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THE DALLES. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20,
NUMBER 1.
i BRIDGE DISASTER
in DnfinisJiel Structure Falls Willi
Fitly Men.
HIKUD INTO THE RIVER BENEATH
( 4 lit Number of Dead Bodies Recovered-Four
Men Killed in a
Fight.
Lot'iMViLLK, Ky., Dec. 15. A large
iln of the Jefferaonville and Louiaville
bruise across tbe Ohio river fell at 10 :30
this morning. The bridge would have
been completed in a few duyt. Fifty
men were thrown Into the river. Tbe
number drowned ia estimated all the
wiy from 20 to SO. Bridge timber and
fle woik. iron and mangled humanity,
tre lying ) ' heap in the river. Several
thousand i'ui': le line the shores on either
ante, hmu Moan near lue cpot are
ero ded. Heroic elTbrtl are being made
it rescue.
The bridge hai been under construc
tion a number of years. Several timet
it was Interrupted by lack of fnnds.
Three yeart ago, during the construction
uf the piers, an accident hapjieiied In a
caimton, by which IS lives were 1 -t.
Art'identi have been frequent, and il is
ud 50 pertont in all have lost their
Uvea by them. Tbe bodies of Ed Min
ions and 10 identified have been recov
sd. y
The accident was due to tbe insecure
placing of a traveling crane. I -ant night
the wind still further loosened it, and
wnon me engines siariea mis niorninK
to draw hack, into its place, the swaying
of the false work in tbe high wind lorced
it from tbe Dilet on wtncu it was placed,
carrying uie uriage aown wun it. i en
workmen saw the daneer in tune to
escape. Forty-one went down 110 feet
into the water.
The injured were brought to tbe hos
pital at tbe rate of one a minute. Tbe
brt seven to arrive were unconsclona
and their names are not learnable.
Some of them were negroes. The first
dead man taken out was James B. Burn..
Henry Lee, of Albany, is among the
badly hurt. The accident occurred on
the Indiana side.
J. W. Baird, secretary and treasurer
of the bridge company, was one of the
witnesses of the disast. He was com
pletely overcome for a time. He said
that he wus the originator of the plan to
build the bridge and added: "I guess 1
will be eternally damned for it." Civil
r'.ngiiieer Selby says there were only 30
men on the collapwd portion.
As to how many were ou the span
when it fell there are conflicting rejiort.
(Some of the escaped men say there were
100, and as but a few are taken out of j
the water from the debris, the loss of
life is put down as at leant 50. Others I
say that just before the accident a num
ber of men were called off the span, and
that not more than 50 remained, aome
of whom escaped to the other span, and
that with those saved from tlte water the
toes is not more than 20 or 23. The
latter is probably correct.
Twelve have been taken to the hos
pital so far, of whom two have died
since. The others are all unconscious.
No doubt a number of bodies are buried
tinder tons of iron in the bottom of the
A report from Jeffersonville, the other
end of the bridge, aya there were 150
Bien on the span, of whom only OH are
tconnted for. '
Killed In a Flglit.
HN Aubi.a, Tex., Dec 15. K.
Graniskis, Arthur Macier and two herd
era have been killed on the I'icos river,
1"'0 miles west of here, in a fight with
drifters. The cattlemen in that section
are having a great deal of trouble now
with the range-owners.
THE OLYMriA'H TRIAL.
(
Kha Kioeed th Keinlrement, but Voaa
Not Equal Expectation.
Samta Barbara, Cal., Dec. 15. The
new cruiser Olympia, on her trial teet in
the channel today, did not equal the ex
pectations of tier bu ilders, but still far
exceeded the requirements, and estab
lished record for an 87-knot coarse of
about 21.67. The ocean was like a big
mill pond, and was only ru tiled by the
big cruiser herself at she sped through
the water, nendinir a sorar nrnr her bow
nntil the decks were drenched. From j
Goleta Point to Point Conception quite
a sea was running. The reason why the
cruiser did not equal her previous re
cord is au unexplained mystery. Her
machinery worked perfectly, and there
was not the ntighteflt break. The time
of 21 XT is liable to correction on ac
count of the current, which may result
in the Olympia't favor. There was a
draft four inches greater than the re
quirement, which will also I counted
in the calculation, which will not be
made for several days. The maximum
speed Is estimated at 22.05,
NEWS NOTES?
Ex-Speaker Reed it preparing a mi
nority report on the tariff bill.
