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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-02-17
IT rs DOOMED.

There is well-defned movementin
Brisish politics for the abolition Of the
house Of lords, and this is meeting
with favor among the masses The
Liberal party is agitating this change.
and there is nsthing that would SO
completely revolutisnize the British
empire. 1t is, perhaps, the only re-
naming monument Of the conquest
and of the cruel and despotic rule Of the
detestable Normans, whose acts have
done mere to plant the dragen's teeth
between Saxon, Gael and Celt than
all other CAUSES combined. If this
were eradicatsd, Great Britain might
Be considered free government of the
people and for the people, and the
Anglo-Saxons would have completely
won their freedom from their conquer
ers. Ths house Of com mons grew out
Of the old Saxon assemblage Witten-
agsmet, and it has been the birthplace
Of every law tending towards the
greater freedom Of the British people,
from the Bill Of Rights to the reform
measures in the last half century.
Norman avarice and despotism estab-
lished peerayes and the house of lords,
aaa they have been the enemy of the
people and the friends of every exec
rable tyrant who disgraced English
history from Edward " to James II.
This upper branch Of the British par
lianent has no proper affiliation with
the free British constitution, and it is
time that it was obliterated. Mon
archy has no power, and only exists as
. venerable monument of antiquity,
inpotent and harmless. The people
Of Great Britain are very conservative,
aad revolutions are made slowly; but
when once inaugurated they never
make any retrograde movements IF
the hone-rule bill fer Ireland had
net met its fate in the house of lords
that body might have existed for
long time; but Rhen the members de-
feated that measure the eyes of the
British public were opened to the great
danger to their liberties that existed
in this branch of the legislature that
was not auenable to the popular vote.
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TRLEeRAPHIO NEWS.
A Mine Horror.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 13-An ex.
tensive cave-in occurred at Gay lord slop,
of the Kingston Coal Company, at Ply
mouth this mornlrg. Seventeen mer
are entombed. Rescuers are hard al
work, but there is little hope of getting
them out alive.
Nearly all the men entombed have
large families, and these are congregateG
around the pits mouth, utterlng the most
distressing cries One man who escaped
bY hairs breadth reports that after the
fall of the roof be heard the men grosp~
ing, then all was still. 1t Is believed all
caught In the fall ara dead. Following
are the names OF the men cut of: Thos.
Levsohn, Mike Welch, Pete Mclaughlin,
John Armer, Dan Morgan, Joe Ords,
Thomas Pictun. Thomas Jones, Richard
Davis, John Morris, James Kinfdon,
Thomas Morrison, Thomas Cole.
From the Office of the Kingston Coal
Company. at Kingston, information is re-
ceived that the caved in portion Of the
mine covers an area of 80 acres. Thir~
teen men are positively known to be en-
tombed behind obstrucuons which block
the gangway. with no chances of reaching
them inside of two, and PROBABLY three
weeks. Great excitement prevails about
the mine openings and In the town of
Plymouth. Business Is generally sus-
pended in the anxiety to learn if the en-
tombed men are alive. Men who are
we'll acquainted with the min. say that
there is little hope of the men being res~
cued. The air supply is believed to be
shut of.
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An Old MANS aiisro tunes.

CHEHAIIs. WASH, Feb. 13 An old
man who was trying to get from Everett
to Olequxh In a wagon, with his wife and
two little children, met with mIsfor-
tune near here. At this end OF the Cen :
tralia Chehalis plank road his team got
fast in the mud. But for the arrival of
assistance. one of his horses would have
been drowned. In order to get the team
out the harness bad to be cut to pieces
Whes be got to town after having worked
several hours ia the mud and rain. the
man SAID he bad neither money nor food
for his children. As he had no harness,
he could not travel further. The county
commissioners bought tickets for him
and bis family to olequah, where he says
he has twa grown sons.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Breton. The Bsmb,nr,wer.

