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VOL. VIIT.
THE DALLES. AVASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1898.
NUMBER 53.
AMERICANS DO
. NOT WANT THE
PHILIPPINES
Ssnaior Aliarzasa, a Smnisli Peace Com
missiier Talis of NoeoMohs .
Between tneTwoCoiintim
NO MONEY
' INDEMNITY ASKED
Spaniards, However, Consider Cuba as
Indemnity, and Think the United
States Will Annex the Island Xo
Hitch in the Negotiations Ameri
cans Would Make a Mistake in
Taking the Philippines.
New York, Oct. 14. A special the the
World from Paris says :
Senor Abarzaaa, a member of the
Spanish peace commission, was inter
viewed by the World correspondent.
"Has the United States demanded the
whole Philippine group?" he was asked.
"She has not, so far,!' re replied, "and
will, I think, be contented with the
Ladrones, or part of them, perhaps with
Gaam, which they have already taken.
As to that I can only give my impres
sion." "Has the United States displayed
great magnanimity in not deman ling
indemnity ?"
""Cuba ia indemnity, according tq oar
view. The commissioners will not have
to consider any question of money in
demnity." "Is there no claim for the Maine?"
"That does not fall within the scope
of the commission."
"Is it true that a serious hitch has
arisen between the commissions, and
that a break in negotiations is pos
sible?" "This rumor is a ridiculous exaggera
tion. No hitcb has arisen."
"On what ground can Spain ask the
United States to assume the Cuban
debt?"
"Cuba is the key to the Gulf of Mex
ico and has long been necessary to the
United States. For that reason alone
she might take upon herself the Cuban
debt. When the United States gets Ca
ba, she will instantly secure control of
the customs, which will enable her to
effect a conversion of the debt and re
duce the interest from six to two per
cent."
"Yon imply that Spain's relinquish
ment of sovereignty means American
annexation, and not the independence
of Cuba?"
"Certainly our relinquishment means
the transfer of sovereignty over Cuba to
America, with all its rights, therefore
its obligations."
"Does that apply eqnally to the Phil
ippines and other debt?"
"No; that case is absolutely opposite
America would be extremely unwise to
Btart a policy of colonial expansion.
Taking the Philippines would mean a
colonial army, a colonial civil service
and more ehips."-
"Bnt the Americana have fully count
ed the coat."
"They cannot have done so, because
they do not know it. Of course, if the
United States were seeking to obtain
large interests in the far east, the Phil
ippines would be valuable. ' Such a pol
icy, however, would entail constantly
increasing sacrifices and involve interna
tional complications of the most enor
mous description." '
BRADFORD .
WAS EXAMINED
Another Joint Session of the Peace Com
mission Now Sitting in Paris
Was Held.
Pabib, Oct.14. Commander Bradford,
United States navy, who arrived from
Washington, was examined this morn
ing by the United States peace commis
sion relative to conditions in the Phil
ippines. The fifth joint session of the two com
missions convened at 2 o'clock today.
It may be eaid that the first, Becond and
third meetings scarcely penetrated the
surface of any protocol point, and less
still the marrow. LiBt Tuesday, how
ever, marked the Spanish pressntment
regarding the Cuban debt, which - has,
during the recess, brought the Ameri
cans to serious preparations for the ad
justment of the diplomatic forces and
the formation of a plan upon which they
may ultimately stand in relation to the
Cuban phase of their mission to this
place.
LIEUTENANT
' BRIAND'S LETTER
Sensational Newspaper Stories of Fire
on the Transport and to the Fffect
That the Wounded and Sick Sol
diers Being Brought Home Were
Badly Fed, are Denounced as Un
Founded and Ridiculous.
Washington, Oct. 14. The war de
partment last night authorized the pub
lication of a letter which was received
by Colonel Charles A. Bird,- assistant
quartermaster of the army, from C. II.
R. Briand, first lieutenant and quarter
master of the Fifth United States volun
teer infantry, which lias just returned
to New York from Porto Rico. Referring
to some sensational . statements made
concerning the trip of the Obdam in
New York papers, Lieutenant Briand
said:
"I have noticed in the papers that the
reporters have again made a mountain
out of an ant hill. First,! n regard to the
fire, I wish to state that we did return
to Santiago, as the captain of the ship
deemed it advisable to do eo for the pur
pose of unloading some of the coal nsed
as ballast, which had become heated,
but that it amounted to nothing, as it
was discovered in time. I myself did
not see as much smoke coming ont of
the hold as one would make emoking a
cigar. As for the ship getting so hot as
to cause the paint to blister, or caus
ing any damage to ammunition on
board, it is absolutely without founda
tion. '
"The ship was well handled both by
the captain and the crew, and the com
fort of the passengers was looked after
in an able manner.
