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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 17. 1897.
VOL. VII.
NUMBER 16.
AUTONOMY FOR CRETE
Probable Basis of the Pow
ers' Settlement.
SEVERAL SOLUTIONS SUGGESTED
Think Greece Shoald Be Ordered to
Withdraw Ber Troop France
Fall In With Bog Land'
Plan.
Paris, March 12. The following semi
official announcement was made this
afternoon:
The powers, while united in principle,
have not yet been" able to reach a solu
tion of the Cretan question. Proposals
and objections are being exchanged
hourly. The program drawn up by the
admirals in Cretan waters is as follows
.. First A blockade of the island of
Crete.
Second A blockade . of the Piraeus
. and some other Greek ports.
., Third--Seizure by a detachment of
the fleet of the telegraph offices at Syr a
Fourth Any Greek warshipsencoun-
tered are to be taken to the island of
' ' Milo and kept there.
Fifth Any Greek warships firing on
' any foreign warships are to be ennk, and
the act to be considered a casus belli.
Sixth Any Greek torpedo-boat Hear
ing a foreign warship is to be fired at.
Seventh As the blockade of Greece
will require all the crews of foreign war
ships, each power is to send to Crete a
battalion of infantry of not lees than
.500 men in number.
Each of the foreign admirals tele
graphed a copy of these proposals to his
government, ' Germany immediately
telegraphed the powers that she would
accept the proposals down to the
seventh, and would accept the seventh
in principle, but had not a battalion
available. Austria wired the powers
that she would accept the proposals, but
as Emperor Francis Joseph was at Cape
Lartin, she must have time to consult
. with his majesty. Italy telegraphed her
' acceptance ot all the proposals, but it
was added they must be submitted to a
cabinet council, which will be done
. within three days.
Russia, Great Britain and France were
silent for a time, and then Great Britain
proposed that a gendarmerie be organ
ized in Crete by utilizing Greek troops,
not using the Greek flag, and not using
Greek officers in this connection.
Russia eventually answered that as
the powers had presented their ulti
matum to Greece, and Greece had re
plied by offering to withdraw the fleet,
. . the answer was conciliatory, and partly
satisfactory. - Therefore, Russia pro
posed a further collective note, demand
ing the withdrawal of the Greek troops.
France seconded the reply of Russia.
- Baring the pour parlois a general
agreement was suggestion that the pow
ers should each advance a certain sum
for pay to a gendarmerie and the ex
pense of organizing an autonomous gov
ernment in Crete. This was imniediate-
- ly objected to by Germany, on theground
that she was not willing to spend a
pfennig for tha purpose.
France, this afternoon, proposed to
. the British foreign office that the pow
ers proceed immediately to organize a
gendarmerie, naming, a governor for
Crete from Holland, Belgium or per
haDS Switzerland. Several names vera
considered. Great Britain nmnta nnt i
. that members lof the previous Cretan
gendarmerie ran away and mutinied,
and the Greek troops are best available
for this purpose. Consequently . this
proposal will probably be the modus
Vivendi by which the situation will be
solved, as there is no doubt the Greeks
will accept it.
rBOOKBSS OF THE WAR.
Insurgents In
Cuba Gain
Victories.
a Series of
New Yobk, March 12. A World
; patch from Havanna says :
dia-
un lpesaay tne town oi iiejucal, one
the most strongly fortified places in the
province, was entered by 500 Cubans,
who drove the Spanish garrison of 600
men into the forts and for half an hour
exchanged shots at long distances.
Finding that the Spanish garrison would
. sot venture out upon an attack, the in
surgents looted the place at their leisure.
Two hundred and fiifty dwellings and
seven stores were burned. The insur
gents carried, off a quantity of reserved
ammunition and provisions. ....
The town of Quillian has been captur
ed by one'of the detachments' command
ed either by Castillo or Arando, The gar
rison of 300 Spanish troops retreated on
the appearance of the insurgents. The
.Spanish blockhouse was burned and
several stores and dwellings were looted
J Colonel Nunez, in Pinar del Rio prov
ince, attacked a fortified town- below Ar
temisa. and after a terrible fight droye
the Spanish garrison out. ' The Spanish
lost 48 and the Cubans 24.
The insurgents destroyed the 8panish
fort and liberated twenty-four pacificos
who had been condemned to be shot the
foliowing'day. Among them were six
nrnminent Cnban ladies from Artemisa
and other section, who had been miss
incr irom their homes for over , two
months. These ladies have been im
nrieoned "with criminals of the lowest
class, nezresses and others, and when
released their clothing was almost
rags and they were in a terribly wretch
ed physical condition.
