VOL. II.
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1892.
NUMBER 8.
THE FEELING IN CHILI.
iixioiis to Know if the United States
Accepts the Apology.
WAS PREPARED FOR ACTION.
Arrangements Were About Completed
for a Concerted Attack.
MINISTER MONTT IS NOW BLAMEI).
The Chilian Papers are Changing Tbeir
Tone Toward Egan Was More
"Profit in Opium.
Santiago, Via Galveston, Special to
the Associated Press, Jan. 28. There
is a much quieter feeling here than was
evident yesterday and during the past
few days. The Chilian officials, how
ever, continue to express surprise at the
ultimatum forwarded from President
Harrison. The Associated press corres
pondent had an interview with one of I
thA mrtcr nrAminpnf nfrii'iflls rif tp !
Chilian foreign office. The correspon-
dent was courteously met and the con-
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versauuu nuo nee uuu curuiiu. m Mie
course of the interview it was shown
very plainly the foreign office would not
say in a direct manner that Minister
Montt had been deceived and misled,
and that anv not or word was rwfiivpd
by him from the American secretary of
state: but it was evident the official
thought so. He said Blaine had all
along given Montt to understand a set
tlement of the serious controversy be
tween the two republics was being
reached, and that Blaine a month ago
proposed a submission to arbitration of
the outrageous assault upon the Balti
more's sailors, and also agreed to accept
Montt's terms for the withdrawal of the
- Matta telegram. It is asserted here
that Eagan informed the Chilian gov
' eminent a week ago that the questions
at issue were being settled. Egan de
clared he said nothing of the kind. The
sight of the receipt of the ultimatum, a
cable was received from Minister Montt,
adyising the Chilian government to
stand firm, as all was favorable in
Washington. There is some excitement
here as to the outcome of the situation.
Everyone, from the highest official to
the most humble citizen, wishes to
know if the United States accepts the
terms of Chili's reply to President Har
rison's ultimatum.
I'KEPAltED FOK ACTION.
The Government in a Position to En
force Its Demands.
Washington, D. j.C, Jan. 28. It was j
openly admitted at the navy depart
ment today, now that there is no longer
any reason for concealment, that the
government was fully prepared to en
force its demands against Chili in case
they had not been secured by the more
pacific methods of negotiations through
diplomatic channels. The entire avail
able naval force had been concentrated
so as to be able to make almost a con
certed attack on the Chilian ports. The
Pacific squadron, consisting of the San
Francisco, Charleston, Baltimore,
Boston and Yorktown, would have been
speedily reinforced by the South Atlan
tic squadron, now at Montevidio, con
sisting of the Chicago, Atlanta, Benning
ton and Essex, and the Philadelphia
and the Concord of the North Atlantic
squadron. The last two named vessels
are now on their way to Montevidio.
rpThe Concord arrived at Bahia, Brazil,
today, and the Philadelphia is beyond
that port, on her wy to Montevidio.
If she touches at Bahia, it is probable
she and the Concord will be ordered
back to the West Indies. The Mianto-
- nomah, Newark and Vesuvius were held
in reserve for possible service.
., ." At the same time great stores of coal,
ammunition and provisions had been
forwarded to both the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts, eo that the fleet should be
amply supplied in case foreign ports
should be closed to them. Arrange
ments were made for the immediate use
- of a number of transports and auxiliary
cruisers, and the steamship Ohio was to
be fitted out at Boston as a repair ship.
Four steamships were chartered from
the Earl Steamship company, ladened
with coal, and sent to Montevidio. It is
: believed that one of them . has already
-. reached Montevidio and the others will
arrive there in a short time. These
vessels were to be used as colliers, and
' 'would ply between the naval fleet and
borne ports. The Penito was chartered
for a similar service on the Pacific coast,
and other arrangements were made to
secure the delivery of 10,000 tons of coal
a mouth at a point convenient for naval
vessels. The plans contemplated the
early seizure of a Chilian port, for use as
a base of supplies. These preparations
entailed great expense, roughly esti
mated at about $2,000,000. The fore
going estimate includes the coal, the
additional expense attending the push
ing of the work on the vessels now under
contract, and the extra work at the dif
ferent yards and shops.- The orders of
the officers and men of the Ohio have
been revoked, and the work of fitting
her out is suspended. The department
will now be busy for a long time undo
ing many of its preparations and restor
ing the naval establishment to its usual
basis.
