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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 24. 1897.
VOL. VIII.
NUMBER 3.
"A TOUCH OF NATURE"
Uncle Sam's. Relief Fund
Feeds Thousands.
THE AMERICAN'S DIVIDE RATIONS
6 applies Issued by Lm'i Order to 1
. 40O Perron, Thai Sustaining
Folly 10,000.
New Yobk, Not. 19. A special to th
Herald from Havana says :
' la every town in Cabs where there
are American citizens, groups starv
ine islanders catber ever? day in front
of the bonsea of those Americans and
beg for the crumbe that fall from the
' table. That Americana have anything
on their tables from which - crumbs
could fall is due ' to the relief fund of
(50,000 appropriated by congress last
fall. Consul-General Lee has drawn so
far about $23,000 of the total amount
and has distributed it to the consuls in
Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Sugna, Santiago
-and elswhere. These consols bny pro
' 'visions and distribute weekly rations to
distressed Americans.
There are 14,000 American citizens
on the relief fnnd list. Of these about
250 are American born. The others are
naturalized and their families, who, hav
ing. their citizenship papers properly
registered at the different United States
consulates, are entitled, if in distress
to the same relief as an American-born
citizen.
. According to a statement made by
Consul Baker,who is stationed at Sagna
about 10,000 people are being kept alive
in Cuba by these rations distributed for
the support of 1,400. Neighbors gather
around the front door of the houses of
American citizens and. beg a share of
the food which is distributed by the
consulates.
. Consul Brice, of Matanzas.reports that
.since July 1st 27,000 persons have died
in his district. As he was crossing the
public square one evening lately, he saw
a man fall to the ground within a few
feet of him, and, hastening to his side.
fonnd that he was dead. His body was
nothiug more than a skeleton. Such in
cidents occur daily all over the island
where the concentrados ar herded to
gether.
General Blanco's orders to allow the
pacificos to cultivate land outside the
military line's would diminish suffering
if the people had the strength and the
implements with which to work, but
they have neither, and Weyler's scheme
.to exterminate the Cuban people is rap
idly proving successful.
The President'. Message.
Chicago. Nov. 19. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says :
Currency reform will be the leading
feature - of the president's an
nual message to congress. President
McKinley is now writing that portion of
the message which deals with the pro
posed revision of the financial system of
the government. Revision of the Jinan
ciai system along conservative lines is
to be made a distinct policy of the ad
ministration.
Excitement at Fever Beat.
Cbescsnt City, Cal., Nov. 19. There
is much excitement in and about Cbetco
as the result of the killing of yonng
Coolidge bv the Van Pelts, over the
townsite question. Coolidge Benior, a
capitalist of Silverton, Or,, baa offered a
reward of $500 for the arrest and con
viction of the various members of the
Van Pelt party, principals and access
ories of the murder, and several parties
are out from Chetco and Gold Beach pa
trolling the roads and trails,
Joe Alvin, a half-breed, suspected of
-being one . of the Van Pelt party, has
been shot and probably fatally injured
by s posse.
E. C. Hughes and Sink Van Pelt have
been arrested here by Sheriff Ferguson
at the request Of Sheriff Turner of Curry
county, Oregon, but both protest their
innnocence and state that they can
prove an alibi.
Jostlse to a Murderer.
Union, Or., Nov. 19. Kelsay Porter,
the slayer of the Mache family, was
hanged in this city this morning, accord
ing to the sentence passed upon him in
October.
The execution took place at 6 :45, on a
scaffold that had been erected in the in
closure surrounding the county jail. The
governor had been petitioned to com
mute the sentence, but no word was re
ceived from him till last night, when the
sheriff received a message stating he
could not , interfere with the course of
me law, ana me onerm ac once com-j
pleted arrangements for carrying out the
order of the court. ' .
ThurS'lay . eveniuj Fort?r. sent . lor
n i -t a r 1 1 n! .
