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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1896.
VOL. VI.
NUMBER 46.
0 M
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COMING TO THE COAST
Reed the Latest Assignment
of Republican Managers.
WILL REACH LOS ANGELES OCT. 27
Sctaooomaker and Bontelle Also Have a
List or Dates Covering- Oregon
and Washington.
Chicago. Oct. 13. For the first time
in anv campaign, the Republican nation
al committee has undertaken to supply
tha Pacific coast with sneakers, and a
number of Republicans of national-re-
. . , , ...
pmewmoBueniicici'o.iiv..
ot the campaign. JJnring me ween
c.v-di;!! tn California, and
tJ rtci BLI ifcLv I' p. I
Triatf a nnmber of addresses there, his
first speesh being at Los Angeles October
27. Fnrther details of the coast tour of
fYinoTRflflman Boutelle. of Maine, have
been agreed upon, that gentleman speak
ing at Los Angeles October 17, Sacra
mento October 19. and San Francisco
October 20.
TWO GREAT SPEAKERS COMING.
Representatlve ISoutelleand Mr.
maker for Oregon.
Sclioon-
Portland, Oct. 14. Chairman Hirsch,
of the state central committee, yesterday
received a dispatch from the national
committee, re-assiening F.- X. Schoon-
raaker to his appointments in Oregon.
The demand for Mr. Schoonmaker's ser
vices in California was so great that the
committee had decided tocancelhis Ore-
con dates, and so notified Mr. Hirsch
Monday. To assuage Republican disap
pointment, however, Congressman Bou
telle was assigned to speeches at Salem
and Portland.
This assignment was eminently satis
factory, so far as Boutelle was con
cerned ; but it called forth a strong rep
resentation on the par t of Hirsch that
that Schoonmaker ought also to be sent
to Oregon. It had been widely adver
tised that he would speak at Roseburg,
The Dalles and McMinnville, and it
would not do to substitute another
speaker at other places Salem and
Portland. Mr. Hirsch explained the
situation as clearlv as he could in a brief
telegram, and it had the effect of induc
ing the national committee not only to
reassign Mr. Schoonmaker to Oregon,
but to send Congressman Boutelle as
well. Mr. Schoonmaker will therefore
speak at the following times and places :
Koseburg, Monday, October 19.
The Dalles, Tuesday, October 20.
McMinnville, Wednesday, October 21.
Representative Boutelle,as announced
in yesterday's Oregonian, speaks first in
Los Aneeles, October 17th. He speaks
in San Francisco and Sacramento.
He then comes to Oregon, and speaks
at Salem and Portland, October 22d and
23d. After October 26tb, he will be in
Washington till the end of the cam
paign and will speak in Tacoma,
Olympia, Seattle and Spokane.
WATSON WILL NOT RETIRE.
So Says Chairman Butler of the Popu
list Committee.
Chicago, Oct. 13. A meeting of the
Populist national executive committee
was held at the Sherman house today to
consider the question of fusion in Kansas
and Colorado, over which considerable
friction has arisen. It is probable that
action will be taken looking toward the
displacement of some Democratic elec
tors in the states named, and the put
ting of Populist electors in their places
All the members of the national ex
ecutive committee are present, except
Secretary Edson, of the national com
mittee, and Chairman Dorr, of Calif
ornia. Senator Butler, of North Carolina,
chairman of the national Populist com
mittee, when asked if Watson would
come out in a letter opposing the fusion
arrangement in the West, stated that no
such letter was expected.
"We are all pulling to defeat McKin
ley," said Butler; "and, while there is
some friction over the division of elec
tors in several states, no action will be
taken that will in the least compromise
the changes of our ticket. It is sure to
a
be adjusted amicably.
You can .state
authoritatively that Watson will remain
on the ticket. No thought of his resig
nation is entertained by us."
"What do you think of the political
outlook?" ; .
