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stopped by Rain.

DETROIT, Sept. A. a dispatch from
the upper peninsula OF Michigan shows
the rainfall of last night effectually
stopped the forest fires and will save
millions OF feet of pine, besides crops
and houses. The damage already done,
however. ls immense. and In many local.
ities total loss can only be avoided by
an immediate cutting of the timber.
There is considerable evidence that many
fires were set by men who knew the
scorched pine would have to be cut at
once, thus giving them work. The fires
will also force into the market much pine
that was held by the Noon Logging cap
ita!ists for the purpose of speculation
1t is thought nearly every foot OF stand
ing pine in Ontanagon county is burned,
fully 0O,0O0,0G0 feet.
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Knights of pv,h,..

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6-The much-
mooted German question was decided by
the Supreme lodge of the Knights of Py
thias today by decisive vote against
permitting the use of the ritual ia other
thsn the English language. Two votes
were taken, first on the substitution OF
the miDoritoy report to give the German
lodges five years grace in which TO adop,
the English ritual resulting IA TO Ill
against the minority report. Then the
majority report was adopted by vote of
79 to 36. Sitting in committee of the
whole the lodge has approved the report
barring saloon keepers, bartenders and
professional gamblers from admission to
the order.
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A Rancher,s nea,h.

TACOMA, Sept. 5-Last evening John
McPhaiI, prominent rancber on Fox
island, received full charge of shot just
below his heart, from the rife just placed
in their boat by his wife. They were
going to another island, A physician
was summoned, but McPhail died in
four hours. His wife is grief-s,ricken.
Before dying he told her not to upbraid
herself, as she was not responsible for
the accident.
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THE WORST FEATURE,

A nation or community can patient
ly bear calamities if there are prospects
OF change to better conditions in the
future. For two years the country
he's experienced the most distr essful
times ever known in its history, and
the outlook is not encouraging for any
decided Improvement in the situation.
Senators and members of the house of
representatives, newspaper writers,
financiers, manufacturers, and persons
of all classes are unsnimous in express
sions of belief that the worst outcome
of recent tariff legislation ls that it has
settled nothing. A BILL. however bad,
that had in it the elements of per
manence wonld at least impart conf
dence to the captains of industry"
They would know how to align their
forces, and in what direction to move
them.
But Democratic authority of the
highest rank has warned US that we
must not expect the present tariff bill
10 be undisturbed. The president in
his letter to congressman Catchings,
indicates policy of continued agita-
tion for free coal and free IRON. Mr..
Wilson, chairman of the ways and
means committee; Mr.. johnson, con-
gressional representative from, not of,
the Cleveland district, aud, in short,
all the Democratic officers and states
men who have spoken since the passage
of the bill, declare that it Is hut pre-
liminary to more radical measures
Nor do they oonfine themselves to
words; the presidents influence is be-
ing used, aud has been used successfully, I
TO lessen the strength of Senator g ,r.F
man in Maryland, and will be used SO
long as there IS chance of preventing
his re election to the senate Indeed,
it is presidential policy to compass the
defeat of every conservative Demo-
cratic candidate, and to secure the
election of congressional majority
pledged to thoroughly frea-trade
policy.
This is the worst of it. The Demo.
cratic leaders who were not content to
let the well enough of the Mckinley
law alone are not content to let the
bad enough of the German bill alone.
They are resolved upon further pro-
:ess of tinkering and changing.
In thus dire emergency the duty Of
he Republican press is clear. 1t must
refrain from exaggeration |
4 evil conditions. 1t must record {
and enthusiastically everv I
rival revival of trade or manu-
facture. 1t must eschew the vile c
of the Democratic :
,riters Who twaddled and canted t
bout 'sstarving vorkmen" who at the g
me of such cant and twaddle were 4
lrning wages that now would seem a
rincely. IT must hope for return of t,
tch dsys of prosperity Above all, it CT
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-08
an OCEAN OF FLAMES.

