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affair cou'd be obtained. The British
cru ser Nymphe was at San jose on that
date, and her officers visited the San Juai,.
leaving and returning letters. From
them 1t was learned that Minister
Gosling's eldest son, boy about IA years
old. was visiting on the ,ffee plantation
of an Englishman named Harris, who is
very unpopular among the natives of bis
district, and who on several occasions
has had serious trouble. Harris aud
young Gosling visited a fiesta at San
Geronimo on the night of December "a,
and in the darkness they were attacked
by natives, who attempted to kill Harris
In the melee, accidentally or intention
ally, young Gosling was stabbed and
knocked down, and IN self defense shot
his antagonist. The latter soon died.
The boy was not dangerously hurt, bur
he and bis companion escaped. Subse.
quently the boy was arrested for murder
and placed in Jail, from which, at hia
fathers urgent request, he was allowed to
be removed to the English legation.
where his wounds were dressed The
relatives of the dead native were furious.
and prevailed upon mob, which, it is
alleged, included several police officers.
10 accompany them to the minister's
house, where they attempted to force
their way in and capture the boy. Min
lister Gosling and bis servants were able,
however, to keep them at bay.
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LEGISLATION.

The session of the Oregon legislature
has continued over half the allotted
time, and it will require the keenest
discernment to ascertain in what re-
gard the people have been benefited.
During the canvas last summer the
candidates for legislative honors made
loud and long promises that remedies
would be inaugurated of the evils now
existing if they were permitted to
spend forty days at Salem as repre-
sentatives of sovereign citizens, and
the different political organizations
we're equally prolific in pledges.
That legislation was needed, and had
been for number Of years past, re-
quired no argument to prove. The
people of Oregon has been governed
too much in certain directions, and not
enough in others. Capital has been
driven out of the state by the usury
and mortgage tax laws; appropriations
were needed for an appropriate exhibit
at the Worlds fair at Chicago, and
for the portage railroad between The
Dalles and Cello; the assessment law
needed amendments, and other matters
in which the public were directly inter.
ested required attention.
The session has advanced sufficiently
for an examination to be made to
ascertain what progress has been made.
AS far as Eastern Oregon is COL cerned
the only measure directly to her bene-
fit has been defeated IN the senate, and
it will make little difference to her
whether the state will be represented
at Chicago or not. Some sort of bill
has been introduced in regard to re-
pealing the Indebtedness exemption
clause, and another giving tramp or
hobo the right to arrest a man for
fancied assault, and still another for
the publication of county court pro-
ceedings on cloth to be posted on
fence corners, in hotels and on trees at
road crossings. Perhaps these will be-
come laws, and their authors will 60
"thundering down the ages" The bill
for the protection of our orchards from
fruit pests, introduced by Mr.. Coon of
this county. has been defeated, for
reasons best known to those who con-
stituted the opposition.
Before the session closes appropria--
tions will be passed for the state uni
versity, reform school, agricultural
college, penitentiary, etc, and few
minor matters receive attention but
will the great state of Oregon be i'm
PEELED forward by liberal legislation to
aid in the development of her rich and
varied resources We believe not, and
the biennial legislature Of 1898 will
pass into history only remarkable for
what it did not accomplish when fa-
vorable opportunities were presented.
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The Doom Of DynamIters.

LOWELL, Mass, Jan. S1-Thomas
Callan, OF Lowell, who was sentenced in
London five years ago to Is years con
finemens as an alleged dynamiter,
reached here this morning. He has been
confined in Chatham and Portland prIs-
ons He says the prison methods are de-
priving the alleged dynamiters of their
reason. They are not allowed to speak,
and solitary confinement is imposed If
the men are even suspected of whispering.
Callan says Dr.. Gallagher, of Brook
Ign, who was fellow prisoner, is insane,
but The officials say he IS shammlng.
Gal;ahger, according 10 Callan, is in the
lnfirmary most of the time and cannot
last long. One of the other dynamiters,
CalIsn says, has become driviling idiot.
Sometimes he breaks ont IN wild laugh.
ter, and for this is punished by solitary
confinement ina dark, cold cell in chains
for from two TO five days.
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Will Die Game.

