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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

| There has seldom feen a season
more favorable for Wasco county farm
T ers than the present. They have an
opportunity now to get out of debt, and
if they will just stay out, we need have
| no fears of hard times for years to
/ come.
Cuba's rebellion is attracting little
attention just now. Not because it is
ended, but because Weyler is no longer
able to conceal the fact that his army
is gradually rotting away, and every-
hody feels confident that Cuba will yet
win her independence.
The manufacturing and agricultur-
al interests in Mexico are unanimous
in favor of the silver standard. They
see it in the encouragement of home
industries and a protection that can
not be had through the workings of
any other system. Naturally they op-
pose the attempt of the commercial
interests to put the country on u gold
stauj lard basis.
Multnomah county is having very
expensive experience in collecting de
liuquent taxes. II cost the county
$3,0l3 to publish the delinquent list,
and the actual sales amounted to little
more than that amount. The list COW
cred less than page of the Oregonian,
and was published five times In that
paper. Some more economical method
of collecting taxes will have to be
adopted, or in course of time the
county will be bankrupt.
Even the staid old bank of England,
which is the most conservative tinan-
cial institution on EARTH recognizes
that public policy demands something
must be done for silver, and the man
agement thereof has determined to
hold one-fifth of its reserve in silver,
provided the mints of France are
opened to the free coinage of the white
metal. This to be sure is only small |
con .ession, but it shows the trend of |
public sentiment, and evidences the |
fact that the silver sentiment is grow
ing even in Europe.
San Francisco found itself in a Pc
culiar muddle recently. By.a decision
of the COURTS, the board of supervisors
was dissolved, that is, the members
were removed from Office. leaving the
city without supervisors. To add to
this embarrassment both the governor
and the mayor claimed the right to fill
the vacancies, but compromise was
reached, and those officials got to-
gether and jointly appointed the same
men. California with all its boasts
about advanced ideas, must have some
peculiar laws, when the appointive
power of city officers rests In two sep
arate executives.
Possibly the marching miners, men
aud women, intelligent and ignorant,
are legally in the wrong. The courts
say 30, and We must respect our courts
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DRoUrH CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE.
Bad state of Affairs IN the Corn Crown
States

Bad state of Affairs N the Corn Growing
States.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-Illinois, Indiana
.. and Iowa are parched. Until last
evening Kansas was in the same con-
dition, utrain came. Weather bureau
men say fall showers are due in other
states In few days. In Southern IL
linois the temperature has averaged
90 degrees for II days. Northern H.
linois and Chicago reached an un-
usually hot period for 50 late in the
season.
Corn is being destroyed in all the
Egyptian country and no such record
has been made in heat anu drouth
since September, 1879. The Sagimon,
Mackinaw and Vermiliion rivers are
nearly dry, and cattle on thousand
hills are dying for want of water.
In Indiana no drop of moisture has
fallen for two months, the corn is
being burnsd to death, the pastures
are as inflamable as powder, and prairie
fires are raging.
Iowa has had an average of nearly
80 degrees for 10 days, and never be-
fore has there been such suffering in
September. Public schools are closed
In many towns, ,and workmen are forced
to Quit toll.
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KLONDIKE AND .FORTY-NINE

Already the shadow of dire calam-
ity hangs over Klondike. Before the
Arctic winter has fairly begun,
the only stores at Dawson City have
closed their doors and hung out their
sign, mo more goods for SALE"
Months ago Wilbur Cornell, who has
been on the Yukon for five years,
wrote to the Spokesman.Review pre-
dieting this state Of affairs. MIR. Cor
nell said there never had been a time
since white men went on the upper
Yukon that enough provisions were
taken in to meet the demand. This
year the stampede has carried men in
there out of all proportion to the sup
plies that have been taken in. AL
ready famine is stretching forth its
gaunt fingers, ice is closing the Yukon.
and in little while no relief can pass
to the snow bound population. Hid
eous consequences are almost sure to
follow. Such scenes will be enacted
in the Artic darkness this winter as
were experienced by many of the ear
lier colonists in America.
Provisions will probably command
prices higher even than some of the
quotations made in the early days in
California. In 1849 sales we're reported,
for example, foLr, $500. a barrel; sugar,
coffee and pork, s4oo; apick, shovel,
tin pan, pair of boots. blanket, a gal
lon of whisky and five hundred other
things, 800 each; eggs were SO each;
drugs, 81 drop, and pills 81 each;
hire of rocker one day, $50. A Colo
ma storekeeper's bill in December,
l84S, ran thus: One box of sardines,
SIG; one pound hard bread $2;- one
half pound cheese. 50; two bottles ale,
$16; total for this luncheon for two
persons, s43.
In brief, where food is scarce and
gold abundant, there is hardly limit
to the prices which men will pay for
the necessaries of life.
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DECIDEDLY ANARCHLSTIC.

