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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-13
CONTROLLER LCnLEs' OPINION
Thinks Free Silver i'll Control the Chi
cago Convention.


CHICAGO. June 10. II. Eckels,
controller of the currency, arrived in
The city yesterday. Mr.. Eckels denied
that he was here on any political mis-
sion.
1T looks now as if the free-silver
faction will control the convention.
As to whether it will gain the cleo
ton we'll, that is different matter.
The epidemic has been 30 strength
ened by the action of Kentucky, In-
diana and Ohio that it is useless To
deny that the free-silver people have
the controlling power of the party.
Several weeks must elapse before the
convention; political history is made in
IA short time in this country, and there
Is many a slip"
When asked as to the prospects of a
bolt in the convention, the controller
said:
Il don't hear so much Ualk about n
split-up among the sound-mouey men
ae reports would seem to Indicate. 1t
seems that all such talk emanates in
the camp of the opposing faction-the
silver men-rlther than in the faction
which is expected to bolt"
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DANGEROUS PREJUDICE.

If it is true that the fire which con-
sumed the Northern Pacific Elevator
Cos warehouse at Walls Walla was of
incendiary origin, and was kindled by
workingmen to carry out the threat
that they would burn the city unless
the emf loyment of Chinese was stop
ped, Walla Walla has reached stage
which is deplorable indeed. The labor
ing men are certainly resorting to
means that are unjustifed, are labor
ing under tae influence of misguided
prejudice, and have been guilty of a
deed that will result In no good to their
cause.
The presence Of Chinese in any COM
munity is by no means desirable; that
this inferior race was ever admitted
into the country and allowed to come
in competition with American wage
earners is to be regretted. But they
are here, we fear to stay, and they who
seek to eject them by such means as
those adopted at Walla Walla. fort It.
all claims for sympathy, for nothing but
evil can ever come out of such acts of
violence. No good can ever result
from violating the law under the pre-
tense of righting wrong. Those who
establish laws for themselves and as
sociates, must abide by the laws that
protect the rights and property of
others. Such deeds of violence and
wanton desti uction of property evi:
dence the existence of q spirit of au-
archy in the community where they
occur, and show that those who per-
petrate them possess disposition that
Is dangerous both to themselves and
those with whom they come in contact,
for if they would destroy property they
would take life in order to accomplish
their ends.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-13
ROW OF RIoroUs Jewellers.
Three Thousand Wild Harvard Students
Up n Mischief Bent

BOSTON, June l1.-Three Thousand
Harvard men, encouraged by the pht
| nomenal event of Harvard victory
fought 100 policemen in the streets OF
historic old Cam bridge, last night. II
was the biggest riot that the univer.
sity has ever seen.
The moment It was known that Har,
word had won, there was a roar that
shook every window for mile around.
Then was pandemonium. In half an
hour there was on foot the biggest
celebration ever known at Harvard.
The whole was blaze It red fir 4,
while all kinds of fireworks spurted in
eve Y direction, and the event X was
made hideous with the blasts of d
thousand giant horns.
a mammoth procession was formed
and marched to Harvarl square. The
police. anticipating trouble, were out
in extra force. The majority of the
Harvard men were armed with re-
volvers and took up running volley,
firing into the air.
While cheering for the individua'
members of the team was going o.
Clay Stone Briggs. a Harvard stnder
from Galveston, was arrested. He ha,
discharged his revolver in the yer
face of policeman. AS the polio.
men were hurrying him off, rhe mol
took in the situation, aud there was .
mad rush of 1900 enrAged students 70
the rescue. A line of Harvard men
Jumped for the backs of the policemen,
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who still clung to their prisoner.


