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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 23. 1897.
VOL. VII.
NUMBER 30.
WORK FOB WOODFORD
New Minister Must Bring
Spain to Terms.
TO GET THE RUIZ CLAIM SETTLED
Be Mast Prepare Spain for the Inert
table and Present McKinley 's Plan
for Disposal of Cuba.
Chicago. Jane 18. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says :
Spain is to be brought to terms. Gen
eral Setwart L. Woodford, the new min
ister to Spain, after dining with Presi
dent McKinley last niht, 6pent the
evening at the White House. He re
ceived instrnctions as to his work in the
Spanish capital, for which he will start
in a week or two.
General Woodford's task is divided in
to three parts. His first mission will
be to present a demand for reparation
and indemnity for the death of Dr. Ruiz.
His second task is to prepare the Span
ish government for the inevitable, and
the inevitable is the loss of Cuba as a
colony. The third phase of bis work is
the presentation of a distinct proposal
"from the Unit! States as to the dis
position of Cuba.
It is as to the first and second chapters
that General Woodford is now conferring
with the president. He will receive foil
instrnctions as to the third either before
be sails or as soon as he shall have had
an opportunity to report upon the state
of mind in which he finds the Spanish
ministry and the qneen regent.
President McKinley also instructed
General Woodford to impress upon the
pnblic men at Madrid these vital points :
1. The United is not actuated by an
unfriendly leeling against Spain.
2. The United States does not desire
to take advantage of Spain's troubles
with her colony to bring about the
annexation of Cuba to this country.
3. But unless Spain will herself make
a move toward meeting the inevitable.
toward giving Cuba freedom, the United
States will be compelled to interfere and
in the case of intervention annexation
might naturally follow.
Ganovaa Anxious to Settle.
New Yoek, June 18. A dispatch
the World from Madrid says :
to
Premier Canovas is willing to pay the
widow of Dr.Raiz (40,000 if the United
States government will not press an offi
cial claim. The announcement of this
fact has aroused public opposition, which
the Madrid press is inflaming. The
newspapers blame the government for
allowing Ruiz to be killed, but censure
it most for acknowledging it. They say
Spain is "under tbe iron heel of the
Yankees."
RIVERA. TO BE SHOT.
Death Sentences for Himself and
Baecaloa Requested.
New York, Jane 18. A dispatch to
the World from Washington says :
A telegram from Senor Pal ma, of the
Cuban junta at New York, received to
night by Secretary Qnesada of the pro
visional legation reads :
"Prosecuting-attorney has asked for
death sentence of Ruiz Rivera and
Baccalao."
Steps were taken immediately to pre
vent if possible the summary execution
of such a sentence. Senator Morgan
and others were seen and their services
enlisted. Arrangements were made to
have influential senators call early to
morrow upon Secretary Sherman to urge
him to request interference by the
Madrid government, and a direct appeal
will be made to the president.
I It is expected that minister Taylor
will be instructed to obtain from the
Madrid government assurances that v the
lives of the two men will be spared
Unless action is taken early in the day
it is likely that Mr. Morgan will bring
the matter to the attention of the senate
by a resolution, although there is one on
record already in behalf of Rivera. '
' THJC TREATY MUST WAIT.
Senate Will Mot Ratify It During- the
Present Session.
Washington, June 18. Senator Davie,
chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations, said today ' that he
would not make an effort to press the
Hawaiian treaty to final consideration
in the senate during the present ses
sion. II Ul'U V)J)AIDIUVU VJ hi IU IBhlUMIIilUU
is not formidable as to numbers," he
said, "it already haB been made evident
that it will be quite determined, and this
fact, coupled with the impossibility of
holding a quorum aft6r the passage of
the tariff bill, bas already forced the con
clusion that an effort to secure imme-
diate action would be futile. Hence it
will not be made."
He said in reply to a question that he
did not believe the committee would be
disposed to give ex-Queen Liliuokalani
a verbal bearing.
The Demecratic senators became in
volved in a warm factional wrangle this
afternoon. Bacon criticized his aseo
ciates for not supporting the revenue
duty on raw materials, and was warmly
replied to by Vest, who called attention
to the pleasure the Democratic records
eave Republicans. He tried to commit
Bacon to the doctrine that be (Bacon)
wanted his share of the plunder, if there
was to be tariff robbery, but Bacon re
Dodiated this and said he wanted the
benefit equalized. Tillman bluntly in
terjected that if there was to be plun
dering he would eee that South Carolina
got her share.
Sherman's Attitude.
