THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1892.
A STATE OF ANARCHY.
Seieral Venezuelan Cities in a Turmoil
of Excitement
THE CARACAS AT LA GUAGRA.
The Commander of the Concord takes
the Ship's Papers for Safety.
VSCLE SAM'S MINISTER ON EDOI
Demands the Return of Refugee, Ample
Apology and Personal Dme.
Other Sews.
New Yokk, Sept. 26. The World 1ms
mail advices from La Guayra telling of
the arrival of the Caracas at that port as
follows: There is intense excitement
in this city over the arrival of the Red
Line steamer Caracas from Jew York
by way of Puerto Cabello, an insurgent
port. Oaptain wmte, in cominana 01
the United States cruiser uoncora, an
ticipating a difficulty, advised the cap
tain of the Caracas not to deliver up the
steamer's papers at the custom-house
here. Furthermore, in order to keep
those papers from falling into the hands
of local customs officials, Commander
White sent a boat to the Caracas with a
force of - armed men, who received the
documents from the steamer's captain
and. conveyed them to the Concord's
-, commander for preservation until the
Caracas should be ready to sail. ' Two
Venezuelans were thrust into prison on
landing, for having taken passage on the
Caracas from Puerto Cabello. The cus-
toms officials at first refused to grant
the Caracas permission to discharge liei
cargo, but afterward consented to allow
her to unload freight consigned to this
port.
United " States Minister Scruggs has
sent a formal demand to the Venezuelan
capital for the return of six refugees
taken from Caracas some time ago, and
now in the hands of Urdaneta. He has
also demanded a salute to the American
flag and the payment of personal dama
ges to refugees. There was no regular
government to reply to these demands
; for reparation, as the capital is in a
'. state of anarchy. Foreign merchants
are imprisoned unless they give money
to the army. Minister Scruggs has ad
vised 'Americans not tn pay anything for
such' a purpose. Villegas Pulido, who
has assumed the role of president, has
taken an army of 30,000 men and started
to attack General Crespo at Los Teques.
A rigid press censorship has Deen estab
lished throughout Venezuela. Trouble is
apprehended when the steamer Caracas
undertakes to leave port.
Another Steamer Loaded.
New York, Sept. 20. On board the
steamer Caroline Whiting, which is
lying off of Twenty-sixth street, Brook
lyn, everything was quiet today. Her
cargo of mysterious bundles and boxes
is safely stowed, and her .bunkers filled
with coal. Captain Eldridge said the
vessel would be ready for her voyage be
fore Tuesday morning, but would not
say what her destination is. Pie laughed
at the idea that he could not land a load
of arms on the Venznelan coast in spite
of the efforts of President Pulido's gov
ernment. He says h 3 will engage his
crew tomorrow and that two passengers
will go on the voyage with him. Who
these passengers are he will not tell. In
further conversation the captain said
the syndicate which owns the Caroline
represented in this city by W. H. Bow
man, had been approached two weeks
ago by Minister Bolet Peraza, who ssaid
he desired to buy the Whiting for the
Venezuelan government and paid $2,000
for a five days' option. This, however,
was allowed to expire, and the present
charters of the ship, do not represent
the government of Minister Bolet
Peraza. .
Celestial Obstinacy.
Newburg, N. Y., Sept. 26. Deputy
Internal Revenue Collector Schulz, of
this city, has been trying to prevail up
on the Chinese of this district to regis
ter and have their photographs taken as
provided by the Geary law. Not a
Chinaman in this place would comply
with the law. Mr. Schulz notified Col
lector Hunter, at Ponghkeepsie, who
told him to abandon the Celestials to
their fate. , They are liable to be sent
out of the country.
Minister Scruggs all Right.
Washington, Sept. 26. Secretay Fos
ter says there is no reason to believe
that Minister Scruggs ' is not as free as
air or that there are tho slightest signs
of strained relations between the United
States and Venezuela. The secretary
' said the department ' had been in com
munication with Scruggs since Saturday,
and had received no news of an unpleas
antness. Mrs. Harrison's Condition.
. Washington, Sept. 26. No material
change in Mrs. Harrison's condition
since last report, i . v
THE DEMAJCD FOB PBP3TK8.
Ornoa 'Will Take the Lead Because of
; Its Superior Quality.
