THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY. MAY 11. 1898.
Governor of Porto Rico Reports Vessels, Sup
posed to Be Sampson's Fleet.
. V . -
Madrid, May 10. The governor of Porto Rico re
ports that three suspicious looking foreign vessels have
been sighted of the coast. It is supposed that they are
ships of Sampson's squadron.
New York, May 10. Nothing has been received at
Washington concerning the expected battle between the
Spanish fleet and Sampson's squadron as yet, but officials,
expect news by Thursday at the latest. ( , ' .
CAPTURED
BY SPANIARDS
Major Smith Taken While Escorting a
Party of Newspaper Men to Gomez'
Camp Probably Executed.
New Yobk, May 7. A special to the
World from Tampa eays :
A telegram from Genet al Jacret, re
ceived tonight, gives the information
that Major Smith-, who on April 24th
landed at Caibraicon to escort a party of
newspaper correspondents to General
Gomez' camp, has been captnred by
Spaniards and killed.
The message was signed by a Cuban
officer named Lorenez. He has been
with Captain Dorst) of the Fourth cav
lry, who, with t wo other officers, was
cent by General Miles to confer with the
insargents. Captain Dorst -reached
America today and is due in Tampa late
tonight, en route to Washington, where
Tie will lay before the president and hie
advisers the information he gained.
The telegram regarding Smith is brief.
It simply says that 'when his captors
discovered his identity and nationality
they beheaded, him. The news is re
garded as authentic.
Nothing is said of the fate of the
newspaper men accompanying him.
TIME NOT RIPE
FOR INTERVENTION
Berliner Post Publishes an Inspired
Article, Defining Germany's Atti
tude as Being Against European
Mediation.
Nkw Yobk, May. A dispatch to the
World from Berlin says:
The Berliner Post pnblishes, probably
in reply to the rumor that tho capture
of the Philippine islands bv the .Ameri
can fleet calls for German inteference,
the following declaration, which was in
spired by the imperial foreign office :
"Rumors of renewed attempts at me
diation between the United States and
Spain by the powers are again in circu
lation. We can only repeat that this
mediation is not possible at present.
The very first requisite to such a step is
lacking, viz: that Spain should ask for
intervention to say nothing of the dis
position to resent such interference man
ifeeted by America. Absolutely nothing
is known here of any attempt on Spain's
part to solicit intervention."
DISORDER IN SPAIN
ON THE INCREASE
Riots Have Broken Out at Cadiz and
Alcante Trouble "at Many Other
Points is Imminent
Madrid, M ty 9. The disorder in the
Spanish provinces is increasing. Biota
have now broken out at Cadiz and Al
. cante, and trouble is expected to spread
to parts of the country which-have hith
erto been quiet. At Martos men, women
mod children have been parading the
streets, crying : "Death to the thieves!"
' Serious rioting occured at Linars yes
terday. . A mob attacked the town hall,
tore out windows and threw everything
. MATMhtft i r tn ha fir root A MnA!i. Ha.
tween the civil guards and rioters result
ed, it is said, in the death of fourteen
persons. Sixty were wounded. Rein
forcements were asked for.
v The political situation here is un
changed. ' Everybody 1 appears loatbt
toaesome responsibilities of accepting
office under the existing cjnditicn Of
affaire.
TWO HEPPNER
POLITICAL MEETINGS
Rousing Republican Reception While
the Fusionists Were Looking On.
HePpnbb, May 7. A Union meeting
jf the Demo-Populists was held at this
place tonight. Will'R. King, the nomi
nee for governor on the Union tick
et, addressed a small audience on
the principal issues of the day. Little or
no enthusiasm was shown and the meet
ing throughout was a decidedly tame
affair.
A Republican meeting was also held.
The nominee for joint senator, Mr.
Gowan, made an eloquent epeech. The
opera house was filled with enthusiastic
people and during the meeting bon
fires were burning and anvils fired. It
was one of the most -enthusiastic politi
cal meetings ever held in Heppner.
THE OREGON
NOW AT itt.II A
A Spanish Warship Visits St. Thomas
The St Paul Has Put to Sea
Nine Spanish Vessels Sighted Off
Cape Espicbel.