BATHER TOUGH ON EGAS.
i Serious Charges Blade Against Him by
Rleardo Trumbull.
New York, Jan. 28. Kicardo Trum
bull the member of the Chilian congress
who managed the Itata . affair, said be
fore the Reform club tonight:
"It was believed in Chili Egan was
Balmaceda's chief adviser. The con
gressional party also thought he mani
fested too great anxiety to have the
$4,000,000 shipped on the Pensecola,
when he could not bnt know Balmaceda
by so doing was committing robbery.
Mr. Egan honored me with his friend
ship, and I shall ever be glad to him for
j offer of asylum for myse If and family
i dnn8 the oi thf ,tlmes" b"1
i this does net blind me to his faults. He
. . . ... .
i harbored and sheltered red-handed-mur-
' derere, and not political refugees, and
! turned the American legation into an
! asylum for blood-thirsty outlaws, and
i "a 1 lluuK ul "
i t i . : t - - r : i
American blood
riees in indignation at the thought the
j Bt"s an.1! str,Pes 6houId fihelter ench
ruffians."
Minister Montt Blamed.
New
Yobk, Jan. 28. The Herald' s
Santiago special says the administration
is not feeling comfortable over the sit
uation of the controversy between the
United States and Chili. Pedro Montt
is blamed in measure for misleading the
government here as to the state of
affairs. Well-known prominent men
advised the government to go slow in
this trouble, but their advice was not
heeded. The course pursued seems to
have been actuated by a fear of the radi
cals, among whom Matta is the central
figure. It is rather ludicrous to note
the change in the tone of the remarks on
Egan in Santiago aud Valparaiso news
papers. The Porvenir, which hitherto
has been heaping abuse on him, is now
full of the most amicable comments on
the American minister. With other
papers it is the same thing.
More Profit in Opium.
Seattle, Jan. 28. Z. Hawkins, a
nurseryman, and R. D. Stewart, a gro
cer, were arrested tonight on a charge
of smuggling. Hawkins was caught on
Pike Etreet with ten pounds of un- j
stamped opium, which he was trying to
sell. Stewart was caught later. The
two men were led into the illicit busi
ness by a youns man named Mi-Donald,
to whom they advanced money until a
few weeks ago when he skipped. Haw
kins and Stewart made separate trips to
Victoria and brought down ten pounds
each in their clothes. .
Further Enplisli C'mm-nt.
London, Jan.' 2.S. The Standard, in
an editorial, says:
"Senor Peirerra, Chilian minister of
foreign affairs, cannot be susj)ected of
any desire to make President Harrison
look foolish, but circumstances make up
for the absence of the design. We are
not quite sure that the judgment of the
managers of his party will sincerely echo
President Harrison's remark, that the
turn of affairs between the countries is
very gratifying."
The Sarcastic English Frews.
London, Jan. 28. The Times and
Telegraph have sarcastic articles on
President Harrison's disclaimer of offi
cial knowledge of Chili's backdown
prior to the issuance of the ultimatum.
The Time concludes: . "Perhaps the
president has more explanations to
offer. They seem at present very much
needed." ' -
A Monitor Ashore.
Peaebsbubg, Va., Jan. 28. The mon
itor Wyandotte, on her way from Rich
mond to the Norfolk navy-yard, in tow
of the steam tug Mayflower, ran aground
yesterday near Powhatan on the James
river. At last accounts she had not been
floated.
The Proclamation Stopped Them.
. Madrid, Jan. 28. The proclamation
of a state of Beige at Bilbo a had the ef
fect of cowing the riotous iron and cop
per miners in the vicinity of that city,
and everytking is quiet.
THE SECOND . MESSAGE I
' )'. Submislloa.
