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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12
Il POOR REMEDY.

Some papers.througheat the-ceuntry
are suggesting, that in order. to make
the house OF congress more represen-
tative body, and also that the electoral
college be more equally distributed ac-
cordipg to the number of population
in the different states, the membership
of the house be increased IRON 357 to
600. This seems to rs an uuwise sug-
gestion. The house is already too
large, and is to a great extent an un-
wieldy body. Better the number be
decreased than increased, so far as
legislative duties are concerned. 1t is
argued that if the membership of the
house were increased to 600 the more
populous states would get the greater
number of the added members, thus
giving them more voice both in legisla-
tion and in the choice of president,
since the additional members allowed
for the representatives would to some
extent equaliZe the two electors al
lowed each of the smaller states for
their senators. =
There is probably some justice in
this latter argument, fer the larger
states have not equal voice with the
smaller ones in the choice of president;
but this could be so easily overcome
by discarding the clumsy electoral COL
lege and electing presidents by the by
direct vote of the people, whereby
all sections would have equal say in
proportion to their number of votes,
that an attempt to increase the number
of congressman in order to equalize
the electoral vote is poor argument.
The papers that are exerting their eff
forts to enlarge the house OF represen-
tatives for this purpose are laboring
for. cause possessing little merit.
The remedy they suggest would not
meet the end desired near SO readily
as wpuld the election of presidents by
direct vote, and besides 1t would make
of the house of representatives a body
that would be out of proportion to its
requirements.
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BACK With HIS ARMY
Maceo Is in the Land Of the
Living.
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STRONG PLEA FOR CUBA
Senator Cullom Wants the United
States to Intervene and Stop
Further Slaughter.
The Senate Preparing to Take Action ON
the Silver Ouestion-A Hard man to
KilI-Rock in His Skull Causes
No Inconvenience.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.-A special to the
Republic from Dallas, Tex. says:
The head of the local Cuban COM
mittee today received dispatch from
Key West making absolute denial of
the Spanish reports from Havana Of
the alleged killing of Antonio Maceo.
The dispatch states that at 8 O'Clock
last night Maceo was again in Pinar
del Rio province, and that his army
was making successful operations
against Weyler's forces; that since the
turning of Weyler's left flank, Decem-
ber ]. Maceo had captured more than
1900 stands of arms and immense guam
titles of ammunition, medicines and
commissary supplies. "
The dispatch also stated that within
the next three days the Cubans are
likely to turn Weyler's flank and win
a decided victory. &c.
The local committee says: "We know
that sensational and glorious news of
the patriots will come from Cuba on or
about December To-"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12
TAKLFF AND BUSINESS.

The favor with which the proposition
for tariff commission is being re-
ceived in all parts of the country, gives
grounds to hope that the tariff ques-
ton may some day be taken out of
national politics, and settled ON busi-
ness principles. The tariff at beset,
when considered from the standpoint
of protection, is only local is
sue, hence the demand that it be ar
ranged outside of partisan lines is inn
peritive, for in no other way can it
ever approach anything like an equit-
able adjustment. While delegating
powers OF any kind to commissions is
generally Objectionable, it does seem a
nonpartisan commission appointed
either by the president or by the two
houses of congress, could arrange tariff
schedules more equitably than con-
gress has ever been able to. In refer
ence to the possibility of tariff COM
mission, and the probability of its do
ing effective work, the st. Louis Globe
Democrat makes this comment:
s'There Is considerable prejudice
against bodies Of this sort. A large
number Of the people look with distrust
on any proposition for the making of |
new offices, even if the offices are only
temporary creations, while many con-
eressmen would be apt to think that
such board would interfere in some |
way with their prerogatives and func- |
sious. The latter objection has very
little weight. The authority Of such q
body would be merely advisory. 1t
would investi- ate the question of pro-
duction, prices and duties deliberately
and iDte;ligently, and give to the
country and to congress the result of
its inquiry In the shape Of recommends
tions for legislation. Congress could
please itself as to whether,to accept or
to reject these suggestions.
"President Arthur appointed tariff
which made thorough J.
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and reasonably unbiased inquiry into
the conditions prevailing in 1882, and
its conclusions were, on the whole, re-
cei0ed- with satisfactorily the country:
Congress did not treat that body quite
with the respect which it deserved.
Nevertheless, there was trace OF its
work in the bill which passed congress,
and which became the tariff of March
8, 1883. The necessity for framing a
tariff bill acceptable enough to the
country to have a reasonable chance
to stand for long time with only
minor changes is more obvious and
urgent now than it was dozen or a
score of years ago, for the country has
seen good deal of the injurious effects
of frequent tariff tinkering in recent
years. This necessity will give the
proposition for board of tariff experts
consideratlest strength with the people. F"
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Dr. PoweiI's Discovery.

