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VOL. V.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1895.
NUMBER 21.
GAMAGUAYA INVADED
A
Insurgents Under Gomez Be
sieged Guayaro Monday.
RELIEF FORCES WERE ROUTED
mallDOX and Yellow Fever Aid the
RebelsGeneral Macao Talk of the
Fight at Hondo Creek.
Tampa, Fla., May 10. Passengers ar
riving on the steamer Mascotte say the
condition of things is encouraging to the
Cnban insurgents.
It is said Gamaguaya has been invaded
by Gomez, who, with 3000 insurgents.
beseiged Guayaro Monday. There were
about 2000 Spaniards in the city. After
the fighting became disastrous for the
besieged a regiment from Cadiz, number
ing about 2500 arrived, attacking the
Cubans in the rear. Gomez quickly re
covered from the first onslaught. While
a small force kept up the conflict with
the forces of the city, his main body
faced the new enemy. The fighting was
very fierce, but it is asserted the strategy
of Gomez and the valor of the insurgents
resulted in a victory.
The reiment from Cadiz, it is said,
was cut to pieces. The city, the passen
gers say, is in the possession of the in
surgents.
The Cuban loss in killed and wonnded
is put at 700. The Spanish loes is 5000,
Smallpox and yellow fever are very
prevalent.
General Campos is said to be greatly
displeased with the situation, and insur
gent leaders are hopeful that another
crisis will occur in the cabinet, which
will require Campos' return . to Spain
The Cubans assert dissatisfaction exists
among the troops over the execution of
Gallego. On this account Lieutenant
Mahy, who was taken to Havana for ex
ecution, was not executed, but was dec
orated with medals for valor.
General Maceo mterTlewed.
New Yobe, May 10. A special to the
Vorld from Songo, Cuba, Bays : A
World correspondent interviewed Gen
eral Maceo, who was found in bis camp
in the forest a league from Jaraeuea, and
40 miles from Santiago. General Maceo
gave out some details of the fight at
Hondo creek, near Guantanamo, in
which his brother Jose Maceo, who is
not dead after all, had a sharp encounter
with 500 Spanish soldiers of Simanceo's
regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-
Colonel Bosch.
The Spaniards were attacked from am
bush. Jose Maceo had 700 followers.
The Spaniards admit a loss of 16 killed
and several officers wounded. Accord
ing to a letter just received by General
Maceo from bis brother, the Spaniards
Buffered severely. The Cubans used
their machetes with deadly effect when
the Spanish soldiers had fired away their
ammunition.
Maceo placed his men in position in
thickets along the bank of the Hondo,
which at that point is a stream about 30
feet wide. Colonel Bosch approached
early in the morning along the bank of
the creek, and on receiving the fire of the
rebels, drew bis men into position in a
cane field. The firing continued until 1
o'clock. As usual the Spaniards wasted
much ammunition and when it was ex
hausted Jose Maceo charged across the
river and cot many down with machetes.
One of Maceo's lieutenants, a French
balf breed named Alcide de Verger, rode
recklessly to the creek, calling on his
' men to use their machetes. A shot from
the Spanish killed the daring man.
The Spanish regulars were aided by
200 volunteers. Colonel Bosch's men
witnurew wben tney Dad tired away
their ammunition. This is a fatal fault
of the Spanish. The officers appear to
make no effort to prevent the soldiers
from banging away as fast as they can
Jose Maceo was left in bis' position and
be still heldjt.
Murder and Suicide.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 10. On the
sidewalk iik front of 56 North Seventh
street, at 9 a. m., in the presence of a
throng of passers by, August Tepper, a
manufacturer of novelties, aged 36, shot
and killed Clara Herhold, alias Schmidt",
aged 26, twice' in the right side, and
then sent a bullet into bis bead, dying
almost instantly. The girl died half an
. hour later.
Tepper is a married man. He was
desperately in love with Miss Herhold,
but his advances were coldly received.