San ANToNIA, Tex. Feb 1.-TWO OF
the mcst desperate men engaged in the
recent revolutionary border movements
against Mexico we're brought here to
day and lodged in Jail.
The prisoners are General Francisco
Benavides and Captain Cecllio Echausr-
ria. They were brought to this city by
Sheriff Shelly. of Starr county, and dep
uty United States marshal. Benavides
Is about so years of age, and was form
erly wealthy raDchman of Starr county
Captain Echauarrla is only 90
Despite the gloomy prospect before
him, Captain Ecbsuarrla is not at all
downcast. When a correspondent visited
his cell the TevolutIonIst was playing a
Mexican harp aud seemed to enjoy the
music and bis surroundings. He stated
tina: if he must die for the patriotic cause
in which his services were enlisted he
would meet his fate bravely. He refused
to make any statement further than to
admit the guilt as charged. ExtradItion
proceedings in his case and a'so those
of Bouavides aud Gonzales, will COM
mence at once, before United States
Commissioner Price.
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The Democrats are determined to
repeal the Sherman bill in regard to
the coinage of silver, and inaugurate a
new policy; ct least, this is the plan
of operations marked out. by Mr.. Cleve-
land. This will not be at all surprls-
ing; for the coming administration
will have little use for the silver states,
now that they have given the party
their support. In this regard the Chi
cago platform cannot be considered as
indicative of the financial policy to be
carried out, for Mr.. Cleveland and
Tammany are strongly in favor of
mono-metallism, and they constitute
the soul and body of the party. Per-
haps there is too much silver coined
now, and it might be beneficial to the
financial interests of the country for
less dollars to be sent into circulation.
But the Democratic party has taken so
many different positions on this
question that it is somewhat
satisfactory to see it settle down
to the old position of Repub-
icans, that Of single standard.
This has proved to be the only safe
one, and experience in this, as in other
matters, is the more reliable teacher.
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Illegal Irish.

DUBLIN, Feb. 2-Sir Peter O'Bren,
lord chief justice CT the queens bench
divlson of the high court of justice in
|. Ireland, has decided that the Irish gov
ernment acted Illegally in refusing polio
protection to the sheriffs and bailiffs en-
gagged in executing the writs at night.
The chief justice says Chief Secretary
Morley is liable to prosecution for lssu
Ing the order withholding police protec-
tion at the time stated, The decision is
balled with great satisfaction by the tory
landlords
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desuetude" in Growers second term.
He appears to be fair diplomat, and
there is some position abroad that
could be given him if he is not consid
cred he proper person for any of the
departments. But, MIR. Cleveland will
attend to this matter, and do not de-
sire any advice.
Perhaps it is the wintry weather in
the northwest which makes sentiment
so much. in favor of annexlng the
Sandwich islands, where there Is per
ennial summer; but wait until July,
and then, perhaps, there will be an
other effort made to annex Greenland,
where warm weather is more congenial
than in lower latitudes Such weather
in February would induce residents OF
the Pacific coast to see paradise In
any of the south Pacific islands, and
the hot winds of July and August will
make them desire any Arctic country
where the weather is cool end bracIng.
The eulogies that dead Republicans
receive from the Democratic press
would incline one to believe that the
grand old party is largely composed of
statesmen, AMI the slow-moving Dem
ocrats never ascertain the fact until
the great men are dead. Ex-Presi-
dent Hayes, about whom nothing vile
enough could be said by Democratic
orators while living, was honored by
them in the grave; and Blaine, who
was roundly abused in his politi-
cal opinions and In his management of
national affairs by every Democratic
paper in the country, is the greatest of
Americans now that he is dead. The
simple truth is, the Democratic party
can never ascertain the facts regarding
national policy or the worth of men
until these have been indIsputably
demonstrated by experience of the one
or the death of the other.
The Guatemalians have attempted
to encroach on the rights of British
subjects, and the bulldog has been
aroused and is showing his teeth. We
have no sympathy with monarchy in
any form, and no respect for the
shoddy nobility of Eogland who date
their origin from Norman pirates; but
all wi II admire the promptness of the
British government in protecting the
rights of her suhjects wherever they
are. Hon. James G. Blaine, who now
sleeps In an honored grave, attempted
to carry out, while in charge of the
state department, an equally strong
policy in regard to American citizens,
and it is to be regretted that he did
not have the opportunity to put it
fully in operation. The United States
has navy, and every ship should be
ready in any EN- ergency to enforce re-
spect for the rights of citizens.
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LEX TALIoNLs.

