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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1895.
NUMBER 6.
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EMPIRE IS TOTTERING
Outside Aid Alone Will Saye
the Chinese Kingdom.
AN IMPERIAL EDICT IS ISSUED
Hi. Sncctuor Called Upon to Wipe On
the Disgrace Pat Upon the Flowery
Kingdom by Japan.
Tacoma, Jan. 29. The News publishes
a private letter from HoDg Kong, stating
that the emperor of China has issued an
imperial edict in which he.says that if
the wor6t should come and the Japanese
continue their victorious march, "there
remains for us but to perish with them.
When the time comes may you rever
ently escort i he empress dowager west
waid and elect a worthy man to be
emperor and to look after the eacred
altars of our ancestors and wipe off this
disgrace.
this city was made today. An unknown
young man entered a lodging house and
secured a room. Soon after a shot was
heard, the door was broken in and on
the floor, weltering in his own blood,
which flowed freely from a ragged wound
in his forehead, was the outstretched
body of a young man, apparently about
28 years old. At midnight, he was still
alive, but unconscious, and physicians
say he cannot recover. Who the man is,
where he came from, or what motive
prompted him to do the terrible deed,
are yet unknown. Before the commis
sion of the rash act, he destroyed every
vestige of paper on his person that
would lead to his identity, and only a
small pfle-of smouldering ashes was left.
The burned outline of a photograph, ap
parently of a man, was in the stove, but
when touched it crumbled to ashes. J
The unfortunate person was attired in a
light coat, vest, trousers of a dark striped
materfal, black sateen shirt and a blue
necktie of a flowered pattern. On his
feet were a pair of laced calf shoes with
cloth tops. On the bureau was a black
plush cap, while on the bed was a brown
frieze overcoat. In his pocket was over
$10 in cash, while in his vest pocket was
LOST IN NORTH SEA
Steamer Elbe Sunk With
Over 300 Souls.
TWENTY KNOWN TO BE SAVED
En
Route to Southampton and .New
York Much Excitement in Lon
don List of Officer.
The Hong Kong English Press says : a em11 8"ver watch with a Swiss move-
exception of a small light mustache, fair
complexioned, about 5 feet 9 inches in
height and weighs about 150 pounds.
He has soft hands, which show he did
not belong to the laboring class. Some
cards of the Franklin house, San Fran
cisco, found in his pockets, seem to in
dicate that he was a runner for hotels.
"The empire is even now tottering, and
unless supported by the Western powers
it must surely fall."
Large
Numbers Along the Coast Rond
From Yung Cheng.
Hiroshima, Jan. 29. A dispatch from
the headquarters of the Japanese army
says a strong force of the enemy, which
retreated from Yung Cheng Shen north
west without fighting, is now in the vic
inity of Ku Shang Hon. Large numbers
of the enemv are reported along the
coast road from Yung Cheng.
China Wants More Money.
London. Jan. 29. A Shanghai dis
patch says that China is negotiating a
$3,000,000 loan.
Strikers TJnsnbdned.
Brooklyn, Jan. 29. Stones assailed
pickets at the Ridge wood station, Brook
lyn Heights railway, a little before day
light this morning. Three companies of
the Forty-seventh regiment, on duty
there were called out, and seyeral shots
were fired in the direction -whence the
missiles had been thrown.
Wire cutting and acts of petty violence
were plentiful this morning. The with'
drawal of some of the troops gave law
breakers the opportunity they desired,
The thick snow storm also aided the
wire-cutters. A dozen lines were inter
fered with, and a score of wire-cutters
were arrested today.
Half a dozen men on one of the salt
cars employed in salting the tracks of
one of the trolley lines, were attacked at
Nostraud and Flushing avenues by a
gang of strikers today and badly beaten
with clubs before they got away. There
was no general break in the ranks of the
strikers this morning, some of the old
men having applied for reinstatement,
however.
President Lewis, of the Brooklyn
Heights Company, said this afternoon
that moving the first brigade was a se
rious mistake, and if the second brigade
is removed there will be h 11 to pay.
He says he haB anonymous information
to that effect.
Strikers say they will ask for a writ of
mandamus today to compel President
Norton to operate all the cars of the At
lantic avenue system. The basis for
this action will be the letter sent to
President Norton by Master Workman
Connolly yesterday, offering to send
strikers back on last year's agreement.
For Forfeiture of Charter.
