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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1896.
VOL. VI.
NUMBER 21.
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WILL BE TRIED TODAY
Competitors Crew to Be Court
martialed at Havana.
ALL ARE IX EXCELLENT SP1TITS
How the Spaniard. Tried to Force
Confession Story of Captain
Laborde.
New York, May 8. A dispatch to the
Herald, from Havana, saye:
The crew of the Competitor will be
tried in the' arsenal at 8 o'clock this
morning. Five of the men were per
mitted to send a letter tp the American
consul-general and to talk with one an
other last evening for the first time in
nine days.
When seen by your correspondent in
prison they were singing and talking
Spanish. Captain Alfredo Laborde
showed deep sores in his wrists, which
were cut by ropes. He Baid :
"They tried to force me to make some
sort of a 'confession.. I assured them
that I had told the truth from the out
set, and though they tried to make it ap-
pear that I had knowledge of everything,
I was really a victim. I had a wrecking
license, permitting general freight and
passenger business and sponge fishing
along ihe Florida coast, though from
distance special custom-house papers are
necessary. I arranged to carry 24 pas
sengers from Key West to Lemon City,
and we started at night. When near
Cape Cable, the leaders, Colonel Monson,
one Tagurde, and five others, came into
the cabin. They said they had ex
pected to reship for Cuba.
"They ordered me to sail About until
it came, but I refused, and they seized
the boat, saying :
"Well, we will do as we see fit.'
"They had a pilot of their own and
compelling ns to be silent by threats,
they steered for the Cuban coast. I re
ceived only Jz loreach man and never
. thought that I would carry them so far.
When we reached the coast and had
almost nnloaded the Cubans ashore, a
Spanish gunboat appeared and began
firing. I sent the mate to raise the
American flag, but the Spaniards kept
shooting at him until he turned below.
There was a quantity of dynamite on the
deck, and fearing an explosion, we got
into the water to keep at a safe distance.
ihe gunboat continued to hre at us,
though we did not resist."
William Golden, the mate, is an Eng
lishman. Captain Laborde says he has
been naturalized, Onajillon, another
prisoner, is a native of Kansas. He
says he became a correspondent for a
Jacksonville paper and this was his first
newspaper work. He had been waiting
some time for a chance to secure a boat
for Pinar del Rio, he says.
"Did you expect to land in Cuba from
the Competitor?" I asked.
"I expect to land and transfer." he
answered.
Uaptain Laborde turned and re
marked :
"That is the only thing for which I
blame yon, for not telling me in ad
vance." "I wonder what became of the three
others of the crew who were captured,"
he continued. "They are not here. I
fear they are dead. Only two of the
crew are here besides myself and the
mate."
The owner of the Competitor is Joseph
Wells, of Key West.
THE HALLS OF CONGRESS.
Mitchell's Resolution For Popular Elec
tion of Senators.
Washington, May 8. In the senate
today Mitchell gave notice that when
the appropriation bills are alliout of the
way he will press the joint resolution for
the election of senators by the people.
The river and harbor bill was then taken
up.
When the item for the deep-water
harbor at Port Los Angeles, Santa Moni
ca bay, California, authorizing contracts
aggregating $2,998,000 for the work, was
reached, White offered an amendment
for the creation of a board of three offi
cers to report on the relative merits of
Santa Monica bay and of San Pedro har
bor. Large easels were brought in and
maps of the Pacific coast, placed on
them. With pointer in hand, White
proceeded to point out the main points
of the contest.
In the House
Washington, May 8. The house to
day passed a bill to establish a life-saving
station at Point Bonita, Golden
Gate, Cal.; also a bill appropriating
$5000 for the deportation of the Cana
dian Cree Indians from Montana. '
- Oregon's Trial Trip. '
San Francisco, May 8. The new
battleship Oregon will make her trial
triD over the course staked out in the
Santa Barbara channel next Monday,
the weather is favorable. She will leave
this harbor bound for the course tomor
row morning.
The board of examiners, composed
largely of officers of the Philadelphia, has
been made np. The United States coast
survey steamer Gedney has completed
the survey of the course.
Captain Minor Goudallt says tie wi
try to make the Oregon excel the record
of the Indiana, her sister ship, which
cained -a. record of 16.67 knots. From
bis experience with the Oregon Wednes
dav and vestordav. he thinks she can
come closer to the 17-knot mark than
did the Indiana on her trial trip.
