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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARC EI 25. 1896.
VTOL. VI.
NUMBER 14.
WAR IS PROCLAIMED
Proclamation of the Kalifa
Against Egypt.
AN APPEAL TO ALL DERVISHES
WILI. WAIT FOB COOLER WEATHER
Brltisb Campaign Will Probably Not
Begin Before' September, Unless
Something Unforeseen Oc
curs Pasha Talks.
London, March 20. A dispatch to the
Globe from Cairo says the Kalifa has
proclaimed a Jehad (holy war) against
Egypt, and called on all dervishes capa
ble of bearing arms to enroll under hiB
banner. It is said Osmaa Dlgna is to
leave Cassala and join the dervishes now
mastering at Dongola.
TALKED OF AT CAIRO.
.-Rritiah Camnaiern Will Probably Not
Becln Before September.
New Yobk, March 20. A special to
the Herald from Cairo says :
Your correspondent culled upon Lord
Cromer, but he declined to express any
opinion as to the situation. The as
sumption is that he knows very little of
the scope of the movement. It is known
the order for the advance was a sur
prise to him. With the experience
gained through Wolseley's dilatory and
vacilating tactics in the Khartoum cam
paign before the British war office, it is
practically certain that this expedition
. will be pushed forward with eharpneBS
and precision, but it is not at all proba
ble that a serious advance will be made
upon the very threshold of summer.
The Soudan and Egyptian troops at
Wady Haifa may be pushed on to
Akasher, while the English contingent
will concentrate at Wady Haifa and or
ganize for effective work. When cooler
weather sets in, early in September, the
columns from the Kile and Suakin can
make a combined advance onOndurmau,
but the guardians of the Khalifa Abdul
lah know something of British tactics
and may not wait for the cooler weather
programme. J ully uu.ouu oervisnes are
reported readv to fieht. The massacre
of the Italians at Adowa filled them with
warlike zeal, and the fall of Cas
sala will inflame them with fanat
idem. They maytake the initiative and
fall upon the advance column of the
' Nile and crush it even before the main
support can reach Massun.
While the natives are all disconsolate
at the prospect of war the English in
Cairo are elated. Scores of young men
in civil places are striving for permis
sion to join the forces, and even the
English women have volunteered for
hospital service. The prospect of fight
ing creates much enthusiasm among the
British.
Many serious-minded observers pre
diet that the attempt to carry out Eng
land's long matured policy in the Sou
dan will provoke a European war, in
asmuch as it will afford Russia and
France the pretext which they have
been yearning for.
The war correspondents of the London
press are rapidly concentrating here.
The troops in Cairo are taken by rail
to Ghireh, where the steamers receive
.and carry them to Assouan. The North
Staffordshire regiment is expected to
make the-trip on the 26th.
The young khedive is said to be elated
over the prospect.
Your correspondent had an interview
with Slatin Pasha, the companion of
General Gordon, who had 17 years of
life and imprisonment in the Soudan,
- and who now holds the rank of colonel
in the Egyptian army. He is suffering
from injuries received through a recent
fall from his horse. He said :
"Although-1 am still lame, I shall go
to the front at once. By reason of my
knowledge of the forces in the field and
to be bronght into it, and my abilily to
speak the dialect of the Soudan residents,
I ought to be able to render good service.
I really speak Soudanese better than my
native German. I think we shall have
fighting inside of a week. Our troops
today made the first advance beyond
Egyptian territory. They are certain to
to meet opposition. I think we shall
find the enemy at least 400,000 strong in
rifles with 5000 spearmen, and with an
irregular cavalry of about 2000. The
', best arms they have are the Remington
rifles, and they are out of date, now.-
"The talk about the dervishes being
able to put 100,000 fighters in the field is
absurd. Not half that number of fight
ing men can be mustered in the whole re
gion. They have some regimental and
brigade organization, bat discipline is
lax and inadequate, Osman Digna will
probably be our chief opponent.- The
dervishes will not in this -encounter have
the fanaticism which themahdi inspired
in the Gordon campaign.
