. A J . THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1896. VOL. VI. NUMBER 3. BRITISH ADVANCING Strengthening Outposts in Venezuela. PRIVATE DISPATCHES TELL THIS THE ARBITRATION MOVEMENT It Is Dally Growing In Favor Among All Classes In Great Britain Ex-President Blanco Talks. Chicago, Jan. 10. A special to the Journal from Washington says : "The report that the British are strengthening their outposts in Venezuela and advanc ing into Venezuela is true. I have my eelf received today a private dispatch from there corroborating it." So said Congressman Livingston, of Georgia, this afternoon. He added : "I cannot show you the dispatch ; it is private. You can, how- ever, rely on it. I called on the Ven ezuelan minister this morning and asked him to use his influence with Creepo to keep tack the Venezuelan troops. Should they advance it would precipi- ' tate the conflict at once. That would render the Venezuela commission use leas. We would be compelled to back up Venezuela, and we would be plunged into war at once." FAVORS ARBITRATION. " This Sentiment Dally Growing in Great Britain. London, Jan. 10. The movement in favor of arbitrating the Venezuela ques tion with the United States is growing day by day. The Westminister Gazette, after having interviewed statesmen of all parties, bankers and others, says this . afternoon : "Everywhere there were enthsiastic expressions in favor of the proposal to establish a permanent court of arbitra tion." From diplomats who have bad recent interviews with the foreign office, the Associated PreBS learns that there is a decided change of sentiment there. The unbending antagonism to arbitration of the Venezuela boundary dispute, first shown in high circles, has almost com pletely disappeared and matters look much more satisfactory than they have at any time since the dispute com menced. It is eerui-officially stated today that no such movement of British forces to ward the boundary or in the neighbor hood of the disputed territory in Vene zuela, as indicated in the dispatch from Caracas, via Nicaragua, has been con templated by Great Britain, and no ad dition has been made to th.e email force stationed for some time in the Uruan district. Regarding the attitude of Ven ezuela, it is added, that there is no reas on to suppose hostile action upon her part is intended. BOND SYNDICATE SHAKEN. Withdrawal of tbe Chemical National Bank From it. B Chicago, Jan. 10. A Bpecial from New York says : The Morgan bond syndicate has at last been shaken by the withdrawal from it of the Chemical National bank. It Is understood that the amount of the bank's subscripton was $3,000,000. G. T. Williams, president of the bank, said : "Our subscription simply represented those of our depositors, and we do not want to tie them up in the uncertainties of the syndicate. We do not wish to stand in the way of any public desire for the euccess of a popular loan." It Is reported that the City National and possibly the United States Trust Company and the Hanover National will follow the lead of the Chemical. The City National has $10,000,000 gold in its vaults and its subscription was reported as $5,000,000. The subscriptions of the Hanover National and the United States Trust Company were each about $2,000, 000. .. . . . The lead of the Chemical National is considered an indication that the selling of the bonds directly to the public will be a success. . AFFAIRS AT HONOLULU. Recent Changes In the Hawaiian Gover nment. ' ! ' Victoria, B. C, Jan. 10. The steamer Warrimoo brings the following advices from Honolulu, dated the 2nd inBt : . .. Austin Whiting, now circuit judge, has been appointed to the supreme court in place of E. E. Bickerton, deceased. ; Whiting was presiding officer of the mil itary court that tried the rebel prisoners. A. W. Carter, deputy attorney-general, has been appointed in Whiting's place John Kane, a Hawaiian, has been added to the council of state. The captain and crew ot the schooner Henrietta, the captured opium craft, have been found guilty and sentenced as follows: Captain Anderson and C E Gaile, who claimed to be a passenger were each given 18 months and fined $50 ; the crew were given three nionths each and fined the same amount. The vessel has been confiscated and will be sold at auction. Charles T. Gulick, W. T. Seward, John F. Bowler. Robert W. Wilcox, John H. Wise, Joseph Clarks, J. W. Bipikans and John Lilikoi, the remaining political prisoners, were pardoned and released at 10 o'clock New Year's morning, this course having been decided on at a Epe cial meetina of the council of state the morning of December 31. Petitions from all the prisoners expressed deep re gret for the part taken in the laie re volution, and each promised fealty to the rep-ablic. The British ennboat Wild Swan left for Tahiti December 30, after a short stay in port. The bark Ceylon arrived December 30, 27 davs' from Departure bay, with 174 tons of coal. ' Ex-President Blanco Talks. Paris, Jan. 10. Ganlois this morning publishes an interview with ex-Preeident Guzman Blanco, of Venezuela, in which he denies any connection with the insur rection in Venezuela and adds:. "In the struggle to maintain the integrity of our rights all parties are amalgamated into a national party, which supports President Crespo." . ' TROUBLE IS FEARED. Oklahoma's Schools Must Be Opened to Both Black and White. Perry, O. T., Jan. 12. Conservative people of thie place fear trouble tomor row between the white and black races. According to the decision of the court, the schools were opened for admission of all races and color. The .fight has been going on for three' months. The board voted a few days ago to suspend schools, but the colored people sued out a writ of mandamus, compelling the board to open them again. This was supported by people who prefered mixed schools to none, so the board was compelled to re consider its action, and tomorrow the public schools of the city will contain both whites and