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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 18. 1895.
NUMBER 21.
VOL. V.
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THE ICE KING'S BREATH
Arctic Zephyrs Still Sweep
the Middle West.
ILLINOIS SUFFERS VERY HEAVILY
The Damage W as Comparatively Light
Snow Fell a. Far South as
North Carolina.
St. Louis, May 14. The signal office
reports a killing frost at Springfield, 111
and vicinity last sight and a light froBt
in this vicinity and throughout Missouri,
n-rtonriino- nn into Iowa. It IS not
thought serious damage to crops re
salted, except in the lowlands. A dis
' patch received by the Missouri state
board of agriculture reports some dam
age to crops by frost Saturday and Sun
day nights in the northwest and north
central sections of the state. Beans and
potatoes suffered particularly.
Snow Seren Inches Deep.
Chicago, May 14. A heavy frost oc
curred this morning in Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Illinois, Indiana and eastern Min
nesota, with seven inches of snow in the
central and northern part of lower
Michigan. The temperature is 5 to 10
degrees lower this morning in lower
Michigan, the Ohio valley, Tennessee
and Missouri.
Cloudy at Clereland.
Cleveland, May 14. While the wea
ther continues cold, there was no frost
in northern Ohio last night, as the skiec
were generally cloudy. Conditionp
favor a heavy frost tonight. Reports
continue to come in of general deetruc
tion of fruit and early vegetables by the
heavy frost Sunday night.
Mot Bo Bad Near Detroit.
Detroit, May 14. Reports from the
fruit belt in the western part of the
state are conflicting, but most of them
agree that no serious damage has been
done, and if the wind continues until
tomorrow all danger from frost will be
over. Garden truck has been badly
nipped.
Freeslns; Weather Predicted.
' Pittsburg, Pa., May 14. The wea
. ther here is cold aud cloudy, with light
dashes of rain. The lowest temperature
reached was 39 deg., but freezing wea
ther is predicted by the weather bureau
tonight. The damage to fruit and vege
tables will be great.
Thick Ice Formed.
Galesbdrg, 111., May 14. Everything
was frozen stiff last night. Ice a quarter
of an inch was formed. The grape and
strawberry crop was killed. It is feared
fruit of all kinds is badly injured. Corn
was cut down.
Bren the Ground Is Froien.
Oshkosh, WiB., May 14. There was
another heavy frost last night, and the
destruction of gardens, fruit and early
grain is almost complete. The ground
is frozen to a depth of nearly two inches,
Snow in North Carolina.
Ashevillb, K. C, May 14. Snow can
plainly be seen for a distance of several
miles on the mountains in this vicinity.
Very little damage has been done to
vegetables in the valley.
Snow Still Falling.
Wapakonkta, O.. May 14. It has
been snowing here all morning. The
- thermometer registered 20 deg. The
damage to fruits and crops cannot be
estimated.
Cold in New Jersey.
Elizabbthtown, N. J., May 14. The
mercury fell to 20 deg. at 5 a. m. today.
Fruits are blasted and foliage is drop,
ping. The ground is frozen hard.
Gardens Totally Destroyed.
Moweaqua, 111., May 14. Heavy froBt
last night totally destroyed the fruit and
berry crop In this section. Gardens are
blackened to the ground.
Knormous- Damage at "Peoria.
Peoria, 111., May 14. A very beayy
frost in this section last night did enor
moos damage. Grapes and vegetables
are all gone. ' ''
Fstlmates Differ.
Dunkirk, N. Y., May 14. Damage by
frost to grape crop in Chautauqua coun
ty is estimated at from $25,000 to $200,
000. ; :- ' 1 ;- '
Mora Damage Last Night.
Whitehall, If. Y.,: May 14. There
was a heavy frost last night, doing con
siderable damage to "fruit trees and
crops. ;.-:;.-
' Ts. raclfle Cable.
