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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. MARCH 6. 1897.
vol. vn.
NUMBER 14.
V III! A
SITUATION IN CRETE
The Powers Are Blockading
Cretan Ports.
WILL SEND GREECE AN ULTIMATUM
t
The New . York World Say a Large
Filibustering- Expedition Has Evi
dently left That Port for Cuba.
Ne w Yobk, March 2. A Herald dis
' patch from Constantinople Bays :
All the rumors concerning the trans-
' miseion of a collective note by the am
bassadors accompanied by an ultimatum
from here to Greece are premature. The
ambassadors here have not even re
ceived the terms in which the note is to
be couched. Consequently the opinion
is that owing to the near approach of
the Bairm festival on Thursday, the
eventual transmission could hardly be
made before Sunday.
It is no longer doubted here that this
note will be accepted by the porte. It is
hoped that Greece by that time will also
be induced to accept.
The anbassabors continue to use their
efforts to persuade the sultan to cease
his armament. -According
to dispatches received by
the ambassadors, incendiarism in Crete
. continues. .
A serious encounter took place at
Wixelaki, five miles from Canea, be
tween insurgents supported by Greeks
and Turkish troops. The latter returned
to Canea. .
The blockade of the entire island of
Crete, which is now maintained with
the greatest rigor by the foreign forces,
is very sensible. The want of pro
visions is fell throughout the Island.
' . The inhabitants of Candia have asked
for the removal ot the blockade to pro
vide themselves with provisions for one
week. The French officer commanding
the sailors debarked at Candia has asked
lor instructions. -
The Powers, Ultimatum.
,; New Yqbk, March 2. A Herald
special from Canea says :
The admirals of the allied fleet will
send an ultimatum to the Greek war
. ships to leave Cretan waters within
48 hours. The order will be obeyed.
Marines have been landed at Snda bay.
Four Turks have been killed at Zira
raliet and ten wounded.
In consequence of the capture of . the
Turkish fortress at Stavaros, near Candi'
amo, bj? the Greek troops, the lower
classes in Candia are very much excited.
Itallana Going
the Front. -
New Yobk, March 2. A.
Herald dis-
patch from Corfu says :
Italian volunteers arrived here and
proceeded to 'Athens. Among tbem
' were Prince Allesandro Baecauto and
' Nicolai Barbateo, of Palermo. They
I were cheered on their departure.
Mussulmans Massacred.
- Pabis, March 2. A dispatch to Eel aire
from Canea says it is reported there
that 2000 Mussulmans intrenched in a
fortress near Selino have all been mass
acred, and great apprehension is felt
regarding the fate of 4000 Mussulmans
besieged near Candia. , -
FEOBABLT A CUBAN . EXPEDITION,
The Peculiar
Maneuvers
Flotilla.
of a Strange
xskw iuku, lunrcu a. iue vYonauus
T T r t- A ' ' -III TTT , . j 1
moraine savs:
Passing coasters observed foura suspicious-looking
craft, two tugs, a schooner
, and a barge, lying off Barnegat until the
etorm with the white fuzz of snow be
came so thick as to shut off the - vision.
A steamer with a single funnel, a black
"'. hull and two masts rigged as derricks
'' -emerged from the gloom of the morning,
signaled me tugs, wnicn arrived under
standing, and tney presently came
about and tied up alongside the little
fore-and-aft sailing vessel, which in turn
was made fast to one of the tugs and had
no sail spread. The whole proceeding
was like the Btart of a carefully ' planned
filibustering expedition for Cuba., "
It was learned that Major Castroverdi,
a young and dashing CubaD patriot, who
' was formerly with Maceo, dieappeared a
week ago last Sunday. He went south
to lead an expedition from some point
on the coast, his friends in the Cuban
, junta say. His outfit will comprise
stores, rifles and ammunition; and a tew
picked men. The point from which he
is to sail is kept secret. No one about
the junta would say that he knew about
the arrangements for the expedition.
