CI J f ... THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SSATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895. VOL. V. NUMBER 33. V M II II : II II li N il. M II i A BURNING QUESTION Will the Shops at Sprague ; be Rebuilt. ."'? THE COMPANY UNDECIDED Heavy Wind Makes Standing Wail IJangeronsOutslde Cities Send Prompt Aid. " Spkaouk, Aug. 6. The wind has been Mowing a' terrific gale all day. Stand ' ing walls are dangerous, and a gang of men under Fire Chief Dewier .have been tearing them down as rapidly as possi ' ble. Most of the burned oat firms are now located in tents or frame building. It was reported this afternoon that the railroad company bad ordered lumber for a round-house and would commence , the building as soon aa the material ar rives. ' The citizens' committee this morning received a dispatch from Kend rick stating the matter of rebuilding has not been definitely settled and will n6t be without giving full consideration to all phases of the subject. Letters and dispatches from prominent people in the East lead the citizens to believe that substantial shops will be built here, Everybody feels hopeful and business 'is better than for a long time. A car load of halibnt arrived from Tacoma this morning and everybody had a fish din , ner. Provision are coming in plentifully - and the town will so be on its feet again Very few tongliB have come to Sprague, and Marshall McGinnis and his deputies are chasing thorn- out as fast' as they ar rive. Safes are gradually cooling off and several have already been opened. The contents in most instances were found in good condition. . Manv old railroad employes have been ordered to Ellens burg. Missoula . and. Edison, and .the town is thinning out. a .. Negroes Greatly Excited. Chicago, Ang. 6. five hundred ex cited negroes today in mass meeting adopted a resolution demanding that Governor Atgeld protect the colored peo . pie in Spring Valley, 111., and asserting their determination to leave for that place tonight in the event of the refusal of the governor to take such action. The speeches were violent and deter -msned. . 1 , :' j " " .'. f . The colored people decided to stay in - session all day and a committee of four was stint to Spring Valley to report bh . the situation. The committee was ex pecced to reach the mines, at S.:30 this afternoon, 'and it was decided that" if .they reported by telegraph that their brothers were not being properly pro tected by the state- authorities a com , pany of resettles would leave Chicago at ' 4 :20 p. m. and go directly to the aid of the colored miners. ,. A white lawyer named r Waters at tempted to advise moderation, and was . promptly thrown through-the window The Italian consul asked that the police prevent the men from leaving the city. , Mayor Swift and Chief Badenoch held a conference, and it was decided that if the colored men attempted to board a train for Spring Valley they would be stopped bv policemen.' Earthquake Shock. Glovebsvillb, - N; : Y. Aug. ; 6. -An earthquake shock lasting nearly a min nta was felt in this" locality and the alarm caused among nervous people by the seismic shock was heightened by, a . heavy thunder storm which immediate ly, loJioweu it. several persons -were seriously injured in the storm', and con siderable damage was done to property The 'harm done to buildings 'includes bad damage to a couple of houses which were struck by lightning. ' Many trees were uprooted by , the force of the wind, . ' "."' Five Bodies Becto-rered. ! Flobence, Colo., Acg. 6. Five bodies have "thus far "been recovered of victims ' of last we'eVs'cloudburat near Adilaid?. Besides 'tbe'three persons killed at' that track-walker, who; was swept down by the flood, Jis been found. The remains of another man were found yesterday near MeCourt. , , " " ' " " " v - A footman trying to make his: Way through the canyon -yesterday - fell into the creek and was drowned. ; - '.; .' Two British Ships Lost. . r San Francisco, Aug. '6. TWO known British ships, one bound from -Melbourne for London, and-tbeother from Newcastle,, N. R. W., to' Panama, are long overdue, and local insurance men who have some risks on them have given botk up for lost.' "- . The bark Florence- sailed from New castle on January 26, of this year, and has- not been beard from - since. The ' ''.''