VOL. VII.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY. JULY 31, 1897.
NUMBER 35.
ACHING FOR A FIGHT
TROOPS WILL WAIT
Been Talking at Paris.
Temporarily Abandoned.
Sstarday . night en route for the newly
discovered Alaskan gold fields. There
rill be 150 people in the party. The
special train on which the party will
f - ttoI will wnn lirot1v thMnoh trt Ran
The Japanese Diplomat Has Francisco. There the miners win ve-f Proposed Alaska Expedition
mam . tnree cays to purcnaso uuuiug
supplies. The party will then ship fori
St. Michael on a special steamer. The
frir vill nnKnmi 14 (lava. ' ThrPB BtpaiDPr
FIGARO TAKES ITO SERIOUSLY ianchea V. Uken to transport the CULLD SOT BE tyUrrhulU UU
party up the Yukon to the month of the
Cloudyke river. This trip will require
14 days. Each toorist may take 500
pounds of baggage from San Francisco,
bat only a portion of this will be taken
op the river with the party.
When the Clondyke is reached the
Other Iirop.il Comment Upon
Relatione Between the United
State, and Japan.
the
Dawson and Dyea Soon to Bin Tele
graphic Connection More Cold
. Seekers Leave Seattle.
- New Yobk, July 27. A special to the 8team launches will be moored in winter
Herald from Paris says : .
The Figaro publishes an article bear
ing on the relations between the United
States end Japan. Its importance is
heightened by the manifest indica-
Cheyk.n-.sk, W. Vr., July 28. Colonel
Randall, of the Eigth mfantgy, received
a telegTBtn from Washington this morn
ing stating that the expedition to Alaska
has been temporarily, abaadoned. It
tiona it bears of being "inspired," for
only those in the innercircleot Japanese
affairs could possibly have given the
Figaro an idea of the object which has
caused the Marquis Ito to come to Paris
at this particular juncture. The article
which is beaded "The Voyage of Marquis
Ito," is aa follows
"Marquis Ito has been in Paris since
Sunday and is stopping at the Hotel
. Continental, where his apartments have
been reserved by the Paris legation.
This astute diplomatist is now busy
dealing witti the delicate situation
created in Japan by the pretensions of
the United States in the matter of the
annexation of the Sandwich islands.
"It. appears that he has come to
Europe to protest most energetically in
the name of his government against
' what he calls a usurpation to bis friends
that Japan, which had to struggle against
great difficulties at the time of the war
. with 'China, will go on to the end with,
the United States. We mast not, there
fore, be surprised if one of these days we
have to announce a rupture of the re
lations of the two countries in case of
the annexation projects are maintained.
This will not probably mean a declara
tion of - war, bat it would be the be
ginning of hostilities, more or less open,
the result of which woald be harmful
and which might have in store surprises
quarters. The tourists will live aboard
them until the spring begins to break,
next summer. The transportation com
nantr .laima ri hauA fn.rtA tllnnn Tnr
. . ... . .. I has heen discovered that manv minnliea I . . ... ...
carrying enough provisions to supply nil - - - rr taxen up seriatim. zerDe read the pre
: the required 95 per cant cannot be
compli8hed. ..'.,
When Chairman Dempster called the
meeting to order there were almost as
many operators present ' as yesterday
Among those conspicioos for their ab
sence was Colonel Bend, whq yesterday
bolted the conference. It was hoped
that he would reconsider his action and
attend the conference, but he did not
put in an appearance. Chairman Damp
ster announced that the preamble had
already been adopted. : J. B. Zerbe said
the matters uoder consideration were of
the utmost' importance, and it would
take months to settle them. D. D,
Blackburn, of the river operators, had
not yet taken action on the uniformity
question.. Wilson moved that the con
vention go into a committee of the
whole to consider the agreement. J. H
Zerbe was called . to the chair, and
DempBter moved that the agreement be
necessary for such an undertaking as the
one proposed are not on band and much
time and expense would be necessitated
to send the soldiers to a country where
the preservation of life depends on
perfect equipment. ,
The part of Alaska mapped out to be
visited is said to be rapidly freezing up,
and after serious consideration of all
those facts the trip has been pronounced
Japanese
injudicious at the time and postponed 8PIte OI Marquis Ito, personally as well
as politically.