Arthur I. Pilling, student from
! Washington, was the first To tack "a a n
officer. He was promptly Knocked
down. Goldwait H. Dorr, of n. j., a
student, jumped on another policeman.
lie was seized and arrested Many
policemen and students received
wounds. Finally the police were VIC
torious. and the three students named
were dragged into the station-house
and the heavy doors we're slammed in
the faces OF. the bowling mob.
For an hour 1000 mad students sur
rounded the station, clamoring for the
release of the prisoners. The chief of
police and prominent citizens ad-
dressed the students and urged them to
dlsperse. The students paid little at
tentiou to the officers and refused 10
disperse until the three men arrested
had been released on bail. They tn, n
deplrted, cheering as they left the
police station, with the three heroes
mounted on the shoulders of the mo- /.
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athemas of accommodation, and St.
Louis stands today despised by every
town and halnletin the country. 1t is,
no doubt, not only the act of the hotel
and restaurant keepers, but virtually
an act of the majority of the citizens,
for keepers of hostelries are human
and are largely governed by public
sentiment. as are other business men.
The negre delegates, although SUBJ
jected 20 personal modification by the
the thought that ST. Louis stands
almost alone among all American
cities and that they have the sympathy
of the immense majority of the Ameri-
nann1a
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poss1zIr q DEADLOCK:

Already No ofegonian is predicting
that there will be, another senatorial
deadlock in the Oregon legislature.
The Oregouian certainly has grounds
for making this prediction: Thsre-are
two reasons why deadlock is almost
inevitable. The first is. the voters of
the state haye said they approve of dead
locks by again giving the control of
the legislature into the hands of the
party that is responsible for the dead
locks of the past. Second, the party in
the majority is hopelessly diyided on
the money question. There is not the
remotest hope that the two wings of
the republican party in the legislature
can or will unite on any one for United
States senator. Those who favor the
reelection OF Senator Mit.hell will
never support Senator Doloh or any
other man whom the goli men may
dictate, and the gold wing of the party
will be equally obstinate with reference
to Senator Mitchell or any other silver
man.
If, therefore, the election ofa United
States senator is left to the majority
In the next legislature, it can be put
down as settled fact that there will
be a deadlock. But there may be
enough democratic and populist legis-
lators, who are not so closely bound
by party ties, that they will allow the
states interests to be jeopardised as
they were in the session of 1895, and
will effect a compromise with the
Mitchell, men, either upon Senator
Mitchell or some other man who repre-
sents their views. That the gold wing
of the republican party cannot elect
senator is certain. and if q deadlock is
averted it must be by the consolidation
OF the silver men of the three parties.
This should not be difficult to effect
Legislators ought to be sufficiently |
broad minded to lay party prejudice
aside, after they have, for a reasonable
length of time, expressed their prefer
ence for party favorites, and unite
upon some one who will make con-
servative representative Of the state.
If the Mitchell republicans, the demo-
Gratis and the populists consider loyalty |
to the state superior to loyalty to
party, q senator will be elected, if not
there will be-a deadlock through the
entire session.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-13
A KNOTTY PROBLEM.
Disposal of Negro Delegates TO ST. Louis,
The Question Still UnsoIved

Disposal of Negro Delegates TO St. Louis,
The Question Still UnsoIved.
ST. LOUIS, June 9.-No solution of
the puzzling question, "What is to
be done with the negro delegates TO
the national convention?" has been
reached.
Proprietors of leading hotels deny
that taey efuse to entertain colored
men, but say the rooms are all "en-
gagged" and they cannot accomodate
the negroes. A large number of ma
tional committeeman arrived this
morning, but were reticent about Civ
ing their views regarding the treat
ment of the negroes BY the St. Louis
hotel and boarding-house keepers.
NJ. H. de Young, of San Francisco,
owner and editor of the Chronicle,
and member of the national commit
tee, said it was not part of the duties
of the committee to secure hotel ac-
comod ltiun> for any del gates, either
white or black. He would oppose any
effort TO bring the matter before the
committee.
National Committeeman James Hill,
of Mississippi, negro, thought he had
secured rooms at Hurst's hotel. but
was informed last night that the clerk
made a mistake in assigning him a
room, every room having been pre-
viously engaged.
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A FISH STORY.
-Four Men Did the Work and Q Cnf r.
joyed the Benefit Thereof.