.Vancouver, B. C. May 14 Mail ad
' VrVis by steamer Miowera from Australia
say that the British Pacific cable scheme
is booming in Australia Each oi the
colonies ' has agitators who are system
atical Iv enthusing the people. Large
numbers of circulars and financial state
ments are being struck off. Tbey are of
a most Dlaosible nature, tending to show
that the cable would be a paying affair
from the start, and that if Great Britain
AnatraliA and Canada did not move
onicklv. America would forestall them
Some of the colonies guarantee, be
sides a bonus, that a trade equal to the
entire trade now going over the Asiatic
route will be sent by the Pacific route
The feeling in favor of the Pacific cable
is spreading, and not a colony in Aus
tralasia will withhold a bonus,
An adventurous young Englishman
named Carr, who it is quite possible
mav be Lieutenant Seton Carr, a most
dangerous mountain-climber and
pioneer of the British Geographical
Society, narrowly escaped destruction in
a whirlwind of steam, cinders and stones
preceding the deluge of lava emitted by
Old Raanehu. New Zealand's- famous
volcano, late in March'. The eraption
still continues intermittently, and the
sky for hundreds of miles has been fiery
red for weeks. Carr is now at Auckland
hosnital recoverine from injuries re
ceived in his strange adventure.
News is also brought uf an accident
wbich occurred at Gympic, N. K W,
few days before the ship sailed, by which
Mile. Essie Viola, of San Francisco,
known as the queen of American aero
nauts. nearly lost her life. When the
balloon in which Mlie. Viola ascended
reached an altitude of over 1000 feet, the
thousands of spectators below were
shocked at the appearance of flames
bursting throngh the huge silken bag
With great difficult; the aeronaut re
leased the parachute, but this, too.
caught fire an she was about to jump
from the balloon. Nevertheless Mile,
Viola leaped from the cage and with her
burning parachute fluttered down to
earth. The strangest featureof the acci
dent, which is authenticated by copies of
a number of Australian papers, is that
the young woman was not seriously in
jured by the fall.
Honduras Ag-ltated.
New York, May 15. A special to the
World, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras
savs:
President Bogram has fled to escape
arrest. President Bonilla has appointed
many new generals, among them Zelaya
and Bair, the president and vice-presi
dent of Nicaragua. '
A Good Offer Made.
San Antonio, Tex., May 14. It is
said that a purse of (40,000 for the Cor-
hett-Fitzsimmons fight has been sub
-cribed here and the backers of the two
principals have consented to give the
proposition consideration. It is hoped
to pull the fight off in Nuevo Laredo,
150 miles south of here, if the offer is
accepted. .
Gominf to Portland.
San Francisco, May 14. Frank M
Byrne, the Imperial Club racer who
broke the five-mile road record Sunday,
left for Portland this morning. From
Portland he will ride to this city with
two of his clubmates, W. C. Howe and
C. W. Conger, who are making the trip
here iron) British Columbia, by wbeel.
Old Soldier Buns; Himself.
San Antonio, Tex., May 14. Thorn'
wald ' 01 sen, vrho has been connected
with the United States army for 28
years, committed suicide by banging,
He was a member of Belknap post, G.
A. R., San ' Antonia Commandery, No,
7, Knights Templar, and I. O. O. F.
Several Men Killed.
Wellsville, N. Y., May 14. By the
explosion of a boiler in a sawmill, 15
miles from here, seven men were killed
Their names are Claude English, James
Mowers, Eugene Merrick, Lyman Perry,
Charles Grover, Caleb Converse, Albert
DeGrayey. Dell Gredley will not eur
vive.- '
Lady M elite th Returns.
Liverpool, May 14. Among the pas
sengers sailing for New York tomorrow
on the White Star steamship Germanic
is Lady Hesketh,' wife of Sir Thomas
Hesketb, and daughter of late Senator
bnaron, of Nevada.
A Bicycle Collision.
Cincinnati, May 15. At Loveland to
day Frank Hill and George Myers col
lided, while going at full speed on bi
cycles fracturing each other's skulls.
Both are unconscious and are not ex
pected to live. . , ..
Aftermath of the Great Strike.
Holly, Mich., May 14. William H.
Smith, one of the leaders of the strike
on the Grand Trunk line last summer,
was arrested this morning, charged with
causing a fatal wreck at Battle Creek
July last. ' - ' . '
Rebels Reported Defeated.
Madrid, May 14. A dispatch from
Havana says that Colonel Arizan, with
70 cavalry, defeated 200 insurgents. - The
dispatch adds that the rebels command
ed by Carlos Costiilo have been dis
persed. -. ' -.
FOUND IN HONOLULU
Important Papers Bearing on
the Venezuela Trouble.
SDPP0RT VENEZUELA'S CLAIM
A Map Made by England Twenty Tears
Ago Shows the Boundary as
Veneaaela Claims It.
Washington, May 15. According to
advices received here important British
documents have been found at Honolulu
as to the pending British-Venezuela
boundary que.-tion, in which the United
States has uiged arbitration as a means
of settlement.
