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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
REMARKABLY STRONG.

William c. Whitney in a recent in
terview, said: st think the condition
of the Democratic party in the whole
country today is remarkably strong.
even stronger than it has been since
the war;" "Why?" Because for the
first time since the war it has record
to stand on. 1t had done something.
In spite of an extremely high tariff
public revenues were falling and the
Republican party had proved itself
absolutely irresponsible by its extrava-
gance. The so-called prosperity of the
country was fostered by tariff which
granted enormous profits in spots, and
at the same time stihed general COM
petion and depressed individual enter
prise. A crash was inevitable. The
Cleveland administration met the
crisis which the Republicans had
evaded. The Republicans created the
difficulties, and the Cleveland admin
istration has solved them"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
THE DURRANT TRIAL.
Great Things Are Expected From Pastor
Gibson's Testimony.

Great Things Are Expected From Pastor
Gibson's Testimony.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.-When the
Durrant trial was resumed this morn
ing the crowd struggling for admission
was greater than ever. Two lines of
policemen guarded the corridors and
prevented any one entering the cor
ridor approaching the courtroom ex-
cept jurors, attorneys, newspaper men
or citizens having permits from the
sheriff. These speedily occupied the
chairs, and then no more spectators
were admitted.
The earlier part of the session was
consumed in long wrangle between
the attorneys for the prosecution and
the defense about the accuracy of the
diagrams of Emanuel church, which
the prosecution offered as exhibits to
facilitate the examination of witnesses.
The defense claimed the diagrams were
slightly inaccurate. Finally the court
allowed the Introduction of the ex-
hibits, saying their accuracy could be
determined by actual measurment
taken later.
From the actions of the defendants
attorneys the impression has gained
currency that the defense will be tech
nical if the attempted alibi fails.
After a lengthy examination of
Policeman Russell as to the interior of
Emanuel church, the prosecution
called Rev. j. George Gibson, pastor
Of Emanuel church. A hutter of ex-
citement went round the courtroom
as Gibson was called. Great things
are expected Of his testimony, and
many think the defense will try, as in
the preliminary examination, to at
tack the character of this witness, and,
if possible, throw some suspicion on
him. Before any questions could be
asked Gibson the court took a recess
until 2 P.M
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
FADS AND FADS.

