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VOL. VII.
THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY. APRIL 17. 1897.
NUMBER 20.
TAKE THE PLANTS
Chandler's Scheme to Get
Battle-Ship Armor. .
GOVERNMENT TO SEIZE WORKS
Plants to Be Returned After Being-
U.ed--Chaodler. Scheme Presented
to the Senate.
Washington, Aoril 13. Senator
Chandler today introduced bills empow
ering the secretary of the navy to take
nosseseion of the armor plants of the
- Bethlehem and Carnegie companies.
There are two bills, one applying to each
institution, the provisions being the
same in both. Senator Chandler says it
is contemplated that only the Beth
lehem works be taken, unless in a case
' of necessity.
The principal section of the bill au
thorizes and directs the secretary of the
navy to forthwith take possession of such
land buildings and machinery as con
stitute the armor-making plants of the
two companies. He is directed to "hold
and use such land, buildings and
machinery for such a period of time
sufficient to enable eaid secretary to
manufacture at. the works embraced in
said plant or such proportion as he may
see fit armor-plate necessary for the
completion of the battle-ships Alabama,
Illinois and Wisconsin, now in process
of construction for the United States,
and thereafter to return the possession'of
said land, buildings and machinery to
said Bethlehem Iron Company to be
held by said company as its own property
as if the taking hereby authorized bad
not been made, and the aforesaid, tak
ing, holding and using of said land,
buildings and machinery by said eecre
tary for the purpose named, shall be
deemed taking thereof, for the public
use of the United States nnder obliga
tion to make just compensation therefor
in accordance with the fifth amendment
to the constitution."
The bills provide for the adjudication
of any claims against the government by
the court of claims, whose judgement in
the case shall be final. '
These measures are the sequel to the
recent effort of the navv department to
secure bids from the Carnegie and Beth
lehem works for armor plate within the
rate specified by congress, $300 a ton.
MISSOURI IS RAGING.
Lowland. Along It. chore Are Likely
to Be Flooded.
Kansas City, April 13. Weather Ob
server Connor today predicts that the
Missouri river will rise quite rapidly,
crossing the danger line by Wednesday
noon, and will be about one foot above
that point on Thursday night.
At noon today the gauge reads 19.6, a
slight rise since yesterdav. At Leaven
worth a rise of Biz inches has been ex
perienced since daylight, and the water
is still climbing.
New Channel at Omaha. '
Omaha, April 13. The Missouri river
is changing its channel past Omaha, and
in doing so, threatens to destroy prop
erty to the value of several million dol
lars. . Last night the river broke its
banks about a mile above where it left
the old channel twenty years ago, and
today is running in two broad streams
across what were yesterdav fertile mar
ket gardens. These streams run into
Florence lake, a relic of the former
cut-off. ,
From Florence lake the water is pour
ing into Cut-Off lake, and it now seems
only a question of a few hours until
East Omaha is moved into Iowa, and all
the property in the line of the flood is
swept a ay. '
Flood, in the Sooth.
Vickbbubg, Miss., April 13. Today
the gauge registers 51.35, a rise of 4.1 in
twenty-four hoars, the highest water
ever known. ' .,''
Information received today is discour
aging. . The fine plantations at Bruns
wick are all nnder water. Boats are
wanted everywhere to rescue people and
save stock. All hope of saving the levee
is abandoned. The levee from the delta
tip to - Duck port, a distance of eight
miles, is causing much, anxiety. It will
hold to 52 feet on the gauge here, which'
will be reached in forty-eight hours.
The Sunflower and Deer creek sections
are going nnder deeper and deeper.
Situation at JDavla I.land.
St. Joseph, La., April , 13. The
steamer St. Joseph arrived here, having
been detained at Ursulina plantation, on
Davie island, taking on women and
children and mules, -cattle and other do
mestic animals.
It was not apparent to the people on
the boat that the planters were moving.
It was ascertained, however, that it was
feared the levees would not stand much
longer, though every effort had been
made to hold them. The water had
overtopped them In several places, cre
ating something of a panic, and causing
an exodus to take place.
Davis island is not within the limits
of any levee district, but the planters
built and for some years maintained
private levee, protecting the Island from
overflow. '
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WAR WOULD BE WSLCOMX.
Both Turkey and Greece Anxlou.
for
Open Ho.tilltle.
Athens, April 13. The frontier sit
uation is developing slowly for two rea-
sons. In the first place, bad weather,
snows, rain and bitterly cold winds re
tard all movements. In the. second
place, intentional or otherwise, all dis
patches are being considerably delayed,
a not unusual occurence since the begin
ning of the present crisis, but if the de
velopement is slow, it is none the less
menacing and an open outbreak of hos
tilities or a back down on the part of one
or both of the countries most interested
cannot much longer be delayed, as the
strain of retaining armies of about 100,
000 men each in the field . is being felt
with steadily increasing severity by both
Turkey and Greece ; so a .declaration of
war will be welcomed by either side with
a feeling of relief.