'In the first place,
probably until spring
SAX . FBANCIBCO ENTERPRISE
its travelers with plenty of food until
next summer. -. It is the intention of the
promoters of the excursion to make the
shortest journev on record to the gold
fields.
An effort will be made to complete the
trip from Chicago to the Clondyke with'
in 30 days. . In addition to the crew,
guides and officials, 200 men will leave
San Francisco on the special steamer.
Of these the larger portion will be from
Chicago, but it is said there will be a
scattering number from all parts of the
country,
AN ARMY POST AT CIRCLE CITY.
Government to Establish Ona With Cal
ifornia and Tancoorer Troop.
8an Fbancisco, Ju'y 27. In response
to a telegraphic inquiry aa to whether
or not be could spare a full company of
infantry for the establishment of a post '
at Circle City, Alaska, General Shaffer,
commanding the department of Cali
fornia, has notified Secretary Alger that
a company could be organized at 12
hours' notice for service in Alaska, and
asked for full instructions. -
General btiatfer expects to receive
final instructions today and is prepared I capital stock of the organization is f 250,-
for an order to dispatch his company! 000. of which $100,000 has beon sub-
north immediately. He expressed the I scribed by the directors
opinion that the company woald leave! The proposition is to construct a tele-
here on a special train for Portland, Or., graph line which will connect Dyea witlji oratlon
amble, and a motion was made to adopt
it. -' ' -
A DENIAL BY MARQUIS ITO.
Diplomat Bu Not Indulged
In-Warlike Talk. '
Nfw Yokk, July 28. A' dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says: .1.
If war should break out between the
United States and Japan it will be in
Dyea and Dawson to Be Connected by
Telegraph.
Ran Francisco, July 28. The Clon
dyke is promised close communication
ith the rest .of the world in a short
time. At least a telegraph company has
been incorporated which will set to work
immediately, its promoters say, string
ing the wires. Articles of incorporation
of the Alaska Telegraph & Telephone
Company have been filed with the
county clerk of San Francisco. The
directors of the new company are C. W.
Wright, Theodore Kichert, D. E. Boban
non, J. W. Wright and J. Fassett. The
said Marquis Ito,
I wish yon would contradict a state
ment that I am here charged with an
official 'mission to stronglv ' protest
in the name of my government against
the unsnrpation fraught with peril
Nothing could be further from the truth
The statement is inexact in every par
ticnlar. ..' Not only have I no official
mission in Europe now, but I never had
any, nor was I ever charged with sucl.
deities by the Japanese government.
Delieve urmiy that the Hawaiian ques
tion will be settled without the peaceful
relations between the Japan and the
United States being disturbed in the
least.
"I came to Enrope as one of the suite
attached to Prince Arisbgawa, who rep
resented the emperor" at the jubilee
ceremonies in England. The comment'
being over, the prince has re
of all kinds, for 30.000 Japanese, almost and that it will pVobably be joined there the town of Dawson, the branch lines turnfd 10 JaPan, and my duties, only
all veteran soldiers, are already living
in tbeHawaiian islands, and the natives
of the country hardly number as many.
1 "The object of the Marquis Ito's jour
ney is to point out to Europe rather
to neglectful, according to him the peril
of annexation to which the vigorous
Japanese people, still nnder the spell of
its victories, is opposing to the utmost.
In any case, this journey and the com
plications foreseen by- the Marquis Ito
strangely confirm the tears a ready ex'
pressed in America by thoughtful men.'
by a company from the department of connecting Dyea with Jnneau, and Daw
the Colombia.
The officers to accompany the company
will be a nttejor, surgeon, captain and
two lieutenants, all of whom have been
selected from the volunteers. Until
final instructions arrive, General Shaffer
declines to stale what companv of the
First regiment has been chosen, or by
whom it will be commanded.
