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THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1892.
NUMBER 3.
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ALL IS. QUIET AGAIN.!
V Tie Draartment Officials Say There is!
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No Crronnd for Aspreliensioii.
A MONUMENT FOR WASHIXGTOX.
The Eastern States Experience a Very
Severe Snow Storm
MUCH DAMAGE.
DOSE
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Liable to be
France and the rope
3Iixed I'p A Wholesale Hang-
ing.
Washington, Dec. 26. There can be
no doubt of the desire of the officers of
the state and navy departments to
allay any apprehension of war between
the United States and Chili that may
have been, caused b' alarming newspaper
publications. Secretary Tracy said the
war-like stories are without foundation,
and that there is nothing in the situa-
tionto warrant their acceptance. The
umixie ui mil- nuw umiui.
communicative of news but took such
optimistic views of the situation as to
warrant the belief, strengthened by the
fact that Secretaries Blaine and Tracy
have todaj been in consultation with
the president, that some news of a most
reassuring character has been received
from the American reppresentative in
Chili.
A Monument to General Washington.
. Trenton, X. J., Dec. 26. Today is
the 15th anniversary of the revolution
ary battle of Trenton, and it was made
more notable by the laying of the corner
stone of a monument to the memory of
Washington and the continental troops
who after crossing the ice in the Dela
ware during Christmas night, surprised
and routed the Hessians. Governor
Abbott laid the stone at noon while a
salute of forty-four guns was fired. An
indoor meeting was held at Taylor opera
house. General William J. Sewell
presided at the meeting, and after a
short introductionary address, United
States Senator McPherson, General
Horace Barter, of New York and ex
Secretarv of the Navy Robeson spoke.
The monument will cost about $50,000
dollars.
A Severe Snow Storm.
All day yesterday a blizzard prevailed
throughout Nebraska. The weather
turned intensely cold and the wind blew
at a terrific rate, and snow fell in great
quantities. Traffic on all railroads in
the state is seriously retarded and in
many cases along the western division
of the Union Pacific trainsare blockaded.
The snow has drifted furiously. Stock
has suffered intensely but the farmers
feel partially compensated . for the loss
of their ssock in the fact of having their
winter wheat well protected. In the in
terior portion a heavy fall of snow oc
curred before it turned so cold, conse
quently the winter grain is well pro
tected. The storm extended through
out Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and the
Dakotas. In Wyoming the loss of stock
is reported as unusually large with a
complete train blockade.
It May Cause Trouble.
Rome, Dec. '26. The directors today
say it is the intention of the pope to
confer the grand order of the cross of
Christ upon the arch bishop of Aix, as a
token of the sympathy of his holiness
with the arch bishop in the latter's re
cent inviction and fine for writing an
insulting letter to the French minister of
public worship, should the diretof's in
formation prove correct, it means the
pope's defiance to the government and
that a serious outcome may be anticipa
ted in the near future. . ...
A Wholesale Hanging.
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 26. It is reported
that while a posse in charge of the Sims
party were enronte to Butler last night,
.aniob of Choctaw 'country men over
powered the guard and hanged three of
the men, Bob Sims, Tom Savage and
Young Savage. It is reported that an
other of the Savage boys were hanged at
the same time. This is in additional to
John Savage, who was hanged Christmas
eve.
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A Cool Way of Doing It. '
Cincinnati, Dec. 26. A. very singnlar
suicide took place this Jnornfng in the
Main street hardware store. A young
- juan, well dressed, came in and bought
a revolver, and asked to have it loaded.
He then took it, ."raised it to his temple,
! and fired, dying almost instantly. He
was afterwards identified as- Robert
Moore, aged 24r tho son of a wealthy
contractor of this city.
A P. ml Kind of e. Present. !
