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THE DALLES; WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. MARCH 27, 1897.
vol. vn.
NUMBER 17.
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SITlIillONIS SERIOUS
Rising Waters Threaten the
Ley ee at Australia, Miss.
LANDS ARE ALREADY FLOODED
Desperate Effort Making to Prevent
' Serious BreakWater Still Reeed
Idi in Tennessee.
Robedalk, Miaa., March 23. The riv
er has risen along the extreme end of the
lower levee district at Australia, Miss
- 20 miles north of here, and the situation
is critical in the extreme. A larg
stream of water is coming in under the
levee and has increased to each an alarm
ing extent that Major Sterling, the chief
engineer, was rent for br wire. Later,
another call was made for 20,000 sacks
and 700 shovels, all the hands that could
- wield a shovel to come quick or the le
vee would give way.
A special train has loft Greenville with
the material, and is picking up all the
handa between Bealah, Miss., and Round
Lake, the latter point being opposite the
. threatened place. Should the levee give
way it would flood many of the finest
plantations in the state, and a stubborn
fight is being made to hold it.
Report Was Premature.
Memphis, March 23. Authentic .in
formation comes at 10 o'clock today that
the report of a break in the levee at
Australia, Miss., was erroneous. - Tele
grams say the levee can be held intact
for several days.
The river here shows a decline of ,02
in 24 hours, which taken with today's
bright sunshine, makes the outlook en'
couraging. Belief boats have ceased run
xiing, but there are 3000 homelees people
on the Chickasaw Bluff, for whom aid is
asked. - . , '
ONE BUXDRBD WERE KILLED.
Resale of the Tarklih Attack on Chris
tian at Toka.
Constantinople, March 23. Antben
tic details of the outbreak on Sunday at
Toka, Asia Minor, where the Turks at
tacked the Armenians while the latter
were in church, showed that 100 Chris
tiana were massacred. The Armenians
houses were given over to pillage.
The representations of the ambassa
dors of the foreign powers regarding the
condition of Anatolia have made little
impression upon the sultan, who. rely
ing upon the support of Russia, is con
vinced he has nothfng to fear from the
so-called concert of the powers, which is
continually harped upon, although it is
believed it is little or no eoncert beyond
a desire in some quartern to postpone
war really exists. -
diplomats here are said to be once
more turning their attention to the con
duct of the sultan. It is semi-officially
intimated they are again of the opinion
the system of friendly representations on
the subject of Armenia, which have hith
erto been followed, must be changed for
sterner methods of dealing with the evils
complained of. The sultan, however,
. consoles himself with the belief that he
will survive this new fit of righteous in
dignation, as he has tided over otbera of
a much more serious character. .
English. Ships May Ron Blockade'.
London, March ' 24. The Chronicle
prints a Rumor that Lord Salisbury and
the cabinet discussed yesterday the sul
tan's acceptance of the proposal of the
king of Greece to nominate Prince George
as high commissioner.
The Chronicle prints also another lobby
rumor to the effect that Great Britain
naa aeciinea to Mg party to the starv
ing of innocent Cretans in the - interior
of the island, and a report that ' British
ships intend to run the blockade, con
tending that the blockade is indefensible
tinder international law,, inasmuch as
r neither Turkey nor Greece has openly
declared war..
France May Withdraw.
London, Mareb 23. The Times' cor
respondent at Paris calls attention this
morning to the article in the French con
Btitution which debars the French preai
dent from declaring war without the as
sent of parliament, and says. '
"Europe must be prepared for the
withdrawal of France from the European
concert in the event the Cretan diffi
culty Bhonld require more severe meas
ures than the chamber of deputies will
sanction. ' ' ' .- " ,
, A REPRIEVE IS GRANTED.
President Extends Clemency to "Button
Gang;" Leader.
