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VOL. III.
THE DALLES, ORKGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1803.
NUMBER 16.
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BEI1RING SEA MUDDLE
rrnr! rf Arritrctinii M in Paris Yes-
VA Ul I Me til iu w
tcrflay.
ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT
1 Journal of the ProcediB Will
Be
Kcpl in English anil French
llcvelopincnts.
Pari. March 23. The court of arbi
tration to adjust the difference between
tireat Britain and the United State
over tbe lichring ea fiherie met to
day. All tbe member of the court
ere present. IVvrlle, the frencn
iinter of foreign affaire, made short
iur'.. u tdii auu nninm. iui lurri
. a 1 T . . . .
ir.e pnrely forma!. Credential
ere iir n uWsJ and the court wa organ
i.-rd by tbe election of Baron de Conr
Urlltt M president. It wa decided
ect t 11 :30 a. ni. each day and (it 4l
I..n daily. The meeting were to be
nen to member of the pre, to whom
k ardi ihould be leaned. The court then
Udjuarned until April 4tb, in rder
laeiamine the printed arganien'- f tbe
1'niied Slated and (ireat Britain, hi
kill then be presented. Thesa printed
krgnraenU are to be submitted to the
American congres and the ISritish par-
ament probably next week, and then
aade public. The debate of the court
l arbitration will be beld in Kngliah
knd the journal of proceeding will be
ept in French a ith an Kngliab version
jau lue memorrs oi mo roun uxjar
ade genera! formal visit to President
aruot; Hon. L. J. Cooiidge, American
ininer; and tbe Marqni of Dufferin
Deal la the Mmh.
Cliyclakd, O., March 23. Short!
kfure 12 o'clock today fire broke oat In
B e Morgan, a fashionable apartment
n on Prosjiect ttreet, near Granger
! engiD? responded quickly, bat be-
ire bi'D arrived the bnildinv wa en
Iojied in flame and (moke, and a ter
j Kble panic enraed. All that ran be
' learned at tbi writing, 1 that four
i omen aud a baby were burned to death
several otheri more or lee saffo-
-a ted in tbe smoke. Tbe house wa
ftaudaume one of turee etorie. Tbe
Antral ball run through the building
th room on either aide. Tbe only
ar wa by way of tbe front etair
oee in tbe third torT bad no time to
t their good together, and before tbe
re aware of any fire the were ear
:oded with Same and tmoke. The
-r) wa a terrible one, and the excite-
l"it and coneternation of tboee in nafety
o were unable to aid the uffering
men wa great. Tbe firemen worked
-oiially. Tie eecond alarm wa given
i erery effort made to reecae those
.1 in the burning building. The body
the Errt woman foond wa that of
t. Summer, a blind ladv. who had
'Id her way to the at air, only to die,
ree other women, with a little child,
If U ljund lying on tbe flxr of the
mi tiurr iu the front hall dead, of
ated ty tmoke. Their bodie were
1'iied tneether. but it wa evident
h :a their j'jsition that they bad died
J,'i ;-am. The Cre Urte.l, no one
bow, in the baoement, and tbe
ding it a total low.
IM-l.l. Hstil to h roagTht.
""-rKAio, March 23. A oorree
"Wnt in Urtigaa denie the tory that
"ertl Tararez, leader of the rerola
" " IIio Grande do Kul, wa cbaaed
' t'rnmi . .1 .t:....,i ti.-
i wiiii i j 1 1 uin.i iuoiii m
Wv-ondent telegraph that Tavarex
I large body of revolutioiiiit trxj
I ""Tying toward Eairt-. and lie ex
the opiuion that the laat tand
uie lo 1 fo0lht there will nettle
"eorthe revolution.
ueciOB i,, retiltNj by the
rr""ent of Argentina In regard to
tr-iy with Chili on the boundary
The correerodent In liueno
y the government i awaiting
e,planation from Conimiaeioner
lnt, yio8-ireident mmUi ,J
lauinet, and Meaer.. li.- m;.
I'elligrinl, wa. held todav. at whl.-h
-ntimenueipreiaed were favorable
inT. nd It wlU probably be
" tiinted, howeTer, that
mjr review the government".
MlM..r, K.mrl, Mmt,r4.
