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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-12-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Carlisle's financial scheme will not
add any ore glo ry to the Democratic
darty than Wilson's tariff bill.
"Westward, the star of empire
takes its course" and the vast tide of
immigration that will deluge the Pa
cific northwest next spring will large
ly increase the population of Oregon.
The Dalles should begin in time to
retain its proportion of these people.
The Pose Intellingenccr has absorbed
the Telegram of Seattle, and there
will be Que less morning paper IN the
great sonud city. Seattle, Tacoma
and Spokane have been good grave
yards for papers, and there are other
towns in the northwest that can claim
the same honor.
In the debate in the house yesterday
the principal subject of discussion of
the "urgency deficiency" bill, in which
was an appropriation of 245,000 for
the collection of the income tax. This
called forth criticism on that obnox-
ious measure. and it received its usual
enconiums from its friends and severe
censures from It's enemies.
Frrdinand de Lesseps died in Paris
yesterday. He was the engineer and
contractor of the Suez canal, aad ny
reason of this has world wide re-
nown. Living to the good old age of
SO years, the evening of his life was
clouded ny questionable transactions in
regard to the construction of canal
across the isthmus of Panama.
Mexico has "blood in her eye"
against the republic of Guatemala, and
indications point to a conflict between
these republics. If war result it is
very likely that M-xico will annex
her less powerful neighbor, and the
flag of the countrJ of the Aztecs will
fiat over both. This may be soon
summation dcvoutly to he wished" by
Mexicans, hut it will not advance CIV
iization but little.
The Lsxow session yesterday was Of
particular interest, because Mr.. Goff
called for Charles A. Grant, whom, he
said, had possessed hImsplf OF $40. 900
of real estate, and that he was pre-
pared to prove that he accepted hrlbes
accumulate this wealth. 1t is not
known where the investigation will
end; but enough has beer proved TO /
show that NV York must have he4n
rotten to the core in regard 10 its
municipal affairs.
An exchange says: "Politics. pro-
fessional or otherwise, carries many
such crimes as that for which W.r1en
Cohlentz gave up his life. L. is the
re- ult of making of patriotic du,v a
profession" This is all bosh. C,b-
Ientz appropriated funds not his own
10 his personal use, and be would hay J
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Three Hanged.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Dec. 11-Three of
the notorious Mecham gang, in Clarke
county, have been iynched. The Mecham
ite gang has for many years run illicit
dist leries made counterfeit money ard
committed robbery and muroer. For a
person to give them away meant sure
death. In August. 1898 James McCor-
quedale, a prominent citizen, was as
snseiDsted, ana the citizens drove the
gang from the cousty No Iefs than 10
men met tEeit death. A short while ago
the Mechsmi returned to their old
haunts and began to wresk vengeance
Murphy ink, farmer, was shot down
Pink made dying statement charging
George Brupzrn. Charles Smith and Lee
Brown with the shooting. They we'e ar
rested, and upon q preliminary trial,
acquitted. After beng turned loose
other evidence Was found, and it became
known that they were members of the
Mechamite gang The place Is some dis
tance from telegraph station, but u man
just arrived at Wnstley says they have
been hanged.
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NOT AMERICAN.

John Burns, the English labor
champion. brings to this country some
of the old world ideas in regard to
pensions. In his speech at a mass
meeting of trade unionists of New
York and Brooklyn he touched upon a
matter of old world ideas and new
world rejection. When he came to
the question of pensions, says the N.
Y, Tribune. he declared be saw no
difference in principle between pen :
sions for veterns in the war aud pen
sions for laborers who do public work
in the coal mines of Pennsylvania.
He looses sight altogether in this of
the radical difference between pu blic
employment and private employment.
The national government is working
no coal mines in Pennsylvania; it is
cleaning no slums in New York.
Right there is one Distinguishing diff
ference any nation always makes en-
pensions The difference between
private and public employ is one that,
as far as this country is concerned, has
always been the dividing line. An
other dividing line always kept distinct
in this country. on one side of which
has been pensions and on the other
side none, has been the difference be-
tween civil employ and military en-
ploy. There is no civil pension list in
this country. Congress has been fre-
quently importuned to establish such
q list, or, at least, to found the be-
ginning of it in special cases, but has
always refused. On the other hand,
from the very beginning of the nation
we have had military pension list;
and the reason is obvious
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Ii Was not Hi m an.

