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THE DALLES: WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. WE DNES U AY. FEBRUARY 17. ,1897.
VOL. VII.
NUMBER 12.
ARE TO : INTERVENE
Greece to Prevent Landing
of Troops in Crete.
FOREIGN WARSHIPS ARE READY
Their Commander Ordered to Prerent
Interference in Cretan Affaire
by the Greeks.
London. Feb. 12. D. G. Metaxes,
Greek charge d' affairs here, called at
the foreign office yesterday and pre
sented a note expressly stating that the
Greek government had decided to pre
vent the Turkish troops from debarking
in Crete by all the means in its power,
TO RESTRAIN 1BE OBBKK8.
Forelam Warship to Prevent Interfer
ence by Greek Vessels.
Constantinople) Feb. 12. News from
Crete is growing more serious every day.
' It is understood eeveral embassies re
ceived dispatches that Heracklion is on
fire. In official circles here, the only
eolation of the Cretan difficulty is be'
heved to be European occupation of
that island. .
. It fS understood instructions have
been sent to the commanders of foreign
" warships to prevent by force if necessary
ny intervention by Greek warships.
A WARNING TO GREECE.
Vienna
Cabinet Bend King;
Admonition.
Otorra an
: New York, Feb. 12. A Herald spe
clai from Vienna eays :
... The Vienna cabinet bas addressed a
' most serious warning to Greece. It is
further learned from exclusive sources
that the powers have informed Turkey
that they cannot force Greece to with
- draw ber fleet, but will leave Turkey a
free hand.
Anarchy is reigning in Athens. The
ministry was only temporarily saved by
. embarking in a. mad enterprise. "Eng
land, is. accused. ,ot , secretly backing
. Greece to force Russia's hand.
All the evening papers condemn in
- the strongest terms Greece's action.
Even the ultra liberal Tageblatt says':
"If King George is deaf to earnest re
moLStrancee, his im potency mast be
. drastically brought home to him."
The Neue Freie Presse warns Greece
that if provoked Turkey would be justi
fied in. attacking Thessaly with disas
trous consequences to Greece. The
eair.e journal pnblishes a telegram from
Constantinople showing that the whole
of the Cretan trouble was fomented by a
Cretan committee at Athens, most of
whom, are deputy Romans, and Dr.
. Paskin, which baa sent numerous emis
saries to Crete, honeycombing the island
with seditious pamphlets.
The majority of the Cretan population
remains passive notwithstanding the ac
tivity of the Greek agents. This last
Greek coup was not entirely unexpected
in diplomatic circles here, since repeated
suspicious inquiries have, been ad
dressed by the commanders of the Greek
fleet to the commanders of the ships of
other nations in Cretan waters as to
' what action would be taken in Cretan
eventualities.
Turn Clay Into Gold and SlWer.
St. Louis,' Feb! 2 Benjamin Bra
zelle, a scientist and inventor, well
known among men of his class, claims
to have discovered the key to electricity
and the transmutation of clay into gold,
eilver and iron, and to have perfected his
discovery to an extent that will revolu
tionize the science of chemistry.
His demonstrations have been so satis
factory as to enlist the incorporation of
a company by a number of capitalists to
put them into practical effect. The com
: pany has already started its plant at
Fairlawn, in St. Louis county. It will
soon be completed and ready, its pro
jectors assert, to turn out aluminum,
gold, silver, iron and many other metals
not known to science, all manufactured
from common clay.
By actual test, it is stated, Mr. Bra
zelle changed silver to gold and gold in
to silver. The transmutation, he says,
is an insignificant part of the discover
ies he has made a mere nothing in
comparison with the changing of clay
into gold, silver, iron, calcium, alumi
num, glacium and 15 other metals not
known to science and whose qualities
have not yet been determined . by the
discoverer.
A Race With Death.
Chicago, Feb. 12. Six men had a
race with death on the lake last night
and won by a hair's breadth. They
were the crew of the big supply tug ' A'.
C. Vanraalte. This tug carries supplies
to the crib off Sixty-eighth street, and
while returning to her dock she sprang
leak while buckine a tremendous ice
floe.
Then for three hours the six men
battled with the ice and faced death
while they were trying to keep their boat
afloat long enough to reach her dock,
The tue managed to " icet into Calumet
river, bnt the fire was dead. The : men
were up to their knees in water. In an'
swer to signals of distress the fireboat
Chieairo resDonded and took the crew
ashore. .
