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. THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1892. ENGLISH ELECTIONS Consemtiyes Afraid to Fii a Date - . Adj ourn" Parliament THE LIBERALS ARE WIDE AWAKE. Dissolution is Considered by all Not to be Very Far Off, .ULSTER MOVEMENT JKVEI.01lIfG, Timothy Healy said to be the Obstacle to a Reconciliation of the Irish Factions. London,. May 16. It is stated on ex cellent authority that the real object Of the government in making so much se crecy about the date.of the dissolution is to catch the liberals napping. The con , servative leaders are afraid if they were to set aclav the liberals and their friends abroad would at once begin iu the most earnest manner to prepare lor the Strug gle. But, while there is no doubt about the" dissolution, there will be a disposi- tion to put off active preparations. The most significant indication that dissolu tion is not far o'S is the activity of the conservatives and their liberal-unionist allies: Everywhere an earnest canvas is be ing carried on with a view to ascertain the strength of the respective parties, ... The conservatives are well satisfied with the results of their canvass so far." They do not expect the overwhelming ma jority of 188(3, but they are confident of victory. The Ulster movement is de- ' veloping an importance which causes the liberals much anxiety. The noncon formist ministers, who have been sent 'as political missionaries from Ulster to : the English nonconformists, are meet' ing with a better reception than they expected, and everywhere the noncon formist liberals are being appealed to . tun lurn over meir leiiuw-reugiumairB in t ii . i! i. ; . Ireland to the mercies of a Catholic home-rule parliament. . - These appeals are being carried into the home and. the workshop as well as , the chapel, and it is claimed that many of the English nonconformists have Already been converted to the side of the Ulster brethren. The weakness of the Irish national cause consists in the bit ter antagonism aroused by the utterances of Timothy Hcaly. While Healy re mains prominent in the federation, a reconciliation of the Irish factions seems impossible. Healy continues as bitter as ever in his expressions relating to. the Parnellites, and they are as bitter as ever against him. Nothing short of Healy's retirement would be satisfactory to the friends of the late Irish leader, and Healy will not retire. Consequently it seems certain that the Farnellites and the anti-l'arnellites will go into the gen eral election opposed to each other, and the conservatives are certain, that they can capture several seats as a result' of i ne jtibii division. t, The anti-Parnellite leaders are re ported to be much disappointed at the practical failure of the attempt to raise funds in America, and they are begin -.rting to be convinced that, while some prominent Irishmen in America may contribute to the national cause, as rep - resented by the anti-Parnellite federa tionj the dollar of the workingman, or of the servant girls, which formed the bulk -of the contributions in the past for the support of the Irish cause when united under Parnell, will not be given to the -avowed antagonists of Parnell., The scene at Cork Friday night shows that in Ireland, factional hatred is not dying out. - Against Type. Foundries. : Minneapolis, May 16. An applica tion has been made in the district court for a receiver of the Minneapolis matrix company, on 'the ground that the di rectors are trying to wreck it. The com pany owns patents on a new system of printing valued at (3,000,000, and other assets worth $500,000. The matrix com pany have a system by which various newspapers scattered over the world, may produce the same. matter daily, simultaneously. By the Bomb Bonte. Chicago, May 17. Several times the false Messiah Teed has been threatened, and yesterday a bomb was discovered Tinder his house, at Washington Heights. An examination, it is said, revealed it to !be of a very destructive character. The discovery was accidental and it is be Sieved to indicate that the threats of the residents of the suburb against Teed are not of an empty character. Gen. 3. B. Gordon, president of the United Confederate veterans, has ap pointed, a committee of one from each -of the Southern states to present a me morial before the. legislature. of each state, asking them to vote j life pension to the widow of Jeff Davis. . ; Just a. little sunshine, just a little Tain, make the fields of Oregon bright with waving grain. 