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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1895.
VOL. V.
NUMBER 52.
PANIC AT STAMBODL
General Massacre Feared for
a Time Yesterday.
TROUBLE, HOWEYER, NOT SERIOUS
All Christians . lu the City Closed
Their Shops , aud Bouses and
Prepared to Defend .
Themselves.
Coxstantisople, via Sofia, Dec. 13.
There was a disturbance in Stain boul to
day, and it caused the epread of rumors
so alarming that Galata and Pera were
soon in a state of panic, and serious out
breaks were threatened. - This in view
of the passage through the Dardanelles
of the British gunboat Dryad and the
Italian gunboat Archimeade, as extra
guardships for the British and Italian
embassies, formed the basis for a report
that the rioting predicted by the Yildiz
Kiosk courtiers bad actually commenced,
but happily the troublo was not Berious,
although the Armenians, as usual, are
accused of having attempted to bring
about an nprising. The panic, however,
was a striking evidence of the nervous
ness and apprehension which prevail
here as the result of the long-drawn-out
negotiations, between the powers and
the sultan regarding the suppression of
the outbreaks iu Asiatic Turkey and the
admittance of extra guardships into the
Bosphorus.
Simmered down to bare facts, the
cause of the panic was a fierce quarrel
between two Armenians in the Stambou'l
quarters. Finally one drew a revolver
and fired at his opponent. The shot was
the signal for an uproar, the stampede
of spectators, and eventually, a panic'
which, spread from one end of the city to
the other, until matters began to look
' very serious indeed.
, The Armenians and other Christians,
terrified by the shouting and yelling,
imagined a fresh massacre had com
menced. They hurriedly closed their
shops and houses, barricaded their doors
and windows, concealed their most val
uable belougings, and made all prepara-
tions possible for their defense. The
women as well as the men armed them
selves as best they could, after the recent
visits of the police, who searched their
residences for concealed weapons,' and
left the unfortunate people very little to
fall back upon for defense in caBe of an
uprising of Mussulmans.
CIVIL SERVICE KEFIir.M LEAGUE
The O fiScers Elected at Its Meeting To
day Some Recommendations.
Washington, Dec. 13. The National
Civil Service Reform League today elect
ed the following officers: Hon. Carl
Schurz, president ; vice-presidents, Chas.
Francis Adams, Boston ; August K. Mc-
DonongbV New York ; Henry C. Potter,
New York; 3. Hill Pleasant, Baltimore;
Henry Hitchcock, St. Louis ; Henry C
Lea, Philadelphia; Franklin MacVeagb,
Chicago; Rt. Eev. C. Ryan, Buffalo;
Willian Putts, Farmington.
The report of the official committee on
extension entered into detail regarding
the recommendations contained in the
recent order ot President Uleveland ex
tending the civil service ruleB. The
committee recommended that applicants
for positions in the diplomatic service be
given a fair, open examination under
the civil service commission, thereby
relieving the appointing power of the
temptation to have men it desires pass
the examination unfairly. The report
was adopted.'
The report of the committe on legisla
tion recommended the preparation of
bills looking to a betterment of the civil
service. It was agreed to.
The committee on District of Col urn
bia recommended that the government
of the .district be plaeed under civil
rules; adopted.
The House Committees.
Washington, Dec, 13. Speaker Reed
did not appear at the capitol today. It
was announced that he remained at bis
hotel to work on the committees. The
impression grows stronger daily that
Diogley of Majne will be chairman of
me ways and- means committee, in
stead of Payne of New York, who, 10
days ago, was supposed to be booked for
the . leadership of the-majority on the
floor. - 1
. -, For t,he chairmanship of the appropria
tions committee the contest lies between
' General Henderson, of Iowa, the pres
ent ranking member, and Cannon of
Illinois, who would have been the rank
ing member had hev not failedof elec-
tion to the 52d congress. -
The rivers and harbors chairmanship j
is supposed to lie between Hermann of
Oregon and Hooker of rsew York. 'Ihe
chairmanship of the following commit
tees seem almost certain : Foreign af
fairs, Hitt of Illinois ; judiciary, Stone of
Pennsylvania; Pacific railways, Powers
of Vermont; banking and currency,
Walker of Mississippi ; interstate com
merce, Hepburn of Iowa; elections,
Daniels of New York; naval affairs,
Boutelle ol Maine.