Meeting were held in Chicago sun
day night of what is termed the social
democracy, at which most dangerous
differences were INDUCED in. One
branch of the organization passed a
resolution declaring that the "blood
of the idle and useless aristocract is
the most convenient medicine for nour.
ishing the tree of liberty. AN eye for
an eye, a tooth for TOOTH For every
miner killed and wounded a million.
aire should be treated in the same
manner. The millionaire class is re-
sponsible for the slaughter of Septem-
ber 10, and we regard the torch as the
most successful weapon to WELD
against them"
A speaker at one of the meetings re-
ferring to the recent slaughter of
strikers iL Pennsylvania said: "The
miners should carry arms and use
them, too. The time has come to
meet force with force. l should have
told them to shoot to kill. 1 would kill
70 miilionaires today Another frey
Rtor relieved himself of this expree
~ would attack properly with
would destroy their places;
when men are shot down
Pennsylvania"
hSe as these cannot
auy very great
izens. How
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
No Agreement Reached

ST. LOUIS, Sept. l8.-At confer.
ence of miners and operators of the
Relleville, ILL.,, district, the former re-
jected the proposition of the owners to
pay % cents for mining. The present
scale for digging ranges from % to 30
cents, and tho miners demand 81 cents
per ton. The operators say they would
count of existing. contracts. The
matter will probably be taken up at
the state miners convention, which
will be held at Springfield, ILL.,, next
Monday. .,,-...---.----
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Hot Wave Has Rolled lsy

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 16-The upprece
dented hot spell which has prevailed
in this vicinity for the past q day:
was broken this morning.
This heated spell beats all records OF
the weather bureau in st. Louis, the
maximum temperature being the high.
est and sustained for the longest time
for so late in the season. During the
period just ended the average maxi.
mum temperature has been about 9f
degrees and the average minimum 20
degrees.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
ILYNCHEp IN INDIANA
Five Robbers Executed by a
Ripley County Mob.
CORN CROP DAMAGED
The Middle West Suffering From a
Drouth That Has Cut the
Corn Short.
Another clash Between Officers and Strik-
ers-Everything Quiet at HazeIton--
Postmaster General Gary Fa-
vors the Establishing of
Postal Savings BanK
CORN CROP DAMAGED

| LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. ia spcc-
ial to the Post from OsgOod, Ind,
says:
Incensed by numerous 1epredations,
| repeated burglaries and daylight rob-
berries, the people of Ripley county,
own hands and meted out to the per-
petratOrs punishment greater than q that
provided by law. Five men, who have
long been a terror to the citizens OF
that county. met their death at the
hands Of an enraged populace.
When the citizens of Versailles, the
county seat, arose this morning they
found the bodies of five m IN dangling
from as many limbs Of an elm tree in
the public square. Stout ropes, not
over six feet in length, had served to
send the men to their destiny. Their
feet were but few inches from the
ground, while their hands and feet had
been securely pinioned with strong
ropes.
Versailles is town of 800 people. 1t
is five miles from railroad station,
and has no telegraphic communication.
For four or five years the farmers of
the county have been the victims of a
lawless gang, who have piled their vo-
cation to the terror of the people.
During the past week the robberies
had increased alarminely. Last Satur-
day word was received by the sheriff
that the store of Woolly Bros, at Cor
rect, Ind 10 miles from here, was to
be entered. Sheriff Bushing with
force of deputies secreted themselves
in the store and shortly after midnight
captured two of the robbers as they
were entering the store, while two
others escaped, but were arrested
later. All were taken to jlil at Ver-
sailles together with Henry Schuller,
arrested for robbing barber shop.
IG was l o'clock this morning when
the mob seemed to come from all quar-
ters and dismounted on the side OF the
hill near Versailles. About 400 men
marched into the town. Shortly be-
fore 2 O'Clock the jailor was forced to
give up the keys to the Jail. and the
five prisoners were taken out and
hinged.
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An lneouhter Near Jellito.

