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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27. 1897.
VOL. TIT.
NUMBER 9.
SCRYMSER CABLE BILL
Argued Before Foreign Com
merce Committee.
THE NEED OF A LINE TO HONOLULU
Rerjmnar Say. Telegrapbie Common!.
' cation With the Inland. Will
Soon Be at Necessity.
Washington, Jan.. 22. James A.
Scrymser anil Edmund L. Baylish were
. before the house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce today in the in
terest of the Pacific Cable Company
of New York. They both argued
upon the merits of the Scrymser bill
over the Spalding bill, of the New JerBey
company. Scrymser stated that his
company would want 13 months after
the passage of the bill to complete the
cable to Hawaii and IS more to complete
it to Japan.
Patterson of Tennessee said it bad been
charged that the Scrymser company was
in symphathy with or had connection
with Euglatid and English interests.
Scrymser said that of course his company
would expect tu do English business.
Patterson said there Bhould be iuserted
in the bill a provision that the cable
company should not come under Brith-b
influence.
Scrymser referred to Swayne'a state
ment that Japan wanted no cable con
nection as ridiculous. He said that
Japanese and Chinese telegraph lines
were dependent npon and controlled by
the Russian lines. The Spalding com
pany, be said, wonld build to Hawaii,
and stop. His line to Japan would save
the people of that eountry more than - a
million dollars in tolls. .
"The Japanese," he said, "are flocking
into Hawaii now. This country is going
to have a contest with the Japanese or
- some other power to control Hawaii. - It
is necessary to have a cable line there as
eoon as possible."
ScTymser did not like the idea of leav
ing the matter of the contract with the
postmaster-general.
"The present postmaster-general will
not have time to act, and we don't know
who the next postmaster-general is, or
what he will do," said Scrytnser.
The diecDseion atuoue the members of
the committee developed a wide differ
ence of opinion.
DAVIS WAS 8BCT OCT.
Benson lien
Seized the Speaker's Ros
trum Today.
Salem, Jan. 22. Serious trouble was
threatened this morning when the Davis
organization met, but it was averted. A
number of assistant Bergeant-at-arms
sworn in by the Benson organization
bad remained in the house all night and
when Davis, at 9 :30, started to ascend
the rostrum to call the house to order,
he was stopped by- three of them, who
forbade him in the name of the state of
Oregon to ascend. Davis asked by what
authority they refused to permit him to
take his chair. He was told that they
bad been authorized by Speaker Benson
to allow no one to take the chair. Davis
repeated hia question, and after it had
again been answered, called on the by
standers to witness what had passed.
He then went to the other Bide of the
rostrum, where the same proceedings
were bad.
At this juncture a compromise was ef
fected by permitting Davis to take his
seat on condition that his house adjourn
before the Benson house was called to
order. The rollcall showed only seven
members present, namely: Davis, of,
Umatilla; Davis, of Multnomah; Hill,
Lee, Riddle, Smith, of Linn ; U'Ren.
The house, then adjourned until 2 p.
m. tomorrow. ,
Adjonrned 1111 llonday.
Salem, Or., Jan. 22. The Benson
house held a short session, transacting
only business of a preliminary nature.
Contrary to expectation no formal no
tice was sent to the senate asking for
recognition. The entire session seemed
to lack ginger. . An adjournment was
taken till Monday forenoon, instead of
tomorrow, as , was done by the Davis
, bouse.
When the hour of 10 o'clock arrived,
all the members of the Davis house who
were ! present withdrew, and Speaker
Benson called bis erganization to order.
The rollcall showed thirty-one members
.present, as follows:
' Benson, Bridges, Brown, Buckman,
Chapman, Conn, Crawford, David,
Gratke, Gurdane, Hope, Hudson, Hunt
ington, Jennings, Lake, Langell, Marsh,
Merrill, Misener, Mitchell, Nosier,
Palm, Bigby, Smith of Marion, Somers,
Stanley, Thomas, Thompson, Vaughan, ,
Veiies, Wagner.. Y
After yesterday's journal had been
read and approved, it occurred to Rigby
that the proceedings onght to be opened
with prayer. " He therefore moved that
Rev. G. W. Grannis bo invited to invoke
divine blessing
Thomas introduced a resolution that
the chief clerk and each member of the
house 1j furnished with a code and house
and senate journals and session laws of
the last legislature'. The resolution
further provided that all these copies
remain the property of the state and be
retnrned at the end of the session. The
resolution was adopted by a vote of
twenty-four to six.
Those voting against the resolution
were Bridges, Chapman, Gratke, Hud
son, Misener, Kigby.
