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PART S. : O
VOL. V
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1895.
NUMBER 15.
tlRESHAM MAY RESIGN
Rumors of a Possible Cahi
net Vacancy.
WILL RESUME HIS POSITION
Care of the Office Welsh Heavily Upon
Him, and He Will Take a Much
Needed Rest.
New Yobk, April 2. A morning
paper has the following special irom
Washington : Anot her vacancy in the
cabinet, it is rumored, may occur with
in the next few weeks. Secretary GreBh
am is the official who is slated for volun
tary retirement. The report conies
from sevjr-.l of his close friends to
whom, it ie r iid, he has more than once
expressed his desire to return to the
practice of law, if not to the bench
Judge Gresham, it is stated, has not
found the state department as congenial
to his tastes as be had expected, and
Mrs. Gresham has not been altogether
pleased with the breaking of home ties
mada necessary bv her removal to
Washington. Both the secretary a
his wife have told intimate acquai.
ances of their mutual desire to return to
Illinois.
The rumor of Mr. Gresham's retire
xnent. however, is not based alone on
these exchanges of confidence, but on
more direct statements regarding his in
tentions within the near future. Judge
Gresham's relations with the president
have been, so far as known, of the pleas
antest. No member of the cabinet has
been more trusted by Mr. Cleveland, so
that his desire for retirement from office
in the near future cannot be ascribed to
any friction with bis chief. It is hinted,
however, that Judge Gresham has felt
somewhat aggrieved over the disinclina
tion of the cabinet to support bim . in
the vigorous foreign policy which he be
lieves would win for him great popular
ity, and possibly make him a favorite
for the presidency. It may be that ex
tinguished hopes in this direction have
bad a strong influence on him in reach
ing the conclusion that' he would prefer
to retire, but this idea is scouted by his
friends, who assert that Judge Gresham
has not been moved by any such con
siderations. They say that he has sim
plj consulted his wife's pleasure and his
own tastes in concluding to leave Wash
ington within a short time.
Gresham's Filenaa Say He Will Not
LeT the Cabinet.
Washington, April Z. A vigorous
denial is made in administration circles
of the story that Secretary Gresham is
about to resign. The secretary himself
will not be interviewed, not caring to
dignify the report by a denial. It is a
fact that the secretary has been in ill-
health 'for some time, and a recent at
tack of neuralgia of the stomach left him
much debilitated. He has been unable
to secure a rest in Washington owing to
the frequency with which delicate and
embarrassing diplomatic questions have
been forced upon him, and it is probable
he will yield to the solicitations of his
family and friends so far as to take a
short leave of absence and go to bis
farm in In'diana, and, perhaps, stop for
a time in Chicago.
Going to Lakewood.
Washington, April 2. Gresham will
shortly go to Lakewood, N. J., to recup
erate from the effects of. the grippe,
which be suffered during the winter,
and which has left him too weak to
stand the strain resulting from the dip
lomatic incidents which have recently
arisen.
The War In Manchuria,
San Francisco, April 2. Advices have
been received by the steamer Rio Ja
neiro, from the Associated Frees corre
spondent at Tokio, under date of March
17, as follows :
The plan of the latest campaign in
Manchnria is now clearly explained,
though few important facts are added to
those previously reported. For the first
time since the capture of Ping-Yang, the
movements of the Japanese troops are
directed by a soldier skilled in the science
of modern warfare ; and the same leader
that won the earliest of the series of vic
tories now conducts the operation in the
valley of the Liao river.
General Nodzu, promoted to the high-
qst grade of the army, assumed control
uiicuiuiu; ui un uras division, cum-
jj-andedby Lieutenant-General Yamaji,
in addition to his own the fifth and the
third, of which Lieutenant-General Kat
sura is the chief. His scheme was to di
vide the attention of the Chinese armies
in Manchuria, ' and keep them as far
apart as poesible, while he concentrated
his forces upon the several points of at
tack.
Lieutenant-General Yamaji was first
ordered to take the field. About 8000 of
his division marched from Kaiping on
February 24, seized a strong Chinese
position some 12 miles southeast of Ying
Kow, and by their threatening attitude,
prevented General Sung from sending
northward any large . number of his
troops encamped at the mouth of the
Li a j river.