. '". " -i-J ' ' -r v.!! - v.' apposition is .that she has foundred or irons ashore on tlie South American coast. The other misting vessel, the ship Stbneleigb, sailed from Melbourne on February 27, and is, therefore, now out 159 days. Tha British ship Ducsyre which recently arrived in London from Molbourne, reported having spoken the vessel on March 1. On the following day the Dunsyre encountered a terrific storm in which she loBt 6ight of the Stoneleigh and the next day she passed thronsh a lot of wreckage. Tho general belief is that all bands perished. .Brutal Maltreatment. Salii-a, Kan., Aug. 7. C. F. Cos well. a farmer living seven miles northwest of here, was decoyed from his home last night 'by a stranger, who said he had a sick horse and wanted assistance. When half a mile from home the. pair were met by two pals of the stranger. who covered Coswell with rifles. - He tried to escape, when one of the men fired, the bullet striking him in the head, and the other man struck 'him over the head with his rifle, partly stun ning him. The three then bound Cos well's bands, gagged-him, and forced him to walk' a mile and a half, though he was nearly fainting from the loss of blood. After terrorizing the farmer for some time, tbey finally let him go, first threatening him with death if he told of the occurrence. Coswell's condition is critical. There is no clue to his assail ants. So cause for the outrage is known. : -' , Died of AlcoliollHui. San F&anoisco, Aug. 7. A special from Santa Monica says that James Gor don, a grandson of the famous English genera, "Chinese" Gordon, died there last night of alcoholism. Gordon was born in London in 1844, and was the son of Captain Gordon, of the British navy, who was the son of the famous general who, in 1877, was killed by the Mahdi at Khartoum, Africa. Young Gordon, who up to about 12 years ago was a clerk in theBank of England, separated from his wife, owing, it is said, to bis drink ing, and came to this country with about $S0,000, engaging in the paving business with a' wealthy; Englishman in Sioux Falls: S. f. Tbey failed and . Gordon was penniless. He went to'Santa Mon ica nine years ago, and ' of late has gained a livelihood by acting as a porter in a saloon. : -.- ' r Dropped Vead From Heat. ' Portland, Or., Aug. 6. This morning Deputy United. States Marshal, J. M. Bently, of Pendleton, - arrived here on business; and will, remain until tomor row. Mr Bently states that "while be was at the Pendleton. depot yesterday wait- for the westbound train, new? came in that two men, employed on a farm about 4 miles from town, had dropped dead from the great' heat. - Both men were working with a threshing machine, one being engaged on a sack -sewer and the other raking the straw away. The Outrage Premeditated. v Hong Kong, Aug. 6. In an Interview today with ' the survivors of tbe -Kn Cheng massacre they declared the out rage was carried but in the most diaboli cal manner and was evidently a p reme diated and carefully-arranged attack. '- It was entirely unprovoked and was -made upon the occupants of "the missionary station while asleep. The bodies of ' the victims were - buried at Foo Chow. There are rumors of further riotsat sta tions nearer Foo Chow than Ka Cheng. - Confiimed at Washington. Washington, An. 6. The state' de partment has received ' the' following cable-gram from Consul-General Jer nigen : - "Shanghai, Aug. 6. Haxon,- the United States consul at Foo Chow, wires The American mission property at Yuen Fun has been .burned. - The details of the Ku - Cheng massacre , are ..horrible. The houses were - stealthy surrounded and the sleeping .'ladies and 'children were speared to death. ''The situation is unsettled;' " 7 - 'v - The China Trouble. . i . , s . . . . c Shanghai, Aug. 6. The Mercury .'to day published a dispatch from Foo Chdw sayiDg the position of Europeans is crit ical, owing to the open .hostility of the natives and native officials. - Ti le added If an outbreak occurs, the native officials will be unable to 'cope with the mob.. - '"Fukein province is said to be in a state of rebellion and the American mission at Fung Fuk, in that