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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1896.
VOL. VI.
NUMBER 41.
THE SAME OLD STORY
People Seek McKinley, Bryan
Seeks the People.
GRAND ARMY MEN'S DAY AT CANTON
Stark County Veterans Cull to Congrat-
late the NomineeOther Dele
gations to Follow
Canton, O., Sept. 15. This is the day
for the formal congratulations of the
Grand Armv of the Re. .iIic men of
Stark county to Major McKinley. Al
thoueb it was raining, over half the
membership of the order was in line in
the parade. Colonel J. J. Clark made
the address and Governor McKinley re
Bponded at some length.
Somerset county, Pennsylvania,
coming on special train's, the first of
which arrived at 2:25. There is a big
crowd on the way.
A Conservative Estimate.
Columkus, O., Sept. 15. W. S. Mat
thews, chairman of the Ohio Republican
state executive committee, has made es
timates of McKinley's plurality in Ohio
at the November election based on re
turns received al headquarters. His
lowest figures are 150.000.
IN CASK OF BRYAN'S ELECTION
Canadian Policy-Holders Will
tMtrd by Ln.
Be Pro-
Ottawa, Sept. 15, In the senate last
night Sir Oliver Mowatt promised on be
half of the government that in the event
of the silver party being dominant In
the presidential election, Canada policy
holders in American companies will be
protected by compelling the payment of
such policies in gold, and to that effect
legislation will at once be enacted
necessary.
The amount of life insurance policies
held in American companies in Canada
is $96,000,000; in fire companies $100,
000,000, and in inland marine com pan
ies, $1,250,000. As a security of pay
ment ot gold by American companies
the government has a lien on $17,000,000
ot assets belonging to such companies
held and Invested by them in Can a
da. Several companies have consented
to indorse their policies payable in gold,
while other companies have refused and
will fight the question.
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BRYAN IN KENTUCKY.
He Is Pointed for the Blue-Orass Re
gion.
Louisville, Sept. 15 Hon. W. J
Bryan left Louisville this morning at
7:40 for the Blue Grass -region of Ken
tucky.. He will make speeches en route
at La Grange, Eminence, Versailles,
Midway and Lexington, completing the
day's speaking at Maysville, Ky. At
Versailles, Bryan will be the guest of
Senator C. J. S. Blackburn. Bryan ex
pressed himself as highly pleased with
his Louisville reception.
Fbankfobt, Ky., Sept. 15. Bryan's
first speech today was made from the
platform of a car at La Grange. The
. campaign, he said, was of the greatest
importance. Tbe money, question de
served the deep study of every one. He
said be found his visit to Kentucky un
necessary, as the silver sentiment pre
dominated before his coming. He was
applauded wildly by the 700 people
present.
After leaving La Grange, Engineer
Ben Schultz, of tbe Louisville & Nash'
virie train, to which his car was at
tached, gave Bryan the fastest ride he
had had in the entire campaign, sending
the train along at a trifle over 80 miles
an hour. At Eminence it was raining,
but the citizens of Henry county flocked
about the speaker's stand, to which
- Bryan was taken. He gave a 10-minute
speech, devoted for the greater part to
answering the statement made by his
opponents' that in consequence of the
greater production of silver than of gold,
the white metal had depreciated and
would depreciate in value. He ad
'mitted that tbe product of silver had
been three times as great in the last
twenty years, but he said in the last five
years the production .of gold had in
creased more rapidly than that of silver,
and the priee of silver bullion has fallen
more than at any . other time. He said
the price of silver was affected by the
law of supply and demand. The repeal
of tbe Sherman law stopped the pur
chase of 54,000,000 ounces of silver a
year, and decreased the price because it
lessened the demand for silver. '
In the speech at Frankfort, Bryan em
phasized the statement of last night that
those wbo did not believe in the free
coinage of silver (Democrats or Republi
cans), should vcte the straight Republi-
can ticket.
' Brvan was conducted to tbe platform
in the courthouse square under an u
brella. which was knocked aside every
minute by the efforts oi his Southern
mirers to erase his hand. During
ad-
bis
speech of 15 minutes the rainontinued,
but the audience kept asking him
go on. .
to
inl DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Empire State at a Gathering In
Buffalo.
Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 15. It looks
like a state convention tonight, and the
arrival of the Tammany delegation has
done more to bring into view old conven
tion faces than anything that has hap
pened. During the afternoon there was
everv evidence of friction, but as the
evening wore. on, the Tammany delega
tion arrived in town, every light con
troversv that had arisen was smoothed
over, and it became more than ever evi
dent that the convention was to be dom
inated by the great political organization
from New York.