"In regard to the sick on board, I
wish to say that we had' two surgeons,
cne assistant surgeon and the ship's eur
geon on the Obdam ; Iy know that the
sick were properly looked after and bad
all the comforts there could be had on a
steamship.1'
NEGRO MINERS ...
. CANNOT STOP
Governor Orders the Local Militia Com
pany to Station Men at the Rail
road Stations and Entrances to
the Mines.
Pana, Oct. 14. A tejegram was re
ceived today from Virden saying that in
all probability Operator. Lukens, of the
Chicago Virden Coal Company, would
attempt to land at Pana the imported
negroes, who, after a bloody riot, aere
shutout at Virden. The governor has
ordersed Captain Harris, commanding
the militia here, to place guards at each
of the coal mines, and at the approaches
of each railroad into Pana, and nnder
no circa instances to permit any imported
negroes to atop in Pana. Captain Harris,
in conference with the miners' president,
Craving, ordered the miners to get gnna
and be in readiness to assist him in pre
venting the negroes from landing. The
miners have complied with the request.
- Virden, 111., Oct. 14 Colonel Young,
with his cavalry, arrived today and as
sumed military command of the town.
Yonng has over 600 men for guard duty.
Everything ia quiet here today. All
traina are stopped and searched for
negroes. . . ' ,
Vibden, Oct. 14. TLia afternoon a ru
mor became general that the negroes
were likely to be brought backset any
moment. Captain Craig's v men im-
mediately eurroonded the railroad sta-1
tion, and the vicinity was cleared of
citizens. Newspaper men alone were
admitted to the premises.
OREGON MAN
AMONG THEM
One Hundred and Sixteen of Those
Aboard the IH-Fated Vessel Per
ished Heroism of Crew.
St. Kevebinb, Oct,? 15. In the lower
end of the church there lie fifteen bodies,
among them those of four women and
one 13-year-old girl. The bodies are
laid out reverently. The faces of the
victims present a sad eight, showing how
rudely the waves and -rocks had played
with their features. They were among
the passengers on the steamer Mohe
gan, whch was wrecked in the vicinity
of the Lizard.
The whole village and neighborhood
are alive with excitement and knota of
men 'linger about, talking with the
rescued members of the crew.
It is exceedingly difficult to trace the
events of the disaster, but so far as can
be ascertained it seems that the weather
was not thick, but a strong southeast
wind was blowing, and there., was a
heavy gronnd swell on, and a etrong cur
rent running. Dinner was ready, and
'Captain Griffiths was about to proceed
to the saloon, when a sudden crash made
it apparent that the stea.r.er had gone
asboie. The captain immediately went
on deck, and the survivors say they saw
him on the bridge doing all that lay in
' the power of a brave man to lessen the
disaster.
Authentic particulars of the events
occurring after the ship struck are not
obtainable. It eeems, however, that one
of the ship's boats, containing several
women, got away safely,' bat was cap
sized. A nnmber ot its occupants were
rescued by lifeboats,. Another boat, with
eixteen hands, waa picked up Dy a life
boat and sately got ashore, and two or
three other persons managed to reach
land. .
A lifeboat with a load of forty pas
sengers on its way to the shore passed
many who were battling for their lives
in the water whom it was impossible to
save.
The villagers, headed by the vicar and
coast guard, stood on the shore and
cheered to the boat. When the lifeboat
entered the little cove, the fishermen
waded into the sea to help drag the boat
upon the beach, and tenderly carried the
exhausted survivors to their homes,
which had been already prepared for
their reception, and ttie vicar attended
the injured. . The lifeboat was again
launched and put out for the wreck, on
its ontward journey picking up three
survivors. Tne trip to the wreck waa
fruitless, so far as. taking any one from
the vessel was concerned, but on its way
back to tho shore, sixteen other, sur
vivors were taken from the water. This
was just before daybreak.
Out of the 161 persons on board, forty
five escaped. Up to a late hour tonight
thirty bodies hayo been washed ashore
at different points. A southerly wind is
now blowing, and it is expected the
bodies of many more victims will be re
covered by tomorrow. An inquest will
be held on Monday.
The rescued persons are receiving the
greatest attention from the inhabitant?,
and the utmost kindness is being shown
to the female passengers.
A. G. L. Smith, who waa among the
saved, says his home ia in Oregon. In
conversation with a representative ot the
Associated Press, Mr. Smith said this
evening that he saw the captain on the
bridge giving orders, which were carried
out as far as possible. As the ship sank,
the captain ran along . the side and
jumped overboard. . The vessel lurched,
and the passengers all seemed to be
thrown Into the water at the same mo
ment. Mr. . Smith, who is a etrong
swimmer, managed to get through the
mass of people in the water and secceecl
ed in evading several who tried to clutch
him as he passed . them. He says he
swam for three hours and a half before
he reached shore.
German or Latin.
