VOL. VII.
NUMBER 26.
THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATUR DAY. MAY 29, 1897;
NOTE TO THE PORTE
Powers Finally Agreed Upon
; Conditions of Peace. :
GERMANY HELD OCT UNTIL TODAY
Her Obstinate Attitude Gave Rise to
Fears That Peace . Might Be
Louf Delayed.
Viknsa. Mav 25. The Neue Freie
' Presse publishes a Dispatch from Con
stantinople today saying Germany has
finally approved the conditions of peace
and the identical note of the powers on
the subject was presented to the Turkish
government today.
Germany Was Obstinate. '. .
. Constantinople May 25. The col
lective note of the ambassabors of the
powers on the subject of Turkish, de
mands upon Greece has not yet been
presented, owing to the German' ambas
eador at Constantinople, Baron Sanrma
von Jeltsch. having' been forbidden to
eign it until Greece consents to peace
terms.
It is farther understood that Germany
declares she will withdraw altogether
from mediating Bhould the other powers
consider the previous consent of Greece
unnecessary. Germany's action is re
garded as highly prejudicial to the pros
pect of a speedy conclusion of peace, as
it lead 9 Turkey to believe the powers are
disunited and encourages opposition.
DYNAMITED BY CUBANS.
Spanish Military Train Blown Vp While
En Rente to Sod Kb.
Havana, May 25. It is reported from
Santiago de Cuba that a Spanish niili
tary train from El Cristo to Son go was
attacked by 600 insurgents. The train
wan carrying troops to reinforce the gar
rison at Sonpo. At the first shot of the
insurgents the train stopped? and Lien
tenant Lafl'iente, who was in command
of the Spanish troops, ordered bis men
to fire on their assailants, but at that
moment several dynamite bombs which
bad been previously placed' on the track
by the Cubans, exploded, killing Lien-
. tenant Lafluente and twelve Spanish
privates and wounded thirty-two others,
The locomotive and one car were de
stroyed by the explosion.
The Spaniards surrendered, and the
Cubans, alter plundering the train and
securing a large supply of provisions and
munitions of war, burned the remaining
cars.
Sixty Spanish soldiers and .twenty
other persons, employes of the railroad
and officers of the Spanish government,
were made prisoners. Two hours later
they were set free by order of General
Calixto Garcia.
The Spanish military commander of
Songo was afraid to go the aid of , the
troops, but waited till they were re
leased and the insurgents were far
away. Then he sallied forth, and near
the town killed two countrymen, one of
them a noncombatant and the other t
Cuban of his own forces. He , then re
turned to town, reporting a victory over
the insurgents.
TRIED TO CHEAT THE OALLOWS
. Tram wrecker Word en Attempt Suicide
in Jail at Sacramento.
Sacbaiibxto, Cal., May 25. Salter D
Worden, nnder sentence of death for
the wreck of a train at Two-Mile trestle
during a strike, which resulted in' , the
' death ot Engineer Clark and four United
States soldiers, attempted suicide in the
. condemned cell at Folsom last night,
He broke the chimney of a lamp in . his
cell and need a fragment of broken glass
to cut an artery in his left wrist.
When found the wrist was badly
hacked, many smaller veins being sever
ed, but the wound did , not penetrate
deep enongh to sever the arteries. '
Worden declared he had given up all
hope that the governor would interfere
in his behalf and that he did . not want
to nndergo the disgrace of dying on the
gallows. In his cell were found several
letters to friends and relations, bidding
them good-bye.,
It is not customary to put a death
watch on a condemned man until a few
days before the date of his execution,
consequently Worden had no one- to
interfere with his plans. ' The governor
now has the Worden case under consid
eration, bnt if he does not interfere
'. Worden will be hanged on June 4.
- ' . HAVEMBXER ON TBIil.. '
Government Opens Its Case Against the
." . Bugar King;..'