Washington, May 9. A dispatch from
Bahia, Brazil, today announces the
arrival there of the battle-ship Oregon
It is said her arrival at Bahia was in ac
cordance with instructions from Wash
ington.
k The cruiser New Orleans, Captain
Foleer, arrived at Hampton Roads this
morning, and joined the flying squadron
The new cruiser was watched with great
interest by Commodore Schley and
staff. They expressed great' admira
tion for the new vessel. She evidently
is better fitted than the detached Co
lumbia, though not so fast. The Minne
apolis will come - down this afternoon
folly coaled, and the squadron will then
consist of three cruisers, two battleships
and a converted yacht.
The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, Sigsbee
commanding, put to sea from Delaware
breakwater this morning. Her destina
tion is not known.
Regarding the movements of the ene
my's warships little is known here, or
at least little is made public. A dis
patch from St. Thomas, West Indies,
saya the Spanish ironclad cruiser Isabel
II arrived there this morning, and, after
communicating with the Spanish consul,
cleared immediately. . Here destination
is unknown. A Lisbon dispatch says it
is reported in that city that the Spanish
fleet, consisting of nine vessels, passed
Cape E'pichel, twenty-one miles south
west of this port yesterday. The fleet
was steering in a southe'rly course.
LARGE ARMY TO
MADE CUBA
General Miles Favers the Sendidg of a
Force Sufficient to Defeat the Hun
dred Thousand. Spanfards.
Washington, May 9. Sixty-six thou
sand men will go to Cuba. This is the
latest information from General Miles'
office'. An army of this kind is altogeth
er out of proportion to what it was pro
posed to send enly ten days ago, then it
was only 6000 instead of 60,000, and not
only that the transports which were en
gaged were chartered only for one round
trip. ,
It was intended to land supplies of
food and arms for. the insurgents to back
np their efforts tt maintain a' support of
their own, with a small force of United
States regular;, and then withdraw un-
til a great naval conflict shall have been
fought. Dewey's victory in the Phil
lipinea and the utter inability of the
authorities to chase np reports concern
ing the movements of the Spanish war
ships and the troubles in PorttJ Rico,
which have culminated in such great
destruction of American property there,
have all led to a radical departure from
the original program.
From the outset General Miles has
favored .invading ' Cuba with a large
army. He has not put much faith in
the ability of the insurgents to send him
reinforcements, and consequently he
has insisted that the troops behind him
shall be sufficient in numbers to conqner
at least 100,000 Spanish soldiers.. Then,
too, the question arose as to legal, an
tboritv for carrying arms and food to
the Cubau ineurgents. -It
was clearly the intention of con
gress that the suffering in Cuba should
be relieved, and it was for'that purpose
ostensibly at least that war was begun.
EXPEDITIOTTO CUBA
Its Purpose is to Arm aud Equip the
Patriots.
Tampa, Fla., May 9. The United
States has begun the work of arming
and equipping the patriots in Cuba. An
expedition will leave Port Tampa in the
morning on board the transport Gnssie.
It will be in command of Captain Dorst,
of the Fourth cavalry, and will carry
7000 rifles and 200,000 rounds of ammu
nition to the Cubans, besides sufficient
rations. Two companies of the First in
fantry will go along as guards. Dorst is
the man who successfully landed in
Cuba, near Havana, last week and de
livered to Col. Delgado, of the insurgent
forces, rifles and a large amount of am
munition. j
ENCOUNTER, WITH .
" THE SPANIARDS
Three American Ships Fired , Upon in
the Act of Landing Transports on
the Cuban Coast
Havana, May 9. While three Amer
ican ships were trying to land men near
Cardenas they were attacked by the
Spanish gunboats, Antonio Lopez, Al
erta and Ligera. Firing continued at
long range for an hour. None of the
Spaniards were injured. The Ameri
cans retired, apparently hot having sus
tained any damage. .
