VOL.IX.
THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTYr OREGON, WEDNES DAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1898.
NUMBER 5.
EXPRESS TRAINS
- CRASH HEAD-ON
Serious Collision on a Perm
svlvania Road. .
FIVE MEN WERE -INSTANTLY
KILLED
Four Others Were, Seriously Io.ured
All the Killed and Injured Men
Were Members of theXrews of the
Wrecked Trains. -. - . .
. Wjlkesbabbe, Nov. 11. The . Bnffalo
. express on the Lehigh Valley railway,
which left New York at 3 :30 last night,
ran into the New York and Philadelphia
express going east on" the Wilkesbarre
mountain, at 3 o'clock this morning. -
Five of the trains crews were killed
and fonr others seriously injured.
The train going east bad the right of
way on a sinzle track. The Buffalo ex
press, in charge of Engineer Rohblin,
. had orders to keep on a sidfnz on the
mountain and let the New Yoik express
pass." As be approached the siding he
discovered that bis air brakes would not
work. The train was moving about
thirty miles an hour on a down grade.
The engineer whistled frantically for the
handbrakes. He knew the other train
was about dne. He reversed bis engtte
and stuck to ber, bnt - could not avert
the collision.
In less than a minute the express from
the West hove in sight. A terrible crash
followed. Nearly all the passengers on
both trains were asleep. Many of them
were thrown out of their berths by.the
chock, but none seriously Injured. -The
cngince-and baggage and z press
cars were piled up In tfceap in the cut.
As soon as possible the dead and injured
were taken from under the cars. The
road is completely blocked and will not
be opened up for several hours. A heavy
wind storm prevailed on the mountain
last night, which caused leaves from the
forest to accumulate on the track. The
engine plowed into the leaves, which
clogged the breaking apparatus.'
PURCHASABLE
SHEEP SCARCE
Report of Buyers Who ' Have Been
Through Grant, Harney and Crook
Counties.
. Loko Cheek,' Nov. 10. Sheepbuyers
who have recently been through Grant,
Harney and Oook counties, report a
shortage of cheep, at least purchasable
ones. Good mutton sheep, they say, ore
oat of the question, owing to the poor
ranges. Even the mountain ranges,
heretofore as good as ciuld be desired,
have been short, this season. Flocks
which have come ont of the monntams
in poor condition have found their home
range killed out by dronght, and a grat
many owners are already feeding hay.
Nearly every band that- has passed
through northern Grant county ' this
year show . unmistakable evidence. of
having had to bustle to live.
JOHN LONG IS -FOUND
DEAD
Crop Prospects For NextjTear are Any
. ; : thing But Good. -
Loso Cheek, Nov, 12. A report comes
frooVCanyon City that John Long, a
well-to-do pioneer of this county, was
found dead at his home, in Long Gulch
Wednesday. When found bis remains
were badly decomposed, and were hard
ly recognizable, indicating that he had
been dead for several days. He had been
in poor health for some time. He was
last seen on Nvoember 1st, going from
his cabin to the postoffice. -
: Crop Prospect Fofr Next Year. ;
William Townsend. a successful far-
mer, residing near this city, in discuss
ing the prospects for next year's crops
in t he Lo' eg creek Valley, said the out
look is now anything bnt promising. --."Not
100 acres of land have been
plowed to-date in the entire valley,"
said he, "and nnleBS a" decided change
occurs those figures will not be swelled
this fall. -1 have been1 a' resident of
Grant county for twenty-one years, and
neveMiefore have 1 seen such a dry fall,
and I am informed that this condition
prevails more or less all over the entire
eastern section of the state. Less rain
has fallen this fall than usually falls in
one week during October, and unless
some wet weather is experienced during
the latter part of November, our farmers
are in danger of having a short acreage
the coming year.'r " t"
NO PROVISION
FOR COMFORT
Of Those Embarking at Santiago Thirty
Per Cent are Certain Never to
Reach Spain Alive.
New Yoek, Nov. 11. A Santiago
special to the Herald says : .
