THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. JANUARY 2. 1897. NUMBER 5. THIS WAS DENIAL DAY Spaniards Put in a Disclaim V' er of Nearly Eyery thing. THREE STORIES . POT TO FLIGHT t ' Jio Truth In Matonxaa Arrest, Over ture to France, ud Especially Olney'e Keg-otlatlona. ' ' Madbis. Dec. 29. It ia officially de- - Died that there ia any troth in an item "published in a paper that the United States consulate at Cardenas, province i, of Matanzas, Cnba, had been twice at tacked, and the shield torn from the door, in spite of the efforts of- the local authorities to protect the consulate. -An emphatic denial is also officially given to the statement today in the London Chronicle that there was reason to be lieve that the French foreign office baa t ' been sounded in reeard to Cuba in an l anti-American sense. GOING TO THEIR RESTING PLACE, Kate Field's Aihrt are Speeding; Rapidly Eafttirmrd. t San Francisco, Dec. 29 Kate Field'a . ashes are speeding eastward in charge of General Chailea Taylor, proprietor of the Boston Globe. The last remains of the celebrated woman litterateur, editor and. jonrnalist are encased and locked in. a email cylindrical-shaped copper casket. There ia no inscription on the shining 1 surface of the improvised urn. Passing over the top( of the plain cover and through three little clasps, one on cover and one on each side, is a narrow laven der ribbon to which is attached a card bearing the enstomary record from the " crematory, together with the name and date. The ends of the ribbon are fast ened together below the card by a disc of black sealing wax, upon which is the let- ; tered impress of the Odd Fellows' cre- .Tiatyry. & -very .little braaa.padiock clasped throngh staples holds the cover securely in place. . ' k ' All that is earthly of the woman wno wrote fearlessly and wrote well is con tained in that case, probably nine inches in height and six inches' in diameter. - General Taylor, the custodian of the sacred cylinder, left last night for Chica go. He will deliver the urn to Editor Kohlsaat, of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, who as an old friend of the deceased, purposes to see that the remains, accord ing to Miss Field's wish, are interred at .Mount Anbnrn cemetary, New York. JRATHKR DIB TUAN LIVE ALONE. Horrible Snlefde of an Engineer's For mer Wife. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 29. Ella Eager, whose body, torn and dismem bered, was found on the road of the Sort Line in this city, committed suicide by throwing herself under ,the wheels of ' the locomotive which her husband, En - gineer Fred Eager, Was running. The couple had quarreled two weeks before and had separated. The wife grew moody over her misfortune, and the ; neighbors say that she often remarked that she wished she waa dead. . .... , - At 6 o'clock in the evening she put on her things and went ont. She went to the station and her. husband saw her . there just as he bad come for duty, ready to' make hia run to New London. He did not appear anxious to see his wife, and it ia supposed that Mrs. Eager, noticing hia indifference,' became "desperate and resolved on suicide. ,v . The . woman walked away from the 'depot and 'followed a' route along the railroad track. . . Her husband's train 'started at 6 :55. At that hour she waa a few hundred yards from the depot. The train came on with increasing epeed and achieved rapid momentum when it came to Mrs. Eager. To carry out her re solve was the work of an instant. After keing killed, ber body waa car 'ried along for ' 1000 yerds, when it was caught in a frog of the track and thrown to one side. The husband sped away on his engine, little thinking of what the machinery nnder his feet bad done. . BOMB TRUTH IN IT. 'Mediation With Spain la Progressing Beasonruly Well. j - Washington, Dec. 29. From 1 official i sources denial ia made that the ' Spanish' premier, Canovas, has sent to Secretary Olneya communication accepting the medition of the United States in carry cot autonomy for Cuba. It is said no ich letter has been sent, nor has any thing of such a nature passed through the Spanish officials here. Negotiations' ' toward home rule have proceeded for ' sqme months and the last phase of these negotiations indicated enlargement of the home rule laws adopted by the Spanish rortea last vear. but not put in execu tion. The arrangements embrace tie election of the entire Cuban congress, in- stead of a mixed congress of 15 elected members and 15 appointed by the queen recent, and also a complete control of Cuba on her tariff auestion. The latest statement regarding Spain's intention with respect to the pacification of Cuba therefore deals with the past phases of them, Spain having decided on a consid erablv more liberal scheme of reforms than the old, to which tne latest publi- cation on the subiect has reference.