7 ;A "Royal .Wedding" Kowen. Dbtboit, May 17. Effie Mitchell, once a beautiful girl, whose- marriage in 1874 to Count Tinus Euduardus Kooshel, of France, attracted so much notfee, and was called a royal' wedding, died in a tenement, at her former home In byra cuse, N. Y., yesterday. It is said there is no trace in her face of its former love liness. The count, as he called himself, came here to study art. He occupied a handsome suite of rooms in a prominent hotel, and had a retinue of servants. After the marriage, the couple enjoyed an entensive wedding trip, and settled in Detroit. The unfortunate bride soon learned that the man was without honor or resources, and that ne naa-anotner wife in New York. She then returned to Syracuse, and has uvea nere un noticed.. The "count" was an artist of French or Austrian extraction, and his name was said to be Edward Tinus. . Senator Barbour's Funeral. Washington, May 17-. Yesterday, at the funeral of Senator Barbour, for the first time in the history of that body, priest of the Roman Catholic Church conducted the religious portion of the ceremony, the deceased being a member of that faith. The eulogy was delivered bv Senator Henna, ana tne cuetomarv resolutions were adopted. More Than Eminent. New Yobk, May 17. A Paris special. referring to the return of Paul Deschanel who was recently in the United States on a mission of the French government and is an enthusiastic admirer of Blaine says : "He expected to find Blaine an eminent statesman, but was hardly pre pared to find him a statesman of .such extraordinary caliber which he is now convinced Blaine possesses." Deschanel adds : "Blaine is diametrically oppo site to the old European notion of American political men." . He places Blame on the first plane of living -states- men. Geary .for Fennoyer. Washington, May 17. During a call upon Rep. Holman of Indiana, yester day, Rep. Geary and others, upon ques tions propounded by Mr. Holman, freely discussed the vice-presidential nomina tion of a man from the Pacific coast. It is no longer Pennoyer, as, he and the democracy have split, so Mr. Holman made the Californians sit down and talk over the whole situation, himself men tioning and discussing all the other men who have been- named in connection with the second place on the democratic ticket. He concluded by saying : "There is a heap of good politics in this. The Pacific coast has never had a place on the national ticket, and it might' make big change out there if those states were recognized in this way. 1 know of no one more available if the first place goes east of Uhio, than you, young man." And the old watchdog of the treasury shook Gearv's hand and heart ily wished him good luck. Holman Handled Gingerly. Washington, May 17. The mining debris bill was yesterday the subject of interviews between . Representatives Geary and Caminetti, and ' Holman, Dockery and Savers and others, of the ays and means and appropriation com mittees. Mr. Holman said California was deserving of much at the hands of con gress, and he would do everything he could to advance its interests. He set up the democratic plea of economy, but' gave an assurance that ne would De as fair and liberal as possible:. He wanted to know the smallest sum. that would answer the purpose, and was told $450,- 000, the amount asked in the bill, "was about right. He declared this was too large. He promised, however, to study the bill over and give his answer early this, week. It is conceded that these interviews have something to do with influencing the California democratic state convention today. "Will Apply Kvery Test. Washington, May 17. It is expected that everything possible ' will be done that can in any way be trumped up to thwart the purpose' of the people to hold in check the vast speculative and corpor ate influence of the United States. This influence will not allow congress to pass any measure for the relief of .the people of the United States if possible to pre vent it, hence it is said today that Judge Sage, of the United States district court of Ohio, has rendered a decision which declares the river and harbor act of con gress unconstitutional so far as it gives the secretary, of war judicial powers. The case grew out of an order from the secretary of war, ' who furnished the Muskingum county commissioners plans and specifications for constructing a span for the bridge near Zanesville, O., which the commissioners had not the money to carry out. . The case will be appealed and made a test case. -, No Satisfactory Results. London, May 17. A,'. Berlin ; corre spondent says : "In financial circles' here the belief prevails that an interna tional silver conference will have no sat isfactory results. - Germany will "only accept the invitation because she does not desire to hold aloof from the other powers. The government and the rich have always been opposed to bimetal ism.' They even rejected the -motion a few years ago declaring Germany's will ingness to negotiate if England, had pre viously adopted bimetallism." , . Singapobk, May IS. Earthquakes were felt in Penang and Sumatra today. WHAT CLARKSON SAYS More Delegates UninstrnM than was . ErerYetKnom MOST OF THEM FROM THE SOyTH Seven Million Republicans Who' Have ' -. J Not Made Up Their Minds. THE NOMINATION IS NOT SETTLED, No Name Is ao I'opnlar as to Secure the Nomination on the First Ballot By any Means. . 