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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 18. 1896.
VOL. VI.
.NUMBER 31.
DEADLY YELLOW JACK
Weyler's Splendid Army
Ravaged by Fever.
Is
MANY OF HIS SOLDIERS DYING
In.orgent. Are' Mow Forcing Hostilities
at All Points Gaaeral Maceo
: Wm Mot Killed. ..
; Nsw York, July 14. The Spanish re
sorts at Havana and Madrid Bay that
Carlos M. .Airuirre. . chiet of staff and
nephew of Jose Maria Aguirre, is dead
Nevertheless Aguirre arrived here yes
terdav from Tampa. He was accom
panied by Dr. Joaquin de Castillo"., -
Colonel Airuirre comes here upon an
important mission direct from Gomez
Maceo and his uncle. In an interview
he said ;
"Last summer we pursued fabian
policy. This summer it will be a policy
of vigor. The fever is eating up the
Spanish. We propose to take advantage
of tlieir weakness and shall force the
. conflict. -
'"Antonio Maceo is no more dead than
I am. I left him July 4, full ' of health
. and brimful of fight. Orders had just
- been given that he, withRAguirre, was
to concentrate his troops for a series
desperate blows at the close of this
month or early next month. ;
' "Before leaving Cuba my special duty
was to look after General VVeyler'
' trocha in Pinar del .Kio. l-know every
inch of it. There has not been a day
when we could not cross it at will
. Maceo can go through the line whenever
he is ready. He is only waiting for
Gomez to say the-word. And Gomez is
now hurrying westward from Camabuey
with the new forces and new supplies
which he went there for.
"The line of communication between
Gomez and Maceo and the other gen
erals of the Cuban army is unbroken
Maceo's last order, issued just before I
left Cuba, was to burn every house, shed
or improvised barrack which can afford
shelter tor Spanish troops, so they will
be forced to stand the exposure of the
open fields.
"Maceo has issued a circular to the
Spanish soldiers advising them to leave
the sovereignty of Spain and to join
their Cuban brothers. He .pointed ou
that they are ill-fed, poorly clothed
badly paid and unappreciated in the
Spanish army, and promises them good
treatment, good food and a good home
for their families and a future for them
selves under the Cuban republic. Many
of the young Spanish troops have taken
advantage of the offer."
TRIED TO KILL HIB.
Henry Cook 8tanot Mr. E.'
and Kill Himself.
M. Man
Portland, July 15. Shortly after
midnight, Henry Cook, a saloon .man,
shot Mrs. . M. Marr, a lodging-house
keeper, with whom he is said to have
. been living, and then, putting the re
volverto his moutb, shot and killed
himself.- The shooting took place on
Mill, near Second street. When, the
woman, who had fallen to the sidewalk,
'. saw Cook lying at her side, she kicked
' him to see that he was dead, and then,
seeing he could not barm her further,
struggled to her feet and made her way
to the Second-street car barn, at Market
street, where the night - watchman on
duty found her and telephoned the
.' police." ' - ' ' "V '
The patrol wagon brought the1 woman
to the police station, where Dr. Wheeler
made an examination of her wounds,
which were not considered fatal. Cook
had fired three shots at her, two of
which took effect in the back of her head,
one entering behind the ear and coming
out. on the opposite side, and the other
lodging in the- back of the skull. So
, cicely had her murderer assailant held
the revolver to her head that the whole
right side of her face was blackened and
blistered by the discharge. ;
. Cook made a sure job of himself, the
ballet going up through the roof of his
. mouth into the brain. He must have
died instantly. . ' ' . '
More Silver lo be Coined.
San Feancisco, July 114. The coinage
. of silver will be immediately resumed at
the mint in thiB city and will be carried
on ton a large scale for the ; rest . of the
.year. The silver ' coinage for the
year ending June 30 has been very small,
notably in the third .and lastv quarters.
The annual closing up of the mint and
. sealing of the vaults retarded the work
at the mint for nine or ten days in the
the
white metal is now in full swing.
"We will not coin less than $600,000 in
silver this mouth," said Superintendent
Daggett yesterday, "despite the fact that
we lost the time up to the 9th or 10th.
We will do better than that next month,
and will continue the coinage of silver
until other orders, are received., ,We
have on hand 11,000,000 ounces of fine
silver in burs, and I am of the opiilion
that the bulk of that will be turned Into
coin rapidly. I have no idea : why : this
sudden activity in the coinage of silver.