"Bryan's chances are improving every
day. There has been a perceptible
change in the last two weeks. One of
the strongest factions of the Republican
oamnaicn nntil recentlv in now its oreat,
vODo a f w ; J:i
use of money."
, What do yon think of the situation in
Illinois?"
"Illinois is doubtful. Bryan, how
ever, can be elected without Illinois,
Michigan, Minnesota or Iowa. Ohio is
treoibline in the balance. If the senti-
ment continues to grow in our favor of
I that-, statu at. fh rata it. m nnv prowincr.
there is no doubt rhe state will go for
Bryan by a large majority. In Hen-
tucky there is
hard
fight, but fusion
makes ii safe.
BOSTON IS AGAIN SHOCKED.
A McMonnles Statne Refused
by the
Library Commission. "
Boston, Oct. 13. Boston has refused
to accept the bronze Bacchante by Mac-
monnies, for the new public library.
The statue is too suggestive of immor
ality and thirst for the Puritan town.
At a meeting of the art committee on
Friday it was finally decided to reject it,
and today Edward Robinson, the cura-
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f 7 .J u ,1
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lowing minute to the trustees of the
uorary:
"Voted, That the secretary be in
structed to inform the trustees of the
public library that, while recognizing
the remarkable technical merits of Mr.
Macmonnies' statue of Bacchante as a
work of art, this committee does not re
gard it as suited to the public library
building."
This decision of the art committee is
final and the trustees must reject the
gift. The statue is one of the best
things the sculptor ever did. It is in
bronze, seven feet tall, the nude figure
of a woman1. In her left arm she carries
a child, while in her right hand, ex
tended high over her bead is a bunch of
grapes. The woman is dancing, witn a
laugh on her face. The whole statue is
expressive of joy and freedom. Paris
thought so much of the statue that
when it was unable to get it, it had a
replica made.
MORE SUPPLIES LANDED.
Successful Filibustering Trip
of
Baytlan Schooner.
Bahacoa, Cuba. Oct. 13. A new fili
bustering expedition has landed in
Marivi, Eastern Cuba. The party
brought 1000 rifles and a proportionate
quantity of munitions. The men dis
embarked from a Haytian schooner be
tween two Spanish forts, neither of
which were a mile and a half away. The
war material was transported into the
interior before any alarm was raised
The state of suffering among the poorer
classes in Baracoa is such that the local
Spanish commandant is now permitting
women and children to go through the
government lines to beg food in rebel
camps. More than 300 passes for this
purpose are being issued daily. The
women are subjected to rigid search as
they go outside the walls ot the towns,
so aB to prevent medicines being taken
to the insurgents.
WANTS PAY FOR SERVICES.
An Ex-Slave's Suit Against Her Former
' Master.
Louisville, Oct. 13. The trial of an
Interesting suit bas begun in the law
and equity cjnrt. Annie Wier, an ex-
slave, sues to recover $3,744 from Wm.
Wier, a sheet-iron proprietor, for
twenty-four years' services. She was
born in slavery and adopted her mas
ter s name. She says that after her
emancipation she agreed with Wier to
remain with him as his servant with the
understanding that she was to be
clothed, fed and lodged for the rest of
her life. She says she remained with
him and reared his children, but that
after his second marriage she was dis
charged. This occurred November 14,
1895. She seeks to recover judgment
against Wier now at the rate of $3 per
week for twenty-four years. The de
fendant pleads the statute of limitation
and also filed an answer making a gen
eral denial.
News From Guatemala.
San Francisco, Oct. 14. F. P. Schu-
man, a trerman engineer, bas arrived
from Guatemala, where he has been em
ployed for several months in surveying
proposed routes for several new rail
roads. Mr. Schuman reports that mat
ters are booming in railroading in that-
ThK rnmnt. h...nMJ"'een banks, inclosing exchanges and re-
country,
new route from Guatemala City to the
tlantic coast in order to afford aeon-
Atla
nection and outlet for Huntington's
Mexican Central, and the work of con
struction will begin immediately. Sev-
era! other lines are about to be put
under way. Mr. schuman was for five
years engaged in South Africa in build
ing the railroad from Delagoa bay to
Pretoria. He is now on his way to
Europe. ' " . ' r
Tygh Valley Roller. Flour Mills.
