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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1895.
NUMBER 7.
TO USE DYNAMITE
Such Are the Courts Instruc
tions to Bijur.
GROSSCUP WANTS THE BOOKS
Further Particulars of the Elbe Dis.
asterJaps Now Have China at
Their Mercy.
Condemnation of Methods l'ursned by
j Its Opponents.
Washington, Feb. 1. House met at
11 o'clock today, and gave an hour to
debate on the Pacific, railroad funding
bill before taking tip the District of Col
umbia bu-inesa, to which the day was
to be dev-ted, by the order made
Wednesday.
Representative Bowers of California
opposed the bill bitterly. In doing so,
however, he severely condemned the
methods pursued by some California
opponents of the measnre, notably
Mayor Sutro of San Francisco, who had
been flooding the members with frantic
appeals to kill the bill.
"Foes of that gentleman claim t'--'
Mayor Sutro in reality is attempting
aid the passage of the measnre," said
Representative Caminetti.
"I do not," replied Bowers, "but I be
lieve that is the real effect of these cir
culars."
He said he would not take the credit
away from those who built the road
"I can't," he continued, "for they took
the credit and cash as they built the
road." (Laughter.)
Brvan also opposed the bill. He said
the title should be amended to read "
bill to amend the eighth command
ment," and that it should read, "Thou
shalt not steal on a small scale."
Representative Springer today report
ed the administration banking bill with
the amendments agreed upon in com
mittee. In the report accompanying
the bill the committee says nothing
could better portray the existing condi
tion of our financial anairs nor more
clearly demonstrate the necessity for
prompt and patriotic action by congress
than the recent message of the president
In the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 1. In the senate
McPherson offered a resolution discharg
ing the finance committee from further
consideration of Sherman's bill to pro
vide for the temporary deficiency of the
revenue. Objection was made, and the
resolution went over. The conference
report on the army appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to.
Senator Teller addressed the senate on
the financial question today. In con
eluding, Teller said : "Mr. President, I
will see to it that at his session there
shall be no hasty and ill-considered leg'
islation to carry out the fell purpose of
those seeking to fasten the gold standard
on the country."
The Lifeboat Still Missing.
Lowestoft, Feb. 1. The terrific
weather of the past 48 hours continues
along the east coast of England. Visits
made today to the lifesaving and coast
guard stations show that no additional
news has been received regarding the
loss of the Elbe, and no trace has been
found of the missing lifeboat, supposed
tS contain people from that steamer.
However, the sea is so rough that many
fishing smacks, unable to make port, are
beating op and down the coast waiting
for a chance to run into some harbor.
It became known today that on board
the Elbe was the body of M. C. Conners,
of Dakota, who died recently in the san
itarium at Berlin. Mrs. Conners, who
accompanied the body of her husband.
was drowned.
Four of the five surviving passengers
of the Elbe started from Lowestoft for
London this morning. The survivors of
the crew of the loBt steamer visited the
German consulate today, where their
depositions were taken. They will prob
ably return to Germany tonight.
Sensational Development.
Chicago, Feb. 1. Developments in
the whisky trust case today were sensa
tional. Last night Nathan Bijur, of New
York, left for Peoria, accompanied by
two expert accountants and armed with
an order from Judge Grosscup, for an
examination of the books of the com
pany. Early today Bijur wired that the
books were locked in the vault and the
only man having the combination to the
safe was out of town. He was then
wired to secure the books at any cost
and by any means. One of the attorneys
for the stockholders' committee said:
"This afternoon Bijur was wired " at
Peoria to use dynamite in getting at the
books, and I have no doubt he will do so
if he finds it necessary. We are not to
ba stopped by any trickery on the part
of the opposition."
The Cratlile's Captain Talks With
Lloyd's Agents.
Rotterdam, Feb. 1. Captain Gordon,
of the British steamship Cratbie, which
ran into and sank the Elbe, has made a
statement to Lloyds' agent. He says be
was knocked down by the force of the
collision, and when he regained his feet
the two ships were some distance apart.
The Crathie was so damaged that he ex
pected her to sink any moment. In
spite of this, Captain Gordon added, he
followed the other steamer, but found
she went faster than the Crathie, and
be conclnded the vessel he had collided
with was safe.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
Company, owners of the Elbe, have
libeled the Crathie for sinking the Elbe.
Peace Envoys At Hiroshima.
Hiroshima, Feb. 1. Count Ito Hiro
boumiba, president of the council of
ministers, and M. Matsu Munemistsu,
minister of foreign affairs, gave andience
today to Chinese peace envoys.