Two Years for F. H. Skinner.
Rosebubg, Or., Dec. 13. F. H. Skin
ner, indicted and convicted, of larceny
by bailee.was sentenced by Judge Fuller
ton today to two years in the peniten
tiary. . Skinner had .' five indictments
against him, only- two of which were
tried. Ho was agent for the Washing
ton Building & Loan Association, and
his transactions were so adroit as to al
most baffie the district attorney, judge
and jury, but his dealings were so exen
sive that they at last headed him ofT,
and made one indictment stick that of
larceny by bailee.
Graverohbers In Albany.
Albany, Or., Dec. 13. About 4 o'clock
this morning two men were seen driving
to the Baltimore block in this city. Tbey
acted mysteriously aud unloaded and
secreted in a closet a bulky bundle.
The police waited until the men had
gone, and, on investigation, louna the
bundle secreted in the closet contained
the body of a "man, somewhat decom
posed, wrapped in coffee sacks. The
body is thought to ' be that of a' pauper
who died a week ago. Late tonight Ad
rienne Comely and William - Westfall,
unloaded the bundle, ware arrested on
the charge of graverobbing. Their ob
ject is supposed to have been to sell the
body.
MORTON A . CANDIDATE.
He Will Accept the Honors Tendered to
Him at Saratoga. - ' -
New York, Dec. 15. The Horning
Advertiser will, tomorrow Eay that Levi
P. Morton is an avowed candidate for
the' presidency. The Advertiser is able
to make this announcement on what
may be termed, the best authority
Daring the present week a distingushed
party leader told an Advertiser reporter
that the governor may conclude to take
his friends into his confidence and de-
dare to them how he feels about 189C
A leader who saw the governor Thurs
day last came back with a pretty good
conviction that MK Morton does hot
propose to toss away the honor offered
him at the last Saratoga convention,
sn'd that, while he does not propose per
sonally to exert himself, he will be
pleased to havo the New York delcga
tion stand as firmly, for his nomination
at St. Louis as did the famous 306 for
Grant.
Continuing, the Morning Advertiser
says:
"The Advertiser possesses other infor
mation which has to do with the forma
tion of a most powerful combination,
which, when occasion requires It, is in
tended to be swung to the "eapnprt of
T I . 1 1 ' - f
The Atlanta Congress on Africa.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 14. Governor At
kinson, in his address before the con
gress on Africa, said, in referring to the
interest of the negroes in the conversion
and salvation of the Dark Continent,
that it remained for each to decide
for.' himself whether he would go or re
main. . ...
"You are free citizens of this republic,
If you care to stay, the choice is yours ;
if you thick best to cast your lot among
the people of your old country, none may
say you nay. So long as 1 nave been a
voice in the affairs of Georgia I shall do
my utmost to see that the colored ' man
has his rishrs."
The object of this congress is to give
the relation to the civilization and re
demption of Africa. The African ex
plorer and linguist, Hell Chatelaine, J.
M. Smythe, ex-minister to Liberia, and
Dr. Alexander CrnnAll, of Washington,
author of- the "Future of Africa," were
among the other speakers. ...
When persons are weak and languid
from sickness or overwork, feel debiliit
ated and depressed, it is an indication
that the blood is out of order, and they
need help' to throw off 'the miserable
feeling? The best remedy for this pur
pose is Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthen
ing Cordial and Blood Purifier. It re
stores lost strength, gives vigor to circu
lation, promotes ' good appetite and a
flow of cheerful epirits. Snipes-Kiners-
ly Urug Uo. - ; -'
In Favor of Last Chance. '
Boise, Idaho, Dec 14, Judge Beatty,
in court today, rendered a decision in
the celebrated mining case of Tyler vs.
the' Last Chance Mining Company,
which has twice been to tho court of ap
peals and once to the United States su
preme court.. The decision .is. in the
favor of the Last Chance.
