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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
A FREE ADHESION.

Occasionally the Oregonian rises
above party prejudice and admits the
inability of the party with which it
affiliates to cure the ills that beset the
financial condition in this country.
One of its freest admissions on this
line was made in the issue of the 7th,
when it said
.'The Dalles TINES Es-MoUNTAINEEB
cannot understand how the passage OF
the emergency tariff bill can in any way
protect the treasury from the raids
that are made upon it by the holders
of greenbackssetc., who present them
and demand their redemption in gold
This is not strange, because the meth
cd is clumsy aud the casual relation
circuitous. OF course, the real way to
protect the treasury reserve is to re-
tire the Iexcess of legal-tender notes
used to drain it. Congress lacks sense
and courage to do this, but the house
seems willing to accomplish the same
result Indirectly by so increasing the
revenues that a large surplus always
will lie in the treasury. This surplus,
under wise administration of our
finances. always would consist of legal
tenders, these being retained while
other forms of currency were paid ont.
This would gradually take out of circu-
lation the excess of credit currency
which accumulates in the banks and is
used to draw gold out of the treasury,
and the drain would stop. Then con-
eress might finally come to its senses
aud authorize destruction OF these
legal tenders in the treasury, which
are not money at all, but merely notes
paid and taken up, and are of no more
real value than Cancelled postage |
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
SAN FRANclsco's srRANGLER.
Seems Enlulous of Eclipsing Jack the
Ripper's Record.


Ripper's Record.
ANFRANCIsCo, Feb. y The police
are inclined to believe that there is a
s5rangler in this city whose ambition
or mania is to equal or possibly eclipse
the record of London's s Jack the Ripper.
who in the course of a year or two
murdered many fallen and terrorized
the entire Whitechapel district in that
great metropolis. 1t seems as though
such were the case, for, within the last
few days ayoung girl on Morton street
has been strangled to death by an un-
known assassin, and several women in
the same region have been beaten,
stabbed and straugled. In each of the
latter cases the assailant escaped with
out leaving trace ny which he could
be detected.
The night prior to the murder of
Little May Smith, - man bearing the
appearance'of a thug entered the room
of a young girl who had assumed the
name OF Lulu Taber, on Morton street.
After inquiring as to the amount of
money the girl had on her person and
receiving a reply favorable to him, he
became exceedingly rough, tearing the
girls clothes from her person in an
endeavor, it is presumed, to rob her.
The girl ordered him into the street.
but he refused to go, and again as
sailed her, but her cries and threats
to call the police attracted the atten-
tion of the girls in the rooms adjoin-
ing her, which evidently frightened
him. as he made hassy exit.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
DEM1GoG1oAL JOURNALISM

Some partisan papers are so warped
by prejudice, and have become so demi-
gogical that they can discover nothing
sSub good IN the principles they adyo-
cate and bad in those they oppose.
Such papers allow their prejudices to
CARRY them beyond reason and lead
them to make statements which facts
and figures will disprove. The Eastern
Oregon Republican is one of this class,
and makes itself ridiculous by stating
that "the period when the country
was enjoying her greatest volume of
trade was under republican admins
trations, and notably during the time
that the Mckinley protective tariff was
on our statute books, and that the
volume of our domestic exports was
greatest by over S100,000,0O0 during
the two or three years Immediately
following the passage of the Mckinley
act.''
As matter of fact the years of '9l,
90, and '93 were the only years in
which the Mckinley law was really in
full force and effect, and in reality its
workings were most operative during
1893. Outing that year the total ex-
ports from the United States were
valued at ss47.665, ,194, while the i'm
ports exceeded this amount by SlS, 1885,
.728. The following year, when trade
both at home and abroad was disturbed,
lis said, by the agitation of the tariff,
the exports from this country were
valued at 1872, 14O, ,527, 1921, ,l45, $50 in
excess of the imports. With these
facts shown, by the statisticians, it is
impossible to substantiate the broad |
assertion in favor of the tariff law of |
1890, that it worked such great wonders
in favor of our foreign trade. The
facts are that the customs duties i'm
posed by the country have little or no
effect upon our export trade. When
there is q. demand for our products
abroad they will find their way to for
eign ports in quantities to supply the
demand; when there is not. they must
remain at home; and any attempt to
show that exports are affected by tariff
laws is demigogical.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
FARMERS AND PROTECTION


