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CO &m$ o , tow 0 Br B WLiijt D E Wt a V I KM bj a a r Ay Ay Ay Ay Xr?rX9E DALLES. WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1896. VOL. VI. NUMBER 4L ARMS FOR TOE CUBANS Maceo's Solders Received Much-Needed Supplies. WERE LANDED IN PI'AR DEL RIO ! . . . . . , Over Expedition W as Carried by the Steamer ' Three Friends Spanish Vessels Were Eluded. r , . . New York, Sept. 11. Information has reached this city that the steamer Three Friends, which left Jacksonville last Friday, has been successful in land ing an expedition in Cuba, in spite of the watchfulness of the Spanish war ves sels which constantly patrol the coast. The expedition was landed precisely where the Spanish navy department ex erts its greatest vigilance; on' the coast of Pinar del Eia province, where a few weeks ago it was reported that the Co ban leader, Antonio Maceo, was in sore need Of ammunition and clothing for his troops. The Jlanding was effected last Monday near Bahia Honda, where a de tachment of Maceo's forces which had 1 been sent to wait for the arrival of the expedition took charge of It the moment the cargo reached the beach. The cargo which was landed consisted of 1108 rifles, 460,000 rounds of ammun tion, one pneumatic dynamite gun, 2000 pounds of dynamite, 1000 machetes and a large supply of medical stores ' and clothing. The rifles are especially adapt ed for the Mauser cartridge used by the Spanish army, a supply of which the Cubans allege can be captured or pur - chased from the Spanish troops in Cuba, The dynamite gun is the most prized ' feature of this expedition, and the men who are to handle it were sent down for the purpose, and have good practice in the way of using it to good advantage. It is thought in Cuban circles that with this supply of ammunition Maceo will make an attack on ! the 'Pinar'r del Rio trocha as soon -as General. Gomez moves from the east upon Havana this autumn. ' - ' bM;lrtXc1 THE MAINE ELECTION jadged to be imbecile and committed to the insane asylum. They belong to the family of Thomas Jones, living about five miles up the Abhrnethy, and neigh bors say they had been starved into iai becility, though the examining physician eays they have been thus afflicted more or lees through their whole lives. They were most repulsive creatures, and had to be outfitted with new clothes before they could even be taken to the asylum. Kepublicaiis Expect 30,000 Majority. LARGEST IN A PRESIDENTIAL YEAR The Election In Maine. Augusta, Me., Sept. 11. J. H. Man ley, chairman of the Republican state committee, tonight summarized the sit nation in Maine thus: "We shall cast, (in Monday's election) the largest Republican vote ever known We shall give the largest majority ever given in a presidential year." . Mr. Mauley points out that the largest majority the Republicans have had in September ' elections in. presidential years was 19,818, in 1892, ana snows how much smaller it was in other years. He then eays: "If it is a pleasant day, the republl cans expect to cast 80,000 votes on Mon day next. The combined opposition can not throw 60.000." . Sound-Money Canvass Conducted Under Most Favorable Circumstances . The List of Candidates. The steamer Bermuda, noted for her filibustering exploits, has arrived in this port, in charge of treasury department officers. ' She will in future be command ed by George W. Brown, who is credited with having fitted out 10 expeditions to Cuba during the 10 years' war, the most noted of which was the ill-fated Virgin ius expedition. . CAME TO SEE M'KINLET. Delegates Visit Green Mountain State Canton. Canton, Sept. 11. The day's demon' etration on the McKinley lawn opened early with auspicious weather. The Vermont delegation was the first to ar rive. It was greeted with great enthu siasm. The party of 108 included ex Governor Woodbury, Lieutenant-Gov- ernor Mansen, Congressman Henry H. Powers, Senator Proctor, Governor-elect Grout, Lieutenant-Governor-elect H. W, Fish, General J. M. McCollough,- ex- Lieutenant-Governor F. S. Stranyan. The Grand Army band, a large troop of horsemen and the citizens' reception committee gave them a warm reception A parade was organized to march to the major's home, and just as the clocks were striking 9, a large crowd was on the lawn cheering for the Republican nominee. Major McKinley appeared at the north bend porch.. About him were grouped the Vermont committee and the most conspicuous officials. In the window back of him was Mrs. McKinley. The enthusiastic Vermontera showed no signs of abatement on account