: The tugboat Volunteer, which is tied
up ordinarily when not running about,
left the old logwood house at Green
Point. In tow of the tug was the barge
Belief, upon whose deck crouched more
than a score of Cubans, mostly young
men, and many, judging from appear
ances. of the adventuresome and daring
class that . are always pressing the offi
ciale of the junta for a chance to strike a
blow for Cuba libre.
Thus the flotilla lay until the myste
rious steamer came out of the horizon
on the southward. In addition to her
many cases of arms, etc., the schooner
is said to have had on board nine or ten
men who climbed abord the steamer.
From appearances Major Castroverdi's
ilOOO exDedition. headed for the mouth
of the San Juan river, is already on its
way.
BUBY DA.Y IN THE HOUSE.
District of Columbia and Karal Bills
Bent to Conference.
Washington, March 2. The house
was prepared for a long, hard day's
work when it met at 10 o'clock today.
The rotunda and corridors of the capitol
were thronged and the galleries crowded
The traditional jealousy between the
honse and the senate was the cause of
the resolution by Dockery, Democrat, of
Missouri, being introduced,: asking for
an inquiry into the reason why prece
dents had been ignored in the location
of the platform upon the eastern terrace
of the capitol, where McKinley will be
inaugurated, entirely in front, of the
senate wing. Heretofore the platform
had been built out from the main en
trance, and neither house had cause to
feel slighted. Under the rules the reso
lution was referred to a committee,
Richardson, Democrat, qf Pennsylvania,
suggested an amendment to ascertain
what authority existed for the erec-'
tion of a platform any where on the
plaza. '.
The District of Columbia and naval
appropriation bills, which came over
from the senate, were sent to the confer
ence. Hopkins, Republican, of Illinois,
tried to get a separate vote on the senate
proposition to fix the price of armor-
plate at $300 a ton. He wanted that
amendment concurred in. He said the
Illinois Steel Company was prepared to
furnish the government . with armor
plate for which we were paying $560,
for $240. . -
Is that company responsible?" asked
Milnes, Republican, of Michigan.
"It has a capital stock of $40,000,000,"
replied Hopkins, "arid has in it such
men as Marshall Field, ' Rockefeller,
Pullman and Armour. It is one of the
strongest companies in the United
States."
In the senate.
Washington, March 2. The senate
passed the fortifications appropriation
bill in thirty minutes. The internation
al monetary conference bill was taken
up and led to a heated criticism by
Dubois of Idaho, and Cannon of Utah.
Dubois warned his former Republican
associates the silver Republicans would
never return to them.' Cannon asserted
that the next administration would be
as though Grover Cleveland was elected
for a third term.
Stewart, of Nevada, said the choice
of Lyman J. Gage fixed the gold
standard . policy- upon- : the next
administration. Teller spoke of
the probable . futility of . an Inter
national monetary conference. He said
President-elect McKinley by his cabinet
selections had evidently gone over to the
gold standard to stay there. ' The senate
concurred in the house amendments to
the international monetary conference
bill. This is the last legislative stage.
The bill now goes to the president.
No Health Certificates.
: Port Townsens, March 2. When the
Northern . Pacific Railway Company's
steamer City of Kingston arrived today
from Victoria sue had on aboard fifteen
Chinese who are in the country under
peculiar circumstances. They - were
shipped in, bond from Hong Kong ' to
Victoria via Portland. On arriving , at
Victoria they had no certificates of
health and were refused a landing.
The Captain of the City of Kingston
took them aboard without inquiring for
their papers, thinking they were bound
for the United States. '
The quarantine officers held the
steamer for several hours, but finally
allowed her to proceed after removing
the Chinese andjaending them to Dia
mond Point quarantine station, where
they will be kept at the expense of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company,
3fter which the steamer will be required
to return them to British Columbia. :
i
Vetoed by Cleveland.