'Chicago, May 18. Chairman J. S Clarkson, of the republican national committee, arrived yesterday from Hot Springs, -Ark., fully restored to health To a reporter he said: "Seven millions of republicans, who. will be represented at Minneapolis, have not made up their minds regarding a candidate. The re sults -of the state conventions clearly show this. There will be more unin structed delegates in the Minneapolis convention that has ever been known in the history of the republican party, Almost all the Northern states, and states which cast electoral votes which will elect, sent uninstructed delegations, The majority of the uninstructed dele gations come from the Southern states. Some able editors and Federal office holders claim the nominatian " is settled already. I certainly do not think so, but as for being a party to any conspir acy for the nomination of Blaine, Sher man or Harrison, I desire to enter a pro test.' I will keep out of the contest, and cast my vote for whomever I shall de termine 'will be the winner. Without much doubt there will be several ballots cast. A man must be very- popular who would secure the nomination on the firsfballot, and such we have not, cer tainly, when such a large proportion of Halofratao 01 A nninatYntcwi ' ' A Celestial Stowaway. San Francisco, Mav 18. A horrible discovery was made on the barkehtine W. H. Dimond yesterday just in from Honolulu. While the Dimond was in the harbor of .Honolulu, a dead Chinese, with marks of voilence on his head, 'was found floating alongside of her. Suapior ion was fastened pn Illinois Wise, a colored cook of the Dimond, and on the- departure of the vessel Detective J, Lockhart followed on the Australia . to investigate. A hasty search of the cabin showed a few 'splashes of blood on the wall, and on this shadowy evidence he was arrested. Yesterday it occurred to Lockhart to. make a more careful exam ination of the cabin for there was really nothing on which to ask for extradition or conviction of the prisoner. In the search there was found closely packed beneath a thin false partition the entire suit of clothing of the Chinese, satur ated with -blood. .Beneath the' lower bunk were other large blood - stains, which had escaped notice on the first ex amination, and which Wise, presumed to be the guilty man, , had forgotten- to wash off.. The theory is ' that ' the Chinese had asked- Wise to stow him away and had shown him money, which tempted Wise's cupidity, and the murder followed. . ' Butte Mine Horror. - v Butte,' Mont., May 18. It is now known that nine miners were killed by the cave-in at the Anaconda - mine near Butte. Fourteen were entombed and it was at first thought that all were killed, but five have so far been taken out alive, and it is positively known that all the remainder are dead. They are Jerry N. Harrington, Dan Sheehan, Quinn Leary, William Hyland, T. C. Murphy, John Smith, S. Steward, William Clarke and John Nordstrom. Four of the bodies have been recovered, but it will be a day or two-yet before the others are reached. . Tens of thousands of tons of rock are strewn between the rescuers and the bodies of their dead . comrades. The cause of the accident is staled to be that an unusually heavy blast was fired just before the cave-in occurred, and it . is thought that it loosened the rock which formed the roof of the gallery. Laid Away for a Kalny Day. New Yobk, May 18. The steamer from Venezuela yesterday brought Gen. Solanzo, a special envoy of President Anduzea Palacio, on his way to Europe with 80,000 more to be added to the credit of Palacio, -his "rainy day ' sav ings," ' which is variously estimated from 1500,000 to $10,000,000-: Besides this $80,000! Gen. Solanzo was given a highly - important communication 'to Guzman Blanco. For several weeks Palacio was suspected of intending to invoke the ex-dictator's - help, having given several important offices to his adherents in Venezuela, but it was not generally- believed he would go to the extreme of inviting Blanco to return and take the presidency, guaranteeing him the retention and enjoyment of his ill gotten gains, in addition to helping him enrich himself still further, all the time acting under a guise