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Hurled Under an AvaIan che.

PARIS. Jan. tn addition to the ava :
Ianche at OrIu, in the canton of Aix les
Thermes, Pyrennes. Saturday, there has
been . siuilar accident at B.zerques. in
the canton Of Aude, depari msnt OF
Ariege. This avalanche killed three
persons and seriously injured three Others.
In addition, numbers of small bsmlets
have been overwhelmed with snow and
avslsnches and many houses have been
swept away In the mountain districts of
the southwest and east of France. The
Inhabitants were generally warned and
escaped. but there have been several fa
'alities in addition to those alresdy re-
corded. Ip the isle of Corsica there has
been grea. loss to live stock, owing TO he
heavy snow, snd communication between
Ajsccio and Bartis has been cut of.
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Charges Agun.t Kicks.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Charges of q
sensational, nature against United States
Judge Kicks, of Cleveland, arc contained
IN a memorial presented to the house to-
day. Representative Johnson of Ohio.
secured immediate consideration for the
resolution. lnstructing the Judiciary com
mittee 10 investigate the charges, and
without debate the resolution was
adopted The charges are made under
oath by Mr. 81 Richie, of Akron. o, u
wealthy CITIZEN and capitalist While
directed mainly against Judge Kicks.
thev indirectly affect Judge Burke and
ex United States senator Payne. Of Cleve
land. Richie gives the names of
formidable array of counsel in Washing
ton. Cleveland and Akron retained in bis
behalf. The charges involve losses
reaching $8.0O0,OO0. RItchie claims to
have suffered IN decisions made by Judge
Kicks affecting the Canadian copper and
nickel mines,
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Beaut:fal Snow

Snow began falling early this morning
and has continued all day. The fakes
are not large; but they are compact. and
appear as though they have come TO stay
rhis 10 the proper season for winter, and
our people will be satisfied 10 have cold
weather this month and an early spring
The frown OF winter that has been suf
fered in the last part OF February is moi
At all agreeable. 1t appears more appro-
pirate for the new year to be ushered IN
with snow and frost, aud then for the old
man of the seasons to give way, after @
ew weeks of uninterrupted sovereignty
o budding, blLshing spring. We hope II
will be so this year, and that February
will he month OF wild flowers. Cattle
men are well provided with feed, and q
neavy fall of snow will cause no loss oi
livestock, as they are now IN good condi
ton and can keep their flesh much better
,han later In the season,
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Must Have slore Money.

WASHINGTON, Jan. A. The continued
exc. ss Of expenditures over the receipts Ct
the government aud the continued de-
pletion of the gold reserve are causing
the administration great anxiety. With
the possible failure to put the income tax
into operation ana the possible reduction
of the tariff ON sugar, made necessary Dy
the regulatory action of foreign countries,
the administration Is casting about for
some means of increasing revenues and
meeting expenditures.
II Is reported that Chairman Wilson
and some of biz Democratic colleagues on
the ways and means committee are con
siderlng the propos tion to place an addi-
tio1si 81 per barrel tax upon heer. II Is
said that a BIN tor that purpose will be
introduced shortly 1t is esilmated that
tax upon beer, as above suggested.
would weld revenue of $4,000. 900 a
year. during the last SIX months there
has heen su excess of some $2S000.00O
IN expenditures over receipts. The ad-
minis ration realizes this sort of thing
cannot continue much longer The plan
of Issuing bonds to make good the deficit
is NOT popular one and already there
are indications ibat the credit of the gov
erpmeni is threatened The simple prin
ciple advocated bv R pubIlcsns that an
excess of receipts over expendi' ures
means The highest government credit and
the greatest confidence 10 govern meat
currency is makrng some impression uD-
on the Democrat, and the proposition to
Increase the national revenues il likely to
prove popular one.
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A Proper Pardon.