Mrs. Ballington Booth enters pro-
test against the coming into vogue of
the "New Woman" Mrs. Booth
would Danish the pug nosed dog from
private society and introduce babies as
playthlngs IN their stead, and she
would beat the "New Woman's" spears
into pillow shares, so to speak, by tax
ing her big sleeves to make panties
for the children of the poor. She
would burn the 'New Woman's" per-
nicious literature, chewing gum and
cigarettes. and would provide each and
every such female with ga self-assertive
husband who would teach her that
there is something to honor in the
other SEX" 1t is passing strange how
our own fads seem quite the proper
thing to each of US, while other peo-
pies notions are the abomination of
desolation to US. Mrs. Ballington
Booth kicks against pernicious liter
ature, and if she had her way would
burn everything except the bible and
the "War Cry" She would Danish
big sleeves and compel the wearing of
sky-scraping bonnets that are as ugly
as the father of sin, and hideous enough
to drive the lovers of the beautiful
'from simple virtues unseductive
way" She would Danish the dude, to
put in his place a red-shirted mouth
organ kind OF man, with a raucous
voice and the intellect of phono-
graph. She would Danish the theater,
and the concert, put damper on all
amusements, and give us instead the
Salvation Army hall, and the muchly
evident parade. The piano and the
violin should be silent, and the fam
faronade of the discordant trumpet and
the barbarous boom of the primitive
bass drum should satisfy the civilized
ear that music of that kind had chorus
enough. We have no liking for ''fads"
unless they are our own, hence we do
not agree with Mrs. Ballington Booth;
and for the same reason Mrs. Balling.
ton Booth would, no doubt, heartily
condemn the ideas herein expressed
which may be classed as our individual
"fad." Mrs. Booth, however, will
never succeed in convincing the great
mass of humanity, either male or fe-
male, that ugliness of attire is neces-
sary to purity of soul, or babies pro-
miscuously distributed, an evidence of
morality.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
A MERE POSSIBILITY.
Receivership For Southern Pacific May
Come in Time.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-The pos
sibility of receivership for the
Southern Pacific Company is an infer
ence from the testimony given before
the railroad commissioners by G. L
Lansing, secretary and controller of
the company. which is fighting pro-
posed reduction of rates. The state
ment was guarded with qualifying
clauses, and the possibility was set
forth in the remote future. In the
midst of his financial statement, Lans-
ing declared the reduction in the net
income. for 1895 from that of 1898 was
S2,276,0 900, and to this statement was
This reduction, he declared, was
striking amount.
The question arose whether it was
not due to abnormal conditions, and
there would not be return to better
conditions. He thought there would
be a return to better conditions, but if
this should not follow, then there
would be critical time for the rail.
road company. OF course, the com
pany could carry its Indebtedness fol
some time, but should the present
state of affairs continue eventually
reorganization through legal pro-
cesses would ensue. The unsatisfactory
condition at present was due to the
general depression in branches of bus
mess from which the company suffered
in common with other industries.
According to Secretary Lansing, the
net income of the road for the first six
months this year was $14, 791, 900. The
operating expenses and fixed charges
for the same period were SIG, ,267 900.
The secretary, therefore stated that
there is deficit for the first half of
the year of 81, ATE, 200.
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are paid for doing what they do. 1t is
their business, at least, when defending
criminal, to obstruct the course of
Justice. But outside of these the peo-
pie are to blame.
The attorneys for the defense were
not more anxious to wear out the pa
tience of the court and the opposing
counsel than were those summoned as
jurors to escape the service. No pos
sible excuse was left unused to get
away. 1t is high time that the farce
of excluding every intelligent man
from the jury, in criminal case, be
stopped, and it is certainly high time
that citizens are not allowed to shirk
jury duties because they are irksome
or disagreeable. In old times in Cali
fornia, in the miners courts, black and
white beans were placed in pot, and
every miner who drew black bean
served on the jury. Criminal cases
then took, at the most, day, and no
one doubts that substantial justice was
done. The lawyers didn't make much,
but the expense was nothing. The
trend of modern criminal practice is
to throw around the accused wall
that is all but impregnable, and the
end aimed at is not the rendition of
Justice, but the avoiding it. This can
not go on forever, and if not stopped by
the courts will, sooner or later, result in
such conditions that anarchy would
be preferable. 1t is right that every
accused person should have fair
trial, but in order to do this it is not
necessary to exhaust the panel of a
county such as San Francisco in order
to get jury of II men. Durrant will
cost San Francisco $4,000, and it is
doubtful indeed if he is then convicted.
The old fashioned miners jury would
have tried him months ago, and if he
had been found guilty, the old fash
ioned mining judge would have had
hin hanged the same day. The pro-
ceedings were not as technical but
they were much more effective, and
justice was vindicated as we'll as now
at least
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
NOW FOR CELLO.

