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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10. 1897.
VOL. VII.
NUMBER 15.
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MEXICANS ARE -ANGRY
Take Offense at the Attempt
- to Recall American Flags.-
TFRKEY DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION
A San Francisco Girl Yawns Until
Face Coma Apart ha 'Unit
Bare B.ea A-Weary. .i .
Bar
8t. Louis, March -5. A special to the
Globe-Democrat from Guadalajara, Mex
ico, says: i v -'? '
Almost a warlike spirit is aroused
among the people of Mexico by the com
. ing of Messrs: Brace, Stone and Pierce,
of Boston, to enter into negotiations with
the Mexican government for the return
of the flags captured by the Mexicans-
In the most incendiary language 'the
people go so far as to -demand i( of the
United States at the cannon's-month, "if
necessary, the return of all tfie: territory
taken from Mexico. They specify Cali
fornia, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
New Mexico and Texas as property
stolen, from this country. ; '!
So strong ..is,. the sentiment against
Americana that ladies -are openly in
suited on the streets and in .stores, and
if their escorts resent the offense, they
are dragged off .to jail and fined. '
HER FACE CAME APART.
. Berloaa Besoljt ot a San Francisco Girl's
. Yawn. -
San Fbancisco, March 5. Miss Alice
Johnson, residing at 48, Larkin street,
was yesterday - morning the victim of a
most peculiar accident. : la yawning she
dislocated both articulations of her jaws.
The lower half of her face. dropped from
iu place. ... i ,,,.-- i . ; .!; .
Miss Johnson;: was hurried ; to' the re
ceiving hospital, where- Police Surgeon
Well adjusted her featuies. When the
yonng woman' was rushed into, the hos
pital the attendants were at first pos
sessed of the idea that' she had been at
tacked: by burglars and had not yet re
covered from her fright: , She was unable
' to disabuse their winds, for the disloca
tion of her jaws bad temporarily deprived
her of the power of speech.''
- JJr. VViel Bawl It was not unusual lor a
person to dislocate one jaw while gaping,
' but it seldom occurred that both articu
lations were thrown' out of place by such
- an act. . '. ..: i -.-.il .
Turkey Want An Explanation.
Constantinople, March " 5. The
- Turkisa government baa -called atten
tion of the ambassadors of the-powers
to two declarations contained in their
" note to the effect that Crete will not be
annexed to Greece "at the present jnnc
I ture," and that- "autonomous regime"
ji will be conferred on their land. The
: Turkish ministers wished a further ex
planation of the words "present junc
ture" and "autonomous regime."
They want a precise definition of these
terms. V - '
- The Italian embassy has demanded
formal satisfaction for the firing of a
. shot acros9 the bows of the Italian : mail
steamer while passing through the Straits
of Dardanelles Tuesday evening, by the
Turkish fort, although. the vessel dis-
- played the usual signals and had ob
tained a pratique.-- ; ' -
" BAD BAY 'AT 8T. LOUIS. -
Sleet, ;Raln and Wind Canaed Serlons
... ,. IneonTenlenoa.r .
St. Louis, March 5. Yesterday was
one of the most disagreeable daysSt
Louis baa had in a long time. It begun
to rain in the afternoon and this morn
ing there is no inclination of a let-up.
The streets are muddy, and the - side-,
walks dangerous on account of sleet.
Many accidents occured during the day,
but none were serious. Kumerous col
lisions occurred between street cars and
heavily loaded wagons - on account of
sliding wheels. v
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's wires were down, although no
serious inconvenience was caused'as all
points could be reached in a roundabout
'way. The Postal people report a sim
ilar condition.-
A report was current at the onion sta
tion last night that a train which ran
along the nver for some miles had been
ditched and several passengers drowned,
bat there was no foundation ' for the
story.
A washout on the Chicago & Alton oc
cured between Godfrey and Brighton,
40 miles from this city, causing track; to
spread as a freight train was. passing.