The girl cwuie from Germany a year ago,
and' lived with the Tepper family as a
eeJva'nt. Tepper's attentions became so
annoying to ber that she left the place a
month ago. Tepper's annoyance of the
girl did not cease, and last . week she '
awnm nnt a warrant for his arrest. As
she had no money it ,was not served,
Tenner's wife refused to receive bis
body, and it was taken to the morgue.
Shocking State of Affairs
eo Jail.
in a Tennes-
Memphis, Tenn., May 10. The grand
jury, which has been investigating the
management of the county jail under
Sheriff McCarver, has returned a report
containing serious charges against that
official. The jury has evidence that
prisoners have been brutally beaten by
Jailer McCarver, son of the sheriff, and
one instance, that of a prisoner named
J. C. Evans, is cited. He is said to
have been held down by four of Mr.
McCarver's assistants while the jailer
beat him unmercifully with a rawhide.
Evans was then forced, half dead. into a
dungeon, tbejfloor of which was covered
with bad-smelling water, where be was
left several hours.
The negro trusties, the report says,
are allowed to carry the keys of the fe
male prison, which is characterized as
a regular assignation-house.
Dishonest Cashier Gets Seven Years In
San Qnentin.
San Francisco, May 10. John W.
Flood, ex -cashier of the Donohoe-Kelly
bank, has been sentenced by Judge
Wallace, to seven years at San Qnen
tin. Flood was accused of embezzling
$167,000. Flood had been tried twice
for embezzlement and once for falsify
ing the record 8 of the bank. Un tbe
first trial the jury disagreed, the second
verdict of conviction was set aside, and
on the third trial he was acquitted.
Two week ago he appeared before
Judge Wallace on a grand jury indict
ment for making a false entry of $400,
000 in his book of records of certified
checks passed through tbe bank. On
the advice of his counsel Flood refused
to plead. Tbe judge construed this as
plea of guilty. Today defendant's coun
sel plead for mercy, but tbe court con
strued tbe offense as a felony, and not as
a misdemeanor, as the defendant's at
torney argued. .
At Least 1,000,000 Has Been Stolen
From Chicago.
Chicago, May 10. A local paper
says : ".frauds of tbe grossest nature in
the pay-rolls of tbe department of pub
lic works have been uncovered by Com'
missioner Kent. Dead men, the com'
mitsioner says, have been enrolled as
laborers and their names forged to time
checks. Names have also been dnpli
cated and residences located where there
were vacant lots. All of these facts are
now in the possession of Commissioner
Kent, and in course of preparation for
submission to the legal department of
the city for prosecution. It is esti
mated that $1,000,000 has been stolen
from the city in this manner."
Hill's Visit to Kurupt.
Chicago. May 10. A special from St,
Paul says : Regarding tbe object of J.
Hill, of the Great Northern, in visit
ing Europe, it is asserted that Mr. Hill,
having demonstrated the success of his
venture in the Northern Steamship
Company on the Great Lakes, now pro
poses to extend that service, placing t
line of vessels, five in number, on the
Pacific, Bailing out of Seattle for China
and Japan five splended vessels were
built on the Clyde, Scotland. Now the
vessels are, it is said, for sale, and Mr,
Hill may pecome their purchasdr.
The Revolution In Nicaragua Put Off
for a While.
New York, May 10, A special to the
World from Managua, Nicaragua, says
"The expected revolution probably will
be postponed until July, although Gran
ada remains turbulent. In Mosquito all
is quiet. General Daarte will talk over
tbe government without trouble.
"At Greytown everything is ready for
the reception of the American commis
sion. An escort will be furnished across
the country."
Nebraska Town Destroyed.
. Omaha, May 10. A special to the Bee
from Ceresco, Neb., says: The entire
business portion of the town was de
stroyed by firejtbia morning. The post
office, banks, hotel and all tbe stores
were consumed.
Secretary Gresham Improving.
Wabhingtox, May 10. Secretary
Gresham is reported to be getting along
very well and steadily improving.
