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COMING IU THEIR SENSES

For years past the Office of superin-
tendent of public instructions in Or.
egon has been looked upon as perfect
sinecui Q, and in fact with all the per-
quisites thereto attached, was "A for
tune to any one holding it four years.
Under the skillful maniDnlation of
Prof. McElroy. legislatures were in
duced to pass laws the prime objects of
which were to build up emoluments for
the superintendent's Office until it be-
came public disgrace, and it was 3
common saying that whenever the
doty professor wanted q few more
feathers for his nest all he had to do
was to prepare bill revising the
school laws, present it to the legisla-
ture, ,'and it would readily become q
law.
Finally the clamor for reform in
that branch Of the state government
has become so great that the members
of the state board of education, except
the superintendent, have begun to
come to their senses, and determined to
relieve themselves of responsibility
for fees collected in the superintend-
ent's Office not being paid into the
state treasury. have adopted the follow
ing;
Whereas-it Is provided by section
1852 of Hills code. that the fees for
s.ate diplomas and certificates shall
constitute a fund for paying the ex-
penses of such assistants as tine board
nay call to its aid in conducting semi
examipstiens, and with view,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-08-21
Fuel Famine at wheeling.

WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. 1S.-The
local coal situation is growing serious.
The city gas works had what was al
ways deemed a sufficient advance
supply of coal from the Floerscheim
mines on the Wheeling division of the
B. & o.. but this supply is now grow
ing decidedly short and new arrange
ments will soon have to be made. Coal
is selling in local yards at II cents a
bushel, just double the usual price.
Slack brings six cents and both are
hard to get at these rates. There are
500 families in Wheeling in need of
coal, while all the manufacturers that
do not use gas are hampered for fuel.
On the Ohio side of the river manu-
featuring establishments using thou
sands of bushels daily have had their
supplies cut down or shut off.
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admit of even liberal construction
being placed upon their motives.
But be their motive whatever it may,
their act cannot but receive-sensure,
and we regret that the authorities here
dealt so leniently with these Chicago
ans. The robbing of graves is one of
the most detessa BILE crimes conceivable,
and even though the grave be
that of an Indian does not lessen the
crime. The remains of an Indian are
as dear to his progeny as are those of
the most favored or most renowned
white man. The Indian reyeres his
ancestors bones the same as does his
white brother. They are as dear to
him as are the ashes of Washington,
Lincoln or Grant to the American
people, therefore they should not be
permitted to be made the prey of even
the the student of science, especially
such slaves of science as the ones un-
der discussion who would deplete a
whole grave yard in order to satisfy
their greed.
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THE. OUTLOOK FOR CATTLE.

Cattle raising has for many years
been leading industry of Eastern
Oregon, and has boen one Of the prin-
cipal sources Of wealth, and through
the ruling high prices that have pre-
vailed for beef the past six months,
has received renewed impetus. But
an examination of the causes that
brought about recent high prices does
not justify the belief that the cattle
business will improve or even hold it's
own another year. 1t was not an ad-
advance in the price of beef or an in
creased demand that caused the rise
this year, however few more cattle
were shipped to Europe this year than
ever before.
The primary cause of the rise in the
price of cattle was the immense crop
of corn raised in the Middle-W Western
states in 1896 and the low price of feed
prevailing. With corn at from 6 to Is
cents bushel in the Mississippi valley
it was possible for buyers to come
west and pay good prices for cattle to
feed. They could pay from S23 to S25
per head for steers, ship them east to
the corn producing country, and after
feeding them from three to six months
put them on the market at the custom
ary price of beef, and thus make a
profit on their corn. Such conditions
will not exist next year. The demand
for wheat, caused by the shortage of
crops throughout the world, will cause
rise in the price of corn to such a
figure that it will no longer be profit
able to chip cattle half way across the
continent to be fed. This will reduce
the demand for Oregon cattle to the
Pacific coast markets, and unless this
is stimulated by an increased demand
that may come from Klondyke, prices
will rule lower next year. But should
10000, or 100. 900 miners find employ
ment in the. northern regions next
season, they will require immense
quantities of beef, and must be sup
piled from thee Pacific COAST states.
Without sach an increased demand.
our cattle rsiserssm be content with
lower prices than they realized this
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ROT AND RUBBISH.

