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VOL. II.
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1892.
NUMBER 4.
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT
It is ProlialJle That tie Contest fill lie
SetUefl Today.
EVERYBODY IS FEELIXG HAPPY.
The Mexican Revolution is Looking
Serious.
TWO
SOLDIEKS KILLED.
Will Give 9300,000 for Garza's Head
Washington New A Fatal Wreck
An Old Resident Cone.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 2. The sena
torial contest is reaching a crisis. It is
believed that the close of the day will
find the contest solved, but until the
house and senate caucuses vote this
afternoon, the predictions must be ac
cepted as the ebultions of enthusiastic
adherents of the candidates. There were
about seven doubtful assemblymen here
this afternoon and all of . them are
claimed by both candidates. The sur
prise of the morning was the declaration
of Representatives Reeves and Williams
in favor of Foraker. As a result of these
declarations the foraker men are very
confident, but a visit to Sherman's
headquarters failed to reveal any lack of
cheerful assurance among his followers.
Everybody conceded that the contest
will be a close one and it looks at this
hour as though the 93 votes of the cau
cus will be eo evenly divided that the
victor will have a majority of less than
half a dozen. The alliance and labor
people are endeavoring to make an im
pression on Sherman but have ap
parently failed. Welch of Knoxville,
declares that he will not support Fora
ker, but will vote in favor of McKinley.
The house speakership's contest will
have an important bearing upon the
eon test, the candidates are J. F. McGrew
and L. C. Laylin, the former it is under
stood will represent the strength of
Sherman in the house. It was nearly
3 o'clock before the republican house
caucus got to work. Lewis C. Laylin
was nominated for speaker, on the first
ballot the voting being 3S to 34, an om
inous sign for Foraker.
The Mexican Revolution.
Labedo, Texas, Jan. 2. Col. Ceron,
of the Mexican army, reiterates a denial
of the revolt at Mier and the killing of
General Garza. He said the clerical
party was behind Garza and is furnish
ing him with money and that as soon as
he enlists 5,000 men, they will furnish
him millions to carry on his campaign.
Neither Garza or the main part of bis
followers are on this side of the river.
They crossed into the state of Tainauli
pas and are now in the mountains. The
Mexican government has offered a re
ward of $300,000 for Garza" s head. So
far the Mexicans have killed over one
hundred men on suspicion of their being
revolutionists and this has tended to
drive other poor ranchers to join the
revolt. At Pueblo the populace has re
volted and every priest has been pjaced
in jail.
Washington News.
Washington, Jan. 2. The war de
partment today has nothing later from
Rio Grande than has already been given
in these dispatches. A statement of the
public debt to be issued this afternoon
shows a decrease of about seyen million
dollars in the amount of- cash available
for the payment of the debt since De
cember 1, when the cash balance was
$139,124,000.
Two United States' Soldiers Killed.
Laredo, Tex., Jan. 2. Col. Cameron
4l the Mexican forces in Neuvo Laredo,
received a telegram from down the river
on the Mexican side, stating that a fight
ocenrred on this side and that two
United States' soldiers were killed. The
lose to the revolutionists were not given.
Fatal Wreck, k
Bellaibe, Ohio, Jan. 2. A freight
train on the Baltimore & Ohio road
broke into three sections last night and
two of the sections collided at a bridge
one mile West of here, wrecking ten cars
and the bridge. Five tramps who were
stealing rides -were injured, two fatally.
An Old Resident Gone.
Seattle, Jani 2. Colonel James C.
Haines died at his home in this city at
1 :30 this afternoon from a complication
of complaints induced by pneumonia.
He had been ill only about one week.
Col. Haines was one of the best known
men in Washington.
Surrendered to the Coroner.
Yoskees, N. Y.. Jan. 2. Train dis
patcher Osman and Brakeman Herrick,
who were held responsible for the Has
tings accident on the New York Central
railroad, surrendered to the coroner
I today. Both were at once admitted to
I bail.