Besides the envoys only two Chinese
councillors and two interpreters will be
admitted to the conferences. The Jap
anese goverment has appointed Premier
Ito and Viscount Mntsu as representa
tives of Japan in the peace negotiations
Chinese Lost Heavily.
London, Feb. 1. A Che-Foo dispatch
says the Chinese lost 2000 men in the
operations at Wei-Hai-Wei. None of
the Europeans in the city were injured.
The Chinese still hold the island of
Lang-Kung Tau, near Wei-Hai-Wei.
A Tokio dispatch savs there are over
20,000 Chinese in the vicinity of Ying-
Kow. Scouts report that the Chinese
have occupied Laoya Blao.
Unfavorable Comment.
London, Feb. 1. The Pall Mail Gazette
comments unfavorably on the loss of
the Elbe. It asks why were the woman
and children sent to the starboard when
the list of the ship to port made the use
of the starboard bows impracticable.
What French. Newspapers Say.
Pabis, Feb. 1. A greater part of the
newspapers comment on the loss of the
Elbe unfavorably to the officers and
crew of the colliding ship, the Crathie.
La Lanterne says the English seamen
are proverbially brutal. Figaro and La
Lanterne both denounce the British cap
tain, saying bis conduct is just what
might have been expected of an English
sailor.
John L. Wilson Is Washington's New
Senator.
Olympia, Feb. 1. Amid much excite
ment in the joint session for United
States senator today, the republicans
elected John L. Wilson with 80 votes.
Westcot received 23 and Wallace 3.
One hundred and nine votes were cast y
necessary to a choice, 56. After the
ballot the joint session dissolved.
Ban Amuck In Constantinople.
Constantinople, Feb. 1. The Amer
ican killed in the Pancaldi quarter of
this city Wednesday evening by a man
who, armed with a knife, ran amuck
through the streets, slashing and stab
bing right and left, was Mr. Stupe, di
rector of the Metropolitan railroad, of
Constantinople. A Turkish official and
railroad employe were killed, and 10 per
sons were more or less seriously injured
The murderer escaped.
Queen Expresses Sympathy.
London, Feb. 1. The queen today
sent a message to the agents of the
Lloyd line expressing regret at they loss
ot the Ji.1 be, and asked to be informed if
there was any chance of there being any
more survivors. The agents replied
they feared there was no hope of any
more being saved. Up to 2:30 o'clock
today no bodies or wreckage have been
found.
Will Complete the Conquest.
Washington, Feb. 1. United States
Consul Jernigan, at Shanghai, cables,
under the date of February 1, that the
land forts at Wei- Hai-Wei have been
captured, and the capture of the islands
and fleet is considered imminent.
The British Steamer Itunl Foundered
Off the Azores.
St. Michael's, Azores, Feb. 1. The
British steamer' Ituni, Captain Smith,
grounded and foundered off this port on
her return trip to London from Barba-
does. The Ituui was a screw steamer,
owned by the Demarara & Berbic Com
pany. .
A Callfornlan Went Down.
San Jose, Cal., Feb. 1- Philip Misch-
ler, of this city, was a passenger on the
Elbe,- and among the lost. He left here
November 13 to visit relatives in Ger
many. He has been a resident .of this
city since 1885, and was foreman in
Freyschlag's winery. '
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THE NEXT BOND ISSUE
No Announcement Made by
the Government.
A HUNDRED MILLIONS THIS TIME
Bonds to Be Disposed Of by Loudon
Bankers, and Paid for Entirely
in Foreign Gold.
Washington, beb. i. ihere is no
longer any doubt that negotiations are
about to be completed for the sale in
New York of $110,000,000 of 4 per cent
30-year bonds. While the prospective
purchasers are New York parties, it is
known that the bonds are expected to be
disposed ot by London bankers, and to
be paid for entirely with foreign gold.
Washington, Feb. 2. No information
whatever was obtainable at the treasury
department about an impending bond
issue. It is positively stated, all reports
to the contrary notwithstanding, that no
preparations in the way of preparing
plates for such an issue have been made
so far.
Curtis' Mission to New York.
New York, Feb. 2. Assistant Secre
tary Curtis called on the subtreasury to
day, but Treasurer Jordan stated that
his visit was merely to receive the usual
report, which is forwarded to him daily
by telegraph. Mr. Jordan stated poai
tively that no conference on the bond
question was held at the subtreasury to
day. It is generally believed that Mr,
Curtis met August Belmont, J. Pierpont
Morgan and probably some other bank
ers up town somewhere, for neither of
the gentlemen named waB at his office
todav.
Jt Trifling Sum Withdrawn.