If he succeeds in beating the latter
record the accomplishment will be ex
ceediDgly gratifying to the officers of the
Union iron works, not so much on ac
count of the bonus of $25,000 for every
quarter knot over the contract speed of
15 knots, as that it will prove a victory
for the Pacific coast over Cramp Bros.
of Philadlpbia.
The Oreeon plowed the waters of the
bav from Hunter's Point to Ked Bock
yesterday and attracted much attention
Experienced tugboatmen who watched
her, say she attained above 14 knots an
hour. '
PENALTY IS HANGING.
Carl Albrecht Found Guilty of Murder
In First Decree.
Carl Albrecht, who killed his wife at
Marshfield, Or., February, 18 last, was
vesterdav convicted in circuit court at
Empire Citv of murder in the first de
gree. The jury brought in a verdict aft
er 15 minutes' deliberation. Albrecht
will be sentenced bv Judge Fullerton
Monday next.
Carl Albrecht shot and killed his wife
on the street in . Marshfield. The deed
was committed because of the wife's re'
fusal to support him. Albrecht had
been very cruel to the woman for
number of years, and his treatment be
came so bitter a week before the crime
that she left him and instituted divorce
proceedings. Albrecht did his utmost
to get her to return, and February 17
said that he would talk no longer, but
would kill her. The next day, after
Mrs. Albrecht returned from doing
day's washing for the family of John
Preuss, in South Marshfield, he made
good his threat.
Mrs. Albrecht had been at Preuss'
home and was taking a basket of clothes
to her daughter, when Albrecht met her.
He spoke to her about leaving him, and
she replied by asking him to go away
and leave her alone : but this he would
not do. Mrs. Albrecht first sought pro
tection at Judge Watson's residence
from her pursuing husband, and a little
later started on her journey, but was in
tercepted by Albrecht. Mrs. Cox ap
peared then and began to intercede for
Mrs. Albrecht, but he placed his hand
to bis hip pocket, as if to shoot Mrs.
Cox. and the latter hurriedly got out of
the way. A few moments later Albrecht
walked up to his wife and placed a re
volver to her back, firing five shots, the
first two taking effect. After the first
shot Mrs. Albrecht fell to the ground,
and the other four shots were fired after
she was down. She was dead when
picked np.
When the dastardly deed was com
mitted, Albrecht turned and pointed his
revolver at himself, as if he were going
to take his own life, and then took to
his heels to get out of the reach of the
officers. William Webster shadowed
him in his flight, Albrecht keeping him
at a respectable distance by threatening
to shoot. Webster pointed out Al
brecht's hiding-place to Marshal El rod,
who went up to him and ordered him to
hold up bis hands ; but Albrecht only
held up one, and was in the act of shoot
ing EI rod when the latter fired. The
third shot brought the wife-murderer to
the ground. At first it was thought that
Albrecht would die, but on examination
it was found that he received only flesh
wounds. Two bullets struck him, one
In the right shoulder and one in the
right hip.
In the fall of 1893 a son of Mr. T. A.
McFarland, a prominent merchant of
Live Oak, Sutter county, Calif., was
taken with a very heavy cold. The
pains in bis chest were so seyere that be
had spasms and was threatened with
pneumonia. His father gave him sev
eral large doses of Chamberlain's Cough
Bemedy, which broke up the cough and
cured him. Mr. McFarland says when
ever his children have croup he invari
ably gives them Chamberlain's Cough
Bemedy and it always cures them. He
considers it the best cough remedy in
the market. For sale by Blakeley &
Houghton's Drug store.
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WILL MAKE A RECORD
Battle-Ship Oregon's Fine
Run to Santa Barbara.
FASTER THAN THE MASSACHUSETTS
The Trial Trip 'Will . Probably Be D
layed Until Tuesday Getting
atakeboata Xnto Position.
Santa Babraba, Cal., May 10. The
battle-ship Oreeon dropped anchor in
the channel at 11 o'clock; this morning
outside the kelp. An Associated Press
reporter was the first aboard. In an in
terview, Irving M. Scott said :
"It will be Tuesday before we get ofF
on the trip. The stakeboats have to get
into position of the ranges. This must
be carefullv and accurately done. The
position of the stabeboats will be as. fol
lows: At the eastern end, opposite
Goleta wharf, the Unadiila; the Mc
Arthur at the western range, 31 miles
north from the start ; the Albatross off
Gavita wharf; the Gedney at a poin
midway between the Unadiila and the
Albatross, about 10 miles apart.
