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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1897.
NUMBER 13.
RIVERS ON THE RISE
High Water Causes Heayy
Damage in Kentucky.
A CLOUDBURST DROWNS A FAMILY
.'. Snmeroaa Small Town, and Ftnni Are
. Coder Water--Flood In the Mo
aongr.n.la Taller.
Fbankfobt, Kj., Feb. 23. Streams in
; Kentucky are oat of their banks and do
ing cm measurable damage. Four men
were drowned in Eastern Kentucky and
one man in Butler. Much stock -has
been lost, fencing swept away and out-
bouses rained.
The greatest damage is feared in the
mountains. News comes from Pineville
that two men, while crossing a raging
- Btream were drowned, and also a reve
nue ofBcer who was in the mountains
looking after moonshiners. Names are
not given. ' It is feared the loss of life
" : and property will be large. ;
k- In Perry, Knott, Letcher and Breathitt
counties the flood Is doing much dam
age.: Jameson, the county seat of the
, latter county, is partly under water. . At
. Beattyville much valuable property has
been swept away. Among the heaviest
losers in the mountains are the lumber
, men, who have lost thousands' of dol
lars' worth of timber. -
At Middlebury a cloud burst deluged
,-, the locality. . James Charwell and chil
. dren were en route home from a ". neigh
bor's in a wagon, were caught in the
: cloudburst and all drowned.' At Harods-
burg the water ran over the bridge. M.
E. Patterson and wife attempted to
cross. Mrs. Patterson was carried away,
The women caught a tree half-a mile
down stream. Neighbors made a raft
and reached her.
- In this city the Kentucky river is out
of its banks and higher than Brace J 893
. The entire west end of the city is inun
dated. All but two blocks of . Pineville
ia covered, while a number of little towns
, along the north fork of the Kentucky
. river are under water. The people have
been forced to Beck shelter in the moun
tains. I f ' '
.. Reports from Jackson and other places
say there has been loss of life and . pro
perty. Mrs. Hutsell and little daughter
were drowsed in their house, which was
washed from , the mountainside in
Breathitt county. - Two woman - whose
names could not be learned were
drowned in one ot the streams of Bell
county.
( In Pennsylvania.
'. Pittsbubg, Feb. 23. Continued rains
along the Monongabela river promise to
result in a flood here greater than any
since 1869. At nopn the marks showed
26 feet in the channel and the water is
rising nine inches an hour. Old river
. men predict from 28 to 30 feet .here by
night.. The lowlands of this city south
.of Pittsburg and Allegheny are already
under several feet of water and residents
are moving to higher ground.
. All the mills along the Monongahela
, and Allegheny rivers have been forced
to close. The tracks of the Pittsburg &
.. Lake Erie, Pittsburg & Western, and
Pittsburg, McKeesport & Youghlogheny
railroads are submerged.
At Morgantown, W. Va the water is
29 feet, and rising two inches an hour.
It is now within 13 inches of the flood of
. 1888, when the water was the highest
ever known.
It rained all night, but is growing
colder. The damage already done in
; Pittsburg and vicinity will amount to
many thousand. . " -' :
; Flood at Cincinnati.'
. - - . r
Cincinnati, Feb. 23. Rain has ceased
and the temperature fallen until a light
- ice formed.; ; These, conditions," if . con-
- tinned, will do much toward lessening
the height of the inevitable Ohio river
flocd. - ' ,'' 1
At 9 o'clock this morning the river
reached 51 feet, 4 inches, rising at the
' rate- of four inches an boor. If. this
rate continues the water will be running
into the Grand Central depot by 3 p. m.
The roads all have high ground a short
distance out, where trains can be han
, died. ; : - - -
''-. The Tnnnel Cared In.
Chicago, Feb!" 23. While twelve
workmen under Superintendent McPhail
were working in the ; water :- tunnel ex
tending beneath. Lake Michigan,, from
Sixty-eight street, a portion of the tunn
el caved in. The men were forced to
run a distance of 763 feet tq reach the
; car which drew them up to safety, and
although the water rose so rapidly that
it was a very close call for the men, they
managad to reach the cage in Bafety.
McPhail after getting his men out re
turned for a mule that had been used in ;
the tunnel and nearly lost his life trying
to save it, being unsuccessful however.
' It is probable that the tunnel will be
abandoned, as it has caved in on pre
vious occasions.
CLOSK CULL OF AN ATLANTIC (SHIP
The Adriatic Sarrowly Misses Founder
ing at Sea.