Santa Fx, N. M., March 23. Prepara
tions for hanging FrancUco Borrego, An-
tonio Borrego, Lauriano Alarid and Pa
tricio Valencia were .completed this
morning. A troop of cavalry and a com
pany of infantry were ordered to guard
the prisoners from the penitentiary to
'the iail. and euard the jail where the
eallowa was erected. The execution was
to have been private, only 24 persons be
ins present. '
As the prisoners started from the pen
itentiary, about a mile from town, Gov
ernor Thornton received a dispatch from
the attornev-general stating that the
president bad granted a reprieve of 10
darn to look more into tne case, me
nreaa nfhnninesa havinz prevented the
full consideration the gravity of the case
demanded.
Governor Thornton immediately die
patched a messenger to Sheriff Kinsell,
and the prisoners were taken to the
onntv iail under escort, the warden of
the nenitentiarv refused to receive the
prisoners again.
The message from Washington was as
follows: ' .' '
"To Hon. W. T.'Thornton,
Governor
New Mexico The president reprieves
the defendants in the Borrego case for 10
days, to have the question of jurisdiction
settled. He requests jou to do likewise,
This reprieve is made necessary only by
the press of business which has prevent
ed the consideration the president deems
necessary in view of its gravity. Anawer
immediately. Joseph McKenna,
"Attorney-General.
The governor at once issued a reprieve
making the day of execution Friday,
April 2. Tbia makes the fourth time
the execution of the prisoners in this
celebrated case has been delayed, and
there Beems some grounds for the belief
the sentence of the law will never be
carried out.
Frank Borrego, the principal character
in the traeedv. says he dreamed last
night a reprieve would reach "them just
before the execution. Rumors are rife
that a governor more friendly to the
prisoners will be appointed before the
reprieve expires.
BLOCKADE A FAILURE.
A Report That Great Britain Refuses to
Take Part. '
London, March 23. The Daily Chron
icle's special correspondent ' at Athens
says the Greek government baa learned
from official sources that Great Britain
refuses to take part in a blockade of
Greece, though she has no objection to
such measure being taken by the tther
powers.
The government also learns from simi
lar sources that the admirals of the in
ternational fleets in Cretan Water have
informed their respective governments
that. their position is no longer tenable,
and that they must receive definite in
structions or be recalled. '
Bad Railway Accident.
Springfield, O., March 24. The fol-.
lowing. were injured in a wreck on the
Big Four at the Southern Ohio crossing
laat night: William Kinsley of St.
Louis, both legs crushed, back injured;
Edward Kinsley, of St. Louie, legs hurt;
Frank Faye, of St. Louis, bead cut, right
head and shoulder injured;' William
Siney, of Jersey City, shoulder hurt.
It is feared that 10 others- are buried
in the debris of the train. The train
wrecked was a through freight, No. 71,.
ue at Springfield' at midnight. It
broke in two on a down grade, the parts
coming together again, and almost
totally destroying 20 cars." ".'.
May Go Into the Courts. -
Kansas City, March 24. The result
ot the supreme court's traffic decision
was -shown today when a " number of
local firms ignored the branch office of
the Western Freight Association in bill
ing their cereals East. Heretofore all
thia business has been transacted
through the local office of that associa
tion. In future these firms will present
their billings to the different railroad
companies individually. Should-the
roads refuse to transact business thus of
fered them the unlawfulness of. the or
ganization of the Western Freight As
sociation may be brought to the atten-
tention of the federal courts.
Mansen Goes to France. '
London, March 25. The Norwegian
explorer, Dr. Nansen, left this city today
tor Paris." He will be welcomed at Boa-
logne-sar-Mer by the municipal author
ities. ' J
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SNOWING IN ILLINOIS
Six to Fourteen Inches in
the Northwest.