NOW ITS A QUARTZ FIND.
From
JAPAN U&ANS BUSINESS.
St. James Gazette Thinks She . Will
" Fight If Necessary.
London, July 27. St. James' Gazette,
commenting on Japan's protest in the
Hawaiian matter, says : '
"According to European usage it
amounts to-a threat to resist the trans
fer of the archipelago by force, and is
equivalent to warning the United States
that they mast give up their views as to
Hawaii or prepare for war. It does
mean just so much in the mouth of
Japan, though the Americans do not
seem to think so. But they have such
odd ideas of diplomatic language they
are no great authority."
TBI WAY POINTED OUT.
America Should Follow England's Plan
- Id Dealing With Inferiors. . ,
: Niw Yoik, July 27. The Herald's
European edition publishes the follow
ing editorial under the heading.
"What's Japan Got to Say About It,
Anyhow?"
"We publish a special dispatch con
firming one printed in the Temps
relative to the protest of Japan against
the annexation of Hawaii by the United
States. We do not think that the
United States can even entertain the
protest concerning its policy' from any
non-Anglo-Saxon race. England is an
Anglo-Saxon race pure and simple, and
has, for the last 200 years, governed the
world by its common sense, force and
civilizing institutions, and today 83,000,
000 01 Jhe Anglo-Saxon- race across' the
water find themselves confronted with
.. one of those Mongolian, Indian and
' Australian continents. . We know what
England would do under the circum
stances, and we trust the Anglo-Saxon
United States will do the same. ".
"P. 8. A few-American warships in
Japanese waters would do no harm."
Another Rich Strike Krported
the Cloadjke. .
San Francisco, July 27. The -latest
rumor from Alaska and the Clondvke is
of the discovery of wonderful rich quartz
in large quantities on the Stewart river.
Particulars are vague, and - beyond the
fact that the ledge is a large one and
that the rock assays $300, nothing can
be learned. The discovery was made
some time ago, but nothing was said
until the ledge bad been prospected and
an assay made. ;
This, if true, will mean much for the
Clondyke region. . The Stewart river
runs into the Yukon not far from Daw
son, and it is reasonable to suppose that
the placer gold now being found in Buch
quantities below may have its origin in
the mountains it the head of the
Stewart and neighboring rivers and
creeks. ' "
McKmlry to Visit Henna.
Cleveland, Jaly . 27. President Mc
Kinley is expected to Bpend three or
four days at Windemere, as the guest of
Senator Hanna, after the G. A. E. re
son with Circle City. The estimated
length of the proposed line is 1000 miles
The plan of construction will be after
the style of military systems used in war
times. A wire 'a quarter of an inch
thick, covered with a kerite insolation
will be need. The
along the ground,
stretched on poles. Trees or poles may
be used only to cross a gaily. -
The promoters of the enterprise ex
pect to get to work laying the wires in
three weeks, and to have them laid six
weeks later. The company does not in
tend to have any telegraphic communi
cation soutn irom Juneau, unless some
of the larger companies construct a line
nominal at any time, are now entirely
at an end. So I am at liberty to avail
myself of the permission the emperor
accorded me to take a holiday in Europe.
'It has been stated that I. have been
in Spain to arrange teams for mutual
support in the attitude of Spain and
. ... I Tartan na.n tt I a Va TTnvtasl CtstAn ' rTV.:n
Wir Will Dllilij " 1 in 1 w uv kiiiicu kjt,o icrt jkuio
instead of being 18 1uite untrue, wnen 1 waB prime
minister tne emperor bestowed an order
on the king of Spain. The insignia was
never sent, as it was not convenient at
the time for any one of sufficiently high
rank to leave Japan,' But the visit of
Prince Arishgawa to Europe gave the
emperor an occasion he has been look
ing for, and so, taking advantage of the
opportunity, the prince went to Spain to
north from Paget sound.
THE CITx OF TOFEKA SALES.
