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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-15

w. G. Ballard received letter thil
morning from his son Roy of the 2ha
Oregon Volunteers, dated Manila
September 18th. Roy has been pro.
NOTED to the charge Of the regimenta1
quartermaster's supply ~agon, and
was as we'll as he had ever been in HE
life, but he complains that many Of the
boys were suffering from fever! A
rumor had reached them that hiD
regiment would be ordered home in -
or 30 days from the time he wrote, ana
sll Of the boys who had not been sick
were hoping it would prove true
as they dreaded sn attack Of the
fever. A couple Of days before
he wrote the insurgents killed
six men belonging TO the Fourth
cavalry at Malata, an outpost three
miles from Manila and later killed
three more. The letter goes on %
say: "At HIS yesterday morning wo
were called to arms and held In readi.
ness to move at once. butth order 70
move never came. All of ;us boys Of
the End Oregon were just aching 20,
have brush with the insurgents, to
let the world know what the oregoa
boys are made off, +
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-15
SILVER AND WHEAT.

It.~ss committee of the English
parliment that reported as follows
t.We believe that the producer In
the silver country docs enjoy an adj
,ysntaee over bis competior in England.
That he is enabled, by the fall: in the
exchange to take.s lower price Tor, his
wheat, without. detriment to himself,
ihans his competitor in England: and
that pending a; general adjustment OF
prices, which has NOT ystSpccsired aend
which may yet be remote. rhst sdvant-
Are must continue. 49," II Che evi-
deuce;on these points is OF any weights
It all, and 1t seems to Us that u is i'm
possible TO ignore ~ aitpeather 1t
would. probably, TO some extent. &C.
count for the abnormal fall In the
price of wheat which we have seen In
reesnt wears with sueh disastrous con
se e,uences to ourselves and 70 many
other countries in the world; and we
regard II as matter OF grave import
snce to the future of the agricultural
interest which calls for serious atten.
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INVESTIGATING THE ARMY:

some large questions will come be-
fore the inquiry hoard In session in
Washington. The subject is not by
any means one entirely OF individual.
ites. If officers are found who ne.
elected or perverted their duties, or
we're incapable they will have TO pay
the righteous penalty. But back of
each officer is q system and that also
will be on trial. Our army organic
alton in general will be placed In the
balance. It's resources must be
weighed as we'll as its efficiency. One
of the frat discoveries will be that the
United States has completely out
grown its little regular army of six
months ago. 1t was not nearly large
enough to serveeven as nucleus for
the military affairs Of. the country.
This peaceful nation considerate OF
other governments, and desirous To
be ON friendly terms with them. But
it ID also, by natural laws, an expand
ing nation, ever increasing In pop
utation and wealth and extending in
all directions, by force OF variad in
dustries. its business relations with
the world. The destiny must be
faced. There is no reason why it
should not be accepted in an upright,
spirit and with q feeling !
Of good will to all. s
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-15
OCTOBER Is, 1898
THE NEW SENATOR.

When one compares the gentleman
just elected by the Oregon legislature
TO the United States senate with some
Of his predecessors he must conclude
the standard of craftsmanship is not
advancing. When compared with
Joseph N. Dolph and James w. Mes
NTH, Mr.. Simon must suffer. They
were statesmen, he is politician. They
were men whose political methods
were never questioned; Mr.. Simon has
beenknown for years as political boss
and .trixter. .-~--t.I~-- ,.,...,, ~.'~-
AS to what Mr.. Simon will or will
not do in the senate remains yet to be
seen. He is In the prime OF life, e,active
and energetic, and If his abilities are
exercised In the right direction he is
capable OF being fairly good repres
entative of the state In the national
legislation halls. On national aues-
ions, of course he will follow the, Head
Of. his party, and will be an active
lieutenant to Marx Hanna, hut still he
may accomplish some good for the
state. It is understood thai he favor
the early. construction Of the Mica
ragua canal. and 1.-The uses his energies
70 further this measure, possibly we
may derive more benift than we ex-
pecs from his election. But Mr..
Simon is not the kind Of q man the
United States senate should be com
posed Of. He. has little in common
with the masses, and he cannot be
countsd one of their advocates. Nei.'
ther his party or the state Is honored
by his elevation to 30 higha position.
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CAN'T READ ARIGHT.

