VOL. VI.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1896.
NUMBER 6.
a silver substitute
Action Taken by . the Senate
Finance Committee.
FREE COINAGE INSTEAD OF TARIFF
The BUI Identical With That Passed
Saturday Silver Republicans '
Surprised.
Washington, Feb. 4. The finance
committee of the senate agreed to report
for the tariff bill a substitute providing
for-the free coinage of silver. The sub
stitute was suggested by Senator Vest
and agreed to by a majority of one, Sen
ator Jones, of Nevada, voting with the
democrats for the substitute, and all re
publicans present voting against it,
Wolcott, of Colorado, the only republican
absentee, was recoded as voting against
the substitute. Senator Jones, of Ar
kansas. the only democratic member
not DreEent. was recorded as voting for
it.
The substitute agreed to is in the
exact words of the Eilver substitute for
the bond bill which passed the senate
Saturday. It provides for the free coin
age of eilver at the ratio of 16 to 1, di
rects tbe immediate coinage into stand
ard dollars of the silver seigniorage in
the treasury, accumulated by purchases
made the Sherman act; prohibits the
issuance of National bank notes of
smaller denominations that $1; directs
the secretary of the treasury to redeem
greenbacks and treasury notes in either
gold or silver exclusively, at the option
of the secretary, and to reissue the
greenbacks.
The meeting ot the committee did not
last to exceed half an hour, and was de
void of special features beyond offering
and adopting the substitute. The re
publicans brought up the tariff bill and
expressed a desire to get it out of the
committee in some shape. When Test
proposed the silver substitute it was re
marked that the senate ' had already
been through one silver fight this ses
sion, and the belief was expressed that
another' contest could avail little or
nothing. When, however, the vote was
taken and the result made known, the
republicans made no effort at delay.
Republican Clubs at Portland.
The gathering of representatives of
Republican clubs exceeds in number
any previous gathering, and the chief
center of interest in Portland for the
week is this meeting. At 10 :15 Tuesday
morning the convention was called to
order at the New Park theater by Presi
dent Beekman. Every seat and availa
ble bit of standing room in the body of
the theater were occupied, and so were
many seats in the gallery, when the
gavel thrice rapped on the president's
table. In less than five seconds' time
order reigned throughout the vast hall
and a view from the stage presented a
gathering of 1,300 or more faces. The
Polk county '. delegation brought with
them the celebrated Novello quartete
and other delegations were accompanied
by sweet singers. The "Woodburn
Quintette" was also present, Altogether
195 clubs were represented, and 1,147
delegates entitled to seats.
The main object of the convention
was for the election of officers to serve
for the ensuing year, and for tbe adop
tion-of a new and more practical consti
tution to govern this organization. In
terest at The Dalles centers in who will
be elected officers for the ensuing term
and the choosing of delegates to the
national league convention to meet at
Milwaukee. v
THE ELECTION.
At the Bepublican meeting in Port'
land Charley H. Carey was elected
president of the league lor the ensuing
year. For vice-president Claude Gatch
was chosen. Mr. li. A. McJNary was
elected a member-at-large of tbe execu
tive committee, one of which are to
' serve from each congressional district,
For the first congressional district, J. A.
Wilson of Linn county was chosen. Ac
cording to the Oregonian of today the
business thus far had proceeded without
tiresome delay, but the fight over the
member from the second district dragged
out the length of the session. W. II
Moore of Moro, Sherman county, was
the first candidate placed in nomination
By Mr. J. U. .Burkes, who in a ringing
speech set forth . Mr. Moore's many
qualifications that entitled him to
to a place on the committee. E. M.
Van Slyck, of Baker, was placed in
nomination by C. A. Johns, and B. F.
Laughlin of The Dalles was nominated
by W. H. Wilson, J. B. Eddy, William
Holder and J. C. Leasure vigorously
seconded the nomination of Mr. Moore,
while Pierce Mays spoke earnestly for
Laughlin as the choice of the second J
congressional district. Van Slyck's sup-
port was apparently very slight, and the
selection seemed to lie between Moore
and Laughlin. In the balloting, Van
Slyck dropped out of the race early in
the roll call, and for a time the voting
seemed to be about equally divided be
tween the other two candidates. Gradu
ally,- however, Moore began forging.
ahead on the tally sheet, and each de
cisive ballot cast was the signal for
cheering.
