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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1896.
NUMBER 21.
WAS ALMOST A RIOTi
Exciting Scenes Before the
Missouri Convention. -
A VAST AND CLAMOROUS THRONG.
Two Political Factions Issued Tickets
to the Convention. Great Con
fusion -was Caused.
St. Joseih, Mo., May 12. The Repub
lican state convention almost turned into
a not this morning before the delegates
were admitted to the hall. At 10 o'clock
2000 DeODle were in front of the Craw
ford opera house clamoring for admit
tance
Filley, as chairman of the state coni-
mittee issued tickets to his delegates
1 . '
before leavinir St. Louis. Kerns was
1 resent with the contesting delegation
The local committee on arrangements,
recoernizinsr Kerns as boss, also issued
tickets to the convention, and having ob-
tained possession of the keys of the opera
bouse, refused to admit anyone until
Filley would consent to compromise.
For over two hours the delegates stood
in the hot sun cursing Filley and Kerns,
At 12 o'clock a crowd of men wearing
Filley hats congregated in the rear of the
theater and attempted to smash in the
door with a battering ram. The sergeant-
at-arms telephoned for the police and a
patrol wagon full of officers was sent.
FROM MAXIMO GOMEZ.
Letter to the
Cuban Delegate at New
York.
New York, May 12. Thomas Estrada
Palms, the Cuban delegate, has received
the following letter from General Max
imo Gomez, commander-in-chief of the
. . . I
Cnban army. The letter was written at
the general headquarters of the Cuban
army, at Iquara, being dated April 22.
General Gomez says :
"In order to make this letter short I
will copy from my diary :
"April 17. On approaching the river
Zaza, by the ford Valdiva, narrow and
dangerous, both shores are occupied by a
strong Spanish column composed of in
fantry, ' cavalry and artillery. I bus
pended my inarch and explored the
field.
"April 18. I detatch some shooters,
so as to compel the enemy to move, plac
ing myself at the right and trying to
have the Spanish in the rear. The Span
ish do not stir and the light prevents
further operations.
"April 19. I countermarch, always on
my plan. The enemy advanced, con
stantly nnder my fire and is brought to a
difficult path where its infantry can
hard y move. Not more than three miles
would we advance during the whole day
and when night comes we are face to
face.
"April 20. I continue advancing, with
nothing to spoil my plans. The enemy
moves with the same cantion as before.
Night again stops our maneuvers, the
Spanish seemingly not caring to press
very much on us, and .1, for my part,
having in mind the necessity of sparing
my men, so as to march with all - their
strength
April 21. The enemy hardly advances
half a league toward me, and abandon'
ing my steps, I camp at Iqura, one of the
prominent- entrenched forts. In our
marcn we nave, described a semi-circle oi
aimosc iu leagues in diameter, wnicn nas
taken as more than three days."
"I am told that the Spanish column is
nnder Colonel Martin, and notwithstand
ing the many years of campaign 'that
bave made me familiar with the Spanish
cruelties and atrocities in Cuba, I have
felt greater disgust and horror than ever
before for this column's work. They I
sacrificed numberless beads of cattle, not
even sparing the young. To deprive ns of
horses they kill all that come within their
Teach, young and old, good and bad. To
complete the cruel proclamation, they
order the concentration of the peasants,
thus forcing them to abandon : their
"homes, and take refuge in the towns,
whether provided for or not, their bouses
have been ordered to be burned and their I
cattle killed. And all this with their
customary hypocrisy they described as
hvaing been accomplished by us. -
"I am fully confident of the success of
our summer campaign and have no
doubt that we shall continue receiving
your valuable support, both' materially
and morally, through your, efforts near
. the American goyernment.
- "It is useless to say anything about
ttie operations in general. The reading
of the Spanish press is enough to show
which of the two armies leads the cam
paign and which is on the defensive."
Subscribe for The Chronicle.
FBEDEEICK BELL'S CONDITION.
. San Francisco, May J2. Frederick
Bell, eon of the late Thomas Bell, who a
few nights ago felt from the third to the
firet floor in the residence of 1107 Bush
street, is still at that place, Buffering
from his injuries. It is the intention to
remove him to the home of his mother
as soon as he is well enough. Bell is im
proving, and while perfectly conscious
and rationhl, is not allowed to receive or
talk to anybody.