PARIS, Feb. 13-Leon Bretou. the
anarchist waiter. who threw q bomb in
the cafe of the Hotel Term nus last night,
appeared in the police court this morn
ing. He carried himself with the Ut
most effroutery. When asked if ne ever
appeared in the police court before, he
replied: sit Is not my custom to FIRE
quent such places" In answer to the
further questions, be said be fired at the
police because they chased him vita
drswn swords. One OF the police inter
rupted by saying the police were trying
TO save him from being torn to pieces by
d mob when he fired. "Thst proves"
retorted Breton, "that the people are a
wretched lot. 10 any case, whether l
die now or two months later, it does not
matter straw to me-" The prisoner
then assumed a course, chatting tone,
and seemed to glory in the Dotor1cty
achieved. He wounded 90 or more with
the bomb, and hit five with revolver
shots. Among the injured are Beclt, ar
cBitect of the chamber OF depunes, wOun-
ded in arms aud legs, Van Heer, eight
wounds in the legs; and Michel, rounded
by shell. Crowds surround the cafe,
the inferior of which locks as if swept by
a cyclene.
Policeman Poisson, who first attempted
to arrest Breton. IS suffering from four
revolver shot wounds inflicted by the an
arch,st. He has been decorated with the
cross of the Legion of Homer. The other
policeman who assisted in the arrest will
receive sums OF money.
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The ,Ien ure still SAFE.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 12-There were an.
xieus watchers all night on the crib at
the lake end OF the new water-works tun-
mel, on which are 90 men at the mercy
OF wind and wave should the structure
give way. When daylight came it
showed the crib still intact, and those
watching heaved a slgh ~ relief. A boat
will be sent out as soon as the sea SUBJ
sides.
The steamer Roanoke from Milwaukee
for Grand Haven, Mich. :, out in yester
days storm, for whose safety grave fears
were entertained, with 80 persons aboard
has arrived safely.
The workmen imprisoned III frail
tenn porary water-works cribs, four miles
out in the lake, through the blizzard all
day yesterday and last night, were res
cued by tugs this morning. The crib
came near being carried away by the
waves. The water put the fires out, and
the m en- suffered severely from cold.
Contractor Murphy came ashore from
the lake CRIB this morning. He reported
that the men worked as usual all day yes
terday, and at no time felt iu dauger.
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A Dose or HIS own Mea,el.e

London, Feb. 15-A Frenchman, g p.
posed to be an anarchist, was blown al
most to pieces tonight in Greenwich park
Nearby were found fragments of bot.
tie. which evidently had contained the
explosive material. His hand aud wrist
bad been blown away. his face and body
were covered win meunds, and from a
gaping wound in his stomach a portion
of bis intestines protruded. He was only
able to say: Take me home" Where
his home was could not be learned from
the papers in his pockets. and he wa.
therefore conveyed to the Seameu's hos
pital. He died halt an hour after re.ch-
ing there. English and French papers
found on him showed that be was Martil
Bvurdin, foreign anarchist. A peculiar
powder in u package which he carried
with hin was not recognized Dy the DO
lice, and it has been sent to the govern.
ment experts for analysis.
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In the Hon Sc.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-In the house,
the resign Atlsn of Brawley OF South Car
elins, to take effect at once, he having
been appointed United State district
judge, was read and placed on file.
Hunter OF Illinois, as a personal priv
ilegs, explained his vete on agricultural
Implements and diamonds while the tarlf
bill was 10 committee of the whole.
Quiggs and Strauss, the new mem bers
from New York, were sworn In.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on BANDS seigniorage bill.
Stone OF Kentucky took the fCer and ad-
dressed the house on the question.
Toward the close OF his remarks, Stone
became involved in controversy with
Reed and Bowers of California, ever
party responsibility for the present cen
dition of affairs Stone declared this
Democratic cengres wsuId afford the peo~
plu reliet and reinforced and approved
Democratic majority elected to the "a b
congress would testify next fall to the
work of this congress I'VE will rest the
case On that prediction" said Reed; 'If
you have an increased Democratic ma
jority next fall you will be vindicated."
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The Brancn Asylum.