Work at the Locks under the ener-
getic management of the contractors
is rapidly approaching completion,
and the opening of the Columbia from
this point to the sea is question of
but few months only. IL will be a
great day for The Dalles, and for the
country tributary to it. There re-
mains yet more of the good work to
be done so that the balance of Eastern
Oregon and Washington, and Idaho
may reap some Of the benefits of our
open river and the resulting competi-
ton in freight rates. This can only
be accomplished by overcoming the
obstacles between this point and Cello.
A survey has been made for boat
railway, and the government engineers
pronounce the scheme feasible. 1t
remains for the entire press of Eastern
Oregon backed by the boards of trade,
and county and city officials in their
representative capacities to keep agi-
tating the matter until active work
is begun, and the entire river opened.
At different times the papers east of us
have accused The Dalles of selfishness,
and of desire to have the river
opened west of US but not east. The
accusation was without foundation.
The people of The Dalles realize to
the full, from the benefits already re-
ceived through river competition how
much the opening OF the river means.
That it should express it's interest in
the work at the Cascades, is but
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
INDIANS NOT AT FAULT.
They Are Blameless In the jackson Hole
Affair.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-General
Coppinger, who had command of the
recent military expedition to the jack
son Hole country, today had confer
ence with Secretary Lamont, to which
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Brown
ing was invited:
II do not consider the Indians were
to blame for the Jackson Hole affair, :"
said General Coppinger, at the .lose
of the conference. ''They are entirely
quiet now, and have been; in fact, they
would not say boo to goose"
One question which the general
brought to the attention of Secretary
Lamont and Commissioner Browning
was the advisability OF annexing the
Jackson Hole country to the Yellow
stone National Park. He suggests
that this action would solve the prob
lem by preventing all parties from
hunting and fishing in that section,
and said as the country is not densely
settled, he thought there would be
comparatively little difficulty in max
ing the change.
Commissioner Browning said that
in the first place it would oe matter
for Secretary Smith and then for con-
gress, adding that he did not know
how the people of Wyoming would re-
gard it, as it would deprive that state
of territory.
General Coppinger's report on the
Indian troubles has been turned over
to Secretary Lamont. The general
declined to say whether he made any
recommendations for the continuance
of troops in the Jackson Hole country
or for the punishment OF participants
in the trouble.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
DUE TO EXISTING FACTS.

Our Republican exchanges are faith
fully singing the old song of protec-
ton, and between times they labor
with the fail threshing over the oft
beaten straw. The Silverton Appeal,
of recent date, has long article on
the protection of wool, and quotes the
New York Sun as saying that "the
protecting of manufactured woolens
and the placing of wool on the free
list is infamous" Suppose that this
be conceded for the sake of the argu-
ment, and that it then be carried to
it's legitimate conclusion, would it not
be equally Infamous to protect any
American product and leave any other
unprotected? If not, why not? If it
is Infamous to protect the manufac.
turer aud not the producer land we are
not going to dispute it, why is it not
equally infamous to protect the man.
ufacturer of one article and not an
other; or the producer of one material
and not another? That men should
differ concerning the benefits or evils
of the protective tariff system is natu-
raj, just as natural as it is for them to
differ in their religious beliefs or to
disagree while acting as jurors in a
case, though all the evidence has been
sworn to before them. Calling Dem
ocrat names does not vary the argu-
ment of facts. The Wilson bill is on
trial. 1t has been in existence only
about year, and whether due to it or
not, times are getting better, business
is picking up, money is getting more
plentiful, wages are being advanced.
and interest rates in the money CEN
ters are steadily falling. We think
the new tariff bill is in part response
BILE for this. We think so because it
is the law now in operation: and bust.
ness is done under present existing
circumstances, not those that are
passed, or under those that are to come.
Most of our Republican friends attri-
butte the improved condition to the
fact that the Republicans were success
full in last years elections, making
large gains, and that from this there
is strong probability that this party
will have control of the national gov
ernment in 1897. The circumstance
will not justify that belief. It is not
in accordance with the laws of trade
that business men increase the wages
of their employees two years in advance
of conditions that may never arise.
We attribute the improved conditions
to present existing facts not to future
possibilities, and we think we are right
in doing so.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
sALUTAroRY.