Was Never Called O' Bryan.
Kev. H. W. Eagen says there is no
truth in the story that Nominee W. J.
Bryan went by the name of O'Bryan be
fore be removed to Nebraska. The story
is told the Oregonian by J. Harvey
O'Bryan, a Portland insurance agent,
who tries to prove relationship with the
presidential candidate.
Eev. Egan says that the father of W.
J. Bryan was Judge Silas L. Bryan who
emigrated to Salem, Illinois, from Vir
ginia about 1837, when he was yet a
young man and single. He and Kev.
Eagan were close friends and neighbors
and no one ever heard of his family hav
ing been called 0Bryan, although it
might have been the case 150 years ago.
Statesman. ' '
A Fatal Feast ot Green Apples.
Cincinnati, July 15. Ou July 4, the
inmates of the city infirmary were
treated to green apples, lemonade and
other luxuries. The inmates drank and
ate too much ; sickness followed, and
eight have since died from the effects of
the festivities on that day; as follows :
Barbara Bauer, aged 53 ; Henry Sol
dier, 74; Mary Thorndey; 70; Edwin
White, 90; Gertrude Vonderspeck, 75;
William Hare, 63; John McDermott, 55 ;
Mrs. M. L. Bassett, 65.
. Reduced Bates.
The O. R. & 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 16tb. 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 22J. National Convention Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
to be held at Washington, D. C, July
7th to 13th. National Educational As
sociation meeting to be held at Buffalo
July 3d to 10th. Encampment G. A. K.
to be held at St. Paul Sept. 14th. tor
further information call on or address
yours truly, . . E. E. Lytle,
ju3-tf . Agent.
Advertised Letters.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the postoffice at The Dalles' un
called for July 17, 1896. Persona call
ing for the same will give date on which
they were advertised :
Anderson,Mrs R E Breen, Edw
Britten. John
Colleany, Alice
Campbell, Flo.
Dyer, G
Foss, Lelia ':
Chase, Mrs M J
Fredricksen, Joban
Fennor, Mr
Guy, Bertie
Hall, Mrs L J
Harden, M L.
McGillis, Wm
Meeker, Mrs Annie
Nolan, John .
Gross, C
Jdnoup, Jfi Jfi
Humps, V M.
Knopp, G Theo
Manner, W D -
Miller, Mrs A B
Robbins. Marv 2
Kurt;, Drank-
Senderson, Mrs C Traloon, J M
thorn peon, JMiza Thomas, J L .
'J. A. Ckosskn, P
M.
In consequence of a blunder in the TJ.
Land office, made years ago, Fred C.
Walton and J. H. Reed each claim the
same piece of land near Moro. Fred has
cultivated it; when he began harvesting
last week Reed claimed the crop. Before
hooting was done they submitted the
case to arbitration, and the arbitrators",
Judge Meader, Wm. Walker and Sam
McDonald, decided . that ' Reed should
have one-third Of the crop. The govern
ment ought to becom polled to pay heavy
damages for the trouble caused in such
cases. Moro Observer. .
Governor Lord baa issued his annual
proclamation warning the people against
the crime and penalty involved in the
setting afire of timber or other property
of the state or individual under the act
of 1893, general laws of Oregon, and this
important document is now in the
bands of the state printer. ' When
printed it will be forwarded to the vari-
ous sheriffs ot the state and duly posted
by them in their respective courthouses.
To make your business pay, good
neaitn is a prime lactor. To secure
good health, the blood should be kept
pnre and vigorous by the. use of Ayer'e
Sarsaparilla.' When the vital fluid is
impure and' sluggish, there can be nei
therhealth, strength nor ambition.;"
The Northwest . chimney Bweep is in
town and will, remain for a Bhort time.
Have your chimney swept and furnace
cleaned.. All work guaranteed. No
dnat or dirt made in the house. - Leave
orders at this office. 17d3t
new fiscal vear. but the coinage of
POPULISM : TRIUMPHS
What Secretary Turner Says
of the Convention.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS PURGED
Re
Claims Bryan Has Been a Populist
Two Tears The Platform Fits
Him In Every Respect.
Washington, July 15. J. H. Turner,
secretary of' the .national committee of
the People's party, has issued a state
ment to the public. It says": ..'.'