FiAsccmo, Mand, 23.-Acwr.l-ean
advicoe by the rteamer
ther Nf. Jf.0i . catholic
'nary, wa terribly maltreatwi by
recently. 'e wait pacing on f.M
'" tbe market town of Kinchieu,
i-anied by teacher and a boy. A
soon a the crowd recognized him there
were about ..f "Kill tho foreigner,"
"Stone him." The native, threw them -
selvea upon him, knocked him doan
and kicked him unmercifully. After
the mob had torn out hi beard they
beat him, and then tried to bury Mm
alive in the and. At last, aomewhat
alarmed at the consequence of mur
der, alwa.T a serious matter In Corea,
the mob dispersed, leaving the mlssion
ary and hi companion half dead on the
ground.
Atm Law Vlolalora.
When the fish and game warden, II.
D. McGuire, wa np here last week he
lodged complaint against atnumberof
lrsons resiuing np me jacxenxie on a
charge of nnlawfully killing elk. It la re
ported that half a dozen men or more are
implicated, and that the affair took place
while the heavy (now wa on tbe ground
ine e:x garnered around m spring or
watering place, and tbe men gathered
mere and drove them out and had no
trouble In overtaking tbem In the deep
(now and killing them. In tbi way
Urge number are (aid to have been
slaughtered. Gainey Mathews ha been
sent np to Investigate the matter and ex
pect to bring several parties back with
him. If the report i true the parties
deserve to be well punished, and no
doubt will be. It is time the law in res
pect to the protection of game law is
being enforced.
Latib. Mathews returned last night
with C. D. Mulford, Pr. Barr and a man
named Thompson, whom he arretted on
Ibis charge. Two of the Powell bov
were also arrested but could not be
brought down. Eugene Guard.
Prtar David Pleased.
S Faaxrisco, March 23. Prince
David Kawanannkoa, of the Hawaiian
islands, accompanied by K. C. McFar
lane and suite, arrived in this city from
Washington bite last night. Prince
David expressed himself a thoroughly
pleased with the prospect of a speedy
settlement of the Hawaiian question
He enthusiastically stated that he had
full confidence in the present adminis
tration, which would doubtless render
favorable decision In tbe matter. They
will proceed to Honolulu by the next
steamer. Paul Neumann, theex-queen's
envoy, I expected to arrive from Vah
ington today.
The HtMtfard Oil Maavpolj.
Ntw Yokk, March 23. Shipper and
brokers are in trouble because the
Standard Oil company refuse to sell
them oil or quote price to them. Tbe
broker have order from abroad, but
cannot fill them. Many oil ship and
tank r learner are waiting to get a cargo.
It i said the Standard Oil company in
tend to monopolise the foreign oil trade,
and with that object I fast accumula
ting a fleet of steamers.
Aa Orae-aa Maa Klllad.
Sacbamikto, March 23. Laft Friday
E. J. Winslow, a borsetrainer of Uma
tilla, Or., was struck on a bridge near
Gault by a passenger train. He wa
taken to the county hospital, where be
died. A few day ago a tramp wa ar
rested here on suspicion of having
knocked Winslow senseless for the pur
pose of robbery, and then having pi red
the body on the bridge.
Mllllaas la Laad.
Mcscatiki, la., March 23. The Iowa
& Oregon Land Company, ith a capital
stock of 12,000,000, wa organized here
today by 12 of the principal lumberman
of tbe Mississippi valley. The object
the company will be to handle a tract of
8-'0,000 acre of Oregon land which is
richly timbered. Farming and grazing
land In the tract are to be leaeed and
lumber mill erected on the timber
land.
Oregoa 1'aclls Kadaeas Kales.
Cosvalus, Or., March 23. Tbe Ore
gon Pacific announce a rate of 6 cent
per 100 on all kind of freight from
Portland to all Willamette river point
a far south aa Corral lis and will make a
rate of 7!i cent pr 100 on nail in car
load Iota, from Kan Francisco to Port'
land, and 1 1-cent rate to all point
reached by it line. It doe not wean
to allow IU territory to be taken without
a fight.
la Marnarr af ij Uoald.
Koxbcit, N. V., March 23. A new
stone memorial church will aoon be
rected here by the children of tbe late
ay Gould, In memory of their deceased
father. It will be presented to the
Presbyterian congregation whose church
wa burned a year ago.
Ha WaaU la Ha flrad.
Washington, March 23. Secretary
Carlisle has requested the resignation of
M. Patterson, second auditor of the
treunury. Patterson decline to resign.
The secretary has accepted the resigna
tion of W. D. Owens, suirintendent of
immigration.
limp n rP I llMn Tri 1 rri
I I I, I V I I HI
'JU1 "I ? VLAll
FnrtHer Parlicnlars Conceroinz His
Last Illness.