From the time Mr. Hinckley arrived
this morning and announced that the
selections of Elliott Banforth, of New
York, a member of the Bryan and
Sewall " notification committee, for
state chairman and Frank S. Camp
bell for national committeeman, were
favorable to Mr. Hill, until late tonight
till this news was confirmed, there had
been a conflict, among the assembled
delegates. It ends tonight by the with
drawal of Mayor Malloy from the contest
for state committee chairman and the
indorsement of Campbell for office of
national committeeman, an ending that
to everybody's mind, signifies a compro
mise with Senator Hill, in order to keep
together the state organization and the
withdrawal of Senator Murphy's candi
date in the interest of harmony.
HONS RULE AGAIN OFFERED.
Spain's Latest Overture
to the Insur
gents:
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 15. Span
ieh Consul Salis, who says he represents
Minister De Lome, who told J. A. Huan
representative of the Cuban junta here,
that if the insurgents would lay down
their arms by November 1, Spain would
grant complete home rule to the island,
Salis said amnesty would be granted to
every man wbo had been in the rebel
lion, and that Spain would recall Gener
al Weyler and name a representative of
the crown in Cuba who would be accept'
able to the insurgent leaders.
Mr. Huan agreed to lay the proposl
tion before tbe junta, but told Salis it
would hardly be accepted, as nothing
short of absolute independence would
satisfy the Cubans now
POWERS AGREED.
Will Act In Unison to Protect Foreign
Citizens In Turkey.
Constantinople, Sept. 14, via Sofia,
Bulgaria, Sept. 15. Ambassadors of the
powers held a meeting today to lay out
a plan for measures of protection for the
different embassies and the foreign pop
ulation generally in the event of a re
newal of ' the disturbances here. Tbe
plan is understood to include the united
action of the warships of all the powers,
each ship being assigned to a certain
position and the men to be landed at a
given signal to protect the threatened
points. ' Tbe defenses of. the embassies
will also, it is rumored, be considerably
strengthened by an increase in the nam
ber of men now guarding them, and by
other precautions . which will tend to
make them capable of resisting an at
tack for a considerable time. It is also
reported that in case of possible contin
gencies a number of additional warships
of the powers will reinforce the guard-
ships now doing duty in these waters.
Torki Improving Time.
London, Sept. 15. A Constantinople
Dispatch to the Times says that, while
the efforts of the powers to obtain a reg
ulation to insure the safety of tbe Ar
menians have thus far proved a failure,
the arrests and deportations of thoBe
people is hurried on with redoubled
fury. The apprehensive state of the
public mind in Constantinople is shown
by the frequent panics, accompanied by
the closing of shops, etc.
Gladstone la Aroused.
Liverpool, Sept. 15. Mr. Gladstone
has written a letter to the Liverpool Re
form Club, urging tbe holding of a mass
meeting in. behalf of Armenians, and
stating that, if desired, it might be pos
sible for him to take partin the proceed
ings. s -
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LUCK OF THE LAURAD
Her Last Voyage Fraught
With Adventure.
A SPANISH SPY AMONG THE CREW
He Made a Fntlle Attempt to Wreck
the Vessel The Captain Was .
Then Arrested.
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 6. (Delayed
in transmission) Ail circumstances
point to the fact that on ber last voyage
the steamer Laurada included among
her crew a Spanish agent and spy. So
far as known here his identity has not
been discovered. That the Laurada car
ried a filibustering expedition to Cuba
on this trip seems to be beyond all
doubt, although there will probably be
great difficulty in proving the fact, for
the Spanish spy, who, it is now well
known was on board, will hardly care to
reveal himself in tbe- witness box. If
tbe party is known no action will be
taken against him and be will not be
disposed to carry out to the end the
part he has been playing as a hired
spy.
The explanation is simply that this
man attempted to wreck the vessel, or,
should he appear to swear to the infor
mation be possesses regarding tbe fili
bustering part of the voyage, he will
have to face a charge on this count, per
contra. If his identity has really been
ascertained no legal aition will be taken
against him, as that might beg the ques
tion as to his possible, testimony
about the landing of the biggest fill
bustering expedition of modern times.