province; has been burned. ' European and Americans have telegraphed for gunboats to protect the .foreign settlement.;' . .. . .. . Registration Laws Cpheld. i Richmond, Va.; Aug. .6. Judge Goff today in the South Carolina registration case dismissed the complainant's bill for an injunction. Ttns decision PoW, vswuv . .WWU WITOi ', - Price ef Stiver an Lead. Nkw Yoke, Aug.7 8. Silvery- Lead, $3 87). . "'. ' RLOOMEE9 DID IT. A Happy Family Broken Up by. Them, Sax Feancisco, .Aug 7. Blooiners have caused the separation of Henry Bach and his wife. If it were not for these insidious garments their home would still be happy. As it is, there is little hope that tbey will ever live to gether again. Bach is a wholesale liquor merchant. Suspecting that his wife was riding a wheel against his wishes, he strolled out to a cyclery near the park few days ago to see if his suspicions were correct. He was greatly shocked to see his wife not only riding a wheel bnt arraved in bloomers of the. latest pattern. A scene ensued, in which Mrs, Bach's bloomers are said to have re ceived rough treatment, and since then tho couple have not lived together. A Provisional UoTernment. New Yoek, Aug. 7. A special to the Herald from Nassau says: -' Reports from the rebel headquarters in Baire, Cuba, confirms the rumored foundation of a provisional government in the valley of Yara. General Bartol leme Basso, nominated by the general in-chief, Maximo Gomez, was proclaimed as president bv the revolutionary forces simultaneously in the central provinces and the department. Dr. Joaquin Cas tillo, Major Portunda, Colonel Mandaley Captain Agullera, Dr. Padron and Mar iano Sanchez, delegates from the prov ince of Santiago, have gone to Puerto Principe to meet representatives from Camagayat Havana and Nuela Abajo, to diaft a constitution for the new republic This will include military and civil con ditions. The cabinet is not yet announced though Antonio Maceo, it is said, Iieb an offer of the portfolio of war. It is understood that Castillo- may be sent to Washington to attempt to secure recognition for the - provisional govern ment. Clothing Thief Captured. Chicago.' Aug. 7. In attempting to steal a coat from a dummy in front of Simon Fisher's clothing store last night John A. Hart,' alias William Hughes, colored, shot and severely wounded the proprietor of the store, and probably fa tally wounded Policeman 'Alexander A Cameron, ' who tried to arrest him Hart ran, and Policeman Cameron fired three shots after him, striking him in both legs. Hart, after running half a block, was caught by other policemen, attracted by the shooting. The shoot ing occurred in the business district and there - was great excitement for some time. ' . '''.' Ives' Last Move. New Yoiut, Aug. 7. President Ives, of of the Nothern Pacific Railway Company, states that' the general counsel has left for the West to make application to var ious courts on the line of the road for the removal of the present receivers, Messrs, Oakes, Payne and Bouse, on the ground that the court at Milwaukee, which ap pointed them, has no jurisdiction, no part of the road being in that district. The acts of the receivers will be urged as a further cause for removal. Work of Masked Men. Douglas, Wyo., Aug. 7. The foreman of a herd of sheep owned -by the Platte Valley Sheep Company reports that six masked men, rode., into camp . Sunday night,' held up the herder, saturated the wagon with; coal cil and burned it. They shot a half dozen sheep and rode off, after telling the herder they would wipe out the entire flock if he did not get out of the park at once. ,- The com pany sent out arms and ammunition to day r and say they - will -stand their ground. . Bloodshed is likely to follow, as the ranchers claiin the range is in dispute. ; :'; ., , ''. - . ' ; . Will Plead Guilty.. . . Sionx City, la.. Aug. .7. W. W. Tay lor the South' Dakota defaulter, was , in the city yesterday on his way to Pierre, He had been in Chicago tor the past two weeks. The purpose of his visit was to, collect $100,000 which; besides all of his property; he will turn over to the Btate of South -Dakota. ' He said he had. been entirely successful in ' his mission and the money was in hand ready to be paid into the treasury . '"I am going to Pierre to 'plead gailty and be sentenced,? said he, "and -1' am anxious to be serving it. V Anaconda Mine keported Sold r New Yobs, Aug. 71 A morning paper says : it was reported yesterday . that Hamilton Smith, the mining expert of the exploration company of London, bad concluded negotiations for the purchase of a controlling interest in the'Anaoonda mine of Montana. The .term -of; the transaction are private, ' Governor Kndd gertonslv Ili -Vg Aug. T.