Washington, May 25.-rThe trial of
H. 0. 1 Havemeyer, president of the
' American Sugar Refining Company for
refusing to answer the question - of the
senate sugar investigating committee in
the spring of 1S94, began in the criminal
court this morning. .; --
' ElvertonR. Chapman, the first of the
five contumacious witnesses; is now
serving thirty days' sentence in the dis
trict jail. John E. Searlee, secretary of
the sugar trust, and E. J. Edwards and
John S. Enriver, newspaper man, will
be tried, probably in the order named.
. There was a large crowd in attendance
this morning to witness the unusual
spectacle of a millionaire on trial.
Among them were Senators Gray, Lodge
Lindsay and Davis and Congressman
Richardson. Judge Bradley presided,
District Attorney Davis conducted the
case on behalf of the United States. The
defendant waa represented by a brilliant
array of counsel, including Nathaniel
Wileon, of this city ; John C. Johnson,
of Philadelphia, and John H. Parsons,
of New York. '
FORBIDDEN GKul'ND.
Many Americans Debarred, from Trarel-
lng in Russia.
Washington, May 25. Senator Per
kins will today, if opportunity is afford
ed, offer his resolution of inquiry which
will bring out reasons why Russia will
not permit many American " citizens to
travel in the czar's realm.
The case of'Adolph Kutner, which
brought out the fact that others than
Christians are debarred the right con
tinues to cause comment, i or many
years Russia has insisted on the right to
exercise discrimination in honoring
passports., Many protests have been
made, but the files of the department
show that all have met with the same
result.
In the preamble to his resolution, Mr,
Perkins snows that the Californian who
desired to enter Russia is a man of
means and standing, and would have no
other object than to travel and to visit
friends and early scenes. '
At the state department knowledge of
the caso of Kutner was confined to the
facts of the protest and the inquiry by
the senator. The fact that Russia has
insisted on the right of discretion is ad
mitted, and the secretary thinks no
change can be made without negotia
tions. ,
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' A Juror Had An Opinion. '
San Francisco, May 25. The latest
effort to induce Governor Bndd to grant
a reprieve to Theodore Dnrrant comes in
the announcement that John E. Purdy,
a bookkeeper, has furnished proof that
Jnror Samuel E. Dutton had expressed
the opinion that Dnrrant was guilty, and
should hang.., According to Purdy's
statement, Dutton expressed the opinion
in conversation in a saloon. Dutton
says he has no recollection of the inci
dent. . -,'-.... .'
An inspection of the record in the Dnr
rant case shows that Dutton was accept
able to both sides, though he had an
impression not amounting to an opinion
concerning Currant's guilt or innocence.
The prosecution was inclined to chal
lenge Dutton, bnt the chief counsel in
sisted on his retention, saying he knew
bin? to be an honest man.
' Sentiment in Europe.
New York, May 25. Nathan Page, of
Washington', the lawyer" who conducted
the Moro claim against Spain, has just
returned from a visit to England, France
and Holland. He was asked about : the
consensus of opinion in Paris and
London concerning . the war InjCnba.
He said: ..."
'In Paris I met many highly educated
Spaniards, and they d& not see how Spain
can retain Cuba. They and others ' in
Europe think it is only a, question of
time-when Cuba will go to the .United
States. They do not see any other eoln
tion of the problem, and they do not
seem to grieve over the situation.
' Another Cut In Rates. .
Sax Fkaoihco, May 25. In order - to
meet the reduction recently made by 'the
tearasbip companies, the Southern Pa
cific has made another cut in its rates
to Portland. On May 28 and every fifth
day thereafter the railroad rate from
this city to Portland -will be: First
class, including berth, $15 ; second class,
$10. ,7,.v.v-;
Mr. Grocer: there are
thousands of, people who
want good tea (many don't
drink tea now,' because it has
been either costly or bad)
and here is Schilling's Best
good tea at a fair price. '
Don t you want . to sell
ots of such tea, and money-
back it; if your, customers
don't like it?
