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THE DALLES,. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER U. 1896.
NUMBER 50.
SHE IS AT LIBERTY
Tears, Doctors and Wealth
Set Mrs. Castle Free.
COXEY MAKES A NEW PLATFORM
Altgeld 'Will Be Nominated for Senator
by the Illinois Democracy, JuBt
for Discipline.
London, Nov. 10. Mrs. Walter M.
Castle, of San Francisco, sentenced at
the Clerkenwell sessions Friday last to
three months' imprisonment without
bard labor, after having pleaded guilty
by advice of her counsel to a charge of
shop-lifting, was released from Worm
wood Scrub bs prison today on medical
grounds, by order of the home secretary,
Sir Matthew White Ridley. The com
missioner of prisons, it appears, directed
the medical board to inquire into and
report upon the' health of Mrs. Castle,
whose condition' was causing anxiety to
prison authorities. She was watched
day and night by special attendants at
the infirmary and shown every atten
' tion possible. The commissioners alter
receiving the report of the medical board
on the state of Mrs. Castle's health,
communicated with the home secretary,
who promptly ordered her release from
prison and that she be placed in the
care of her husband, who has under
taken to take her back to the United
States with the least possible delay.
Mr. Castle called at the home office at
11 o'clock and was informed that his
wife would be released at 1 o'clock. Ac
companied by a nurse he entered a car
riage and drove to Wormwood Scrabbs
prison, where he arrived at 12 :45 p. m.
The jailers ushered him into the waiting-room,
and after a brief delay Deputy
JNorthy granted the unusual permission
for the carriage to enter the gates and
drive to the door of the hospital prison
Mr. Castle and nurse alighted and
went to the door, and a few moments
later Mrs. Castle, dressed in black, was
almost carried out of the hospital by the
female attendants. She was deathly
pale, and her face was tearstained. She
appeared to be on the verge of a col
lapse, and sank fainting into her hus
band's arms. He tenderly embraced
and tried to console her. The nurse en
veloped Mrs.' Castle's face in a heavy
veil, wrapped her up in a shawl and as
sisted her to the carriage, where her
head fell on her husband's shoulder,
and she sobbed hysterically. As the
carriage passed out of the pneon gates
the driver applied the whip and drove
rapidly away
While Mr. Castle was in the waiting
room of the prison he was interviewed
by a representative of the Associated
prees. He said :
"I feel twenty years younger and as
though the nightmrre of the past month
had vanished. My wife was informed
last night that I would come for her to
day. She was utterly prostrated yes
. terday. I shall immediately retire to
the country, place my wife under a doc
tor's care and endeavor to restore her
health in order to permit her speedy re
turn to America. I desire especially to
thank the Associated Press for its kind
ness to me and mine for the manner in
which it has placed the matter before
the American newspapers."
Bernard Abrahams, of the counsel for
Castle, received the following note from
the home office last evening ; - "Pris
oner, Ella CaBtle, will be released on ac
count of her mental and physicial con
dition and other circumstances. (Signed),
Digby, Under Seer etary.
Shot a Fellow Hobo.
Roseburg, Or., Nov. 10. A quarrel
among hobos this afternoon resulted in
one of them purchasing a Winchester at
a second-hand store near the railroad
station. He passed through the station
yard a short distance, met one of a party
and deliberately shot him in the lower
part of the body. He would have shot
him again, but bystanders begged him
not to do so. The hobo then shouldered
his gun and crossed the Umpqua bridge
toward Coos bay. After some delay a
deputy sheriff started -in pursuit. The
nanes of those concerned are unknown.
' This is the eecond tramp that has been
1 seriously injured here this week, and
the man who did the shooting today is
: supposed to have committed the first
crime.
Coxey's Mew Platform.
Cleveland, Nov. 10. J. S. Coxey has
a new doctrine for 1900. His platform
declared for the demonetization of gold
as well as of silver, state ownership of
railroads, highways, waterways, tele
graph and telephone - lines ; municipal
ownership of street-cars, water works,
market-houses-,' electric light and gas
plants ; employment of surplus labor in
Dublic works: woman's suffrage ; state
control of the liquor traffic and the elec
tion of resident bv direct vote of the
people.