The Albany Heral1 recently pub
lished the following silly item copied
from the New York Tribune: 1.-THE
farmers of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, like those of Kansas and Ne
braska, are rapidly paying off their
mortgages without descending to a
silver basis as preliminary. Over
them, with the coming harvest. plenty
leaps laughingly to life, with her re-
dundant horn, and, under the baptism
of its advance, most of the political
: heresies which have bewildered aud
misled them will be drowned like
gophers out of their holes"
This is but sample of the rot that
is published by the gold press OF the
country to portray 5fe beneficient ef-
fects of the gold standard and the en-
actment of republican protective
policy. They seek to give credit for
the abundant grain yield to the main
taipance of the gold standard and the
enactment of a protective tariff. To
these two influences they lay the
failure of crops throughout Europe,
Australia and South American that
cause the present high price of wheat,
and also intimate that the abundant
crops in America are due to the same
Influence.
Such rubbish as this has little effect
though it shows to what straits some
people are1driven in order TO bolster
up their pet hobies. That we are on
the eve of a prosperous time is certain,
and everybody rejoices that this is so,
but what would be the prosperity if
our mints were today open to the free
coinage of silver. In. the first place.
wheat would instead of being worth 70
cents bushel be selling at $3.50, and
would be increased though the
medium of $50, ,0oO or 200. 900 miners be-
ing employed digging silver from the
mines in the Rocky mountains. The
fact is, we are vergiug upon season
of prosperity in spite of the gold stand
ard, but it is nothing to what it would
be if silver, one of our great products.
were given its rightful place beside
gold as money metal.
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a BIG JOB FOR DEPUTIES.
VIII Haye to Read the Injunction Tw ent!
Thousand Times.

VIII Haye to Read the injunction Twenty
Thousand Times.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 1S.-The striking
miners encamped at the mines of the
New York & Cleveland Gas & Coal
Company did not march this morning,
as they had planned to do. At Turtle
Creek they formed in line, but when
ready to start they beheld the deputies
standing just outside the, camp, go the
march was abandoned and small parties
numbering from two to six each were
instructed to patrol the woods in the
vicinity of the mine and report the
number of men going to work. They
were instructed to keep moving, aud if
approached by deputies to get away,
rapidly to escape the service of the in
junction, if possible. The leaders pro-
pose in this way to harass the deputies
and De Armitt. They say there are
10000 men in the district, and that In
functions will have to be read 5000
times before the attacks upon the
mines at Oak Hill, Sandy Creek and
Plum Creek cease, unless the mines
are sooner closed down.
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ABOUT RIVER IMPROVEMENTS

Hon. w. B. Hooker, of New York,
chairman of the house committee on
rivers and harbOrs, and Hon. J. S.
Sherman, also of New York, chairman
of the committee on Inoian affairs,
who have been visiting Portland and
Astoria, have gone to California, but
will return in a few days, when they
will make a trip on the Columbia and
Willamette rivers, with the view of
examining the government works and
seeing what is needed. They will DO
doubt visit the locks at the Cascades
and also the site of the proposed boat
railway from the Dalles to Cello, and
the future of the latter improvement
will rest largely upon the report which
Mr.. Hooker shall make. If he finds
the proposed road will be a benefit to
the country to justify the expenditure,
he will likely favor his committee
recommending liberal appropriations
for this improvement. The report he
will make with reference to the boat
railway probably will be governed
largely by the results attained by the
completion of the locks at the Cascades.
1t he finds that the expenditure of
rome s., 1000, 900 on the locks has been
the cause of reducing transportation
rates to the people within reach of the
river, and concludes that good results
can be obtained by removing obstacles
to navigation at the falls above, no
doubt his report will be favorable.
But we fear his investigations will not
show such beneficial results from an
open river as might be expected, in
which instance Mr.. Hooker will be
loath to recommend any further ex-
penditures for improving the upper
Columbia.
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ROADS ARE GUARDED
Sheriff in Supreme Command
in Pittsburg District.
INSURGENTS GAINING
The Sacked Two More Small Towns
in Cuba land Captured Sup
plies and Ammunition.
The Removal OF President Andrews Causes
More Trouble Mt Browns Univsr-
ty--Twenty Four Professors
viii be Removed.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 17.-Martial
law to all int4nts and purposes has
been declared in Plum, Patton aud
Wilkins townships by Sheriff Lowry.
The three mines of the New York &
Cleveland Gas Company also, are in
these townships. and all the roads lead
ing 10 them will be patrolled ny depu-
ties. Persons who cannot give q
satisfactory account of themselves will
be ordered to leave the neighborhood,
and upon refusal will be arrested. The
sheriff will not attempt to break up the
camp of the strikers until the court
has passed on the question. but an.
nounced today that he is determined
to stop the marching and trespassing
on the company's property.
There are now nearly 500 men in
camp at Plum creek. After the mutiny
at Sandy creek yesterday the camp at
that point was abandoned, and the
men went to Plum creek. Last night
it was decided to have the women
march. Sheriff Lowry said he would
disperse the women as quickly as the
men, as he interpreted the courts
order to enjoin not only the men, but
all who attempted show of force or
interference with the miners. The
women did not march.
Passengers On the morning train
from Pittsburg to Turtle creek say a
man who gave his mare as John Mon
roe said he was from the Osceola mine.
and announced that he was going to
kill Superintendent De Armitt, is
he nor the sheriff will say for what,
but the strikers say it is TO prevent his
arrest by any constable.
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WANTS ANOTHER ISLAND.
England Ready to annex Clipperton
Not Prevented by Uncle Sam.