The facts in connectfon with the
stranding of the steamship at Port An
tonio, so far as the correspondent could
ascertain, is that upon the arrival of the
Laurada at Port Antonio, some person
gave information to the customs author
ities that she had been engaged in a fili
bustering expedition and that there was
a large quantity of rifles still on boord,
which had not been landed, but wljich
would be put ashore on tbe return voy
age. The ship was searched before sue
proceeded to the outport to take on her
cargo oi truit, but the arms were not
found. The informant thereupon se
cretly promised one of the customs offi
cers that on the vessel's return from the
outport he would find means to discover
the place in which he was convinced
Captain Murphy bad concealed the
arms, since tnev nad not leit tne
vessel. ' ,
On the night of the first instant, as
the Laurada was entering Port Antonio
and the Lama was going out, the two
vessels passing in tbe deep but intricate
channel, tbe Laurada had to veer to
make way of an outward-bound ship
At the critical moment, and with a
strong current running, the steering gear
of the Laurada gave way. At that mo
ment the probable effect of the break'
down would have been to throw the
Laurada across the Lama's bow and
bring about a collision that would have
sent the former to the bottom. As it
happened, tbe current was swifter than
the Lama and the Laurada escaped the
latter's prow and was swept on the reef.
By a singular piece of good luck, she
struck the one spot on the entire length
of the reef where she could have struck
without having her bottom knocked out
Of course, to all outward seeming, the
whole thing had the appearance of being
an accident. ' But it was an accident
that bids fair to end the days of the
Laurada. She was placed between col-
ision and being smashed on the coral
reef, but escaped both, and- gently lay
her nose into a little bed of soft sand.
She had to be lightened to get her off,
and this fact indicates the agency of
some deliberate intent, for through it
the unknown informer was enabled to
keep his word, a quantity of rifles hav
ing been found on the vessel this time.
The result was that Captain Murphy
was promptly called up before the resi
dent magistrate and although - the
Laurada was so slightly damaged by her
contact' with tbe reef, that she was able
to proceed at once on her voyage, Cap
tain Murpby had to provide recognizance
before be could leave the island. He
made a cash deposit of 300 to appear
on the 29th inst. to answer the charge of
conveying contrabands of war and was
allowed to sail. .
Eastern Speakers for Oregon.
Chicago, Sent. 16. The Republican
national committee has decided to send
campaign speakers of national promin
ence out through tbe silver-producing
states and tbe Pacific slope. The ad
vance guard of these exponents of Re
publican principles will be ex-Congress-
man Butterworth of Ohio. who. it is an.
nounced today, wilt speak in Wyoming
September 28 and 29 and in Colorado
September 30th. From there he goes to
Oregon, where he expects to deliver
three speeches, and thence to California,
where five speeches are scheduled.
A Crisis Imminent.
Havana, Sept. 15. The Spanish bank
has suspended tbe sale of drafts on
Spain payable in bank notes, and has
bought of a well-known banker a draft
for $100,000 on the United States, pay
ing for .it a large per cent. Roth of
these facts have caused a heavy depreci
atioh in the bank's notes and today they
are at 13 per cent discount. There were
no operations on the produce exchange
today, ana it is teared a financial crisis
is imminent.
The Dog Deserves a Medal.
Oakland, Cal., Sept. 17. That James
Feenan, a well borer, wbo resides alone
in a small cottage at Berkeley, was not
burned to a crisp last night is due to his
pet dog, Dell. .
About 2 o'clock in the. morning fire
broke out in the adjoining room, and the
dog by its frantic howls and - tugs at the
bed clothes awakened its master who
was already eurronnded by flames. In
escaping from the bouse he was seriously
burned. The skin had peeled from
various parts of his body. His hair was
all gone, and his eyebrows and eyelashes
were singed to a crisp. In this pitiable
condition he was found near a hillside
where he had crawled to get away from
the burning buiiding. Tbe little dog
that bad been scorched in tbe flames in
his efforts to save his master, stood by
bis side. Feenan was taken to the hos
pital, and is now in a critical condition
I'rlces Are Recovering.
London, Sept. 17. The evening Stand
ard says:
'The decision of tbe Bank of England
to make no further advance in the rate
was received with much relief on tbe
stock exchance in consequence of which
prices are recovering."
- Fair Catalogues.
The secretary of the fair association
has requested us to say that 300 cata
logues have been deposited; hi thepoBt-
office for distribution. , Should any one
fail to receive one, they can be supplied
by calling at the office of T. A. Hudson,
or a notice through the mail to that
effect will be promptly attended to by
the secretary, Mr. J. O. Mack. This 1b
the time for the farmers, ranchers,
and everybody else to begin to look after
the premiums offered by the association.
