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VOL. VII.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7. 1897.
NUMBER 19.
Ay
WILL FORM A TRUST
An Alleged Plot to Contra
the Produce Market. .
NO FOOD PRODUCTS WILL BE SOLD
farmer Will Balsa . Barely Knongrh
for Themselves, Compelling Con
.earners to Import Prom Abroad.
Toledo, April 2. Farmers are trying
to form a trust. It is to spread all over
the land, and if present plans carry, not
a dollar's worth of farm produce of any
kind will be Bold for general consump-
tion. In a nntsbell, the idea is for the
farmers to limit their crops to the actual
living needs of the members of the trust.
- The organization is secret, oathboond,
: and its principles know just now to only
a select few outside of those directly con
cerned in its development. According
to the promoters, however, the country
' is practically in condition to be placed in
the grip of this remarkable combine.
Lancaster. Fa., was the birthplace of
the trust. It saw light there several
months ago, and was incorporated nnder
, the laws ot New Jersey as the the Agri
culturalists' National Protective Associa-'"-
tion. The supreme body is made np of
one representative from each state,
whose duties are similar to those of the
board of directors of an ordinary corpor
'. ation. Each state has a subordinate
board of directors, consisting of one rep
resentative from each congressional dis
trict. Each district in tarn is governed
by a board of two members from" each
county. Each county is under control
of a board of from five to 11 in number,.!
who direct the movements of township
' organizations,
It is the purpose to do nothing this
year in the way of controlling the mar
kets, because the organization is not
complete. Next year, however, the crops
will be limited to actual living needs of
members.
If the plan is cirried oat, not a dol
lar's wortn of farm prodnct of any kind
will be sold for general consumption, it
being the purpose to compel the people
to import all food products. It is be
lieved that by this method the power of
the association can best make itself felt.
Birthday of a Church.
New Yobk, April 2. Trinity church,
full of years and ecclesiastical honors,
will soon celebrate with great ceremony
the bicentenary, of its existence. Trin
ity's 200th birthday, the anniversary of
the issuance of its charter by William
; III of England, in 1697, falls upon the
6th of May. It will be dignified bv an
eight day's festival, beginning on Sun
day. May 2, and ending Sunday, May 9,
The ceremonies of each day included
y in the festival period will be unique, im
posiog and beautiful. The principal eer-
vices will be held Wednesday, May . 5,
The morning service will begin at 11
o'clock and Bishop Potter will deliver
' the address to some 200 guests who have
- been especially invited, among them
judges of the United States court and
. presidents of colleges and universities,
Stock Has Suffered.
Ecbeka, Cal., April 2. From reliable
reports received here, the late cold
storm has been very disastrous to stock
: It is reported that thousands of dead
aeaa lamps are scattered over the ex
posed ranges in the north, east and
. south, and many mother sheep, weak
. v ened by hunter and exposure, have
, snared the same fate. Stockmen gen
erally have negledted to provide stored
food when not absolutely! essential. ' A
. loot of snow is reported at Kneel
. prairie, and nearly as much in the
Yager section. There will be small, if
any, increase in the flocks this year.
" r Cattle have also suffered from lack
of food, and the loss of stock will be
heavy where stored feed has not been
provided. .
Colonel Grant Declined.
New Yobk, ApnL2. Colonel Fred D,
Grant has 'decided to decline President
McKinley's offer of the position of first
: assistant secretary of war.
Mr. Grant sent the following telegram
to President McKinley :
"Aitnougn you were pleased to urge
me to think over the matter, it is im
possible for me to consider the position
of assistant secretary of war, which yon
. were good enough to offer me I there
fore decline with thanks the appointment,
at the same time regretting that I am
not to serve the administration, for
, which I worked earnestly.".
Mr. Grant declined to be interviewed
beyond giving out the foregoing tele-
.' gram. . '--'. . ...
A Traffic Agreement.
