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THE DALLES, WABCO. COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1898. NO. 6
HAWAIIAN CABLE ;
" : FROM ASTORIA
It Is BcM Hal He Sirltern Honte
Will Bj Buses.
THE OBJECT OF
GREELY'S VISIT
' Govern men t Must Have- Cable . Com
munications He Announced That
Be Would Inspect a Line Across
the Columbia From Fort Stevens.
Portland, Not. 18. The United
- States and Hawaii are eoun to be con
nected by cable, and the starting place
. from the Pacific coast may be not far
- from Astoria.
General Greely -stated Thursday that
be had recommended the building of the
cable, and that . a company had been
- formed, and was only awaiting recogni-
- tion from congress to begin work. That
such recognition would be forthcoming
at the next session the general expressed
. . no doubt.
The government not only wants, but
- ' must have telegraph connections with
. " Honolulu, and would prefer that this
connection be made by a private corpo-
- ration. The only questions remaining
; ' are what ' assistance shall be rendered
this corporation by the government, and
from what point on the Pacific coast
. shall the cable start.
From surveys already made, it bos
C- - -been decided that there are -places be
tween San Francisco and Honolulu
where the bottom of the ocean would
not permit of the laying of a cable
with any degree of safety .on account of
the tremendous rocks and boulders
, formed at those places. The govern
ment, if it Is to aid in the construction
- of this cable, would want to know Just
" what the prospects were of laying one
that would be permanent and a success.
To determine this, General Greely has
been Bent. He finds the conditions out
from - San Francisco unfavorable, and
will now investigate the mouth of the
Columbia to determine if it is a suitable
place, and if so cablegrams from Astoria
: ' tJ Honolulu will be ordinary things in
. two years. - -
TERMS WILL
BE EXPLICIT
Time Limit ta Be Fixed Within Which
They Must Be Accepted President
Fauer Engaged Exchanging Cour-
' tesies With American and Spanish
Commissioners.
Paris, Nov, 18. The United States
peace commissioners are devoting today
as they did yesterday to formulating the
next presentation for consideration - of
the Spanish-commissioners. While the
Americans are reticent as to their inten
tions, It may be said without .reserve
that the occasion is near upon which the
exact peace terms acceptable to the
American comaiissionera will be laid
before the Spaniards with a. time limit
for their acceptance.. . " ' ' ;
There were three officials functions
here yesterday afternoon and evening
which caused' considerable - interest
'among the American peace commission
ers. ' The first was the bestowal of the
golden fleece upon President Fan re by
the queen regent of Spa:n, through the
president of the Spanish peace ouiniis
sion, S;nor Montero" Rios. The second
was a dinner given by Faure to Kios and
bis fellow commissioners. Finally last
night President .-, Faure received the
American ' commissioners-, at "Ely see
palace, where there was a comiqueopera
entertainment in their honor.
, There is some surprise expressed
among the . members of . the American
colony at the bestowal of a decoration
npon the French president at the hands
of the Spanish peace commission at this
moment, and others are asking them
selves whether the entertainment at
JSIysee palace was to be regarded as a
sort of compensation to the Americans,
whose sensibilities may. ' have, been
wounded by the bestowal of the Spanieh
decoration open Funre before the con
clusion of peace negotiations. '.'""'
TERRIBLE RAIL-
ROAD ACCIDENT
Pcnsylvania Railroad Train Runs Down
a Gang of Laborers Near Jersey
City ; - V--; . - '. --'
; New York,. Nov. 18. While a gang of
track hands were at work on the Penn
sylvania railroad line hear Jersey City,
today, they were run down by a train.
Eleven workmen were killed outright
and six seriously injured. . '
The train which ran down the work
men was a local from Milltown, due at
Jersey City at 12:20 a. m. A fog had
delayed the train and tiie engineer, J.
Van Ostrand, was running at high speed
believing there was nothing to prevent
a quick run to Jersey ' City. He only
knew that his train had ran into the
men when the engine jarred. Then the
cries of the men were heard and as soon
as possible he stopped the train. :: .
Passengers aided . the .". trainmen - in
searching for the victims. This was not
an easy task in the thick fog which pre
vailed. . : .