Tygh Valley Roller Flour Mills
running full time on No. 1 wheat.
rlour equal to trie Dest always on hand.
Prices to suit the times. Also mill feed
in quantities to suit.
W. CO.. JUCUOBKLB & SON.
aug8-6mw Proprietors.
MAIL CAR WAS LOOTED
Union Pacific Overland Held
Up Near Ogden.
PASSENGERS WERE NOT MOLESTED
Bandits CouQued Their Operations to
Mall and Express Cars Kegis
tered Mall Sacks Rifled.
. Salt Lakh, Oct. 14. The east-lwund
Union Pacific passenger train, which
was due to arrive here at 3:15 o'clock
this morning, was held up a short dis
tance east of Uintah, near the mouth of
Weber canvon, and about eight miles
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from Ogden. No passengers were mo
tested, the robbers confining their oper
ations to the mail and express cars.
The robbers, two in number, boarded
the train at Peterson, a small station in
the heart oi Weber canyon. They sur
prised the engineer by suddenly appear
ing from behind a tank, and, covering
him with a gun, they ordered the fire
man to cover his head with a cotton
sack which they handed him. The en
gineer was ordered to stop the train,
and' told to indicate the express car,
which he did.
While the attention of the robbers was
distracted, the engineer ran away to
Uintah, where Superintendent O'Neil
was notified. Meanwhile the baggage
and express cars were uncoupled by the
robbers and run ahead of the train a few
hundred yards and both cars broken
open. The robbers failed to open the
safe in the express car. . Railway offi
cials say the booty secured was a few
mail bags, the value of the contents be
ing unknown.
A special train, in charge of Superin
tendent O'Neil may catch the robbers,
as the latter cannot get out of the can
yon except by the eastern route, and all
the station agents have been notified
and are watching
SCENE IN A .ICSTICE COURT.
An Angry Virago Wants
to Shoot
Witness.
San Francisco, Oct. 14. Mrs. Maria
Fav, who is being sued bv William Mc
Fadden lor a portion of a legacy that has
been left the defendant and her brother,
Louis Helding, created a scene in Justice
Kerrigan's court during the trial of the
action. She became enraged at a wit
ness because ot the testimony given
against her and asked for a pistol that
she might shoot the man who testified
that she had other than a spotless char
acter.
Helding was alleged to be indebted to
Mrs. Fay. Helding's defense was that
his sister had no money to loan him or
aiiyuouy, BouBaaaigneu ma ciaun io me
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legancy to Alec adden, and a suit was
commenced to recover it. An effort was
was being made to prove that Helding
could not have become indebted to his
sister, as she claims, and John Gorman
was put on the witness stand to testify
that he had known her as a dissolute
woman without means, when Mrs. Fay
called for a weapon that she might shoot
him
"You're a liar; you're a wretch. If I
had a pistol I'd kill you," she shrieked,
as she stepped to the platform beside the
justice and advanced toward the witness.
Her attorney and some friends seized
the woman before ehe got close enough
to the frightened object of her wrath to
do any violence, and led her away from
the court.
Made a Good Hani.
Chicago, Oct. 14. The Union Pacific
faBt mail train, which was held up near
Uintah, Utah, this morning, waB carry-
ng Chicago and other Eastern mail from
the Pacific coast, due in Chicago tomor
row morning. Superintendent Troy, for
the railway mail service, was wired this
morning by postal messengers on the
train that all the registered mail was
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tion of such mail ia correspondence be. I
pittances and always a good proportion
cash, the loss is supposed by Mr. Troy
to be of no consequence,
"This is the first time in ''many years
that mail cars have been held np," said
Mr. Troy. "Bandits in the past have
contented themselves with rifling the
boxes and have left the mails ' alone,
fearing the relentless energy with which
the government pursues mailrobbers.