' BATTLE IN flNAtt DEL RIO.
Insurgent Under Nunel Defeat Colonel
8an Martina' Guerilla.
Ciscinnati, Feb. 12. A Commercial
Tribune special from Havana via Key
West says:
Major Frederico Nunez, the insurgen
leader in Pinar del Rio and some of Col
onel San Martinas' guerillas had a fight
day before yesterday, west of Las Man
gas on the military road. San Martinas
had charge of a large convoy of ammu
nition and provisions, going to San
Cristobal.
Nunez attacked the Spanish camp at
midnight. It was on the edge of a . vast
field of dry grass. Nunez set this grass
on fire and the wind drove it right on San
Martinas' camp. The Spanish rushed
out to" save their supplies, not suspect'
ing a raid, whereupon the insurgents
with cries of "Viva Cuba libre," dashed
in, dealing death right and left.
- The Spaniards offered a - stout resist
ance, bnt after, some sharp fighting.
broke and fled, leaving all their train
of supplies and pack horses ' to the in
surgents. Twenty of the Spaniards and
eleven Cubans were killed. The latter
however, lost Captain Medoro, one of
the boldest scouts in Maceo's old army.
Mirandi, less than five miles from Ha
vana. was raided by the insurgents ' last
night, and ten bouees were burned
The small Spanish garrison withdrew,
after Urine a few round b. . The insur
gents looted the stores and escaped. No
casualties were reported
TARIFF REVISION FIRST.
McKlnley Determined to Let Financial
Reform Walt.
Washington, Feb. 12. McKinley has
determined to let financial reform wait
upon a tariff revision. All he will ex'
oect oftbe extra; session' of congress in
the way of legislation is that It shall
speedily pass a new tariff bill. He wants
it to put the machinery in motion for
currency legislation at a later date, how
ever, by making a joint commission of
senators and representatives and ' report
at the regular session of congress.
A man recently in Canton said he talk
ed at length with McKinley about the
extra session, and he found the presi
dent-elect had determined to confine his
message at the opening of that session
practically to the tariff and currency.
He will nrge the speedy passage of a tar
iff bill for the double purpose of protect
ing American interests aud ' filling the
treasury.
The informant said he understood Mc
Kinley would make no specific reconi'
mendations as to the policy which ought
to be pursued in, reforming the monetary
svstem of the country, but would refer
in general terms to the pecessity of tio-
ing something, and advise congress to
create a joint commission to sit during
the recess and prepare a comprehensive
scheme to be reported next December.
AUTONOMY MOT WANTED. -
Gomes A rain Define the Attitude of
the Insurgents.
New Yoee, Feb. 12. A Herald dis
patch from the district of Sancti Spiri
tus, Santa Clara province, - Cuba, gives
the following statements signed by
General Maximo Gomez :
"The enemies of Cuba have circulated
in the United States the rumor that I
am disposed to accept autonomy as a
basis of settlement or solution of the
present war.
"The constitution of Cuba absolutely
establishes in its articles that peace is to
negotiated only on the basia ot of abso
lute independence of Spain. It is to ob
tain independence that we have been
fighting for two years, and will continue
to fight until victory is ours.
"All the statements which have been
heretofor, or may be in future published
to the effect that we are willing to accept
any other solution instead of independ
ence should be regarded as false."
NewKlnlswr to Denmark.
Teres Haute, Feb. 13. Information
is received from Boston that Br. Holmes,
of the Baptist church of this citv, will be
appointed minister, to . Denmark. .' Sr.
Holmes has seen Mr. McKinlay, and is
said to have been assured of the appoint
ment. He is a native of Denmark. ' "
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DEPEW TO . ENGLAND
Is a Candidate for the Posi
tion of Ambassador,
BUT M'KIXLEY HAS NOT ASKED HIM
The Power Are Worked Up Over
Greece Action In Regard to Crete
and Will Check Ber.