Albany, Jan. 29. Arguments will be
heard before the attorney-general to
morrow on an application for forfeiture
of the charter of the Brooklyn Heights
Trolley Car Company, for its failure to
operate its road.
England Wishes to Honor a Distin
guished Naval Officer.
London, Jan. 29. The Daily Graphic,
in a leader on the suggestion made by a
correspondent of the St. James Gazette,
that Captain Mahan, United States
Navy, be called to Cambridge to take
the professorship of modern history,
which was left vacant by the death' of
Sir John Seeley two weeks ago, says :
Captain Mahan's contribution to his
tory is not easily measured by academic
standards,'for it rises into a higher plane
of statesmanship. The weakest point of
the suggestion is that Captain Mahan
possibly will prefer active life in the
United States navy, but this ifffto rea
son why the offer should not be made'.'
A refusal would be our loss, but we
should have the pleasure of expressing
appropriately our gratitude for thna-
tional service he has done us.
London, Jan. 30. Lloyds' has
ceived the following dispatch from Low
estoft, dated 6:12 p. in. : ' The Elbe
was sunk in the North sea, after collid
ing with another steamer. Twenty peo
pie on board of her have been landed
here bv fishins smacks. Persons saved
include the second officer and the pilot,
It is feared the loss of life is great."
The reception of the news caused
great excitement everywhere, and
soon became known in clubs and other
places of public resort.
The agents of the company and all
others were soon doing everything pos-
sible to obtain facts. It was believed
the Elbe had about 350 persons, passen
gers and crew, on board, and as the
time passed and no additional news was
obtainable the people became convinced
the report of over 300 lives lost must be
correct. ;
She Wan
on the Way to
From Bremen.
New York
Fair's Will Was Stolen.
San Fbancisco, Jan. 29. The discov
ery was made shortly before the office of
the county clerk closed yesterday after
noon that the will of the late ex-Senator
James G. Fair bad been stolen, and that
in its place a lot of worthless papers had
been inserted in the envelope that con
tained the bulky document.
There is nothing now on the file or of
record to show what was the will of the
dead millionaire. In effect it may be
said that on the face of things, as they
now appear, Senator Fair left no will.
It now devolves npon his legal repre
sentatives to prove that there was a will,
which they will be called npon to do
when the matter of probate is again
called for hearing before Judge Slack on
February 7th. While there cau be no
hearing of the probate petition before
that time, the present complication will
probably resulc in the earlier gathering
of all attorneys in court.
A Spokane Mystery.
Spokane, Jan. 29. The most myster
ious attempt at suicide in the history of
Ill-Advised Interference,
St. Louis, Jan. 29. A City of Mexico
special says that the Two Republics, a
newspaper, today in an editorial on the
intervention of the United States in the
Guatemalan dispute, says the announce
ment irom Washington that the United
States would, if. agreeable to Mexico,
mediate the Mexico-Guatemalan ques
tion, has created considerable dissatis
faction. Mexico has maintained . that
the question is not of a character that
should be submitted to arbitration
The offer of the United States seems to
be ill-considered and inopportune. The
crisis has been reached,and if there is no
outside interference, there will be an
end, pacific or otherwise, in a short
time.
Peaceful Solution of Central American
Troubles.
Washington, Jan. 29. The Guatema
lan government has agreed, it is under
stood, to make such concessions in the
boundary dispute that a peaceful sola
tion may be achieved without wounding
the national honor of Mexico. In offi
cial circles here confidence is expressed
that the irritating question of territory
will be Bpeedily and permanently set
tled to the complete satisfaction of
Mexico, and that the matter of indem
nity, which has recently complicated
affairs and been particularly obnoxious
to Guatemala will be disposed of through
the arbitration, probably of a South
American government, possibly Brazil.
Great Meteor Found.
Hermosillo, Mexico, Jan. The great
meteor that recently fell in the mount
ains ten miles northeast of Real Del
Castillo, has been found by H. B. Trem
ble, an American archaeologist, who was
accompanied by a party of Mexican
guides. It is of immense size, and Mr.
Tremble pronounces it the most won
derful specimen of the kind ever discov
ered. The meteor produced a sound
like a terrific explosion as it struck the
earth, terrifying the ignorant Mexicans
for miles around.
Armenian Outrages Proved by the Con
sular Reports.