It was an exceptionally bold act to at
tack the mail on the Union Pacific, one
of the largest carriers of mail in the
The government cannot afford
country,
to leave unfound
mitted the act.
the men who com.
Will Sapport Breckinridge.
Fbankfort, Ky.,Oct. 14. The seventh
district Republican committee today re
solved itself into a convention and nomi
nated YV. C. P. Breckinridge for con
gress. jChis means that the name of
Colonel Breckinridge, who has already
been nominated by tha national Demo
crats, will go under the Republican de
vice on the ballot. It aleo practically
insures the election of the ex-congress
man after one term in private life fol
lowing the disclosnr.es of the famous
scandal that defeated him in the race
for re-election two years ago.
THE DAT
Circus Employes
AT CANTON.
Present McKinley
With a Flag;.
Canton, O., Oct, 14. A special train
of eleven coaches arrived at about noon
over the Pennsylvania lines, bringing an
enthusiastic party from McDonald, Pa.,
with greetings and congratulations for
McKinley. The delegation was com
posed largely of railroad men and farm
ers, lhe demonstration was very en
thusiastic. McKinley 's address, re
sponding to the spokesman, Charles W.
Hiteshot, was constantly interrupted by
applause.
Barnum & Bailev's circus parade was
reviewed today by Major McKinley and
friends,
In honor of its visit to the Mc-
Klnley home, the circus people are all
wearing the national colors, and the
tent is elaborately decorated. Employes
of the circus presented McKinley with a
handsome flag, through a committee.
McKinley accepted the flag with an ap
propriate address.
Gold Men Victorious,
New Yobk, Oct. 14. The appellate
division of the supreme court, sitting at
Brooklyn today, decided that the use of
the name "National Democratic Party"
on the official ballot is Dermissible.
This reverses the decision of Justice
Clemens.
Morton's Opinion of Bryan Leaders.
WASHiNQTON,X)ct. 14. Secretary Mor
ton today gave out to the Poet for publi
can his view of the Bryan Democratic
leaders. He closed his statement as
follows:
"The finance which they teach is en
tirely Confederate fiat.' In the southern
Confederacy the same leaders who are
now in command of the picket guards
for free silver at 16 to 1 were leading
financiers. And Harris, Pugh, Morgan
and the other Confederate generals now
in command of the Bryan campaign
seem to desire to accomplish bv false
finance that which they failed to bring
about by arms national dishonor and
disgrace."
THE
MINT BILL OF '73.
Ex-Secretary Boutwell Tells
of
His
Fart in its Preparation
Boston, Oct. 14. The principal speak
er at the Twentieth Century Club to
night was Hon. George S. Boutwell, who
discussed the silver question. He said
in part:
"My part in the preparation of the
mint bill of 1873 was very considerable.
The hill was the result in no small
measure of recommendations which I
made to congress after careful considera
tion of the currency system when I was
appointed to the office of the treasury
The bill contained 71 sections, one of
which called for the demonetization of
silver. If I am asked the pertinent
question of why I sought to work a
change in the financial system, I will
answer that I had com to believe it was
best for every nation of the world to re
cognize and maintain the gold stand
ard." He denied that the bill was forced up
on the nation recklessly, fraudulently
and stealthly. Concerning these charges,
he said :
"There was not the least suspicion
about the fealty of any one concerned
with the drawing up of the act until
1878, when the failure of the trade dollar
was the signal for the crusade against the
act of 1873."
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fresh - roasted. Tea ought
to be for the same reason
the taste,
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vula '" ulc Jiuy tea-
nrin? WOrKS in the United
cotes' ScMllmo's Rnt
?GU, ZCflMing S Vest IS
always fresh-fired when it
leaves our hands.
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A Mad Prophet In Vancouver.