Hope then introduced a resolution
that when the house should reach the
order of business of the introduction of
bills the following procedure be bad:
The speaker to introduce the first bill,
then the roll to be called, each member
to introduce one bill only. The resolu
tion was adopted.-
The speaker appointed Lake, Hunt
ington and Bridges a committee of three
to prepare a schedule of wages for the
officers and employes of the - bouse.
The house then adjourned till 11 :30 a.
ui. Monday
KITES AT GOVERNOR'S ISLAND.
Lieutenant
Hugh Wl.e Made
A.ccn.lon.
Kite
New YoBE,Jan. 22. Lieutenant Hugh
G. Wise, of the Ninth infantry on Gov
ernor's island, has just made the first
kite ascension ever successfully at
tempted in America. For six .months
the lieutenant, entirely on his own re
sponsibility, has been studying and ex.
peri men tin tr with kites as a ' means of
assisting armies in warfare. 'The tan
dem system of specially constructed
kites is intended to supplant the use of
balloons, which cannot live in gales. '
The lieutenant's kites are cellular,
They consist of rectangular frames of
spruce. Cotton string and cotton cloth
in stripe are stretched arouud the ends
of the frames, leaving both ends of the
rectangular,, framework open, and also
an open strip in the center. Thus four
lifting surfaces and four guiding surfaces
are presented to the wind.
When the breeze freshened to a five'
mile-an-hour, the lieutenant was hoisted
ntty-two leet so that be could Bee over
the eaves of the officers' quarters and
down the bay. The force represented
by the pulling of the four kites is esti
mated at 400 pounds.
"I have studied the system of Profes
sor Langley, of the Smithsonian institu
tion ; Professor Markham, of the weath
er bureau, and Civil Engineer Chanute,
of Chicago, who are making special ex
periments in aerial locomotion with
aeroplanes," said Lieutenant Wise,
"ine experiment shows teat kites are
serviceable in a gale which would tear a
balloon to pieces where it is desired to
observe the surrounding country and in
spect the maneuvers of an enemy. I at
tribute my success to a close view of the
methods of those who have studied the
subject, rather than to my own effort."
Captain Baden-Powell ascended nearly
100 feet in England, but he took a para
chute with him. Lawrence Hargrave
was hoisted by kites of 40 feet in Austra
ha. There are only three instances of
aeroplane ascension on record.
TRIAL OF THE CRUISER TERRIBLE
Nary Department Receive
Report
Regarding It.
Washington, Jan. 22.-rThe report re
ceived by the navy department of the re
cent trial of the British armored cruiser
Terrible, the most . formidable ship of
her class in the world, shows that this
vessel has made a remarkable record and
placed herself in the lead of all great
vessels of heavy armor J and great dis
placement constructed for any naw,
The Terrible is regarded as the greatest
ship, both for speed and fighting com
bined, that has been undertaken, and,
with her sister ship, the Powerful, will
make a pair unequaled by any of the
great naval powers abroad.
Thes ships are each over 500 feet long,
and have engine power almost equal to
that of the Campania, besides carrying
an enormous armamen), and being pro
tected to a degree that practically makes
them first-class battle-Bhips.
Their construction was begun after the
completion of the New York, when the
British admiralty "Saw that the American
ship was by all odds the superior of any
type yet built, and that England re
quired just such vessels, having high
Speed, powerful armament, and being
heavily protected. ' -
The cost of the vessels has been about
$4,000,000 each and they have been con
structed in a remarkably short time.
Dalles-Aloro Stage .
Leaves the Umatilla house 8 a. m
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.; '
N . Douglas Allen, Prop.
PLAGUEJN MARSEILLES
Mysterious Deaths Occur in
the French City.
THE PEOPLE ARE PANIC-STRICKEN
Authorities, However. -Deny That It
Is the- Dread Bnbonle Disease
Sanitary Measures In Europe.
Marseilles. Jan. 23. The greatest
feeling of alarm prevails here among the
masses of the population on account of
a number of sudden deaths, which have
occurred in one street. Some ten days
ago a report was circulated here that a
case of bubonic plague bad been dis
covered.' This was promptly denied and
precautions taken jto guard against the
introduction of the plague was redoubled,
and especially in the vicinity of the old
and new ports, where the maritime pop
ulation congregates. In those neighbor'
hoods, seamen and others from all parts
of the i world are to be found in great
numbers, and in the vicinity of the old
port, especially, the streets are narrow
in the extreme, lined with old and over-
populated houses, and in every way un
healthy, the. cobblestone roadway as a
rule having gutters through which vile
drainage flows. Since the alarm, steps
have been taken to clean the streets as
much as possible, and domiciliary visits
have been made by Uie health efficera in
the most dangerous quarters.
