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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY. JANUARY 9. 1897.
VOL. VII.
NUMBER 6.
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CHASING A
Frank Harwood Followed
r Bound the World.
IS A VERY DESPERATE CRIMINAL
Escaped From m Australian Prison and
III Pursuers Hope to Capture
Uiin in California. -
Victoeia, Jan. 5. Four men are rac
ing around the world for San Francisco,
and if they meet there one of them will
go back to New South Wales to be tried
. for a series of horrifying murders that
have aroused all Australia to a pitch of
intense excitement.
The archmurderer escaped from New
castle on a sailing vessel bound for San
Francisco. Two of the cleverest of the
colonial police started in pursuit on
steamer bound to Victoria. A third is
- on his way from -London to meet his aa
- sociates at the Golden Gate. On the
race the man-hunters have tar ontdis
tanced the sailing vessel upon which
. the man accused of awful crimes took
passage as one of the crew. Two de
tectives have just arrived in Victoria
and started for San Francisco.
The veseel noon which the accused
man sailed is not expected to reach port
within twenty-five days. All unaware
of the reception he will be given, Frank
Harwood, alias Butler, alias Burgess,
alias Simpson, alias Claire, alais Lee
Weller, is eailing nearer to San Fran
cisco'in the guise of an honest sailor of
the crew of the four-masted ship Swan
hide, which left Newcastle, N. S. W.,
November 28th, coal laden for the me
tropo'is of California. In the first place,
no suspicion rested upon him when he
. sailed from the Australian port ; in the
second place, he fancied himself secure
under the name of one of bis victims,
Captain Lee Weller.
Hardwood, or Butler, as the latter is
generally supposed to be his correct
name, is claimed to be the most desper
ate nenrderer that has horrified the pub
lic since "Jack the Ripper" closed his
teriible career among the wretched
habitues of London' White chapel,
His trail of blood, it is said, leads from
New South Wales to the reefs of West
ern Australia, where, in Coolgardie and
other cam ps he is more than suspected
of similar deliberate murders.
The list of missing men with whose
disappearance he has been known to be
identified or believed to be con
nected numtiers fourteen. He made
a business of murder, his methods being
to advertise in the daily papers for
party to eugage in prospecting in
richly mineralized district. Stipulation
was made that the victim must have
10 capital. Of course many a poor fel
low fell into the trap, entered into part
nership with this fiend and went with
him oat into the wilderness to search for
gold. Not one ever returned. '
The Papers Are Missing;.
. Washington, Jan. 5. According to
the communication sent the senate by
Secretary Olney today, some papers in
the account showing the amount due the
Pacific roads sinking fund, on account
of subsidies paid the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, have apparently been
lost. The senate adopted a resolution
- on the 10th ultimo calling for them
Acting Secretary Curtis replies today
that they cannot be fonnd.
Bank Treasurer Hung Himself.
. Pittsbueg, Jan. 5. Chris Schauers,
jr., treasurer of the National Bank for
Savings, committed suicide last night.
- His body was discovered this morning
dangling from tbe rafters in a closet of
the Allegheny gymnasium. The presi
dent of tbe bank says Schauers' accounts
are straight. Schauers has not been in
good health and was very morose. .
The Dauntless Landed.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 5. A dis
patch from Key West states that the
Dauntless successfully landed its expe
dition to Cuba. 'The expedition, it is
said, is tbe one the Three Friends at
tempted to land when pursued by the
" Spanish gunboat and left at No Name
Key, from which place it was taken last
Friday by the Dauntless. ,:"'.
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A Spot on Old Sol,
Lick Observatory, via San Jose, Cal
Jan. 5. On photographing the sun this
morning Mr. Colton found a large spot
near the eastern limb, which is easily
visible without telescopic aid. ' It
mostly penumbral, however, the nucleus
being small. The extreme length of the
spot is about 68,000 miles. .
TBE TARIFF HEARINGS.
Cattle and Agricultural Products Con
sidered Today. .