The agriculturists, those engaged in
tilling the soil, are the real wealth
producers of all countries, the people
on whom the rest must depend for their
sustenance. We're it not. for the far
mer, the manufacturer would have
neither raw material to consume, nor
market for his finished products: the
railroad mag nate would have no traffic
for his roads; the merchant would have
| no customers. The farmer is the
primary cause that keeps the wheels OF
commerce in motion. the real back
! bone of the country. Then why should
he not be first to receive consideration
from the government? Why should
not his interests be guarded by the
strictest jealousy? Justice would de-
mand that, if there are any paternal
favors to be extended by the govern
meut, it should be accorded to the ag-
riculturist; but under the circum-
stances that have existed during the
past thirty or forty years the opposite
has been the rule.
Under the protective policy of the
government all other industries have
been fostered, while the farmer in
every branch, except perhaps wool
growing, has had to meet the competi-
ton of farmers of the world, while he
was denied the markets of the world
in which to buy the articles he con-
sumed. The machinery he used with
which to cultivate his land and har-
vest his crops, the clothing he wore,
the food he was compelled to buy,
even the knives, forks and spoons
with which he ate his food were en-
enhanced in price by the workings of
protective duty. While what he pro-
duced, if not sold in the markets out
side this nation, we're regulated in
price by the markets of the world.
The result of this has been that
those engaged in agricultural pursuits
have either directly or indirectly
borne the burdens of government,
either directly upon what they have
consumed, or indirectly, by supporting
those engaged in other pursuits. And
what have they received in return? It
is said they have had built up in their
midst home market for their products,
that has been protected by the tariff
imposed upon wheat, barley, beef, etc.,
but that home market has been de-
cidedly chimerical, for the price OF
these commodities have ever been gov
erned by the prices fixed in London
and Liverpool.
The farmers, especially the wheat
nd cattle raisers, have never received
any direct benefit from a protective
policy, but on the other hand, through
its operation, they have been COM
PEELED topay increased prices for almost
every article they consume. However,
since the present tariff law has been
in operation, they have been enabled
to buy what they consumed at from
25 to so per cent less than they did IN
der the former high tariff law; then
why should any farmer be a protec-
zionist? Why should he clamor for
higher duties, when they can be of no
hanefit tO himS
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
A CALL TO WHITNEY.
Mississippi Democrats Want Him to Head
the National Ticket

Mississippi Democrats Want Him TO Head
the National Ticket
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. l2-The Whit.
ney presidential managers express
themselves tonight as having accom-
plished results beyond anything they
expected, when they recently decided
upon a Whitney campaign in this
state. Petitions calling upon Mr..
Whitney to enter the field have been
signed by leading influential men from
every section and party faction in the
state. They claim to have the leading
business and professional men of the
state capital, including the mayor and
city officials, three-fourth of the legis
lature, and, finally the new state ad-
ministration, except Governor Nc
Laurin, who was not importuned, but
whose close friends are actively inter-
ested in the matter. They call upon
William C. Whitney to enter the race
for the democratic presidential nomi-
nation.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
AGAINST HIGH SCHOOLS.