A train had passed on the west-boond
track a few seconds before the east
bound train ran the men down. ' The
noise of the west-bound train prevented
the men from hearing the approach of
the east-bound train.. They were not
aware that the train was near them un
til tbey were scattered right and left.
When the engine which struck the la
borers reached the depot at Jersey City
the cowcatcher was red with blood from
the men lulled. After the engine was
stopped a hand was picked up from the
cowcatcher. It bad been severed from
one of the victims, and had been carried
to thedepot on the cowcatcher. V 1.
GOVERNMENT OF
. THE ISLANDS
Recommendations to Be Made By the
: Hawaiian Commission.
Chicago,' Nov. 18. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: It is
probable that the report of the Hawaiian
commission will ' tavor 'a more liberal
form of government for the island than
has generally been expected.-The mem
bers have favorabycoasidered a propo
sition to give the islands a representa
tive in the' bouse with a vote, in which
regard he would rank with the repre
sentatives, and-not with the delegates
from Arizona, New Mexico and Oklaho
ma,, who have the privilege of talking,
but not the right -of voting. 7 ' "f "
The government suggested for the isl
and will in all probability . be an. ad
vance on the present organized terri
tories, but, of course, - will not contem
plate statehood. Several members of
the commission go to the extent of be
lieving that Hawaii should "have repre
sentation in the senate, though probably
without a vote. .." This .feature, however,
may not appear in the report. ,. . " -
. ': Who is Right About This. ?
Denver, Colo , Nov. 18. The Rocky
Mountain News publishes the following
telegram, signed R. "A. Alger, secretary
of war: . .-' ' ' ' ..""".'
"No thought has been given to muster
out the Colorado regiment, nor will there
be nntil peace is declared."":
Last&uaday Governor Adams received
a letter frgmAdjutant-General Corbin,in
which the following language was nsed :
"It is the purpose of the war depart
ment to return to the United States
within a few months the volunteer regi
ments now serving in Manila.other regi
ments now being on their way to replace
them. It is believed this will have been
bccoui plished, and the soldier for whom
von write will return about as soon
as though his discharge were ordered
immediately." " ' - .
. The- apparent disagreement between
the two messages is causing considerable
speculation as to whether a change has
occurred in the " Philippine ' situation
within the past week.' ' - - ..." " '.
Furnished rooms to rent. Steam heat
and electric lights.;. Apply to Max Vogt
& Co. Chapman block. -
IMPORTANT EVENTS
AT THE PHILIPPINES
Iloilo Falls Into the Hands
' -' of Filipinos.
U. S. SOLDIER
REPORTED KILLED
Cruisers Tsla de Cuba and Islade Luzon
Have Been Floated and Docked at
Cavite. ' " '
Manila,' Nov. 19 Reports have
reached here to the effect that Iloilo,
capital of the island of Paney, has fallen
into the' hands of the Filipino insur
gents. The cruiser Charleston and the
gunboat Concord were sent -to Iloilo to
investigate as to the truth of the report,
which later was confirmed.
Manila, Nov. 19. American military
police made an attempt to- arrest three
disorderly . Filipinos last night, and a
fijht ensued. ' Sergeant ... Price, of the
Minnesota regiment, . was killed,, and
three other soldiers Mahar, Montgom
ery and" Hoy t wounded. - One Filipino
was killed and the others wounded. , v.-'
Washington,-- Nov.". 19. Neither .the
war nor navy departments have any in
formation concerning the fight between
Filipinos and American soldiers. The
muster rolls of the Thirteenth Minne
sota show the names of Seargent Jay C.
Price and privates Linajey Jloyt, Harry
T. Montgomery and George Mahar, all
of whom enlisted from St. Paul. ' Some
of the last-named given in. the Manila"
dispatch are duplicated in other com
panies, but probably the names given
here are those of the men concerned. -
, Manila, Nov. 19. What could not be
accomplished off Santiago ' has been ac
complished "at Manila, viz., the saving
of . sunken - Spanish warships. , . The
cruisers Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon,
which were sunk during the. bat tie of
Manila bay, have been floated and
docked at Cavite. . . , ' ;
SHE CAN SETTLE -
-THAT POINT NOW
Unless She Acquiesces in the American
Demands, the War Will Be Re
sumed at Once. " . -. -T
Paris, Nov. 19. There was no joint
meeting of the peace commission today.