The undersigned desires to instruct a
few private classes in German or Latin
during the next eight months, and takes
tbia opportunity to solicit pupils. AH
desiring instructions in either of these
languages will please inquire for further
particulars at the Lutheran pareonage,
220 West Fourth Street, thia city.
Respectfully,
e24-lm. ' . L. Geey.
LEGISLATURE .
HAS ADJOURNED
: SINE DIE
k Conference fas Necessary to Me
Existing Differences. -
APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSED
Total Carried is About One Million
Two Hundred and Twenty-Two
Thousand. .
Salem, Or., Oct. 15. The special ses
sion of the legislature came to an end
this evening at 7 :30. A joint resolution
had been adopted to adjourn at 4:15,
but the appropriation bill, which had
occupied the beet part of three days,
kept dragging along. A special train had
been arranged to go to Portland after the
session should "close, and 5 o clock was
set as the time for its departure, bnt'it
.had to await the slow processes of the
lawmakers, and it did not get started
till 7 :20 o'clock.
The general appropriation bill was the
subject of sharp contention, and for a
time the prospect seemed good for a
deadlock upon it. The house passed the
measure Thursday night, and the 'senate
wrestled with it nearly all day Friday,
finally passing it with certain amend
ments, chief of which were elminating
the Hem of $15,000 for the Ashland nor
mal school, and another of $10,540.86 for
Captain John Mullan, allowing $500 in
full settlement of (be claim of John Hall
for $6696.89, and allowing only five days'
pay for members of the house of 1897
When' the amendments' 'went to "the
house tbia morning it concurred in that
striking the Ashland school from the
bill, but wonld not concur in the other
senate amendments. 'The measure was
sent back to the senate in that condition
and the senate siralghtway voted not to
recede from its former action.
At this stage a conference committee
waa agreed upon, and it took np the
matter of harmonizing the differences eo
as to be acceptable to the two honees.
After more than an hour of hard work
the committee reported and the report
was adopted in both houses without de
bate or question. It was realizsd that
failure to adopt the recoinmedattoos
meant failure of the whole bill. The re
port sent the Mulligan and Hall claims
back to the ways and means committee
for consideration until, the regular see-
sion, but it prposed paying all the
members of the houee of 1897 for the full
time. The honse took its medicine with
out a (trimace; the senate also swallowed
its dose, bnt full pay for the 1897 house
Looney, Adams, (Jlem and JJuiur wanted
it to co on record that they were opposed
to paying tho.se members for more than
the constitutional five days.
It was near 5 o'clock when the con
ference report was adopted, and after
that it- was necessary" that the bill be
engrossed, for an amended must be ac
tually engrossed, not merely considered
so. ; The four clerks of the house com
mittee went at the work, but it was no
-small matter, and t was 6:12 when the
engrossing committee was able to report
the bill for the signatures of the presid
ing officers of the two houses. In the
meantime the senate had adjourned un
til! 6:15, but the bouse omitted that for
mality and continued constructively in
session, though Glen Hoi man presided
at an interesting session of the third
honse, and after that during the supper
hour the hall waj nearly deserted.
There were enough present when the
appropriation bill came back after
being enrolled and engrossed to make a
fair showing, when the speaker rapped
for order again and proceeded to affix
hia signature as-required by law. Then
the bill was hnrried over to the senate,
where President Taylor signed it in due
form, and It was ready for the governor.
By the amendments of the conference
committee, $3310 were added to the ap
propriations in sundry email itema, con
cerning which there was no dispute, and
$32,237.75 waa stricken out,. leaving" the
total of the bill about $1,222,000.
HE MISSED
HIS FOOTING
- Ashland, " Oct. 14. Charles Snyder,
of Ashland, a Southern Pacific brake-
man, was instantly killed at Zuleka, cn
the south side of the Siskiyous, near the
stateline, in California, last night. An
extra freight train was switching, and
in jumping on to a moving car he missed
his footing and was thrown under the
wheels, which completely severed his
head from his body, besides cutting off
one arm and one leg and otherwise
shockingly mntilized his body. -
The coroner held a inquest at Horn
brook today, a"nd the remains were
brought to Ashland tonight for burial,
O , t . an -
ouyuer waB aoout as years old ana un
married.
SPANIARDS ARE
. LEAVING FAST
Americans Will be in Complete Pos
session of the Island Tomorrow
Grant Has Command of the Dis
trict.
Washington, Oct. 17. The following
dispatch was received at the war depart
ment thia evening:
"Sau Juan. Oct. 16. The Forty-sev
enth New York arrived at San Juan at
6 p.m. Eddy, Colonel."
It is presumed by the war department
officials, inasmuch as nothing is eaid to
the contrary, that the regiment waa per
mitted to land at San Juan. It waa
feared objection might be raiaed by the
Spanish officials to the landing of the
regiment tit Sau Juan before formal poa
session had been yielded to the Ameii
can forces on the 18th. The Forty-sev
enth New York has the honor oi being
the first American organization to enter
the Porto Rican capital.