James G. Blaine Club, 36 votes,"
read the secretaiy from the roll-call
"Thirtv six votes for Moore," an
swered the chairman of the club delega-
tion amidst great applause,
Every one knew that Moore had been
elected, though, long before the secre
tary announced the official result. The
ballot resulted in Moore receiving 334
votes, Laughlin 260 votes and Van Slyck
54 votes,
The next order of business the election
of six deleeates-at-laree and four from
each congressional district, to attend the
meeting of the National Kepwblican
League, at Milwaukee, Wis., in June,
and that nominations would be in
order.
Ex-Senator J. N. Dolph, in a brief
speech, nominated M. C. George for
delegate-at-large; Judge Thomas A. Mc
Bride, of Oregon City, was nominated
by George Brownell, George W. Patter
son, of Washington county, by Thomas
Tongue ; J. M. Long, of Portland, by
Judge Cleland; A.W.Gowan, ot Harney
county, and James A. Fee, of Umatilla
countv, bv J. C. Leaaure. It was then
moved that the nominations for the del
egates-at-Iarge be closed, and, upon
motion, their election was made unani
mous.
The four delegates from the first con
greesional district placed in nomination
were R. A. Booth, of Josephine county;
I. L. Patterson, of Marion county; J.H
Hawley, of Polk county, and J. A. Blun-
dell, of Douglas county. This election
was made unanimous.
Judge J. C. Moreland had a surprise
in store for the delegates ot the second
congressional district, for no sooner had
tbe president announced that nomina
tions would be in order, than he sprang
to his feet and began reeling off a list of
candidates. The men nominated by
Mr. Moreland were John Michell of
Wasco county ; J. M. Church of Union
county; W. C. Avery of Multnomah
county, and F. J. Taylor of Clatsop
county. A good-natuted laugh broke
out among the delegates as Moreland
finished his list, and then some one
promptly proposed that the nomina
tions be closed. There was a little op
position to this, but it manifested no
strength in the yote, and the nominees
were accordingly declared the delegates
of the second district.
Before the convention adjourned it was
moved and carried that the league rec
commend to the executive committee
the re-election of II. L. Wells as secre
tary. Resolutions were also passed ex
tending the thanks of the convention to
B. B. Beekman, the retiring president,
and to the Monmouth, Woodburn,
Multonomah and Social quartettes for
their Binging during the session. Presi
dent Carey then announced that there
was no father business before tbe con
vention, and that speechmaking would
be in trder. But the convention was
already beginning to thin out, and Mi
Dodd's motion to adjourn was carried.
Considerable stir was occasioned by
action of an excited individual, who
made his way to the platform as the del
gates were filing out, and called out, "All
who are in favor of John H. Mitchell for
He failed, however, to draw torth any
burst, of enthusiasm from the rapidly
vanishing delegates,
NEWS NOTES.
The senate Indian committee have au
thorized a favorable report on Senator
Pettigrew's bill for the taxation of lands
alloted to Indians in severalty.
The Palmer house, Chicago, will be
the rallying center of the democratic
politicians during the national conven
tion. Besides the national committee,
twenty-nine states will have their head
quarters at the hotel. Every available
room in the house which can be spared
from the regular trade has been assigned,
The house has been compelled to refuse
quarters to two applying state delega
tions.
Unlike most proprietary medicines,
the formulae of Dr. J. C. Ayer's Sarea-
parilla and other preparations are cheer
fully seat to any physician who applies
for tbem. Hence the special favor ac
corded these well-known standard rem
edies by the World's Fair commission
ers.
Four Dollars a Cord.
Four dollars will now buy a cord of
good oak wood delivered at your wood
shed. We will sell at this price for a
time to reduce our stock.
decl8-tf . Jos. T. Petebs & Co.