Here at Constantinople there are daily
prolonged, meetings of council ministers,
and it is generally recognized that there
must be a decided change before long.
Both Greece and Turkey are trying to
avoid if possible being classed as the
aggressor in the conflict which is appa
rently impending, and are acting with
the greatest caution.
The Greek National League, or Ethnike
Hetairia, is no party to this attitude of
the governments, and has already push
ed forward a force of 3000 irregulars, well
armed, supplied and equipped, accompa
nied by an ample commissariat corps
through the Turkish lines. It is an open
secret here that by the end of the pres
ent week at least 10,000 Greek irregulars
will be in Macedonia, Albania and Epir
as, having been sent nnder pretense of
maintaining the status quo in obedience
to the representation of the powers.
The Turkish minister at Athens yes
terday called the attention of M. Skouses,
the Greek minister of foreign affairs, to
the departure from Greece of irregular
forces into Macedonia. - The reply -was
similar to the one previously made by
the Greek premier, Delyannis, namely,
that Greece might make the same com
plaint as to the vigilance of the Turkish
troops.
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. NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the delin
quent tax rolls have been completed and
will be turned over to the sheriff this
week. On and after Mondav. Arril
19th, the sheriff will be prepared to re
ceive and receipt for all taxes. -
Grocers who will give
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grumbling) if you don't like
Schilling's Best tea, are
helping us. '
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SPANIARDS ELATED
Alleged Treaty Between
Madrid and Washington.
TO MAINTAIN A NEUTRAL ATTITUDE
In Return Spain Promise. Extensile
Reform., Including a Treaty of
- Commerce With America. -
New Yobk. April 14. A World special
from Madrid 8a vs:
Political and diplomatic circles in
Madrid are animatedly discussing the
improvement ot the prospects of Spanish
rnle in Cuba in consequence, it is said,
of an active exchange of confidential and
unofficial communications between the
United States and Spanish governments
since McKinley and Sherman took office,
It seems that Spanish diplomacv has
intimated at Washington that Spain
cannot entertain anv suggestion of
American mediation to obtain the rec
ognition of the Cuban insurgents and
that Spain asks only that the American
executive continue to check and punish
filibustering expeditions and separatists
juntas and propaganda whenever the
Spanish legation and consuls produce
sufficient evidence of their existence,
was done recently in the case of the New
York separatist junta's correspondence
with instructions to Cuban insurgents
Spanish dmlomacy was authorized to
give unofficial, confidential verbal assur
ances that if the American government
did that much Spain considered herself
quite equal to the task of shortly reduc-
ing the rebellion to such a pass that the
Madrid government would be, justified
in the eyes of the public opinion in Spain
and the colonies to carry out West Indi
an home rule in a very liberal spirit, and
in its wake extensive reforms that would
make very easy afterwards a treaty
of
commerce between the United States
and Cuba and Porto Rico.
In this way the American state de
partment was given to understand that
Spain wonld in the future deal more
leniently with the separatists, and that
when home rule is put in force, a gener
al amnesty will be arranged to include
rebels submitting within a certain period
and all political convicts, prisoners and
suspects exiled or transported to Span
ish fortresses and penal settlements
without trial.
TBI FLOOD AT OMAHA.
Farther RI.e In the Missouri River Re
ported Today.
Omaha, April' 14. Up to midnight
last night tbe river held stationary, but
after that Began to rise, and at 9 o'clock
this morning tbe gauge . at Florence
pumping station showed a rise of eight
inches. Tbe wind is blowing strongly
from the south and this materially as
sisted maintaining the repairs made in
tbe levee along the south bank of
Florence lake. That still holds, but a
second stream of water, which runs from
the river west of Florence lake, is still
pouring into Cut-off lake. . -
The banks ot the river are holding
better than has been' expected, but
there is still great danger. . The govern
ment work boats, which were tied
up during the winter, have been steamed
p and sent to the breaks to do what
is possible to save the cut-off.
From all along the river - north and
south oi Omaha come reports of flooded
bottoms and squatters fleeing in the
night from the angry waters. No loss
of life is reported.
At Davenport, la.
Davenport, la., April 14. The Mis
sissippi is within less than two feet of
the danger line at this point, and is
rising at the rate of several inches daily.
Tbe merchants are moving goods from
cellars in the business district, and the
district below, and in the Bock river and
Iowa river valleys a large area of low
land is under water, while families are
moving back , from the river to escape
the advancing flood. At Burlington tbe
river is again rapidly rising and is now
10 feet 6 inches above normal.