On February 28 Lieutenant-General
Katsura, with 8000 of the third division,
started from Hai-Cheng to drive the
Manchuria forces of General Ito toward
Liao.Yang. For two days General Ito
retreated in much disorder, and when at
a distance of 18 miles from Hai-Cheng,
General, Eatsuca suddenly turned and
led his men southward again, but by
another road, which brought him to Old
New Chwang on the 4th of March.
Meanwhile, General Nodzu had crossed
Irom Hai-Cheng to New Chwang, in a
straight line, at the head of 7000 of the
fifth division. A combined assualt on
the position was made on March 5, and
at 2 o'c'ock in the aiteruonn the north
ern half was in the hands of the Japan
ese.
Several thousand of the defenders, be
longing to the army of General Wu, fled
through the southern gates toward Ying
Kow and Tien-Chwang-Lei. They would
have been followed by the entire- body,
had not the line of retreat been blocked
by a cavalry regiment. The Chinese
were now a disorganized rabble. Ap
parently unaware that they might save
themEelves by surrendering, they ran
into the houses and kept op a persistent
fire upon the Japanese until late at
night, when they were bronght to sub
mission by blowing up many of the
buildings in which they had barricaded
themselves. Nearly 2000 were supposed
to have been killed and an equal number
wounded or taken prisoners.
The spoils were of great value, Thou
sands of horses were found, more than
enough to satisfy the needs of the whole
invading army. One foreigner, a mis
sionary, still remained in the city and
his safety was duly provided for.
A Girl Evangelist's Story.
Millebsbdeq, Ky., April 2. The great
revival that has swept eastern Kentncky
had among its most successful evangel
ists a pale but very bright girl. . She is
filling the largest churches here, and the
story of her life is far from ordinary,
Her name is Mollie Meriman, a daughter
of D. H. Meriman, a circuit-rider in the
M. E. church, south."
When 3 years old an attack of scarlet
fever left her apparently dead. She was
prepared for the grave and the coffin bad
been lowered, when the frantic mother
refused to be quieted until she saw her
baby once more. When the coffin was
opened, the physician, who was present,
noticed something unusual in the ap
pearance of the supposed corpse. It was
taken out ' and found to be alive. But
never afterwards was the girl free a day
from violent pain. Scrofula existed in
its moBt repulsive form for years. When
she was 16 scarlet fever again attacked
her, and she once more apparently died
and would have been buried but for the
mother. After six days she was resus
citated.
At the age of 18 she was thrown from
a carriage and sustained a sprained
ankle, when she went into convulsions.
She sometimes had as many as 150 in a
single day. While in this condition she
was taken ill with congestion of the
lungs, and from May to August was un
conscious, lbetirst day that she was
anie 10 wais sne xeu ana tnrew tne
sprained ankle back into place, and then
felt that she must preach the gospel.
Since last September 1000 persons have
been converted through hpr efforts.
Her height is just 4 feet ten inches, and
she weighs 72 pounds. She holds as
many as tour services a day, traveling
60 miles on horseback and talking again
at night.
Ugly Insinuations,
Paris, April 2. As an indication of
the strained relations between England
and France, Matin and other newspapers
persist in insinuating that the collision
on March 3d off Messina island, between
the two British steamers, the Alvah and
Brinkburn, the latter chartered by the
French government as a transport to
take French troops and munitions of
war to the island of Madagascar, was
due to England's malice, and that the
nation capable of such an action, should
arm nn.1 t.A "Rrlnirhnrn B.r!oi. j. J
oe maae to regret it. . ine Aivab was
aged, but she succeeded in making the
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A Presidential Pardon.'
Washington, April 2. The president
has pardoned John Hopkins, sentenced
in Utah to three months in jail and $500
fine fornnlawful cohabitation. The sen
tence has expired, and the pardon is
granted to restore citizenship.
GOODBYE TO BISSELLl
Wilson Sworn in as
Post-
master-General.
ASSUMES HIS DUTIES TOMORROW
Walking Stick Cat From the I'resi-
dent'a Ground at Woodley--Will
l.eare Tonight.
Washington, April 3. Contrary, to
expectations, W. L. Wilson took the
oath of office as postmaster-general to
day. Bissell received the employes of
his department this afternoon and ends
his official labors today.