A Schilling St Company
San Francisco
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TENSION IS UNABATED
Situation at Madrid une o
Extreme Gravity.
CUBA CERTAINLY LOST TO SPAIN
Rata Investigation Resented at MauV
ndnaittllo Bays There Is No
Crisis--Sagasta's Attltade.
. New York, Mav 26. A' dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says:
Extreme tension continues between
the political parties. ', Last night's Her
aldo, defending- Senor Sagasta against
the insinuations of the 'conservatives
frankly exposed the deplorable military
situation in Cuba.. 1 - '; ..y . , '
The Heraldo says that the whole die-
trict of Camaguay is in the power of the
rebels; that there is only one Spanish
column to operate over a district of 32,'
000 square miles, and that in 'the whole
of the eastern region in Cuba Spanish
troops have never vet set foot. It calls
the alleged pacification of Cnba a com
edy. . " . ..'.".' ... ..... . , ,
The samepaper further insinuates that
messages purporting to be from Senor
Dupuy de Lome protesting against the
speeches of Senor Sagasta, 'the leader of
the Spanish dissident conservatives, be
cause ot the enect prouucea in tne
United States, were written by con6er-
vatives in Madrid. .
Premier Conovas' words in the cortes
regarding tbe-suprenie necessities of the
fatherland, were: ! , ; ' ' ;
"I shall govern the country as it has
been governed before, and as I myself
governed it before now, without the aid
of minorities." . . ... ,'
Both liberals and Svlivastg have
stopped attending parliament. . 'V-
Mr. Calhoun's attitude in regqjrd to
the Ruiz investigation is causing un
easiness.and resentment nere. ' tenor
Pidal, on behalf of the majority, begged
Senor Sagasta to .return with his ml
nority to. parliament. Senor Sagasta,
while thanking Senor Pidal, refused ab
solutely. . '
The ministerial organ, La Epoca, says
that the present situation in Spain is the
most difficult she has been in for at least
fifty years. . '"-' . '
SAGASTA'S ATTITUDE.
Liberal
Leader Said to Oppose the Sale
of Cuba. ,
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Madrid, May 26. It ia understood
that Senor Sagasta, the liberal leader,
will soon publish an important" political
statement in which he will announce his
unalterable opposition to the sale of
Cuba and bis unyielding support of the
maintenance of the integrity of Spanish
territory. , .'. -. 1 . . -..
Premier Castillo denies the existence
of a cabinet crisis, and says he is re
solved to remain in office id. spite of the
abstention of the opposition from taking
part in the sessions of the cortes.
The budget committee has reported
favorably on the projected loan with the
Almaden quicksilver mines as security.
and also on the financial measures pro
posed to meet expenses in wars.
' ' As Viewed By the Temps.
Nbw Yobk, May 26. A dispatch to
the Herald from Paris savs : ' " - ;
The Temps, in a leading article on the
United States senate resolution accord
ing belligerent rights to the Cuban in
surgente, said : , ' '
"This resolution would doubtless not
be sufficient to determine the attitude
of the American government. . The
house of representatives is more con
servative in regard to foreign , policy
than the upper chamber. .' However,
the Spanish government should never
lose signt of two essential points. The
first is that in spite of fundamental di
vergencies ' between the contending in
terests and ' rivalries at Washington,
there exists in the United States a for
midable, daily-increasing incnrrent of
opinion' that is likely to drag the great
republic into line of its aspirations, its
traditions and its manifest destinies
that is to say, toward intervention. The
second is that it depends upon the Span
ish parties and their attitude to neutral
ize the advantage of . these divisions ia
America or oppose to them Spain mor
ally one, indivisible, and' consequently
Invincible. -,v - '; .. ' 1 ,
THE TRIAL OF THE SUGAR KINU.
