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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-27
HELP FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs

In the past The Dalles has plaid q
"lone hand" in the effort to secure the
opening of the canal and locks at the
Cascades; but now our neighbors to
the east are becoming interested in
the matter. and are as desirous to
see this end accomplished as we have
been In the past. The farmers and
business men of Shermen, Gillian and
Morrow counties are awakening to the
fact that they must haYe cheaper
freight rates than they have been able
to obtain from the railroad, and that
this may be secured, company has
been organized for the purpose of
building portage road around the
dalles to connect the Upper and Middle
river,
!. They realize, however, that such a
portage can avail them little SO long
as the locks atCa scades remain closed,
for the one boat on the Middle river
cannot handle all their products. hence
they must interest themselves In the
completion and Immediate opening of
the locks.
Since there will soon be an abundance
of money available for this work, our
neighbors to the east will stand
shoulder to shoulder with The Dal1es
in demanding that the work be pushed
with all possible expediency so that
the locks can be operated this fall.
That there may be no delay, it Is ad.
visable that those who are interested
insist that the ordinary methods of
awarding contracts be dispensed with,
for if they are not, it will require more
time to let the contract than
it will to perform the work. If
work Is commenced as soon as the
water is out of the way, the walls that
are considered unsafe can be completed
within two months. at an estimated
cost of $40, 900, but if bids for contract
are advertised and all the customary
red tape gone through with, the award
ing of the contract will likely be de-
layed from six to twelve months.
Hence it Is to the interest of all that
we insist that the work be done either
direct by the war department., or on
the basis of the old contract for the
work that has already been finished,
and that aspecified time for its compile
tion be insisted upon.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
CROSSED THE LINE,
venezuela Forces Invade British Posses.

venezuela Forces Invade British Posses.
sions.
NEW YORK, June Pa Herald dis.
patch from Caracas says: A paper just
received from Grenada, West Indies,
says that on the 18th inst. Venezue.
Ian force crossed to the British side OF
the Acarabisi river. AS they proceed.
ed on their march to the head waters
of the Barima river. in the Yuruari,
or gold territory, they interfered with
the mining operations OF a party oi
British colonists from Demerara.
The real object of the Venezuelan
colouists, it is reported, was to reach
the mouth of the Yuruari, thus obtain
ing a commanding position in their
efforts to secure foothold in the ri;l.
gold regions of Venezuela or Guian&,
To do this. it is supposed that they
proceeded above the Acarabisi, which
crosses the Venezuelan line between
the Acarabisi and Amacuero stations.
The government believes that these
Incidents may explain the conflict
which was first reported from Trinidad
as having taken place at the mouth Il
the Barima river and near Barima
station.
Regarding the above dispatch, the
Herald publishes the following ex.
planaticn:
"The above dispatch, from the Her.
AIDS special correspondent in Cara
cas-, probably states the cause of the
conflict between British aud Venezue.
Ian colonists in Guiana. The places
mentioned by the Herald's corrospou-
dent proves that the engagement took
place in the heart of the now cele-
brated Yuruari territory of Guiana
which Lord Salisbury says shall not be
submitted to arbitration, as he affirms
that it is unquesuionably British terri.
tory, under the cessions of the original
Dutch colonists. 1t is in this terri.
tory that gold is found in great abun.
dance"
The Herald in recent dispatches
from its correspondent in George.
town, Demerara, has informed its
readers of The alarm of British colon.
lists at the idea that Venezuela should
succeed in the mining claims, and it is
quite probable that the appearance oi
Vanezuelans in that region precipated
the conflict in question.
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RS Plea.

TOPEKA, June 25.-The Topeka Ad-
vocate, which is PETERS paper, and
which represents his personal views,
today prints double loaded article
headed, "The situation is Perilous."
It contains an impassioned appeal to
the silver republicans, silver demo
Gratis and all populists to unite in the
present campaign, alleging that to be
the only method of avoiding the
calamity of the gold standard success.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-27
HENEY II. TELLER.