The Arizona admission bill passed the
honse yesterday on a vote of 1S5 to 00.
Andrew F. Snelling hat been con
firmed aa register of tbe land office at
North Yakima, Wash.
President Gompera waa again chosen
chiei o f the American Federation of
Labor. This it hit twelfth election.
Several middle ttatet wore shook np
pretty lively by earthquakes on tbe 14th.
In placet goods were thrown from
shelves.
The Oregon Pacific was sold at sheriffs
sale at Corvallit yesterday for $200,000.
The purchaser were C. E. Hughes, Jas.
Clark, representing Jas. A. Blair and
others.
The Nebraska state grange has adopted
resolutions denouncing Secretary of Ag
riculture Morton ; recommending a refer
endum ; favoring a re-enactment of the
free coinage law of 1S3T, and reaffirming
fealty to the cause of woman suffrage.
The Mankato, Kansas, city council,
to increase the funds of the city treas
ury, passed unanimously an ordinance
making it nuisance for any person,
man, woman or ' child, to hereafter
whistle or sing "After -the Ball" be
tween the hours of 0 a. m. and 10 p. m.
The offense is punishable with a fine of
50 cents for each performance.
The Britlih minister in Bio has in
formed all person of hit nationality in
Rio that in his opinion it was dangerous
for them to remain In tbe city, aud has
ordered all the British merchant ships
in the harbor to be towed higher up tbe
bay. F.xcitement in Rio, In view of
these preparations for bombardment, is
intense. In the abortive attempt made
by Peixoto't men to capture Fort Villeg
agnon, formerly reported, 20 men were
killed.
Minister L. A. Thurston was a pass
enger on the steamer Alameda, which
sailed Friday afternoon for Australia via
Honolulu. Besides the minister there
were nearly fifty business men who were
hastening home to be on band when the
final text of strength between the United
States and Uie oviaional government
comes. Lieut. W. R. Rush of the V. P.
navy was also on board. It is thought
he was bearer of important dispatches
to Admiral Irvin.
Frank P. Cook, says the Walla Walla
Statesman, who is deputy revenue col
lector for the district of Walla Walla, re
ceived instructions last Saturday from
the department at Washington, and will
proceed shortly to register the Chinese
in his district. Photoirraphy is not a
requisite in registration although the
Chinese can avail themselves of the use,
if they please, by paying for them. In
cae photos are taken they will be corn-
railed to have them in duplicate of each
one registered, and must accompany tbe
certificates.
I'elxoto Recapture Governor' Llano1.
London, Dec. 16. The Brazilian lega
tion has received a cablegram from Rio,
dated I)ecember 16, saying the govern
ment troop, had recaptured Governor's
island from the insurgents. This is con
sidered an important victory for Presi
dent Peixoto, owing to the strategic posi
tion the inland occupies. The legation
makes the announcement that the com
manders of the American and German
warships have declared they will protect
foreign interests and will not recognize
any blockade of Rio ewtablished by the
insurgents. It Is believed, after the de
termined stand taken by the American
and German commanders at Rio, Amer
ican and German shipt may be sent to
Santos to practically raise the blockade
at that port.
The Pen.lon Folic jr.
Washikotok, Dec. 16. The debate
over the pension policy of the aduiinia
tion, growing out of an item in the ur
gent deficiency appropriation bill ap
propriating $200,000 for special examin
ers, consumed the entire day in the
house. Under the lead of Cannon an
assault was made against Cleveland's
pension policy, especially that portion
which resulted in the revocation of order
164, and the subsequent suspension of
thousands of pensioner!. Livingstone
of Georgia and Knloe of Tennessee de
fended the administration, and Lacey of
Iowa and Morse of Massachusetts op
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HAWAIIAN MESSAGE
Tbe Lofli-loM-Eir Eonment cut to
Concress.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S IDEAS
Devoted Chiefly to Acts of the Pro
visional Government The In
structions to Willis.