- - ; . ' .) New Yobk, Jan. 29. The Herald'
' ' ' ' iv. -ii. j Washingten special - says : President
A SeCOni leSSuge tO COngreSS fltll tie I Harrison will send tomorrow another
Actional Correspondence.
. . j hour this morning : -
! "President Harrison accepts Chili's
CHILI'S APOLOGY IS ACCEPTED. apology in the broad and generous spirit.
j in which it was offered.". ..
' . ' I .. A cable to this eflect will follow :
The English Papers Apparently WtJ.
satisfied with the Settlement.
WAS A MUCHLY MA BKIEI) MAX.
A New Cable Line A Monitor Ashore
Killed in an Explosion Peace In
Guatemala.
. Washington, Jan. 28. The following
is the president's message, transmitting
the additional Chilian correspondence to
congress :
"I transmit herewith the additional
correspondence between this government
and the government of Chili, consisting
of the note of Montt, Chilian minister at
the canitol. to Blaine, dated Janiiarv 3.
. 1 1 . ! t 1 , . e 1 . . t
me reply oi riaine Hereto, oi uaie jail-
uary 27, and the dispatch from Egan,
our minister at Santiago, transmitting
the response of Perriera, Chilian min-
ister of foreign affairs, to the note of
Blaine of January 21, which was received
by me the 20th instant. The note of
Montt to Blaine, though dated January
23, was not delivered to the state de-
partment until after 12 o'clock,- nieri
I dian, of the 25th, and was not trans
j lated, and its receipt notified to me, u'n- that the passage of a free coinage bill at i Nothing was said about which particu
: til late in the afternoon of that dav. this session would result in nuttine back ! lar feature of the present law will be
The response of Mr. Perrierra to" our
note of the 21at withdraws, with accept-
.11 : c x .l. ir : !
auic e& preesiuiitj ui regret, me uueiisie
note of Matta of the 11th ultimo, and
also the request for the recall of Egan.
The threatment of the incident of the
assault upon the sailors of the Balti-j thought he could see a growing disposi
more, is so conciliatory and friendly that i tibn among the members to question the
I am of the opinion there is a good pros- J ju8tice, as well as the wisdom of giving a
that serious affair can now be adjusted
upon terms satisfactory to this govern -
ment by the usual methods, and with-
out special powers from coneress." This
turn in anairs is verv eratitvinsr to me.
as I am sure it will be to congress and
to our people in general. The support
of the executive to enforce the just
rights of the nation in this matter has
given an instructive and useful illustra
tion of the unity and patriotism of our
people. Should it be necessary, I will
again communicate with congress upon
the subject."
j a Another English Lie.
I London, Jan. 28. Several English
j papers today print an alleged dispatch
from Washington to the Dalzeit Agency,
in which it is asserted that President i
Harrison yesterday informed the senate
committee on foreign relations that the !
answer of Chili to the ultimatum sent)
her the 21st inst., was received before
his message was sent to congress, but
that he was not aware of its contents,
owing to the fact that it was not trans-
latea into Jngusn until after the mes
sage had been delivered to congress.
Basing its comments upon this assertion
the St. James' Gazette this afternoon
publishes an article in which it says :
"If the story is true, President Harrison
has disgraced and made himself ridicu
lous." A Muchly Married Alan.
New Yokk, Jan. 28. The charge of
abandonment made against William C.
Bolton, president of the Bolton Drug
Company, by his wife, has been dis;
missed by Justice Walsh, of the Adams
street court, in Brooklyn. Mr. Bolton,
a few mcnths ago, obtained a divorce
from his wife in Soutn Dakota. A few
days afterwards he married -a young
woman in Newark. His first wife insti
tuted suit for bigamy and abandonment,
both of whicn proceedings have now
been quashed.
Working the Morse System.
New Yokk, Jan. 28. The first ocean
cable to be worked by the Morse system
will begin between New York and
Nassau, New . Providence, as soon " as
Patrick Burns, the Morse operator, can
get to Nassau. He left New York yes
terday. The new cable was landed at
Nassau last Saturday. It lands in the
United States on the Florida coast. The
wire will run from New York to Nassau
via Jacksonville.
Kllled In an Explosion.
