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CO IS Ir THE DALLES', WASCO COUNTY, OREGON,"S ATUR DAY, JUNE 13, 1896. VTOL. VI. NUMBER 25. A KNOTTY . PROBLEM Disposal of Negro Delegates : to St. Louis. THE QUESTION STILL UNSOLVED Hotel Proprietors Claim That Their Rooms Are All Bnsjaa-ed--SI any Delegates are Arriving. St. Louis, June 9. No solution of the puzzling question, What is to be done with the negro delegates to the national convention? has been reached. Proprietors of leading hotels deny that they refuse to entertain colored men, tut say the rooms are all "engaged, and they cannot accommodate the ne groes. A large number of national com mitteemen arrived this morning, but were reticent about giving their viewB regarding the treatment of the negroes bv the St. Louis hotel and boarding house keepers. M. H. de Young, of San Francisco, owner and editor of the Chronicle, and a member of the national committee, said it was not a part of the duties of the committee to secure hotel accommoda tions for any delegates, either white or black. He would oppose any effort to bring .he matter before the committee. National Committeeman James Bill, of Mississippi, a negro, thought he had Becured rooms at Hurst's hotel, but was informed last night that the clerk made . a mistake in assigning him a room every room having been previously en gaged.- P. H. Lannon, of the Salt Lake Tri bune, arrived today in company with National Committeeman Salisbury, of Utah. Both are for frte silver, and will advocate a plank of that character in the platform. "It would be folly for any one man to say what the convention will do on the money question," said Lannan, "but I am confident it will not decree for the single gold standard." . 1 "Neither do I think the platform will declare for free Bilver. I m not pre tending to say what the convention will or will not do, but it is my honest opinion that the money plank will be of such a character that the free-silver men of the party can stand on it." De Young and Salisbury were both present while Lannan was talking, and concurred in what he said. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, favor3 the single gold-standard platform. The list of vice-presidential candidates has been largely speculative. Governor Hobart, of New Jersey, has secured the active support of many Eastern dele gates. So also has Senator Proctor, of Vermont. H. Clay Evans will be named by the Tennessee delegation. -. ,U. S. Grant, of California, will have the support of some of the delegates from the far West. Cy Leland, of Kansas, who is finishing bis twelfth year as a national commit teeman, said today : "McKinley is for sound-money gold, if you please, and whatever silver is needed. He is as much opposed to this 16-to-l heresy as he is to free trade." "Then there .will be no concessions made to silver men from the West Dubois, Teller and Carter?" "None whatever. These fellows will take what we give them, and if they don't like it they can bolt. In fact, I expect to see some of them bolt. We can easily do without them, with New York and New Jersey, and we've got a cinch on these states, too." MOVEMENT OF SPANIARDS. Trocba Being Reinforced and More War Vessels Prepared. Havana, June 9. The government is hurriedly reinforcing the old military trocha from Moron to Ciego de Avila, in - the hope of preventing Gomez from re invading the central provinces - with - fresh insurgent forces from the east. Patriotic Spanish merchants in Ha- , ' vana, Cienfuegoi and other Cuban ports are raising funds to buy and present to ( the government a new ironclad. ' The subscription already exceeds $850,000. Madrid reports the transatlantic lin . ' ers Alfonso . XIII and . Eeina Christiana ' armed for war. They will sail for Cuba in a fortnight. Work upon the torpedo catchers Molita, Bazana and Victoria in the arsenal at La Granada is being hur ried, and they will be launched early in ' the autumn. . . ' '" V ' The Havana press widely comments upon the senate committee's report on the weak condition of New . York's de- ; fenses.' ': v . ' , The town of Cubanco, across the bay .. . from Havana, was excited considerably by an Insurgent band burning various public buildings at apoiutin the su. burbs. The band exchanged shots with the government pickets. The iusur gents yesterday made unsuccessful at tacks upon the government outposts at Gabriel, Ciaba de Lagna and various points along the Pinar del Eio trocha, burning adjacent ..houses in their re treat. ' " Garcia at Doaba. Havana, June 9. Calixto Garcia, with a large force, is said to be en trenched at Duaba, on the north' coat, between Mayear and Baracoa. General Linares, with troops and two gunboats, has