' Cheyenne, Wyo., April 2. General
officers of the Union Pacific and Oregon j
Short Line met here last night in a con
ference which lasted several hours.
General Manager Bancroft, of "the Ore-
Lgon Short Line, said the general plans
for perfecting a traffic arrangement had
been agreed upon, and the two lines
would maintain close and harmonious
relations. From another source it was
learned the two lines would make prac
tical! a great 'transcontinental system.
Another conference will be held at Salt
Lake in about two weeks. ,
.HIGHEST IN MAUI YEARS.
Mississippi Blver at St. Paul Registers
Sixteen Feet.
St. Paul, April 2. The Mississippi
river has reached sixteen feet and is
rising slowly. This ' Ib the highest
point reached since the great flood of
1881. The residents of the flats have
had ample warning to save themselves
and their property. Between Minne
apolis and St. Paul 1000 families have
'been made homelesB. They lived along
the riverside and in the lowlands..
Families that lived to the left of In
terurban bridge at Minneapolis have
been driven out and a vast body of water
rushes oyer the spot where their homes
need to be. It. has swept away many
houses. ' -
On the west side, the water is en
croaching on the Robert-street bridge.
Only two streets in the flats are free
from water, and those only for . three
squares. The water is coming up, and
gradually submerging all the- lowlands.
Already 200 homes over there are- under
water, and more dissappear with each
succeeding hour.
Looking from the pier of old Broadway
bridge toward the south, the west' side
looks like an immense lake, with a house
top sticking above the surface here and
there. Many of the residences further
down, are covered, and the lake is float
ing full of all sorts of ' household goods,
fences, barn roofs, trees and lumber of
all descriptions.
On the npper flats on the other side of
the river the inhabitans awoke this morn
ing to find their yards, and in some cases
their houses flooded. They therefore be
gan to move. '.-' -
By a sudden rise of the river at South
St. Paul, last night, 150 sheep, were
drowned. There are 8000 sheep' in " the
pens, which are being removed to other
yards. Millions of feet of lumber got
away from the boom companies to the
north, and floated over St. Anthony
falls. The Mississippi & Rum River
Boom Co. estimates its loss at $60,000.
A Harvest for the Sugar Trust.
Philadelphia, April 2. Owing to the
strong condition of the refined, sugar
market, by Monday every refinery in the
citv will be running full force, which
means employment of 2000 - persons.
JN early oU,UvJU tons of raw engar are en
route by vessels from Germany, the East
Indies, Egypt, South America and West
Indian islands.
Hay Escape Death.
New Yobk, April 3. A Madrid
patch says :
dis-
General Rivera and Colonel Baccaloa
will be taken to Havana tor trial before
an ordinary court-martial. The govern'
ment so directs. It is not likely that
the death penalty will be imposed upon
either.
A White House Dinner.
Washington, April 2. President -McEinley
gave a dinner of twenty-seven
covers at the White House tonight, the
guests including the preeent and past
members pf the ways and means com
mittee of the bouse now in congressional
life, and a few others.
Heavy Damage Suit.
... - , ....
Helena, Mont., April 3. The decision
of Judge Knowles in the United States
court in the injunction suits of the Bos
ton & Montana Company and E. Rollins
Morse, chairman of the. Butte & Boston
Ore Purchasing Company, in which it
was pought to stop the latter from work
ing the Michael Devitt and Pennsylva
nia lodes, will be followed, by the heavi
est damage suit ever tried in the coun
try. - . . ... ;. . .
Manager McGinnis, of the Montana
Ore Purchasing Company, ' stated last
night that as soon as the ' necessary
papers could be prepared suit would
be instituted against the Boston & Mon
tana Company tor $2,200,000,. which it is
claimed is the net value of the ore ex
tracted by the latter company through
the Mountain View shaft from the west
100 feet of the Rarus lead.
This is said to have been the principal
ore supply of the Mountain View, and it
is said nearly all of the ore has been
taken out. The Montana Ore' Purchas
ing Company claims the value of the ore
thus unlawfully extracted was mor
than $3,000,000, and the net value is $2,-
200,000. I . .
