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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
Present putx on.Leaa Ore

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21--It is under
stood one of the items of the metal sche-
dule to receive overbauling by the ways
and means committee is that which un>
der the Mckinley law places duty of
~ cents per pound on lead ore. The
subject has been a point of contention
ever since the present law went into Ell
feet. The tariff rate as ct present fixed
was bitterly fought during the last con-,
gress, and it was long time doubtful
whether the advocates of the tariff would
succeed in getting it put in the bill.
There was much stronger lobby in
Washington on behalf of both sides than
there has been during the session. The
silver mines of Nevada, Idaho, Utah and
Colorado made special effort in behalf
of the tariff at that time, because of the
fact that much of the silver ore mines in
those states and territories contained a
large percentage of lead, 1t was in their
interests especially that the provision as
it now stands was inserted. Many own
ers of snelters, located on the Mexican
border and outside of the states and ter
ritorles mentioned, opposed it. ss did
also the lead manufacturers The con-
ditions are now reversed. The miners
are seeking to prevent and the smelters
and manufacturers to procure legislation.
1t would seem the advocates for the re-
peal of the present duty feel quite well
assured the action of congress will be
favorable to their canse
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The MidWInter Enir.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ga site was
selected yesterday by the Italian auxil-
iary committee for an Italian building at
the mIdwinter far 1t will be hand
some structure after the Italian rena;ss-
snce style, and will be an important sd-
ditian to the fair.
Spokane, Wash. has sent de,egstiou
to this city to confer In regard TO sep
arate movement from that place. The
p ans contemplate the erection of min
er's cabin, the interior Of which is to be
devoted to agricultural and mining ex
hibits.
The big mineral arch, which formed &
striking exhibit at the worlds fair, viii
be erected in Sunset City as an additional
feature of the mining display.
The progress of arrangement. for the
protection of buildings against fire has
been made TO such point that the watel
is now in hgdrants. which have been 10
Gated all over the grounds.
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rhe News at Mash,nston.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-When the As
cisco announcind that the Hawanan
! queen had not been restored to the throne
was shown Secretary Gresham, be said !:
.'That Is not surprising to me. 1 was not
expecting to hear by this steamer that
she had been restored"
THEIR RELATIONS ARE STRAINED
There is no douot Minister Thurston
and Secretary Gresham are persona non
grata to one another. but each would
prefer to have the announcement of the
fact come from the other Il would
probably not distress Tnurston if Ores
ham were to send him his passports.
This would admittedly be an act of waI.
and would place the administration still
further on the defensive, but Gresham
has no intention of giving Thurston the
opportunity 10 be made q martyr of, and
will not send HIM his passports. His po-
sition with relation to the state depart.
I2ent is anomalous. Diplomatic officers
of the United States have arraigned him
on serious charges to which his state
ment was the reply. This is sufficient
ground for him to base demand for bis
passports upon. The intention to com.
mat an unfriendly act upon his govern
mOut has not been communicated TO him
officially, and is, therefore, according to
diplomatic usage. unknown to him. but
he has ample grounds for demanding in
formation of official sources, and if it IS
refused him, calling tor his passports.
But the Hawaiian minister will probably
not give up the advantage he has In being
10 diplomatic relations with this govern 4
meat, even though they are strained.
Gresham's theory is the provisional gov
ernment of Hawaii comes to an end with
the notification from this government
that annexation with the United States
is denied, the government having beeu
formed for the purpose OF annexation
He may hold, under this theory, that
Thurston no longer holds any diplomatic
relation TO this government and that his
own government has ceased to exist.
,Atthe White House considerable IN
terest is apparent. Private Secretary
Tburber carried the Information OF the |
arr val of the steamship furolshed by the
Associated Press to President Cleveland,
who was III the private apartments cfthe |
White House busily engaged upon his |
message. Secretary Herbert is out of the |
city.
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DoIph Hits the Nail