Reading, Pa., Jan. 28. A Philadel
phia & Reading coal engine blew np at
Newcastle this morning. Five were in
stantly killed Fngineer David Ziegler,
Fireman N. Pauls, Jacob Turner and
Jack Winter .-
Peace Reigns In Guatemala.
: City of Mexico, Jan. 28. President
Barrillas telegraphs from Guatemala,
that tountry is in a condition of perfect
peace. The liberal party triumphed in
the elections.
MUST SALtTE.
arrlson Will Insist Upon This Mark or
, . . .. .
'republic. , In substance this cable was
' sent from here by Blaine at an- earlv
thing more to be done before the dig
1 nitv of the United States be fullv satis-
j fied. Chili must
i stripes.
salute the stars and
The Democratle Caucus.
j v' Washington', Jan. 29, A call for a j
.' conference of the democratic members
i of the house Friday night of next week j
' was handed Mr. Holman, chairman of j
: the democratic caucus, today. The cau- j
cus will decide whether or not the demo- !
cratic party will confine itself to the
tariff as' an issue, and let silver legisla
tion go over until the second session.
The action of the caucus wall not involve
'"the merits of the question itself, but will
simply decide whether or not the silver
question will come up for discussion
j this session. Mr. Hafter, of Ohio, who
wrote and circulated the call, said no
' . .1 1 . - J.... x.
j souwieiu uieiuuera were iniieu to sign
; it, as some of the most prominent among
j them preferred the call should come
: from their brethren in the north. He
j also said the call contained more than
! 200 names, and he thought if he had
fUeen able to give the time to it at least
100 names from the south could have i majority of their associates on the corn
been had. Mr. Hartcr said the little j mittee and will act with them, thus
I canvass he had made developed the fact j making the democratic unit on the pol
! that a great many free coinage men felt icy which it was decided to adopt.
the tariff question to the rear, and mak
ing an issue upon a question upon which
the party is divided instead of making
the fight on the tariff, on which issue
the party is a- unite, he also said he
value of 100 cents to what
1 costs the producer of silver only 41 cents.
; -. : '
i ' The Alliance in "Politics.
- 'Washington, Jan. 29. Jerry Simp
son', Watson and Otis, of Kansas, have
split from the other alliance members of
the house, because they objected to a
proposition made by the latter, that
thev cast their lot with the democrats,
,; It is said tlie difficulty is too serious to
! be healed. The alliance men who favor
I working with the democrats have de-
cided to introduce bills to put on the free
iliet articles considered as necessities to
farmers, and by securing the passage of
these measures to so reduce the revenues
that a deficit in the treasury will be
created. This much accomplished, the
alliance roettibers would compel congress
to issue legal tender treasury notes to
cover the amount of the deficit, eecurity
to be furnished by those receiving notes
in accordance with the snb-treasurv
plan.
, Naval Department Quieting Down. '
! Washington, Jan. 29. Tlje time and j
attention of the -secretary of the navy j
l is now chiefly devoted to bringing back j
the departments to their normal con-1
dition, and b siness is being done as !
rapidly as possible. As has been stated,
the orders detailing a complement of
officers for the steamship Ohio, ' chart
ered for transport purposes, and sending
her to Boston to be fitted out, have
been revoked, and Secretary Tracy will
have a conference tomorrow with Mr.
Griscom, president of the steamship!
line to determine what disposition shall '
be made of her. She was chartered for ;
ninety days.. It is believed that the
steamship company 'will not insist on
keeping or paying her for that length of
time.
America Will Make Amends.
Rome, Jan. 29. It is stated that the
Italian government has sent to Wash
ington a list of the families that, accord
ing to the Italian claims, are entitled
to compensation for the loss of relatives j
by the lynching at New Urleans, and
that Secretary Blaine has promised the
Italian government to submit the mat
ter before congress with the expectation
of ft favorable result. Most of the be
reaved families are residents of Sicily,
and it is stated that , several were left
destitute who were in the habit of re
ceiving funds from their relatives who
fell victims - to the lynchers. The
amount of compensation is be left to the
American government.
. Got Tired of Fasting.