"The run down was most satisfactory
We left the whistling buoy off the; bar at
10:15 Saturday, the engines making
revolutions of 95, with an average
speed of 13 knots. We arrived at Port
Harford at 12 o'clock. From Port Har
ford to Point Conception, we loafed along
until daylight, to catch beacons and be
come familiar with the course. Here we
'hit her up' and made time from this
point to' the lower range at a rate of
16.34 knots, for a distance of 15 or 18
miles."
Enthusiasm aboardehip is unbounded
and the record of the Massachusetts, of
16.15 knots, is doomed, crowning the
Oregon queen, and placing her at the
very front among ships of her class, in
all the naties of the world.
Admiral Beardslee, Captain Cotton,
Captain Goodall, and all the memtSeTs
of the trial board, corroborated the
statement of Mr. Scott.
'The Oregon behaved admirably and
we will beat the Massachusetts or bn'st
something," said Chief Engineei For
sythe. '
A WAR CANDIDATE.
John Bookwalter Believes Cleveland
Will be Nominated.
Cincinnatti, May 10. A special to
the Commercial Gazette from Spring'
field, O., gives an interview with John
W. Bookwalter, the democratic candi
date for governor of Ohio in 1877. He
predicts that Grover Cleveland will be
nominated for the fourth time at the
Chicago convention. He eulogizes the
president as the leader of tariff reform,
and gays he is now wanted as the leader
of the war party in this country. Mr
Bookwalter believes the condition of for
eign affairs, especially with .Great Brit
ain and Spain,. will be such, two months
hence, as to compel the democracy to
take up President Cleveland, and that
the war sentiment will be id his
favor in November. He says the ad
ministration will be beard at the prop
er time on the Cuban question, and
also on the Venezuela boundary, and
then it will be Cleveland's call. Mr,
Bookwalter also predicts a free silver
platform, and that the party will thus
be kept together for a creat struggle.
Mr. Bookwalter is away much of his
time, but is now cultivating his old
home constituencies, and expects to go
to the Chicago convention as a delegate.
ME. 8TAGOE. GONE.
Denr People Bald to be Looking; Anx
iously for Him.
Blood will tell. Lionel Stagge turns
out to be a rogue after all. Some two
years ago a good deal of sympathy was
wasted upon this gentleman, who with a
penitentiary record, was appointed re
ceiver for a prominent Portland bank.
The experiment of covering a wrong
doer with a mantle of charity ,has in this
case proven a failure, and re-establishes
the truth of an old saw: "Once a
rogue, always a rogue."
The Denver Post of Tuesday, May 5th,
has the following, which will be of in
terest in Oregon :
The police are looking for Lionel
Stagge and a dozen or more mining bro
kers are mourning his sudden departure
from the city. Under a pretext of pub
lishing a manual of mining he gulled the
brokers for a total of $150,' but he used
an afternoon political organ as a cloak
to cover his transactions, and the brokers
are even more wrathy because of this.
ne broker said yesterday : 'It is cer
tainly exasperating that, from quarters
where honesty should be paramount, we
encounter smooth crooks.' The after
noon organ was captured by the suave
manner and handsome appearance of
Lionel, and the cash drawer is nearly
empty. It was touched up to the tune
of $175, and the building is in mourning,
Lionel drifted into this city about .tw
months ago. ' He is a decided brunette,
minus a moustache. The name nnder
which he sailed is no doubt an assumed
one. The police will for that reason
have difficulty in locating their man.
"Lionel proposed the publication of
a book devoted entirely to minine, and
secured the cooperation of a Denver
daily paper, and the principal mining
brokers of the city. He worked for sev
eral weeks and used the hotel corridors
as a scene of operations with out-of-town
mining men. How many of them he
caught no one will ever know. As he
was well dressed and a good talker, he
likely convinced many that his scheme
was a great one. Without warning he
left town on the 25th of last month, and
the data collected went with him. Hi
name has been removed from over the
door of his office in the building of the
Denver newspaper which had gone into
the scheme with him."
The Discovery saved His Life.
Mr. G. Caillouttee, Druggist, Bearers
ville, 111. says: "To Dr. King's New
Discoverv I owe my life. Was taken
with La Grippe and tried all the physi
cians tor miles about, but of no avail
and was given up and told I could not
live. Having Dr. King's New Discovery
in my store I sent for a bottle and began
its use and from the first dose began to
get better, and after using three bottles
was up and about again. It is worth its
weight in gold. We won't keep store or
house without it." Get a free trial at
Blakeley & Houghton's Drug Store.
INSURGENT CASUALTIES.
Fire Thousand Men Killed Since the
War Was Begun.