-Govemor-BudH, who is confined to his home in this city, i represented by his family physician., Drr Sargent, to be in a precariotacoodi tibs.. - He was brought borne froavMer- ced yesterday, and had to be carried from bis carriage to his father's, house, His ailment is memngetis, and be suffers intense pain at the base of - the brain His condition is ascribed to over-mental strain, and the. excessive heat of Merced His nervous energy makes him rest less under treatment, and he refuses to obey his physician's orders. : Besults of the Kace War.' ' Chicago, Ang. 7. A special ' to the Post from Spring Valley, III., says thai after cross-examining nearly every ne gro and Italian, the actual result simmers down to two negroes Blightly injured and one Italian shot. The race war exists only in the imagination of the Princeton newspaper correspondent, from whom the sheriff of Bureau county also obtained his information, and unless some un foreseen accident happens to create bad blood there is no reason why Spring Valley should obtrude longer on public notice. ; Iiusines Failure. Boston, Aug. 8. The firm of C. F. &, G. W. Eddy, hay and straw commis s ion merchants of this city, assigned to day to Walter F. Ford, of the firm of Ford & Godfrey, of this city, and H. L. Whittlesey, oi Newton. No accurate es timate of the assets and liabilities could be obtained, but it is announced that a statement will be made in a few days, The firm is one of tbe largest in its line of business in this citv. Banning Fight With Ontlaws. Kansas City, Aug. '7. A special to the Star from Perry, Oklahoma, says Deputy Ifarsbals William Mix and Dick Beid had a running fight with two ontlaws today east of here. Theoatlaws gave the officers a six-mile chase before tbey were caught. Tbey turned out to be Ben Craven and William Crittenden, half-breed Cherokee Indians. They had stolen 50 cattle, which were in their possession. . Narrow. Bsoape ol the Ilelrs to Eng. land's Throne. London, Aug. . 8. The Portsmouth Mail says that after the run of the tor pedo boa t.Dest rover ,la8t weekjon which occasion the Prince of Wales and Duke of York -were on board, it was discovered after their royal highness had landed that tbe furnace crown was badly crack ed. If the crack had occured when - the boat was at full speed her boiler would have burst. Governor Aligeld Visited Springfield, 111,, Aug. 7. Governor Altgeld received no further news today from the race was at Spring Valley. A delegation of colored citizens from Chi cago is here today praying the governor for tho protection of life and property at Spring Valley and advocating a pacific policy. : They claim bloodshed will pre vail if the governor does not take prompt action. . , To Itecover His Children. Poet Townssnb, Wash., Aug. 8 J. C. McClure,' a prominent business and so ciety man of Victoria, tonight sued out a writ of habeas corpus. He charges his wife with having fled from Victoria and abducted bis two daughters, aged 10 and 11 years. He' claims she recently es caped from a private insane asylum in California and is subject to homicidal fits of insanity. . In Search or a Brother. Chicago, Aug. 3. Pearl Summerville, a young woman from beattle, - wash., waited at tbe Harrison-street police sta tion today while the police tried to find her brother, Charles. She claims to have come here in search of her brother, and that some pickpocket stole her purse', yerterday, taking with it ber brother's address. Mot Guilty. ; Trenton, N. j., Aug. 8. The jury in the case of John T. Vancleef. ex-seote- ftary of the state board of assessors, in dicted for obtaining money from the sale of state maps under false' pretenses, after-being out 20- hours, came in -at 11 -.60 today with a verdict of not guilty: ; Looking for a Site. , Vas;couvb, "Bi C, Aug. ' Colonel Stitt, 'governor' of f the Salvation Army farm colony in England, arrived.