Washington, Jan., 5. A large delega
tion of gentlemen from the West ap
peared before tbe ways and means com
mittee today, the schedule considered be'
ing agricultural produce and cattle. The
first speaker was F. N. Rockwell,
Warren, Pa., a cattle-raiser, grazing
both in Mexico or Kansas. He opposed
high duties. The McKinley rate on cat
tle, he Baid, was prohibitive, and injured
the farmers of Kansas, who were bene
fitted bv international grazing. Tbe
herds were taken to Kansas for a- period
of from six to eight months.
M. M. Sherman, of Salina, Kan., rep
resented that two-thirds of the cattle
imported from Mexico in the United
States were owned by Americans.
Sherman thought high duties on cattle
had been decided upon by congress to
keep out Canadian competition without
thought of the Mexican buemess. He
argued as Rockwell had, that the chief
effect of the law was to injure Americans
who invested tbeir money in Mexico.
"Then you think the tariff should be
governed by the nationality of the pro
ducers of goods?" Grosvenor asked.
Sherman asssented to thie, whereu?'
Grosvenor inquired what effect this eye
tern would have on imported goods of
other lines.
Asked why he removed to Mexico,
Sherman said because of lack of ranges
here.
Chairman Dingley said .there were
plenty of ranges in Colorado, Wyoming
and other Western states.
"It is not possible to acquire title to
the ranees in this country," was the
answer. "Morever, said tne witness.
"American la,w8 give a man's .competi
tors the advantage of all the improve
ments he introduces into his business."
Representative Curtis of Kansas, said
he represented a district in which more
Mexican cattle were fed than any other
in the United States. In behalf of
American cattle-raisers, feeders and
farmers of Kansas, be asked to have re
stored the duty of $10 a head on all cat
tie one year old and over, and $2 a bead
on calves less than a year old.
"I would have the duty absolutely
prohibitory on every agricultural pro
duct that can be raised in this country,"
said Curtis. "Kansas would like duties
on hay, oats and flaxseed."'
"How about silver?"
'A large duty on silver would be
good plan."
Representative Bowers, of California,
declared tbe Wilson law had killed the
cattle business of California, flooding tbe
state with Mexican cattle. He combat
ted the statements of cattle raisers that
but few Mexican cattle imported were
sold, being brought in for feeding. "" '
On behalf of California fruitgrowers,
Bowers asked for higher' duties on fruit,
of which tbe $16,00,000 , worth imported
annually, he said,-might be grown by
Americans. He suggested a duty of 3
cents per pound on' raisins,' plums,
prunes and all other dried fruits and- 25
cents per cubic foot on : oranges. He
said Americans were peculiar about some
things, and preferred foreign wines and
fruits at higher prices, just as ' some of
their daughters preferred greasy liber
tines and gamblers because they had a
foreign label. He read petitions from
the raisin-growers.
Senator Perkinke, of California pre
sented a memorial recently adopted . by
tbe state fruitgrower s organization.' In
addition to the recommendation by
Bowers, he asked for duties on nuts,
lima beans and chickory," and that the
uty of the Wilson law on cocoanuts be
dropped. The duty asked on lima beans
was 40 cents' per . 100 pounds, on ' raw
chicory lJa cents a pound; on manu
factured the present rate of 2 cents. ' A
uty on pearl barley was asked also.
The almond-growers of California were
epresented by T.C Armstrong, ot
Campo. He stated that $12,000,800 to
$15,000,000 was invested in tbe business,
and from 20,000 to 30,000 hands em
ployed. The business had been brongbt
to the verge of bankruptcy by the Wil
Bon law, and an increase of rates from 3
cents to 6 cents was aked.
Doom of the Theater Hat. '
Chicaho, Jan. 5. The city council
has passed an ordinance which prohibits
the wearing of any hat or headgear' in
theaters during the ' performance. This
will compel all tadies to lay aside their
bonnets while at the theaters or other
Dlacs of ' amusement'. ' The ordinance
was passed by the council without a dis
senting vote. ' : .
t Managers or propielora of amusement
places who violate the ordinance are sub
jectto fines for each offense. The mayor
said he would sign the ordinance.