- Aa vet. however, the negotiations with re- spect to the enlarged reforms are tenta tive. A draft of them has not been re ceived as vet at Washington, and the in. formation on them is of a general nature. Tne Hog Still Slides. Dublin, Dec. 29. During the past night and this morning the bog slide on Castle island, county Kerry, continued unchecked, a copious rainfall helping the movement. That mass of bogs is a mile and a half wide, roars like the ocean carries away bridges and roads, destroy ing houses and farms, sweeping through Flesk valley and emptying the peat, car casses of cows, sheep and donkeys and debris of houses into Lake Killarney. People living in the direction in which the bog elide is coming have fled and tb police are searching for bodies. Lord Kenmare has caused a cordion of guards to be drawn around the elide to prevent losa of life. Great excitement prevaila in the vicinity and all houses are open to receive the hundreds of people who were rendered homeless. . Sale of tbe Oregon Snort Line. New Yobk, Dec. 29. A purchasing committee representing the reorganiza tion committee of., the Oregon Short Line, will boy In the property and in terests of the bond-holders at Salt Lake City at the sale on January 9, under de cree of the court. The transfer will take the line out of the Union Pacific eystem The receiver of the Union Pacific will at. tend the sale and turn over the accounts of the Short Line and any balance in its favor to tbe management of the new cor poration. The . court ia expected to authorize the payment in January of the interest on the Union Pacific firsts and 7 per cent bonds. . Oar Rival on the Pacific. Washington, Dec." 29. Japan has larger carrying trade on the Pacific than the United States, and Americana who are near enough to watch the shifting 8cenea in this new and rapidly develop ing contest for commercial supremacy' find little matter for pride in present tendencies. This is the statement of United States ConBul Beli, of Sydney, contained in his report to the etate department upon tbe opening of the new Japanefie steamship line between Yokahama and Australia. In the Denial Baslness Themselves. New Yobk, Dec. 29. Officials of the Cuban junta in this city disclaim any knowledge of Dr. Belancourt, whose ar rest in Havana has been reported. Tbe junta officials also deny all knowledge of the reported failure . of the Three Friends expedition, and assert that so far as they know her arms and men were safely landed on Cuban soil. Denied Also at Madrid. Madrid, Dec. 29. An emphatic de nial is given here to the report credited to the Washington Post that Senor Du puy de Lome, tbe Spanish minister at Washington, and Secretary OIney have concluded negotiaiiona for tbe accept ance by Spain of the gold offices of the United States -in settlement of the Co ban Insurrection. . Refrigerator Line. ' . Attention of shippers is called" to the new refrigerator line operatediby tbe Ore jron Railway & Navigation Company between rortlancl, Huntington. Spokane and intermediated points, leaving Port land ou train 22, Wednesdays and Satur; days. E E Lytlb, Agent. . . : His Wish Is Gratified . ' San Fkancisco, Dec.' 30. Edward Eric t son, a half-demented musician, has been sentenced by Judge Morrow to one year's imprisonment in San Quentin for having smashed a letter-box. E rick son's violation of the law was deliberate, and done with the avowed purpose of getting into jail, that he might obtain food and shelter. His reward is a con vict's garb. Mr. Grocer,- think of your customer. .. - . ' J Schilling's Best ' is the tea she wants. '''"" - You will sell more tea and everything else. A Schilling Company San Francisco ; 889'' CHINA TO GET IT NEX A Revolutionary Committee Formed in Chicago. RAISING MONEY FOR THAT PURPOSE Steamer Dauntless Applies for Permis sion to Clear for Cnba "Laden ' With Arms. Chicago, Dec 