Captain John Bell, of Santa Barbara,
nephew of the late Thomas Bell, came to
the city to see the injured man last Sun
day, but he haB for the present been re
lated entrance into the injured man's
room.
A Good Republican Speech.
Hon. C H. Dodd, who addressed the
citizens of The Dalles last night, at the
court house, is a very entertaining
speaker and scored many good points.
He has a habit of stating a line of argu
ment, and following it up with an irre-
Bistable flight of oratory which invari-
lii . - . r . i i t 1
ably brings forth applause. In his ad
dress last evening he defined the basic
principles of the Republican party,
which are a high protective tariff, ade
quate internal improvements and an
enlarged syBtem of navy and coast de-
fe.nse. He represented that the United
States has enjoyed no period of pros-
perity unless nnder a high protective
tariff from the founding of our govern-
mentdown to the present day. That
whenerer an abandonment of this prin-
ciple has even been threatened it has
resulted in widespread panic and dis-
aster. He arraigned the present admin
istration for borrowing $165,000,000 to
run the government in times of profound
peace. He dwelt also upon the financial
question, declaring against free silver
and denouncing it as repudiation. He
struck a popular chord in 'denouncing
the Oregonian, staling the facts about
its suppressing the news, when such I
news would be prejudicial' to the Ore-
onnifln 'a nnHt.innl Rrhpmfa flnrl inr.prpstfl. I
gonian's political schemes and interests,
and cited in support of the claim that
Senator Mitchell bad secured an appro.
priation of $450,000 for rivers and hai
bora, which the Oregonian did not allow
a place in Its news columns. The Re
publican platform of 1894 was written
by Harvey Scott himself, reaffirming the
platform of 1892 which declared for oi
metalli8m. Now Scott attacks that
platform and declares a new B9t of prin
ciples of which Mr. North rup is the ex.
ponent. He urged the Republicans to
stand by Ellis, and read a telegram from
that . gentleman, pledging himself to
stand by the St. Louis platform, what
ever that shall be.
HE FOUND DEATH.
A Man Seeking Work Falls Under the
Train While Stealing a Ride.
The watchman who walks the track
weBt of town, early this morning came
upon the mangled body of a man who
had evidently been run over and killed
by the train, and promptly notified the
coroner. The man was. fearfully torn
A wheel bad run over his body, almost
bisecting it, a leg was wrenched off and
tnrned opposite to its natural ' position,
the ekin had been torn off entirely from
the right fore arm, as well as other in-
juries.horrihle to contemplate.
Coroner Butts summoned a jury, and
visiting the place of the accident, the
jury made the following report: . .
We,, the jury impaneled by Coroner
W. H. Butts, this 15th day of May, 1896,
to inquire as to the cause of d ath of the
body now before us. find as follows
Tr la Avilantlv tha hnlo nf nna T. 17na.
8en. nativitv unknown. That said bodv
I 1 V, t 1. f .U- r T i- I
N. Co. near Summit, about seven miles
m ;"r. c. ' w " k "V
from Dalles City, Wasco County,. Ore'
ton, and in said county.
, We find that deatn was causpd by bis
being run over by the U. K. & H. Co.'s
eaBt-bound passenger, train No. 2, be'
tween 11 and Vi o clock on the evening
oi May 14, lsyo. .verytnmg indicates
tnat lie leu trom tne Drake beam or said
train while stealing a ride.
It is the bodv of a man about five feet.
six inches tall, features prominent, very
black hair and mustache, a blue coat,
black sbirt, gaiter shoes: a man that
would weigh 150 or 160 pounds; a few
gray hairs around temples; age evident
ly 28 to 3U years. - ....
The following letter was found-on bim :
Mr. F. 1. Fuller, Sunt. Portland Trac
tion Co.
Dear Sib The present will be handed
ya y Mr-1" iiassell, who is desirous
obtainingempioyment of any Kind,
l am eatisned tnat you win nna mm a
reliable and competent man. If you can
give him anything to do it will be very
much appreciated by lours Truly, :
. Ubobgk W. Htokes.