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 26. William ,
! T .1 ij: T .rtrt. l.ntrn
j been married today, and yesterday she
i made him a Christmas present of a re
j volver. This morning he called at her
j home for the wedding, but for some
cause Sadie wanted to back out and he
! shot and killed the woman with her own
! Christmas present. Reese then es-
i caped
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I Jnsaue Asylum Burned. .
j Poxtiac, Mich., Dec. 26. A lire
j broke out in the north wing of the in
I sane asylum here at 1:30 today and is
STOCK, et-ill linrni'nrr AaQiafnnpA TVflS asked
j from Detroit and other neighboring
I towns. The inmates of the north wing
were removed with great difficulty.
I
Saved the Inmates.
j . Detroit, Dec. 26. The reports from
the insane asylum fire at i'onteac, are
meagre, as to the particulars, but it is
said that all of tho 400 inmates were
saved. The last reports are that the
whole structure is doomed. The loss
will be about $750,000.
Finjed far Contempt.
Camden, X. J., Dec. 20. A. Holt,
; Dublisher of the Echo, a reliaious iour-
- na, i9sue'd in this citv, was today lined
i j10g) for contempt in publishing a i
j 8tatemont reflecting upon the court. He
I committed to prison until further
order of the court is made.
Washington Seirs.
Washington, Dec. 26. Representa
tive Wright, of Pennsylvania is recover
ing from an attack of la grippe. Con
gressman Mills condition rema'ns un
changed. There has been no change in
Speaker Crisps condition and he is still
confined to his room.
An Expected Lynching.
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 26. A telegram
via Desota, Miss., was received this
morning giving news of the surrender of
Bob Sims, Christmas afternoon, to a
sheriff's posse. The impression prevails
that tbe guard will be overpowered and
the prisoners lynched.
Can't Fight.
New Yobk, Dec. 26. Superintendent
of Police Muiray, announced today that
he would not allow Charlie Mitchell and
Jim Corbett to fight in the early part of
next month at Madison square garden.
A Murderer Dead.
Concobd, N. H., Dec. 26 Isaac Saw
telle, who murdered his brother Hiram,
died of appolexy this morning at the
state prison.
An Excellent Impression Produced.
London, Dec. 24. A dispatch to the
Times from Santiago, Chili, says that
the speech of President Harrison at the
reception of the Chilian minister pro
duced an excellent impression. The
last act of the provincial government
has been to present in the senate a pro
posed law, granting amnesty lo the fol
lowers of the late President Balmaceda,
an exception, however, being made of
the members of Balmaceda's congress.
The judge of crimes' report in the mat
ter of the attack tin the Baltimore sailors
to the effect that tbe Chilian police did
their duty, and that two Chilians, who
were guilty in connection with the affair
are to be punished by imprisonment.
Mother and Child Burned.
Redding, Cal., Dec. 24. A 2-year-old
child upset a coal oil lamp at the house
of a Mr. Condon about 6 o'clock this
morning. Her mother in trying to ex
tinguish the flames on the child, caught
fire and immediately ran out of the
house. Lying down on the ground she
commenced rolling over, attempting to
extinguish the flames, but without suc
cess. Her clothing was burned off and
she was badly burned. She cannot sur
vive longer then a few hours. The
child was slightly burned on the back,
but will recover."
Threw Herself In Front of the Engine.
Newbueyport, Mass., Dec. 24. A
horrible suicide took place at the railway
staiion here yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Annie Hayes, widow of Edward Hayes,
of Worcester square, had just arrived
from Boston to pass the holidays with
her husband's relatives, when a train
from Portland came into the station.
As it approached, Mrs. Hayes ran and
threw herself before the engine, being
cut in pieces before the eyes pf the hor
rified crowd. Mrs. Hayes was 38 years
old and had no children.
The Result of Carelessness.
Johnstown, Pa., Dec. 24. J. B. Hol
singer was terribly injured this morning
by the explosion of powder in the
jewelry store in the Bowser building.
The powder was under the counter and
a spark dropped into it from a match
that Holsinger had lighted just over it.
The jewelry store and Bowser's grocery
store in the same building were badly
wrecked.
1 MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
Hotels are Haying; a Hard Time to
. M Their Owu.
THL TFXAS RAXGERS CALLED OUT.
jjorge Montt is Formally Declared Pres
ident of Chili.
AFIEK THE DE!1 JiTQUEXTS.