The Spaniards are evacuating the Hoi-
gum district rapidly. . Four thousand
men on board two vessels left last week.
Three more vessels will take the bal
ance. There has been a total disregard of the
health and comfort of the soldiers. -f
the soldiers at Santiago thirty per cent
are certainly doomed. There have been
thirty deaths of eoldiers on the wharf at
Gibara in one day. The bodies were
buried in the bay and credited to the
transportation cornpany as passengers,
Farmhouse Burned. :
Long Creek, Or. Nov. 10. The bouse
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Duel, an aged couple
living within a - few miles of this city,
was yesterday destroyed by fire, with all
its contents. - The fire originated from a
defective flue." There was no insurance
on the building or contents MrVDael,
who is a paralytic, had a narrow escape
from, death. The unfortunate " couple
were entirely withont means, and kind
neighbors raised a subscription for re
building and furnishing their borne. ;
Rebels Take Negros Island."-
-
London, Nov. 11. Advices received at
the office in this city of the Philippine
Commercial Company say the insurgents
have taken the island of Negros," one of
the Philippines separated by narrow
channels from Panay and Zebu, and that
they are besieging Iloilo, the capital of
the island - of Panay, and the second
largest port in Philippines.
- Million! GfVen Awayt
It is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
aro not afraid to be generous to the needy
and suffering. The proprietors of Dr,
King's New Discovery for Consumption,
Caughs and Colds, have given away over
ten million trial bottles of this great
medicine ; and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cured thous
ands of hopeless cases.' Asthma, Bron
cbitie, Hoarseness and diseases of . the
Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely
cured by it. Uall on Blakeley A Hough
ton, druggists, and get a trial bottle free,
Regular size 50c. and $1. ' Every bottle
guaranteed, or price refunded. -. 3
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LITTLE CASH WILL
BE PAID THE DOSS
Improvement Expenditures
Only to Be Made Good.
ADMINISTRATION
HAS SO DECIDED
Whole Amount to Be Allowed . Will
- Probably Not Exceed One - Million
President and Cabinet Carefully
Noted the Sentiment of the Cour
try in Regard to the Amount of
"Indemnity.
New Yoek, Nov. 11. -7A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
Instead of paying Spain (40,000,000 as
an indemnity for the cession - of the
Philippines to the United States, Presi
dent McKinley intends to reimburse her
only for public improvements.' .. .
"President McKinley and bis cabinet
have carefully noted that the sentiment
expressed throughout the country by the
elections has beenin opposition to" the
suggestion to indemnify Spain to the ex
tent first proposed. As was pat out by
the administration authorities, it was
intended to give the capital of the entire
debt floated, with the Philippines as se
curity, and amounting to $40,000,000,
What will be paid by the United States,
according to the present intention of .the
president, is the debt ' contracted by
Spain for the establishment; of light
houses, harbor improvements arid pub
lic buildings. All told,: this does not
amount to a very large aam, being xed
at about $1,000,000. .: ' V -
Friends ot Spain. in he diplomatic
corps say that it is an- outrage for the
president to offer sncb a atrial! sum. -
From Mr. Da v theefficials have learned
that the American "commissioners yes
terday presented the reply to the Span
ish refusal to surrender the islands, and
it is expected that now the administra
tion has been so satisfactorily indorsed
by the country- the -Spaniards will ap
preciate the hopelessness -of their posi
tion and accede to the demands of this
government.. . .- .'
Taken Under Advisement.
. Madrid, Nov., 11. The queen regent
presided at the cabinet 'council today.
Sagasta read a letter from Rios, presi
dent of the Spanish peace commission,
announcing that the American peace
commissioners had refused to assume
the Cuban - debt - and had exacted the
Philippines. The cabinet will meet again
this evening and decide upon a reply. -
DISCUSSION
MUST BE ENDED
Positive Instructions Have
rBeen
Sent
One
- - x
to the" Commissioners But
Question to Be Decided That Is
the Manner of Giving Over-the
Islands to the United States.