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IVILLljlJ ill J fAlrUM
Then Shot Himself Through
the Head.
DESPERATE DEED OF A CARPENTER
Be Was Out oC Work and His family
Was Destitute A. Deliberately
Planned Crime.
Chicago, Feb. 5. The entire family of
six, consisting ot his lather, mother.
wife and three children, were murdered
last night by Richard Klattke, a Lake
view carpenter, who completed the work
by killing himself.
The dead are: Richard Klattke,
carpenter, 39 years old : Kate Klattke
nj8 wife. John Klattke, his father, 73
Mina Wilhelmine, his mother-in-law
71; Mina Klattke, his daughter, 9
Anna Klattke. his daughter, 8, and
Emma Klattke, his daughter, 7. '
The members of the Klattke family
were found dead early this morning in
their little cottage, at 207 . Berskau
avenue, two blocks from Cuyler station
a suburb oi Chicago, on the Northwest
ern railroad, by Matthew Brown,
saloon-keeper, who called to secure tbe
services of tbe carpenter. Each of the
seven corpses had a bullet wound in the
head and the death of all had evidently
been instantaneous. Beside the body of
Richard -Klattke lay a revolver, and
empty cartridge shells were scattered
about the room. There were no indica
tions of a struggle on the part of any of
the victims. .
A heavy odor, which appeared to be
that ot chloroform, pervaded the house,
From this it was surmised that Klattke
first chloorformed the entire family and
then deliberately aimed and put a bullet
into the brain oi each. Everything
pointed to a deliberately planned murder
by the head of the famiiy, od-a desire to
place himself and his family beyond any
further earthly troubles. !
Klattke was despondent, his family
were cold and hungry. Since Christmas
he had been out of work, and he ended
his troubles just as relief was in sight.
This morning tbe next-door neighbor,
Adolph Schmidt, called at the cottage
with the joyful news that he had found
a iob for Klattke. At the same time
Matt Brown arrived on the same er
rand.
A close examination of the remains
showed one of the victims alone had any
warning of her fate. This was Mrs,
Kate Klattke, tbe wife of the murderer,
She, it appears, struggled with her hus
band before the fatal shot was fired.
Her hands were scratched and her cloth
ing torn. fehe had evidently been
overpowered and thrown beside " the
dead body of her little 7-year-old daugh
ter, Emma.
A COJIPLETE SURPRISE.
Finance Committee's Report Unfavor-
ably Becelved by Republicans.
Washington, Feb. 4. The finance
committee's report proved a complete
surprise to the silver republicans and
was unfavorably received by them
They immediately began a movement to
have the two propositions, tariff and
silver, separated and will generally sup
port Quay's motion to this effect. The
silver republicans expressed themselves
as follows :
Mitchell (OrO It is
a democratic
move to defeat the tariff.
I won't vote
for it.
Pettigrew I am against it. You
might just as well try to put the ten
commandments on any bill that comes
into the senate.
Carter The bill will be recommitted
and ought to be with instructions to re
port the tariff and silver propositions
separately.
Clark Tbe committee's work looks to
me like boyish play.
Warren I am not for it; it is not in
the interest of silver.
Mantle I am a silver man and may
vote for the substitute. However, I will
not feel obliged to do so, if it becomes
apparent as the matter progresses that
the substitute is intended for no other
purpose than to beat the tariff bill. . '
Perkins I voted consistently for the
silver substitute for tbe bond bill in ac
cordance with the wishes of my consti
tuents, and even went to the extent of
opposing all amendments offered to de
feat it, but I do not consider myBelf
under obligation to support a measure so
eviden tally intended for the purpoee of
defeating tariff legislation. The tariff
bill is an emergency measure, and the
revenue it provides for is needed for the
support of the government.
Pritchard I am a silver republican,
in favor of a tariff as well ss silver legis
lation, hence feel it my duty to oppose
this substitute.'