Coxev had called a conference of all
the friends of the initiative and referen
dum and advocates of the above prin
ciples at the Lindell hotel, St. Louie, for
January 12 next.
TO MAINTAIN DESOIPI.INE.
Illinois Democrats Will Nominate
geld for Senator.
Alt-
Chicago, Nov. 10. Governor Altgeld
will be nominated for United States
senator by the Democrats of the general
assembly next January. This action,
although merely complimentary, is in
tended to be the response of the regular
Democratic organization to the talk
about droDDine Altgeld from the silver
movement. The original intention had
been to compliment Samuel P. McCon
nell with the Democratic vote for sena
tor, but the predictions of Governor Alt-
geld's enforced retirement have led to
the change of program. The announce
ment of the chanee was formally made
at the Democratic county" headquarters
yesterday.
Aside from other considerations the
nomination of Alteeld is expected to
maintain discipline amoung Democrats
in a wav that no other nomination, not
even of McConnell would. That is, the
governor's nomination is looked upon as
certain to result in every Democratic
vote being cast for him, and in none be
ing bartered to a Republican aspirant in
case a break-up should occur in the Re
publican forces.
Act of an Enraged Negro
Gutheie, O. T., Nov. 11. During the
progress of a petty case in the county
court here, I. E. Saddler, a negro law
yer, attacked and severely wounded
Thomas H. Jones, a prominent attor
ney and ex-member of the Kansas legis
lature. Saddler became enraged at
something Jones said, knocked him
down with an iron court seal, and
jumped on to him before others could
interfere. Saddler had just been elected
justice of the peace, on the Republican
ticket. He is in jail.
State of Ohio., City of Toledo) "
Lucas County,' ' J
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and state afore
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of One Hundred Dollars for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Feank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 1896. ' .
A. W. Gleasox,
seal Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly and acts directly on the blood and
mucuos surfaces of the system. Send
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F. J. Cheney a Co., Toledo, O.
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Strang; Disease Killing Young Salmon.
Oregon City, Nov. 19. A strange dis
ease has developed in the young salmon
at the Clackamas hatchery, by which
about half of the 2,000,000 brought from
the Salmon river' have been destroyed.
The only visible sign of the disease is a
white spot on the belly of the young
fish, and in every case it appears to be
fatal. Superintendent Hubbard will
send specimens that have died of the
strange malady to Washington- for ex
amination. It is the same old story and yet con
stantly recurriug that Simmons Liver
Regulator is the best family medicine.
"We have used it in our family for
eight years and find it the best medicine
we have used. "We think there is no
such medicine as Simmons Liver Regu
lator." Mrs. M. E. S. Adineton, Frank
lin, N. C. Each member of our family
uses it as occasion requires." W. B.
Smith, Mt. Vernon, KjJ .
Harney Connty for Bryan.
Burns, Or., Nov. 8. The official count
of this county will not be made for sev
eral days, but all the precincts are now
in but one, and that will give most of its
vote for the Bryan electors, which will
make the county about 255 majority for
Bryan. This is not official, but it will
not vary more than one or two fiom . the
actual vote.
fWe are spending more
than our profits on Schil
ling's Best tea to get you to
try it just to try. it
Your money hack if you
don't like it. -
At grocers' in packages'.
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THE CUBAN BUTCHER
Takes the Field and Gets
Whipped.
HIS CASE SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
Judge Rides fifty Miles In a Snow
Storm to Get a Prisoner .
Reprieved.
St. Louis, Nov. 12. A special to the
Globe-Democrat from Key West, Fla,
savs:
Captain-General Weyler has at last
met the Cubans on the field, and has
suffered a repulse, according to the ad
vices per Steamer Olivette, from Ha
vana, last night. Weyler, it is said,
was attacked while encamped in the
Gobernado hills, in Pinar del Rio prov
ince, by Cubans, under Ferico del Bado
and Perico Diaz. The Cubans surprised
the Spanish, outposts, and. for a time,
great contusion prevailed in w eyier s
camp. Weyler is said to have fallen
back about eight miles. During the re
treat, the Cubans killed thirty-four
Spaniards and wounded sixty others. '
American Supervision Over Cnba.