Washisgtos, Nov. 12. The cabinet
held a Session tonight at which instruc
tions,- understood to ; be of a positive
character, bearing on; the 'Philippine
question, were" drafted . for dispatch to
the American commissioners at' Paris.
These instructions were the outcome of
the. conference held earlier in the day.
and instructed the American represent
atives to admit of no further discussion
as to the right to consider the disposi
tion of the islands, and state that on
that point the instructions already sent
must stanH, the only matter for discus
sion from the American point of view
being the manner of giving over the isl
ands to the United States, -
The morning session was called to con
sider a dispatch from - Judge ' Day. in
which he informed the president that
the Spanish commissioners had asked
additional time to prepare a reply to the
propositions submitted by- the United
States. Although the president and
cabinet are exceedingly anxious that ne
gotiations should proceed as rapidly as
possible, the request for additional time
will be granted, and the - Spanish com
missioners allowed until next Tueeday
to prepare a reply." " r ' ;'-;. : :'
-The attitude of the insurgents in the
Philippines has given the administration
considerable uneasiness, for it is feared
that if the insurgents are allowed to con
tinue their hostile activities, there may
be protests which we eball be compelled
to regffrd. . " ;
The cabinet meeting lasted until near
ly 1 o'clock. One of - the features was
the presentation by Admiral Schley of
the report of the Porto Rican evacuation
commission. Schley's visit brought up
the Porto Rico question. The admiral
was invited to participate in the dis
cussion. ." - -
Concerning Cuba,, a definite conclu
sion was arrived at by the cabinet to
open a port on the western coast of the
island, probably at Cieufuegos, about
December 1st, in order to allow the
large sugar planters to get in machinery
and begin work on the new sugar crop.
THE TERESA
WAS LOOTED
Natives of Cat Island Plunder the De-
serted Cruiser.
Washington, Now 12. The official
report to the navy department of the
finding of the . Maria - Teresa was con
Uined in the fallowing cablegram re
ceived from Commander Craven, of the
wrecking tug Potomac, which had been
ordered to Cat island from Santiago."
"Nassau," Nov. 12. Secretary of the
Navy," Washington Potomac arrived
Maria Teresa is near Bird point, Cat
island, one mile off shore, in two fath
oms of water.. Tide is rising and fall
ing inside; temporary deck is broken up;
movable articles ; were removed by na
tives. Vulcan was not seen. . NativeB
have been at work since Saturday." "
The Potomac was ordered at once back
to Cat island, with instructions to Com
mander Craven to "take op the Maria
Teresa, and drive off the natives who
are loot inn the ship."-- Be replied by
cable that he wonld leave immediately
and would arrive at the wreck in the
morning. . 7 . "'. ' . '
The fact that the Teresa, a vessel draw
ing 23 feet of water - and waterlogged as
she waB when abandoned, and - now
probably drawing nearly , 30 feet, had
been driven in 12 feet of water is re
garded by naval officers as evidence of
the great strength, of the storm which
caused her crew to leave her. -
MURDER IN
SCH00LH0USE
Fatal Wind-up of. a Debate ia Coos
"County Ray Hollenbeck Stabbed
to Death by Guy Beckford. -
Empibb City, Or., Nov. 13. Saturday
evening, about midnight, afatalataboing
affray occurred near. Fairviewin what
was known, as the North Fork school
bouse. From what can be learned of
the occurrence, the" particulars are as
follows: V; - : -
A debate bad been held in the school
house that evening, and after it a dis
pute aiose between Bar Hollenbeck and
Guy Beck ford, two "; young menl" The
cause of the dispute was "the moving of
the blackboard and the desks. One word
brought 011 another, . until Holienbrck,
who seemed to be the aggressor, wanted
Beckford tc fight.;-. They were separated
once by Frank Pierce, and -left alone in
the school house for a iew moments. On
Pierce's return Tie found that tbey had;
renewed the quarrel, Hollenbeck again
pressing Beckford to fight. He was told
to stand back,. "but still kept coming.
