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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1896.
VOL. VII.
NUMBER 3.
GOING TO STICK THEM
Barbed Wire Fences for the
Insurgents.
RESOLVED TO TEAR MACEO'S PANTS
The Gypsy Would Not Head the Warn
ing and Is to Meet a Shock
ing Fate.
)
New Yobk, Dec. 11. Tbe work of
strengthening tbe fortifications about
Hayavi is being pushed with noticeable
energy. Guns are being placed on the
heights around the city, all pointing
toward the eea. The fortifications of
the. port of Matanzas also are being
strengthened.
The government sent 500 laborets to
Guanabacoa to construct entrenchments
and erect new barricades as a precaution
against a fresh insurgent raid. It is
understood that the whole town is to be
enclosed with a barbed wire fence.
Brigadier-General de Cardenas and
Lieutenant-Colonel Raoul Arango, the
Cuban leaders to Havana province, re
ported wounded early m November, are
both convalescent. Lieutenant-Colonel
Arango was in command ten days ago,
and directed the late attack at Guana
bacoa, across the bay from Havana.
THF VIEWS OF SPAIN.
Memorial
Upon the Cuban Question
Being Prepared.
Dadbid. ItetJ. 11. The Spanish gov
ernment will frame a long memorandum
on tbe Cuban question, it is said, in po
litical and diplomatic circles, fully set
ting forth Spain's views regarding her
rights and giving the whole history of
the relations between this government
and President Cleveland, since the be
ginning of the revolt. This memoran
dum will be a sort of indirect reply to
the president's message.." It will be
communicated simultaneously to the
American and European governments.
The present Spanish cabinet and tbe
leaders of all political parties agree in
thinking that Spain must continue to
avoid giving America the slightest pre
text for taking offense. They also agree
that Spain should maintain her present
friendly disposition towards America in
official relations, so that the whole re
sponsibility of a rupture, if brought
about by the Intervention threatened,
should rest entirely with the United
States.
MACEO IS KOI DEAD.
Cubans Contend That Contrary Reports
Are FalBe.
New York, Dec. 11. Delegate .Tonias
Estrada Palma, when 'asked if the ad
ditional information regarding General
Maceo's death bad in any .- way influ
enced his former opinion as to the ver
acity of the news, said :
' .- "Not in the least. I cannot accept
the reports so far published as conclu
sive evidence of General Maceo's death.
. I have just received a Key West cable
dispatch from my agent in Havana, say
ing ; 'Maceo passed the trocha Decem
. ber 6. Report of death absolutely false.
You may contradict it upon my respon
sibility,'" Besides the above telegram, ' Senor
Palma exhibited several other dis
patches from places in Europe and
America, asking him for information re
garding Maceo.- Among the cablegrams
one received from a wealthy Cuban in
Paris, reads: "Cable us about Maceo.
I place $10,000 at your disposal. Let us
not dismay. Go ahead."
Another ' cable dispatch from Porto
Plata, San Domingo, says: Cubans
and sympathizers request further in
formation as to Maceo's fate. Accept
' assurance of our devotion to the cause
We will place 100 rifles at your dis
position." .
ELEPHANT TO BE ELECTROCUTED.
Famous
"Gypsy" IMust
Suffer
Ithe
Death Penalty,
Chicago, Dec. 11. Gypsy, the fa
mous old circus elephant ' which' has
killed four keepers, is soon to suffer for
ber terrible past at tbe hands of the exe
' cutioner, The monster, which has for
the last several years been running the
Harris Nickel-Plate circus to suit her
, . self, will be wiped off the earth ' with a
. stroke of lightning. Mr. Harris believes
that Gypsy will , be of more use to
- bumanity when made into soap, 'so the
animal will be electrocuted at Tatter-
sail's as soon as a date can ' be decided
upon.. . .. ., . '..' ' .''.'.IV
Gypsy is well known all over ' the
. - United Statee, and is - considered the
": most dangerous elephant in captivity.