A Fatal Riot. -
Greekbdrg, Pa., Ian. 2. A special
says a riot occurred this morning at
Millwood, between the employees of the
West Moreland Dairy company. Fire
arms were freely used and several per
sons were shot, one fatally. Warrants
were issued for the arrest otitne rioters,
Took a Change of Vena.
Buda Pkstii, Jan. 2. The discovery
was made today that Cashier Finsfiusch
of the Buda 1'esth Artional JianJc is
short in his accounts over 10,000 florins.
When Pinsfusch learned that his
thieverv was discovered, he killed him-
. .
The Storm General.
Chicago, Jan. 2. The wind storm of
last night seems to have been general
throughout Northern Illinois, AViscon-
sin, Iowa and Indiana and caused con
siderable delay to the mail trains due
this morning. '
Mayor Mason Dead.
who was mayor of Chicago at the time of j fr01" Santiago to W ashmgton. Second
the great fire, died at his residence Df T1,e U',ttrn government has cheated
congestion of th.e brain at midnight. ! lh?'m?b Mr- Mon" a il ingness o sub-
mit the ouestions of the disputes to arbi-
raid the Penalty. tration. Third The president will lay
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 2. Jesse before congress the whole correspondence
Frierson was hanged at 1 o'clock this j and may possibly accompany tnat trans
morning for the murder of Officer Mus- j mittal with a recommendation that this
grave in December, 1890.
A Well Known Man Gone.
Washington, Jan. 2. Gen. Mont
gomery C. Meigs of the United States
engineer corps, (retired) died this morn
ing of grippe.
The Chilian Minister. Does Not Want to
Fight the United States.
Washington, Dec. 31. Senor Montt,
the Chilian minister, had another inter
view with Secretary Blaine today The
minister laid before the secretary the
following translation of a telegram from
Matta, minister of foreign affairs, bear
ing on the inquiry into the trouble in
Valparaiso between the Chilian people
and sailors from the United States
steamer Baltimore;
From a summary of the proceedings it
appears the struggle commenced be
tween two sailors in a tavern at Ward
"Arrayan;" that it was continued in
the street with the accession of numbers
of inhabitants and transcient parties
from the streets called "Del Clave,"
"San Francisco" and '"Alamos." The
disorder continued and extended to the
streets "Pel Arsenal" and "San Martin"
where the police succeeded in restoring
order. All the North Americans except
two said the police did their duty.
Whenever the prosecuting attorney
renders an opinion and the time for
producing evidence shall have expired,
sentence will be given and the estab
lishing of who and how many are the
guilty parties, which may only be pre
sumed at present. Whoever they may
be, they will be punished. Legal pro
ceedings are being actively carried for
ward to their proper termination.
The Vesuvius to Go South.
Washington, Dec. 31. The orders is
sued to the commander of the Vesuvius
sending her to Chili, do not look particu
larly peaceful, though made with a
peaceful object. Dynamite shells to the
number of 200 are being loaded, and
with this dangerous cargo it was posi
tively asserted today that the little
cruiser will sail for southern waters in a
short time. Each shell is to be rolled in
cotton and then packed in sawdust, and
the greatest precautions will be taken to
prevent accidents, as only one would be
required to wipe the little craft out of
existence. The Mian'onouiah kas also
been ordered to sea for test in rough
weather, and if she behaves sufficiently
well she will be sent to the Straits of
Magellan to keep an eye on the
Alrairante Cochrane, recently sent there
by the Chilian government.
Chinese Rebels Are Out Again.
London, Jan. 1. A dispatch from
Shanghai received today states that not
withstanding the punishment recently
inflicted by the imperial troops upon
Mongolian outlaws, who committed so I
many depredations in Manchurin, law-!
less bands are again marauding in the
northeast part of China. It is reported
that these bands destroyed a number of
temples in that section of China, but no
religidus dr political importance attaches
to the uprising. It is believed it is not
a preconcerted rising against the Chinese
authorities. The dispatch says the
matter is partly due to agrarian trou
bles, the Mongols being landowners, and
that the marauders iuclude a large !
number of Shan Tung farmers.
