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VOL. V
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17. 1895.
NUMBER 7.
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ORIENTAL WAR ENDED
telegrams of condolence and delegates to
express their profound Borrow
The viceroy's aeeailant proved to be a
youth of 26, by name Koyama Rokun
osuke. Of small stature, meager frame
MUST AGREE OR FIGHTI
fortress of Belfort until the indemnity
was paid. The practical effect of this in
that case was to cause the French to pay
the war indemnity in a space of time
far shorter than was allowed by the
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China and Japan Come tO an generally insignificant appearance, and Une V&J IB.6 Ultimatum 01 treaty, in order to escape the humilia.
Understanding.
TERMS OF PEACE ARE NOT KNOWN
What Extent Has Mot Been Announced
-What Caused the Delay in the
Negotiations.
Washington, April 12. Official ad
vices received at the Japanese legation
todav from Japan, indicate that an un
derstanding has been reached between
the Japanese and Chinese plenipoten
tiaries, an'l news of the definite conclu
sion of e.'e may be expected at any
time. Tlx: exact terms of peace cannot
be ascertained, but it is understood that
in response to the repeated requests of
the Chinese plenipotentiaries have
granted some concessions.
As brief as the foregoing official mes
sage is, it marks the close of the Japan'
China war, barring the possibility, of
course, of some unexpected hitch at the
last moment. The announcement of ''it.
exact terms of peace is to come, but f
what is known of the negotiations thus
' tar, the general nature of the terms is
evident. It was officially announced
that the terms being insisted on were as
follows :
First The independence of Corea.
Second The permanent cession of the
island of Formosa to Japan.
Third An indemnity of 300,000,000
taels, Chinese money.
Fourth The permanent . occupation of
Fort Arthur and immediate surrounding
territory.
Fifth A new Japan-China treaty,
opening China to commerce.
The two conditions which have caused
trouble are the permanent occupation of
Port Arthur and the payment of 300,'
000,000 taels. While no official informa
tion is available, and no statement what
ever regarding the terms of peace can be
obtained, probably these are the only
conditions in which the Japanese pleni
potentiaries have yielded. Just bow
much they have yielded on the oocupa
turn of Port Arthur may have vital con
sequences. If they have yielded entirely
it removes Japan from all occupancy of
the mainland and from the . strategic
command of the Gulf of Pecbili, leading
to Peking. At one time Japan was will
ing to occupy Port Arthur for a term of
years, and this may be the ground of
agreement, although it is necessarily
conjectural at present. The purpose of a
temporary occupation, it is said, would
be to prevent China from rearming and
retaliating against Japan for a term of
years, at least. If the money demand
has been reduced, little significance will
attach to the fact, except that it will
lighten China's burden.
wearing the EnaoDiest ox garments, ne
seemed the.last person in the world to
be plotting, single-handed against the
life of a foreign empire's greatest states
man.. Surrendering quietly a rusty six
shooter that he carried in his sleeve, he
walked to prison with the police and
answered the questions of the magistrate
without the leaBt perturbation. His
father was a member of the prefectural
assembly of the Gumma prefecture,
away up in the north of Japan. Watch
ing the course of events for some years
back, Rokunosuke had come to the con
clusion that as the control of China's in
terference in Corean affairs was vested
in the Viceroy Li, on bim also rested the
ultimate responsibility for all Corea's
foreign complications. There could be
no permanent peace in the Orient so
long as the viceroy lived. Hence be de
termined to kill the old statesman, and
had even projected a voyage to China for
that purpose, but his means proved in
sufficient. Barely by great economy,
had he succeeded in traveling 600 miles
to Simonosaki, procuring en route an
ancient six-shooter in Yokohama,
the Japanese.
DECISION MUST BE MADE AT ONCE
Concessions Made Bt Japan Will, It Is
Thought, Rrevent Interference
of the Powers.
Shanghai, April 13. The Mercury to
day reported that the Japanese have
presented an ultimatum to ' Li Hung
Chang, the Chinese peace commissioner,
demanding that China accept or refuse
the terms offered by Japan no later than
tomorrow. The paper adds that Japan
has reduced her claim for indemnity by
100 000,000 yen, and is also satisfied with
the cession of Sian Tong peninsula, on
which Port Arthur stands, and will not
demand additional territory.
Washington, April 13. The Shanghai
cablegram, stating that Japan had pre
sented to Li Hung Chang an ultimatum
tion of foreign occupancy of French ter
ritory.
