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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1895.
NUMBER 13.
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SPAIN MUST APOLOGIZE
American Commerce Must
Not Be Interfered With.
IT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
All Commerce Lawfully Under Our
Flag Most Not Be Meddled With
Prompt Action Asked.
Madrid, March 15. The following
cablegram has been received here:
"Taylor, United States minister, Madrid
This department is informed that on
the 8th instant the United States mail
steamshin Allianca, on her homeward
voyage frni Colon to New York, when
six miles 1 "in the coast of Cuba, off
Cape May, repeatedly fired upon by
a Spanish gunboat, with, solid shot,
which fortunately fell short.
"Tho windward passage, where this
occurred, is the natural and usual high
way for vessels plying between ports of
the United States and Caribbean sea.
Through it several regular lines of Amer
ican mail and commercial steamers ps
weekly within sight of Cape May. 1 !. y
are wellj known and their voyage em
braces no Cuban port of call. Forcible
interference with them cannot be claimed
as a necessary belligerant act, whether
they pass within three miles of the
Cuban coast or not, and can under no
circumstances be tolerated when no
state of war exists.. This government
will expect prompt disavowal of the
authorized act and due expression of re
gret upon the part of Spain, and it must
insist that immediate and positive or
ders be given to Spanish naval com
manders not to interfere with legitimate
commerce passing through that channel,
and prohibiting all acts wantonly im
periling life and property lawfully under
the flag of the United States. You will
communicate this to the minister of for
eign affairs and urge the importance of a
prompt and satisfactory response.
iSigned) GRESHAM."
Spanish 31 In later Thinks Gresham's
Action Hasty and Ill-Advised.
Washington, March 15. The text of
Secretary Gresham's demand on Spain
wiis shown by a representative of the
Associated Press to Senor Muruaga, the
Spanish minister.
"I'm astonished," said he, "that this
course should be taken when only one
side of the story has been told, and any
action must be based on the ex parte
statement of Captain Crossman."
The minister scanned the text of the
demand forwarded to Spain, comment
ing oh the severity of the language that
this government will expect a prompt
disavowal and due expression of regret
on the part of Spain, with immediate
and positive orders to Spanish naval
commanders. Senor Muruaga had re
ceived no copy of the demand from the
state department, nor any intimation
that this step has been or would be
taken, nor had any word yet come from
the Spanish government to him. Cer
tainly there would be no reply until all
the facts are known, not alone from
Captain Crossman, but from the com
mander of .the Spanish gunboat alleged
to have done the firing. Spain will wait
until able to act intelligently on the
whole case. Spain will undoubtedlv
rest upon the recognized principles of in
ternational law that a country shall
maintain her sovereignty over waters
within her jurisdictional district limits.
He regarded the terms of the demand
surprising in asserting that interference
with American ships cannot be claimed
as a belligerent act whether they pass
within three miles of the Cuban coast or
not. This he considered a denial of the
recognized sovereignly of Spain over the
jurisdictional waters of Cuba.
There is another very important con
sideration to beobservt-d. If the United
Spates made this demand then it is es
sential that the United States take steps
to prevent the shipping of insurgent
goods intended to be used against Spain.
Already it has been established that
three yachts, the Llagonda, Baracoa and
Amadis, were loaded with insurgent
arms at Fernandi, Fla. They had been
apprehended, but subsequently released.
The arms were put in the warehouse
pending attachment. When this was
settled Mr. Borden, in charge of them,
bad shipped them to unknown points.
The minister said that as this traffic was
going on, it was essential Spain should
protect herself or should have the pro
tection of the United States. If, there
fore1, a demand had been made by the
United States it would be opportune to
ceftsider what protection would be given
to Spain.
The state department officials today
rather expected Spain's answer would
indicate a desire by the Spanish govern
ment for a proper opportunity to ascer
tain the facts before taking action in the
matter, but this, it is said, at the de
oartinent. will scarcely avail in the
present case, unless the message conveys
some assurance that the Spanish govern
has instructed its naval commanders to
refrain from further interference with
vessels flying the American flag. '
A notable feature o. Secretary Grw
ham's dispatch is in the statement that
when an American vessel is on her usual
route the fact that she is inside or out
side the three-mile limit does not affect
the merits of the case. From this it is
apparent the secretary has taken his
stand on the decision of the Alabam
claims commission, which was practic
ally a new dictum in international law
for it bad been the rule previous to that
decision to regard beyond question the
right of a nation to detain suspicious
vessels passing within the limits of three
miles from its coast, over which its
marine jurisdiction extended.