New York. Feb. 13. "The man who
would say whether be would accept - an
office such as that of an ambassador to
the court of St. James before it is offered
to bim is not fit to fill that or any other
office," said Cbauncey M: Depew
Mail and Express reporter today.
to a
"It is not true that I have been offer
ed the position of ambassador to Eng
land," he said, "and I may add that J
have not read one word of this subject
from Canton. "All I know is that ex
Governor Morton has written to Presi
dent-elect McKinley, proposing my
name and suggesting that my selection
wonld be agreeable to the Republicans
of New York state. . Of course, having
received no intimation from Major .Mc
Kinley, I can say nothing further.- As
to my resigning the presidency of the
New York Central; all I have to say is
that up to the present time, no such an
idea has entered mv mind." . ,
'. Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
New York, Feh. 13. A. Herald die
patch from St. Petersburg says :
Official aBSuraces bave been given, in
reply to anxious inquiries, that nothing
offensive is signified by the naval prep
arations in the Black sea.
The Russian government bas issued a
note to the powers with the object of in
ducing them to bring coercive measures
to bear upon the Cretans, it being their
duty thus to act, as they have taken the
power out of Turkey's bands. This is
to show the Cretans that in the future
they must realize that they have to
reckon with the powers and they can'
not play bricks upon them-as ,tbey.bave
been in the habit of aoing with Turkey,
and that they will not in future be per
mitted to threaten the peace of Europe
periodically, as has been their custom in
the past. , , j .
Ru'sia takes the lead in checking
them, and asks the other powers to join
her.
Hungarian Premier Blame Greece.
Budapest, Feb. 13. In the diet today,
Baron Banffy, the Hungarian premier,
replying to Deputy Kossuth's inter
pellation, declared that all the reports of
a conference, at which the question of
mobilization of the forces was considered,
were utterly unfounded. The govern
ment, he continued, was not 'in a posi
tion to made a detailed statement re
garding Crete, but he could say the re
sponsibility for the distressful condition
of affairs there undoubtedly rested with
the -secret Greek committees, who are
agitating in a reckless manner. Another
reason was that Turkey, without cause,
had prevented the execution of promised
reforms. Baron Banffy also said the
course adopted by Greece was opposed
to the counsels of all the great powers,
who desired peace, and that the statu
quo should not be disturbed in the
.bast.
A French View of It.
Paris, Feb. 13. The Gaulois, today,
referring to the Cretan question, asserts
that, when the king of Greece was in
Paris last summer, he informed the
French government that, being able no
longer to resist the operations of the
Greeks, and being aware of the un
friendly dispositien in Russia, he was
compelled to draw closer to Great
Britain and Austria.
The Gaulois also declares that a sen eft -
tion has been caused in diplomatic cir
cles by the report that Emperor Will
iam, of Germany, yesterday announced
his adhesion to the policy of France and
Rossia in the East. This has, however,
led the Gaulois to warn Germany that
France will not lose" sight of the queS'
tion of Alsace-Lorraine.
To Reinforce British Fleet.
Valetta, Island of Malta, Feb. 13.
The British first-class gunboat Harrier,
the first-class gunboat Drad, the third
class gunboat Blaeer and the torpedo
boat destroyer Ardent left today to rein
force the British fleet in Cretan waters.
The first-class battleship Ramillies will
leave here Monday for the same place.
' Place McKenna Will Fill.
New York, Feb.' 12. The Times
Washington special says :
There is good Republican authority
for the assertion that Judge McKenna
of California, who has been selected for
secretary of the interior in McKinley's
cabinet, will be shifted from that posi
tion to the office of attorney-general and
that a new man will be choeen for the
interior portfolio.
The gentleman who gives this infor
mation is well known, is prominently
identified with Mr. McKinley, and is
taking a leading part in the arrange
ments for his inauguration.
MODJISEA'S CONDITION SERIOUS,
Suffering From an Aggrarated
Case of
Appendicitis.
7 San Francisco, Feb. 13. Mme. Mod
jeska will not be able to act again this
year. She has concelied all her engage
ments, and her company is now in pro
ess of disbandment. The. telegram
which reached this city yesterday an
nouncing that the actress would not be
able to fclay for several days was supple
mented this morning by another dis
patch, in which it was announced that
the sickness of Modjeska was so seriouB
that she would be unable to act again
this season. Her company has, tberfore.
been disbanded, and as soon as the
physicians consider it advisable, the
actress will be removed to her home at
Modjeska station, near Pasadena.
Mme. Modjeska was taken ill Thurs
day with what was supposed to be an
attack of colic. She became seriously
ill, and her physician feared appendictis.
