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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 30. 1896.
VOL. VII.
NUMBER 5.
WARNING TO WEYLER
Will Kill all Spaniards, If
Weyl Persists.
P
SO DECLARES GENERAL RIVERA
The Story or tbe Fight and Flight
the Steamer Three Friend Was
a Story, and that Only.'
of
New York, Dec. 26. A special from
Key W est to the World says : .
Steamship passengers say that Gener
al Rivera, who in command .of tbe
army of Maceo, has sent a formal warn
ing to General Weyler, General Rivera
notified the Spanish c.vptain-general that
if be persisted in his threats to kill pa
cificos fonnd in the country, tbe Cubans
will make reprisals on all Spaniards
whom they may capture.
General Weyler is affecting to disre
gard the warning. Those near him bow
ever, say he will not dare to carry out
his ideas as ruthlessly as he intended.
His guerillas still' have full authority to
capture or to kill paeihcos in the coun
try and to force their families into the
garrisoned towns. As the troops in such
places have little extra food and the re
sidents none to spare, this order lays
great hardship upon the poor country
folk. Hundreds will eoon he starving.
Geueral Rivera is moving out of his en
trenchments. All indications point to
an important engagement soon.
General weyler has visited various
points on tbe trocha and San Christobal.
He is always accompanied by a large
force. ,
There is skirmishing daily alone the
trocha and on the outskirts of Artemisa.
A battle has been fought in Santa
Clara province between guerilla bands.
The Cubans forced the Spanish to retire
into Remedios with heavy loss.
Regia, across the bay from Havana,
was attacked again last night almost un
der the guns of the fortress. Several
houBes were burned and a running fight
maintained for two hours.
The fighting around the city greatly
alarms the residents. The troops' night
watch in tbe suburbs have been doubled.
THE THREE rKIENDS' EXPERIENCE.
Story of Her Flclit With Spanish
War-
ships Denied In Havana.
Cincinnati. Dec. 25. A special to tfie
Commercial-Tribune from Key West says
Much comment was made today in
Havana over the report cabled from New
York that the filibustering steamer
Three Friends had been fired on by
Spanish cruisers, and that the steamer
had disabled a Spanish gunboat. This
report is positively denied in official cir
cles, who affirm that nothing of tbe kind
occurred, but that the story is made
from whole cloth. It is admitted that
the steamer landed on the south
side of the island. It is further admitted.
that only a part of tbe cargo was secured
by Gomez, the Spanish coast guard bav
in? captured a good portion. The
Three Friends is here, lying under tbe
guns of the Raleigh. Captain Lewis re
fuses to say anything about the trip,
save that be had been after derelicts.
As to the story of a fight, be professes
ignorance. None of the crew can be in
duced to speak of the affair.- The vessel
does not bear any mark of a conflict, and
the report is doubted here.
Havana, Dec. 25. Inquiries in official
quarters by the correspondent of the As
sociated Press elicited a denial of' the
story published in the United States,
that the filibustering steamer Threa
Friends fired upon a Spanish guard
steamer and a Spanish gunboat.
The Snltan Threatened.
Constantinople, Dec. 25 When the
French and Italian ambassadors pro
tested to the sultan, against Mazar Bey,
who is held responsible for the Salvador
murder, being included in the general
annesty, they requested their respect
ive governments to send fleets to Alex
andria. This step was taken in view ot
a possible miscarriage of justice which
France and Italy are resolved shall not
happen. All the ambassadors refused
the portes request that all foreign ves
- sels he searched for arms.
Starrled Bliss Was Brief.
San Fbaxcisco, Dec. 24. After seven
weeks of domestic infelicity, Attorney
James H. Long and bis wife were di
vorced today. The couple were married
November 4, and two days later the
. bride left her husband and refused to
return. She alleged infidelity, which
was not denied by Long in court today.
A. Sheep War Threatened.
Denveb, Dec. 25. Advices received
from Routt county today indicate that a
sheep war is likely to break out any day,
Over 250 armed cattlemen are in the two
famna on- Snake river, determined to
drive all the sheep out of Routt county
and establish the Colorado-WyomiDg
and Colorado-Utah beundaries as
dead line over which the sheep may not
pass.
An Overdue Steamship. -
Boston, Dec. 24. No news has been
received from the overdue Allan line
steamship Scandinavia. The Scandi
navia is a three-masted iron eteamer of
2100 tons, built, at Glasgow. She car
ried no passenyers. She had a crew of
forty-four and a miscellaneous cargo
The Allan line agents express confidence
that the steamer will report safely.
The Strike Is Ended.
Boston, Dec. 25. What threatened to
be tbe most extensive strike in the his
tory of this city was averted by the ac
lion of she supreme council of - the
Motormen and Conductor's Union,
when, after a protracted session, the
strike was declared off at 12:30 a.m.
