of the Louisiana lottery
appears 10 have been reached, and Mr.
John A. Morris, the leading spirit,
yields gracefully to the decision of the
supreme court, and will not violate the
laws any longer. Now it is in order
to put stop to church lotteries, stock
gambling and other iniquities, and
thus reform the world by acts of the
legislature.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
Insane Asylum Burned.

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. I6.-The state lunatic
asylum, two miles north of here, has been
burning since 4. A. M. The fire originated In
the attic room where a lunatic named Brown
was confined. He escaped recently and was
brought back, and it is supposed he set the
bedding afre. He was burned to death.
The building is two-thirds destroyed. The
inmates were all removed to the new addition
for colored insane. DR.. Mitchell, superinten-
dent, was injured by falling ladder, Loss,
100000. The legislature now in session
will provide for rebuilding.
The fire at the lunatic asylum is about out.
Two-thIrds of the main building is DESTROYED,
and the other third is badly damaged. The
new wing just completed was not injured.
The loss about $4,000. Only one patient
is known to have been burned. Several
narrow escapes are reported.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20

The verdict of acquittal of the jury
in the case Of State of Oregon VS.. AL
bert Mesplie, who was jointly indicted
for the crime of robbery from the
person with William Avery-who
pleaded guilty-is subject of consider
able adverse criticism. In new por-
tion of the continent like the north
west it is not expected that the strict
est rules of justice will be followed,
and that, in all instances, by reason
of the judicial machinery being adapt
ed to communities of larger scale,
small towns will suffer; but this can
not be remedied, and it is better to
bear the ills we have than fly to those
we know not of.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20

A dispatch says it is definitely as
certaIned that President Harrison is a
candidate for reelection. Whether
this is prompted by the correspondent
of the Associated Press to produce
something sensational, or is elected
from headquarters, is not stated. If
1t Is a fact the country will not be in
the least alarmed, for Mr.. Harrison
has made an excellent executive, and
Republican principles will be absolute.
Iy safe in MS keeping. In the turmoil
which has happened during his ad-
ministration-the Malta trouble in
New Orleans, Behring sea dispute and
Chllian imbroglio-he has exhibited
rare, quality of craftsmanship. which
insures safety to the republic in all
emergencies.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
The Na.zona, treasury.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Secretary Fos-
ter said this afternoon, there was nothing
in the fnanclal condition of the treasury
to cause uneasiness and it was silly to
suppose he contemplated the use of the
$100,000,000 gold reserve to meet the
current obligations of the government.
He also said while the present net cash
balance of $57, 100000 consisted almost
entirely of subsidiary com apd the money
on deposit with The national banks, it
did not increase the national bank re
demption fund OF $5,500,U00, and the
diSbursing officers balance, amounting to
$25,G00, 600, both of which are subject to
the action OF the department and should
not be regarded as !" demand liabilities"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
The experiment of recruiting sol.

The experiment of recruiting SOL
diers for the regular army among
the Indians has proved a failure in
California the same as it did in Ore
gon. These aboriginees have no desire
after the "plumed troop" and "pride,
pomp and circumstance of glorious
war" They would ratherlive on salmon,
spend their days in idleness and their
nights in savage revelry, than to stand
up in serried ranks and make their
carcasses targets for bullets. 1t
might be advantageous to the
peace and happiness of the Anglo
Saxon portion of the citizens of the
United States, if the Indians would
do the fighting in the future; but this
can never be, and hereafter, as hereto
fore, Indians will be fed on reserva-.
tions by the bounty of the govern
ment, and when they desire war they
will kill few defenseless white men
and scalp helpless women and chill.
dren.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
Four sealers Lost Nea staeca.