Washington, Feb. 2. The treasury
gold reserve stood at the close of bnsi
ness today at $42,749,787. The with
drawals for the dav amounted to the
trifling sum of $5,000, taken out at New
York.
Making a Good Fight.
Che-Foo, Feb. 2. The western forts
at Wei-Hai-Wei were taken by the Jap
anese on January 30th, in spite of the
good resistance made by the Chinese,
One Japanese gunboat was sunk, after
having been badly damaged. A shell
burst in the magazine of one of the Chi
nese forts, and the whole store of pow
der blew up. It is believed to have
caused great mortality.
The eastern forts were bombarded for
hours by the Japanese cruisers Naniwa,
Akitsuen and Katsuragi. The Japanese
fire, was well directed and dismounted
several guns, but neithes the eastern
forts nor the city of Wei-Hai-Wei were
captured.
The authorities of Che-Foo seizing and
beheading Chinese soldiers who ran
away from Wei-Hai-Wei. Further
operations are impossi ble for the pres
ent, owing to the severity of the weather,
Told by Official Dispatches-
Hiroshima, Feb. 2. Official dis
patches show the capture of the forts at
Wei-Hai-Wei was due to the skillfully
combined movements of the Japanese.
The chief forts at Pai-Chai-Hyaso were
were taken after a few hours' fighting,
but some others were stubbornly de
fended.
The Japanese sixth division was un
der arms at 2 o'clock in the morning
and an advance was immediately or
dered. The assault on the Chinese de
fenses began at daylight and by 9 o'clock
the outlying batteries and trenches were
almost all taken.
Meanwhile the second army corps was
assaulting the Pai-Chai-Hyaso forts, on
the southwest. These defenses were of
great strength and had precipitous sides
a hundred, feet high. The attack was
made under cover of a furious bombard
ment from the- Japanese fleet. Here
was the main point of the Chinese re
sistance. After the fighting had proceeded some
hours, the sixth division, having driven
back the enemy, made a detour and ad
vancing behind Mount Ku, which hid
the Japanese troops, made a strong at
tack, from that side on the Pai-Chai-
Hyaso forts, which were captured by
12:30 p. m. ' .
The Japanese fleet then, by precon
certed arrangements, proceeded to take
possession of the eastern entrance to the
harbor and by 3 p. in. all the forts about
Pai-Chai-Hyaso to the southwest were
captured, and the Chinese were retreat
ing towards Fung-Lin-Chi. -
At 4:50 p. m., when these dispatches
were sent, the battle was still raging.
The Chinese fleet, and Forts Yatao
Thamao and Warng-Tao, were furiously
replying to the Japanese, whose ships
were toaueuvering so as to block the
entrance to the harbor.
Charles Denby, Jr., Thinks the Japan
ese Cannot Easily' Beach Peking.
New "York, Feb. 2. Charles Denby,
jr., secretary of the United States lega
tion at Peking, arrived here today on
board the Paris from Southampton. He
has been absent from Peking on leave
for the last three months. To a re
porter he said :
"The overwhelming defeat of the Chi
nese armies is a great surprise. How
ever, I do not think the prospects for
the Japanese army reachmg. Peking are
very bright. If the troops went by
land, it would be a long march of 200 or
I 300 miles around the gulf of Pe-Chi-Li
from their present situation, and it
would take eighteen or twenty hours'
steaming for transports to reach Taku,
the seaport of Peking. And to take
Taku would be a serious undertaking,
for it is very strongly fortified. .This is
the port where the British troops met
with reverse on one of their invasions of
the country."
An
Estimate of. the Free-Coinage and
Anti-Free-Coinage Strength.
Washington, Feb. 2. Manv Eastern
republican senators are receiving letters
and telegrams from their constituents
urging them to stand by the president
and lay aside party feeling and aid in
passing a sound currency bill. This has
impelled a canvass of the senate by sev
eral senators, and they point out that
the anti-silver men are in the minority,
The canvass shows 47 for free coinage of
Bilver and 39 against. The admission of
Wileon of Washington and Carter of
Montana will increase, the free-silver
vote to 49.
A Female Prisoner Sentenced
Antwehp, Feb. 2. Mme. Joniaux was
tonight found guilty on six counts and
was sentenced to death. This sentence
in accordance with the Belgian law, will
be commuted to penal servitude for life,
Mme. Joniaux was tried for the murder,
by poison of her sister, Mile. Leonie
Ablay; her uncle, Jacques Van Den
Kerchove, and her brother, Alfred Ab
lay. The convicted woman was of good
social standing, and her trial has ex
cited widespread interest.