left Baracoa to dislodge him. Exodus of Congressmen. Washington, June 9. It is expected that there will be a very large attend ance of members of the house and senate at the St. Louis convention. The poll ticiana will be leaving here for St. Louis all through this week. ; Mosler Items. Editob Chbonicxe : Seeing nothing from this part of the country in the late issues of your paper, I concluded to drop you a few items. Owing to the very cool weather the strawberry crop is ripening slowly, about thirty five crates being the maximum daily shipment from here. Mr. Thos. Harlan is in Montana look ing after the berry crop from his place. J. M. Carroll is slowly recovering fr;ai a very severe illness, and we hope it will not be long until he is again on deck. C. A. Bryant & Co. are pumping the water out of their silica mine, prepara tory to a busy season in that line. Such men are worthy of the highest commen dation, as there is no doubt that this ar ticle will in time prove to be a valuable product, and we heartily wish the gen tlemen, who have gone into the venture, unbounded success.. W. W. Stevenson is erecting quite a residence in the suburbs of Mosler. Ap pearances would indicate that "Billy" has something on his mind. Wonder if he is not tiring of single blessedness. Mr. L. Howard, a brother of Mrs. Mosier, is visiting his sister and family. Our worthy section foreman, Ed. Gib son, is working quite a gang of men, getting th a tracks at .sand pit in shape for the steam shovel, which would indi cate that the company will soon com mence operations in that line. Hobo. . PANIC AT A CHICAGO riBK. Bixty Hen and Women Trample Oyer One Another.. Chicago, June 10. Sixty cloakmakers employed at 492 Morgan street were thrown into a panic by fire last evening, and for a time it eeemed as though some of them would be trampled to death in the scramble, to escape. Both men and women are employed in the establishment, and when word of the fire had been given everybody made a rush for the stairway. Those on the third floor made their way down to the first, but here they were stopped by em ployes from the first floor who were afaid to run down the lower stairway which was beginning to burn quite brisklv. . Fully thirty-five men and women stood, panic-stricken on the stairway, while . the flames . ascended rapidly. Just as the sheet ot fire began licking at the feet of the foremost of those 'on the stairway one of the men darted swiftly down the burning, structure and es caped without a scratch. Those behind him followed in quick succession until all but about three of the employes had escaped. - These three, who were men, remained on the third floor until the fire depart ment arrived and then made their way down a ladder which was hoisted to a rear . window. Those in front of , the building scrambled to the street by means of another stairway. ' The flames were extinguished in a few minutes, as they were confined to the stairway. " . - The best way to avoid scalp diseases, hair falling out, and premature baldness is to use the best (preventive known for that purpose, Hall's Hair Benewer. . Red need Rates. The O. B. & N. Co. will sell round trip tickets for one fare for the following conventions : Republican National Con vention to be held at St. Louis, Mo., June 16th. Democratic National Con vention to be held at Chicago July 7th. Peoples Party Convention and Ameri can Convention to be held at St. Louis July 22d. - National Convention Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor to be held at Washington, D. O., July 7th to 13th. "National Educational As sociation meeting to be held at Buffalo July 3d to 10th. Encampment G. A. B. to be held at St. Paul Sept. 14th. For further information call on or address yours truly, ., E. E. Lytle, jn3-tf : '': ; ' . Agent. . The river, is on a stand at 37.2 THE DAY AT ST. LOUIS Meeting of the National fie : publican Committee, TO CONSIDER THE SEAT CONTESTS Its Decision Will Seat Contesting Dele gates Only Temporarily Prob able Financial Plank. St. Louis, June 10. The National Re publican Committee met at 12 o'clock, with Chairman Carter, of Montana, in the chair. There were very few absent ees. . The business before the committee, the consideration of 168 contests, was promptly taken up. The Initia' meeting was of executive character, the press and public being excluded. The execu tive committee of the national commit tee held a meeting .today to hear the re port of the sub-committee, which made the arrangements for the convention. The committee had been in session only a few minutes when Richard Ker ens offered a motion to admit the press, wbioh was adopted. ' j It was discovered as soon as the com mittee