This mormon traffic was resumed on all
lines.
Caused His Boy's Death.
Los Angeles, Dec. 25. While leaving
the Santa Fe train at the First-street
depot in a drunken condition, Mason
Birkley stumbled, fell and threw his 6-
vear-old boy, Harry, under the moving
train. The child was crushed to death.
A Fine Church Burned.
Wilkesbaree, Pa., Dec. 25. Fire de
Btroyed St. Stephen's Episcopal church,
one of the largest edifices of this city,
early this morning. The Westmoreland
Club, adjoining, was gutted. The cause
of tbe fire is unknown. The loss is
$200,000. "
LIVING MASTODONS.
Alaska Indians Declare That the Mam
moth Animals Still Exist.
In conversation with a gentleman, for
merly ot Denver, who came out this fall
with a party of miners, we learned that
the existence of living mastodons near
the headwaters of the White river was
not the mere fabrication of the .Northern
furriers, but that tue stick Indians had
positively told him that vot later than
five years ago Buch animals bad been
seen by them, says a writer in the
Alaska news. One of tbe Indians said
that while bunting one day in that un
known section he came across an im
mense track, sunk to a depth of several
inches in the moes, and from the de
scription as tbe Indian marked it out to
him in the sand, it much resembled an
elephant's track, and was larger around
than a barrel. Upon striking it, the
Indian followed up this curious trail,
which to all appearances was fresh, and
tracking from one immense stride to the
other for a distance ot eeveral miles, he
came in full view of his game. And
what game I The hunter gave one look.
then turned, and fled as though -pursued
by the evil one.
These Indians as a class are the brav
est of hunters, and with no other wea
pons than the spear will attack and slay
the St. Elias grizzly. But the immense
proportions of this new kind of game
both startled and filled the hunter,
brave as he was, with great fear, and he
imagined his only safety lay in swift and
immediate flight. He described it as
being larger than Harper'3 (the post
trader's) store, with great, shining, yel
lowish tusks and mouth large enough to
swallow him at a single gulp. He said
the animal was undoubtedly the same
as were the huge bones scattered over
that section. If such an animal is now
in existence, and other Indians, and
also Mr, Harper, have confirmed the re
port, they inhabit a section of very high
altitude, and one but rarely visited by
human beines, and these only Indians,
We also have no reason to doubt the In-
dian't tale, for at no veiy distant period
the Yukon country was inhabited by
these animals, and hundreds of their
massive skeletons found strewn along
the creeks are silent but truthful wit
ness. A tired stomach is very much like a
sprained ankle. If 3 on Buffer from any
of the symptoms of dyspepsia, your
stomach is tired. It seeds a crutch.
We must relieve it of all work for a time,
or until it is restored to its natural
strength. To do this successfully, we
must uss a food which'is already digested
outside of tbe body, and which . will aid
the digestion of other foods that may be
taken with it. Such a product is the
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
The Shakers have utilized the diges
tive principles present in plants for the
manufacture of this article, and its suc
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can try it for the nominal sum of 10
cents, as sample bottles are sold by all
druggists at this price. ' . ' (2;
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WE REMEMBER MACEO
The Texans Answer to a De
mand for Surrender.
AS AT THE ALAMO, ALL ARE KILLED
Surrounded by Overwhelming Num
bersThey Sell Their laves
DearlyTheir Last Cry,
"Vive Cuba Libre."
New Yoek, Dec, 27. A special to the
Worid from Key West, says :
The Lone Star company, of the Patriot
Army of West Cuba, consisting of 15
Texas sharpshooters, perished to a man
after battling more than five hours
against vastly superior Spanish forces in
Pinar del Rio province, killing double
their own number and wounding prob
ably as many more. Havana officials
are jubilant, passengers say, over the
news ot this victory.
A Cuban band was observed near
Pinar del Rio city Thursday morning
and General Melquiz sent two squads of
cavalry to attack it. After a running
fight, the baud, which proved to be com
posed of the 15 Texans, was chased into
a "Dottle, a bit 01 hummock having one
opening. Tee lexar.s, seeing they were
in a hole, retreated to the further end
and fortified themselves behind some
boulders. The Spanish troopers dis
mounted and surrounded them, pouring
in a fire from both sides. The bruye
Texans replied and kept up the fight for
more than five hours. By that time, six
of the 15 bad been killed and four
wounded, while 25 Spaniards had bit the
dust and 10 or more were wounded.
A flag of truce was sent in by tbe
Spanish, and tha Texans were called on
to surrender, but the Americans refused,
shouting. "We remember Maceo."
This infuriated the Spaniards, and
they fought with renewed fierceness.
Twice they charged, but the rapid firing
of the brave little band drove them back.