CINCINNATI, Sept. ia special
from Oswego, on the Knoxville q Ohio
railroad in the Jellito coal-mining dis
trict, gives an account of an encounter
last night between eight United States
marshals and the striking miners.
Yesterday nonunion men were put
to work and trouble came last night.
A mob came marching toward the
company's store. When they were or
dered by the marshal to halt, the mi
ners answered with oaths. They were
then ordered by the marshal to leave
the property, viii ,h they refused to do.
The marshals took refuge in black
smith shop and fired on the mob. Tbs
miners retreated but returned the fire
with their winchesters. None of the
marshals are hurt, but as TO the miners
il is not known.
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Hail store In Colorado.

LAPoRTE, Colo, Sept. 15.-A very
heavy hail storm prevailed here last
night. The hail fell for space of two
hours and tho stones were as large AS
walnuts. In some places the hailstones
were piled to the depth of foot.
Great damage was done to orchards.
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Argentine whea, is Little Damaged.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-A dispatch
to the Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
Despite the invasion of locusts, which
have come to Argentina by the mil
lion, reports received as to the wheat
crop are of a most encouraging char
acter. In the provinces of Santa Cor
dova and Buenos Ayres every indica-
ton is now that the wheat crop, with
good luck, will be SO great that they
will be able to export about 1000, 900
tons. With fair degree of success
there will be at least ] 800, 900 tons for
export. The prospect for u big crop
il snlendid.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
preadfulIy Nervocs

Gents:s 1 was deadfully nervous. and
forrelief took your Karl's Clover Root
Tea. 1t quietei my nerves and
strengthened my whole nervous sys-
TEN. l was troubled with constipation,
kidney and bowel trouble. Your tea
soon cieansed my system so thoroughly
that / rapidly 'regaiued health and
strength. Mrs. :. A. Sweet, Hartford,
Conn. Sold by Blaseley & Houghton,
druggists, The Dalles, Or.
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All Quiet at HazeIton.

HAzELToN, Pa, Sept. 15.-The strike
situation is unchanged. General Go
bin says he does not expecta any trouble
today, but is holding several detach-
ments of cavalry close by.
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mpathy Cost Them Liberty.

NEW YORK, Sept 15.-A special to
the Herald from Hayana says:
The Spanish authorities do not hesi-
tate to show their resentment of the
interest displayed by the wives of Amer
leans in the case of Evangelina Cossio
Cisneros. They haye not only ao-
ruptly shut off the Cuban maid from
all Communication with her friends,
but they have thrown into the prison
for lewd women in Santa Clara five
women !gho dared to prepare most
courteous appeal to General Weyler
for the release of Evangelina. These
women are Sonora Rosa Plana, Senor-
itas Carmen and Nicolass Gutierrez,
Sonora Nicala Ruiz and SenOrita
Avila. All these ladies belong to the
best families in Santa Clara. Sonora
Plana is 81 years of age, and is the
widow OF the former mayor of that city.
Senorita Carmen Guitterez Is the prin.
cipal of the best and Oldest private
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-18
Favors Postal savings Banks.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15,-Postmas
ter-General Gary has become con
yinced of the wisdom and utility d
postal savings institutions and has de-
cided to have bill prepared providing
for theiI establishment and to recon-
mend its passage by congress.
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Farm For Sale.

A Stool; Farm of $40 acres decided
land, having altogether about 400 acres
under good fence, with Gommodious
situated near Bridge creek, 40 miles
southeast of The Dalles, on The Dalles
and Canyon City road. Plenty of run
ming water. good growing orchard. and
So acres in cultivation, Terms easy.
Enquire at the MEs-MoUNTAisEER
Office, The Dalles. Or.
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college for young women in l.
and. She is also principal of a muni-
cipal college. Her sister Nicolasa
teaches with her. Sonora Ruiz and
Senorita Avila are cousins OF the Cult
erreL family
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PIttspurg Men ar Work.