Slow Progress Hade in , Taking Testi-
WABHiNGTONj.May 26.-- The trial of
Henry O. Havemeyer, president of the
American Sugar Refining Company,; in
dicted for refusing to answer ' questions
propounded by the sugar- investigating
committee June,1894, was resumed. this
morning. - .-.'-. ;
. District Attorney Davis referred in bis
evidence to an- extract from the senate
journal showing the recreancy of Have
meyer, to which the defense objected,
unless other journals showing the. whole
action of the senate upon the case should
be admitted. . Judge Bradley agreed to
admit all relevant extracts from the sen
ate journals. A- Accordingly, '. extracts
showing the three reports of the commit
tee to the senate and detailing the . facts
of Havemeyer's contumacy were admit
ted; Johnson objected to the admission
of the printed report of the - committee
as evidence. A long legal debate fol
lowed. ' ; ,' '' I : , :'
The government strenuously insisted
that it was admissible as the official sen
ate report. Davis-said he was driven' to
the necessity of offering this document
as evidence because the original steno
graphic notes of Havemeyer's testimony
had been lost. The defense offered to ad
mit tne whole printed record, but ob
jected to the extract relating to Have
meyer's testimony. ;
The court said if the contention of the
government was correct then the whole
record was evidence and much time of
the court had been wasted. " The court
sustained the Objection. '' : ; --' .
At 3 o'clock, the government rested its
case, after Attorney Johnson, for the de
fense had made a motion that the jury
be instructed to findhe defendent not
guilty. '" .' .. '. . ;' '. ..
At 3 o'clock, court was' adjourned.
District Attorney Davis will speak , to
morrow in answer to- Mr.' Johnson's
motion. ; '''
THE DAY IJI THE SENATE-
Tariff Bill RIthIs Cnban Resolution in
Popular Interest.
Washington, D. C, May 26. Pub
lic interest in : the discussion ; of the
tariff bill promises to exceed that on the
Cuban resolutions. Tne galleries of the
senate chamber were crowded from the
outset today. The parliamentary status
of the bill, according to the calendar,
was that of "unfinished business," which
gave the bill the right of way at 2 o'clock,
although it W2S understood it would be
taken up earlier, if the morning business
was disposed of before that hour." ' '
The approaching Victorian jubilee
served as the theme for an eloquent in
vocation bv the Rev. Mr. Milburn.
"The services rendered by Queen Vic
toria have enshrined her in the hearts
and reverence of true-hearted men and
women the world round," said . he.
"May her last Mays' be her best and
happiest. Guide the councils of that
realm and our own beloved country that,
hand in hand, they may tread the path
of conservative progress to the goal of
Christian civilization. -
The final conference report on the In
dianaop?opriation bill was reported, bnt
not acted upon. . It provides for the
opening ot the Uncompaghre Indian res
ervation in Utah, reserving to the -Unit
ed States the - asphalt and gilsonite
lands. ; " :
Allison, of Iowa, secured the passage
of a joint resolution, . appropriating
225,000 for the deficiency in the gov-
ment printing offica.
The senate adopted the Chandler reso
lotion authorizing the sending of sup'
plies to the famine sufferers of India by
any suitable ship - instead of confining
them to an American ship. ' The confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill was agreed to. - The the formal read
ing of the tariff bill was begun and the
consideration, paragraph by paragraph,
started.' The first fight occured over
the finance committee raising - the duty
on boracic acid from 4 to 5 cents a
pound, : ''. '. "' .'...:' !
Fire' at Grant's Pass.
Grant's Pass, Or., May : 26. Fire
early this morning resulted in the total
loss of the Odd Fellow's hall, Terrell &
Son's furniture store ; Jewell & Dodge'
warehouse and agricultural implements,'
and W. J. Koeer's bicycle and sundries
store. The loss is partially covered by
insurance. ' . ;'''"- '
For Hale or Trade.