announced its readiness to take up the Alabama contests that the par ties were not prepared to proceed imme diately. A recess was therefore taken until 2 o'clock, when it was announced that the states would be taken up in al phabetical order to hear the contests. The national committee expects to go thoroughly into the merits of all the cases presented. The members are of the opinion that the interests of the party will be pro moted by a careful analysis of the teeti mony and a decision in all cases upon its merits regardless of personal presiden tial candidates' preference,- or the pre judices of the contestants upon the finan cial question. Their decision in favor of any delegation will have only the effect of seating its members for the temporary organization and their work will neces sarily be superseded 'by the committee on credentials, but they hope to perform the task so thoroughly as to leave com paratively little for that committee to do.- The national committee will probably be engaged upon the contests the great er part of the week. The McKinley men have decided up on C. W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, for tern porary chairman, but many members are urging Samuel Fessenden, of Con necticut. Fessenden will not be satis factory to the McKinley leaders, and if the national committee should name him it might precipitate a contest in the convention. It is possible, however, that everything will be adjusted in the committee. The trouble about the colored dele gates seems to be settled. Chairman Carter has received numerous telegrams from all over the country calling for the removal of the convention if the colored men do not receive fair treatment. The matter will be brought up in the com mittee today, and Chairman Kennard, of the local committee, will give assur ances that the colored delegates will be taken care of.' ' ' A M'KINLEY viCTOKY. St. Louis, June 10. The entire day's session was given up to the Alabama contests, which involved the seats of the four delegates-at-largeand all of the nine 'districts, except the second, making 22 seats that were in dispute. ' Of the eighteen delegates whose cases were decided, either by vote of the com mittee or ,by withdrawal, 16 are for Mc Kinley and two for Reed. There was no division . upon any of the contests, except that made in the case of the del-egates-at-large, and this was overwhelm ingly in favor of the Vaughn, or Mc Kinley delegates, and against the Mose ley, or anti-McKinley men. THE MASS MEETING. Frank Menefee for Mayor and C. J. Crandall for Treasurer. ' A large number of citizens assembled at the court house last evening-.. to place in nomination the people's choice for mayor and city treasurer. The meeting was called to order by ' Mayor Meneee and nominations for chairman were de clared in order. Robert Mays was the choice of the convention, who was sent for and soon after appeared. He stated the object of the meeting, and recog nized a motion by Fred ' W. Wilson for the election of R. H. Lonsdale for secre tary by acclamation. In like manner J. L. Story was nominated assistant secre tary by acclamation, on motion of J. H. Jackson. .' ' The chair then appointed two tellers, C. E. Bayard and Ben. Wilson. ' Nominations for mayor being declared in order Attorney J. L. Story rose to nominate Mr. S. B. Adams. In his nominating speech, Mr. Siory said he was placing in nomination a man every' body knew, who had engineered the finances. of the school -district and brought it out of debt, and who would if elected, do the same for the city. - Attorney W. H. .Wilson next placed in nomination Mr. Frank Menefee, the present incumbent, as a man who had been tried and not found wanting.. "At a time of this kind," eaid Mr. Wilson "it was but proper to take a trief glance at the record of past events. ' The legis lature of 1895 passed an amended charter bill for Dalles city, increasing the num ber of wards, and providing for the elec tion of more councilmen, also for ap pointment by the mayor of the recorder and marshal, also for bonding the "city indebtedness, and thereafter running the city on a cash basis. Soon after the city was called upon to mourn the death of the then mayor, Mr, G. V. Bolton, a man who was loved and respected by all who knew him. It devolved upon the council to choose a mayor and their de cision rested npon Frank Menefee. (Cheers. J This choice was ratified at the next election which followed, and Mr. Menefee was elected mayor by the votes of the people. Up to this time the city expenses had been very heavy, more than the revenue received, and the total debt of the city had been estimated at 157,000. Under the provisions of the chatter this debt was