The press of Eastern Oregon have
been unit in the condemnation OF
the Willamette senator's in defeating
the Raley portage bill, and they un-
doubtedly fully understand by this
time the estimation in which they are
held by the residents of the bunch-
grass hills of this region. A recon-
sideratior of the vote by which. the
measure was defeated has been passed,
and it may be brought before the
higher branch of the legislature yet
this session. There is one way in which
the people interested in the passage of
the portage road can stimulate favor
able action, and that is by pursuing
obstruction tactics regarding import
ant matters. The dome of the capi-
tol, the penitentiary, insane asylum,
reform school, agricultural college, fish
ladder at Oregon City, and the pur-
chase of the locks at that point will
all need money, and every member
from Eastern Oregon should refuse TO
vote single dollar for either of these
until the portage bill is passed. West
ern Oregon receives liberal appropria-
tions every year and Eastern Oregon
is not considered at all. This has con-
tinued long enough, and the time has
come when the vast region east of the
Cascades should demand recognition.
There is an available opportunity pre-
sented in which We can forcibly de-
mand our rights in the passage of the
Raley portage bill, and the people east
of the Cascades will support their rep
resentatives in using any means by
which the legislators from the William
cite valley can be made to understand
that the Cascades are not the dividing
line between two states and that the
Colum bia river is of as much import
ance to the commerce of Oregon as the
sluggish stream that courses through
the region west of the mountains. Let
every member from this region stand
by his colors, and absolutely refuse to
vote dollar for any public institution
until the portage bill is passed. The
people are behind you, and will heart
lily endorse your action. Your motto
should be, The Raley bill first, and the
penitentiary, asylum, reform school,
capitol dome and locks at Oregon City
afterwards. Show no hesitsncy in
adopting this plan, and be unified and
determined In your opposition. De-
mand in unequivocal terms the rights
of the Inland Empire for an open
liver. and do not be satisfied until
every available means has been used
to force recognition from those who
imagine that Oregon comprises only |
the Willamette counties. Every man
in Eastern Oregon will support our
legislators in demanding the Raley |
bill first before dollar is voted for |
any public institution in Western Ore
gon.
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Apxry GautemaIans.

SAN DIEGO. Feb. 2-Advices are re-
ceived by the Pacific Mail steamship San
Juan regarding the trouble at the city of
Guatemala between the natives and the
English minister The San Juan was at
the port OF San Jose de Guatemala for
only two hours on January ~. Nothing
was known of the trouble by tine steam
er's officers until afler her arrival ct that
port, but only disjointed accounts of the
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The Inyes,igatine COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON. Feb. The Panama
and Pacific Mail special investigating
committee met today for consultation. 1t
was decided TO telegraph ex- secretary
Thompson. OF India. to be present as a
witness. He will be heard on Saturday,
or earlier if be can get there before that
time. Afterward the committee will go
to New York.
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The people well might pray for an
hour of Henry Grady with good club
and his ready pen in the editorial room
of the Atlanta Constellation. 1t de-
rides all people "who have given money
to establish schools for freedmen in
the south" as cold maids and old gran.
MES" 1t says that the principal effect
of educating the freedmen is seen in
the increase of loafers who think it
better to clean spittoons in a public
office than to work for an honest liv-
ing. It is something huuiliating to
behold Journal with the reputation
and intelligence of the Atlanta Con-
stitsstiom in these closing years Of the
nineteenth century coming out and
demanding ignorance for the millions
of the working population. The Con-
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rELEeRAPH1o NEWS.
Consul Allen Talks.

