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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03
Ri0tOus MiIImen.

OLYMPIA, Aug 30-S. R. Cannon and
five others were arrested at Rainier an6
brought to this city to day charged with
deprving John Tullock, of Tacoma, of
his liberty and threatening h,m with
bodily violence. Tullock is the owner of
a shinglemill near Rainier, and the ar
rested men have been In bis employ
Yesterday Tullock expressed purpose
to shut down the mill, and discharged
the men. The pay of the latter not be-
ing promptly Forthcoming. they made
riotous demonstrations and Tull0ck at
tempted to fly from the scene. He was
caught and taken back to the mill, where
he was compelled to give the men checks
for the sums claimed to be due. One of
the workmen was then dispatched to
Tacoma to cash the checks, and, awaiting
his return with the money, Tullock was
kept. under guard. During the trouble
threats were made to hang him. Robert
Frazier informed Deputy Sheriff Savage,
of Tenlno. of Tullock's plight, and that
officer. with the aid of few citizens,
released the mill proprietor. Warrants
were sworn for the wOrkmen concerned In
the affair and all but two were arrested.
Those who escaped are said to be in hid
ing near TeDipo Frazier, who informed
the deputy sheriff of the affair, claims TO
have met the fugltlves IN the woods to-
lay and that they threatened bis life
The prisoners will be given preliminary
to- morrow.
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TELEGRAPHI0 NEWS.
Fight With Convicts.

JACKSON, Mich, Aug. 3o-Edward
Huntley, aged 20 years, Detroit burglar;
John Davis, IS years, a Kalamazoo burglar,
and Lige Bullard, a Detroit criminal, at
tempted to escape from the penitentiary this
morning by climbing the prison wall Hunt
ley and Davis were fatally shot, and all were
recaptured: The attempt was made at 7
O'Clock and was timed to the best advantage.
Huntley and Ballard got out in the trst squad
and Davis IS minutes later In some way
the convicts had secreted long ladder near
the southwest corner, Just inside the wall.
Keeper Chase saw Huntley and Bulard leave
the shop and instantly followed them. They
ran swiftly to the south corner, where Davis
joined them. The three convicts pvt the lad
der up against the wall, Davis running to the
top. He had his hands filled with stones,
which he threw at the guard on the wall as
he advanced, and at others who followed in
side the yard. The guard fired three times
at the men, but missed. His gun then failed
to 60 off. The other convicts now mounted
beside Davis on the wall, and, seeing that the
guards gun had failed to go off, they stormed
the guardhouse, inside of which Guard Clark
was, and attempted to batter down the door
to secure the gun. Huntley carried board
shield, four feet long and iron covered, which
he held in front of him to protect him from
the bullets and rocks which were directed to-
ward him. Seeing all three guards coming
he jumped down outside the wall, and started
to run. Clark had put new cartridge in his
gun and resumed firing. He struck Huntley
twice, one ball entering the right side above
the hip, and another down in the leg. Guard
Freeman came up at this juncture and brought
Davis down with a ball in the left hip, which
shattered the bone, causing Davis to fall from
the wall. Bullard then threw up his hands
and was handcuffed and brought in.
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ConconulIy Reduced to Ashes,

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 1.-Word has
just reached here that Conconully, the
county seat of Okanogan county, was
burned to the ground between the hours
of and o'clock Tuesday morning.
Nothing remains of the town proper but
the schoo!hOuse, courthouse and drug
store. Persons who saw the fire state
that 1t had IT'S own way unstayed from
the first.
The following named firms were
among the principal losers: Moore, Fish
& Co., bankers and general merchandise !;
F. M. Wye. meat market; Collins saloon !;
G. Fl. Ballard, crvil engineer; Judge Bar
ney, law office; L. s. Baldwin, law off ce;
Fatty Barnhardt. saloon. The Individual
losses are not known, but it is estimated
that the total loss will reach 81 ,000, 900.
and the insurance Is not over 15 per cent
of that amount. The town will be re
built at once. The sum of 5000 was
raised at Ruby next morning for the re-
lief of the sufferers.
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A COwardIy Murder.

CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 31.-Among :be
passengers in crowded streetcar yester-
day was a young girl. A man appearing
to be laboring under strong mental ex
citement boarded the car and entered IN
to conversation with her. 1t soon devel
oped into an angry alteration. Sud
denly he ordered her to get off with him,
and, on her refusing. whipped out a re :
volver and emptied Its SIX cham bers into
her body. The passengers were panic
stricken, and made no effort to save the
girl or to apprehend the murderer, who,
reloading his pistol, left the car and at
tempted to escape, discharging his
weapon right and left. He succeeded in
putting to flight two mouHted policemen,
but after a desperate struggle he was
overpowered, but not before be bad
killed one .gendarme and seriously
wounded another.
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Row over Politics.

NoRwooD, Ga, Aug. 31.-The first
blood shed in the political campaign of
Warren county occurred Monday, in or
near the northern part of the county, at
camp meeting, where large crowd
had gathered. 1t is reported that there
was lighting all day over politics, and by
o'clock the political fever was running
pretty high. Two of the leaders in their
discussion, one Watson man and the
other for Block, got into discussion and
then two bulldog revolvers were used
The Watson man, Jim Gressum, received
bullet in the left breast while being
taken to physician. Collins, the Block
man, received two wounds, one in the
arm and the other in the leg Gressum
seems 10 have been the sPgressor in the
affair. Collins ran off and has not been
seen since.
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Uniting the Churches.

WALLA WALLA, Aug. 31.-A change is
about to occur In church circles, whereby
THE Congregational and Presbyterian
congregations merge into one church Of
the former denomination, with the pres.
ent pastor of the latter in charge. This
change is not fully consummated, but is
being brought about so that one strong
congregation will be made out of two
weak ones. The matter will be fully
settled in the presbytery at Seattle the
latter part of September. 1t the change
is made, the Congregationalists will as
sumo to pay debt of about $4,000 on
the Presbyterian church and retain the
Presbyterian minister for one year. Both
societies are old in WalIa Walla, the
Congregational and Presbyterian mission
aries first coming here in 1887.
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The Case of Arson.

SPRAeUE, Wash, Aug. 30.-Sunday
morning the night marshal discovered
flames issuing from the roof of the va
cant old Central hotel, two story frame
double building in the center of the city.
1t had been vacant for year and half,
and no one was ever seen to enter it ex-
cept the proprietor, Thomas Davaunt.
He has been employed in the shops of
the Northern Pacific Company as a
blacksmith almost since the machine
shops were erected here. He owns the
opera house here, has mortgages upon
various pieces OF property, and Is sup
posed to be worth abeut $4,000. The
furniture and building were thoroughly
saturated with petroleum and empty oil
cans were found in profusion all over the
building. When the alarm of fire was
cried the fire department quickly re-
sponded, but when they reached the
burning building the flames were skip
ping In all directions. The water power
Of the Northern Pacific Company was
quickly associated with the city water
power and in two hours the flames we're
extlnguished. Davaunt was arrested
yesterday and bound over for prelimi
nary hearing to- day in the sum of 5000
At the preliminary hearing be was bound
over to the superior court term In the
sum of $4,000. The insurance on the
building and contents was $4,000.
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BUSINESS POLICY.