30. According to Wong Ching Foo, editor of the Chinese News Chicago ia to become headquarters for the Chinese revolutionary jnnta. Thi body plans tbe overthrow of tbe present Chinese dynasty by an armed invasion frrm a convenient island to the South seas. Rooms for the junta have already been engaged in this city, and the Mon golians here now await the coming Sun Yat Sen to get the machinery operation which is to open China Western civilization. Sun Yat Sen is the Celestial re vol u tionist who recently was kidnaped in the streets of London, and whose release was effected bv Lord Salisbury. He ia now collecting money and organizing his fol lowers in England. He will sail for America within two or three weeks where he will confer with Wong Ching Foo, of Chicago, and other leaders of the Chinese reform party in this country. MAT CLEAR FOB CUBA. Steamer Dauntless Granted This Per mission by Carlisle. Washington, Dec. 30. For the first time since the present struggle in Cuba began thia government has given per mission to customs officials to clear for Cuba a vessel loaded, according to raani fest, with munitions of war, presumably for the insurgent army. Yesterday the secretary of the treas ury received a telegram from the owners of the Dauntless, at Jacksonville, staling that they would apply to the collector of customs at Jacksonville for a clearance to a Cuban port with a cargo of arms. bat the oaths required by the statutes wonld not be taken. The question was asked whether nnder these circum stances papers would be issued. Later telegram was received .from the col lector at Jacksonville stating au'applica- tion to clear the Dauntless for Neuvitas, Cuba, with a cargo of arms, had been made, and asknig instructions. This morning the secretary replied substantial! aa follows: ""..' "If the master of the vessel and tbe owners, shippers and consigners of the cargo comply fully with the laws and regulations concerning the manifest and take the oatha required, you may grant clearance to Neuvitas, Cuba. Oatha must be taken and subscribed in writing, as required by sections 4197, 4198 and 4200 of the revised statutes.". The port named aa the destination is on tbe Northern coast of Cuba and is occupied by Spanish . forces. Treasury officials therefore are of the opinion that tbe oaths required will not be taken.' WILL, FIGHT FOR FBEE CUBA. Colonel Tlctar Ia Forming a Regiment of Bohemian-Americans. Chicago, Dec. 30. "We are going to fight for tbe independence of tbe coun try, whether the United States recog nizee it or not." The above statement waa made by Colonel Guatav J. Tichy, president cf the Bohemian-American Workingmen's Club. Colonel Tichy further stated that the men only began enlisting last Fri day. The necessary qualifications to eecure admittance into the regiment is that each man must not only be a Bohemian, but also a loyal citizen of the United States. It is expected 600 men will be enlisted within a' week. Colonel Tichy has had eight years' ex perience in the regular army, having served in the Third and Seventh regi ments, cavalry. . He carries a ball in one leg that he received in a battle in tbe campaign against Sitting Bull. ... STABYATION STARES THBBC. Distress Among Farmers of an Argen. . ttna Province. - . New Yobk, Dec. 30. A Herald dis- patch from Buenos Ayrea says-: - The agricultural commission appointed to investigate the condition of agricul ture in the province of Santa Fe will make a report to President Uriburu this week. ' " The report will, it ia said, show a dis astrous Btate of affairs among the farm ers, in the province. It will recommend as the only salvation commercially an. ssue of $1,000,000 in mortgage bonds to be UEid is assisting the farmers In this crisis. ; ' - - 1 . ' ' ' ' Other measures of relief will also be proposed in its report. ' The com mission ere say that tbe corn crop in the prov ince will fall 50,000 tons short of the ac tual necessaties of the people. 