ftp ' j ' jjjO' THE DALLES; WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1897. VOL. VII. NUMBER 50. TENDER OF MEDIATION Trend of President's to Spain. Note THE TONE OF IT WAS VERY MILD The Government's Service Off. red to End the War. New Yobk, Oct. 15. The Heral pub lisbea the following, based on high an thority, which it claims ia substantially the instructions iesned by President Mc Kinley to Minister Woodford to be pre sented to the Spanish qneen : None bat the most kindly relations exist between the present administra tion and Spain, and aa far as lies in the power of the administration they will continue. The belligerency resolution which passed the senate at the last sea eion of congress merely bore evidence of the tremendiona popular feeling throughout the country in favor of Cu ba. The house, to be fare, voted down the resolution passed by the senate ; bat this was with a view to postponing the issue for the moment that could be construed aa hostile to Spain. The house, like the senate, is strongly ing sympathy with Cuba. Tbia feeling of sympathy throughout the United States will undoubtedly take ahpe aa eoon aa congress convenes, and it necessary for the president to com' manicate to congress each recommen dations aa he deems best to make in re gard to Cuban affairs. Under the circa metances, the govern merit ot the United States tenders its best offices to mediate between Spain and Cuba, and it offers to mediate so . as to bring the war to an end on such terms aa will be honorable to both par ties. This government expresses the hope that Spain will reply by the end of October, so as to give the president a chance to report to congress by the time it convenes. The Herald also publishes the follow ing, which it claims details the real circumstances which led to the downfall of the old cabinet: Nearly all of the Spanish bonds bad been floated in France, and the recent loans were placed there, bat the latest applications for farther loans had not been favorably responded to. The only means, therefore, of raising money was through the bank of Spain, through which application waa made at the rate of 50,000,000 pesetas, or $12,000,000 month, in order to carry on the war with Cuba and the Philippine islands. The bank of Spain declined to make farther "advances to the government several months ago, and the cabinet thereupon remoyed the governor of the bank. The recently appointed governor of the bank thereupon tried to force upon the bank committe, or board of directors, the ap plication of the government for addi- tional loans, but his efforts were a fail ure. This waa followed by the determina tion of the cabinet to take steps to re- dace the interest rate on the govern ment bonds of five to six per cent to three and one-half and four percent respectively. Immediately the cabinet was delugea with protests. Some of the objections came from persona high in authority and in a position to dictate termB to Spain. The combined weight of conservatives in Spain, whicbembraced as, indicated, the bulk of the holders of Spanish bonds whose interest would be cut in two, im mediately answered thia proposition with the suggestion that it would be better to atop all war expenses than to adopt such a radical course. In fact, many of the conservatives said it would be better to gain anything in the way of indemnity which Spain could obtain by the sacrifice of sovereignty and accept ing an offer to grant liberty to Cuba, if it could be brought about in a way that would not be dishonorable to Spain. The queen yielded to this, and the re sult waa the resignation of the old cab inet and the calling upon Sagasta to form a new one. HeKtnii for Promotion. Washington, Oct. 15. It seems to be generally conceded that Attorney-General McKenna . will succeed Justice Field. McKenna ia believed to have been promised the place before he re signed bis judicial position to step into the cabinet. In thia event it ia prac tically certain that California will not lose a place in the cabinet, and that McKenna will be succeeded by Judge Waymire. If McKenna does not go on the supreme bench, it ia thought that Waymire will. It is known that the IS ef. Way mire when the latter was here last spring, and Waymire expressed a pref erence for the cabinet. Jndre GoflT to Succeed McKenna. New York, Oct. 15. A apecial from Washington says : In the retirement of Justice Stephen J. Field an opportunity is made for the advancement of Attorney-General Mc Kenna to the supreme bench, but the vacancy will not cauee a general reor ganization in the president's official family. Nathan Goff, of West Virginia, who served in congress with Major McKinley and who declined in February last to leave the United States circuit bench for the cabinet, haa again'.received the offer of the position of attorney- general. It is believed he will accept. Mr. Calhoun, who waa commissioner to Cuba, is next in President McKinley 'a mind for McKenna'a place. It will be remembered that Calhoun, after his report on Cuba, declined the controller- suip'ot the treasury. REBELS ACTIVE IN GUATEMALA. Barrios Find Be Haa Not let Crashed the Revolt. New York, Oct. 15. A dispatch to the Herald from San