Mrs. Fuller, wife of Chief Justice Ful
ler, and Miss Wilson, the daughter of
the new postmaster-general, were pres
ent at the ceremony. . Bissell and Wil
son conferred, and saw some heads Of
bureaus. Then John Parson, president
of the Letter Carriers' Association of
New York, presented the retiring post
master-general with engrossed copy of
resolutions commending the adminis
tration of Mr. Bissell, his enforcement
of the eight-hour law and his extensions
of the civil service law.
secretary Uresham sent .Bissell a
hickory walking stick, which he himself
cut on the grounds of the president's
summer home at Woodley, and trimmed
Shortly after thest preliminaries the
employes of the department were intro
duced to Wilson, and said good-bye to
Bissell.
Wilson will enter the active discharge
of his duties tomorrow. Bissell leaves
for New York tonight to attend to pri
vate business.
The Income Tax Returns.
Washington, April 3. Income tax re
turns are coming in far beyond the ex
pectations of officials. To save time and
avoid complications, collectors were in
structed to certify and send retirns
the 10th of each month, and, therefore,
no reports have been received of a date
later than March 10. 'Nevertheless
10,000 returns have already been received
and are being verified and recorded. It
is estimated that returns made to col
lectors prior to March 10 represent at
least $1,500,000 income tax, and the
actual amount returned to April 1 will
aggregate $15,000,000. It is not ex
pected that returns to any. considerable
number will be made before the 8th or
10th of April, five days before the time
limit expires, hence the showing is ex
ceedingly gratifying to those having the
matter in charge.
Another matter of congratulation is
the little difficulty being experienced by
tax payers in filling out blankB. All
things considered, the work of collecting
the tax is going forward with very little
friction. It is expected that at least
(20,000,000 income tax will be collected
by June 1, the close of the fiscal year,
Officials do not express any doubts that
the supreme court will sustain all the
important features of the law, if not the
entire act, as it stands, and are pushing
the work as rapidly as is consistent with
accuracy.
Cleveland's Brother Mot Wanted
Pastor by Hi Flock.
watbbtown, jn. i ., April 3. By a
vote of 28 to 1, at an exciting session of
the Congregation of the Presbvterian
church at' Chaumont, this county, laot
evening, it was decided to ask Rev. Wm.
Cleveland, brother of President Cleve
land, to tender bis resignation. It is re
ported that politics have been the dis
turbing element, although Mr. Cleveland
took no part in politics. Cleveland will
appeal to the presbytery.
Escaped the Lynchers.
St. Louis, April 3. Sheriff Archer
and a deputy from Steelville, Mo.,
reached St. Louis this afternoon with A.
M. Green and the latter's 'five sons,
having narrowly escaped a mob gather
ing to lynch the prisoners. Green and
his sons are charged with the murder of
David Hildebrand, in Crawford county.
After the murder the body was burned.
Today it was decided that it was unsafe
to let the prisoners remain longer at
Steelville, as threats of lynching were
heard on every side. :
Dead Before Her Mirror.
Cincinnati, O., April 3. Annie Shan-
non, a young married woman living at
45 Banm Btree waB fonnd dead in front
oi me dresser in ner oearoom yesterday
morning. From the apperance of the
body she bad evidently been posing 'be
fore the mirror when death overtook her.
She was leaning on the dresser and her
head was turned coquettishly to one
side. Her eyes were wide open and were
staring full, at the mirror. The body
was discovered by a young girl who called
at Mrs. Shannon's room. Her knock
was answered by Mrs. Shannon's 4-year-
old child. When the girl entered the
room she saw Mrs. Shannon, as she
thought. Drenarinur her toilet. She
spoke pleasantly, but was surprised
receiving no reply, fche walked over to
the mirror and laid her hand on the
woman, and then it was that .she dis
covered that she was dead. She cave
the alarm, and in a short time the neigh
borhood was aroused.
Coroner Haerr was hastily summoned,
and the body was not disturbed nntil his
arrival. A score of people crowded into
the room, gazing in awe-struck silence
at the Bilent figure in front of the mir
ror. Dr. Haerr pronounced the case one
of the most remarkable on record. He
says the woman bad been dead several
hours. How it happened that she did
not fall to the floor, is what is most sur
prising. ne doctor is ot tne opinion
that the woman was posing before the
mirror when she was stricken with death.
She was of a prepossessing face and
figure. ,
An Extraordinary Career.
New Yobk, April 3. Rev. James J
Kane, D. D., late chaplain of the Brook-
lyn navy-yard, is reported to be dying of
pneumonia in England.