Several cars were derailed, one of them
being overturned., .This caused a block
ade which kept the line . at that point
closed to traffic several hours. A south
bound passenger tram was a' long time
behind m reaching St. Louis. Accord-
ing tomcial reports, nobody was in
inred in the wreck, and the road was
open for traffie'tbia'morriing.' -V- '
Seventy-five fefet of the covering1
Mill-creek ""sever- was swept oat this
morning The damage is roughly esti
mated at $35,000.
GIVES UP TUB FIGHT.
The Oriclnal House Succumb to the
"' 1 - v Inevitable. -. ;r i ?'
.'.- Salem, Or., March 5. The last ses
sion ' of the Davis house was called to
order at 11:30 a. m. today. Seventeen
members answered the roll-call. 'TJ'Reri
by unanimous consent, offered a resola
tion, which was read. The resolution
after setting out the history of the fail
ure- to - organize the legislature' in
lengthy preamble, concluded as follows
"Resolved, "by the members of the
house now in attendance; and w ho have
signed the resolution, 'That " we will re
turn to our respective homes, at all
times during our term of office awaiting
the call of the governor of. the state for
a session of the legislative assembly,
hoping that the members may ' yet in a
legal and constitutional organization ful
fill the pledges made by their respective
political ' parties to the people ' of Ore
gon." - '.; :. . ',"'
' The following names .were subscribed
to the resolution:
Barkley,-' -Bayer,
-' --,'
Bilyen, . .
Bourne " , '
Buckman, ;
Craig, : - .
' Lee
Maxwell,'
McAllister
M teener,
.Munkere,
Ogle, .
Davis, of Umatilla
rovey,
Davie, of MultnomabRiddle,
Dustiu. . 'Schmidtlein, "
Emerv, -. : Smith of Linn,
Gill, . . Svindseth, . ,
Guild, U'Ren,
Hill, ' ' v Whitaker,
Howser, " Yoakum,' .
lonee. :" '" .-..'.
Svindeeth then offered a resolution
that the house, by a rising vote, thank
Speaker Davis "For his firm and fair
rulings as speaker," his close. and untir
ing attention to tha duties of the office,
his strict adherence' to the constitution
his manly and courageous action id be-'
half of pure and decent politics and
legislation in our state." '. ' . .'.'; '."
h The resolution was adopted. - -
Speaker Davis responded :' " ' . :
- "I thank the members- of the house
for' the courtesies' extended' and the
support given me. , In accordance with
terms of the resolution adopted mem
bers are now at liberty to go to 'their.
homes." '
. The members then dispersed. - '-'
WAR : 8EBM INEVITABLE.
Greece J
Fully ReaolTed to Defy the
Fowera. -
Athens,- March 5. A statement made
by King George in an interview today
is-probably a forecast, ot the reply
Greece will make to the identical note of
the powers, insisting upon . the with'
drawal of the Greek fleet and troops
from Crete within six days from noon of
Monday last. ' His majesty said : -' .
"The Greek nation is nnable to bear
any . longer the strain ana excitement
caused by the .constant Cretan revolu
tions and our finances will not permit
cs to support the refugees who now
number about 17,000. Nothing will
prosper in Greece until the question is
definitely settled. "
"Autonomy of Crete is out of the
question,, because the Cretans reject it
and have lost faith in the promises of
the powers. They prefer to die in their
own defense rather than, to be slaugh
tered likd Armenians. '" - ' ' .:
"The recall of the , Greek troops from
Crete would mean a signal for new mas
eacres on a large scale, owing to the
fierce fanaticism of 'the Mussulmans,
who see they have the support ot the
six great powers, since the latter covered
the Turkish attack on the Christians
and shelled the victorious Cretans fight
ing for freedom and the cross, and at
the moment when the Turks were com
pelled to retire." ; .' ,
Premier Delyannis, in an interview,
is reported to have reiterated that the
Greek troops would" not be withdrawn
from Crete,' and expressed the fear that
the national clamor would compel the
government to invade Turkey. Greece,
he is quoted as saying, had not' accepted
the scheme for autonomy for Crete,
proposed by the powers. The premier
asked that a plebescite of the-Cretans
be taken, and added that Greece would
prefer to disappear from the map rather
than withdraw her forces from Crete in
the face of threats. . .. .. , .