'v She has toured the county with the Har
ris combination for 10 years and is at
present at the winter quarters of 'the
circus. Last winter the animal escaped
from its home and caused great ex
citement on the West Side by running
through the streets, damaging every,
thing she came in contact with
Before she was captured Frank Scott,
her keeper, was killed, the elephant
steDDinc on him and crushing out his
life. Since then she she has had adozen
keepers' The men stay a week and re.
Bign rather than risk their lives in car
ina for the animal. Yesterday the last
man put in charge of Gypsy threw np
his lob and the biff circus man who is
unable to find another keeper, has been
poking food into the animal with i
clothes pole. Tiring of this, he has de
cided to turn Gypsy over to science and
lightning. Manager Willis, of the Har
ris show, applied yesterday to the col
lector for a permit to electrocute the
brute, providing the . city authorities
thought there was enough electricity In
the ekv. If there is not. he .declares he
will tap all the trolley wires in the city
and send her to her fathers on tbe rapid-
transit plan.
CANADA WANTS HER FREEDOM,
Sentiment Favoring; Independent Got
ernmentls Spreading;.
. Montreal Dec. 11. The strong under-current
of eentiment throughout Ca
nada favorable to a separation from
Great Britain and the establishment of
an independent Canadian republic on
this continent has begun to take tangi
ble shape. The organization of inde
pendence clubs has been in active pro
gress during the past five or six months
and a convention has been called to
meet in this city in March next, with
the object of federating all groups and
clus of the domain. Until then the
chief work will be to group individuals
favoring the independence movement
throughout Canada; that is, to effect
tbe co-operation of all those who favor
national independence by pacific means.
The Associated Press correspondent is
informed that the movement is gaining
ground rapidly in the rural districts, es
pecially In Port Neuf, Drummond, Gran
by and the most remote, districts. Two
organizers are traveling in the interest
of Canadian independence clubs through
out the Canadian centers in the United
States in the Eastern townships, where
the idea seems to meet with great favor.
An important meeting was held last
night in Montreal. Tbe meeting was se
cret, but the Associated Press obtained
a copy of tbe by-laws and constitution
which were adopted. The preamble,
which is perhaps the most important
part of the document, rends as follows :
"This association shall be . known as
tbe Independence Club of Canada, and
shall be composed of all persons desirous
of obtaining political liberty and the in
dependence of Canada.
"Its object shall be :
"First The study of the Canadian
people, and of the resources, of the coun
try ' .
"Second The encouragement of a
true national spirit amongst the popula
tion. "Third To obtain the liberty and in
dependence of Canada by legitimate and
pacific means."
Will Take a Vacation.
Washington,. Dec. 11. President
Cleveland, feeling the need of rest, has
arranged an outing, in which be will be
accompanied by Captain B. D. Evans,
of the navy; Captain Lumbertonof the
fifth lighthouse district, and Dr.
O'Reilly, the president's physician. He
will leave here late Saturday night or
Sunday morning by rail for Georgetown,
S. C, where they will be met by a
lighthouse tender and taken down
Winyan bay to the club house, where
the party will be, the guests of General
Alexander. Tbe same club entertained
the president and party about two
years ago. - .
'
Mrs. McKinley at Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 11. Mrs." William Mc
Kinley arrived at Chicago today, accom
panied from Canton by Mr. and Mrs.
Morse, of San Francisco; and Mr. and
Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams, of Chicago.
After telegraphing ber husband of ber
safe arrival, she was driven to the- Mc
Williams residence on Lake avenue.
Her visit is for tbe purpose of securing
rest. While here Mr. McKinley will do
her " Cbristmas shopping and buy her
inaugural gowns. There is a probability
of President-elect McKinley coming to
Chicago in about a week and accom
panying his wife back to Canton ; though
this is not yet fully decided. ;
'.' ' . " Working; In Indiana. : '
' -
Kokomo, Ind.', Dec: ; 13. A stranger,
declining to give bis name, opened head
quarters today to recruit volunteers for
the canse of Cuba. '. He ' baa .succeeded
in -interesting a: number- of people,
and hopes to muster a full company in
this vicinity to fight the Spaniards.