Under the circumstances it is not ex
traordinary that the authorities were
greatly alarmed when the report was
first spread that a case of bubonic plague
had been discovered, but it was not until
today that the public became frightened.
It was announced that nine sudden
deathB had occured in one street within
a few days, and of course .the plague
was claimed, rightly or wrongly, in
every case. The health officers declare
that all nine .cases were deaths from
"infectious pneumonia," but the public
is very far from being satisfied.
Dispatches received from Paris show
that the government is fully alive to the
danger of the situation. Decrees have
been issued forbidding pilgrims from
leaving Algeria, Tunis and Senegambia
this year for Mecca, and merchandise
from India must, under severe penalty,
be imported through five designated
ports, of which this is one. At these
ports of entry Indian merchandise will
be allowed to land only after having
been most thoroughly fumigated and
otherwise disinfected. Quantities of
anti-plague serum are being sent here
and to other ports, and all ships from
the East will be carefully examined and
quarantined, if necessary. '
QUICK ;retri bution.
Spanish Caught In a Trap Laid by Their
Countrymen.
Cincinnati, Jan. 23. A Special to the
Commercial Tribune from Key West
says:
A horrible Btory comes from Jumento,
province of Santa Clara, telling of quick
retribution to the Spaniards for their
butchery and barbarous methods of war.
A Spanish force, under Captain Martelli,
entered the place, which had been the
camp of the insurgents, and before going
away poisoned a well and a spring
noted for affording excellent water,
That evening a Spanish band of guerillas
entered the town, and used the water,
from which over 25 men died. The
guerilla captain charged the Cuban re
sidents with the deed, and shot them
dead. He then turned the women over
to the tender mercies of the men, who
shot young boys who attempted to save
their mothers and ' Bisters. He burned
the village. The next day some of the
Spanish troops told the guerillas- the
story of the trap they had set for the
Cubans, and learned that their own com
panions in arms had been caught by
their own barbarous plots.
LASH PLEADED GUILTY.
He
Has Mot Yet Said 'Who Are
the
Others Implicated With Him.
Pendleton, Or., Jan. 23. Defaulting
Recorder George R. aLash this morning
pleaded guilty of the larceny of public
money. The court will pass sentence
Tuesday. LaBh was driven to the conrt
hoose from hi i residence, where he has
lain sick under the doctor's care, and
with officers patrolling before the bouse.
Lash was immediately arraigned, and
entered a plea of guilty. Some ot the
court officials, all warm personal friends
of Lash, were overcome by emotion, and
were compelled to leave the room.
Lash, after saying that -others, were
implicated in the crime, refused to. dis
close their names. This caused a sus
picion against many persons, that can
only be removed by Lash making a clean
breast of the whole matter.
Ice-Ce.ered Austin.
Austin, xex., Jan 24. A cold wave
struck this section today, and increased
until tonight, when a drizzling rain be
gan, wnicn is freezing as ,it talis, cover
ing everything with ice. Reports from
stock ranges in the west of the state sa
a iear ot severe loss is leit, as many
herds are without shelter. A slight
enow was reported to the north of the
city. '
Beware of Olnmcsta for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
As mercury will surely destroy the sense
of. smell and ompletely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
Bhould never be used except on prescrip
tions ftom reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good yon can possibly derive from them
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the. gen
uine. It is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co
Testimonials free. Price 75c. per bottle.
gJBT bold by Druggists. . 4.
Cold' Weather at Spokane. '
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 4. Saturday
night the advance agent of the blizzard
struck Spokane in the shape of a cold
wind, and the temperature fell 40 de
grees in three hours. The severe cold
and wind continued all day, and tonight
the thermometer registers 10 degrees
above.
Reports from the country indicates
that the cold wave is general through
out Eastern Washington and Idaho.
Bometning to xiepena ud. m
Mr, James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son, Cowden, 111., in speaking
of Dr. King's New Discovery, says that
last winter bis wife was attacked with
LaGrippe, and her case grew so serious
that phyeiciana at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. It seemed to
develop into Hasty Consumption. Hav
ing Dr. King's New Discovery in store,
andTeTSTOTOTof it, he' took"a" bottle
borne, and to the surprise of all she be
gan to get better from the first dose, and
half dozen dollar bottles cured her sound
and well. Dr. King's New Discovery
tor consumption, uougns and Uolda is
guaranteed to do this good work. Try
it. Free trial bottles at Biakeley &
Houghton's Drug Store. (5)
Willis' Remains at Louisville.