Washington, March 2. President
Cleveland has vetoed the immigration
bill. A message setting forth his objec
tions to the measure will be delivered to
the house this afternoon.
Signed by Clereland.
Washington, March 3. The inter
national monetary conference bill is now
law, President Cleveland having
signed it this afternoon. ,
CABINET COMPLETE
Cornelius N. Bliss Slated for
Interior Department.
THIS A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT
The Darls HouseiStUl rilolds Out, But
" . Will Probably Adjourn Tomor
... row or Saturday.
Washington, March 3. Cornelius N.
Bliss, of New York, has been tendered a
portfolio in the cabinet, and has accept
ed. He will probably be secretary of
the interior. ,''' ,
Bliss is willing to take the secretary
ship of the interior, though his friends
are strongly desirous that he shall be
come secretary ot the navy. The naval
portfolio, however, . would compel the
shifting of ex-Governor Long, of Massa
chusetts. While it is not definitely set
tled what position Bliss will take, the
the probabilities are that it will be the
interior department. -
The make-up of the cabinet, if ' this
probability becomes a settled fact, there
fore, will be as foljpws :
Secretary of state, John Sherman.
Secretary of the treasury, -Lyman J.
Gage, of Illinois.
Secretary of war, Russel A. Alger, of
Michigan.
Attorney-general, Joseph McKenna, of
Calfornia. .......
Postmaster-general, James A.Gary, of
Maryland.
Secretary of the navy. John D. Long,
of Massachusetts. - -
Secretary of agriculture, James Wil
son, of Iowa.
A Temporary Arrangement.
Boston. March 3. A special from
Washington says :
Major McKinley telegraphed this
morning to Governor Long : "Your ap
pointment stands as secretary of the
navy." Long's friends have wired him
to come to Washington at once. All
members of the cabinet are on the
ground. CorneliuB N. Bliss has accepted
the secretaryship of the interior with
the understanding that the appointment
is not to stand if any other arrangements
can be made today ; that be shall bold
ho longer than six months, and for less
time if the president sbal find a substi
tute. THE BOUSE HOLDS OCT.
Resolution to Adjourn Without
Day is
. . Defeated.
Salem, March 3. The house met at
11 :30 o'clock this morning, with the fol
fowing 29 members present :
Barkley, . Lee
Bayer, . Maxwell,
Bilyen, McAllister,
Bourne, - Misener,
Buckman, Munkere,
Craig, Ogle,
Davis, of Umatilla Povey, .
Davis, of MultnomahRiddle,
Dustin, Schmidtlein,
Emery, Smith of Linn,
Gill, ' Svindseth,
Guild, U'Ren,
Hill, Whitaker,
Howser, Yoakum,
Jones.
U'Ren moved to adjourn to 7 :30 this
evening and Davis to amend to make it
:30 tomorrow evening.
Bayer asked unanimous consent to in
troduce a resolution. ' The resolution
was a verbatim copy of the one adopted
by the senate laBt night,' the word
"house" being substituted for the word
'senate."' It declared the house dis
solved. The motion to adjourn was
withdrawn and the resolution discussed.
It was opposed by U'Ken On the ground
that members of the Benson house had
said the members of the temporary or
ganization would run if the absentees
came in. .
Bilyeu said be would oppose the reso
lution if the object was to give the ab
sentees a chance to come in.
'I see the benign countenances of
some members without the bar," ' he
said. "Let them come in. they
haven't the manhood to do it. They are
instructed to stay out. They are
bunched together in Portland, where the
prosecuting attorney and deputies are
standing In to thwart organization. If
we get enough for organization they
must by force of arms be wrested from
tti'e Portland mob. These outsiders
must take the : responsibility, and the
Marion county members must answer to
Marion county. Emery moved to table
the resolution. -
Hill spoke against the motion, saying :
"The members have violated their
word of honor to onr sergeant. No other
way remains but brute force. . We are
not here in that business. ' We have
seen you, Mr. Sneaker, threatened with
violence on this floor, and there ' was a
plot to take you from , your seat. The
shadow of one man bas brooded like a
pall over this capitol, - and demoralized
this legislature, but I am opposed to
brute force."