The terrible holocaust in the forests
of Michigan and Wisconsin is the
most appalling disaster that has hap
pened for many years, and the suffer
ing and desolation resulting require
immediate relief. Hundreds of lives
have been sacrificed to the flames, and
the homes of the survivors have been
reduced to smoking ruins. In many
instances towns have been swept out
of existence, and an ocean OF fire has
laid waste the country. The destruc-
tlon of buildings and timber will reach
millions of dollars, and the region has
been rendered desolate. While there
are not as many victims as the Johns
town catastrophe claimed yet there is
such a feeling of horror connected with
being burned to death that, if possible,
this latest disaster is more appalling to
contemplate. In the woods OF these
state. towns were built in the midst OF
forests. and when the wrathful demon
of destruction was impelled onward
by accompanying breezes there was
absolutely no way to stop its forward
progress. Men. women and children
fed from burning towns to be over
taken and surrounded by flames and
burned to death where they stood.
Hundreds hid in swamps. and thus
ayerted death; while others sought
safety in the river in the vicinity, and
were drowned IN ITS treacherous
depths The scenes of suffering and
distress described by eye-witnesses are
heart rendering. and make up the black
est, most sorrowful page In the history
of that region. There had been long
drought, and the pitchy forests burned
furiously and with vengeful wrath
| against all opposing obstacles that was
truly diabolical. In the midst OF these
terrible and dlstressful scenes there
were many examples of true heroism
that should never he forgotten. Moth
ers saved their children at the sacrifice
of their lives, the strong helped the
weak, and Engineer Root and Fireman
MCGOWAN backed their train loaded
with citizens of Hinckley through sea
of flame to a swamp and lake, where
hundreds we're saved from terrible
death. The engineer was seriously if
not fatally burned and the poor fireman
is raving maniac. Such acts add a
delightful coloring to the most deplor-
able occurrences, and emphasizes the
fact that the nobility in human nature
is never lacking when necessity de-
mands its exercise.
This Is a frightful visitation to the
districts in those states, and will par
alyze the industries for some time;
but it Is hoped that they will again
revive, and the lumber interests will
again be factors of development.
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Rurned Uoun,les aua Towps.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4-From revised re-
turns received tonight from the burned
regions of Minnesota. Wisconsin and
Michigan, the following are the total and
partially burned towpa aud counties;
Minnesota towps-Tutally destroyed,
Hinckley, Pokegama, Sandstone. Miller,
Partridge, Cromwell. Curtis, Cushing,
Mission Creek partially. destroyed, Fin
layson, Mansfield, Rutl.dge, Milaca.
Minnesota counties-Totally destroyed,
Pine; partially burned. Kanabec, Carlton,
Benton, Alton, Mile Lscs, Morrison.
Wisconsin towns-Totally destroyed,
Corustock, Benolt, B4rronette, Poplar,
Marengo, Granite Lake, partly burned.
Spencer, High Bridge, Ashland Junction,
F.feld, Wasbburne, Cartwright, Grants
burg, Turtle Lake, Rice Lake. Mnscods,
B Bishawa, Shell Lake, South Range.
Wisconsin count1es-P Partly burned,
Barron, Washburn, Flor, nee. Ashland,
Taylr. Chippevs, Burnett, Marinette.
P.lce, Grant, Douglas, Marathon, Bay
field.
Michigan towns Partly burned, Trout
Creek, Even, s,dnaw.
Michigan counties-Partlv burned,
Hougbton, Qntonagon, Huron, Macomb.
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NORTH SYDNEY, B. c., Sept. 5-The
schooner Rigel, of Gloucester, Mass,
Captain G. w. Dixon. arrived here TODAY
having on board the crew and passengers
OF the steamer Miranda, which left New
York July Z, with DIR. Cooks Arctic ex-
curslon. All the parties are we'll Au-
gust y. tbe Miranda struck rock near
Sukkertoppen, West Greenland, and was
abandoned in sinking condition August
22, in DaYis strait. latitude about 61 deg
10 min., longitude 5S deg 40 min.
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The Debs Trial.