The annual consumption of prunes in
the United States is a 'little over one
pound for each person. As the popula
tion of the country is increasing at the
rate nf nnn million and a half a year it
is easy to see that the consumption will
increase nrettv raoidlv even if there
should be no increase in the rate of con-
sumption. The quality of the prune of
the Pacific northwest is so. far superior
to that of the common prune of com
merce that whenever they are pet upon
the market at prices anywhere near as
low as the common foreign prune sells
for there will inevitably be an immense
increase in tbe late of consumption:
With the aid of a protective tariff of two
cents per pound, joined to the euperior
quality of our product, the Pacific coast
should certainly be able to drive the
foreign prunes out of the market with
out reducing the price of prunes to a
point that will knock all the profits out
of the business. All tbe present time
California i9 producing about one-third
enough prunes to supply the United
States. In ten years Oregon and Wash
ington ought to produce one-half of all
the prunes consumed in the United
States. To do this, it will require close
to 50,000,000 pounds of prunes. It is
evident that there is plenty of room yet
or ,jevei0pment of the prune business
wjthont overdoing it.
Northwest Notes.
The cannery at Celilo is running to its
full capacity. The salmon catch is
large and 29,000 cases will be put up.
The erection of a large pulp mill at
Kettle falls is contemplated. .The loca-
tion ia au excellent one for that purpose.
TV--f .5- fhraimnrl himliela nf m-ain
. f, lha Frmpr!, oliian
platform at Athena the other day at
prices ranging from fifty-five to fifty
seven cents per bushel.
A specimen of float tin has been
brought into Pendleton from the John
Day conntry. The Tribune says it is
supposed that the mother ledge is in
close proximity, although it has not yet
been discovered. A thorough search is
to be made for it at once.
A settler in western Washington,
whose claim lies well back in the woods,
has in a short time killed twenty-three
bears, two cougars and about thirty
wildcats. The attempt to disposess
such occupants of government land
would not be to the liking of many
homesteaders.
Ezra Meeker, one of the largest hop
growers in western Washington, esti
mates that at least one-half of tbe crop
has been lost this year, while three
fourths of the remainder is damaged
through the ravages of the hop louse.
He claims that timely gpraying will in
sure unfailing crops.
The salmon hatchery on the Clacka
mas river, near Oregon city, is greatly
hampered because of the inability to
procure salmon. The hatchery has a
capacity for handling 12,000,000 eggs,
but only about 5,000,000 have been ob
tained any year since it was put in
operation, and this year nothing has
been done.
Result of a Tin".
London, Sept. 26. Considerable sen
sation has been caused by the mysteri-
ous death of an ex-actress known as
Baby Russell, a beautiful girl, who hae
appeared at the Lyric and Drury Lane.
For some time past she has been living
with an army surgeon, Dr. Heron. Oh
Tuesday she' was suddenly taken sick
when with Dr. Heron, and, although a
physician was summoned, she died.. Dr.
Heron said that they had had a tiff, and
she might have taken poison. Yester
day Dr. Heron was found in
his room
dead, with his throat cut. It
ascertained he had taken
poison to have killed himself.
was also
sufficient
The Old Indians.
San Diego, Cal. Sept. 26. The
Diegan Indians arrived this morning
and paraded under police leadership to
the rancheria grounds for the festival.
There were men, women, children, dogs
and papooses, many barefooted and
bareheaded, and some carried nets fnll
of luggage and pincle. The men bought
bows and arrows. The oldest woman,
aged 123, came up in a buggy ; five other
squaws, respectively aged 123, 118, 110,'
88 and 85, walked.
Patrick Dillon Arrested.
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 26. J. B.
Fowler, city marshal of Llano, arrived
here yesterday, having in charge Patrick
Dillon', the notorious stage robber and
desperado, who was arrested at that
place Saturday. Dillon has committed
numerous crimes on the upper Bio
Grande border, and two years ago held
up the stage near Fort Clark, obtaining
a considerable sum of money from the
passengers. He was held in jail pend
ing his trial. He confessed to the stage
robbery. ' ,
New York Free of Cholera.