BAR WILL FRAME RESOLUTIONS
l nel. lourt Adjourned Till Moo
day by Jud;e Gilbert, and Doors
Draped in Mourning.
Portland, March 24. Although not
unexpected, the announcement of the
death of Judge Dead y elicited the pro-
loundcet expression of regret from the
member of the bar, and out of respect
a meeting will be held In the United
State courtroom at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, for the purpose of taking
proper steps toward the adoption of res
olutions. Arrangement will also be
made for the attendance in a body of the
bar at the funeral.
Tbe flag on tbe federal building and
county court house were lowered to
half-mast this morning. The doors of
the United State court room were
draped in mourning, were the door
of all tbe office connected with the
court.
Judge Gilbert, who ha just arrived
from the Sound, opened the United
States court this morning, and, after
making a brief annoum-ement of Judge
Iteady' death, adjourned till Monday
morning.
Tbe ailment was aninal trouble and
bright' disease. The former was iu
duced by the judge' long, unbroken
sittings on the bench, and extended to
the base of the brain, producing an irri
tation and causing partial paralysis of
the lower limbs. Other complications
followed, bringing on bright' disease.
Until about two year ago the combi
nation of trouble wa so slight as to
offer little inconvenience, bat since that
time tbe judge' condition gradually
became more and more serious until, by
Dr. Strong direction, be took a trip to
the Sandwich Islands, which afforded
bim but temporary relief. Returning
home, he resumed bis seat and worked
aa continuously a ever and with fully
as much energy. During the time Judge
Deady wore the judicial ermine he won
the reputation of being one of the most
industrious worker on the United
State bench.
About six month ago a dreaded turn
for the worse was manifested In a stroke
of partial paralysis, which rendered the
judge' step slow and laborious. Still
he continued to work until about two
weeks ago, when he was confined to his
room, and from that time forth he never
left hi apartment.
Yesterday a host of visitor called at
The Hill to make inquiries concerning
the judge' condition, and a few of hi
most intimate friends were admitted to
tbe sick room. Among them was Hon
Bush, of Salem; and when the judge
saw hit old Ineml he greeted him dis
tinctly with, "How are you, BunbT"
But that was all; for he almost io.nie
diately lapsed into a state of heavy
stupor.
Hat fire ta a Creak at Coal Oil.
Bithaxv, W. Va., March 24. Several
mile above here in Pennsylvania, near
the source of Buffalo creek, an oil well
ha been opened recently. Large quan
tities of oil have been coming down the
creek since Sunday night. The itudent
here set the oil on fire on Monday night
at 9:30 o'clock. The fire ipread across
the creek and started down stream in a
flash, producing a sheet of flame nearly
70 feet high. Soon Bethany was in a
circle of flame, and tbe creek looked like
a serpent of fire nearly two mile long.
A dense tmoke which nearly suffocated
the people of Bethany arose. At the
end of two hour every road was block
aded with wagon containing person
who had come in for mile to sue the
tire. Not until 21 hour had elapsed
did the Annie die out. The Bethany
college student enjoyed the excitement
very much. The water in the creek was
nearly boiling w hen the fire had gone
out; and when it had sufficiently cooled
more than 100 student and part of the
faculty went In bathing.
Oaad frail Praaaaet la Callforala.
Sab Fbakcmco, March 24. From the
present appearance tbi year will be an
unusually prosperous one for the fruit
grower of California. The rainfall has
been abundant and in good season, and
although the flood In ome part of the
tat may Injure individual owners, still,
taking California aa a whole, the crop at
present promises to be large.
Keaelver asked far.
Ssattlb, March 24. (Special to Thb
Chbokicl. The Seattle, Lake Shore
and Eastern railroad I la trouble and a
receiver is asked for. A small majority I
of stockholders, wiio are opposed to the
Northern Pucilln's management, have
brought suit to compel the company to
make an accounting of the bneincs and
receipts. They also claim that the
Northern has taken possession of tho
Lake Shore depot und terminal facilities.
it l tliougnt that it a receiver is ap
pointed a traffic contract will be made
with the Canadian Pacific.
Increase ut Inflneaaa
Ntw Yobk, March 24. While the
health authorities were congratulating
themselves that New York would be
pared a visit from the influenza tbi
season, the dreaded disease had already
(omo, aud wa settling on the city, the
weather giving it a firmer hold. For the
tint 10 week of 18!)3only.l3 death were
put nnder the head of influenza and la
grippe. For the week ending March 18,
11 death from the disease.were recorded
This Includes all the case ot la grippe
simple, and none of the complications
such a pneumonia or phthisis form.