It will undoubtedly cost Spain a bitter
effort to accept the force of this doctrine.
for if the right to stop suspicious ships
in Cuban waters is denied, the task of
maintaining an effective blockade
aerainst filibustering expeditions will be
extremely difficult, if not impossible
without recourse to a formal acknowledg
ment of the belligerency of the insur
gents.
It is fully expected in view of the
prompt action of the Spanish minister
here that if Spain were wrong she would
make all proper reparation, and that the
incident will be speedily and peacefully
settled.
If, however, the Spanish government
should be stung by the urgency shown
by the United States and refuse to meet
our demands, Minister Taylor may de
mands his passports, and unless cooler
counsels may be coming from some dis
interested and friendly nation, ugly com'
plications may result, ending in the
presence of a considereble fleet of
United States naval vessels in Cuban
waters to protect our shipping.
Polish Catholics in Chicago H
Things Lively.
Chicago, March 15. Two hundred
angry Poles, men and women, stormed
St. Hedwig's Catholic church at North
floyne avenue and Kosciusko street, to
day. live policemen, who were on
guard, were cowed by the mob, but on
the arrival of reinforcements the rioters
were driven off.
There has been trouble in St. Hed'
wig's parish for many weeks. Father
Barzinski was driven out three weeks
ago, and the police was called upon to
protect the church property. Father
Barzinski belonged to the Order of Res
urrectionists, which the people objected
to.
Archbishop Feehan sent Father Zyd
laczyk to the church, but he, too, was a
resurrectionist, and . was rejected. The
parishioners determined to oppose the
re-opening of the edifice. Early today
200 Poles marched to the church, de
nouncing the priest and declaring that
they would prevent him from serving
mass. In a few minutes two patrol
wagons loaded with officers arrived on
the run. The angry crowd stood for a
moment, when forty policemen with
glittering guns in their bands marched
into the church. Some of the Polish
officers informed the mob in their na
tive tongue that the police bad orders to
shoot. That settled it, and a moment
later the crowd fled from the church.
The police arrested Josie Tavrondow
ski and her son, Antone, who seemed to
be the ringleaders. A search is being
made for the woman's husband.
The priest celebrated mass under
guard of a detail of police.
How He Shocked Many of His Headers
Chicago, March 15. The Interior,
the organ of the Presbyterian church in
the West, appeared this week with the
pBrtically nude picture of a pronminent
burlesque actress covering almost the
entire first page. The clergy and elders
rose up in their wrath and have been
chasing the editor, Dr. W. C. Gray, ever
since. The editor, who took to the
woods, explains that a man came (along
and told him that the figure was from a
collection called 'Sarony's Living.ic
tures," and represented the Biblical per
sonification of "Hope." He thought
"Hope" was yery beautiful, but did not
know that she was going to play at one
of the theaters next week. He liked
her so well that he put her on the first
page in all her undraped perfection.
Tried to Wreck: a Train.
Lkmabs, la., March 18. The Illinois
Central last mail east last night struck
a pile of ties placed on the track, near,
Mareus, with ' the evident intent of
wrecking the train. No injury resulted
except damaging the pilot. The offend
ers have not been caught.
All pain banished by Or. Miles Fain Pills. 1
MANAGERS. FIGHT.
Not Content to
Let Corbett and Griffo
Do It.
New York, March 15. The facts of a
lively bare-knuckle fight that occurred
Wednesday morning in the reading-
room of the Coleman house, between
Corbett's manager's, W. A. Brady, and
Charles Beban, the manager of Young
Griffo, leaked out last night. . According
to the story the fight was short and
sharp and had not the contestants been
separated by friends, according to eye
witnesses, either would have been a sub
ject for a Burgeon's care. Brady, Be
han and several friends were in the
reading-room talking of the merits of
their respective charges, and Behan was
bragging of the prowess of Griffo, when
Brady announced that he would match
"Young Corbeit," the fighter, against
Griffo for $2,000, and declared that he
would put up the money then and there.
He drew'a check from his pocket to em
phasize his remark and Behan sneer
ingly replied that when Fitzsimmons
got through with Corbett neither the
latter nor Brady would have a cent to
put up. At this Brady waxed warm
and retorted that his check was good for
$10,000 cash in the hotel, and that Be
han'a was not worth 10 cents. At this
Behan grew very angry and the lie was
passed. Before the friends of the man
agers could interfere, Behan struck out
with his right and landed on Brady'
face. Corbett's manager was etunned
by the blow, but quickly recovered and
let fly. striking Behan on the neck
flooring him. By this time the onlook
era had recovered themselyes, and sev
eral seized Behan and hurried him into
the street and others persuaded Brady
to go to his room in the hotel.