It is asserted that all the democrats
and populists will vote against Quay's
motion. If this be true the motion can
not carry, and the contest will come di
rectly upon the substitute. Some "sound
money" democrats are inciinedto sup
port Quay's motion, bnt most of them
take the position that they vote ag.-tinst
the motion as a means of killing the
tariff bill.
TO KKCO(i:!ZK CUUA.
Rights of a Belligerent to be Accorded
Br.
Washington, Feb. 5. The senate
committee on foreign relations today
agreed upon a substitute for'the resolu
tion heretofore reported on the question
of the recognition of Cuba, and author
ized Senator Morgan to report it to the
eenate. It is :
"Resolved by the senate, the house of
representatives, concurring. That in the
opinion of congress a condition of war
exists between the government of Spain
and the government proclaimed and for
some time maintained by force of arms
by the 'people of Cuba, and that the
United States ol America should main
tain a strict neutrality between the con
tending powers, and accord each all the
rights of belligerents in the ports and
territory of the United States."
ine committee also vote l to make an
effort to take up tbe Cuban question in
the senate as soon as the urgent defici
ency bill and the resolution for the dis
tribution of the appropriation bills can
be disposed of.
WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
The wish . lor arbitration of the Ven
ezuelan question is gaining ground in
England.
Iu the house yesterday, Delegate Cat
ron; of New Mexico, introduced a bill to
prevent the pugilistic festival taking
place near E! Paso.
Tbe Press Association announces the
Scotch oil com Dine as completely dissol
ved, with heavy losees to the investors.
and the Standard Oil Company is again
master of the situation.
Jnstice Morris, in announcing a de
cision of the court of apoeals for the
District of Columbia, ruled that while
intoxication may be a disease, yet if it is
voluntary and leads to commission of
crime, it is a crime in itselt.
The steamer Maria Christiana has ar
rived at Havana having on board the
Reina, Farnesia Alamansa, Albura aud
Galicia equadrons, numbering 625. Tbey
were accorded an enthusiastic reception.
These squadrons, with horses, are pre
pared to enter the field immediately,
General George Gibbon, the famous
Indian fighter, died at his home in Bal
timore last night at the age of 63. His
death was caused by pneumonia, which
attacked him last Sunday night, just as
he was about to start for Milwaukee to
attend a reunion of the Loyal Legion
General Campos, in a recent inter
view, said: "Weyler will accomplish
no more, no less than I; but in case he
fails he will not be relieved.. Having
been appointed by a conservative gov
ernment, and being backed by the liber-
party, only a great and unexpected
catastrophe could bring about his re
moval." Colonel A. J. Fountain, one of the
best-known men in New Mexico, was
kidnapped on the road from Las Cruces
to White Oaks, by cattle-thieves, and is
believed to have been killed, together
with his little son who was his only
traveling companion. Fountain was
prosecuting attorney of the district and
has been pushing the rustlers bard.
The secretary of the treasury yester
day opened the bjds for the purchase of
$100,000,000 of United States 4 per-cent
30-year bonds, received under bis call,
dated January 6 last. Tbe bonds, re
deemable in coin, will be issued in de
nominations of $50 or multiples of that
sum, as desired by bidders. Over five
times the amount required was sub
scribed in a Bhort time.
All Spain Aroused.
Madrid, Feb. 6. The resolution on
the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents
of the United States senate committee
on foreign relations has created a great
sensation in Spain. The Epoca says of
it:
"President Cleveland surely cannot
forget the traditions of American policy,
Tbe Confederates, during the late war,
were not recognized as belligerents, nor
were the Chilean insurgents in their
last war."
The Heraldo is indignant, and advises
the government to send an ironclad
squadron to Cuba. The Correo says the
attitude of the senate is offensive and
arbitrary.
The Chile-Argentina
amicably settled. -
dispute is to te
PASSED THE SENATE
Catron's Anti-Prizefighting
Bill Rushed Through.
IT MAY BE SIGNED TOMORROW
Flstlo Carnival. Therefore, Will
Come off in New Mexico
To Enforce the Law.