Assistant Surveyor-General Curtis J
Lyons, of Hawaii, has examined them
and has .made a map accompanied by a
statement, which, it is stated, supports
the Venezuelan contention, even on evi
dence thus far presented by the British
The records brought to public atten
tion by Mr. Lyons were furnished Ha
waii by the British foreign office when
Hawaii was a monarchy, largely under
British control. They are on file in the
i-urveyor's office at Honolulu. Lyons
was led to make an investigation bv the
publication last month of .the BritUh
map of Guiana territory. On comparing
this with the map furnished by the
foreign office 20 years ago, he found the
boundaiy line entirely changed. Th
first map gave the line as Venezuela
claims it should be. The last map shifts
the line far to the westward, and includes
as British territory about 10,000 square
miles which the first map showed to be
clearly Venezuelan territory.
The old map was made by the Royal
Geographical Society, of England, and
thereafter given official approval and
sent out by the foreign office. It is
therefore considered of scientific as well
as of official value. Mr. Lyons sayj :
The area thus taken in, as shown on
these maps themselves, is 10,000 square
miles or more, larger than the area of
either Massachusetts or Vermont. What
Venezuelans are claiming we have not
the means of knowing, but it is very
natural they should claim at least that
British Guiana should adhere to the
original map." .
They Look Well on Paper.
San Francisco, Mav 15. Articles of
incorporation have been filed by the co
operative commonwealth, a co-operative
association with the following directors :
Mary E. Squires, George W. Sells, E. J,
Hicks, Miss A. Swain and J. K. Phillips,
There will be a mass meeting tonight in
the lecture-room of the old St. Marcus
church, to present the plana of the com
monwealth.
The co-operative commonwealth was
first organized in Seattle, Wash. It is
nonBectarian and' draws no color line,
In an interview yesterday with Mies
Addie Swam, the secretary of the local
branch, she explained that the main
feature of the plan for co-operation is
the reserve, or development fund. This
was ber argument. ' "On a basis of 500,-
000 men, 10 cents per day for six months
or 150 working days, accumulates the
marvelous sum of $7,500,000, and in
year sia,UUU,OUl. 1 lie sjciety is now or
ganized as a national body, and has at
its command 500,000 men and $15,000,000
of capital. It can immediately set all of
its members at work in its own employ
fhe savings of the people, now in the
banks, amount to about $3,000,000,000.
This could be placed in the co-operative
savings banks and a percentage used to
establish new industries instead of being
loaned at enormous rates of interest to
serve as dragnets to gather in the land
and its products for the benefit of a few
commercial fishermen.
This reserve fund could be invested in
purchasing or constructing railroads to
free the commonwealth from transporta
tion companies.'
For instance, with this reserve fund
of, say $15,000,000, a railroad could be
constructed from Portland to S an Fran
cisco with' branches' to Stockton,' San
Jose, Los i Angeles, Fresno and all other
important points on the coast, and the
surplus could be replaced while' the work
of construction was going on. Thous
ands of acre of mineral land could be
developed and thousands of men em
ployed who are now idle.'
Mayor Sutro has promised to donate
200 acres of land in Round valley to the
commonwealth. The Spring Water
Valley Company gives water free to the
community. ' ! '
Judge Hewitt Favors Railroad Com
missioners.'
Alrsy, Or., May. 15. Judge Hewitt
today rendered a decision iu the case of
J. B. Eddy, one of Oregon's railroad
I commissioners, vs. Harrison R. Kincaid
secretary of state. On April 17 a writ of
mandamus was issued commanding the
secretary to draw a warrant on the state
treasury in favor of Eddy, for $245.55
the balance due as salary as railroad
commissioner for the quarter ending
March 31, 1895. To this writ the de
fendant interposed a general demurer,
presenting three points of argument
First That the law providing for the
election of railroad commissioners by
the legislature .is unconstitutional and
void.
Second Conceding the authority of
the failure to elect commissioners, the
failure to elect at the last biennial ses
sion created a vacancy.
Third luat the ounces of the com
missioners. became vacant at the expira
tion of the last biennial term by reason
of the neglect of the commissioners to
file a new oath of office.