TUsCoN, Ariz., Dec. 12-The man who
was arrested in the Hu4chuca noun aims
last Thanksgiving da, 10 the belief that
be was w Hil!mao, charged with mur-
derIng a compauion in the Baffalo noun
tains of Texas some years ago for the
purpose of defrauilng the insurance
companies out OF u large sum of money,
is not the party, and has been released
firm custody at Tombstone, where he
was held pending the arrival of ex' radi-
ton papers from the governor OF K snsss.
The case excited much atteprion all over
the territory, and officers who had been
bounding the supposed Hilman for
months were coufident that they had the
right man anu could not be shaken in
their belief until yes'erd,y, when two
relatives of the real Hillmau arrived frc m
Kansas and declared the man upder ar
rest was not their much sought for kins
man. The man whom the authorizes
have mistaken for w HilIman is L B
Herndon, formerly oI Franklin, XIV. He
resembled IN many respects the man
wanted
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storm.d ar ruIamnok Knc,.

The following description OF the stol %
Sunday at Til amook light house is con-
tanned in the dispatches to ,he Oregonian:
During the time, IL NJ ,o6P NJ.
Sunday last. the worst hurricane ever
exoerienced on the coast ragged around
the lighthouse 1t was impossible 10 see
any great distance, as cloud of spray
continually covered the rock. Great
mountains of water rolled in from the
base of the rock, would run up its steep
side, and spend their force on the build
ing. which trembled end rocked as If
ready to tumb e into the raging STA. B.
moon. the Storm was on IN all its fury.
and the seas rolled higher and higher
A great crash of glass soon alter noun
told OF the damage caused by the waves,
ana fragments of rock that had been Torn
loose from the main rock and hur Ell
against the outer glass that protects the
costly lenses Examination showed th At
the panes were broken, the lenses
ruined and the clock mach merry that re.
wolves the ligot so badly damaged as to
render it useless.
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In the Senate

WASHINGTON. Dec 11-In the senate
today DoIph reported a memorial from
the citizens OF Phoenix. Ariz.. in the mat
ter Of the Indian depreciation claims.
Berry, OF Arkansas, presented few re
marks urging the passing of the bill in
troduced by him las; week 10 establish
the territory OF Indianola ou: OF Indian
territory.
Morrill,, Rep, of Vermont. then adj
dressed The senate on "Some Marvellous
Senatorial Bills, and Quack Panaceas tor
Real and Imaginary Grievances"
The bills concerning which the senator
spoke were those introduced by Peff.r
providing fer the issue OF great sums OF
greenbacks for various purposes. There
were nine of IDem, on which the commit
tee on finance reported adversely, recon-
mending an indefinite postponement.
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He Died AT hrs Posi-.

WINDSOR, England. Dec. 12-Sir John
Thompson, Canadian prime minister, died
at Windsor today, after meeting of the
Drivy council, at which he was sworn In
as member. After SIR John bad been
sworn In as privy councillor, he sat at
luncheon with Marquis Ripon and others.
When he was suddenly take q i'll. A doc
,of was summoned. but Sir John was
dead before his arrival the queen has
not vet been informed of the dealn. The
body was removed to the Clarence tower
of Windsor. where IN inquest will be held
Thompson had conference yesterday
with Lord R pom on the subjects OF inter
'lonial copynghts and The imDortation
of Canadian Cattle. He wen TO Windsor
Yesterday afternoon, accompanied by
Rlpon, secretary OF state TOR India, and
Fowler, postmaster. general.
l. is presumed heart disease was The
cause of his death. He was taken III
Immediately after eating luncheon. He
was one of the speakers a. a meeting OF
the colonial institute last evening.
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a PORTAGE RAILROAD.

