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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. SAT DR DAY. J ONE o. 1897.
VOL. VII.
NUMBER 27.
SEARLES IS DISMISSED
Judge Bradley Orders a Ver-
- diet of Acquittal ; ,
EXHAUSTIVE OPINION RENDERED
Oneatloas to. Be -Asked by Senate
Committee Held to Be Not Perti
nent to the" Inquiry.' "
. Washington, Jane 1. In the case of
: John E. Searles, the sugar tmst witness
Judge Bradley ordered the jar? to bring
in a verdict of acanittal. holding the
' questions asked by the senate commit
tee to be not oertinent. and if so not
within the jurisdiction of the commit
- tee. .
. The judge's opinion was exhaustive.
He pointed oat that Searles had testified
that no money bad been contributed by
! the sugar trust to the national campaign
r for ihe purpose of influencing legisla
tion or the election of United States
senators.' The questions put to the de
fendant were claimed to be pertinent to
the second and third divisions of the
senatorial inquiry, namely, as to whether
the sugar trost had contributed sums to
the campaign with the purpose of influ
encing the election of senators and
whether any senator bad been a party to
a compact with the Eugar trust. .
The judge said a simple investigation
as to whether the trnst had contributed
to the campaign fund would bean tin
warranted search into the private affairs
of the company, and plainly beyond the
' power of the senate. If the money had
gone for the' purpose of electing members
of the legislature who would elect a
United States senator, it would be be
yond the power of the senate to go be
hind the election of the legislative mem
bers. "
Judge Bradley sustained the motion of
- tan defense 'and ordered the jury to re
turn a- verdict of acquittal, which was
rendered accordingly, and Searles was
' ree- ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '-
A Successful Hold-lTp.
Nevada Citt, Cal., June 1. Peter
Seith, a millman, was alone in his mill
at midnight when confronted by a
. .masked man . with pistol in hand and
ordered to throw up his hands. ... An
other man covered him with a rifle. He
was blindfolded and tied to the concen
trator. The robbers broke open the
safe and secured several bags of amal
gam. The loss is estimated- at from
$5000 to $20,000.
The robbers, after securing the booty,
departed, warning Seith that he wonld
be .killed if he moved for two hours.
- Seith managed to free himself and gave
the alarm.
While Superintendent McKinlay re
fuses to divulge the amount of the loss,
it is estimated at not less than $2500,
and will perhaps reach $5000. Some
time after the robbers took their depart
ure Seith managed to wriggle his bands
loose and notified Engineer Richards,
who hoisted some men in the shaft.
Search was made, but no clew to the
perpetrators was discovered, thev having
escaped in the darkness.
. A Strike at Pittsburg. '..
Pittsbcbg, June 1. A 10 per cent cut
in wages, affecting all men not under the
amalgamated scale, was ordered today
at Jones & Langhlin'a American iron
'works.' '7
' This morning the strikers gathered
abont the gates of the mill, gave three
cheers, and in an instant all the men at
work except the tonnage or amalgamated
men threw down their tools and walked
oat. . 'At noon 500 men were on a strike.
Mark Twain In Good Health.
. .Ntw Yoas, June 1. Mark Twain was
recently reported to be dying in poverty
in London. A dispatch to the Journal
from London says :
Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) is
now in Chelsea at work on another of
his humorous works. He n in' good
healtb. ' His surroundings are pleasant,
and he is living in comfort, in fact, in
luxury. '. . ' ' '- "
v .. Took Deadly Carbolic Acid.
-" Los Angeles, Jane 1. Miss Lottie
Vieto, daughter of well-known and pros
perous parents', took a dose of carbolic
acid this morning and is not expected to
live. -The theory of suicide is denied. by
her parents, who say the girl -mistook the
poisou for a toothache remedy. She is a
handsome young lady, and a leader 'of
society on the East Side. - ' ; - 7
Five Children Boasted Alive.
' Cincinnati,' June 1. A special from,
Welch, ' WvVa., says: Five 'children
were burned to. death in the residence
of J. H. White, near Keystone, last
night- The ages of the children ranged
between 4 and 12 years. The children
had retired when the fire was started,
White and his wife were away on a visit
Enemies of the family are believed to
have fired the house. , -
: . : Trainmen Slot to Blame.