New York, Feb. 23. During the past
twenty-four hours storm-tossed steamers
arrived in port bringing startling tales
of narrow escapes from death. The 400
souls on the Adriatic, just arrived from
Liverpool, after the most tempestuous
voyage in its career, are thanking Provi
dencethe vessel did not turn turtle in
midocean during the trip across
This vessel had a narrow escape from
foundering in a gale on Wednesday last,
when her cargo shifted and the engines
become deranged. It was the climax of
a six-days' struggle with the elements.
The crew worked with desperation. All
available men were set to work trimming
cargo. When it waa nearly finished the
machinery became unmanageable. .
The destiny of the vessel was shifted
from the crew to the men in the chief
engineer's department, and . lor six
hours, during which 'the Adriatic was
hove to, her fate hung in the balance.
On Wednesday, while the seas were yet
making a millrace of the decks, the ma
chinery was repaired and the vessel
again shaped a course for this port.
The Adriatic had forty-five cabin and
ninety-five steerage passengers and t
crew, making a total of nearly 400 peo;
pie. She left Queenstown February
11th. Captain Snpwden said the trip
was the worst he had ever seen in his
twenty-five years' experience
The St. Paul also experienced a most
tempestuous, voyage. The vessel was
delayed by heavy seas, propelled by
fierce western gales from the time she
left Southampton on February 14th, un
til Sunday. To add to the. discomfort of
the passengers rain fell almost continu
ously, making it impossible for them to
go on deck.
. '.'In all my experience," said Captain
Jamieson, "I do not remember of a
rougher February. Both over and back
we had no cessation of gales. The wea
ther was actually so rough and changea
ble that the passengors were prevented
from getting seasick. The weather was
so threatening Sunday ' that I did not
allow any of the officers to go to bed
that night. The ship was not injured
in any way."
THS NEW TARIFF.
Bate, on Tropical . Fruit. Will Benefit
California.
Washington, Feb. 23. The Repub
lican tariff-framera made an important
step Id the interest of California fruit
growers today by establishing a rate 'on
oranges, lemons And limes which is 'in
advance of the McKinley duties on ' the
fruit3. Tbev fixed the rate on these
fruits at 20 cents a cubic foot on fruits,
whether in bulk or in' tbe . packages in
which they are imported. The , present
rates are 8 cents a cubic foot, or on those
in bulk, $1.50 a thousand. The McKin
ley rates were 13 cents per package, 1J
cubic feet or less, 25 cents extra per . five
cubic feet, and 10 cents for every addi
tional cubic foot. The committee de
cided on the. advance on recommenda
tion of California fruitgrowers, who be
lieve . that, with ; sufficient protection
against competition from the Mediter
ranean, they can supply the home mar
ket. ';.
Dr. Farkharst In a Serious State . of
Nervous Collapse.
New York, Feb. 23. Nervous collapse
caused by overwork .is the physician's
diagnosis of the case of Dr. Cbarlea H.
Parkhurst, who has been seriously ill for
over a week at bis home, mere is a
slight change for the better in the doc
tor's condition, but his mental , and
physical conditions are acutely affected,
and it will probably be along time be
fore be can return to his pulpit.
"Tbe doctor is very weak," said Mrs.
Parkhurst, 'and is regaining' strength
very slowly., Dr. ,Beebe,(has, encouraged
me in tbe belief that Dr. Parkhurst will
ultimately recover and will not soffer any
permanent injury to his health."
v ' - ' 1 . - I ., .
Damage By Flood Continue. '
Cincinnati, Feb. 24. Specials to the
Times-Star show continued damage by
flood at cities up the river. " : '
You can expect too much
of ": Schilling's Best -it is
only tea. '
But your grocer gives
your money back if you
don't like it
In packages, full weight
A Schilling & Company
aao r rial Cisco
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THE HOUSE ADJOURNS
So Does the Senate, hy a
Vote of 19 to 11.
BDT SIMON SAYS WIGGLE-WAGGLE
And Fourteen Wigrgletaila Remain to
Waggle tor the Prise Political
Prestidigitator.
