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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
A NARROW POLICY

The provisional legislature of Brit
ish Columbia is pursuing very mar
row policy in regard to the mining
laws of that country. having passed a
bill that virtually confines the privi-
ledge of prospecting on British soil to
British subjects. BY a vote of Is TO 10
it made change in the mineral
act, under which any person requiring
free miners rights must not only be
over 18 years OF age, but must also bea
British subject or else declare his in
tention to so become. The press in
the mining districts severely criticise
the action of the legislature as being
contrary to the best interesta of the
country, and ali unfriendly act toward
those who aid in developing the re-
sources of the mining regions. Com
menting on the measure, the Rossland
Daily Miner, which is one of the most
progressive papars published in Brit
ish Columbia, says:
ga careful consideration of the alien
amendment passed by the provincial
legislature at Victoria simply confirms
and intensifies the adverse view some
what hastily expressed by us yester-
day morning. If it be the purpose of
the farmers of that amendment to shut
out American prospectors and leave
all the ground to Canadians the object
of the measure will fail, for it can
easily be evaded. Under the act aliens
will have the right to purchase and
own claims. What then will pre- vent
American prospectors from locating
claims in the names and under the IL
censes of their Canadian friends and
subsequently taking bill of sale at a
nominal figure? The amendment also
permits companies to locate claims
whether they be alien corporations or
not. While this would entail some in
convenience. yet it could and would be
resorted to and would result merely in
loss of revenue. The point we wish
to make is that the amendment will
simply cause inconvenience and irrita-
tation. 1t is an unfortunate change
from the broad and liberal policy
which has heretofore characterized
the civil policy of the government of
British Columbia. The relations be-
tween Americans and Canadians in
our mining, districts; have always
been of the, most cordial and
friendly character. Americans have
shown no desire to interfere with the
established conditions of the country.
On the contrary, they have as rule
nothing but praise for the institutions
under which they are making tempo
rary home. When, therefore. we have
this happy state of affairs why should
thig 1re brand be thrown out by the
Legislative assembly? If it is done in
retaliation for such foolish measures
as the Corliss amendment on the |
American side, then we frankly say it |
fails of It's purpose. 1t does not hit |
the right people, but it Is a blow at !
people who are our friends and who
are helping by their enterprise and in
dustry to develop the latent wealth of
the ppoyince,o
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
A Battle Is Imminent.

PHARsALA, May 12-Importantfght-
ing is expected here unless an armstice
is Immediately agreed upon at Constan-
tinople. Edhem Pasha, the Turkish
commander-in-chief, has established
headquarters on the hill opposite Phar-
sala. The Greek irregulars are raiding
parts of Thessaly, and irregular Greek
bands have attempted to cut the Turk.
ish line of communication with Elias
soma
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
A MAJORITY AGAINST 1T.
Sugar Schedule of the Proposed Tariff
Bill Cannot Stand

Sugar Schedule of the Proposed Tariff
Bill Cannot Stand.
NEW YORK, May ia special to
the Herald from Washington says:
The sugar schedule of the tariff bill,
as framed Dy the republicans of the
senate finance committee in the inter-
est of the trust, is doomed to defeat.
Including II senators who ara absent,
and whose views could not be ascer-
tained, the senate stands thus:
Against schedule and trust, a; for
schedule, 6; non committal, Is; not
classified, II; vacancies, 2: total men,
bership of senate, 80; majority against
schedule and trust, 6.
A careful canvass of the senate on
the amended schedule shows clear
majority against the schedule as it
stands at present, and if not materially
amended to lessen the protection to
the trust, the adoption of a general
antitrust amendment.
1. is clear that if all those who are
noncommittal and all not classified
should vote in favor of the sugar
schedule, in its present form, it is still
doomed to defeat. There is no doubt
that the majority against the schedule
will be much larger than that given
above. Practically the solid demo-
cratic and populist votes will be
against it, and several republicans who
are noncommittal or not classified will
be in the same column.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
ACCEPTED BY GREECE
Peace Conditions Imposed by
the Powers Adhered to.
TO SAVE HIS NECK
Attorneys for Durrant Have Appealed
to Governor Budd for Ex-
ecutive Clemeney.
An Experiment in the Use of Electricity
on Railroads That Promises to Rev
Olutionize the Business Peace
For Greece Expensive.