The following extracts of the presi
dent's Hawaiian message are reprinted :
It appeared a so-called
committee of safety, ostensibly the
source of the revolt against the constitu
tional government of Hawaii, waa or'
ganized Saturday, January 14th; that
Monday, the 10th, the United States
forces were landed at Honolulu from a
naval vessel lying in its harbor; that on
tbe 17th the scheme of the provisional
government wat perfected, and tbe
proclamation naming it officers waa on
the same day prepared ; that there
upon the United States minister rec
ognized the provisional government
thus created; that two days after
ward, Januarv 19th, the commissioners
representing tuch government sailed
for this country in steamer eepe
cially chartered for the, occasion, arriving
in San Francisco January 28, and in
Washington February 3 ; that the next
day they had their first interview with
the secretary of state, and another on
the 11th, when the treaty annexing the
islands was practically agreed upon ;
and that on the 14th it was formally
concluded, and on the 15th transmitted
to tbe senate. Thus, between the initia
tion of the scheme for a provisional gov
ernment in Hawaii, on January 14, and
the submission to the senate of the treaty
of annexation concluded with such gov
ernment, February 15, there was an in
terval of but 32 days, 15 of which were
spent by the Hawaiian commissioners
in their journey to Washington. In the
next place, upon the face of the paper
submitted with the treaty, it clearly ap
peared there was open and undetermined
an issue of fact of the most vital im
portance.
I conceived it my duty
therefore, to withdraw the treaty from
the senate for examination, and mean
while to cause an accurate, full and im
partial investigation to be made of the
facts attending tUe subversion of the
constitutional government of Hawaii
and the installment in its place of the
provisional government. I selected for
the work of investigation the Hon.
James H. Blount of Georgia, whose ser
vice of 18 years as a member of the house
of representatives, and whose exper
ience as chairman of the committee on
foreign relations in that body and his
consequent familiarity v with interna
tional topics, joined with his high char
acter and honorable reputation, seemed
to render him peculiarly fitted for the
duties intrnbted to him. His report de
tailing his actions under the instruc
tions given him, and the conclusions de
rived from his investigations, accompany
this message. These conclusions do not
rest for their aceptance entirely upon
Blount's honesty and ability as a man,
nor upon his acumen and impartiality as
an investigator. They are accompanied
by evidence npon which they are based,
which evidence it also herewith trans
mitted, and from which it teems to me
no other deductions could possibly be
reached than those arrived at by the
commissioner.
Mr. Stevens, the United
States representative to Hawaii, evi
dently had an ardentjdesire that the an
nexation of Hawaii should become a fact
accomplished byjhis agency, and during
hit ministry he was not inconveniently
scrupulous at to the means employed to
that end. On November 19, 1892, nearly
two montht before the overt act tendiDg
toward the tubversion of the Hawaiian
government and the attempted transfer
of Hawaiian territory to the United
States, be addressed long letter to the
secretary of state, in which the caee for
annexation wat elaborately argued on
moral, political and economical grounda.
He refert to the loss of the Hawaiian
government and the attempted transfer
of Hawaiian territory to the United
States, he addressed a long letter to the
secretary of state, in which the case for
annexation wat elaborately argued on
moral, political and economical grounds.
He refert to the loss of the Hawaiian
sugar Interests fromhe operation of the
McKinley bill, and the tendency to a
still further depreciation of the sugar
property unless tome positive measure
of relief wat granted. He strongly in
veighs against the existing Ha
waiian government, and emphatically
declares for annexation. Hesays: 'In
truth, monarchy here is an absurd an-;
achronism. It has nothing on which it 1
logically or legitimately stands, the
feudal basis on which it once stood no
longer existing. Monarchy now is only
an Impediment to good government and
an obstruction to the prosperity and
progresa of the islands." To
minister of this temper, full of zeal for
annexation, there seemed to arise in
January 1893, the precise opportunity
which, by timely "deviation from estab
lished international rules and preced
ents," might be proved to successfully
accomplish the great object in view, and
we are quite prepared for the exultant
enthusiasm with which, in a letter to
the state department February 1,1803,
he declares: "The Hawaiian pear it
fully ripe, and thit it the golden hour
for the United Statet to pluck it."
At a further illustration of the activity
of this diplomatic representative, atten
tion ia called to the fact that on the day
the abov letter waa written, apparently
unable to longer restrain hit ardor, he
isaned a proclamation whereby, "in the
name of the United States," he resumed
protection of the Hawaiian islande, and
declared that said action waa taken
"pending and subject to negotiations at
Washington." Of course thia assump
tion of a protectorate was promptly dis
avowed by our government, but the
American flag remained over the govern
ment building at Honolulu, and the
forces remained on guard until April and
after Blount's arrival on the scene, when
both were removed.