Washington, June 18. In view of the
fact 'that false and misleading state'
ments have been sent out from Wash'
ington as to Secretary Sherman's posi
tion on the question of annexation of
Hawaii, the secretary today said to an
Associated Press reporter that as a rule
be was opposed to the United States ac
quiring outlying territory, but he re
garded the condition of the Hawaiian
islands as exceptional, on account of
the claim of Japan to these islands
He theretore approved the treaty mak
ing Hawaii a possession of the United
States, but not entitled to admission as
a etate.
A Fatal Drunken Quarrel.
Chico, Cal., June 18. Walter P. Bus.-
sell was shot and fatally wounded by .J
S. Cude as the result of a drunken quarrel
while in camp near the city laBt night
Cude claims he shot in self-defense, but
RuBBell, in an ante-mortem statement,
says that he does not know tne provo
cation for assault. Cude is nnder ar
rest.
- The Greater Republic.
New Yobk, June 18. A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says that rep
resentatives of the governments of
Guatemala and Costa Rica have signed
the treaty which makes them a -part of
the greater republic of Cetral America
All the Central American republics re
joined the compact.
The New Time Card.
The O. R. & N. has made another
change in its time table, which went into
effect June 1st. ' It ia as follows : No. 1,
west-bonnd, arrives 3 :55 a. m. and de
parts at 4; No. 3, west-bound, arrives
8 :25, departs 8 :30 ; No. 2, east-bound,
arrives 1 a. m., departs 1:05; No. 4,
east-bound, arrives 5:55 evening, de
parts at 6. All trains except No. 4 stop
at Umatilla House. Train No. 1 now
runs via Walla Walla.
A special rate of $3 for round trip
tickets to - Portland, with two days'
limit, bas been made, going into effect
today. These tickets are also good going
Saturday and returning Monday.
The company Las also made the very
low rate of $5 first-class and $2.50 sec
ond-class from Portland to San Fran
cisco, which rate includes berth and
meals. jl-2w-daw
Stands at the Head.
Aug. J. Bogei. the leading druggist of
Shreveport, La., says : "Dr. King's
New Discovery is the only thing ' that
cures my cough, and it Ib the best seller
I have." J. F. Campbell, merchant of
Safford, Ariz., writes : "Dr. King'B New
Discovery is all that is claimed for it; it
never fails, and is a sure cure for Con
sumption, Coughs, and Colds. I cannot
say enough for its merits." -Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is not an experiment.
It has been tried for a quarter of a cen
tury, and today stands at the head.
never disappoints. Free trial bottles at
Blakeley & Houghton's drug store. 1
Electric Bitters.
Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gener
ally needed when the languid, exhausted
feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid
and sluggish and the need of a tonic and
and alterative is felt. A prompt use of
this medicine has often averted long and
perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medi
cine will act more surely counteracting
and freeing the system from the malar
ial poison. Headache, Indigestion, Con
stipation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bit
ters. 50c and $1.00 per bottle at Blake
ley & Houghton's drug store. 1
; Cash In Ion Cheeks.
All countv warrants registered prior
to Dec. 1, 1892, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after May 7,
1897. C. L. Phillips,
County Treasnrer.
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warehouse. Best feed on earth. m9-tf
English and Belgian cement, very
best imported brands, for sale by Waeco
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WILL. TRY IT AGAIN
McKinley Determined to Ke
i?e Arbitration Treaty.
IS PROFITING BY
EXPERIENCE
New Treaty Has Already
Drafted to SerTe as a Basis
of Negotiations.
Been
Washington, June 19. President
McKinley has determined to revive
the arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain. He
has alreadv turned bis attention to the
subject, and under the direction of Sec
retary Sherman, the matter has pro
gressed to the extent that a new treaty
has already been drafted to serve as the
basis of negotiations. . In the draft which
is to be used as the basis there are said
to be none of the objectionable points
which caused the failure of the Olney
treaty. It is not in contemplation that
the treaty will be submitted to the sen
ate before next December, and there is
reason to believe tnat the attitude of the
senate toward a new treaty will be fully
canvassed and understood before the
treaty is signed.
It is understood that the .initiative in
the present case will be taken by the
government, aa the failure of the former
treaty, by the inaction of the senate,
left the subject in such a condition that
the British government did not feel dis
posed to renew negotiations until first
invited by the United States.
Sir Julian Paunoefote leaves Washing
ton next Tuesday for Great Britain. It
was understood at first that the ambaB'
sador would take a copy of the new treaty
with him, but this will not be done. It
is expected, however, that a draft will
be tn London at no distant day, in which
case Sir Julian Pauncefote will be in
communication with the foreign office
to consider the terms of the instrument.