For the corresponding week of 1803 only
nine deaths were attributed to the cause,
two less than this year. In the last four
day there have been 12 death from la
grippe. Yesterday there were five. The
other death yesterday included 48
from pneumonia, 11 from phthisis and
even from bronchitis, all of which dis
ease are influenced more or less by la
grippe. This make a total of 52 deaths
yesterday from pulmonary and res pi r a
tory troubles, out of a total death list of
154, a little more than 40 per cent
Doctors in Brooklyn and Jersey City have
also been kept bnsy attending la grippe
cases.
A Phenomenon
Pasama, March 24. From Popayan is
reported a phenomenon which is puzzl
ing the geologists. The hill known a
Cruiz Loma, which i situated near the
town, suddenly disappeared. For cev
eral day deafening aubteranean noise
were heard, which caused alarm throng-
out tbe )own. Then the hill suddenly
parted and immense volume of earth
were piled to the surface. In the des
cent a great amount lodged in the bed
of the rivers. This was especially true
in the case of the Kio Gauchicono, Rio
Moiino, and Rio Blanco. All of these
streams were obstructed. It is believed
the obstruction will result in floods,
which may cause great damage. Whole
village, in which are located many val
uable estates, are in danger. The up
heaval ia attributed to an eruption of the
Solaric volcano, which have been active
for many months. Twelve persona and
hundreds of cattle were killed by the fly
ing rock when the h!H parted.
A Shipwrecked Crew 8ave9.
Pobtla r, Me., March 24. The steam
ship Alcides, of the Donaldson line, ar
rived at this port this afternoon from
Glasgow. She brings the new that the
bark Louis i now either a derelict or at
the bottom of the sea. The Alcides left
Glasgow on March 11th. On Sunday,
March 19th, a hurricane wa encount
ered. Tbi lasted until tbe afternoon of
the next day, w hen the bark Louis was
sighted, flying signals of distress. The
bark was in a sinking condition, and the
crew were on deck waving signal lor
help. This was in north latitude 43:19,
and west longitude 52 :53, about 25 miles
east of the bank of Newfoundland. A
lifeboat wa launched from the Alcides
and the crew of ten men rescued. Cup-
tain Scmb, of the wrecked bark, says
that on March 18th, a terrific galo was
encountered. A hole wa stove in her
port bow and the hatches floated off into
the sea. '
His Flr.t Veclalon.
Washington, March 24. Secretary
Hoke Smith today rendered his first de-
islon. In wa case of the Southern
Pacific railroad. It involved tbe ques
tion of the right of that company to lands
within it granted limit and tbe limit
of the grant to the Atlantic ft Pacific
railroad, basing it claim on the ground
tbe latter company had never complied
with it requirement of the grant, in
the matter of locating Its road, and the
forfeiture of it grant. The secretary
holds, however, tbe Southern Pacific
Company had acquired no title to the
land In question nnder it grant. This
decision operate to 0n these lands,
aggregating many thousands of acre in
southern California, to settlement and
entry. The commissioner of the general
land office I accordingly directed to take
the step necessary to restore them to
tbe public domain.
Crcloae la ladlaaa.
Imdiakapolis, March 24. A cyclonic
torm visited Indiana last night. In
this city 50 house were wrecked in one
neighborhood In the northwest portion,
and many familie are temporarily
homeless. At Tuxetto, a auburb, many
bouse were wrecked, and several small
one carried away. many rosKieiiis
assed the night in the cellars. Tho
storm was accompanied by a heavy
raiu
and severe lightning.
THERE IS NO SECRECY
Tbe Exact Points of Contention in tbe
BebriD2 Sea Dispute.
CLAIMS OF C0XTEXDIXG PARTIES
Both Freely Admitted a Destruction of
Seals, but Attribute it to Far
Different Causes.
New Yowc, March 25. At the meet
ing Thursday of the Behringsea arbitra
tors, it was decided the sitting would
not bo held behind closed doors. This
permits the making public of the exact
points of tbe contention. Briefly stated,
the case of the United States is that Al
askan fur seal ia begotten, born and
reared only upon Pribyloff islands, to
which the seal return each spring to
spend several months consorting to
gether; that while at these islands the
seal are easily controlled; that discri
mination can be and has been exercised ;
that while absent from these islands dur
ing migration, which reaches as far south
as the coast of California, they land on
no other shore, and mingle with no other
herd of fur seals; that because of these
habits the Alaskan herd and each indi
vidual of it is the property of the United
States, The method employed by open
sea sealers is attacked by the American
government as destructive, wasteful and.
exterminating. It ia claimed a large
percentage of the seals killed by open
sea hunter are females, a majority of
which are about to become or are moth
ers, the destruction of tbe pregnant
female causes the death of the unborn
young, ihe death of the mother seal,
killed while in eearch of food in the
waters of the Behring sea, destroy the
offspring on the Pribyloff islands.