'Buenos Ay res is now sending grain to Santa Fe to relieve the distress. In or dmary times tbe yield in that province is 500,000 tons, but the whole crop this year ia practically a failure. The Buenos Ay res farmers will continue to send grain to Santa Fe for the relief of their countrymen, though that will prevent their exporting any grain. GOLDEN STATE TO BEADTEBTISED Callfornians Will Erect an Arch at Washington. Stockston, Cal., ' Dec. 30. Colonel Henry Shaw, of this city, has an original idea for paying a delicate tribute to the office of president of the United States, and at tbe same time advertising in an artistic and effective . manner tbe re sources ot Ualiiornia. Uolonel Shaw's novel project toward the cost of . which has already raised nearly $500, ia the erection of a California citrus arch on one of the principal avenues of Washing ton. . " s - The design provides that the columns, four in number, shall be completely en veloped "by oranges and lemons. ' The bases are to be faced with California onyx and marble. The arch itself is to be of dreaaed California redwood, trimmed with other California woods, such as laurel, orange and tamarack. On top, on either side, will be exhibited full bearing orange and lemon trees, and in (be center a California grizzly bear rampant. Suspended from the arch will be a number of crystal globes, to be filled with different varieties of California winea. In each of these an incandes cent light will illuminate tbe wine. Palms and pampas plumes are also to be used for decorative purposes. TO COMPLETE NICARAGUA CANAL One Object of New Central American Bepubllc. Washington, Dec. 30. One of tee main objects of the formation of a new greater republic of Central America is said to be the completion of the Nica ragua canal. Senor -Roderiguez, re cently recognized aa the diplomatic rep resentative of the new country in the United States, is said to be charged with the duty ot interesting this government in the enterprise. This aid to the project comes at a time when it is needed. The supporters of the measure on both Bides at the capital have hopes that the great petitio'n sent to Speaker Reed, asking that time be heeded, and at least two. days so al lowed. ' There are enough, friends of tbe plan on the senate side to bring it up if there is any hope of getting in a few hours while the funding debate is on in the upper house. MANY BKBELS SUE SLAIN. Spaniards Gain Two Victories at the Philippines. New Yobk, Dec. 30. A Herald dis patch from Manila says: Colonel Marina's column has defeated the rebels at San Mateo, a town eighteen miles northeast , of , Manila, the rebels, leaving twenty-seven dead on the field. Returning to quarters for the night, Colonel Marina waa attacked by a force which, after several bayonet . charges, fled, leaving eighty of their numbers dead. The Spanish losses were email. ' The seaport of Moron, in the province of Bataan, has fallen into the the hands of the rebels, who have captured two Spanish priests and the mayor, General Bios' brigade has had some heavy fighting at Balinag, a town on tbe borders of the province of Bulacan and Neuva Ecija, which "was held by a strong force of rebels. The latter were driven out with great slaughter. Three hun dred and fifty men we're buried by the Spaniards, who lost only a few men. The rebels removed their wounded from the field. . The rebels are badly armed, tbe superior range ot tbe Manser rines ac counting for tbe heavy mortality on the rebel aide. " . , Good Fortune erased Him. San Fkancisco, Dec, 30.t Fred L. Wood, a convict in San Quentin prison, who recently inherited a fortune of $30,r 000 from tbe. estate of his father, a Chi cago millionaire, is insane. He became violent in his cell Monday night, and had to be forcibly ' removed to the re ceiving hospital. . It ia thought bis re cent good fortune, together with the constraint attendant upon bis confine ment in the penitentiary is the cause ot his insanity. " - ' - . Lost. ' Last evening, a pocket book containing check for $9.30, issued by , Walter Klindt, to bearer. Finder will be suit ably rewarded by leaving same at this office. " . d30-2t. EXPANSION. In . Begard to Aus tralia. ' The German papers inform Eng-lami that there are other besides Engli&h s peaking races imbued with tie desire for new territory. It would be inter esting to know in how far our German contemporaries acknowledge the right to expac-d of nations outside of Europe. Japan, to1 the horror., of the European element in the far east, turns her atten tion toward the Indian ocean. ' We con dense the following account by Mr. Aud ley Coote. in. the Argus, Melbourne: "While in a cur with several Japanese officers they were conversing about Australia, saying that it was a fine, large country, with great forests ami excellent soil for the cultivation of rice, coffee, tea and other tropical products. The whites settled in , Australia, so thought these officers, are like the dog in the rcariger." Some one will have-to take a good part, of Australia to develop it, for it is a pity to see so fine a coun try" lying. waste.