Vancouver, Wash. Oct. 14. Clarke
Davis addressed a fair-sized audience at
the Standard theater last night in the
interest of the Popocrats. The speaker
Paid PartinIar attention to state issues,
I -I. T . I n r. ,:tU wwrnntn
tUBIB'"B .iij"'m-"d
extravagance and aisnonesty. uuring
his speech he predicted that McKinley
would not carry a single county in the
United States.
CUBA WILL BE FREE
Spain Is Soon to Cease Hos
tilities.
FIGHTING TO BE STOPPED MARCH 1
Island Will Then Be Surrendered
the Insurgents Spain's Reason
for this Course.
Cadiz, Oct. 15. If Spain has not put
down the insurrection in Cuba by the
1st of March, it is the intention of the
government to give up the struggle
and let the island go. The sig
nificance of this statement, coming direct
from an officer of rank in the Spanish
army, within the week, must certainly
be regarded as of no little importance,
ine aoove determination is an open
secret among those who are close to the
covernment. and it is said that th nol.
icy is being adopted of exaggerating the
magnitude of the trouble in the Philip
pine islands witn a view of preparing
the people for the ultimate design of
letting Cuba go. '
By way of further corroboration of
this estimate of the bituation it mav be
remarked that while Spain is sending
more than 200,000 troops to Cuba, who
are in the main very young and undisci
plined, she is carefully keeping her 80,
000 well-disciplined and efficient soldiers
who may be available in case of an out
break at home. She is also keeping in
Spanish waters twelve warships which
are ready for sea, and which could be of
great service ijf Cuban waters in aiding
the United States in that police work
which she now asks that country to do
for her,
W. G. Foster, manager of the Eastern
Telegraph Company here, speaking of
the situation, said
"There is no question that the govern
ment is trying to use the Phillipine
islands troubles to distract the people's
attention from Cuba. There is no doubt
that Spain intends to do her utmost to
crush the Cuban insurrection between
now and March. Failing in that, I am
informed that she will give up the
struggle.
"An important issue is- the fact that
Cuba has a debt of $500,000,000, and that
if Spain puts, down the insurrection,
Cuba will have to pay that debt, whereas
if Cuba wins, the payment of that debt
will fall on Spain, who contracted it on
behalf of Cuba. Naturally the planters
who have been driven from the half
ruined plantations, however loyal they
may appear to be to Spain, really want
to see the Cubans succeed, as in that
case they would not be taxed by Spain
to pay the interest on the debt, and
could then start again under more favor
able auspices.
"Meanwhile every one is talking
about Cuba, and little is said of the
Pnillipine. iwlands, although the latter
comprises 115,000 square miles, against
49,000 for Cuba. In point of population
the Phillipinea bave 5,636,000 as against
2,276,000 for Cuba and Porto Rico com
bined. I am satisfied that Spain will
either have won in Cuba by March 1st
next or bave given up the struggle."
Governor Abril, governor of the prov
ince of Cadiz, was next interviewed. In
substance be said that Cleveland had
not done much for Spain, and he did not
see how a change in administration
could make matters worse, unless the
ndependence of Cuba should be ac
knowledged. 'He says he does not con'
template a war between Spain and the
United States. The governor would not
say that a great Cuban victory would
precipitate trouble in Spain, and did
not think that such an event was likely
to take place.
As to the effect of the war upon Cuba
the governor did not seem to think it
had been very grave. He added that
the Compana Transatlanta Espanola
was almost altogether occupied in trans
porting government troops and muni
tions of war, so that there naturally had
been no falling off in its traffic.
Dauntless Safely Landed.
Atlanta, Oct. 15. August Pacetti, of
the firm of Florens, Pacetti & Co., of
this city, received a letter this morning
from a friend in Cuba, saying that the
filibustering steamer Dauntless had ar
rived and landed on the south coast of
Cuba with men and ammunition.
AN INFANTILE
CROOK.