-Four SeaIefS L)Sb NeS St1ccl.
ALBANY, Or. Feb, ia Herald's
special from Yaquina says: "Since the
threee men belonging to tie sealing
schooner Oscar and Hattie: of Victoria, B.
c., deserted last Sunday with the ships
boat, the Oscar and Hattie has been lying
off the coast in the hope OF finding some
tracs of the men and boat. Yesterday,
about 2 80 P. M, while two or three miles
off shore, Captain Gauit, with four men,
Ionic, WithiDgham, Mcdonald and
Ralph Starlett, took one of the remain
ing boats and started for the shore.
Nothing was heard of them after this,
although good lookout was kept by
those on the schooner until 10 o'clock last
night, when q voice was heard by some
one aboard the vessel, but no one could
be seen. The voice was heard again
several times, and as sool as boat could
be lowered search was begun, and in a
short time q man was discovered living
on top of boat.
1t proved to be Ralph Starlett, who
had been clinging to the boat four or five
hours. When found he was IN an ex
hausted condition. From HIM 1t was
learned that in going through the surf at
the mouth of the Siletz River the boa;
was upset and he was the only one who
escaped. The rect of the party were
helped on the boat by Starlett, who Is a
good swimmer. At different times he
swan out to them when necessary, but
they failed to keep their hold and were
washed eff and drowned. The boat
drifted gradually out towards the gchoon-
er, but as the evening was foggy it could
not be seen. Starlett discovered an oar
some distance from him, and be swan
from the upturnsd boat. Securing 1t, he
used it with one of bis garments TO at
tract the attention of .hose on the.
schooner, but to no purpose. There is
no hope of finding the other bodies.
The Mate Peters took the vessel to the
mouth of Yaquina Bay, where he secured
the services of the tug Rustter which
towed the schooner into this port She
will lie in the harbor between Yaquina
and Newport until instructions from her
owner at Victoria can be received.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
The editor of the Prinev,Ile

The editor of the Prinevllle NeDs
has been held before the grand jury of
Crook county for an attempt to blow
up building with dynamite. We
believe this is persecution and not
prosecution, and that Bro Aldridge
is innocent of any such crime.
A.newspaper mall, when he incurs the
hatred of community by pursuing a
straightforward course, irrespective Of
consequences, is liable to have the pow
ers of the evil-disposed, together with
those of the Internal regions, leagued
against him. If he stands by his prin-
ciples he will eventually be successful,
notwithstanding the strength of the
opposition.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
chinese 30, eett at waIIa walia.

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Feb. 17.-At
an early hour this morning, printed cir
culars were scatterep about the city con-
tanning the following:
.To aohOm this may concern: All per-
sons who are emp Dying or patronlzlpg
Cinnamon are hereby informed that un-
less they stop so doing within two weeks
from the date of this notice, they will
cease to receive the supeort of the Mu-
tual Aid Society of Walla Walla."
This caused considerable excitement,
though public sentiment all seemed of
eondemnatory character. The fact of the
existence of such society, with suili-
cient strength to threaten boycott, had
not been suspected, and so little was
known that even the leading spirits of
the society were unidentified. A little
investigation proved tina. the president of
the society was Levi Kidwell, while those
prominent in the movement are County
School Superintendent j. B. Gehr and R.
T. Modrell, builder and contractor. A
saloon keeper. member, who was inter,
viewed, stated that the society had 800
members and inteuded to force the Chi
nese out by means of a boycott, and ex-
pect to run the society for political pur-
poses. The general opinion IL that the
effort will not amount to anything.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20

The Democratic lower house is
wrestling with the silver bill, and they
are undetermined what side will be
more popular with the masses. A
party of expedients, that has not ad-
yocated national policy since it de-
clared the war for the union failure,
Is rot expected to take any positive
position on any subject. If unlimited
coinage would secure the presidency in
November Democrats would eagerly
adopt it; and, vice versa, if mono
metallism would be victorious, a meas
ure to that effect would readily pass
the Democratic lower house of con-
gress. 1t is well for the people to
understand that the Democratic ma
jority in congress are not legislating
for the country at large; but for the
success of the Democratic president in
November.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20