. :-M,-.i .
There are many good reasons why you
should use One. Minute . Cough Cure',
There are no reasons why you should
FORMAL CALL ISSUED
For the National Republican
Convention.
CHAIRMAN CARTER'S LETTER
Koomi In St. Louis Hotels in Demand
for Next June Politicians Close'
. . ly Watchmc; ex-President "
' Harrison.
Washington, Dec. 14. Chairman
Carter, of the republican national com
mittee, today issued the following call
for a national convention: . -
"To the Republican Electors of the
United States In accordance with usage
and the instructions of the repuolican
national convention of 1892, and by
the direction of the national committee.
the national convention of delegated re
presentatives of the republican . party
will be held at the city of St. Louis
State of Missouri, Tuesday, the 16th day
of June, 1896, at 12 o'clock, noon, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
president and vice-president of the
United States, to be supported at the
next national election, and for the tran
sactioa of such other aud further busi
nesB as mav be brought before it.
"Republican electors in the several
states and territories, and voters with
out regard to past political affiliations
who believe in republican principles and
indorse the republican policy, are cordi
ally invited to unite under this call in
the .formation of a new ticket. Each
state will be entitled to four delegates
ftt-large. and for each representative in
congress-at-larse two delegates, and for
each congressional district, each terri
tpry, and the District of Columbia, two
delegates.
"Delegates-at-large shall be chosen by
popular state conventions, called not
less than 20 days after this published
notice, and not less than 30 days before
the meeting of the national convention
Congressional district delegates shall be
chosen at the conventions called by the
congressional committee of each district.
in the same manner as the nomination
of the representative in congress is made
in said district ; that in any concession
al district where there is no republican
congressional committee the republican
state committee shall appoint from the
residents of such district a committee
for the purpose of calling a district con
vention to elect district delegates. Ter
ritorial delegates shall -be chosen in the
same manner as the nomination of dele
gates in congress is made. Delegates
from the District of Columbia shall be
chosen at the convention to be called by
the committee of three provided for by
the national committee meeting in
Washington City. December 20,-1895,
and such convention shall be constituted
of - members elected in the district, pri-
usjiries, to be held at such time and
place and to be presided over by such
judges of election as such committee of
three may appoint.
"In addition to the representation now
authorized by the rules of the national
convention for the territories of Utah,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arizona,
the committee advises each of the said
territories to elect lour delegates', and
the admission of such additional dele
gates to the convention is recommended.
An alternate delegate for each delegate
to the national convention to act in case
of the absence of a delegate, shall be
elected in the eame manner and at the
same time as the delegate is elected, .
"All notices of contest mast be filed
in writing with the secretary of the nat
ional committee, accompanied by print
ed statements of the grounds of contest,
which shall be made public. The pre
ference in order of hearing and deter
mining silch contests will be given by
the convention in accordance with the
the -dates of filing such notices and
statements with the secretary."
Geo. W. Jenkins, editor of the Santa
Maria "Times," Cal., in speaking of the
various ailments of children said :
When my children have croup there is
only one patent medicine I ever use, and
that is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
It possesses , some medical, properties
that relieve the little sufferers immedi
ately. , It is, in my opinion, the best
cough medicine in the market." . If this
remedy is freely given as soon as the
croup cough appears it will prevent the
attack. It is also an ideal remedy for
whooping cough. There is no danger in
giving it to children, as it contains noth-
as injurious, .tor sale by Blakeley s
Houghton, Druggist. , ;
No more BOILS, no more PIMPLES-
Use Kinersly'a Iron Tonic.. .The Snipes
Kinersly Drug Co. Telephone No. S.
The Teachers Institute Postponed.