The residents of Huron island have
moved to the mainland and the island
is nearly nnder water. .
Situation at Moline.
Moline, 111., April 14. The river is
still rising, here and the danger to the
Moline water power wall is so imminent
that the government has . taken an
emergency action to protect it. A
slanting bulkhead is being built, so as
to take care of a possible rise of two
feet or more above tbe present wall.
The water now stands at 20.5 feet, or
within 2 feet of tbe the top. The wall,
which was built many years ago, has
been weakened, and the water is now
seeping through all it9 length. The cof- j
ferdam protects the new wall in course
of construction, and that is also being
strengthened with stone buttresses and
bags of Band. -' ;
Several factory basements are already
under water and considerable apprehen
sion exists regarding the danger of prop
erty.
SYNDICATE TO RUN THE COUNTRY,
Honduras Grant. Exteusire Concession
- to American..
New York, April 14 A Herald dis
patch from Tegucigalpa says : '
The Honduras syndicate, composed of
prominent Americans, today received
from the government valuable concess
ions. The syndicate is represented bv
Henry L. Sprague and Washington Val
entine, and includes the As tors, Webbs
and President Depew, of the New York
Central railroad.
The concessions which have been
granted by the administration are of the
most extensive nature. The American
projectors are empowered to undertake
the building of an inter-oceanic railroad
and to establish a steamship line on the
Atlantic coast to connect' with New
York. The syndicate may also organ
lze nanus in tne repuoiic, take meas
ures to arrange the foreign debt, collect
customs, administer the finances, control
the mining interests of the country and
arrange for all immigration privileges,
The congress will adjourn Saturday,
ine attairs or Honduras are progress
ing favorably and the administration of
President Bonilla is very strong.
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Turkey Ba.
Sent a Final
Greece
Warning; to
London, April 14. The Evening News
this afternoon publishes a dispatch from
its special correspondent at Athens say,
ing the Turkish government has formally
informed the Greek government that
any further raid of irregulars into Turk
iah territory will be regarded by Turkey
as a declaration of war npon the part of
Greece.
Two years ago B. J.. Warren, a drug
gist at Pleasant Brook, N. Y., bought
small supply of Chamberlain's Cough
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Dallas, Tex., April 15. A special .to
tbe News from Forth Worth says
Hon; James Martin, of Brattleboro,
Vt., who Is largely interested in Fort
Worth & Texas realty, has arrived in
this city. Mr. Martin had been in the
city but a little while when telegrams
reached him announcing that President
McKinly bad decided to nominate him
for assistant secretary ot war. He Baid
in an interview : -
While I am alive to the honor in vol
ved I have replied requesting that I be
not nominated for the position. My
family and business combined render it
impossible for me to accept. This is my
conclusion after due consideration, and
notified Senator Proctor and Morrill of
mv state." .
NOTICE.
The partnership heretofore existing in
Tygh Valley Flooring Mills, under the
name of W. M. McCorkle & Son, is this
day dissolved by limitation, J. M. Mc
Corkle retiring. W. M. McCorkle will
continue, and will pay all legal claims
and collect all debts of the late firm.
Tygh, Or., April 2, 1897.
-W. M. McCorkle,
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Attention Hor.emen.
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general round up. All horseowners are
requested to be present. - .
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DESTROYED THE FLAG
Spaniards Show Their Spite
by Tearing It.
CUBANS WITL BE GIVEN FAIR PLAY
Greek In.urg-enta Continue Their In
va.lon of Macedonia, and War
seem. Inevitable.
New York, April 15. A Herald dis
patcti from Sagua Grande via itey West,
Bays a report has just reached there
Of
outrage perpetrated near the town of En
cicrujada, by Spanish troops, who de
stroyed the property owned by the wife
of the British vice-consul, Mr. Harris, of
Sagua Grande, and-tore up an American
flag which the manager of the' estate,
George Harris, who is an American citi
zen, bad draped over his bed.
The estate ot Mrs. Harris, called La
Palma, is about two mils from Encicru
jada. The troops broke open the doors
and removed articles of value. Finding
the flag in the manager's bedroom, the
soldiers carried it out with many epi
tnets and tore it into bits. Being Batis
fied with their vengeance on the bit of
bunting, in the absence of its ' owner,
they departed.
The matter was reported to Mr. Har
rison his return, and he promptly laid it
before the British and American consul
ar officials in Sagua, who will cause
thorough investigation. "
It is said the Spanish assert that they
had seen insurgents leaving the estate.
but this is denied by tbe manager. The
American consul at Sagua, his friends
say, will make a full report on the flag
incident. He is Mr. Barker, one of the
most vigerous American representatives
on tne island.
FAIR PLAY f OK CCBAKS.
Pre.ident McKinley Will See That They
Get It. .