General Brooke, chairman of the Porto
Rican evacuation commission, and in
command of the American troops on
that island, is making arrangements for
the accommodation of the American
troops to be stationed at San Jnan. The
barracks formerly occupied by the Span
ish troops were found to be totally unfit
for occupancy by the United States
troops. General Brooke ia having them
remodeled, adding officer's quarters and
otherwise placing them in a habitable
condition. -
Late last night the following, dispatch
was received from General Brooke, by
Secretary Alger : .
. "San Juan, Oct.15. Secretary of war,
Washington : A Spanish transport sails
today with 300 men. This is a ship sent
from Cuba loaded with men from there
Another sails tomorrow with General
Macial and 1500 men. Another ship is
expected on the 17th. . Complete pos
session will be accomplished on the
18lh. Bkooke, Chairman."
Poxes, Oct. 16. The stars and stripes
will be formally raised at San Juan
Tuesday. Brigadier-General Fred Grant
will be given command of the district cf
San Juan. General Henry will have
command of the other portions of Porto
Eico.
FORTIFICATION
" AND GARRISON
New Yobk, Oct. 17. A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says : The war
department has received a detailed de
scription of the fortifications of Havana.
Beside old guns, there are forty-three
new guns. These gnns are principally
of the Hontoria and Ordenez pattern,
but there are a few Krupps among them.
The strength of the Spanish garrison
in Havana is estimated at 100,000 men,
about evenly divided between volunteers
and regulars. This strength could have
been increased at any lime by calling
provincial troops to Havana.
The exact number of arms in Havana
is not known, bnt the armament on
hand- in depots, artillery parks and
stores of all divisions of the island of
Cuba is:
Mauser rifles and carbines, 131,015;
Kensington - rifles, 137,974; of private
guerrillas, 14,000 ; total, 282,989. Out of
this number only 30,000 are believed to
be new. Of cartridges 'there are 5,000-
000. n --.
Great ingenuity baa been displayed in
tho construction of sunken masked bat
terieB. Closely underlying much of the
soil in the vicinity of Havana is coral
rock, easily excavated. Trenches are
cut into it, and from' abort distances
nothing is seen to indicate the existence
or extent of defensive works.
Royal makes the food pare,
wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW VORK.
TROPHIES OF
PROWESS OF
YANKEE TARS
EiaMeen Usefal f arsiiips fere Car;
tared During tlie Late far
With Spain,
OF THESE
DEWEY TOOK FIVE
The Three Others Were Captured in
Cuban Waters and are Now in.
Service Under the American Flag:
One is the Maria Teresa Which
Will be Armed With Guns Taken
From Rest of Cervera's Fleet.
New Yobk, Oct. 17. A. dispatch from
Washington to the Tribune says:
The effective strength ot the United
States has baen increased by eight use
ful vessels which recently flew the Span
ish flag. Five of these are now attached
to Admiral Dewey's fleet, two are credit
ed to the North Atlantic station and tha
laet is the crniser Infanta Maria Teresa,
now under her own steam preparing to
start for Norfolk to be made ready for
active service.
Several days ago the navy department
which is now making up its list of ves- .
sels in service, which ia a rnstomary ex
hibit of tne secretary's annual report to
congress, sent a message to Admiral -Dewey
for an accurate list of the prizes)
he was now untilizing in his fleet. The
questions show what latitude is allowed
to the admiral, and the answer tells bow
unhesitatingly he has acted for the good
of the service, and to strengthen bis
own forces without waiting for aid front
home. He replied :
"The following former Spanisbivesselai
are in my possession : Manila, cruiser,
commissioned June 21st, Lieutenant-
Commander Frederick Singler; Callao,
cruieer, commissioned July 2J, Lieuten
ant Benjamin Tappau; gunboats Leyte?
and Mindanao, temporarily commis-"
eioned for action August 16th, Naval
Cadet W. B. White. Dkwby.w
The officers named ore in command of
the respective vessels.' .
On the Atlantic the only Spanish ves
sels now in actual ..eeiv'ce as a result of
beina captured by the navy are the gun
boats, Alvarado, commanded by Lieut. -Victor
Blue, and the Sandoval, com
manded by Lientenant E. A. Anderson.'
These are exceedingly good vessels for
service m Cuban waters, where the
Spaniards found them most useful.
Tbey are now ot Caimanera under
commission.
The Maria Teresa, the only ship of the-
Cervera eqnad ron raited so far, is also -
at Caimanera. The Teresa will be armed
with guns taken from the Colon and
other Spanish ships, to replace those of
ber own which may have been mined.
she will be a trophy, ship tbronghoaU
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