New Yobk, June 1. President Bald
win, of the Long Island railroad, today
has received reports from the crew of the
train which ran down a tally-ho yester
day, killing five persons. The engineer
and conductor say the usual warning was
given as the train approached the cross
ing. The engineer did not tee the tally
ho in time to prevent a collision,
, - Worden's Last Card.
San Fkancisco, June l.--Salter
Worden, the . condemned trainwrecker,
made another attempt to prolong his life
today by applying to the United .States
district court for a writ of habeas corpus
on purely technical grounds. ' It is not
believed that the federal court will inter
fere with the sentence. V
. ellow Jack on the Allaocla.
New Yobk, June 1. Angus McCIel-
lan, a second-class passenger on the
Allancia, which reached port today from
Colon,, died at sea yesterday of yellow
fever. He was a civil engineer from
Pic ton, N. S. All the second-cabin tas
sengers will be detained on Hoffman isl
and for five days.
Jade Morrow Sworn In.
San Fbascisco; June 1. Hon. Will
iam Morrow was this morning duly in
stalled as United Slates circuit judge for
the Ninth judicial circuit. The oath was
administeredjby Circuit Judge Gilbert
while Judge Ross, of the circuit court of
appeals, occupied a seat on the dais be
side him. The ceremony was short and
simple, but impressive. ;
Fightinc Near Canea.
Vienna, June l.: The Freie Presse to
day publishes a dispatch from Canea
saying fighting occurred yesterday' near
Canea between Bashi Bazouks and
Christian insurgents, in which twenty
Christians were killed. .
' To Fight The Short line.
. Omaiia, June 2. It is stated here that
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
have reached an understanding and that
closer traffic - relations between these
roads will begin immediately. All West
ern business of the Union Pacific will
hereafter be rooted over the Southern
Pacific from Ogden in retaliation for the
opening of the Ogden . gateway ' by the
Oregon Short Line.
The Strike I Spreading.
. Pittsbcbg, June 2. The strike at
Jones & Laugblin's iron works has spread
to all departments, and 2500 men are
now oat. The strikers are gathered
about the mill, but no disorder has oc
curred. ' -' ;' -'
Trouble in Matabeleland-
Salisbury, Matabeleland,' Jane 2.
Alarming rumors have reached here of a
movement of insurgent Masbonas. The
town of Ballyhooly, twelve miles from
here, is surrounded by armed natives.
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DORRANT'S LAST CARD
His Attorneys Claim He. Is
- Punished Twice.,
IMPRISONED
AND THEN BANGED
A Writ of Habeas X5orpn Will Be Ap
plied for on This Ground, But It '
77 Will Not Be Granted.
Sas: Fbancisco, June 2. There will
be 200 invitations issued for the execu
tiou of Durrant. . Warden Hale has fixed
10:30 a. m. as the hour of execution.
Twenty-five medical men will be per
mitted to witnees the tragedy.7 At the
request of his attorneys Durrant yester
day made a formal demand . for release.
claiming to be unjustly imprisoned.
This will be part of the appeal to the
supreme court, and is to cover the point
which might be made that by failing to
protest and demand bis release be had
lost the right to complain.
The appeal raises a point which, ac
cording to the statement of Durrant's
counsel, has never been raised . in this
state, and must be decided before Dur
rant can be banged. The contention is
that Judge Bahrs inflicted two penalties,
imprisonment and death, while the law
says one or the other. Counsel mil
hold that Durrant's.life in .San Qnentin
is not .detention, but imprisonment;
that the position of the attorney-gener
al is untenable, as life in the county
jail carries with it no shaving, stripes
and no indignity other than detention.
This statement, will also be heard in
the federal court where it is expected
that the same bourse will be taken as in
the Wprden case that of securing a
writ of habeas corpus. :
ROBBED AND MIKDKBED.
Terrible Fate .
of a Tottajr
Illinois
Fnner. ..-
Steeling, iH.i J u ne 2.-
-Robbed, mur-
ered and cremated. -.'
That tells the awful fate of George
Kauffman. ' He stood guard over his
father's granary to protect it from
thieves, who killed him at his post and
sought to wipe out'the evidence of their
fiendish cruelty with fire. Today all
that remaines of him is a corpse with its
throatcut, its skull crushed and its head
bullet-pierced, a charred lump of flesh.
There is no clew, to the murderers who
committed the' crime, but blood
hounds are on the trail.