A. desirable ranch of 160 acres, within
tour miles of Dalles City, with one span
inares, harness, wagons, plows and other
property.. Fine, fruit land and abun
dance of water. Will trade for Dalles
City property. Inquire of ,.'','
..'-. --A. S. Mac Allisteb,
. Real Estate and Insurance Agent
Chronicle office, The Dalles, Or.
V Angell Ones to Washington.
Ann Arbor, Mich... May . 27. Presi
dent Angell has left for Washington , in
obedience to a telegram from the state
departmenut. , The summons was en
tirely unexpected,' and, its nature un
known. It is rumored Dr. Angell will
be ordered to depart for Turkey sooner
than he expected, probably within a few
days. -; ; .-.--r ' ' ; . -. ' . - ' ''.
Soap Foam excels ' all other washing
compounds, -' ..,-.', '-'--'..-; i a2-3m .
HAVEMEYER IS r FREE
The Court Ordered a Ver
dict of Not Guilty.
SEARLES' CASE NOT AFFECTED
Th
Secretary Will Ilave a Chance to
Explain His Aliegred Contumacy - .
-- .' Tomorrow.
, Washington. May 27. ' Interest in
the trial of Henry O. Havemeyer, presi
dent of the American 'Sugar Refining
Company, . for -contumacy before, the
senate sugar investigating committee,
was greatly intensified this morning by
the pending motion ot'the defense to
instruct the jury to bring in a verdict of
not guilty. ; It was understood, of course,
that if the court should order acquittal
the case would come to an abrupt close,
and- the indictments against John E.
Searles, secretary of the sugar refining
company, and Tid wards and Scbriever
would be quashed. '
When the court opened, District At
torney Davis, entered upon bis reply to
the motion of the - defense to order an
acquittal which Havemeyer's counsel
argued ' yesterday. .. Davis took up the
six propositions upon; which the defense
based the motion and met them seria
tim, although not in order laid down by
the defense.' , . v '
Johnson replied at some length to the
arguments of Davis, after which court
announced a recess till 1 o'clock, during
which interval he was to take the mo
tion of defendant's counsel nnder ad
visement.
' Upon re-convening the court sustained
the motion of the attorney for the de
fense. The jury, in accordance with the
instructions of the court returned a ver
dict of not guilty.
District Attorney Davis said the ver
dict would not affect the case of John E,
Searls, secretary of the Sugar Refining
Company, -whose trial will be proceeded
with tomorrow. Davis said Searles di
rectly refused to answer questions, and
his case was in no way parallel with
that of Havemeyer. v '-.
Havemeyer said : "The verdict is
satisfactory, to me and to every decent
man in the community." .
BAD WHISKY GETS INTO ALASKA
Smugglers Find the Illicit Traffic Highly
Profitable.
Tacoma, May 27. News comes from
Alaska that liquor of doubtful quality is
being smuggled into that territory in
large quantities. The shipment of liquor
there is uplawful, except where, special
permits are granted, but manv saloons
receive fresh consignments by ejery
steamer, though liquor is never entered
on the steamer's manifest.
The latest ruse for getting quantities
of whisky Into the interior is to take it
through Alaska in bond for British terri
tory beyond. Being prohibited therej a
bond is given British customs officers to
take it out in a specified time. ' Means
are found for taking it across the line
into Alaska at some point not watched
by American officers. T '.
, It is asserted that in this way 1200 gal
lons of high-proof spirits were distrib
uted among Yukon mining camps last
season. Bv diluting, the quantity was
increased to 2400 gallons, which sold for
$25 per gallon, netting a profit to the
smugglers of $45,000; Similar though
smaller shipments are being made this
year. . ' ' -
FdlKon in the Milk.