England Ready to annex Clipperton il
Not Prevented by Uncle Sam.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. lS.-The
arrival of the steamer Navarro from
Clipperton island confirms previous
rumors of possible diplomatic compli-
cations with Great Britain over the
ownership of that isolated bit of land
situated 80 miles west of Acapulco. II
seems that England has never acquired
a title to the island.
Several years ago it was discovered
that the island was rich in phosphite.
The Oceanic Phosphite Company, OF
this city, was then organized and since
that time the island has been owned
here and has practically been United
States territory. 1t is now asserted
that English capitalists propose to bny
the San Francisco company's interes.
and having acquired a commercial
control, to place the island under
Great Britain's flag.
A gentleman familiar with the
matter says:
Mexico may assert claim if Eng
land attempts TO annex ClippertOn,
and under the Monroe doctrine the
United States would be expected to
support it. If Mexico can show no
title to the island, the United States
has commercial claim that is far
ahead of any other.
"Even though neither Mexico nor
the United States may want the island.
the policy of the United States against
the extension of European dominion
on this continent may be extended to
the coral island. Diplomatic diff
ficulties may arise in any event unless
England desists from attempting to
acquire ownership"
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LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Westmin-
ster Gazette this afternoon echoes the
editorial of the London Times this
morning on bimetalism, and says it
sees no chance of the Indian mints
being reopened to the coinage of sill
yer, adding:
"To fool any longer with President
McKinley's commission is surely un-
necessary. In declining to abide by
the market value of silver as the stand
ard of currency value, India has taken
a step towards demonetizing silver,
Japan and Russia have adopted the
gold standard and no one means to go
back on it,
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THE DES3ITU1E M1H1Dl|l


The sympathy of the whole civilized
world should be extended to the strik.
ing miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana and West Virginia. who are
making heroic and peaceable strug-
gle against the worst and most tyran-
nical system that mas ever found a
foothold in this country. In many OF
sthe mines the condition of the miners
has been worse than that of slaves.
The average days wages paid the
. miners has been forty.uwo cents and
they have been obliged to live il the
company's houses and trade at the
company's stores, the amount OF their
bill being deducted from their wages
on pay day. In addition to this they
were forced to sign contract that
they would forfeit all wages due them
if they quit the company's employ
Swithout giving a months notice. 1t
was rarely these poor devils ever saw
the color of the money they earned
and owing to- the exorbitant prices
charged at the company's stores most
of them were in debt to the company.
1t is almost incredible that such a
state of affairs could have been allowed
TO exist in this country for SO long a
time. The squalid misery of these
miners and their families is beyond de-
scription. They have endured for
years greater amount of cruelty and
oppression than was ever practiced
upon the black slaves of the South by
the old Shareholders. 1t was policy for
the slaveowners to treat their slaves
with some degree of humanity. for
they represented just so much money
in the slave market, but with the mine
{ owners it is different. Miners may die
of starvation, disease and. exposure,
but it is always easy enough to eorrall
enough unfortunates to take the place
of those who die and consign them to
a living death in the bowels of the
earth. 1t is disgrace to the boasted
liberty and freedom of this country,
and it places the De Armitts. the Han.
mas and the other coal mine owners OF
the Eastern states in tie same category
with the numbering Turks. who are
even more humane to their victims,
for they put them out of their suffer-
ings in few hours time at the most,
while the cruelty of the mine owners
extends over period of many years. :
Spokane Chronicle.
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A DOOM an THE COAST.
Present Conditions Reminder OF the
Days of '4a,

