THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1892.
APPEALS TO BE HEARD.
The LieM Beps to Dam Upon Hun
garian Antliorities.
BEHRIXG SEA ARBITRATION.
Negotiations Said to be Consummated,
and Documents Signed.
SENATOR HILI. ABOUT TO MARRY.
Mordera and Assassination In San Sal
vador Berlin Quiet Other
News.
Vienna, Feb. 29. The authorities of
this city bave at last been compelled to
recognize the urgency of the situation
among the poor, and now permit the
socialist committees to circulate appeals,
hitherto prohibited, for donations. They
estimate that 5000 shoemakers, 3000
carpenters, 1500 metal workers, 7000
stone workers and 23,000 unskilled labor
ers are out of work, and much misery
exists as a result. Famine prevails in
northern Hungary, and 20,000 inhabi
tants of the county Arvi are in a state of
distress equaling Unit prevalent in Rus
sia. The government will not receive
the sufferers because they are of the
Slav race.
Reaching Arbitration.
Washington, Feb. 29. Negotiations
between the United States and Great
Britain, looking to the submission to
arbitration of the controversy between
the two countries in the Beh'ing sea seal
fisheries, reached a favorable conclusion
today. Pauncefote, signed a treaty to
day of arbitration on behalf of Great
Britain, fully authorized by Lord Salis
bury. Blaine signed the document in
behalf of this government, and the
matter is consummated so far as the
diplomatic part of the business is con
cerned. The treaty is still subject, how
ever, to the action of the British parlia
ment and the United States senate.
The exact terms of the treaty cannot
now be stated, but it is known that the
board of arbitration will consist of seven
persons, two representing the United
States, two Great Britain, one of whom
is to be a Canadian, and one each repre
eenting the neutral governments of
France, Sweden and Italy.
Uneasy Rests the Crowned Beads.
San Salvador, Feb. 29. It is stated
here with great positiveness that Gen.
Keina Barrios, who some time ago re
turned from San Francisco, Cal., to run
as a candidate lor trie presidency, is a
prisoner in a hotel, where he has been
stopping with his family. President
Barridas, it is alleged, caused rumors to
be spread to the effect that Barrios and
powerful enemies were planning to
assassinate him. To protect him from
this danger the president is maintaining
a constant guard of troops around the
hotel. Gen. Barrios' wife, who is an
American woman, is half crazed through
fear that he will be murdered. Col.
Lima, who, as alleged, failed to carry
out Barridas' orders to start the pre
tended revolt which was to be attributed
.to Gen. Entiquez and thus afford a pre
text for killing the latter, has, it is said,
been whipped to death in the peniten
tiary. President Barridas, it is said, is
frightened by the idea that he will be
vpoisoned.
New Report About Hill.
Washington, Feb. 29. There is a
story current today that Senator Hill is
soon .to be married. Originally the
name of the daughter of the late William
L. Miller was coupled with his, bnt this
afternoon the senator declared to one
who broached the subject to him that
the report was absolutely false. Later
the story took the form that he was en
gaged to a rich Albany widow, and that
they would be married late in the com
ing summer. A gentleman who is
thought to be in a position to know,
said this evening that he had every rea
son to believe that inside of a year David
would no longer be in the ranks of the
bachelors. Nothing but an actual mar
riage will ever convince some folks of
this.
Douglas County Stronghold.
Roseburg, Or., Feb. 29 Yesterday, at
about 11 a. m., two of the Wingate &
Hart minstrel company, in jail on a
charge of burglary, made .their escape.
They had been allowed in the corridor,
and, having secured some rods and bolts
from their iron bedsteads, wrapped the
ends with cloth to deaden the sound,
and jammed a hole through the wall of
the north end of the jail. One man and
a boy escaped. When Judge Fitzhugh
discovered the hole in the wall from his
residence he at once went to the scene.
Both were captured at Cottage Grove
this morning, having ridden on the
blind baggage from Oakland.
Advanoe In Binding Twine.
Minneapolis, Feb. 29. Advices re
ceived here state the price of binding
twine for the coming year will be ad
vanced from 3 to 4 cents.
The Right Kind of Talk.