CHICAGO, Sept. 6-The trial of Presi.
dent Debs and other American Railway
Uuion officials was resumed today, with
E. M. Mulford, of the Western Union tel
egrapb, on the stand, MuIford read a
large number of messages sent and re-.
celved by the American Railway Union
people. They were principally of a rou
tine nature, urging the men to "stand
pat" and asserting the general managers
were beaten. One telegram received es
peclai attention from the government at
torneys. 1t was addressed 20 C. b. Har-
mon, OF Denver, instructing hun to "pa
no attention to court iniunctions." Mul
ford attempted to identify Dabs' sigma.
ture, but the effort was not satislac .ory
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Lynehins Case.

MEMPHIS, Sept. g. The investigation
10 the lynchlng of The negroes is pushed
with vigor. 1he grand jury returned Ave
indictments late yesterday, and more will
follow. Those indicted include Detective
R chardsoo, who arrested the negroes aud
led them into the hands of the mob; "A
Atkinson, who drove the wagon; JEFF
Lsxton, merchant of KeTville, who is
supposed to have been leader ofihe mob !;
Mike Strudden and Jim Sessley, mem bers
of the vigilantes,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-08
TIE pRorEcTIVE TRINITY.

Such a campaign of falsehood as
was conducted successfully by the
Democrats in 1890 and 1892 cannet
he repeated successfully in 1894.
Twice using wears falsehood cut
Yet the New York Nea1s seems to be
OF different opinion, for on Sunday
it printed this;
..After the Mckinley bill became
law the New England cotton manu-
facturers paid very large dividends to
their stoe khol1ers, owing to the fact
that they could sell their goods at
more favorable prices, while they did
not have to pay out anything more in
wages"
Now, there is not a soman OF rea-
sonable mind and sound memory pos
sassed who does not know that "more
favorable prices" were not obtained by
the dealers In theNyears 1891 and
1892, in which the Mckinley law was
in full force and without threat of re-
peal. Urusually low prices ruled
during those years. But, not to trust
to the memory of woman, it the New
York Neaos will consult the files of the
Naw York Dr,, GOods Economist dur
Ne" iork Try uooa' ~
ins sne SIN n"
eeo'ng anu 'u''neu'a =,
pasSase u jug
hno p'''e' u s"
range mus d. no,,h. s;x months
before. after.
IA Blackstone .... 5tg sc Itc
iI'ics % Nonnare,l ala lOsc 9se
Golden Rod. "a 7ac oa'
The list might be continued with
like results as to reductions in all
standard goods
So the first allegation as 20 manu-
facturers being able to sell their goods
at more favorable price" stands proven
false. 1t is the old 1892 counterfeit,
'higher prices on account OF the tarin.
1t will not pass IN 1894.
The second statement is "thev did
not have to pay out more wages.
This is true to the letter "they did not
hare to-" Yet they did it On July
l6, 1892, the Manufacturers, Assoc
iation of Fall River voluntarily made
an increase of 81 per cent on all wages,
and 1t is of record that the pay day
following such increase the operatives
received larger recompense than
ever before had been rendered.
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InNeM York state.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 4-Fires il
Chautauqua county are sweeping through
the meadows, woods and farms. Mum.
bers of families barely escaped with
their lives. They have organized huckcl
brigade to keep the flames from burning
houses. In the vicinity of Window for
est fires are raging. The farmers are
to check the flames.
DuNKIRK, N Y, Sept forest fires
are raging In this vicinity. Men, women
und children are fighting tie flames day
and night. Thousands of dollars worth
Of property is burned. The village OF
Frelona was threatened.
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TELEaRAPH1o NEWS.
Trlal In spokane.

SPOKANE, Sept. g. Helen Grier was
put on trial in the superior coplt today
for poisoning her husband in this city
last March. The prosecution created a
sensation by announcing that it held a
letter written by her to her son, directing
him what to testify In her defense. Flor
ernce Shirley, q daughter OF the accused,
Is the prosecuting witness. She declares
her mother gave her revolver and asked
her to kill the old man, who was her
sixth husband. She refused, whereupon
the old woman bought nux vomlca and
administered the fatal dose,
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Drilled Te-oush the Floe-.

NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, Sept. 5-The
postoffice safe was attacked last night by
burglars and two holes drilled through
the door. Both efforts we're futile, how
ever, as the drills were broken before the
combination could be worked. There
was more than 5000 in the safe at the
time. The city is full of hobos and
crooks, and the police force has been
doubled IN consequence.
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The Wanderer.