PITTsBURG, Sept. l6.-Between 15,-
900 and $4,000 coal miners in Pittsburg
district returned to work today in ac-
cordance with the action taken yester-
day at the convention authorizing the
men to resume work in all mines COM
plying with the provisions of the scale
of So cents, made at Columbus. The
remainder of the %, 600 miners OF the
district will be at work before the
close of the week. It is estimated that
the strike cost the people of Pittsburg
district from S5,000,000 to $1,000, 900.
Of=this amount the miners lost about
S2,250,O00 in wages.
The strike against the DeArmitts
will continue indefinitely, arrange
neuts having been made to assess the
working miners per cent of their
wages TO defray the expenses of keep
ing up the fight until the 65-cent rate
is made uniform throngboutthe district
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IreIand's Dreary Outlook.

LONDON, Sept. l5.-Harold Freder
ick, the London correspondent OF the
New York Times, has an article in the
Daily Chronicle describing the pros.
poets of famine in the county of Cork
and testifies to the universal alarm
there at the famine of 1647 being re.
Deated
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Storm Has Broken.

New YORK, Sept. 16.-A special Il
the Herald from Panama, Columbia
says:
Guatemala now faces an uprising fal
more serious than the one of a few
months ago, telegraphs the Herald cor
respondent in the city Of Guatemala
The present rebellion is led by men oi
great wealth and influence, and is
slightly gaining in strength each day
Advises just received from Guat.
emala are to the effect that 5000 rebels
attacked the city of Quezaltenango on
the morning of September 13. The
garrison there consisted of less than
1000 soldiers, but they fought valiantly.
The attack continued far into the
night, when the rebels, despite their
superior numbers. were repulsed. They
vigorously renewed the attack at half
past o'clock on the morning of the
14th, and the advices state the latest
report is that the fighting still con-
tinues.
The garrison still holds the city
against the rebels. but the fall of the
city is inevitable, unless the reinforce.
ments now hurrying forward arrive
within few hours.
The present revolution is headed by
General Prospero Morales, who. until
a few months ago was minister OF war
in the cabinet, General Fues Bafrios,
a brother in-law of President Barrios,
and Feliciano Guitera.
These three men were candidates for
president to succeed Barrios for the
term from 1898 to 1901.
Their antagonism to the president
dates from the time he declared him.
self dictator of Guatemala and an
nounced his intention of having law
passed in defiance of the constitution.
presidents election for
second term. This meant another
,erm for Barrios. and met with solid
opposition from the upper classes Of
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ain in firstelsss re
lly If IL viii cost no. I'd
There are at least 100 whsall
era in Klickitat county who would
Ing the ir products to this market ii
given an opportunity. Each OF these
farmers will require no less than 500
worth of supplies for the coming
wiuter.. II they bring their wheat here
and selfit, they will buy their supplies
of Dailes merchants, thai is they will
spend $40, 1000 in the city within the
next two months. Will it not pay
Dalles merchants to expend $500 in
| order to secure this trade? 1t is no
difficult matter to see why they will
not get it without putting forth some
fort. aud it is an easy matter for
then to see how they can get the trade
by judicious expenditure of CON-
paratively small amount of money.
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RHAT rs THE NATTER

In times gone by nearly all the
wheat raised in Klickitat county came
to The Dalles, and large amount OF
the supplies required by the farmers OF
that county was purchased from Dalles
merchants, This year the wheat OF
Klickitat is going either to Grants.
Rufus or Biggs, and the farmers OF
1Klickitat are as rule buying their
supplies at some other point except
The Dalles. There are reasons for
this change, and it is we'll that the
cause be Investigated. 1t has been al
legged that it was on account of the diff
ference charged in ferriage at this
place and at other points on the river,
but since there is rate of one dollar
for the round trip on wheat teams es.
tablished by the ferry company here,
the matter of ferriage cannot be taken
into account, and the cause must be
found in something else. 1t is stated
he road from Rockland to the
nountain is in fearful con-
ssable for light teams,
able for hauling
ben, must be the
Yes losing the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-29
BAY SHORE SETTLEMENT.
Largest Creditors Accept the fropo.
sition of Special Committee.
IMPORTANT ORDER OF COMMISSION.
All Freight business OF Express
Future by the Commission.