Lyons, N. Y., Feb. 29. The taking of
flowers and fruit to 'express robber Per
ry bv some Lyons women has caused
much discussion. Last night the Key
Blestadter, of the Presbyterian church,
expressed his views on the matter as fol
lows: "It would be better if the crowds
who visit these fellows would leave them
to the accusations of their own con
sciences instead of listening with admir
ation to their stories, which gratifies
their vanity. Does enormity of crime
make it less heinous? I have more re
spect for a ragged thief who steals to
satify his hunger, than I have for the
kid-gloved robber who shoots, in cold
blood, a faithful express agent. I have
heard of flowers being sent to these great
criminals. May even, the most foolish
admirers of this so-called courage and
pluck among us be kept from such
wicked folly. May kind providence mer
cifully deliver us from all such nauseat
ing manifestations of sickly sentimental
ism." Oiegon Pacific Extension.
Albany, Or., March, 1. A special
train conveying A. D. Shepard, assistant
general freight agent of the Southern
Pacific, E. F. Rogers, of Portland, gen
eral freight and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific Company's lines in Or
egon ; C. C. Hogue, general freight and
passenger agent of the Oregon Pacific,
and C. J. Stewart, traveling freight and
passenger agent of the latter company,
returned to this city this evening from a
trip to the front over the Oregon Pacific
railroad. It is presumed the trip had
no significance beyond furthering the
mutual interest of the two companies in
arranging the exchange ot tramc. a
work train bearing a force of thirty men
was ordered to the front today to finish
putting the road in thorough repair to
the eastward.
The Tome The Dome.
Salem, Or., Feb. 29. Bids forthecon
struction of the dome of the state capitol
were opened today by the capitol build
mg commissioners. Ihe contract was
awarded to the Portland Bridge and
Building Company, whose bid was the
lowest, being $42,275. They will be re-
quired to give bonds for double this
amount.. It is their purpose to com
mence work late in June, and have the
dome completed by October 1. Work
will be under the supervision of J. F,
Krumbein, who drew the plans for the
State-house. The dome is to be con
structed of glass and steel, an appropri
ation of $50,000 having been made by
the last legislature for its building.
John I. Rockefeller Alarmed.
New York, Feb. 26. The residence of
John D. Rockefeller is guarded by
patrol of stalwart police. . This has been
constantly kept up for two months past.
Why this precaution is taken has been
the unavailing effort of many reporters
to ascertain, but Mr. Rockefeller has
positively declined to divulgethe reason
It is the general opinion that the oil
magnate has become alarmed at the re'
cent crank mania for striking the rich
men of the city for loans ranging from
mere trifles to millions of dollars, and
has taken this precaution to protect
himself from some ot them.
An Oakland Mayer Rolled.
Oakland, Cal., Feb. 29. On Saturday
afternoon Mayor (Jhapman tiled a com
plaint in a libel suit for $100,000 damages
against the Enquirer, but up to noon to
day the papers had not been served. The
Enquirer today reiterates its charge that
the unnecessary expenditure of about
$12,000 in advertising in excess of the re
quirements of law is a steal. It says that
in the beginning of his libel suit Mayor
Chapman may bave builded better than
he knew, and predicts that it will lead
to disclosures on the trial which will be
disastrous to the political ring.
McKinley Act all Right.
Washington, Feb. 29. Three cases in
which importers sought to test the con
etitutionality of the McKinley tariff act
were today decided by the United States
supreme court. The court affirmed the
judgments of the New York and Illinois
circuit courts of the United States in
favor of the constitutionality of the act
The three cases were those of Boyd,
Sutton & Company, and Herman, Ster
bach & Co., each vs. the United States
and Joel Bernhart, collector of the port
ot New. York ; and Marshall Field & Co.
vs. Clark, the collector of the port of
Chicago.
Big Odds Against Police.
Indianapolis, Feb. 29. There is much
uneasiness here because of the street-car
strike. Five hundred special policemen
have been sworn in, and the car company
will attempt to move the cars under
their protection. The streets are crowded
today. A little after 10 o'clock this
morning 2000 people mobbed two special
policeman and badly hurt him.
Both Parties Satisfied.
Vancouver, Wash., 29. The news
that the democratic state convention
would be held here has received general
satisfaction by the citizens irrespective
of party and there is a probability that
the republicans will follow suit.'