Those who were looking forward with
pleasant anticipation to the meeting
county teachers, which was echeduled
for Dec. 30th in The Dalles, will be sorry
to learn that probably this interesting
event will have to be foregone. Com
plications have arisen which will make
postponement necessary, and it is more
than likely the association . meeting wi
have to be cancelled. It is to be hoped
however, that .some arrangement may
yet be made by which our teachers can
obtain the neded benefits of the associa
tion. The following letter lrom Supt,
Shelley gives a full explanation of the
matter: ,
. Editor Chronicle: Our county , in
stituto must necessarily be indefinitely
postponed, . Circuit stances, that I could
not possibly foresee and over which
have no control, have 'transpired
to
bring about this result. The date of the
state association has been changed to
fall on the same time we had selected
When arranging tor tue time ot our
meeting, I had no thought, whatever,
that a state meeting would be held at all
this winter, as it is only customary to
hold one each year, and one had been
held last Jnly. To najie doubly sure
however, before sending out the circular
letters, I wrote the state superintendent
who in reply, Nov. 30, gave me the first
news of a state meeting this winter, and
fixing the time for Dec. 26, 27 and 28,
It was, however, found to be an unfor
tunate date, as I Can see, and changed
to January 1, 2 and 31 This abeolatel
prevented Pres. Campbell, one of our
instructors, . from attending the first
week of our meeting, which was to begin
Dec. 30. Even if this could have been
avoided, it was not wise to attempt
holding both meetings at the same time,
I suppose ho one is to blame, bnt in jus
tice to mvself, I make the aoove state
ment. Teoy Shelley,
School Supt
Death of Father Mesplie.
Many people in The Dalles will re
menber Father Mesplie, for many years
a resident of The Dalles. ' His death oc
curred in Grass Valley, California, No
vember 20th. Father Mesplie was the
brother of Theo. Mesplie,the well-known
fruit raiser, whose farm is on Mill Creek
Father Mesplie was a well-known figure
in the early pioneer history and his
death will be noted wherever the early
history of the Northwest is known. In
the following sketch of his life, which is
taken from the Monitor, it is stated that
he came to The Dalles in 1856. This is
a mistake, for he was known to have
been here in 1851 and '52 and possibly
earlier.
Rev. Father Mesplie, who died at
(irass Valley, Calif., on the 20th of last
month, was one ot the pioneer mis
sionaries among the Indians on the
Pacific coast. Father Mesplie was born
n 1 ranee on the Zoth of Mav. 1824.
He received his education at Carcassone,'
France. In 1846 at the solicitation of
Right Rev. Bishop Blancbard of Oregon,
Father Mesplie and Beveral others left
r ranee tor the purpose os doing mission
ary work among the Indians of Oregon.
tie nrst la no re a among the Uhinooss
In 1856 he' was sent to The Dalles, and
founded there the mission ot St. Peter,
Here Father Mesplie labored among the
Wisrams, Wascos, Umatilias.' Cayuses,
Wallnlas and other tribes until the rear
1863, When the great mining excite
ment broke out in that year in Idaho
Father Mesplie,. in company with two
Indians, left The Dalles and arrived at
what is now Boise City. Here he la
bored with, marked success, and soon
established many churches and converts
throughout the country.
When tho Modoc war broke ont Presi
dent Grant appointed Father Mesplie
and DeSmet "to settle the difficulty
existing amonz the Modocs. So suc
cessful were their efforts that President
Grant appointed Father Mesplie chap
lain of the army stationed at Fort Boise,
,labo. Here he . remained until he
was retired on account of old age.
Father Mesplie is the author of the
book "Thirty-five Years Missionary
Labor in the Rocky Mountains," now
printed in Paris. The funeral took place
on the 22nd ult. Jlegutescal tn pace.
Hear Tel Hear Tel
Sinnamasiio, Or., Dec. 5, 1395.
To Whom It May Concern:
Be it known -that I have rented the
Victor pavilion for December 27, 1895
and will then and there present the
famous tragedy "Captain Jack." My
support is composed, of -Warm Spring
Indians. Doors opened at 7:30; enrtain
8;30. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Re
served seats (24) at 50 centB.