SALEM, Or, Feb. 13-For the purpose
of testing the legality Of the legislative
act of 1898, as to whether it is constitu
tional, an injunction Is to be brought
against the location and erection of the
branch insane asylum 10 Eastern Oregon.
This time the Injunction is coming from
Polk county, the complainant being A.
G Taylor, a prominent and Influential
farmer of Perrydale. The papers in the
case have already been prepared, and
service will be had and suit Will be COM
menced before Judge Burnett this week
in Salem. W. H. Holmes and II. j.
Bigger, of this city. have been retained
as attorneys for Mr.. Taylor and those
who are associated with him in the case.
The actisn is to be commenced at once,
the object being to stop all proceedings
before any further expense has been cre-
sted-before the governor, secretary of
state and state treasurer shall have pur-
chased the site selected aud taken active
steps looking to the erection of the nec-
essarv buildings.
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,,earh or oo,. .. ID. steyenspu,

SAN Francisco, Feb. .:14-Colouei j.
d. Stevenson, who came to California In
1857. died tonight, aged "a years. Up
to few weeks aga Colonel Stevenson
was in good health. but gradually grew
feebler from the effects Of an attack of Ia
grippe.
The Oregontaa says: Colonel Steven
sou, ever since his arrival in the state,
has been prominent in the history of
California. He was born January 1,
1900, and arrived In San Francisco in
command of the First New York regi-
ment, March 6, 1S47. Ee had received
from President Polk authority to raise
regiment when the war with Eogland
over the boundary question seemed I'M
minent. His first military instruction
was received during the war of 1912,
when be was captain of cadet company
which assisted IN throwing up earth
works on Brooklyn Heights. Here be
saved Governor TomkIns' life from run
away horse, and later, when Tonkins be-
came vics-president, Stevenson was
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Big Fire ar seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 13-The Cud-
hay Packing Company's warehouses, of.'
fees and smokehouses on the water front,
al the foot of Pin street, caught fire this
morning at $50 o'clock and were totally
DESTROYED. The losses are estimated ut
$4,000, covered by $20.50o insurance.
The concern will be rebuilt at once. G
D. Forsyth, local manager, telcgrsphed
the news of the fire to the head Office, at
South Omaha, Ncb., and Immediately
train OF hams, bacon, lard, butter and
canned meats was made up and is now on
the>way to Seattle. The fire started in
enc of the SIX smokehouses. which were
built close together. surrounded by three
big warehouses, each 50X150 feet in size
10 the building were 20 tons of lard, II
tons of hams, $4,000 pounds of bacon,
backs, canned meats. butter, etc, and
the IRE was consequently very fierce
one.
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VII At WILL HE DO?

Should the senate follow the exam
pie Of the house and such men Al
Morgan hs- to the party lash and pss'
a resolution indorsing President Clevs
lands Hawaiian policy, what will bt
the result, asks an exchange. Th'
Washington correspondent. Of the New
York Sam is authority for the state
uent that armed with such an indorse
sent the president will proceed te
carry cut his policy and Use the
United States navy to restore the no
torious ex-queen. The president is q
man of remarkable will power. He
does not bow gracefully to the newt
able. He regards himself as dictator,
and, having violated the constitution
twice in the appointment of Para
mount Blount and in his instructions
to Willis, he will take coat of white
wash from . Democratic congress in
perfect seriousness If he can com-
pei Democratic congress to condene
his offenses snce he may argue that he
can DO it again. Public opinion has
little weight with him. He believes
in his own superior wisdom, and only
wants the power to put his will in ex-
ecution.
The New York Sun says that the
navy is under instructions at Homo
lulu that contemplate the possible use
Of force to execute the policy of in
fanny just as sosn as congress has acted
in the way Mr.. Cleveland intends it
shall act. Nothing will satisfy him
but the psrading of the naval force of
the United States at Honolulu to Gel
ebrate the expulsion of the provisional
government and the restoration of the
monarchy. He proposes to wipe out
the history of the year that has just
passed, so far as it records events in
Hawaii. That is what he means when
he talks of "rlghting wrong"
If this be President Cleveland's in
tention, the settlement will 60 to the
people. Public sentiment is well nigh
universal in condemning his attempt
to restore the ex queen, and pleading
with her to forego her bloodthirsry in
tentions toward the men who csnsti-
tute the present government in
Hawaii Should this congress give
the president the opportunity tocon-
tinus his Hawaiian policy it will be-
come the one great issue in the con-
gressional election next fall and there
will be verdict from the country
that even Mr.. Cleveland must respect.
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Fru,tsrawer. Assemblln<.