- today. He ht on a tour of inspection of Canada to select a site for the army's ' proposed overrsea, colony.-' i- ..... i r- . t "' -. Oanst thou minister to :a mind dis eased?" asks Macbeth. Certainly, my lord ; the condition of the mind depends largely, if not' solely, oh the condition of the stomach , liver, and bowels; for all of which' complaints Ayer's Pills are 'the sovereignest thing on earth.' ' ;' '. Made an Assignment. Peobi'a Aug. 8. -Horst," Dun & Co., manufacturers of . agricultural. imple ments, made a voluntary . assignment today' to John I.' Black. Their liabilities are $123,435; assets, $11&,649. If afflicted with scalp diseases, hair falling out, and premature baldness, do not use grease or alcoholic preparations, but apply Hall's Hair Eenewer. . FIRE IN PENDLETON A Disasterous Holocaust Visits the City. FIVE LIVES REPORTED LOST The Fireman Do Herolo Work T. Barnnm Marries Again. Steamship Wreck. -Mrs. P, -A Pxndlbton. Or., Aug. Fire last Wed nesday consumed the Transfer; hotel and several adjoining buildings on Main street, one block from tbe Oregon Rail way & Navigation depot. The . loss is about $15,000: tho insurance half that amount. Four bodies have been re covered from the ruins, and one man be sides is still missing. - Frank Breding and ' Old Wolf, an Indian, were two of those recovered. Tbe others missing are G. Cacking, William Streunsen and T. D. Taylor. It is thongbt the fifth body may be found. The fire originated on the upper floor oi the Transfer house when a.niao dropped a match near some gasoline. There were 29 guests'. The family of the landlord consisted oi six persons. ' ' ' The Atlantic and Pacific Wreck. Denver, Aug. 8. A special to tbe Times from Albuquerque, . N. M'., says No. 2. the passenger train from the west, was wrecked on the Continental Divide, about 130 miles from here, late yester day afternoon. The train ran into i washout and the two combination bag age and express coaches, a day coach and a tourist sleeper flew the track and tumbled over. . The Rev. E.C. Wheeler, the Baptist evangelist, who had been in California with his car Emanuel, was on the plat- lorm of the tourist car when the wash out was struck. He was thrown off and the car fell on top of him, crushing out hia life. He and his wife were on their way to visit relatives in Winona, Minn The following are injured: L. M Alexander, Fresno, Cal., cut on tbe left cheek, band and arm ; R. T.. Donaldson, Enterprise, Mo., back sprained ; C. Was- son, rort Wingate, scalp wound, . lei I ankle sprained and back wrenched ; G A. Whilaker, Barstow, Cal., slight Ecalp wound; Mrs. L. C. Tolhnrst, Cleveland O., biuised about the arms and shoul ders; L.H. Pjlmer,Topeka,Kan., scalp wound about two inches long;. Carl Ta nig, Scalesmonnd, 111., cut on the leg?; Mrs. Bertha Coppe, New York, back broken and shoulder bruised. .The bodv of Mr Wheeler and tbe wounded were brought here, arriving at 10 :40 a..m, TllE lil'ILDINU COLLAPSED. An JCIght Story . Structure Finished,. Falls. - Not Tet New York, Aug. 8. An eight-story building in course of construction on the corner of West Third Btreet and South Fifth avenue, fell this morning, Several men were killed and others are seriously wounded. ' Charles Smith was taken from under a pile of brick hor ribly, cot about the head and body. . It is said 82 men were working in the building. ; ' . ; . , ' The structure was to be an office and warehouse building, the . property of John Ireland, a real estate dealer. - It is supposed one of the supports in the up per stories fell, crushing' tho Ijwer floorit.' - "'.,''" Prince of Wales Yacht Ueaten Cowes. - Today - uy Cowks, Aog. 8. Tho sailing committee of the Royal yacht squadron has 'sus tained, the protest lodged yesterday against Palmer's schooner-yacht Zampa by tbe Ampbitrits, - on -the . ground that the Zampa carried ninehand more that the regulations allowed her.'