-Four Men Did the Work and . Cat N.
joyed the Benefit Thereof.
A Lewiston railroad man, two
friends out Of town and local bag.
gagemaster went fishing one night and
early the next mcrrirg along the sinu.
GUS edges of Worthley brook, says the
Lewiston (Me.) Journal. They lost
their sleep, walked thirty miles or less,
held their individual breath one hum
drcd and sixty times by count at the
cliEa-es Of the casts, and then came
home with enc trout seven inches long
said trout having aheepish look in
its face at heing tho only trout caught.
Their friends chafcd them, but they
said they had had Q good time.
At dinner time they met and declared
that they'd dine of that trout, that
Is, they would partly dine OF that trout.
One of them cooked it and put it on the
table and then. while he stepped into
the kitchen for the ealt box, the cat
jumped up on the table and ate the
trout. They returned in time to see
the cct washing her. face and picking
trout bones from batwccn her teeth.
They were philosophers, and their
philosophy olorc saved them, but It
was rather calling to think that the
cat, that had not lost any sleep, had
not walked thirty riles. had not stood
the Gites crd slirgs Of the multitude,
should cat tic GSh.
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No Gen raj Fishing This Season

ASTORIA, Or. June 9.-The COlum-
bia River Packers Association ad-
journed at 4:30 this afternoon,
after an all days session. The
result of the meeting settles all hope
of any general fishing on the lower
Colnmtla this season. One of the
largest local packers was approached
at the close OF the meeting, but said he
had no information to give out,
other than that the meeting had thor
oughly canvassed the whole situation,
and it was finally decided not more
than cents could be offered for fish
during the remainder of the season.
He a ded:
'We are now entirely satisfied that
the men will not go out for this price,
out we cannot help it, and we have
been able to SO adjust differences here
tofore existing in our relations with
each other that all are now resigned to
the situation"
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NOT THE RIGHT TICKET.
The Boy from Tar Away China Didn
believe in Eo~us Passes.

The BOY from Tar Away China Didn',
Believe in Eosus Passes.
A Los Angeles lady was recently en-.
gagged in drilling nowly-cngaged Chi.
nesc boy in answering the door.
'Now, Sing" she said. WHOM the
door bell rings, you GO to the door, hold
out this salvcr, man put card on. You
bring card to me- You saveeT"
"Yes. mo shabbee," replied Sing.
So rehearsal was gone through.
The Angeles lady rang her own door
bell. Sing opened the door, received
her card, inspected it closely, then fol.
lowed her into thopnrlor and presented
her with the card While this was 90
ing on the door bell rang again. Sing
went to the door. A gentleman was
there, who handed his card to the serv-
itor. Sing looked at 1t olosely and
grinned.
"You no come In"
The visitor indignantly demanded
why not .......
81 sha5bee you" said Sing; you no
foolee me. You no got right tiOlret.
No come In"
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LET OUR LIGHT SHINE.

The northwest, especially Oregon
and Washington, has passed that stage
when booms are beneficial or are
needed to develop the latent resources
OF this vast and prolific country.
Flashy headlines and oyer-drawn PEN
pictures are not necessary to convince
home-seekers of the comforts to be
obtained by casting their lot with the
most prosperous people and in the
richest section of the nation. All shat
is required is that the facts concerning
the country be made known; in short,
that the light of the northwest be
allowed to shine.
Let it be known abroad that we
need more people to aid in developing
this country. The region is so vast,
the resources so varied. the wealth
given by nature is So great that we
feel like he little band of urchins in
the old fairy tale who strayed into the
magician's treasure house and stood
still. dazed and marveling, uncertain
whether to seize the rubies, the sap
phires or the great links of gold; and
we too, cry for our brothers to come
and help us seize the wonders that are
at our right hand. our left hand, before
us. behind us and beneath our feet.
We need more money too. There
are railroads to be built, mills and fac
tories to be erected. lands to be clear
ed. drained or irrigated, mines to be
opeued-hardly a line of enterprise
can be suggested that does not offer
in vestments to tempt the boarded
moneys from the strong boxes of the
east.
We need friends. too-men who will
tell their neighbors in other portions
of the union that the west is no longer
wild and woolly," the home of a
strange conglomeration Of fdesperadoes,
cowboys, tin-horn gamblers and long
haired apostles of insanity. We need
friends who will tell the untravelled
demagogues who revile the land be-
yond the Missouri as region of rot
ten boroughs" and sage brush states"
that the voters of the west are as in
telligent, as we'll informed, as patriotic,
and far more independent thai the
average citizen of the east; and that
their social, political or industrial
opinions are quite as likely to be cor
rect as those of men who never came
west of the alleye1 celters of civiliZa
tion in New England.
All these-settlers, money and
be secured if the true
merits of the northwest are made
known. The great Mississippi valley
contains tens of thousands of people
who are. looking for new homes. The
savings banks of Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York and New England tell
their own story Of little boards of cap
ital waiting for investment. As for
the frieads-only bring the true lead.
ers of thought from these older states
and give them six weeke of life in the
west; they will be loyal friends of the
west till the sunset of life.
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An EFFECTIVE La ".