ATHENS, May 1.-THE diplomatic
pour parlois has been brought to q de-
finite conclusion. Greece has formally
adhered to the preliminaries of peace
agreed upon by the powers. and the
heads of the different legations have
received positive assurance investing
them with authority to treat with Tur-
key.
ATHENS. May ia collective note
from tho powers on the subject of me-
diation has been presented'to o the Greek
minister of foreign affairs, NJ. Skou-
lodis, by the Russian minister. NJ.
Onou. 1t is understood the Greek
government has accepted the condi-
tions imposed and confded itc inter-
ests to the care of the powers. Active
measures, it is further stated, were
taken at Constant1nople today to stop
the further advance of the Turkish
troops.
Greece having accepted mediation,
the ambassadors of the powers at Con-
stantinople have been instructed to ap-
proach the Turkish government with
a view to ascertaining upon what con-
dition Turkey will agree to declare
roaop
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
Powers to Turkey

CoNsTANTINOPLE, May 12.-The am
bassadors held another meeting this
morning after which they presented at
the palace and to the Turkish govern
ment a collective note proposing an
armstice pending negotiations for
peace between Turkey and Greece now
in progress.
The admirals in command of the for
eign fleets in Cretan waters have been
notified of the mediation of the powers
between Turkey and Greece, and in
structions to permit the departure of
Greek troops from Crete.
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Firm STAND at pomokos.

LONDON, May IA dispatch from
Athens says a telegram has been re-
ceived from Prince Constantine say
ing: sour new position, in Domokos,
is one of great strength. We are re-
solved to hold it at all costs. The re-
treat from Pharsala vas rendered i'm
perative by the overwhelming num-
bers of the enemy and was effected
without mishap.''
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
MONEY AND COMMERCE.

Th0 most IOfclDle arg uLuoub PiO
duced in favor of the gold standard is
the necessity of money in common
use the world oyer on which to base
our foreign commerce. This argu-
ment, we admit has weight, for il is
convenient and in fact desirable that
we have as money metal that is rec
ognized throughout the commercial
nations when buying or selling abroad;
but it is not absolutely necessary.
Our money. even though 1t is gold, is
not, when effecting large transactions,
counted in dollars and cents In foreign
markets, but in pounds and ounces.
1t is thrown upon the scales and
weighed, and taken at its value as bull
lion of certain fiueness. II our basic
money were silver, the same rules
would prevail. Though both the
coins and paper money of the United
States are received at their face value
in gold by foreign countries in small
transactions, which is convenience
and pride to the American tourist, but
these are minor considerations, and
have little weight as an argument In
favor of the gold standard. 1t is for
the large foreign commercial transac-
tions that the gold standard advocate
contends.
But when we compare the volume OF
our foreign commerce with that of our
domestic transactions, the argument
in favor of the gold standard for this
purpose dwindles into insignificance.
During the fiscal year ending June 30,
1895, our entire foreign commerce. in
cluding both exports and imports OF
all classes of merchandise and gold
and silver, was but Sl,878, ,179. .O29.
During the same period our transac.
tions in farm produce between the pro-
ducer and the buyer amounted to
50, ,46O, 100 ,454: the output OF our manu-
facturers was S9,372. .437 ,4S3; raw
material consumed was S5,021. .453. .326;
wages paid were 50, 283, ,2l6 ,529; The out
put of our coal mines was SlS6, 145 1854, |
and of the iron and steel factories was |
over $50, ,0O0, 900; the malt and liquor
fermented product. $500, 100000 OF
these products we exported and
sold abroad 1858, 200, ,4S7, and we i'm
ported merchandise to the amount of
S779, ,724,674 To effect this exchange
with foreign countries We exported
slI2, ,4O9, ,947 in gold and $50, ,54i $40 in
silver, and imported s33, ,225 ,O62 of gold
and s2S. III, 1876 of silver. That is to ef- |
feet our entire foreign commerce we
only 1926, ,253, $50 in money. |
In addition to the products of the
the country, the railroad gross
for the year were 81, l05,-
aS4 ,267; of telegraph lines it was s22.-
612,736; life insurance companies,
ss4, ,9sI, ,44O; fire insurance companies.
s175. 749. .635, and of national banks,
BAG, 1856, ,557. In the aggregate our do
nestic commerce between first hands.
that is, from producer to original pur-
chasers. amounted to over s25, 600, ,O00.-
900. and the transactions between
second hands, between middle men and
would fully double this vast
ann. Hence our domestic commerce
for the year was no less than s5o,000,.
COO. 900, against foreign commerce OF
less than two billions.
To draw the comparison further, We
in one year over 100000
100 manufactured articles, exported
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
Foul Play Suspected.