- Palmer did not deny this,' but claimed that he could not" have raced hia yacht without additional men. -. -. - . The Ailsa was the winner of the Cowes town cup. Times: Ailsa, 4 hours, .25. minutes, 27 seconds : Britannia, 4 hours, 30 minutes,' 27 seconds. '' -' '-' War in Chinatown. ' '. San Francisco, Aug. 8. A brade, war lias broken out in Chihafowa which threatens to destroy, the Six Companies. The laboring class is arrayed against the merchants. . The trouble grows out' of the murder that occurred' in Chinatown three weeks ago. . The murdered man belonged to one company. ' Its members bitterly pursued the murderer who be longed to another' company.' ,He es caped, or at leo6t it is thought he escaped. Another murder followed for revenge., More complications-ensued, the different companies took aide?, and now China- For shortening never use more than two-thirds as much Cotto- J lene as yon would of lard. When trying witn cottolcne always put these it in a cold pan, heating it -with the pan. Cottolene produces the best results when very hot, but as it teaches the cooking point much redions j sooner than lard, care should be J uia.cn nut tu ict it uurn -wucn not I enough,- it will delicately brown tj a Dit ox oreaa in nau a minute. Follow these directions in using Cottolene and lard will never K again be permitted in your kitch- S ci. or. la yifui . iuuu. Genuine Cottolene is sold every- w where in tins with trade-marks j "Cottolene" and steer's head in cotton-plant wreath on every tin. Made only by - THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY. St. Louis, VhiTi aw rn.iln. Pw-ttead, OrgM, town is having one of the liveliest wars it has ever had. Some of tbe smaller companies have gone eo far as to refuse to pay ' the regulation tribute or tax to the-Six Companies. ' " Grand Vizier Knsign. Constantinople, Aug. 8. The grand vizier is again reported as having re cently resigpe'lpwing to the opposition of the palace to the proposal oil t he pow ers, which proposals Said Pasha favorf. The sultan, it is stated, baa not accepted bis resignation. Advice from Moosh say the Turkish authorities are placing obstacles in the way of the distribution of. further , relief by the Armenian committee, and it it expected the funds collected for the suc cor of the suffering Armenians Will be placed in the hands of. the American missionaries. Fast Uieycle Track. San Fkancibco, Aug. 8. California is to have' the fastest bicycle track In the world. It will be built at San . Mateo.i tbe most desirable place for the construc tion of a fast bicycle path in the country on account ot its splendid climate and the fact that it is surrounded by hills which shut off the wind to a very great extent.. Tbe promoters of the new en terprise also intend to erect, a hotel near the track and expect to put $35,000 into the enterpi lee. . . Bteamshlp Wrecked.' Stdney, Aug.' 8. A steamship was wrecked on Seal Cocks, off Cape Hawk, yesterday morning during a gale. The ' passengers, who numbered 70, of whom - 55 were Chinese, were asleep when the ship grounded. Only three European passengers and the second 'mate were saved. The others are missing, but it is believed possible that they succeeded in , ' taking to' the boats that were afterward, blown out. to sea, and may be beard from later.- ' ' , . Mr. ISarnnm Married. Nsw York, Aug. S. Mrs. P. T. Bar- num, widow of the great .showman, wat . married in this city to Demetrius Calluin Bey, who is said to be a Greek, although " bearing a Turkish title. The ceremony took place last evening and was private. There was manifested on the part of those immediately concerned a disposi tion to keep the affair a profound secret. The bride and groom are at, the Plaza hotel for. the present,. but sail for Europe soon. Fatally Wounded. .Chicago, Aug. 8. Otto Hasse was; shot and fatally wounded at an early hour this '.morning - by Aggie Miller.' ' The shooting was done in a resort on - Halstead street. ,'Haase was shot in the abdomen, and physicians say he will ie. ' - .. '. -.'...,-: Nervous debility is a common com plaint, especially among women. The best medical treatment for this disorder ' is a persistent course of Ayer's Sarsapa- -rilla to cleanse and invigorate tbe blood. This being accomplished, nature will do tbe rest. :. '- --: .''. '''"''-'- '-' ' Atnlaace Won. Bdjtalo, Aug. 8. Athhince won the seventh beat of the postponed 2:10 trot,' giving him the race; time 2:14. . , torus