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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. " . -
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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
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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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Notice of Final Settlement
Notice Is hereby eiven that the underslarned
has filed with the clerk of the County Court of
the State ot Oregon for Wasco County his final
account as administrator of the estate of Silas
Prather. deceased, and that snid County Court,
bvan order made and enteral on the 1st day of
April, 196, has fixed .Monday, the 4th day of
May, 1896, at 2 o'clock p. ra. as the time and the
County Court room In Dalles City. 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
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