Tom McCoy has opened his new barber
shop opposite the Clarenden restaurant
on Second Btreet. . m4-lm
WRECK ON SHORT LINE
The Westbound Passenger
Train Ditched.
ONE KILLED AND TWELVE INJURED
Several Oregon People Hurt Accident
Occured Near Halad Switch Bad
Been Tampered With.
Salt Lake, April 3. The westbound
through passenger train on the Oregon
Short Line was ditched near Malad,
Idaho, at 10 o'clock this morning. The
engine and first four cars passed over
the switch safely, but the fifth car, a
tourist sleeper, a passenger- coach and
two Pullman sleepers wre completely
overturned and demolished with fatal
results. . P. Kennedy, of Kansas City,
was killed, and the following injured
seriously :
Alice C. Strohn, ot Dayton, Wash.,
leg and ankle crushed and back injured.
David M. Cart well, of Haines, Or.,
right shoulder and legs badly crushed.
W. A. Cartwell, of Haines, Or., right
arm crushed and hip bruised.
B. T. Herringer, Baker City; Or.,
right ankle broken, left leg bruised,
arm scalded and face cut.
J. A. Williams, an extra brakernan
leg badly crushed. . ' -
The slightly, injured were : DeKayle,
Smith and S. H. Fincher, of Weiser,
Idaho ; Charles Delloand Andrew Kutria
of Portland, Or.; W. W. Croco, of Bliss.
Idaho. ; David Dupuis, of Eureka, Utah
W. A. Geddes, of Plain City, Utah: J
A. Williams, of Palisade, Colo. ; R. 8
Hanover, of Ogden : Joe Waldron. of
Hagerman, Idaho; Judge S. McFadden,
of Hailey, Idaho, and Frank Ball, con
doctor. ' 1 - -
' The accident was caused by a broken
switch-frog. It is believed that tramps
had tampered with the switch shortly
before the train passed.. '
-The officials of the road started from
Salt Lake immediately upon hearing
of the accident,' taking- a number of
physicians. 4 The injured were taken ' to
Boise, where they will be cared for.
The track was cleared at 7 o'clock
this evening. .
The damage to the railroad was about
$4000, not including a coach of the . Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation Company,
which was entirely destroyed.
SIX JEALOUS POWERS.
Utterly Unable to Straighten Out the
Greek Tangle.
London, April 3. It ia just a month
since the so-callec concert of the powers
threatened the blockake of Crete, which
has proved quite ineffectual, being con
tinually evaded, and today the anarchy
in Crete and the confusion in European
counsels are worse than before.
The replies of the parliamentary sec
retary for the foreign office, Mr. Curzon,
to inquiries on the subject, show it to be
by to means certain that all the powers
have actually agreed to blockade the
Greek ports., ' ' '
The latest news indicates that France
and Italy are still adverse to this course.
The fact is that the powers' distrust of
each other reduces them' to impotence.
None of them wants a general war, no
body being able to foresee what is even
tual result woul(Tbe.
It is. believed that Russia and Ger
many, ana -perhaps Austria, want a lo
calized war, hoping . that Turkey, being
victorious will lay Greece at the mercy
of European dictation. In the -meantime,
the two combatants, as well the
powers, hesitate to incur the odium of
commencing the. conflict. Germany's
attitude in setting on the other powers,
while herself abstaining from any active
share in the struggle, is universally con
demned as being a disgraceful diplo
matic betrayal. :
, Russia is evidently playing her own
game,' and while willing to send to Crete
whatever troops the other powers sug
gest, she hopes that the blockade of
Greece will incite the Greeks to hostile
action on the frontier, something, that
seems extremely probable, as the king
of Greece stoutly maintains bis original
determination, and the' premier, M.