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Dolph,
member of the senate committee on for-
eign relations, who has read with con-
siderable care the report of Biount, says
the report reads very much as if pre-
pared by man sent to the islands for a
certain purpose, and that purpose was to
show that what had been done was
wrong. He did not think that the ad-
mlnistratlon had been strengthened by
the present action in Blount's report,
but the more carefully it was considered
the more apparent it would be that
Blount was sent to the islands to report
against the action of Minister Stevens
and the provisional government Dolph
says 1t is, perhaps, true that our minister
acted somewhat hastily, but 1t is not
shown the revolution would not have oc-
Cured or the queen have been dethroned
nor had it been proven, there having
been an established government recog-
nIzed by this government, that this GOV
ernment had any right to throw IT and
re-establish either the old or new gov
ernment. The senator added there was
not SO much interest in Blount's repeIt,
but that the most important document
and what all would like to see is that
containing the instruction to Minister
Willis.
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The report of Commissioner Blount
appointed by President Cleveland to
make an investigation into the Ha-
waiian affair, has been given to the
public through the associated press,
and from the facts given there were
actions. on the part of the late Minis
ter Stevens that are very censurable.
Of course an unbiased judgment can
not be formed in the matter until both
sides have been heard, and Mr. Stew
ems may produce evidence in his own
behalf that will exculpate him from
any blame. Affairs of state are not
expected to be managed by the presi-
dent of a republic with the same Sc
crecy that governs the policy of an
absolute monarch, and congress, re-
Gently in session, should have been
informed of what action had been
taken and the status of our relations
with the Sandwich islands. But this
was not done by Mr.. Cleveland. If we
have acted, as Mr.. Blount says, and
the provisional government only came
into existence through the interyen-
ton OF American marines, a wrong
has been committed; but, a. this late
da ., we cannot repair the injury by
for !bly reseating the queen on her
throne.
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HIGH PRESSURE,

The American people are very sim
liar to an engine under high pressure
of steam. There must be vent or dis
astrous consequences may follow
During the past few months factories
closing down, business failures and
financial depressions have kept the
public mind in the highest state of ex-
citement, and some attraction was nec-
essary to ease this terrible strain. Sec
retary Gresham's letter was very
timely, and public attention was called
to our relations with the Sandwich
islands at very opportune moment.
For time the starving poor in our
large cities and the great army of the
unemployed have been forgotten.
Armed Intervention has not resulted
to remedy wrong perpetrated by our
former minister to Hawaii, and the
affairs of the little government will
very likely right themselves without
any action on the part of our ma
ton not consistent with the spirit of
our institutions or international
comfy. But this side show came in
good time, and no doubt answered
wise purpose. There were too many
pounds pressure on the machinery for
1T to 60 right along without suffering
waste. A safety valve was necessary,
or a balance wheel to ease it downs and
these were furnished in the slight en-
broglio in the kanaka kingdom. This
will undoubtedly pass away harnlessly;
but as soon as all interest is lost in the
affair the terrible tragedy of events
being enacted at home will receive
public attention, and high pressure
will again be experienced. The Amer
ican people are only less mercurial
than Parisians, and excitement is as
necessary to political life as food to the
human body. If they were doomed
to exist from year to year in the same
sluggish manner as the British, they
would suffer keenly from ennui; but
there are variety of circumstances
which are liable to come to the surface
almost any time which promise to
keep the people excited and happy. 1t
is true that Americans wear out
quickly; but they live long and heart
lily while they do exist.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
a Hotel Holocaust.