" Storm at Cairo, Illinois.
Caibo, 111., Match t5. A': heavy
thunder storm with rain and wind struck
this section at 5 :30 a. m. today. Roofs
were ' torn off, plate:glass windows
smashed, a frame church under construction-was
destroyed, one house
blown down and the wreckage burned.
Eight persons were injured and one
killed and buried in the ruins. The
wind had a velocity of 56 to 80 miles."
IS ABOUT TO FALL
Spanish Government Dare
Not Recall Weyler.
FAMINE EQUALING THAT OF INDIA
Carllst Uprising- Planned Schema
of the PretenderWaiting- for
the. Signal.
' Madrid, March 6. A very troubled
condition of affairs prevails in Spain.
The most acute distress is being experi
enced, the Carliats are showing unmis
takable signs of activity, there is fur
ther alarming news from the Philippines
and the government is disgusted with
the performances of General Weyler in
Cuba, but dares not recall him.'
In this connection, a Btartling expla
nation of the inaction of the government
8 hinted at. . According to the rumors
circulating here, and reasons why Wey
ler is not recalled are, first, because he
is a pronounced' Republican;' second,
because it is intimated that, sooner than
return to Spain in disgrace, he would
proclaim a republic in Havana.
The distress is more severe in the Bis-
cayan provinces. . The people .of .Leon
are on the verge of starvation, the crops
having- been practically destroyed by
the recent floods which followed the pre
vious severe drought, while on all sides
flocks and herds are dying of famine and
disease. .
In La Mancha the failure of the crops
has prevented the peasants from earn'
ing anything throughout the whole win'
ter, and large numbers of them are
barely able to keep body and soul to
gether. - Very many families have' not
seen a loaf of bread for months; and
meats have been but of their reach since
last fall. ' "
The distress is not confined to isolated
places. All the towns and villages are
afflicted more or less, and, as a rule, the
inhabitants are famishing,-, many of
them being reduced to. subsist on
acorns. i
In this city, where it might be ex
pected the distress due to' crop failures
would hardly he felt, over 25,000 persons
are daily being fed. from charitable in
stitutions, i
Coupled with the distress, "rumors of
strength in the Carliet movement in the
northern and central parts of Spain
causes the greatest anxiety. The pre
tender is assuming a patriotic attitude,
however, . in view ' of - the colonial
troubles, which may win him sympathy,
and may be of material use to him when
his advisers direct that the moment has
arrived for him to make another at
tempt to reach the throne of Spain.
However, the newspapers are full of
curious ' details of the propositions and
plans ot the Carlists to take the field
when the signal is given.
Incidentallythere seemB to have been
a bad blunder committed by somebody
in the Puebla and San 'Miguel districts,
where a band of Carlists recently at
tempted a rising. 1 . ' The insurgent
Carlists, who were armed, were arrested
and imprisoned. On their persons were
found compromising documents. When
submitted to examination, the prisoners
confessed that they had -expected a sim
ullaneous rising to take place in other
districts, showing that the instructions
they had received - were the result of
some- mistake. ' The revelations thus
made have seriously alarmed the gov
ernment. ': '
THE EXTKA SESSION.
Flrat Proclamation Issued by
President
- i., KeKinley. - -
. Washington, March 6. President Mc-
Kinley this iftarnobn issued a procla
mation-convoking congress in extra ses-
sion on Monday, March, - IS. The pro
clamation in full is as follows :
By the President of the United States
of America A Proclamation : -
"Whereas, Public interests require
that the congress of the United States
should be convened in extra session at
12 o'clock, on the .16tb- day .of '.March
1897, toreceiversuctw eommunic&tian -ab
may be made by the" executive : "'
'Sow, tterefore.X'Wllllam McKInley.'t
president of the TThfte11i)tates of AnlBTi-;
ca, do hereby proclaim and declare' that'
an extraordinary, occasion ' requires1' te
congress of theJDhited states to convene
in extra session at the caItol in the city,
of Washington,'' on the 15th day of
March, 1897, at 12 o'clock, noon.' of
which all persons who shall at that time
be entitled to act' as members thereof
are hereby required to take notice. '"'
"Given under my hand and seal of the
United States, at Washington, the 6ttf
day of March, in the yearof our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety; j
the independence of the
the one hundred and
twenty-first. " - " -'
T)-ILUAM McKlNLKT.