Respectfully submitted,
. W. G. Keens,
Fbed D.' Hill, -
, Paul Kbeft, .
C. W. Rick, .
Fbaisk Hill,
J. B. Cbossen. -
Dr. T. F., Campbell (M. D., M. C)
physician, surgeon, etc., late of Los
Angeles, office at Umatilla bouse. -All
calls attended. Telephone 37.
ddwtl
WITH THE POPULISTS
A Bi tter DlSCDSSion at SaC
ramento This Morning.
CATOR ENDORSED FOR
SENATOR
Ditmar Named for Delegate at Large to
s Lonl-The Missouri Be-
publicans.
Sacbamexto, Ma; 13. The first busi
ness of the populist convention this
morning was the report of the committee
on order of business. A strong objection
was made to the indorsement of anyone
for United States senator. Gibsop, of
Alameda, favored indorsing Cator,. but
Vann and others denounced the stand
taken bv Cator'e friends. The chair
ruled, that, although the state central
committee in the call included ttte nom
I: . : r . i. - - 1 .5
ination of senator, the convention could
override the committee. Gillespie, of
San Francisco, accused Vann of making
false statements. A bitter discussion
followed, participated in by Burnett, of
San Luis Obispo; Hoffman, of Santa
Clara; Majors, of Alameda, and Folsom,
of Los Angeles. Haskell, of San Fran-
cisco, said that if the senator were not
nominated now it wonld give an oppor-
tumty later for jobbery and corruption,
The debate following was protracted and
spirited, and amid mnch excitement the
previous question was put and carried,
resulting in favor of the Cator faction by
a vote of 247 to 63.
Castle, of Merced, was nominated for'
vice-chairman and elected unanimously.
The temporary officers were then made
the permanent officers of the convention.
The convention indorsed M. E. Dit-
mar, of Shasta, for delegate at large to
the St. Louis convention. C. F. Mc-
Glashan, of Nevada, was nominated for
-Onorefi9-
congress
BLOOD! FBAI IN FLORIDA.
Regulators Attempt to Punish a Colored
Boy.
Bbaidentown, Fla., May 13. Jack
Trice, a negro, fought fifteen white men
yesterday morning, killing James Hughes
and Edward Sanchez, fatally wounding
Henry Daniels and dangerously wound
ing Albert Bnffum.
The battle occurred at the negro's
home, near Palmetto, six miles south of
here, and he fought to prevent his 14-
year-old son from being "regulated" .by
the whites.
Monday afternoon Trice's son and the
son of Town Marshal Hughes, of Pal
metto, fought, the white boy being badly
beaten. Marshal Hughes was greatly
enraged and at 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing ne ana lourteen otner white men
went to Trice's house to "regulate" the
negro's bov. The whites demanded that
the boy be sent out.' Trice refused and
the whites began firing. Trice returned
the fire, bis first bullet killing Marshal
Hughes.. Sanchez tried to burn the
house, but was shot through the brain
by Trice. Then the whites tried to bat
ter in the door with a log, which resulted
in Henry Daniels getting a bullet in the
stomach that will kill him. The Regu
lators then ran, a final bullet from
Trice's rifle striking Albert Buffo m in
the back. The whites secured reinforce
ments and returned to Trice's home at
sunrise, vowing to burn father and son
at the stake, but their intended victims
i i a 3 . i i . m , , j, . . 1
uauueu, anu omy a rice s oia momer
was in the house. I he old woman was
-J 1 t. j t
. ..u."uu . UUUBH uurueu- jroB8e8
witn Dioodnounds are chasing Irice and
wo uuv, ai'i iuer win oe lyocaea u
caught
SBMOR PBRMA. TALKS.
Be Bays tbe
freedom
sored.
of Cuba la As-
Washington, May 13. Among the
1 spectators at the unveiling of tbe Han
cock statue was Senor Thomas Estrada
Palma, the representative of the Cuban
republic in the United States. - In talk
ing over the situation in Cuba, Mr.