BEAVER, Pa, Nov. 21-At Merrill
station, on the Cleveland and Pittsburg
road, at 4 40 this morning. Bradley and
Keener's three story hotel, in which many
men employed on the new dam boarded,
was burned to the grouud. Many jumped
from the second and third story windows
and were badly cut, bruised and burned.
A census of the bosrders after the fire was
out showed the following missing: Jerry
Wrenn, stonemason, and sop Dan; John
Kelly, laborer; Robert Stanley, engineer
James Hughes. engineer, and Barney
Wilker, stonemason. Five bodies have
been taken from the ruins so badl 2
charred they cannot be identified.
The bodies Of james Hughes an ]
James P. Miller, latcrers, have been re-
covered from the ruins, both burned to a
crisp, making seven recovered,
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Afraid Of Public op,pion.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 90 Minister
Thurston, of Hawai-, is not likely to re-
ceive his passports, although it was said
at the state department this morning
there were abundant grounds for such
action. Were 1t in any other country. or
in this country under any other circum'
stances, his passports would be issued
Immediately. It is claimed his letter is
a breach of diplomacy, and amply suffi-
cient 10 warrant this movement, immed-.
lately severing all relations with the Hs-
waiian minister. Such action might be
taken but for the reason the American
people might not think it fair play; that
the right of any man to talk and give his
side of the controversy is always con
ceded, and to force Thurston to leave the
country would be considered by the peo-
pie as disposition not to allow the other
side hearing. The department chooses
to consider the publication of the state
ment by Thurston as q Hitslly interested
party in the outcome of Hawaiian affairs,
and not an official statement of the Ha-
waiian minister.
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men, as there are technical loopholes
in our system of Jurisprudence which
allow wrong-doers to squeeze cut and
escape punishment. But it is always
advisable to have frequent accountings
with public servants, so that they may
consider themselves ameDable to the
people.
The president has signed the bill ex-
tending the time six months in which
resident Chinese may register, and if
they do not avail themselves of the
opportunity no further immunity from
deportation should be extended These
Mongolians are not desirable accessions
to our population, and every rightful
means should be used to rid the coun-
try of them. They never assimulate
with our institutions, and our repub-
lie can be prosperous without their
aid.
This republic is not only becoming
the asylum OF anarchists, communists
and other political lepers, but of all
shades of religious beliefs, and the
Hindoo, Buddhist, Confucian and
Moslem are coming to our shores
Our institutions based on English Pu-
ritanism, if indications can be relied
upon, will soon be the hiding place and
breeding nest of all the isms of the
orient. Americans take kindly to a
change, and this is not only true of
political parties but of religions.
The case of the shipwrecked Rus
sian convicts, who were picked up by
an American vessel in the Pacific ocean
while escaping from Siberia, is one
that will elicit the sympaty of all hu-
nanitarians. These men were doomed
to exile, perhaps for the expression of
political opinions, and in their desper-
ate condition, made the attempt to es-
cape and reach this country, where
they would at least be granted the
privileges of life and liberty. Wrecked
by the elements they were rescued in
a helpless condition from the waves;
and now they appeal to the inherent
love of right of the American people
not to be returned to Russian officials
and the dreadful drudgery of the 81
berian mines. We shall wait with pa
tience to see whether the authorities
at Washington will heed this appeal,
aod return these poor fellows to fate
worse than death.
There is the very best quality of
wisdom in the following which we
clip from an exchange, and which
covers the Republican doctrine of pro-
lection from alpha to omega: sit is
bad policy to borrow money to tide
over hard times. The best way is co
curtail wants; live economically and
avoid incurring debts. Live on home
productions as nearly as possible. As
England has such fast hold on this
country it would be well to live indie
pendent of her. Wear our home
production of clothes and let her keep
her broadcloths. Woolen goods made
here are fine enough for our best citi-
zens to wear, if they would make up
their minds to do so. Encourage all
home industries and live as independ-
emily as possible of all foreign countries.
That is the way to keep from paying
out gold in the shape of duties on i'm
ports. We are growing more indie
pendent all the while and we can soon
live within ourselves and pay no
duties"
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THE NORTHWEST.