This demonstration npon
the toil of Honolulu waa itself an act of
war, unless made either with the con
sent of the government of Hawaii or for
the bona fide purpose of protecting the
imperiled lives and property of citizens
of the United States, but there ia no
pretense of any such consent on the
part of the government of the queen,
which was at that time undisputed and
was both a de facto and de jure govern
ment. In point of fact, the exuting
government, instead of requesting the
presence of an armed force, protested
against it. There ia little basis for the
pretense that such forces were landed for
the security of American hf and prop
erty. If so, they should., have been
stationed in the vicinity of such property
to as to protect it, instead of at a dis
tance and so aa to command the Ha
waiian government building and police.
Admiral Skerrett, an officer in command
of tbe naval force of the Pacific station,
has frankly stated in his opinion tbe
location of the troops was inadvisable, if
landed for the protection of American
citizens whose residences and places of
business, aa well as the legation and con
sulate, were in a distant part of the city,
but the location selected waa a wise one
if the forces were landed for the purpose
of supporting the provisional govern
ment. If any peril to life and property
calling for any such martial array had
existed, Great Britain and other foreign
powers interested would not have been
behind the United States ;in activity to
protect their citizens. But they made
no aign in that direction. When these
armed men were landed the city of
Honolulu was in its customary orderly,
peaceful condition. There was no
symptom of riot or disturbance in any
quarter, men and children were about
the streets aa usual, and nothing varied
the ordinary routine or disturbed the
ordinary tranquility, except the land
ing of the Boston's marines and their
march through town to the quarter as
signed them.
Between 1 and 2
o'clock, by squads and by dilferent
routes to avoid notice, and having first
taken the precaution of ascertaining
w hether there waa any one to oppose
them, they proceeded to the government
building to proclaim the new govern
ment. No tign of opposition waa mani
fest, and thereupon an American citizen
began to read the proclamation from the
steps of the government building, almost
entirely without auditors. It ia said
that before the reading waa finished
quite a concourse of persons, variously
estimated at 50 to 100, aome armed,
tome unarmed, gathered about the com
mittee to give them aid and confidence.
Thia statement it not important, since
the one control ing factor in the whole
affair wat unquestionably the United
States marinea, who, drawn up under
arma and with artillery in readiness
only T6 yards distant, dominated the
situation. The provisional government
thut proclaimed was, by the ternit of
the proclamation, "to exist until Urmt
of union with the United Statet have
been negotiated and agreed upon."
At I apprehend tbe sit
uation, we are brought face to face with
the following conditiona: The lawful
government of Hawaii was overthrow n,
without drawing a tword or firing a
shot, by a process every step of whi.'h It
mav safely le asserted wat directly
traceable and deended for itt success
upon tho agenov of the United Statet
government through itt diplomatic and
naval representatives; but for the noto
rious predilections of the United States
minister for annexation, the committee
of safety, which should be called "the
committee of annexation," would never
have existed but for the landing of
United States forcet upon false pretext!
respecting danger to life and property,
the committee would never have ex
posed themselves to the paint and pen
alties of treason by undertaking the
subversion of the queen's government;
but for the presence of the United
Statet forcet in tbe immediate vicinity
and in a position to afford all needed
protection and support, the committee
would not havo proclaimed the provis
ional government from the ttept of the
government building; and finally, but
for lawless occupation of Honolulu under
false pretext! by United States forces,
and but for Minister Stevens' recogni
tion of the provisional government when
the United Statea force waa ite sole sup
port and constituted ita only military
strength, the queen and her govern
ment would never have yielded to the
provisional government, even for a time,
and for the sole purpose of submitting
her case to the enlightened justice of
the United States.
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Chas. Nickell of Jacksonville has
changed the weekly Times to semi
weekly. Sandy, the wounded stage driver, is
reported recovered. When the doctor
told him that he must die, he offered to
bet t)10 that he wouldn't.
A Chinaman in Eugene started an
opium joint and two young men of that
town were convicted of opium smoking.
The Chinaman should not be allowed to
live another day in EUgene.
One hundred and twenty-five tramps
congregated at Oregon City and left the
city yesterday morning. One hundred
left for the south and the twenty-five
steered for Portland. Ashland reports
1T5 arrivals yesterday.
Down at McMinnvillo they sell 18
pounds of sugar for one dollar. A rival
merchant, not to be outdone, hung a
placard in his window "22 pounds of
sugar for $1.00" but in very small
letters could be read the following, "in
Hong Kong."