Mueh Bequcsted lu a Brief Will.
- Milwaukee, Jan. 5. The will of Mrs.
Elizabeth Pfister' has been filed in the
probate court, The will is brief, dis
posing of an estate reported to be valued
at more than $1,000,000 in -tees than 500
words. , Three special bequests are made
to Rosa, Bertha and John Christinaz,
nieces and a nephew 6f the deceased,
and tbe residue is to be equally divided
between Charles F. Pfister and Louisa
Vogel, her adopted children. " "-"
Big Milwaukee Estate Settled.
Milwaukee, Jan. 5. A final settle-
mekt of all interests under the will of
Geo. Hiles, who died a year ago, has
been made. All litigation- has . been
dropped, and an agreement reached by
all persons interested for' a distribution
of the property. The settlement dis
poses of all claims. The estate is esti
mated at $3,000,000 to $4,000,000.
Bank Receiver Applied For.
Chicago, Jan. 5. A bill for a recieyer
was filed in tbe circuit court today a-
gainst tbe Calumet State bunk, of Blue
Island, which made an assignment last
week. The auditor asserts that the as
signment was the result of collusion a-
mong the officers. The assignee is C.
Eames, one of the officers.
Sherman Will Not Visit Cuba. '
Washington, Jan. 5. Tbere is no
truth in tbe report that Senator Sher
man, chairman of the foreign relations
committee, intends to visit Cuba.
Gomez Crossed the Trocha.
Madrid, Jan. 5. A private telegram
from Havana says Maximo Gomez, the
insurgent leader, has crossed tbe mili
tary line to Puerto Principe. -
Senator Allison Goes Bast.
CuBCQUE,Ia., Jan. 5. Senator Allison
has so far recovered from his illness that
he left for the East this morning.
Suffering; in Flooded Districts.
St. Louis, Jan. 7. A special to tbe
Republic from Quincy, 111., says:
Farmers who have been down in the
Indian Grave district report that the
water in the flooded portions, 14 miles
above here, is subsiding slowly, and that
there is much suffering among the water
bound families and their stock. Last
night a party went to the aid of the suf
ferers, and, after working most of the
night, cutting their way through the ice,
they reached four families who had been
calling for help for two days, and part of
whom bad lived upon parched corn for
three days.
' Whiskey and Bunch Weather.
Heppner, Or., Jan. 7. M. D. Logan,
farmer, living about 10 miles from
here, was found dead in a gulch near
the residence of Robert Dexter, y ester
day forenoon. : He was seen last Friday
evening, when he left here for home.
He was then considerably under tbe in
fluence of liquor, and It is thought that
he became so intoxicated that he fell off
hie horse and died from exposure. The
remains were brought in last night,
Logan leaves a large family in poor cir
cumstances, i The verdict of the coro
ner's jury was that Logan died from in
toxication and exposure.
All About a Common Cur Dog.
These are the particulars of the pro
ceedings in the justice court ' of Center-
vilie, laet Monday. The bone of enten-
tion bo ably fou;ht for by Judge Hiram
Dustin and attorney Nelson B. Brooks,'
counsel, was a common cur dbg. Con
rad Yeackel was, at one time in posses
sion of the nomad ' cur. Recently, it
seem 8, the dog made his-home at John
Jacket and aided in herding a flock ' of
beep. Last week' Conrad brought ' suit
to replevin and for possession of the dog.
The case was ably fought by each side.
The court awarded the cur to Conrad
and assessed the costs, that run np to
more than $100 to ' John Jacket. It : is
said tbe case will be appealed to the su
perior court.' "
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THESE GET A HEARING
Explain How Wilson Law
Injured Their Industry.