Jose, Guatemala, says: The outbreak in the eastern districts which it waa at first thought would be epeedily suppressed, proves to be of a far more serious nature than the one just pat down in the West, headed by General Morales, Daniel Fan tea Barrios and Manuel Sanchez, who waa killed. The other leaders, after their flight from Qaezultenango,went toward the Mexican boundary, where it is reported they die- banded their men. It is not known what waa done with the large quantity of arma and munitions of war they carried with them. It is confidently believed, however, by the. rebel sym pathizers, that the leaders will organize their men and make a fresh effort against Barrios. . Castello, Colonel Cruz, General Barrillos and Colonel Moantefar hold the priti cipal towns in the east. Cbimnlta and Zacafa, cutting off all government con nection wicb the Atlantic seaboard. Mail from the United States dispatch ed on Sunday to go vip Livingston, was returned, the rebels being in possession of a portion of the northern railway leading to that port. The rebels, it is said, are camped at Sabineto, 14 leagues from the capital. Sixteen carloads of troops arrived in Guatemala from Quezaltenango, and were hurriedly sent forward to reinforce Generate Solarea and Toledo's divisions. General Mendiazaba returned a few daya ago with all available men from the west and will go into the east. General Solares, the minister of war is reported to have been wounded in a recent engagement at La Levina del Golfo. The eastern approach to the city of Guatemala ia being fortified. President Barrios says he will be able to bring the rebellion to an end within 10 days. A Deadly Fend. Crksent City, Cal., Oct. 15. At Chetco, in Carry county, Or., a feud which had manifested itself in small quarrels for several months, haa broken out with fresh fury, and two men have narrowly escaped with their lives. Chetco near the boundry line of Del Norte county, California. Something like five years ago an attempt was made to boom the town, and the Coolidgea and the Van Pelts, residents of the town, dig agreed over property rights. The boom was a failure, bat the family feud has continued ever since. Last Thursday some persons engaged in fishing in the bay near the town were fired upon from a window of a atone building, and several persona on the street were made to seek ebelter from flying ballets. The house of E. C. HugheB, in which were women and children, was struck by five bullets, one of which passed through an organ. At a meeting' of citizens held to in vestigate the matter AI Coolidge and W. A. Smith were charged with the shooting, and by the sense of the meet ing held aa common outlaws. On Wed nesday. E. C. Hughes was shot in the hip, and Albert Snodgrasa sustained the loss of part of an ear. They were fishing at the mouth of the Chetco, when they were fired on by persona hidden on a hill not far distant. Further serious trouble ia feared. BacKien's Armci 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 cui es piles, or no pay required It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per . box. For . aale by Blakeley and Honghton, druggista. preeident discussed tbia . matter wi JUDGE STEPHENS DEAD J - . Prostration from Overwork was the Cause. THE LAST HOPE OF SILVER GONE The Government Will Not Enter the Monetary Conference Nor Re open the Indian Mints. Portland, Oct. 17. Hon. Thomas A. Stephens, judge of department No. 4 of the circuit court of Multnomah county, died at his residence, 700 Johnson street, at 3:30 yesterday afternoon, from nerv ous prostration, due to overwork. He had been ill for three months. His wife and two children, two brothers, and Colonel F. V. Drake, his brother-in-law, were present at the bedside when the end came. The death of Judge Stephens waa not unexpected. For the last two weeka he haa been very low, and his physician, Dr. A. C. Pan ton, has entertained no hopes of bis recovery for several days. Dr. Panton had frequently warned him that unless he took a longer rest he would break down, but he persisted and at the end of the last term of court his health was badly shattered, Early last summer he visited Clatsop beach, in the hope of finding relief. His condition grew steadily worse, how ever, and he returned to Portland a very sick man. On the advice of Dr. Panton, he was taken to the Blue mountains, where he improved for a few days, bat speedily began to sink again. He re turned to Portland two weeka ago, and since that time there has been little hope of recovery. . Hon. James A. Stephens, of San Fran- ci8C d.Hon; Georf W' Sproul, clerk of the United States district and circuit court in Montana, Judge Stephens' brother and half brother, were advised of his serious condition by telegraph, and hastened to Portland In time to be present at his death. Colonel Drake was in the Eastern Or- gon mines, and arrived bat a few boura before the end came. His wife, Judge Stephens' sister, ia in California. Judge Stephens left a wife and two children, Thomas B. and Gertrude, both grown.. Beside the two brothers now in Portland, a third, C. H. Sproul, ia edi tor and publisher ot the Elko, Nevada, Free Presa. Judge Stephens was a member of