RBIHFORCKUENTS FOR BADIA.
Brazil Sends More Troop to Fight
the
Fanatics.
New York, March 12. The Herald
correspondent in Rio de Janeiro advises
that the government haB started 10,000
men to Bahia, and will send four war
ships, four quick-firing batteries and
several companies of volunteers to Bahia
against the fanatics. '
It is proved that aid in the form
money and arms has been extended
fanatice by the monarchists in Brazil
Another apostle has arisen in the
state with 500 men, and they say they
are willing to die for monarchism.
Roy Barbosa has sailed from Rio Ja-
neirb for Europe to arrange for a settle
ment with France of the Guiana bound
ary question.
The report that Colonel Tamarindo,
one of the comanders of the Brazilian
troops; has been killed, has been con
firmed. .
CHARGED WITH A CRIME.
An Indiana Han Arrested for Murdering
HI Niece
Chicago, March 12.-
-Nelson Will
iams, charged with causing the death of
Maro Swain, his 13-year-old niece, has
been arrested and locked up at Ham'
mond, Ind. He resisted the officers.
and it was only after a hard fight that
he was overpowered. Williams was
taken to the city jail and will be held
pending an investigation into the death
of the girl.
During a post-mortem examination
by Chief Malo, Trustee Ross and Coro
ner Crawford, sufficient evidence was
received o incriminate Williams; but
when the officers called at the place
where he roomed they were confronted
with barricaded doors. When the door
was forced open, Williams stood in the
middle of the room with an uplifted ax.
Chief Malo demanded that he surrender,
but instead of this, Williams made a
vicious lunge with the ax, the blade of
which grazed the officer's left shoulder.
After a struggle, 'Williams was over
powered and dragged down stairs and
into the street, where' an angry crowd
of residents bad been brought together
by the report of the little girl's death..
The story of the child as to her in
juries was told to her mother and a
number of women a few hours before
she died. During ber death struggles
she murmured : - "Yon won't let Uncle
Nels hnrt, will yon, mamma?"
Nelson Williams is 40 years old, and
has heretofore borne an excellent repu
tation. . '
A Mysterious Suicide.
. Indianapolis, March 12. A sensa
tional and mysterious suicide was dia
covered at the Grand hotel yesterday
Thursday morning a pretty and hand
somely dressed woman about 28 years
old, arrived at the hotel and registered
as Mrs. K. Jenny Doty, of Middletown,
O. The chambermaids being unable to
enter her room, became alarmed, and
one of the bellboys entered the room
through the transom. He was horrified
to find the woman, fully dressed, lying
on the bed in a pool of blood, with a
small pistol at her side. .
- At the bedside , of the woman was
found the following note :
"To Whom It May Concern : Hold
no autopsy, but bury me in my wedding
clothes, as I am now. Notify, R. Alice
Doty, 10 Clinton street, Middleton.O
Great Anxiety In Salonica.
Salonica, March 13. Great, anxiety
prevails here, as the inhabitants fear the
town will be attacked by the Greeks and
war declared. Mussulman refugees. are
flocking into Salonica from various parts
of Theesaly.
Seventy-two battalions of Turkish in
fantry, six regiments of cavalry and
twenty batteries of artillery are already
concentrated on the Greek frontier. :
England Agree to the Blockade.
London, March 13. The Times' corre
spondent at St. Petersburg says the for
mal adhesion of Great Britain to the
blockade program, was imparted to
Russia on Friday. ' The English, Rus
sian, German ana Austrian admirals
have already been instructed as to a
blockade of Crete and Greece.
OUR FOREIGN POLICY
Outlined by Mr. Sherman to
a Correspondent.
A NEW
ARBITRATION
TREATY
No
Danger of War With Spain
Does Sot Want, to Annex
Canada.
-- He
London, March 13. The Times today
publishes an interview its correspondent
in the United States has 'had with John
Sherman, secretary of state. He says:
"After a long conversation with Mr.
Sherman, I believe be has no very defi
nite settled opinions on the foreign ' pol
icy. He ' does not think that foreign
affairs are of the first im portance, or even
of high importance. He approves of the
doctrine of arbitration, and may readily
enough follow the president's lead.' He
does not seem Bure that the amendments
roposed for the arbitration treaty are
of much importance, though he has
bean told plainly that the British gov
ernment will not proceed with the treaty
tons amended. ' -
"His intent in Cuba is more direct ;
his purpose is clearer, and his senatorial
jingoism has fallen off him like a worn-
out garment. He declares there should
bo no change of policy in regard to Cuba,
and there will be no war with Spain,
saying: 'We want none. We do not
believe Spain wants war. - If Spain gave
me a quitclaim deed to Cuba, I would
not have it.'