Palma said, with evident earnestness :
'I feel very much encouraged over the
outlook for tbe Cuban republic. Gomez,
with an army, is coming westward again,
and Garcia will soon follow. If we
could put 20,000 rifles, in to Cuba the
war would be over in bis months. Tbe
sentiment of Americans and the attitude
of the government of the' country in the
Competitor affair are very gratifying to
us. 1 think the United btates govern
ment is being more and more convinced
that the methods Spain is pursuing in
Cuba are too iniquitous to be permitted
to proceed much longer. '
"The talk in the newspapers of this
country and Europe about Spain bring
ing the war to a close
by giving Cuba
some sort of home rule, is as ridiculous
as are the Spanish reports that Cuba
was already about to be clothed in
beneficent garb of reform when the war
began..
"There never will be an end to the
present war unless with full independ
ence for Cuba. That is what the Cabana
are fighting for ; that is what they will
continue to fight for. Spain is in a most
desperate condition, and is growing weak
er while we are growing stronger. Cuban
freedom is assured as absolutely as any
coming event can be foreshadowed."
A YOUTHFUL. PETITIONER.
A Charitable Miss Wants
to Save Two
Murderers.
Kansas City, May 14. A 13-year-old
girl petitioning Kansas City's business
men to sign a request to Governor Stone
to save the lives of two negro mnrderdrs
ws a novel sight witnessed here today
She was Bessie Howe, and she had vol
untarily started her endeavors in behalf
of Pollard and Harris, who had mur
dered an Italian in. a saloon row, and
whom the governor bad refused to give
a further respite, and for whom their
lawyer had apparently given up hope.
The girl appeared in the office of Hugh
Roberts, attorney for the condemned
men, before he bad arrived there this
morning.
"I want to do something for these
men," Bhe said. "I don't think they
ought to hang. There does not seem to
be any one trying to help them, and
that is what I am here for."
The youthful pleader nervously
watched the surprised lawyer for a mo
inent after delivering the above, and
then continued :
I want you to write tne a petition
and I'll get a thousand people to sign it
before Friday morning! I'll just make
the governor commute their sentences.
Hurry, please, I can't waste anytime.'
Miss Howe could not be argued out of
her intention. She was stubborn in her
purpose, and at last, armed with a peti
tion left the office triumphantly. The
petition was vigorously circulated in the
city hall and up and down the business
streets, nearly every man she met fur
nishing the coveted signature. She
worked incessantly, and when, late in
the day, she displayed her petition filled
with names, her face beamed with joy.
She is of respectable parentage, and was
one of the number of visitors who saw
the prisoners during their incarceration.
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
Convention Adjourned at an Early Hour
This Morning.
St. Joseph, Mo., May 13. At 4:30
this morning the republican state con
vention adjourned, after resolving in fa
vor of McKinley for president and sound
money. The delegates at large are:
Chauncey I Filley, ex-Congressman F.
G. Niedringbaus, Major William Warner
and J. H. Bothwell. The convention re
elected Chauncey I. Filley chairman of
the state central committee, and adopted
a resolution favoring him as a member
of the national republican committee to
succeed R. C. Kerens.
Mitchell's Pension Bill Passed.
Washington, May 13. The senate
passed Mitchell's bill for pensioning the
veterans of Indian wars. This bill will
pension all who served in the early In
dian wars in Washington and Oregon,
their widows and dependent survivors
Hermann has circulated ' and secured
signatures to a petition to the speaker,
asking that he be recognized to call up a
similar bill in the house on suspen
sion day, or that a day be granted to
nnnRldpr t.hn hill ' RpnrpRAntAt.ivAa nf 17
Btate8 have signed the petition, and a re-
noof in muH
1 " -' "
sideration of Mitchell's bill, so that it
not have t0 g0 through-conference.
A Great Victory for Maceo.
Key West. Mav 13. Advices from
Havana state that In the recent action
between Maceo and Ynclan, at Caracara-
jae, Pinar del Bio, 400 Spaniards were
killed, while the Cubans lost 17. Sicaras,
the famous Cuban leader, was killed in
this engagement.
Advertised, Letters.
-Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the postofSce at The Dalles un
called for May 10th, 1896. ' Persons call
ing for tbe same will give date on which
they were advertised :
Gardner, MM Green, G E
Grove, Miss Minnie Hansen, Hans
Helmer, Mrs Rose. Heighton, T
Kirby, W P Leadv, Miss I
McCrary, Joe Mithias, Richard
Millar .T M Panln CVina 19.1
Peterson, Mrs B (2) Richmond, Mrs Hat
King, Mrs A . Taylor, J M
Turner, A W (2)
Ulm, Bill
Welch, Ifid
Welch, Mrs E C
, A. Cbossen, P. M.
Excursion.
On Monday, May 18th, the D. P. & A.
N. Cov will make a rate of 75 cents to
Hood River and return, including trans-
fer to and from the landing. General
Coxey and General Weaver will address
the people on political questions.
A SPLIT WIS AVERTED
Walcott Faction of Republi
cans Threatened to Bolt.
WANTED THEIR MAN ENDORSED
He Declined to Run West Tirginla
Republicans Instruct 1 heir Dele
gates to Tote for McKinley.
Pueblo, Colo., May 14. Charles
Brickenstein of Conejos and C. G. Hart
of Pueblo were elected delegates to the
St. Louis convention from the second
Colorado district by the Republican con
vention this forenoon. Senator Teller
was endorsed and asked to lead the Col
orado delegation. An effort to amend
the resolutions so as to instruct the del
egates not to bolt at the St. Louis con
vention was defeated by a vote of 199 to
170. Bimetalism and protection were
declared paramount.
The delegates to the Btate convention
are split up Into factions, and unless a
compromise can be effected the conven
tion may be split and two delegations
to the national convention be elected.
Wolcott men threaten to bolt unless he,
as well as Teller, is endorsed in the res
olutions. The delegates from forty-one
out of forty-two counties in the state
held a caucus this forenoon and adopted
the following, which will be incorporated
in the platform :
"We hereby indorse the course of onr
representative member of congres on the
silver question, and heartily indorse
Hon. Henry M. Teller in- his stand and
actions in the United States senate on
the tariff- question, in maintaining that
no tnriff legislation be passed by con
gress until silver is restored to its proper
place in the currency of the country and
there is free coinage of that metal at a
ratio with gold of 16 to 1."
A STORM IN WISCONSIN.
Cloudbursts Were Frequent and Rain
Fell In Torrents.
St. Paul, May 14. Early this morn
ing, reports indicate that perhaps $100,-
000 worth of property has been destroyed
in Western Wisconsin by a great storm
which raged there all yesterday after
noon and night. There were cloud
bursts at Colfax and Bloomer. At this
hour, it is still raining in torrents, and
Bloomer is shut off from communication.
Many buildings were undermined there,
and at least 20 bridges are reported
washed out in Western Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Central train from St
Paul, due to reach Chicago this morn'
ing, is tied up at Colfax, bridges being
torn down on both sides of it. There
are several washouts and a couple of
landslides a mile east of the passenger
train.
A construction train is at work at Col
fax, but the rain is falling so fast that it
is making no progress whatever. Notb
fng can be done to the track and bridges
until tbe weather clears.
In the evening an attempt was made
to run a special train to Colfax from Ean
Claire, but it could not get through.
Reports from points south of Chippewa
Falls say the storm was the worst ever
known, and that streams are swollen
raging rivers. No definite information
as to the extent of loss has yet ' been se
cured. Nearly two inches cf rain fell in
St. Paul. -
WOLCOTT DECLINES.
Refused to .
Permit His
Used.
Name to Be
Pueblo, May 14. J. F. Sanders re
ceived a telegram from . Wolcott, declin
ing to permit his name to be considered
in electing delegates. Senator Wolcott
says: "I am too good a Republican to
wish to create any division in my party
in Colorado, and too much concerned for
the success of bimetalism and the great
principles of the Republican party to do
so under any circumstances." : This
ends p prospects of serious trouble.
McKinley and Sonnd Money.
Clabsbubg, May 14. The state con
vention instructed for McKinley, and
declared for sound money amid great en-thusiasm."-
Promptly at 11 o'clock State Chairman
Dawson called tbe Republican state con
vention to order. Dawson congratulated
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
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KANSAS
BABY
cur
or
By the
Disfiguring
ECZEMA
CCTICCRi
REMEDIES
Onr little baby of two months was badly
afflicted with Eczema. It began when she
was three weeks old, and in spite of all onr
skill and that of two Rood physicians, she
continued to grow worse. Ber head, arms,
neck, and limbs, and, in fact, nearly every
joint in her body, were rawanil bleeding when
we concluded to try Cutiouua Remedies.