-: Emery withdrew his motion. A vote
was then taken on the resolution to. dis
solve, which was lost by 21 to 8. U'Ren
stated he wanted more time to prepare
a resolution, and moved to adjourn .till
11:30 tomorrow. : Bourne amended to
adjourn to 7:30 this evening.
The amendment was carried by a vote
of 15 to 8, and the honse adjourned till
evening.
FLOCKING TO WASHINGTON.
Thousands of People Visit the National
Capital.
Washington, March 3.-The day be
fore the inauguration opened moist and
warm. At 10 o'clock a steady drizzle set
in.- ' Professor Moore, chief of- the
weather bureau, predicts that the wea
ther tomorrow will be clear and cool.
The railroads continued throughout the
night and day to pour constantly grow
ing special trains into the city, and
military companies, and civic organiza
tions - marcning. through the main
streets . added picturesqaeness to the
scene.
The president-elect retired late last
night,' but when - he appeared ' at the
breakfast table at 8 o'clock this morn
ing he looked the picture of health' and
strength. .
By 9 o'clock the lobby of the Ebbitt
was crowded by persons anxious to meet
the president-elect. Many wore Ohio
badges, but while many came, few were
successful in their effort to reach the ear
of the president-elect. Senator-elect
Hanna was among the earliest callers;
At 9 :30 the president-elect descended
to the Becond floor of the hotel, where
the delegations were in waiting to make
presentations. The delegates headed by
Postmaster-General Wilson, consisted of
members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity. The president-elect greeted
the callers with the greatest cordiality.
Taking Wilson by the hand, he ex
claimed : "I have not seen you. since
the storm, last, November. Come over
by the window, where I can see you
plainly, and make sure you look as you
did in the good old days when you were
on one side and I on another."
' After reciprocating this greeting in the
same spirit, the postmaster-general pro
ceeded to make a speech in an entirely
informal way. He was charged with
the presentation of a badge, which, un
fortunately, he did ' not have himself.
He produced a report of the express
company and a telegram announcing the
shipment of the article. The president
elect thanked the delegation in suitable
terms and promised to wear the badge,
if, as he remarked, there really was any
such badge, and his visitors were not
joking.
Just as the party started away an ex
press messenger brought in haste the
delayed package. Postmaster-General
Wilson immediately opened it, assisted
by the president-elect, and disclosed a
beautiful work of the jeweler's art,
studded thickly with diamonds. When
the ceremony was over the president
spent some time exchanging greetings
with his friends. Soon after 10 o'clock
he returned to his private apartments to
dispose of matters requiring immediate
attention connected with the inaugural
ceremonies. ; .
At 10 minutes past 11 Mr. McKinley
went to pay an official visit to President
Cleveland. No one save Secretary Por
ter and Chairman. Bell, of the inaugur
ation committee, accompanied ' the
president-elect. They were shown di
rectly into the official reception room of
the White House, where they were met
by President Cleveland and Secretary
Thurber. The meeting between incom
ing and outgoing presidents lasted only
a few minutes.
' The subject was naturally the wea
ther. ' ,The president has seen a special
weather -report in which Chief Moore
staked his reputation on a prediction of
fair weather tomorrow, and congratu
lated McKinley on the prospect. '
. The president-elect returned to the
Ebbitt, and in an hour, Mr. Cleveland,
following the custom, returned his call.
Thurber accompanied him to .the hotel.
As he walked through the rotunda, the
president plainly showed that he was
Buffering. His right foot was clad in a
large ' cloth slipper, and, although he
favored the lame foot, it was evident
that every step caused him pain. He
required no assistance, however, and
got into his carnage with little dim-
culty, and was rapidly driven to the
Ebbitt house.