In the Spanish Deputies.
Madrid, March 16. Replying to queS'
tions propounded in the chamber of
deputies today. Senor Alejandro Grois
eard, minister of state, said the report
that Minister Taylor, acting on behalf of
the United States government, had
claimed that reparation from Spain was
due the United States on account of the
Allianca incident was true. The United
States government, he 6aid, at the same
time demanded that American trade
with Cuba should not be interfered with
He hoped the Allianca affair would be
amicably settled. The United States
government, he explained, considered
the firing on the Allianca to be a viola
tion of the principles of international
law. Minister Groiseard, in conclusion
said that the Spanish government had
ordered the fullest investigation of the
affair to be made, and the government
was willing to agree to any settlement,
provided the principles of international
law were not infringed upon, and that
no attempt was made to prejudice the
dignity of the nation. Senor dia Moreau
formerly an officer in the Spanish navy
said the commander of the gunboat had
the right to demand that the Allianca
should show her flag. He argued the
Spanish officers also had the right to
search any vessel found in Spanish
waters. Minister Groiseard declined to
make any further statement, or to at'
tempt any explanation of the incident
until complete details and the report of
the Spanish officers of the gunboat which
has, it is claimed, fired upon the
Allianca, bad been received.
Governor Laughton Dead.
Tacoma, March 16. Charles E. Laugh'
ton, "the fiddling governor," and ex-
lieutenant-governor of Washington and
Nevada, died at 8 :20 tonight, at the Bo
hemian club, of heart failure, caused by
kidney trouble, dropsy and a tapeworm,
of which he was relieved yesterday. He
came here last Saturday from Olympia,
where he had been during the legislative
session, lie became sice suddenly, and
Tuesday his son Ray was telegraphed
for. At 8 :10 this evening be felt better,
and was moved to the parlor of the club.
Ten minutes later he complained ot the
room being too warm. His son Ray
went to open a window, when he ex
claimed, "Oh, my God?" and expired,
sinking in bis chair. The book he was
reading, "The Sunny Side of Politics,"
fell in his lap. The funeral arrange
ments are not made. Mrs. Laughton
and two daughters are in San Francisco.
Mr. Laughton was born in Bangor, Me.,
where his father still lives, and was 49
years old. In 1882, be was elected lieut
governor of Nevada, serving four years,
and in 1889 was. elected to the same
office in this state, for three years. He
was acting governor for six months dur
ing, low. Jue was an jhik, 33d degree
Mason and a Mystic Shriner.
Chang Travels In State.
Washington, March 16. The Japan
ese legation has received a cable mes
sage confirming the press dispatches of
the departure of Li Hung Chang trom
Tien-Tsin for Japan to arrange terms of
peace. Negotiations will be conducted
at Simonosaki, instead of Hiroshima.
The change has been made to accommo
date Li Hung Chang. Simonosaki is on
the extreme southwestern coast of
Japan.
It is - stated at the legation that asser
tions that terms of peace have been ar
ready are erroneous. No details, it is
said, have been . settled. Japan has
been informed that Li Hung Chang has
full power to arrange terms, and has
been aesurred that China desires the
war to be stopped by a treaty agree
ment. Japan has reached certain con
clusions, especially respecting a cession
of territory, but no conclusion lias been
reached with China.
Minister Denby has cabled the state
department confirming the report of the
dedarture of Li Hung Chang from
Shanghai for Japan. He says the vi
ceroy sailed in royal state with 130 per
sons embarked on two ships.
German-American Extradition Treaty.
Berlin, March 16. The revision of
the German-American extradition treaty
is now under way. The terms of the ex
isting treaty, in some respects, are not
satisfactory to either government. It is
the question of the costs involved in ex
tradition proceedings w hich is the main
objection on the American side, which,
since the great majority of extradition
proceedings occur in America, each side
defraying the expenses of proceedings
within its respective sphere, bears more
than its proper share. Consequently, in
1891 the American government made ad
vances to Germany with the view of
modifying the treaty provisions in this
and other respects, including the right
of each government to try extradited
persons solely on the special charges
under which their extradition was de
manded. Germany, however, was not
satisfied with the proposed changes, and
the negotiations alter a time were
dropped. A recent extradition case at
Hamburg, the person involved being a
clever adventuress, who passed herself
off in Berlin and elsewhere as the Arch
duchess ThereBa D'Este and victimized
several persons to the amount of 200,000
marks, is the direct cause of reopening
the negotations for a revision of the
treaty. This time Germany came for
ware with certain proposals, and these
were sent a few days ago, through the
American ambassador here, to Washing
ton. Disposition ot War Department to Up
hold the Kloters.