If, according to the Roseburg Re
vieao, Mr.. Carnegie is ''legalized rob-
ber," in meeting the competition of the
world by delivering steel rails in India
at $22.50 per ton, and charging any
American $50 per ton for the same
grade Of rail, then there are very many
"robbers" in the United States and
other countries In fact few years
ago, in the parliament of free-trade
England, robbery" was openly advo-
Gated by prominent member when
he said, 'sLet free-trade be in opera
ton in the United States and we will
food that market with the surplus
products of our looms at such ruin
ously' low prices that the industries of
that country will be throttled and
killed in few years; and then we
will force them to pay our own prices
for English fabrics" This robbery"
is rule of business everywhere, and
we believe the Revieso. if by giving
lower prices than those charged In
Roseburg in order to secure business
in a distant town, could maintain
foothold in job printing, it would not
hesitate moment to do so. By de-
cisions of the U. s. courts terminal
points have right to demand lower
railroad rates on articles than those
removed from tidewater, although
nearer the place of the first shipment,
because of competition with water
transportation, and Carnegie or any
other manufacturer has right to
lower his prices in order to compete
with pauper-labor England in India.
Columbia river canned salmon sells
for the same price, after being carried
5000 miles, as it does In The Dalles,
and the local consumer does not com.
plain, because he realizes the necessity
for the proprietor of the cannery ex-
tending his trade in every direction.
This is not question for legislation;
but has always been considered wise
rule of business, and any law to the
contrary has been decided to be against
public policy and the interests
of trade. After considering those
who are injured by the price Of Mr..
steel ralls-railroad syndi-
little sympathy will be
wasted on them by the people, of
whom they are the greatest oppress-
ors. But this is presidential year,
and Jay Gould and Vanderbilt have
great wealth; and if this can be at
tracted to swell the corruption fund of
the Democracy it will be gratefully
The watchword of the party
is anything for success in November,
and it makes little difference what
coalition is formed if Mr.. Cleveland
receives the electoral votes of the
United States this fall.
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Eastern Oregon looks forward to
many good results from irrigation, as
there are vast tracts of land that could
be cultivated If water were available;
but if a few capitalists are permitted
to s'gobble up" all the streams, there will
not be enough water left for gardens
There are large sage-brush plains in
Umatilla county which could be made
very productive, and also in other
counties, if streams could be diverted
for irrigation. For this reason the
filing of water right notices should be
viewed with the greatest alarm, and
measures should be taken to put a
stop to this marauding. Juniper fiat
would be almost a paradise with Clear
creek running through it, and this can
be done with the outlay of little cap
ital; but Portland firm has claimed
nearly every inch of water in the
stream. There is United States, law
protecting timber on government lands,
and 1t would be wise if Oregon and
other states would reserve the natural
streams, as far as available, for the
benefit of home-seekers and settlers.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
The Doctors statement.

NEW YORK. Aug. 31.-Dr. jenkins
practically made an admission o-night
when he returned to quarantine, after
having spent the after noon on board tue
plague stricken vessels. This is DR.
Jenkins version OF the Moravia's condi
ton:
II visited the vessel and made gen.
era inspection of the people 1 found
them all apparently well, except two con =
valescent patients. Dr. Israel informed
me that there has been no one Oh board
Ill within five days. Most of the cases
became Ill, he said, short time after
tney sailed. Some died in less than "a
hours The last death occurred on the
28th. Ten cases occurred within "a
nours after sailing ORA people stricken
% died No temperature was taken,
but the surgeon judged the temperature
of the patients very low from lhe touch
The patients, the ships surgeon said.
were debllltated after long railroad rides
before embarkation at Hamburg. DIR
Bryan took some bedding from one OF
were. This was somewhat solied and
offered very good subject for examina
;ion He will probably know whether 1t
contains cholera by Tomorrow. | or
dered the captain to thoroughly disinfecs
everything and every body on board
The Morausa will be sent into the lower
| quarantine to morrow, when the passen
gers will be taken to Hoffman island for
dislnfection. They are certain to be
held five days at least. We are uncertain
whether the disease is Asiatic cholera or
not"
| DIR. jenkins stated that the discharge
of the patients was characteristic OF Ash
attic cholera, and he knew of no other
disease which had the same characters
| tics The statement was pretty conclu-
siye evidence that DIR. jenkins believes
the disease to be genuine cholera, but he
did not wish to say SO in as many words
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THE CONTRACT SYSTEM.