of constitutionality and pretending to have only the best interests of the country at heart. A PJaeky Woman. Fayettkville, N. C, Mav 17. On Monday seventeen miles, below1 here notorious outlaw from South Carolina named Gilmore entered the house of of Kev. William Brunt, and finding no one but Miss Brunt there, forced her to prepare dinner for him at the point of pistol. After eating heartily, he leaped out of the window. Miss Brunt seized gun and shot Gilmore, thirteen buckshot striking. He died in a few minutes. reward of $300 was out for him, to which Miss .Brunt Decomes entitled, i Will Standby Briggs. ' New York, May 18. At a banquet at the - Union - Theological - seminary last night, the speaker declared, amid hand- clapping approval, that no matter what the course of the Presbyterian general assembly was at its forthcoming meet ing at Portland, Or., touching the ortko doxy of the Bet. Dr. Briggs,. the semi nary would stand by him, regardless of consequences. - - ' .The Kmperors' "Toilsomeneas." Dantzig, May 17; The provincial diet of West Prussia at a banquet entertainment given in honor of Em peror William, at which in the course of his speech, he said : "May the sons of this country accept patiently whatever Providence has in store for them, and await with confidence the results which the emperor will- achieve in the course of a toilsome future." - Show Train Ditched. - Atchison, Kan., May 18. The first section of Singling Bros.' circus train, on the Central branch road, was ditched by .the giving way. of a culvert near Con cordia, yesterday. Four show men were killed and five badly injured. Twenty head of stock were drowned in the stream. Two dead bodies have been taken from the 'wreck, and assistance has gone from here. ... Cheering; Flood News. Kansas City, May 18. Notwithstand ing the heavy rains of last night, the Missouri river is falling here and at points above. While this news is cheer ing to us of Kansas City, it is deplored below us, where the river has broken over its banks and flooded a. large area of low lands, causing great -destruction everywhere. . Scoundrels at Large. Landsb, Wyo., May 18. A successful jail break was made here last night, by which all .the prisoners escaped. The deputy sheriff who attempted to- recap ture them, was fatally wounded: Among the escaped prisoners . .were Bliss and Collins, two of the most notorious horse thieves of the West. . Women Politicians. New York, Slay . 18. Mrs. Emma Beckwith, to whom has been offered the nomination for vice-president of the United States on the equal rights ticket, declares that, while she would accept the position with either Bel va Lock wood or Frances R. Willard as nominee for the first place, she' would not run on the same ticket with Victoria Woodhull. - Business and Religion.. ' Los Angeles, May 18. The city council has', passed a resolution asking the mayor to set aside today as a day of profound meditation and prayer. The city is in the midst of a revival of relig ion, and the fever is spreading. Busi ness houses will be closed and trade suspended whether the mayor sets aside the day or not. ; ' Flood News by Telegraph. The Bowman dike, at East St. Louis, 111., which protected a large section of land north and east, has broken, and hundreds of acres of land are submerged. The Bonnet Carre levee, . eighteen miles above New Orleans, on the east bank of the" river, broke on the 16th. The opening is 100 feet wide and fifty feet deep. The Missouri river continues to rise, but the swell is not so great at St. Louis. Another foot will cause untold damage. Such a rise is entirely probable, as both the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers are still rising. ' The waters of the Kaw and Missouri, at Kansas city, are receding, and the panic in Argentine and Armoordale is subsiding, and people, are returning to their homes. In the latter place all the big packing houses haye resumed busi ness. . ' . ' ' : - Commencing at Happy ville.. eight miles west of Whitehall, the Illinois river extends from bluff to bluff, a dis tance of four and a half miles. ' The area of overflowed land in one county is fully 75,000 acres. No crops can be raised on this land.this year. The -water is still rising. ' .Recent storms in. California", have caused the Sacramento river, at Sacra mento, to rise until it has .reached a height of twenty-four feet and six in ches. The new levees on both sides are holding all right, but if there should be a rise of three or four feet more, some of the farming districts would likely .be flooded, and possibly some of the re claimed islands down the river. . r A feeling of uneasiness exists among the old stock of Cceur d' Alene. miners. Another train load of non-union men are expected in a few days. . HARRISON-' ADVISE River and -Harbor. Bill Attacked From ' .