Madrid, March 16. The raids of the
army officers upon the newspaper .offices
were discussed in congress this after
noon, ine war minister descrmed tne
trouble in a manner which elicited re
peated protest from the reporters pres
ent, and eventually caused them to
leave the house in a body. At a meet
ing held this evening, the Madrid editors
resolved to notify the government that
they would suspend the publication of
all the city newspapers tomorrow unless
they should receive guarantees of the
safety of their lives and property. Pre'
mier Sagasta this evening granted a
hearing to a deputation of journalists
He assured them that he regarded last
night's attack of junior army officers on
the newspaper offices as a very serious
matter. He promised to make them a
definite statement with regard to afford
ing them protection after conferring
with the minister ot war and the capt
ain-general.
These attacks on the newspaper offices
were provoked, it is claimed, by the ap
pearance of articles charging that the
officers in the service of Spain have been
so reluctant to volunteer for the Cuban
service that the government has been
compelled to draw lots to determine
who should be ordered to the front,
Great excitement prevails here. The
military governor of Madrid resigned
The A. F. A. of Illinois.
Chicago, March 16. An amended bill
was'filed today before Judee Payne in
the fight commenced against the state
council of the American Protective As
sociation of Illinois last fall by Professor
Walter Siuis. The bill asks for a receiv
erfor the organization. In the amended
bill Sims says that up to January 4, 1895,
he was a member of the orgarization, in
good standing but that he was expelled
therefrom in an illegal manner. Sima
then cited hip damage suit against the
defendant and says he believes the $6000
assets of the concern will be wasted un
less a receiver is appointed. Sims al
leges he was. expelled because he an
nounced he would vote at the fall elec
tion for candidates not indorsed by the
advisory board of the council.
Charged with Grand Larceny.
New York March 18. William H.
Hazel, interested in the Alcazar theater,
in San Francisco, arrived from that city
today in charge of a detective. He is
charged by his siBter-in-law with grand
larceny.
Was Not a Surprise.
New York, March 18. C. P. Hun
tington said in regard to the Oakland
waterfront decision, that the news was
gratifying, but hardly a surprise.
ANOTHER WILL FOUND
Latest Sensation in the Fair
Will Case
PRODUCED IN COURT TODAY
It Divides the Estate Almost Equally
Between Fair's Sob and Two
DaughtersWhere it Has
Been.
San rancisco, March 18. The con
tention in the courts over the millions
left by James G. Fair developed another
sensation this morning. When the case
was called before Superior Judge Slack
a great stir was caused by the introduc
tion of what purports to be a later
holographic will written in lead pencil
on two sheets of legal cap paper. It
was brought into court securely framed
between two plates of glass by Reuben
Lloyd, who has been retained in the
case by Mrs. Oelrichs and Virginia Fair,
daughters of the deceased. This alleged
will divides the estate almost equally
between the two daughters and Charlie
Fair. It bequeaths a few thousand dol
lars to certain orphan asylums, and
mases no provisions lor such a trust as
the estate is left in control of under the
will previously bled.
Messrs. Angus and Crothers are two
of the four executors named in the
previously filed will. Referring to this
alleged will, Attorney Lloyd informed
the court that the document, according
to its date, was executed three days
later than the will previously filed He
said he would prove that tho existence
of this will had been known to several
persons, and that it had finally been
found in the possession of a very estim
able old lady, whose name Lloyd did not
divulge. Lloyd said the old lady bad
not produced it because she had read of
the other will being offered for probate
and had supposed that it was a later
document than the one she held. The
fact that this new alleged will has been
presented in court by Attorney Lloyd
would indicate that Charlie Fair and his
sisters have joined forces to Contest the
will of their father.
The attorneys who represent the
executors under the will previously
filed, and of which the original copy
was stolen, intimated very strongly that
tbey believek this latest aliened will to
be a forgery. The case was finally con
tinued to April 2.
The alleged will produced today be
queaths to various brothers and sisters
of deceased and their children about the
same amounts as was left to them under
the will previously 'filed. Under the
first will the families'of these brothers
and sisters would acquire a large pro
portion of the estate at the death of
Fair's children, Charles, Virginia and
Mrs. Oelrichs, but under the will filed
today the brothers and sisters, and their
families would receive only the amount
of cash stated in the will and the bal
ladce of the $40,000,000 estate could be
distributed at once among the three
children of the deceased.