Of course, if Japan follows a similar
course in respect to Port Arthur, the
Russian government will make sure that
she has ample guarantee that the occu
pied port will be evacuated within a fixed
period of time. It is also pointed out
that Japan may justly make such a de
mand for the temporary possession of
Port Arthur, as the means of insuring
herself against a retaliatory war by
China, until the feeling of resentment
may have worn away, for, by the oc
cupancy of this strategic point, the
Chinese would find it almost impossible
o keep their comm umcation open be
tween f eking and the sea in case, of a
renewal of hostilities.
On the whole, officials here, assuming
that Japan pursues a policy of modera-
tion, see nothing in this news from Rus
sia calculated to prevent the consumma
tion of peace, unless it should perhaps
encourage the Chinese to endeavor to re
cede from the terms already practically
agreed, upon, in the hope oi securing
Formally Charged
Murder Today.
With
THE CHAIN IS LENGTHENING
His Mama Stricken from the Collece
Kolls Generally Believed to Be
Guilty.
Discuss the Income Tax.
New York, April 12. A conference
was held yesterday between representa
tives of several transatlantic steamship
companies to discuss the subject of the 2
per cent exaction on incomes, and, if
thought best by the majority, to organ-
hpttAP tnMfmAnt fvftm Tartan wl-iila, tKa
to accept or reject the final peace terms , .,M .. . , , ,
. r '. j. , latter nation is under apprehension of
Russian intervention.
by tomorrow, is conceded by diplomats
to present the latest phase of the qaes
tion and clear up misapprehension on
the subject. The cablegram was shown
to the secretary of the Japanese legation,
who said that, while the legation had
nothing further than the advices of yea-
ize for the purpose of attacking the con- terday, yet the Shanghai report appeared
consistent with the status of affairs as
understood at the legation. The armis
tice ran many days more, he said, yet
Japan doubtless did not want the final
agreement postponed until the last hour.
stitutionality of the new law. The
meeting was a secret but informal one,
and the matter was discussed generally,
as it would if enforced affect the foreign
steamship companies docking and trad
ing in this port.
The companies, it is said, take the
stand that as the principal lines are for
eign corporations, their shares being
held by foreigners, and the earnings of
each 'voyage not being credited until the holding the army dependent on a sudden
arrival of vessels on the other side, they determination seven days hence. The
are not liable to the income tax. negotiations had first brought out what
The agents present were loath to talk Japan expected and what China was
on the subject, and beyond the fact that willing to yield. In order to adjust
the meeting adjourned without taking differences between those positions,
any action as to whether concerted ac- Japan finally made some concessions,
tion should be taken against the en- These represented the largest conces-
forcement of the law, no information sions possible, and were in the nature of
could be obtained. Vernon H. Brown, an ultimatum
of the Cunard line, when seen last night At the Chinese legation it was said
Nellie Ely Was Wedded,
New York. April 13. "Nellie Bly,"
who is one of the best-known newspaper
women in this country, is no longer Miss
Elizabeth Cochran. She is now Mrs,
Robert Seaman. Her husband is one of
the directors of the Merchants' Exchange
bank and a multimillionaire. He is
nearly 70 years old. In business' and
financial circles be is as well known as
his wife to the devotees of the Sunday
at his home, however, said that the sub
ject was .discussed informally, and that
it was finally referred by each company
to its respective counsel, who will report
back at a future conference of the agents,
who will then take such action as the
counsel suggest.
Against Judge Fields.
Chicago, April 12. The Tribune's
Washington' correspondent sends the
following: "The advocates of the in
come tax are clamoring for the retire'
ment of Justice Fieldb from the supreme
court so as to permit the president to
appoint as his successor some one who
The army would be held in abeyance newspapers. The reports of the mar-
until then, but it would be quite desira- age, wnicn came trom Uhicago, were
ble that an agreement should be defi- quite correct. It occured April 5 at the
nitely reached beforehand, in order that rectory of the Church of the Ephipbany,
there should be no embarrassment in on Ashland avenue of that city. The
Rev. T, H. Morrison preformed the cere
mony. The contracting parties had met
at a dinner in the Auditorium hotel two
weeks before, and formed an instant at
tachment
Miss uocbran did her first newspaper
work on the Pittsburgh Dispatch, which
was when she was 15 years old. She has
been engaged in similar work in New
York for eight years, and became famous
for the sensational character of her con-
that no news had been received regard- tributions to newspaper literature. One
ing the report cabled from Shanghai, of her first exploits was to feign insanity
that Japan had given China one day in and have herself incarcerated in the
which to accept or refuse the terms of Black well island asylum for the purpose
peace. Neither had the legation received oi aescriDing her experiences, tier trip
anv confirmation ot tne advices irom : "V'.m u"' m i",c
Japan, that an understanding had been
her considerable notoriety.