- " an Ambuscade. - ': PRESENT SYSTEM OF. FINANCES. Not Well Enough Pleased With Bcnja- men to Take His Advice. MODIFY TBI PBK8KNT ST9TKM. Do Back Track No S Tor tent. Seal ing Stick . to the Contract Sys tem if Ben. Goes nr. " AsaiNOTON, jway.ia. Yesterday an attack was made upon the river and harbor bill from an unexpected quarter, It is claimed that notice lias been re ceived from the White house by the re- pu oi ican. memDers ot the, commerce committee, to the effect that it would be better to scale down the present river and harbor bill 25perct. This is backed up by assertions from the secretary of the treasury, to the effect that the prob able revenues do sot seem liable ' to meet the actual cost of conducting the government under the preeent system of finances. . . The republican members of the senate appropriation committee have been not ified that it would be well to keep down appropriations to as low alimit as, pos sible, yet it is doubtful whether the commerce committee of the senate will take much stock in what President Harrison proposed, because many mem bers of that committee on the republi can side are not any too well pleased with the president. Further than that, a large volume, made its appearance in the senate today, which is the report of the committee on commerce on the river and harbor bill. It contains over 400 pages of printed matter and Is very complete in discuss ing every project contained in the pres ent river and harbor bill and shows by facts and figures, . the necessity for 'the passage of such a bill and of the vast benefits to accrue to commence on that account. It is believed the committee will not. now - take the - back track and move to scale the bill down, simply because the president is desirous of it. In view Of the showing made by the report it is doubtful if any attempt will be made by the senate commerce com. mittee to scale down the bill. One of the first suggestions by the administra tion was that the contract system should be stricken from the bill, but this met with so much disfavor that it was not pressed. In fact, the contract system provided for . future appropriations rather than current expenditures. " ' ' Jury List. List of jurors drawn May 3d, 1802, for circuit court, May term, commencing Monday May 23, 1892. W G Clelland, farmer, Hood River. '. J A Noble, farmer, Wapinitia. H. Clough, merchanic, The Dalles'. C R Bone, stable keeper, Hood River, Clark McCowan, blacksmith, Tygh. George Smith, merchant, The Dalles. Ed. Wilhelm, farmer,. The Dalles. Fen Batty, clerk, The Dalles. A W Quinn, farmer, Dufur. W A Miller, farmer, The Dalles. J G McCoy, farmer, Wapinitia. Wallace Fargher, mechanic, The Dalles. W H Taylor, farmer, The Dalles. ; I H Sherar, stockman, Sherars Bridge, T C Fargher, farmer, Dufur. Asa C Straight, farmer, Straightsburg, W H Vanbibber, farmer, Dalles. -G W Lucas, farmer, Wamic. . D S Kimsey, farmer, Antelope. S F Campbell, merchant, The Dalles, L Crowe, merchant, The Dalles. ' J J Lewis,' farmer, Mosier. James Sherriel, farmer, Dalles. C A Allen, farmer, Boyd. " . C H Cummins, farmer, Dalles. J C Benson, farmer, Dalles. ' , R-J Tucker, lumberman, Hood River. J N Mosier, farmer, Mosier., .G H Barnett, farmer, The Dalles. W H Jones, merchant, The Dalles. J Hamilton, merchant, Cascade Locks. A force of thirty men employed in shearing a band of 8000 sheep belonging to Thompson & Barnhart at Mr.' Barn hart's place, below Pendleton, finished the work Thursday at noon, just in time to. escape unfavorable weather. - .The yield was heavy and the wool is clean and of excellent quality. Two-year-olds averaged about eleven pounds each, and yearling about nine pounds.. The shearers are now engaged at other camps. The German steamer Lahesbayne, from Antwerp, on Friday afternoon noticed a fisherman's dory directly . in the path of the vessel, off the banks of Newfoundland. A . boat was sent, out and found the occupants of the dory al most dead from starvation. They were members of the crew of ; a. fishing schooner and had been lost fifty-four hours, having drifted away in a fog. -r ; 7 : " j ' Makes- Another Move. ''filVpDlvi,r,. IT tO A J ' 1.1. . . n.ivim.v, jo, a uiepuicu was received yesterday by General Pasa senger Agent Goodman, of the Southern Pavific company, sta'ting that Ihe west ern traffic association has made . another move in the direction' of doing, away with the payment of extensive commis sions.. Ka agreement has been effected applying to west bound business over all lines west of Chicago, which is to remain in effect from May 31st until December 31, 1892, and