Rev. Shie'da of . the
first Presbyterian
church, who called
man, and gave hioa
vice as he could.
on the condemned
each spiritual sd-
Weyler's Reception Frost.
New Yobk, Nov. 19. A special to the
Herald froin Corunna eays:
Your correspondent has jast returned
from on board the Montserrat, which
anchored in this port with Weyler on
board. The qnav was crowded with ,:an
immense multitude, but the crowd was
perf-,'!v undemonstrative. .'.
It may be 6ai.l that YVeylera r.tceli ,n
so far as the Suhnish people were, con
cerned, was a complete fiasco. -He did
not appear on deck bat remained locked
in his cabin, refusing absolutely to see
anybody bnt the government officials,
but he made a short speech in reply to
the commission. . His remarks were per-f.H-lly
complimentary and devoid of po
litical significance. '' '
Miners Got Their Back Pay.
BuTTE,Mont..Nov.l9. A report comes
from Mammoth that the men employed
by the Mammoth Mining Company,w.ho
had not been paid for some time, cap
tured Philip Schuable, of Elizabeth, N.
J., president of the company, who was
there inspecting the property, and held
him a prisoner in a cabin for two days
and threatened to hold " him until he
signed a check for their wages. -
He escaped during the night, bnt was
overtaken by the miners. He then
acceded to their demands and wrote
check on the Kountzs bank of New York
for several thousand dollars, after which
be was allowed to go. and left for the
east.
.Weyler Squares Himself.
Madrid, Nov. 19. The captain-gene.
ral of Galacia has telegraphed to the
government that in an interview which
he had yesterday with Weyler. former
captain-general of Cnba, the latter com'
pletely exculpated himself from the
statements attributed to him on the oc
casion of bis leaving Havana, and at
firmed his devotion and adherence lo
the government.
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Both Sides Lost Heavily.
New Yobk, Nov. 19. A dispatch
to
the Herald from Havana says : -
A battle of considerable importance
has taken place near Gnanajay. The
Cubans were commanded by Boderiguez
and Pedro Diaz in the fight. The Span
ish have 46 killed and 170 wounded.
The loss on the Cuban side was also very
heavy.
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The Dalles.
RATE WAR PROBABLE
Wisconsin Central Makes
Troublesome Kates."
OTHER ROADS MUST MEET THEM
If the Wisconsin Central Does Not Tield
to influence the Fight Till
l.ecoinn General.
Chicago, Nov. 20. At a meeting to
day of the Chicago-St. Paul roads with
the members of the executive committee
of. the yVestern Passenger Association
the strongest kind - of pressure was
brought bear on the ; Wisconsin Cen
trai to induce it to witdra w , the rates it
made yesterday,, but up to a late hour it
had not withdrawn. -It was admitted at
the meeting that, if the Wisconsin Cen
tral and the other roads that met its re
duction cannot be induced to restore
rates, it is more than likely that there
will be a general rate war over the West,
and particularly in the : territory of the
Western Passenger Association.
. . An Immigration Question.
. New Yobk, Nov. 20. The agreemen
which has been entered into between the
railroads and Atlantic steamship lines
for the purpose of regulating emmigrants
fares is the most' far-reaching combina
tion of the kind ever organized in this
country. In the first place it takes in
not only all the transatlantic steamship
companies, but the coastwise lines as
far south ai the Guif of Mexico and
north to Halifax, thereby ' rendering it
impossible for rates to be demoraliced so
far as the ocean companies are con
cerned.
; ,One of the ticket seal per b! chief sources
of revenue is now cut off, and railroads
the country Over agree to turn over a
' fat" commission of ten per cent to the
steamship companies by virtue of the
latter refusing to have any further deal
ings with outside agents. It means ad
end to .demoralization, and a tightening
of the screws along the line. .
