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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-03-26
Everything is ouiet.

MONTREAL, March 24.-Vice President
Shaughnessy. of the Canadian Pacific,
made the statement that "Everything is
quiet and running smoothly today. 1
anticipate he said, ''that the committee
of five engineers who are to settle the
points on which the trainmen and COM
pany differed will come to an arrange
ment agreeable to both sides, though the
company is not committed 10 their de-
cision. The basis proposed Is that all the
men who have been discharged and who
haye gone on strike, and any employe
who has been discharged for refusing TO
take the place of any STRIKER, or who has
voted to strike, will be reinstated with
out prejudice. If it can be shown to the
committee of engineers who have medIat-
ed between the company and trainmen
that any of the strikers committed an as
sault upon any of the officials of the road,
he is to be dismissed. / have no doubt
that this will be agreed to, and then the
strike will be at an end"
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The result of Saturdays primary,

The result of Saturdays primary,
although unexpected, Is not surprising
when we look at the real situation.
Mr.. Farley made the common and
fatal error Of assuming the power to
run things as he chose and in announc-
ing his purpose Of SO dong. Bossism
is not relished by the American peo-
pie under any circumstances, but is
especially distasteful when boasting is
added. Examination of the list of
delegates elected will show that it is
made up of representative men who
owe allegiance to no one man. These
men were the men who did the work,
and the absence of hired strikers was
distinctly and pleasantly noticeable.
The claim that the Citizens ticket
won by the help of Democratic votes
is nonsense. There were only about
800 votes polled, while it is safe to
say that there are at least 500 Re
publicans in the district covered and
the systematic work" done, and the
noise made..by Mr.. Farley and his able
coadjutor, Mr.. Gourlay, had it been at
all efficient, would have brought out
greater proportion of voters. The
general feeling seemed to be that a
strong ticket was necessary, this year
especially, and that its formation
could not be trusted to those who had
assumed the responsibility.
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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
The Cascade Locks.

Washington, March 22-The senate today
passed, without any debate except an argu-
ment from Senator Frye upon the Columbia
River, Senator Dolph's bill making lump
appropriation for the completion of the cas-
cades improvement Under the contract sys-
tenn in the river and harbor bill this will
render Senator Dolph's bill imperative, but
there is possibility that Senator Mitchell may
secure the adoption of his bill as an amend
ment to the river and harbor bill in the senate.
If this is done great work will be accom-
plished for the Columbia River. The votes
for these improvements were practically un-
animous, only four being against one and
eight against the other The Oregon senators
are feeling very good over the victory. SEN
ator Squire, although he voted for the bills,
seemed to think that Oregon was getting the
best of it. He said heNthought it was about
time Washington should receive some con-
sideration, as the shore line along Puget Sound
and other places were immensely Of more i'm
portance commercially than the Columbia
river. Although the Columbia river
divided Washington and Oregon, and
even if it should be opened up SO that the
wheat of Eastern Washington could go down
the Columbia River, it would be of some
benefit to the eastern part of the state, yet it
was Of commercial interest only to Portland.
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HaIlOran's Mission.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-J. F. Hal
loran, secretary of the Astoria Chamber
of Commerce and editor of the A.tOrian.
is in Washington. 1t is believed the
gentlemrn is here for the purpose of OPP
posing the deep water channel on the
Columbia and Willamette from the sea
to Portland. The circulars of the cham
Der of commerce of Astoria to every sen
ator of congress protesting against any
appropriation being made for this deep
water channel, were signed by Mr.. Hal
loran. just where he intends getting In
his work aud with whom, is hard to see.
The river and harbor bill contains no
appropriation for deepwater channel on
the Columbia, but as Senator Dolph is
member of the commerce committee and
has a way of getting what be goes after,
it is presumed when the bill gets through
the senate it will be found that body is
willing to add quarter OF a million to
the balf million the citizens of Portland
have raised fer the purpose of making
this channel.
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Investigation Needed.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 22.-John P.
Clum, United States postofice inspector for
the lower Rio Grande border, where he went
about two weeks ago to investigate the
charges that had been preferred by A. ].
Evans, United States district attorney, against
Postmaster Pena, of Rio Grande City, who
had been accused of being sympathizer with
the Cara revolutionary movement, has re-
turned. Inspector Clum states that the facts,
as developed by his investigations, do not IN
dicate that Postmaster Pena did in any man.
ner aid, abet or sympathize with the Cara
revolution. Mr.. Clum states that the situation
in that section Is very serious, and that
matters are now in a much worse condition
on account of the unwarranted and illegal ac-
ton of Captain John G. Bourke, of the Third
United States cavalry, than at any time during
the campaign against Garza's men. He states
that there has been an attempt made by mill
tary, officers at oppression in certain civil pro-
ceedings, and that as sequel one or two
startling developments may be looked for in
few days. "The people are afraid" said he,
"because they don't know what is going to
happen next. In my judgment, considerable
investigation is needed in all of the Federal
departments along the border"
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WHERE THE PARTIES STAND.