Representative Hitt had a good day,
the best since his illness became so criti
cal. .. . y . .
New Fifty-Mile Record.
Pueblo, Colo., May 10, L. C. Wahl,
of Colorado Springs, made a new world's
50-mile bicycle road record today; time,
2 hours and 15 minutes.
Scbweinfarth Must Stand Trial.
Eockfobd. 111., May 10. Judge sbaw
today overruled the motion to quash in
dictments against Schweinfnrth - and
three of his "Angels" The case may
come up for trial next week. ' ' i
MR. JACKSON'S OPINIO!
Believe He Will Uphold the
. Income-Tax Law.
A CONSULTATION HELD YESTERDAY
After It Was Adjourned Jackson and tbe
Justices Favoring the Law Held
a Private; Conference.
Washington, May 11. The nine jus
tices of the supreme court held a consul
tation at the capitol today from 11 to 12
o'clock, and there is every reason to be
lieve that a couclusion on the income
tax question was reached. It is pre
sumed that the custom of tbe court will
be followed, and that one of tbe justices
in the majority will be assigned the wor
of preparing the opinion of the court.
Tbe justices in the minority may each
write a separate dissent, or not, as each
individual prefers. The consultations
are held in secret, and no announcement
of tbe conclusions reached is ever made
prior to tbe promulgation from the
bench, but some circumstances connected
with the session rather point to the vote
of Justice Jackson having been cast in
favor of the constitutionality of the law
The principal reason for this statement
is the fact that after consultation of all
the members of the court, a private con
ference was Had between Justices White
Harlan and Brown, all in favor of the
law at the previous hearing, and Justice
Jackson. Chief Justice Fuller, who
favored upholding the law in part, was
not present. The manner of Justices
Harlan and White, the most strenuous
supporters of the law in tbe previous
conferences, also lead to the inference
that they felt they were in the majority
It is regarded as almost certain that the
decision will be announced when the
court reassembles May 20.
Perished of Starvation.
Quebec, May . 11. Official reports
from the vicinity of Fort Chitno, a Hud
son Bay Company's trading post on Un
gava bay, show that two-thirds of tbe
entire tribe of Montagnais Indians trad
ing at the post have perished of starva
tion in one season, over 160 in number.
As usual among the Indians, the men
died first, so that a number of unfortun
ate women and orphans were left help'
less. The few white people at Fort
Chimo and the officers and crew of the
Hudson Bay Company's Eric, wintering
there, took np a collection to clothe the
survivors, who were as destitute of
clothes as of food. The Canadian govern
ment has now taken action, which, it is
thought, will prevent another such cataB
trophe, by placing a Bum of money at
the disposal of the Hudson Bay Com
pany for the relief of the Indians and
the Esquimo in the "event of another
severe winter. The cause of the destita
tion this winter was the scarcity of rein
deer and other game.
The Kflort of His Life.
Washington, May 6. (Oregonian
office, Corcoran building.) It is now
thought that Secretary Gresham is sav
ing himself for the great effort of bis
life, which will be the settlement of the
Venezuelan boundary dispute, wherein
England has made a claim for a
large slice of the territory of that
republic, which is nearly as defenseless
against British aggression as Nicaragua,
It is reported that be has made a great
study . of the question, and has become
more familiar with all the facts than
any previous secretary of state. This
may be true. The friends of Gresham
and they are not nearly as plentiful as
they once were say knowingly that the
secretary will retrieve tbe entire for
eign policy of the administration by pre'
venting England from extending its
boundary line, and acquiring territory
which it does not possess, and to which
it has no claim save its bare assertion.
Perhaps in the next two years the sec
retary of state may do all bis friends
claim for him ; ' but it is not 6uch a sure
thing that Cleveland will allow him to
do so. The president is not the man to
allow any man in his administration to
go it alone not to any great extent. .
Depends on Gresham's Health.
