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PART 2.
VOL. IX
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREG-ON", SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1898.
NO. 5
GOVERNMENT OF
- OCR POSSESSIONS
President McKiiiley Decides
on a Line of Action.
AN OUTLINE OF
HIS POLICY
All of the Islands to Be Continued Un
der a Strong Military Government
All Fiduciary Positions are to
- Be Held By Army Officers.
Chicago, Nov. 15. A special to the
Times-Herald horn Washington says:
President McKinley has developed his
policy toward Porto Rico and tbe Philip
pines. There has been much specula
tion as to the firm of government to be
given these islands, and tbe president
has been studying the problem with
great earnestness. He has decided to
save tbe country from tbe blnndera of
hasty action, and will delay the final
decision for a year. The statement is
on the antbority of one of tbe president's
most intimate advisers, who ives tbe
following outline of his programme:
FirBt There will be . no extra Beesion
of congress next spring, barring grave
emergencies.
Second The conquered islands will be
continued under a strong military govern
ment.
Third All fidaciary positions will be
administered by aruy officers.
Fourth The islands .will be keptout
of politics as much as possible, nntil the
Ajnerican people have bad fen opportnn-
ity to study them and the national senti-
' ment can crvstalize as to the relation
they should hole! to the United States,
- Fifth The islands will probably retain
their present currency systems, bnt these
. may be bolstered by decrees, n hich will
'. Insure stability.
Sixth Being in effect military colonies
the conquered islands will have tariffs of
' their own, which will be levied on im
ports from tbe United States as well as
those from other countries ." y
Seventh The United States will col
lect duties on imports from the islands
tbe same as though they still belonged
to a .foreign sovereignty.
The president's programme is said to
be based on the ground that the Ameri
can people are not .sufficiently informed
about Porto Rico and the Philippines to
decide off -band whether they should be
treated as territories or as colonies some
what after the British system. Ijany
Americans believe the natives of the
conquered islands are . not . suited to be
taken into full membership in .Uncle
Sam's family.
SPANIARDS APE
: READY AT LAST
Reply to the American Ultimatum of
Three Weeks Ago to be Presented
American Commissioners Con
fident that Definite Results Will
Be Reached at This Meeting.
Nsw York, Nov. 15. A special to
the Herald from Havana says :
General Parrado has InformadGeneral
' Butler that the Spanish - commission is
ready to give its answer to the American
ultimatum presented at the joint session
nearly three weeks ago. The result will
be a joint session at Camara Insular on
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. The.
Americans confidentially hope . that a
full agreement on the date of evacuation
will be leached. . - .
. . Dr. O'Reilly, who has been ordered to
report in Washington, will leave for the
North by Wednesday's boat to Tampa.
Dr. O'Reilly will urge upon the adminis
tration tbe immediate necessity of es
tablishing an .American hospital and
the organization of a sanitary brigade for
cleaning the city. Careful estimates
have neen made, showing that the sur
face of tbe city in the streets and yards
may be cleaned and disinfected at a cost
of not exceeding $20.000. . : When it is j
considered that the expenditure of this
sum wonld mean tbe saving 'of American
lives, it seems mote than criminal that
it Las not already been done.
Beyond building temporary docks on
tbe Marianao beach, nothing has been
done to make ready for tbe American
troops.
OPEN SWITCH
WAS THE CAUSE
Eight Persons Were Killed or Fatally
Wounded.
Kingston, Ont., Nov. 15. The Grand
Trunk express from Montreal . for To
ron to collided with a freight train near
Murray Hill this morning, Eight per
sons were killed or fatally injured.
Tbe accident occurred at a place called
tbe Diamond Crossing, about two miles
from Trenton. The, express, which was
due at Trenton at 3:35 a. m., ran into
an open switch and dashed into- the
freight train.
As told by passengers on the express
train, tbe accident was caused by tbe
exprees train crashing into a train made
up of an engine and three freight cars
which was trying to get into a siding at
some distance to the east of the station.