A FOUL ASSASSINATION
Maceo Was Murdered Under
a Flag of Truce.
LETTERS TO THE CUBAN JUNTA
Decoyed Into a Trap by Spaniards,
Then Shot Down in Cold
Blood.
and
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 12. The Cit
izen tomorrow will contain the follow
ing, relative to the death of Antonio
Maceo :
- Jnsto Carrillo, a well-known Cuban of
this city, brother of the Cuban general,
Carrillo, has received the following let
ter from a trustworthy correspondent in
Havana concerning tbe reports of the
death of Antonio Maceo, . and showing
he was killed by treachery :
"Havana, Dec. 9. Dear Friend Jasto :
Otfr brave general, Antonio Maceo,
and the greater part of his staff have
been murdered by the Spaniards, the
Spanish major, Cirujeda, acting tbe part
of assassin, with Dr. Maximo Zertui.-ba
as an assistant in the horrible drama.
"Convinced that, notwithstanding his
enormous army, he could do nothing
against our gallant leader, who had " so
repeatedly defeated the Spanish gener
als in Pinar del Rio, Weyler conceived
the idea of appeasing his beastly in
stincts by cold-blooded murder, and
making the best of the secret relations
between Dr. Zertucha and the Marquis
Abumada, he planned with tbe latter
bis hellish scheme.
"Weyler took the field, and in his ab
sence Ahumada proposed through Zer
tucha a conference with Maceo, to take
place at a certain point in tbe province
of Havana, with a view of arranging
plans for the cessation of hostilities,
The basis was to be Cuba's independ
ence, and a monetary indemnity to
Spain, together with certain advantages
that should be agreed upon for Spanish
commerce and Spanish capital invested
there.
To carry out the plan, the agreement
was. that orders should be given to the
detach meats of troops stationed on the
trocha on the section between Mariel
and Guanaday, to allow Maceo, with his
staff, to pass the military line unmolest
ed. Time was required to mature these
arrangements, and to give them all the
appearance of truth. Ahumada feigned
that before acting he must make them
known to Weyler for previous approval.
This explains Weyler's sudden ar
rival in Havana and his prompt depart
ure tor Pinar del Rio. The conditions
and place of meeting - having been
agreed upon. Maceo crossed the trocha,
over the road to Gnanajay,without being
molested by tbe forts, but as soon as be
arrived at the place decided upon, he
and bis party were greeted by a tremen
dous volley from the troops under Major
Cirnjeda, who lay conveniently in am
bush. '.
'MoBt of the officers of his staff fell
with General Maceo. Zertucha is alive,
because he was aware of the scheme and
remained in tbe rear.
The Spaniards know where the
bodies are, but are bent on feigning ig.
norance to blot out the vestiges of tbe
crime.- ,
Havana and all Spain are rejoicing
because in their stupidity they hope tbe
war may end with the death of this lead
er. Far from it. The Bpirit of the Cu
bans has grown more ardent, and today
they are resolved to make every sacrifice
before surrendering their arms to their
relentless tyrants. In this very prov
ince of Havana,'in which our army ia
least and, has the least means of defense,
the Cubans are operating with greater
and greater activity, and not a day
passes that we do not hear in this city
the firing on Guanabacoa.
"The Spaniards may treacherously
murder some of our patriots, but . no
earthly power can annihilate the epirit
of liberty flowing now as ever over the
Cuban people."
Joaquin Fortun pointed yesterday to
tbe following facts which, in his opinion,
corroborated the statements in the fore
going letter, and indicated that Maceo is
really dead:
- First La Lucha published an article
.last Saturday, in which it was stated
that the previous day Major Cirujeda
had had an engagement with an insur
gent force, and bad killed 32 Cubans, not
named, at precisely tbe place in which
General Maceo was murdered.