Today the Observation-Disclosures is
presented to the public under a new
management, and in justice to its
patrons, it is proper that the princi-
pies upon which it will be conducted,
be clearly defined. The prime object
will be to make the TINES S-MOUNT-
AMER a thorough newspaper, one
which the reading public may accept
as perfectly reliable, and which will
commend itself for that as well as for
other reasons.
Politically the TMEs-MoUNTAINEER
will be Democratic, accepting and in
dorsing the principles of Demo-
cracy as defined by the national plat
form of 1892. While the paper will be
Democratic in all things it will not
hesitate to fairly criticise either politi-
cal men or political measures and
that regardless of politics, or parties.
In the consideration of matters of
local import it will remain free from
the influence of any and all factions,
and will have but one object in view,
the encouragement of all enterprises
that will assist in the growth of The
Dalles and vicinity. The interests of
the TIMES-MoUNTAINEER are identi-
cal with those of the property owners
of The Dalles, and Eastern Oregon,
and hence it has common interest
with all in the growth and develop
ment of the country, and common
interest to serve in the upbuilding of
the city until it reaches the position
properly belonging to it as the Queen
City of the Inland Empire. Therefore
the TINES Es-MoUNTAINEER will be con-
Quoted on broad liberal and progress
sive principles which we trust will
ultimately accomplish this result.
Upon this enunciation of principles
we request the support and patronage
not only of the people of Wasco county
but of all of Eastern Oregon.
J. A. DoUTHIT.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
a POLITICAL HUMORIST.

About the most amusing thing that
has shown up in the political conven-
tions of the east this sum mer is Sena-
tor Quay's resolution, adopted at the
Republican state convention of Penn
sylvania, August %. 1t is as follows:
"Resolred, That we decry the grow
ing use of money in politics and the
corporate control of legislatures, mu-
inequalities, counties, political prima-
ries and elections, and favor the enact
ment of legislation and enforcement
of laws to correct such abuses.
'sWe earnestly insist upon form of
civil service which will prevent the
enslavement of public officers and en-
ployes, and the compelling of those
appointed to preserve the peace to con-
fine themselves to their duties, which
will insnre absolute freedom and fair
ness in bestowing state and county
and municipal contracts and will pun
ish any form of favoritism in granting
them; which will forbid the grant of
exclusive franchises to dealers in pub
lie necessities. comforts, conveyances
and sanitary requirements, and will
insure the recognition of ability and
fidelity in the public service, keeping
service to the country ever foremost
when accompanied by ability and fit
ness.
"We demand that public Office
should be for the public benefits and
subordinate positions should be during
good, behavior. No public employe or
officer should be permitted to influence
primaries or elections, nor upon any
pretense to be assessed upon his salary,
and all unnecessary positions and sala-
ries should be abolished and expendi-
lures and taxation reduced; there
should be uniform basis of valuation
of property for public purposes.
Corporations enjoying public privi-
leges should pay for them and schools
be divorced from politics and kept alb
solutely free from political influence
and control"
When it is kept in mind that Sena-
tor Quay is one of the boss money
users in election, it seems hard to
square his theories and practice, un-
less, indeed, we assume that the willy
senator has reached the end of his
sack and desires to muzzle his rivals.
1t would be equally difficult to harmo-
nize the senator's well-known protect
i've tariff ideas with his resolution to
"forbid the grant of exclusive fran
chises to dealers in public necessities,
comforts, etc." but these are compar-
atively triHing idiosyncrasies. The
senator does not rise to the pinnacle
of his moral reformation, however, un-
til he gets to the demand that "No
public employe or officer should be
permitted to influence primaries or
elections" When the senator offered
this resolution he was public officer,
who had just captured the state con-
vention by methods best known to
himself. had find the chairman of the
state central committee, and had him
self elected to the position, and for
the purpose of debating to and con-
trolling the party Organization. The
senator will not find his legitimate
field of operation until he comes out
as the great American political hu-
r,,oyict
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THE NEXT ISSUE.