London, Jan. 29. The Westminster
Gazette claims that Foreign Secretary
Kimberley refuses to issue the consular
reports from Armenia because they con
firm the previously received stories of
massacre and outrage. Kimberley, in a
letter to the Armenian Association,
states that none of the fifty-eight Ar
menians condemned by the tribunal at
Erzinghrm, in November last, were sen
fenced to death.
New York, Jan. 30. The North Ger
man J,loyds steamer JUDe was com
manded by Captain Von Gosset. She
arrived at Bremen from New York Jan
uary 26th, and sailed from Bremen yes
terday tor Southampton and New York,
She was built in 1881 in Glasgow, and
was 4510 gross tonnage, 420 feet long,
and 45 beam, and her depth of hold was
36 feet 6 inches. The Elbe was a four-
masted screw steamer.
Following is the list of her officers
Captain, Von Gosset; chief officer, G.
Wilhelmi;. chief engineer, A. Nusell;
purser, W. L. Lojhmiller; physician,
Jf.- A. Reichardt; chief Steward, H
,Pfichudor.
Probably the Vessel With Which the
Kibe Collided.
Rotterdam, Jan. 30. The steamship
Cranthie, from this port, for Aberdeen,
Scotland, has put into Maasluci leaking
slightly forward, her stem having been
stove in by a collision early this morn
ing with an unknown ocean steamer,
believed to be the Elbe, of the North
German Lloyd Steamship line. The
collision occurred about 5 o'clock this
morning some 35 miles distant from the
coast of Holland. It is not known if
she has any passengers on board taken
from the Elbe.
The News In New York.
New York, Jan. 30, The North Ger
man Lloyds' Steamship Company has
received the following cable : "The
most deplorable news from Lowescroft
states that the Elbe was sunk through a
collision at 6 this morning. Boat No. 5
with Third Officer Stallburgh, Purser
Weser, Engineer Neuesel and 19 persons
landed at Lowescroft. No further news
so far." A representative of the com
pany said: "The Elbe probably had
200 passengers.
took up the one offered by Warner re-
pealing so much of all laws and parts of
laws as limit the rate at which national
banking currency may be retired, and
prohibiting any national banking asso
ciation from taking out additional circa
lation within six months after it shall
have withdrawn any part of. its circula
tion. '
Denounced by Test.
Washington, Jan. 30. A dispatch
from the St. Louis chamber of commerce
urging that the president's recommenda
tions be carried out without delay was
presented today by Vest, who declared
the St. Louis chamber of commerce did
not represent the people of Missouri
The people did not favor the retirement
of $500,000,000 greenbacks and treasury
notes and the issuance of gold obliga
tions running 50 years with interest ag
gregating $750,0U0,0O0. It was a selfish
suggestion that posterity should be left
to pay this debt.
"The president has declared war on
silver," said Vest. "He would make us
accessories to this effort to fix the gold
standard upon us." The senator asked
if any man really believed the supposed
emergency would not be met by silver
payments.
In answer to a queestion by Cullom,
Vest said he did not believe there was
any possibility of the finance committee
agreeing on any measure to report to
the senate. Vest said the talk about
the lack of revenue was a waste of words,
The secretary of the treasury had as
sured him that the revenue was increas
ing every day, and there promised to be
a large surplus.
The senate went into executive session
and financial debate ceased.
The Administration Bill the Subject of
Discussion
Washington, Jan. 30. The house
banking and currency committee re
sumed diecussion of the administration
bill today. The following amendment
proposed by Walker (Mass.) was agreed
to by a two-thirds vote :
Section 5 From and after July 1, 1895,
the 10 per cent cash reserve required by
law shall be kept in coin or coin certifi
cates, and not less than half of such coin
or coin certificates shall be in gold coin
or gold certificates, and such cash re
serve required by the law shall be kept
in coin or coin certificates in amounts
increased by 10 per cent of the whole
cash reserve required to be kept by law,
on and after the first day of each quarter
of the calendar year until the whole cash
reserve be in coin or coin certificates,
and not less than half of such cash re
serve shall at all times be in gold coin or
gold certificates.
Warner's amendment offered yester
day was defeated by a vote of 10 to 2,
Warner and Walker voting for it, when
the committee took a recess. At 1 -.30
the Russell amendment, providing that
the amount of treasury notes canceled
in any one month shall not exceed the
lBSue of national bank notes tor one
month, was under consideration.
Administration democrats say no
amendment so far adopted will endanger
the success of the bill, but they fear this
one will if it is adopted.
The committee at the afternoon session
adopted the Russell
Will Support Boatner's Bill.