Outside of Cleveland, Mckinley and
Hanna, there is not man in America
today that is attracting more attention
or is more generally talked about than
Senator Teller, of Colorado. He is on
everybody's tongue, and many silver
advocates regard him as their
patron saint. Though Teller has not
sprung into prominence by mush-
room growth; he has been attracting
attention for number of years on ac-
count of his strong silver convictions
and his forcible expressions in the face
of all manner of opposition. Teller
has probably reached the zenith of his
glory, so far as political aspirations
count; that is, he will likely never be
president of the United States, or even
nominated for that office. but he Is
certain to be prominent feature in
the settling of the financial question
in this country, and must be one ofthe
leaders in the contest between gold
aid silver during coming years. Of
his ability and tenacity of purpose,
Frank G. Carpenter, the noted Wash
ington correspondent says:
1.-THE first sansation of the day in the
st. Louis convention was when Teller
made his speech, and withdrew, carry
ing his silver supporters with him
from the convention. Teller has a
good voice. He is in good training.
His soul was in his speech and his
every word was heard. His utterances
were so manly and so honest that
they commanded even the applause of
gold men, and when he left many re-
publican felt like crying. There are
few more lovable characters than that
of Henry NJ. Teller, and there are few
men OF such infiexible honesty. He
has for years fought for silver. He has
refused public honors on account of
his faith, and he comes of that material
which will burn at the stake rather
than do what it thinks is wrong.
"He- was a United States senator
when President Arthur offered him
the secretaryship of the interior. He
refused to take at first on account of
his friends, who were candidates for
the same position, and even after they
had urged him to accept it he would
not go into the cabinet without q
thorough understanding that he was
to think and act as he pleased. He
said to Arthur at this time "Mr.
President, I am heartily opposed to
you on the silver question. I am
against you on the Indian qeuestion
and on the land question, and I don't
think you want me for secretary of the
interiorD -
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Soldiers Conc Home.

SALEM, Or, June 23.-Upon infor,
nation from the authorities at Astoria
that everybody was fishing and that
the taxpayers and non-union fisher.
men favored the withdrawal Of the
militia, the governor today instructed
General Beebe to order the remainder
of the troops home. A message from
General Beebe this evening conveyed
the information that the militia would
return to Portland by tomorrow's
hoaf
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Engiand's Request Upon the United
States.

England's Request Upon the United
States.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Secretary
Olney received calls today from Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambas.
sador, and Minister Andrade, of Vene.
zuela, with both of whom he conferred
separately concerning the arrest by
tho Venezuelan troops of British
Crown Surveyor Harrison, on the Brit
ish-Venezuelan boundary.
1t is understood that Sir Julian, act
ing under instructions from the Brit.
ish foreign Office, requested the friend
ly intervention of the United States
toward securing the release of Harri-
son, as was done by the British au-
thorities in behalf of the American,
John Hays Hammond.
Andrade is the first at the depart
ment, calling before the usual hour
when diplomatic calls begin He was
with Olney some time, going over,
quite fully, the circumstances Of the
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-27
A Cioudburst in Ohio.

MARIETTA, O., June Pa cloud
burst took place near here last night.
The water covered a wide area of ter
ritory and was the most destructive
ever known here. Houses we're swept
away, stock drowned and many persons
narrowly escaped death. In some
streams the water rose 20 feet in ten
minutes. The food came almost as
suddenly as did the Johnstown food.
Crops are ruined on the Little Musk
ingum for twenty miles, and on many
small tributaries of the Ohio above
here.
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Free-Siiver Emblem.

WASHINGTON, June pa design
has been submitted to the patent Office
and copyright asked thereon for a
floral emblem to be worn by the ad.
herants of the free-silver clan. The
emblem Is in the form of the common
field daisy, with l6 petals. each num-
bered on the tip from ] to l8, and the
yellow center marked with figure !.
The adoption of scheme is under con-
sideration by the leading silver men
now in Washington.
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CLETELAND'S APPEAL.

It has often been repeated that the
people of the East do not realize or un-
ders,and the sentiment of the South
and West with reference to the money
question. Because they favor the
gold standard, they believe all sections
Of the country are with them. In this
they are decidedly mistaken. The
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a FA TORED LAND.

The Northwest may have some draw
backs and disagreeable features that
cannot be readily overcome, but when
compared with the disadvantages of
some other localities they sink into
insignificance. Disastrous foods are
almost unknown on this coast. We
never have crop failures, death from
sunstroke, or devastating cyclones.
An eastern scientist has tabulated
572 tornadoes and cyclones reported in
the United States during the past CEN
tury and finds that forty-three states
and territories have been visited. Kan
sas, Illinois, Missouri, New York,
Georgia, Iowa, Ohio. Indiana and
Minnesota, leading in the order named.
Maryland, Delaware, Utah and the
three North Pacific states, Washing
ton, Idaho and Oregon, are honorable
exceptions to the list and are reported
free from all such storms.
With the absence of such disasters
as the states farther east are subjected
to, and with our productive soil, salub-
rious climate, cheap lands and varied
resources, the Northwest coast will in
the future, more than ever in the past,
attract the attention Of the home
seeker.
The country is not half developed,
nor has 1t one.third the residents it Is
able to support in comfort and com.
parative luxury. 1t is more inviting
to the investor today than any other
section In the United States, and the
time Is at hand when The tide of immi-
grafton will be turned toward the SUM-
set in greater volume than has ever
before been known. Whenever con-
fdence has been restored by the set
tling Of the questions that are now
disturbing business, Oregon, Wash.
ington and Idaho will be -in to be the
beehive of the nation, for they present
to the home-seeker that
will not be overlooked.
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WHO WILL BE DISAPPOINTED?
The fact that the millionaire manu-.
facturers of the east have contributed