The steamer LaFayette, which was
captured bv the Annapolis and subse
quently released, discharged her cargo
here. The Washington government
sent notice that the steamship wculd
not be allowed to leave Havana unless
her cargo was . re-loaded. This was
done, and the steamer will eail tomor
row.
CONNECTIONS TO
1 BE RESTORED
Dewey Will Fix the Manila Cable so
That Advices Can Be Sent From
the Philippine Island to the Out
side World.
Hong Kong, May 9. When the Unit
ed States dispatch boat McCalloch sailed
yesterday from here on her return trip
to Manilla, she took with her an opera
tor, who will work on the cable connect
ing the Philippine capital with the out
side world.
The cable was cut by Dewey fifteen
miles from Manila at the entrance to
the bay, and both ends were attached to
buoys. '
MISS BIRD'S noBKIbLE FATE,
W as Fatally Burner! Sunday, and Died
About Midnight.
Portland, May 9. Miss Mary Bird,
18 year old, died at St. Vincent's hos
pital ehortly before last midnight from
bnrns she received in the afternoon. -
While her parents were visiting the
grave of a child in Lone Fif cemetery,
Miss Bird started to prepare eupper for
some of the younger children at their
home cn Tenth and Lovtjoy streets, at
4 o'clock In the afternoon.
While she was cooking, some grease
spilt from a pan on top of the stove and
canght fire. In attempting to. quench it
Miss Bird's dress also ignited, and she
ran out into the street to sava the chil
dren, who were trying to help her. A
large crowd was attracted, but assist
ance came too late.
She was taken to St.Vincent's hospital
and died at midnight.
FOR SALE.
Two lots, Nos. 11 and 12, in block 14,
Gates Addition, The Dalles, Oregon.
For particulars address the undersigned.
M. E. Fuhbmabt,
19-4 w. Box 178, Goldendale, Wash.
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets.. All druggists refund tie money if
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DeWitf s Witch Hazel Salve
Cares Pile, Scalds, Burns.
DEATH ON THE
ALASKA TRIIL
Sudden Bteakiog of the Ice on Which
the Goldseekers ' Were Walking
.. Sent Them to Their Doom Without
a Moment's Warning.
San Fbacisco, May 9. A special to
the Examiner from Victoria says: '
.On Monday last the ice covering a
stream in a defile near Crater lake - gave
way under the passing throng of Klon
dikers, and more than a score of men
were precipitated into the water , and
carried to certain death beneath the
river's frozen coating.
Dr. J. F. Frizelle, of Los Angeles, who
came down on the Al-Ki and who brings
the news, passed the scene only a few
hours after the calamity occurred. It
was on the other side of the summit be
tween Lindemann and the long lake, at
a point in the canyon some 14 miles
above Stonebouse, where an ice slide
over a mountain stream had been util
ized as a path for sleds by the fortune
seekers.
A numberof men were advancing in
almost unbroken rank, each hauling his
laden sled, when at 8 o'clock in the
morning theie was a crash. The ice
opened for 30 feet or more, and in an in
stant 22 men with their supplies were
whirled down and under the smooth
surface of the stream to drown without
even the chance of battling for life.
The names of the victims of the ice
break Frizelle cannot give. There is no
possibility of identifying them now, he
says, nor can the names be announced
with positiveness until the bodies are
delivered by the stream at the lake or
the disappearance of the ice.
Four Montana and two California men
are thought to have been among the vic
tims, while the other included an East
ern party of seve"n, almost all being re
membered only by the nicknames which
Western freedom has given them.
ARRANGING FOR
TRANSPORTATION
The City of Pekin Put in Shape for the
California Troops A. Full Quota
of Volunteers Ready.
San Fbancisco, May 9. The steamer
City of Pekin, which has been anxiously
awaited, arrived in port shortly after 6
o'clock this evening. She will discharge
her cargo with Very little delay. 8up
plies and ammunition which are all in
readiness will be placed on board, and
arrangements for the accommodation of
the troops which the steamer may be
expected to carry, will only reqnire the
work of a few hours.
If the authorities at Washington de
sire it, the Peking can undoubtedly be
dispatched to Deyey's aid by Thursday.