reached, and there is a strong disposi
tion on the part of the Chinese to regard
tne report as premature. An ominous
lull has occurred since the first brief dis
patch came from Japan that an under
standing had been reached. Yet the
concessions leading to the agreement
Against Free Silver,
Washington, April 13. The interest
the administration takes in the cam
paign against the free silver movement
is undisguised. The letter which Mr,
Cleveland is preparing to send to the
Chicago business men in reply to their
invitation to deliver an address upon the
The Assault on Chang,
Tokio, March 29. Correspondence of
the United Press, per steamer Coptic
On March 24, the third conference of the
peace plenipotentiaries took place. It
began at 3 p. m., and lasted until 4:30,
and when the plenipotentiaries separated
a satisfactory termination of the war was
within sight. The viceroy, Li, entering
his palanquin, was carried rapidly to
ward his lodging. So narrow was the
street that a space of only nine feet re
mained clear on either side of the palan
quin. In that space policemen were
stationed throughout the entire distance
at short intervals.
When more than two-thirds had been
traversed of the 600 yards separating the
conference building from the viceroy's, a
pistol was fired by a man standing under
t he eaves of a sandal-maker's shop. The
viceroy threw up his head and raised his
hand to his left cheek, from which blood
was flowing copiously. A moment after
ward he was in the hands of his French
and Chinese physicians. .It was found
that a bullet had penetrated a little be
low the left eye 'and grazing the cheek
bone had lodged under the nose.
Theexcitement and indignation caused
by the event were indescrible. The
Japanese plenipotentiaries hastened to
the viceroy's lodging to inquire and con
dole. Count Ito telegraphed to the em
peror in Hiroshima asking that the two
chief court physicians be despatched at
once to attend the illustrious patient.
The emperor issued a rescript declaring
that the country had been dishonored,
and invoking his subjects everywhere to
guard against such national disgrace.
The empress dispatched two nurses with
bandages rojled by her own bands. The
nobles, the bouses of the diet, the jour
nalists, the chamber of commerce, the
universitiesi the public schools, the
have not been reported, and it is stated
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will be less hostile to the measure. In wm uu " muuc uowu lor " wce currency will be no less emphatic than
the danartmenta and wherever frienda of ''"'1'1"' MM ne addressed to tne Chamber Of
the income tax assemble the unanswer- Eu8.sia and other EnroPftt5 nations commerce of New York early in 1892,
able argument set. forth in Justice UJO lerma "lnm8l"s"J P- although it is probable that he will go
Field's dissenting opinion is discussed
Failing to break the force of that opin
ion, the friends of the income tax are
asserting that Judge Field is too old to
remain longer on the bench, and they
further allege that he is not as vigorous
of mind now as he was a few years ago.
But these insinuations emanate from
persons blind with rage at the calamity
that has befallen their pet scheme the
obnoxious and mortally wounded income
tax."
Truce Will Not Be Extended.
Yokohama, April 12. It is stated
here on reliable authority that unless
peace is concluded within the period of
the armistice, the truce will not be ex
tended and the Japanese armies will, in
May, advance upon Peking. It is offici
ally stated that cholera in the Pesca
dores islands, recently occupied by the
Japanese forces as a base oi operations
against the island of Formosa, is abating.
Movements of Warships.
Washington, April 12. Admiral
Mead's squadron sailed yesterday from
Port au Prince, Hayti, for Colon. The
Charlestown arrived at Che-Foo, China,
and the San Francisco at Smyra. The
Mohican has sailed from PortTownsend.
An Alleged Bobber Arrested.
Denver, April 12. A special to the
Times from Florissant, Colo., says a man
was arrested there when boarding the
train who is believed to be one of the
Cripple Creek express robbers.
Lambert Arrested.
San Fbancisco, April 12, Walter F.