In their next memorandum the Amer
ican commissioners will go to the vital
points. Definite, notice will be given
that the Americans will take all the
Philippines, and Spain will unquestion
ably learu the terms, from which there
will be no deviation. ' ' '
It is more than likely that the Ameri
cans will flatly summon Spain' to effect
an immediate amicable . adjustment.
Should Spain refuse to make a treaty
ceding the Philippines to the United
States, the Instant alternative - for the
Americans will be the conquest of that
territory, at an .increased cost - to
Spain in the final settlement and possi
bly with the loss of Spanish life. - .-.
' It may be Ufld that the Philippines,
if ceded, now, without any terms, would
be an adequate war indemnity to the
United States for its war expenses al
ready incurred, and that Spain cannot
expect, as a legal or . moral right, any
monetary -concessions. - Philippine ac
quisition by conquest, -however, would
entail npon the United. States a waste of
treasure far greater than a sura that
Spain may accept now as a basis r)f peace
for the cession. - Spain being barren of
territery or cash with which to. indem
nify the UintedStates fully, even at this
juncture, she would be still less, able to
meet an additional expense to the Amer
icans in further operations in the Phil
ippines. 2 ; ;
Moreover,, a satisfactory adjustment of
local Philippine conditions is demanded.
Spata could not in any circumstances ef
feet tills. The Americans have assumed
responsibility, and they fell that the de
lay here prevents them from - fullfiiling
their duty. ;. -' ."
WAS ENTICED
TO HIS DEATH
Albany Mao Mysteriously Disappears
. in Kansas City Believed to Have
Been Murdered. v
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 19. E. C.
Read, traveling salesman for the Swof-
ford Bros. Dry Goods Company, yisited
Chief of Tolice Hayes this, afternoon to
learn if the police had found any trace
of bis father, who disappeared fronijhe
Tremont hotel in this city, July 8th. ::
W. C. Read was a wealthy farmer from
Albany, Or., who went to Parsons, Kas.,
to visit his son. On July 8th he regis
tered at the Tremont hotel, and at 6
in the evening spoke pleasantly to the
day clerk who-was just going off duty,
and walked out. No one has seen him
since and although theories of murder
and suicide have been advanced, not a
mite of evidenco has been obtained to
sustain them.. ----- .
.E. C. Read, the son, has searched all
through Missouri . and Kansas ' for his
father, but to no avail. TheNew York
Life Insurance company; in which Read
was insured for three thousand dollars,
has had its aeents at work without suc
cess.. " '' . - - .
The only theory advanced by .the po
lice is that Read met with foul play. - "
: - ' Rain in California.' .
San Fbancisco. Nov. 19.: All parts of
California - have ' received a thorough
eoaking within the past twenty-four
hours, if reports are reliable. -.The Sac
ramento and San Joaquin valleys, the
great wheat-producing centers of tbe
state, have received a drenching, and
farmers now express the opinion that
'the crops have . been eared. In mining
centere the water has been so low that
some mines have had to close down, but
they will resume operations next week,
now that rain has fallen.' In Southern
California rain is greatly needed, but
the indications are favorable for a down
pour, and all danger of a continuance
of the drought is practically over. "
: War Against Oregon Prunes.
''? San Jose, Cal.',.Nov. 18 The Jan Jose
Grange is making a determined fight
against the marketing of Oregon prunes
in San Jose Lately, it is charged, many
Oregon prunes have been sold here, and
sent East as Santa Clara county prunes.
While it is conceded- that this year tbe
Oregon' prone crop was larger than the
local crop, it is added that, the prunes
are. inferior" in flavor, and that they
lack sugar. As a result the local growers
are making war on- thero. : It is now
said that the Santa Clara county dealers,
or a majoty''"6f them,.' wili . refuse to
handle Oregon prunes in tbe futdre.