A full quota of California troops are
now in San Francisco. Two batallions
of infantry and one battery of artillery
arrived this morning, making up the full
compliment of troops wanted
All troops will be mobilized with the
regular army at the Presidio, for serv
ice at the Philippines. These troops will
be examined today by tho medical board
and they will be mustered into the serv
ice of the United States tomorrow. The
California volunteers will then be com
pleted.
FITZ
YIELDS
TO
FBE4SUBE.
Challenges
of Kid McCoy
bett Accepted.
and Cor-
Boston, Mass., May 9. Bob Fitzsim
mona has announced his acceptance of
the offer of Kid McCoy to pay the cham
pion $10,000 for a fight at middle-weight ;
also his acceptance of the offer of Cor
bet t of $25,000 for an opportunity to re
gain the heavy-weight championship.
Fitzsimmons will meet either man before
the club offering the largest puree, but
be will insist on a side bet of f 10,000 in
each case, and lioth matches must take
place before the last of September tbia
year.
DEWKl AN ADMIKAL.
Fresldent Makes the Promotion and
Congress Confirms It.
Washington. May 9. In accordance
with the recommendation of the presi
dent, embodied in a message to 'congress
this morning, that body touav passed a
resolution of thanks to Commodore
(now admiral; Dewey, and the officers
and. crews of the vessels of lis tquadron,
for their brilliant achievement in de
feating the Spanieh fleet in Manila bay,
and in capturing the fortifications and.
defenses at Canite. A bill was also
passed promoting Dewey to the rank of
admiral. .
WHEN NATIIKI
' Needs assistance it may be best to ren
der it promptly, buf. one should re
member to use even the most perfect
remedies only when needed. The best
and most simple and gentle remedy is
the Syrup of Figs,, manufactnred by the
Califarnia Fig Svrup Co.
"Eagle" Acetylene Gas Generators are
superior to all... Agency at Hansen &
Thompson's planing mill.- a21-lm dw
Schlitz's
Bock
Beer.
Freeh and the first
of the season at the
Midway. - .
..Sheep for Sale..
AT THE
King Ranch
NEAR RUTLEDGE,
Sherman County, Oregon.
About 1750 head. consisting of RPR w with
about 500 lambs; 200 2-year-old wethers and 370
yearlings. These sheep will be sold before June
1, and intending purchasers should apply be
iore that date fcr information in regard to price
uiu icuuo ui attic, or uau personally on
MRS. EMMA KING.
Rutledge,Sherman Co., Or.
PHOFESSIOflli CARDS.
A. STURDEVANT,
Dentist.
Office over French & Co.'s Bunt
'Phone 6, THE DALLES, OREGON.
J)AN ROBERTS,
Attorney-at-Law.
Collections a Specialty.
Second Street, ' THE DALLE3, OREGON
JRS- GEISENOOBFFEB ItUEDI,
Physicians and Surgeons,
Special attention given (o surgery. .
Rooms 21 and 22, Tel. 328 Vngt Block
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AnODriMa AT LAW,
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Office over First Nat Bank.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Till'. OALLhS, OREGON,
Ofiice ovei First Nat. Bsnk.
ELY'S CREAM BALM Is a positive euro.
Apply into the nostrils. It is quickly absorbed. 60
cents at Draepiits or by mail ; samples 10c. by mail.
JILY BROTHERS. 66 Warren St.. New York City.
TOE CINCINNATI'S PHIZES.
Two Spanish Cattle-Laden
Steamers
Captured Off Bayti.
Poet au Pbince Hayti, May 7. The
cruiser Cincinnrti arrived at Cape Hay
tien, ninety miles north of here, this
morning. Yesterday she captnred the
Spanish steamers Lorenzo and Franz
Buito, loaded with cattle, from Monte
video to Havana. A French steamer
just arrived here reports three Spanish
and one French warship at Porto Rico.
ACTIVITY AT POET TAMPA.
Preparation for Transporting; Troops
to Cuba Being; Hashed.
