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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1896.
NUMBER 10.
SPANIARDS MISSING
Army in Cuba Short Fifteen
Thousand Men.
IT IS A SERIOUS BLOW TO SPAIN
The Search for Their Wherabouts Going
on Day and Sight A. Skirmish
With Insurgents.
St. Louis, Feb. 25. A special to a lo
cal paper from New York says :
A dispatch from 'Havana reports 15,
000 Spanish soldiers missing in Cuba.
The fact has been communicated to the
Madrid government, and the search for
them is going on day and night.
Official circles are in a state of alarm,
for 15.000 men. with 15,000 rifles and
500,000 cartridges is an enormous item
to the Spanish army. The disappear
ance of the men will ultimately be
traced to either death in battle, the
number of which has'been concealed to
hide Spanish losses, their detail to posi
tions in various parts of the- island, of
- which no record has been kept, or de
sertions to join th lnsni'Tits. The
Spanish records show that entire garri
sons have joined she r-ii.I.j, with their
arms, in every province of the island
An order was issued by General Wey
ler several days ago for a report of the
number, positions and condition of the
army. The responses to this, it is said,
have increased the confusion and there
are reports from reliable sources that
there are 20,000 men instead of 15,000 to
be accounted for.
by B. Fay Mills, during the evening,
and had gone home apparently in the
best spirits. The family came here last
July from Algona, la., to educate their
children at the state university.
ENFORCING THE GAME LAW,
ANTI-TRAMP MEASURE
One Han Fined for Catch lug Mountain
Trout.
Hillsbobo, Or. Feb. 25. That a dep
uty game warden has been appointed in
this county has become apparent in the
past few daye. Yesterday. J. Schieffin
was before Justice Knight, charged with
breaking the game law, in that he had
caught and had in his possession last
Sunday mountain trout. He pleaded
guilty and was lined $25 and costs. S.
Green was also charged jointly with
Scheiffin, but has not yet been appre
hended. Yesterday afternoon Deputy
Game Warden George E. Baggerly re
ceived word that several persons were
breaking the law, on the Tualatin river,
near town. As a result, of his trip there,
a complaint was lodged this morning
against Welsey Garrison, but as yet he
has not been arraigned.
Resolutions Recently Adopt
ed in Wisconsin.
MCKINLEY REPUBLICANS OF OHIO
One Hundred Thousand Personal let
ters to be Written by People of
a County.
CLEVELAND NOT A CANDIDATE.
Concern for Michelsen.
San Fbancisco, ieb. 2o. Much con
cern is felt bv the friends of Charles
Michelsen of this citv, who was arrested
at Havana today for visiting the insur
gent camps. Michelsen has been promi
nently connected- wit!- newspaper work
in this city for several years, and is
well-known throughout California. Last
November, he went to Havana as 'the
correspondent of the New York Journal
and San Francisco Examiner.
THE ST. LOUIS NOMINEE.
A Prophet
Who Says Cullom Will
Be Chosen
Washington, Feb. 25. The man who
predicted Garfield's nomination and
Cleveland's election says that Senator
Cullom will be the nominee of the St.
Louis convention. This man is Dr. Kef
ser, of Washington, and he is a epiritn
alist. He claims to have foretold all the
presidential nominations for the past
25 years. His predictions concerning
Garfield's nomination attracted much
attention by the way in which it was
fulfilled. While the attention of the
whole country was riveted on Grant and
Blaine and Sherman in 1880 and no one
dreamed of Garfield as a candidate. Dr,
Keieer annouueed that he would be the
candidate. He was laughed at, but he
persisted that be had received a straight
tip from the spirit world, and that Gar
field would be the next president.
The doctor predicted the first election
of Grover Cleveland and also the second.
He has won some reputation in Wash
ington as a prophet, and now he says
that Senator Cullom is to be the next
republican leader. He called on the
senator in bis committee-room at the
capitol, saying that be wanted to see the
man be knew was to be the next presi
dent. Sr. Keieer is not a crank, nor is
be seeking notoriety. He is a believer
in spiritualism, and believes that the
revelations coming to him from the
spirit world are reliable.
He said be bad . never met Senator
Cullom, but would like to see him be
cause of what had been revealed to him
concerning the senator's future.