She improved slightly,' however, and no
operation was performed.. It is stated
that "Mme. Modjeska had not sufficient
ly 'recovered irom ner late illness to
stand the strain of acting, and when she
caught cold, serious results followed.
She is suffering from an aggravated case
of appendicitis, but her physicians de
cided tonight to avoid an operation as
long as possible. Tbey say there is -no
immediate danger, and that she will
probably recover.
SENATOR-ELECT MASON ILL.
SeTere Fainting Spell, Brought
on by
Overwork.
Chicago, Feb. 13. William E. Mason,
United States senator-elect, was stricken
ill at his residence on Washington boule
vard at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and for
a time serious results were apprehended
A number of physicians were sum'
moned, and it was at first thought the
seizure was ot an apoplectic nature,
After working over the patient for some
tioie'i the doctors decided that it was not
apoi lexy, but a severe fainting' spell,
brought on from nervous strain andjover-
work.
It has been for some time Mr. Ma
son's intention to leave for the South to
escape the importunities of politicians,
and seek much needed rest, and as soon
as he came out of his fainting spell it
was decided to start at . once. He ac
cordingly made arrangements for his de
parture, and at 4 o'clock in the after
noon they left by the Illinois Central tor
New Orleans.
Within two hours after he he had left,
the rumor was current that he had been
taken ill a second time, and had died on
the train. The tram dispatcher of the
Illinois Central sent a query, and within
a short time the answer came that Mr.
Mason was alive and resting comfort
ably.
A SPANISH OUTRAGE.
Request for Facts About Indignities to
Ladles on an American Vessel.
Washington, Feb. 13. Representa
tive Cummings of New York, bas offer
ed a resolution requesting the president
to 'giye the house any information con
cerning the incident of the stripping of
two lady passengers on board of the
steamer Olivette in the harbor of ' Ha
vana by Spanish soldiers and detectives.
The resolution recites that the alleged
occurence was described in a New .York
paper. The resolution was referred to
the committee on foreign affairs, and a
report is expected next week. Mr. Cum
mings said as to the resolution :
"If an Englishwoman on an English
vessel had been stripped by Spanish
officials, as it has been alleged that an
American woman was stripped, within
forty-eight hours Morro castle would
come down, or some apology would be
made for it. I doubt if even Japan
would have stood it. : Furthermore, if
the American government Btands it, in
my opinion it indictes a total loss of
manhood and the keenest sympathy
with savage inhumanity."
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POWERS CRY HALT
Farther Hostile Action by
Greece to Be Preyented.
BOLIVIA GRABS PERU'S TERRITORY
Both Countries Preparing for War, but
Peru Is Afraid Chill Will Jump'
' on Her Too.
Berlin, Feb. 15. A semi-official
statement of the Cretan question has
been published here as follows:
"In reply to the representations of the
ministers of ' all the great powers at
Athens to the Greek government yes
terday, pointing out the danger to En
ropean peace from the attitude taken by
Greece contrary to international law, M
Skouses, minister of foreign affairs, de
clared Greece would occupy Crete. -
"In view of this fact the imperial gov
ernment no longer considers it conso
nant with its dignity to take further
diplomatic steps at Athens. , After an
exchange of views with the cabinets of
other great' powers the commander of
the German warship Kaiserin Augusta,
which will arrive, at Canea within the
next few days, had received instructions
in conjunction with the commanders of
the naval forces of other great powers
assembled in Cretan waters to prevent
any hostile act upon the part of Greece,
and also to co-operate with them in
every possible way with a view to re
storing order and averting bloodshed.':
Owing to urgent state business Em
peror William today abandoned his
proposed visit to Potsdam, where he is
engaged to lunch with the hussars of the
bodyguard. . r :
PERU AND BOLIVIA IN TROUBLE,
Both Countries Are Assuming Warlike
Attitude.
New York, Feb. 15. A special to the
Herald from Panama, says:
Advices of an important nature in re
lation to the growing trouble between
Peru and- Bolivia" Tiave "been received
here from a correspondent in Cuzeo,
According to these advices Bolivia has
taken undisturbed possession of a por
tion, of the territory of Peru. This
region is of great extent, and is included
between the Madre de Dios and the
Tulche rivers.