of their long trip. A glee club from St. Albans sang, " We Want Yer, McKinley, If as We Do." State Chairman Merrill said : "We come from a great and surprising victory. The battle was fought solely on national issues. Tn Dattle in our state was won because the free men of Vermont, in consideration of both sides', rejected with unalterable determination the principles and heresies of your op ponents." Colonel George T. Childs, national committeeman from Vermont, followed in the same strain., . Childs said that 6000 patriotic Demo crats joined with nearly 50,000 Republi cans of Vermont in declaring for' finan cial honor, the rule of law, the safety of Republican institutions and for Mc Kinley for president. TWO FROM ONE FAMILY. Mother and Daughter Sent to tbe In sane Asylum. .''.. Obegojt City, Sept. 11. Mrs. Mary Jones, who claimed to be 76 years old, Was Badly Frightened. Peovidbnce, Sept. 11. John Hughitt who allowed, himself to be buried alive on the theory of hypnotic suggestion induced by Professor Wal son, of London, has been unearthed. Hughitt went to sleep, but he. woke up fourteen minutes ahead of the schedule time. When be came to he.tnade it known by pounding upon the coffin, and during his struggles dislocated' his knee. ; When he was brought to he lapsed into a death-like stupor which the physicians almost mis took for death. He . was rubbed with whisky and alcohol and. revived.. Hugh itt says be will, never do it again When . he awoke he imagined, he bad been buried .. alive, and.-was almost crazed. : - How's This! ... .7-! We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of Catarrh ' that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, O., Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the 'system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. 1-5-9 Mast Stand by Watson. Omaha, Sept. 11. Panl Vandervoort, of Omaha, president of the Reform Press Association, gave the. Bee today a lengthy interview touching the efforts to have Sewall withdrawn and Watson sub stituted. He goes into details concern ing the situation in the Southwest, where the Populists hold tbe balance of power, and declares the vice-president must be conceded to the Populists or Bryan cannot be elected. He enters into a scathing denunciation of many prominent politicians, .and concludes with an appeal to the Populists to force Watson on the ticket. Augusta, Me., Sept. 13. If the weather is fair tomorrow, Hon. Llewellyn Powers, Republican, will be elected gov ernor of Maine by over 30,000 majority, with a strong possibility that the figures will be nearer 40,000. At least, that' is what the prophets of both parties, who have been figuring tbe vote for tbe past three weeks, declare. Final instruc tions . have been given, all plans are completed, and the ranks are closed for tbe battle of ballots which will show to what extent the people ot tbe state favor tbe gold standard, and how manv are enlisted in the cause of free silver. Chairman Manley, of the Republican state committee, believes that the fig ures will be the largest ver given in presidential year, and his Democratic opponents practically agree with him Not in twenty years has the Pine Tree state seen such a vigorous canvass with so much interest, manifested. During the last three weeks, it is estimated that over 700 speeches have been delivered in all sections of the state by orators of local and national fame, in behalf of both, parties. Tons of campaign docu ments have been distributed. The Republican canvass has been con ducted nnder the more favorable circuui stances. Maine has never' heard many distinguished Rapublican orators as during the past few weeks.. On tbe other hand, the Democratic host has had many dissenters within its lines and the number of prominent deserters has been large. J3ix weeks ago, all was confusion and disorganization in the Democratic camp. The fighting luna was small, and victory was practically impossible. But the supporters of free silver rallied the faltering army, and took up the contest. determined to make the best fight pos sible and until the last gun was fired they resisted stubbornly. The Demo cratic managers maintain that the doc trine of free silver was practically un known in Maine two months ago, and they argue that tho Democratic vote which will be cast tomorrow means that their policy has made great gains in the last few weeks. They declare tbat if the Republican majority falls below' 20,000 it will be a Democratic victory. BITCHEBID BY SPANIARDS. Cubans Massacred In lnce. Matanzas Frov- For Sale, Exchange or Lease. A good, unencumbered, perfect title wheat and stock farm (especially adapted to sheep) of . 