The silver question is losing i'm
portance as an issue in the coming ma
tional elections, and it now seems
probable that the platforms of both
the Democratic and Republican par
ties will declare for sound money, BIZ
metalism, the largest use of silver
possible with the maintaining of it at
a parity with gold, and the fixing of
ratios by international agreement.
We do not pretend to say just what
either platform will say regarding sill
yer, but they will take some or all of
the above positions. The result may
be a third party, or the driving of por.
tions of both the old parties into the
Populist ranks, but the number will
be smaller than might be expected
from the amount of argument made by
the free silverites. 1t looks now as
though the issue would be made upon
the tariff and hard times for Republi-
can thunder, and improved conditions
of the working classes, increased
wages and factories running caused by
the change in the tariff on the part of
the Democracy.
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more benefit to it, than to any other
point, until the distractions east of US
are removed. But our interest in an
open river does not cease with the
opening of the river below. We want
trade connections with the balance of
Eastern Oregon, because it will be OF
mutual benefit. The press of The
Dalles will advocate the opening of
the river above us, as persistently as
it has urged the work at the Cascades.
The papers of Eastern Oregon should
take the matter in hand, and early
and late advocate it until some means
of overcoming the obstacles is pro-
vided.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-09-07
THE COLUMBIA CONFERENCE.
An Interesting Session Just Chased at
Oakland.

Oakland.
OAKLAND, Or, Sept. 4.-The Column
bia conference has just closed its Both
session in the picturesque and thriv-
ing town of Oakland, Or.
All of the ministers were present
except j. w. Shreve, who had removed
to Palouse, WASH, and j. 4. Thorn
ton, who had remaved to Menifee,
Cal. Both asked for and were granted
a location, as was also J. w. Bryant.
T. Clark, of Oklahoma, and r. w.
Byrne, of Tennessee, were received by
transfer. Some changes were left to
be supplied, which it is hoped will be
filled with men who are in correspon-
dence with some members.
There were committees appointed
which, with the existing boards,
looked into the various institutions
and interests of the church.
Collections for missions were some
better than the year before, but still
there is large room for Improvement,
as it only amounts to 147 cents per
church member.
The average amount on all confer
ence or general collections was 431
cents: average amount paid preachers,
OA. Id, average dLuOuuG F6CSlV6Q Dy each
preacher, $160.66.
The increase in membership was
about II per cent; last year it was 20
per cent.
The most encouraging feature in
the work was the Epworth League and
the Woman's Parsonage and Home
Mission Societies. The woman's meet
ing held on Saturday was one of, if not
the most interesting occasions of the
conference. An address by Mrs. J. L.
Futrell, elected universal applause
and was called for publication.
The three sermons and two addresses
by Bishop A. w. Wilson, D. D., who
presided over the conference, was we'll
worth long trip to hear. Rev. R. P.
Wilson, of San Francisco, editor of
the Pacific Methodist Advocate, was
also present and added much to the
pleasure of the occasion by his genial
manner and converse. The next
session will be held in Lebanon,
Oregon,
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Ravages of Cholera.

VICTORIA, B. c., Sept. 3.-The fol-
lowing advices per steamer Empress
of China are at hand:
The cholera increases in Peking and
the deaths exceed 1900 daily. 1t is
also increasing in Japan. The total
number of cholera cases reported
throughout Japan on August Is was
III, and the deaths 429. The aggre-
gate number of cases from the start is
5000, of which 1890 occurred on trans
ports, and the deaths number 1928.
There were Is new cases in Toxic in
the "a hours ending at noon August 81,
of which two died. A telegram from
Mr.. Chindas, japanese cousul at
Shanghai, reports 263 deaths among
Chinese and seven among foreigners
in the British and American conces.
sions between the 1st and 18th of Aug
ust. Another case has occurred on the
Italian cruiser Unbria, bringing up
the total number of cases on that ves-
sci to eight.
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THE CRIMINAL PRACTICE.

After more than six weeks engaged
in sorting and selecting jury the trial
of the Durrant case is at last under
way. One cannot contemplate the
spectacle this case has furnished of the
farcical nature OF our criminal proceed
ure without doubling the permanency
of our institutions. 1t does not seem
possible that this kind of thing can go
on at length without causing grand
upheayal and a readjusting of the mode
Of criminal trials. The courts are
partly to blame for this condition of
affairs, and the attorneys also should
bear portion of it, but they are not
responsible for all of it. The courts,
through long practice, have grown
careless and lenient, and the attorneys