the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, the A. O. U. W., of which he waa past grand master, and varans other orders ; also the Grand Army of the Republic, Mul- torpor club, and other social organiza tions. Thomas A. Stephens waa born in Brooklyn in 1S48, and waa about 50 yeara old. He came with hia parents to California when quite a boy, and dur ing the civil war tie enlisted at Sun Fran cisco, Cal., in the service of his country, and was assigned with his regiment to service In Arizona. He followed various vocations during his early years, upon his return to San Francisco, and at the time of the Wa shoe mining excitement he followed thousands of other fortune-seekers to Virginia City, Nev. Here he studied law and was admmitted to the bar. He practiced with success in Nevada for a number of years, and also for a time at Bodie, Cal., during the time that it was a lively mining camp. Judge Stephens located in Portland about fifteen years ago, forming a part nership with hiB brother-in-law, Colonel F. V. Drake, under the firm name of Drake & Stephens. - The firm had a large practice, and Mr. Stephens who was an ardent Republican, gradually at tained political eminence, and in 1890 was nominated and elected district at torney, and served one term, lie was elected judge of department No. 4 of the state circuit court by a round majority in 1894, and was re-elected in 1896. He filled the office with credit. Three yeara of his term have yet to expire.. the faneral will be held from the first Presbyterian church Monday afternoon at 3 :30, after which the remains will be taken to California far burial. Will Mot Enter a Monetary Conference. London, Oct. 16. The British cabinet thia morning held its first autumn meet ing at the forpign office. The premier, Lord Salisbury, presided, and all the ministers except Lord James, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster; Viscount Cross, lord of the privy seal, and Mr. Walker Long, president of the board of agriculture, were in attendance. The meeting lasted two hours. It is understood the question of re opening the Indian mints for the coinage of silver was not decided, but the matter was discussed and will shortly form the subject of further communication be tween the chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, and the United States monetary commission. Farther meeting with the American commissioners will be held ein.ply be cause previously arranged, at the cabinet last week. , . .' In regard to India, it may be regarded as certain that the mints 'will not be re opened at present or until the Indian authorities are fully prepared. No more definite information can be obtained with regard to the action of the cabinet, but there is every reason to believe that the government's policy ia aa before stated that it will not enter into any international monetary' con ference. Messages received from the American commission say they jjave re ceived no information with regard to the action taken at the cabinet council to day, but they hear that a statement will be issued next week to the effect that the government will make no suggestion to the Bank of England, as to any altera tion of its present reserve. The govern ment cannot, in any event, do -more than make a recommendation to the bank,' so the statement that' the bank will be advised that it should maintain full gold standard is incorrect. The presa association sends oat the first semi-official statement tonight : "The cabinet considered the subject in pursuance of the pledges given in ita name by A. J. Balfour, first 4ord of the treasury, and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, in the house of commons when the resolution favoring co-operation in securing stable monetary par exchange between gold and silver was passed, The chan cellor of the exchequer and his colleagues still maintain the position then taken that the government cannot alter the gold standard of the United Kingdom But they have in the interval consulted the Indian government with regard to the opening of the Indian mints, and a reply basbeen received," which, it is understood, is strongly adverse to the proposal. Owing to the difficulties raised in India and the opposition in other quarters, the cabinet felt that it waa unable to give any immediate order to reopen the Indian mints, but it apparenely ia not indisposed to enter into further negotations, and it is ex pected that, aa the outcome of today's cabinet council, the United States com missioners will shortly have another in' terview with Sir Michael Hicks-Beach and that the diplomatic negotations will be continued with the foreign govern menta more immediately concerned in the rehabilitation of silver." - In spite of the above, it is generally believed that the government haa fully decided to say "No" to the proposals presented by Mr. Wolcott. Mr. Stevenson left London yesterday for Rome. A Valuable Prescription. Editor Morrison of Worthington, Ind "San," writes: "You have a valuable prescription in Electric Bitters, and ; can cheerfully recommend it for Consti pation and Sick Headache, and as a gen eral system tonic it baa no equal." 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