Fears are expressed that the change
of management in the work at the
Locks vii. cause more vexatious de-
lays than the plan formerly adopted,
and that there will be the same facility
for the enemies of the Improvement to
put IN operation their usual obstruc-
ton tactics. In other states where
the contract system has been tested in
public works, the result has usually
been successful in the matter of rapid
completion, and we believe it will ac-
complish the same in Oregon. As
matter of course, there will be some
delay necessary on the adoption OF, the
plans and specifications and letting the
contract; but when these preliminaries
are consummated, we cannot under
stand where railroad or other influence
can postpone the completion of the
WORK lndennltely.
The contract will contain conditions,
which each party will be bound to full
fill, and the manner of work done and
the time in which it is to be finished
will certainly be mentioned in the pro-
visions. If there is violation of
these on the part of the contractor it
IS much easier for the Oregon delega-
ton to call the attention of the secre-
tary of war to the fact than to cri:i-
else the actions of board of engineers,
who are presumed to understand the
work in all its details better than sem
ators or congressman.
Under the management of the war
department over sixteen years have
elapsed since the locks were begun,
and, from present indications, it would
take much longer period in the fu-
ture to so nearly complete them as to
admit the passage of river craft. We
cannot believe that the contract sys-
tenn can possibly be any more dilatory,
and it is reasonable to suppose it will
be much more expeditions One fact
is apparent, the contractor is more ap-
proachable than the engineer corps,
and it is to his selfish interest to have
as few delays as possible.
The TINES -MoUNTAINEER has advo-
Gated for many years the change to the
plan recently adopted, and it Is sat-
is6ed that the people have more con-
fdence now in the ultimate finishing
of this important improvement than
they have had for the last ten years.
At the farthest limit, we believe the
river will be opened as far as the locds
are concerned in few years, and the
full benefits of cheap rates of river
transportation will be realized by our
producers.
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The dispatches state that the Lu

The dispatches state that the Lu-
therans in session in New York as
sured the Democratic committee last
week that they may expect large
German vote in the northwest, espec-
tally in Wisconsin, this fall. As stated,
the reason for German dlsafection in
the latter state was because Republi-
cans attempted to restrict their rights
in the public schools When the votes
are counted, these Lutheran priests
may ascertain the fact that they cam
not control their congregation, and
particularly not on the un-American
plea of fighting the Republican party,
because it voted against countenancing
any language in our free schools other
than that in which the constitution
and Declaration of Independence were
written. Germans are free thinkers
and free voters also.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Aug 800 ID Taylor ct ux to Columbia
Fruit Co; l2l9.O5 acres IN Wasco county
bond for deed; $6S,343
Aug 30-M III NIckelsen and Inge
Nickelsen to j L Rich; lots 10 and G,
n11s of lot 9. and all of lots A, B, q, d, E,
+, except so feet off the east side thereof,
Belmont, Wasco county; $1,000.
Sept 2-Matiida G Durbin to school dis
trict, No. 80, for school purposes; block
No. IL in Balrd's second addition to the
town of Antelope; 81.
Sept 2-State of Oregon to Leopold Hopf;
ne4 of sec 81, tp n. 10 east; $500.
Sept 2-Leopold Hopf and wife to John
Howard FrarY; ue4 of sec 81, tp n, 10
east; $1,000.
Sept 2-Andrew Larsen and wife to L P
Jansen; beginning at center of channel of
Mill creek, at point near Main street and
continuing until all his land in that vicinItv
is embraced; 500.
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At THE CLOSE OF THE WAR
AND NOW.