800 acres, well watered and so located as to control a good range: 600 acres fenced ; 300 under cultivation ; 200 ready for grain this fall ; 400 tons of bay ; 6-room house, 2 barns, etc., 2 miles from echoolhouse, 4 miles from post- office with semi-weeekly mail; 65 or 70 bead of good brood mares and a thor oughbred imported . Clydesdale stallion. Will sell either separately or all together on easy terms. Or will exchange for a small, well improved, unencumbered farm in Oregon or Washington west of the Cascades. Or will lease eame to re sponsible party for five years. Old age is the reason for wanting a change. Call on or address resident owner, T. J. Mofpit, s2-wtf : Gorman, Sherman Co., Or. Tjgh Yalley Roller Floor Mills. ' Tygh Valley Roller Flour Mills are running full time on No. 1 wheat. flour equal to the best always on hand. Prices to suit the times. Also mill feed in quantities to snit. W. M. McCJobkxe & Son. aug8-6mw Proprietors. . For Sale or Trade. For good sheep, a well-improved 30- acre farm in Southern California. For articulars apply at this office. s7-2w Dalles-Moro Stage Leaves the Umatilla house 8 a. m Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Douglas Allen, Prop, i Key West, Sept. 13. Advices from- Havana by the . steamer Mascotte give details of a massacre of Cubans in Ma tanzas province by Spaniards under General Molinas. The butchery oc curred on Laa Calaa sugar estate. Moli nas heard an insurgent band was en camped on the estate and ordered a raid, The insurgents had gone when the Spaniards arrived, and Molinas ordered the buildings on tbe estate destroyed The Spaniards surrounded the homes of the employes, applied the torch and shot the Cubans as they ruBhed ont, JMgnteen men and tour women were killed outright, while thirteen others, including three children, were wonnded Molinas was a pleased spectator of the massacre, and reported it to Weyler as a "glorious victory." Thursday insurgents raided " and burned the town of San Francisco de Paula, a suburb of Havana. The Span ish garrison of 300 men surrendered, but were released after being disarmed. The smoke and flames were visible in Ha vana, and caused great excitement. -' Weyler seems to have completely lost his head. He is having leading citizens of Havana arrested by the wholesale, Weyler says the men arrested have been plotting to have bim recalled to Spain The arrests have profoundly, stirred Ha vana. THE BUYER BARON'S STAKE. List of Mine Owners to ,Whena Bryan's Election Means Millions. The supporters of Mr. Bryan have on dertaken to array "the masses against tbe classes" in this contest and to that end have held up the millionaires as supporters of McKinley and Hobart. The fact that this wag trifling with a dangerous subject does not at all con cern those who are endeavoring to arouse class hatred. They seem to have no conception of what they are doing Yet they are fanning a breeze that may grow into a whirlwind. The effort is one of the most mischievous that has as yet been made, and especially as it can be shown that this silver agitation is due to the plotting of silver mine mil lionaires. Touching upon this question a Washington dispatch to the New Yor Herald says : ioe jtepuDiican congressional cam paign committee has given out a state ment showing the part played by the owners of the silver mines of the country in shaping the course of the recent con ventions which have declared tor the free and unlimited coinage of silver at sixteen to one. The statement is intro duced with a table giving the estimated wealth of twenty-two individuals and corporations engaged in silver mining and directly interested financially in the opening of the mints to free coinage, This is the table : Hearst estate, California f 75,000,000 rairesuiK iill.uxl.utKI John Mackay 40,000,000 J. B. Haggin 40,000,000 W. A . Clark 40,000,000 William Stewart, fievaaa 40,000,000 Francis S. Newlans, Sharon estate. . . 35,000,090 David Moffat, Denver 80,000,000 Se. ator John F. Jones, Comstock lode -K.OOO.OOO Flood estate .- Oi.ooo.ono uenver sliver smelting: works 25,000,000 R. C. Chamber, Onturlo silver mine . 20,000,000 Charles E. Lane, California 20,000,000 jj. rxoiaen, uia -i eiegrann mine. . . ld,oou,ouo Mark D-ily, Anaconda. Montana.... 