Senator Cullom laughed when told of
the caller and his revelation, and was
surprised to meet a very intelligent and
pleasant-appearing business man. who
chatted over political affairs for a few
moments and then retired, leaving the
. senator an invitation to dine with bim
after he became president. The senator
said he would gladly accept the invita
tion should the prediction prove trne.
A Husband's Crime.
Madison, Wis., Feb. 25. Mrs. A. W.
Patterson was shot by her husband, who
then killed himself last night, at their
home in this city. Letters, ostensibly
from both parents, were left to the chil
dren, Baying the husband and wife bad
resolved to die together. This declara
tion, however, is opposed by the fact
that when found, the, wife, who was in
her night robe, bad one arm thrown
across ber face as if to shield it, and
there was a ballet in her arm, while her
husband was fully , dressed. Both at-
Be Will Soon Make This Determination
Public.
Indianapolis, Feb. 25. General W.
S. Fullerton, president of the National
Chickamauga Military Park commission,
who is here listening to the testimony
as to where the monument of the Eighty
Indian regiment ehonld be jilaced.' says
the personal friends of President Cleve
land understand full well that he will
not be a candidate for a third term. The
general says President Cleveland has
communicated this fact to severalper
sonal friends in Washington, and will in
a short time announce his determination
in a letter. General Fullerton said to
Secretary Sherin, of the national demo
cratic committee, that it is settled that
Cleveland has made up his mind.
JERRY SIMPSON'S WISII.
Hopes Mrs. Lease Will Stick to the
Pulpit.
Detboit, Feb. 25. Hon, Jerry Simp
son is -to deliver a lecture tonight.
When he arrived in tbe'eity be was
aske d for an interview about Mrs. Mary
Lease. He said :
'I don't know whether Mrs. Lease
really means to abandon politics or not,
but I hope she does. Whilo a woman
of great ability, she is too aggressive and
independent. She won't tolerate any
body else's views, and is always causing
trouble. She's a lot better off in the
pulpit than in politics, and I hope she'll
stay there."
WOKKI.Nl FOR ArKlNLEY
Fond Dp J.ac, Wis., Feb.-26. At the
anti-tramp convention, the following re
port of the ways and means committee
was adopted. The experience of various
lacalities under the present conditions;
shows that while some tramps would be
honest laboring men if they had the op
portunity, the larger portion of them are
determined to live on the public without
work ; that tramps as a whole are a nul
sancfe and a danger to private families, a
needless expense to the ' public and a
means of corruption to public officers.
Experience shows that comparatively
little has been done to remedy the
tramp evil by private individuals or or
ganizations; that the enormous and un
necessary, bills agr.inst the counties
rolled up by officers in tramp cases, by
means of the fee system, can be largely
prevented by courageous county boards,
and that the proper use of the work.
house will drive away tramps from that
locality. As the result of this experience
and oar discussions, we have not settled
all parts of the' tramp question, but we
have agreed on the following resolu
tion
decide who shall succeed General Bara-
teri.
The fact that Menelek is threatening
Adiqualu causes new anxiety. It is
feared that he will entirely surround Ba.
rateri and then join the revolting tribes
at Oculecusal.
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
Aetlon Taken by the Foreign Affairs
Committee.
Washington. Feb. 27.. The house
committee on foreign affairs after a warm
session ot two hours touav, adopted a
concurrent resolution declaring it the
sense of congress that a state of war ex
isted in Cuba; that insurgents should
be given rights as belligerents, and that
the government of the United States
should use its influence to stop the war,
if necessary by intervention, and pledg
ing the support of congress.
The ' resolutions were erected with
cheers when read in the house.
Sulzer asked unanimous consent that
the resolutions be a special order of
Tuesday.
. Meredith suggested that the resolu
tion be passed immediately.
Hitt, chairman of the foreign Affairs
committee, said the committee would
ask the earliest possible consideration of
the resolution.
The resolutions adopted by the com
mittee were as follows:
Resolved, By the houso of representa
tives, the senate concurring, that in the
opinion of congress a state of public war
exists in Cuba, the parties to which are
entitled to belligerent -rights, and the
United States should observe a strict
neutrality between the belligerents.
Besolved, That congress deplores the
destruction of life and property caitsed
by the war now waging in the lan and
believing that the only permanent solu-
WITH. AN IRON ROD
Captain - General Weyler's
Last Proclamation.
EIFTEEX DAYS GRACE ALLOWED
After That All Insurgents Will
treated as Bandits Property
Will Be Confiscated.