A correspondent at Oregon City
sent the Inter Ocean copy of a circu-
Iar which he said had been distributed
broadcast by the Peoples party in that
county. Among other things it con-
tains table and remarks which it
claimed the Inter Ocean published
some time in 1878. To this, in its is
sue of August 29th, the Inter Ocean
replies:
"As no other date is given than the
year, it would be hopeless task to at
tempt to decide upon the accuracy of
that table. Very likely the matter
given was part of communication,
for this paper allows wide latitude to
contributors and canrot be held re-
sponsible for the ideas or statement of
facts made by them.
SIN this case the statement is that
the 7-30 three year notes, whose cir
as currency is most secuted,
were outstanding on the lst of Septem-
Der, 1865, to the amount of $3.50, 900,
900, every dollar of which was legal
tender for its face value under the
terms of the law to the same extent as
United States notes. 1t is perfectly
true that under the terms of the law
those notes we're legal tender, the
same as greenbacks, but they were not
n circulation as currency.
''It might also be said with perfect |
;ruthfulness that gold was legal ten
ler at that time. Neither was in |
lctual circulation as currency, and for
the same reason, namely,
hat both were worth a large premium.
No intelligent man would be SO foolish
IS to use in the payment of debt, or
n the ordinary exchange of everyday
business, at Its face value, either coin
" note worth good deal more than
is face. Those 7-30s were worth as
much more than their face as their in
crest, accrued and to accrue, amounted
o; precisely that, neither more nor
ess.
Sat the time the 7-30s were issued
he kind of legal tender notes COM
aonly known as greenbacks had not
cen issued, and there was no expecta-
ion of issuing them. Secretary Chase
ried his level best to get along with =
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The annual meeting of the Edito-
rial Association will be held in this
city, beginning October Atm, and as
our citizens have evinced desire to
properly entertain them, it is time that
something was done regarding per-
fecting arrangements. A letter has
been received from Mr.. E. @. Pent-
land, the former secretary of the asso-
citation, containing suggestions which
we think are pertinent and should be
acted upon. There is no board of
trade or chamber of commerce here,
and therefore the public interested in
the growth of the city and future pros
perity of the Inland Empire should
take the matter in hand. In the first
place committee of invitation should
be appointed, and also one on recep-
tion. The duty of the first should be
to write to each editor requesting his
presence at The Dalles on the occa-
sion, and when they arrive the second
COM mittee should see that they are
received and places provided
for them during their stay in the city.
These editors must visit the Locks and
be shown the Importance of boat
railway as permanent means of over
coming the obstacles above this city.
Perhaps the services of Senators Dolph
Or Mitchell or Representatives Her
mann or Wilson could be secured to
present the matter in an intelligent |
manner and show the benefits of an
open river and how this great work ]
AN be accomplished before congress.
This requires money, but our city is
wealthy, and it would do more to make
Known our natural advantages than
my other method that could be en-
,loyed. By the use of such means the
,ditors of the state will be educated to |
he Importance to the Inland Empire
# opening the Columbia river, and
hey will 60 back to their duties and
i've publicity of this knowledge to
heir readers. If the people Of The
)alles desire these brain-workers and
'rain-molders to enjoy their trip, they
must provide for their entertainment,
nd that in liberal manner. In or
er to do this properly no time Is to
e wasted, and public meeting should
e called at once. We must arouse
urselves from the usual Iethargy, and
egin work Immediately. l
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could give but little relief. He con-
stantly suffered considerable pain, and
was told opium would relieve him. but
he declined to take opium. At the re-
quest of Mrs. Curtis, Homeopathic treat
ment was resorted TO last week. Since
that time he has suffered less, but about
three days ago he began to sink gradu-
ally. finally dying a: O'Clock this morn
ing. He was conscious TO the end.
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death Of George William Curtis.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31-George William
Curtis died at o'clock this morning at
his home at West Brighton, Staten ISL
and. At the bedside were his wife, his
unmarried daughter, and his son, DR.. F
q Curtis, of Boston. He was conscious
10 the last and his death was very
peaceful one. The nature of his disease
has never been determined 1t was an
uounced for some time he was suffering
from cancer in the stomach. but the phy
sicians who attended him could not agree
that the disease was of canceroas ma
ture, and it was the opinion of number
of them that be suffered from some alb
normal growth on the abdomen, which
became very large It is understood thai
there will be an autopsy. Mr.. Curtis be
came i'll about two months ago with indi
cations of dropsy. Eminent physicians
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Three Dead and One Dy,nx.

BURLINGTON, N. j., Aug. 3I.-Two trains
on the Camden & Amboy branch of the
United Railway of New Jersey crashed to
gether at Whitehall to night, and three of the
train hands were killed. The dead are: Rich
ard E Lewis, conductor; Andrew Rule, en-
gineer, of Campbell, and Baggagemaster
Shinn, of the extra train. The baggagemaster
was SO badly injured that he will probably die.
He is unable to give his name.