San Francisco, May 27. In less than
one hour after they had finished dinner
at their summer home 'in San Rafael
Sunday evening seven members : of the
Household of N. -K. Masten, the financial
agent of the Southern Pacific Company
were taken violently ill. Symptoms of
poisoning developed rapidly. - A physic
ian was summoned, and under his treat
ment those afflicted, with' the exception
of one child, were soon relieved., v
W. A. Masten, son' of N. ' K. Masten,
believes that the milk used was poison
ed, and the authorities of Marin county
are at work investigating tbe facts in a
case that at present ' looks' like an at
tempt at wholesale poisoning. ..The Mas
tens recently changed their milkman,
and soon after received an anonymous
letter warning them that the new ' milk
woald cause sickness in the famtlv. '
' Foraber Fooling Bill. '..
' Washington; May 27. The . senate
committee on . interstate commerce
practically agreed today upon the final
amendments to the Foraker pooling bill,
which there will be an effort to have re
ported at next meeting of the committee
to be held one week from 'today. ' ;
, Votes taken on the amendments today
leave little doubt the committee's
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snd all forms of adultenuion common to the
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- Eotai. Bakinu Fowdeb Co. Nkw Yobk.
recommendation will be favorable to the
measure when reported. Tbe bill has
been perfected and would have been re
ported today but for the opposition of
Senator Chandler, who is antagonistic
to the pooling bill. He made a speech
before the committee' .denouncing the
railroad pools as trusts. ' .
Tbe Mount. Lebanon Shakers have re
cently perfected an ingenious cure, for
dyspepsia; Their Digestive Cordial con
sists of a food already digested and a
digester of foods happily combined. . ' -
Tbe importance of this invention ' will
be appreciated when we-realize what a
proportion of the community .are victims
of some form of stomach troubles.
Thousands of pale, thin people have little'
inclination to eat, and what they do eat
causes them pain and distress.
The Digestive Cordial of the Shakers
corrects any stomach derangement at
once. It makes thin people plnmp
Every one will be greatly interested to'
read the little book which has been
placed in the bands ot druggists for free
distribution. "! ,
Laxol is the best medicine for chiN
aren. ucctors recommena it in place ot
Castor Oil. . -
' To Take op N. T. C. It. R. Bonds."
Nbw York, May 27. At the meeting
of the New York Central stockholders at
Albany. 710.692 shares the lareest vote
ever cast favored tne issuing of $100,
000,000 at 3per cent to take ; up tne
bonds now outstanding. Mr. Depew
shares, or $71,069,200 worth of tbe stock
of tbe road. This vote showed that the
bill passed by tbe legislature ' was not
necessary, as more than two-thirds of
tbe stock of tbe road voted for the issue.
The Best Kemedy for Bheumatlsm.
From the Fairhavcn (N. Y.) Register. . '
Mr. James Rowland of this village,
state that for twenty-five years bis wife
has been a sufferer . from, rheumatism.
A few nights ago she was in such - pain
that she was nearly crazy. , . She sent
Mr. Rowland for tbe doctor, bnt he bacP
read of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
instead of going for tbe doctor he went
to the store and secured a bottle ot it.'
His wife did not approve of Mr. Row- .
land's purchase at first, but neverthe
less, applied the Balm thoroughly and in
an hour's time was able to go to sleep.
She pow applies it whenever she feels an
ache or a pain and finds that ft always
gives relief. , He save that no medicine
which she bad used ever did her as much
good. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale
by iJIakeley & Houghton.
Fatal Case ot Lockjaw. ' .
Sacramento, May. 27. Willie Hamm,
12 years old, died early this morning
from the effects of lockjaw. One day .
last week the boy fell from a tree at
East Park, where he was search in , for
birds' nests, and broke both arms. One
of tbe arms was so badly shattered . that
it was thought ' amputation . would be -necessary,
but the boy was attacked ' by
lockjaw last night and died this morn
ing. ; . .
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It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
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per box. ' For sale oy Blakeley and
Houghton, druggists. ,
Medals for Pullman,
Chicago, May 27. George M. . Poll-
man has received from Archduke Raner
two magnificent medals and . a richly
wrought diploma, a testimonial of honor
and merit in founding and building the
most perfect town in the world." This
distinction came as a result of an ex
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