Delyannis, declares that nothing will
prevent war if the powers persist in re
refusing their consent to the nnion of
Crete and Greece. Russia is confident
that Greece will loose the 'first battle.
and that Bulgaria and Servia will not
move except at Russia's orders. :
The admirals of the foreign fleets in
Cretan waters continue daily asking for
definite instructions from their respective
governments. They-, have urgently ad
vised the appointment of a European
governor, as they are incapable of ruling
the island. "
' It 18 a remarkable fact that Colonel
Vassos and the Greeks Inepire'the great
est sympathy among all the foreign cor
respondents, the futile measures of the
powers being daily denounced.
Mr. Gladstone has written another let
ter on Cretan affairs, and with reference
to the concert of Europe. ' He says the
attitude of the powers recalls the day
of Ca8tlereagh and Metternicb, when
Greece was unable to buy armaments
Europe on credit, wnile Turkey bad no
difficulty whatever in doing so.
It is stated that Greece will trv to
raise an internal loan of 1,000,000.
- The reports that Greek insurgents
have already crossed the Macedonian
frontier turn out to be incorrect.
A well-informed diplomat at Vienna
declares that the powers are determined
to maintain the blockade of Greece if
that nation declares war, and thus de
prive her of one of her most formidable
means of attack. ,
A report from Athens says that a son
of Admiral Harris, the British com
mandor in Cretan waters, has arrived
there as a volunteer. - .
It is understood Russia has stopped
Turkey's negotiations to sell the island
of Cre'te to Greece by a threat to occupy
Anatolia if the negotiations are per
sisted in. '
' Philadelphia's Mission to Hawaii,
Washington, April 3. -Regarding the
ulterior motive of the administration in
ordering the Philadelphia to Hawaii, it
is - reported from good sources that
despite the pacific assurances of offi
cials, there is mnch more significance In
the order than the administration cares
to have the public know at this time.
: In official circles here it is taken to
mean that the administration ia favor
able to annexation, and the departui
of the Philadelphia is the first Btep in
that direction. There is nothing in the
political situation in Hawaii to justify
intereace by the United States in the re
lations between Japan and Hawaii.
course of action which would prevent
the Japanese from getting control of the
islands would, however, be necessary in
the probable event of a conclusion of
treaty of annexation with the Hawaiian
republic.
-: The Worst Yet to Come'-
Yankton, S. D., April 4. Four inches
of rain have fallen during the week, and
rain is still falling. Jim river, the long
est nnnavigable river in the world,
now on a rampage, covering the bottom
lands from bluff to bluff and threatening
to wash away the Great Northern, North
western and Milwaukee railroad bridges
which cross the river . at this point
Over three mileB of each road - has been
washed out thus far, placing Yankton
without railroad facilities. The river
still rising rapidly here. General de
struciton throughout the Jim river
valley is predicted. Farmers as a rule
have vacated their homes and farms
and those remaining are being moved by
boats. It is thought that the worst of
of the flood is yet to come.
BETTER THAN - CANNING THEM.
Japan Said to offer a Market tor Oregon
ltange Hoises.
San Francisco, April 3. It is more
than probable that a new market is
about to open for the great herds of
range horses of the Pacific coast. Since
the close of the China-Japanese war, the
Japanese government has been re-organizing
its army and from now on a large
cavalry force is to be maintained. Pre
vious to the war the Japanese cayalry
was about 20,000. strong, and was sup
plied . from government horse-breeding
establishments. -When, however, at the
outbreak of hostilities, drafts were made
upon these establishments, it was .found
that -only five per cent of the animals
were really serviceable.
Officials at Tokio have recently been
considering the small, weedy range ani
mals of Australia, and it is said that
when United States Consul Rell, at
Melbourne, learned of this-fact, he
called attention to the needs of the Jap
anese government.
Several Japanese residents in this city,
who are considered authorities on the
matter, and' who "have made a study of
Japanese horses, and the Japanese horse
men, are en) pbatic in their indorsement
of the American range horse. -
President Tetautaro Aoki, of the Yo
kohama Specie bank, of this city, said
today that undoubtedly the American
horse will fill all requirements.