DENYER, jan. 6-Gpvernor Waite has
granted n paIdon to jacob NJ Fereber,
who was senteoc-d to the penltentiary 10
this state In 1874 for murder but escaped
from custody before being taken to the
pen. Fereber sho: ana killed q Mexi.
Can who was one of party that broke
into bis cabin In the mines. He was
convicted and sentenced 10 seven years.
The sentence WAS considered unjust by
FereDeI's fIlends ana une night the jail
door WIS purposeiy left open. The pris-
oner walked out ana fled to Mexico
where fe pIospered he has been mayor
OF Magdalena and dnanciai sgent of The
Mexican government, one OF the highest
offices that can be conferred by the presi
oent OF the republic. Fereber again
ishes 10 live In the United States.
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VIII no, Draw Back Salaries.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4-The three new
senators who will be elected to fill the
vacancies 10 the states of Wyoming,
Washi, gton and Montana will probably
not be paid the back salaries which have
heretofore been paid TO senators elected
or sppulnted 10 Ill. Vacancies.
They we're cut out by aD express pro.
vision in the legisla'ive appropriation
hill of the last session, which. il Is be-
ieved, will put An end to rhis practice
tor the future. Under the system which
has prevailed heretofore each man
chosen would have received the pay for
the entire teIm of Six yeas, notwltii
standing two years af the term has
niueady elarsed. the new previs,cn will.
ih-refore. work q saving to the govern
meat OF $4,000 10 this instance and
larger sums IN the future. The new law
provides mat the salaries of senators
shalt begiu on the date OF their election
or spLoin MI Mt.
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SMILES.

Gladys Mamma. my teacher was talk
log about synonyms today. What IL q
synonym
Mrs Catherwood--A synonym. darling
is word you can use in place of another
one when you do not know how to speti
the other one.
"Cramper is going away for the win
ter.'
Cant stand the cold, eh?"
mo; it's the heat that troubles him."
"Grest Scoti What kind of q man
Is he2'
"Oae that never pays bis coal bills {"
That riches take wings we all we'll know,
But truly we wish that
They'd leave the wings and take the
plumes
And great wide, spreading hat.
"Ticknor's new house cost him $4,000"
"Wbstl That little, plain cottage2
Impossible"
mo, cir. the house cost 81 900 and tbe
broken water pipes were cheap at $4,000"
"Who is the new boarder2"
''He's one Of the greatest inventors oi
the age"
I'm what hne3"
Excuses for not paying bis board"
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TELECRAPHIC NEWS.
Dl.. From Cold and Hunger.

DENVER, Colo, Jan Especial dis
patches from Western N -braska tell OF
the destitution and distress prev .iiing
among the Inhabitants of the drought
stricken districts. A dispatch from
Fl i,,ings says:
Terrible desti ution exists in Perkins,
Chase. Dandy. LINCOLN. Hays. Hl'ch-
cock and Frontier countles, and the worst
feature is tnat people IN several localities
ale affl,c ed with scurvy for want o.
wholesome food The state relief COM
mittee Snd themselves unabie TO reliey.
AL the peope in distress, 10 great are the
demands for aid
TIE railroad mel report that since the
cuid snap no iess than dozen persons
have persisted in the above couutIes for
rhe want of wood and fuel. Hundreds OF
tamlII.s are W thnut coai, and IN the Dor
der cuunu.s, where no tIees or brush tx
lst, he poor people have hard time tn
Keep from freez,ng to death. In Perkio.
county destituuon is complete. Over 800
fami les are appealing for help. Near
L sbon the wife and two chi dren of Set
ter Burns suffered tor want of proper
nuur shmeDt aud clothing 10 cover item
Ia Hitchcock county the wife OF one of
the Settlers gave birth to twins during
the storm. and before the neigbbors cou d
rvachithe home the poor woman expired
tor want Of sufficl-Dt food aud atten'ion.
rhe twins are srlll living and In charge
of charitadl ueighbors.
Coal 1. most needed in the drought dis
,rlct. and Mr. Luddep, of the state relief |
committee and G,bera' Manager Hold !
ridge OF the B Irnpgton & Missouri River |
are dung everything IN their power to
foru ard supplies to the more destitute 10 |
caIi,ies Very few of tue farmers in the
border counties have any stock left, nav
ing let their cattle and horses roam at
large. Stock Is beng driven out of the
-tate to prevent starvation. Corn planted
in eight or ten of the western counii-f
never reacned a height of over six inches
and cnnta MS no more BourIshment than
,4gebrusn. Poop. are esv,ng in covered
wagons oy the hundreds rather than face
starvation and freeze to death.
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burned and Frcsen.