."The result of the late national Dem
ocratic convention is undoubtedly a
triumph of Populism. A large portion
of the voters in the Popnliat party In the
South and West were originally Demo
crats, and left the old party because it
was dominated in every convention by
the eastern Democrats who represented
Wall street and the monopolists of New
York and New England. The Demo
cratic party has purged iteelf, reorgan
ized itself and come out for true Democ
racy, ana to all intents ana purposes,
substituted the Populist platform for the
old platforms -that the party, has been
using for years and which were dictated
! and foisted upon the people by the gold
bugs of the East. .
"Bryan, the nominee of that conven
tion, is a man who fits the platform.
For more than two years he has acted
with the Populists ot his state. It can
not be successfully denied that the prin
ciples advocated by the Populist party
have captured the Democratic party and
have driven out of its ranks that ele
ment which from' the beginning has
been affiliated with . the Republican
party as its natural home. -'.
"We have advocated the. union of the
South and West in order that we might
bring about the necessary financial re
forms. Now we have a chance of bring
ing" all onr hopes and our desires-to a
grand consummation. . The truth of it is
that the only point we now have to de
cide is whether, or not they will take
Bryan, whom every gold bug in the
country has denounced as a Populist,
for our next president of the United
States, or whether they will take Mc-
Kinley, who represents everything the
Populists have denounced and juet the
opposite of everything they have advo
cated since they have been a party.
Looking at it from this standpoint I feel
that in the election of Bryan Populism
has triumphed, and when I say Popu
lism I mean the great common people of
the United States, and should McKin
ley be elected the classes have tri
umphed, the English gold standard
has been permanently . fastened upon
the lines of industry in this country and
there will be nothing left for us but serf
dom that will undoubtedly bring on
bloody revolution in the near future."
A STATEMENT BY HA BRIT V. '
Will Mot Surrender Bis Convictions
' During the Campaign.
Philadelphia, July 15. W. -A. Har-
rity returned today and was at his desk
in the office of the Equitable Trust Co.,
of which he' is president. Harrity was
not disposed to express himself regard
ing the democratic platform or candi
dates. He did, however, make the fol
lowing statement: -"Since
my return to Philadelphia my
attention has been called to the report
from Chicago during convention week
and I had declared that 'I am a demo
crat, and after that I am for sound
money.' There is no foundation for
such a statement. It is a pure inven
tion,' and the editorials, based on it
which appeared in some of the Phila
delphia, Boston and Neij-' York papers
are both unjust and unwarranted. I
am a democrat and sound money man,
too, not afterwards, but at the same
time, and I shall do nothing whatever
during the campaign that can possibly
be regarded as a surrender of my con
victions upon tbe currency or any other
vital question." . -.".;' -
SOUM MONET DEMOCRATS.
Semi-official Statement by Assistant
Secretary Hamlin.'
Washington, July 15. The Evening
Star today says : Assistant Secretary of
of the Treasury Hamlin made a short
statement this afternoon in explanation
of his position regarding the Democratic
platform ' and nominations. Inasmuch
as Hamlin represented the administra
tion forces at Chicago and baa been in
frequent consultation with ' Secretary
Carlisle over tbe political situation since
the adjournment of the convention, tha
Bremen Dy mm toaay win unuouoLeu-.
ly be accepted by many as a semi-official 1
statement by him today will undoubted
declaration ot the position of the soon
money men of the administration. " This
impression is fnrther strengthened by
the belief that Hamlin spent several
days at Marion, .near Gray Gables, on
his way back to Washington from Chi
cago." . The etalement referred to is
follows : : ' " - . .
as
- - "No political issue is involved in the
coming election. The question
to
,be decided is far. deeper and more vital
The perpetuity of Republican inBtitu
lions Mas been tbreateped, and every
loyal citizen should allay himself against
the forces which controlled the Chicago
Convention, forces of lawlessness which
are inconsistent with the maintenance
of the republic. - Henceforth there
Should be no Republicans, do Democrats
but a union of loval citizens against the
combined forces of repudiation and dis
Order. When -once this dangerous ele
ment has been stamped out at the. polls
by an indignant people, we can again
divide and discuss these political ques
tions, which for generations have kept
alive the two political parties."
8E1VALL IS CONFIDENT'
Believes the Disaffected Democrats
Will Come Back Into the Fold.