The question OF adopting registra-
ton law for Oregon is one that will be
| prominent in the next session of the
Legislature, and if the senatorial con-
test and appropriation bills do not
| consume all the attention and time of
legislators, there is degree of assur-
| ance that some such law may be passed.
There will OF course be opposition to
| the passage OF a registration law by
those whose only hope of retaining
Office lies in an unfair election. but
evidently this class will not be in the
majority, and it may be possible to get
q bill through that will be effective
and will also stand the test Of the su-
preme court.
Maryland has recently amended her
registration law so that it appears to
be nearing perfection, and it presents
many features that should commend
themselves to the legislature of this
state. By the provisions of the law
the judges of election are elso made
the registration officers, and on Tues
day, seven weeks before election. and
on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the
sixth, fifth and fourth weeks before
election, the board sits for registering,
| making sevon days in all. Another
day is provided for revising the list,
| hearing complaints, etc. Persons re-
fused registration may apply to courts
for redress, but insertion of names
upon order of the court is not bar
to prosecution for false reg istration or
false voting. No person not registered
can vote atany election.
This does away with the trouble and
possible fraud incident upon the Gus
tom of swearing in" ones vote on
election day. In connection with the
police census of the voters, the inter-
mediate registration that goes on be-
tween elections, the records of disqual-
ified and deceased voters, the registra-
tion books afford a Iretty exhaustive
array of information as to the elec-
torate. The registration books show
office address, age, color, nativity, resi-
dence in state, county and precinct,
the date of his naturalization if foreign
born, the court whence his papers is
sued, whether lie can read or not, date
Of his application for registry, his sig
nature, and record of his voting at sue
cessive elections. This. is a cumber-
some undertake ig, truly. But some
things are worse than cumbersome
ness and inconvenience--bribe and
corruption, for exa nj le.
The penalties for violation of the
Maryland law are severe, as they should
be. A member of the registration
board may be jailed for 30 or 60 days
for failing to scrutinize the list in re-
sponse to complaints. An offer to reg
ister when one is nj qualified for reg
istration is punishable with six months
to i've years in Jail or penitentiary,
and 30 are the more serious offenses of
impersonating another voter or trying
to register in two precincts; so also of
improper voting or atte NJ ts to vote.
Malfeasance on the part of a clerk OF
election is felony punishable by from
one to FIVE years imprisonment in the
penitentiary. For bribery and other
violations of the election laws the pen
atty Is sufficiently severe to strike ter
ror to wrong doers generally.
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our money standard. We favor a
reasonable use of silver as currency.
but such should be to the extent only
and under such well-deined regula-
tions that its parity with gold as cur
rency can be easily and effective main
tained.
''.As consistent bimetalists we oppose
the independent free coinage at the
ratio of l6 to |, as q measure frau2 ht
with certain disaster to all commercial
interests, destructive of the interests
OF the wageearn, and in the absence of
international agreement sure TO lead
to silver mOnOmetllism.H
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WE MUST BE HONEST.