New York, Nov. 11. The Journal's
London cable says :
"I am told that the attitude of ng
land favors an agreement that America
should hold future supervision over
Cuba. She knows that, the other pow
ers will not object to this mode of end
ing the impotent reign of Spain in that
island, and she also knows that she will
not be allowed by either .Europe or
America to exercise this suzerainty her
self. It is said that the British govern
ment has sounded the chief chancellors
of Europe as to their attitude toward
American interference between Spam
and Cuba and has satisfied herself that
n great power will object to this
course."
A DRIVE FOR A LIFE.
Judge's Efforts to Save a Convicted
Murderer.
Fargo, N. D., Nov. 11. The chances
that Myron Kent will not hang Thurs
day grow brighter.- Governor Allen has
wired Judge McConnell for the reason
for asking executive clemency. The lat
ter telegraphed back : "The reason I
request you to commute the death sen
tence of Myron Kent is that his case is
shrouded in mystery, and his conviction
is based merely on circumstantial evi
dence which does not preclude all. possi
ble doubt."
Coming, as this does, from 'the man
who presided over the trial, it is strong
language, and may influence the gov
ernor. Immediately on receipt of this'
the governor wired Judge McConnell to
come at once to Bismark. The judge
was at Sherbrooke, in Steele county,
and a -telegraph bays he missed the Great
Northern train at Hope, but started to
drive 50 miles across the Snow-laden
prairie with the temperature below zero)
to reach the main line of the "Northern
Pacific in time to catch the 'midnight
train to Bismark.. It is a ride to save a
man's life, and if he reaches the capita
in time to confer with Governor Allen,
the sentence will probably be commuted.
Sheriff Barns will have everything in
readiness for. the execution Thursday
morbing unless executive clemency is
exercised within the next 24 hours.
DRAWING- NEAR A CRISIS.
Important Developments In the Cuban
Affairs Expected.
New i'oEK, Nov. 12,-i-A special to the
Herald from Washington says : '
Important developments in Cuban af
fairs may be expected at an early date,
but not from this end of the. line. The
administration thoroughly understands
the situation in Cnba, as it exists today,
and does not regard the time as ripe for
any action by this country.
Many sensational ' reports are afloat
about immediate intervention by the
United States and extensive military
preparations for' "prospective ' trouble
with Spain. It can be stated 'aothori
tively that the president regards the
millrary situation in Cuba as far to crit
ical to warrant any action by the United
States at this time., It is the firm con
viction of the administration ' officials
that a real crisis is approaching in Cu
ban affairs, and that the only safe course
for this country to pursue is to await de
velopments. - " - -
WHERE THEY BTAND
Republican Silver Senators Will Abide
by the Caucus.
New York, Nov. 11. Senators Clark
and Warren, of' Wyoming;' Senators
Brown and Cannon, of Utah, and Sen
ator Perkins, of California,- whose future
positions of finance and the tariff have
hflan in 1nnK( man jtitntM! kn Aim! 1
votes the action of congress this winter
on all financial legislation; . They have
lemoved the uncertainty, however,! by
telegraphing to the World where they
stand. . All but one of tbem will par
ticipate in the Republican caucus and
abide by its decision 's W bills increas
ing the public revenues.V Three of them
are as much opposed to the single gold
standard as 'ever, but none of them,
except ' Senator Cannon, a representa
tive of Utah, will insist upon a free
silver rider to the Dingley or any other
tariff bill.
New Tariff Law Must Be Passed at Once.
New Yoek, Nov. 11. Senator Sher
man, of Ohio, who is at the Fifth-ave
nue hotel, talked freely with an Even
ing Post reporter today about the out
look for legislation in congress.
"It will be necessary to pass a tariff
measure at once," he said. "The Ding-
ley bill with some ceanges will do for
the present. The Democrats made a
great mistake in not permitting that
bill to pass at the last congress. It
was .only a temporary ' measure, in
tended .to raise the revenue the govern
ment ' absolutely needed, and if the
Democrats had let it 'go through they
would have escaped a great deal of
censure and criticism that was heaped
upon it. I doubt if the Democrats in
the senate will oppose the bill.