Mr. A. J. Jones of Nictor, Or., is en
gaged as asher, and manager of reserved
seats. If yon desire a reserved seat, or
seats, mail, or hand, Mr. Jones 50 cents,
and he will give yon a number designat
ing your chair. ; Signed
2w : : . Wim.
Piles of peoples have piles, but De-
Witt's Witcb.Has.el Salve will cure them.
When promptly' applied it cures scalds
burns without the slightest- pain.
Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co. '"'.'
Subscribe for The Chbonicle.
CUBA'S MANIFESTO
Submitted to the American
. People Today..
CUBANS ASK ONLY . FOR JUSTICE
It is Declared No People Could Itcar
the Wrongs Endured by the
. - Cubans Without
I'rotest.
Washington, Dec. 16J The manifesto
of the Cuban revolutionary party to the
people of the United States was made
public today. It is a long document,
prepared by Enrique Jose Varona, ex
deputy of the Spanish cortes. and re
views the history, of the revolutionary
agitation in Cuba and the preeent con
ditions on the island. The manifesto
summarizes the Cubans' need thus :
. "Tho people of Cuba require only lib
erty and independence to become a fac
tor in the prosperity and progress of ciy
ilized nations, instead of an clement of
disturbance and ruin. The fault lies en
tirely with Spain. Cuba is not the of
fender, but it is the defender of Its
rights. Let America, let the "vorld de
cide where rest justice and right."
It is set out that no people could bear
the wrongs endured by. the Cubans with
out protest, or without degrading and
condemning themselves to annihilation
The manifesto concludes:
"Spain denies the'Cubans all effective
powers iu their own country :. condemns
them to political inferiority in their na
tive land ; confiscates tho product of
their labor without giving in return
either safety, presperity or education
Spain has shown herself utterly incap
able of governing Cuba, which it ex
ploits, impoverishes and . demoralizes
Cubans, not in anger, but in despair,
have appealed to arms to defend their
rights and vindicate that eternal. prlpci
pie, witbhont which every community
is in danger, the principle of justice
Nobody has the right of oppression
Spain oppressess us. In rebeling against
oppression we defend the riht; in serv
ing onr own cause we serve the cause of
mankind. - We. have not counted the
number of our enemies, nor measured
their strength. We -may find rain and
death a few step ahead. So be it, we do
our duty. If the worid is indifferent to
our cause, so much the worse for all. A
new iniquity shall have been consumma
ted. The principle of human solidarity
shall have suffered defeat." ,
THE f ltKXCd PRESIDENT.
Krports lhat Sf. Fauro Will Resign Be
fore flfarch.
Losdon, Dec. 16. A Paris correspond
ent of the Pall Mall Cazette telegraphs
this afternoon that he is in a position to
state that M. Faure, president of the
French republic, will resign before
March. He adds a fresh scandal has
been cneartbered in connection with the
president's family.
The correspondent of the Pall Mall
G.izette also says: "Daily hundreds of
newspapers express disgust at the cam
paign of Slanders, but there is not an ar
ticle among them which does not distill
the venom of calumny."
The Pall Mall Gazette intimates that
the secret fund of 200,000 francs which
the E'ysee palace expended upon the
press was uot wisely distributed.
CINCINNATI NEXT YEAK. j
The Ohio City the Choice nf the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
New York, Dec. 16. Contrary to the
gene.-al expectation, the Federation of
Labor did not conclude lis work up to
the time of adjournment tonisbt, and a
ession will be held tomorrow, at which
several matters of minor interest will be
disposed of. Today, the chief work ot
the convention wus the selection of a city
at which to hold the next meeting.
When the matter was put to a vote,
Cincinnati and Nashville were the only
contestants. The Ohio citv won by a
vote of 1700 to 381. President McBride
presided all today's session.
George Francis Train made a brief ad
dress on labor topic;, and was' followed
by Mrs. Charlotte Smith, of Boston,
president of the Woman's Rescue
League, wliolold of the position of women
Highest of &U in leavening Power.
in the industrial world. Because of the
small money paid for labor, many of
them began a life of shame. This should
be remedied and more money paid to
them. " ' ' - '
Will be no Picnic.