Fatlure of a Stock- Dealer.
Si'kingeield, Mo Jan. '1. Hiram
Westmoreland, a prominent farmer aud
stock dealer, living near here, has failed.
His liabilities are $80,000 ; assets, 130,
000. . .
! WILLING TO ARBITRATE
Chili has Coie to the Conclusion to Settle
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TAKEN OCT OF EGAX'S HAXDS.
The Railroad Held Responsible for the
Wreck at La Grande.
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j driven past the
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golden gate,
Xlne 31 en Lost in the Snow--came
Without Assistance A Mill
Burned.
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Washington, Jan. 2. There- have
been no new developments in the. Chil-
I ian situation today. None are likely to
occur. According to the best obtainable
information there are three important
facts which divest the warlike ruuiors of
the past few days of nearly all their sig
nificance. First The basis of ncgotia-
; tions has been transferred absolutely
matter be referred to arbitration of the
Mexican minister in Washington, -Mr.
Romero, Signor Don Pedro Montt,;t.he
Chilian minister, is himself the au
thority for the statement that the. nego
tiations have been transferred from the
Chilian capital to the scat of govern
ment of the United States. Mr. Montt
says that if the questions in the contro
versy had been left to Mr. Blaine and
himself a settlement would have been
arrived at long before this. The chief
difficulty, he says, in the way of an ad
justment has arisen from the strained
relations between the United States
minister, Mr. Fgan, and the Chilian
government. All matters are now taken
out of that channel, and the correspon
dence is being conducted direct from
here chiefly by cable and without the
intcrveution of our minister in Santiago.
This removes one great source of friction,
though at the same time it leaves the
American minister in an anomalous po
sition from which it is thought he will
shortly be reifeved in some manner,
either by a leave of absence or other
wise. '
The Coroner's
Jnry Blames
road.
the Kail
La Grande, Or., Jan. 2. The verdict
of the coroner's jury, empaneled to in
vestigate the cause which led up to the
recent disaster on . the Union Pacific
railroad near the city, was practically to
the effect that the company was respon
sible for the wreck, because ol the im
perfect ballasting of the road-bed, and
of the poor judgment shown in running
such a heavy engine at the high rate of
speed required. It is said that the fam
ilies of the deceased engsneer aud lire
man intend to .enter suit against the
Union Pacific company to recover dama
ges, and that this verdict will be of great
advantage to them in its prosecution.
Driven Past the Oolden Gate.
San Fbancisco, Jan. 2. The well
known schooner . Robert and Minnie,
which arrived this week from Humboldt
with a load of shingles, had a very rough
passage. Three times she was driven
past the Golden Gate, and with five feet
of water in the hold. As the vessel lay
alongside the wharf this morning, she
presented a battered appearance. Two
men were at work plumbing. During
the trip the wayes made a'wreck of the
fore part of the vessel. The main batch
was carried away and the crew had to
use the lifelines to prevent themselves
-being washed overboard Not a morsel
of tood could be cooked for two cavs.
Nine Men Lost in the Snoiv.
Carson, Nev.. Jan. 2. The snow at
Summit is from six to fourteen feet deep
on the level. Two Italians left Bijou a
j week ago for a wood c amp, a distance of
! six miles. They have not been heard of
since and. are supposed to be lost. A
heavy snow storm is now raging and a
search of them is prevented. Richard
Hesse and John Douglass left last Mon
day in search of the Kline party, sup
posed to be lost in the snow between
Placerville and Lake 11 Valley. Nothing
has been heard from them since. This
makes nine men lost in the snow, with
the storm Etill raging.
The Nebraska Governorship.
Omaha, Jan. 2. Ex -Governor Boyd
received a telegram from Washington
this morning, confirming the statement
that the suprume court would decide the
governorship question in his favor. The
governor said the dispatch stated that
the information was received under such
: conditions that the name of the senator
I was not to be disclosed, and that the
matter was not to be published until the
I time he would indicate. Governor Boyd
further stated he did not- place implicit
confidence in the report, but " was in
clined to await ilntil Monday, when the
decision would be rendered. . He was in
clined to think however, that his
chances were good.