"I am sure the silver senators'' would
not obstruct legislation. I understand
all the silver men except Teller and
Dubois are opposed to the policy of ob
struction. If the Dingley bill is passed
at the coming session of congress there
will be no necessity for an extraordi
nary session after March 4. Consider
ing everything I think the outlook for
the passage of the bill is bright.
"It is doubtful if the Republicans
will have a majority in the senate. No
body can tell yet whether Republicans
or Democrats will go to the senate from
Kentucky and North Carolina. Until
these states elect senators it .will be
impossible to say which side will have
a majority." '
Trunk Lines May Be. Called Upon to
Move Troops.
Chicago, Nov. 12. A special to the
Inter Ocean from Washington, says:
The war department has called on the
leading trunk line roads running to Key
West, New Orleans and other gulf ports
for an immediate statement of their ca
pacity to move troops, supplies and
heavy war material. The information
demanded is complete to the most
minute detail, and embraces such ques
tions as, "If you are requested to move
5,000 troops over your lines with neces
sary equipment and supplies, how long
after notification will yon require to per
form the service?" Caution as to
secrecy is impoeed on all roads called on
for" information.
The Venezuelan Decision
London, Nov, 12. TheSt. James' Ga
zette publishes a leading article headed
"An Historic Moment," in which it
says: '"Lord Salisbury s great au mis
sion of the principle that the United
States have the right to intervene in the
frontier disputes .of , American powers
ajid to compel the ; disputants to arbi.
trate, altogether transcends in import
ance the question pf the Guiana bound,
ary. It is a formal recognition of the
hegemony of the United States on the
American continent, and gives the pres
ident of the United States 'a power
which'the medieval popes and emperors
tried vainly to claim in Europe."
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Bolivia Will 'Accord the,. Insurgents
- Belligerent Rights.
Sucre, Bolivia, via Galveston, Tex.,
Nov. 12. The committee on foreign af
fairs in the chamber, of. deputies' has re
ported in favor of the recognition of the
Cuban insurgents as belligerents.
The Argentine minister has been in
structed to demand of Bolivia the evacu
ation of the district of San Antonio, late
ly occupied by the Bolivians. ,
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OMINOUS FOR ' SPAIN
The Secretary Seeks lnfor
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HOW MANY TROOPS CAN BE MOVED'
Russia Collecting a Large Army
Viadlovstock Threatening the
Peace of Asia.
DID NOT ASK SCPFORT.
Castillo Denies That He Sounded the
European Powers.
Madrid, Nov. 12. With regard to die
patches from Washington on: the 'sub'
ject of a possibility of trouble between
the United States and Spain, it is offi
cially denied that the Spanish premier
sen or Canovas del Castillo, has com
municated with the powers with a view
to seeking support against the United
States. It is explained that the story is
probably a revival of 'the. report cir
culated in August last, when Spain pre'
pared a memorandum on Cuban rela
tions with the United States, suggesting
that the powers 8sist Spain in bringing
amicable pressure to bear on the United
States. ' v
On the occasion indicated and by the
advice of the ambassadors of the pow
ers, the Spanish minister of foreign af
fairs consulted with the United States
minister at Madrid before' sending
memorandum. . It was the view of
Minister Taylor that a dispatch of such
note directly after President Cleveland's
proclamation calling for the observance
of the neutrality laws would be calcu
lated to seriously affect the relations be'
tween Spain and the United States, and
in deference to that expression, the
Spanish minister of foreign affairs as
sured Minister Taylor that the memo
randum would be withheld, also stating
that no offense was intended to Presi
dent Cleveland or the government of
the United States, and that Spain only
desired to sound the powers with a view
to the contingencies which might arise
out of the presidential election. .
It is now added that the possibility of
war between (he, United States and
Spain is regarded as most remote. - It is
pointed out that Spain remained per
fectly neutral during the presidential
election. , ' .
CAME INTO HIS OWN AGAIN.
Richard Pilfcey's Transition from Sailor
to Capitalist.