She Carries S40 Passengers for Alaska
and the Clondyke.
Siattlb, Wash., July 28. The . City
of Topeka sailed for Juneau this morn'
ing with 240 passengers, two-thirds of
whom were miners beaded for the Clou
dyke. Of this n amber 100 were San
Francisco passengers, who were picked
up at Port Town send, Fortv miners
sailed from Seattle and other Sound
towns completed the list.
The Topeka only goes as far as Juneau
where a transfer will have to be made to
one of the several small boats fanning
to Dyea. No . horses are taken by the
Topeka, the miners expecting to par
chase them at Juneau or Dyea.
Over 1000 people have already left
present the order to the king, and 1, as
a matter of coarse, went also.' '
'But, although I met the foreign
minister and . all . other ministers, the
relation of Japan and America were
never alluded to, and I never broached
the subject of Spain's difficulty in Cuba.
My visit to the Due de Mandas was only
prompted by politeness and was an ac
knowledgment of the courtesy he be
towed on me at San Sebastian. -
"I do not think it possible any oppoei
lion manifested in Japan to the annexa
tion of, the Sandwich islands by the
United States will take any tnorejextend
ed form than the mere protest . made
remember this point made in order
that the interests of Japan in those
islands may not suffer injury.
"Japan is simply seeking to protect
herself and her subjects, and this she
STORM- MAY BURS
Armed Strikers Surrounded
the De Armitt Mines.
DEPUTIES HOLD THE MEN IS CHECK
The Latter Declared That De Armitt
. Men Will Be Compelled to Qalt
; Work Today.
union at Buffalo, Aaeust 24. From here 8e8ttle ,or the Clondyke, and each train has a perfect right to do; this she is in
he and Mrs. McKinley will go to Fre
mont . to attend the wedding of Mies
Fannie Hayes, daughter of ex-President
Hayes. r.. j
brings men trom Cripple Creek, Ross-
land an.d other mining . towns bound for
the North.
NO SIGN OF AGREEMENT.
If
you send three or more
y w.u v iu nii-- roai and river mines were represented.
duty bound to do; but that she will look
after her interests in other than a digni
fied,' diplomatic, way is absurd. The
emperor, I know, will not. support any
bellicose policy. All my friends in the
ministry or in the control of the differ
ent branches of the government ar ai
PlTTSBUEG, Pa. July 28. The Second h sama minH aa th emnnror nn thia
day's session of, the uniformity confer- subject, and Japanese sentiment is one
ence was an hour late in onenine. A L, ..,. f,;Diov,; rr..;.
list of those who participated in the SuteB . Thna the Hawaiian onestion
meeting yesterday shows that 83 rail-Lnnot flaihi hrino. ahrmt a onnftW
Pittsburg Conference Promises to Be
Tedious Affair.
ling's Best
Francisco, ,
guesses at
word, we'll .
Tea,
with
the
send vou
eT
San
your
Tnissinsf
The progress made yesterday and today
was so slow that the indications are it
will be several weeks before an agree'
ment satisfactory . to 95 per cent of the
operators, necessary, before the -'true
uniformity" can become an established
AN EXPEDITION FEOH CHICAGO.
These Goldseekere Expect to Make Fast
Time to the Clondyke. . -
Chicago, July 27. A party of men
who wish to try the Clondyke country,
will leave Chicago ona special train next 1
charminp- iSo8 calendar-- fact B cached
- , . . : i I The operators are rather dazed at the
no advertising on it -whether
you guess the miss
ing word or not i
Rules of ' contest published in large
1 advertisement about the first and middle
of each month. . ' ' ; . A23
second attempt to put this particular
doctrine in practice. All admit that it
is a fact, but they add that is impossible
of accomplishment because it is too fair.
The refusal of the river operators to
become identified with the uniformity
movement ' presents a new obstacle in
the way of progress. Without their aid,.
I either armed or diplomatic, with the
Americans, in spite of the jingoes."