"Tha horse most suitable for the Jap
anese cavalry," he said, "should be as
tough as rawhide, not over gentle and
not too dainty in the matter of fodder.
I would unhesitatinslv. recommend that
the best horses for the home government
could be selected from herds that thrive
so well on the plains of Eastern Wash
ington, Eastern Oregon, California and
the other mountain states.. It only re
mains for those most interested to bring
the matter properly before the Japanese
government in order to open up a big
market for these animals."
WORK ON THE LEVEES
Louisiana People Make Ef
forts to Prevent Breaks.
WATCHERS GUARD ENTIRE SYSTEM
President to Send a Message to Con
gress Asking Kellef Legislation
for Flood Sufferer. ' f
New Oeleans, La., April 5. Gover
nor Foster last night issued a proclama
tion to the people. He calls attention
to the fact that "The levee system, al
though not yet entirely perfected, is the
bulwark of the state's salvation. Gov
ernment and state aid has been ex
tended, and the future depends upon
the people. Trusted leaders are in
charge of the work, and if the greatest
care is maintained now all, or. most of
the levees, can be held, and the future
will be bright because the system will
be strengthened and completed and the
country will have confidence in Louisa-
ana, her enterprise . and ber oppor
tunities. : . .
The sentiment expressed took root be-
fore it was uttered, for all along the
Mississippi Valley road, between this
city and Baton Rouge, mass meetings
were held and volunteer forces organ
ized to keep a strict watch on the banks,
and labor day and night to strengthen
them. So far there is not a break in
the entire Louisiana levee, not counting
the tributary bayou of Lafourche, where
the levees were. '
Yesterday the sunshine raised hopes
and quickened the work ot tbo army of
protection, and a few more days of fair,
calm weather will see great strides made
in raising barriers against the overflow-
Last night General Manager Thome,
of the Texas & Pacific, and General
Agent Spellman, of the Illinois Central,
who is also president of the Ponchar-
train levee board, spent the night, one
at Lutcbered,tbe other in St. James,
distributing material to the planters,
who say if they are given supplies tbey
will furnish labor and hold the line.
'." The President Will Act.
Washington, April 5. The situation
in the flooded Mississippi districts is be
ing earnestly inquired into by. the presi
dent, and today the Arkansas congres
eional delegation, headed by Senator
Jones, called upon McKinley to urge
upon him the advisability of sending a
special message to congress urging ap
propriate legislation for the relief of the
flood sufferers.
A delegation of the citizens o'f Mem
phis,, headed by Representative Car
mack, also, called on the same mission.
McKinley practically decided to send a
special message to congress tomorrow on
the subject. '.'
Situation at .-Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Minn., April 5.' Some
apprehension is felt for the ssfety of the
new power dam recently completed at
great expense toelow St. Anthony falls.
A portion of the coping was carried away
by the first rush of ice, and it was noted
this morning that the notch had been
enlarged by the rush of water. ,
There has been a raise of sixteen : in
ches since Saturday, and 100 families on
the west side flats have been evicted by
the water. A strong current ia setting
through the settlement, and may
carry some homes away. The city en
gineer has declared Tenth avenue
biidge unsafe and closed it to travel.
The upper Mississippi ia now looked
to as the danger point. The woods -are
full of snow, and everything depends on
whether this melts rapidly or slowly.
The Rise Is Checked.
St. Louis, April 6. The clear weather
of the past two days has averted the
rise of the Mississippi to the danger line,
which it was predicted last week would
reach this morning. This morning,
the flood lacked a foot and ' four inches
of the 30-feet danger point. C
- Flood at Chattanoofa.
Chattanooga, Tenn.,- April 5. The
river waa twenty-six feet at 10 o'clock
this morning , a rise of, ten feet in 24
hours. It is rising 2.4' inches an hour
and will reach the 33-feef danger line by
noon tomorrow.