When paper gets 80 hiaebound
that its partisanship closes It's eyes
to facts so that IL cannot read the
signs OF the times or hear the mur-
muriugs Of the public it becomes so
strongly partisan organ that Its
truthfulness ceases TO be at par. 1t
would seem that the Albany Herald
has arrived at this stage, judging from
the following expression that ap-
peared yesterday in its editorial col
umps:
1.-THE work Of the Investigating COM
mittee, in the matter OF the conduct OF
the war by the war department, evil
IDENTIFY will not give satisfaction, for
the great mass of the people were net
calling for any investigation, and
those who raised the clamor which
forced the appointment Of the COM
mittee, will have no use TO: the report
unless 1t finds Secretary Aiger d.
rectly responsible for every death and
every case Of sickness that has taken
place during the entire conflict. so as
TO make a political club for future use.
| which of course cannot be found just
to accommodate them"
The Herald has certainly been asleep
for the past swo months, or is SO
wrapped up In its prejudices that it
| will deliberately falsify to prevent
criticism of its party. The fact is that
fully Is per cent of the people Of the
nation were demanding an investiea.
ton Of the war departments admins
tration during the war. They believe
there was iDcompetency and misman-
agement there. The clamoring for
an Investigation was not confined to
any particular party. It was o pat
riotic uprising, of the people who felt
that their soldiers had been mlstrested,
and demanded that the responsibility
be placed where it belonged. Many Of
the leading republican papers Of the
country, including the Oregonian,
were loud in their demands fora in
vestigation, and certainly they were
not seeking clubs with which to beat
their party's brains out.5 Ar investi-
cation Is necessary, not only by the
committee now engaged In the work,
but also by congress. for the masses
will not be satisfied until all the facts
are known.
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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENcEs

East week we read an account of the
Fpersecution Of an American Christian
in heathen China. An American
Christian missionary in giving an ac-
count Of his treatment in one Of the
principal cities, srites that every time
he sppeared on she street he was fol-
lowed ~ a gang of little hea1hen
Dhtnsse boys. who pelted him with
mud and stones and called after him.
"foreigR devil! foreign devilp' There
has nvedin this Christian city for a
great mAny years, an old Chinaman-
"a hesthen. II you please He is old
aud peculiar, but inoffensive and hsrm-
less when let alone. but almost every.
time he appears on the street he Is fofa
Hwed by gang OF little Christian
Boys, who call after him. zone eyeI
one syefr and peit him with mud ana
stones. In great many instances the
Christian parents of these Christian
boys know Of their action, bat instead
Of rsprovips than, they sPpssr TO
thiDk Il h rssl fpnay 70 see shs old
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THE NEXT CONGRESS.

Mark Hanna has sounded an alarm
He frankly tells his fellow republi
cans that the next house of represent
atives is likely to be democratic.
This is true, and no wonder. With
the Dingley hill producing less reve.
nue than enough to pay the ordinary
Expenses of the government; with the
scandals of the war on the republican
party's head; with the presidents
shameful abuse Of his appointing pow
ersip 6hinKsIhs Vital departments Of
the army with incompstents who had
pull: with the records of sickness
and death In all the camps, attribute
ole solely TO incapable administration:
with Alger still holding Office and
controlling the army: with an exss
perating war revenue measure which
even with The aid Of the commerce
Gripping Diagley bill produces de-
rcit Of nearly se0, ,OOo, 900 during the
first three months OF the fiscal year
with all these facts ic evidence 1t will
surely be astonishing II the next con.
eress is not democratic.-Walls Wslls
Statesman.
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NOT IN OBLITION.