which fixes the commis sions at $4.60 on first-class tickets and $3.60 on second. . , A Chinese Smuggler. . Astoria, May 19. The wrecked yacht, towed into this port from sea bottom up, undoubtedly was a fast sailer as she Is a fine model, built in New 'Westminster,' but nothing ca.n be ascertained beyond the fact thafher builders very soon alter disposed tf her to unknown parties ; it is supposed they were Chinese smug- glers, placing celestials and opium ac cross the line. Some think the craft was used to carry opium only. Not a thing was found on board to throw any light upon the mystery, except a few Chinese was capsized during one of the recent heavy sales off that terrible north coast. A Determined Mob. Cheblbytown, May 19. Yesterday a mob of two-hundred men gathered at the jail determined upon lynching the negro assailant of little Nellie Silcoata. The sheriff eluded them last night by v.. i. jt ' iiuxijiiig iud Liicuucr uu want a tug and steaming down the Delaware. He. brought the prisoner back and relodged him in jail this 'morning. Soon after ' which time the -culprit -was taken out and lynched by a mob of 600 people, in- cluding-some of the best connected fam ilies of the town. The girl will die. . A Bad Impression. New Yobk, May 19. A Paris dis patch says the appointment of the new Italian ministry has produced a bad im pression in diplomatic and political cir cles. The fact is that this return to . power of Crispi's friends, and men who look upon him as their political leader, causes general fear, not that the peace of Europe will be at once disturbed, but that its tranquility will be eventually threatened. Results of. the ministerial chance -cannot vet be annroriatad at their true value, but they will certainly be considerable. ' ' Reports to the effect that democratic members are marshaling forces to camp in war upon the dalles boat railway k project are numerous. They do not object to the improvement, but base - their action upon their party political ; nAnn 11a. mUlA be taken at once to counteract this scan- - dal nnon a neonleC dtacrvirjir - of higher - esteem in the nations' capitoU ' It is shown in the dispatches today ' that the proposition to cut down the river and harbor bill 25 per cent., if it succeeds, will reduce the appropriation for the boat railway to $187,600 and .for . the locks to $376,260. The reduction of the appropriations for the boat railway . will not delay that, work, as the contract cannot be let until the righj of way is secured, and probably by the time that can be done another appropriation may be had in the sundry eivil bill of next session. Senator Dolph says ho house will not consent to a cut of so many of their large appropriations, and should it be made be will see, if any is restored, that Oregon is as well treated as any other state, in conference. - The provis ion for the cascade locks secures the continuous and speedy . construction -of the work, and . the balance of the appropriation required will - be . made in the sundry civil appropriation -bill, as other appropriations to meet the obligations of the government already accrued, and the proposed cut, if made. will not delay the work r but the Oregon senators are not willing to- surrender anything, and hope, because, so many sonators are interested in the large . number of works aJeoted, that the prop osition will be beaten in the senate. Speaking of a section of a pile from Seattle, honeycombed by the teredo, a Washintrton special says r "It was liter- all v. honeycombed. Had this specimen .been exhibited in. congress bofoj the drydock ' was located on Paget .sound. that dock would doubtless have gone to the Columbia river, as it is shown beyond all question that any wood an substance will be severely' InjurecHaad practically' destroyed by this insect." With all due deference; just such sample as that teat thown ; so the loca tion must be traced to some more fruit-, ful source. Astoria was then in the "show" business. . Fossil Journal.. A shocking and ex tremely sad death occurred at Fossil Tuesday evening. While C. E. Sunt, who was m the employ of F. M. BUsby, was leading a mare from the corral to the barn the animal became frightened and started to run, jerking him off hia feet. Unfortunately, the poor fellow's hand was caught in snch a way that be could not free himself, and he was frightfully dragged about two hundred yardSv. breaking his neck: Mr. Hunt recently purchased the Stilson-ranch, just north of town, and was an indus trious young, man. He leaves a wife and one child, in rather poor circum stances. The town of Burns, in Harney county, with a population of 300 persons, has four newspapers, the last betas an organ, of prohibition.