The Subscriber io the World's Fair Will
Have to Pay tap Arranging a
Compromise.
Sax Antonio, Tex., Dec. 24. The
Mexican consul received a telegram to
day from General Garcia, military com
mander of the northern zone, stating
that the troops encountered a detach
ment of Catarina Garza's revolutionary
forces near Micr, Mexico, yesterday. A
buttle was fought, in which a number
were killed and wounded on each side.
The revolutionists were iouted and re-
i treated across the river into Texas. Two
troops of United Staves cavalry left here
by special train today and will take the
field at once.
Austin, Tex., Dec. 24. In answer to
a request from Major-General Stanley,
commanding the troops in this state,
asking co-operation on account of the
Garza invasion' from Mexico and the
killing of Corporal Edston by Garza's
hand on Texas soil, Governor Hogg
ordered all the Texas rangers available
to inarch at once to the scene of con Act.
Formally Proclaimed President.
Valparaiso, Chili, Dec. 24. Congress
today, after a careful scrutiny of the re
cent electoral vote, formally proclaimed
Jorge Montt Balmaceda's successor as
president of Chili. Probably the new
cabinet will include: Ramon Burros
Lucas, as minister of the interior; Fran
cisco Vergara, now manager of the bank
of Valparaiso, as minister of finance,
and Blane Viel, an able, bright man, as
minister of foreign affairs to' succeed
Matta, whose reply to the .American
government's demand for redress in the
Baltimore affair called forth President
Harrison's criticism in his recent mes
sage. Augustin Edwards, the banker
and one of the foremost men in the con
servative party, will probably retain his
present position of minister of public
works.
Delinquent Subscribers Must Pay Up.
. Chicago, Dec. 24. It will be a sorry
Christmas for many delinquent sub
scribers to the world's fair stock. This
morning nearly 200 executions were put
in the hands of constables, with instruc
tions to levy on the property of those
who have not paid up. The constables
were told to serve the writs of attach
ment at once, and accept no explana
tions nor promises from the delinquents.
This vigorous policy is made necessary
by the large demands made on Treas
urer Seeberger by the contractors at
Jackson park. The funds of tbe world's
fair are lower now than they haye been
at any time since the first assessment
was ordered. Treasurer Seeberger has
lees than $700,000 to the credit of the ex
position in the banks of Chicago.
Mrs. Blaine Insists Upon at Separation.
New York, Dec. 24. For several days
past the friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Blaine, jr., have been using every ex
ertion to smooth over the domestic
troubles of the couple and prevent the
divorce suit coming to trial. All these
efforts, however, will have to to be
abandoned, as apparently nothing less
than a decree on the ground of abandon
ment will satisfy Mrs. Blaine. This de
cision was only arrived at yesterday
afternoon, when the persons particularly
interested had debated the subject for
several hours.
Two Englishmen Fined.
St. Etienne,' Dec. 26. John Cooper
and Walter Beldnell, two Englishmen
arrested in November for offering to
bribe the workmen of the arms factory
here to procure samples of the new
French and Russian carbines, have been
convicted. Cooper was sentenced to
fifteen months' imprisonment and a fine
of 900, and Beldnell to two months' im
prisonment and a fine of $200.
Trouble Still Exists.
London, Dec. 24. In spite of the
peaceful official assurances from Rio
Janeiro, a telegram states that hostile
governments exist in Rio Grande de Sul
and Sac Paulo, due to the dissatisfaction
over the results achieved under the re
public. A Narrow Escape.
Union, Or., Dec. 24. An old lady
named Taylor came near being burned
to death last night at the home of her
son-in-law, Vince Reeves, who resides
in North Union. She was alone in the
room, and, in putting some wood in the
stove, her dress caught fire and was
blazing up around her when, fortunately,
Mr. Beeves arrived on the scene and
with the aid of blankets smothered the
flames. The old lady's face and hands
were badly but not fatally burned.
WILL SOOX SETTLE.
The Chilian Trouble to be Brought to
.a Conclusion.