High schools maintained at public
expense are becoming less popular
every year. The people are becoming
to learn that such institutions are a
luxury which they can easily dispense
of, and from which few who pay the
expenses derive benefit and it
viii be surprising indeed, if the will
of the masses is considered at all in
the next legislature, if there are any
appropriations for the state university
or any of the so-called normal schools.
Numerous papers throughout the state
are protesting against the principle of
appropriating state money for the sup
port of such institutions. Among these
is the EastsOregonian, which in COM
menting upon the alleged normal
school at Weston, says:
$50 far the school at Weston has few
of the virtues of normal school and
the money of the states taxpayers has
been squandered upon favorite male
teachers and an instruction given the
children of the few of this county
at the expense of the many taxpayers
of thestate. The money on which this
school is conducted, and others like it
in the state is wrongfully and unjustly
drawn from the people in the form of
taxes for state purposes and is
pernicious piece of state socialism
which has the virus of poison to good
government and free men in it. OF
course this school is "a snap to those
who receive its full benefits and pay
only share of its expenses, but it is
an outrage upon and a robbery OF those
who receive no benefits from its opera
tion and yet are called on yearly for
contribution to its support. Ninety
nine taxpayers out of every hundred
in the state are burdened TO conduct
this school and others like 1t while the
one only is benefited
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
Tariff Men Defeated.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-The friends
of the tariff bill met an unexpected re-
pulse this afternoon, when, by the vote
of twenty-one ayes and twenty-nine
noes, the senate defeated the motion
of Morrill, to take up the tariff bill.
The negative vote, which defeated the
motion, was given by democrats, popu-
lists and four republican, senator's
Teller, Mantle, Dubois and Carter.
The affirmative vote was entirely rep
ublican, but its total of twenty-one is
less than half of the aggregate republi-
can strength.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
WATER MAIN BURST.
Disastrous Accident at Cleveland Tues
day Morning

Disastrous Accident at Cleveland Tues.
day Morning
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 11.--Early to-
day an immense water main burst with
terrific force on the Franklin avenue
hill, west of the Cuyahoga river, and
several hundred feet of the hill, on
which were located many small houses,
was washed into the river. A small
frame house occupied by Mrs. Mary
Ravey, go years old, at 9 Franklin hill,
was inundated, and with the contents
hurled into the river. Mrs. Ravey
was drowned
A New York, Pennsylvania, & Ohio
freight train was passing the foot OF
the hill at the time, and several cars
were carried into the river. On the
cars were three of the train crew. and
the men were carried down with the
cars and nearly drowned.
Houses were washed along or drop
ped into the great pits scooped out by
the raging water. and much damage
was done.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
Shot by an Unknown Person.

BAKER CITY, Feb. 13.-This morn
ing, after the gang came off duty, Jack
Joyce, miner at the Virtue mine
while on his way to the bunkhouse, was
shot in the leg, eight No. shot pen
etrating the flesh. No one can be
found who fred the gun, and Joyce,
having no enemies that he is aware Of,
cannot express the slightest suspicion
as to his assilant. The injured man
was brought to this city.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15

CHICAGO, Feb. PA dispatch from
Topeka, Kan, says:
An organization of ex-slaves has
been effected here by fifty colored men
for the purpose of making demand
on congress for pensions. 1t is the
purpose to make it of national scope.
OF those in the meeting fully one-third
had felt the lash. The aged, the lame
and the blind were happy in the belief
that all they Will have to do is to write
to congress to get national relief for
their distress. There are possibly
1,5O0 ex-slaves here.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15

A bit of correspondence is going on
between Sheriff Knight, of Marion
county, and Representative Gates, of
Washington, that is liable to result in
a disclosure of some of the queer trans
actions of the last legislature being
brought to light. Sheriff Knight is
accused of stating that he gave Gates
$500 to get the sheriff's mileage bill
enrolled, and Gates demands an expla-
nation. If these gentlemen will keep
up their questioning the people may
get some valuable information about
the corruptness of the Last session,
which at the present time is indeed
desirable information.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
Thn Gold RRsRrva.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.--The condi-
tion of the treasury is:
Available cash balance. .SlSS, 757, ,773
Gold reserve. .... 65,S77, ,452
Heavy Withdrawals of gold, presum-
ably for the purpose of making pay
ments on bond purchases, continue to
be reported from the subtreasury at
New York. Today they amounted to
81, ,27l, 700, of which 81 100000 was in
coin and S7l 800 in bars. This leaves
the true amount of the reserve, so far
as rerorted, s63,664,27I.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
GOMEZ WOUND NOT SERIOUS
Notwithstanding it he Personally Direct.
His Forces