Salem, Or.VFeb. 24. When the Ben
son house met at 11 o'clock only twenty'
four members were present. Somers in
trod need the usual, resolution that a
committee consisting of the speaker and
two members be appointed to examine
and correct' the journal. The' chief
clerk was added to the committee and a
provision was made that the compensa
tion for this service shoald not exceed
four days. "The resolution as amended
was adopted. , ' ,
Smith of Marion introduced a lesolu-
tion fixing the pav of the clerks. . A
long wrangle ensued and the whole mat
ter was finally referred to a special com
mittee, which reported, fixing the com
pensation per. diem as follows :
Chief 'clerk, $7; assistant chief clerk,
$5 ; reading clerk, $5 ; calendar clerk, $5 ;
sergeant-at-arms, $4; assistant sergeant'
at-arms, $4; doorkeeper, $3; pages, $1
The report was adopted by a vote of 20
ayes to 7 hoes. '
The usual motions of thanks to the
speaker, to Illihee Club 'and to others
were made. Remarks by Crawford,
Chapman; Brown and others followed,
and' at 1 o'clock the house adjourned
sine die. - J
' Joint Convention Adjourn..
Sai.bm, Feb. 24. When the joint con
vention met at noon, 36 were present
A motion simply to adjourn was made
by Patterson of Marion, and was carried
on a viva voce vote. JNO time Ming
fixed to which to adjourn, the supposi
tion is that the convention has met for
the last time.
A REVOLUTION IS THREATENED.
NIcaragoan People Preparing for a Gen.
eral Vprl.ing.
New York, Feb. 24. The following
advices were received by mail at the
office of the Associated Press from Man
agua, being matter refused transmission
by cable :
The people nave unsuccessfully at
tacked the government soldiers at San
aan del Sui and San Caries in efforts to
get rifles and ammunition. Several per
sons have been imprisoned at Managua,
suspected of conspiracy against Presi
dent Zelaya's government. There is
great excitement in government circles,
and the police are searching houses for
rifles.
Ex-President Cardenas and others
have been imprisoned at Managua, sus
pected of encouraging people in the con-
piracy against the government. The
avenues to the city are guarded and the
people are deeply impressed and excited.
The government apprehends a revolu
tion. , "
These advices further said that the
government of Nicaragua was sending
military police and artillery by rail to
San Juan del Sur in order to protect the
military quarters there.
Tbe governors of tbe civil provinces
have been in consultation for several
days at the capital, discussing tbe
projects for political harmony and a suc
cessor to President Zelaya in the event
of his death or resignation. The gov
ernors were also endeavoring to agree on
some plan to suppress the active revolu
tionist disposition among the people and
among tne . intelligent and, moneyed
class, wbo desire relief from the heavy
burdens , of duties, taxes, forced loans,
etc., without any works or national im
provements. Waters are Beeedlng
Pittsbubo, Feb. 24. Tbe great' flood
baa done its worst, and the waters are
now receding. A cold wave broke the
back of the flood. Reports from all
points between Pittsburg and the bead
waters indicate ' the danger passed.'
The river in this vicinity reached a "high
er etage than at any time since 1884,
The Monongabela registered 29 feet 6 in
ches,' and the Allegheny 30 feet 9 inches.
At 10 o'clock this morning the water
had fallen a foot since midnight. ' ' .
Hardly a fioint on the Monongahela
river from Jairmonnt to : Pittsburg
escaped damage. Mills built supposed
ly oat of harm's way were submerged.
The damage is not less than $1,500,000
in the Monongahela valley. :
From the head waters of the Youghog-
heny also came a torrent that brought
destruction to valuable property. The
railroads were unable to move trains.
Trolley lines were badly wrecked
Beneath Beveral feet of debris there are
millions of dollars worth of valuable
machinery. Poor people who live in
small houses along the bank 8 have been
made utterlv homeless. .
In McKeesport the damage will ex
ceed $500,000. " In this city the water
covered Duquesne way trom Ninth street
to the Point. On the North Side (Alle
gheny) over 3000 people were cooped up
in tbe second story of their homes, all-
night 'prisoners,' the only means of
escape being by boat. Many AUeebenv
manufacturing concerns were rendered
idle, . ' ,
FIGHTING WITH FIRE.
Governor's Palace at Canea
Rebels.
Bnrned by
. Canea, Island of Crete, Feb. 24. The
governor's palace, with all the archives
was burned today. As fire broke out
elsewhere in tbe town at the same time
it is suspected incendiaries have been, at
work. .
The situation is most grave. Armed
and excited Mussulmans are parading
the streets full of indignation at the
news from Selino, where- the Mussul
mans are besieged. Benghazi Arabs
threatened to burn the whole of Canea
While the palace was burning a strong
box containing 7000' in gold fell into the
ruins and broke open, whereupon there
was a wild rush by Turkish soldiers and
Mussulmans to secure the treasure. - The
foreign marines wereobliged to fire blank
cartridges to restrain them and for
time a serious conflict between the Turks
and Europeans was thretened.