OTTAWA, Ontario. Sept 8 In the case
of the British Columbia sailing schooner
Wandersr, which was brought TO Vlc-
toria by, United States cruiser under
arrest. aud handed over the British
gunboat on charge of having guns and
powder on board unsesled after she had
been officially inspected. The minister
of marine has ordered Collector Milne to
have nothing to do with the case. He
decided no offense had been shown and
the Wanderer had complied wllh all the
regulations.
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Suicide.

KALAMA, Wash. Sept. 8-Joseph M
Kucb, the man who last May shot and
killed his nelghhor, John Keller, died at
the county Jail here this morDIng, from
the effects OF an overdose of morphine.
When. how, or from whom be obtained
the drug is q mystery which was not ex-
plaiDed at the coroner's inquest.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Across the Line.

WINNEPEG, Sept. 5-Ralny river, on
Doth sides for its whole length, excepting g
ten miles at its mouth, is one huge mass
OF flames. 10 the Minnesota woods,
where there are few settlers, are burning,
ana at BareWIck the fires were SO fierce
that they Jumped across the river, setting
the Canadian woods afire. The Oatario
woods are we'll settled, and the people
are losing heavily. Mrs. Games and four
children were burned to death, and other
casualties are reported. All settlers
BACK from Rainy river have been burned
out, losing everything.
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Rag,, z Near Bra.nerd.e

BRArNERp, MINI, Sept. 4-The coun.
try to the north and northeast Of this city
is still burning furiously. The fires have
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expended Their fury in the immediate
vicinity Of Brainerd. Thousands of tons
of hay have been consumed in Crow Wing
county and many faImhouses destroyed
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Bran and shor's for IS per ton, purchaser
furnish sacks. Apply at Dufur Flour
Ing mills E. DUFUR.
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must protest against every utterance
of Democratic determination to sup
plement the bad tariff bill of 1894 by
a worse tariff bill of 1895.
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Dead Numbered at 40

PINE CITY, Minn. Sept. 4-The gen
eral executive committee id charge of re-
lief work In this section has made q re.
port of dead bodies recovered thus far as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-08
PASSES MUST GO.
Indiana Sees the Light and VIII
Take Steps
To Make All Public Officials
Give Up Passes.
HAS BECOME AN EVIL.
In Indiana All Town and County
Officials
Against the Public Veal.
HAS BECOME AN EVIL.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec s.-Among the
laws which the legislature may be called
upon to enact is an anti pass law. The
advocates of this measure would make it
a Enable offense for any public official to
accept pass from a railroad company.
The custom of taking passes from rail
ways is general among town, county and
state officers in Indiana
Implied reci prOcity is alleged When
a railroad company Is asked to station
hagmen at crossings in a town and the
affair is taken before the common coun-
Gil it is alleged that the tendency Of the
councilmen with a pocket full Of passes
is to fail to see the necessity Of such ac-
tiOn.
The average town and county officer
does not travel much upon his passes in
q year, and the railways lind pass giving
a good Investment The system of Civ
ing passes is extended to the state Off
GERS. Even the state tax commissioners
are offered and some accept passes from
the railways.
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TURF TOPICS.

Big purses do not make great horses
Great horses like great men. seem to
be born. not made
An even half hundred world IS records
were made in 1894
In Japan horse racing is an attraction
at church festivals in May.
Portland, Me-, win apply for grand
circuit membership next year.
A colt by the deceased Maxim is en-
tered for the English Derby Of 1896.
1.-The silent man of Maine is Hiram
Tozier, who works q. II. Nelson's
horses.
Black jamie who il being trotted
over the German tracks, is suspected Of
being a ringer
In enumerating the great trainers and
drivers of America it viii not do to for
get the name Of Charles Marvin just yet.
Claudina. the promising pacing flly
by Nutwood, that brought 81, 600 at
auction recently, is a full sister to Man
ager, 2:O624.
Every fractional part Of a second
clipped from the record speed Of the
horse benefits the whole human as well
as the equine race
Caroline Agnes Beresford, dowager
duchess Of 1lontrose, known in the rao-
ing world as 'Mr. Manton, = and also
as the RED Duchess died recently
Tom Potter. who a few years ago
rode Filemazer over the jumps, won
81, 600 by riding his horse into a saloon
and getting a drink over the bar recent
u. ly.-Horseman.
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CAWTHORN PRAISES HER.