Washington, May 11. It can be
stated on the authority of one of the
parties directly concerned that the re
ports of a change in tbe head of the
state department, in which Secretary
Gresham will be succeeded by Don M.
Dickinson, are not within the range of
possibility provided Gresham's health
improves, as is expected. Should his
health compel his withdrawal from the
cabinet later, Dickinson douotless might
be asked to accept tbe office.
Present reports, however, are based
on the fact that Tuesday last Dickinson
attended the cabinet meeting in an in
formal capacity, as his personal rela
tions with the president are such that
he frequently joins tbe cabinet circle.
At that time Secretary Gresham was
absent, bis place being taken by Assist
ant Secretary of the State Uhl, formerly
of Michigan, and one of Dickinson's in
timates. In this connection it is re
called that a cabinet portfolio was at the
disposition of Dickinson when the presi
dent's cabinet was formed, and had he
accepted it would have been as secre
tary of state. Subsequently he was
commissioned by Cleveland to go to
Chicago and invite Judge Gresham to
take the secretaryship of state.
The Poet's Denial.
San Francisco, May 11. Joaquin
Miller, the poet of the Sierras, who was
accused of betraying and deserting
young girl in Honolulu, has written to
the local papers, saying :
"If ever I lived a moral, sober, sin
cere life, I lived it last winter in Hono
lulu. You see I went there and lived
there and left there as a rather sick man
had to. As for what I wanted to do
good or bad, read it in this letter from
Araba M. Olivier, the girl I am accused
of betraying:
" 'I am so sorry that that man has
told cruel things about von. He is a
plumber. He got mad because I gave
up the cottage when yon left. But you
never wronged me. On the contrary,
you treated me as your own child and it
was a great thing to me to have you live
in my humble cottage. As to my being
left to cbarity, you paid me some money
when yon left and tbe bank of Cahfor
nia and the bank here will show that
yon paid tbe balance ($70) soon after,
The people here have been kind to me
but nobody with $100 is on charity."
George Gould Has a New Fad.
New York, May 11. Rumor says
George J. Gould, who lives in Lakewood
N. J., is a candidate for United States
senator to succeed James Smith, jr., and
that as a preliminary step he will try to
get the nomination for state senator in
Ocean county. Senator Smith's term
will riot end until March, 1899. A state
senator will be elected in Ocean county
this fall, but Mr. Gould is not eligible
for the office. Tbe state constitution
provides that members of tbe senate
must have been "citizens and inhabit
ants of the state for font, years." Mr,
GouM has lived in New Jersey lens than
two years, but he would be eligible tor
the next term.
Just 1.1 ke a Man.
Topeka, Kan., May 11. Mrs. Mary
Lease, the populist orator, has been
dragged into investigation of Populist
State Senator Householder, whose ad
ministration of the affairs of tbe board
of charities is now being inquired into,
A vouchei signed by Mrs. Lease, and
presented to the investigating commit
tee, shows that in October, 1894, she
drew $34.70 for mileage and $15 per diem
as a member of the board, while the re
cords; it is alleged, show she did not at
tend a single meeting of the board dur
ing that month, and was not, therefore,
entitled to remuneration.
Nebraska Needs No More.
Lincoln, Neb., May 11. Governor
Holcombe has authorized, the statement
that he has been advised by the state re
lief committee that the wants of the
people in the drouth-stricken portions of
Nebraska have been supplied to such an
extent that further contributions from
outside states are unnecessary. He a&
knowledges on the part of the people
'our gratitude for the evidence of kindly
nterest which has come from almost
every state in the Union."
New eVrsey'sPearh Crop.
Flemington, N. J.f Mav 11. Two
hundred and ninety replies out of 300 In
quiries sent out to the largest peach
growers in this section regarding the
prospects for this year's crop substan
tially report that the prospects for an
immense yield are good. Tbe cold
spring weather retarded the peach buds
until the late fronts were over. The
buds are now opening and are healthy.
Similar reports come from Warren and
Somerset. . ' -
Crossed the Channel in a Cycle Boat.