"Referring to Canada, he repelled .the
notion of desiring to annex the domion
ion, saying that under the crown she
could have all the freedom she would
have if independent, adding: 'If she
will maintain her connection with Eng
land, my dream for a remote permanent
future for North America is three great
republics Canada, the United States
and Mexico. We shall not take a step
to alter things. What is to come here
after must come from natural political
evolution.' " "
' THE NEW TARIFF.
A Correspondent Says It Will Produce
S70.00O.O00 Additional.
Chicago. March 13. The Times-
Herald publishes the complete schedule
of the new Dingley tariff law from its
Washington correspondent, Walter Well
man. The new tariff bill is conceded to
be the most complete legislative act sub
mitted to the American congress 'in a
quarter of a century.
Boldly meeting the situation, the Re
publican members of the ways and
means committee declare in the title
that their bill is "An act to provide
revenue ' for the government and to
protect the industries of the United
States."
The law, if enacted as given, is ex
pected by members of the committee to
produce an - additional revenue of be
tween $60,000,000 and and $70,000,000 a
year. Estimates vary from the highest
to the lowest of these figures.
The chief addition to the revenue is
expected from the increase of the sugar
duties. Frem' this source alone an ad
ditional revenue of about $27,000,000 is
anticipated by Chairman Dingley.
Wool is another source of new rev
enue. It is estimated that the restora
tion of the wool duties will provide an
increase of $14,000,000 in the receipts of
the government. The -restoration of the
McKinley rates on lumber and timber
will add another pretty sum. The flax,
lute and hemp and sundries schedule
will add perhaps $4,000,000 or $5,000,000.
Each of the other schedules, with a
few exceptions, is expected to contribute
its quota to the increase of revenue, the
total increase being so distributed, as to
fall lightly upon any class of customers,
whil the Benefits to be derived trom the
protective features ofvthelaw are also
distributed to all lines of business and
to all sections of the country.
It is now expected that the bill will be
presented to the house on Tuesday, and
that by a week from Monday the house
will have taken np in earnest its con
sideration. By the middle of April,
Speaker Reed expects to send the bill to
the senate. . Republican leaders in the
senate believe they can pass the meas
ure there by the 1st of July."- If thev be
not deceived in this, President McKinley
will meet with success in his great aim
in the early part of his administration,
which is to place a new tariff bill upon
the statute-books by the end of the fiscal
year, or July 1st. I
BKED CHOSEN SPEAKER.
Caucus of Republican Members-Elect of
of the House.
Washington, March 13. The caucus
of Republican members-elect of the
present congress, which was held to
night, .voted by acclamation to renom
inate ex-Speaker Reed and all officers ot
the last house to serve through the 55th
congress. An effort to change the rules
of the house had been expected, and
Btrong speech was made in advocacy of
such a change by Walker of Massachu
setts, but the attempt flashed in the
pan. There were 175 of the 203 Repub
iicans present. Reed s name was pre
sented by Payne, who referred- to him
as man pf towering intellect, sterling
Republicanism and a peer of the great
est parliamentarians. -
" .Dingley responded to a call, promts
ing that the tariff bill should be read
in a week.
; Walker offered a motion for the selec
tion of a committee of seven, of which
the speaker should be chairman, to re
vise the rules ) of the house. Mahany
declared the whole tendency of house
rules was despotic, and . in conclnsion
said: . , ' .
"I warn new members of the house
that it is an invariable trick of leaders
of the house, Belf-conBtituted or other
wise, to move the temporary adoption
of the rules of the last house, and when
once adopted, it is harder to move them
than to move Aetna, and nnder them
new members will find it impossible to
represent their constituencies." . :
lnere was an exchange of sharp per
sonalities between Mahany and Pitney
of New Jersey. Mr. Walker's motion
was bnried under an overwhelming
vote. V
After resolving that a call signed by
twenty-five instead of fifteen members
should be necessary to secure a caucus
the caucus adjourned.
i'. TA&fiN OUT OF ' BOBID.
San Francisco Importers Preparing for
- a Higher Tariff.
i dan a bancisco, March 13. Ihe im
porters of the city fear that congress
Will surely raise the tariff. -In conse
quence, a rapid rush is being made to
remove all goods now held in bonded
warehouses. Monday it is thought will
mark the climax, as it is considered
that on Tuesday the new bill will be-
become a Uw. . Since the first of the
mouth, however, the importers of cigars,
tobacco and woolens nave been remov
their goods.' 'Figures in possesion' of
Auditor Cope, at the custom-house,
show that in all since March 1, about
$87,973 worth of goods have been taken
out of bond. It is anticipated that be
fore Monday the limit already reached
will be greatiy exceeded.