Second The first dispatch from Hava
na reporting Maceo's death, which was
received on Thursday, stated that Major
Cirujeda bad previous knowledge of the
horse that Maceo was to ride. How did
he acquire that knowledge?
. Third -Weyler publicly -attributes tbe
glory of tbe event to the Marquis Ahu
mada, who has not been away from Ha
vana. Why should . not the glorv be
given exclusively to Major Cirujeda
who had the good fortune, if the en
counter was an accident, to come un
expectedly on Maceo's party?
Fourth From the first, even before
convincing proofs had been offered, Buch
assurance was caa at the palace as in
dicated a preconcerted plan.
Fifth Zertucha's previous conduct, it
now appears, is not altogether free from
blemish. -
Sixth A manifest contradiction ap
pears between what is said by the au
thorities in Havana and what the Span.
ish minister of foreign affairs announces
in his confirmatory telegram to Minister
de Lome at Washington. The Havana
authorities distinctly say they have been
nnable to secure the body of Maceo,
while tbe telegram from Madrid states
the body has been identified. This ver
sion was transmitted to Madrid to give
the home government full assurance of
the fact, while it was later thought best
to conceal the truth from Havana in or
der to conceal the dastardly crime.
A MEETING IN DALLAS.
Texas Ready to Fight for
the Freedom
of Cuba.
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 13. There was i
great meeting at the city hall this after
noon in tbe interest of the freedom of
Cuba. Two .thousand representative
men and a hundred women were present.
Andrew Jackson Houston, a son of the
hero of San Jacinto, presided, and made
a characteristic speech. Addressess
were also made by Charles Worth and
H. C. Stevenson, and the following re.
solutions were adopted : ...
. "xnat tnis meeting voices the unani
mous sentiment of Texas in declaring
that Spanish domination in Cuba should
be at once ended."
The second resolution embodied tbe
resolution introduced in the eenate on
the 10th by Senator Mills, and h'eartilv
indorses it.
The third resolution reads:
"That Texans stand ready to honor
any draft made upon them by congress
and tbe president for men .and material
to end the bloody, cruel and barbarous
reign ot tbe Spaniards in Cuba, and
erect her into a free American stale."
lne resolutions were adopted by a
rising and unanimous vote. After the
meeting, a permanent organization was
formed for helping Cuba in every neces
sary way to throw off the voke of its
oppressor.
Recruits From Illinois.
Kankakee, 111., Dec. 13. A represen
tative of the Cuban junta has been in
this city and vicinity for the past few
days, superintending the forwarding of
recruits for the insurgent army. Sixty
recruits passed through here last night
on the Illinois Central. They were
gathered in from Chicago and Wiscon
sin points.. During the. night twenty.
five more arrivals were noted from
Streator, Spring Valley and other points,
and were furnished transportation to
New Orleans. It is probable a number
will be enlisted at this point.
Assistance from Idaho.
Boise, Idaho, Dec. 13. It is learned
that a company is being quietly organ
ized here to go to Cuba to assist the in
surgents. '
Indignation In Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 14. Deepest indigna
tion is expressed in Chicago over tbe
latest news from Cuba, which states the
manner in which the Cuban insurgent
leader, Maceo, was entrapped and killed.
It was made the topic of widespread
discussion, and today's papers contain
interviews with many prominent citi
zens who are outspoken in their con
demnation of General Weyler's course.
Tbe consensus of opinion gathered
from these interviews was that a uni
versal . sentiment for the cause of the
Cuban patriots was aroused, which
some think will speedily express itself
in definite action by our government.
Among those interviewed were Luther
Laffin Mills, Lsvy Mayer, ex-Congressman
Adams, S. W. Allerton; Martin A.
Ryerson Aid H. N. Hipginbotham.
CHDEK POLICE GUARD".