London, Jan. 29.- Sued," the faster,
todav abandoned his attempt to go with
out food for fifty-to days. Only eight
more days of the time remained.
AFTER HIGH TARIFF.
Democrats of the Ways anil Means Coi-
mitt'ee Alter McMei's Bill. .
THEY WILL FIGHT IT IN SECTIONS.
The English Papers are Reported as
Condeming Harrison.
1 ACCIDENT IN
COAL MINK.
Garza Is Keported as Crossing the Line
With Five Thousand Men Not
Subject to Duty.
Washington, Jan. 29. The demo
cratic majority of the ways and means
committee, by formal action, this morn
ing adopted Springer's policy, and de
cided to attack the McKinley high
tariff by various separate bills. Upon
this policy the democratic members of
the committee decided to act as a unit.'
This conclusion was reached this
K jjnmimntts. mamlun-e r.f '
uiuiumg ij ucuiuiiouv umuuuo vi
the ways and means committee ,ifter a
; conference lasting several hours. When
; the vote was taken, it resulted, by 7 to 3
in favor of separate bills. The three
j dissenting members of the, committee
j gave their adhesion to the policy of the
first attacked and this is left to the fu
ture" determination. After a lengthy
discussion, Bryan, of Nebraska, offered
a resolution declaring it the sense of the
democratic members of the committee
that iteT policy with regard to tariff leg-,
islation in- the fifty-second coTrgresa
should be one of revision by separate
measures, instead of a general revision
of the whole system. This motion was
carried by a vote of 7 to 3. Those vot
ing in favor of it were Montgomery,
Whiting, Shively, Cochrane,. Stevens,
Bryan and Springer, the new members
of the committee. The negative votes
were cast by McMillin, Turner and
Wilson, members of the committee in
j the previous congress. The general
I rinliinir Vi n-i n r Kaon rlntnpTYii npfl n ivin
! all th'e members present agreed' to abide
bv the conclusion reached.
j .
i After Harrison.
London, Jan. 29. Newspapers of this
city join in saying the second message
of President Harrison has confirmed the
previous opinions they expressed on the
subject, and claim there is a unanimous
belief that.President Harrison has been
guilty of "double-dealing," and that he
was aware of Chili's apology before the
message was sent to congress. English
newspapers, however, have droped their
sneering references to the United States,
and now seriously and briefly condemn
Harrison and predict republican defeat
in November.
Killed in a Coal Mine.
Stauxton, Va., Jan. 29. Yesterday
morning a terrible accident occurred at
the Bueh Bun coal mines, Fayette
county, W. Va. While the process of
blasting was going on, by some misad-
venture, a blast, owing to a defective
fuse, went off unexpectedly, killing five
men, and wounding five,- all colored
laborers ten hands employed in the
mine all killed or wounded. They were
brought to Staunton last night, and will
go home todav. The coal mine was
owned by Howard & EtBnger. "The
nearest place-to it is Red Ash.
Garzs is Becoming Formidable.
St. Louis, Jan. 29. Additional ad
vices from the Mexican border confirm
the report that Garza has crossed into
Mexico with almost 5000 well-armed and
mounte 1 Mexicans. He has another
band in the Santa Rosa mountain coun
try of about 1800, men. It is well know
Garza will h'aye two-thirds of the entire
Mexicaa population on his side when
the Droper time comes to show up, which
.will take place not later than February 1.
Not Subject to Duty.
New Yobk, Jan. 29. Judge Brown
in the United States circuit court, yes
terday decided the suit of Frederick W.
Vanderbilt for the possession of his
British-built steam yacht . Conqueror,
seized by Collector Fassett for non-payment
of duties. The decision was to
the effect that the vessel was not an im
ported article subject to duties and holds
Vanderbilt is entitled to a decree for
possession of the yacht, with costs and
damages. . '
Ex-Secretary Bayard Talks.