Tbe exprees struck the rear van, knock
ing it into splinters. The second van was
set on fire and bnrned up, while tbe
other one was overturned. The shock
to the exprees train was severe, the pas
sengers being hurled from their seats
with great force, the momentum being
sufficient to break off.the backs of seats
against which the passengers were lean
ng. . ' ; . ' .
POWERS STAND
BEHIND SPAIN
Support for. That Governmen t's Prfc
tensions Regarding the Philippines
- Said to flav Been Pledged.
Washington, Nov. 1G. There has
been remarkable activity abont tbe war
department for several days in the way
of preparing the troops , for service in
lands beyond tbe United Stater. Jin
order has been issued directing at least
ten regiments of the regular army now
stationed in Northwestern forts and posts
to hold themselves in readiness for im
mediate transportation and 1 service in
tropical climates. . r'r ..
It is now believed that an early move
to Cuba is intended.
A nother belief entertained is that the
United States government desires to be
in readiness to renew hostilities if Spain
refuses to accept the decision of tbe
American peace commission.
In this connection a report has got
about that during tbe delay which has
ocenrred, Spain has been able to form
some sort of coalision with tbe European
powers to break np the. pretention she
has been making in the - negotiations, f
An Interesting feature of the matter is
the lelusal of the authorities to order
the muster out of the volunteers who re
cently returned from Porto Rico.
Disabled at Sea." .
Sbattlb, Nov, 15. The steamer Cen
tennial arrived here tonight from Hilo,
Hawaii, bringing an account of tbe
wreck of the steamer City of Columbia,
which for two days and nights tossed on
the ocean, gradually breaking up, her
machinery disabled and tbe water pour
ing into her. Through unexcelled steam
ship she finally reached a dock in the
harbor of Hilo, where she completely
broke down. .-. ,-.'-- -.''
Tbe City of Columbia left Honolulu
October 29th for Seattle with about
twenty passengers, who were brongbt to
this city by tbe Centennial. The crew
remained at Hilo. The vessel was con
demned by the board of survey. Tbe
steamer was valued at about $100,000,
and was insured for $60,000. - She was
owned principally by Alexander Bailie,
of Tacoma. .
" Injuries Proved Fatal. --
La Grande, Or., Nov. 15. John Col
lins,'an employe of the O. R. & N. Com
pany, who was fatally injnred by a pre
mature blast near Meacham yesterday,
died at 6 o'clock this morning. He had
been employed Jby the company for a
long time, at onetime being night watch
man tn the yards here. He was 52 years
of age," and a native of Ireland. He
was unmarried and had no relatives in
this county.
Ask your grocer for Clarke & Falk's
pure concentrated flavoring extracts, tf
FILIPINOS SERIOUS- v
: LV ACHIEVED
Appeal to the President for
Simple Justice.
CONSIDERATION .
WAS NOT GIVEN
American Officers in Command, They
" Say, Have Treated Them Very
Shabbily, and They Have Asked
the President to Direct Them to
, " Temper Their Actions.
Hong Kong, Nov.-10 A part of the
document drawn np ' by the eocalled
Filipino junta here, whose members
claim to represent Agninaldo, the in
surgent leader, and tbe government
which he claims to have established, is
appended.-. - . -
', It is impossible, to ascertain how far I
this junta represents Agninaldo and bis
followers. .It is needless to add that
many of the statements made are not in
accordance with the facts in. the case.
The Filipinos write; '.
"We, the Hong Kong representatives
of pur countrymen, appeal to the great
and good judgment of President Mc-
Kinley and the spirit of fairness and
justice of the American people, as always
shown in their regard for the petitions
of the weak aof oppressed. -." ' -
"While the fate of the islands is still
undecided, and we are doing all in eur
porer to. prevent a conflict -between the
Americans and - Filipinos waiting pa
tiently for .the conclusion . of- the Paris
conference we implore the intervention
of tbe president, .supported by tbe will
of the people, to end the- Blights shown
our leadersrofficiaI?,BoLiiers.. and peo
ple by some of the American military
ana navai-Autnoriues ana soldiers.