A dispatch from Goldendale brings
again into prominence the Paul Mohr
portage road in the Washington side
of the river. For several years this
project has been in contemplation, and
expectations we're rife some time ago
that it would be completedby Christ
mas of 1898, but these have not been
realized 1t is claimed that consider
able money has been spent already in
grading and preparing the road bed,
and more will be forth coming for the
purposes of completion as soon as the
spring opens. As the government has
located the sbip-railway on the Ore
gon side of the Colum bia that will not
interfere with Paul Mohr's scheme, and
it is earnestly desired that he will push
work as rapidly as possible. Undoubt-
edly he has sufficient capital at COM
mand to finish the road, and has only
been delayed SO far by circumstances
which he could not control. Last
year was a very depressing one
in financial schemes, and 1t could
not be expected that such an arduous
undertaking as the completion of this
portage railroad could be successfully
carried forward under snch unfavor-
able conditions There is plenty of
room IN Oregon and Washington for
more railroads. and when this one is
finished it is hoped that others will
follow. The grain belt of the region
drained by the Columbia is almost un-
limited in extent, and the fleet of boats
that Mr. Paul Mohr will put on the
Upper Colum bia will be very welcome
to the producers. 1t is almost impos-
sible to move the grain harvest now.
and any help in this direction will be
great benefit to the country. The
prospects for the northwest were never
brighter than they are at present, and
the development of the naturally rich
resources will he accomplished in q
few years with the ship-railway on the
Oregon side, and Paul Mohr's portage
road in Washington and fleets of boats
on the Upper and Middle Columbia.
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TRAINED MINDS.

There is conclusive arguments in
favor of higher or classical education
for success in all business pursuits, and
in the professions, tits very necessary.
The discipline which the mind receives
in the curriculum of studies at col
lege develops the mental faculties to
their fullest capacity, and trains and
strengthens them in such a manner
that they are better able to exert their
full powers in the accomplishment of
any object. In this age of the world
the uneducated editor, minister lawyer
or doctor is disgrace to the profess
sion he follows. and is always handi-
capped in any efforts he may exert.
The same is not as true Of the mer-
chant or the trader, and the necessity
is not as urgent for him to be clear
thinker or to have his faculties under
good control; but that collegiate ed
ucation would be beneficial to the
tiller Of the soil, the dealer in dry
goods or other business no one will
deny. But full reliance must not be
placed In theoretical knowledge In any
profession or calling, and it is We y nee
essary for the editor, minister, lawyer
or doctor to understand something of
practical affairs, which cannot be &C
CURED by translating Greek, Latin or
Sancrit sentences, or the culture
of mind resulting from study of art,
science or bellies lettres. Success to
the merchant or trader means the ac-
emulation of wealth; but the bank
account of the lawyer or editor does
not place him at the head of the pro
fession. It is necessary for the profes
sional man to have thorough insIgh'
into the world as il actually exis,s,
and to accomplish this and possess a
versatile knowledge one must mingl-
with his fellows and reduce theories to
practice. The discipline of the mind,
however acquired, is substantial
foundation for professional success
but human nature mast he studied ~
the workshop and on the street, and on
must place himself in topcb with a
practical, acting world.
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More Kottenness In New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 12-The grand
jury yesterday indicted Henry Bier, n
stock dealer, and one OF the largest capi
talists in this country, for perjury. The
indictment has oeen expected for several
DAYS. Mr.. Bier Is the broker through
whom the valuable franchise of the New
Orleans city raj way were purchased sew
er-l months ago. The amount paid was
100000, tut the hooks of the transaction
company, 'be pr. sent owners OF the IRAN
chisr. show that Mr. Bier received
$S00.000. He claimed the 100000
difference WAS the amount allowed hIm
for raising The money, and that nnDe of It
was used TO Influence the members of the
city council. Mr.. Bier was brought be
fore the grand jury and an attempt was
maoe to show that the 100000 was used
In getting the CITY council to grant the
franchise. Mr. Bier was called on to tes-
tIfy 10 the impeachment suit against the
mayor the other dav. 1t s claimed that
bis TESTIMONY IN that suit and the testI-
mony given before the grand jury do not
agree, anG that the indictment for per-
Jnry is based on that material ference
II sis reported that the grand jury has
struck another trail of municipsi corrup.'
ton, and that some remarkable exposures
will soon be brought to ght.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Destroyed b, a T,dai wave.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12-The Herald,
Panama correspondent can es the iol ow-
ing from Santa Marta, capital of the de-
par'ment Of MagdaIens: He says thai
town was inundated by tidal WAVE No
vember z. Passengers arriving thence
say that heavy RAIDS and strong winds
caused The M ,nZ,Uares river to overflow
It's banks At the same time great waves
from the lea saep' over the CITY, washing
away houses and forcing the inhsbrtant
IT, Seek refuge in church steepes and the
Ioitiest buildings. Many person- per,sheo
nut the ex4cI number has not been ascer.
tained The town of L4ira has com
e'elv disappear,d. and IA persons wer'
drowned there Santa Maris does b q
banana trade with the Uuited Sta'es. l
Is on the shore of bay of the Caribhetn
sea, aud has popular. of about 4U0O
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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
Kentucky Feuds.