Senator Plumb's S accessor.
Toi'eka, Kan., Jan. 2. Senator Per
kins, when asked today if his position
on the tariff and silver would be radi
cally different from that of Senator
Plumb, replied :
Senator Plumb had radically changed
his views on these questions within the
paet year. I voted for the McKinley
bill and Mr. Plumb voted against it, but
! he had lately given it as his -opinion it
i was a wise Diece of legislation. So far as
i the silver question is concerned, I do
not think anything will be done this
session. .
Venezuela In Distress.
San Francisco, Jan. 2. The brig
Courtney Ford sends word from Shoal-
j water bay that she passed the British
bark Venezuela, of Yarmouth, at sea in
distress.'short of provisions, and gave
her a small supply. -
The Venezuela is a bark of 948 tons
and is commanded by Captain Utley.
She sailed from Callao, October 16 for
Portland, and is in ballust. She is one
of the vessels supposed , to -have been
beatine off the coast for several weeks,
which probably accounts for her scarcity
of provisions. -
Contraband Chinamen Caught.
Seattle,' Jan. 2. Eighteen contra
band Chinamen were arrested today by
police and eustom officers.- They were
brought over from British Columbia in a
sloop manned by white men. There
were about forty Chinamen in the party
and the sloop landed them north of the
city on the sand spit in the mouth of
Smith's cove; The officers '' raided a
Chinese laundry -near the edge of the
town, where they captured the Celes
tials. The other "members of the party
' escaped arrest by taking to the woods.
- A Brakeman Run Over.-
Salem, Jan." 2. This afternoon, a
young brakeman named J. T. Brazer,
about 20 years old, was "run -over and
killed by a gravel train on the Southern
Pacific, at Marion. In some manner he
wag thrown across the track while the
the train was switching and the wheels
severed his head from his body. He
wan well known all along the line and
had many friends among train men.
I Severe Snow Storm In Kansas.
Kansan City, Jan. 1. A terrific bliz
zard is raging in Kansas and northwes
tern Missouri today. It began last night
witli a heavy rain and snow storm.
About midnight the .weather began to
get cold, and a sleet storm eet in and
crippled the telegraph ' and telephone
service. This morning it began to snow.
The snow is drifting bad! along the
lines of all the railways, and trains
are delayed in all directions. Trains
from Chicago due early this morning are
all from three to five hours late and
western trains are in a still worse plight.
At noon the storm continues. The storm
is the most severe of the winter.
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A Foolish Rumor Denied.
. Rome, Jan. 1. Some surprise has
been occasioned here by the . receipt of
cable dispatches from Montreal and
other places in Canada and the United
States, anxiously inquiring as to the!
truth of a rumor that the pope was as
sassinated. It is unknown here how
the rumor originated, for it certainly
had no basis in truth. The pope is en
joying his usual health, and no attempt
whatever has been made to assassinate
him or inflict any injury upon him.
Wants an English Ruler.
London, Jan. 1 . The viceroy of Kaah
gar, in reply to a request from the Chi
nese government, has declared in favor
of ' the . English taking possession of
Pamir. He urges China to do all in her
power at the St. Petersburg conference
to attain this end. He holds Kasbgar's
trade with India will be ruiued if Russia
acquires Pamir.
The Whole Town Threatened.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 31. A mes
sage from Clarksville says the Franklin
House and several other buildings are
on fire. The whole town is threatened.
Aid will be sent from here. A later
message says the fire is spreading rapidly.
The wind is blowing and the town seems
doomed. . .
Kirby Smith's Residence Burned.
Nashville, Dec. 31, The residence of
General T. Kirby Smith, at Sewanee,
Tenn., was burned this morning with all
its contents. . Friends have already
started a movement loeking to raising a
sum sufficient to reinstall the oH veteran
and family in comfortable surroundings.
Sailed in Wlthout'Asslstanee.