Becktord told him that if he came any
closer that he wonld etab him. Hollen
beck said if there was. any stabbing that
he could etab, too. And ' as he reached
for his . knife, . Beckfoid struck him a
fatal blow. ' .On receiving the blow Hol
lenbeck called out, "I am killed," bent
over and began to vomit, and died al
most instantly. -;. ' . ' .,'-"-'-" :
Beckford made no attempt to escape,
but went to his father and mother, who
were staying close by in the house of
a neighbor. He told", them "what he
had done. He is almost beartbroken
over the awful consequences of bis rash
act.. ..The body of Hollenbeck is still in
the echool house where he was killed.
Everybody readB The Chboniclk. . :
CANYON CITF IS -
NOW IN' ASHES
Business Portion -Destroyed
by Fire Friday Night.
CAUSED BY A
LAMP EXPLODING
Lack of Water Made the Work of the
Fire Department of No Avail
Will Be Built Up. .." "'.
Caxyox City, Nov. 12, 8 o'clock a. m.
Canyon City went op in smoke last
night, and this morning practically
nothing is left but a .mass of smoking
ruins The entire business portion is
wiped out of existence, and only a few
the residences, the . News 'office, then
. ' .
bowling alley, the court house and the
warehouse of Brotrn & Simpson remain
The fire originated about 10:30 o'clock
last night in the Elk Horn hotel, owned
by" Jack Chambers, and was caused sup
posedly by explosion of a lamp in the
one of the 'bed rooms." where it is re:
ported a morphine fiend was performing
some of his hellish operations.
- The flames soon spread to the Episco
pal church and to the residence of O. P.
Cresap and. soon the entire town was a
mass of roaricg flames. The fire licked
up everything in its path, and did not
6top until it reached the residence of
Sheriff Livingston away in the lower
end of town. - . v
. The town was situated in a very nar
row canyon, so harrow that a buggy
could not be turned . around on Main
street, and for .this reason no insurance
companies would take risks. .Therefore
there was no insurance whatever on.anv
of the loet property, with the exception
of the Masonic hall.. It will leave some
of the business, men bankrupt.
The telephone office in Brown &, Simp
son s store was - of course burned and
nearly all the telephone poles and wires
in town,o that communication cannot
be had. with any outside point. Burns is
also cat off from Heppner and other
points.
The fire had gained such headway that
all efforts to utalize thefairly-ood water
system were of no avail
Canyon City being the county seat of
Grant county will,be built up again im
mediately
JOINT SESSION .
POSTPONED
Dons Will' Probably Refuse to Sign a
Treaty Which Yieids-'No More to
Spain for the Philippines Than Has
Thus Far Been Offered, and When
The Americans Refuse to Concede
More, Announce Their "A ithdrawal
From the-Negotiations.
Paris, Nov.14. Owing to thelnability
of the Spaniards to prepare a memoran
dum for presentation as expected, there
will be no' joint session of the peace corn-
mission today. . The next meting will
be held Wednesdays ''"'".. ' - J
Importance's artsched to the delay,
t being indicative that the Spamt-rds
are preparing tor a nnai eianu, anu it
may be definitely stated that they will
not sign a treaty of peace , which yields
no more to Spain for the Philippines
than has thus far been offered or indicat
ed by the Americans. "' ; - ,
Nihould the latter announce that the
tJnited States is only willing to reim
burse Spain for her pacific expenditures
in the Philippine islands, the Spanish
commissioners will reply that their mis
sion is finished.- Should this occur, it is
possible the Spaniards will suggest the
suspension of negotiations through- the
commission and the resumption of nego
tiations between Washington and Ma
drid. V V - "r-r ' ."
"At the next meeting,..the "Americans
Royal makes the food pare, ' . -
. . wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure -
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW VOftK.
will learn the definite attitude of Spain
on any proposition thus far made..; The
Spaniards, however, in this presentation
will not declare ali negotiations closed.