The Popular Comedian says the New star,
GLADYS wallis, is "a Wonder
he Patti Rosa company arrived in
town today about noon.
Perhaps the best known member of
the company TO Topeka people is Joe
CawthOrn, the German dialect comedian.
He had been loafiug about with Lee Jones
all the morning they are bath Elk5-
He Will star next season under Manager
Dun Of this company and has signed "A
starring contract with him for five years.
lie is very much ia love with Miss W al
lis (the star'sl work and predicts great
things for her
There is one thing about Miss " al
lis ne said. she is too good for SOU
brerte parts. Her mind and her soul and
her art are above that, but unfortunately
nature has given her size that
will admit of nothing else She
would make the most successful
Juliet the world has ever known if she
could be made up to if, but she is too
small She could never make big
success ia Miss Rosa's lines be-
cause the abilities Of the two are
SO widely different. Miss Rosa was
d pantDmImist.- in fact clown
with the greatest respect for the dear lit
tie woman, for we all loved her, but She
never had the making of the actress
Miss Wallis viii be. Miss Rosa could
stand on the stage aud tell you ex-
aclly what She wanted TO without speak
ing a word. ON the other hand Miss
Wallis has some lines in he play tonight
that hi iss Rosa could never have said
Cawthorn is the great concertina
man. He learned the instrument
from the working men Of London
when he was there several years ago
as hoy, and used to play with them in
the factories out of work hours lie af-
studied under other people and
is now considered the best concertina
player in the company, if not in the
world He will play tonight
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ExONERATEs NICHOLSON.
Guy Pier Says Jud Nicholson Was Too
Drunk to be to Blame.

Guy Pier, who has just been sentenced
TO a year ii the penitentiary for breaking
into the rear door of Green & Kale's
store about two months ago. takes a
philosophic view of the situation He
swears he viii be ga man" when he gets
out.
What makes me feel the worst about
the whole business" he said today, 'is
that Jud Nicholson is likely to get in 1t,
too. He says he is going TO plead guilty
but / don't see how he can, be-
cause L don't believe he remembers a
thing about It. We were all too drunk
TO know what we were about and Jud
would have done anything we told him
to. He isn't in the least to blame. 1
have known him for long time and L
know he wouldn't do such a thing for
anything. if he hadn't been too
drunk to know anything about it.
'Stenmau and 1 don't need much sym
pathy. It's different with Jud. He takes
it terribly to heart, and 1 believe the two
months he has spent In jail have added 10
years to his life He wouldn't have got
drunk that night if he had been left
alone"
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NOT LEGAL vERBIAGE.

How Lawyers Paper Sounds when tho
sAGoresafd~'' Are Dropped.
The following unique answer has been
filed in the district court by Vance a.
Campbell in an action in which the Ma
tional Life Insurance company is at
tempting 70 foreclose a mortgage on the
B0oge fats on Crane street.
And now come said defendants and for
their answer in this action say they are
surprised that plaintiff should jump
onto them with a foreclosure action for
such a trifing omission as their itil.ss
to pay their semi-annual interest, espec-
tally when the fact is considered that
they are unable to get enough out Of the
notorious flats" to pay running ex-
penses'
"Oh! for a lodge in some vast wilder
ness! where corporate oppression might
never reach us morei
"Come TO think of il:
"First-PlaintiH is not the real part
in interest in the prosecution of this ac-
tion. Besides for a
Second defense-It agreed with these
defendants to extend the time of the pay
ment OF the two interest coupons sued
on in this action till the principal note
became due BY its own terms. See.
"Wherefore defendants viii overlook
plaintiffs mistake this time and permit
it to dismiss its action. But If il persists
in prosecuting its action defendants
pray judgment against il for costs Of suit
and proper relief