Washington, Dec. 26. The early set
tlement of the existing difficultfes with
Chili is confidently expected by officials
here. What the nature of the settle
ment will be depends entirely upon the
government of Chili. The policy of
wailing adopted by this government for
the reason that the difficulties that led
to the present condition of things oc
curred under the administration of the
provisional junta or government in
Chili which might not present in any
degree the belief of the people when the
matters are fairly put before them, but
it has never been proposed or conceived
even, that Chili would not be held to a
strict accountability for the unfortunate
and wanton attacks by the Valparaiso
mob upon the Baltimore's men, resulting
in the death of two of them. That will
be vigorously pressed at the proper, time
and in a proper way. The time has
now arrived. Today the provisional
government gives way to the new gov
ernment under President Montt, elected
since the fall of Balmaceda and the: suc
cess of the-congressional ists. It has
been hoped bv President Harrison and
Secretary Blaine that in the new cabinet
minister of foreign affairs might be
found a man who would not reflect views
of the radical element in the country,
which is evidently bent on refusing to
make suitable reparation for the attacks
upon the Baltimore's sailors and subse
quent indignities heaped upon Minister
Egan and occupants of the United States
legation. This hope has been encouraged
by the expressions of Minister Montt,
who" in all his communications with the
state department, has given assurances
of the pacific intention of the Chilian
government.
The Southern Paclflc Strike.
San Francisco, Dec. 26. Acting
Chief Ramsey, of the order of railway
telegraphers, says the continuance of
hostile methods depends entirely upon
the action of the Southern Pacific peo
ple. He plans to have a talk with them
soon. Assistant General Superinten
dent Pratt said today that no appoint
ment for a conference had yet been
made. - He said further that everything
on the system is going on as usual, and
no prolonged difficulty with telegraphers
or traitt. men is anticipated.
.
I A Tnnjn Robber Captured.
Fbbsxo' Cal.', Dec. 26. A skirmish
occurred -Thursday afternoon in the
mountains south of here between Sheriff
Hensley and, Deputy Sheriff McArdie
and Gratton Dal ton and Riley Dean, es
caped train-robbers. Dean was sur
prised in the mountains on the way to
his hiding place and compelled to sur
render without a shot. Dal ton, how
ever, discovered the officers, and a
couple of sh,ots were exchanged, after
which Dalton escaped.
The Russian Wheat Crop.
' St. Petebsbuhg, Dec. 26. The minis
try has issued a report regarding the
condition of winter wheat recently sown.
According to thisepbrt the condition is
satisfactory in aUrfie Russian provinces
in central Asia, including many of the
famine-stricken districts. In Northern
Russia and in the Crimea the crop is in
medium, condition, while in southern
Russia it is unsatisfactory.
The New -Orleans Affair.
Rome, Dec. 26. According to the Voce
Cerlia, in this city, the negotiations of
Rudini with the government at Wash
ington have progressed fo ' far that the
Italian government is about to appoint a
successon to Baron Fava, minister to the
United States. It is understood that a
satisfactory settlement of the New Or
leans matter is now assured. .
. Pacific Coast Failures.
San Francisco, Dec. 20. The Brad
street mercantile agency reports twenty
four failures in the Pacific coast states
and territories of the week ended today,
as compared with twenty-one for the
previous week, and seventeen for the
corresponding week oi . 1890.
The Boston at Valparaiso.
Valparaiso, Chili, Dec. 24. The
United States steamer Boston arrived
here today. It is stated that the su
preme court will soon hand down a de
cision in the Baltimore case, and that
the government then will settle with the
United States.
Arranging a Compromise.
Beunob Atres, Dec. 24. Generals
Mitre and Rica are treating with each
other for a resumption of the Concilia
tory policy as desired by the supporters
of each, in order to counteract the efforts
of the radicals.
Will Contest a Seal.
Paris, Dec. 26. According to Figaro
the conservatives of Brest have chosen
the archbishop of Aix, who was recently
fined for seditious conduct to contest
the seat in the chamber just left vacant
by the death of Bishop Frebbel.
PREPARING FOR WHAT?
Micatiaiis Are Very Snestiye. lint
the far Rnmor is Mei
THE WAR DEPARTMENT CALM.