The admirals : are about to issue
proclamation in all the towns and vill
ages, explaining the reason for the pres
ence of the foreign fleets -in Cretan
waters," and exhorting" tranquillity.
The population is so divided in in vet
erate hatred that schemes for reforms
are futile. ' The best plan, it Is argued,
is to permit the Greek troops to occupy
the country and escort tbe besieged
Mussulmans abroad, for the Mussul
mans cannot remain in Crete. '
The suggestion of tbe consuls . that a
foreign force-be landed at 8eUno-t eoveri
the retreat of tbe beleagnred Mnssul
mans has not been adopted, the avail
ale number of marines being insnffici
ent. In view of the large force of in
surgents, the admirals have decided : to
confine their action to the dispatch of
warships to Selino.
Attacks by insurgents continue at
various points. The' insurgents have
descended into the' plains behind tbe
convent of Chrysophlghi and set fire to
the Mussulman houses.
DESOLATED BY ANGRY - WATERS.
Mill Creek Taller O., a Place or Desti:
tntlon.
Cincinnati, Feb. 24. The presence of
a destructive flood is felt here very per
ceptibly today. While estimates here
tofore limited the flocjd to sixty feet, de
velopments today make it appear that
figure will be exceeded. Incoming pass
engers on the roads that use the ' Grand
Central depot were compelled to debark
at Eight-street transfer depot.
Up Mill Creek valley one of the sad
dest sights is tne' ntter destruction of
vast areas of hotbeds, where innumer
able vegetable gardeners earn a ' living.
Every foot of the rise from now on adds
vastly to the discomfort and -loes that
must ensue to families driven to the up
per stories or out of their homes.
- A Populist Scheme.
Washington, Feb. 24 Senator But
ler, from tbe committee on postofflces
and postroads, today made a minority
report, proposing a substitute for the
Loud second-class matter bill.- - The sub
stitute provides for the purchase of rail
road cars for transportation of mails, de
claring it to be the policy of the United
States to carry mail in cars belonging to
the government,' and pay the railroads
mileage rates for 'hauling them.-' Sena
tor Biitler Bfts in his reDort that to make
the changes provided for in tbe ' Loud
bill would be to leap into the dark, and
the adoption, of his ' substitute would
cover all tbe evils complained of.
' McKinley Not So Well. . -'
CANTON'Feb 23. The 'instructions of
the" attending physicians that :nd one
shall Bee' the president-elect except those
who come on special invitation are be
ing strictly adhered to. , Dr. Phillips
this' morning ' found - bis patient very
little better than yesterday; 'It is be
lieved the conferences 'held the-last of
the week and Sunday were too great a
tax upon him, and be is today suffering
a' slight . relapse. His physician still
maintains he will be fully able to go to
Washington next Monday.
, -. -' At Portsmouth, O. .
Portsmouth, 0., Feb. 24. It is ex
pected that by noon half the city will
be under " water. ' About a thoueand
familes bave been compelled to ' move.
Many' houses are completely covered,
and some have floated away. - ' , j
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A SPEECH BY DANIEL
Eloquent Plea in Hehalf of
the Prisoner.
SANGUILLY'S . CASE DISCUSSED
Debate Continued Throurbout the Af.
ernoonForelgn Relations Com
mittee Asks Information.
Washingtoh, Feb. 25. -The senate re
solutions were taken op promptly by the
senate today. . The first resolution com
ing over from yesterday was that ot Al
len asking the president to use effective
measures to protect American citizens
in Cuba and to that end send United
StateB warships lb Cuban ports.
Allen ' said American citizens were
daily being arrested in Cuba and thrown
into prison without trial. It seemed to
be tbe disposition to punish every
American citizen in Cuba. It was a
story full of ; barbarity and atrocity.
Recently a lady had been' taken by Span
ish officials and her person searched.
Little girls had been gathered up in Cu
ba and sold into the 'worst conceivable
slavery. Spanish soldiers bad taken in
fants by the heels and basked them to '
niflMB tin A billed thnir narantd finnli !
actions were a blot on the civilization
the age.' ' ....-
Tbe Sanguilly ' resolution was then
brought directly before the senate.
Daniel of Virginia, a member of the com
mittee on foreign relations, .followed
Morgan in support of the resolution. '
"Few are aware," he said, "of the
enormity of this case. 'Sanguilly ' had
been held two years yesterday. . Twice
be had been condemned to solitary , im
prisonment in chains, on military, un
sworn testimony. He bad been treated
rigorously, harshly, brutally.'' ' i ,.