REGINA, N. w. T., Jan. 4-The house
of William Thompson. farmer twenty
FIVE miles north OF tn place, burned las
Friday morning. Mrs. Thompson and
two children were badly burned, aud one
child died shortly after being taken from
the house.
Placing bis wife and the remaining
chi d in a hephouse Thompson Set ou'
for a neighbor's mile and 4 quarter
awav. having only snme rags around bis
head and feet. being otherwise nude al
though the thermometer was 30 degrees
below Zero. He reached within 100
yards of the nslghhnr's house. when te
ell exhausted and almost fruzen st'f
He was seen and was carried into the
house and cared for. When assistance
rrsched Mr.. ThompsCn end cbid the
frost had added to the torture Of their
burns. aud it is doubtful whether they
can survive. Thompson il also In criti
cal condition.
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Tucson, Ariz., Jan. o-The stags
which arrived this evening brings
meagre details OF douDIe murder Oh
Friday night at Alma, . small settle
ment go miles fiom Tucson. Two Mexi-
cans entered the store Of f NJ Doll, post.
master, end deliberately shot him and
bis ron George, sged 20, and iata.ly
wounded Mrs. Doll.
They would probably have killed her
too bad not the Noise Oi an approaching
wagon scared the murderers away The
motive OF the deed is oe .lesed to have
been robbery. Indignant ranchers are in
pursuit and will naug the Mexicans 10
the nearest tree ii they capture them i.
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CurreEcy In Caueus.

WASHINGTON, Jan. TIT has bee
found necessary to change the genera
plan of action on tine Carlisle currency
bill in consequence Of the death of Rep
resentative Post. The house Democratic
caucus assemblies at p. NJ, Instead OF 8
as announced previously. The caucus is
expected to take into consideration the
unexpected interruption and give tomor-
row 10 general debate. THIS will post
pone the final vote until late in the week.
Springer Calculates that 1t will be taken
Saturday. The programme for the eau
Gus is pretty we'll outlined. Springer
will submit q resolution reciting 10 aubr
stance that 1t 10 the judgment of the
Democratic caucus that the Carlisle cur.
rency bill should pass. 1t will also di.
rule arranging future debate and fixing
the time for the foul vote. The Springer
resolution is likely to be the main issue,
as 1t embodies the views of those support
ing the bill. Springer conferred with
Secretary Carlisle this morning, and it il
understood outlined plan of procedure
Springer and others connected with the
management of The bill dIscredIted the
report that an entirely new currency bill
Is to be framed With the sdministration's
WASHINGTON, Jan. The house Dem
ocratic caucus on the Carlisle currency
bill assembled at Q O'Clock today with 152
present. including all the lead
era. Assurances were given that the
caucus was advisory and not binding. A
resolution prepared by Springer was of
fered by Speaker Crisp. declaring the
bill should be passed substau
tally as it is. and requesting the com:
miftee on rules to bring it to a vote.
Speaker Crisp said the caucus was TO
lest whether the currency bill should |
pass. Information on this subject was |
,ecesssry, the situation being grave AID
important. Representative Bland OPP
posed the resoluhon. I'VE have now
cached point" he said, "when for the
irst time the Democratic party is ASKED
o become the advocate of state banks"
Springer urges unanimity of action for
he sake of the party and the country |
Cochran thought the question was en-
one, not political, and could not
,e settled In party caucus.
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A Pnckffc EexnW.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6-That San
Francisco Will have an investigation OF
corruption and crime similar to the Lex
ow committee is now almost assured. {.
The civic federation is quietly gathering
strength. II is proposed by the minis
tiers who started the bail rolling and by
laymen who have already identified
themselves with the movement, that the
federation shall embrace every secular
society in the Interests OF the pubic well
fare along particnlar lipes, from the good
government club and merchants associa.
cruelty to CHILDREN and all churches aud
individual citizens who are wiling to CO
operate.
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What Are Teachers Doing?