All Quiet In Berlin.
Berlin, Feb. 29. Since last night the
city has been perfectly quiet, and there
has not been a single disturbance that
called for armed police interference. ' It
is believed that no further trouble is to
be apprehended. i
WASHINGTON REPORTS
Dolpl to Draft an Important Bill on For
eign Relations
SENATOR VANCE TOOK A TUMBLE.
The Claggett DuBois Argument to be
Fully Completed Today.
MONTGOMERYiTHE LOBBY MEMBER
Proofs of Entry on . Timber and Stone
Lands to be Made Before Any
Officer.
Washington, Feb. 26. Senator Dolph
has been made chairman of the sub
committee on foreign relations to draft a
bill upon that portion of the president'
message relating to ciminal offenses com
mitted within the United States against
the treaty, rights of foreigners. The bill
will empower the Federal courts to try
all such cases involving the considera
tion of international questions, and pro
viding such ponce and judicial process
as will enable the government to use its
constitutional power to define and pun
ish crimes against the treaty rights
The bill involves a careful study on con
stitutional treaty rights and a know!
edge of international law. The appoint'
ment of Senator Dolph to draft the bill
indicates the confidence which the com
mittee has in his legal attainments.
overpowering argument.
ine ldano election case was again
taken up and Claggett resumed his ar
gument in the support of his claim to
the seat. Dubois gave a detailed ac
count of the election. Pugh, who signed
the majority report in favor of Dubois,
made an argument in defense of it.
While he was speaking the chair of
Vance, who sat close to him, broke
down, letting the North Carolina senator
fall to the floor with some force and
much noise. As Vance picked himself
up, apparently unhurt, he said:
beg the gentleman's pardon for inter
rupting him," to wbich Pugh rejoined
he had not supposed his argument to be
so overpowering. Mitchell gave notice
he would ask the senate to sit out the
Idaho case tomorrow.
the lobby member.
The Astoria Chamber of Commerce
lias sent, through its representatives,
one of its circulars opposing the improve
ment of the'Columbia river to James B
Montgomery, addressed to the house of
representatives, and adding on the cor
ner of the envelope these words, "Lobby
member." Ihe Astoria people are ev
idently not well pleased that Montgom
ery should nave made the argument in
favor of the deep water channel.
PROOFS OF ENTRY.
Senator Dolph today teported favorably
from the committee on public lands his
bill to authorize proofs in the entries of
timber and stone land to be made before
any officer authorized to take proofs in
homestead cases. He also made a favor
able report upon his bill to extend the
time within which parties actually re
siding upon forfeited railroad lands, and
who are now entitled to purchase the
same, and can pay for the same and
complete their entries for one year.
Senator Dolph today presented to the
senate the memorial of the chamber of
commerce of Portland, praying for the
removal of obstructions in the Willam
ette river between Portland and the
Willamette falls.
The Oregon delegation have secured
orders from the postoflice deprtment, in
creasing the allowance to the Springfield
and Prineville post offices, Oregon.
Representative Hermann has pie-
sented to congress numerous petitions
from Oregon favoring the passage of the
option bill.
For the Safety of Banks.
Washington, March 1. The senate
finance committee has directed that a
favorable report be made on the house
bill for better control of and to promote
the safety of national banks. An
amendment was added authorizing the
banks to enlarge their circulation to full
par value of United States bonds depos
ited, so the bill must go back to the
house if it passes the senate. The com'
mittee ordered adverse reports on four
bills introduced by democratic senators
to remove taxation on state bank circu
lation, and to subject national bank
notes and United States treasury notes
to state taxation.
Two Storms Meet.
New York, March 1. The present
epidemic of aerial disturbances is due to
meeting of two storms, one which
came up the coast from North Carolina,
the other having its birth in central
Ohio and going east. Each increased in
violence nntil they met, about midnight
last night. Vessels coming into port
report terrific weather on the sound, all
being delayed and all passengers aboard
very seasick.
IV Oman's Prison Burned.