Not
Washington-, Feb. 6. Senator Hoar,
chairman of the judiciary committee,
reported to the Eenate the Catron bill to
prevent prizefights in federal territory.
It was passed.
Quay today modified his resolution to
re-commit the tariff bill so as not to In
elude instructions to the committee,
and, at his own request, it went over
until Monday. The populist senators
have decided in caucus to vote solidly
against re-committing tho silver substi
tnte for the tariff bill to the committee
on finance. If the Democrats stand to
gether against the Quay motion the
decision of the Populists insures its de
feat.
TBE ANTI-PRIZEFIGHT BILL.
It Will Trobably Be Signed Tomorrow
Prepared to Enforce It.
Washington, Feb. 6. The Catron bill
to prohibit prizefighting in federal tent
tory will probably be sent to the presi
dent tomorrow or the next day. It
IS
considered almost certain that it will
Mb signed promptly, thus making it
law operative immediately. , Then the
whole government authority, judicial
and, if necessary, military, will be in
voked to stop tho prize fights.
Army officers on duty at tho war de
partment are prepared to do all in their
power to execute the provisions of the
Catron bill if called upon when the bill
becomes a law. The precedure of set
ting in motion the machinery of tbe
army would be for the governor of New
Mexico, or any territory which may be
the scene of an unlawful gathering, to
call upon tbe United States marshal of
the territory to act, and he might, if he
felt it necessary, call upon the United
states troops tor assistance, the war
department authorities say they have an
ample force in New Mexico and adjacent
to the border to take care of any number
of sports likely to be there to take the
chances of arrest on charges of felony by
attending the prizefight. Army officers
feel confident the troops will not be
called for, believing the lay will compel
the abandonment of the project to pull
the fights off in the territory.
WILL PHOTOGRAPH COLORS.
The Wonderful Discovery of a German
Physician.
New Yoek, Feb. 6. A special to the
Journal from Berlin says:
Hardly has the world had time to re
cover from its astonishment over the
wonderful discovery of Professor Roent
gen in the sphere of photography, when
the news is wired from Brandenburg of
an epoch-making discovery which al
ready excites the greatest interest in
scientific, commercial and industrial
circles. The world of art, also is threat
ened with another formidable competi
tor.
The inventor is Dr. Zelle, a practicing
physician of Brandenburg. He has con
trived a photographic instrument which
will, in minute details, reproduce the
various colors of objects, persons and
landscapes brought within a special
range of the camera. What is the most
surprising in this experience is that in
the photographs the colors lose rone of
their original brilliant shades. Con
noisseurs speak with the greatest en
thusiasm of Dr. Zelle's remarkable
work.
Dr. Zelle's apparatus does not require
any more time for the perfecting of col
ored photographs than is nsed lor the
colorless productions by ordinary cam
eras.
Zelle's instantaneous colored photog
raphy, as it will probably be called,
forms the subject today of tbe leading
journals of the German metropolis. The
inventor keeps the most important fac
tors of his device a secret. In an ad
dress to the Freie" Photographische Ver
eiginung he only admits that bis instru-,
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Bobbery at Keppner.
The boldest robbery that e ver occurred
in Heppner took place last night. Two
masked men held up the Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company's agent,
and made him, at the point of their re
volvers, open bis safe and give them the
cash. Thev secured probably $50. -
The robbery took place about 9:30
o'clock. The agent and his wife went
into the office at that time, and two men
walked in, with their faces covered with
black masks, and, covering the agent
and his wife, ordered them to hold up
their hands. The agent asked them
what for. They replied "Because we
want you ,to." They ordered him to-
open the sate, saying tbey wanted bis
money, and only had a minute to wait.
Mrs. Hart, the agent's wife, left the
room, notwithstanding tbey ordered her
to stop, and went down tho track for the
brakeman, who had left the depot about
ten minutes before, and was at the
coach getting ready for a night's run.
The alarm was quickly given; but bo
far no trace of the robbers has been
found. One was a tall man and the
other of medium size. The depot is
about 200 yards from any other occupied
building, and a great many wonder that
a robbery has never occurred before.
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