Editor TriRs.M .uSTAIsEER:
Many teachers in Wasco county have
just had the benefit of two institutes, the
county institute held at The DAlles and
the state institute held at Portland. In
both these meeting many good things were
said that will nerve us for our work, and
tend to make it more efficient; yet to my
view very Important matter in our work
was passed over lightly except in q single
lecture at the state institutes mean moral
culture or character building. Years ago
when l was teaching in Normanda, a small
village in Iudisna, boy of : or years
came into school tor the first time in his
life, and took his seat among fifty CT sixty
other hopefuls. After arranging some
classes went to him and entered into con-
versation to determine his standing and to
start him on the royal road. asked him
If he would like to reclte; he replied
promptly that he would. told him to get
his slate and 60 with me to my desk. With.
out hesitation he went with me. when ex-
planned to him about short lines, long lines,
vertical, oblique and other lines. I then
made the letter A and talked about the
lines that composed it. then asked him
# he kn.w what to call that? he said no.
told him that was q. The little fellow
straightsned himself up aud with much
dignity declared: "I'll be damned il !
knew that was a." OF course there was q
slight outburst of msrriment caused BY this
stunning confession of ignorance. / did
not blame the child for this oath. It sim
ply was a stream from o fountain that bad
beep forming perhaps all the years OF his
life. told him that he must not use swear
words. that their use was wrong. had
some little trouble to show him this, and to
show me that it could not be wrong he said,
My father swears." At considerable risk
told hun to ask his father aud mother If ID
was not wrong for little boys to swear at
school? Following up this instruction it
was but short time until the character Of
this boy was changed
White in his treatise ON moral conduct
Iays: Character Is the power that lies
back Of conduct" and lie its source. "Char-
leter is the fountain, conducts the outflow
ng stream"
The home. society. and the school give
.aste to the characters Of our youth. Good
parents living In a pure society aided by
aithful teachers seldom fail to send out
,ounP men and women actuatcd by worthy
motives and capable Of self government. A
eacher that aims to govern his school
through and by those influences that build
ood character IS the only teacher that 10
sorthy Of the name, and is the only one
hat has the highest aud best help that is
vailable in government. Such schools in
he main are self governing and send out
slf-governing citizsLs to bless our nation
nd the world.
We recommend to teachers q careful
.udy of the chapter on "Moral Training"
ouud in Whites school management. This
: one of the books used the present year by
he Teachers Reading Circle of Oregon.
he book can be procured by mail, from the
american Book Company. 2s9 Yamhill st.
'ortl4nd. o., price 81. The whole book Is
xcellent. AARON FRAZIER.
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SACRAMENTO. Jan. Tt is now be-
'ieved tnat Mr., aud Mrs. F. Fl. l.. Weber
who were sn brutally murdered q week
ago last night, were killed nv ex convlcts
1t has been ascerts,ned that the blond
stained clothes found 10 the rear of the
premises, and which bad been discarded
by the murderers, are such as are manu-.
faciured ut the states prison.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
A Counterfriter.

ALBANY. Jan. ga special from LIE.
banon says:
"Lsst night Deputy United State.
Marshal George Humphrey, assisted BY
Joseph Smith and D D Shaw, arrested
Doc" Davenport at bis residence eigh,
miles Tram here, on charge of counter
feiting one dollar silver coins. The de-
fenuant has served a term In the Oregon
Denitentisry for the same ofepse. Sew
eral plaster of paris moulds were found
on his premises and considerable mnney
ol his manufacture is now 10 possession
OF the oficers.
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Rux,ish Parliament.

LONDON, Jan. THE papers today
non Harcourt. chancellor of the exchequer
and liberal leader of the bou-e of com
mons, has resigned, and dissolution Of
parlisment ls imminent. II IS believed
the report Is based on TIE fact that Post.
master General Arnold Nor ey and Pre- L.
dent of the Local Government Board
Shaw. Lefevre, boin of whom are cabin I
ministers, hsve been summoned from
Monte Carlo to attend the cabinet cuur.
ci' to be beld here Thursday.
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Three Men Drowned.

SAN FRAEcIsc,. Jan. 6-rbree men
we're drowned 10 the wreck of the wreck
er Samson. Baker and Dian entered a
boat, and four Others went to follow.
The boat was swept awav and no trace
rousd. Johnson was of the Dumber lief,
behind, aud later was washed out OF the
rigging.
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A Sad suicide.

PENDLEToN, Jan. GA reoort reached
here tbs afternoon that w o Warren,
living SIX miles from Pendleton. shot
himself rs officers We're arrestiDg him for
bezzlement. Warren was clerk OF the
short $50. He bad been sued to recover
the money and then q criminal action
was instituted. The showing on bis 0wD
books left no hope for acquittal. He,is
= wheat buyer and q welI-,o- do farmer.
and was delegate to the last state he.
pu hiicsn convention. This 10 tho third
suicide here in the last ten days.
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BosToN, Mass. Jan. 7-Archbishop
John Williams has sent out the follow.
ing letter to be read in sll the churches
of the ARCHDIOCESE of Boston.
I'VE learn by letters from Rome. for
ws'ded by bis excellency the apostolic
delegate at Washington, that the most
holy father has forbidden G C,thol'cs jnin-
ing the societies of Odd Fellows, Koigb,s
OF Pythias or Sons of TEN perance. A.
to those w1o have already Joined any of
to Withdraw from them, and if they re-
fuse to do 90 they are to be denied the
sacramenss."
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HEAVY Rainfall.