.' The. government of Bolivia has also
issued a decree ordering the construe
tion of fortifications at the mouth of the
Ynambari river, These are to eerye as
a barrier of defense to the military
stations which Bolivia will at once estab
lish along the banks of, tbe river. .
The Peruvian Press, according to tbe
Cuzco advices, declares that' this action
on the part ot .Bolivia is. equivalent to a
hostile invasion ; of tha province of
Saiidia, Carababaand Paucartampa. It
is declared that the Peruvian foreign
office has made an energetic protest
against this occupation, but without
avail. . " .
One influential paper in this connec
tion says: "Matters of this serious
character are not decided by protests.
Tbe only remedy in the power of the
ceuntry is in adopting the same meas
ures as those adopted by tbe usurpers.
A strong detachment of troops sent to
the border where the invasion has been
made and a fleet of strong gunboats to
patrol the rivers in the region would
constitute a most: effective protest
against such aggression."
The press of both Peru and Bolivia is
filled with articles bristling with hostile
notes.
A declaration of war by Peru would
not be a surprise here, but in official cir
cles it is declared that that republic will
not act, heme well informed as to the
attitude which Chile will assume in such
an event. " -
DK LOME AS AN OPTIMIST.
Spanish Minister Say Our Cuban Atti
tude I Altered.
London, Feb. 15. A Times dispatch
from Madrid says that the morning pa
pers publish the most optimistic reports
concerning the attitude . of .the United
States government. It is stated that
the Duke of Tetuan, Spanish minister
for foreign affairs, has received a tele
gram from Minister de Lome affirming
that President Cleveland and Secretary
of State Olney consider the Cuban re
form scheme as ample and liberal as
could be desired by the most exacting.
This opinion, according to Minister de
Lome,, is shared by the chief public men
of America, including PreBident-elect
McKinley. ,
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New From Jlarana.
Havana, Feb. 15. The Diario de la
Mariana rejoices over the report that the
Hon. Mr. Long, of Massachusetts, will
be secretary of the nary at Washington,
and says that it is believed that he will
aseume a satisfactory attitude toward
Spain and in opposition to intervention
by the United States in Cuban affairs.1
The mayor has prohibited persons
from paying visits to the cemeteries for
the purpose of preventing as far as pos- .
sible smallpox contagion.
Payments to pensioners bave been
suspended for a few days.
The Union Constitutional criticises
the rescript of a New York newspaper
and others for publishing accounts of
Spanish cruelties, when it is announced
the plan of Cuban reforms finds ad
mirers in all the centers of revolutionary
action. Tbe Reunion aUo criticises the
United States senate for the motion in
favor of Sylvester Scovel and pro
nounces him to be an adventurer.
It is announced that sugar cane is
actually being ground in. Havana, two
plantations being worked in that prov
ince, in tbe province of Matanzas,
eighteen plantations are grinding, while
in the province of Santa Clara eight
plantations are said to be in operation.
It is calculated that the tot al crop this .
year will reach 400,000 tons.
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mand of tbe Jucaro trocba. , -
BURNED A GAMBLING-HOUSE.
Citizen of an Illinois Town Employ
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Chicago, Feb. 15. Citizens of Elm-
burst, a small town, 25. miles west .of
here, burned to tbe ground ' the larger
shed recently erected there by Barney
Zachariah, the Chicago gambler, in
which pool-selling, faro and roulette had
been conducted for several days. Al
most every day 400 or 500 gamblers from
Chicago visited the resort. t
A few days ago the residents raided
the poolroom, but could find no evi
dence of gambling. Six men, however,
supposed to be connected with the move
ment, were arrested. - During the night
two watchmen were emploped to watch
the place. Early yesterday morning a
mob of indignant citizens attacked tue
building, and after driving away the
watchmen, set fire to tbe building. Tbe
gamblers say they will reopen as soon as
another house can be built.
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Baltic Fleet Cannot Go South.
New YoRK.Feb. 15. A Herald dis
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Tbe rumor published in England to
the affect that the Russian Baltic fleet is
to be sent south to the Mediterranean
excites ridicule here, seeing the fleet is
safelv frozen in for some weeks to come.
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small turbulent stales will be up in
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Greek Troops Landed.
Paris, Feb. 15. A dispatch from Ath
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nient of infantry and a battery of artill
ery, which left Pireus Saturday on board
three steamers, for Crete, bave arrived
there and bave been landed.