Rev. Mr. Kane has had an extraordin-
ary career. He first won fame in the
navy during the civil war. After the
war, while his ship was quartered in Ja-
macia, he caught the yellow fever and
died, so far as appearance went. He was
placed in bis coffin, but' although ap-
parently dead, he saw and heard every
thing that passed. After eight hours in
the coffin he sat up, to the terror of the
colored man whose dutv it was to keep
watch over him.
Some years later, while in Norfolk
navy-yard, of which be was champlain,
he appeared to die the second time, and
remained in a cataleptic state 48 houre.
When he recovered or was resuscitated
he left the navy-yard, and completing
his studies, joined the church
Mr. Kane obtained leave of abscence
this time last year and soon after . was
placed on the retired list. He has quite
a number of medals for bravery in
battle.
The Results Mixed.
St. Louis, April 3. Of 44 municipali
ties in Missouri heard from, the demo
crats were successful in 25, republicans
in nine and the citizens' ticket in five,
whila in nva other citien there was a
mixed result. Among the larger cities
in which democratic tickets were elected,
are Springfield, Mexico, Independence,
Nevada, Moberly, Joplin, Centralia,
Paris, Poplar Bluff, Salem, Monett,
Carroll ton, Fayette, Neosho, Gallatin,
Richland and Bowling Green. Sedalia,
Macon, Carthage, Lebanon and St. Joe
are the principal republican cities.
Progressing; Towards Recovery,
Washington, April 3. The Japanese
legation has received official notice by
cable that negotiations of the peace en
voys have been resumed. The renewal
indicates that Li Hung Chang is pro
gressing toward recovery. When the
envoys were last together the main ques
tion was as to the armis Ace, but now
that is granted, the envoys must deal
with the main question of the final
terms of peace.
Smallest in the World.
Key West, tin., April 3. A woman
appeared here yesterday who is said to
be the smallest person in the world.
She is Miss Isabella Pinder, of Spanish
Wells, in the Bahama islands, and she
is 35 years old, 36 incheB tall, and weighs
less than 50 pounds. Her physical de
velopment is perfect. . She is on a visit
to a cousin here, "General" Abe Sawyer,
who is 31 years old, 41 inches tall, and
weighs 55 pounds.
Jio Fighting; Reported.
London, April 3. A Shanghai dis
patch says that no fighting in Formosa
has been reported, and it is believed to
be the intention of China to surrender
the island as a part of the peace, pro
gram. The prospects for peace are
promising. '
The Negro Defeated.
St. Louis, April 3. Full returns of
yesterday's election show Moses Craven,
a negro, reported last night as elected, to
the lower house of the municipal assem
bly from the loth ward, was defeated
and George Sisppel, a white democrat,
was elected. '
Generally Went Republican
Milwaukee, April 3. Returns indl
cate that Jnd8e Winslow, of Madison, is
re-elected justice of the supreme court
over, Judge Clementson, of Lancaster,
the republican nominee, by a majority
of 10,000. The cities and villages went
republican.
First Republican in Thirty Tears.
Winona, Minn., April 2. This city I
elected a republican for mayor yesterday
for the first time in 30, years. Addison
B. Youmans is the mayor-elect.
SLANDER IS CHARGED
at Latest Developments in the
..Spreckels Family Kow.
DAMAGES ASKED FOR BY A SON
New Salt Mainly Broaght to Clear Him
self cf the Charge Hade by '
HI rather. .
ban fiANcisco, April 4. The row in
the Spreckels family has reached a some
what sensational stage. Young "Gus"
spreckels filed a comp'aint in the su
perior court this" morning charging his
father Clans Spreckels, with slander.
This charge grows out of the suits re
cently begun by the tw.o younger Spreck-1
eis brothers against their father and
two older brothers to recover valuable
stock in the Spreckels Hawaiian sugar
business and Oceanic Steamship com-
pany,
The suit involving the Oceanic Steam
ship company was recently brought by
uus bpreckels, who inaugurated man
damns proceedings to com pel the direc
tors of the company to call an annual
meeting. He alleged that by refusing to
do so they were keeping him out of his
representation on the board of directors.
After this suit was filed Clans Spreck
els, in a newspaper interview, said some
very rough things about bis younger
sons. He practically charged Gus with
the embezzlement of $250,000 in 1891,
while managing the Spreckels sugar re
finery in Philadelphia. The father also
charged that the suit against the Oceanic
Steamship Company was 1 simply "a
piece of blackmail," by which the
younger brothers were trying to beat
him out of $2,000,000. The father also
alleged that Gus had wasted his money,
would soon be a bankrupt, and "would
die in the gutter." .