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 Hawaiian Con =
sui Allen said today that he had received
no word either from his government or
from the commissioners of the provisional
government. Ali be knew he had
learned from the newspapers.
Il intend" he added, ITO go to Wash
ington Thursday and meet the COM
missioners. l trust the islands will be
annexed. This seems to be the opportu-
nifty for the United States"
do you think the British minister's
neglect 10 recognize the provisional gov
ernment indicates sympathy with tine ex-
queen"
"Not necessarily. You see, the Brit
ish representatives. powers are limited.
He has not the authority conferred on the
American minister, who is an envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary,
and was warranted, perhaps, In acknowl-
edging the provisional government.
'The queens proclamation declaring
that she yielded to superior force of the
United States may have issued to enlist
British sympathy. Still, >Hawailans are
Americans before they are English. They
have always looked to the United States
for protection when menaced by for
eigner. Their trade is largely with the
United States, and Americans cwn three
quarters of the property on the islands.
COMMITTED POLITICAL SUICIDE.
The queen, In my opinion, committed
political suicide. Had the constitution
she tried TO promug gate gone into effect,
anarchy wou d surely have resulted.
Certain foreigners who own the property
of the islands have rights which the
queen Was bound to respect. This was
particularly true of the Americans, who
have the largest interests there. So
many foreigners live On the crown prop
erty on the islands thst The queen could
not have carried out her plans She
oupht to have recognized her own weak
ness beiore acting The government had
recently been a good one. Every thing
was moving smoothly until the attempt
was made to promuigate the constitution.
It was very fortunate that an American
man- of war was on the alert, or there
must have been bloodshed, and perhaps
u long rebellion"
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The Crime of Canniba,ism.

HAMBURe, Feb. 2-Three sailors OF
the wrecked ship Fhokla, who killed and
ate the fourth to keep from starving to
death, have been arrested charged with
murder, based on their own confessions.
Some years ago man was tried and
acquitted on similar charge IN England
The theory of the law is that it rests on
the accused to show the supreme necess
lty as a justification for the act. Much
sympathy Is expressed for the unfortunate
men, who are still very weak,
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Joe Mack fs ar1ssing.

KANSAS CITY, jan. 3i-Joseph A,
Mack, formerly bookkeeper tor the
American National bank, who is under
indictment in the federal court for en-
bezzling $4,000 of the banks funds, has
disappeared, and there is every reason 10
believe that he will not appear in court
when his case is called for trial. Mack's
wife is said to be with him.
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Inv OF Assessment.

SALEM, Feb. The 3e ssion in thu
house today was one of supreme interest
Lawton's bill repeating both the mort
gage tax law and the deduction for in.
debtedness clause was reported back
considered in committee of the whole
and return ed to the house with amend
ments and a favorable recommendation
by vote which leaves no doubt of the
ultimate passage OF the measure. A poll
of the house was made today and il
showed that out of So seen 35 favor the
repeal of both measures and 40 the abol-
ishfnen. of the deductions.
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Fire at Helena.

HELENA, Jan. 3I.-Last night about &c
o'clock, with the thermometer at 43 degrees
below zero, tre broke out in row of one
story buildings on Main street, near the larg-
est block in the city. Though the fire did
not gain much headway, it took the 6remen
nearly an hour to put it entirely out, as it
spread all round one of the buildings.
: Despite the furious cold and binding snow
that the wind was whirliEg through the air,
the 6remen stuck TO their work and came
through with only few frozen hands and
ears.
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still Ont OF sight.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 3l-The Pacific
Mail steamer City of Peking Is still over
due from Hong Kong and Yokohama
At the Office of the company it is
believed that some accident has happened
TO her machinery, but the company is
confident of her ultimate safe arrival
1t was expected that the Spreckles tug
Fearless would be sent after the steamer
the first thing this morning, but she has
not yet left.
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wizard for the InrerIer.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-A pro minen
Western politician, who will not permit
the use of his name, gives out the fol.
lowing as straight "tip":
"Henry Willard is going into CleYe-
lands cabinet as secretary of the interior,
Thomas H. Oakes will then retire from
the presidency of the Northern Pacific
and become chairman of the board of dI-
recters, and Ex-Governor Merriam will
become Oakes' successor as president of
the road.
"a St. Paul man, John G. Cullirt, jr.,
nephew of the eminent Phlladelphian of
tnat name, will be chosen assistant at
torney-general OF the United Srates."
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ExplcsI.n OF Powder

