; vi tiff if r 1V THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1897. VOL. VII. NUMBER 45. o HAWAII WIIL BE OURS Annexation Is Already Prac tically Accomplished. SO DECLARES. SENATOR LODGE Ratification of the Treaty by the ate at the Next Seaalon of Congress Assured. Sen New York, Oct. 5. A dispatch, to the Herald from Boston says : "I look upon the annexation of the Hawaiian islands as practically accom nliahed " Baid Senator Lodge. "The treaty will be taken np at once when congress assembles in December, and I think that there is an easy majority in the senate in favor of ratification. If it should appear probable that opposition is developing sufficient to defeat ratihca tion, the remedy will be very simple, There is a joint resolution of annexation of the islands on the calendar which does not require a two-thirds majority. as is the case on the vote of a ratifies tion of a treaty. A single majority in both houses will accomplish the same result, and that majority we have easily, If it appears that the ratification may fail we shall simply slip in the resolu tion and act on that in place of the treaty." "What are your views as to a form of government for the islands after annex ation?" "It is settled that we do not care to admit Hawaii as a state into the Union Some form of territorial government must be adopted, bat just what, it shall be is not fully determined. I am in diced to think we should give Hawaii a form of government rather broader than the ordinary territorial government, For example, I should give the islanders power to continue their legislative body in two branches, whereas I belieye a ter ritory has a single house. A legislature in two houses will give them a govern tnent similar to our states, but they will not have the power to elect senators in congress. The system of federal courts must, of coarse, be extended to the isl ands with district and circuit judges. The local courts may be retained as the people themselves desire.'.' "Yon would have the governor ap pointed by the president?" "Certainly ; as the governors of terri- tories are appointed. I should prefer, if I were to express a preference, that the governor be appointed from the islands, The question of suffrage should be left to the government of the islands to ad iast as seems to it best, within the limits of the constitution of the United States beyond which no state or territory can go. Before Christmas I certainly ex doc t that Hawaii will be American territory." A HOT WAVE IN ILLINOIS. October Record of Many Years Past Oo to Smaab. Chicago. Oct. 5. Extremely hot weather for October is prevailing in this section. Daring the past twenty-four hours the themometer went up to -eighty-six degrees, and according to the signal service records this is the highest point that has been registered for the month of October in twenty-seven years, Dense smoke aggravated the conditions, On account of the drouth the last ' two months everything is as dry as tinder and forest and prairie fires are numer ous. Lake Michigan has been made al.i.ost annavigable on account of the smoke and foe. Captains of vessels have re- . ported a most alarming state of affairs. Many have not slept for forty-eight hours on account of the watchfulness that was necessary. Boats picking their way through the Straits of Mackinaw were practically hampered. Land marks were utterly obliterated, and the light indistinct at a distance of a length of the vessel. Marine underwriters are apprehensive of numerous standings on account of the smoke, and bulletins from the lower end of the lake are watched for with anxiety. Chicago's southern wards and suburbs are surrounded by prairie fires,' and denBe smoke overhangs a lage part of the territory lying sooth of Seventy fifth Btreet. Hundreds of acres of prai rie have been burned over, and thou sands of leet of sidewalks and fencing have been consumed. .With fire on every side great anxiety is being felt for the safety of towns with out fire protection. Nothing short of a drenching rain can possibly check the progress of the fire. A Sickening Aocldeat. St. Louis, Oct. 7. John Jackson, em ployed in the Tudor iron works in East St. Louis, was terribly burned last night while at work. He was guiding a red hot bar of iron as it came out of the roll ers. Suddenly the bar twisted and be fore Jackson could escape, bad pushed him against a heavy stand, where, by the force of the rollers it slowly en circled him. The smoke and the odor of his burning body filling the room. Be fore he was rescued he was terribly burned. SUNK OFF THE RIVER. Collision Occurred Fifteen Miles Off the Columbia in Clear Weather. Astoria, Oct. 4. Shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon, jast as she was completing one of tne fastest trans-Pacific sailing trips on record, the big four masted German ship Pern crashed into the little coasting schooner Orion, cut ting her in two, and sending; her to the bottom immediately. When the little vessel was struck by the big steel ship, the captain was thrown across the deck, badly bruised, and every one of his four men were knocked about and more or less serious ly injured. They succeeded in grasping ropes of the German bark and climbed aboard, and thus made their escape. Captain Nelson was loath to say who he thought was to blame for the collision. He avers that bis schooner was on her course for Sboalwater bay. lne wea ther was perfectly clear and the sea smooth. The accident occurred north of the lightship, some twelve or fifteen miles off the mouth of the river. 