WILL INCREASE DAMAGE BY FLOOD
Three Vessels Driven Ashore in a Ter-
. rifle Gale and Wrecked on the
New York Coast. '"
Chicago, March, 24. During the past
24 hours over eight inches of snow fell
in the city, the heaviest fall for the
month of March in the history of the
weather bureau. It melted almost as
rapidly aa it fell and with the wind blow-
inK 52 miles an hour, pedestrians found.
hard work to get around. The etorm
eaine from Texas, passed over Kentucky,
and then passed to the. Western Ohio
valley. Chicago was its northerly limit
Here the flood waters broke with de-
moralizing effect. The Desplaines river
is nine feet in depth at Riverside. Rail-
road tracks parallel to the Illinois and
Michiean canal are almost covered with
water. At Bridgeport the Chicago river
rose a foot, due to the overflow from the
Desplaines.
Few parts of Illinois, Eastern Iowa
and Southern Wisconsin escaped the
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storm. Twelve inches of snow fell at
Rock ford and Freeport, and 14 inches at
Galva. Rock river at Milan ia threat-'
ening damage to farms from a sudden
rise. The Mississippi rose eight inches
at Davenport. At thia place the snow
storm was one of the heaviest on record
for March. Over six inches of damp
snow covers the ground, and it will add
greatly to the volume of water' in the
Mississippi when it melts.
Milwaukee reports the atorm one of
the worst of the winter. ' Over six inches
of soow fell and seriously interfered with
street-car traffic. Many lines bad to be
abandoned.
AtElkton, Wis., trains were block
aded by a blizzard of snow and wind.
Dams on the : Croix 'river-are being
washed out and lnmbermeh fear great
damage.
Alton fears a serious flood, the Miss
issippi there being 15 feet above low-
water mark. Riverside, Summit, Lyons
and other small towns and., villages west
of Chicago on the bank of the Desplaines
are flooded from tne overnow ot tne
river. Many of the residents of these
places are unable to leave their homes
except in rowboata or on rafts. Not
withstanding the heavy overnow it is
not thought. the losses in the vicinity
will be very heavy, aa many residents
had prepared for the flood.
CRETANS WILL NEVER TIELD.
They Demand Annexation to
Greece or
Nothing.
Atasnb, Mrrch 24. A- dispatch from
Canea says the insurgent commander-in-chief
at Axxotiri this . morning referred
the proposal of the powers to grant ao-
tomy to Crete to various leaders of the
insurgent forces . who bad assembled.
The Cretan leaders unanimously declared
only two issues possible annexation of
Crete to Greece or war until death ends
the struggle for the anion.
Advices from Aria say that as a result
of Greece, Turkey stopped construction
of fortifications at Prevesa, at the north
ern entrance of.the Gulf of Arta, which
was contrary to the stipulation of the
treaty of Berlin.
Report has it that the Turks have con
centrated 100,000 troops on the frontier
of Epirns alone. It ia not believed in
military circles. '';'
DRIVEN ASHORE BY THE GALE.
Three Tessels Wrecked on the
Sew
- York Coast. -
New Yore, March 24. A big, three-
masted schooner, under bare poles and
laden down with what seemed to be a
very heavy cargo, was driven on Jonea
inlet, two milea off Far Rockaway, in
the furious Btorm that raged last night.
When tne vessel struck there was a
heavy sea, a strong easterly wind and
some fog, and. try , as they would, the
crew of the Far Rockaway lifesaving sta
tion were nnawjie to launch the 'boat or
render any aid to the men ' in the iin
periled vessel. '
Clyde Line Steamer Ashore.
New York, March 24. Snperintend-
ouiuauuo,vi iuo uie-Bovuig trow ni
Mount Pleasant, telegraphs the Clyde
steamer Saginaw is ashore eight milea
. XT. t;l - i
south of Barnegat inlet. The steamer
waa bound from Hay tian porta for New
wltha.car8oofcoffeeand logwood, and
O UTiaar tt QK ma Tha tfoannl 1 fna nn n
Xhe crew ia still on boards . ,
Another Schooner Ashore. .