- "By the president: John Sherman,
Secretary of State."
AS TIBWBD IN VIENNA.
The European Concert I an
Imaginary
One. ' :
New York, March 6. A -Herald dis
patch from Vienna says : ...
. It is learned . that the -situation is
most critical and ' that " the ' European
concert is imaginary. Count Glonch
owski's sensible proposal for coercion in
the summer of 1896, which was declined
by Lord Salisbury, was honest, and off
ered a ' chance to save the situation.
The means since employed are revo
lutionary, forming precedents which
must bring about open antagonism be-)
tween England Russia in . the struggle
for the world's hegemony which Russia
would fain defer..
' Lord Salisbury's paramount anxiety
is .to avoid the odium of breaking the
peace. Greece will 'relieve him of this
by refusing to evacuate Crete, relyr
iiig on the support of Italian and Brit
ish sympathy .with Crete.
Commanding the ' Dardanelles and
covering Egypt, Crete must, according
to British policy, . belong to Greece,
when with English aid Crete will be
come another Gibraltar. . Russia cannot
possibly allow this. Hence, coming
eventualities will find Russia siding
with Turkey and also with Bulgaria,
which' bates Greece, and . whose sov
ereign yesterday received the . aid-de
camp of the sultan, bringing proposals
of an alliance.
Turkish reforms have lost all interest,
Thejoutbreak of hostilities portends an
other Panama for France, which holds I
hundred million in Turkish securities.
Signor Crispi's letter to the Figaro has
produced a disagreeable sensation here,
Austria could not tolerate anv sit
uation which would endanger Boaina.
Troop JLanded at Hellno'.
Athens, March 6. A dispatch from
Canea, .filed at a late hour tonight.
states that a mixed detachment of
troops was landed at Selino from the
warships of the powers this ' morning.
They set out forthwith for Candiamo,
distance of seven miles.. In regard to
the force,' the Greek vice-consul inform
ea the admirals that the Ureefe govern
ment declined all responsibility.
Enthusiasm is unabated in .Athens,
the populace continuing to favor
policy of boldness in the situation
Preparations for eventualities are con.
tinned. ' Today instructions were issued
that students of the Greek, military
colleges be immediately drafted iDto the
army as officers. The retired officers
who are members of the executive cham
berg have requested the govern meat to
reinstate them in the army
England Distrusted.
Canka, March 6. The departure of
the British consul, Sir Alfred - Killlotti,
alone for Selino, on the Rritish battle.
ship Jtlodeny, although that vessel' was
accompanied by other foreign .warshiDS,
is badly interpreted by the other consuls,
who, however, previously rejected a pro
posal to go there in order to'- make 'a
fresh attempt to' save - Moslem families
in danger by. the investment of that
place by the insurgents, .. .
The Greek fleet left here ' this morn
ing for an unknown destination.
Foreign Warships have landed 500 men
at Selino. - News of the proposal of the
powers to grant autonomy to Crete . has
created a bad impression among the in
surgent8, who desire annexation ' to
Greece. The Mussulmans are also irri
tated at the concession of autonomy.
Time Has Almost Expired.
Athens, March 6. The ultimatum of
the six powers to Greece insisting upon
the withdrawal of the Greek troops and
the fleet from Crete, which was presen
ted on Monday last, expires at 4 , p. m.
Monday, March 8. At that hour if
Greece is still obdurate the ministers t)f
the six powers will leave the city. ' They
are already preparing their embassies
for departure. j .