Ills EOrces.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-A special to
the World from headquarters of Cen
eral Gomez, near San Antonio de las
Bas, says:
General Gomez wound has not
proved serious. In spite of his hurt,
of his 72 years of age, and his l3 years
of war, 10 of them continuous exposure
in the last Cuban rebellion), his
rugged constitution enables him to
manage his fiery horses and endure
the exceptional fatigue of long
marches like a youngster. He was
struck by bullet which passed through
his right leg from the front. AL
though causing no fracture of the bone,
the wound is painful. He has person.
ally directed his forces in their daily
marches'and almost daily skirmishes.
In answer to the question s'How will
the substitution of General Weyler for
General Campos affect the Cuban
cause?" General Gomez said:
"The change will benefit the Cuban
cause. We have lost most powerful
enemy in Campos. He is without
doubt the first general in Spain. The
troops all idolize him, and with his de-
PAL ture they are left without leader
in whom they have confidence. l re-
gard these good soldiers as being in
the same state in which the grand
army of France found, or rather lost
itself, upon the departure of Napoleon
the First.
II regard General Weyler as an hon
orable, but cruel soldier" he declared.
SIN his military ability, however, I
do not think he can for moment be
compared with Campos. In the last
movements of his former command he
was noted only for his unrelenting
cruelty toward defenseless noncombat-
ants, which action he now claims was
in obedience to superior authority.
'The government of the republic of
Cuba has been loath to order me to de- |
stroy the cane of American estates. |
In fact, did not like to have to de-
stroy any property, but it was deemed |
necessary to strike blow at the f.
ances OF Spain. This has been done
and our enemy will not now receive
the 100000 with which to carry on
war against US that she would have re-
ceived as import duties upon articles
brought into Cuba In exchange for the |
sugar crop. All the plantations have
been treated alike, American, German,
Spanish, even those owned by pat
riotic Cubans have been prevented
from making sugar this year.
Are Cubans still willing to pur-
chase their Independence"
After some thought General Gomez
"Ofscourse, owing to the
rebellion this course would not be so
readily approved by the Cubans as at
irst. Moreover, it is question for
our government to decide, but think
am warranted in answering yes to
he question. The Cubans would now
,ffer for their freedom 500, ZOO, 900, or
perhaps more, to be paid within one
'ear from this time. To secure the
oan believe the government OF the
epublic of Cuba would go so far as to
.llow the government of the United
states, should the loan be placed
here, to administer the finances and
etain the revenues of Cuba until such
ime as the full amount should have
een repaid"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
GOOD RIDANCE.

Nine-tenths of the self-respecting and
honest democrats in this state Will
hail with satisfaction the announce
sment of Hon. Chas. A. Cogsweil,
that he has deserted the democratic
ranks, and intends hereafter to affiliate
with the republican party, with which,
if we judye from his actions during the
last two sessions of the legislature, he
has been heartily in sympathy. Mr.
Cogswell's sympathies, for some years
past, have sbeen with the plutocra6s'
and his proper place has been with the
party whose principles are diametrlcal
to those of the common class. Daring
the past four years he has masqueraded
as democrat, but when he appeared
in the halls of the Oregon legislature
he has been found voting with the re-
publican bosses of Portland on nearly
every issue, and standing in for the ex-
travagances that have resulted in the
burdensome taxation under which the
people are groaning today.
Aswas said in these columns some
months ago, Cogswell has trained too
long with Joe Simon to longer feel at
home in the democratic party. The
senate journal of the last session shows
that Cogswell was a hearty supporter
of nearly every measure which the
Portland boss championed. The
senate journal also shows that Cogswell
voted for all but two of the eX-
travagant appropriation bills that
passed the last session. One OF these
was the bill appropriating $4,000 for
the relief of Iva Templeton, which he
voted against. The other was the bill
appropriating $4,000 to pay the ex-
penses of the session. Mr.. Cogswell
was absent from the senate chamber
on the day this bill was put on its final
passage, and would, no doubt, have
voted for it had he been present, which
would have swelled the amount he was
instrumental in appropriating to
81, ,4s2, ,679,79.
The rewards Mr.. Cogswell received
for standing in with the bosses were
the 1900 attorney fee for representing
the state in case before the supreme
court in Washington. and an appro.
priation of S., 900 of the states money
in 1893 for the benefit of a public school
in his city, Lakeview, as neat little
steal as was worked through either OF
the last two most eXtravagant sessions
of the legislature. Since Mr.. Cogswell
has so fagrantly betrayed the trusts
imposed in him by the democracy OF
Oregon, there is no longer any place
for him in their ranks, and his deser-
tion is q good ridance to the party.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
A Cold Wave