In every party there are men who
are professional dodgers" men who
have no principle, no. watchword but
success, success at any price, just so
the votes can be capt lred. l here are
in the democratic party many such
men, but we trust they are in the
minority and will not be allowed to
formulate the policy of tie rarty ct
the Chicago convention. The N, jority
Of the democratic party re- ec0gnize that
we must deal honestly with the people,
and comeuut- with -beld-and unn istak-
able declarations on all leading issues.
xuhatharI 1. -h.ines-ananass-o
The minority, however, are not houe.t.
They would make meaningless plat
form, and are seeking to gain control
OF the national convention for that
purpose.
They are afraid of the financial
question, and would have the national
platform dodge that issue. If the
platform declares for the gold standard
they fear it will lose the votes OF
bimetalists. If it declares for free
coinage OF silver they say the gold
men of the eastern states will go to the
republican camp; and with these argu-
ments they plead that the Chicago
convention should ''compromise.
One would have it try the international
conference dodge. Another asks that
the presidential nominee shall be
pledged to nothing but to abide by
the result of the congressional elec-
tions and promise to Veto no financial
bill that has the support of the majority
of democratic representatives; and
third class would nominate free
coinage man on a gold platform and
trust to providence to keep the people
30 puzzled they would cast their votes
by chance and trust to luck.
The gentlemen who are advocating
these clever schemes make one mis-
take; they start out with the theory
that the American pc. pie are fools.
They do not realize that the time for
duping the masses has passed and
and that the voters everywhere are
wide awake at last. There Is no
chance to dodge the financial question
this year as there was four years ago;
there is no confusion of words that can
be SO framed that the people Will not
pierce TO its true meaning twenty-four
hours after the resolutions are flashed
across the wires; and these gentlemen
who are seeking comfort in such
theories are just four years behind the
voters they are trying to fool.
Whether the platform adopted at
Chicago is for gold and silver or for gold
alone if must say.sit. in plain, honest
words. We behave goli lla,form
would mean che asath of the party;
but a straddIe platform means worse;
it means death With disgrace.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-13
Contract for Machinery.

PHILADELPHIA, June l0.-Russiar
engineers have been in Philadelphia
and have made contract for 500 00(
worth of machinery here. 1t is also
proposed to erect u great plant at Mini
Russia, to build steam locomotives.
Machinery will be bought In different
cities reaching several million dollars
in value. AT tpresent nearly all the
Russian government railroad locomo-
tives are built here.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
VILLAGE SrROYED.
Lake City Overwhelmed by Cloudburst.
Vista OF Tangled wrecLx.pe

Lake City Overwhelmed by Cloudburst,
A Vista of Tangled wreckage.
REDDING. Cal. June 9.-The once
beautiful little village of Lake City,
nesting in the foothills at the Sur
prise valley, in Modoc county, is a
scene OF devastation, ruin and disas-
ter. What was once brisk and live
| ly burg of 200 inhabitants with neat
aid cosy dwellings and substantial
business houses, is now but a vista of
tangled wreckage. nearly every build-
ing in the town being wholly or par
TALLY demolished.
The Inhabitants of Lake City were
aroused from their early morning
slumbers asst Friday by the roar and
| rush of angry water :. and before many
OF them had time to look TO their
own safety without attempting to save
their effects from residences. stores or
business places, flood of water canIe
pouring down upon t'em from the
lowering clouds that had been threat
ing destruction all night. and when
the torrent had passed buildings lay in
| ruins on all sides.
Lake City had been struck ny a
waterspout-a veritable water cyclone.
| The whirling mass of water struck the
center of the town with terrific force.
The frightened residents. warned by
the oncoming roar, hurried to and fro
| in frantic efforts to save themselves
| from what for Il time seemed certain
death. Small trees, stumps and tim
bers were carried down through the
streets with awful force, and the most
| substantial structures were weakened
and totted before the rush of water.
The whole own was undermined by
the food, and the damage Is estimated
at ever $4,000. heavy loss consider
! the size of the place.
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Oregon Masons Elect Officers.

PORTLAND, June 1.-THE grand
lodge of Oregon. A. F. & A. NJ. con-
vened yesterday. The following gra nd
officers were els"ted during the after.
noon: Master. Philip Metschan; deputy
master. w. n. Hohson: senior warden,
j. B. Cleland; junior warden, J. NJ.
Hodson; secretary, J. f. Robinson;
treasurer, D. c. McKercher; chairman
educational fund. Jacob aver.