The Suit Was Dismissed.
Washington, March 18. Thesupreme
court of the United States today dis
missed a bill of the state of California
against the Central Pacific Railroad com
pany, involving possession and control
of the water front of the city of Oakland,
for the reason that it was not a case in
which the court bad had original juris
diction. The court holds the city of
Oakland and the Oakland water-front
company not being' parties to the suit
the court ought not to proceed in tht-ir
absence. But even if they were present
and included within the scope of litiga
tion, the court could not exercise original
jurisdiction, and the bill is therefore
dismissed. The effect of this decision is
that the state must renew its litigation
in another tribunal of which the supreme
court of the United States has appelate
jurisdiction.
Harlan and Brewer dissented. They
held if the supreme court would not ex-
erige its original jurisdiction, in this case
it was difficult to see where it would do
so.
Justice Field read a brief statement to
express regret that the controversy be
tween the state and railroad company.
owing to the limited jurisdiction of the
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
1 1 W O'
supreme court of the United States,
could not now be heard and finally de
termined, for the controversy would
seriously effect the interests of both un
til it was so determined. He expressed -the
belief that by proceedings begun in
the state courts and reaching the
supreme court of the United States by
that route the state would speedily find
means of ending the controversy.
The Dropping of the Salt Was Expected.
Oakland, Cal., March 28. W. R.
Davis, who represented the city of Oak
land in the water-front suit in Washing
ton, says the dropping of the suit by the
supreme court is an advantage to
neither and is merely what was antici
pated. During the hearing last Decern-'
ber the justices gave several plain inti
mations that they were likely to take
this course. Attorney-General Hart
commenced this suit against the advice
of the attorneys for the city, who did
not believe it could lead to any result.
There are now in court three other
water front-suits, twoof which are under
submission before Judge McKenna, of
the United States circuit court, and
one before Superior Judge Ogden. De
cisions in these may be expected soon,
and whoever loses will certainly appeal
so that the water suit in a proper form
will get into the United States supreme
court again before a great while.
A Woman Is Lynched.
Omaha, March 18. A special to the
Bee from Butte, Neb., says: Mrs. W
E. Hilton, of Keya, Paha county, was
found dead in her house last night by
neighbors. Her body was lying on the
floor with a piece of rope 10 feet long
and a hatchet and hammer beside her.
An' autopsy showed that she died of
strangulation and also had been assault
ed. The woman was living alone, her
husband having been sent to an insane
asylum. It is supposed that the motive
of lynching was to prevent the woman
from giving testimony against cattle
rustlers, as she had been summoned as a
witness. She bore a good reputation.
It was evident that she fought bard for
her life and honor, as the bedding and
clothing were torn and scattered around
the room. ,
Fevers Cnred by the Laying; on or
Hands.
St. Albans, W. Va., March 18.
Twenty-five miles from here, up coal
river, in what is known as the Ellington
settlement, lives' the family of Nathan
Barrows, a small farmer. Barrows can
by the laying on of hands, and the use of
home-made salve that is rubbed into the
skin, quickly cure any ordinary fever or
cold. The boys have the same gift, but
the girls are helpless. As soon as Bar
rows or one of the boys touches a patient
the latter claims to feel a warm current
through the body. The sensation results '
in sleep, eometimes for only a few hours
then again it lasts as long as two days,
and the patient awakes free from sick
ness. Barrows has no explanation of
his gift.
Escaped Convicts Caught.
Seattle, March 18. Up to 1 o'clock
this afternoon two of the escaped con
victs have been captured, Ratten and.
Cosgrove. Both were taken at Orillia,
south of this city. Blanck was in the
company of Rutten and about 20 feet be
hind him, but before the officers could
hold him he escaped into the thick
underbrush.
Neither Rutten nor Cosgrove offered
any resistance.
The officers are scouring the country
in every direction and it is believed the
ultimate capture of the fugitives will be
effected.
A liberal reward is offered for their
apprehension.
Will Have Due Reparation.
London, March 18. Under Foreign
Secretary Grey stated in the commons
today that the Venezuelan boundary
question would not be dropped without
proper reparation.
Gray, in answer to a question regard
ing the truth of the report that two ship
loads of Canadian cattle had arrived at
Antwerp suffering from pleuio-pneu-monia,
said a communication to that
effect had been received by the govern
ment. ' Another Jail Delivery.
Tiffin, O., March 18. The outside
window of the police station was raised
by an unknown person today during the
absence of the officers, the corridor of
the jail opened and seven of 11 prisoners
confined there set at liberty.
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