- England is a useful enough nation as an ally to Japan, but if any ill-feeling arose between the two countries it would be a wise thing to send some" battleships to Australia anxl annex part of it. I found that this is the prevalent opinion in Japan, and it is certainly riot surprising that this small country, teeming with its 45,000, 00O, should regard Australia, with only 4,000,C00, with a certain amount, of covetousness." Commenting upon this, the Argus says: . "We have not formulated or even dis cussed any rational policy to gukle u.s. in our dealings with these eartern neighbors; consequently the attitude of Australia must be. one of simple aloofness. Mr. Coote's tidings are un eloquent homily to Queensland as to the necessity for lcderation and a re minder to the colonies generally how precarious the position ct Australia v.'ouui be were it not an. lme.'nal rartol the British empire. While t.'iat is so rrienacrt can oni.v arise to Australia m ho event of a great war in which the naval s',ieneth of the empire is over taxed, in such a ease Japan, enrolled ppon the side of England's I'tieir.ies, would be an important factor in the sum fnm the An- - -llian point of view." The Australian. . therefore, like th? f-janiaiTis. are iu 'inclined to do more than iake pole ot the fact Jjhat, clp.r.tfr-r-may threaten them fromi Japan. It is dilVerent with the Dutch." They talk of taking' the bull by the horns. Prof. Rchlegel writes jn the Dagblad, The Hague, ns follows: "The only way to guard against at-: taeks upon the eolonies by the' Jap anese is to drive them out of Formosa. Holland must take possession of For mosa. The remembrance of Dutch rul-. has not'j'et been eradicated in that island, aud both Chinese and natives would welcome our return as putting an end to the reigning anarchy. True, Japan wiuld rot voluntarily give up the island. But that is uot. necessary. Per haps Ilussiaand France, and even Eng land, would join Holland in dispossess ing the Japanese. The seed sown by Dutch ministers and . teachers two centuries ago would then speedily bear fruit." Literary Uigest. ' THEY SPIN BY HAND". " Old-Fashloned Clock Islanders Still Send ' Their Wool Into Connecticut. The hum of tha spinning wheel issti'.l a familiar sound in ;Bloek Island, a1 quaint and interesting resort in sum mer and a miniature world in winter, in which the. hnbit and. customs arc those of 150 years ago. The island is 15 miles off i he Ithode. Island shore and almost directly south of stormy Point Judith, say3 the New York Herald. . The heads cf 30 Block Island families set sail in fithing boots the other day and pushed up the Thames river to Oak dale, where they left heaps of; wool tin be carded into rolls for hand spinning. The rolls will bo spun and knitted into stockings and mittens for the protec-. tion of tbe hardy islanders against the bleak winter winds of the'Atlantic. There arc times during the winter when the wind sweeps across the tree less land at a velocity of 84 miles an hour, and women take their lives in their lands when they venture out of doors. , The isolation of the island is almost complete. . '.. John SchnfieUd established the first woollen mill in Connecticut near Oak dale, 'where the carding was done by power cards. In 1708 the Block Island ers began to (vend wool to the mill to be carded into rolls, end geneirattoa after generation have kept, up the practicf.