New York, May 8. A World dispatch
from Madrid cays :
According to the Spanish official
figures, the Cuban insurgent casualties
from the beginning of the insurrection,
February 24, 1895, to December 31, 1895,
were: Killed, 26 chiefs, 1190 men
wounded, 358; prisoners, four chiefs,
218 men, During the first four months
of 1896 there are reported to have been
killed 37 chiefs, 3085 men ; wounded, 20
chiefs, -1618 men ; prisoners, 20 chiefs,
330 men, besides 14 chiefs and 670 men,
who came in and surrendered. .
The total number of horses taken from
the insurgents is given as 4657. The
Spanish official statistics admit that the
royal forces have loBt in killed ami those
who died of wounds or disease, three
generals, 29 field officers, 272 officers,
and 4892 men, np to the end of March,
1S96, which does not include the heavy
casualties in April.
NOT THE SAME.
Beranger's Terse and Clever Character
ization of Victor Hugo.
A terse and clever characterization
was that by which Beranerer, the poet.
summed np Victor Hugo's relation to
the gTeat republican spirit of France.
Hugo, although it is said that he was not
a republican at the very beginning of his
career, became a most enthusiastic and
outspoken one. He represented the pic
torial, dramatic side of popular feelinpf
and became so picturesque a figure in
French politics that he could not have
failed to serve as a popular idol.
Beranger, who was a republican of the
implest type, notwithstanding his
share in establishing Louis Philippe on
the throne, denied the poet's attitude in '
one line.
One day, says the Contemporary Ke-
iew, shortly after the revolution which
overtoppled that throne, an acquaint
ance of Beranger met him coming out
of the Palais-Bourbon. "I shall feel
obliged," said the poet, "if you will see
me home, for I do not feel at all well.
Those violent scenes inside there are not
to my taste. I am not at all well," he
continued, With a wistful smile; "I have
been accused of having held the plank
over which Louis Philippe went to the
Tuileries. I wish I could be the bridge
across the Channel on which he would
return. Certainly I would have liked a
epublic, but not such as we are having
in there."
He pointed to the home of the Con
stituent assembly. "You ought to be
pleased," said his friend. "Victor Hugo
is in the seine regiment with you."
"Victor Hugo is not in the regiment,"
as the quiet reply. "He is in the
band.",
How to Cure Rheumatism.
Abago, Coos Co.,' Oregon, Nov. 10,
1893. I wish to inform yon of the great
good Chamberlain's Pain Balm bee done
my wife. She has been troubled with
rheumatism of the arms and bands for
x months, and has tried many reme
dies prescribed for that complaint, but
found no relief until she used this Pain
Balm ; one bottle of which has complete
ly cured her. I take pleasure in recom
mending it for that trouble. Yours
truly. C. A. Bullord. 50 cents and $1.00
bottles for sale by Blakeley & Hough
ton's Drug Store. -
THE REQUEST GRANTED
Execution of American Pris
oners at Havana Delayed.
WILL BE POSTPONED SOME WEEKS
The Case Referred to the Supreme Tri
bunal or War rhe Treaty to Be
Discussed.
Washington, May 11. In the Com
petitor case it can be aulhoritively
stated that at the request of the United
States the Spanish government will post
pone the execution of the death sen
tences upon the American citizens until
the views of the United States respecting
the application of their cases to the
treaty of 1795 and the protocol of 1877
can be considered.
The announcement of the postpone
ment of the executions means a delay of
come weeks. The matter will be taken
up by the diplomatic representatives of
the United States and Spam, and will
be made the subject of an exchange of
correspondence on the interpretation to
be given the treaty provisions. Mean
while, the effect will be to allay popular
excitement both here and in Spain.
It was definitely announced today that
on the day that the five men captured on
the Competitor were tried, on Friday
last, Admiral Navarro, in conformity
with the petition of the prosecutor and
the sentence of the naval tribunal, ap
proved and signed the sentence of death
imposed upon the filibusters, Alfredo
Lborde, Dr. Elias Bedia, William Gil
dea, John Melton and Theodore Meta
The announcement is supplemented by
the statement that in view of high state
considerations, the case has been re
ferred for a final decision to the supreme
tribunal of war and marine.
Two alleged filibusters, both citizens
of the United States, said to have formed
part of the Competitor expedition
have arrived here in custody from Bahia
Honda. They were captured by the
local guerillas of Palma, sometime after
the landing. The steamer Triter has
brought here a small boat abandoned on
the coast by the mayor of Berracos. The
boat is believed to have belonged to a
small expedition which landed in the
vicinity of where the Competitor was
sighted and captured.