HIGHER DUTIES RECOMMENDED
They TV ant 18 Cents on Merino,
Cents on Washed and 36 Cents
" on Secured Wool. ''.-"'
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Washington, Jan. 6. The bearing
on the wool schedule brought many
farmers and manufacturers to the wavs
and means committee-room . . today,
John G. Clark, of the Washington
county (Pa.) Woolgrowers' Association,
spoke strongly of the effects of the free
wool clause of the Wilson law, which he
declared had prostrated the business of
the United States. VThe experiment of
free trade had been a crime. The value
of land bad declined and sheepmen in
all parts of tbe country bad been driven
from business. The sheepraisers asked
only a moderate duty that would enable
them to continue in .business..
The Democratic members of the com
mittee probed the witness for some
time. Wheeler of Alabama asked if
clothing for the ' workingmen had not
been cheaper nnder free wool, to which
Clark replied that the most of the cloth
ing sold now was shoddy. . Importations
of shoddy bad increased under the law.
An bonr was given Judge William
Lawrence, president of tbe National
Woolgrowers' "Association, to present
the request of that body. - His state
ment was an exclusive review of-the
wool industry under different tariff rates
during the last half a century. The
Wilson law, he declared, ' stopped a
third of the woolgrowing business and
closed half the "mills. Tbere had been
no adequate protection on wool since
1876. . "'
Lawrence averred that the election of
Mr. McKinley' had been accom'pnghed
by the votes - of , the woolgrowers in a
half dozan doubtful states, who would
have voted for Bryan and free silver had
they not considered 'protection on wool
more important than" free silver, if
this protection was not given there
would be a free-silver congress two
years hence, and in four years a free-
silver president and congress.
The McKinley bill, as it came from its
author, had been moderately protective
ou wool, but tbe addition of the skirting
clause and ad valorem rates made it dis
astrous. Under , tbe Wilson law the
number of sheep in the United States
had decreased 3,000,000 a year, with a
loss of $30,000,000, according to official
statistics.'- Unofficial and more accurate
figures proved the loss to woolgrowers
through the Wilson rates to have been
$178,700,000. Mutton sheep,- which
should be raised in this country, were
being imported from Canada. ' '
' The schedule asked -'by tbe Wool
growers' Association ; was 12 cents a
pound on alt merino wools, 24 cents on
washed and 36 cents on scoured. Aus
tralian unwashed wools to be considered
as washed. "On account of its superior
lightness they said Australian wool bad
an advantage over South American, los
ing comparatively little weight washing.
The dropping of the skirting 'clause was
asked, as to secure its advantages parts
of tbe Australian wool ' were imported
which amounted to' only half .' a fleece.
To do away with this clause,, it was
said, would give employment to 5,000
men in this country. '
CHARGE MAT BE PIRACY.
Severe
Punishment Awaits tbe
Three
Friends Filibusters.
New York, Jan. 6. A special to the
Herald from Jacksonville, Fla., says:
It is likely that J.' M. Barrie, attorney
for the owners of the Three Friends, 'the
Cuban filibuster, Captain Lewis, com
mander;.! John Dunn, engineer; Cap
tain John O'Brien, the vetern filibuster,
and J. A. Huan and Henery P. Fritot,
agents of the Cuban junta here,' will be
prosecuted the United 'States govern
ment on ' a charge - of ' piracy; - Such '' a
prosecution is forahadowed in a libel
which was filed today against the Three
Friends by the United States Attorney
Clark.' '' ' ;"- " y ' ' "' '
Tbe libel is based upon the expedition
from Fernandina on December 1. While
trying to land tbe expedition, it is said
the Three Friends used two 12-pound
Hotchkiss guns againt pursuing Spanish
gunboats. It is charged, that tbe men
named mounted the guns and provided
shells for the purpose of making war
upon the king of Spain.' ' -: "
Throughout the document the Three
Friends is referred to as an "armed
crusier" fitted out by the men named for
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The case also differs from previous ones
in that the violation of no particular sec
tion of the United States revised statutes
is specified. Attorneys here think the
libel was drawn under Secretary Olney'e
instructions, and assert that its terms
foreshadow the prosecution of the men
named on a charge of piracy. '
That the govenment will push the case
is evident from the fact that the five
newspaper . correspondents who have
written much about the Three Friends
have been subpoenaed to appear before
the federal grand jury to tell what they
know about the vessel's last trip.