New York, March 24. Captain Mulli-
I gan, of the lifesaving station an Mam-
moth beach, reported this morning the
schooner Emily E. Johnston, from Balti
more for Cambridge, Mass., with a cargo
ot oyster shells, went ashore . near Sea-
hrifrht laar. niorr. nnH will rwwvmA a. fi-
tal wreck. AH the crew were saved. .
AID ICS BIEIGBOWERS.
An Added Doty on Beet Sngar Will Be
.- Asked of Congress.
Chicago, March 24. Congress will in
all probability be called on at an earl
date by a committee representing the
sugar-beet growers of the country, and
asked to give some measure of protec
tion and encouragement to this new and
profitable industry.- Nothing would suit
the Western farmers who have already
engaged in this form of agriculture' bet
ter than the creation of a tariff, if not
less than cents a pound on all sngar,
and a reciprocal policy with other sugar.
producing countries
This is the opinion of C. H. Dietrich
president of the National bank of Hast
lugs, Neb., who is here and is one of the
most enthusiastic promoters of the' sug
ar-beet industry. Mr. Dietrich points
to the fact that more than one-half of
the world's sugar crop is now being pro-
duced from beeta as an indication of the
tremendous size of the industry and the
right that it h'aa to demand considera-
tion from the government. He notes
that there is not a single sugar-prod uc
ing country in the world that baa not
Ibeen aided by its government in devel
opment of the beet sugar industry. The
countries which have made special ad
vancement in thia line are Germany
Belgium, Austria, France, New Zealand
Denmark and Argentina.
Corbetts Chances Better.
Washington, March 24. The senate
committee on privileges And elections
has received the brief in the claim of
Henry W. Corhett, of Oregon, to a seat
in the senate . It argues that equality of
representation of the several states in
the federal senate was an essentail fea
ture in the scheme of the government
provided by the framers of the conBtitu
tion, and that this equality ia destroyed
when any state has bat one senator.
The appointment of Mr. Corbett ia held
to be strictly within the terms of the
constitution providing lor appointments
by the governor if' vacancies occur by
resignation or otherwise,, and many
authorities' and precedents are cited to
sustain thia view.
As to the recent failure of the Oregon
legislature to organize and elect a sen
ator,. the brief says: ' ' .
"Wnatever equity there may be in
holding the state responsible for the
malfeasance or nonfeasance of a regu
IarTy organized branch of the state gov
ernment, we earnestly contend that it
would be the grossest injustice to hold
the state responsible for the nonfeasance
of individuals who bad been chosen to
represent certain districts in the legis
lature, but who did not qualify as legis
lators, and were a minority of those en
titled to sit in the house in any event.''
Slight Gain for Banter.
Frankfort, March 24. On joint bal
lot for United States senator today Dr.
Hunter, the Republican nominee, came
within two votes of election. The first
ballot was as follows :
Hunter, 67 : Blackburn, silver Dem
ocrat, 49: Davia Bound-money Demo
crat, 11 : necessary to choice, 69. ;
Tyler; tJoyle, Stone and Buckner got
scattering votes. The vote showi a
alight gain for Hunter, but it ia not be
lieved he-can win now. The silver Dem
ocrats announced with boldness they
would vote for Bradley if at any time
they saw by doing so they could elect
him
me general assempiy adjourned
withoat taking a second ballot,
New Sailing Record.
San Francisco, March' 24. The Mer
chants' Exchange has a dispatch from
London announcing the arrival of the
British ship Miltladen, which sailed
from thia port on. December 29, making
the trip in 84 daya. Thia is the fastest
time on record for a sailing vessel be
tween San Francisco and London. The
Miltiaden was grain laden, chartered by
G. W. McNear.
Christians Forced to Retreat.
Canea, March 24. Turkish troops
have made an attack to revictual a block
house at Malaxa. They were attacked
and repulsed by Christiana who pursued
a convoy of provisions to the environs of
8uda bay. The Turkish warship then
opened fire upon the Christiana and com
pelled them t6 retreatr. -
-. A Call to Turkish Reserves.