Quabantinb, Sept. 26. Dr. Jenkins
and Dr. Sternberg have just returned
from lower quarantine, and have offi
cially announced that the port of New
York is free from cholera. ; The health
officer says there are no cholera cases
down the bay today, all the sick having
recovered.'.- v --
UNPOPULAR WITH
BriM Guards DisatisMf its Windsor
-'' 'v-; Discipline. , ": .
DESTROY EIGHTY OF THE SADDLES.
Imprisoned in the Barracks Where
They Make Things Lively.
CONfTSIOS UNTIL LIGHTS GO OUT.
The Rebellion Created Considerable Hi-
' eltement And Attracted
of People. -
Crowd
London, Sept. 26. The Daily News
today eays. members of the First Life
Guards regiment stationed at Windsor
have been dissatisfied for some time past
owing to the many drills and inspections
they have been compelled to undergo.
Yesterday non-commissioned officers of
C Squadron found all the 80 saddles be
longing to the squadron so badly cut
that they were completely ruined. The
men were ordered into barracks and
there confined. Here they became up
rorious, disturbing the whole neiglilwr
hood. They sang "Britons never shall
be 6laves," popular music-hall songs
and the national anthetn. The affair
created much excitement in Windsor,
and crowds of villagers surrounded .the
barracks listening to the noise. Between
9 and lOo'clock at nigh t the whole squad
ron went into'the barracks yard singing
and yelling at the top of their voices.
The uproar was continued until "lights
out" was sounded, when order was re
stored. It has since been ascertained
that a great number of the men have
been placed under arrest. The squadron
is confined in the barracks today. It is
reported Cap. Kawson, who commands
the squadron, is very unpopular with
his men. He it is who is said all along
to be responsible' for the extra drills to
which the men objected, and to prevent
which thev cut their saddles.
WKSTWAKD OX FOOT.
From Glenn falls to The Columbia
Kier Alone.
A gray whiskered old man leading a
horse loaded down with blankets, cook
ing utensils and a small tent, occasioned
a little astonishment as he came wander
ing into Umatilla Sunday afternoon
He asked if "that was the Columbia
river" and seemed highly pleased at see
ing the noble river of which he had
heard so much. It reminded him of tbe
Hudson. His name he said was Robert
Somers, and he left Glenn Falls, New
York two years ago the 9th of April, to
gratify the ambition of his life, which
was to see the coun trv. He has traveled
on foot all the way across the continent,
He visited many of the noted points of
interest and mt with many thrilling ex
periences en route. Crossing the Idaho
desert, he was two days without food or
water, finally making his wav into Am
erican Falls almost exhausted. He has
avoided following the railroads, prefer
ring to see the country in its aboriginal
state. His stories of the amount of
game seen in the mountains of Montana
and Idaho would make the brave niin-
rods of his native state open tneir eyes
in wonder. Mr. Somers will not stop
until he reaches the Pacific ocean. He
crosssed the river and struck out through
Klickitat county.
Current Topics.
A Vancouver, B. C, dispatch rejorts
that the steamer Empress of. India,
which left Yokohama the 19th for Brit
ish Columbia, has a case of Asiatic
cholera aboard. Information is said to
have come by a private message that
the authorities at Yokohama refused to
allow the steamer to land. . It is impos
sible to verify tbe statement. If such
proves to be the case this whole country
is subject to infection, as the Dominion
health officer at Victoria has refused the
request of the Canadian Pacific authori
ties to have all steerage passengers from
Oriental points placed in quarantine for
fourteen days whether any disease ap
pears among them or not, unless he re
ceives Bpecial authority from Ottawa to
that effect. Tbe Empress of India has
275 passengers in 'the steerage. The
case mentioned is said to be among
those passengers.
Cleveland's letter accepting the nom
ination as the democratic candidate for
president of the United States was made
public in New York yesterday.
According to a San Francisco dispatch
today some of tbe Celestials there have
decided to register. The break was
caused by some of the Chinese, refusing
to pay the $1 tax levied by the Sfx
Companies. The Chinese learned in
some manner that tbe intention of the
Six Companies was to secure an" assess
ment of $1 from each Chinaman, and
after it had been collected to inform
them that they had changed their opin
ion and it was advisable to register and
pay the fifty cents tax for photographs.
..- DR. OOCCaKR'S DISCOVERT. :
A Matter of Considerable Importance
- ' " :'' to Orchardists.