The opposition of the Republican
and Democratic parties on the tariff is
not new accidental or arbitrary. 1t is
historical and fundamental. At its
organization the Republican party de-
clared itself in favor of protective
tariff. and in every national convention
it has reiterated this doctrine. Ga
this question it has never assumed an
equivocal position, and nc one can pos
sibly misunderstood it's utterances.
East and west, north and south, tits III
favor of fostering American industries
by the determinations of a protective
tariff.
And so the Democratic party by its
history, traditions and principles is
committed to the doctrine of free
trade. True, it has been exceedingly
inconsistent and insincere in its utter
ances; trimming, straddling and falsi-
flying, in order to obtain local advaE-
tage. But behind all this duplicity
there is history and principle which
determine its position for those who
desire to know the truth. In its party
platforms it has az times openly. and
boldly proclaimed rs doctrines. In its
national convention of 1S4S it boasts
of the "noble impulse given to the
cause of free-trade by the repeal of the
tariff of 1872" In its platform of 1856
it declared, "The time has come for
the people of the United States to de-
clare themselves in favor of free seas
aud progressive free-trade throughout
the world" And this is the inner
meaning of its later declarations in
favor Of ''a tariff for revenue only;" its
denunclation of protection as legalized
robbery, and its declared and persist
ent warfare on every protective tariff
act. By an open threat of secession it
compelled repeal of the protective
acts of 1924 and 1928. By its nu-
merical majority it repealed the pro-
tectlve tariff act of 1912. And ever
since the civil war it has battled for
the overthrow of the Morrill, and other
protective laws. And it now declares
a purpose to subordinate every other
question to that of destroying the Nc
Klnley law. Its hostility is not to
schedule but to a principle; not to a
particular rate, but to protection itself.
In Its state platforms it has been more
frank and courageous than it was in
its national utterances. Thus, in the
Massachusetts, platform of 1870, it de-
clared, Except so far as the legitimate
wants of the government may require,
free-trade is the only true policy of
the country" In that of Maine for
the same year it says, ':Free-trade is
the right of the people" And these
utterances can be indefinitely multi
piled. The free-traders of the United
States and Europe understand their
position and advocate their success.
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follosed II the United States we
should be dependant on foreign coun-
tries for all wearing apparel and many
of the conveniences of daily life, and
our population would he starving for
the lack Of means of procuring EN-
ploymeut. Protection adjusts itself TO
the altered condition of the people, ,and,
while it builds up manufactures in
portions of the country with natural
facilities, it furnishes home markets
for produce by increasing the num-
Der of consumers. When it has
accomplished its purpose in max
ing self-supporting factors of de-
velopment, it is not inconsistent
to withdraw the tariff and permit the
industry to stand alone. The Repub-
lican party has never advocated duties
on foreign imports where there was no
possibility of supplying the demand at
home, and has only attempted to ex'
ercise that patriotic care OF our own
interests which would result in great
benefit to our people generally and in
increasing the wealth of the nation.
This is the whole logic of protection, and
will be endorsed by every American
citizen having the welfare of his home
and country at heart.
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PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
DESIRED.