The fact that the millionaire manu-.
facturers of the east have contributed
many thousands of dollars to bring
about McKinley's nomination, and
that they stand ready to furnish ten
times as much to insure his election,
ought to be proof to the American
people that these manufacturers have
a selfish interest in the success of the
party of high protection, says the
Baker City Democrat. These bene6-
ciaries of high tariff expect to re-
ceive their money back increased many
fold.
How will it be dope2 Manifestly by
higher prices received for their pro-
ducts. 1t is generally admitted that
clothing is from Is to 90 per. cent
cheaper under the Wilson law than
under the Mckinley law. What is
true of clothing is true of hundreds of
other manufactured articles. The
manufactures expect that as soon as
McKlnley's duties are re-imposed that
they will be enabled to raise the prices
of their goods, and thus force millions
OF consumers to pay them tribute by
this system of indirect bounties.
But it is doubtful whether the peo-
pie will submit to this increase in the
cost of living without grumbling. The
experience. though costly, will teach
valuable lesson. Thousands who now
believe that foreigners pay our tariff
taxes will realize how basely they have
been duped. They will see that the
tariff is a tax no less burdensome be-
cause Indirect. They will >begin to
doubt the wisdom of attempting to
make people more prosperous by in
creasing taxation.
To increase indirect taxes is McKin.
ley's only remedy for the cure of this
nations financial ills. The pernicious
system that has Thought about the ex.
tremes OF wealth and poverty that we;
see in this country is to be revived and
extended in order to relieve the poor.
The millions of people who are PIN
ming their faith to this remedy for hard
times will be grievously disappointed.
The farmer who votes to place q higher
price on the clothing and the imple-
ments he has-to buy will get thereby
no higher price for his wheat He
will still have to meet the composition
of Russia, India, Egypt, Australia and
Argentine, and to sell his wheat ac-
cording to the price of his surplus in
Liverpool. He will pay tribute to
eastern manufacturers without any op-
portunity to recoup by exacting trib-
butte of any other class. He will be
ground between the upper and neither
mill stones of high prices for what he
has to buy and low prices for what he
has to sell. He will sell In the free
trade markets of the world and buy in
a restricted, high-priced home market.
The people may need another lesson
on the true inwardness of Mckinley.
ism, and if so they should have a thor.
ough one.
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Los ANGELES. June 23.-Early this
morning two masked men. one burly
six-foot negro. entered the house OF
John B. Fletcher, who lives alone near
the Soldiers Home, on the road to
Santa Monica. They covered the old
man and kept him quiet while they
ransacked the place, securing nearly
$500 in cash. They then poured all
the oil from the lamps upon the floor
and threatened to set fire to the place
and burn the old man to death If he
attempted to make an outcry. They
flan
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-27
Quay Sends Congratulations.

CANTON, June 24.-Among the
letters in Governor McKinley's mail
today was an autograph letter from
Senator Quay, who said he did not try
to push his congratulations into the
first great flow that came, bu5 con.
tinued:
"f-congratulate you on the splendid
vote of confidence you received in the
convention which represents abso,
lutely the best thought Of the republi-
can party Of the nation"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-27
Indiana Democrats

INDIANAPOLIS, June24.-The demo-
cratic state convention met today.
Seventy five per cent OF the delegates
are for free silver. r. G. Bell was
chosen temporary chairman.
For the first time in the history OF
political conve ations in Indiana q
female delegate was on the floor. She
was Mrs. A. D. Leach, of Sullivan, u
lawyer. The gold men were defeated
in all contests. The platform de-
clares for free silver at 18 to |. Dele
gates to Chicago are instructed for
Governor Matthews,
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A. B. O.

Parties desiring to attend the cele.
bration at Moro will be afforded an OPP
portunity of reaching that place on
the morning of the Sd and 4th By taxi
ing passage of Aliens stage. Il will
leave here at s o'clock each morning,
and will be prepared to carry 10 pas.
sengers.
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WASHINGTON, June %. Senator
PETER, before leaving here for home
today, expressed the opinion That
Teller will not be nominated by the
democrats, and declared that the pop
ulists should nominate IN independent
ticket. .-.
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Georgia s Convention.

MACON, Ca, June 25.-The demo
cratic state convention was called to
order ut noon by~Chairman Steve
Clay. J. w. Wilson was temporary
chairman. All the state officers will
be re-nominated in bunch this after.
noon. The platform declares for free,
unlimited and independent coinage Of
silver at l6 to ]
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-27
PREpARINa FOR a CRUISE.
United States warships Being Rapidly
Fitted for Sea.