Paris, May 12. An American, John
C. Rock, arrived at Calais this evening,
having crossed tbe British channel in a
cycle boat 24 feet long. He started from
Woolwich May 6. '
Train Wrecked.
Atlanta, Ga., May 11. The fast mail
on tbe Georgia Central railroad, west-1
bound, was wrecked this morning at
Union Point. Several persons were in
jured, none fatally.
A Prominent Mason Dead.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 12. Cyrus
Waldegrave Eaton, ex-mayor and one
of the most prominent Masons in ti e
United Slates, died today. j
LOST ITS RECKONING
A Delayed Blizzard Sweeps
the Middle West. .
HEAVY SNOWFALL IX WISCONSIN
Frosts Have Destroyed Fruits, Grain
and Vegetables From Pennsylvania
to South Dakota.
Milwaukee, Wis., May 13. A fierce
mrther is sweeping Lake Michigan to
day. A dispatch from Sheboygan says a
life-saving crew has gone to the rescue of
tbe scow Quickstep, which is being
driven by a gale and in danger of going
ashore. Snow is reported all through
northern Wisconsin.
Killing Frosts In Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Virginia.
Pittsbubg, May 13. Eastern Ohio,
Western Pennsylvania and Weet Vir
ginia were visited last night by a heavy
white frost. Tbe mercury dropped to 32
degrees and in exposed places ice formed
a quarter of . an inch thick. Garden
truck and grapes were nipped.
' ' la Minnesota.
Minneapolis, May 13. Last night the
frost was severe in Minnesota and South
Dakota. Snow fell at Ely, Tower, and
Iron Range points. Garden truck and
fruits suffered badly, and grain in a lesser
degree. Wheat is reported damaged
slightly, and oats badly in some quarters
Cranberries and other small fruits in
western Wisconsin were frozen solid.
Heavy Snows In Michigan.
Detroit, May 13. Western Michigan
dispatches received today indicate that
fruit was not injured to any extent by
frost last night. In the northern pen in
sula and northern part of the state,
however, a heavy snow fell, with a free
ing wind from the northeast, tadly dam
aging vegetables and tender buds.
Fruit Destroyed.
Dunkirk, N. Y., May 13. Sunday
night's frost desolated the Chautauqua
grape belt. The vineyards appear black
as if a fire had passed over them. Farm
ers report all small fruits as badly dam
aged. Cherries and strawberries are en
tirely destroyed.
Ihree Inches of Snow.
Green Bay, Wis., May 13. A severe
blizztrd prevailed here from midnight to
9 a. m. today. Three inches of snow
fell, accompanied by wind blowing 40
miles an hour. Great damage resulted
to fruit, market gardens and growing
grain.
Was a Regular Billiard.
Menominee, Micb., May 13. A howl
ing DlizzArd passed over the city last
night, and snow is three or tour inches
deep today. All gardens and many fruit
and shade trees are ruined.
Enormous Damage Done.
Cleveland, O., May 13. Telegrams
from numerous points throughout north
ern Ohio show that a heavy frost last
night was most disastrous in its effect
upon fruit and early vegetables. The
damage is enormous.
May Be Worse Tonight.
Chicago, May 13. Chicago shivered
in a temperature of 40 negreee today,
with a beavy gale blowing off the lake
and the promise of colder weather to
night.
Snow at OghkoKh.
Ohkosh, Wis., May 13. An inch of
snow fell here today and the thermom
eter is at freezing. Great damage has
been done early fruit and gardens.
Below Freezing.
Cincinnati, May 13. Dispatches from
northeastern Ohio report a heavy dam
age by frost. The mercury fell 4 deg.
below tbe freezing point.
Late Reports From Cnba Favorable to
the Insurgents.
New York, May 13. A special to the
World from Santiago de Cuba, says :
The situation in Cuba has changed.
There Hs a continnal exodus of white
Cubans from Santiago now, whereas np
to a week ago tbe reports of numerous
departures for tbe field were incorrect.