Present Conditions Reminder OF tn,
Days of '4a.
CHICAGO, Aug 19.-C. M. Nettleton
of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, who
is visiting in Chicago, says the condi'
tions on the Pacific coast remind the
old settlers of the palmy days of Cali.
fornia in 1919. He has number oi
specimens OF Klondike gold.
81 believe" said Mr.. Nettleton,
"that without question, $50, 100000 of
the yellow metal will be taken from
Alaska next year, and it is confidently
believed that the steamer Portland,
which is due to arrive in Seattle on
August 81, will bring $4,000, 200 in mug
gets and dust.
Zone peculiar thing is that the
miners upon landing, seldom are will
ing to tell the truth in reference to
their success. Nearly all of them ex-
pect to return, and for this reason do
not give the facts as the amount of
gold they have in their possession. l
asked one miner how much gold he had
aecured. He replied that he had $1,000
or $4,000, when the truth was he had
about Sll2,00 worth with him. Their
idea seems to be that if they under
the amount of gold they have
found, it will have tendency to keep
other people out"
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making certain that the young man

making certain that the young man
who was carrying the fortune around
with him was not escorted to the lake
front to ''see the steamboat explosion" "
L. a. Walker is son of u Salt Lake
city millionaire, and has been in the
East for some time attending to bust
ness matters for his father. Id New
York he was held up and robbed of
5000 and fine gold watch.
Reaching Chicago yesterday he
registered at the Victoria hotel with
his wife, he then went out to purchase
a revolver that he might be prepared
to encounter lot of footpads. When
he purchased the weapon he also
bought diamonds worth $4,000, and,
payirg the bill, pulled out roll of
money containing 100000.
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They cannot March.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 18.-When court
opened this morning Judges Stowe and
Collier handed down a decision. in the
injunction proceedings of the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company
against the United Mine Workers OF
America, Patrick Dolan, William
Warner and others. The preliminary
injunction was made permanent and
the plaintiff was ordered to file bond
of $4,000 to answer for such damages as
may be sustained by defendants by
reason of the injunction.
Immediately after fling the decree,
and upon motion of Thomas Patterson
the court ordered q similar decree to
be drawn in the case against the
Bunola miners. in which the injunc.
tion was applied for by Rufus C. Craw-
foP1
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CRISIS AT BROWN UNIVERSITY.
Members Of the Faculty About
to Resign.

Numerous Members af the Faculty About
to Resign.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Aug IA
member of the Brown university, who
requested that his name be withheld
for obvious reasons, made the state
ment that the p members of the
faculty who signed the protest against
the corporations action toward Presi-
dent Andrews would be summarily dis
missed. A crisis confronts the college,
and it is the opinion of the most prom
inent professors that wholesale re-
signations, sQme of them requested
and others voluntary, will be sent 20
the corporation between now and its
meeting In September.
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tender quality restricted to
small amounts-Walla Walla Union.
What Senators Jones and Stewart
really said would not lead to the be-
lief that they have abandoned silver or
have given up hopes of its ultimate
use as money metal. What Mr..
Stewart said was:
"There is no room for pessimism in
this country, no one can be a bear in
the face of the wheat famine in Argeu-
| tina, Russia. Hungary and India. In
view of these conditions abroad l
should not be surprised to see silver
sell for % cents and wheat as high
as a dollar.
"There is nothing in talking silver
at the present time, and my advice to
my friends in the West is to fall in
line with the forces of prosperity and
progress and receive their due share
of the reward"
These expressions do not imply that
Mr.. Stewart is not as firm an advocate
of silver today as he has ever been.
He simply recognizes in the calamities
that have befallen other countries a
season of prosperity that can only be
temporary.
The expressions of Senator Jones
are of like tenor. In the interview in
which the Union claims he abandoned
silver, he said:
'Silver is falling in the COM
mon price because of falling off
in the demand for it as money. Japan
has gone onto gold basis and so les
sened the demand for silver. Besides
there has been, because of universal
hard times. great falling off in purch-
ases in the East. The Oriental coun-
tries use silver as money and our pur-
chases are paid for in that metal.
The demand has been cut off by reason
of the hard times.
"l am not opposed to prosperity
through any increase in gold. The
republicans are very lucky, and 1 con-
eratulate them on the fact that this
great discovery falls within their .ad-
ministration. I believe great deal
of gold will be found in Alaska, and
it is certain to restore prosperity, for
which the republicans will claim and
receive the credit. l shall welcome
its return whether gold or silver.
Much glorifcation and congratulation
is heard over the fact that our Western
wheat is going up to dollar because
of a famine in Argentina, Russia, In
dia and other countries. 1 do not like
to think that our prosperity is founded
upon destitution and starvation in
foreign nations. 1 want a food of
money to turn the idle mill wheels and
irrigate the waste plains of our land.
Mr.. Jones simply reiterates his oft
repeated statements, that there can be
no general prosperity without an in
crease in the amount of circulating
medium, whether it be gold, silver or
paper. He sees in the discovery of
rich gold fields in Alaska and in the
great demand for American wheat
certainty OF an increase IN the money
of this country, which cannot but re-
suit in rise in values of all com
modities. instead of deserting silver,
Senators Jones and Stewart simply
are waiting for the beneficial results
of the temporary increase in money to
pass, then they will again take up the
silver cause.