B THI EVENT Of WAR.
Canovas Gays Spain Is Capable
Of Ris-
Ing; to the Emergency.
New Yobk, June 20. A dispatch from
Madrid to the Herald says :
Premier Canovas declared yesterday
that in the event of a conflict .between
the United States and Spain, the latter
country was capable of rising to the
emergency. '
General Woodford's expected arrival
awakens considerable speculation, since
it is known here that from the date of
his confirmation, be is allowed 30 days
to receive instructions, and 30 days for
the journey to Madrid. x
Her majesty makes it an invariable
role that foreign ministers shall neither
take leave nor be presented at San Se
bastian, since facilities are wanting for
the requisite ceremonial and the royal
family wishes complete retirement. So,
normally, Mr. Woodford cannot present
his credentials nntil October 1, when the
court returns to Madrid. If the usual
course is followed of hastening Woodford
here, or of pressing for a reception ahead
of time, Spain will regard it as an effort
to precipitate events.
STORM IN THE SOUTH.
Fztends Over
Nearly
States,
All the Gulf
Nashville, June 20. A severe storm
prevails in nearly all of the gulf states
and Southern Tennessee.
At 1 a. m. all telegraphic communica
tion with Memphis and New .Orleans
was stopped, by the collapse of the wires
in the whole Lower Mississppi valley.
e great extent of territory covered by
the storm is indicated bv the fact that
the Southern coast routes from Atlanta
to New Orleans are also down.
At Montgomery, Ala., the electric dis
turbance was terrific. The lightning
struck the Western Union wires near the
city and the leaping sparks in the office
of that company caused a fire, which de
stroyed the building, valued at about
$40,000.
There are are no reports of heavy wind
accompaning tbe storm. In fact, noth-
is known of what occured south of here
beyond the disabling of the telegraphic
system and the fire at Montgomery.
Afternoon Storm at Montgomery.
Montgomery, Ala., June 19. Tbe se
verest storm known in this section vis
ited Montgomery about 5 o'clock this
afternoon. The wind registered 54 miles
an hoar for a few minutes, and almost
three-quarters of an inch ot rain fell
within 20 minutes. The tempature
dropped 20 degrees in as many minutes.
Crops in the surrounding county were
damaged and numerous roofs were blown
off.
Struck by Lightning;.
Iowa City, la., June 19. The library
building of the Iowa state university was
struck by lightning this morning and
destroyed by fire. It was a two story
brick structure. The loss is $100,000.
Of this $50,000 was on books and $15,000
on apparatus. The library was the beet
in the state. Many of the books are out
of print and cannot be replaced. The
Talbot collection of 4500 volumns was
about two-thirds destroyed. This col
lection was exceedingly-valuable, manv
book 8 dating from tbe 16th century.
. Fireman L. M. Leek was caught under
a falling roof aud burned to death.
Quincy, 111., June 19. Two farmers
were killed by lightning in a barn near
Taylor station, Mo., today. They were
James H. Smith and Samuel H. Hick'
man. Tbe same flash fired the barn and
it was burned. Hickman was roasted to
a crisp.
EVE OF THE JUKII.EE.
London Thronged by a Gathering of
Strangers.
London, June 19. Never in the his
tory of England has London so strik
ingly shown itself the heart of the world
aa it does tonight, the eve of the jubilee,
At all times tbe bueieet hive of the hu
man race, tonight London is crowded to
the innermost door ' by a stupendous
gatheringof strangers representing near
ly every race under the sun and nearly
every country found upon the map. The
common object of this crowd, parti ci pa
tion in the greatest historical pageant
yet witnessed in the history of the Brit
ish empire, gives tone and . complexion
to every minute of time, to every
thought and action. There is nothing
in men's minds at tbe hour, from the
highest prince in the palaces to the low-
est sneak-thief in the Btreets, out tbe
jubilee
It is impossible to pass along any of
tbe crowded thoroughfares without
everywhere remarking the two predomi
nant notes of the occasion, the world's
desire to honor Queen Victoria and the
proud wish of her subjects in doing so
to impressively demonstrate the Btrength
and vastness of her empire. The streets,
hotels and stately mansions of the West
End are crowded with the great who
have already come to honor the. queen,
while barracks and bivouacs in - and
around the metropolis are thronged with
soldiers in every uniform known to Brit
ish administration, from the headhunt
ing Dyaks of the Borneo police, the
mounted men of Australia, India and
Africa, fort Boldiers from the West
Indies, Zaptics from Cyprus, to the
stalwart representatives ot military gov
ernment nnder "Our Lady of tbe
Snows." Suggestively, it is a rare ka
leidoscopic picture of races, men and
creeds, a vivid panorama of the march
of that empire, upon which, aa Daniel
Webster said, the sun never sets. The
air is alive with expectancy, thousands
upon thousands of flags and banners
float in the evening breeze, the decora
tions, which have easily cost a million of
English money, are in place, myriads of
lights are glowing or stand ready for their
flame London smiles in self-content.