Cape Coast Castle, British West Af
rica, Dec. 16. Owing to the refusal of
the Adansis. tribe to join King Premph,
of Ashantee, the latter recently attacked
and routed them with great slaughter.
The affair is regarded as indicating that
King Premph is determined to fight the
British and that the expeditionary forces
now fitting out tinder tho direction of
Sir Francis Scott, inspector-general of
the Gold Coast force, will not have the
walk-over anticipated. ..w
Charles Hanpriels and Ed. Marshall,
who were Charged with stealing some
blankets from the East End feed yard,
were convicted before a jury injustice'
Dav'i9 court Saturday. The jury was
composed of J. E. Burnett, Nathan
Harris, John Robertson, L. L. Clarke
and W. R. Brown. The evidence, which
was of a circumstantial nature, appeared
to the jury plenty strong enough to war
rant convicliou, the jury being ont about
half an hour. This ruondni; Judge
Davis eenicnced the culprits to three
months in the county j nil. They will be
ready to come out with the birds in the
spring.
Is Mot Serious.
Syeia, D.'C. 16. The situation in the
island of Crete is not serious. In an at
tack Tuesday last by a strong Turkish
force on the positions occupied by Chris
tains nt Vryse, 24 Tuvlcs were killed and
16 wounded. The Christians had five
killed and eight wound.'d. At Alicain-'
po the Turks massacred three men, two -women
and five children.
A. E. Eilpatrick, of Fillmore, Cal.,
had the misfortune to have his leg
caught between a cart and a stone and
badly bruised. Ordinarily he would
have been laid up for two or three weeks,
but says: "After using one bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm J began to
feel better, and iu three days wa3 entire
ly well. The peculiar soothing qualities
which Chamberlain's Pain Balm po.
Eeases I have never noticed in any other
liniment. I take pleasure in recom--
mending it." This liniment is also of'
great, value for rheumatism and lama,
back. For sale by Blakeley & Houghton,
Druggist. . '.
Report DWcredlled.
Dbnveb', Dec-16. Local representa
tives of Sam Newhouse, the Colorado
agent of the Rothschild's now in Europe,
discredit the report - telegr phed from
Cripple Creek, that Barney Barnatowlll
shortly accompany Newhouse to that
camp. Newhouse has no interests in
Cripple Creek.
The so '.3)3 thic h n attended the ua
of Dr. J. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil Lin
iment in the relief of pain aud in curing
diseases which seemed beyond the reach
of medicine, has been truly remarkable.
Hundreds supposed to be crippled for
life with arms and legs drawn up
crooked or distorted their muscles with
ered or contracted by disease have been -cared
through the use of this remedy.
Price 25c, 50 and $1.00 per bottle. For
sale by Snipes-Kinersly Drag Co. :
' Against the Csar's Life.
: Berlin, Dec. 16. 4 special from Mos
cow says a conspiracy against the life
of the czir has been unearthed there.
Another dispatch 'says a number of
bombs have been seized, and several
men and women, including a prominent
nihilist leader, have been arrested.
, Wholesale Slanahter.
Zanzibar, Dec 16. A caravan, com
prising 1200 mon, en route from' El
Doma, was attuckeJ by Chief Massas,
followers while piEEing the letter's kraals
on the night of November 26, and over
1030 men with the caravan were killed.
If suffering with piles, it will interest
you to know that Do Witt's Witch Hazel
Salve will cure them. This medicine is
a specific for all complaints of this char
acter, and if. instructions (which artt
simple) are carried out, a care will re
sult. We have tested this iu numerous
cases, and always with iike results. It
never fails. Snfpef-Kinerely Drug Co.
Will to to Los Angeles.
Cedar Rapids, la., Dec. 16 Dr. Fow
ler, member of the national Presbyterian
committee on the Y. P. S. C.' E.,'haa
resigned his charge here and accepted a
ca!1 to Los i Angeles', Cal.
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