Louisville, Jan. 24. The remains of
the minister to Hawaii, the Hon. Albert
S. Wills, arrived here at 8 o'clock this
evening, after a long journey from
Hawaii. Mrs. Willis, with her sister,
Miss May Dulaney: Albert N. Willis
and Colonel James Tucker, of San
Francisco, accompanied the remains.
The funeral will take place Tuesday
morning, at Cave Hill cemetery, this
city. '
- Old People.
Old People who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxi
cant, but acts as a tonic and alternative.
It acts mildly on the stomach and bow
els, adding strength and giving tone to
the organfe, thereby aiding Nature in the
performance of the functions. Electric
Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids
digestion. Old People find it just exact'
ly what thev need. Price fifty cents and
$1.00 per bottle a Biakeley & Houghton's
Drug store. (o;
Cold Wave in Texas.
Dallas, Tex., Jan. 24. A norther
made its advent here this morning, and
the mecury dropped from 46 to 16 de
grees above zero, and it is hourly grow
ing colder. Snow is falling tonight, and
the indications are that winter weather
has set in earnest. Much Buffering will
result, as great destitution prevails
among the poorer classes.
Bucklen's Arinca salve.
The best salve in the world for cute,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevei
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, 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 by Biakeley and
Houghton, druggists.
A Cuban Expedition
. Bbidgeton, N. J., Jan. '25, It has just
leaked out that the sloop Acosta, which
has been missing from Port Norris for
some time, has sailad for Cuba with
arms and amunition for the insurgents.
She is expected to arrive there this week.
Bankers and Gamblers Exiled.
Havana. Jan. 25,.via Key West. Gov
ernor Porrula has ordered over 100 bank
ers and gamblers of Havana province to
leave inside of 24 hours, under penalty
ot being imprisoned. j
A SPECIAL SESSION
To Be Called to Meet on
s
March 15th.
NO PENNSYLVANIAN NEED APPLY
Idaho Demoorats Tell Chairman Jones
to Mind His Business They Will
Not Vote for Dubois.
Philadelphia, Jan. 25.- Congressman
J. C. Sturtevant, of Crawford county
who will succeed Joseph Sibley in the
next congress, is in thia city. He said
that he bad called on President-elect
McKinley and that the latter said :
"I will call a special session of con
gress on March 15th, and unless I change
my mind you may be in Washington by
that time. I desire to have my protect
lve system inaugurated immediately
upon my inauguration, and I want
measure passed that will immediately
stimulate business and give idle men
work."
Congressman Sturtevant said further
that no Pennsylvania man would be in
the McKinley cabinet.
CHAIRMAN JOKES ANSWERED.
taano democrats sneak Plainly on
Senatorial Question.
Salt Lake, Jan. 25. A special to the
Tribune from Boise savs:
In response to a dispatch from Chair
man Jones, of the national Democratic
committee, 16 of the 18 members of the
legislature tonight eigned the following
dispatch to Jones:
'Boise, Jan. 25.- -Hon. J. K. Jones
Chairman, Washington: Referring' to
your telegram to Chairman McFee, re
ferring to our legislative . caucus, we
would Bay we denounce the arbitary in
terference by federal authorities in local
affairs, as a violation of the constitution
of the United States and a crime against
free institution. The Democratic party
in this state, .having been ratified by an
overwhelming majority at the polls, the
adoption of your suggestion to support
Duboise would stultify our party and
damn in the estimation of our constit
uents every Democrat elected, by the
majority in the Idaho legislature. The
action of Secretary Walsh in seeking to
set aside the entire machinery of our
state organization before the campaign
and now, is a most high-handed, un
warranted proceeding, and unparalleled
in the history of American politics.'
"J. Rich,
"Chairman Democratic Legislative
Caucus.
'R. H. Johnson, Secretary."
"THE DUCHESS" DEAD AT DUBLIN,
A Well-Known Writer
of Romantic
Novels. ,
tw Yobk, Jan, 25. The World this
morning says that Mrs. Hungerford,
who, according to a Dublin dispatch to
the Associated Prss, is dead, was known
to the literary, world as "The Duchess.
Continuing, the World says : '
'The Duchess' first became widely
know to the readers of .light literature
through her novels 'Molly Brown,, and
VPhyllis.' Pretty tales of the joys and
trials of lovers, told in a light, chatty
way, found favor on two continents, and
for many years the novels of 'The Duch
ess' have sold.in'many editions.