Dr. Goucher, of Amity,- has made a
discovery ia regard to the apple peet, a
result of which he calls the ideas of
numerous fruit tree fanatics all bosh.
He thinks he learned more from a com
mon little bird, called the "sap-sucker,"
than he would should he listen all sum
mer to those men who will debate on
the long, jawbreaking named animals
that infest the apple crop. One day last
week the doctor was about his yard and
noticed a little sap-sucker flitting about
for a long time around the trunk and
among the branches of one of his favor
ite apple trees. He made an investiga
tion, and a magnifying glass plainly dis
closed a large number of the common
little yellowish-white worms with brown
heads, coursing heavenward along the
trunk of the tree. They were then
from an eighth to a quarter of an inch
in length, and while a few were
substituted as rations for the sapsucker,
a far greater number were rapidly de
stroying the fruit. The idea of the
worm coming from an egg laid in the
blossom is proven without foundation if
the trees in Dr. Goucher's orchard are
like those we read about in other places.
Nine times out of ten the worm enters
the apple from the' side and very seldom
is the worm hole found near the blos
som. Very irequently on cutting the
apple with a knife, the worm will be
found before it has' reached the core, and
beyond its location the apple is sound
and never is an apple found sound on
the outside that a worm inhabits the
core. Numerous experiments have
proven that coal oil will kill any of these
little pests without injuring the tree and
the doctor now feels satisfied that if he
keeps the trunks of his trees well wash
ed with that fluid during the growth of
the apple,' Be will have sound fruit, no
matter bow many bugs use the blossoms
for a nest.
The 1 islting Journalists.
The Washington State-Press Associa
tion will meet in Spokane on tbe same
day that the Oregon Press Association is
to meet in The Dalles. The Review inti
mates that if the visiting journalists are
to be properly entertained and sent
home with a splendid impression of the
wealth and hospitality of Spokane the
local press club must have four times as
j much money as has been contributed up
to date. It takes a large sum to receive
j and entertain 250 visitors. They must
be met at the trains with - carriages,
shown over the city during their stay,
provided with a hall properly decorated
for their business sessions, entertained
with a public reception, a dance and
supper, and provided with transporta-
tion, luncheon, dinner, and mnsic upon
the occasion of the excursion and picnic
into the country. There must be music
for various occasions, money for printing,
badges, etc., and means for a score of in
cidental expenses. It is therefore essen
tial that all shall respond as liberally as
those who have already sent in their
checks. Money is all that is required to
make this the convention of the year
the social event of the season.
No Cholera via. Canada.
In reference to the fear expressed
some days ago that cholera might find
its way into this country through trans
portation of immigrants through Can
ada, local officers are advised that the
Dominion government and tbe Canadian
Pacific railway are taking active meas
ures to prevent tbe advance of cholera
into its realm. The Canadian govern
ment hast advised all the St. Lawrence
steamship lines not to carry emigrants,
and that the event of their carrying any
they will be subjected to the most rigid
quarantine for tbe same length of time
and under the same regulations govern
ing the quarantine in the United States.
The Canadian Pacific railwav has noti
fied the steamship lines, connections
and agencies that it will not carry Euro
pean emigrants during the prevalence of
the disease abroad. It is watching care
fully all the trains and is doing all in its
power to strengthen the Canadian quar
antine officials. Thus far not a single
crse of cholera has appeared in any
Canadian city.
The Press Association.
Antelope Herald. The Oregon press
association will meet at The Dalles on
October 4th, an the citizens of that
place are making preparations for the
royal entertainment of the editors while
there. Eastern Oregon should be well
represented, as much useful informa
tion is to be gained at these meetings.
Besides, we deem it the bounden duty
of an editor to take advantage of every
opportunity that will insure bim a little
recreation and a few good, square, .free
lunches.
Killed by a Second Shock.
Schenectady, N. Y"., Sept. 26. John
Shaver, aged 75, while sitting at a win
dow, was struck by lightning a few
weeks ago, partially paralyzed and
marked with a scarlet circle on his right
cheek below tbe eye. Last night there
was a terrific crash of thunder, and Mr.
Shaver's daughter ran into bis room,
where she found bim dead, at almost
tbe same spot where he was struck
before.- 1 :' ' " ' ' '
NEW ALBANY SHINGLE.