A Blackberry Picking Bee.
Liberty, Mo., June 19, Fully 10,000
blackberry pickers have already arrived
here for the season, which opens Mon
day. The crop is estimated at 60,000
ciates, the largest ever known. Never
has there been such a crush of human
ity here. Gambling devices of all de
scriptions are running without interrup
tion. Tore Through Kansas.
Larked, Kan., June 19. A tornado
swept through the northwest part of
this county, and Roselle, a village 18
miles weet of here, waB almost wiped
out of existence. A mile north of
Roselle the farmhouse of Ed Chesterton
was unroofed and one side blown in.
Working for Judge Caplet .
Washington, June 10. The Oregon
delegation called on the president today
and urged the appointment of John F.
Caples to a consulship. It is probable
that Judge Caples will get something
soon.
The French Cyclone.
Paris, June 19. Gaulois today says
that 20 persons were killed and 80 in
jured in a cyclone whicb swept over the
villages of Bezons, Colombea and As
nieres. Lees Thinks Flgel Is Guilty.
San Francisco, June 21. Chief of
Police Lees, has made the statement that
from the evidence so far brought out a
the coroner's inquest, it is, in his opin
ion, fair to conclude that Theodore Figel
was immediately connected with the
death of Ieacc Hoffman.
LOST.
A gray mare, branded "g on left shoul
der. Was originally one of the O. S.
Morgan band, and was raised on the
range adjacent to 3-Mile creek. Suitable
reward win be paid for the return of
said mare to T. A. Hudson,
junl9-tf The Dalles, Or.
WOOL RATES BEADY
Finance Committee Agreed
Regarding bcliedule.
DELAY DUE TO QUAY'S ABSENCE
Advocates of Protection for Wool Dis
satisfied With the Bates Day
In the Senate.
Washington, June 21. The senate
finance committee bas practically
reached a conclusion on the wool sched
uie. but it will not be officially an
nounced till tomorrow. It was on this
account the wool schedule was passed
over when reached Saturday. The de
lay is due to the absence of Senator
Quay, who is opposed to the increase
proposed in carpet wools. Quay is ex
pected to return tomorrow and make a
protest, but it is thought the rates
agreed upon will be reported. He may,
however, secure a modification which
will insure the use of wools imported as
carpet wools purely for that purpose,
The contention of the wool men is that
much wool imported for carpet purposes
is used in other waye.
The following are the rates the finance
committee has indicated a willingnees to
grant : First class, 10 cents per pound ;
second class, 11 cents; third class, if
worth over 10 cents per pound, 7 cents;
if worth less than 10 cents, 4 cents.
These rates are not entirely satisfac
tory to the advocates of a high wool
tariff, but there is reason to believe
they will be accepted with but little pro
test. The rate is 1 cent less on both
first and second-class wools than that
allowed in the house bill, but the pro
vision made for third-clasB wool is eo
much more satisfactory than that made
by the house that they are inclined to
congratulate themselves upon the result
of their agitation and leave the matter
where these figures place it.
THE DAT IN THE SENATE.
Free List Reached In Consideration of
the Tariff Bill.
Washington, June 21. The senate
today skipped the wool schedule until
tomorrow, and taking up the paper
schedule finished it in 85 minutes,
agreeing to all the finance committee
propositions. The sundries schedule
was taken up next. Coal was passed
oyer, un matches Allison moved an
amendment, making the rate 8 cents per
gross box instead of the senate rate of 20
per cent. The democrats opposed the
change as in the interest of match "trusts,
but the republicans denied this and car
ried the amendment. Another fight
arose over a duty of 10 per cent in safety
fuses. Pettigrew and Teller fought the
duty as a tax on tbe miner for tbe bene
fit of a trust. A tie vote resulted and
Pettigrew lost the amendment making
them free. At 2 o'clock this afternoon
the senate reached the free list of the
tariff bill.
NEW FLAN TO END THE WAR.