As a result of all this alleged defama
tion, young Spreckels complains that
bis repntation and business DrosDects
have been damaged many thousand
dollars. In his complaint he recites that
he has actually been damaged to the ex
tent of $2,000,000, but that it is not
money that he wants.' He therefore
ene8 for S300 damages, a nominal sum,
89 ms oesire is Bimply to clear himself of
tne cnarges which bis father has so
publicly made against him
Nicaragua .Canal Commission to Begin
Work at Once
Washington, April 4. It is expected
the Nicaraguan canal commission will
start for Nicaragua within two weeks, as
it is realized the time at its disposal is
short when the work to be done is con
sidered. Major Ludlow probably will
be president of the commission by virtue
of bis brevet rank of colonel. He is in
London on duty as a military attache of
the American embassy and it is believed
his thorough acquaintance with the
British view of the canal project will be
of value to the Commission.
He will be instructed by cable to take
the first steamer to the United States
and come to Washington. ' The commis
sion will organize an outline of its plans
of operations, then go to New York,
where a thorough examination will be
made of the details for the survey of the
canal, with the purpose of saving time
and work in the field. Returning to
Washington the commission will receive
formal instructions from the secretary of
state, then proceed to Mobile and sail on
the United States steamer Montgomery
for Grevtown, at the eastern terminus of I
the canal. ...
The season will not be well suited to
field wors, as there is always an abun-
dance of rain to be expected in the sum
mer months, and the party will have, to
rough it principally on the east side,
where swamp jungles are impassable on
horseback and there are no roads. ' The
canal company, however, is doing what
it can to facilitate the labors of the com
mission and has already sent orders to
Greytown to put laborers at work chop
ping away the jungles from the canal
route. It is believed that with average
weather the commission can complete
the route to Nicaragua in' about two
months, and be back in the -United
States ready to begin the compilation of
its reports which must be ready by next
November. - ' -.
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Sold In three sod five pound palls.
only by .
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LOUIS and
FURTHER DETAILS.
How the Rock Island
Robbery Was
Executed.
Hennessy, Okla., April 4. Two rob
bers boarded the engine as Rock Island
train No. 1 was leaving Dover at 11:30
last night, and covering the engineer and
fireman, commanding them to stop
about 200 yards from the water-tank.
The engineer, who was a little excited,.
went about a fourth of a. mile before-
stopping. One of the robbers fired at
him just missing bim, and the ball'
went through the cab window.
Conductor James Mack; not having:
heard the shot, started to find out what
was wrong, and was covered as be ap
proached the engine and
told to climb
" n engine,
They robbed him, and
were then joined by the others, who had
come up to the train.
A demand was made for Express Mes
senger Jones to open his door. This '
was refused, and a fusillade followed, in
which the messenger was wounded in
the wrist. He attempted to escape from '
the opposite side of tbecar, but was cap
tured by the guard on that side and
made to crawl .under the train. An at
tempt was then made to open the safe,
but nothing could be done.
Then the robbers proceeded to rob the
passengers.
When the train arrived at Kingfisher,
Sheriff Burtch and' United States Mar
shal Madsen were notified and carried to
the scene of the hold-up by a special
train. They found the trail about four .
miles west of Dover, where Cimarron
river had been crossed, and are still fol
lowing it. The robbers are supposed to
be led by Dickey Eager, an outlaw, who
has headquarters in the Cheyene country.
if the posse comes up with the robbers
a fight will probably occur.
Train Robbers Again.
Chicago, April 4. At the headquar
ters of tho Rock Island road it is said
that at 11 :50 last night. 20 rods west of
Dover, train No. 1 was held up by five
mounted men, who ordered the batruace
man to open the door of the baggage
car. He refused, and the robbers fired
twelve shots tbrongh the door, wounding
the baggageman in the wrist.
The robljers then broke down the
door with a sledge, but did not get any
plunder from the baggage car. They
hurriedly proceeded through the smoker
and one of - the day coaches,' securing
about $300 from the passengers, six re
volvers and a number of watches and
rings.' Passengers in the sleepers were
not disturbed.'
The robbers were last seen from the
train going west from Dover, all mount
ed, the leader being npon a mettlesome
gray horse.- . '. ' ' '
A posse has started from Kingfisher, '
the next station in pursuit of the bandits
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