United States Consulate at Havana
Likely to Be Attacked. .
Havana, Dec, 14. The United States
consulate in this city is under a special
guard of armed policemen. The precau
tion is taken by the Spanish authorities,
owing to the fear that the indignation
expressed by Spanish sympathizers
against the United States would find
vent in an attack npon the consulate.
There have been fresh signs of tbe bos
tile feeling against the United States, in
view ot news from there ot the ardent
sympathy felt with the insurgents over
the death of Antonio Maceo, and the al
legations there of the manner in which
he was killed. " -
In the absence of Consul-General -Lee,
the consulate is in charge of the vice-
consul, Joseph A. Springer.
TROUBLE AT KEY WEST
Spaniards Want to Celebrate
v the Death of Maceo. '
CUBANS ARE IN ARMS AGAINST IT
An Extra Session of Congress Has Been
Agreed On, and Will Be Called
. Early In April. -
Key West, . Fla., Dec. 14. Much
trouble has been experienced here the
past 24 hours to prevent trouble between
Cubans and Spanish residents, as the
latter are bound to celebrate Maceo's
death. Small riots occurred, and bad it
not been for the energetic work of the
city officials, bloodshed would have fol
lowed. -
Cubans here have flags at half-mast
and bouses are in mourning.
At Ybor City serious trouble is feared.
The mayor has sent the chief of police
to the scene to take prompt action. A
body cf Cubans have"gone from West
Tampa to Ybor City, vowing to take the
life of any Spaniard found celebrating
the death of Maceo.
TRE EXTRA SEBSION.
Major McKinley's Views, as Expressed
, by Sir. Kohlsaat.
New Yobk, Dec. 14.-T-H. H. Kohlsaat,
of Chicago, who since election has been
mentioned as a possible member of the
McKinley cabinet, ia in the city. Mr.
Kohlsaat says he is not looking for a
babinet position, and should not accept
such a place it offered to him. '
"Mr. McKinley's administration," he
said, "will, in my judgment, be the
most successful .the country has ever
had. I have talked with Major McKin
ley about tariff revision. -He ib ia sym
pathy with the; movement to frame a
moderate trriff bill this winter so that
it may be ready to be introduced as soon
as congress is called together in extra
session cannot be avoided. I think the
extra session will begin before April,
and that a new tariff law will be on the
statue books before July 1."
BALLS OF CONGRESS. -
Business Transacted By the Nation's
Lawmakers.
Washington, Dec. 14. Teller of Col
orado, was on the floor of the eenate to
day for the first time since the session
opened. On his desk was a large basket
of flowers, tied with red,' white and blue
ribbons. The vice-president announced
Sherman, Elkins and Mitchell of Wis
consin as a committee to arrange for the
coming inauguration of tbe president
elect, in accordance with a resolution
introduced by Sherman.
Blanchard of Louisiana presented the
credentials of his enccessor, Samuel
Douglass McEnnery, for tbe term begin
ning March 4 next. -
In presenting the Turkish-Armenian
memorial, Gallinger, of New Hampshire,
said he fully approved the terms of the
memorial, including the statement that
the great powers of Christendom should
intervene even if it resulted in the dis
memberment of the Turkish empire. ,
Peffer, of Kansas, introduced- a com
prehensive resolution for tbe appoint
ment of a commission to investigate and
report on the establishment of a perma
nent monetary system. "
The resolution recites that the recent
election did not show definitely that the
people favored any one of the four mone
tary policies on which the campaign pro
ceeded, viz., gold monometalism, inter
national bimetalism, silver and gold at
16 to 1, or 16-to-l ratio supplemented by
legal-tender notes. The commission
proposed is to consist of one National
Democrat, one Republican, one Demo
crat, and one Populist, these to elect a
fifth person' of recognized learning in
finance. They are to be appointed by
tbe president to sit in New York, Chica
go, San Francisco, Denver and New Or
leans, to receive $400 each, and to con
clude tbe investigation within 12 months.