George Kauffman was the son of Tobias
Kauffman, a prosperous farmer, living
about five miles north of Sterling. ' He
was 22 years old. Farme Kauffman has
wo dwelling-nouses witn about a quar
ter of a mile between them. He left his
old home for his present dwelling a year
ago,- but used some of the buildings at
the former residence
Lately Kauffman discovered . that
thieves were raiding bis granary,' located
near the old residence. He asked - bis
son George to take up his night quarters
iu the deserted home and watch for . the
plunderers. George Kauffman began
his vigils two weeks ago. - He was an
successful and regularly . went to the
other bouse for his breakfast. Tuesday
morning he did not come in at the usual
hour..: The family waited some time
without concern. Then his father ' be-
came alarmed and started
for the old
bouse, accompanied by the
hired man.
1 hey went to house, but tnere was no
trace of the young man'., '
They soon scented the strawstack,
which had been nearly burned down and
was still smoking. The were horrified
to find on top of the smoking straw the
body of young Kauffman, burned to a
crisp. Ihe victim bad been clubbed and
his skull crushed. ' His throat bad been
cut and the head was nearly severed
from the body. A bullet bole showed
that the murderer had shot the young
man. "'''.'..-;':
Bloodhounds were put on the trail, but
so far without success. The surrounding
country is , intensely stirred over the
crime and friends of the young man are
demanding vengeance at the end of a
rope without the quibbles and delays of
the law. - - ' - - '
Chilean Confrese Opens Its Session:
New Yobk, June 2. A dispatch to the
Herald from Valparaiso says: .;;
Congress opened with much ceremony.
The sessions will be held in the univer
sity, the capitol having .recently been
destroyed by fire, and a new one now be
ing in course of construction.
The message of the president dealt
principally with the foreign relations of
the government. - These, said President
Ezzuriez, were in general harmonious.
With reference to the establishment of a
definite boundary line between Chile
and Argentina the two governments iiad
entered upon a period characterized by a
frank understanding and necessary con
cessions on both sides. Negotiations
were in orogress, but the, president said
it was too soon to inform congress at
length as to the results which the bound
ary -commission hRd achieved. -' ' .
- The.questions pending with Peru and
Bolivia the president hoped would be
determined before the year ended. '-
An agreement . had been . reached
through diplomatic means, whereby the
common relations of Chile, Peru and
Bolivia would be established upon an
amicable basis. . .
; surer Will Be JUade am Issae.
Chicago, June 2. Silver is to be
made an issue in the coming congres
sional campaign, and the "advocates of
the white metal- are coming to Chicago
next Tuesday to hold a conference at the
Sherman house.' The future of the sil
ver Republican organization will depend,
it is said, largely upon the , result of
these deliberations. -, 7. : -. -' ,-'
Congressman Hartman of Montana,
the only member of the Montana dele
gation who bolted the national Republi
can convention at ' St. Louis, is slated
for . chairman. - Thomas M. Patterson,
Charles Thomas and Senator Teller of
Colorado are expected to attend, as well
as former Senator ' Dubois of Idaho
John P. Altgeld and other Chicagoans
Of pronounced silver tendencies will take
part iii the conference. - - ,
William J. Bryan has been invited to
attend, but cannot do - so, owing to en
gagements of a lecture tour. I. N. Stev
enson of Denver has announced his in
tention of attending the 'conference.
Prominent Populists will be invited to
attend, awl it is likely plans for fusion
in the next nominations for congress
will be talked over. . v -
AFFAIRS IN COKEA.
Bossia's Officiounes Has Precipitated a
Cabinet Crisis. 7
San Fbakcisco, June 2. According to
mail advices a crisis has been precipi
tated in Corean affairs by the action of
Russia in virtually forcing the accept
ances of her officers as instructors after
the cabinet had decided to' abandon the
proposalAll- the. minfetets, incinding
Kim Pyongsi and Cho Pyong Chong, who
bad opposed the scheme, have tendered
their resignations. - - v . - '
Twatutia, in the neighborhood of Tai-
peb, Formosa, was attacked by about
600 bandits at 3 :30 o'clock on the morn
ing of May 8th. The Japanese troops,
police and gendarmery who had' been
preparing for the attack engaged the
bandits, and after a fight lasting two
hours, repulsed them. ; In the encounter
about 100 rebels were killed? including
the ringleader, named Tang Ching, fifty
wounded and seventeen captured.'