Gov Pennoyer has caused muddle
in the Democratic lower house of con-
gress, by urgently importuning the
chairman of the river and harbor con-
mistee to appropriate 100000 for
portage railway from The Dalles to
Celilo Influenced by Pennoyer, and
probably to make himself popular with
the people, Hon. Binger Hermann in
troduced a bill for this appropriation.
Senators Dolph and Mitchell were
fully aware that such action would be
detrimental to procuring liberal
amount for further prosecution of the
work at the locks and canal at the
Cascades, and the TIMES MOUNTAIN
EER, in unmistakable terms, told him
the same thing. The sequel has
proved these warnings to be correct,
and Chairman Blanchard, of the com
mittee, has recommended that the
locks be omitted in the River and
Harbor bill and 100000 be appro-.
priated for the portage road. lis
well known fact, as often stated in
these columns, the senate has decided
in favor of ship-railwav, and will
not stultify its position by re.cInd,rg
its action. Frequently we bave said
that the Democratic house desires to 90
before the country in this presI-
dental campaign as econo,p s.s, and
that the River and Harbor hill would
be reduced to the minimum for this
purpose. We are sorry that Mr..
Hermann, unwittingly, has gwen it the
opportunity to take nearly half NIL
lion dollars from the general ap-
preparation bill, and leave this
needed improvement without funds.
The action of the senate has been gov
erned by the report of the board of |
engineers, and the members are not |
supposed to become attracted to any
hare Drained notion of a Democratic |
executive in largely Republican
state. Portage roads are simply
means of temporary relief, and In no
wise permanent. The people of the
Inland Empire desire to take their
produce from the highest navigable
waters of the Columbia river to sea-
board without the necessary waste
caused by breaking cargo, and this
cannot be accomplished by handling
and rebandling from boats to railroads
and from railroads to boats.
Old river captains state that the waste
in these landings of grain in burlap
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The Railroad strike,

WINNEPEG, March 22-The Canadian Pa.
cihc strike has assumed serious aspect
Conductors and trainmen on the Pacific
division from Donald to Vancouver were
called out yesterday, and dispatches from Rat
Portage tell of a serious disturbance. Several
trains were put into sections by the strikers at
different times, and the officials engaged in
trying to move trains experienced much
trouble. Drawbacks were stove in, and the
coupling thrown away. Some new trainmen
were shot at and one brakeman was struck
with rock. Officials at Rat Portage telegraph
the situation is serious. Several crews of new
men were SO scared they would not come out
of the cabs. Upon receipt of'this information,
General Superintendent White waited upon
the lieutenant-governor and asked that sufi-
cient force of militia be sent to prevent further
violence; that the special force of police sworn
in by the company was not adequate. A de-
tachment of mounted police were brought
from Regina to Brandon, and ouartered near
the Canadian Pacific property. Chief Con-
ductor Clark says the Pacific division men
struck out of sympathy with the strikers of
this division
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Preparing to Open the Big Canal.