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JOHN BULL WON'T PLAY Proposed Sealing Conference Doesn't Suit Him at All. SO HE WILL STAY OUT OF IT Participation of Russia and Japan the Ostensible CauseTwo Con ferences Probable. London, Oct. 6. The officials of the British foreign office have communicated to the United States ambassador, Col. Hay, the final decision of that govern ment that Great Britain must refuse to take part in any sealing conference with representatives of Russia and Japan. The British government, however, as serts its willingness to confer with the United States alone, but insists that Russia and Japan are not interested in the Bearing sea seals to a degree entitl ing them to representation at the con ference. The British government does not suggest any date for a conference with the United States, and it is thought probable in London that Great Britain's withdrawal will result in two meetings, one between the United States and Rus sia and Japan, and the other between the United States, Great Britain and Canada. It cannot be too strongly re iterated that the withdrawal of Great Britain from the Washington conference is due to Canada's insistence, and that until the Canadian officials informed the foreign office here of Canada's ob jections to the meeting with Russia and Japan, out of fear of being outvoted. Great Britian intended to enter the con ference. Great Britain fully intended to attend the conference with other governments, and but for Colonel Hay s representa tions, the first announcement of Great Britain's unwillingness to take part in the conference would have been final, but the United States ambassador so plainly pointed out the unusual charac ter of Great Britain's change of mind at so late a day that some foreign office officials decided to re-open the ques tion and have been endeavoring, but unsuccessfully, to secure Canada's ac quiescence. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am bassador to the United States, also used his influence in a spirit of friendliness to the United States in efforts to secure the adherence of Great Britain to the original program. The experts who have been investi gating the sale of sealskins in London in order to obtain Bvidence for the uee of the United States at the conference, have proof that eighty per cent of the skins sold by Canadian sealers are fe- male seals, and that most of the animals were shot. ; YUKON CLOSED TO NAVIGATION No Wood to Be uad Boats Probably Frozen In. San Francisco, Oct. 6. Advices from St. Michaels nnder date of September 16th say : The general impression is that the boats that leave here from this time on will not Be able to get over 1000 miles ap the river before they will be frozen in. All independent steamers will be twice as many people Schillings Best baking aoa compelled to carry coal, as the natives have cut up all the driftwood along the river bank for over 100 miles, and have sold It to the steamers owned by the two big companies. The new finds on Minook and Hunter creeks continue to canse excitemant and there are about 600 miners on the ground. In St. MicbaelB sugar is 25 cents a pound ; bacon, 25 cents a pound; blank et trousers, $8; chocolate drops, three for 25 cents; calico, 35 cents a yard cotton bandanas, $1 each; flour, $8 hundred; candles, 35 cents a pound small box sardines, 50 cents. Six men have probably lost their lives near here as the result of a foolhardy attempt to sail up the 1850 miles of the river, which in som places runs at rate of eight miles an hour. The men two of whom are named Abercromble and Tate, were last seen drifting oat of the mouth of the Ynkon to sea. T hree men in a sailboat started up the river last week, bat have not been seen since. There names are Mathews, Rob erts and Schultz. STEAMERS FOR WAR PURPOSES Adaptability of Ocean Liners Is Reins; Investigated. . New York, Oct. 6. A dispatch Washington says. from The navy department has sent letters to the leading steamship agents whose vessels have American registry, asking for information as to the displacement, speed and general adaptiblv of the ves- sels lor war purposes. All ships of great tonnage now built in this country are so constructed that they wonldVeadily meet the requiremenes of the navy as auxili ary cruisers should their services be re quired. The navy at present carries on its list ot vessels that would be available as commerce-destroyers in war time the names of forty-two ships, thirty-two of which are on the Atlantic coaBt, six on the Pacific and the rest on the Great Lakes. Chief Constractor Hicbborn, nnder whose direction plans are being drawn by which the St. Louis type of vessels could be converted into formidable mod ern auxiliary cruisers, estimates that he can send the St. Louis to sea in three weeks fully equipped with effective bat tery and with the vitals well protected by a system of coal bunkers. He esti mates that the navy has now about one dozen ships which could be quickly so converted under the plans already- per fected, and the others could be made available in a little more time. He anticipates that at least five years will be required to draw plans for the full list of vessels carried on the list of merchants ships that conld be used for purposes, and by that time rifles will have been delivered at the navy yards for every one of such ships. Captain O'Neil, the ordinance chief, will in his annnal report, now in prep eration, urge that $500,000 be provided with which to manufacture guns for re serve