15.000.000 Butte silver smelting works 14,500,000 a. i. nauser, granite mountain 611- MAINE IS ALL RICH An Unprecedented Eepubli can Victory. BY A PLURALITY OF 50,000 VOTES The - Largest , In the StatePowers Elected Governor by Over 45,000 Plurality. Augusta, Me., Sept. 14. Maine has followed the example of Vermont and declared for tbe Republican ticket by the largest majority in its history. Accord ing to the latest returns tonight, the plurality for Powers, Republican, for governor, will be over 45,000, and prob ably in the neighborhood of 50,000, Hon. Thomas B. Reed is re-elected to the bouse by over 10,000 plurality. Tbe returns show a plurality of about 10,000 for Dingley for congressman from the Second district; over 12,000 for Milliken ver mines 10.000.000 I i n th Third rllnrript. nnd nrnnHpnllv the, VMnnh ...-.wl ...... . tl rT- -1 V- I If v mine. Utah 10.000X00 ieaaviue silver smelling works s,500,000 Broadwater estate, Helena, Montana 5,000.000 Senator Henry M. Teller, Colorado. . . 2,000,000 Senator Lee Mantle, Montana 2,000,000 Total . , ." . .- fH7,000.000 After criticism of some of the wealthy men who are working for free coinage the statement charges that William J. Bryan has for years been paid to deliver silver orations, and concludes : ' "To tbe silver mine owners the elec tion of Bryan and of a free silver Demo cratic; house means millions. Placing the product ot their mines 54,000,000 ounces a year, though it would soon be 100,000,000 ounces,' and the government paying them at the rate of 31.29 aq ounce, ana granting, lor tbe sake of ar gument, that it cost them sixty-eight cents an ounce to mine it, the people of the United States would pay into' the pockets of the silver miners $41,000,000 per annum, and make gigantic monopo lies in their platform. Tbis ;is an nn duly conservative estimate ot the pro fits of tbe silver barons; tbe actual fig ures would more likely be $75,000,000 per annum. It will be thus be seen at a glance what is involved in the election of Mr. Bryan, not counting tbe evils that would flow from the retirement of upward of' $600,000,000 of gold upor which the credit of the nation is founded, The silver movement is a conspiracy and those behind it are the most desper ate and unscrupulous men who have yet become foremost in American affaire. same for Boutelle in tbe Fourth district, In the state legislature, the Democrats will apparently have less than half-a dozen of the representatives in the house and not one in the senate. As antici pated, the Republicans polled a tremen dous vote and secured many Democratic ballots. On the other hand many disaffected Democrats remained at home, and onlv a few voted for tbe nominee of the gold standard wing. The Populists and the Prohibitionist votes have been received from only a few towns, but It is evident that neither party polled as large a vote as two years ago. ' ine snccesstui candidate lor governor is the Hon. Llewellyn Powers, of Hon! ton, Republican.. Tbe nominees of . the other powers were: Hon. Melvin P. Frank, of Portland, Democrat ; Luther C. Bateman, of ' Auburn, Populist; Ammi S. Ladd, of Calais, Prohibitionist, and HonJ Williaml Henry. Clifford, of Portland, gold Democrat. Hon. Thomas B. Reed, of Portland, from the First district ; Nelson Dingley, of Lewiston, from the Second district ; Seth Milliken, of Belfast, from the Third district, and Charles A. Boutelle, of Bangor, from the Fourth district, who have for years represented Maine In the national house, are the congressmen re-elected. VESSELS FOR UNCLE SAM. The McCoy Creek Mines. Mr. John McCoy, who returned last week from the mines that bear bis name, in the Cascade mountains in Skamania county, Wash., informs the Hood River Glacier that the members of the Ma zama mining company will not return to the mines to work this season. They got to the mines too late in the season to accomplish much this year, but hope to get a better start and be better prepared for work next spring. About 100 men from different sections cf the coun try visited the mines during the short time the Mazamas were at wotk. Some of them were old prospectors and were convinced that the company had a good prospect of striking it rich. The creek above and below them has been pros pected and claims located. The com pany had considerable work to do this season, in the way of building cabins and sluice boxes and flumes, tbat they will not have to do next year and they expect tbat with two months' hard work they can make a clean up that will pay them well for all their labor. Recognized His Better Half. -An old man down in Sherman county would not believe be could hear his wife talk a distance of ten miles by tele phone. His better half was in Moro during the lecent thunder shower, where there was a telephone, and tha skeptic was at