No hostilities or coercive measures are
possible until' Wednesday, as the foreign
admirals muBt first be advised of the
departure of the ministers. The admi
rals are engaged in drawing up a
scheme of blockades; - f
Dangers of the' Crip. Nr,i 1
The greatest dangers from'La' Grippe
is of it resulting in pneumoniae If rea
sonable care, is nsed however, aad
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is taken.
all danger will be avoided. ' Among the
tens of thousands' who have "used this
remedy for la grippe, we have yet ' to
learn of a. Bingle t case having resulted
in pnenmonia, which shows conclusively
that this' remedy is a certain preventive
of that dread disease. It will affect a
oermanent cure in less . time, than' any
other treatment. The 25 and 50 cent
sizes for sale bv Blakeley & Houghton.
seven, and of
United States
GREECE MAKES REPLY
The Identical Notes Are An
swered Diplomatically.1
LITTLE, OR NO DANGER OF WAR NOW
The Dakota Bare Bad a Trein'endou
Snowfall, There Being; Now Fonr
Feet on the Level.
-: London, March 8.--The reply, of
Greece to the identical notes of the pow
er', delivered at Athens Thursday last,
insisting upon the withdrawal of the
Greet troops from Crete and the Greek
fleet from Cretan waters, was received
here at. noon. It conforms to the fore
cast cabled exclusively by the Associated
Press. A cabinet council was immedi
ately held, after which the Marquis of
Salisbury went' to Windsor to consult
the queen.; There was great animation
in the foreign office. ; Nearly every am
bassador called during the day. ( . .
The reply of Greece to the identical
notes of the powers is regarded in offi
cial circles here as of a most favorable
nature. It is believed, the crisis will
soon bejpast, as the Greek note at least
furnishes a basis upon which a compro
mise satisfactory to all concerned can be
speedily reached. "
- The stock -exchange here and the
bourses on the continent reflect the con
fident feeling..-
i '. Cemeteries Desecrated. - '
Cane A,. March 8. Turkish officials-are
allowing the. Mussulmans to desecrate
the cemeteries and monasteries. Coffins
are being forced open and remains being
thrown' into fields, the object "being to
steal valuablee buried with the dead.
Tnrks to Be Restralped.
. Constantinople, March, 8. In- reply
to representations of Prince Haurocor-
date, the Greek minister here, on the
subject of interference by Turkish offi
ciai8 with a party ; oi ureex engineers
repairing a road near the frontier, in
Thesealy, Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish
minister of foreign affairs, assured the
prince thai orders had been sent to the
authorities on the Turkish frontier to
avoid such provoking incidents.
' Will Fight for King- George.
San Fbancisco, March' 8.' In response
to queries relative to' the number 6f
Greeks resident' upon the-Pacific coast
who are ready and fit for. active, service,
the president of the local, Hellenic
Society says:
"There are about 1000 Greeks on the
coast. They are engaged in various
business pursuits. . Out of this number
at least 600 . are willing to serve their
country, and here in . this city 150 men
have notified the consul that thev are
ready to leave for Greece or Crete at i
day's notice. Several of these are mar
ried, but that, will not . interfere with
their departure. One and, all say that
they will make any sacrifice lor their
king and country. .
"We fear that our nation is bo poor,
owing to the heavy, cost of transporting,
However, some of us intended to go to
Greece and fight, even if we have to pay
our own passage." . ' . ' "
Confidence Is Returning;.
London, March Sj It . is . reiterated
here that' a complete agreement exists
between the. powers as to an effective
measure to be immediately taken against
Greece in the. event of her declining to
comply with the 'demands of the powers
in the withdrawal of the' Greek troops
from Crete and recall of the Greek fleet
in Cretan waters. ;- ,
The Princess of Wales feels great, anx
iety regarding the position of her brother,
King George, and instead of returning
to Sandringham, is remaining in lion-
don. "' v,' - i-.- -
-It is learned on good authority that
the Greek reply to the identical note of
the powers will offer, to withdraw the
Greek fleet from Cretan waters. . While
pointing out that it ' is impossible to
withdraw the Greek troops from Crete,
it will offer to place them under the con
trol of the powers to restore order.
Finally the reply will suggest that, the
Cretans, be allowed to choose their own
government.' ' '- V.
WEIIBB'S WAY PF. MAKING WAR.
Complete Devastation- of Caba His TJ1
...'.' tlmato Object.