purposes. These guns he proposes assembling at New York, Norfolk and League island, with carriage and equip ment complete, so that they can be mounted on shipboard.. - REFORM IN FINANCE. Gold Currency t Be Substituted for Paper Meney. Washington, Oct. 6. W. P. Powell, United States minister to Hayti, in a letter to Secretary Sherman, states that a proposition is now pending before the chamber of deputies looking to the con solidation of several debts of the Repub lic into one national debt, the reduction of the high rate of exchange, the destruc tion of the present paper money in nse and the substitution for it of a gold cur rency based on our unit of value, the American gold dollar. "In order to do this," says Minister Powell, "the government will endeavor to secure a loan from some of our large banking houses in the United States, to the amount of $6,000,000. The loan, if obtained, is to be secured by a portion of the duty on the coffee crop, estimated to be worth $2,000,000 annually, and a portion of the import duty, which they propose to increase twenty-five per cent, the money thus accruing to constitute a inking fund for the payment of these bonds. Heretofore all loans that have been obtained have come through the merchants here or else through the Bank of France, which has a branch here." : Buckien's Arinoa salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, .salt rheum, fevei sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cuies piles,' or no pay required It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale Dy Blakeley and Honghton, druggists. Subscribe for The Chronicle. NEW WORLD'S RECORD Chehalis Paced Two Miles in 4:19 1-4 at Salem. BEAT W. W. P.'S TIME 3 1-3 SECONDS He 'Was Driven by Frank Frailer, and Ten Thousand People Saw Him OoHls Record. Salem, Or., Oct. 6. Chehalis today lowered the world's record 3)4 seconds for the two-mile pace at the state fair track, in the presence of 10,000 people. Chehalis, driven by his owner, Frank Frazier, appeared on the track with his full brother, Del Norte, who has a record of 2 :0S. Both horses were loudly cheered. After scoring through the stretch a few times, Del Norte withdrew. After scor ing once, Frazier announced that be was ready to start, and hundreds of watches were held in readiness to re cord his attempt to make a world's record. 1.1 Ke a naan tne Diack stallion was down to the wire, and, almost before the spectators could realize it, was on bis way, making the first turn, moving easily and proudly. At the three-quarter pole the runner Bonbonniere, ridden by Gal- braith, jumped in, but the Oregon pacer needed no prompter. He reeled off the first mile in 2 :09 fiat. "100 last; ne'ii not make it," was on many tongues as the first mile was fin ished. But his well-wishers breathed easier when. 3 :14 was called at the mile and a half. Thirty-one seconds more saw him at the mile and three-quarters, and in 'the face of a strong southwestern wind he strode home gamely, creatine a fresh record by passing under the wire in 4:19-. When the time was announced, amid prolonged cheers, Chehalis was crowned with wreaths of flowers, and led off the track, looking but little worse for his world-beating two-mile pace. Chehalis' record by quarters was: - First mile.... 0:32X 1:05J 1:37 2:09 Second mile. .2:39 3:14 3:45 4:19 The best previous time for the two- mile pace was made by W. W. P. against time at Lincoln, Neb., October 31, 1895. W. W. P. made the distance in 4:22? On Friday, Chehalis will go against John Staver, bicyclist, who has a record of 2:02, best two in three heats. A hurdle race of ll miles will also be ran Fridav. This afternoon it was announced from the grandstand that a certified check ot $10,000 would be pat up to back the challenge that Chehalis will go against any horse in the world, best three in five heats, that goes in hopples. Following is a summary of the other races: 2:33 trot Staccato won, Volo second ; best time, 2 :25. , Running, one-quarter mile Joe D, won, Jim Uorbett second, Argo third; time, 0 :35o. Three-quarters mile, selling Addie M. won, New Moon second: time 1:19, Special trot for named horses Leland W. 1 3 .1 Lady Careful, br. m., Caution-Diana 3 2 2 Joe Nelson 2 Grandmoor .' 4 ldr. dis. Grey McClelland, Lady Memo, b. m., Memo-Oregon Wilkes, Mt. Shasta, b. g. and Grand-Achinral were distanced. HEAVY LOSS Of LOSS. Fires Create Terrible Havoe on the Northern Border. Winnipeg; Oct. 7. The forest fires that have been raging in Manitoba close to the boundary line for the past ten days have broken out more furiously than ever. 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Havana, Oct. 7. 1 Diario Marina, organ of the reform party, commenting on the new Spanish cabinet in its lead ing editorial, says : "The fall of the headless and discon cerned conservative party means a trans ition from a dark night to a sunny day ; it . means a radical transformation of methods. The list of ministers is a clear indication that tbe platform of tbe new cabinet is pure and logical auton omy for Cnba. We have absolute con fidence in a prompt re-establishment of peace. The rise in Spanish securities in Europe shows that the public in Spain and abroad has great confidence in Senor Sagasta's cabinet." The Union Constitutional organ of the conservative party, says : "The change in the Spanish cabinet is of minor importance, as all true Spaniards must have tbe same patriot ism in defending the high ideals of the nation." IOO Reward SIOO. 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