-"We do not wish-to do Admiral Dewey
or General Otis wrong, "but we presu me
that, reports, under press censorship,
will be, as thev have been, sent broad
cast, alleging' that all the mistakes are
ours, and that the Americans are treat
ing ns most kindly. But we must tell
the trnth, for the best' interests of both J
parties, depending upon the American
president and people to . see that justice
is done to our leaders, Agninaldo espec
ially, having fnll confidence in ultimate-'
ty receiving justice from America. - :
"What have we done that we should
experience unfriendly treatment?.. Are
tbe Americans our friends? Tbe tension
becomes greater daily, and any moment
a shot may be fired by an, irresponsible
American or Filipino, soldier. - And the
flame thus started can only be quenched
with blood dear to us.
"We beseech the American president
and people to help ns to control our own
people by directing the officers at Manila
to temper their actions with friendship,
justice and fairness." ' .' y. '
NEW SYNDICATE
IS IN CONTROL
Transfer of the Nicaragua Cadal Grant
Completed Maritime Company
Shut Ont. - '
" New Yoek, Nov. 16. E, E. Cragin,
of Chicago, who engineered tbe purchase
of the concession for building the Nicar
agua canal in the interest of the Grace
syndicate, arrived today on the steamer
Allegheny from . Greytown. He was ac
companied by a corps of civil engineers
belonging to -. tbe - corporation. Cragin
says the syndicate which he represents
now has full control' of . tbe building of
the inter-oceanic canal, and the old
grant has been" canceled. Cragin said :
"We went down theie for the purpose
of ascertaining if the grant ' held by tbe
Maritime (Miller) company, was work
able, and soon discovered it was not.
Tbe concession for years bad practically
been canceled by tbe violation of several
articles of the agreement. ; Although the
government held that tbe concession ran
until October, 1899, there was no dis-
position on the part of tbe officials to
grant a renewal of the' work which had
ceaSJd nine years ago. Then we arranged
for a new and independent concession,
work on which will be pushed vigorous
ly." WILL NOT DIS-
CUSS SOVEREIGNTY
They Assert That the Peace Protocol
Does Not Warrant Any Reference
. to Spain's Withdrawal Only on
' Her Own Terms.
Pakis, Nov. 1G. The meeting today
of the Spanish-American-commission be-
gan at 2:15 and ended at 3 p. m. Tbe
Spanish commissioners presented a doc
ument in answer to the American argu
ment which -was - submittedlast week
By mutual consent the memorandum
was banded to the Americans without
being read, and the meeting adjourned
to Saturday next. . , -
The Spanish communication will be
translated this evening, and its con
tents will be discussed by the United
States commissioners tomorrow at tbe
usual daily session. -'
The' Spaniards in their communication
today reaffirmed the posiliqn which they
assumed againet the discussion here of
Spain's Philippine sovereignty. They
insist that the words, "shall determine
the control, disposition and government
of tbe Philippines" in article 3 of the
peace protocol, do not warrant any refer
ence to Spain's withdrawal-from tbe
Philippines, except on her own terms,
and therefore the Spaniards propose
arbitration on - the construction; to be
placed on the words, '.'control, disposi
tion and government." - :
' A Rock In His Lungs. . ..
La Gbandb.Kot. 14. While blasting
rock Ibis -morning at Meacham for an
excavation, Samnel Collins, an employe
of tfieO. R. & N. was fatally injured.
The blast was fired prematurely, Collins
and others being struck by flying debris.
Collins, who .was tbe only one badly
hurt, was -brought to this city this after
neon and rock as large as a hen'd egg
was extractetfrom bis lung. Tbe mis
sile had entered Lis buck, making a hole
as large as a cannon ball, shattering the
shoulder blade and breaking two ribs
into bits. . The mad will die. , '
People of Salvador up in Arms.