Sugar Trust Would Buy
the Island
From Spain.
New Yoek, June 21. A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says :
A story is current that the sugar trust
has evolved or accepted an ambitious
suggestion that Cuba is substantially for
sale, and might as well become a sugar
plantation for a gigantic corporation sup
ported by the symfaty and the interest
of our country. In other words, that
we might have a West Indian Company,
as England had, and a Hudson Bay
Company, each of whicb aided in the
extension of the British empire.
It is said the Spanish minister to the
United States cabled recently to Madrid
reports of tbe disposition ot our govern
ment to decline to interfere by1force and
also to 'support Cuban autonomy, and
that this cable prevented tbe recall of
of Weyler, when a change in the Span
ish ministry was in the air, and pre
vented sending to Cuba Campos, who,
having closed the ten years' war with
cash in hand, mightdo the same job now
by the same means much cheaper than
Spain can keep 200,000 soldiers in the
field.
Colonel J. J. Cook is tbe gentleman
credited with the immagination to con
ceive the capture of Cuba with cash as a
measure of peace.
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO;
City of Tehuantepeo Totally
Destroyed
by Recent Shocks.
Oaxaca, Mexico, June 21. Earth
quake shocks and heavy rains have ser
iously interrupted telegraph communi
cation with the-isthmus of Tehuantepec
during the laBt three days.
Advices were received here last night
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ROYAI. B A KINO POWDKB CO. KlW YOBX.
that the official commission sent to tbe
city ot Tehuantepec by President Diaz
to investigate the reported formation of
a volcano and the extent of tbe earth
quake damages, has arrived at its des
tination and found the condition of
affairs much worse than they had ex
pected. The town of Tehuantepec con
tained about 15,000 inhabitants, and is
completely destroyed so far as houses
and buildings are concerned, not one re
main standing. There were a number of
substantial and costly bnildings in the
town. The people are living in tents
aDd in the open air on the outskirts of
the place.
The earthquake shocks continue to be
felt at frequent intervals, and the
people are terrified. The heavy smoke
and other indications of an active vol
cano to tbe west of Tehuantepec is no
longer visible.
On San Nicholas Islands.
Long Beach, Cal., June 21.--After
nearly three weeks' sojourn on the bar
ren island of San Nicholas, a party of
relic-hunters reached Long Beach today,
loaded with skeletons, sknlls and an
cient implements and ornaments of
stone andBnenrrtti Temaie-of:
historic tribes.
)
The party found 87 skulls buried in
the sand of the island, but were only
able to secure three entire. They made
one excavation 20 feet square in which
they found nine skeletons in a crouching
attitude, as though men, women and
children had been buried alive. In an
other place they found the remains of
hundreds of bodies that had been burn
ed.
Evidence was found that the island
was inhabited by two or more different
races, one of which was of great size, a
peculiar characteristic being gigantic
jawbones.
Record Was Smashed.
Pittsbukg, June 21. From Chicago
to Pittsburg in 9 hours and 25 minutes,
by rail is the latest time-beating record
of the Pennsylvania Company., It was
accomplished without any flourish of
trumpets or an advance announcement,
and was not even Known by many em
ployes at the terminal points. It is con
sidered one of tbe best records ever made
on a railroad.
The train consisted of three private
cars of officials of the road. James Mc-
Crea, vice-president, and Joseph Wood,
general manager, beaded the party of
officials which occupied the cars. From
Lima to Creetine, 78 miles, the run was
made in exactly 78 minutes, or a mile a
minute. Old railroad men say it was
the best time ever made between Pitts
burg and Chicago.
Captain Boycort Dead.
London, June 21. Captain Boycott is
dead. He was about 55 years of age
and became famous through being the
first man subjected to the "boycott" in
Ireland. He was a land agent in 1881
in Connemara section, county Mayo,
where he collected rents. The captain
made a speech in which he urged the
people of Ireland to abstain from agra
rian crimes and to adopt instead tbe
policy of Bending harsh landlords, agents
and baliffs to the "inventory," the old
term for boycotting. Events so shaped
themse'ves that Captain Boycott was
the first man the Irish experimented on
in this connection.
Shot Another and Himself.
Waltham, Mass., Jnue 21. Malone
:. Wilson, of this city, shot and danger
ously wounded Aiaegie nines, a domest
ic employed in tbe boarding-bouse of
Mrs. Moulton, Wilson's mother, today.
Wilson then placed the revolver to his
head and discharged the weapon, killing
imseli instantly. The motive for the
deed is not known.
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