In q plantive speech in Florida,
Secretary Alger remarked that 1t
mattered not what become Of him.
ST may be buried In oblivion" he siad
"or in the grave" In common with all
mankind the secretary will be buried
in a grave. but he will not be buried
in oblivion. The administration OF
the war department by Secretary Alger
will ever remain part of the nations
history. Il will never be forgotten
that In q country of boundless resources
and plentiful supply of food OF all
kinds, the nations soldiers went
hungry because of the incapacity Of
the commissary department under
Secretary Alger's. command. 1t will
never be forgotten that with a
treasury bursting with cash, the nat.
ions defenders suffered for medicines
and the most ordinary articles &c
relieve the sick and promote a return
to health, because Of the ineficiency
OF the medical department. under Sec
retary Alger's command. It will
never be forgotten that the utmost
want OF order and practical admins
trative ability was displayed: in the
qnartermsster's department under
Secretary, Aleer's command. twill
never be forgotten that whole regi-
ments in camps of instruction, which
were never exposed to the dangers and
hardships of an actual cam oaign we're
because of ignorance and
Indifference and criminal negligence
of men under the command Of Sec
retary Alger., BY way of comparison
it will never be forgotten tnat pro-
portionately more sickness, more
death, more suffering was engendered
In six months with 200, 900 men under
Secretary Alger than in four years
with 1000, 600 men under Secretary
Edward M. Stanton 35 years ago. No.
Secretary Alger is in no danger of OBJ
hvion. Some men achieve greatness
for their great successes, and others
become noted for great failures de-
serving oblivion. but unfortunately
never gaining it. Russell A. Aleer
belongs to the latter class. His ad-
of the war department will
bear the gaunt imprint of death for
years to come. and illustrate as nothing
slse can how imbecility can wreck an
army and send thousands to untimety
rraves
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stort OF complete surrender Of the
% opponents to MIR. Corbett. They
gave up their fight and elected to the
senate Mr.. Corbett's strictest sup
porter and principal managers the man
whom they hated more bitterly than
Mr. Corbett himself. In supporting
Mr.. Simon the republican legislators
who opposed Mr.. Corbett did the most
inconsistant sct of their lives; when
they went into caucus and agreed to
support any one except Corbett whom
the caucus should name. they not only
showed their Inconsistency. but adver
tised to the world that they we're no,
opposing his election on principal, but
for personal reasons. They canno,
even excuse their actions on, the
grounds of opposing bossism. for they
have elected 10 the U. S. senate the
J principal boss Of the opposing faction
in their party. Since they have made
such complete surrender. it will de
volve upon them to explain theil
1 motives.
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ernor Lord 70 appoint Mr.. Corbett, and
again. let him go before the regular
session, allow himself elected, then
resign and get Governor Geer to re-
appoint Mr.. Corbett. 1t all rests with
Mr.. Simon to make Mr.. Corbett sen.
ator, and if he was speaking from real
conscienciousness he will pursue the
course We have outlined. We fear,
however, Little Joe'' Was talking
through his tile.
Philanthropist Mark Hanna Is solicit
tous that the Philippine Islanders
shall be treated with the utmost hu-
manity. The coal miners. iron work
ers, street car crews, and lake sailors
who.have been in Marks employ when
their wages were cut below the subsis.
tence line can understand now that
Mark has been keeping his humanity
In the safety deposievault of his grant,
told conscience all these years that he
might pour it out upon 1900, 900
| yellow. brown and black semi-savages
1900 miles away from our shores.
Mark mas some OF the milk of human
kindness in him despite the many hard
things that have been said about him.
This fact may be proven by power
ful microscope not yet invented.-Re.
public.
Lord Brsssey of England, who is
an authority on naval matters, is now
in this country. He has added his
pr aise to that of others of his country
men as to the splendid work done by
the American navy during the late
war. The United States, he says, car
become q great naval power. We
have the right sort Of men, great In
ventive skill, and as the country hal
almost unlimited resources. it viii
depend upon the people themselve:
whether they are to have formidable
navy, as compared with certain Euro
pean powers, or not. Lord Brassey Ii
! of the opinion that the English woult
not object TO seeing the United State:
having powerful navy, hoping ss
many Englishmen at present do, tina
when we are stronger in ships the
much-desired Anglo-American al
lance will be nearer accomplishn emit
The law should be such that in cas-,
of strikes OF magnitude the state
should step In and assume control o
the property. The tragedy at Virden
Illinois, where many men are reported
killed in 40 engagement between
striking coal miners and armed depu
ties and employees Of the company is
case in point. Manager Lukens assert
ed that he would run his property t,
suit himself at the point of winches
ters., Under existing laws for the pro
! lection of capital, Mr.. Lukens in hi
> remarks, displayed the same exaltet
patriotism as always characterizes tn
capitalist. But the order of things |
primarily wrong when even sd goo'
man as Mr.. Lukens can sly tina,
hundred OF his fellow beings must Il
effect be his slaves land do his will O
starve. Lersuch men as Mr.. Luken
: be forced to step aside and the stat
r assume entire control until all tn
r rights Of all the people are subservei
, Mr.. Lukens may have inalienabi
rights above those of his employees
the state has such rights aboYe thos
. OF Mr.. Lukens.
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INTEREST RATE REDUCED.
The Legictatuae Has Done Another Good