- New Yosk, Nov. 15. A cable dispatch
received in this city from Libertad, Nica
ragua, states tnat - a revolution nas
broken out in Salvador. ,.
It is only a fortnight since Salvador,
Honduras .and -Nicaragua j lined their j
destinies and formed the- United States
of Central America. Merchants and
commercial men in ' this city who are
familiar with affairs in Central America,
how ever, were not eurprised when in
formed that a revolution in Salvador was
reported to have broken out.
Scramble at Lewiston.
Lewiston,' Idaho, Nov. ' 15. The
Northern Pacific and Navigation com
panies are locating lines in the Nea
Percee country. Appearances - indicate
a lively contest between the two com
panies. It looks as if there will be
plenty of railroad building in tbe Pacific
coast states. The Northern Pacific is the
agiressor.'- The Navigation company is
supposed to be backed by the Union
Pacific and the Great Northern roads
and the contest promises a lively one.
Bonds will be. plenty. It looks as if
dividends will go into new rail fines in
stead of the stockholders. '
All the railroa officers who have been
interviewed are extremely reticent, but
the surveyors' gangs are doing a great
deal of talking and are eupposed to be
well posted. . .
Teresa is Abandoned.
. ' -
Washington Nov. 16. The armored
cruiser Maria Teresa has been abandoned
by this time, and lite a wreck off the
coast of Cat island. -The department
has wired Captain McCalla as follows :
"If yon are satisfied, after consnltation
with the officers named, that tbe Teresa
canrotbe saved, you are authorized to
abandon the wreck."
Cash, tn Voar Checks. -All
countv . warrants registered prior
to Feb.. 1, 1895, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after Nov.. 14,
1898. . : CL.Pnn.MPS,
- 'J " County Treasrtrer.
ONLY COURSE OF :
THE UNITED STATES
Can Reply to Spain in
. Other Way. '
No
ARBITRATION ,
QUESTION CLOSED
Spanish Claim is Probably That Spain's
Action in Pledging the Resources
of the Philippines and Her Dis
yosal of the Philippines is Not
Open for Discussion. .'.
Paris, Nov.. 17. Att,ne daily session
of the American peace commissioners,
tbe Spanish memorandum presented at
yesterday's joint session was up for con
sideration. No unofficial persons know
the contents of tbe document, but it is
safe to assume that, added ; to ber in
sistence on the reservation of her Philip
pine soverignty and ber proposition to
arbitrate tbe cinstruction of the . third
articles of the protocol, Spain has made
two other important statements:
- First, that on the high ground of fi
nancial probity she connot allow any
discussion here of the validity of her
action in pledging the recourses of the
Philippines) for payment of the Philip
pine debt. .
Second, that in connection with the
American proposal to reimburse Spain
for ber pacific expenditures in the Philp
pines, she cannot admit of any inquire
as to how ehe epent tbe proceeds of the
loans based on Philippine pledges.
"If Spain has assumed this attitude,
and it is believed ehe has done so, ehe
practically compels the American com-
mresionere to consider at least the en
tire Philippine debt and its assumption
by the United, States. . , :.
It is difficult to understand how the
Americans can reply to this in any other
manner than by outlining their positon
and giving tbe Spanish a time limit in
which to accept tbe proposition ot tbe
United States.
Washington, Nov. 17. The adminis
tration feels encouraged over the outlook
for a successful termination of the labors
of the peace commissioners m Paris.
Whether this renewed confidence is
based upon tbe abstract of the SpaniBb
reply which was eubmitted at yesterday's
meeting, or is founded upon private ad
vices indicating a weakness of the Span
ish position, is. not known, but it is
probable both of - these influences con
tribute to the brightening of prospects.
Tbe Spanish reply was no surprise to
the American commissioners, who Tn
fact had piepared.themselves in advance,
with instructions received directly from
the president and Secretary Hay, for a
complete answer. ' .