SPANISH NEWSPAPER COMMENT
Imparclal Says This Country Wants War
With Spain.
Madrid, May 11. The Imparcial, re
ferring editorially to the strained rela
tions between the United Sjates and
Spain says: The United States intends
to wear out the patience of Spain and
force her to declare war. It is preferable
to babten the event, as the inferiority of
Spain will increase with time.
Captain- General Wevler has not yet
eplied to the command sent him to re
mit to the supreme court the cases of the
men sentenced to death in the the Com
petitor expedition.
ONE OF TUB CONDEMNED.
Owen Melton Was Born and Raised n
Kansas.
Lawrence, Kan., May 10. Owen Mel
ton, the young Kansan captured on the
Competitor, and condemned to death, is
nephew of G. B. Jones, the proprietor
ot a dining ball in this city. Melton was
born and raised near Vinland, eight
miles eonth of Lawrence. He went,
about six years ago, to Aurora, Ark.,
where his parents now reside. He was
at the time'of his capture, it is said, spe
cial correspondent for the Key West
Times-Union.
WEYLKR IS IRRITATED.
Says He la Much Hampered by Ameri
can Meddling-.
Madrid, May 11. The Spanish pre
mier, eenor (Janovas del Uastillo, and
the United States minister, had a con
ference, to-day, the result of which is not
known. It is reported that Captain
General Weyler has cabled the Spanish
government that the Spanish authorities
are hampered by the "irritating med
dling of America in Cuban affairs."
It is understood that the United States
government has presented fresh claims
for heavy indemnities through the losses
on sugar plantations belonging to Amer
icans, being bnrned by the insurgents.
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It is expected that these demands will
lead to further complications.
THE A. P..
CONVENTION.
Political Matters Under
Review
' Washington.
Washington, May 11. About fifty
delegates to the supreme council of the
A. P. A. are in the city for the conven
tion which begins tomorrow, and which,
on account of troublesome questions to
be dealt with, will probably be in session
several days. The most profound se
crecy is observed by the delegates, so
that it is difficult to secure information
concerning the factional differences
which are brewing. .
The members do not conceal the fact
that there will - bo warm debate over
the recent action of the executive com-1
mittee in placing McKinley on the
presidential blacklist. This step is to
be reviewed. by the executive committee,
which will be required by the friends of
McKinley in the order, chief of whom
are the Ohio and Kentucky delegates, to
present proof on which the charges
against McKinley were based.
There is a well-defined rumor that the
Western free silver delegates, who de
clare their intention to secure a free sil
ver plank for the A. P. A. platform, will
also endeavor to force the A. P. A. into
a political alliance with the Populist
party.
Supreme President H. J. Traynor to
day declared that if the old parties re
fuse to recognize the principles of the A.
P. A., a call will be Issued for a national
convention to organize a new party.
which Traynor said will be joined by
citizens who are tired of Boman rule.
A meeting of the full advisory board
will be held tomorrow when the action
of the executive board on McKinley's
candidacy will be called up, and it is
thought will be approved. The fight
will come in tbn council first.
Meetings were held to-day by the judi
ciary and executive committees, the lat
ter for the purpose ot reviewing the
treasurer's accounts.
Most of the delegates are from South
ern and Western states. Some of the
most prominent are:
H. E. Taubeneck and J. E. Chols, of
Georgia; H.J. Swayne, of California;
Judge Jackson, of Texas; Judge H. D.
Stevens, of Chicago; Colonel E. H. Sel
lers, of Detroit; Vice-President J. .T.
Gibson, of West Virginia; Charles
Tucker, of Ohio ; M. A. Wisley, of Mis
souri; C. G. Simmons, of Wisconsin;
W. W. Lanning, of Washington ; and G.
W. Van Fossen and II. B. Ingraham, of
New York.
Democratic Speaking;.
A. S. Bennett, Democratic nom
Hon,
inee for congress in the Second district,
will address the voters of the district at
the following places on the following
dates:
Moro, Wednesday, May 13th, at 2 p. m.
Grass Valley, Thursday, May 14th, at 1:30 p. m.
Dufur, Saturday, May 16tb, at 1 :30 p. m.
Bt. Helens, Monday, May IStb, at 7:90 p. m.
Astoria, Tuesday, May 19th, at 8 p. m.
Troutdale, Wednesday, May 20th, at 7:30 p. ra.
Portland, Thuraday, May 21st, at 8 p. m.
Alblna, Saturday. May 23d, nt 8 p.m.
The Dalles, Saturday, May 30th, al 8 p.m.