NEW YORK. June 23-Unless signi-
ficant signs fail, the squadron of United
States warships, just now stationed In
the harbor of New York, will be dis.
patched soon on an important mission.
Those who should be in q position to
know say the destination will be the
coast of Cuba. During the last week
work on vessels has been doubled in
response to a special order received
from the secretary of the navy. The
nature of this order cannot be ascer-
tained. Every boat Of the North
Atlantic squadron, except the New
York, which Is still in the drydock,
was taking in coal yesterday.
Officers admitted that services were
omitted on board the ship on Sunday,
but explained it by the necessity of
making repairs so that the ships
might be In condition to take the
naval militia .on their annual cruise
early in July.
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BY a Large niajority.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 25.-At the In
diana state convention yesterday Hon
Ben Shively, of st. Joseph county, who
was nominated for governor, received
1884 out of l744 votes. Ex-Congress
man Cooper, the candidate of the gold.
standard men, received the remaining
lOl votes
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Altgeld for Governor.

PEORIA, ILL.,, June 23-The demo
cratic convention held here today re.
nominated John P. Altgeld for govern.
or. He was unanimously placed at
the head of the ticket. He had no op.
ponent, and few minutes before the
honor was thrust upon him declared
he did not want it.
The convention, as had been pre-.
dicted, came out strongly for free sill.
yer, and SO instructed its delegates-at-
large to the national convention. The
platform was almost Numerically op.
posed in all its parts to that of the re-
publican party. and the 1865 delegates
voted unanimously for its adoption.
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rhey WIN support a1cKinley.

CANTON, O., June 25.-Governor Nc.
Kinley is daily receiving assurances
from Colorado and other Western
states, Of the hearty support at the
polls, and assurances that there is no
disatfection in that territory on &C.
count of the financial plank.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-27
James DIXON Indicted.

RosEBURG. Or, June %. - The
grand jury today brought in an indict.
ment of willful and malicious murder
against James Dixon, who shot and
killed Charles Rice, June IA, at ball
game near Biakesley's. Dixon's trial
will begin Thursday.
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PoPULIsTs ARE PREPARING

They Are Getting Ready For Their Ma
tfonaI Convention.
St. LOUIS, June PA. q. Mcdowell,
OF Union City, Tenn, sergeant-at-arms
OF the peoples party national conven-
tion, which will convene in this city
July 22, arrived in the city last night.
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Texas Siiverites

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24.-The silver
state convention assembled at $50 A.
N. and after several hours discussion
adopted platform declaring for free
coinage Of silver at l6 to l, regardless
of the action of foreign countries.
Eight delegates-at-large will be
selected to the Chicago convention.
The convention almost unanimously
instructed is delegates for Bland for
Dresident
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ASKED TO INTERVENE.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The navy
department today finally accepted the
baltleship Oregon from the builders.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-03-26

THERE is a whole sermon in the fol-
lowing brief paragraph from con-
temporary: "People sometimes think
they can turn their backs to old friends
and make new friends at will, only to
find when it is too late that there are
no friends like the old friends. If
you have friend stand by him he
has extended a helping hand to you
when you needed help; he has
thought kindly Of you when no one
knew it save our God. No, don't go
back on your friends because they
may not do exactly as you would have
them, or agree with you on every
point. One of the most common sins
of these times is the sin of ingrati-
tude. Many people not only forget
their best friends, but even go and
speak evil of them to common enc
my, adding treason to ingratitude,
If you will not stand by your friends
who will stand by you in your darkest
hour? Certainly not your enemies .
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HO1E TRAINING.

If mothers would only realize the
full significance of the truth expressed
in the trite saying, 'As the twig is
bent the tree inclines,'' the next gen
Grafton of men and women would
surely be better in every way, for it is
tue that the future well-being of the
man or woman, physically, mentally
aid spiritually depends upon the
thousand and one little acts of seem
ing unimportance that make up the
child's daily life. It is the home
training the child receives that makes
it's future ''for better or for worse.''
The Medical Age thus illustrates
the difference in home training:
A distinguished lady of wealth and
influence, noted for model specimens
o. children, was asked by a friend
and mother:
Why are my children sickly and
croupy, and yours always free from
such conditions?'' The reply was
"You rear your children indoors,
mine out; yours are educated to be
waited upon by your servants, I disci-
pline mine to wait upon themselves
my children are early to bed, and you
give parties for yours with late hours,
and allow them to attend parties and
keep late hours from home, fashion
ably dressed my children have plain
wholesome food, adapted to their
years, yours have sweetmeats, rich
and highly seasoned, and are overfed
generally I teach mine to love nature
and to feel that there is nothing ar
rayed SO finely as the lilly of the field,
the bees and the butterflies that there
is nothing SO mean as a lie, nor any
thing SO miserable as disobedience
that it is disgrace to be sick, and
that good health, good teeth, and
good temper come from plain food,
proper clothing, plenty Of sleep, and
being good. Ex.