Lambert, the defaulting police clerk of
Oakland, who returned from Honolulu
posed
An interesting question arises as to
whether the unmistakable threats of
Russia, and the appeal of that nation for
intervention by the powers, was ante
cedent or subsequent to the peace under
standing reported yesterday between
Japan and China. The view of the state
department officials is that the advices
from Russia are really based upon the
status of the peace negotiations several
days ago, and that tince then the Japan
ese conditions have been . materially
modified, and are now assuming such
shape as to make them more agreeable
to Russia or to other powers. As offic
ially stated, among the original Japanese
demands was one for the absolute ces
sion of Port Arthur. Although not
specifically stated, it is probable this in
cluded a cession of a considerable tract
of country in the vicinity of the port,
As Port Arthur is within the limits of
the great province ot Mantchuria, this
demand, if persisted in, would conflict
directly with the Russian ultimatum de
livered at the very beginning of hostili
ties, and repeated more than once since
in a semiofficial manner, to-wit :
That she could not permit the acquisi
tion by Japan of any portion of Mant
churia. -
Officials of the state degartment are
confident that within the last few davs
the Japanese demand on this point has
been modified so as to permit only the
temporary occupation of Port Arthur,
perhaps only so long as the war indem
nity shall remain unpaid. To such a
more Into details, and more explicitly
state the reasons for his opposition to
the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1.
Secretary Carlisle will deliver two
speeches on the' subject of the currency,
but largely devoted to silver. He will
probably speak once in Kentucky and
once in Tennessee in May. His Ken'
tucky speech may be at Louisville, al
though there have been requests from
his old home in Lexington to talk there.
In Tennessee he will speak at Memphis
or Nashville. Other members of the
cabinet will speak on the silver ques
tion, although no place has been fixed
on. They believe that a campaign of
education on the money question will
have the effect of checking the move
ment toward free silver, which they be
lieve has been a serious menace to the
integrity of the democratic party.
A French Steamer Bnrnrd.
Pabis, April 14. The small French
steamer La Heva, which was uesd in the
petroleum trade, burned last night at
the pier in Havre, wiiere she was un
loading. A part of the pier was de
stroyed. 1
On Hogsback Bock.
New Yoek, April 14. The steamer
Continental, which plies between this"
city and New Haven, ran on the Hogs
back rock off Ward's island this morn
ing. The vessel is still on the rock.
San Fbancisco,-April 15. W. H. T.
Durant, suspected of the murder of
Blanch Lamont and Marian Williams
has lost his former calmness of demeanor
He is excited and nervous, and whether
innocent or guilty realizes his serious
predicament. He was today formally
charged with the murder of Marian
Williams. He was served with a war
lant from the police court sworn to by
Detective Anthony, who arrested bim at
Mount Diablo yesterday. His name to
day was stricken from the roll of stu
dents at the Cooper medical college,
Tre police have discovered no new de
velopments since last night.
ine report was current this morning
that Durant had confessed, and that a
third body had been found in the church
The police say there is not the least
truth in either rumor.
Chief Crowley is satisfied that Durant
is the man who outraged and murdered
Blanch Lamont and Marian Williams,
That Blanch was - murdered and after
wards carried to the belfry is evident be
cause the thick dust in the belfry shows
only a man's footprints, and no evidence
of a struggle. It is urged in Durant's
behalf that a man so small and slight as
he could not alone have carried the
body up the winding stairs of the belfry,
He is only five feet seven inches, tall,
and not robust looking. The shavings
and wood which had evidently lain on
the floor since the church was built had
not been disturbed the belfry. The
murderer had placed a block of wood
under the victim's head and also under
each heel.
Stories of Durant's Jekyl and Hyde
character are coming nut. In Emanuel
church he was noted for his religious
fervor. Other residents of the mission
district say he jras a frequenter of
saloons, and played cards an"H billiards
lo the wine rooms, nightly visiting with
other youths, saloons with side entrances
tor women. His classmates at the
medical college say Durant was blasphe
mous and flippant in conversation, and
especially about women. A few days
after Blanch Lamont disappeared,
Durant spoke lightly of her reputation.
It was rumored that members were
organizing to burn down the descrated
churoh, and police were sent to guard
the edifice. No attempt was made to
carry out the threats.
Durant when seen in his' cell this
morning, said that he had. been advised
to make no further public statement un
til the preliminary examination. "I am
innocent of the death of the girls" he said,
"and hope to be able to prove that fact."
When he was told of the marked simil
arity between bis writing and
the address on the package containing
Blanch Lamont's rings, Durant ' said
"The writing may be similar, but I state
most solemnly that I know nothing of
the person who sent the rings to Mrs,
Noble." On being questioned he ad
mitted he had charge of the Sunday
school library, and the catalogue had
been written by him.
When Durant's admission as to the
writing was followed by the information
that the police bad used portions of the
catalogue for the purpose of connecting
him with the warning of the address
mentioned. Durant qualified his ad
mission with the nervous statement: "I
only wrotn part of the catalogue. Four
other persons were engaged in that
work."