The Legictataae Has Done Another Good
SALEM, Oct. I2.-Senator Daley,s
bill reducing the legal rate Of iDteres,
from 8 to per cent has passed both
houses, and If It receives the governor g
approval. public debts and open ac-
counts hereafter will bear only 8 per
cent.
Speaker Carterhas introduced a bill
authorizing the state normal school at
Ashland, and carrying an appropriation
for its maintsinance.
The report Of thescommittee on ways
and means will leave out the apprepria-
tions for the orphans and babies
homes.
In the senate the new portage bill
has passed.
Representative Young Is chairman Of
the committee to which will be re-
ferred all bills relative TO the redue-
ton of officers salaries.
Curtis measure to protect salmon
has passed the house, and will likely
90 through the senate.
The law makers have an industrious
streak, and are holding night sessions
In both houses and making use OF
every available hour. 1t is generally
thought the session will close sstur-
Day, ]
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DessItution 10 Widespread.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1l.--A dispatch 70
the Herald from Santiago says; Amer-
lean officers sent to inspect Baracoa
and Sagua de Tsnamo, have returned
and report dreadful destitution In the
northern towns. There Is sbsolute,
necessity Of immediate action. Men,
women and children are starving and
naked. General Wood will send TO,
morrow 100000 rations, cloth stufs
and clothing to Baracoa, Sagua, Gibara.
and Baino. General Woods has issued
Instructions that free ratlons shall bsl
given out to women and children only.
The men, 1t Is said, viii not work ~
long as they can find free food.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-10-15
PRESIDENT HILLS YIERS.

President J. ]. Hill of the Great
Northern is urging that congress en-
act law giving q bounty Of S2 per
ton ON exports carried in American
ships from Pacific coast ports to Asiatic
ports. As usual. Mr.. Hill shows that
he is master of the subject under dis
cussion, but the Spokesman-Review
regrets that he has coupled his project
with an open and direct attack upon
government Improvement Of the
country's- rivers and harbors. Mr..
Hill says:
"a ship of 5000 tons capacity, lesv.
ing the coast every day in the year,
would carry. 1850, 600 tons annually
across the Pacific ocean to Asia. What
would it cost? A bonus Of s2 per ton
would insure the building of ships as
fast as the shipysrds could turn them
out. Two dollars per ton would amount
to g, 3,0OO, 900 per year. That amount
for 10 years would not amount to any
more than the river and harbor bill.
which has paid SO many political
debts and done so little good.n
L. Is hardly to be expected that
President Hill would be enthusiastic
in support of the river and harb6r
bill. Water competition is exactly
the thing he does not want. He wauts
TO carry the products of this section
In his cars TO Underwater, aud be wants |
to transfer them there to ships Of tts7
steamship line. He wants all he ca0
get ont Of each .haul-high rates esSss
the coast, and a bounty from the coast
to Asia. 7
The people may or may not want
his bounty project. That will be Q |
question for fur:her consideration.
But they do want lower freight rates,
are very much IN earnest about it,
and understand that open rivers to
the sea would bring thu desiderstum.
Less than halt a million dollars, &C,
,ording to the report Of engineers,
would build the portage road between
-elilo and The Dalles. The clearing
lway of impediments In the lower I
Snake would not involve the expendi.
ure of yery large sum. These im- +,
completed. a competing [,
water route would be openad, over II
Which the surplus produce of Whit K
nan, Walla Walla. Franklin, Coium. II
ia, Gar field, Asotin and other conn-5 E
les OF eastern Washington, and Nez. X
'srce. Lstah and other counties Of II
orthern Idaho, could end their way Is
o tidewater AMI the open markets of 9
he world.
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MINERS And
OFFICERS FIGHT
Desperate Encounter at
Virden, Illinois.