KIVEKA MAT NOT BE SHOT.
Orders Have , Come From Madrid to
Spare Him.
New York, April 5. A World Ha
vana special says : " -
The belief is that Rivera will not be
hot. " An order is said to have come
from Madrid to spare bis life. This is
not prompted from motives of humanity,
but to make a good impression on; the
United States and other nations. Gen-
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Absolutely Pure.
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Celebrated for its great leavening strength aud
health fulness. Assuren toe food against alum
and all forms of adulteration common to Hie
cheap brands. -
Koyai, Baking Powdib Co. New Yobk.
era! Weyler ia furious, it is reported, and
may cause the order to be withdrawn, in
which Case General Rivera will , be put
to death- i
A World Courier bring! a report from
the insurgents that General Rivera had
received orders from Gomez to turn over
bis command to General Roloff and heJ
waa about to report to Gomez for other
duty-when he was captured. That his
capture was brought about by treason is
still euspected, but Senor Jorrrin Is no'
longer accused. The traitor is thought
to have been some petty officer under
General Rivera.
Weyler is evidently more anxious to
kill time than the rebels. A World
courier reports that the captain-general
remained aboard the steamer off Sagua
la Grande from March -22 to March 26,
during which time no one waa allowed
to see him. Then he wasted two daya
more ashore seeing no one. General
Weyler now is in Cienfuegos, another
comfortable city. There he discovered'
great corruption in furnishing army
supplies for paper money.' He has im
prisoned leadjng men and the chief of
police and has removed the governor. -
It is reliably stated that General Wey
ler. is seeing at Cienfuegos and commu
nicating with Cubans who are plotting
to get General Gomez into a trap, . Gen
eral Gomez remains at Arroyo Blanco,
camping either at Santa Teresa, Juan
Criello, La Reforma or Las Barracones.
He stays west Of Juacaro Moron trocha,
but can pass it with impunity. A fam
ily just crossed it, cut down the wire
and eaw no soldiers. ' -
Word from Santiago province shows
that General Garcia is gaining victory
after victory. He has absolute control
of the province outside of the big towns.
The rebel government two weeks ago
was at .Dlanquizala, two miles from
Manzanillo, on the coast.
Military Commamier Marcelino Gar
cia, of Sancti Spiritus, publishes notea
of a forced draft. .. Ha commands all
citizens to enlist on pain of arrest. ' This
is done by General Weylers orders.
Nearly 100 Havana volunteers who en
listed for home duty only were sent to
the front this week.
CUBA IX THE SENATE.
GoTernment Called Cpon to Step Span-
- ish Atrocities
Washington, 'April 5. The senate to
day indulged in some bantering of
Chandler of New Hampshire, who in-,
troduced a bill "abolishing competition
in trade and production and authorizing
combinations to enable merchants, man
ufacturers and producers of commodities
subject to interstate commerce to main
tain prices and profits notwithstanding
the business depression." - -
Allen said nothing like this bill had
been seen in the palmiest days of the
Populists. Chandler announced his
serious intention to press the bill as an '
amendment to the railroad pooling bill
in case that measure was brought for
ward. ' . - .
The CuPan question was then debated,
the Allen resolution protesting against
the trial of Gerf. Rivera by drumhead
courtmartial, forming the basis of the
debate. Allen made an emphatic speech
calling on the United States as a Chris
tian nation to stop t,be Spanish savagery
and outrages.'- i
. Hoar of Massachusetts opposed the
resolution,' and favored a calm and de
liberate course.
Senator Galiinger of New Hampshire
made a very vehement speech in favor
of Cuba. He said he and every other
senator, he believed, were getting letters
denouncing them for their position on"
Cuba. They, came, he added, from the
money-changers of the East.
A motiop to refer the Rivera Cuban
resolution to the committee on foreign
relations was detested. The resolution
was adopted, 44 to 0.
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