Anarchist CappelH Arrested,
Home, Feb. 2. Policemen arrested to-
day Bavaglio Cappelli, a dangerous an
archist, and two of his friends. They
had been informed that the three had
formed a dynamite plot. In Cappelli 's
lodgings they found several bombs, an
infernal machine loaded with powder
and bullets, and a parcel of revolution
ary proclamations. Uappelli is very
boastful. Ho says that he intended to
make good use of a bomb in the im
mediate future.
The French In Madagascar.
Paris, Feb. 2. A dispatch from Tarn-
atav, island Madagascar, via Zanzibar,
announces that the Hovas recently com
menced the bombardment of Tamatav,
which for some time has been occupied
by French troops. Shell fire from the
French cruiser Papin and the fire of the
French land battery silenced and dis
mantled the Hovas guns.
Rochefort to Beturn to France.
London, Feb. 2. M. Henri Rochefort,
of Paris, exiled from France since he
came to England with the late Boulan
ger in 1889, has left .London for Pans,
the amnesty bill having been passed by
both the senate and the chamber of
deputies. M. Rochefort has arranged to
arrive at the French capital. tomorrow.
The Triple Alliance.
Paris, Feb. 2. Le Memorial Diplo-
matique 'declares that the emperor of
Germany and the king of Italy have ar
ranged for an interview for the purpose
of fixing the minimum number of troops
each party to the triple alliance agree
ment is to furnish in the event of war.
A Conservative's Resignation.
London, Feb. 2. H. S. Nay lor Lay-
land has resigned his seat, in the house
of commons. He is a conservative, and
represented Colchester. ; In 1889 he
married Miss Jane Chamberlain, daugh
ter of H. S. Chamberlain, of Cleveland,
Ohio.
For Belief of Survivors.
Berlin, Feb. 1. A committee has
been formed here to appeal for funds for
the relief of the families and other de
pendent upon the victims of the Elbe
disaster.
She Carried 353 Souls.
New York, Feb. 1. A dispatch from
the home office of the steamship com.
pany in Berlin gives the total number of
persons on the Elbe when she sunk as
352. Of these only 20 were saved.
Felix Adler, of the New York Ethical
Society, recently speaking on the subject
of public schools, said the school was
the child of democracy. Education in
the past was for the few,-not for the
many.
NO LACK OF REVENUE
Carlisle Sends a Letter to
the Senate.
THERE WILL BE NO DEFICIENCY
Democratic Senators Well Pleased
the Estimate of the Ampleness
. of the Revenue.
Washington, Feb. 4. Secretary Car
lisle submitted a letter of information to
the senate today, which dissipates all
gloomy forebodings as to the lack of rev
enue to carry on the government. The
letter is bb follows :
".Replying to the senate resolution of
January 2S, 1895, that the secretary of
the treasury be directed to inform the
senate what is the estimated deficiency
in the revenues of the government to
pay current expenses between the 31st
-day of December, 1894, and the 31st day
of December, 1895, and if the $153,335,
579.99 cash balance in the treasury on
the 31st day of December, 1894, will be
sufficeint to meet such deficiency, I have
the honor to state that from estimates
made upon the basis of laws now in
force, it is believed that for the 12 months
ending December 31, 1895, the revenues
of the government from all sources will
evceed its ordinary expenditures by
$22,563,023. Respectfully,
'J. G. Carlisle, Secretary."
The reading of the letter was closely
followed by the senate. ;
Senator McPherson went to the clerk's
desk to personally inspect it. Then Sen
ator Aldrich sent for it, and a group of
republican senators gathered about him
and read it over his shoulder.
Senator Gorman Bmiled significantly
at the secretary's direct and positive es
timate of the ampleness of the revenue.
Dividends .Declared.
Washington, Feb. 4. The controller
of the currency has declared dividends
in favor of the directors of insolvent
national banks, as follows : Twenty-five
per cent, National bank of Pendleton,
Or. ; 15 per cent, First National bank,
Arlington, Oregon.
An Electrie Car In Milwaukee Plunges
Into the River.
Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 4. An electric
car on the Kussell avenue line, filled
with people, went through the open
draw of the Kinnikinic bridge this morn
ing. The weight of the car broke the
ice and the car went to the bottom of
the river. . .
The ice broke the windows of the car
which stood on end only partially filled
with water. The confusion was such
that nobody could tell an hour after the
catastrophe, how many people had lost
their lives, but it is believed that at
least six besides the motorman, are
dead.
There were 10 or 12 people in the car,
the exact number being unknown. Six
were taken out alive, and the others are
all dead.
Those rescued were: W. P. Severy,
hand cut; A. O. Ertel, G. W. Chase, H
Kuenne, R. Brand, Ella Waecholz, hurt
about the shoulder.