Indianapolis, March 1. The State
Woman's prison and reform school for
girls was burned here tonight, the build
ing being entirely destroyed. Tiie
watchman with the fire apparatus at
hand, was succeeding in quenching the
flames, when the hose broke, and before
it could be mended the flames burst out
again and rapidly spread. The institu
tion was a model prison, and one of the
most noted in the country. When the
fire was discovered 157 inmates of the
reform department were sent into the
yard and there guarded by half a dozen
attendants. Miss Kelly then went into
the hallway and told the prisoners the
building was on fire, and said: "lam
going to unlock the cells but I want yon
to promise me you will stand by me and
not one try to escape." The women
promised and the doors were opened,
fifty-three prisoners hastily followed
Miss Kelly through the hallways and to
the grounds, where they were placed in .
charge of attendants. So far as known
none made any attempt to escape,
though some reform girls were discov
ered during the evening, roaming about
the streets, and were sent to the police
station. The fire was of incendiary
origin, three girls, it is stated by other
inmates, having formed a conspiracy to
free themselves in this way, if possible.
The prisoners will be confined in var
ious other state institutions. The loss
will exceed $400,000, with insurance of
but $51,000.
The Union Pacific Case.
Salem, Or., March. 1. The Union
Pacific railroad company gives up the
fight on the rate case brought by the
board of railroad commissioners in the
circuit court of Marion county. The
-evidence was all taken before a referee,
some of which had to go to Omaha.
While the company gives up the fight it
is a sort of compromise. It permits the
state board to adopt the original decree
with a few modifications. The stock
rate as adopted by the board goes into
effect in full. The wheat rate is modi
fied. The new rates go into effect March
loth, ihe company pays all costs in
the case and also in the writ of review
proceedings brought by the company
The wheat rate, as now made, amounts
to a reduction of $7.50 per car at The
Dalles and all stations to and inclusive
of Grant's and $5 reduction per car to all
other points where the commissioners'
rates amounted to that much or more
To where the commissioners rates were
less than that amount, they stand
made.
Work for the Unemployed.
Berlin, March 1. In the reichstag
yesterday, Chancellor Von Caprivi de
roanded that there be reinserted in the
navy estimates the clause providing for
the construction of cruisers and a cor
vette that had been eliminated by the
committee which considered the meas-
. The Vulcan shipbuilding com
pany of Stettin, the chancellor said, had
been promised an order to build the
corvetts provided in the eliminated sec
tion, and if the company did not receive
the contract it would be compelled to
discharge a large number of workmen.
Already there are 5000 destitute work-
ingmen in that city. The Prussian
government is arranging to commence
in the shipbuilding yards earlier than
usual, simply to give employment to
workingmen at present unemployed.
Benicla Voted
Washington, March
Down.
1. The senate
committee on coast defenses had under
consideration this morning a bill appro
priating $1,000,000 for the establishment
of a gun factory on the Pacific coast, and
it was decided by a unanimous vote to
report it favorably to the senate. The
location of a site for the factory was left
to a board to be .appointed by the presi
dent, consisting of three officers of the
army and three ot the navy, senator
Felton desired the bill to be so amended
as to locate the site definitely at Benicia,
Cal.. but his motion to this effect was
voted down.
Ring Fighters Matched.
San Francisco, March 1. Arrange
ments have been completed for the
sienina of McAnliffe and Goddard, the
Australian, for a fight to take place be
fore the California Athletic club in May
June. A purse of $5500 will be
offered, $4000 to the winner and $1000
to the loser, with an allowance of $500 to
Goddard for expenses. Goddard will
sail sail from Australia to arrive during
the latter part of April.
Coffee Cargo Saved.
San Diego, March 1. ihe missing
British steamer Sirius was towed into
port this morning in a disabled condition
by the steamer Tillamook. She has a
coffee cargo, valued at $180,000, for San
Francisco. She lost her propellor and a
portion of her shaft, off Cedros island,
February 22d, and a boat's crew rowed
to the island where the Tillamook was
found.
Heavy Damage Suits.
St. Louis, Feb. 29. Twelve suits now
Btand against the Wabash railroad, ag
gregating $104,000, growing out of an
accident to a sleigh last month, when
eight persons were killed.
The Australian Ballot Law.
Jacksonville, Or., March I. The an
nual city election took place today. This
is the first election held under the Aus
tralian ballot system. It worked per
fectly and gave entire satisfaction.