; . . Discovered by a Woman.
Another great discovery-has been
made, and that loo, by a lady in this
country . "Disease fastened its clutclui
upon her and for even years she with
stood its- severest tests, but her vital
organs were 'nndern.i.ied and death
seemed imminent. .. For three months
she coughed incessantly, and could not
sleep. She finally discovered a way .to
recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of
Dr. lung's New Discovery for consump
tion, -and was so much relieved on taking
first dose, that she slejt all night ; and
with two bottles, has been absolutely
cured. Her name is Mrs. Lather Lutz."
Thus writes W. C. Hamnick., of N. C.
Trial bootle fiee at Blaklcy & Houghton
Drug Store. Regular size 50c and, $1.
Every bottle guaranteed. . .
j The Teresa Investigation.-- '
Washington, Nov.' 17" The secretary
of the navy has ordered a court of in
quiry to meet at the" navy, yard at Nor
folk Toeday for "the purpose of investi
gating tbe 'Circumstances attending the
abandonment ot the Spanish cruiser
Maria Teresa, with a view to determin
ing the necessity' and responsibility
therefor. -:. - - -. " . . -
A Sore Sign or Croop.
Hoarseness in a child that is subject
to crcup is a sure' indication of tbe ap
proach of the disease. If Chamberlain's
Coagh Remedy is given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse, or even after the
croupy cough has appeared, it will pre
vent the. attack. . Many mothers who
have croupy children always keep this
remedy at hand and find that it saves
them much trouble and worry. . It can
always be depended upon and ia pleasant
to take. For sale byBlakeley & Hough
ton. " - : '." , .
REFUSE FURTHER
NEGOTIATIONS
President of Spanish Com
mission Has So Decided.
MAY RESULT
BADLY FOP SPAIN
Americans Demand Cession of Philip
pines With Payment to Spain of
20,000,000, One of the Carolines
. and Cable Rights in Other Islands
. Must Be Complied With By the
28th of This Month.
Paris, Nov. 21. The Spanish and
American peace commissioners met 'in
joint session at 2 c 'clock this afternoon
The Americans declared they must have
the entire Philippine archipelago, and
asked for a treaty cession .of tbe islands.
The Americans tendered to Spain $20,
000,000. It is further declared it is the
purpose of the United States to main
tain the Philippine islands as an "open
door" to the world's commerce. "
Oa the terms named, the. United States
proposes tbe mutual relinquishment of
all claims for indemnity, national or per
sonal, subseq nent to the outbreak of the
last Cuban insurrection.
November 28th is fixed as tbe date on
which tbe United States commission de
sired a definite response to today's
propositions,- and all other subjects at
issue. . . ....
: It ia also declared the United States
desires to treat on the religious freedom
of the Caroline islands as agreed upon
between the United States and Spain In
1886, and slso the acquisition of one of
tbe Caroline islands for an American
naval station, and of cable-landing rights
at other places in Spanish jurisdiction
and revival of certain Spanish-American
treaties as heretofore in force.
:' Tire Americans also refuse to arbitrate
article 3 of tbe peace protocol, bearing
upon the future disposition and con
trol of the Philippine islands
The meeting then -adjourned, until
Wednesday. -.T..-"..'- -
The memorandum, of the American
commission embodying the above pro
position is long, and was not read in
full. The vital portions, however, were
communicated verbally to tbe Spanish
commissioners in practically these terms:
The fact was cited that -the proposal
presented by the American, commis
sipners on beLalf of the government for
the cession of ' the - Philippines to the
United States having been rejected by
the Spapieh commissioners andacounter
proposal of the latter for tbe withdrawal
of the Americans from, the islands and
payment of an indemnity by tbe United
States to Spain having been rejected by
the Americans.
The government of the United States
is unable to modify the proposal hereto
fore made for the cession of the entire
archipelago of the Philippines, but the
American commission is authorized to
offer to Spain, in case the cession should
be agreed to,. $20,000,000, to be paid in
accordance with the terms .of tbe treaty
of peace. It being the policy of the
United States to maintain in the Philip
pines an open door to the world's com
merce,' the American ' commissioners
are prepared to insert in the treaty, now
in contemplation, a stipulation .that for
a term of years Spanish ships and mer
chandise shall be admitted into Philip
pine ports on the same terms as Ameri
can ships and merc'iandise. .