The country expects that congress
viii do something asiie from making
preparations fer the presidential cam
paign. Politicians, in this free country,
should not be supreme, and there are
matters which require attention other
than the election of a president. If it
is true that this is government by
the people and for the people.
then the people should receive
some consideration. Whether this
phase of the subject has ever agi-
tated the gray matter in the cranlums
of representatives and senators In
Washington is question that has not
been clearly defined; but that official
position has received the most careful
attention is proved by every dispatch
from the national capital. 1t may ap-
pear passing strange" that, in this
presidential year, partisan journal
will call attention to this fact; but,
when it is considered that the Colum-
bia rivers grand highway of commerce,
has been locked to the producer by
a purse-proud monopoly for over a
quarter of a century, and efforts to
have the Instructions removed have
been rendered futile by policy pur-
sued by the representatives OF the
people acting for their selfish interests.
the problem may be readily solved.
The Inland Empire is a unit on tie
question of an open river, and Demo-
Gratis and Republicans would rather
baYe large appropriations for the locks
at the Cascades and the ship-railway
or portage road above this point than
to see either Cleveland, Hill, Harri-
son, Mckinley or any other man
elected president next November.
The TIMES -MoUNTAINEER is Repub-
lican in every way,-frorn the tip of
the hirsute appendages on its cranium
to its pedal extremities, and yet it
would feel more joyful to see an open
Columbia river, from Kettle Falls to
Astoria, than to witness the election
in November of its candidate for pres.
ident.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
Spread Of Deadly Txnbus

New York, Feb. I6.-The steamer Ber-
gunda, from Naples, arrived this morning,
bringing eight passengers from southern
Russia, left behind by the steamer Massina
They are detained at the quarantine station
Nine OF the Massilia's passengers are located
at Lawrence county, Pa, and although free
from typhus, caused great alarm. Precautions
are taken against an outbreak of fever. The
steamer Suvia arrived from Hamburg last
evening, and brought ninety Russians, who
are still qnarantined, their baggage being
thoroughly disinfected. Two mothers who
had accompanied their typhus-stricken chill
dren to North Brothers Island were to-day
stricken with the disease Two children at
AZ East Twelfth street were also attacked
this morning and were isolated by the au-
thorities.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
Guarding Her Interests.

TORONTO, Ont, Feb .16.-The Empire,
government organ, says it is reported
the Canadian government has been re-
quested TO frame regulations for the in
spection of American pork, in transit
through Canada, to Great Britain and
Germany. The excellent quality of Cana
dian pork and Its freedom from disease.
has led, it is believed, number of pack
ers in the United States to brand their
product as Canadian pork, and it is with
a view of preventing the introduction OF
United States pork into Germany and
Great Britain, via Canada, that the Cana
dian government has been requested to
adopt precautionary measures.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
THE SILVER QUESTION.

The silver question, in the minds of
men OF common sense, resolves itself
into very simple problem, and that is
how the people of the United States
can the most conveniently receive 100
cents for dollar without depreciating
the price of labor or the purchasing
power OF money. For instance, if un-
skilled labor commanded $3.50 to 81
day, and the market value of sill.
yer dollar was only one-half what
it now is, wage.earners would be in
worse condition than they now are.
Gold is the standard upon which all
circulating medium is based, and sill
yer appreciates or depreciates accord
ing to its relative merit in comparison
with the universal standard. Silver is
convenient as medium of exchange,
because it has been adopted by the
nations of the world, and It is little
less fuctuating than gold; but it can
never be made the commercial stand
ard of exchange until the nations of
the world change the present basis.
The true measure of value is the
amount of labor expended upon
given article,and while gold is found in
less quantities thar silver, is less de-
structible and universally acknowl-
edged as the true standard, it will re-
main as it now is, the most valuable
of coin and the basis by which all must
be measured. Again, it must be un-
derstood that the wealth of nation is
not gauged by the amount of dollars
in circulation, but by the intrinsic
value of these dollars, ano the capacity
of the country to give employment to
wage earners with the ready means of
payment for their labor. To illus
trate, if any region can produce large
quantity of grain, which is current
Of exchange, that country will he rich
and prosperous, because the exports
will furnish means of increasing hap
piness. On the contrary, if a nation
is barren in resources, however much
money there may be in circulation, it
will not enhance the price of labor or
increase the wealth of the country.
For these reasons we cannot see any
benefit to be derived from the unlimit-
ed coinage of silver or gold. The
wealth of the United States, the same
as every other country, will be gauged
by the natural resources and the pro-
ouctive power of labor. This cannot
be changed by any imitation of the cur
rency. and while there may be, by such
a policy, more dollars in circulation,
their purchasing power will decrease
in accordance with the ratio of wealth
possessed by the individual. Money
is not riches, and the wealthiest man
is he who commands the easiest means
of enjoyment and is less dependent
upon his fellows for support.