Tbe attempt of tae Spanish commis ,
sioners to ' induce tbe Americans to
adopt their construction of tbe meaning
of the protocol where it touches on tbe
Philippines has been a flat failure. The
president himself , was a party to the
preparation of the protocol. It was he
who, suspecting tbe purpose of tbe Span
ish eide to beclcud tbe issne and leave
an open door for future escape from the
consequences of the war, had swept aside
as so much chaff the message of tbe
Spanish duke, Almadovar de Rios, and
reducing tbe demands of the United
States to what is called a preclsis, has
declared tbe Spanish government may
accept that as an exact statement of the
demands of tbe United States. Having
made the document, the president Re
lieves , himself to be : the person best
competent to const roe its meaning, and
tbe American commissioners are con
sequently acting in' conformity 'with
His views. V -
CONFINED IN
FILIPINE JAILS
Agninaldo Refuses to Release His Pris-
. - ' '.' " . oners. , - .
Masila Nov. 16. General Otis, the
commander of tbe American ' forces, re
cently proposed to Agninaldo that be
Royal makes the food pure, -
wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
release tbe friars and civilians beld in
captivity throughout the provinces. The
insurgent leader denied their maltreat
ment, and refused to release ' them,
claiming that the civilians had enlisted
as volunteers, and, therefore were legit
imate prisoners of war.- Agninaldo also
denied that women and children were .
detained, but said some women and
children bad voluntarily accompanied
their husbands and fathers into captiv
ity, r ,
As to the friars, Azuinaldo argues that
they are prohibited by tbe pope from ac
cepting parochial appointments; that
tbey are only permitted to follow monas
tic lives and that - the parishes are en
trusted to' members of tbe independent
monastic order.
CONTROL TO BE '
SURRENDERED
Only Things to Be Settled Are Rights
of Spain to Sell the Bronze Cannon
and Our Responsibility For the
Public Buildings Debt.
New Yohk, Nov. 17. A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana Gays :
The American and Spanish commis
sioners in agreeing on Jan. 1st as the
date for the Spanish evacuition of Cuba -took
a preceJent from the treaty of '
peace Bigned fifty years ago between tbe
United States and Mexico when an
agreement was made as to the time
when'AmrrTcan occupation should ceaee. ;
Then as now, it was kuown that all the
troops could not be embarked by the
date agreed upon. - , (
Theoretically the SosiiJish occupation ,
will cease January 1st, though it is be
lieved that 25,000 Spanish troops will .;',
still remain in Caba. . These men wiilj
continue to occupy their barracks until
Ihey leave for tbe penineula. ' . '"
It was agreed that all arms save those -
in position ehould be returned to Spain,
There yet remains to be settled the right
ot Spain to sell tbe bronze cannon end
to have pay for tbe public buildings on
the island.
General Green expects tbe first troops
to reach Havana about November 25th. .
Colonel Hecker, who has heretofore .
counseled delay, now . thinks the time
bas arrived for vigorous action. The
weather being settled he would bring
the troops at once.
Stories are current here in Spanish
circles that tbe Cubans at Marianao, in
Pinar del Rio, and at other camps are
burvine arms and ammunition for the
purpose of providing for possible diffi
culties with the Americans. It is started
that these arms are to be stored in secret
biding places until a definite declaration
of policy is made by tbe American gov
ernment. The Cubans strongly deny
tbe troth of these rumors, and of course
they cannot be confirmed.
' . Chinese Arrested. .
Pendleton, Nov. 16. Pendleton's .
Chinatown has been thrown into a fever
of excitement by the arrest of three
Chinamen on complaint of Chinese In
spector B. F. JoBsey. They are charged '
with being illegally in the United States
and came before Acting United States -Commissioner
Parks today for examina
tion. . Tong, who Jbad been registered as .
a Chinese merchant, was proven to have ;
been a laboror, on which ground Deputy
United States Attorney Mays aeked for
Tong's deportation. Acting Commis- .
sioner Paiks took tbe matter under ad
visement. 9
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That is what It was acde for.