New Yobk, March 8. Sylvester Sco
vel, the World's Cuban correspondent,
in prison at Sancti Spiritus, writes from
his cell under date of March 1 : ''
, "Some idea. of how Spain -is making
war here may be gained from Weyler's
own words. Tn-3 weeks ego thia cap
Absolutely Pure
Celebrated for its grout leavening- strength and
healthfuinesa. Assures tne food against alum
and all forms of adulteration common to the
cheap brands. , , .
Botal Baling Powdeb Co., New Yobk.
tain-general of all Cuba had the alder
men of the town and the townspeople
assemble in the public square. ' Address
ing them, he said : . ; ..; i. : ;
- " 'Last year Gomez and Maceo went
west, . destroying right and left; this
year I am coming east to fiinish what
they left, I am going to make grim war,'
and before I get -through the country
will be as bare as tbe palm of my hand.'
"The troops in the town, have acted
like vandals. They are in ; many - in
stances quartered on private families.
Twenty wer? allotted to the house of a
mulatress of good repute. : I am inform
ed that they horribly abused the hostess.
Although General Weyler has hitherto
sternly prohibited and mercilessly . pun
ished such atrocities of his soldiers, they
have been rare. , Cattle for this large
number of soldiers have been killed on
the public streets and their entrails left
to fester and rot under the . hot Cuban
sun, spreading disease.
"Robbery- by soldiers . has become
prevalent,; At last a Spanish clerk in a .
Spanish store pursued one thieving sol
dier who had stolen a hat and killed
him. The clerk will, of course, be Bhot.
He ia in jail now.
"All about town the skies are dark
with the smoke of burning property.
Five newly built bouses of American es
tates at Tnincue, near here, have been
devastated. All the corn was burned by
the troops four days ago. Farmhouses'
wera razed to the ground. .As I have no,
means of verifying them. I make no
mention of the -stories' of: wholesale
slaughter of farmers in the country- '
around about.
"Whoever the Cuban chief near here--has
been, he has been in some hot fight
ing. Fully 500 wounded have been
brought back to town - by , ox team. I
can see hospitals from my cell window.
The Spaniards and Cubans have been :
maltreated here."
Heary Bains In Ohio.
. Cincinnati, March 5. The unexpect
ed and unprecedented rainfall here has
given rise to disagreeable forebodings of
another flood.' The rain began falling at
6 :30 last night, and at 9 a.m., is. about -four
inches. Lockland, O'., is inundated.
AtCumminsville the flood is doing
more harm than the recent high water.
The Ohio river is rising seven inches an
hour. The rain is general from the Mis- ,
souri river to the Allegheny range, and
is heaviest in Illinois, Indiana and West- ,
ern Ohio. Great loss has been caused
throughout the country around 'Cincin
nati - from the overflowing of small
streams. ' .
Something; to Depend On.
Mr, James Jones, of the drug firm of .
ones & Son, Cowden, 111., in speaking
of Dr. King's New Discovery, says that:
last winter his wife .was attacked with
LaGrippe, and her case grew so serious -fhat'pbysicians
at Cowden - and Fana
eould,do nothing for her, , It seemed to .
develop into Hasty ConsumpUon. Hav-..
ing Dr. King's New Discovery in store,
and selling lots of it, he took a bottle
home, and to the surprise of all she be- -
gan to get better from the first doBO, and
half dozen dollar bottles cured her sound -
and well. Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds is
guaranteed to do this good work.- Try '
it. ' ' Free trial : bottles ' at Blakeley &
Houghton's Drug Store, , : . (5)
j As -.Viewed : In London.
Londnn, March 5. -It is generally be.
lieved here that war between Greece -
and Turkey is imminent. The decision
of Greece to defy the powers is confirm
ed on all sides.. '
It is generally felt in England that the
dispatch signed by a hundred liberal
and national members of the house of
commons, sent last evening to the king
of Greece, expressing sympathy with
the efforts of the Greek nation and gov
ernment in behalf of Crete," was a great
mistake, and will only mislead the king
and nation into the belief . that Great
Britain will not join the powers iu co- .
ercivv measures. , '