CINCINNATI, Jan. THE uuprece
den,ed rainfall of BAT inches in "a bours
ending At z A NJ, and of 8 81 inches 10
hours, has had the effect Of carving of
the ice from the river without ans dam
age, whatever. River men say they never
saw safer breakup. The river here is
exDecte J. to go above 40 feet, bat no dis
astrous flood is expected.
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Secretary Paraiyzed.

OSBORNE. Isle OF Wight, Jan. 7-Gen
eral Right Hon. S,r Henry Frederick
Ponsonbv, G. G. B., private secretary OF
Queen Victors, was stricken with pa
ralys,s at Osborne cottage today, and is
in critical condition. SIR Henry Pom
-onby dined with her msJes'y last even
ing. He was born In 1928, and wa.
formerly secretary to Prince Albert, the
prince consort.
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Long-D,stance Pedes,rinn,sm

CHICAGO, Jan. 5-Pedesirian Henry
Schmel LET. for New Orleans last night
In about two weeks he will stsrt from
that city and walk to Chicago on $1,000
wager With Charles Bush that lie will not
cover the distance, $50 miles, in 25 con.
s. cutlve days. Scbmel challenges al
pedestrians for $1,000 to $4,000 side that
he will walk them and arrive at the city
ball here first.
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aladstone nnd Hi. Az.

LoNEoN, Jan. 7-Mr. and Mrs. Glad
stone arrived in London this morning on
their way to Biarri'z. Herbert Gladstone
says bis fathers health has improved to
favorite pas,ime OF choppiog down trees.
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Heavy Rain In Yves. Virginia.

PARKERsBURa. w. Va, Jan. 7-Rsin
has fallen here steadily for 40 hours and
the river is rapidly rising, At Grants
vile, up the Kanawha river, the water is
% feet, and rising. Timbermen predic
immense damage. The steamer Onerda
a river packet, was sunk here at midnight
The ice knocked hole in her, and she
will be a total loes.
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sentenced TO Death.

WELLINGTON, KY, Jan. Anderson
Gray was yesterday gwen death sentence
by Judge Burnett. according to the YER
dict of the jury finding him guilty OF
murder in the fret degree, for the killing
of Thomrs alton. Th0mas McDonsln,
while uuder the hynopnc lpHaence of
Gray. did the killing, hut was dischsrg' d
after trial GRAY Is a well To dn farmer !.
Patton has Incurred kis enm'ty and Ora,
hypno lied Med maid, farm hand, aDd
while the latter was in thar condition
COR pelied him to commit the murder
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THE DAILEs OREGON SATURDAY. r..

aqua bill cannot pass this SESSION. 1T is
nor favorable time to urge such meas
ure." said Senator Davis of the foreign
relations committee. THE times have
been so hard that the people do not like
the prospect Of increasing The expense or
cresting additional debt.
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A Rrp,r,,,.n OF 1884

BELLAIRE, o., Jan THE Indication,
to-day are the great food of 1884 will b,
repeated. the river is r',iog rapidly
The ice o the OHIO river aud tribu'a-ies
broke up and out last night. Sewers
barges were lost. Two bridges on the
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A Snow slide.

SIssoNs, CAL, Jan. 6-Today's north
bound Oregon expiess. No 10, has been
Cancelled on this division, on account o
a big tnow slide near the eighteenth
crossing, seven miles south of Sissons
The rotary snowplow is hemmed In be
tween this place and Dunsmuir. One
hundred and fifteen shovelers we're sem
to the scene OF the slide from here this
afternoon. Thday's sou' Inbound train il
reported 10 hours late out of Ashland
Il has commenced to snow heavily again
lhis evening.
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The Bu,gar,an Axitator.

SOFIA. Jan. 5-Ztnkof. the notorion-
,.gi,sior and leader of The Ru.sophiit
(. migrants, arrived here today. 10 Sliv
pl,ze he was warmly received. Io q
public speech Re SAID that a reconcils
ton between Russia and Bulgaria cou o
he effected now. but the frat condition
Won. d be an orthodox Bulgarian dynasty