The Initiative was taken by the West
em Passenger Association, which has
been the leading factor in the struggle
with the outside agents, trunk lines and
Steamship lines that have been going oh
for years. For a long time the leading
ticket agents were unable to influence
two or three Western roads, so that it
was impossible to make any ironclad
agreement, , :
The trunk lines in the iuture will
route all immigrants for points beyond
the joint traffic gateway, according to
the instructions given by the represent'
atives of the WeBtern lines. The Cana
dian Pacific and Sontbern Pacific, which
have been the chief disturbing factors to
the combination, have signed the agree'
ment and entered heartily Into the new
arrangements. .
DRANK AMMONIA BY MISTAKE.
Remains of Nebraskan Brought to 8a'
lem and Burled.
Salem, Nov. 20. The remains of Chas.
Mclntire,: of Hamilton, Nebr., were bar-
ied in the Lee mission cemetery here
this afternoon. Mclntire's death was
due to his drinking a glass of araonia by
mistake or a glass of seltzer water. He
had sold his place, and with his faoiily
started west, expecting to locate tem
porarily in Walla Walla. At Bandon,
40 miles from Hampton, - where they
were to lxard the train, Mclntire drank
with two friends before starting. By
mistake the bartender set ont ammonia
instead of seltzer. Mclntire died . the
following morning.
Tickets bad been purchased and the
remains were embalmed and brought to
Salem, the family on the way deciding
to make this their destination instead
of Walla Walla. The two men who took
a farewell drink with Mclntire were sick
when the family left Hampton
The family, consisting of a widow,
four sons and a daughter, expect to re
main in Salem.
A New Pass Discovered. '
San Fbakcisco,Nox. 20. Details have
been received from the Pierre Humbert
Alaskau exploring expedition, which
sailed from Seattle October 15th. The
party is located 10 miles up the river
from Chilkat inlet. - The conntry : has
been anrveyed on both sides of the river.
and the explorers have already located a
pass over the range 2540 feet lower than
either Chilkat or Chilkoot. A perfectly
feasible and easy rote for a railroad into
the valley of the Yukon has been dis
covered.-
Lodging House Bobberies In Taeoma.
Tacoma, Nov. 20. Quite a number of
robberies have occurred in the lodging
houses of late, which wonld indicate that
a gang of second-story workers are op
erating here. Several robberies from
rooms have been reported.
in one case tne - amount - stolen was
large, and in another instance a man
lost $20 and a watch and chain. The
money taken in the first named case has
been recovered. The police are asking
that more lights be put on the back
streets, as they claim crooks can easily
work in the back ends of stores as the
alleys are poorly lighted.
Several hold-ups have occurred in the
outskirts of town, but so far small losses
are reported. .
Chilkoot Boad and Tramway.
Tacoma, Nov. 20. T. B. Wallace,
president of the Fidelity bank, of Ta
coma, returned here yesterday from
Dy'ea. He is largely interested in the
Chilkoot Bailway and Transportation
Company, which is building a railroad
and aerial tramway .from Dyea over
Chilkoot to Lake Lindemann. He eays
the railway will be completed by the
middle of December, and that the whole
line including the aerial tramway, will
be in operation by January i5tb. .It
will have the capacity of carrying the
outfits of 400 men daily. , Mr. Wallace
eavs this will insure getting provisions
to Dawson City not later than March
1st, and precludes - the possibility of a
famine in Dawson. The company has
completed its telephone line from Dvea
to Sheep Camp.
Klondike and Prosperity.
Tacoma, Nov. 20. A mining machine
manufacturer, who is on the coast in the
interest of his bouse, said that the boom
up north had given such an impetus to
bis business that bis plant is running
day and night to try and catch np with
the orders, white his works were closed
entire during '95 and '96. ,
This encouraging condition of affairs,
be said, is doe not entirely to the Klon
dike, but a general restoration of con
fidence of the public in the future pros
perity of the nation.
Would Accept Nomination.
Oregon City, Noy. 20. Mayor E. G,
Can field has replied to the call present
ed to him to become a candidate for re
election in a card saying :
'If the citizens of Oregon City, in con
vention assembled, think proper to
place my name in nomination for mayor
I will accept the same." . - .