The northwest is CO ming into prom
iuence, since the liberal advertisement
it has received at the worlds fair.
Heretofore the resources OF the vast
region drained by the Cou mbia river
were supposed to he limited, and not
capable of supporting amuch larger
population than it had at present; but
the cereals and fruits attracted univer.
sal attention by reason of their quail
ty, and visitors were astonished that
this portion of the country was so pro-
life. La the future we shall reap the
benefit of this, and Oregon and WASH
iDgton will receive consideration with
those seeking new homes. To persons
who are desirous of gaining compe-
tence by habits of thrift there is ne
more desirable locality than the north
western states of the republic. The
climate, on account of the influence of
the Japan current, is much milder
than in the same latitude in other
countries, and the soil is susceptible of
a high degree Of cultivation. But
climate and adaptability to agriculture
are not the only inducements to settle
ment. The forests are yet in pri-
meval state, and these are extensive
enough to furnish the worlds supply
for many years to come. Capitalists
have rare opportunities for investment,
and there are many facilities for man
ufactures which have never been util-
lied. Water power is plentiful, and
there is scarcely any stream that could
not advantageously be made to turn
the wheels of factories. Westward
the star of empire takes its course,
and it will not stop until its pathway
is blocked by the waves of the Paci6 C.
This region is no longer the mltsma
'hWle Of the continent, andfrom pres
eat indications it is reasonable to pre-
'ume in few years the Pacific coast
will be as populous as many portions
IF the east.
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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
Louise Micher. The Frepch A..,ch,

Louise Michel. The French Anarchist.
LONDON, Nov. 93-In ar irtervi, W
with Louise Michel, the female French
anarchist, in regard to aparchism, she de-.
clared the throwing of the bombs in the
Lyceum theater' Barcelona, sprang from
the blood of Pallas, the man who at
tempted to assassinate General Martinez
Campos. She added that increasing pow
erty and severer means of repression war.
ranted more terrible means of defense
The European International agreement
for the suppression of anarchism was
worthy only of derision. Explosives
formed the best and most element means
of extending the propaganda. Anarchy
in the United States was flourlshing, and
bombs bad not been recently used there
because the evils had not become firmly
rooted. The execution at Chicago con-
verted thousands to anarchism. She de.
clared the anarchists were unconnectec
with the attempt on the Nelson mon
ument at Montreal.
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JOURNALISM.