AN IDAHO AVALANCHE.
A Mass of Snow, Six Feet Deep and a
Quarter Mile Wide,
PLUNGED INTO LITTLE VALLEY.
With a Roar Which Could be Heard for
Miles.
A MINER AND HIS MULE IN IT.
The Dying Kick of the Mole, Pierced by
a Wagon Tongue. Knocks the '
Man Senseless.
Boise, Idaho, March 1. This after
noon a tremendous snowslide occurred
in the hills ten miles north of Boise. A
mass of snow a quarter of a mile wide
and from four to six feet deep, went
down into Little valley with a roar tht
could be heard for miles. The cabin of
a miner named Madden was wrecked
and Madden was considerably used up
He and his mule were swept down the
face of the hill, together with a lot of ice.
brush and other debries. Madden was
kicked on the head by the flying mule
the blow rendered him insensible.
When he regained consciousness he dis
covered that a wagon tongue had been
forced clear through the mule. It was
the dying kick of the animal that knocked
Madden senseless. He savs that the
hill from which the snow rushed is
solid mass of gold-bearing ore, and in the
morning he and seven associates who ea
caped the slide will stake out claims.
Affairs In Russia and Hungary.
St. Petersburg, March f. For sev
eral weeks it has been reported that an
other plot against the life of the czar has
been discovered, and that a large nam
ber of arrests have been made in connec
tion with it. it is learned the conspir
ators planued to murder the czar while
he was on his way to the funeral Janu
ary 29 tb, of the Grand Duke Constan
tine. Upon the day of the funeral the
conspirators planned to kill the czar
while he was on his way to the cath
edral, but were arrested before they
could carry out the plot. A number of
military and naval officers, two of whom
have since committed suicide, were con
cerned in the conspiracy. Twenty
students, several minor officers of the
government and .a number of other peo
pie are under arrest, charged with being
concerned in the attempt. News of the
discovery of this plot has been carefully
kept from the czarina, whose health , is
said to be so delicate that any severe
shock might prove fatal to her mind
even if it did not cause her death. A
special correspondent, who is traveling
in the famine districts of Russia, writes
from Saratov that villages in the gov
ernment of Samara, which were prosper
ous in 1886, are now plunged in the
deepest misery, and the population has
been decimated. Similar conditions
prevail in other villages. Forty thous
and acres of land are idle in the province
of Samara, owing to a lack of seed where
with to plant this area. A large num
ber of German colonists live in holes in
the earth for warmth. They eat bread
made of wild hemp and carcasses of
horses. This diet causes severe, often
fatal, nausea. The famine is changing
the peasants into wild beasts. In one
case a man attempted to nang nis
daughter because she was not successful
in begging. Inhabitants of Arva, Hun
gary, are Buttering from typhus and
other deadly diseases, in addition to the
famine prevailing there. The people
are reduced to such straits for food they
are compelled to eat the bark of trees
and pine cones.
Bosh About Hill.
Washington, March 1. Senator Hill
treats the rumor that be is soon to be
married with good humor. When he
was approached on the subject this
afternoon he laughed and said that it
was new to him. The wealthy Albany
widow who, according to rumor, is to
become Mrs. Hill, is understood to be
Mrs. Manning, widow of Daniel Man
nine. The story seems to have found
some . believers because her stepson,
James Manning, editor of the Albany
Argut, who was for a long time an ar
dent Cleveland man, was chosen one of
the delegates to the Chicago convention
at Senator Hill's instance, and stands
pledged to the senator's candidacy for
the presidency.
A Wicked Assault.
San Francisco, March 1. Thos Doug
lass, ex-policeman and deputy inspector
of customs, was arrested last night for
stabbing James Flynn,an employe of the
surveyor's office. Douglass, who is a son
of Police Capt. Douglass, it is claimed
was under the influence of liquor and in
a quarrelsome mood. Flynn endeavored
to run away from him, but Douglass
overtook him and stabbed him in the
side and back, inflicting wounds believed
to be fatal. Douglass was released on
$5,000 bonds.
Canal at Nicaragua.