-; Formerly many-bags of grain accom panied the wool, and grist amd woollen mills were kept running day and night, while the fishermen and farmers en joyed them::elves in the quiet Connecti cut village until the work was done. . Bncklen's Arinea salve- ; The best "salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevoi sores, tetter, chapped bands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruption?, and .posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is "guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. . Price 25 cents per box. For . sale Dy Blakeley and lionghton, druggists. - - :J You'll be surprised when you try Hoe Cake soap, and wish we 'bad ' told you sooner. It is made by patented I pro cess. ' jlj24-ii ' :. JAPAN'S Bow She. Feels ; ; ;'- ' ' . Absolutely Pure Celebrated for Its great leavening strength and healthfuluess. Assures tiie food fgninst alum and all forms of adultcradon common to the cheap brands. ; Royal Baking Powdke Co., New Yobk. ' THE ERRING BURGLAR. Acquitted, lie Is Found at Ills Old Ways Again. A curious romance-of burglary( and filial affection is told ij. the French newspapers, says the New York Jour- ; ual. It has generally been supposed to be almost impossible to escape from the French penal settlement ut Cayenne, r:nd. the perils 'to be confronted in the forests both from animals and natives,; not to talk of starvation, appalled the convicts to such an extent, that they never even 'thought of attempting dight. This theory has just received a icv-ere shock, the description of no less than DO recently esccped convicts hav ing been circulated to the police by the i minister of the interior. . One or"tvo have already been cap tured in France. Among these is a cer tain Petitjean, who is accused of new misdeeds. . Petitjean ' escaped from Cuiam some time ago, for no other rea son, he said, than to come and embrace, his old mother, who lives at Bagnolet. lie was arrested, but in defei-ence to publie opinion, which wns impressed by . his filial affection, he was set at liberty and allowed to remain in France. A short time ago a robbery took place on the Boulevard Diderot, in Paris, and by tracing back the stolen goods four persons were -o-rrsd ; Thi,5P we',c all carrying knives, knuckled listers and re volvers, and made a most desperate fight for their liberty. Once in prison,' however, they confessed they belonged to a large gang whosre chief was Petit jean. Hence the latter's arrest. TRAPPING TURKEYS. ' The Method I s ually Employed in lalrlne" . the Wild iJird. One of the methods by which wild turkeys are taken by native hunters, as described in "Hunting and Fishing in. , Florida," by Mr. C. B. Cory, curator of the department of ornithology in the Field Columbian museum, Chicago, certainly does little credit to the intel ligence of the turkeys. . '. A place ,is found where turkeys are numerous. Corn is scattered about, and if that is eaten, more is placed in this manner for n week or two, until'. ihiy become accustomed to going there for food. . Then small logs arc, laid,. forming a square box cbout sis or eight, inches in, height; possibly two logs on ' each side, one. above the other. Inside is placed the corn, and the turkeys enter it readily, as the obstruction" is not sufficient to excite their fears. -r The next night another log is added, '. raising tne nox a utile n:gner, per haps a foot or so, and thas process goes on until the small logs form, a., cone- -, shaped box, narrowing at the top, leav ing an opening by which they can enter at the top. - . - .' ; ; ; Corn is placed in the box, and a few . kernels leading to it, as usual, and the turkeys, mounting the last log, drop in -and eat up the corn. And now tbpy eta ught. The opening is so narrow that, although u turkey can easily jump -. down through it with closed wings, it cannot jump out again with its v. irigs ' spread. . -. -, , ,-. ; J , . A Cariosity, lndoed. - , , ' "1 don't see anything peculiar about this speewncri," said the vis-tor to the museum as he stepped in front of the last chair. " "Don't you, indeed?" repeated the manager.seornfully.."Lctr:ie tell you we can't duplicate him on thin continent.. . He's the young man '.just learning to' ride a bicycle who never talks 'wheel' when he's not riding." Buffalo Times. Something to Know.' :. It may be worth something to know that the very best medicine for restoring the tired ont nervous system to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters, This medicine ' is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve centres in the stomach, gently stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these organs jn throwing eff impurities in the Dlood. Electric Bit ters improves tbe appetite, aids diges tion and is pronounced - by those' who- have tried it aa the very best blood puri- fier and nerve tonic. ' Trv it. Sold for 50oor$1.00 per bottle at Blakeley & Houghton s Drug btore. (2) Hot clam broth every day at noon at . tf Ad Kellar's. . ' v '.