NORTH YAKIMA, Wash March a.
Yakima is preparing for big celebration
on the occasion of the formal opening of
the first section of the Northern Pacific,
Yakima & Kittitas Irrigation Company s
mammoth canal, which will occur Satur-
day. The section now completed Is
twenty five miles long, thirty feet wide
on the bottom, AMI sixty-two feet wide
on top, and is tine beginning of the great
est irrlgating system ever attempted 10
this country. A carload of people will
be here from the Sound, and every means
of conveyance in the country has been en-
gagged to carry them to the headgates of
the canal, where the celebration will be
held. A brass band has been secured to
furnish music. Anvi!s Will be fired,
speeches made by prominent men of the
state, and, as the headgates are lifted and
the waters are diverted from the Yakima
river, the canal will be chrstened with
champagne.
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The Democrats in congress have
begun the discussion of the Bland free
coinage bill, and the fact has been
demonstrated that they are not in
harmony on this question. Some of
the members from the west voice the
sentiment of their constituents in ad-
vocating unlimited coinage; but the
party Is awed into conservatism by
Wall street, which holds the purse
strings of the nation, and without
whose aid the Democratic candidate
for president will have little chance of
election. As the party has been re-
nowned for expedients and subter-
fuges in carrying campaigns, it dare
not oppose those who are liberal in
furnishing funds, and without whose
help the "barrel, SO necessary to Dem
ocratic success, will be empty.
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In the second congressional district
in this state there are two prominent
Republican candidates, either of whom
would ably represent this region in
the lower house, and who are men of
such exceptionabIe good characters,
politically and socially, that no opposi
tion need be feared in the ranks of the
party. We refer to Hon. w. r. FL
lis, of Heppner, and Hon. J. B. Eddy,
of Pendleton. These gentlemen are
interested in the growth and prosper
ity of that portion of Oregon east Of
the Cascade mountains, and If either
is favored by being elected to congress,
he would ably advocate the measures
so much needed for the development
of the boundless resources of this por-
tion of the northwest.
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su med the responsibility.

. The delegates to the Republican
convention elected last Saturday are
representative men of the party in
every precinct in the county, and a
greater insult could not be given these
gentlemen than to denominate them
Moody men, Mays men or Farley men.
They thoroughly endorse Republican
principles in governmental policy, and
have affiliated with the organization
since they entered political life. In
this connection we hope every delegate
elected at the primaries will be present
at the convention next Saturday, and
in no wise give his proxy to any de-
feated candipate who was rejected by
the sovereign people. 1t must be un-
derstood that the act of seeking a
proxy after such an overwhelming de-
feat as was witnessed last Saturday,
gives unmistakable evidence of desir-
ing to rule the organization by bossism
or other unfair mnthods.
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WALLA WALLA, WASH, March 23.-
Fred Zorn, the wife murderer, will not be
hanged March 20, Judge Fee, of Pendle-
ton, having granted stay of execution
pending the decision of the supreme
court on the appeal. If the appeal is
upheld Zorn will be tried again In June.
If not, he will be resentenced and hanged
in July. A petition is being circulated
asking for Communication of the sentence
Zorn is reported as confident OF the gov
ernor committing his sentence.
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Mrs. ParneII Wins Her Case.

PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-The supreme
court has affirmed the decision of the court of
common pleas of Philadelphia county in favor
of Mrs. Della Parnell, mother of the late
Charles Stewart Parnell, VS.. administrator of
the estate of Charlotte Smith. The facts
upon which the question arose are as follows:
In July, 1876, Charlotte Smith deposited with
Della Parnell $453S, to be devoted, in her
discretion, to speculation IN stocks for the
benefit and risk of the owner. The money
was applied in accordance to this understand
ing, admittedly with good faith, but the spec
ulations were unsuccessful, and the money
was lost. Mrs. Parnell kept the fact secret,
and attempted to retrieve the losses by using
her own money, remitting over $1,000 to Miss
Smith, allowing her to believe the money was
the proceeds from her own investment After
the death of Miss Smith, her administrator
brought suit to revover the full amount en-
trusted to Mrs Parnell. The loss and the
remittances stop her from now showing that
fact
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r other unfair mnthods.