Washington, March 2. In the senate
today, Senator Dolph, in presenting pe
titions from his state favoring govern
ment aid for the Nicaragua canal, said
he was urgently in favor of such legisla
tion.' He regarded it as the most important-public
question that now or that
has been in the last quarter of a century
before congress and before the American
people. He is now sanguine as to the
ability of the canal company to secure
the construction and completion of the
canal, and he wished to see the United
States at the head of the matter first,
because he desired to have the canal
speedily constructed; second, because
be desired that when constructed it
should be under the control of the United
States; and third, because he desired
the canal to be capitalized only at its
actual cost. The value of the candl,
when constructed, te the people of the
Pacific coast and to the people of the
United States would depend largely on.
the amount for which the company was
capitalized. He was, therefore, ear
nestly in favor of government aid to
secure the early completion of the canal.
Would Uncle Jerry Stand.
Washington, March 2. Jerry Rusk
for president is the latest thing in the
political line in Washington. Uncle
Jerry does not know it, and has not been
even consulted, but a number of repub
lican senators, eager to defeat Harrison's
re-nomination, have agreed to take up
the farm statesman from Visconsin at
the proper time and nominate him if
they can swing enough votes to do it.
Rusk is popular with the farmers, and
therefore would be a great votegetter,
he has a good record as a soldier, he has
had experience enough in public affairs
to show he is a man of ability and capac
ity, and it is argued that if Jerry is put
forward in the convention . he could
weaken Harrison where Harrison is
supposed to be the strongest, in the
west and south. If the republican sen
ators succeed in brining enough anti
Harrison republicans into line for Rusk, .
it is probable a break for him will be
arranged.
Barillas, Barrios, Llenflesta.
San Francisco, March 2. Advices
from Guatemala via steamer City of
Panama, which reached this port yester
day morning, are to the effect that Bar
illas, the defeated candidate for the
presidency, is a fugitive, and is tr; ing to
escape from the country without disgor
ging the money amassed by him during
his incumbency in office. Llenflesta,
who was elected to succeed Barillas, had
not yet been installed in office when the
Panama sailed, and, if the reports are
reliable, it is doubtful if he will be.
One of the candidates against him was
young Barrios, whose father was once '
absolute dictator over the land. Barrios -
is very popular. It is now understood
that the lately defeated Barillas will
join forces with him to prevent the seat
ing of Lienfiesta. It is understood that
the soldiers sympathize with Barillas
and Barrios, and that Lienfiesta 's ene
mies are well provided with funds and
arms. A new outbreak is expected when
the lately elected president attempts' to
take his seat.
Searrell's Coast Defense.
New York, March 2. Edward W.
Searrell's new coast defense is being
studied by the committee of coast de
fense of the senate. What is claimed
for the invention is this : If any hostile
ship or fleet attempted to enter the har
bor, or it crossed any given line, say
that six and one-half fathom line in the
outer bay, a blow of 50,000 tons could
be struck upon the ship, which would
effectually put any vessel now afloat out
of the way of doing damage to New
York or any other city. Twenty of
these 50,000-ton blows could be struck
in ten seconds' time. The six and one
half fathom line is distant about four
teen miles from the city hall, and
twelve miles from the built-up parts of
Brooklyn.
Little Rhoda for Grover.
Providence, March 2. The democrats
of Rhode Island met this morning for
the nomination of state officers and the
selection of delegates to the national
convention. Charles E. Gorman was
elected temporary chairman. His
speech eulogized Cleveland's adminis
tration, and his remarks were greeted
with loud applause. A resolution, was
presented, and referred to the platform
committee instructing the delegates to
the national convention to vote for
Cleveland. It was received with great u
enthusiasm.
Hill Cannot Carry New York.
New York, March 2. The Poit says
editorially : It has been the sole claim
for Hill's candidacy, which his support
ers in this state have put forward, that
he could carry the state of New York.
That claim cannot be made any longer,
for in view of the elections of the past
few weeks it is made so plain as to be
undeniable, that he is the one candidate '
who certainly could not carry New York.
His candidacy would consolidate all the
decent elements of politics into an irre
sistible mass, which would give the state
to any opposing candidate who was au
honest man by an overwhelming
majority.
Mrs. Blaine Starts for Mew York.
Sioux Falls, 'March 2. Mrs. James
G. Blaine jr., and son ; leave for New
York tonight.