Be
Resolved, That the system of remun- tion of the contest, equally in ttifthiter-
May
The Plan That Ohio Republicans
Adopt.
Chicago, Feb. 26. A special from
Massilion, O., says:
There is a movement on foot here to
induce every intelligent person in Stark
connty to write -at least five letters to
that number of friends in outside states
urging them to go to the primaries and
work for McKinley. delegates. It is
reckoned hat 20,000 people should send
100,000 'letters within 10 days, and as
each correspondent will ask his other
friends to write similar letters to other
friends, the scheme will be seen to.lje
another manifestation of the endless
chain idea.
MORS ARMENIAN OUTRAGES.
The People of Marsovan Forced ts Ac
cept Islam.
London, Feb. 26. The Daily News
will tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Constantinople which says it is reported
there that, February 14, the first day of
the Ramadan festival, the Turks sur
rounded the Armenian quarter in Mar
sovan and ordered the Armenians to ac
cept Islam. Five hundred of them
agreed to do so, but,150 recalcitrants
were killed. ,
The Chronicle has a dispatch from
Constantinople which says a fresh series
of massacres is reported in the Sivas and
Kharpoot districts.
The Refuges at Zeltoun.
Boston, Feb. 26. The New England
Armenian relief committee has received
the following telegram from the treasur
er of the Anglo-American relief' commit
tee, in Constantinople :
'The British ambassador hears there
is great misery ana s.ckness among
the refugees at Zeitonn, especially on ac
count of the bitter cold. The sick by
hundreds lie near the corpses of dead
women and girls, without a rag to cover
them. Many sent off have died on the
road from exhanstion."
erating public officers for public services
by fees should be abolished.
Resolved, That the workhouse or some
other judicious system of laboi for pris
oners, including tramps, should be uni
versally adopted.
Resolved, That other methods of meet
ing the tramp evil, including methods of
prevention as well as of correction de
serve the careful consideration of this
conference at future meetings, and we
urge all city and county authorities and
philanthropic individuals to carefully
investigate the many interesting experi
ments which .have been made with the
tramp problem in various places, among
which we especially name the Brown
county workhouse, the Dane county jail
and the Rescue mission in Milwaukee
also the Provident wood yards in many
cities, and the work of the anti-tramp
society of Ann Arbor, Mien. And we
recommend the methods of the latter so-
ests of Spain, the people of Cuba and
other nations, would be in the establish
ment of the government of the choice of
the people of Cuba, the sense of congress
is that the government of the United
States ehonld use its good offices and
friendly influence to that end
Resolved, That the United States has
not intervened in the struggle between
any European governments and their
colonies on this continent, but from the
very close relations between the people
of the United States and those of Cuba,
in consequence of its proximity and the
extent of commerce between the two
peoples, the present war is entailing
such losses upon the people of the
United States that congress is of the
opinion that the government of the
United States should be prepared to
protect the legitimate interests of Amer
icans by intervention if necessary.
Resolved, That congress pledges its
ciety for adoption in all cities of moder- support to the president in carrying put
ate size. the forecroin? resolutions.
The resolutions were adopted, after a
session of over two hours. All but two
members of the committee present vot
ed for them. The ayes were:. Hitt,
chairman ; Smith, Cousins, Heatwole,
Quinn, Pearson, Adams, republicans:
Newlands, silverite; Dinsmore, Ma
Creary, democrats :
Nays : Draper, republican ; Tucker,
democrat.
Absentees: Taft, republican, and
Price, democrat.
The resolutions except the fourth,
were those reported by the subcommit
tee, consisting of Ada"ms, Draper, and
Tucker.
Tucker was oposed to the second on
the ground that the United states was
not concerned as to the internal policy
of the people of Cuba.
Alabama for McKinley.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 26. Seven
teen counties out of twenty heard from
throughout Alabama has instructed for
McKinley, who will get 18 out of the 22
delegates. -' -
BORN. .
February 26th, to the wife of Chas.
Lost the End of His Nose.