The American coinmi-tioners are also
authorized to insert in the treaty a pro
vision for tbe'mutual "relinquishment of
all claims for indemnity, national .and
individual, of every kind ot the United
States against Spam, and Spain against
the - United States, . that " may have
arisen since the beginning of tbe Cuban
insurrection and prior to the conclusion
of the treaty of peace.". ' " "
-' Next followed the terms nearest ap
proaching a formal ultimatum to Spam.
Washington, Nov. 21. The state de
partment has not yet . been advised of
tbe reported refusal of the Spanish peace
commissioners to continue the' negotia
tions in Paris. : ' AIger; expresses 'disbe
lief of the accuracy : of the report, or
rather be fells that it was based upon
tbe personal expression of opinion of
Rios of the 8paoish commission, and he
did not necessarily represent- tbe formal
opinion of the commission. - - . " j
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Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Saf eguards the food
against alum
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
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THE MYSTERY
STILL DEPENS
Shot Fired Near tbe Wallace House at
Pendleton.
- Pundleton, Nov. 20. This evening at
6:30 o'clock, another shot was fired
close to the house in" which lived the
family of Miss May Wallace, who was
murdered a week ago laar Thursday .
night. The Wallace family gave up the
house last Thursday,: and P. H. Fee :
moved in with his family. ..... Fee is a
brother of Judge James A, Fee, and
came here a few days ago from Iowa.
The first night the family occupied the
house, he heard a noise in - the back
yard. Drawing back the curtain of the . -very
window through which Miss.Wal
lacs was 9hot, he eaw two men jump the
fence and go scurrying away toward the
woolen mills. He 'thought from their .
general appearance tbey were Chinamen.
Tbe next night he aleo saV men -prowling
about and notified Sheriff Blakeley,
who detailed two deputies to remain In
the house all night, but they caw no one.
Fee each time armed himself with two
pistols and want in search, but found no -one..
By daylight he found tracks made
by a No. 7. shoe, th ordinary kind worn
by white men. .. The affair has deepened -the
mystery of the shooting of Miss Wal
lace, and created most intense interest ,
here. ' - (
DESTINATION.
. WILL BE RUSSIA .
Intention is to Fit Out Warships and
Transports From Esquimau for
Service in Eastern Waters and tor
Draw Whatever Troops are Need
. & From India. ; '"
Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 21. At the rate
heavy Bbip guns, rapid-fires, small arms,
ammunition, munitions of war and -stores
for active service are arriving at -Halifax
and Esquimalt', it will Ebon : be
possible to convert 7 ocean liners into .
armed crnjsers and transports equal to
the embarkation of 10,000 men eimulta- '
neously for any point in the far eastern '
seas to which tbe ships might 'be or- .
dered.
There ia apparently no intention to
provide for a movement of troops to anv
large extent from Europe across Canada
by tbe "imperial highway" to Asia.. On .
the contrary, every indication points to
Esquimalt being utilized chiefly for fit-' -
ing out cruisers and transports ou Bud--den
emergengcy.and Halifax as a supply
depot for the dispatch of supplies- and ..
drafts . of reinforcements . overland to
Esquimalt. ' , ."
' Facilities for 'transport of troops in
large numbers across the continent un
der the conditions the imperial govern-
ment wonld impose are not " unlimited,
thongh means might "be improvised at a -sharp
pincli to rush through as many as
teq thousand men, arms- baggage and,
supplies without a break. No such strain,
however, seems likely to occur.
Weakening the Brituh garrison in
Europe for service in the East bv way -
of Canada ia evidently contemplated. ; - ".
Unless the information is wholly er-
roneone, the conditions are such that a
a year of ceaseless efforts . wonld be re
quired to fit out an -adequate. Franco- ,
Russian force for tbe eastern seas to
cope with the British power already
there or presently available. And in the
meantime it is asked, n hat would - the
British be doing? - . - , r ; .
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