Svbacusk, N. Y., Julv 15. Arthur
Sewall of Maine, the. Democratic nom
inee for fice-president, passed through
today. He was asked :
,. "What do you. think of the action of
the Democratic papers in the EaBt boli
ing the recently " adopted platform at
Chicago?" ...
"Oh," said Sewall, "they will all
come back into the fold. - In the West
the people are enthusiastic over tbe
ticket. Bryan is a very strong man.
have no doubt that ' when he presents
his views clearly before the people in
the Eagt they will be won to his side.
Iowa Republicans.
Db8 Moines, Iowa, July 15. The Re
publican state . convention today was
harmonious throughout. The platform
declares warmly in support of the St,
Louis platform and . says the party in
Iowa is in line with tbe national party
Rollin J.Wilson was elected tempo
rary chairman, but was overcome by the
heat and was" unable to presided Con
gressman Hepburn filled the place. . He
made a strong speech in line with tbe
platform. . . .
Only One Opposed Bryan.
Gband Island, Neb., July 15. The
Populist state convention to select dele
gates to the national convention con
vened today amid great enthusiasm.
Four hundred delegates composed the
convention. Only one delegate openly
opposed Bryan.' He is Dan Burr, of
Omaha. ' '
If yon would have an abundance of
dark, glossy hair, if you would have
clean scalp, free from dandruff and irri
tating humors, or if your hair is faded
and gray, and if you would have its
natural color restored, use Ayer's Hair
Vigor.- It is unquestionably the best
dressing. - ' .-
.Arkansas Populists.
Little Rock, Ark., July 15. The
populist state convention met at Glen
wood Park this morning. J. M. Pitt-
man, temporary chairman, in a speech
advocated the nomination of a Populist
ticket, both state and national. :
Populists Endorse Bryan.
Hcbon, July .15. The Populist state
convention today, after a discussion of
two hours, voted two to one to endorse
Bryan. ' '
, Silver Convention in Kansas.
Topeka, July 16. Nearly 100 dele
gates arrived . last night to attend the
free silver state convention which con
venes today. The silver leaders are
elated over the arrival of John R. Fos
ter, presideut of the Fust ' National
bank of Garnet, a Republican, at the
head of the Anderson county delegation.
It is fairly certain the convention will
instruct its delegates to the St. Louis
convention to vote for the endorsement
of Bryan. It is conceded that every
Republican who takes part in the con
vention tomorrow intends to bolt Mc
Kinley and the St. Louis platform and
it is thought the convention may furnish
some indication of the probable strength
of the free ailver obit from the Repub
lican ranks.
The state silver convention met at 2
o'clock today. Of those present at
least three-fourths have been promi
nently identified with the Republican
party. ' ' " : '
Work began this morning on a con
crete walk m front of A. M. Williams &
Co's new store. ' This is. a very sensible
as well as economical improvement, as
it only costs $1.25" per running foot to
lay it. A plank walk has many disad
vantages compared with it, chief of
which are that it wears out, needs fre
quent repairing, and after a time . be
comes studded with nail beads. Tbe
cement walk is lo be continued around
the bank corner ihor, tiine
GOV. RUSSELL DEAD
Occurred Suddenly on a
Fishing Excursion.
SUPPOSED TO BE HEART DISEASE
Was Elected Governor of Massachusetts
' In 18 90 and Gave General
Satisfaction, ' V-
Boston, July 10. Ex-Governor W.
E. Russell of Massachusetts was found
dead this morning in B. . W. Dutton's
fishing camp at St. Adelaide, near Grand
Pabos, Quebec. Grand Pabos, the near
est telegraphic station to St. Adelaide,
is a little fishing place of only 300 in
habitants," and- , there are few facilities
for getting more explicit information at
present. It appears that this morning
the guides found he sleptjonger than
usual and when they went to wake him
up, it was found he was dead.- It is sup
posed he died of heart disease.