San Fbancisco, Feb. 26. William
Hannigan met with a peculiar accident
yesterday which cost bim the end of his
nose. He has attented all the masquer
ade balls held recently and consequently
lost a great deal of sleep. When he en
tered a barber shop at Sixteenth and
Valencir streets, be was drowsy. He
dropped into the barber's chair and
called for a shave. The barber proceed
ed with all good grace, but observed
while lathering Hannigan's face that
William had fallen asleep. Being an in
dustrious barber he concluded the situa
tion did not demand cessation of work,
and being a gentle barber, he did not
care to disturb the slumbers of his cus
tomer. Everything went along pleas
antly until the razor began operations on
Hannigan's lips Suddenly Hannigan's
fists shot out right and left striking an
imaginary foe. The barber tried to
jump out of the way, but Hannigan bit
the razor and drove its keen edge
through the top of his nose. Then Will
iam awoke with a start and looked a
the dismayed barber, and when he felt
the blood dripping down bis face realized
what had happened.' There was a hasty
explanation and then Hannigan picked
up the piece of his nose and ran for the
hospital. The surgeon stitched it on. In
the - afternoon Hannigan explained
that be had" some trouble with a
man the night before and that the
trouble bobbed up in dreamland.
Havana, Feb. 27. Following is the
synopsis of an important and long anti
cipated proclamation of the Captain
Gene! al Weyler to the insurgents :
The captain-general proclaims that he
will allow the rebels in the provinces of
Pinar del Rio and Havana 15 days from
the date of the proclamation to surren
der. Those who do eo will not be sub
jected to molestation, but the small
bands of insurgents in these provinces
which do not surrender within the given
period will at the expiration of that pe
riod be treated as bandits.
A detachment of civil guards, rein
forced by the civil guards of the pro
vince of Santiago de Cuba and the pro
vince of Puerto Principe, have orders to
form lists, at their respective towns, of
all persons who have joined the rebels,
and their property will be confiscated.
The property of those who openly aided
the rebels in their rads will also be con
fiscated. .
The towns in the western part of the
island are authoiized to organize cores
oT guerrillas arid all office-holders on
leave of absence will be relieved if after
eight days from the date of the proclam
ation they have not returned to thei
posts.
Petroleum and other inflammable arti
cles, after the date of the proclamation
can no longer be sold in small, ungarrl
soned towns.
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Try a Liver Remedy once and note the
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difference. Take it in powder or in liquid
already prepared, or make a tea of the
powder; but take SIMMONS LIVER REGU
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package. . Look for it.
J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Notice of Annual School Meeting.
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tended the revival services, conducted Lewis, Grand Dalles, a son
The Italians in Abyssinia."
New Yoek, Feb. 26. A dispatch
the Herald from Home says ;
The Journal lion Marcio, tl. cigan
Signor Cris pi, states that the dervishes
are about to repeat the invasion of Ery
thera of 1894, advancing against Keren,
AdingriJ Godelflasai, Amackine, Italy's
weak garrisons, intending them to join
their ally, King Menelek. The new
reinforcements, in face of this new
threatened calamity, are insufficient.
The Fanfulla announces the sending
of 16 battalions of troops.
King Humbert in accord with Signor
Crispi, is resolved to obtain victory
J without loss of time. He will tomorrow
Notice is hereby given to the legal
voters of school district No. 12, of Wasco
county, state of Oregon, that the annual
school meeting for the said district will
be held at the brick echool house on
Court street, in said district, to begin at
the hour of 3 :30 o'clock in the afternoon
on the first Monday, being the 2d day of
March, A. D., 1896.
This meeting ia called for the purpose
of the transaction of business nsual at
such meetings, and also determine what
action the district will taKe, relative to
the erection or rental of additional school
buildings, and providing funds for ex
pense of same.
Dated this 19th day 6i February, 1896.
S. B. Adams,
Chairman Board of Directors.
Attest, E. Jacobsex,
District Clerk.
The entering wedge of a fatal com
plaint is often a slight cold, which a
dose or two of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
might have cured at the commencement.
Therefore, it is advisable to have this
prompt and sure remedy always at hand
to meet an emergency. .
Just received at the Wasco Warehouse
a carload ef "Byers Best ' .Pendleton
flour. This flour has no superior on the
Pacific coast- Try it. d7-tf
To Be Put to Death.
Havana, Feb. 27. Admiral Navarro
has returned from a tour of inspection
along the coast, during which the gun
boat Alolta bombarded the insurgents at
Cabanas and at Bahai Honda, two ports
in the province of Pinar del Rio, recent
Iy attacked by the enemy.