"Besides, the people are much dissat
isfied on account of the oppression and
misrule of their government of late.
am familiar with all the tribes that can
be brought against us, and we need have
no fear as to the result of this expedition
A number of European military officers
are applying for permission to accom
pany us. Sirdar, who is the nominal
commander of the Eevptian army, will
go to the front Tuesday. Much is ex
pected of the trained Soudanese regi-
ments officers by the British, but 1
would not care to depend much upon
Egyptian troops such as I have seen.
Objected to the Color.
New York, March 20. lbe young
lady members of Ballington Booth's new
army have been greatly excited over the
announcement that the uniforms for
God's American Volunteers would be of
seal brown color. When the samples of
cloth were first brought to the room in
the Bible house devoted to the trade de
partment of the new army they were
sharply examined by the women. Then
there were whispering, which grew
louder and louder until finally it broke
out into open revolt. The fair soldiers
admitted they had one worldly weak
ness left, and that was touched when
they were asked to don a color so unbe
coming. They were joined by the men,
who said brown trousers would be more
quickly ruined by kneeling in the streets
than those of blue. After much deliber
ation Commander Booth rescinded the
order for the brown clothes, and is now
looking for suitable cloth of a cadet-blue
color.
Election of Senators.
Washington, March 20. The senate
committee on privileges and elections
met today, for the purpose of passing
upon Senator Mitchell's report upon the
election of senators by a direct vote of
the people. The report proved accept
able to the majority. The minority, who
opposed the proposition, probably will
file a report later.
SPANIARDS SURRENDERED.
Weyler Incensed and the Colonel Sent
to Spain.
Tampa, Fla., March 23. A letter from
a Spanish source gives a report of an en
gagement at Candelaria, the 17th inst.,
when Maceo and Bandera, with 6000
men, attacked Colonel Francis. The
Spanish loss, the letter says, was 300
solders, four captains and eight lieuten
ants. Francis surrendered, giving up all
his arms and ammunition. 1 his, it is
said, incensed General. Weyler, who an
nounced that Francis would return to
Spain on the next steamer.
A FOOT OF SNOW.
All of Iowa Covered by a . White
Blanket.
Des .Moines, March 23. Dispatches
from Creston, Bed Oak, Jefferson, Atlan
tic, Albia and other points indicate a
heavy fall of snow over the Btate. All
correspondents Btate that it is the heavi
est Btorm of the winter. There was no
wind and the snow is from eight inches
to a foot deep everywhere. Farmers are
encouraged, as this will insure abundant
moisture for winter wheat and pastures,
besides patting the ground in fine condi
tion for spring work.
In the flonse.
Washington, March zi. This was
District of Columbia day in the house
Delegate Murphy, of Arizona, secured
consent for the consideration of the sen
ate bill to authorize the leasing of lands
for educational purposes in - Arizona
This was a modification of the bill vetoed
by the president and over his veto by
the house. The senate modified the bill
to meet the objections raised by the ex
ecutive. The bill passed.
Reported Favorably.
Washington, March 23. The house
committee on election today re
ported favorably the bill introduced by
Corliss, providing for the election of sen
ators by a direct vote of the people.
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IN NATIONAL POLITICS
The A. P. A. to.Take Part in
Presidential Campaign.
SUPREME ADVISORY BOARD TO MEET
At
This Meeting, Which Will Be
Washington Tuesday, the First
Steps Will Be Taken.
In
Washington, March 21. The Ameri
can .Protective Association, that has
been a factor in the state and municipal
politics of several states for a number of
years, has announced -us intention to
enter the field of national politics in the
coming presidential campaign. its
first crusade will be taken' at a meeting
of the supreme advisory board of the or
ganization, called to meet in Washing
ton, Tuesday, March 24. This meeting
is preliminary to the sessions of the su
preme council, which will be held here
in May. Prominent members from every
congressional district in the country will
take part in the sessions of the supreme
council, and will determine the part the
organization will take in the campaign
It is a part of the program to in
sist upon the re-enactment in party
platforms this year of the planks of the
Democratic and Republican platforms of
1876, in which both parties declared
against sectarian appropriations and
emoluments from public money or prop
erty. In that year Mr. Blaine proposed
in congrees an amendment to the con
stitution as follows :
"Article 16. Neither congress nor any
state shall pass any law respecting an
establishment of religion or prohibiting
the free exercise therof, or use the prop
erty or credit of the United States, or
of any state, or any money raised by
taxation, or authorize either to be used
for the purpose of founding, maintaining
or aiding by appropriation, payment
for services, expenses or otherwise, any
church, religions denomination or relig
ious society, or any institution, society
or undertaking which is wholly or in
part under sectarian or ecclesiastical
control."