'Mrs. Hungerford lived at St. . Bren-
don's, Brandon, County Cork. She
married when very young, and was early
left a widow' with three small children
to care for. In 1883 she married Henry
Hungerford, of Cahirmore. Her first
novel, 'Phyllis,' was written to keep the
wolf from the door, It proved to be
popular, and was followed by others of
the like kind. '
Mrs. Hungerford was yery proud of
her Irish decent. She was the daughter
of the Rev. Canon Hamilton, rector of
one of the oldest churches in Ireland,
and St. Faughan's cathedral in Ross,-
County Cork. Her grandfather was
John Hamilton, of Beynglong, Dubyone.
Mrs. Hungerford had a rare person
ality, and was a famous- hostess. She
was very popular in literary circles.
The success of 'The Duchess', stories was
largely due to the hnmorous situations
and the bright, crisp dialogue. . Though
past middle age, Mrs. Hungerford always
retained a bright, youthful appearance,
and was always of a vivacious, cheerful
temperament. " Her first successful novel
Phyllis' was the most popular of her
works. More than 250,000 copies of it
were sold. While writing 'Phyllis,' she
was jokingly introduced at a reception
aa her grace, the duchess.' The nom de
plume was thus suggested and has always
been associated with her literary work."
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SOON TO BE WITHDRAWN.
Government Must Act Promptly In the
Cable Matter. .
Washington, Jan. 25. "There is not
much time for the Unitid States to avail
itself of the proffered concession of a
submarine cable between the coast of
California and Hawaii," Baid Francis P.
Hastings, charge d' affaires of the Ha-,
waiian embassy in this city, "for that
offer only extends to May 1, 1897. It is
simply a question of expediency, and as
a monopoly of the proposed cable con
nection for a score of years would be
granted it does not Beem likely this coun
try will let such an opportunity slip.
On all sides there is nothing but com
mendation for the project, and it would
be $60,000 well invested for the United
States to meet Hawaii a little more than
half way on this proposition
According to the terms of the pro
posed concession power is given to take
and hold exclusive possession of the line
of cable between San Francisco and Hon
olulu, refusing any and all business in '
the way of messages that might be pre
judicial to the interests of thia govern
ment. With the vast and safe harbor of
Pearl river as a rendevous for its war
ships and the exclusive control of com
munication between Hawaii and the
outside world, the United States would
secure a vantage ground that would give
it practical control of the Pacific ocean.
No suggestion has ever been made by
any private person or corporation to lay
Bucb a cable with ' private capital and .
without government subsidy. Uncer
tainty as to its financial success and the
indefiniteness regarding the amount of
commercial business that would come to'
it has always stood in the way of invest
ment by private capitalists. .,
"There is no reason why the govern
ment should not contract for carrying its
dispatches as.well as its mails, and class
an ocean cable company within the cate
gory of the postoffice. In 1857 the Unit
ed States granted a subsidy of $70,000
per annum, as well as '.he use of two gov
ernment ships, to assist in laying a cable- .
from the coast of Ireland to the coast of
Newfoundland. This action was taken
at a time when the necessity for cable
communication was hardly realized and
was in the nature of an experiment.
This whole cable line was to be outside
the domain of the. United States, and
practically beyond the control. ' Its
messages were not to be . transmitted .
free, nor was it to have any advantages
from the successful laying of the cable
through the aid so granted. But it was-
a necessity to stimulate the investment
of private capita), which has resulted in
spanning the.Atlantic with 12 separate
cables between North America and Eu
rope and three separate cables between
South America and Europe.
"In all schemes for a cable crossing
the North Pacific the Hawaiian islands
have been considered as a necessary ob
jective or resting point on Ahe long
stretch of water to be traversed, and not
until the granting by the Hawaiian gov
ernment of exclusive landing rights to
an American, company was the feasibility
of any other route seriously entertained."
Killed by a Falling; Tree.
Mabquette, Mich., Jan. 25. Jo&
Martin, Jack Ford and Pat Donohue
were returning to their lumber camp in '
a blinding enow Btdrin, when a tree fell
on them, killing the first two outright.
Donohue was horribly mangle.-!.
Fall or Seventy Decrees.
Guthrib, O. T., Jan. 25. The worst
blizzard for years raged here last night,
the tGermometer falling more than 70
degrees to midnight. In Texas the
snowfall is the heaviest of the season
and the cold is intense.
Sudden Change in Colorado.
Denvbb, Jan. 25. Thermometers reg
istered 8 to 10 below zero this morning.
The cold is severely' felt on account of
the sadden change. At some places the
temperature dropped 70 degrees in 14
hours.