It is considered probable that a .pub
lic convention will be called during the
week.
Pardoned bjr Governar Lord.
Salem,' Nov. 20. John De Roboam,
sentenced from Jackson county tor a
term of three years, for assault with a
dangerous weapon, was today granted a
full pardon by Governor Lord. The par
don was granted mainly' npon the rec
com'mendation of the trial judge, who
mentioned mitigating circumstances that
were not before him when the young
man was sentenced.
The Coming Woman
Who goes to the clob while her hus
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system. Only 50c per bottle. For sale
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Served a Term in Oregon.
Santa Ana, Cal., Nov. 20. Alva W.
Butler, convicted of horsestealing, has
been sentenced to eight years in San
Quentin. JJutler served seven years in
the Oregon penitentiary for robbing the
poEtoffice at Canyon Cur, and was re
leased January 8, 1893. ;
Yellow Fever.
Washington, Nov. 20. Yellow fever
has appeared at Fort Barrancas, near
Pensacola, Fla., bnt not in a degree suf
ficient to alarm the war department of
ficials. The dispatch states that one
soldier died from the fever.
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THE HALF YET UNTOLD
Sufferings of the Cubans De
fy Portrayal.
TOWNS LITERALLY DEPOPULATED
Spanish Official Corruption Cuts Off The
' Hordes of Staratng Survivors .
From Relief.
New Yobk, Nov. 22. A dispatch to
the World from Matanzas says :
The half of the story of suffering in
Cuba has not been told. In Havana and
its suburbs the streets are dotted with
beggars, the hospitals are overflowing
with starving innocents and' the spare
.barracks are filled with . the destitute
and dying. But from Havana to this
place there is a succession of small cities
almost free from sickness and hunger.
Aoooayis lett there. The swarming
population is gone. They are cities of
the dead. Protecting forts overlook
empty houses. Pallid, razged Spanish
soldiers guard a few a yery few human
skeletons. Very soon they will have
only themselves to protect. They need
it. - It is almost a question whether
Weylerism has not been as awful for
them as it has been for the peaceable
Cubans.
The towns of Campo Florida, San Mi
guel, Mioas Jarncoa, Bainoa, Aguacate,
Mocha and Buona Vista were trebbled
and quadrupled in population by Wey
ler's concentration of the surrounding
country people nnder the rifles of their
respective sets of forts. The loyat, obe
dieut farmers took their furniture and
babies in ox carts, their cows and pigs
women and children on foot and built
long streets of palm-pillared, raftered
thatched and sided houses. Today
nothing remains but the wood. The
animals have been eaten, all articles of
value have been changed into bread,
and the people, everything having been
used up, are dead.
Our train stopped at each place men
tioned. We counted only 25 women and
children and three men in the palm
bouse lanes. There are two trains a day
Their arrivals . are the great -event of
each miserable twenty-four hours, and
we counted 28 spectators. There should
have beeen 5,000. There were at least
15,000 to 20,1)00 reconcentrado8 in those
palm houses when Weyler's victims firBt
began to die, and we counted only 28
survivors.'
Even the - senator from Spain can be
convinced of ttte extermination of a peo
ple, in which he assisted when he sup
ported Spain in upholding Weyler. He
needs but to take a train from Havana
to Matanzas, a three hours' ride through
a beautiful but abandoned country. The
squallid, abandoned villages are proof
enough. Three hours of silence and ru
in would show him extermination,even
though he never before had beard of
Cuba, nor claimed there had been no
war. The facts, the awful facts, the al
most unbelievable facts are everywhere.
They force themselves upon the sight ,
the smell, the reason
Matanzas, a city of 50,000 inhabitants,
has given its reconcentrados a much
better chance for dying slowly than have
any of the silent villages first mentioned.