Jose Belancourt, the insurgent leader
recently captured by the Spaniards, has
been tried by court-martial and sen
tenced to death.
The insurgents have destroyed two
railroad culverts between Cabezas and
Union de Keys, in the province of Mat
anzas.
According vto official announcements,
Gomez and Maceo have been trying to
effect a junction, but have so far failed
on account of being closely pressed by
troops. . Maceo is said to be in the vicin
ity of the city of Matanzas. It is said he
has planned to move southward in the
same direction as Gomez, who is de
scribed as being south of Jovellatos
(Bemba), between Colon and Matanzas
In Eighteen Months.
New Yobk, Feb. 27. General Weyler,
In an interview with Karl Bottscher,
German-writer, declares that he expects
to put down the Cuban revolution in
year and a half. Not long ago be told
Cuban planters he thought thev could
begin grinding sugar by the middle of
next month.
Herr Botscber arrived here on the
steamship Columbia from a trip to the
West Indies. He was accompained by
his wife, who acts as his secretary.
They live in Berlin. Said Herr Botscber:
I interviewed General Weyler laet
Saturday. When he observed that I had
read bis proclamation, he said: "Then
you'll know that I adopt iron, and, if
necessary, bloody measures to give this
country peace."
A Reign of Terror.
Havana, Feb. 27 Refugees from Pun-
ta Biava and Guite, 12 miles away, have
arrived at Havana, and say that a reign
of terror exists in their locality in conse
quence of troops having massacred
peaceable citizens at Guito, already
briefly announced by correspondents of
American newspapers.
The official government report, issued
Sunday, states that a fight occurred near
Punta Brava on the previous day be
tween troops sent from Marino and the
insurgent . bands of Villa Nueva and
Acosta, resulting in a glorious victory
for the Spanish arms. 20 insurgents
having been killed and 50 pris
oners taken. Residents at Guito have
identified 18 of the dead as pacific
citizens. Only two were insurgents,
and the prisoners are nearly all said to
be peaceful. One of (hem, named La
Daielao Quinter, clfims Americ;in-citi-
zenship. He is wounded by a ball in the
arm.
Artisans Entertainment.
The Artiaansgave another of their most
entertaining meetings last evening,
pleasing their friends by reading and
song in a thorough manner. The enter
tainment opened with a medley by the
Artisan quartette of their o n construc
tion, being a string of familiar negro
melodies, introducing en imitation of
the river steamboat whistles. They
were recalled and gave "Good Night, My
Love." Next was a recitation by Miss
Jennie Russell, in which that lady fully
sustained her excellent reputation as
an elocutionist of extraordinary merit.
Miss Hattie Cram then . sang a sweet
lullaby song entitled. "Sleep, Little
Baby of Mine," and was followed by the
ever popular duet, "Larboard Watch,'
by Messrs. Arthur and Charles Clarke.
The address of the evening was by Dr.
Olmstead of Portland, who interested
his listeners with a review of the history,
objects and workings of the Artisans. .
He was listened to with marl ed atten
tion. Mr. J. A. Perkins then sang a
solo, "Anchored," followed by Mrs. E.
O. McCoy's vocal solo "Answer," with
piano accompaniment by Mrs. J. C.
Crandall and Mrs. A. N. Varney. Both
selections were heartily applauded.
This ended the program and the balance
of the evening was devoted to dancing.
Wagon Road to Fossil.
Mr. Nick Sinnott, who has just re
turned from Fossil, finds a popular agi
tation at that place for a wagon road to
The Dalles. A large region of country
would be tapped by this road, which at
present transacts their overland trans
portation business with Arlington. Over
a year ago the Fossil people became in
terested in the proposition, and their
interest is now renewed by the near ap
proach of the opening of the locks.
Surveys were made for the whole ronte,
and considerable work done at the Fos
sil end, and it is probable that the whole
road will soon be completed. Thewaeon
road will be only twenty miles further
than the present road to Arlington.
The distance by rail from Tbe Dalles to
Arlington ia fifty-three miles, and the
tariff charged by the railroad company
from Portland to Arlington is yet high
because of the interrupted line of cheap
communication at Tbe Dalles. The
Fossil people, therefore, by driving only
twenty miles further, can avail them
selves of the cheap freight rates that
will ensue with the opening of the riyer.
With but little care and no trouble.
the beard and mustache can be kept
uniform brown or black color by using
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers.
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