The child being bo small and delicate, we
began with Cuticciia (ointment), and Cuti
cura SoAP.accordiug to directions, and after
tht firtt application vet could tee a change,
When we had used the remedies one week
she was very much belter, some of the siircs
had healed entirely and had ceased to spread.
After usiiijr them "for leas tlian a mon;h, the
child was free from scale and blon;.he, and
to-day has as lovely skin and hair as any
child. SI19 wj.1 shown at the (iranpo Fair
when four and a half month oi1, and look
the premium of a silver cup, a the )otlkt
baby, over sixteen other. Wo recommend ,
Cuticura UE)ir,iira to all our iriouus, and
cannot praise tlieni too h!h!v.
Mu. AND Mits.CHAS. J 'ARK,
1U03 lieilcview Ave, KanBas City, Mo.
Spekdt Cure Treatmkwt. vrrm hath
with Cuticura Soap, ot-iule implication of Cu
ticura (ointment), the t-'reat Hu cure, ai.d
mild done of Cuticlua 1Uolvk.nt (the new
blood purifier).
Bold throuahout the world. PorrEn Pnua
AND i.'iu.M. (,'oki.. N"le I'ropn., Uutou, U. 6. A.
All about liuby's tkin, fieo.
KiLLS EVERY FAIN
! The moment it Is applied . Nothing
like Ciiticur t Anll-l-atn riHKior
$&jJk IK.SS. IuiitunuiDcous and Infallible.
the Republicans of the state on the ont
look for Republican success in West
Virginia, and named Thomas E. Davis
as temporary chairman. Davis spoke
briefly, declaring that McKinley (was al
ready nominated and it only 'emained
for the West Virginia delegates to "add
their voices to tbe ratification. This was
greeted with enthusiastic cheering.
Ranee Prddleis Again.
Every little while we hear about our
old friends, the range peddlers. Now it
is tbe Dayton, Ohio, papers that tell of
arrests of range agents; now it is Jeffer- .
son county, Kansas, dealers who com
plain of the competition of these itiner
ants; Canadian trade papers have
spitted and rousted them as bae this
this journal ; New Jersey dealers and
the Windham county, Connecticut,
trade have- seen these gentry loom np on
their horizon, and now Batte, Montana,
comes to the front as the scene of their
operations. The Silver Bow region has
been thoroughly worked by these peo
ple, judging from the tenor of a little
article in Home Industry, a paper de
voted to . the mercantile interests of
Butte. According to this paper a few
Butte people paid a double eagle more
for one of these ranges tbana superior
range would have cost ttiem in Butte. '
The range peddlers wonld jump around
on the range, throw the stove lids cn
the floor and impress people with the
strength of the. goods of ' the Wrought
Iron Range Co., of St. Louis, Mo., who
take tbe Home Comfort ranges. These
ranges were , sold on the installment
plan, and Home Industry says three
carloads were sold in Butte alone. There
are hardware stores in Butte. There
are experienced hardware men there
who pay taxes and spend their incomes
in that city.. What is more, these dealers
sell an a No. 1 steel range at better
prices than these itinerants, and in case
of defects in the goods or needed repairs
they are there to remedy the evils,
while the peddlers 'ike the Irishman's
flea are somewhere else. In case any
dealer's territory is invaded by a range
wagon he should not supinely abandon
the field, but should take tbe inoBt ag
gressive steps, tie should enlist the
local press oa his side and should also
write ns for numbers of The American
Artisan containing accounts of the oper
ations of range peddlers in other locali
ties. The American Artisan.
One of the best evidences that Ayer's
Hair Vigor is an article of exceptional
merit Is tbe fact that tbe demand for it
is constantly increasing. , No one who
uses this incomparable dressing thinks
of trying any other preparation for the
hair. ' '
E. J. Collins & Co. have just received
a large shipment of potatoes.
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