Much meat has come here from Florida,
The people are rich ; the sites for the
palm bark villages of the hungry are el
evated and healthy; the water is good,
some organized charitable efforts have
been made by the citizens, and the city
government has . filled in swamps and
made boulevards to give work to the
destitute. The little hamlets mentioned
have had no euch ameliorations. Yet
in Matanzas, out of 13,000 countrymen,
women and children, there are today
not more than 3,000 left, and these are
barely alive. - The streets are full of
tottering ones, the cafe doors frame
squads of begging women and children ;
the public square has a living skeleton
for each of its beautiful shrubs and
trees ; the dead carts go to the cem
etery loaded with bodies three deep,
The civil registers of the city only hint
at the awful loss of life. It often does
not record the quiet burials of the field
to avoid the danger of waiting to secure
the permit necessary for a poor man's
body to be allowed its six feet on con
secrated grownd. It shows 2394 deaths
of reconcentrados, or about one-third of
the actual sad figure, , "
The present death rate of 40 starving
ones daily had it been constant since
the beginning of Weyler's "sway, would
have wiped out the entire 10,000 before
now.. The total daily death rate varies
from 65 and 70. On November 6th, 123
died.
rnysicians claim the daily death i
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rate should be 80.
At this rate in a little more than a
year Matanzas will be a graveyard, and
in less than three months there will be
no more concentrados. Although the
conditions may change for.' the citizens
of Matanzas, there is little hope for its
enforced visitors.
' Blanco's relief measures, although hu
mane, are wholly inadequate; If carried
out by the local . authorities they come
too late. . Soldiers' rations, even with
jerked beef and corn meal added, will
kill more than they will cure. .The
starved condition of the wretched bipeds
here is such that expert medical testi
mony doom 9 one-half of the 3,000 con
centrados left to death, and if the rations
issued are the same a? the Spanish sol-'
diers here now barely exist on, the same
testimony declares that ' at least 2,000
will die. The starving people aro not.
even likely to get that much.
One of the highest officials who would
be intrusted with the issuing of rations "
has said within three days :
"We are not going to pay any atten
tion to Blanco's orders."
" The money raised for feeding the
starving has been mostly stolen. The
change of officials has let this out through
the intense hatred of " the Spanish re
formists for the Spanish conservatives.
An income tax of . three per , cent was
levied for the care . of the hungry, and
collected. The present officers, charge
the former officials with putting most of
it into their pockets. . .
GBIDIBON game ably defended
President Elliott of Harvard, Upholds '.
Footballl.
Boston, Nov. 22. President Elliott of
Harvard makes the following statement
over his signature :
"The grounds on which arguments are
based for the lepal prohibition of inter-.
collegiate football do not seem sufficient
in my mind to warrant favor. I under
stand a bill has been passed bv the
Georgia legislature making t be playing ;
of football a crime simply on the
grounds that fatal accidents are likely to
occur in bard fought contests. : - '
"The-cp.use of the bill was, I belive,
the death of a football-player who was
injured in the game between the Georgia
university and the university of Vir
ginia. Bnt if we stop to consider other
sports we find that .here are every year
serious a-.'cidents in baseball, boxing
and other gymnazium games. Bowing
and sailing are enjoyable pastimes, yet
one reads of many drownings every day.
Yet this does not seem to lessen the in
terest in rowing or sailing.
'Everybody cannot play footbail. It is
only the. strong and well built men who
can expect to play the game with suc
csss. Therefore I do not favor the gam
for every one.' It is of course a valuable
exercise for those who, as I say, are able
to play it. So I think football should not .
be prohibited without just cause. I
have never heard of any state or city or
dinance prohibiting the ' playing of the
game before the bill in Georgia was
passed, and I repeat, the grounds on
which the passage of the biil was effected
are not sufficient to attract any; favor
whatever." . .
State of Ohio, City of Toledo)
.Lucas uoosty, . )
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of tbe firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and state 'afore
said, and that said firm r will pay the
sum of One Hundred Dollars ' for ' each
and every case of Catarrh thatcannot .be
cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Fbank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 1896.
A. W. Gleasom, -seal
Notary Public.
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