Tampa, May 7. Unusual activity pre
vails ft Port Tampa docks today. The
work of making necessary alterations on
transports is being pushed. By Monday
everything will be in readiness for load
ing. General Nunez left for Washing
ton last night for a conference with
Miles. - He is not expected back before
Wednesday, and no movement of troops
is looked for before then.
From Another Source.
Chicago, May 7. A special to the
Tribune from Tampa says that the party
of three correspondents who, in company
with Major Smith, of Gomez' body-guard,
started some time since to interview Go
mez, has been captured by the Spaniards
and beheaded. No mention is made of
the fate of the other membors - of the
party, and this story has not been con
firmed. .
Advertised Letters.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in tne postomce at j.ne jjaiiee un
called for May. 6, 1898. Persons
calling for the same will give date on
which they were advertised :
Bruchard, G W
Butcbe, Wm
Chrietner, D D
Collins, J J
Cooley, A R
Dodson, Conard
Duncan, Jno H
Findley, Presly
Gregory, Fannie
Foster.'E
Gibson, Sam
Gullion, Mollie
Harrington, Edith
Jones, Clyde
May, DA
Morris, Jno ,
Muchmore, Nora
Patterson, AM '
Park, M
Roberts, Frank
Tilford, A L
Wood, NE
J. A. Crosses.
Brown, Dome
Childer?, Marion
Compton, Edith
Davis, Grace
Duncan. M M
Duncan, M
Friedlv, F B
Field, W
Galloway, Sam'I
Gunvon, Nora (2)
Gnnyon, Bert
Hudson. J J '
Kam merer, Ella
Mclaughlin, Edw
Moore, Ethel
Parker, Ed
Paulev, E(2) ,
Reid. George
Smiley, Thos
Wingfeld, Cora
For Sale Cheap.
A lot 100x160 feet, on the bluff, east of
the fair grounds.' A desirable residence
location. A. S. Mac Allister. "
. Chronicle Office.
One Minute Cough' Cure,, cures.
That is what It was made for.
Try Schilling's Beat tea and baking powder.
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Sheriff's Sale.
Notice is hereby given that nnder and by vir
tue 01 an execution and order of sale, issued
out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon,
for Wasco County, daied the 18th day of April,
1898, and npon a decree and judgment therein
rendered in a cause wherein H. H. Bailey was
plaintiff nnd F. H. Button, Ethel F. Button, J.
Edward Rand and 1 uella J. Rand, were de
fendants, and to me directed and commanding
me to sell the real property hereinafter described
to satisfy the judgment of the plaintiff in said
cause for the sum of J820.55, with interest there
on at the rate of ten per.cnt. per annum from
the fith day of April, 1898, and the further sum
of $80.00 as attorneys fees and the costs and ex
penses of and upon said execution, I will on
Saturday, the 91st day of May, 1808,
at the hour of 1 o'clock p. in., at the courthouse
door in lalles City In s-id countv and state sell,
for cash in hand, at public auction, for the pur
pose of satisfying the claims of the plaintiff
above named, the following described lands and
premises, to- wit :
Beginning ut a piint 27 3-5 rods cast, var. 20
degrees east, and then south 40 feet, var. 20 de
crees east, and then east 13 'A rods, var. 16 de
grees east, from the north west corner of section
31 in township 3 north, range 11 east, W. M.,
runuing thence 5d!, rods east, var. 15 degrees
east; thence south so rots, var. 20 degress east,
to the south line of the n. w, quarter of the n.
w. quarter of aid section j; thence west 69 rods,
var. 20 degrees east: thence north 32 rods, var.
20 degrees east; thence east 13H rods, vit. 15 de
grees east ; thence north 48 rods, var. 20 degrees
east, to point of beginning, coutninlng 28 acres
of land, excepting therefiom the following de
scribed tract, to-wit:
Beginning at a post 27 3-5 rods east, var 20. de
grees east ; ttience south 40 feet, var. 20 degrees
east; thence east 29 rods, var. 15 degrees east;
thence south 26 rods, var. 20 degrees east, from
the northwest corner of section 31 in township
3 north, range 11 e.st. V. M. ; thence east 13J
rods, var. 15 degrees east; thence south 30 rods,
var. 20 degrees east; thence west 13J rods, var.