. Constantinople, March 24. A Bpecial
irade waa issued by the saltan this morn
ing, calling out for the executive service
44 battalions of the reserve army corps
and alao summoning to' colors the whole
contingent of 1897. '
Laxol is the best medicine for chil
dren. Doctors recommend it in place of
Castor Oil. '
DEBATE ENDS TODAY
Last of the General Discus
sion on the Tariff.
NO NEW. ARGUMENTS 'ADVANCED
Simpson ot Kansas Entertained the
Ronse Senate Refers Credentials
of Henderson ef Florida.
Washington, March 25. This was the
last day of the general debate on the tar
iff bill in the hodse. Talbert, democrat,
of South Carolina, in the presence of a
scant audience, opened the debate. The
house rapidly filled. Talbert talked a
great deal about robber barons. ' , '
! Champ Clark, democrat, of Missouri,
followed. - He said as a democratic poli
tician be rejoiced in the passage of the
pending bill, because after it had become
a law every storekeeper would be obliged
to make a democratic speech every time
be made a sale. The passage of thia
bill, he eaid, would give the democrats a
hundred majority in the next congres
sional election.
After brief remarks by Maguire, dem
ocrat, of California, and Gunn, populist.
of Idaho, Tawney, republican, ot Minne
apolis, member of the ways nd means
committee, took the floor for 20 min
utes. Tawney defended the lead sched
ule, which had been attacked by Gunn
The latter said he had no criticism to
make of the rates. - He only-asked that
they be collected.
Tawney asserted that the classification
of this schedule was such that the duties
could not be evaded. The purpose of the
framers of the schedule was to give Am
erican labor employment in smelting
Mexican and Canadian ores, and at the
same time fully protect the American
lead miner. '
Simpson, populist, of Kansas,, enter
tained the house for five minutes. He
read from McKinley's speech at the
Minneapolis convention a declaration
that the foreigner paid the tax, which be
ridiculed. ,The last congress he said in
creaeed the appropriations $50,000,000,
and now, according to McKinley's the
ory, taxes on foreigners were to be in
creased to pay for extravagance. The
foreigner should be glad, he eaid, that
the last congress had not been a two-bil
lion-dollar congress. If the taxes of the
foreigner could be sufficiently increased
he observed sarcastically,- the surplus
would be distributed among oar people
and every day would be Sunday here.
(Laughter.)
Simpson said he was himself a farmer,
who farmed farms, not farmers. If the
republicans had desired to do something
practical for the farmers, why, he asked,
had they left hides on the free list?
Simpson announced himself a tree trader.
WATERS ARE RISING.
Ice Georges Block .the River at Man
ic a. to, Mfnn.
Mankato, Minn., March 25. The
river has risen slightly. . The gorge has
become firmer and the pressure of the
water above has forced the cakes of ice
to stand edgewise, -giving the river a
strange and wild appearance. . - Ineffect
ual blasting with dynamite was done at
one gorge.. , -
The officials of the Omaha . road ' paid
the city a visit to see the river and its
effect on the embankment on which the
road has built along the river front
LThis work is uninjured and it is not
thought to De in danger. The onion de
pot ia nve feet above the water. . ine
water haa backed into the basement ot
tbe city' hall and flooded the- heating
apparatus so that stoves had to be plac
ed in the various offices.
A mighty flood courses through the cen
ter of North Mankato, and more people
have moved out bringing their house
hold goods to the bridge in boats. The
ice in the river above the City" is still
intact. ' "
BROTHERS FIGHT A DUEL.
One Is Killed and the Other Badly
Wounded.
Gbeensaurg, Ind., March 25. George
and Calvin Holmes, brothers, fought a
duel to the death near Moore's Hill, yes
terday. They were twins 22 years old.
They were members of a prominent and
wealthy family. -
Miss Higgs, over whom they fought, ia
20 vears old, the daughter of one of .the
wealthiest families in the country.