Nearly one hundred members of tbe Fial
Armonica and San Carlos Clubs, have
Highest of ail in Leavening Power.
gone into the country. The govern"
ment of the islands is alarmed, but is
decided as to the expediency of sending;
to Spain for more troops. General Sal
ciedo thinks it useless to bring over any
more raw, unacclimated levies until the
season changes.
It is proposed to call out those Spanish
ex-soldiers who bavej served their time
in tbe army, being given discharge
papers, and enlisting in Cuba. Several
thousand men can be obtained in this
manner.
General Maceo has nearly 3,000 men
at Baruabacoa plantation, two leagues
from Songo. . All tbe Spanish troops at
the latter place were sent to San Luis,
which waa threatened with a raid. One
thousand Spanish soldiers left San Luis
last night , for General Maceo. They
went in the diiection of Pal ma.
Flva For, Four Against.
Naw York, May 13. A Washington
special to a morning paper says :
"At the consultation of justices Satur
day, Justice Jackson voted with Justices
Brown, White, Harlan and Shiras, to
sustain the constitutionality of the in
come tax law, and the vote, when an
nounced, will stand five to four in favor
of the law. ' It is laarned that Justice
Jackson's attitude was understood by
his colleagues on the bench before bo'
came to Washington. He has at all
times been fully advised as to the merits
of the case and was furnished with record
and law briefs, so he was fully prepared
to vote when tbe justices met in consul
tation yesterday. His only reason for'
coming to Washington was to gratify the
desire of the court to have the income
tax settled decisively so that the court
would not be left divided on such an im
portant question, with the possibility of
endless litigation. It is learned, more
over, that tbe argument did not change
the views of a single justice.
Cubans In Key West.
New York, May 13. A special from
Key West says: An excited movement
has been noticed among the prominent
Cubans in this city. It was reported by
Cuban leaders here that upward' of one
hundred carrier pigeons will be used by
filibustering expeditions.
Two prominent young Cubans arrived
in this city Saturday on the Mascotte
from Havana. One is a son of Fabio
Friere, a leading member of the home
role party in Camagya, and tbe other is
Silvestero Angeda. It is rnmored they
will join an expedition from some point
in Florida.
The government has committees col
lecting funds from business men and
others in Havana. They only collected
$30 in two days. Several suspicious
looking vessels are reported off Pinos del
Rio and Santiago. It is supposed they
they are landing expeditions and arms.
The President Expected to Appoint Two
Today.
Washington, May 13. President
Cleveland, it is expected, wil! announce
today tbe appointment of civil service
commissioners to succeed Messrs. Roose
velt and Lyman, republicans. It is un
derstood the new appointees will lie
Colonel Rice, of New York, once private
secretary of Governor Hill, and John
Harlow, formerly superintendent of tbe
mails in tbe St Louis poetoffice, who was
promoted to be postmaster by President
Harrison. The effect of these appoint
ments will be the reorganization of the
commission us regards ' the principal
leaning of its members. Mr. Proctor,
who continues on the commission, is a
democrat, Colonel Rice is a democrat,
and Harlow a republican. The two out
going commissioners are republicans.
Both new commissioners are ardent ad
vocates of civil service reform.
Bloomers Are Barred.
Tiffin, O., May 13. At a' meeting of
the Ladies' Cycling Club, the question
of wearing bloomers was thoroughly dis-
cuseed. This was made necessary by
two of tbe members appearing in bloom
er costume one evening wben a run ,
was called, and the rest relused to ride
with them. After a spirited discussion
vote was taken, which resulted
by a narrow majority in favor ot skirts.
When a rider goes out alone she can
wear what she pleases, but when she ap
pears with the club she must wear the
regular skirt.
Imprisoned In a Burning Hist.
Trinidad, Cal., May 10. Four men
are imprisoned in the Sopriscoal mine,
which is on fire. The fire was caused by
gas igniting from a miner's lamp.
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