After a lengbtly argument, and cita
tion of authorities, including decisions
by Judges Lord and Strahan, while on
the supreme bench of Oregon, that the
appointing power is within the scope of
the legislature, J ude Hewitt, holds that
no vacancy exists, the constitution pro
vidiug that all officers, except members
of the legislature, shall hold their offices
until their successors are elected and
qualified. He also holds that their
continuation in office is a part of the
original terms, and that no new oath or
bund is required. The demurrer is ac
cordingly overruled, leaving the writ re
quiring the secretary of state to pay the
salary in force. The case will probably
go to the supreme court for final de
vision.
Hard to Get Accurate Mews.
New York, May 15. A special to the
World from Santiago, Cuba, says :
It is almost impossible to get accurate
news of the revolution to the united
States. Information sent by mail and
telegraph is suppressed by government
censors, who are acting under orders.
From news brought by men directly
from interior provinces, it appears that
all the eastern end ot the island, with
the exception of garrisoned towns, is at
the mercy of bands of insurgents. ' They
are prowling around within six miles of
the city of Santiago, and the Spanish
soldiers are afraid of them. The village
of Cainey, only five miles from here, has
been attacked by a band of rebels under
the leadership of Victoriano Garcoono,
The inhabitants fled in terror,
The government troops are now in
close pursuit of Maceo, who is continu
ally obliged to change his headquarters,
He has just camped on 4 coffee planta
tion in the mountains between here and
Guantanamo. He managed to hold
conversation there with his first lieuten
ants and the representees of nearly
6,000 armed followers. - He assigned
them to duty at different parts ot the
province, but retained 2,000 men to act
under his own direction. Recruits are
coming in faster than he can provide
arms for them
Maceo threatens to burn the towns of
San Luis, Sangola and Christo, because
tha Spaniards are using them as the
base of supplies. He seems to be con
ducting his campaigns in small towns
along the line of the railways. In these
guerilla skirmishes the Spanish have
met with small losses so far. The sol
diers are persistent in their efforts to
put down the rebellion.
General Campus at Havana.
New York, May 15. A special to a
local paper from Havana, says :
General Martinez Campos has arrived
from Cienfuegos by railroad. He was
greeted with the loyal acclamations of
the people as he passed through the
cities along his route. It has been de
cided to begin important public works
throughout Cuba, and to undertake re
forms wherever necessary.
Will Go to the Catholic University.
Berkeley, Cal., May 15. With the
close of the present term the university
of California loses one of its most dis
tinguished professors, Edwards Lee
Greene.. Professor Greene is at the head
of the department of botany, and has
resigned to accept a similiar position in
the Cacholic university at Washington.
Grape Vines the Greatest Sufferers.
Pittsburg, May 15. There was little
frosts in Western Pennsylvania or East
ern Ohio last night. Reports indicate
the damage Sunday night , was not as
great as first indicated. The grape vines
were the greatest sufferers and in many
places the peach buds were frozen.
New Naval Commander.
Berlin, May 14. The National Zeit-
ung says Emperor William has accepted
the resignation of Freiherr Vondergoltz
as commander-in-chief of the German
navy. Admiral Von Knorr succeeds
him.
Earthquake at Corfu.
Corfu, May 14. A strong shock of
earthquake was felt here at midnight.
No damage was done.
WILL SOON BE A CRISIS
A Newspaper Correspondent
Talks of Hawaii.
THREE MAIN POINTS OF DANGER
Attorney-General of Hawaii, Expresses
Views Similar to Those of the
Correspondent.
San Francisco, May 17. Julius A.
Palmer, who went down to the Hawaiian
islands to investigate the state of affairs
there as special correspondent of the New
York Evening Poet three months ago,
arrived here on the Australia. He be
lieves that there will soon be a crisis
and that the end can only be the restora
tion of the monarchical form of govern
ment. He says there never will be
harmony until the monarchy is restored
and Pricess Kaiulani placed on the
throne. In giving his reasons for this
belief be said :
"There are three main points of dan
ger to the goverment. The first is that
Secretary Gresham has decided that
Bowler is not an American citizen, and
Great Britain had decided that Rickard
and Walker are British subjects.
The greatest fear of the Hawaiian
government is Japan, and they do not
scruple to say so. They are making ar
rangements to get in 5,000 Chinese cool
ies and send away as many Japanese
The government, when the Japanese
coolies came in, gave an understanding
that if Japan would supply them with
coolies thev wonid employ them. Now
Japan will probably hold that this un
derstanding is being violated.
"The third danger to the government
party is in themselves. The democracy
or American League, is taking umbrage
at the new importation of Chinese.
"The financial condition is also one of
the things that will bring on a crisis,
May 1 the government advertised public
ly that no bills must be paid except in
three and six months credit.