LEXINGTON. KY. Dec l3-A message
received here shows that the people in
eastern Kentucky are apprehensive of the
reopen'pg Oh the noted French Eversole
feud. The breaking up OF the circuit
court at Hazaad. Ky. and the attempt to
kill Judge Floyd last Monday has served
to further enrage the mountaineers. The
nurderers of Judge Combs are now at
large, having escaped to tbe mountains,
after refusing to 60 to jail. and attempt.
ing to kill Judge Hall. One Of the
leaders on the Eversole side is Jere South
large property owner ip Breathitt county
The peope of Brealhitt and Perry coun-
Ties are armed in anticipation of trouble.
Intelligence from Breathitt and Perry
counties indicates that another mountain
feud is imminent One murder has al
ready taken place, that OF Josiahi Comts.
who was killed by Jesse Fields ana
Joseph Adkins. Combs was not friendly
&c the French faction, and when ADKINS
and Fields were arrested for killing him.
all the French ssmparhizers took up arms
in their defense. Last Sunday three
mem bers of the French faction left VIM
chester over the Lexington & Eastern
railway for Hazard. They were heavily
armed. and after arriving at Jackson, the
terminus of the railroad, they rode Oh
horseback to Heard, 80 miles distant.
Whether they took part in the shooting
10 the courtroom IS not known. except
from the fact that one of the Eversoles
was shot. 1n Jackson county there Is a
feud brewing between the Days and Mar
eises. They are armed to the teeth, and
a bloody battle may be expected at any
time A few days ago one of the factions
fred rs shots INTO house lu jackson,
hut fortunately no one was hurt. Jere
South, who owns great deal Uf land in
Breathitt, is said to be the leader. The
quiet people of jackson and BIea,hitt are
10 mortal terror of the armed men going
about ready to shoot down any one at
the slightest prnvocatIon.
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JapsneseIAceu.rd Of Atroc,t,e..

NEW YORK. Dec. IA cable from Yo
kohsma Say the Japanese troops entered
Port Arthur November 81, and massacred
practically the entire population IN cold
blood. Delepseless and unsrmed people
were butcEed in their houses, and their
hodies unspeakably mutilated. There
was an unrestrained reign of murder.
which continued three days. The whole
town wss plundered, with appalling
atrocities. II was the first stain upon
Japanese civilizsuon. The Japanese. in
this instance, relapsed into baI barism.
All pretenses of circumstances that justi.
Ii d the sirOci'Ies are false The civil
tlzed word will be horrified by the lie
taiIs. Foreign correspondents horrified
by the spectacle left the army in body
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WINDSOR England, Dec. 1S-By com.
mand OF Queen Victoria, everything pos
sible was done to make The funeral OF
SIR John Thompson, Canadian prime
minister, a national 4ffnr. The queen
persons " placed two wr4atbs upoa the
cuffin. The body was placed on the train
TO he taken to London, where it will be
embalmed preparatory TO removal to
Canada.
The council of the colonial institute
has telegraphed to the governor. general
of Canada rques, to convey to tue
family of the lat. Premier Thompson and
the people of Canada an expression of
their sympathy sDd cOudu ence.
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A er. at Northern wreck.