A Flowing Accident.
Spokane, Wash., June I'. Peter
Rohweder, a pioneer farmer of Spr angle,
died at his home Monday from injuries
received Saturday while ' plowing. . He
was driving three horses to a sulky plow,
when they became frightened, and ran
away. Ihe plow overturned, throwing
Rohweder out. . His left leg caught . in
the wheel and was nearly torn off at the
knte before assistance reached him and
the horses were stopped. . Sunday the
leg was amputated, gangrene having set
in. ' Monday he regained ' consciousness
for the first time Since the : accident.
After announcing his wishes regarding
what should be done with his property
and bidding his, wife and 14-year-old
daughter a last farewell, at 4 o'clock he
died. He was quite wealthy, and wel
known in this section.. The funeral will
be held tomorrow. '
-7 May Come to Columbia ftiveri
Seattle, Wash., June 1. There was
a well-defined rumor on the water front
here today that the Northern Pacific
steamer City of Seattle will be sent to
the Columbia river to take advantage of
the summer traffic between Portland and
Uwaco. S. G. Yerkes, who was formerly
in charge of Yesler wharf here,.' has re
signed his. position with a ' prominent
shipping firm, and, it is said, will, have
charge of the steamer. Owing to the
close relations of the Northern ' Pacific
and O. R. & N. Co., it is probable that
the steamer will be sent into the latter'a
territory nuder charter to private indi
viduals.'. The boat is being overhauled
at Tacoma. ' ' :. -7-
President at Philadelphia. 7
Wash'ixgtox, June 2. President Mc-
Kinley, with a large party, left for Phil
adelphia this morning to take part in
the exercises at the opening ot the inter
national commercial 7 congress. 7 Secre
tary Wilson and Attorney-General Mc-
Kenna represented the cabinet, and the
party included several members of the
diplomatic corps.-' - J -. .- -77 -7 ;
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IT IS NOT SATISFIED
Hawaii's Reply to Japan's Iri
' qiiiries too Indefinite.
EXCLUSION MUST BE EXPLAINED
Minister Sltlmamura Declares His Gov
ernment Is Determined to Main "
tain Her Position.
. San Fba.vcisco, June 3. The steamer
Mariposa arrived from Sydney via Honor
lulu this morning with advices from the
Hawaiian Capital supplemental to those
brought by' the steamer Peru on Mon
day last.-- S-7 .
, On May 24tb, the day the Peru left
the island, the government announces
that its answer to Japan's demands bad
been sent to the Japanese minister." .
. Minister - Shi mamura is not at. all
satisfied with the'replv made bv the
Hawaiian foreign office. In au inter
view upon the subject, he said: ;' ) '
"I .do not consider what I have re
ceived to' be an answer to my request for
particulars, and shall make another at
tempt to eeenre one. .Japan asks noth
ing unreasonable. She wants justice
and fairness in the matter; nothing else.
It she does not get' it, well,I do not
know what will follow,
The action' of the Hawaiian govern-
ment 1:1 refusing a-landing to people
who, Japan believed, after an investiga
tion uiade before their departure, were
eligible to land, was a gross violation of
Ihe treaty. , Now I have asked for an
explanation, and for reasons for th
eovemment's actions, . and I - am told
that the position taken by the Hawaiian
government is that the immigration laws
are a" reasonable exercise of the police
powers of the state, and that the ad
ministration had . impartially eD forced
them. Mv government tells me to get a
reasonable excuse for the action taken
I cannot find it in this.- I do hot think
tbat ray government is acting arbitrarily
in this matter which involves the honor
of the nation.' T , - .
"The United States has been advised
of the affair and probably knows the
Btatna of the case ns well as we. do, and
if the government at . Washington be
lieves that the position taken by Japan
is right according to international law,
there will be no interference. On the
other band, if our position is arbitrary
any nation may interfere. ,
Japan understands tnat tnere is a
tacit understanding that the' United
States has interests here. That while
not assuming the proportions of a pro
tectorate sne stands in the nature 01 a
godmother to the island republic, but
the officials ot the United States govern
ment are too well versed in the custom
of dealing with questions of interna
tional law to say that Japan is wrong
when she is right, or that Hawaii is
right if she is wiong.