The president's call'' was even shorter
than that of McKinley, and in a few
minutes be was on bis way back to the
White House. ' '
Oven Cleveland's Head.
Washington, March 3. The house
pasEed the immigration .bill over the
president's veto by a vote of 193 to 37.
THE CLOSING HOURS
Both Houses Worked Hard
on Appropriation Bills.
DEFICIENCY MEASURE GOES OVER
Refusal of the House Conferees to Agree
to Senate's Proposed Claims
Caused Its Defeat.
Washington, March 4. The senate,
at 3:30 a. m., went into Becret legislative
session, but in a few minutes the sena
tors dispersed, with the .understanding
that the presiding officer was author
ized to sign bills until the receBS began
an 6 a. m., so there might be no delay in
getting them to the . White House.
Senator Allison offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, continuing in ex
istence the present committees nntil
their successors are selected. i '
Formal proceedings in the senate con
tinued throughout the morning. A fur
ther disagreement on the deficiency bill
was reported and it was ordered back to
the committee. '
At 10 o'clock the venerable Senator
Morrill, of Vermont, offered a resolution
expressing the appreciation of the sen
ate for the able, impartial discbarge of
duties of presiding officer by Mr. Steven
son. There was an unanimous hearty
agreement to the resolution. Faulkner
of West Virginia followed with a com
plimentary resolution to Frye, president
pro tem., which was adopted unani
mously. ' ' ; .
At 1 :30 the formal proceedings were
fast . searing an end. On motion of
Hoar, the usual resolution was adopted
for a committee of two senators to wait
on President Cleveland and inform him
that the Benate bad concluded its labors
and was ready to adjourn.
Washington, March 4. All night the
two houses worked incessantly on the
appropriation bills, while the corridors
and galleries seethed with sightseers.
At dawn the -last of the appropriation
bills, save the general deficiency, had
passed the senate stage and gone to the
president. There was a commendable
lack of rowdyism and drunkenness
which has disgraced the close of many
congresses. .
At 6 o'clock the house took a recess
until 8 :30 to give the statesmen an op
portunity to improve their appearance.
At dawn the throngs overran the capitol
terraces, crowded into the house wing
(the senate wing being kept rigorously
closed), and swept up to the galleries to
watch the dissolution of congress.
At 10 o'clock Chairman Cannon, of
the appropriations committee, reported
that after hours of struggling the con
ferees on the last appropriation bill, the
general deficiency, bad been unable to
agree. . iivery item bad been agreed to
except that the house conferees refused
to accept the claims tacked on by the
senate. It was too late for another at
tempt to adjust matters in conference.
Cannon was willing to throw the whole
matter into the house and let the mem
bers themselves take the responsibility
for yielding or letting the bill fall.'
These Failed to Pass.
Washington, March 4. The follow
ing appropriation bills failed to become
laws, as they . were not signed by
President Cleveland up to 12 o'clock to
day, when his term expired : Indian,
agricultural and sundry civil. The gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill failed
in conference. '
Five Were Killed. ;
Boston, March 4. By an explosion of
gaa in a subway at the intersection of
Tremont and Boyleston streets today,
five persons were killed - and a dozen
more injured. An electric car which
was directly over the center of the spot
where the explosion occurred was
wrecked and set on fire. '
It is though trie explosion was caused
by a defective electric light -which ig
nited, the escaping gas. One of the men
killed was Rev. Startbuser, of Tufts
college. , "
' Big- Deal In Stamps.
Chicago,' March 4. When Byron W.
Ross began to collect postage stamps two
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This, perhaps, is the first time in his
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San Fbancisco, March 4. The coun
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a writ of habeas corpus to release the
murderer. The ground upon which the
writ will be asked was that Butler was
arrested upon British territory in a
British ship and that he bad committed '
no offense against the United States laws.
The writ will be , heard before Judge
Morrow of the district court. The evi
dence in the case was forwarded to
Washington last Saturday and the
presidential approval of . Commissioner
Heacock's decision extraditing the
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