Lockpoet, N. Y., Nov. 12. Richard
Pilkey, a young man formerly employed
on the Erie canal, gave up the life of a
fresh-water sailor today, and boarded
the noon train for the West, with a let
ter in his pocket which proclaimed bim
the heir to properey in Michigan worth
$2,000,000. v
Whn 17 ytarsold.he was sent to Chi
cago to college, and had money without
stint. In 1894 he got into trouble, the
nature of which he did not care to state,
and his father disowned bim. He found
himself in the big city, without money
and without friends. ' As a Jast resort he
shipped on a lake steamer lor sunaio.
When the boat arrived there he was
paid off and was told that he was no
longer wanted. When his money was
gone he got a job on the canal, shippipg
with Captain Brinker, of the steam
canal-boat Sidney. He ran on the canal
until November, 1896, when the Sidney
was levied on and sold.
On the morning of the sale of the boat
Pilkey got a letter from a Mr. Simpson
of Michigan telling him to come home,
that his father and mother were both
dead. The young man bad no money
with which to travel, and wrote to tirat
effect, and yesterday he received another
letter informing him that his father bad
not left any will, and . that be was the
sole heir to his estate, worth $2,000,000.
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Russia Collecting a Large Force at
Vladivostock.
San Francisco, Nov. 12. The Bul
letin says :
"A letter 'containing a .duplicate of
mail advices sent by the regular corres
pondent of the Hong Kong Press, at
Vladivostock, and was turned over to
the Bulletin today. Thecommunication
shows that the czar is massing troops In
the Vladivostock ' district, and has a
large number of naval vessels in north
ern waters.- The principal details of the
situation are contained in the following
paragraphs: ,
"Although the Russian government
explains that the massing of troops in
the Primnrsk and Eastern Siberia is due
to "exchange of army divisione,-" it is
learned that in all the divisions of Vladi
vostock there are not less than 112,000
men of arms, which monster army
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Koyal Baking Powdeb Co., New York
is looked upon as a menace to the peace
of Asia.' "
"The correspondent, commenting on -the
situation says : ' ' ' '
"While it is confessed that Russia is
entitled to some outlet to the Pacific, the
continuous and warlike preparations are
anything but reassuring. The frequent
presence of Russia's engineers at Port -Arthur,
and their operations in Man
churia, with the tacit consent of China,
are highly significant indications of the
relations between Russia and China, and
point unmiatabably to the common ob
ject of Russia's warlike preparations.'
"It behooves ' the British goverment
tp thoroughly investigate this very
in-
portant matter.' "
Blnsier Notes.
With three days and nights of succes
sive rain, and still we are not carried off
by the flood, we want the outer world
to know it.
A literary society was organized last
Wednesday with a very good attendance.
The meetings will be held at No.' 8
school house. ( . .
Dr. Root has been kep very busy of
late making professional calls through
out the neighborhood.
Miss Ada Linvie of Portland, who
has been teaching in Eastern Oregon,
was the guest of Miss Davenport during
the week. . . i
The Young Men's Boxing Club held
their last meeting at J. M. Elliott's,
the light weight being Joseph McNeil,
who is also champion of the club.
A social hop was eiven in Stewart's
hall, Saturday, Nov. 7th. A good time
was reported by ail.
Since McKinley is elected and the
locks are through, we must give a cheer
by saying, hurrah' 1
School will close in District 52, Fri
day the 13th inst. A basket dinner will
be given, after which appropriate exer
cises will be held. All are cordially in
vited. It is reported that a street railway is
nearing completion, irom ai osier to
Pious Ridge. U No.
Real Estate Transfers.
. The following deeds have been filed
for record during the pvet week :
Nov. S Frank Menefee and wife to
John F Mcintosh, lots 6 apd 7 in block
8 in Baird's AdJition to town of Ante
lope; $187.22.
Nov. 6-William, H Pool to Adam
Lohr and John Nachter, e seW sec 1
tp 6 sou th of range 16 e ; $200.-
Nov. 6 Eastern Oregon Land Co to
Adam" Lohr and John T Nachter, e
sec 23, tp 6 s of r 16 e ; $600. -
Nov. 11 Commissioners for sale of
school lands to .Wm Bennett, yl4 ee.4
eec 16 tp 1 n of r 15 e ; $100.
Nov. 17 Ida E and George W Moody
to Susette Hooser, lot 6 in block '2,
Richardson's Addition to Tygb ; $100.
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