South Bend, .'. Jan. 2. The brig
Courtney Ford, from' San Francisco,
bound for Sunshine mill to take on lum
ber, sailed up the harbor and docked
herself at Sea Haven wharf, having
crossed in from the ocean without assis
tance, despite the prevailing storm.
NOT YET SETTLED.
The Fight, for Senators in Ohio is
Nearly Finishes.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM THE SENATOR.
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The Nebraska Governorship Still Fights
On.
ARK TKVING TO DOWN HILL
Crisp is Slowly Improving The Mexi
can War He Killed His
Partner.
Columbus, Ohio., Jan. 4. The sena
torial contest this morning shows an
hopeful evidence of an early solution.
One by one the doubtful assemblymen
are being forced to yield to public pres
sure or the clamor of their constituents,
and declare themselves, until the ist is
Decoming so small mat tne resun can
soon be safely declared irrespective of
their possible action.
Last night Senator Parker declared ir-1
revocably for Foraker and this morning !
! Senator Rawlins
is out for Sherman.
! This is a distinct gain of one for the Ue Jacksonville uiock aesiroyeu -.-!
Shermanites as Rawlins has been con-! 000 worth of property; three-fourths
i i u.. i.i. :.7 Tk i covered bv insurance. Numerous fami-
! Sherman people this morning insisted
that they will have the support of Sena-
! tor Lamp8on, president pro tem, of the
senate, but the Foraker people also claim
him, while the senator himself still
maintains his position of uncertainty.
Senator Sherman, . on' being ques
tioned, said: "I have received
the assurances that Sampson will
cast hia vote ior me." A strong effort is
being made by the Foraker men gener
ally to . induce , labor organizations
throughout the state to declare for For
aker, and against Sherman. A little ex
citement was occasioned this morning
by the claim ol Foraker's people that
Sherman's forces were endeavoring to
secure a vote of Representative Pudney,
of Cleveland, through the influence of
Cbauncey Depew who they eaid had con
sen ted to take a hand in the fight for
Sherman.
It was discovered that this meant that
Pudney will be deprived of his position
as attorney for the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railway company at
the town in which he resides if he fails
to vote for Sherman. The Sherman
people denounce this statement as ma
licious and state that neither Depew nor
any other corporation representatives
are endeavoring to coerce men into sup
porting Senator Sherman.
Two houses of the general assembly
met at ten this morning and organized
by electing Senator Lainson, of Ashta
bula, president pro tem of the senate,
and Representative Laylin, of Huron
county, speaker of the house. The reg
ular caucus nominees for minor positions
were also elected. In his message to the
general assembly, Governor Campbell
confined himself to a renewal of such
suggestions and recommendations made
by him to the 09th assembly, and not
acted upon by that body.
The Nebraska Governorship Case.
Washington,' Jan. 4. The Boyd-
Thayer case, iuvolving the question of
the citizenship of Boyd and as a conse
quence his eligibility to the office of gov
ernor of Nebraska, to which he was
elected was not decided by the United
States supreme court today. . Inquiry
into the matter developed the fact that
only eight justices sat in hearing the
case. Justice Bradley being absent on
account of illness. ' The premature an
nouncement that the court had decided
the case in favor of Boyd by a vote of six
to three cannot be correct. Therefore,
so far as respects the majority by which
the decision is alleged to have been
reached. The justices of course would
eay nothing whatever in advance of the
announcement from the bench of the de
cision. The United States Court or Appeals In
Session.
San Francisco, Jan. 4. The. new
United States circuit court of appeals
for the ninth district opened today with
Judge Marrow of California, Judge
Hanford of Washington' and Judge
Hawley of Nevada on the bench.
Trying to Down Vlill.
New York, Jau. 4. The corridors of
the fifth avenue hotel were crowded all
the morning with republican senators
and politicians. They spent all yester
day, devising means to overcome Hill's
majority in the senate. ' There was
nothing done at 12 -.30 today, at which
time the meeting was called to order at
11 o'clock, and is still going on. The
general opinions seem, to be that any
thing is fair that can prevent the success
of Hill in his efforts to seat enough
democrats to control the upper branch
of the legislature.
j Crisp is Slowly Recovering;.
i Washington, Jan. 4. It is definitely
I settled that Speaker Crisp will not call
the house to order tomorrow when it
reconvenes. The speaker continues to
improve in health but his recovery is
I very slow. There seems to be a general
belief on the part of the democratic
mnmhora that Toflllnn Will hn Bisected
speaker pro tern.