It is further claimed that many seals
shot in open sea by hunter escape mor
tally wounded or sink before the hunter
reaches them. Open sea sealing, it ia
argued, will result in the destrnction of
the herd in the near future. On the is
lands only a limited number of the male
seals are killed. Aa the seal ia polyga
mous, a large number of males can be
killed without affecting the birthrate of
the herd. On these facta tbe American
government claims, from the nature of
the industry established on the Priby
loff islands, that the United State has
the right to protect and preserve these
seals wherever they may be found, as
the animala can only be killed on United
States territory, without danger of ex
termination. It ia also claimed, owing
to the long period of gestation, that pel
agic sealing cannot at any time be other
wise than destructive, dangerous and
wasteful, and should be prohibited.
The case of Great Britain, on the other
hand, ia that Alaskan seals have not the
characteristics of animala that can be
made subject to property ; that it is not
certain they land only upon the Priby
loff islands, or that they do not inter
mingle with tho Russian seal herd ; or
that they are pelagic in nature, and
Absolutely
Pafre
The United States Official Investigation of baking powders,
made under authority of Congress (see Bulletin 13, Chemical
Division, L7. S. A. Iqi!.), ihows the Royal to be a cream of
tartar baking powder the highest quality, ami superior to all
otheri in s'rength, leavening jiower, and general usefulness.
The IvoyrJ Raking Powder is thus distinguished
by the highest expert official authority the
ka'.lni KAitij; Powder of the world.
therefore should Ixs treated as fi.-di rather
than land animal; that many of tlm
propositions essential to the position
taken by the United States urenn proven
or contrary to fuctH. As to tlagic scal
ing, it is claimed tne dehtructivenoss
and wastefulness has been greutly ex
aggerated ; that it is a legitimate and
proper method of taking seals, and can
betaken without danger of exterminat
ing tbe herd. Much importiuico is also
given by the British government to tbe
jurisdiction it claims over Behring sea,
but this apjicars to be treated by the
United States as a secondary question.
Both nations concede the seals have de
creased, tbe United States charging such
decrease to the destruction of open sea
sealing, and Great Britain claiming the
present condition has been caused by the
excessive number of males killed on the
islands and the injurious effect of the
methods there employed.
A Vamona Hpot.
Chattanoooa, Tenn., March 25. Or
chard Knob, celebrated because from
there, exposing himself to the guns of
the enemy, General Grant commanded
the battle of Missionary Ridge, has been
purchased by the United States national
park commissioners, and w ill be in
eluded in the Chickamauga national
park. A few days ago the commissioners
purchased the site of General Frig's
headquarters at the time of the same
battle. The commissioners are now ne
gotiating for the point of Lookout moun
tain, having been giving such authority
by a recent act of congress.
Neeklnc for Office.
Washington, March 25. Tbe arrival
of Emanuel Myer in Washington has
put a different phase upon tbe contest
for collector of customs at Portland.
Myer filed his application today, to
gether with all bis indorsements. He
aud bia friends think that Black cannot
be appointed in the face of these indorse
ments. H. Gray, who believes that
there is no doubt of his appointment aa
collector of Alaska, has formed a com
bination with Myer, and is doing all he
can for him.
Whitney May Succeed Lincoln.
Washington, March 25. A rumor,
with many elements of probability, waa
current in the corridors of tho etato de
partment today that W C. Whitney, ot
New York, will encceed Robert T. Lin
coln at the court of St. James. The
only doubt iu the matter is in regard lo
Whitney'a wishes. There is no question
that he will be appointed provided the
office is acceptable to him.
Rejoicing; Over the Caravel.
Havana, March 23. The arrival here
of the Columbus caravels, Nina aud
Pinta, were made the occasion of great
rejoicing. Last night tho residence of
the general of marine was brilliantly
illuminated, aa were also the war ehipa
in tbe harbor. Thousands of people
visited the caravels during the day and
night. American and Spanish flags
were displayed everywhere upon the
shipping, and officers of American v.-ar-shipa
were the recipients of many cour-teeies.