The obituary notices Of the Mer-
cary are not in the least compliment
airy, and it seems that every paper in
the state takes delight In kicking the
dead lion, which, when alive, compelled
their respect. If this paper were such
reptile In journalism the power of
the press in this state, in a united eff
fort, could have stopped its influence
and crushed i. out of existence. For
over twenty years it was published in
the moral city of Portland, and even
the great papers of the metropolis
raised no warning voice against it un-
til it was laid low at their feet by
legal process; but now every one
comes forward and belabors the car
cass with cuffs and kicks.
The Mercury represented one style
of personal journalism which is of
little benefit to a community; but
there are others that fall far below the
ideal of what newspaper should be.
An editor should not use the columns
of his paper to vent his spite or spleen
against his foes or to shower benefits
upon his friends. His profession is
one that should command the respect
Of all, and this cannot be accomplished
while it is used as private vehicle to
reach the public with individual griev-
ances. The ethics of journalism are
as binding on the honor of the pub
Usher or manager as those of the vo-
taries of medicine, and the shyster
journalist should be held in equal de-
testation as the quack. In the col
umns, the individual characteristics of
the editor should appear no more
prominently than any other member
of the community, and the duties del
egated to him should be those OF
conservator of public morals and pub
lie rights.
When managers of our public prints
understand the high position they oc-
cupy towards the people, personal
journalism will be unknown. The
power of the press will then be felt in
every city and hamlet throughout the
land, and its influence will be the
means of elevating men and women to
higher plan of existence. If repu
table publications would do their full
duty, newspapers which panders to
personal spleen or favoritisn would
not be couf1tenanced, and their lnfu-
ence in the community would soon
uv: har opd die
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The dispatches state that the new
| tariff bill will place wool on the free
list, and this will be death blow to
this industry In the United States 1t
has been a great factor of develop
ment in this part of the northwest,
and until the Republicans regain their
ascendancy IN the country sheepmen
may as well 60 out of the business.
The Corvallis Gazette says: "Cleve-
land in his Thanksgiving proclamation
made no reference to the condition of
the country. He could not speak of
its prosperity as President Harrison
did year ago. There has been a
change, and the party that bids for
low prices, pauper labor, free trade
and idle work shops is now In power.
The war cloud that was drifting
over Hawaii is quietly passing away,
and it is very evident that affairs of
state will settle themselves in ths
Sandwich islands without any resort
to arms. It makes little difference to
any except Claus Spreckles and few
capitalists whether the provisional
government remains or the dethroned
queen Is reinstated.
Candidates for offices in June are
bobblng up serenely, and from the
number of aspirants it is very evident
that some will feel sore aud disap-
pointed after the nominations have
been made. The TINES MoUNTAINEER
has always followed the rule that it is
better for conventions to meet, uncon-
trolled by ring influence, and after
due deliberatIon to unity ON available
candidates
This has been an off year in more
ways than one. Bank suspensions
have preceded business failures, and
now in the latter part of November,
in this almost perennial summer eli
mate of the northwest, with roses and
other flowers in bloom in gardens,
foot of snow lies on the ground. But
this will soon disappear, and sunshine
and summer breezes will yet be en-
joyed before the rigors of winter be-
gin.
The dispatches state that the rebels
in Brazil have declared in favor of an
empire, and named Prince Pedro, rel
ative of the late Dom Pedro, emperor.
If the government at Washington City
feel in bellicose attitude, now is the |
time to carry out the Monroe doctrine
and forbid the establishment of any
monarchies on this continent. We |
stopped Macmillan in Mexico in 1865,
and we can be as successful in Brazil |
in 1893.
q Considerable excitement has been
created in Portland by the grand jury
returning indictments against the
sheriff, clerk and treasurer Of Multno-
nah county. Very great interest
will center around the trial of these
as the public have for some
time believed that affairs have not
been managed with the strictest econ
omY. 1t is very doubtful if anything
crooked" will be proved against these ]
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Anarceists at snoknne.

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 23-While nc
overt act has been committed, good
deal of incendiary talk is afioat. At II
o'clock mob of 100 men gathered il
front Of the ReUiew office and was haran-
gued by the leader, an anarchist named
Helm. He threatened the paper with
dire vengeance unless 1t altered lis ed
itorial course. The crowd then marched
to a. M. Cannon's bank building BIZ
this time the crowd had swelDed TO 200
or 300 men. There Helm repeated his
harangue. Mr. Cannon and Mayor Powell
addressed it. counsefing prudence and
reason. At this hour, 1 O'clock, Inc
crowd had dispersed. A binding snow
STERN Is prevailing, and dIsagreeable
weather seems to have chilled the ardor
of the mob.
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Uncle Jerry Husk

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 21-General
jeremiah Rusk, ex-secretary of agncul-
ture, died at his home In VIroqua at 8
O'clock this morning.
Though not unexpected. the announce
ment that the end had come to the LIFE
of tins strongly individual character in
the political life of the nation caused a
profound shock. He had been i'll some
time and dangerously, but up to day or
two ago it was thought his iron consti-
tutien would pull him through. Since
then, however. bis constant failing
strength led his friends to anticipate the
worst. Uncle jerry as ne was affec-
tlonateiy known, was familiar figure
to every resident in this city. No man
was ever brought here IN official lie
with so many friends, political and nom
political, in the Wisconsin capital as he
during his three terms as governor. Flags
are at halfstaff on all the public build
ings, and public meeting was held in
Governor Peck's Office to arrange for
special train to Viroqua to attend the
funeral.