THE DAI IN CONGRESS.
Attendance In tbe Upper House Was
Light.
Washington Jan. 6. Less than a
score of senators were in the senate
chamber when the session convened to
day. Hale, of Maine, secured tbe adop
tion of a resolution directing tbe secre
tary of state to send to the : senate a
statement as to the action of tbe presi
dent or secretary of state touching the
recognition of any foreign ' people or
power as an independent government
and the corresponding action of other
branches of the United States govern
ment. ;
Pettigrew, of South Dakota, secured
an agreement to a resolution calling on
the secretary of the interior for a state
ment of the amount of the subsidies
paid by the Union and Central Pacific
railroads to tbe Pacific Mail steamship
line.1
Call, of Florida, spoke on his Cuban
resolutions introduced yesterday ' con
cerning the condemnation of Jnlio Sah-
guilly, at Havana. Call eaid the report
from the state department as to the
killing of Charles Govin, omitted many
important features, which1 would have
disclosed that Consul-General' Lee be
lieved Govin had been tied to a tree and
chopped to pieces. , To show the facts,
Call read a letter from a gentleman in
Havana; whose name was withheld.
At tbe close of Call's Cuban speech,
the senate agreed to bis resolution, ask
ing the eecretary of state for all corres
pondence in tbe case of Julio Sanguilly.
The senate then went into executive
session for the purpose of considering
two treaties. . ' '. ; " '
PACIFIC RAILROADS DEBATE.
Powers Bill to Be Argued in the
v ' House Tomorrow, ;;..
. Washington, Jam 6. The house com
mittee on Pacific railroads today arrang
ed tbe details of a debate which will be
begun tomorrow 'on the Power's' bill.
The time will be equally divided by its
supporters and ' opponents, Chairman
Powers begining tbe debate. Hubbard
of Missouri will control tbe time for tbe
minority. '. Harris of Alabama, who 'is
considering the proposal of a substitute
or amendment, to take the place of the
settlement question in the hands 'of the
commission, spoke of his plans', and one
or two other members said they consid
ered it their duty to support tbe com
mittee bill, to which they were already
pledged.'""'.'" ' .' ' ..''.
DISCUSSION POSTPONED.
Foreign Relations Committee Did
Not
. Take up Cuban. Question. ..
Washington, Jan. 6. In the absence
of Senator Cameron the senate corn-
mm
mittee on foreign relations did not take
op the Cuban question today.' When
the committee adjourned tbe opinion
was expressed by some members that
tbe Cameron resolution would not be
passed by the senate.
The committee agreed to favorable re
ports on extradition treaties with Argen
tine Republic and the Orange Free State.
GOMEZ RETALIATES.
Captures a Spanish Town' and Kills .
the Inhabitants.
Tampa, Fla;, Jan. 6. A letter re
ceived here from Cleba de Avilla on the
old trocha between Jucarro and Moroona,
says that General Gomez attacked - this
place this week. Gomez asked the Span-.
ish commander to surrender "the town. "
He said he would not, but would fight.
The result of tbe night was that the
town was captured by Gomez, who took
145 prisoners. All of these he killed.
This was according to a manifesto he
issued direceted to Spanish authorities a
few dys ago saying that as the Spanish
had refused to agree to conduct a humane
war, it was now an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth, "jast as Weyler had
treated the pacihcos. ' '
Steering Committee -To Meet.
Washington, Jan. 6. It is expected .
a meeting of the republican steering
committee of the senate will be held as
soon as Allison, tbe chairman, arrives,
to accomodate tbe committee on Pacific
railroads, which is anxious to have a
day fixed for consideration of the refund
ing bill.. It is probable the committee,
will also consider the general 'order of
business, as several bills are pressing for.
consideration. - -
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Drowned in Young's Bay.
Astoria Jan. 7. Two men in a small
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bay. One man, Gustav Brust, was
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