Sentenced
Eleven-Year-Old Boy Sentenced fr
Burglary.
Chicago, Oct. 15. Dennis Myron is
only 11 years old, bnt he has been ar-1
rested fourteen times and is now under
sentence to the reform school as a bur-
glar. Ho grew up in that unsavory
neighborhood known as "Little Hell,"
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of tartar bakinc cowder. Highest of
all in leavening strength. Latest United States
Government rboa terpen.
i KOYAL BAKING fOWOKB CO., New YOrK
and about as soon as he wore trousers
fell into the companionship of thieves
and toughs. He helped a woman in
shoplifting, and then took up thieving
on his own account.
Myron went to a theater a short time
ago with Richard Mapeevy, 9 years old.
They took an alley ronte upon leaving
saw a window in the rear of No. 50r
Dearborn street, open. Myron told
Mageevy to get inside and grab what be
could while he watched for a "jigger."
He boosted the younger boy inside ; no
"jigger"' appearing, the boys got away
with cigars and some small novelties.
The next day there was so much cigar
smoking along the docks that detectives -made
inquiries. They traced the cigars
to the small boys.
When this criminal was sentenced by
Judge Clifford an angry look settled on
his dirty face, and bis begrimed fist,
tightly clenched, was shaken just as near
Detective .Walbauui's nose as the mite
could get it, as he said :
'You just wait; I'll settle you."
WHEAT GOING SKYWARD.
India
and Australia Demand Afleetlnr
San Francisco Markets.
San Fbancibco, Oct. 15. Wheat re
covered from yesterday's set back today
and in the local market went higher
than before. All morning George W.
McNear and o'ther leading exporters
were heavy buyers and the destination
of much of the wheat thus bought is
said to be India and Australia. ..Instead
of the Chicago price influencing this
market the local market now guides the
Chicago speculator, for. California bas
captured the first of the demand from
India and Australia. There is no tell
ing how extensively this demand may
spread to other points of supply. May
wheat sold today at $!.35.la and Decem
ber rose to $1.32.
Movements of the Military.
Washington, Oct. 14. The secretary
of the war has ordered a major and one
battery of the third artillery, now in the
department of the east, to proceed to
Fort Canby, Washington. The colonel
and all of the third, except one battery,
are ordered to San Francisco.
SEVENTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR
Offer Made by Bank Presidents In the
Event of Bryan's Election.
Helena, Mont., Oct. 14. On October
1st, R. H. Kleioschmidt received a let
ter from W. J. Booker, of Memphis, say
ing that C. T. Schulte and J. T. Frost,
both bank presidents, had offered 200,-
000 American standard silver dollar's, to
be delivered within six months after
Bryan's election and the passage of a
free-coinage law, at 70 cents on the dol
lar in gold.
Kleinschmidt immediatedly accepted
the proposition and today notified
Booker to hold the bankers to their
offer, and to put the cafe in the hands
of a competent attorney if necessary to
enforcet be agreement.
A Speaker Suppressed.
Middlesbobo, Ky., Oct. 14. When
Colonol Ephrara McDowell, a Republic
an of Wise county, Virginia, attempted
to speak in the interest of Bryan and free
silver at Scottville, be was attacked by
McKinley men and forced from the
stand. Not since 1860 has politics be in
as lively as now in this section.
Escape of Prisoners.
Koseburg, (Jr., Oct. . 14. Ihree pris-
oners escaped from the county jail this
afternoon about 2 o'clock by digging
through the brick wall at the i.orth end
of the corridor. , '
Six men were confined in the jail
awaiting the action of the grand jury.
Two of these are charged with murder-
and did not attempt to escape. All of
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uem nau ueeo noeu ww iiwriy onuo
corridor in the day time. Tne leader in
the break was Bob Hinuian, charged
with burglary. He is the only witness
to the escape of murderer Sam Brown
last December. The two others were
hoboes that were in for stealing. The
sheriff and posse are in hot pursuit.