VrRDEN, ILL.,, Oct. 12.-The arrival Of
imported negroes from the South at
1880 today was followed by a desperate
battle. Five hundred shots were ex-
changed between the strikers on one
side, and Sheriff Davenport and depu-
ties and railroad police on the other
side.
1t is thought that at least 20 mon on
both sides were killed and wounded.
The best information is that 10 were
killed. five fatally wounded, and FIVE
seriously wounded.
When the Chicago & Alton
train bearing the negroes arrived it
was met by fully 1900 armed miners,
who were lined up on each side of the
track between the telegraph Office aud
mine Of the Chicago Virden Coal Com
pany. The train was stopped immedi-
ately in front Of the east gates Of the
stockade, and the trouble began.
Dozens Of shots were fired from the
stockade at the men, while the strikers
were half mile away, ,and one Chica-
go & Alton policeman was undoubted-
ly killed by shot from the tower.
The widest rumors are ahoat, one
being that as many IS so miners have
been killed. The town is In the great
est excitement. men are securing
whatever arms they can get hold of,
expecting to use them for their own
protection If the trouble spreads.
Shortly before 1870 Manager Lukens
tried to make his escape from the shaft.
The attempt wss signal for another
fusilade from body Of men said to
be miners. The manager and small
force of detectives ran into an alley
behind the postofice. The attacking
party however, continued to fire away.
It is not known whether any Of the
shots took effect. The city marshal
telegrsphed the chief Of police Of
Springfield to send g special train with
doctors. Sheriff Davenport has sent q
telegram to Governor Tanner. asking
that troops be sent Immediately. The
sheriff thinks possibly 100 men have
been killed and wounded, but others
deem the estimate too large. There is
the greatest indignation against the
mine operators. Lukins is held re-
sponsibly for the tragedy.
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THE VIRDEN RIOT.

The clash at Virden, Illinois, be-
tween the miners and the Chicago
Virden Coal Company, assisted by
their imported colored outlaws, Is an
other evidence of the tendency to
grind down labor and uphold capital.
The Goa! miners had asked for an in
crease in wages, promised them when
the Dineley bill went into effect. but
instead were threatened with de-
crease, because the company could i'm
port colored men. many OF whom were
recently discharged from Southern
pepitentiaries, who would work for
less money. The miners undertaking
to assert their rights to earn their
living by labor, warned the company
not to attempt to import laborers' but
the warning was unheeded. Manager
Lukens asserted that he would i'm.
port colored laborers at the muzzle OF
Winchester rifles and attempted to dc
SO, even ignoring the warning of Gov
ernor Tapner. and his refusal TO send
the militia TO aid the company in its
heartless sendeavor.
The management of the Chicago
Virder Coal Company are guilty OF
cold blooded and deliberate murder OF
the men they thus rushed into the
very jaws of death. It was entirely
premeditated on their part. They were
warned that If they attempted to i'm
port laborers there would be trouble
Instead of beeding the warning, they
armed there hired minions and rushed
them by . special train into q mob OF
infariated miners, shots being fred
from the train as it entered the
station A terrible battle ensued, and
O number Of men on both sides were
killed. The blood of these men must
be accounted for by tne heartless
wretches who forced the battle.
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Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby giyen that the undersignee
ger. deceased, has fled his final aeeount and
report In said estate In the County Court OF The
State Of Oregon, for Wasco County. and that
Monday. ths sfh day Of November. lssas
At 10 O'Clock, .. m. of said day at the County
Court room IN the County Court House 10
nxed by said Court rs the time and pl1ce fof
hearing said Anal account and report.
/. All persons interested In said estate are heres
and show cause, II any there be, why n<1sct
count should not be allowed and approNct an =
an order made discharging said pxecurcok md
releasing his bondsmen- - + "
Dated this ist day OF October, isss.
II. Q. BEN8uN
.Adninistntor Of the Estate Of Peter Sherrin,
ger, deceased, 7oct5t