Washington, Jan. 30. Western rep
resentatives working against the Reilly
Pacific bill have practically come to an
understanding that they will support
Representative Boatner's bill for the
Pacific railroad commission, provided
he will amend it in one important par
ticular. The feature they oppose is that
which provides that purchasers, in case
the roads are sold under foreclosure,
should assume all debts of the old com
panies and give ' the United States a
mortgage on the property payable in 50
years at 3 per cent. ' They - say the
Western states will have to bear the
burden in high traffic rates.
There is a possibility that Boatner
will strike out this section and leave the
feature open for future legislation. In
that event, Californians will support the
Boatner plan, if they think there is a
fair chance to block the Reilly bill. It
is understood they prefer that there
no legislation, and that the government
foreclose in case the roads default
payment of bonds.
Dispute Between Mexico and Guatemala
Settled Amicably.
Washington, Jan. 30. It is under
stood that a preliminary agreement has
been reached by Mexican and Guatema
lan representatives in Washington for
the settlement of the boundary disputi
by arbitration, which needs only the ap
proval of the two governments to become
effective. No doubt is entertained that
President Diaz will give his approval to
the plan, which has already received the
approval of President Barrios. Full
confidence is expressed in official circles
that war is now out of question, and
that the quarrel will be permanently
ended by an entirely amicable agree
ment, honorable alike to Guatemala and
Mexico.
The Pacific Railroad Bill.
Washington, Jan. 30. In the house
today Catch ings, from the committee on
rules, reported a special order setting
aside today and tomorrow until
o'clock for general debate on the Pacific
railroad bil, and an hour and a half sub
sequent to that time for debate under
the five-minute rule, with a provision
for a vote on the bill and pending
amendments at 4:30.
Boatner of Louisiana and Maguire of
California protested strenuously against
the brief time allowed for debate. "But
seven hours," said Boatner, "aie al
lowed for debate on a bill which pro
poses to give away $100,000,000 and con
dones offenses and crimes with which
the people have been familiar for years,
IS CERTAIN TO ISSUE
A Large
Government
To Be Made.
Loan
SHADOWS OF THE COMING EVENT
I He Rothschilds and Sellgman & Co.
Interested In the Plan Which Is
Yet Undecided Upon.
New York, Jan. 31. It is believed in
financial circles that the government
loan is certain to be issued. This view
is reflected in the activity of the market
for long-time loans. Two leading bank
ing Arms have in the last two days bor
rowed large amounts on long time, one
firm taking $10,000,000. It is said too,
mat loreign Dangers, nave communi
cated to the secretary of the treasury
their preference for a 4 per cent loan.
It is stated on undoubted authority
that the Rothschilds and Seligman &
Co. are arranging to make a proposition
to the United States government to
place a big block of 4 per cent bonds in
London, or to make a good loan to the
government for from eix to nine months
againBt the deposit of bonds in the New
York subtreasury. In order to secure
the retention of the bonds, if issued,
abroad, and prevent their being thrown
back on this market in the immediate
future, a plan will be matured to meet
the situation. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Curtis is at the subtreasury
today. Mr. Crane of BariDg, Magoun
& Co., had an interview with Curtis
and Mr. Jordan. He substantial! y ad
mitted that overtures looking to a ster
ling loan had been made by the foreign
bankers, but said everything was too in-
Let
There
Be
Light
on packing house methods of lard
rendering, and there will be less lard
used. Many people realize that it
is impossible now-a-days to procure
old-fashioned leaf lard. They
demand something better than the
modern stock-yards product
O
The New Vegetable Shortening
fully supplies that demand. It is
cleu.i, delicate, healthful and eco
nomical Ask your grocer for the
genuine Cottolene.
KADI ONLY BT
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COITPANY,
ST. LOUIS and
Chicago, New York, Boston.
such public officers, etc., and to investi
gate violations of the election laws of
this state. The commission is given
power to send for persons and papers,
to issue subpoenaes, compel attendance
of witnesses and the Droduction of books
aennue yet to say anything on the sub- and papers. All prosecutions are to be
iect- directed by the district attorneys but
American Railwav Union officials Meet the attorney-general is given authority
i . .
the strikers. to step in at any juncture and assume
Ndw York, Jan. 31. The recorder control of the investigation
American
Large Hats MuHt Go.