The fair coming at the end of the
Harvest Home should be, not only well
patronized, and tbe exhibits numerous,
but it should be made tbe holiday of the
season, where mends can meet ana ex
change ideas and compare resultB oi
their labors for tbe year ; to renew old
acquaintances and make new ones. The
-farmers of this vicinity have always
performed their full share in making
our fairs of great interest by bringing
their finest exhibits to the pavilion, and
much good has resulted to themselves
by meeting and interchanging ideas and
experiences as to tbe best methods of at
taining perfection in agriculture, horti
culture or stock breeding. Their ex
hibits have been nniformly admired and
praised by all, whether residents of the
city or country.
Who Is Bobart Serving?
Whenever Mr. Hobart bas been asked
to do anything for the D. P. & A. N. Co.
he has always puckered tip his lips and
ejaculated shortly: "Can't be done."
The company wanted to use a cable at
tbe incline. "(Jan't be done," said Ho
bart, "Must have a stationary engine."
Tbe boat company ignored Hobart and
put in tbe fcable. Hobart gets $100
month for hindering the operation of
the portage by every means in his
power. The money that pays his salary
comes supposably from earnings made
by the portage taken in as fares or
freights by the boat company, yet he is
only studious as to how be can tbwarl
their interests and block their business.
On the contrary, whenever the portage
can be made to serve tbe Day, Bros, it is
so used, and the fact is very noticeable
that be is tearing up the track just slow
enough to be handy for use by the Day
Bros, who are laying a track parallel
with it on. their own ground. It should
be ascertained before long which master
Hobart is Berving and action taken ac
cordingly. Before going on a sea-voyage or into
the conntry, be sure and put a box of
Ayer's Pills in your valise. You may
have occasion to thank us for this hint.
To relieve constipation, biliousness and
nausea, Ayer's Pills are the best in tbe
world. They are alBO easy to take.
Leave orders at The Dalles Commis
sion Co.'s store for dressed chickens.
Telephones . 128 and 255. Ring 'em
up. . ' ' . sll-dlm
THATCHER IS CHOSEN
New York Democrats Name
Him for Governor.
CONVENTION'S WORK COMPLETED
Folly Indorses the Chicago Declara
tions and Presidential Ticket
Bryan and Sewall.
Buffalo, Sept. 17. John Bovd That
cher, of Albany county, was today nom
inated by tbe state Democratic conven
tion for the office of govri.:or. The
chief feature of the platform adopted ty
the convention is its full indorsement of
the platform and nominees of the Demo
cratic national' conventon, held at
Chicago last month. Minor features of
the platlorm are denunciation of the
Republican state administration, advo
cacy of the improvement of the made
and condemnation of the Raintta liquor
law.
Buffalo, Sept. 17. After the reas
sembling of the Democratic state con
vention today, business proceeded with
expedition. The repot t of the commit
tee ou credentials having been adopted,
the committee on permanent organiza
tion reported, naming ex-Congressman
Hosea H. Rockwell, of Chemung, for
permanent chairman. It was greeted
with applause. ' He made an able speech
in advocacy of the Chicago platform and
ticket.
After Rockwell's speech, the chairman
called for a report of the committee on
resolutions. It was read by Mt. York-.
The plank of the platform is as fol
lows:
"The Democratic party of the state ot
New York, in convention assemMed,
unreservedly indorses the platform
adopted by tbe Democratic party at the
national convention held at Chicajjo on
July 7, 1896, and cordially approves the
nominations there made, pledges W ill
lam J. Bryan and Arthur bewail its
hearty and active support, and declare?
as its deliberate judgement that never
in the history of tbe Democratic party
has a platform been written which em
bodies more completely the interests of
the whole people as distinguished frou
those who seek legislation for private
benefit than that given the country bv
the National Democratic convention of
1893"
PREPARING TO FIGHT.
Vigorous
Campaign to
Cabs.
Be Opened in
Havana, Sept. 17. There was much
animation in tbe captain-general's palace
yesterday. Captain-General Weyler
held a conference with various com
manders of columns, also with the com
manding officer of marine and the chief
of tbe medical department. These con
ferences are the precursors of an ap
proaching campaign, which is intended
to be vigorous and resolute.