"My instructions in the matter are
plain.' If I cannot get a reasonable
answer to mv request I mav go home,
and perhaps some one else will have
better success. If I. withdraw, von
know what follows. I hope it will not
reach that point."
CUBAN WAR MUST CEASE.
This I tne Conclusion Beached
j Special Agent Calhoon.
by
New York, June 3. A special to the
World from Havana via Key West says:
Mr. Cirlhooa goes home puzzled. 7 He
is to sail on the Ward line steamer.
Many contradictory stories of the insur
rection have been poured into his ears,
He has declined to be interviewed, but
your correspondent ' has an absolute
assurance as to the nature of hia views
Mr Calhoun is for peace, if . peace . be
possible, and if need be, for war. He
will recommend that war here be stopped
at all hazards. He will urge in support of
hie position the conditions of Americans
and American interests here, and - with
more force the frightful condition of the
country folk, which he knows from per
sonal experience. ' ; -i -7': '
Mr Calhoun will see President McKin
ley, and with whatever weight he has,
the president's personal representative
will suggest that Spain be told that war
on women and children in the island of
Cuba must cease.' - ' . - '
- The Ruiz investigation is closed. As
predicted, the matter is exactly where
General Lee left it in February last. At
the conclusion of the investigation Dr.
Congostos prepared a report, which he
requested General Lee to sign.' ' In It be
said that Ruiz had been ' treated ; as a
guest of the nation ; had a mattress and
pillows, good food, the attention '; of
nurses and all, in fact, any man .'could
wisti. This, .in reality, was based upon
evidence which General Lee declined to
consider.
So General Lee declined pos-i
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- Mr. Calhoun will support General Lee
absolutely. . ' ; .. ;
' The war for food has Degun in Havana.
In Anton Ricio street, on May 31, four .
small shopkeepers were murdered most
brutally, one being deeapitated and the
skulls of the others crushed with a bam-'
mer. ,' The money was left in the tills.
The crimes were committed for food.
A captain, lieutenant and 58 soldiers
have been brought here as prisoners from 1
Cainpo Florida, and condemned -to be
I sho.t because they sold arms and mu-
nitions 10 me vuoans.
: It is now said that the selling of cart
ridges to. the insurgents is common in
Hayana province, as the soldiers lack
money for food. . ' ; ; . 7
' General Weyler has announced that
his recoocentration decrees apply to
Santiago de Cuba and Puerto'- Principe.
A . distinguished American soldier on
hearing this called attention to the fact
tbat while the four western provinces
were declared prcified. Geueral Weyler .
kept five times as many troops in them
AS he did in the two eastern provinces
which were admitted to be in the hands
of rebels. . - - .'" " 77
DIBKAM 15 BREAKING DOWN.
Hope Seems at Last to
- the Murderer's
Have Deserted
Breast.
7 San Fkascisco, June ; 3. Theodore
Durrant seems to be be breaking down.
A member of the death watch was seat
ed at his side last night ' looking down
upon him as he tossed and tumbled - in
restless sleep. The warden was at once
notified of ' the 'change in Durrant's
demeanor. Orders were issued to in-:
crease the death watch and to maintain
the vigil with greater care than before. - 7
Captairj Edgar commanded a guard
be stationed every minute of the day
and night in the cage with the condemn
ed man.'. Whatever Durrant may do,
the eyes of a guard will he upon him.
Three men will watch with him until be
dieson the gallows. .
Durrant's father carried to the con
demned man yesterday the news that
the United States district court had de- ,
cied the writ of habeas corpus and that
the next fight for life must be made at
Washington before the supreme court.
A special messenger will hurry across
the . continent, but be cannot reach
Washington before next , Wednesday.
He will have the greatest good - fortune
if he receives an audience from the su
preme court that day. It is probable
tbat a hearing will not be granted before
Thursday of next week, and on the fol
lowing day Durrant must die, if
the
national tribunal does - not' exert
its '
authority. ,7'- .' --:
The elder Durrant wept as be told
hia
son the story, but he bade the condemn
ed man to be of good cheer and not . to
lose heart? until the last hope is gone.
If the journey is made without accident
a return staying the execution may be
served by telegraph on the warden.
The son said be would bebrave. As be
spoke to his father a wire screen and
wooden bars separated tbem. -
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