: , Bnlcide at Taeoma.' '
Tacoma. Wash., Juiy 27. Alexander
W. Plass committed suicide at his home
in this city this - morning by shooting
himself in the forehead. . He. was a
night policeman, and had just came off
doty. Last night he-seemed in his
usual spirits, and gave no intimation of
contemplating suicide. He has been
subject to epileptic fits, and the disease
was growing upon ' him. He - was a
prominent member of th Masonic lode
which body will bury him.
Subscribe for Thb Chbosicle.
Pittsbubg, July 29. At 2 o'clock this
morning Sheriff Harry Lowrey. was
called from his bed and asked to send
deputies to the mines of the New ' Tork
& Cleveland Gas Coal Company. " Ttie
request came from W. p. De Armitt.
Oak Hill was invaded at midnight by
a small army from the Bobbins mines
at Willock. They marched into the
village, 450 strong, to the tune of a fife
nd drum. Most of them : were armed
with revolvers or clubs. They said
that at least as many more of the Finlev
ville, Gastonville and other mines in the
Wheeling district were on their way to
Oak Hill and would arrive soon.
The li ttie town is in a great state of
excitement. Only a few deputies, about
eight or ten, were on hand, but when
the miners . arrived Superintendent
Thomas De Armit telephones at once to
A. P. De Armitt at Allegheny to send
more. - -"
The Bobbins men . say that the De
Armitt men will, be forced to go. out.
rhey are determined, but no violence is
looked for yet. They left Wilbck at 6
o'clock and marched steadily for" nearly
six hours.' De Armitt has an injunction
out restraining every one from trespass
ing on his property, and if his deputii 1
try to- enforce this order there may le
trouble. v ;.
It is estimated that by daylight there
were several thousand miners encamped
upon the hills surrounding the propertv
of the New iork & Cleveland 'Gas Com
pany.- They came from every direction,
headed by a brass band. Nearly all of
them carried heavy walking sticks and
some were armed. There were no scenes
of violence, however, and no indications
of drinking. Immediately upon reach
ing Oak , Hill, the strikers prepared for
camp. , ' t
The scenes around Turtle Creek, after
midnight were strange.' Miners stretch
ed themselves ont under anv shelter
they . could find. The detach in ent was
in- charge . of men selected befo re the
march was begun. ' Orders . were im
plicitly-followed. ,
In tha valley, leading np from Turtle
Creek to. No. 33. of the New York &
Cleveland mines, the company had a
powerful searchlight. It was kept shift
ing about in hopes of flanking any move
ments of. the strikers to creep within
range of the mine unknown to the depu
ties who guarded every approach.
Long before daylight the strikers were
up, and after eating their frugal meal,
prepared for a day's work. The inten
tion was to see as many of De Armitt'B
juea before they got into the pits this
morning as possible. At about 4 o'clock
100 strikers assembled at Turtle Creek
and head ad by three brass bands, witn
flags and banners flying, marched by
the houses occupied by De Arruitt'u
miners. The strikers hooted and yelled
and then marched to the mines, where
they planted themselves before the pits,
thus compelling De Armitt's men to run
the gauntlet to work.
A short time later Sheriff Lowry, who
had been asked for assistance, arrived
from Pitsbnrg with 50 deputies armed
with Winchesters. The strikers quietly
withdrew and the new deputies were
placed on gnard.
When the strikers reached Plum creek
and started on a run aown the road to
wards the Tripple to catch the men be
fore they entered the mine, five shots
were fired from the Winchesters held by
the deputies.; In reply to this the dram
corps struck up a lively air, but' no re
turn shots were fired The miners who
were hurrying into pits were overtaken
and asked not to go to work. Most of
the. men said they were afraid they
would ' ',oso their jobs if they stayed
away from work to attend the meeting.