Last evening by the Sumpter Valley
train Mr. Chas. S. Miller came down
from the Monumental bringing with him
seven bars of silver bullion, each bar
weighing one hundred pounds and worth
$1,000, of unusual fineness and vaiue on
account of the gold contained along with
the silver. Blade.
The Bonanza mine, the property of the
Geiser estate, is a great bullion producer.
Friday a clean-up of $1,500 was brought
in. It is estimated that the value of the
ore now in sight at the Bonanza is worth
$360,000. The management will further
develop the property by running a new
tunnel 500 feet in length to tap the ledge
at a depth of 000 feet. Blade.
John Fortna of Mayville, met with an
accident on the 9th that very nearly
proved fatal to him. He waa on his
way home from Condon when hit team
became frightened coining down the
"backbone," upsetting the wagon,
throwing him violently against the rocks
and knocked him senseless. It was
nearly morning before Ue regained con
sciousness. Condon Globe.
flwallowed Chloroform and Died.
Pabkeunisuho, W. V., Dec. 18. G. C.
Irvine, of the firm of Watson & Irvine,
dealers in gas fittings, committed suicide
early yesterday morning by swallowing
a quantity of chloroform. Irvine had
taken the Keeley cure, but was ruining
his business with drink. He came from
Warren, I'a., where he leaves a sister.
He told an acquaintance night before
last that he intended to kill himself.
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QL'EEX'S ADHERENTS ARE ARMING
The Provisional Government Is, How
ever, Stronger Than Ever and Pre
pared to Resist All Attacks.
San Francisco, Dec. 16. A correa
pondent at Honolulu, writing under date
of December 0, says : Since the 5th no
material change has taken place in the
military or political attitude of the differ
ent parties. The queen's adherents are
being secretly armed. The marshal ia
satisfied that over 200 new Winchester
rifles have been worked into Honolulu
in amall lota from the island of Mau
during the past month and distributed
to the royalists. The police force under
the marshal ia now larger and in a higher
state of organization than ever before.
A vigilant watch ia kept on the move
ments of the royalists. One hundred
men on the citizens' reserve ar selected
who will reinforce the station house at a
moment's call. The royalists express a
certainty that on the arrival of the Ala
meda, the 22d, Minister Willis will carry
out his orders to reinstate the queen. It
is not believed that the royalists will '
make any independent or premature
attack upon the strong position of the
government.
INDIAN OUTBREAK FEARED.
Due to an A tent's Effort to Suppresn
Polygamy.
Cheyenne, Dec. 16. Trouble is ex
pected on the Shoshone reservation
from the efforts made by Captain Kay,
the military agent, to suppress immor
ality and polygamy among the Indians.
IA few weeks ago he .had a number of
Indian maidens, who insisted on visiting
the post on pay-day, arrested and sent
back to their lodges with their heads
shaved. Thia is considered a great in
dignity among the Shoshones and Ar
rapahoes, and they were in a bad hu
mor, when last week the captain called
a number of chiefs before him and or
dered them to dispense with all wives
but one. Plenty Bear, chief of tho Ar
rapahoes, who has two squaws with
whom ha has lived many years, said he
waa too old to change his habits, and
would die before he would obey such an
order. Raising his Winchester, he said :
"We will both die together." Pay or
dered him arrested, but the Indian
police refused to obey and Plenty Bear
left the meeting very angry. Washakie,
chief of the Shoshones, ia also a polyga
mist, and his arrest has also been or
dered. He ia guarded by a number of I
Shoshoneswho say they'will not allow
the arrest, and if it is attempted an out
break of the Indians is certain.
Preparing to Fight.
New Yokk, Dec. 15. The Herald's
Montevideo dispatch says it la now
known that Mello Is preparing to fight
the America and Nicthcroy with the
Aquidabau and other ships. The situa
tion ia daily becoming more serious for
Peixoto. The governor of the state of
Minas-Geraes isMied a manifesto, declar
ing in support of the republic. He says
not a singlo member of the Braganza
family is fit to rule.
Two Cnnftdenca Men Killed.
Sioix City, Ia., Dec. 18. G. E.
Meyers and Joo Bleim, who have been
operating n "confidence shop" here,
were shot and killed yentenlay by a
countryman named A, F. Phiney, who
waa enticed into the "joint" and robbed.
He left the city ten minutes after the
shooting and has not been arrested.
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