On March 1, goods valued at $2646
were removed while on the day follow
ing, $17,590 were taken out. Daily the.
removals have continued, yesterday
making the top notch, when $19,622
worth of goods were removed. , The total
for the twelve days taken from the ware
houses direct is $81,849. Taken from the
"rewarehouse" lots, as it is called, were
goods valued at $6124. The reason for
this is that, although articles may re
main in. bond for three years, the duty
prevailing at the time of the removal is
the rate to be paid. :; .'. ,
THE GREEKS) IN ' AMERICA.
Again
Called to the Aid of the Father-
land. , -.
St. Louis, March 13. D. Jannapouio,
Greek consul at St. Louis, today received
a telegram from . Alexander .Skonzes, the
Grecian minister of foreign affairs, urg
ing the reserves in this country to com
ply with the order calling to arms Ihe
reserves of 1886 to 1893. Upon receipt
of this the council issued an appeal to
Hellenes in his territory to apply ,o him
and make arrangements 'for transports
tion to Greece. Simultaneously to this
eall to arms, the consul issued a notice
for a mass meeting of sympathizers of
Greece to ba held Monday evening next.
The consnl has jurisdiction in .the Cen
tral West, and says the . number who
will respond to the call in his district
will undoubtedly run into the thous
ands. He eaid :
"This call means war; of that I have
no doubt. Nothing can now prevent a
clash between the Grecian and Turkish
armies.'"
- If Greece Does Not Yield.
London, March 13. The Chronicle
announces that a formal ultimatum has
been delivered to Greece announcing
that a blockade of Crete and of . certain
Greek ports not now named, will begin
on Wednesday. . '".-.
Some'of the powers have decided that
unless Greece yields, or if she declares
war on Turkey, measures still more se
vere will be employed, 'even to the point
of utterly destroying Greece as a nation.
Will Claim An Indemnity.'
Washington, March 12. Mrs. Ruiz,
widow of the dentist found dead in pris
son in Cuba, called on secretary Sher
man and declared her intention, of pre
ferring a claim against Spain for an m-
demity. The secretary advised her to
submit her statement in writing, as a
basis for investigation.
REED -AGAIN SPEAKER
The Fifty-fifth Congress As
sumes Its Duties.
CORBETT'S CHANCES ARE SLENDER
HcCamant Thinks Be Should Be Seated
Because the Legislature Refused
' to Organize.
Washington, March 15. The 55th
congress met in extra session today,
pursuant to the recent call of President
McKinley. . .
Reed was re-elected speaker of the
house, the vote standing: Reed, 199;
Bailey, democrat, of Texas; 114; Bell,
populist, of Coloiado, 21; Newlands,
silverite, of Nevada, 1.
After Reed's election the members
were sworn in ' and organization com
pleted by the election of the Repub
lican slate as follows Clerk of the
house, Alexander McDowell, of Penn
sylvania: sergeant-at-arms, Benjamin
F. Russell, of Missouri: doorkeeper,
William J. Glenn, of New York : ' post
master, J. C: McElroy, of - Ohio ; chap
lain-, Henry M. Con den. .'
AS IT LOOKS IM WASHINGTON.
H. W.
Corbett's Chances for
Seated In the Senate.
Being
San Francisco, March 15. The Chron
icle's Washington special says :
There will be the hottest kind of a
fight 'over the seating of Corbett, the
new aerator; irom Oregon, oetore tne
senate committee on privileges and elec
tions. Corbett is accompanied by sev
eral Oregon friends, two at least of
whom will figure as his attorneys before
the committee. They are now prepar
ing his case. ' It is hardly believed that
there will be a departure from the prece
dent in the Mantel case, though many
of the Republican leaders favor the
seating of Wood of Kentucky and Cor
bett, as welL as Henderson of Florida.
In Wood's case the legislature of Ken
tucky; now in Bession, "twill -. probably
elect a successor to Blackburn before
Wood's contest is completed. Call will
undoubtedly be chosen to succeed him
self when the Florida legislature meets
next month.
Wallace McCamant, of Portland, made
the following statement yesterday :
"The Oregon case must -not be con
founded with the Kentuckvjcase of with
the Mactle case, decided four years ago,
In both of these, cases the legislature
charged with the duty cf electing a
senator, organized and balloted for sena
tor from day to day without effecting an
election.. In the Oregon case the legis
lature never held a session and simply
made an abortive attempt' to organize.