By getting on a high ridge behind the
Texan's position, the Spaniards were
enabled to kill all but two of those left.
Those two gallantly continued to fight
and held off the enemy an hour longer.
Then, overcome by thirst and enfeebled
by loss of blood, flowing from a dozen
wounds, they were cut to pieces by the
Spanieh, who finally dashed up as the
Texans cried, "Vive Cuba libre."
FIT TO SUCCEED
MACFO.
General Rivera Scored a
Victory Over
Weyler.
Cincinnati, Dec. 26. A special to the
Commercial Tribune from Key West
says :
Reports from Havana tonight are that
an attack was made on one of General
Rivera's foothill forts yesterday by some
of Weyler's forces, and that the Spanish
were repulsed, the big dynamite gun be
longing to General Rivera's command
securing tbe victory for the insurgents.
It is said over 50 men were lost on tbe
Spanish side, and few in the Cuban
ranks. AH information is refused in
Havana, where the officials say no such
engagement took place. As the report
came through thejregalar Cuban chan
nels, it is believed here.
Colonel San Martin's coiumn has been
burning houses and destroying planta
tions all through the section Bonth and
west of Artemisa, as far out as they
dared venture.
During the past week over 400 houses
and many plantations have been de
stroyed, 400 head of cattle secured, and
a number of tobacco fields and cane
patches laid waste. Weyler's orders are
to spare nothing.. A nnmbsr of pacifi
cos, it is reported, offered resistance to
tbe taking of their cattle, saying their
families woold starve,' and they were
killed. Over 25 such instances of mur
der were recorded.
General Rivera's forces are increasing,
and he has had accessions to his stock of
arms and ammunition this week, an ex
pedition having landed on the south side
of tbe island from Honduras or Mexico,
it is presumed,
An American correspondent, same hot
given, has succeeded in getting through
the Spanish lines and joining Rivera.
neAL MINES ON FIRE.
Valuable Property In Nova Scotia Seems
to be Doomed.
Halifax, N. S. Dec. 26. About 5
o'clock Thursday the coal mines of
Springhill were discovered to be on fire.
The fire originated in a pipeway on
the east slope of tbe 800-foot level, and
soon ate into the 300-foot. ;. '
When Government Inspector Gilpin
arrived fire was issuing from every open
ing of the mine. Two cupolas were
burned and a bankhead bad to" be torn
away. The miners tried to stop up
every airwav. Gilpin had to call the
men from this work, as it was attended
with great risk. The flames shot 100
feet into the air, tbe reflection being
visible at Amherst.
The extent of the fire is not known
out most disastrous consequences are
feared. The loss of the east Elope is be
lievedto be complete. "At 4 p. m., Fri
day, the slope was reached all right, but
the men will have bard work to save it
rive vears ago IdO lives were lost by an
explosion in these mines.
It is likely the most serious damages
will be confined to tbe ' east elope, in
which the fire started.' It seems to be
burning itself out. The loss wtll be
enormous. ' .
The fire will cause great destitution
among the miner, as, twen if the fire
does not spread through the entire mine,
it is considered doubtful if work can be
resumed daring the winter.
An Immense Blast Fired.
San Diego, Dec. 28. The Southern
California Mountain Water Company
fired the largest blast at Morena dam in
the historv of the state. Tbe amount of
rock dislodged was 150,000 tons. Giant
and black powder was used. All the
deposits of powder which were placed in
tunnels at different levels in the hills
were connected bv electric wires, which
completed a circuit.
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Lucas County, J
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
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said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of One Hundred Dollars for each
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cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Fbane J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 1896.
A. W. Gleasok,
seal Notary Public.
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Crusler Kosala Again Afloat.
Ckokstadt, Dec. 28. The armored
cruiser Rossi :i, of 12,130 tons displace
ment, the largest vessel in the Russian
navy, which ran on a sandbank in the
beginning" of November and ha9 been
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after fifty-one days of incessant labor
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Spain Asks the United States
to Act as Mediator.
DE LOME AND 0LXEY HAVE AGREED
The Subject Will Be Laid Before Con
gress When It Convenes The
Proposed Reforms.
. Washington, Dec. 28. Tbe post will
say tomorrow :
It has been learned from an authentic
source that Secretary Olney and Senor
Dupuy de Lome have practically termin
ated the negotiations of tbe Cuban
question, which are to be Eubmitted to
congress when it convenes, January 5.
Tbe terms of the agreement are based
on recent official communications from
Premier Canovas addressed to the secre
tary of state.
The premier states clearly tbe teims
hich Spain will accord to the insur
gents, and practically asks the United
StateB to propose these conditions to her
rebellious subjects. In return for our
good offices, Spain assures this govern
inent she sincerely deplores the great
commercial loss which we have sus
tained jn account of the Cuban disturb
ances, one assures us Bbe is even now
considering a reciprocity treaty which
will deal mainly with Cuban products,
and which will be framed in such ad
vantageous terms toward this govern
ment that our losses, both in commerce
and in the destruction of American
property in Cnba, will be most gener
ously compensated.