CoIUMBIA. Mo-, Dec. 9.-Dr. Thos.
Powell, who confidently believes that
he has made discovery in medicine
whereby the whole science and prae-
tice of that profession will be revolu-
tionized, has left for Los Angeles,
GAL, where he goes at the solicitation
and expense of several capitalists and
scientists, who are going to install the
doctor in sanitarium and give his
theory practical test. DR.. Powell is
reticent in regard to his discovery, and
absolutely refuses to disclose the ma
ture of the remedy except to say that
it is physiological and constitutional
in character.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12
Rolling Miiis workmen strike.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l0--A cut in
the wages Of skilled wockmen in the
Pacific rolling mills at the Petrero has
caused a strike which has practically
suspended all operations in the big
iron mandatory. About 90 men
walked out and their action cuts off
the means of employment Of about so
others. 1t is believed that some time
today compromise will be effected,
and the wheels of industry set in mo-
tior again.
The most important factor in the
strike is that the men were informed
that they had been working for over a
week under a new schedule of rates
Of which they were ignorant. There
are no indications of any trouble Of
violent nature. In the first place,
there are no iron-workers of this class
on the coast, and the places of the
strikers could only be filled by an i'm
portation from the east. This is not
likely to take place, as the Eastern
workmen receive as good wages as the
men here did before the cut.
The strikers are looking forward to
an early settlement. because they un-
derstapd that the rolling mill has
contract to get out large quantity of
extra large street-car rails for a COM
pany in Los Angles.
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w
man in q hundred, perhaps, is perfectly
healthy. Sometimes her weakness is in.
herited, sometimes acquired by careless.
ness. In'every case, care and DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will give her new
life and strength and vitality. It will fill
out the hollows in her cheeks, bring color
to her lfps, brighten her eyes, and make
her:really and truly woman. The I" Fa.
vorite. Prescription is of inestimable
value at three stages in the lives of every
woman-when the, girl becomes woman.
when The woman Becomes mother, and
when the mother becomes incapable oi
maturnity. Al these times it gives safety
and strength, 1t is the only medicine
now before the public for wonlan's pecu.
liar ailments, adapted to her delicate or
ganization bya regularly graduated ply
sician-an experienced and skilled sre
cialist in these maladies. It cannot lc
harm In any condition Of the system. Ii
sales exceed the combined sales of al
other medicines for women.
Every woman should have and read DR.
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser
q great book of a thousand pages, pro
fusely illustrated which will be sent fret
on receipt of II one-cent stamps, to pay
for mailing only. Address, Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, No. 81
Main .Sfreet, Buffalo. N. Y.
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Albany Wooden MIL.

ALBANY, Or, Dec. S-Judge L.
Finn, receiver Of the Albany woolen
mills, returned today from San Fran
cisco, where he secured sufficient con-
tracts to justify Linn in starting the
mills. The factory, which has been
idle several weeks, will be started in
fau dava
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Cleveland probably has not been the
best president for the people, but he
has looked out for himself pretty well,
and will retire the richest president
who ever left the White House. He
will have saved of his, presidential
salary for eight years $500. 900; Gray
Gables and other real estate is worth
S42S, ,00c, and the Cleveland family own
stock and bonds to the amount of $780,
600, making the total of his property
81, ,O28, 600.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12
PREPARING THE WAY.
Progress of senate Movement Toward In
tePaational BimetaIisn,

Progress of senate Movement Toward In
teFaational BimetaIism.
WASHINGTON, Dec. TO- Senator
Sherman, chairman OF the republican
caucus, today announced the membe
ship committee provided for under
Senator Wolcott's resolution to pre-
pare the way for an international
agreement on silver. Wolcott was
made chairman, and Senators Hoar,
Chandler and Gear appointed as the
other members.
Senator Wolcott said today he would
call the committee together not later
than Monday neSt and proceed ir-
mediately to frame bill with the hope
of securing legislation at the present
session of congress that would enable
Mckinley to succeed with his efforts
io behalf of silver Immediately after
Inauguration,
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The Rumor FIatiy Denied.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The Worlds
Key West special says:
Private Havana advices fatty deny
the Spanish report that Maceo has
been killed. The story was concocted
at the palace to counteract the bad
effect of Maceo's success in crossing
the trocha between two Spanish forts
near Canas without losing a man.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12
Two Fires Near La Grande.