The dead whose bodies have been re
covered are: Miss Ehlman, a kinder
garten teacher in the twelfth district
primary school, and a daughter of Prof
essor Ehlman, director of music in the
public schools ; John Kennedy, motor-
man, and Miss Schmidtkunz, who was
employed in the National knitting works.
The accident was due to the careless
ness ot Motorman John Kennedy, who
however, stuck to his post and was
killed. ,
The bridge had been opened to permit
the passage of the fireboat Foley, which
was breaking ice in the Kinnikinic.
The Foley's crew rendered valuable as
sistance. Labor Arbitration Bill Agreed to by
the House Committee.
Washington, Feb. 4. An amended
labor arbitration bill was agreed on by
the house committee on labor after con
ferences with representatives of loco
motive engineers, trainmen, firemen and
conductors had been reported to the
house by Erdman. Incorporated in the
report occompanying the bill are two
letters addressed to Chairman McCann,
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approving the bill, one from Carroll D.
Wright, commissioner of lahor, the
other from the labor representatives
above referred to.
Representative Outhwaite reported a
special order permitting debate on the
new currency bill until 3 :30, Thursday,
when voting shall begin on the bill and
amendments. During a hot colloquy in
the house over the adoption of the order,
Representative Hall denounced the
statement of Representative Hatch as
absolutely false. Hatch defiantly re
plied that Hall would not use such
language off the floor. Great confusion
followed, and the speaker was obliged to
call the sergeant at arms to enforce or
der. The committee on rules brought in a
rule giving the day to the omnibus war
claims bill, with a provision for a vote
at 4 o'clock. Mr. Beltzhoover indig- .
nantly protested, and characterized the
rule as an attempt to ride rough shod
over a majority of the war claims com
mittee. Mr. Hermann protested against
what he termed a usurpation of power
by the committee on rules. The pre
vious question was ordered on a rising
vote, 97 to 73. The point of no' quorum '
was raised, and the roll was called.
After discussion it was decided to con
sider the war claim bills contained in
the omnibus bill introduced by Catch
ings. A bill providing for justices of the
peace in the territory of Alaska to sit
under laws similar to those of Oregon
was passed.
The conference report on fortifications
and army appropriation bills was
adopted.
Mounted Police Charge the Mob In
Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, Feb. 4. At about 1:54
this afternoon 1,000 strikers marched
from their headquarters on Bridge street
to the city hall, where they were greeted
with cheers from 2,000 people. The
committee, which was to present to the
board of arbitration the petition of
Master Workman Connelly, Bast, Col
lins and Giblin, ascended the steps of
the city hall, and he -body of strikers
marched around the corner. Fifty
mounted police charged on the crowd
and drove them off the square.
Remains of the Late Ward McAllister
Laid to Rest,
New York, Feb. 4. The funeral ser
vices over the remains of the late Ward
McAllister took place in Grace church
today. Many prominent society people
were present. The floral offerings were
profuse. Among the pall-bearers were
C. F. Depew and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The services of the Protestant Episcopal
church was conducted by Bishop Thomp
son, of the Mississippi diocese, assisted
by Rev. Huntington, rector of the
church. The remains were temporarily
interred in Greenwood.
Breach of Promise Case. Did Not Come
to Trial. ' .
London, Feb. 4. When the breach of
promise suit brought by Miss, Windham
against Viscount Deerburst, eldest son
of the Earl of Coventry, was called for
trial today, before Lord Russell, of Kill-
oquen, in the queen's bench division,
high court of justice, it was announced
that it had been settled outside the
court. Viscount Deerhurst married
Miss Virginia Bonygne, daughter of
Charles Bonygne, of California.
It Failed to Work.
St. Louis, Feb. 4. Henry Jose of this
city, attempted to solve the high-hat
problem at Pope's theater .Friday night
by putting on his own hat after a. futile
effort to see the stage over high hats
worn by ladies in front of him. After
refusing to remove his hat, when twice
requested to do so, Jose was thrown out
of the theater by a "bouncer," and in
court was fined $5 for disturbing the
peace.
Denies there Is Bitch.
New Yoke, Feb. 4. It had been ex- '
peeteil in Wall street this morning that
an announcement would be made by the
government concerniug' the bond sale,
but none had been received up to 1
o'clock today. It is denied by banking
houses concerned in the negotiations
that there is any hitch.
Mnst Wait Two Tears.
Vienna, Feb. -3. King Alexander, of
Servia, has proposed marriage to Prin
cess by bile, ot .Hesse, lne princess'
parents promised to consider the prop-
ositian two years hence, provided Alex
ander is then willing.
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