The Mexican War.
Laredo, Texas, Jan. 4. It is stated
here that the Mexican revolutionist
Garza is surrounded in Chaperrel in the
extreme northwestern corner of Zapata
county by the United States troops and
! rangers, and tuat it is almost lmpossi
i ble for him to escape either to the
; northward or in the direction of Mexico.
Ingail's is Pleased.
Atchison, Jan. 2. In an interview to
day ex-Senator Ingalls said he was confi
dent Governor Humphrey's choice
would be commended and approved by
j fcft
will be peculiarly acceptable
to Mr.
I'lurab's snpporters.
Extensive Blaze at Birmingham. -
Birmingham, Ala., .Jan. 1. A fire
which broke out early this morning in
. . i i , i I An rrt
lies who room in the building narrowly
escaped with their lives.
Killed KIs Partner.
Sacbambnto, Calif., Jan. 4. This
forenoon Charles S. Clark shot and
killed Thomas Slater at Klotz ranch,
two miles east of this city. The men
were partners in a dairy business and
had trouble regarding accounts.
Killed by a Burglar.
Seymour, Ind., Jan. 1. Early this
morning L. W. Marsh, a prominent citi
zen, was shot and killed by a burglar,
who, entered bis house. Officers and
citizens are in hot pursuit of the burg
lar, and if he is caught justice will be
swift and summary.
Confessed the Murder. -
Denver, Col., ' Jan. 4. Charles
Schmidt, wno wag confined in jail here
confessed his part tn the Greenwood
murder which took place near Napa,.
California, last February.
A Mill Burned.
Deep Creek, Wash., Jau. 2. The
mill of J. N. Bauman & Son burned this
morning at 1 o'clock. Loss, $12,500;
Insurance, JSOOO. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
To Aid the Famine S offerers.
Boston, Jan. 1 .--Governor Russell
has issued an appeal to the people of
Massachusetts, asking them to come
generouslv to the aid of the famine
snf-
ferers in Russia.
A County Treasurer Robbed.
Holyoke, Colo., Jan. 1. The office of
B. A. Haskins, county treasurer of
Phillips county, was robbed yesterday.
The burglars carried awav bonds vnlued
at $10,700. ,
An Italian Minister Resigns.
Rome, Jan. 1. The Meiutettgtri, a
political
Ferraris,
signed.
newspaper, says that Signor
minister of justice, has re-
A little over three-years ago the east
ern part of the city was considerably
stirred-up over the mysterious disap
pearance of a young married woman
named Mrs. Karwonan who disap
peared one afternoon as completely as if
the ground had opened and swallowed
her up. Many theories were advanced
and numberless search parties started
out to find the missing woman ; the
neighboring waters were dragged to see
if they would yield up her lifeless form,
but all to no purpose. Yesterday morn
ing a young man was going through the
thick "nhderbrush about half a mile due
south of the Scow Bay foundrv when he
found a human skeleton under a tree.
There were shoes and some remnants of
clothing. Medical experts pronounced
the skeleton to be that of a woman, and
from what could be gathered in the way
of circumstantial evidence there is little
doubt but that the skeleto is that of the
missing Mrs. Karwonan who wandered
away so mysteriously so long ago. At
orian. There are in Oregon 41,759 men liable
to military duty. Multnomah county
has the largest of any, 10,002; ' while
next comes Marion with 2,4G5. The
smallest number among the counties is
that of Klamath, where there are but
124 men liable to duty.
"Paint me the sign, 'Attorney-at-Lnw'
" said Lawver S. II. Hutchinson.
. rw.i ta ., r, i. ,
listic local dauber. 'Kiernally at Law
it read when painted and hung.