blacks. Several white men declare they will keep their child ren from school ; nor will they send them where colored children attend. Colored people are firm, and trouble is ex pected. Moving to Rnfns. Ever since the flood of 1894, which al most obliterated the town of Grants, there has been a three-cornered rivalry for the chief town of Sherman county touching the railroad. When the waters receded and dry land appeared, some patriotic citizens began the work of re-building ; others, who figured out a better location, chose Murray Springs as the site of a new town, while the re mainder pinned their faith to Rufus. All three of these towns line the railroad within the space of two miles, and each one has set no claims to be the shipping point of Sherman county. The struggle proves to be unequal and Mr. R. C. Wallis, who was in The Dalles today, informs us that the buildings at Murray Springs are to be removed to Rufus. Mr. Wallis has the contract for moving the large general merchandise store of J. W. Smith, and the stable of George Crossfield and the McDonald Hotel are to take up their beds, so to speak, and walk. Rufus has already be come the largest of the towns, and with the consolidation of Murray Springs will be placed in the lead. Of the three sites thatof Murray Springs is the pleasant estfora town, but the channel of trade has been diverted elsewhere, and the people must go to meet it. The start ing of the distillery again . will give Grants a ' boom and the vigor of the contest between Seattle and Tacoma may be repeated in our neighboring towns. 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In view of the as sembling of British fleets for active ser vice, and the many clouds hovering over the horizon of politics, the cabinet meet ing today is entitled to rank as one of the most momentous in the history of Great Britain. The ministers had to de cide several questions of vital importance to the British empire, including the Transvaal, Armenia and .Venezuela dif ficulties, and Great Britain's position toward the old European powers. It is a striking fact that although the present cabinet is one of the largest on record, it is unanimous upon all the leading ques tions under discussion. The latest advices from the Transvaal would seem, on their face, to indicate that the situation is in no way as hope ful as it was several days ago, in spite of official statements to the contary, and it is believed that the cabinet is consider ing most uulooked-for demands upon the part of President Kr.uger, demands which it is estimated Great Britain can not possibly concede. On the stock exchange today there were rumors that the government in quiry will lead to the startling revelation that the whole plot was hatched by a group of financiers in London. In addi tion, the statement is made by a finan cial paper that Barney Barnato, the so called "Kaffir King," who has consider able holding in Delagoa bay, has offered to sell the same to the British govern ment, which is considering the matter, This may explain the reported purchase of Delaeoa bay from Portugal by the government of Great Britain. The war feeling against Germany has greatly subsided, and the issue of the trouble is freely described as a rebuff for Emperor William, inasmuch as the Ger man papers have changed their tone, and the papers printing what was re garded as inspired articles and what first threatened Great Britain, are now distinctly climbing down. Another feature of the situation is the feeling that France, although she would perhaps like to see Great Britain serious ly injured, would never allow Germany to win, but would seek a pretext, while Germany was crippled, to secure revenge for 1870-71. According to the Westminster Ga zette, Germany's recent attitude on the Armenian question has alienated Great Britain and led to the reapproachment of the latter country to France, and the Marquis of Salisbury, It asserts, sug gested to the powers an international agreement by wbich Russia was to be entrusted with the pacification of Arme nia. France and Italy, it is added, were willing, but the proposition collapsed through the opposition of Germany. Discussing the Transvaal situation, the Westminster Gazette regards the al leged demands of the Boers for compen sation with skepticism, and adds: '.It is a trivial question, almost as in significant as the ownership of a swamp on either side of the Schomberek line. Meanwhile, preparations for war are being actively pushed by Great Britain, although little is heard from Germany on the same subject. Three thousand of Lee-Mittford rifles have been received at Chatham for the warships, which are be ing commissioned there to form a part of the flying squadron, and the. supplies of cartridges, shells, provisions and other warlike supplies are being added to in all quarters every hour. - NO BOUNDARY DISPUTE. Only Most Pleasant Relations Between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Washington, Jan. 12. Mr. Calve, the charge d'affaires of Costa Rica, said to day that the news from Managua, Nic aragua, about a boundary dispute with Costa Rice was not corect, adding : "There is not any question about boundaries. It is settled by the award of the president of the United States, as arbitrator. What remains to be done is to mark out a boundary line materially. To this end, Costa Rica sent a commis sion into the field and retained it there a year. Thia commission - made a careful survey of the line. Although Nicaragua was bovnd by the terms of the treaty be tween the two countries to form a simi lar commission and co-operate with that of Costa Rica, it did not do so, and for this reason the contention is still unset tled in this respect." . Pendleton Postmaster Held Up: Pendleton, Or. Jan. 13. Postmaster Johnson was held up by a masked rob ber at 7:15 o'clock tonight, and, at the point of a revolver, compelled to hand out about $600 of postal and money-ord er funds. The robbery was evidently committed by a man who was well ac quainted wiih the postofScp, its cur- roundings and the habits of the em ployes. Postmaster Johnson's story of the affair is as follows : "At 7:15 o'clock, after my clerks bad gone home and when I was alone in -the office counting money, I beard a rap on the office door and some one called out, 'Johnson, give me my mail ; I am in an awful hurry.' 