Captain-General Weyler will assume
personal command at Pinar del Rio,
Abumida and Palmeroa, taking charge
respectively of military and political af
fairs at Havana. Among other meas
ures General Weyler thinks of adopting
a prelude to the campaign is the
revocation of the edict of pardon, oblig
ing families having connections in tbe
ranks of the insurgents to movs into
other provinces, and making concentra
tion in villages obligatory, 'considering
all persons found in tbe country as ene
mies or supporters of the enemy.
Captain-General Weyler's order re
cently issued putting line officers in
command of regular guerilla and -volunteer
forces, is bitterly resented' and in
consequence thereof many desertions are
occurring.
At Sagua la Grand, where Captains
Irogyenand Quintero, of the regular
army, were lately appointed, one-third
ot the men have disappeared. At
Camerones, a Santa Clara town, tbe
local Spanish guerrilla went over to tbe
enemy in a body a few days ago, and re
turning with the insurgents, assisted
the latter to capture a government fort
in the suburbs. They then- raided the
town, looted . stores and ransacked va
rious private residences, seized the local
archives and carried off the municipal
seal.
At Bayarao, Santiago de Cuba, a
mounted Spanish guerilla force armed
with Manser rifles at the expense of
Bayamo merchants, recently went over
to the rebels, joining Cahxto Garcia.
Tbe captain is a nephew of Garcia, and
obtained his commission from Martinez
Campos, former captain-general.
According to the latest information
Maceo has moved sonth of his former
positions. No steps will be taken to fol-
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concerted operations above referred to.
Captains Carrerez and Oliverette, ot
the Sauga la Grand guerrilla forces, wbo
have long been the terror of resident
naturalized aliens and native . pacificog
of that vicinity, have been relieved of
their commands and both thrown into a
ocal fortress to await court-martial.
Carrerez is alleged to have captured and
shot prisoners of war, as well as pacificos
without the formalitv of a trial.
A Spanish Cruiser Disabled.
Ky Wist, Sept. 17. Advices last
night report the Spanish cruiser Infanta
Isabella es disabled at the entrance to
Port Havana. She bas asked for assist
ance. HE. BACKED DOWN.
A Blackmailer Brags of an Inamorata
and Is Called to Account.
An individual wearing the ..livery of
the Salvation Army was jnilod laBt night,
having been arreBted on complaint of a
mat in this city whos6 daughter he
iilackmailed. Tbe blackmail consisted
in the young man bragging about being
poetessed of a letter from the girl con
taining lewd remarks. The father hear
ing of It, sought the young man and de
manded the letter but be could not pro
duce it, and afterward admitted that the
letter contained nothing but what was
proper. The young man who 'was
ho intent upon casting stones at tbe
character of defenseless women, is one
if those wbo has been loudest in gospel
shouting 8nd psalm singing on the
streets. The girl is an older sister of
the one wbo was tbe yictim in the Lane
case the other day, and the father is the
same parent wbo is endeavoring to pte
eerve the honor of his family at the cost
of the public exposure it entails. He is
entitled to the widest praise for his val
iant efforts, and shows the best of judg
ment in summoning the law to his aid.
A blackmailer becomes exposed in all
bis hideous villainy if the proposed vic
tim refuses to temporize; bnt, taking
the opposite course, endeavors to un
mask him. This is the second trouble
of this kind that has come'to light with
in a few days, the last more glaring than
the first because of tbe chief actor being
so prominent in Salvation Army work.
There are unquestionably some noble
men and women in this city wbo are
working in that cause, but it is well
known that the "barracks" here are
frequented by some of tbe worst toughs
of tbe city of both sexes, who attend for
ether purposes than to hear tbe gospel
of the lowly Nazarene. Because of these
evil associations innocent girlhood, led
there first by curiosity, is in danger of
being contaminated and led astray,
thereby doing the cause of Christianity
more barm than good, for it is easier to
maintain virtue tban to reclaim it when
once lost. The evil may go on in the
rear of the room while the tambourine
and hymn music is offered to tbe throne
of grace.
The recorder released the young man
after giving him a lecture something on
the lines above indicated.
In" a Kntshell.
Let ns all be thankful that the finan
cial question has at last been finally
settled.
It is so easy that anybody might have
done it.
All that is needed is that the govern
ment of the United States shall agree to
pay $1.29 to any one who will bring it
60 cents' worth of silver.
If this is done, our finanoial troubles
will immediately disappear. Prices will
advance. Wages will go np. Everybody
will have plenty tf money. We shall
have at once the only perfect financial
monetary system known in history.
The age of miracles is not past
New York World.
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can guarantee satisfaction and good
fruit. Joel Eoontz.