The resolution proposes an appropria
tion of $5000 for tbe commission.
Hale, of Maine, offered a concurrent
resolution for a holiday recess from De
cember 22 to January 5 ; referred to the
appropriation committee. ,
Call, of Florida, presented the follow
ing;
"Resolved, That tbe killing of General
Antonio Maceo, tbe renowned general
in the service of the republic of Cuba,
while under a flag of trnce and with the
assurance of safety from the Spanish
captain-general,' was a violation of tbe
rules of civilized war, an outrage, base
treachery, a murder, cowardly and - dis
graceful, which demands the execration
of every government and all the world,
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"Resolved, . That the government
which authorizes, permits or fails to pun
ish all parties connected in any way
with the guilt of this crime, with the
extreme penalty of the Inw, is an out
cast from the family of mitions and from .
the pale of civilization and public law.
"Resolved, That the committee on for
eign relations be directed to make an in
quiry as to the f.icts and report to the
senate at an earl v dav." ..
Another resolution by Call requests
that the president demand tbe release of
all United States citizens confined in
the Spanish penal colony, island of "Ceu- .
ta, off tbe coaBt of Africa. A third reso
lution from Call ask 8 the secretary of
state for a list of all the United States
citizens imprisoned in Spanish settle
ments, etc., with tbe circumstances of
their arrett, charges, conviction, etc.
The three resolutions were referred to
tbe committee on foreign relations.
Alien, of Nebraska, was then recog
nized. v
- KEEO HAS A SCHEME.
Tbe Silver Senators Must Place Tncm-
' selves on Record.
Washington, Dec. 14. Speaker Reed
bas a plan for placing the silver senators
on record and showing the country
where the blame lies for failure to pro
vide revenue for the government. Tbe
only question'of success lies in whether
the ways and meanB committee will be
able to complete a tariff bill before the
end of tbe present session. Should this
be done, Reed, it is said, will push tbe
measure through the house and send it
to the eenate at once. Then the ques
tion will depend upon the alignment of
the forces there as to the success of tbe
efforts to provide revenue.
The Dingley committee's hard work
will commence this week with the bear-'
ings to be granted the wool men. The
division of the committee into sections
to consider the various schedules will
facilitate the work and may result in
such progress that the bill will be ready
by the middle of February. In that
case it is how reported that the bouse
will pass it at once under the skillful
hand of Reed and then the senate will
have a chance to place itself on record.
Undoubtedly tbe measure will be hang
up there No one believes that the sen
ate will be able, nnder its rules, to do
anything soon with tbe measure, but
the object will be accomplished.
MORTON TO CLEVELAND.
The Governor's Views Upon the Cuban
' ' Question.
New Yobk, Dec. 14. Governor Mor
ton, according to a statement published
in the Evening World, sent a telegram
to President Cleveland yesterday in re
lation to the critical condition of Cuban
affairs and the assassination of General
Maceo in particular. The message con
tained the novel suggestion that Presi
dent Cleveland invite President-elect
McKinley to Washington to discuss the
most feasible plan to be fullowea by the
president concerning tbe attitude cf tbe
United States toward Cuba during the
remainder of Cleveland's term.
The World article says :
"It is not probable that Governor
Morton would have proffered hi rugges
tion nnless he thought it would be ac
ceptable to President-elect McKinley;
indeed, it is said the governor bas bad
some correspondence with the president
elect on tbe subject."
Spanish Warships on Florida Ceast.
Cincinnati, Dec. 14. A Commercial
Tribune epecial from Key West eays:
. It is said by spongers coming jn that '
there is an unusually large number cf
Spanish war vessels lying off tbe Florida
koys; that they go to sea during tbe
day, and nt night come close to land,
throwing search-lights in all directions.
They , have been sighted several times
by people on shore.:
Ialles-Moro Stage
Leaves- the Umatilla house 8 a. m.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. ,
"v . . Douglas Allen, Prop.