Grass Valley, where there was a similar instrument, and on being told bow to operate the- thing be walked boldly up and shouted, "Hello, Jane I" At that instant, lightning struck the telephone wire and knocked the old gent down, and as he scrambled to his feet he excitedly cried, "That's Jane, all right!" Antelope Herald. Bocks For Sale. Bids Opened for Constructing- Three Mew Battleships. Washington, Sept. 14. At the navy department today bids were opened for building the three coast line battle-ships authorized by congress at its last ses sion. Several prominent shipbuilders have already arrived to witness the opening. Among these are President Scott, of the Union iron works; John Deloge, of Camden, and Charles Cramp, of the Cramp ship works, Philadelphia. The coBt of each of these vessels is lim ited by law to $3,750,000, exclusive of armament. The new vessels are to be combina tions of tbe best features of the Iowa and Eearsarge, now under construction, modified by such improvements as ex perience has suggested. They will be 368 feet long on the water line, and seventy-feet wide' in tbe middle. The vessels will be propelled by engines of 10,000 horse-power and will be expected to make a speed of 16 knots an hour. Offensively, each of the three new ships will possess two very powerful bat teries. Tbe main battery will be com posed of four 13-inch breechloading rifles and 14 6-inch rapid-fire rifles. The secondary battery designed to repel tor pedo boats and light craft and to sweep the unarmored parts of an enemy, will consist of 16 6-pound rapid-fire guns, four 12-pound rapid-fire, four machine or Gatling guns and one field piece. In addition to this force, an allowance of gun cotton for submarine mining and eight automobile torpedoes to be dis charged from the two tubes on each broadside amidships, will be carried for that silent and more deadly phase of naval warfare. ' AFTER A LONG SEPARATION. Absolutely, Pure A cream of tartar baking oowder. Hiehrat of all in leavening strength. Latest United State Government Food Report. Royal Baking Powdsb Co., Mew York posed of for a sum to a syndicate. Tb en he resolved on a journey down througb Oregon and California to find his chil dren. He pnrchaeed a stout buckboard and a fine horse and lelt Seattle July 3, bound for San Diego. He had obtained1 the address of one of bis children at Bakerfield, and so far as be could learn bis pet daughter, Jenny, was still at tbe home of her adopted parents in this- country. On the way . down, he run across two other married 'children, a son and a daughter. URYAM RECOKSIDEKi. to Her About one hundred head of thorough bred De Lane Bucks for sale. These thoroughbred sheep were imported from Michigan. They are fat and clean- Par ties desiring to see them at once can go Glenwood, Wash., as they are pas tured in the mountains near that place. For further particulars apply to Kbbk & Buckley, spt2-Im . Grass Valley, Or. Subscribe for Thk Chkoniclb and get he news. . Jenny Rnst is Again Restored Father. San Diego, Cal., Sept. 14. Two of the happiest people in San Diego today are James F. Rust and his daughter, Jenny, for they have just found each other after a separation of 10 years. After her parents were divorced in 18S6 Jenny was adopted by a rancher and his wife, who live at.Encindatas, 30 miles north of this city, and Rust trav eled over the country in search of work. From Idaho be went into Washington, and after nine yp&re of struggling struck a rich mine, which be subsequently dis- Coxey's Sneeess In Speaking From Capitol Occurs to 'Him. Evanbvillb, Ind.,. Sept. 14. W. J- Bryan today denied he would speak from the steps of tbe national capltol. He said he beard of such a rnmor and had telegraphed tbe committee in charge of the meeting at Washington that to do so would not be in Accord with bis wishes. - . "It would be a bad precedent," said Bryan, "and one I would not wish' es tablished. So far as I know, no candi date for presidency ever spoke at tbe capitol and I do not enre to be tbe first'."" , Herr Most Is pisgosted. Nw York, Sept. 14. Anarchist Henr Most would leave New York if he could raise the fnnds to do so. He admits that anarchy is on tbe decline in New York and that it does not pay to be am anarchist leader. In tbe last issue of his paper he says : "If I bad tbe money I would go West and live in retirement or found a colony. know tbat this would not further the cause of social revolution, but that can not be helped. The present state of af fairs in New York does not suit me. 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