bonded. The in terest upon it was $3,400 a year or nearly $300 a month. The expenses for the fiecal year ending June 30, 1895, had averaged $1,000 a month. Under the administration ot Mayor Menefee and the equally efficient councilmen, this enormous expense of $12,000 a year has been cut down to $6,000, which has been met. besides the interest on the bonded indebtedness. Not only has every dollar of expenses and interest been paid, but there is now in the treasury $4,000 in cash, and when next month's licenses, which will be due, are paid, the fund on hand will be swelled to $6,500." Without further argument the polls were opened, resulting in a vote of 151 for Menefee to 108 for Adams. . The mayor was called upon for a speech any responded, promising, if elected, to es tablish a sinking fund for the payment as fast as possible of the city's bonded debt. At the conclusion of his speech he was honoied with tremendous cheers. Nominations for city treasurer being in order, Mr. S. B. Adams placed in nomina tion' Mr. C. J. Crandall, the present treasurer, urging as a reason for his re election that the salary attached to the office contributed to the support of. a worthy woman, the- widow of a former city treasurer, much esteemed by our townsmen. Mr. Fred W. Wilson arose to place in nomination Mr. John Hampshire. - The speech was an honest tribute to the sterling worth and manly qualities of Mr. Hampshire, who has grown up with us from childbood and is nnivers ally esteemed. The convention was re minded of another widow who depends for her support upon the earnings of her son, who has thus far conducted that responsibility in a manner that has won for him universal confidence and respect. ' . ' . The ballot being taken, a very close race was developed, Mr. Crandall winning by only 11 votes. - The result stood Crandall 140, Hampshire 129. An amended motion was then carried thai ward meetings be held Friday night for the -. selection of councilmen . and water commissioners, first ward at coun cil chambers, second ward at county court room, third ward at the circuit courtroom. The convention then adjourned. .Advertised Letters. Following is the list of letters remain ing in the postoffice at The Dalles unj called for June 13, 1896. PerBons call ing for the eamo will give date on which they were advertised : Ahern.P ' McKibben, Mrs (G Anderson, J J (Z) ' 8 li i) . Bircbard, Geo W Martin, Press Booker, Stephen " Mead, Mary B Bowland, DM Nelson, Chris Baird. Day id - New by, AW Brewer, W W Kerson, A W Colby, Bay O'Connor, Stephen Davenport, Anna Bhieburg, Julias Davis, Miss E M Sam Susan (Indian) Guntber, Frank Shoothum, Dave Green, Chas Stock Inspector Harris, Wm - Templin, B E Heitz, J G , . Yeates, Jas M (2) Howe, A r - Williams, lewis Jeseph, 8- Williams, TH Julian, Harriet Walters, M W A Murphy, Josie Woods, W w- - ward, jars w l J. A. Cbossbn, P. M With the blood full of humors, the heated term is all the more oppressive. Give the system a thorough cleansing with Ayer'g Sarsaparilla and a dose or two of Ayer'a Pills, and yon will enjoy summer as never before in your' life. Just try this for once, and you'll not re pent it. : THE CONVENTION CITY Many Small Parties of Dele- gates Arriving ,. NEW YORK EXPECTED ON SUNDAY And Other Large Delegations Are Soon to Follow A Lively time- is Expected. .,. St. Louis, June 11. None ofthe large delegations have arrived in the city yet. The delegates now in the city are simply those who have come ahead of the state delegations to arrange matters for the delegations from states where there may be contests. By Saturday or Sunday night the big delegations will arrive. New York is expected Sunday night, as also Ohio and Pennsylvania. Illinois will be here Monday. They are expected on special trains with brass bands and banners, and propoee to wake the dead when they get here. The Blaine Club, of Ciiicin nati, with 600 rooters for McKinley, will come on a decorated train Sunday night A second special train will bring 500 members of the Lincoln Club of the sane place. Senator Foraker and the Cincinnati end of the delegation will come on this train. The Lincoln Club, of Toledo, will also arrive Sunday night, with 300 shouiers for McKinley. Most of the Ohio delegation will come on this train. Among them will be James K, Garfield and Webb Hayes, sons of former presidents. ' The Tippecanoe Club, of Cleveland, with 700 howlers, will arrive either Sunday night or Monday morn ing. The Buckeye Club, of Columbus, O., with Governor Bushnell and staff and many delegates will arrive Sunday night. . . The Topeka Flambeau Club, with their red paint and light, will be here Monday. The McKinley Clubs, of