"The loyalty of the natives to monar
chy was never as stroug as now, and it
was the basis of the union of all parties
in past years and there will never be
harmony nntil that monarchy Is restored
in Princess Kaiulani and that would
make pence tit once."
Colonel Volney V. Ashford, attorney
general of Hawaii, who arrived on the
same steamer, exiresses similar views:
"There is a perfect reign of terror in
the islands. Informers are everywhere.
People do not dare to speak in their own
houses. There is everywhere a feeling
of uncertainty, doubt aud impending
danger and ruin.
Those who favored annexation have
made up their minds that it is impos
sible. The missionaries, as we call
most Oi the political party in power,
have claimed to be in favor ot annex
ation, but have never been really. The
real annexationists mistrust them now
"As for the future? Well, annexation
is an impossibility, and all are about
agreed on that. Thurston has gone
back and it is publicly said that he is
going to propose the restoration of a
monarchy, with Kaiulani on the throne.
"A republic seems an impossibility,
such a large part of the population are
incapable of goverting themselves. As
long as this so-called republic can pay
armed men to keep down rebellion, it
will last, and-no longer. What they
are tailing of now, and want first, is
some sort of protectorate of the United
States.
'They are afraid of Japan, and then
they want some protection against any
other foreign interference. Then, of
course, what is next wanted is a mon
archy. The natives are not all dis
couraged by the failure of the last move
ment. They would gladly make an
other attem pt. I am not a royalist in
principle, bnt nnder all the conditions
existing there, I think it the only thing,
a monarchy would unite all the natives
and be respected by all powers."
Dead Outlaws Avenged.
Guthrie, O. T., May 16. Friends of
Newcomb and Pierce, the territory out
laws who went iietrayed by supposed
friends and cowardly assassinated near
nualls two weeks ago, have avenged the
death of their comrades.
According to the story of a courier who
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If you wish the best food and the
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Bold In t and I pound mils.
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ST. LOUIS and
Cfcicare, Kew Irk, Boston.
came in today from Ingalls, O. T., John,
Calvin and William Dunn have been
kidnapped by a number of the dead out
laws' friends and lynched. At the time
of the killing, local detectives took upon
themselves the glory of the capture of the
outlaws and put in their chains for the
rewards that bad teen offered for their
heads. A week ago, however, the
Dunns, at whose bouse, near Ingalls, the
outlaws stopped on the night of the kill
ing, were charged with betraying them
under the guise ot friendship, and after
the two desperados were drunk, riddled
them with bullets as they slept. They
had, it is said, been promised large sums
of money by the detectives who bad
claimed the rewards.
The friends of Newcomb and Pierce
openly swore revenge. The Dunns bar
ricaded their place, secured a supply of
arms and ammunition and made their
ranch a veritable arsenal. They laid:
low until Sunday, says the courier, when
some of them were seen about the place,,
apparently void of fear, and believing
that the expected raid was a bluff. That
night the usual strict vigilance as kept
by the brothers was relaxed, in further
belief that they were free of molestation.
This act, it appears, proved fatal, and
the three brothers were easily taken by
their enemies. ' Late Sunday night a
body of heavily armed men drove up to
the Dunn cabin, and, forming a cordon
around it, called upon the brothers to
come out and surrender themselves, the
marauders having previously fired a
volley into the air to awaken their in
tended victims.
When thtt Donn, John, Calvin and
William, saw the number of those with
out, they readily realized the worthless
ness of making a fight, and were quietly
taken. The women folk tried to die-'
soade the captors from carrying out their
purpose, but were rudely pushed aside.
The Dunns were placed upon horses,
and, being told not to make an outcry.
were hastily driven off towards the
mountains. Since then nothing bas
been heard of the band nor its captives,
and the general opinion is that the
Dunns have been lynched, as the feeling
against them was most bitter. Search
ing parties are out looking for the bodies,
but as the desperados probably took the
victims to one of their mountain rendes- .
vous, the prospect of tracing them is'
very small.
The Wool Clip of the John Day. .
Hkppnee, Or., May 16. C. S. Jack
son, editor of the East Oregonian ; S. P.
Sturgis, cashier of the First National
bank of Pendleton, and James P. Fee,
judge of the sixth judicial district, came
in yesterday evening from the John Day
country. They report business through
out the John Day country in a flourish
ing condition, and state that the wool
clip will be the largest ever shorn in
that country.
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