The Mexican Revolution is Causing
Considerable Anxiety.
A COWBOY'S IDEA OF TVS.
Supposed to Be Chilian Spies Port-i
land's Bridge Committee Ahead
Committing Suicide.
Washington, Dec. 2S. Secretary j
! Triirv's nftice tirescnted a bnsv scene
! ...
j this morning. W ithin an hour he saw l""v-"
Senator Allison, chairman of the senate . a Good Deal Short,
j committee on appropriation. Senator; Warrextown, Va., Dec. 2S. A state
! Cameron chairman of the committee ment of tfie afrajrs 0f Rosenberger,
J on naval affairs, Senator Butler, a mem- j Spendler & Co., of New Market, Va.,
: ber of the same committee, Senators Frye ; bankers, who had branches here and in
j and Hale, Chief Constructor Wilson, i two other townS( pacc.s their combined
j Chief Engineer Melville, Captain Phil-1 shortage at $100,000.
i lips, who is to command the new cruiser ; -
j New York, Lieutenant Mason, Execn six i-n saved.
!tive officer of the same vessel, Com- Sax Fr xxcisco, Dee. 23. The steamer
i niodore Folger, chief of ordnance, Com- j Arago arrived from Coos Bay this morn
i mander Chadwick, and lastlv Charles ing, with Captain Marshall and five of
Cramp, ship builder. Notwithstanding
this sign of official activity and the re
ports printed of the unusual work at the
navy yard, the officials of the navy de
partment deny that there is the least
speck of a war cloud on the
jd'plomatic horizon. Assistant Secre
j tary Tracy said that he had all readv
I expressed his views as to the navy yard.
When asked where the San Francisco
was bound he declined to give a definite
answer, but when reminded that the
last time she went out for "a year's prac
tice" as reported by the department, she
had next been heard of at Valparaiso,
he said that the vessel had no orders for
Chili. The naval officer who should
know,' when asked if the cruiser was
bound for Acapulco, replied that she
'would not go as far south as Mexico.
He also stated that the Baltimore is now
possibly north of Panama, on her way
to San Francisco.
At the department of state matters
moved along in the usual serene fashion,
and there is not a trace of war-like ex
citement. The officials say that nothing
has been heard from Minister Egan
since the 23rd inst.
At the war department neither acting
Secretary Grant nor Major General
Schofield had any information, in fact
the only sign of warlike preparation
visible at the executive departments
consisted in an order issued Saturday
for the immediate preparation of the
new 12 inch gun just completed at the
navy yard here for transportation to
California together with 4000 pounds of
powder and 11,000 shells.
Senor Montt the Chilian minister
called at the department of state at
noon, he had an interview with Secre
tary Blaine for half an hour.
The Mexican Revolution Causing Anx
iety. Washington, Dec. 28. Acting Secre
tary Grant said today that he regarded
the situation on the Mexican frontier as
serious, and that the war department is
exerting itself to prevent any further
violations of the neutrality laws by Gar-
cia.s band of revolutionists, it it is l
... .. . . . .
necessary to prevent these men from
crossing backwards and forwards between
the Mexican and the United States mili
tary force under General Stanley's com
mand will be distributed along the north
bank of the Rio Grande. It is said at
the war department that Garcia's move
ment is gaining strength.
A Cow Boy's Idea of Fun.
Sas Antonia, TexasDec. 28. Half a
dozen cow boys took possession of the
south bound passenger train on the In
ternational and great Northern rai road
last night. They boarded the train at
Buda stution and their first act was to
force a Chicago drummer off the moving
train because he wore a red cravat and a
high silk hat. They then made a num
ber of young ladies in the pullman coach
sing for thein. Enforcing all the de
mands with drawn pistols. They ruled
the train for about twenty miles, when
they stepped off at the way station.
Supposed to Be Chilian Spies. i
Chicago, Dec. 28. A morning paper
save: "An officerof General Miles' staff!
received
n tn pirrntn inTft Irtsr. prpiunff
. . ..... .