Evansville, Ind., Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Leavenworth, Kan., will arrive Sunday night. The Marquette CI lib, of Chicago, will get in Monday morning, and the Americus Club, of Pittsburg, will arrive either Sunday night or Monday morning, so that the town will be fall of howling marchers by Monday noon. ' , Great preparations are being made to receive the delegations and clubs as they arrive, and a lively time may be ex pected Monday. Henry Cabot Lodge, who is talked of for chair man of the committee on plat form and resolutions, has telegraphed to Murray Crane, the national committee man from Massachusetts, to rally the friends of the gold standard. Mr. Lodge said that no evasion would be tolerated, and that a straddle would be disgraceful. He 8:iid the Indiana platform, which has been popular in certain circles for the past few days, would not be acceptable. The Indiana platform, so-called, declares for the best money known to the world, and pronounces emphatically against the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.' It has been suggested to amend this declaration by Btriking out the words 'at a ratio of. 16 to 1" so that the para graph would read "unalterably opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver." . It was argued that if the words 'at a ratio of 16 to 1" were kept in-the platform it might be constructed to mean that the Republicans were in favor of the free coinage of silver at some other ratio. There has .been so much talk about this Indiana . platform that the suspicion gained , ground that the Mc Kinley people were in favor of it. Noth ing definite or authoritative, however, can be had from those supposed to represent McKinley.- The supporters of the Ohio man from the East declare that McKin ley is in favor of the gold standard. The supporters of McKinley from the West insist that he is In favor of the largest use of silver consistent with the mainten ance of the two metals. Mr. Hanna, who could settle the uncertainty in a few moments, declines to speak. There is no doubt , that the dispute will be taken into the convention. It cannot be settled in the committee. John B. Tanner, candidate for govern or ol Illinois on the Republican ticket, Highest of all in Leavening Power. has thrown down the gauntlet to the free silver RemYicinv. In an interview4 with a reporter he declared emphatic ally for the gold standard, and said that . the platform to be adopted by this con vention should not bold out the slight eft hope for the Bilver Republicans. Senator John H. Gear of Iowa, does not believe the Republican platform will declare for gold. When seen today he said: "Allison will be placed ,in nomination before the convention, and to say the least, Will put up a good fight. Every.' solitary man in Iowa is for Allison."', When asked what he thought would be the result if the Republicans should declare for gold, he said : "I don't suppose anything about it. I would rather not see my opinion on that subject appear in print. Of course no man could tell just what could hap- -pen, butvI am confident that McKinley will not be nominated on the first ballot, and it is no foregone conclusion that he will be nominated at all. "As to the nomination for vice-president I have formed no definite opinion. However, I think some one from the East will be selected." Senator Proctor of Vermont says he has no desire for the permanent chair-. manship. He would preler that some younger man should be honored with that distinguished position. 'Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana is still a popular favorite for pt-rmanent chair man, and it ia not unlikely that the Mc Kinley people will ultimately yield their objections to Fessenden for temporary chairman.' and that he will be selected by the national committee." 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OreRon, as the nlace for hearing said final account and rb lections thereto and to the settlement of sidd estate. JAM. HUNTINGTON', Administrator OI estate 01 blias rratner, de ceased. apr4-U Notice of Final Account. To alt. Whom it May Concern: Notice is hereby (riven that J. J. rariey nas filed his final account as administrator of the estate of Joshua W. Reedy, deceased, and that said final account, will come on for bearing on Monday, July 13th, 1896, at which time a hearinir will be bad as to any and all objections to such final account, and the settlement thereof. This notice is given bv order of Hon. George C. Blakeley, county Judge. Dated this 11th day of June, 1896. G.J.FARLEY. Adm'r of the estate of Joshua.W. Keedy, de ceased. - . jel3 6Ui Wanted, a girl to do housework and cooking. Inquire at this office. joll-4t Latest U. S. Gov't Report iijL0 s