SPOKANE. Wash, Feb. 13-The ad
vance guard of the Northwestern fruit
growers came lin on tonIght's train.
Nearly 100 are now here. 1t is belieyed
temerrow's trains will bring 2ee more.
The president and secretary are here and
spent the evening with the local commit.
tee arranging the details OF the big con-
venuou. Tomorrow night there will be
a public meeting in the auditorium
Speeches of welcome and response will
be made, and musical programme rrn-
dered. Thursday, the real convention
werk will be done, and that night pub
lie reception will be held at the Hotel
Spokane. The delegates new her. are
enthusiastic. The meeting is almost sure
to result In strong organization in
cluding the truitgrowers of the north.
west.
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Late Hawaiian Newa.

SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. 15-The steamer
Alameda arrived from Sydney VIA Hon
oiuiu shortly before 8 o'clock this msrn-
ing, bringing advices to February 8, as
follows:
Our last dates to the coast we're on
February 3. OH that evening an i'm
portant meeting was held by the Annex
alton Clue, largely attended by iatlueu
tisl citizens. The business announced
was to act upon q resolution recon mend
ing an enlargement of the advisery coun-
eli from IA To "a. This measure had
been strongly urged In the American
League Instead of passing tine absve
resolution, another Vas substituted and
carried oh the first ballet by large ma
Jorlty OF the number present, and then
by unanimous vote of the officers of the
club ss follows:
"Resolved, That 1t is the opinion of
officers and executive committee that a
representative form of government be
established as soon as practicable after 1t
Is ascertained that the present congress
will take no definite action toward an
nexatlon."
The speecheI were ger orally opposed
TO attempting any changes In the struct~
ure OF the government unit the tine
came for organizing . represen ntative
form In the near future.
Os the 9th, the arrival Of the China
produced astrang sensatlo on by the WASH
lngton reports that Cleveland would in.
struct Willis to demand Dsle's with
drawal of his charges of q menacIng at
titude, or. in case of refusal to sever di.
plonatic relations. The rnyalists were
nuch elatsi by this report. A painful
anxiety prevailed among the supporters
of the government. Minister Willis has
given no indication of having received
such instructIOns His recent relations
with the eoe' rnment have been very cor
dial. HIS latest communication to ths
government, apparently closing the cor
respondence on the attitude question,
was friendly in the highest degree. On
INQUIRY President Dole expressed the
opinion that after such letter Minister
Willis would net think of reepening the
controversy. A leading public man yes
terday expressed decided opinlon that
the government and community should
seek to cultivate pleasant relations with
the American minister, ~hs was not hes
tile at heart, although he had been CON :
pelied by bis position to appear so. The
munster and his family have been severe
ly ostracised by the American commune
ity since his intention to restore the queen
became apparent.
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NO CHANGE DESIRED.

The Tribune, of Pendleton, thus
heralds forth the candidacy of John @.
Leasure in its issue of yesterday:
"The Tribune has heretofore forborne
taking any hand in the congressional
fght for this district, Believing that it
were better to wait and understand
fully the public pulse on this question
before sanctioning the candidacy of
any ono for this important position.
No pains, however, have been spared
in tryins to understand public senti-
ment, and the Tribune believes that
UmatillA county is practically q unit
Dor Hon. John @. Lsasure. Mr.. Leas-
ure was second in the race two years
60, and the course he pursued toward
his successful opponent in the conven-
tion and during the campaign that fol-
bowed made him many strong friends
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Held nm Indiana.