'Our representative in Cuba has been
arrogantly insulted by tbe 'Spanish aur
thorities." exclaimed Daniel, "and this
country has been insulted by the Span-
sh authorities. I have been . told by
high Spanish authority that the presen
tation of the Sanguilly case was a dis
grace to the United States . and ; to the
American flag. If the fleet of tbe United
States had been sent to' redress that in
sult it would have . been" sustained 'by
every citizen' of the United States."'
There was intense excitement through
out the senate as Daniel's words rung
through the chamber. - , ; .
Why " should congress remain ; su
pine?" he continued. "The.'time will
come when this inaction will make peo
ple hang their heads for being American
citizens." ; .' ' . ...
Daniel' said enough diplomatic red
tape had been spun on- this case to build
cable from tbe United States to Spain,
and enough ink spilled for an ocean in
which to lay the cable.. ' . -f ' . ,:
Morgan said the committee on. foreign
relations pressed forward this protection
of American citizens as fast sB -well-
authenticated facta would permit., The
records ot atrocities against women, and
Httlo girls did not have that verification
warranting action by the committee.
It has brought forward a resolution for
the immediate release of Sanguilly, ' as
the facts in' this cise were well-established
beyond question.
Hoar inquired whether some time
great : gggS
c7
SSI
Willi
cheap ' 'feyriiQ
should not be given the senators to ex
amine into the Sanguilly report, as
the subject ' involved grave interna
tional considerations. ,
- Morgan felt speedy action essential.
He reviewed the circumstances of San
guilly 's. arrest, : long confinement and
trials. He read from treaties and point
ed out essential offenses against Sanguil
ly as being solitary confinement, without
opportunity to prepare a defense; no
bail except a bond to pay tbe costs of hia
own prosecution ; no trial within the
limited time as provided by the ' treaty;
the piling op of other charges of kidnap
ing; irregularities of the Beveral trials;
receiving' hearsay and - unsworn" testi
mony. ,
One of Sangiiilly'8 chief witnesses,
Caloina, be Slid, had been shot in the
prison yard before he could be heard.
TheHrials bad shown , extreme hatred
existing against the United States, the
Spanish officials indulging in diatribes
against this country. Never in the his
tory of jurisprudence was there a case
where there was less show of reason for
a conviction. ; - u .' .i -, :- ;'
But the resolution was urged on still '
higher grounds; namely, that the gov
ernment of Spain ia utterly ignoring the
rights of this . American citizen under
our treaties. . ' v
Citizens rear Their GoTernment
Has
Deserted Them.
'-' New YoBK.'Feb. 25. A special to the
Herald from Havana, via Key West,
Bays:i ..... I ;,r
I Americana' nrA finr.trino- in frnn: t.hn
is ' most critical. The rumor, whether
true or false, has gone -abroad that-' the
American: government would not inter
vene bo long as tbe trade, interests of the -country
are not interfered with., Tfnless
something firm and decided and strongly
American is done by our government in
Washington, Americans are in danger'
of their lives. . v , .,
The murder of Buiz and the demand
for tbe release., of Scott are the , sole
topics of conversation. Tbe government
and palace people here have tried to
change) the subject-of conversation by
giving out news of an alleged skirmish
with. Gomez, but' the attempt was a
failure. . ... . ; '.
. . The amusement and tbe great hilarity
which were observed in the palace nave
changed. Minister de Lome, always ac
curate as a news gatherer, has cabled the
captain-general, tthat : Lee will not be
recalled and hia resignation is not ac
cepted, and that be may be sustained.
Hundreds of telegrams bave poured in
on Consul-General Lee trom all quarters
of tbe globe, congratulating him on the
stand ie has. taken, those from tbe
United. States promising patriotic action
in congress.' Even at , this critical mo
men t, and with 'many heavy cares and
responsibilities - which the admixation
should share weighing upon him. Gen
eral Lee views the situation from a calm,
dispassionate , standpoint, and he ex
presses the hope that the situation '
created by the murder of Buiz and his
own determination not to submit to an
other similar atrocity should not be ex
ploited by partisan advocates of any '
particular policy toward . the island of
Cuba. -.'.;.-.. .; . . -.-.', , -
j , Bash Act of a Lovesick Youth.
. Boston, Feb. 23. John Lewis, son of
James Jeffery Bocbe, editor of the Bos
ton Pilot,' shot himself in the right lung
last night, standing in tbe doorway of
the Castle-Square hotel. The wound is
dangerous. ;-A love affair is thought to.
bave been the cause of the act.