STRYKEs. O., Feb. 3 The collision
and explosion of two car loads of DOW
der occurred on the Lake Shore railway
near here this morning, and resulted in
considerable damage to property, Three
cars aud caboose were blown TO atoms.
The engineer and fireman saved ihem-
selves by jumping. Owing to a snow
storm at the time, The trsinmen failed to
see the fiaghan.
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The Willamette senators seem to
think that an appropriation for port
age road between this city and Cello
would be a wastefnl expenditure of
public funds, and, therefore, Raley's
bill was defeated. There Is now be-
fore the legislature measure provid-
Ing for the purchase by the state of
the locks at Oregon City at a cost of
100000, and when this Genes up on
its passage we hope the senators from
Eastern Oregon will remember The
Dalles portage and the members from
the Willamette. and vote against 1t to
a mao. This is simply administering
to legislators residing west of the CAS-
cade mountains dose of their own
medicina
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PROBABLE Loss of the P.king.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. THE mails
from the steamer China were delivered at
Meigs' wharf at 2:15 this morning. She
had not seen nor heard anything of the
City of Peking The China experienced
dirty weather en- route, but nothing to
account for the great delay OF the City of
Peking. The China brings no news from
Honolulu.
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Bread Krots.

MARsEILLEs, Feb. lin consequence
OF the strike among the jouroeyman ba
kers of this city, the military bakeries are
supplying the public with bread. The
strikers threatened the military bakeries
and attempted to plunder the Dreadcsrts.
Troops were called out and dispersed the
rioters
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TELEGRAPHIC.
The b aeks auying Arms.

PANAMA, Jan. 3I,-It is undefstoodhere
that arms will be shipped on a trading
schooner from New York to aid the intended
revolutionary movement In Hayt' and will be
transferred off the Central American coast
near Colon to a Haytian vessel. 1t is also
rumored that Monsonto, prominent Haytian
who served under Crespo, is going to Jamaica
TO negotiate for the sale of arms with Legl-
time
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Chiraso,s Insane Fire.

CHICAGO, Jan. 31-Fire started in the
engine-room of the insane asylum at
Dunning, near bere, this morning. Eigh,
hundred insane patients were in the in.
stitutlon. The boilers and dynamo were
destroyed. The best of order was main
tained among the patients; only few OF
them were aware thai the fire was in
prO0ress,
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Railroad coI,,sion.

LoUooNsvILLE, Ohio, Feb. 2-The last
east-bound limited on the Fort Wayne
road ran into the west-bound freight
here early this morning while going at
a high rate of speed and both engines
were torn tn pieces, but, miraculous as 1t
may seem. there was DO loss of life.
One engineer was badly hurt and the
firemen of both trains were injured.
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A coon in our own Canal.

PANAMA, Feb. 1 The proposed con
gressional Investigation in Washington
into the expenditures of the American
Panama canal committee has excited q
keen interest in Bogota and Panama.
If pushed, it is expected that sensa
tional revelations will be made concern
ing the operations of several of the pro-
moters of the Nicaragua canal enterprise.
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stitation owes an apology TO the in
suited intelligence of the people If the
south, as well as to the black man, who
has for generations done unpaid work
for his lordly master while he was in
ventoried as a chattel with hogs and
horses and cattle upon the plantation.