During this congress Linton of Michi
gan introduced tho same amendment,
and the A. P. A. will endeavor to have
the amendment made a part of the con
stitution. Another feature of the program with
which the advisory board will deal
is what the political leaders of the A. P.
A. call a campaign of education. They
declare their literature shall reach every
postoffice and every voter before election
day.
Senators and representatives have
heard from the A. P. A. organizations of
their states . during the past month.
The following is a copy of a letter which
has come to nearly all of them :
"At a recent meeting of the state
council of the A. P. A. a resolution was
unanimously adopted that we request
our senators and representatives in con
gress to work and vote for the following
bills, now pending :
"A bill to secure a just distribution of
federal offices, known in the last con
gress as house bill to establish a nation
al university, known in the last' session
as house bill 8949; a bill to restrict im
migration and regulate naturalization,
known as Linton's bill, house bill 8774;
Linton's joint resolution, No. Ill,
mending the constitution and prohibit
ing for all time sectarian appropriations ;
a bill to prohibit advertisers or others
from using the national emblem' as an
advertising device.
"We hope this expression of the re
presentatives of so manv of your consti
tuents will meet your indorsement, aa
being in the interests of our country and
in line with the ideas, of the founders of
our government.
We also desire to respectfully call
vonr defection to the rant that it in thn
deBig to'place in statuiW hall a statue
of Pere Marquette. E?a regard this as a
dangerous innovation. The Jesuits
have been banished from almost every
Catholic country, and yet, here in Pro
testant America, , they are not only to
remain and plot against the liberties of
our people, but it is even now proposed
to farther violate the principles of church
and state by the addition of the statue
oi one oi these traitors to all govern
ments among the statues of those pa
triots who have given their lives that
the government by the people should be
preserved ; and we appeal to you to use
your endeavors so that this idea shall
not be carried out."
THE NAUE OF HARRISON.
It
Will Be Presented Should His Tiom-
' ' lnatlon Appear Probable.
Chicago, March 21. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says :
Benjamin Harrison's name will be
presented for the consideration of the
Republican national convention. This
announcement is made on the authority
of prominent Indiana leaders, who have,
within' the last few days, written to
members of the delegation here, and the
story nas been confirmed oy telegrams
received explanatory of the results in
the congressional - convention s of Thurs
day.
When ex-President Harrison's letter
of withdrawal wa9 printed, prominent
members of the Indiana delegation de
clared the letter would not prevent them
from using Harrison's name if they saw
fit. Since that time the situation has
been canvassed thoroughly and the re
sult has been that the word was passed
throughout Indiana that instructed del
egates would be an unwise political step,
and the state should be left free to take
up Harrison's name if it seemed advisa
ble. A concession, it is said, was made
to the McKinley sentiment in the state
in several districts by an agreement that
McKinley men might be elected provided
they agreed to vote for Harrison at any
time when a majority of the delegation
so decided. Talking of the situation,
one of the strong Indiana leaders said
"You are safe in announcing that ex-
President Harrison's name will be pre
sented to the convention unless it should
be demonstrated before the meeting it
self that McKinley or some other candi
date is absolutely certain of a nomina
tion. We have resisted instructions to
delegates quite generally throughout the
ttate, not in opposition to McKinley or
any other candidate, but soieiv that we
might be tree to bring out our own can
didate if we had reasonable chance of
success."
HORRIBLE STORY AGAIN TOLD.
An Armenian Refuge Tells of the Mas
sacre In Marsovan.