Premier Canovas says Spain cannot,
as a self-respecting and respected nation,
stand before the world as having been
coerced into measures by tbe United
States. She has freely granted all she
now offers, and that in tbe face ot a re
bellion. But Bhe accepts the good offi
ces of the United States to aea as medi
ator, and to guarantee to the insurgents
amnesty and the enforcement of the new
reform law which she is about to pro
claim in Cuba.
The form of government offered is, tbe
Spanish (statesman declares, the limit of
independence which can be granted to a
province by any nation without absolute
ly severing the bonds of union with the
mother country. Autonomy as enj yed
by the Canadians can never be granted
in Cuba. "What Spain is willing to grant
the insurgents, if they lay down their
arms, and what she asks the United
States to guarantee, is an act which pro
vides for a council of administration
which shall control all matters pertain
ing to the commerce of the West Indies
and all estimates upon the genera! taxa
tion and expenditures of tbe island, as
well as its general home government.
JTI1K SULTAN MUST YIELD,
Or Be Will Be Neither Caliph Nor
Khedive.
Constantinople, Dec. 28. The Rub-
sian ambassabor on Saturday, acting in
concert with representatives of Great
Britain, France, Italy, Germany and
Austria, had an audience with tbe
sultan, Abdul Hamid, one of many such
interviews within tbe past year, on the
same subject, the better administration
of affairs in the Turkish empire.
Tbe Russian diplomat began by warn
ing the sultan and the Turkish govern
ment that if the revenues ceded for pay
ment of the Turkish debt were touched.
European control of the finances of the
empire would become inevitable, m.
de Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador,
further informed tbe eultan that tbe
czar guaranteed his personal safety and
engaged himself to maintain the Bultaii's
supremacy in the event of severe meas
ures being necessary upon the part of
the powers. The sultan, however, re
mained obdurate, refusing to consent to
any measure of control, financial or
otherwise, by the powers.
The Russian ambassador said the con
dition of tbe Turkish empire pluced the
throne and the caliphate in imminent
peril. Thereupon Abdul Hamid le
marked impressively.
"I may be the last of the caliphs, but
I will never become a second khediva."
In addition to these warnings, M. de
Nelidoff sent a note to the Turkish gov
ernment and to the palace. The utmost
significance is attached to it in diplo
matic circles. He pointed out in pre
cise terms the necessity for the sul
tan ' following the advice of the
powers and acting in complete agree
ment with their plans for improving tbe
situation, warning them once more that
the Bultau's refusal to do so involves the
most disagreeable consequencee. '
Tbe ambassadors of the powers will
meet again to discuss the situation, and j
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even inform the envoys of other powers
ot the decisions reached.
These latest steps npon the par t of
the powers are once again reported to
bave produced a profnnd impreesion at
Kiosk and in pursuance of the issuance
of an amnesty decree the Armenian
prisoners in Asia Minor and this city
and vicinity are being released daily in
batches of til teen.
JUSTICE IN inE CHINESE EMPIRE
Pirates and
Counterfeiters
Beheaded.
Promptly
San Fbancisco, Dec. 28. According
to the latest advices from the Orienc Li
Ka Chuck, superintendent of the Canton
police, on November 28, seized a large
number of counterfeit coins. The chief
coiner, Cheng Tuns', and his confeder
ates, Chan Mui, Tse Sang and others,
were arrested. An imperial decree
from Peking commanded the immediate
decapitation of the three named offend
ers, and enjoins the viceroy to deal with
the others as he thinks necessary ac
cording to law, as a warning to the peo
ple. The officials who effected the
seizure were all promoted in rank.
Tbe Canton viceroy reported in an
other memorial the capture of two no
torious pirate junks. In effecting the
capture one military officer lost his life.
A decree was issued on the 19th of No
vember authorizing the execution of the
captives and ordering tbe officials con
cerned in the capture to be promoted in
rank aud that the matter of the mili
tary officer having lost bis life be re
ferred to the board ' concerned for re
wards and posthumous honors.
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Germany Would Advise Spain.
London, Dec. 28. The Chronicle'8
Berlin correspondence reports that Ger
many has offered no advice to tbe
United States or to Spain in regard to
Cuba. Germany would prefer to see
Cuba in the bands of Spain, the corres
pondent says, and in the event of affairs
becoming acute would advise Spain to
grant such concessions as would enable
her to retain tbe island.
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Cash In Your checks.
All county warrants registered prior
to July 12, 1892, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after Dec. 5,
1896. C. L. Phillips,
County Treasurer. '
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