They decided after - a parley to go into
the mine: The miners were carrying
dinner buckets. As tbey turned to leave
the strikers their dinner backets were
taken from them. Frightened, the
miners ran for the pit and did cot stop
until they were behind the shelter of the
deputies' Winchesters. The mine is in
full Operation. Prevknsto the meeting,
Mr. Debs, District President Dolan, and
Secretary Warner "and M. P. Carrick
went among the strikers and counseled
them to keep within the bounds of the
law. '"-' .'" "-; ; ' ' , ' ,' : ' ' ''
' When the mass meeting was called to
order" at 10 o'clock this morning there
jj
wmrnm
Absolutely Pure.
Celebrated for Its sreat leavenlne- streneth anil
healthfulnes9. Assures the fond HtpxinHt lnm
and all forms of adulteration common to the
cheap brands.
Botal Baking Powdkr Co. New Yqrx.
were 5C00 striking miners in the vicii ity
and before it was well under wav there
were 5000 ' people in the vicinity of the
school house. At about 9:30 o'clock 250 '
miners from .the Sandy Creek mines
marched to' the meeting, and quite a
large number came from. Turtle Creek.
The meeting is without doubt the largest
held during a strike in Western Penn
sylvania, and the leaders are hopeful of
its effects upon the men. , 'j, . ;.
BACK DOWN, WILL WE?
Figaro,
Your Reputation as a Prophet
. Will Sailer for This.
New Yobs-, July 20. The Herald's
European edition pnblishes the follow
ing:
Figaro has an article on tHe Hawaiian
question which concludes as follows : .
It is very probable that amicable ar- '
rangements will be affected between tne
Japanese and United. States, and this ''
arrangement will recognize the previous
rights of Japan in archipelago. The
United States will undoubtedly back
down on the moat important points.
But what are these to the sacrifices the
Americans would have - to make if it
should ever happen that the rating of
their jingoes of the ' calculations of their
speculators should give raise to a real
conflict with a European power, even of
the second rank?"
A Schooner Starts on a Ludi Voyage. .
Sheboygan,'- Wis.. July 27. The
schooner Myrtle Camp started last night
on her long sail to the Hawaiian islands, '
which ia expected to occupy three
months at least. The Mvrtle Camp is
48 tons register, is 67 feet . long,
breadth 18 feet, and a depth of nearly
ix feet. Oswald E. Stephens recently
bought the boat from Escanaba parties
for trading purposes among the small
Hawaiin islands, having been engaged '
in the business many years ago. '
Captain Gunderson, of this city, will
sail the boat through the lakes and out
the St. Lawrence to the ocean, where an .
ocean navigator will be engaged. The
crew will consist of four men. '. The des
tination of the schooner is Honolulu, of
which city Stephens is a native. . ' ,
A number of the factories of this , city
will send specimens of their mannfact-
ure for exhibition at the Hawaiian capi
tal. - ''.'.: V'
Currency Laws Must be Enforced.
Chicago, July 28. A Times-Herald
special from Washington says President
McKinley is determined to seenre cur
rency reform legislation. To this end
ewill have. the active co operation of
Secretary Gage. The currency commis
sion bill passed by the house on the last
day of the session is dead, and it is not
kely the president will revive the pro-.
ject of having a monetary reform meas
ure framed and recommended by a com
mission. . -
It is now planned that an administra
tion plan shall be formulated during the
summer and autumn and submitted to
congress when it convenes in December..
By the time Secretary Gage submits bis
firBt annual report to congress, next De-.
cember, be will in all probability have a
plan formulated, which may be submit
ted to the administration as a sc heme o
curreocy reform.
, . Preparing; fur the Sale..
Omaha, Neb., July 27. Decrees of tbe '
sale in foreclosure of tbe mortgage on
the Union Pacific railway were received
here this morning by General John C.
Cowin, special United States attorney in
the case. The decrees are signed by all
the parties to the suit. Judge Sauhorn
will be in Omaha this week to inakd the
final order of the sale. . 5
Miners Intimidated by Women. ' -
. Faibmostv W. V., July 28. Polish,
women ' armed avitb stones and sticks '
kept several men from going to work at
Monongah today. . Others . have been
warned not to enter. Colonel B. A.x
Fickinger said today, if the men in his
mines were not at work by Friday noon
other men would be brought in.