When pressed to give the names he
took refuge in silence. At the close of
the interview his nervousness was very
apparent. His lower lip trembled
visibly, and during the entire talk he
continued interlocking his fingers in a
way that indicated extreme agitation.
Still, on the whole, the' prisoner dis
played marvelous nerve and sell-control.
The police are fully satisfied that the
evidence now in hand fixes the responsi
bility for the crimes upon Durant, but
tbey will witbold a formal filing of the
charge of murder until alter the inquest
has been held. It' is said however, at
police headquarters that it is by no
means certain as yet that Durant did
not have an accomplice.
News of a diequieting nature reached
police headquarters about 11 o'clock last
night, and it was feared that an attempt
might be made to break into the central
station and take Durant from the author
ities. Crowds gathered around the
bulletin boards, and talked of lynching
him, and it was thought that an attack
might be made on the prison. Officers
were stationed around the entrance to
the prison and the heavy barred doors,
that have never been used before, were
examined by a locksmith to see that
they were firm and in condition to re
sist attack. Every point of possible at
tack was carefully examined, and the
officers. of the prison felt more assured
when informed that no weak point had
been found. At midnight several officers '
were detailed to keep a sharp lookout '
along the streets leading to the station,
in order that no mob could approach
without the officers on duty being
warned.
There is one clew in the case which
the detectives have overlooked. On the
left side of Durant's chin two small
pieces of skin are torn off. The scats
were quite red this morning:. When .
questioned Durant promptly explained
that he got them while out riding yester
day.. The police surgeon, however, after
examining the wounds with a view to
determining when they were inflicted,
said three days ago. This would concide
with the murder of Marian Williams
Friday night, and as the scars look like
nail scratches, it is not improbable they -were
made by Marian in her struggles
with the murderer.
Durant last night made several state
ments which investigation has proved
incorrect. He said that on Friday night
he left home at 8 o'clock, and after tak
ing a short ride on the cars, went to Dr.
Vogel's house, arriving there at 8:30
o'clock. The fact is that Durant did
not arrive at Vogel's till almost 10
o'clock, and then his appearance be
tokened a struggle. His hair was disor
dered, his linen crumpled, his face in a
perspiration. He asked to rearrange
his toilet.
This morning Durant refused to talk '
for publication, but ' conversed with
friends who called, to each proclaiming
his innocence. Even among his fellow,
church members his guilt is believed-
Astoria Hopeful.
Astoria, Or. April 15. The com'
mittee for securing the right-of-way
through the city started out this morn
ing, and at night bad fully one-third of
the deeds. By Wednesday night it ex
pects to have the entire - right-of-way
through the city. The line from Goble
to Astoria has been secured, with few
exceptions, and suits will be entered at
once to condemn the rest of the right-of-wav.
Few fish are being caught just now, -
this morniug'a haul being very light.
Une of Kinney's boats was found bottom
up on the sands late this afternoon. It
has not been reported who the occupants
were or whether they were saved. '
Coming down the river Saturday night
the steamer Signal went over a net,
which became entangled with the pro
peller. She was beached yesterday and
had.the net removed.
Against the United States.
Pabis, April 15. Echo de Paris ad
vises Europe to form an economic and
industrial defense against the United
States. Referring to the expression of
sympathy by the senate of Florida witn
the Cuban rebels, echo de Paris protests
against the manner in which the United
States interprets international laws, and
declares that American intervention in
Asia and Europe regarding Armenia
should attract the vigilance of Europe.
Fort Dlr Taken.
Calcutta, April 15. Later news from
the Chitral campaign states that the
British have captured Fort Dir, on the
north bank of the Pankjorn river, to
gether with the garrison, including Mo
hammed, Umra Khan's brother. Col
onel Kelley's march to Chitral has been
retarded by rains and freshets.
Factories Burned.
Berlin, April 15. Blumenthal's im
mense cloth works have burned. Two
firemen were killed.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Charged With Smuggling.
El Paso, Tex.. April 14. Webster
Flanagan, ex-collector of customs at this
nnrf. minaral W lrnrtam Dfl fWhaf.ltrA.VA. I
spulation.it is said, no reasonable ob- here-f or" Flanagan, is on trial charged
tion could be made, as it would be based with ,-.,. , TwRnn to pmnc-
yesterday, was arrested late last night,
municipalities; the prefectures all sent and taken to Oakland.
upon the precedent set by Germany in
imposing terms of peace upon France
when she - retained . the great French
gle some 20,000 sheep from Mexico.
. Advertise in The Chronicle.
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