" ' f-' -- ' a
from his. brother, a United States 'sailor,
stationed at San Francisco, telling him
' of the arrest there yesterday of two for
eigners, one a Spaniard and the other a
! Chilian, who had been there for the
past three weeks, and acted in a manner
' to cause suspicion. They were arrested
i on the charge of vagraucy, though they'
! are strongly suspected of being Chilian
: spies.
( The City Won the Suit.
Foetlano, Dec. 2S. Judgo Dcady's
court this morning rendered a decisien
! in the case of the Rollins investment
! company against the Portland bridge
: committees. The question at issue was
j whether a temporary restraining injnnc
! tion should be issued preventing the
bridge committee from issuing bonds
i pending the suit. The decisiouwaB in
! favor of the city. The Rollins Invest
j ment company was given ten days to -1
file an amended complaint.
Slow Way of Committing Suicide.
New York. Dec. 28. Edward M.
j Field neither eats or drinks and isgrow
; ing weaker every day. He passed a
j restless night, and this morning refused
I to take breakfast. lie complains of
I pains in the head, but he refuses to
! ii. ill iYiAlinlllu
the crew of the wrecked
gie Ross.
steamer, Mag-
Diphtheria in a Dreadful Form.
Cass Citv, Mich., Dec. 20. Diph
theria is raging here iu a dreadful form.
Twenty deaths have occurred this week.
In the house of Fred Aseten today the
father, mother and two daughters were
found dead. They had not been seen
for several days, and when the neigh
bors investigated this afternoon the
whole family were dead.
Tortured by Thieves.
Stockton, Cal., Dec. 27. News was
received at the sheriff's office here today
that two men went to the house of Vin
cent Glann, a farmer, near Newhope, on
Christmas eve, at about 8 o'clock, bound
him and tortured him until 3 o'clock in
the morning in on effort to make him
tell where his money was. They got $80
that he had in his pocket.
The War Against Christians.
Teheran, Dec. 26. The priests still
maintain their interdict against the use
of tobacco, and the people obey them -implicitly.
A dangerous feature of the
matter is the attitude taken against
Christians. The walls of the city are
placarded with appeals to the Moslems
calling upon them to unite forces and
exterminate Christiaus.
A Close Inspection Ordered.
Rome, Dec. 26. The Ostervalore Rotn
ane says that strict instructions have
been issued by the government to the
effect that pork imported from the
United States henceforth be carefully
inspected, owing to the fact that some of
the meat has been found to be infected
with trichina. -
The Bondsmen Must Pay.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 24. Judge Lich
tenberg today decided that the bonds
men of ex- County Treasurer George D.
Hill must pay the deficit of $29,143,60
on his last term of office. The bonds
men have already been mulcted for $25,
000 for the shortage on his first and $10,
000 on his second term, making about
$64,000 in all.
A Chess Match Arranged.
Havana, Dec. 24. The details of the
great chess match for $2000 a side be
tween William Steinitz and M. Tsthigorn
has been . arranged, and the game will
begin on New Year's Day. Great inter
est Is felt in the contest, and the
Havanese, who are given to betting, are
preparing to wager largely on it.
A Beauty of Pompeii.
Charles A. Dana of the New York
Sun, is a good reporter as well as editor.
He has just come back from another
trip to Enrope.
"The most beautiful thing that I
saw," said he to a New York Pr in
terviewer, "was the body of a young girl
in Pompeii. She lay face downward,
with her face resting upon her arms,
perhaps asleep. The accident which
wiped out a city did not disturb her.
Ashes from tbe volcano settled down on
her, packed with the weight of centur
ies, and when with time her body had
crumpled to a handful of dust the ashes
and powder from tho volcano formed a
! perfect mold of her form. Of this mold
J tho marveiousiy
,i mflrvt.iougv skillful men workini:
at the restoration of the dead city have
taken a cast, winch I saw. The young
Cin. WHO ILJJKIll. Iinu inrvil -v rni a vi-a,
c . x-
iria r ill in u o?imf inrnwM.T
JNo more.
beautiful form was ever imagined by a
sculptor." '
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