It never passed a bill or sent a message
to the governor! The attempt to organ
ize even . had been abandoned by the
time Mitchell's term expired and a va
cancy occurred. '
The constitution authorizes an ap
pointment when a vacancy happens dur
ing the recess of the legislature. This
vacancy - certainly , originated in the
recess of the Oregdn legislature. Mr.
Corbett can be deprived of his seat only
by interpreting the word 'happen' as
equivalent to. 'happen fortuitously or by
chance.' It is our contention that such
interpretation is precluded by the con
trary, that it is contrary to all canons of
Construction and to all senatorial pre
cedents from , 1879 to the present time
Thirteen gubernatorial appointments
have been seated by the senate, princi
pally in the early days, when the train
ers of the constitution were in the body.
It is doubtful if the senate will follow
the precedent of the Mantle case."
The Day In Detail.
Washington, March 15. Interest in
the assembling of the 55th congress in
extra session todav, under President
McKinley's call, centered in organiza
tion of the house. The crowds were
attracted to the galleries hours before
noon, but the general public had small
opportunity to view the proceedings.
All the galleries bnt one were reserved
for ticket-holders.
Thejmost striking feature of the scene
on the floor was the nnmber of new
faces. Familiar figures conspicuous in
the shock of many parliamentary battles
had dissapeared, and in the lists were
new and untried knights. The change
o' personnel was very great. By 11
clock the reserved galleries, except
those for diplomatic corps and executive
were walled tier on tier. ;' '
At 12 o'clock, Major McDowell, the
clerk rapped the house to order. Rev.
Coqden. the blind chaplain, delivered
an invocation appealing for God's bless
ing on the work of the new congress and
the ; new administration. The clerk
ill
Absolutely Pure.
Celebrated for its great leavening strength aud
healthfulness. Assuren the food sRsiust alum
and all forms of adulteration common to tee
cheap brands. .
Koyal Baking Fowdkb Co., New Yobk.
read the presidents proclamation con
vening congress, after which the roll
was called.
More Trouble at Taeoma.
Tacoma, March 15. The sheriffs offi
cers guarded the civil service office in
the city .hall from Saturday till this
morning. The new commission was ap-,
pointed Saturday, but" a restraining
order from the court prevented their
entering upon their duties. The old
hoard feared that forcible possession of
the office might be taken on Sunday.
The matter will be settled in court to
morrow. It was from the civil-service
room that the city halt . vault was en
tered several months ago, and the city
election allots stolon. The robbers
have never been detected.
The Monnt Lebanon Shakers have in
vented a great many valuable things.
They were the first to make brooms by
machinery; the first to put up seeds in
litttle packages ; the first to manufacture
cut nails.
. Now they are out with a method of cur
ing dyspepsia by resting the stomach.
Their remedy is known as the Shaker
Digestive. Cordial. It supplies food in
an artificially digested form and at the '
same time aids the digestion of other
foods in the stomach. . In other words,
by the nse of the Shaker Digestive Cor
dial, a dyspeptic virtually gets along
without the use of his stomach nntil it
is restored to its natural strength and
vigor. A single 10 cent bottle will oft
times give marked relief. Get a bottle
from your druggist and try it.
Laxol is the best medicine for chil
dren. Doctors recommend it in place of
Castor Oil.
France and Italy Decline. '
Vienna March 15. The proposal of
the powers that France and Italy occupy
Crete with a mixed force of 25,000 men
has been declined by the governments
of those two countries on the score of
expense. The occupation of Crete,,
therefore, will be undertaken by the
forces of the six powers, although Ger
many and Austria will only nominally
take part to show that they are agreea
ble to the measure.
: There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all othe diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. ' For a
great many years doctors pronounced it
a local disease,' and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Science has proven catarrh
to be a constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment. .
Hall's Catarrah Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the.
only constitutional cure on the market.
It is taken internally in doses from ten
drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly
on the blood and mncous surfaces of the
system. They offer, one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testmonials. Address',
F. J. Chbney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. ' ' 7
To Coerce the Greek.
St. Petersburg, March 15. All the
admirals, except the French and Italian
commanders have been ordered to im
mediately' blockade the principal yGreek
ports, especially : the Piraeus (port of
Athens); Syra and Volo. An ultima-,
turn will forthwith be addressed to
Greece by the admiral of the foreign
fleets. -
Green and Ryan Hatched.
Cakson, March 15. A representative
of the Empire Athletic Club, of Syra-cuse,-!
has matches George Green and
Tommy Ryan, the welter-weight cham
pion, for a 20-round go on April 17th.
Shonld Green lose his fight with Smith, .
he will still ro against Ryan, and the
club will arrange a meeting between
Smith and tbe winner of this battle.
Advertise in The Chronicle.