New York, March 23. Mharim Dal
majian, an Armenian refugee who re
cently escaped from Turkey and has just
arrived here, said last night :
"The massacre in Marsovan occurred
November last. The first thing done on
the morning of the massacre was to put
a guard of Turkish soldiers around the
American college. This was to protect
the college from attack. Two or three
houses in the town in which naturalized
American citizens lived were also guard
ed. The Turkish soldiers began by kill
ing in cold blood all the Armenians
whom they found in the market. They
did this partly with guns, partly with
bayonets and partly with hatchets.
"Then they killed all the Armenians
whom they .found in the streets. They
did not, however, enter any Armenian
houses, except four, where several
women were assaulted and killed.
"Meanwhile each of the hve mosques
n the town bad a Turk crying out every
tew minutes that the Armenians were
sacking the moeque and killing the
Turks. This added greatly to the pub
lic excitement and added the Turkish
populace to the soldiery.
"Over 1000 persons were killed in all
the massacres in MarBOvan. It was
freely acknowledged by the soldiers that
the Armenians were killed by direct or
ders from Constantinople, lhere are
altogether 500,000 Armenians under
Turkish dominion and if they remain
under that rule for 10 years longer they
will be exterminated or converted to
Mohammedanism,
"Between 30,000 and 40,000 Armen
ians have been maseacred up to the pres
ent time. The governor of the district
is now busy arresting all the young Ar
menian men whom the soldiers or police
find in the streetB. The result of this
massacre is that all the young men are
keeping in the houses and Bending out
the old men to buy food.
Snow Fell In Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb., March 23. The heavi
est snow fall experienced in this district
for four years, and which was general
over the state, started Sunday morning
and continued until nightfall. Nearly a
foot lies on the ground. There was no
wind and no drifts. It will do great
benefit to farmers.
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Ayer'a Sarsapariila enjoys the extra
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only blood purifier allowed on exhibit at
the world's fair, Chicago. Manufact
urers of other sarsaparillas sought by
every means to obtain a showing of their
goods, but they were all turned away
under the application of the rule for
bidding the entry of patent medicines
and nostrums. The decision of the
world's fair authorities in favor of Ayer'a
Sarsapariila was in effect as follows:
"Ayer's Sarsapariila Is not a patent
medicine. It does not belong to the
list of nostrums. It is here on its
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WERE RECOMMITTED
Cuban Resolutions Sent Back
for Conference.
THE MOTION MADE BY SHERMAN
His Object to Modtfly Them in Certain
Respects Is Aazlons to Secure
a Tote.
Washington, March 23. Sherman
gave notice in the senate that he would
move to recommit the Cuban resolutions
to the conference committee. Sherman
said the object was to secure such a modi
fication of them as will satisfy the scru
ples of some of the senators who are op
posing the resolutions, and to Becnre'a
vote at an early day.
At 2 o'clock Mills introduced resolu
tions directing the preeident to request
Spain to give local self-government to
Cuba, and in the event of Spanish re
fusal the president is authorized to take
possession of Cuba, using military and
naval forces for that purpose, and hold
ing it until the people of Cuba can es
tablish local self-government.
A vote was about to be taken on Sher
man's resolution when Allen interrupted
with a speech on a general subject.
At 3 o'clock the motion of Senator
Sherman to refer the Cuban resolutions
to the conference committee was adopted
without division.
The senate at once turned to other
business, while the galleries did not
realize for some time that the Cuban re
solutions had been sent back to confer
ence. The chair announced Sherman,
Morgan and Lodge as the senate confer
ees.
The legislative appropriation bill was
then taken up.
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baptist church.
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had been brought down to Egypt and he
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promised land. Wh(le he nas confront
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slave in the household of Potiphar, a
prisoner in a dungeon of Egypt, and
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this world. Here we have no continu
ing city, but we seek the ity whose
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lay hold upon the exceeding great and
precious promises, and meet the trials of
life with fortitude, eyen as Moses en
dured aa seeing him who is invisible,
while we wait the promised coming of
the Son of Man in his glory who shall
take us across the Jordan of death to
dwell with him forever in the para
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