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 29. Every
Evening this afternoon quotes ex -Secretary
Bayard as saying in regard to the '
Chilian correspondence: "The note of
Secretary Peirerra seems to me to leave
nothing that can be reasonably or justly
asked for by the people of the United
States. It is frank,' manly, self-respect:
ing and explicit, and at the same time,
thoroughly respectful and even deferen
ttal to the United States. It would
seem impossible that any pretext for
any menace against Chi i could be found
and it is to be trusted that the public
mind will . no longer be agitated by
rumors Of an unnecessary war."
Another Flowing; Artesian Weil Struck.
North Yakima, Jan. 29. Yakima is
today happy over the fact that a second
well of flowing artesian water has been
added to her treasures. The success of
the first attempt to secure artesian water
was a gratifying surprise, but it was
feared that it was only a lucky strike,
but now that another strong stream has
been secured, and at a depth of only 159
feet, every one has faith the problem of
the irrigation of those lands lying above
the ditch lines has been solved. The
new well is eight inches in diameter,
and the flow is estimated at 500,000 gal
lone per diem. The drill is still going
down, with the effect of constantly in
creasing the discharge of water as a
greater depth is attained, and it is
thought that the flow will exceed that
of the first well by tomorrow night.
There are now four artesian well plants
: in the county, and a fifth and heavier
one will at once be ordered by the com-
1 panv operating on the Moxee.
Opposed to Judge Woods.
Washington, Jan. 29. The senate
judiciary committee, which has had the
matter of the confirmation of Judge
Woods before it for some weeks, was in
session seveial hours today, examining
witnesses presented by those opposing
! confirmation. The principal charge
made is that Judge Woods decided one
way in one case and another in a subse
quent case, the object being to favor
Colonel Dudley in a conspiracy case and
prevent his conviction. The witnesses
examined this morning were Leon
Bailev, deputy attorney-general of Indi
ana, Noble C. Butler, clerk of the dis
trict court, and James. E. Rice. After
hearing these witnesses the committee
took a recess. It is expected the hearing-Jrill
be closed tlitr afternoon.
The Canadian 8candals.
Montheal, Quebec, Jan. 29. The
royal commission, investigating the
charge of corruption against the Quebec
government, has convened hcre. Brok
ers Davelvy and Senecal, who had acted
for the parties having accounts against
the government, testified they usually
received 40 per cent, commission for
their services, and that portions of their
emoluments went to a Montreal political
agent of the government and ex-Premier
Mercier's son-in-law Gouin. '
The Farmers' Alliance.
Chicago, Jan. 29. The farmers, al
liance adjourned sine die today, after
transacting considerable business.
Among the resolutions adopted were a
number of an economic nature, The
conftitution was amended so as to make
twenty-five local organizations, enough
to form a state body. This will let in
several little states, and will conduce
materially to the growth of the national
body. The officers elected yesterday '
were jnstalled.t .
Itailrnad Company After a Valuable
night of Way.
New Whatcom, Wash., Jan. -'S. The
Bellingham Bay &- Eastern Railroad
company commenced proceedings in the
superior court today against the Belling
ham Bay Improvement company to
condemn the right of way on the com
pany's property in this city. This is
what is known as the Blue Canyon
company. The property sought to be
condemned is within the city limits o
New Whatcom, and much of it is very
valuable.
Guatemala Massing Troops.
City of Mexico, Jan. 29. A dispatch
received here from Salvador gays Gen
eral Ezeta, after a long cenference with
the president has returned to the Guate
malan frontier, where the troops are
being massed. Dispatches from Guate
mala say it is reported that Salvador is
massing troops at Chalchnaba under
command of Ezeta.
i Want the Fair Closed Sundays,
j Columbus, O., Jan. 28.-After a
i heated discussion, but by a large major
; ity vote, the Ohio house of representa
tives today adopted a resolution re
questing the world's fair management
to close the exhibition on Sundays.
Victoria at the World's Fair.
Melbourne, Jan. 29. The govern
ment of Victoria has decided to grant
$75,000 to enable the colony to partici
pate in the Chicago world's fair, pro
vided Victorian exhibitors subscribe
$25,000 in addition.
Indorsed by KepubllcansJ)
Philadelphia, Jan. 29. The republi
can state committee today adoplc-d a
resolution commending President Yfar-
rison's ability in handling the Chilian
dispute. .