There will be no lack of congres.
sionai candidates in Eastern Oregon
who hope to capture the first prize OF
the Republican state convention.
Baker county for while led the van
in the number of aspirants, but now
takes second place, giving way to Una
tilla county, which has now four can
didates. Meanwhile the Seventh ia.
dicial district holds to its first choice
and will stand solidly for Ellis as its
candidate. Senator Norval, of Union
county, is being frequently spoken of
as possible nominee, and the fact
that he is the only farmer among all
the aspirants seems to be greatly in
his favor.
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The primaries last Saturday were
largely attended, and it is satisfactory
to the lovers of free institutions that
this expression of the sovereign peo-
pie in the only purely democratic ele-
ment of this government was success
full in sending to the county conven-
ton representative Republicans. 1t
is also gratifying to learn that the de-
feated candidates at the primaries
were not generally successful in secur-,
ing proxies, although in some in
stances, we are creditably informed,
money had been used to accomplish
this. According to parliamentary
usage every deliberative assembly
should be the sole judge of the quail
6cations of its members, and defeated
candidates, who have received the con-
demnation of the people at the polls,
have no right to sit In representa-
tive convention. They not only do
not represent the people, but the cleo
tors in the most positive manner have
expressed their disapprobation of
them, and, if these are admitted into
the convention, through the proxy sys-
tenn, against the wishes of qualified
voters, it is an insult offered to
their judgment and intelligence.
If the party desire success IN the com
ing campaign it must rid itself of all
unfair methods, and conventions must
express the wishes of the individual
elector regarding candidates for coun-
ty Offices as nearly as possible.
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1t seems that the prevailing Oregon
disease, mossbackism, is epidemic at
Hood River, and the Glacier speaks
the truth in short paragraph in It's
last issue; but we advise Bro. Cradle
baugh to tickle the silurians with
straw and not irritate them with a
sharp-pointed editorial pencil, for they
are extremely sensitive ana are only
happy when not disturbed and fed on
"taffy." The following is the article,
and in many regards is as applicable
to The Dalles as to Hood River:
"There is an old saying that the Lord
helps those who helps themselves 1t
is quite certain that there will be no
assistance from that source in the near
future. The trouble with Hood River
enterprise is that it is founded on thin
air and fattened on wind. Companies
for digging canals and irrigating ditch
es have been organized and disorgan-
ized, with nothing being done except
the causing of a few dams Saw
mill projects have been talked to
death; the water power of Hood river
utilized around the store stoves of
winter nights, and modern garden of
Eden laid out, and completed-all ex-
cept the fences. In fact, there has
been great cry and neither wool nor
sheep shears. A dozen miners with
decent prospect would, without cent,
undertake TO construct more ditch than
would be required to supply the whole
valley with water. The plain truth is
we haven't the grit. We count over
the cost, figure up the days work it is
going to take out of us, and quit. We
are letting the opportunities pass, and
in the future, when outside capital
comes here and captures all our water
rights, we will develop energy enough
to kick at the tolls levied upon u.s.
We will deserve it., but that won't
make any difference. We can console
ourselves then, however, by the. re-
Election that if doomsday had been put
of until sheol was used for an Ice
house, we wouldn't have done any
thing for ourselves"
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The charge was made in cur cotem-
porary last evening that the clerks
Office was worth $4,000 year to the
incumbent, and the editor challenged
contradiction. In this issue will be
found the aft lavit of Mr.. Crossen,
proving this to be false; but this was
hardly necessary, as any statement
made by the fellow receives little
credence Iii any community where he
is known. 1t came in very bad
grace from him, as he was beaten for
the position two years ago, and was a
prominent candidate for the same office
this year until defeated at the prima-
ries. This question of fees is mat
ter for legislative action, and if they
are too remunerative should be low
cred by that body.
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VANCOUVER, WASH, March 23.-News
was received here last night from the in
terror of the county that Harvey Lindsay,
young man of 90, while engaged in
blasting out stumps on ]. B. Hlgdon's
farm in Flatwoods, met instant death.
A cap he was putting on stick of giant
powder exploded. and with it six Others
and fifty pounds Of giant powder, almost
literally blowing him to pieces.
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The New schoolmaster.

SALEM, Or, March 23.-Charles W.
Wasson and wife are here from Munson,
Mass. He is the new superintendent of
the Chemawa Indian school, and is a
graduate of Cornell. He is a practical
mechanic and educator of many years
experience, having served In every ca
pacity of school work. He has had
special training in industrial education.