SEATTLE. WASH, Dec. 1.-THE Great
Northern overland train due here at 10 :35
last night was ditched five mites this side
of Everett at 10 o'clock. The engine
tender and express car are badly smashed.
1t was due to L landslide over The rails.
John Johnson, tramp, had his leg badly
crushed bet weep the tender and the bank.
The tracks were not cleared up to l
O'clock today.
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The Firem an Killed.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 12- There was
another wreck on the Greas Northern
last night a. Be.l's mill near Everett, The
overland due a. Seattle at 1926 p. NJ
was thrown from the track by landslide
Fireman Bells was fatally injured bv hot
wafer and steam, and his skull was frac
tared. The engineer bad q miraculous
escape by jumping. The passengers
were badly shaken up, but not Ipjared.
The engine went into The bav, badly
damaged, but the tender is near the track
The passenger coaches did not leave the
rails. Tne track bad isst been cleared Of
Monday nights wreck. and that tram
brought in the mail to Seatre this morn
Ing from the train wrecked last night
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A Letter From Con.tant,nople.

LONDON, Dec. 11-Tbe Daily Nesos to
day publishes tbree-coiumn letter from
Constantlnople. The writer says from
all the evidence he has been able to gather
in regard TO the number killed and the
villages destroyed the Armenian ou.-
rsges cannot be compared with those OF
Bulgaria. The Kurds believe the govern
ment approves OF The outrsges. and un-
less they are dealt us Canadian or
American would deal with the red To-
oians, unoer similar circumst anc.s, they
are inca pable of understanding to the
contrary. II Great Britain and Russia
Jointly insist on reforms there will be
chance OF success, because In case OF need
they can compel attention.
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"'TWAS ALWAYS THUS :"

Very many who see the natural
facilities The Dalles possesses for
growth and development. are surprised
that the city has not grown in wealth
and population more rapidly than she
has. This is no matter of astonish-
ment to those who have watched the
course of events in this locality. The
iault lies entirely with the selfish
uossbacklsm that pervades certain
class in this community. Ii it had
been possible to have killed the town
by a lack of inherent enterprise it
would have been-dead many years ago;
but the natural situation is so favor
able that it will live and prosper
under the most adverse circumstances.
The beef.packing establishment, rail-
load shops and other industries have
been literally driven from The Dalles
because of the selfish greed of those
whose duty it was to welcome any
project that would benefit the commu-
nifty. But when an old water system,
with rust-eaten mains that had been
in the ground for over a quarter of a
century, was to be purchased at an
enormous price, the greatest energy
was displayed, because 1t would help
clique rule In municipal affairs, and a
paper was started to carry out the OBJ
ject. Also when the project of opposi-
tion boats on the river vas first put in
operation, there was a wild and
boundiess enthusiasm manifested, and
while it carried out selfish purposes it
was ardently supported and rigorous
boycott attempted against any and all
who would ship a pound of freight
by the railroad. But a change
came DER the spirit of the dreams
of these enthusiasts, and during
the past season the d. P. & A. N. Co.
have been deserted by them for the
o. r. 4 N. Co. Further still, an at
tempt has been made to turn over a
majority of shares of stock, owned by
the few, TO the railroad. leaving small
holders at its mercy, This is simply
history repeating itself in this vicinity,
and the manner of the purchase of the
old defunct water system and the in
explicable proceedings of the heavy
stockholders In the D. 2. l. N. Co.
are repctitons of what have happened
at The Dalles for the past twenty Eve
years. A lack of unanimity and
jealous, factsonal opposition have been
like heavy weights around the necks
of every movement inaugurated for
the best interests of this city, and
have, in almost every instance,
dragged them down to prema-
ture defeat. There can be no enter
prise started here that one faction
will not attempt to cut the others
throat, and this has killed the bene-
6clal results of any and every attempt
to take advantage of the natural stu
alton of The Dalles for com mercial and
manufacturing supremacy. When it
will be any different no one can con-
lecture, and "hope deferred maketh
the heart sick"
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A Letter From Bismarck.

BERLIN, Dee. 13-Prince Bismarck has
VII ten IL cordial letter thanking the
mayor of Dresden for the proposal to
erect sta ue to him in that city He
says: the numerous tokens OF good
will that have received from Saxony In
recent years have given me peculiar
pleasure as evidence OF the vitality of the
imperial idea II is said that the prince
will return home In few days. and will
nlertaio Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe
during the Christmas recess.