They will insist that the sovereignty of
Spain over the Philippines is beyond
question, bnt will announce Spain's
readiness to yield that sovereignty for
adequate equivali nty and will invite ne
gotiations under the Spanish construe
linn f tKn i,.Atfnfll ' Tl.nn G.nin T 11
t. ui . . . ... r.. .
be able to say to her creditors that she-
has done her utmost, and the issue must
rest between them and the United
Bought by the Union Pacific.
Portland, representing Receivers Mink
and Wilson, of the Union Pacific, today
bid in the union depot property here f r
$24o,000, being the minimum bid pro-,
vided by the order of sale. The sale was
made by Master-in-Chancer Wakefield
under a decree of Federal Judge Hanford
in the euit brought by the American
Loan k Trust Company to satisfy a $473,
000 bonded debt. The property consists
of the depot, 100 acres of .- land, city
trackage and three locomotives.
Dawson Visited by a Fire.
Skagway. Alaska, Nov. 7, via Victoria,
B. C, Nov. 14. Returning Klondikera
today bring news that the city of Daw
son has been visited with a $500,000 fire,
in which forty, buildings were burned
The blaze was . started as the result of a
row between two women of the town, ia
wbicn one ol them, belle Mitcneli, threw
a hnl.tad lamm nr tha Athav- I ha lamrh.
broke, the oil spread, and in a lew sec
onds the baildinz was on fire. The fire-
of a year ago was caused by this same
woman, who threw a lamp at a man.
with whom she had a quarrel. - . .
From Mew Zealand.
Reefton, New Zealand, Nov. 23, 1896.
- I am very pleased to state that since '
I took the agency, of Chamberlain's
medicines the sale has been very large,
more especially of the Cough Kemedy. :
In two years I have sold more ot this
narticuliar remedy than" of all other
makes for the previous fire years. - As
tn itfl. fiffimpv T Havr liptan informed hv
scores ol person 3 oi me gooa results iney
have received from . it, and know its
value froAt't be use of it in my own house
hold. . It is so pleasant to take that w
have to - place the bottle beyond the
reach of the children,'
" . ' E.J. SCANTLEBDRY.-
T7 . 1 V.. Pl.lralaii Xw FTtHvd Inn
A'UI CHIC UJ LIIB.1.IIJ u. lUUJ.ii.un.
n' nr- a - i ... t .
. . opauisu uvuys nave riuiuicu.
,Key West, Nov. 14. Private reports-
from Porto Principe and Neuvitas, Cu-
ba, state that 7000 regular Spanish sol--
diers mutinied, demanding their- pay
before embarking for Spain. . Four
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buuucatiu VI IIICUI, lull ' fcuv., EM.
rnnnilat tlia mllif ttrv crnvernor. Oenerat
n,milio aiarcn, wno nnany inuuecu lucoi.
' l m . I 1 a It f J 1 . L .. .
to return to their quarters. The cruiser
Alfonso XII and two gunboats are on"
their way to Neuvitas to compel the sol
diers to embark. r ,, 2 .. .
II E 1. Cnfn1l " -
Astoria, Nov. ; 10. uoionei. a. a.
Stone, of Knappa, one of the pioneers of
this part of the state, was nearly killed
last nigut Dy lacing an overuuse vi hi .
opiate. His physicians stated today that,
while he has recovered from the effect
of the drug the shock to his system may-
result fatally, as he is a very old man
ana in poor neaitn.
Pnnntinatinn nreventa the bodv fron
ridding itself of waste matter. De Witt'a w
r.it.tla Karlv "Risers will remove the
trouble and cure Sick Headache, Rill- -ousness,
Inactive Liver and clear the
Complexion.' Small, sugar coated, don't '
eripe or cause nausea. Snipes-Kinersly. -
Drug Co. " : f : ; - v :
' When you ask far.De Witt's Witch '
tiaiel eaive oon t accept, a couuwrui ur
T nwa. mnrd HBB0I fit
piles being cured bythia than all others
combined, . ' ' ,r