CHICAGO, Feb. n.-Dispatches from
various points in Iowa, Illinois, Wis
consin and Michigan report terrific
wind storm prevailing in those states
for the past "a hours, doing more or
less damage, and seriously interfering
with the telegraph service. In some
sections the wind blew so miles an
hour. 1t is rapidly growing colder.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15

accidentally hitupon process of hard
ening aluminium that will make it a
substitute for steel in all the uses oi
that metal, from ships to bicycles.
This means revolution in iron work.
This discovery was made by the wizard
last night. In happening to pick up
one of the aluminium discussed for the
cathode electrode in the course of his
experiment, he tried to bend it, but
found that its nature had changed and
that it was stiff as steel.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15

fatally shot this morning while out
hunting with party of friends at Lock
haven, a few miles from this city.
Details OF the casualty are not obtain
able. Captain Hartwen was a veteran
OF the late ana was widely known
IN Grand Army circles throughout the
state.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
Fatal Collision.

CENTRALIA, H., Feb. 1.-Two
mixed freight and passenger trains on
the Illinois Central collided at Dom
golia, ILL.,, this morning. Five men
were killed: Among them were George
Huntington, engineer; Baggageman
Armstrong, Fireman Adams and Brake
man Mclean.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-A special to
the Herald from Panama says:
a great fire ragged in Guayaquil,
Ecuador. yesterday. When the fire.
men and soldiers, who were hurriedly
ordered out to help them, finally
brought it under control, thousands Of
panic-stricken persons were wander
Ing homeless in the streets, many lay
dead in the morgue, and property
worth nearly $1,000, 900 had been de-
stroyed, including the noble cathedral
and the convent which adjoined it.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
Tom Tongues Case.

SALEM, Or, Feb. 1.-THE case of J.
W. Whalley vs.. Thomas Fl. Tongue,
disbarment proceedings, was argued
and submitted in the supreme court to
day. The plaintiff and defendant were
present, and each presented his case
without other counsel. A number of
spectators were present, among them
being, Ex-Governor Moody, Treasurer
Metschan, Superintendent Irwin and
Governor Lord. Bitter personalities
were indulged in by both attorneys.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
a BL1zzARp.swEpr COUNTRY
Terrible Storm Raging In The Northern
Mississippi Valley.

Terrible Storm Raging In The Northern
Mississippi Valley
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Dispatches re-
ceived here show that blizzard has
been raging for the past SO hours in
Northern Illinois, Northern Indiana,
lower Michigan, Southern Wisconsin
and Iowa. In this section, and in Iowa,
the storm was most severe. Burling-
ton and Davenport reported it the
worst OF the season. Late last night
five inches of snow had fallen in
Bloomington, Ill, eight inches at
Davenport, Ia, nine at Burlington,
while in Chicago IL inches had fallen
by daylight this morning.
Street-car and railroad traffic has
been more or less interrupted by the
storm. In Chicago one man was killed
and three severely injured as result
of the storm. The man killed was S. S.
Cox, a conductor on North-Side troll
ley car. He was crushed between the
car and heavily loaded wagon.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-15
Death hx A.nhxxintion

CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-Cassius R. Car
ter, retired sergeant of the United
States Army, has been found dead in
Palmer house, caused by asphyxiation
but it is not thought suicide. Carter
served twenty-three years with the
seventh cavalry, General Custer's regi-
mani