New York, April 15. A Tribune die
patch from Washington says :
. ine policy ot tne. administration in
reference to Cuba is not likely to be crit
icised as was tnat ot its predecessor on
the score of indifference to the rights of
American citizens. Secretary Sherman,
unlike Olney, will see to it that impris
onment of suspects entitled to the pro
tection ot tbe united btates for an in
definite period is no longer indulged in
by Spanish officials ,in Cuba. "" He will
even go further and make it plain to tbe
Spanish authorites that they cannot, in
tne closing ot tne 19th century, be per
mitted to carry on war on principles
widely divergent from modern 'civiliza
tion. In short, notice has been . served
on tbe Spanish government informally
aB yet, but still in unmistakable terms
that this government recognizes a . state
of clyil war on the island of Cuba which
demands a treatment of prisoners taken
in action by either side somewhat differ
ent from that which seems to have been
accorded them thus far. "
The immediate cause of this notice be
ing served on the Spanish government
was, of course, the capture of Cuban
General Rivera and the rumor that he
would be forthwith tried by drumhead
court-martial and shot. '
The president, immediately after the
news of the fate in store for the prisoner
was received, directed Secretary Sher
man to draw up a protest against the
contemplated action of General Weyler,
Upon second - consideration, however,
the protest took a less formal shape. In
stead of being delivered to the Spanish
minister in writing, Senor de Lome was
sent for by the secretary of state and in
formed as to tbe views of tbe adminis
tration in the matter. - This protest, it is
assumed was no less explicit than that
which secretary bherman bad previously
drafted. At any rate it had its effect,
for General Rivera is still living.
GREEKS ' ARB 3IABCH ING ON.
Invasion of Macedonia I. Being- Vigor
ously Fro.ecuted.
Labissa, April 15. There is no truth
in the Turkish reports that tbe Greek
irregulars have been driven out of Mace
donia. It is true a few of the irregulars
who formed a part of the expeditionary
force returned into Greek territory, but
these are men who for some reason have
been unable to keep up with the main
body of the Greeks and consequently re
treated across the frontier.
The main body of irregulars is con
tinuing its successful operations against
tbe Turks. The report of the capture
of Kipuri, north of Baltino, by the
Greeks is confirmed, and in addition,
tho main forces of the irregulars of tbe
expeditionary force have advanced as
far as Pigavitza, where they destroyed
an important bridge across a mountain
torrent. '
From that point Chief Davelis, who is
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directing operations, sent a' detachment
of Italians under Colonel Cipri. with in
structions to capture Zlovoff, a small
town occupying an important strategic
position. The Italians accomplished the
task with considerable skill. Chief
Davelis sent another column to capture
Sitivon. This movement was also suc
cessful. At Kritudes, Plisia and Kour
duzie, heavy fighting occurred between
Greeks and Turks before the places were
captured. .
Another colnron of Greek irregulars
started for Macedona from Zarkos, half
way between Larissa and Trikhala.
Shortly after crossing the frontier tbe
Greeks were confronted by strong forces
of Turkish regular troops in well-defended
positions in the villages of Ana
koutra and Kabakontra. . Sharp fighting
followed, but the Greeks carried both
villages.
The Greeks have achieved success in
of irregulars, within Turkish territory
before war has formally been declared.
Greek irregulars now hold all four roads
leading from the Thesealiaa frontier in
the direction of Grevno, which may be
looked upon as a Turkish center.
According to reports received from
leaders of the irregular forces, at least
1,000 mountaineers of the country trav
ersed by Greeks have joined the ir
regular fortes, and it. is further stated
the Albanians are .deserting from the
Turkish forces near Mount Olympus,
escaping into Thessaly and joining the
Greek forces.
Austrian Vessel. Fired Upon.
Canea, April 15. The Australian tor
pedo-boats were fired on today by tbe
insurgents near Kiesamo, while chasing
the Greek blockade runners. There has
been sharp fighting around Candia be
tween the Turks and insurgents. -
Turkish Position Untenable.
London, April 15. A special from
Constantinople says in the last encoun
ter between Greek irregulars and Turk
ish regular troops, tbe latter lost 240
killed and wounded. The dispatch adds
that Edbem Pasha, tbe Turkish commander-in-chief,
has telegraphed the
Turkish authorities at Constantinople
that' nnlooo ha 1 a irnarafl f n nivDa Vi n
frontier and take up a position on the
plains of Thessaly, his present position
is untenable, owing to the constant at
tacks of tbe Greek insurgents, who have
entered the Turkish lines by stealth,
and also In consequence of tbe excite
ment among tbe troops, especially the
Albanians. '
Tbe Turkish - ministers, it is further
announced, have informed the sultan
that war should be declared against
Greece. The sultan, who objects to war,
as not yet replied to tbe recommenda
tion of his ministers.
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