PENDLEToN. Feb. 14-Georgs Barring.
ten, William Rock, and Joe Parr were
arraigned befor. the United States Com.
missioner Bean this forenoon, charged
with highway robbery In holding up
several Indians few miles east OF PEN
dletoa last Saturday night. Their cases
were continued until tomorrow. and
United States Marshal II A. Grady and
United States Attorney Murphy were
telegrapbed 10 at Portland 10 be present
to see that the case was properly prose-
cuted.
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The Truns-Mis.,ssippi Congress,

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Is The Trans,
Mississippi Congress resumed its sessleu
this morning, when Chairman Mcconnell,
Of Idaho, informed the meeting that the
committee on resolutions was not yet
ready to report. After some discussion
it was resolved to have a prolonged ses-
sisn this evening to enable members of
the Idaho delegation to render their
views on the silver question. A COM
nlttee OF five was alss formed to draft 4
resolution thanking the city of San
Francisco, the state of California gener-
ally, and particularly the management of
the mid winter falr, for their courtesy
and ospitality to members Of tho con-
gress during their visit.
Samuel M. McGrew, of Arkansas, who
had Just arrived, was appointed an addi
tiSnal mem Der Of the committee on res
Oluhens, being the only representative
from that state.
The committee On resolutions then
sent down the following approved reso-
luton: "rhat the discussion of all or
any partisan questions should not be
allowed in this congress-" and after cen
siderable discussion this was ultimately
agreed to.
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killed While Saving Hrs sister.

WHATC0M, WASH, Feb. 15-Johnnie
Adams, 12>yesr old son of George Ad :
ans, of Yager. this couniy. was killed by
falling tree late yesterday afternoon
while on his way hsme from school with
number Of other children, among them
his little sister. The wind bowling
through the forest uprooted big fir
tree by the roadside close by the little
glrl. The boy, who was short distance
ahead, saw that the tree was likely to
fall upon bis sister, and running hack
quickly he caught her and pushed her
out of reach of the tree. but was himself
caught by the falling trunk and crushed
SO badly that he died few hours after
ward.
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THE DEMOCRATIC DILEMMA.

The senate will be watched With tn
greatest anxiety for the next few day
to see whether the Wilson bill, as i
came from the house, will bessuccess-
fully passed. Congress has received
sufficient warning from all portions o.
the country of the probable effect o.
free trade upon business and the in
dustries ef the country, and whatever
action is taxen will be after due anG
deliberate consideration. Not only
Repu blioans, but Democrats have pet
itloned against the passage Of the
Wilson bill, and those who supported
the Chicago platform in 1892 do no,
favsr its provisions now. Thew have
seen the error of their ways, and are
repentlng that they ever advocated a
change in the economic policy of the
nation.
The popular. sentiment of the coun-
try dees not support the Democratic
party in hardly any position it has as
sumed since the inauguration of MIR;
Cleveland, and the administration has
not increased its strength with the
rank and 6le of the organization. This
Is we'll illustrated by the Wilson bill,
which has aroused the antagonist of
the people and created dissension
within the ranks Of the party. On
the stump every Democratic orator
dsclaimed against the rsbber tariff
and painted golden scenes when the
Mckinley bill should be repealed.
The expectation of this change caused
manufacturers and capitalists to make
arrangements adapted to the different
conditions promised. This was simply
iOllswing safe principles of business,
and which any merchant would do
under similar circumstances. But no
seensr do the owners OF factories and
fon furnaces curtail expenses than the
nen who voted Democracy in power,
seeing the practical effects Of the Dem
scratic doctrine, regret what they were
iaduced to do at the ballot. box,
In 1892, it was generally under
sssod that the Chicago platform fa-
vsred bimetallism, and the repeal Of
lie silver purchase clause Of the Sher-
man act has received severe cendem-
nation from the friends of silver in
he party. The traditions of the Re-
publican organization are in favor of
the single standard, and it could not
disappoint any one by specious prom
lees as the Democrats have done.
1t has not been year since the
change was inaugurated, and in the
Aistery Of the country for the past
fifty years no party in power has
nAds SO many enemies. The dilemns
b which it is placed will cause dissen-
isn in one direction or another. 1t
sannst favor free trade or ,pretec-
asn, free silver or the single standard
and enter the campaign Of 1896 AZ
selid phalanx. There are disssnsions
new, and these will continue during
The next tive years, giving the greatest
prestige to the Republican party it
has enjoyed for long time.