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Testi monials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. BREAK IN THE CLOUDS England Hopes to Settle Di rect With Venezuela. DUE TO BRAZIL'S GOOD OFFICES President Eraser Will Take Extreme Measures Against Leaders of the Uprising Several Americans Under Arrest. ' ' London, San. 13. It was learned this afternoon that the cabinet council Sat urday considered the question of re-establishing diplomatic relations with Venezuela, but no definite conclusion was arrived at. The Westminster Gazette this after noon, touching upon the misunderstand ing between Great Britain and the United States, says it sees a distinct break in the clouds, and hopes a settle ment satisfactory to Great Britain and the United States will be effected with Venezuela direct, and intimates that the Brazilian minister is closely identified with the latest proposed Eolation of this controversy. AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. It Shows That England Has Recognized the Monroe Doctrine. Washington Jan. 13. Public opinion in Great Britain has changed in the most wonderful manner since the Mon roe doctrine was first promulgated. An unexpected discovery in the old files in the house of representatives has given to the state department a valuable state paper, with which Lord Salisbury'sclaim that the Monroe doctrine has never been recognized by England, will be complete ly npset. In going over the old records Walter H, French, the file clerk of the house, discovered a collection of clippings from English papers, all bearing on the mess age of President Monroe, in "which he gave to the world the famous document which bears bis name. The message was sent on the opening of congress, the first Monday iu December, 1823. The British papers without exception, com mented on the message in the moBt fav orable terms. France was then contem plating conquest in South America and Great Britain was prompt to seize on the Monroe message as a notice to con tinental nations that conquest in Amer ica meant war with the United States. Mr. French's discovery has been copied and sent to Secretery Olney. Members o' the foreign affairs, committee say that Mr. French's discovery is the most im portant made in the matter, as it pre sents contemporary evidence of the fact, which Great Britain has since forgotten, that at the time President Monroe's message was delivered it was accepted, and even welcomed as sound doctrine by the people of England. More than that, the newspapers then distinctly pledged Great Britain to aid in the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine. LEADERS REFUSE BAIL. Others Under Arrest at Pretoria Have Been Liberated. London, Jan, 13. A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Cape Town, published today, Bays the latest a-lvices from Pretoria states that bail has been refused the ringleaders of the recent dis turbance at JobannesDurg, and other people arrested for the same connection have been liberated, each on $5,000 bail. Tbe dispatch adds it is expected severe measures will be taken against the lead-' ers of the uprising, in spite of the fact that it is apparent they were deceived and taken by surprise by Dr. Jameson's incursion. Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of Cape Colony, it appears, made every ef fort to secure leniency for the prisoners, but an extreme section of the Boers are much incensed and very difficult to control. The new ministry for Cape Colony is regarded as a device to shield ex-Premier Cecil Rhodes and Sir Hercules. Robin sen. Rhodes, it. is also said, is in very bad health. Advices from Johannesburg say the Uitlanders are expecting tbe Boers to make a house-to-house search for arms, and it is stated the Germans have been Highest of all in Leavening Power. DSOSsOTEEtf PURE holding meetings and passing resolutions telling Emperor William to mind his business. Dr. Jamieson and his lieutenants, as far as known, are still. at Pretoria. The Times says officials of the British South Africa Company deny that Jameson was deposed from the post of administrator of their territory on the recommendation of the company. Postal Changes In Oregon. Washington, Jan. 13. The postal de partment has forwarded a commission to Postmaster Gottlieb Muecke, at Aur ora, Oregon. Star mail service has been established or changed as follows : Route 73,168 Bake Oven to Antelope, from December 1 to March 31: Leave Bake Oven daily 1 p. m., arrive Ante lope by 5 p. m. Leave Antelope daily & a. no. : arrive Bake Oven by 12 a. m. Route 73,396 Portlaud to St. Johns -Leave Portland daily, except Sunday, 7 a. m. and 12:30 p. m.; arrive St. Johns by 9 a. m. and 2 :30 p. m. Leave St. Johns daily, except Sunday, 9 a. m. and 2:30 p. m.: arrive Portland by 11 a. m. and 4 :30 p. m. Take effect January 15, 1896. For the Next Election. 'The county court has appointed the judjjes and clerks for the next election, which occurs in June. The pay for the judges and clerks is $3 per day each. The list is as follows: ' Falls Precinct Judges C A Stewart, O M Barrett, T H Williams. Clerks D L Cates, E P Ash. Hood River Judges S F Blythe, B F Shoemaker, C J Haves. Clerks J E Rand, C E Markham. East Hood River Judges F M Jack son, J B Rand, F H Button. Clerks C M Wolford, James B Hunt. Mosier Judges James Brown, George Reno, S D Fisher. Clerks Jeff Mosier, M Harlan. . West Dalles Judges J M Marden, J Doherty.T A Hudson. Clerks P Stadle man, S S Johns. . Trvitt Judges J L Story, A Bettin gen, Sr., C E Bayard. 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