GoLDENDALE, WASH, May 1s.-Tom
Firman, of Pleasant, arrived in Golden
dale at o'clock this morning, and re-
ported to the county coroner that
Weslie Williamson, a bachelor and
former resident of Washington county.
Oregon, had been found dead in the
smoldering ashes of his cabin that had
been burned between the hours of 9
and II o'clock last night. Foul play
is suspected. Officers have gone to
the scene of the CHASTITY find, % miles
from here.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15

WASHINGTON, May 13.-The presi-
dent today nominated Brigadier-Gen-
eral James Forsyth, in command OF
the department of California, to the
vacant major-generalcy caused by
Wheaton's retirement last week.
Forsyth, it is expected, will retire
within few days, after his confirma-
tion, leaving the way open for the
promotion to major-generalcy of
some other brigadier-general, which
movement will probably end with Cen
eral Brooke, permanently in the place
of Inajor-general.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
WILL ENTERTAIN BRYAN.
San Francisco silver Men win Give H

San Francisco silver Men Will Give Him
Reception.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.-Chairman
Afford. of the democratic state central
committee, has been arranging the de-
tails of William j. Bryan's visit and
preparing for great occasion on the
night of July when the distinguished
visitor will be given an ovation and
will address mass meeting.
A week ago Chairman Afford secured
Mr.. Bryan's promise TO come to San
Diseo Immediately after the ban.
given at Los Angeles on
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
Bastou Wool market.

A dispatch dated Boston, May l3,
saws: Business in the wool market
this week has been slow, but this is to
expected after the heavy business of
the last four months. Manufactures
have purchased vast amounts of wool
ahead, and the mills have sufficient on
hand to last them for months to come.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15

July 5. A large committee of leading
democrats will go to Los Angeles by
special train and escort the orator to
this city, arriving on the morning of
July /. On the evening of the Sth, Mr..
Bryan will leave for Oregon.
Yesterday, w. w. Foote wired Mr..
Bryan, begging for more time and
speeches than he had allotted to Cali
fornia, but received word that it would
be impossible now to alter the dis
tinguished visitors program.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15

CoNsTANTINoPLE, May ia dis
patch from Larissa says the imperial
army is marching in two columns from
Pharsala upon Domokos and Almyro.
Fighting will surely occur today unless
the pending negotiations of the powers
result in the prompt conclusion of
peace.
An imperial trade just issued orders
gold and silver medals struck for pre-
sentation to the troops taking part in
the war against Greece.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15

Prices in all grades show no change

Prices in all grades show no change
from last week. Quotations are:
Territory wools-Montana, fine med
ium and fins, 104 to l2ic; secured, 30
to 36c; staple, 3s to 39c. Utah, Wyom-
ing, etc., fine medium and fine, 10 to
12c; secured, 35 to 36c; staple, 81 to 3Sc.
California wools-Northern spring,
IA to 16c; secured, 80 to SIC: middle
county, spring, 10 to 12c; secured, %
to 34c. lrf
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May l3.-John
Linville. deputy county treasure OF
Pike county, who enbezzled $4,000
during Treasurer Windmer's term Of
Office, has been convicted by jury at
Pittsfield, and sentenced to two years
in prison.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
The PhiIipInes War.

MADRID, May 13.-An official dis
patch from Manila, PHILIPPINES islands,
announces that the Spanish troops
captured Ternate, and that 81 insur-
gents were killed. The Spaniards
lost 25 killed and 226 wounded.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
Here Is q Kick.

To the Editor.
l have been reading your excellent
paper for long time, and in the main
l find it very satisfactory newspaper,
but there is one feature that aggra-
Yates me beyond measure and makes
me swear (sometimel that 1 will stop
the sheet. The thing that I complain
of is those reading notices. which be-
gin with an interesting, newsy item
and end up with ';the best and most
popular route between ST. Paul and
Chicago, and the best dining car SER
vice in the world, is via the Wisconsin
Central Lines" The statement is
truthful enough, and suppose that j.
G.. Pond, G. P. A., Milwaukee, Wis,
or Geo. S. Batty, General Agent. 240
Stark Street, Portland, Or, find this a
good way to meet and inform the trav-
cling public of the advantages of
over their lines.
Yours truly,
KATIE CARSON.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15