. Governor Russell was born in Cam
bridge,. Mass., in 1857. He graduated
with marked honors from the public
schools of Cambridge, and in 1873 en
cerea car vara college, graduating in
1877. , He studied .law, and was ad
mitted to the Suffolk bar in 1880, and
rose very rapidly in his profession. He
served his native city for seven years,
four years as mayor. . He. became Gov
ernor of Massachusetts in 1890, and so
general was the satisfaction given by
him during the first term that he was
re-elected. -
Populists Differ Regarding- Bryan
St. Louie, Julv 16. It becomes more
and more evident each day as the time
for the meeting of the Populist national
convention draws mgo, mat the mem
bers of that party will clash over the in
dorsement of Bryan for president. Let
ters from all" parts of the country are
pqoring into headqaapters, some de
manding and some denouncing the en
dorsement of the Democratic ticket and
everything indicates that there ia a most
decided difference of opinion. The
opinion of some Populists here is that
the party is near the danger line of a
split over the queition. They express
the hope, however, that some definite
plan of action agreeable to all can be
decided upon at the meeting of tbe na
tional executive committee next Satur
day. Many of the Populist leaders are
awaiting tbe coining of free silver sen
ators who bolted the Republican con
vention. Upon , the course they take
will depend in a measure the action of
tbe anti-Bryan following. If ' the Re
publicans come put openly for Bryan
and the Chicago platform the opposition
may not make much of a hght. -
A. O. U. W. GRAND LODGE.
D. C.
Herrln Captures a Plnm and
Nicely Recognized Besides.
The most important business of the
A. O. U. W. grand lodge . session at
Portland yesterday was - the election
of grand lodge officers for, .the en
suing year. Mr. D. C. Herrin, who is
the most active and enthusiastic worker
of this order in Tbe Dalles, is twice hon
ored. The election, was as follows.. .
E. Werlein, of Industry lodge, No. 8,
Portland, grand master; 1 S. A. McFad-
JVrffiE &
Are now located on Second Street, opposite
AM. Williams & Co., with a complete line,
Hardware,
Stoves and Ranges,
Groceries,
Cord Wood,
PUiBPP TipG fl SPECIALTY. .
167 Second Street,
The Dalles -Commission Co.,
Commission Merchants.
Fruits, Vegetables and Produce
RECEIVED ON CONSIGNMENT.
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-' Prompt returns and best prices guaranteed.' All kinds of Fruit and Vege
table Boxes and Crates furnished to shippers at lowest rates. Call and see us be
fore making shipments. Corner Second and Washington Sts., TUe Dalles, Or.
mm
mum
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of tartar baking powder1. Highest of
all in leaven I hit strength. laUtt United Statu
Government Food Report.
Royal Baking Pownia Co.,vNw York.
den, of Protection, No. 2,. Salem, grand
foreman ; D. C. Herrin, of Temple, No.
3, The Dalles, 'grand overseer; Newton -Clark,
of Riverside, No. 8, Hood River,
re-elected grand recorder; R. L. Dur
ham, of Hope.No. 1, Portland, re-elected
grand receiver; William -Armstrong, of
Valley, No. " 18, Salem, grand trustee;'
D. C. Herrin, grand inetructor. '
This last office is a new one in this
jurisdiction. It was created yesterday
by vote of the grand lodge, and is simi- .
lar to that called grand organizer in
some other; jurisdictions.- It is really
the plum of the whole list and carries
with it a $1,500 emolument per' year.'
Mr. Herrin deserve this recognition.
He is a hustler for t lie order, and has
made its business a careful study." For
some timd it has been disastrous to
many of the old line insurance men .to
intercept hie'trail.
. The grand lodge Degree of Honor also
bad its busy day yesterday, and The
Dalles was again honored by the selec
tion of Mrs. M. E. Brings for grand lady
of honor. The selection was fitting in
spirit nd in .truth. Mrs. Briggs is an
enthusiast in the work and will grace
the position as few others could.
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Water Strnca at tbe Floor Mill.
.Water was struck at- the Diamond
flour mills yesterday at a depth of 117
feet, which immediately arose to within
eighteen feet of tbe surface. A power
ful pump was set to work, but an hour's
vigorous work failed to lower the supply
in the pipe a particle. It is fed from an
inexhaustible supply. . Tbe water is the
same as that struck at tbe electric light
company's power house, and is cold, soft
and very pure. The water has every
evidence of being artesian in its quality, -
but the suggestion has been made that
an underground passage has been struck
with the river, and the reasons stated
would appear to bear out such a view.
The present depth of the well to the sur- '
face of the water would correspond to
the present level of the Columbia, and
tbe water being so much purer might be
accounted ior by Its filtering through
sand. If the water is fed by the river,
while the supply will always be Inex
haustible, the well will rise and fall with
it. However, an inexhaustible supply
of pure cold water ia of great value, even
if it must be. pumped out, and however
one may theorize, the milling company
has exactly what .they sought. ';
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