Ia GRANDE, Or, Dec. 9.-The house
on B. F. Owsley's Ladd canyon ranch
burned this morning. The fire caught
from defective flue. The building
was partially insured.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stools barn, near
Imbler, buried last night. A boy who
was carrying lantern, stumbled and
fell, and the barn and its contents
were quickly enveloped in flames.
The insurance is $3.50.
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Will I light I ,r Cuba.

KANKAKEF, ILL.,, Dec. ga CON-
ptny of 20 young men went south last
night over the Illinois Central railroad,
bound for New Orleans. There they
will be Joined by 80 others from various
parts of the United States, and the en-
tire party will ship for Cuba on the
first outgoing vessel and will ioin@the
1 m suroantc
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 9.-Oficial re-
turns from all the California counties
on the election show that all the presi-
Dental electors on the republican
ticket were elected except Thomas C.
Flint, who received IA, ,766 votes. Es-
timating on the highest votes cast for
the opposing presidential electors Cal
itornia went republican by plurality
Of 1910
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The Pla :ue in india.

BOMBAY, Dec. Slight hundred
deaths are reported up to date from
the plague, but thu number is believed
t. be much II srser. Crowds of panic
stricken natives are fleeing from the
city. Trade and travel are seriously
affected. The famine which threatened
the whole of India has been partially
averted in certain districts by the re-
cant rains
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12
It Rains at Tacoma.

TACOMA, Dec. 10.-Since the 1st of
November 10 inches of rain has fallen
in this city, while but 36 inches was
registered during the previous II
months. The downpour still continues.
Low-iying districts of the city are
flooded, easements in several houses
being under water.
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Spanish generals veracity- into ques
tion.
Il And now. the q nitea States are goine
to have another:big "iron king" John
d. Rockefeller has gone into the iron
business as rival of Carnegie. We
presume this will call for an addi.
tional tariff duty on iron...
Senator Call does not admire the pa.
cific attitude of the administration
with reference to Cuba, and started the
ball rolling in congress by introducing
a resolution for the recognition of the
Cuban republic as free and indepen-
dent nation. -:
All the expectation of tariff Iegis' a.
tion during this session of congress
had as well-be abandoned. Should the
E'Dingley bill pass the senate. it is
almost certain to be vetoed bX.o the
president; judging from the sentiment
of his message.
The conservative business man when
his income Is less than his expenses
cuts down the latter. Congress could
profit by this lesson, and accept the
advice of the president to cut down the
expenses of the. government in order
that they may come within tie limits
of its income.
The result of the second days ses-
sion of the house was the passage of
four bills, one of which was the PEN
sion bill, carrying an appropriation of
Sal ,263, $3.50. At this rate of activity
it will not take the house long to dis
pose of all matters before it and TO de-
plete the treasury.
The way the public domain in this
country has been bestowed uron cor
porations is really disgrace. During
the past thirty years 100000 acres
have been given to railroad companies:
enough to furnish homes OF. 160 acres
each to over 100000 families, to say
nothing of what has been given to
wagon road companies.
The house has got down to actual |
work, while the senators are amusing
themselves Introducing resolutfons and |
playing around to see what the |
chances are for passing the .Dingley
bill. They have no idea of rassing
that measure, but some of them. want 7
10. build up arecord for use before their +
legislatures this winter.
; Martin Luther Pipes, the great Nc
Kinley democrat" of Portland is set
ing his pegs pretty high for a new
convert when he allows his friends to
parade him for the U. S. senatorship.
Martin Luther ought to wait until he
8 confirmed before he asks such high
'fficea of the party in which he has SO
ecently been baptized.
Ambassador Bayard, though-fe has
one good many indiscrete things
ince he has represented the United
states at the court of st. James, has
hown good Judgment in refusing to
ccept a Christmas present from q
london newspaper as compliment to
lis services in maintaining good feel
ng between This government and
treat Britain.
Representative Barrett, of Massa
husetts, has struck upon novel idea
Or selecting the presidents cabinet
ut it is not likely his idea will meet
'ith much favor. He has introduced
bill providing that the cabinet shall
g chosen from the senate or house
ith the restriction that the secreta =
[ the treasury shall be chosen from
ne house, and the secretary of state
ON the senate. They are to retain q
,eir seats in congress and not lose
,eir portfolio when the term to which
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The man who is anxious. and abb

The man who is anxious, and able to
work, though he may not be able to
secure it, is not a tramp. In every
community there are few men who
are not working simply because it is
an absolute impossibil;ty for them
to secure any, yet they are none the
less esteemed for their predicament.
1t is the class of lazy loafers who
would rather stumble over q stick in
their path than go to the trouble of
removing 1t, that should be forced to
know st. Paul's injunction: "If any
will not work neither shall he eat
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12

If seems as though the Oregonian
will never cease yilifying Bryan.
Here is its latest thrust: "In a public
sense he is simply an incendiary and a
foor' Why? we would ask. Is it be-
cause he advocates the free coinage of
silver? Then what was the Oregonian
In 1890, when it supported the
state platform of its party that
declared for the same thing?
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12
The "Bucket-shop" AFFAIR.