Dayiil B. Hill, Attorney Anfl Conncellor
at-Lav. ARer Election
THE ATTORNEY OF CORPORATIONS.
The Last Nail Driven Into Tbe Trans
continental Coffin.
HAS LOST ALL ITS USEFULNESS.
Date of The Final 'Bnrial Vised For
January 1st, The Limit of 90 Days
Notice.
Albany, Sept. 2". Within a few"
months, probably when the present
campaign closes, the shingle of "David
B. Hill," attorney and councellor-at-law
.will be hung out in Albany, and the
senator will become part and parcel of
the profession and population of Albany
Senator Hill's practice will be confined
to cases in the court of appeal and the
general term, and it is understood that
he has been promised the legal business
of several large New York city corpora'
tions.
Death of The Association.
Chicago, Sept. 27. President Manvel,
of the Atchison road, today destroyed
any doubt of the withdrawal of his line
from the transcontinental association by
making an official announcement of the
fact. The reasons for withdrawal are
summed up in the acknowledged fact
that the association has lost all its use
fulness and will in any event die a natu
ral death on January 1st from the .de
fection of the Canadian Pacific, Northern
Pacific and Great Northern. The with
drawal of all other transcontinental
lines is anticipated before October 1st,
as that will be the limit when the 90
days' notice required will be effective on
January 1st. .
Weather Reports.
Postland, Sept. 28. B. S. Pague,
local forecast official of the weather
bureau appears at the helm again, and
on issuing the last of weekly crop reports
today says: "This ends the regular
weekly crop-weather reports of 1892;
they will be resumed next year with the
opening of the growing season. We take
this opportunity to thank the large
corps of correspondents throughout the
state for their promptness and faithful
ness in reporting so accurately thei
crop-weather conditions, and trust that
next year they may again be with us in
our work. The season has been very
successful in all productions for the
Oregon farmer," and these bulletins have
been of value to the public. Tbe month
Iv bulletins will, as usual, continue to
be issued."
Of the weather for Eastern Oregon
the past week, Mr. Pague says : "The
temperature has been deficient during
tbe past week, and frosts occurred on
the higher elevations. Fresh snow fell
in parts of the Blue mountains on the
23d. General rains prevailed during the
week and amounted to from 0.25 to 0.80
of an inch. The rain has been of great
benefit: it has cleared the atmosphere
of smoke, it has given the grass a start
and has softened tbe earth sufficient to
allow of fall plowing to begin. Reports
indicate preparations for an increased
acreage of grain for next year. Corn is
ripe and ready to be gathered. . Late
peaches are ripening and are of good
quality.
A touthfnl Fiend.
San Jose, Sept. 27. Johnnie Navar-
ette, & 6-year-old boy, was playing
among the rubbish at the city dump
yesterday. He found a beer bottle, and
called a companion. Tbe other lad,
Nathan Hackelback, who is fourteen
years - old, coveted Johnnie's prize.
Johnnie vowed be would not give it up,
At this the - other seized the little boy
by the shoulders, and held him over a
portion of the refuse which was burning,
with his bare feet dangling in the blaze.
The little fellow writhed and screamed
under the dreadful torture, but the tor
mentor laughed, and it was only when
be was tired out that he let the boy go.
Almost crazed with pain, tbe boy made
bis way to- his father's residence. He
was immediately taken to a physician's
office, where his injured feet were
dressed. They presented a sickening
appearance. His tormentor was ar
rested. Much Excitement in Michigan.
St. Joseph, Mich., Sept. 27. There
is much excitement here over the case of
a man named Wed, five miles in the
conntry, said to be suffering every
symptom of cholera. The public schools
are closed.
Knight and Day.
Long Creek Eagle. A. Knight has
been appointed postmaster at John
Day, and will enter upon his duties of
the office October let. .-.''
Mew York Canal Inspectloa. -
Gov. Flower decides that coal, iron,
etc, can be carried cheaper by canal
than by rail.