About a year ago George Holmes began'
paying attentions to Miss Higgs', and
was favorably received. Last Christmas
his brother Calvin returned from college
and met the young lady at a neighbor
hood dance. They at once : seemed
smitten with each other, and this arous
ed the jealousy of thfe gir!a lover. Noth-
1
Absolutely Pure.
Celebrated for its gTest leavening strength and
bealthfulness. Aesures trie food against alum '
and all forms of adulteration common tn thn
Cheap brands.
Boy Aii Baking Fowdxb Co., New York.
ing was known of his feelings, however,
until Sunday night when Miss Higgs
jilted him for his brother, and a quarrel
ensued.
Yesterday the brothers met in , the
road. They quarreled and struck each
other, when Calvin fireJ. Several shots '
were exchanged, when George dropped
dead. Calvin is wounded over the
heart.
TROUP!) TO LE1VE CUBA.
Spain
Will Shortly
Withdraw
Ten
Thousand
Men.
Washington, March 25. According
to adviceB received at the state depart-'
ment, presumably from General Lee,
there will soon follow a big withdrawal
of Spanish forces from Cuba in order to
satisfy the constant demands for addi
tional service in the Philippine islands
where the present force is said to be in
adequate to cope with the insurrection
ists.' These advices say that Weyler has
been directed to, dispatch 10,000 of his
best soldiers to Spain, whence they will
shortly afterward be transported to the
Spanish possessions in the . Philippine
group. - .
The demand for troops there is said to
have been so incessant that the cortes
lias been compelled to weaken its Cuban
forces in order to meet the demand.
There are said to be no troops at home
that can be spared for duty abroad, and
theJarmySn Cuba is tbe only source of
supply left for it to draw upon. .
General Weyler, according to reports
received here, has protested against the
withdrawal of any part of his force, but
orders from the home government are
believed to be imperative and mast be
obeyed. '
Trans-Missouri Decision.
Omaha, March 25. FrederickJR. Cou-
dert, one of tbe receivers of the Union
Pacific, is here. In speaking of. the
court's decision on railroad associations'
he said :
"There can be no doubt but that tbe
effect of thia decision of the supreme
court, declaring the Trans-Missouri
Freight Association illegal, will be very
far-reaching. " It may be that all freight
and passenger associations will ' be dis
solved because of the decision.
'It looks aa though the Union Pacific
and all other railroads in the handa of
receivers will be most keenly affected by
the decision. The receivers of a rail
road are really a part of tbe court and no
part of the court can take a position ad- ,
verse to that of the supreme court.
"The whole matter is of such very
great importance tbat I should not care
to give an opinion untii I have read the '
fall text of the decision." - ,
' Two Totes Were Lacking-.
Frankeort. : Ky., March ' 25. The.
third ballot for United States eenator
was taken today. ' Rumors of bribery
have been afloat all day. It was said at
11 o'clock the Hunter forces had brought
two Republican bolters in line and Hunt
er, the nominee, would certainly win.
Daring the voting, Representative Nance,
a bolting Republican, arose and hotly
denied he had been bought, - biibed or
monkeyed with. -He eluded by voting
tor Hunter, who, however, received only
67 votes, 69 being nf cessary to choice
Blackburn (silver Democrat) ' received
49 ; Davis (sound-money Democrat), 13.
Pracnt May Go to Alaska.
Washington, March 25. It is given
oat pretty straight that Max Pracht will
be. appointed governor of Alaska. It la
also understood that Pracht's nomina
tion will not be charged to Oregon, but
will be on account of general services
rendered the party. . The intimation ia
made that no other selections will be
made for Oregon' outside the state until
existing differences are adjusted.
Bismarck's Condition.' ...
Friedrichsruh, March 25. Prince
Bismarck is still confined to his home :
by nervous depression and a gastric dis
order. He receives few visitors, but his
condition is not regarded aa serious.
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