Albany, N. . Y., Jan. 31. People
laughed when Assemblyman Cutler, of
Rockland, county, , introduced a bill
aimed at the custom of wearing big hats
at theaters. When first introduced, the
measure looked very much like a joke,
but today the committee will prove that
Mr. Cutler means business, by reporting
the bill favorably to the house.
Import Unties Increased.
Washington, Jan. - 30. The United
States consul at Gothenburg, Sweden,
Mr. Boyesen, in his report to the state
department, shows that by the royal or
dinance import duties on grains have
been ereatlv increaeed, in some cases
amendment and I more than 100 per cent.
says that the officials of the
Railway union had a secret conference
laBt evening in Brooklyn in the office of
District Assembly 75, K of L., with
Secretary John Giblin, Andrew Best,
William Holcomb, P. A. Collins and
Master Workman Martin J Connelly,
It is said that the result of the confer
ence may be a railroad strike of greater
magnitude even than that which cen
tered in Chicago last year. One of the
officials was J. M. Kicker. The names
of the others could not be learned. The
men came direct from Debs, and offered
the services of the entire organization to
Master Workman Connelly.
A Recorder reporter saw Mr. Connelly
after the conference. "Are there three
A. R. U men in town tonight?" the re
porter Asked him.
"Yea they came direct from the presi
dent of their order, and are empowered
to do anything we ask," Mr. Connelly
replied.
All Trolley Lines In Brooklyn in Oper
ation. Brooklyn, Jan. 31 Cars were run
ning today on all trolley lines on Sche
dule time, for the first time in 17 days.
The cars will run all night and normal
operation of the roads is now restored.
Violence has died out. Today cars are
in operation without police protection,
President Norton of the Atlantic Ave
nue Railroad Company, appeared before
Judge Walsh, in the Adams-street police
court, today on charge of breaking the
law in making his men work 10 hours a'
day. His attorney asked for an adjourn
ment until Saturday, which was granted.
Wei-Hal-Wel Fallen.
Chk-Foo, Jan. 31. Wie-Hai-Wei was
captured Wednesday after two days skir
mishing. The Chinese "bolted" when
the actual assault was made. It is
stated their loss was 2000 men. Lui-Lung-Tau,
an island near 'the city, on
which the workshops and some forts are,
is still in the hands of the Chinese. All
the Europeans in the city escaped un
hurt. It is reported that during the
fighting all the Chinese men-of-war and
ships in tte harbor sailed away unin
jured.
London, Jan. 31. The Times' corre
spondent in Tien-Tain says that all the
southern forts of Wei-Hai-Wei were cap
tured yesterday, and that the telegraph
wires were cut.
The Daily News says that the com
mandant at Wei-Hai-Wei is Peter Niel-
son, a .Norwegian naval officer, 31 years
old.
For a Lexow Committee.
Sacramento, Jan. 81. The bill drafted
by Attorney-General Fitzgerald, . "An
act to provide for a commission to in
vestigate public 'offices," etc., was in
troduced in the senate this morning.
The bill provides for the appointment
of a non-partisan commission of three
persons for investigation and inquiry
within ten days after the passage of the
act. The commission is given power to
sit in any place in the state to investi
gate public offices, institutions and de
partments of this state and of the vari
ous counties, cities and municipalities,
and the official acts of all public officers,
employes and attaches, and to inquire
into acts of corruption, malfeasance,
misappropriation, and misconduct by
Hereafter Shipments From the Hint
Will Be Unannounced.
Philadelphia, Jan. 31. There were
no shipments of gold yesterday from the
Philadelphia mint, and hereafter there
will be no announcements of calls for the
yellow metal. , Superintendent Town
send said yesterday afternoon : . "I have
decided not to make any more state
ments about shipments of gold. It
serves no good purpose. I think it has
the effect of making a craze and for in
ducing the hoarding of the metal. Be
sides, all the gold shipped from the mint
is not sent abroad. Gold is sent here to
be coined and calls are being continually
made for it by the subtreasury. I think
it is the best policy to say nothing more
about shipments."
Gorernment Forces Win a Victory at
Begota.
Colon, Colombia, Jan. 31. A severe
engagement has been fought at Bogota,
between the government forces and the
rebels, and 200 of the latter were killed.
The government troops were under the
personal command of the president.
The victorious troops have been sent by
train from Cartagena to Michinan, to
engage the rebels there. Six liberals
have been arrested at Cartagena'. Men -are
being pressed into Eervice by the
government.
The steamer, Amerique is aground
near Savin alia. Her position is serious.
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