. BrrrAio, Sept. 28. Gov. Flower and
State Engineer Schenck have returned
from a tour of inspection of the Cham
plain canal. Gov. Flower said tonight
regarding the trip: "Ot the sixty-four
miles of tbe Champlain canal thirty
miles have a water depth of six and a
half feet, and thirty-four miles a depth
of four and a half feet. ' The heavily
laden boats carrying about 160 tons, I .
noticed, dragged on the bottom in the
four feet of water, and I am satisfied
that prudent appropriations should be
made annually to dig out the canal so
as to provide at least six feet of water
The money need not all be appropriated
in one year. I have no doubt whatever
that the heavy ' freight such as coal,
moulders, sand, iron ore, and lumber
can be carried much cheaper by canal
than by rail. Otherwise the canal was
found to be in good condition." The
Governor will make a tour of inspection
of the Erie canal next month.- i
Too Confoundedly Prosperous.
Beardstown Illinoian. When a lead
ing democrat declared in conversation
recently that the "country was too con
foundedly prosperous," for easy cam
paigning, he inadvertently paid a high
tribute to the satisfactory condition of
things under republicanism and protec
tion denied at other times, yet never
theless, serviceable in demonstrating
the true situation to be one of absolute .
certainty for republicans and 1 total
eclipse for the democracy in November.
Had it rained all summer, as it did in
the spring, or sudden drought followed
the rainfall and burned up what had not
been drowned it would be easy to cam
paign in the interests of free trade and
democracy. But tbe only thing in the
calamity line that they can charge up to
the party in power is the cholera, which
is charged up to protection, because so
many free trade victims come to America
to avoid starving over there.
Features of the Campaign.
Tacoma News. Adolphus B. Hanna,
candidate for United States senator,
says that C. W. Griggs, supposed candi
date for United States senator, is buying
np people's party leaders and doing all
sorts of wicked things with that myster
ious $100,000 which is on tap in the
Griggs cellar. The Post-Intelligencer,
which has a candidate for United States
senator, says thai C. W. Griggs, who ia .
supposed to have a candidate for 'United
Stales eenator, is going to "fix" thou
sands of railroad men for the democratic
ticket because he knows . "Jim" Hill,
who employs them. And all this time
poor Griggs is laid up at home trying to
get the kinks out of bis back caused by ,
his recent accident.
"The Hidden Band."
Senator Dolph in a letter to Mr. Hub
bard says : "I am doing everything ia
my power to hasten the work at the.
Cascade. The plans and specifications v
have been approved and Major Hand
bury directed by telegraph to advertise.
I am getting a list of the contractors ia'
the east to whom the advertisement can
be sent."
Town Horned.
Sioux Citv, Iowa, Sept. -27. The
town of Howard, the count' seat of
Miner county, on the Southern Minne
sota railroad, was nearly wiped out by
fire yesterday afternoon. It caught in a
livery stable, and spread so rapidly be
fore a, high wind that tbe people barely
escaped from the building.' Mr. and
Mrs. B. Ailsworth were caught in the .
building and killed. More than fifty
buildings were destroyed. Loss, $100,-
000.
Sale of Cattle
Long Creek Eagle, II. Y. Blacwell
has contracted 1,000 bead ef stock cat
tle to Evans & Curtner, of Ft. Dermit,
Humboldt county, Nevada. Henry will
endeavor to fill this contract from the
stockmen of Grant county, and will
make the delivery on November 1st.
ManysucU sales of cattle as this and
good times should prevail again among
our stockmen..
Kails for Coos Bay.
San Francisco, Sept. 27. Agents of
the steamer Emily entered into a con
tract yesterday to transport 400 tons of
steel rails to Marshfield, Or., for the
Coos Bay and Rose burg railroad, which
is to be built as soon as possible, to Co
quille city, a distance of about twenty
two miles. The road is built ten milea
out of Marshfield and graded for eight
miles more. As a starter the Bmily
will take up 100 tons of rails when she
sails for Coos bay tomorrow afternoon.
Com. Peck's Keport.
Albany, Sept. 27. In the supreme
court today an application for a manda
mus to compel labor commissioner Peck
to produce certain papers was ref&red
to Judge Edward in the special term,
for the second Saturday in October.
Peck filed a long affidavit, reciting that
the information in his report was ob
tained under a pledge of secrecy.
' Suspected Cases In Tezes.
San Antonio, Sept. 27. The state
health officers report to Governor Hogg
of having attended two suspected cases
of cholera.- One died Sunday.