Since tho last meeting of the committee
appointed 10 settle all claims of the Calves
ton. La Porte and Houston there have been
held several private conferences and every
thing has been done so that the PROPOSE
tion would be acceptable to all creditors.
AS has been stated in the columns Of
Tho Post, all creditors agreed to the scale
of settlement mapped out by tho commit
tee except L. j. Smith aud the Beaumont
Lumber company. Connected with the Il.
j. Smith claim is that of w. f. Hanneu,
tho former having claim amounting 10
S62 900 and the latter s3l 900.
1t was learned yesterday that l.. j.
Smith and w. T.. Hannett had accepted
the proposition OF the committee, and have
agreed TO turn their claim in in accordance
with the recommendation of the commit
tee. Captain William Weiss. who is con-
nected with the claim of tho Beaumont
Lumber company, was seen by Post re-
porter and being asked II he had agreed
TO any settlement, said that he had not
that they had made a proposition. and
| We're waiting for an answer In certain
| time.
Whether an agreement Will be made
with the Beaumont Lumber company like
that made with L. ]. Smith remains to be
|
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

EAGLE pASS--Mr. L. C. Bason of San
Antonio imported 2l0C head OF sheep and
shipped them 10 market
CHAPPEI.L HILL-The meeting con-
Quoted by Rev. J. p. Chlders and son pro
crosses with undated interest.
Williams the man who shot
Allen May and killed himself, was buried
Tuesday. The girl is in a critical conai-
tlon.
BUFFALo-At the tie camp Of d. Shaw,
about five miles from here, Eugene LIN
sons foot was badly cut by tho slipping
Of his ak.
CALI. w. Davis, camp organizer OF
the Woodmen of the World. is here in the
interest of the order. camp will be Or
ganized this week.
CUMBY--Tho Odd Fellows celebrated tho
seventy eighth anniversary OF their ordet
here with speeches at the Independent
Normal college and banquet at the Eai''
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. conference OF
the Methodist church was held here last
week. The dedicatory services of the new
Methodist and Presbyterian church vas
held Sunday morning
DALLAs--L. NJ Jones. the well known
Kansas City implement man. who became,
insane in Dallas about week ago. dlea
in the city hospital He never gained con
sciouness after being taken from the INSANE
ward OF the county jail.
WACO-Tho following delegates to the
Southwest Texas grain and trade congress
which meets in Kansas City May ana D.
have been appointed by Mayor McCuiloch
r.. l.. Leonard. Eugene Early, John r.
sedwick, John r. Mullhall. W. W. seiey'
WACO-The case of the Farmers and
Merchants National bank OF Waco vs. A.
n. shuescr ct al. in equity involving ne
title to $1,000 acres OF land In StefiIhg
county. Texas. was decided by Jndse
Swayne In the United States court i" '"'"'
of the defendants.
BRYAN-The following officers have peen
elected by the military company here; H.
T. Coulter, captain; l.. s., E.le. first lieu
tenant; H. $. Jenkiiis, second lieutenant
s. VI Fulkerson, company clerk. and cnaS'
Carr. treasurer. The name of the company
will be the Clin Adams Rifles.
WACO-The Merchants Credit bureau oil
Waco has been organized with the foliow-
Ing officers: Mr. Frank +. Finks. presi-
dent; MIR. Jessie Yates, vice. president
Together with the president ana wee pres,
ident Messrs l.. Nigel, j. w. Riley anu
rat II. Dean were elected az an es.'us -,
committee Almost every prominent her
chant OF Waco Is a member OF this new
creation.
ALyIN-w. T. Larimore has MADE
nroposition 10 the business men oil inns
mace owning the building and grouna on
which the Meister Bros, pickle factor! ~
located. that II they viii donate him the
nroperty he will put In first-class col.oi
ein with all the modern improvements,
| The picklo factory has not been OPERA.
for two years aud as Alvin Is now wilhou'
gin tho proposition will probably ~
cepted.