15 degrees east: thence north 30 rods, var. 20 de
grees east, to puint of beginning, containing 2
acres of land.
Also the following described real estate: Be
ginning at a point 47 rods south from the north
west corner of sec:iou 31, township 3 north,
range 11 east, W. M., running thence south S3
rods; thence east 27 88-100 rods; thence north 3
rods; thence west 27 88 100 rods to the place of
beginning, containing 5 acres of land.
Dulles city, Oreg n, April 18, 1898.
T. J. DRIVER,
ap20 i Sheriff Wasco County, Oregon.
SUMMONS.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF
Oregon for Wasco County.
William W. Hanna, plaintiff,
vs
Anna Blanche Hanna, defendant.
To Anna Blanche Hanna, the above ntuned ds
fendant. In the name of tho State of Oregon, you are
hereby required to appear and answer the com
plaint filed-against you in the above entitled
court and cause on or before the first day of the
next term of said court following the expiration
of the time prescribed in the order for the pub
lication of this summons, to-wit: on or before
the 23d day of May, lt98, and if you fail so to ap
pear and answer, or otherwise plead, in said
cause, the plaintiff for want theieof will apply
to the court for the relief prayed for in the com
plaint filed herein, to-wit: that the bonds of
matrimony now existing between plaintiff and
defendant be dissolved for ever.
This summons is served upon you by publica
tion theieof by order of Hon. w. L. Bradsnaw,
judge of said court, which order bears date of
March 19, 1898, and was made and dated at
chambers in Dailes.City, Wasco County, Oregon,
on" the lutn day of March, 1898.
KKliD W. WILSON,
mcb23-l Attorney for Plaintiff.
SUMMONS.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF
Oregon, for Wasco County.
A. M. Crofoot, plaintiff,
vs
H. E. Crofoot, defendant .
To H. E. Crofoot, the above named defendant:
In the name of the state of Oregon, you are
hereby required to appear and answer the com
plaint of the above named plaintiff filed in the
above entitled suit against you on Monday, the
23d day of May, 1898, said day being the first
day of the next regular term of said Court fol
lowing the final publication of this summons,
and.if you fail so to appear and answer said
complaint the above named plaintiff will applv
to the above eniitled Court for the relief prayed
for in her complaint, to-wit: for a decree of said
Cou rt to he effect that the bonds of matrimony
heretofore and now existing between you and
said plaintiff be forever annuled, set side and
held for naught, and that said plaintiff have the
care and custody of the minor children of you
and s lid plaintiff.
This tummons is serv 3d upon you by publica
tion thereof for six consecutive weeks in The
Dalles Chronicle by order of the Hon. W. L.
Bradshaw, judge of the above entitled Court and
of the Seventh Judicial District of the State of
Oregon, which order bears date the 18th da; of
March, 1S9B.
DUFUR & MENEFEE, '
meh23-i Attorneys for plaintiff.
Notice of Final Settlement
Notloe is hereby given that the undersigned
his filed with the clerk of the county court of
the State of Oregon forWasco County, his final
account as executor of the last wilt of Simon
Mason, deceased, and by an order of said county
court, made and entered on the 7th day of
April, 1898, Tuesday, the 5th day of July, 1898,
was fixed as the time, and the county courtroom
of said court as the place for the bearing of ob
jections to said final account.
aprl3-i JOHN END, Executor.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
assignee of the estate of John F. Root, an in
solvent debtor, has filed bis final report and ac
count in said etate and that said report and ac
count will be called up for bearing in the Cir
cuit Court, of the slate of Oregon, for Wasco
County, on Monday the 23d day of May, 1898,
said a ay beina the first day of the next regular
term of said Court, and that said report will be
heard at said time bv the Judee of said Court.
or as soon thereafter as the same can be heard
by said Court. All persons interested therein
are notified to file their objections to said ac
count if any there t e, prior to said day.
Dated this zta aay oi April, ias.
. HUGH GLENN,
Asrlgnee of the estate of John F. Root, an in
solvent debtor. apr23-wi
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A bushel of notions
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fact
Garland's
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