SALEM, Or, Dec. 9-Legal proceed
ings have not yet been instituted in
the "bucket-shop" affair. darcy &
Richardson are counsel for number
of victims of the alleged fraud, but it
has not been made known what course
will be pursued.
There are different rumors as to the
amount lost through deals within the
last few weeks. The alleged losses so
far made known amount in the agere-
gate to about $4,000. 1t is said other
claims are kept back from the public.
Talkington & Bottger, proprietors
of the business, claim patrons have
sustained no loss through investments
made upon pisinfoTmation Of flake"
dispatches.
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Australia,s Grain Requiremen,s.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. al. S.
Larke. the Canadian trade commits
sioner in Australia, has furnished the
Vancouver board of trade with state
ment as to the condition of the Aus
trailian crops. He states that that
country will have to import over
{, ,000, 900 bushels of wheat this year.
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Rather discouraging reports come
from the factories that began opera
tions Immediately after the election.
They find themselves with stock of
manufactured articles on hand that
cannot be sold, simply because the
people haye not the money with which
to buy. It begins to look as if we
really began at the wrong end of the
dilema to create prosperity. Had we
opened up our mines instead of our
factories, things might have been
difforant
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An Antitrust Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. o. Senator
Shoup, OF Idaho, presented a bill to
the senate today, prohibiting the for
nation of trusts in protected imported
articles, by placing of such articles on
the free list, and also bill to suspend
the further issuance of paper currency
of less denomination than 80.
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A ROCK IN HIS SKULL.
But Felix GorsIky Was Not Even Rendered
Unconscious.

Unconscious.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. l0,-Felix
Gorsky, laborer, had u piece Of rock
driven into his skull by blast at
Leoma Heights quarry this murning.
but was not even rendered unconscious
He was knocked down by the blow and
The fragment OF rock pierced the bone
of his skull, but he otup without help
and took car down to the receiving
hospital, where he got surgical atten-
tion. -
His case is pronounced. one of the
strangest ever treated at the hospital,
for it was deemed almost impossible
for . man TO be hurt so without having
raised fracture or suffering concus-
sion ofthe brain. Gorsky laughed at
the idea OF being hurt, and announced
shat he nevsg felt better and was going
NIX to work at once.
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MAcEo's ARMY JOINS GOMEZ.
A Concerted Advance Upon Havana is
Being Made.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-Diplomatic
and military attaches are stirred up
over the dispatches just received from
Cuba. The advices stated that Maceo's
army had executed a brilliant flank
movement, crossed the trocha, practi
cally without difficulty, and was now
cooperating with Gomez in the ad-
vance on Havana.
II is admitted on all sides that the
situation is critical in the extreme.
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The Plague is Spreading.

BOMBAY, Dec. 9.-The bubonic
plague is spreading everywhere. Tues
day there were 55 fresh cases and 81
deaths here. There have been, in all,
I126 cases and SO4 deaths.
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;. Women go on
heedlessly ignoring

Women go on.
.heedlessly ignoring
the dangers that Lie
right in the path oi
their thoughtiess.
ness. They neglect
little warnings un.
til they get used te
them. The warn
ings become louder
a n d louder, and
still they do not
heed them. Their
sickness increases
like a snow b all
rolling down hill.
The sickness comes
on gradually, and
they get used to il
gradually, but il
ruins their lives jus,
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the First National Bank OF The Dalles will be
held at the ONCE Z said bank on Tuesday. Jan
18th 1897 at 10 o'clock A. NJ. for the election OF
81. N. BEALL,
Cnahier
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Harrison Not a Candidate.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 9-Ex-Presi-
dent Harrison today stated in an inter
view that he is not candidate for the
United States senatorship and would
not accept the nomination.
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no Stop Cenyiet Labor competltion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.-Oscar
Lewis, manager of the Manufacturers
& Producers Association, will this
morning present for approval, to the
code commissioners at Sacramento an
act which if passed by the legislature
will effectually prevent the competi.
tion OF California penal Institutions
with free local labor and home indus
tries. The essential feature of the
proposed law is contained in the fol-
lowing portion of the bill:
1T shall be unlawful for any person
confined or employed in any penal iu-
stitution in the state of California to
engage or be employed in the man
ufacture of anything whatever that is
an article of commerce in this state
except jute bags and jute and broken
stone for roads and highways"