A Test Demonstrates Its Possibilities as a
Motive Power.
NEW BAvEN. May 11.-An expert.
ment was made yesterday between
Hartford and New Britain on the New
England road, that, according to ex-
perts, will revolutionize the motive
power in railroading. 1t was an off,
cial test of the third rail electric sys-
tenn, and was the first application of
this method of using electricity instead
of steam for long and heavy haul.
A run of 10 miles was made in 135
minutes, and with less jar than is ex-
perienced in an ordinary railroad pas
senger car.
Briefly, this test means the attain
ment of a speed of 60 to IS miles an
hour by using electricity as the motive
power. Financially it means getting
one horsepower out of two tons of coal.
With steam engine it takes from
seven to eight tons of coal to get one
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for the action she has TIA ken in refer
ence to adjusting her tariffs, notwith-
standing the fact it looks like bit of
retaliation to punish our government
for discriminating against Canadian
products in the tariff bill now before
congress.
All reports from the farming sec
tions OF Eastern Oregon indicate that
the crop this year will be larger than
ever before. Grain everywhere is in
splendid condition, and barring hot
winds next n onth, will yield extremely
heavy. Even without any more rain
from now until harvest time, all but
very late sowing wilt make a good
crop, the ground being sufficiently
moist now to mature the grain. In
deed the farmers and those depending
upon them have reason to feel hopeful
over the outlook.
Tea importers have not waited for
the enactment of the new tariff 10
make an advance in tea, but have
raised the price from three to five cents
feeling assured that the tariff bill is
certain to pass. And this is only q
commencement of what will follow.
The price of every commodity on
which the duty is raised will advance
proportionatily. The lesson people
will learn in the next four years will
convince them beyond doubt that
tariff is q tax and must be born by the
consumer, whether it goes into the
federal treasury or into the pockets of
the favored classes. In the case of
tea, it will go to swell the income of
the latter, since enough will be inn
ported before the bill becomes law
to supply the demand for years.
The Pendleton Tribune wakes quite
eloquent when preaching about that
beautifuldream "protection." Here is
a sample: Protection is divine law
that began with the first and lowest
order Of vegetable life as one of the
essentials of self-preservation and is
just as much part of the physical
economy of nature as the air we
beeathe, and as fixed and unchanging
as the admantine walls that guard old
restless oceans shores. 1t is an inher-
ent prerogative that was born with the
world and that the evolution of ages
will never change" Indeed, but
a protection that protects one at
the expense of one hundred, such as is
enacted by the average American con-
gress when it gets to protecting" is
an Inherent perogative of trusts, mono
poles and combines, and certain
breeder of anarchy.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15

CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 1.-The ex-
penses of the war with Greece are
estimated at s25, 900, 900, which Greece
will pay as an indemnity in annual in
stalments, guaranteed by the Thes-
salian revenues.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
Vote Was Decisive

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE house
voted, 100 to 80, today to refuse to con-
cur in the senate amendment to revoke
President Cleveland's order as to forest
reservations.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
slugging to Death Not Murder.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., May IA de-
cision of great interest in sporting cir
cles has been made here by the United
States grand jury, which refused to in
dict Daniel Shay, chargel with man
slaughter. Shay, a United States
soldier, killed comrade several
months ago while the two were spar
ring for amusement. The jury held
that there was no malice in the killing,
and that the death was accidental, and
Shay was discharged.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

1t is reported that the Greeks are
undecided whether to continue the war
or to quit fighting. If they keep up
their present lick the Turks will settle
the matter for them.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-15
THE DALLES NEEDS 1T.

One cannot traverse the streets of
The Dalles and see the hundred or
more ablebodied, hearty men standing
on the corners inquiring for work
without being convinced that there is
something radically wrong. When he
encounters those honest, brawny fel.
lows and knows they are ready to work
for sl.5O day If opportunity offers,
and would jump at position that
would offer $40 a month steady employ
ment; then enters the warehouses that
are being filed with wool for shipment
to the factories on the Atlantic coast.
be cannot but determine that this
city, or rather the capitalists and
property owners of the city, are neg'
lecting golden opportunities to in
crease their wealth and at the same
time become benefactors to the hord
of laborers who tramp our streets from
morn till night in search of employ
ment.
The difference in wages between the
East and the West, has through force
of circumstances during late years, be.
come so slight, that if manufacturing
can be successfully conducted on the
Atlantic coast, it can here. When |
help can be had at $40 to $40 month |
in The Dalles, and with the raw |
material right at our very doors, a |
wooden mill here would have advan-
tages over any mill that must ship Its
raw material from one to two thousand |
miles. The fact is, under present con-
ditions, woolens can be manufactured
here in competition with any place in
the United States, because the raw
wool and also the market for finished
goods is directly at hand. Besides all
these advantages, the tariff bill at
present before congress will become
law and will be in force for period of
four years or possibly longer. 1t will
afford ample, and in fact exorbitant
protection to the manufacturer of
woeleps. He can be assured of 20
per cent larger profits in the future
than in the past, and those engaging in
business now, can be- assured of pro-
lection to their infant industry until it
grows to at least four-year-old adult
before the protection Is removed.
With such prospects and with the cer-
tainty of being able to secure labor at
the lowest living rates, there is more
today for establishing
wooden mills In The Dallss than ever
before.
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Who doesn't

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On another page is printed letter
from j. C. Cooper, chairman of the
union state committee, advocating a
union of all rsform forces in the state
for the campaign of 1893. The idea is
q good one, and should meet with
hearty response throughout the state,
The forces of the plutocrats are being
consolidated and will present an un.
broken front in the next campaign.
This can only be overcome by the
masses uniting and standing together
for reform and retrenchment.
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Divine Healer Shrader, who cut such
dash some months since, is now the
brightest attraction of a five cent
dime museum in the east. Virtue
never goes unrewarded,
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The Sultan of Turkey announces
that he deeply sympathizes with King
George of Greece. His sympathy is
something like that which Mark
Hanna has for a laboring man.