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VOL. IX
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1899.
NO. 16
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AGU1NALD0 PRO
CLAIMS A REPUBLIC
Ceremony Toot Plats at Malslsss, Tit
nesseJ it His Cabinet.
ALL IS NOT
PLAIN SAILING
News of their Leader's Step Received By
Manila Insurgents With Lukewarm
Enthusiasm Disaffection in Rebel
Ranks.
Chicago. Jan. 24. A special to the
Tribune from Washington Bays :
The govc-rnment has been notified that
Aguinaldo took a decisive stepnd pnb
licly proclaimed the republic of the
Philippines. Tbe ceremony took
place at Maloloss, and was witneesed the
members of bis cabinet. This news
comes from Manila, where the tidings of
Aguinaldo's procedure was received
with nnblio demonetratious of a mild
sort.
All is not plain tailing for the insurg
ents, as it Is said the rival authorities at
Cebu are fighting. Tbe trouble has not
raaehed an acute state, but the safety of
the town and surrounding country is in
danger.
The northern provinces have recently
given indications that they are not in
accord with Aguinaldo, and should bis
proclamation lead to hostilities with the
Americans, he may have a revolution as
well as a war of conquest thrown on bis
hands.
A nntl:nr serious feature, according to
the dispatches, is that the interior of
Luzon is in ferment. Native officers
have been murdered, and no effoA made
to punish the criminals.
JEWS FLOCKING
TO HOLY LAND
United States Consul Randal Reports
That the Outlook for Re-peopling
Palestine With Hebrews, and for
the Country Itself, is Brighter
Than Ever Before.
Washington, Jan. 24. In view of the
interest manifested recently in the
Zionist movement looking to the re
opening of Holy Land by Jews, statis
tics sent to the state department by
United States Consul Randal at Beirut
of the number of Jews now in Palestine,
are of great interest.
He says that one-half of the popula
tion are Jews, whereas there was only
14,000 twenty years ago. In Jerusalem
there are 22,000 Jews, half of whom have
come from Europe. After a statement
of the condition and resources of all of
the principal Jewish colonies, the con
sul says:
"Entirely irrespective of whether or
not the Zionists will succeed in awaken
ing in the Jewish people a national
spirit and forming a Judean monarchy
or republic with its parliament in Jeru
salem, the present agitation makes for
the development of a country which is
only a shadjw of its former self, which
will generously respond to modern In
fluences. The sultan seemed disposed
to Brant railway and other franchises,
and the movement is bringing out new
qualities in the Jews In Palestine. They
are no longer content to study the
Talmud and live on charlty but are
waking to the fact, as the Hebrew wonld
put it, that to till the ground is worship
of God."
The counil says that while there re
many obstacles to the return of peace
and prosperity, he feels justified in de
claring that the prospects are brighter
than ever before for the Jews in Pales
tine and for the conntry itself.
A Mine's Big Run.
Baker Citv, Or., Jan. 2:1. Albert,
Edward and Frank Gelser brought in
this evening, from the Bonanit mine,
2070 ounces of gold, melted into four
brick, valued t f S4,003, the result of
12 days' ran. For several dava it re
quired a flask of quicksilver, containing
72 pounds, for saco shift, to abecrb tlie
gold on the plates. With the last clean
up of seven days, this makes f -18.000 in
19 days out of 570 tons of ore, eac'i. ton
vie f$t free gold in addition to
c iccentrates, which 8re all being saved.
Filipinos About to Force a Fight.
Washington, Jan. 24 Senor Lopez
secretary to Agoncilio, the Washington
representative of Aguinaldo, called
the state department this afternoon and
lodged with the chief clerk a com
munication which, according to common
expectation, marked a critical stage
the Philippine question. This is tbe
third attempt made by the Filipino rep
resentatives to secure official recognition
from the United Stated government.
Advices from Manila which have
reached tbe war department are far
from reassuring. It is understood Otis
reports an expectation on bis part that
tbe insurgents are about to force the
issue, and if this should be so, the result
cannot be foreseen.
Culberson Elected Senator.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 24. Governor G
A. Culberson was "today elected by ac
clamation in the legislature to be Unit'
ed States senator, to succeed Roger Q
Mills.
TAWNEY MAY
SUCCEED DINGLEY
As Member of the Anglo-American Joint
High Commission.
New York, Jan. 24, A Washington
special says :
There is reason to believe that the
vacancy in tbe Anglo-American joint
high commission caused by the death of
Mr. Dingley will soon be filled. It is
understood that the president desires, if
possible, to find a man who is willing as
well as qualified to follow the lines laid
down by Mr. Dingley, and the policy
and principles so ably and sturdily ad
vocated and defended by him as a mem
ber of the commission.
Among the names which have been
most prominently associated with the
forthcoming appointment is that of Rep
resentative Tawney, of Minnesota, in
whose behalf a strong case is said to
have been made by the representatives
of the American lumber industries.
Alien Exclusion Law.
Victoria, B.C., Jan. 22. At a meet.
ing tonight in support of the govern
ment candidates for parliament, At
torney-General Hon. Joseph Martin
said there was a possibility of the Do
minion government disallowing the
alien exclusion law. He intimated th at
even In the face of such a disallowance,
the provincial government would per
sist in their right to make laws 'or the
best interests nf the province, regardless
of what might be done by the Domin
ion government in an attempt to gain
concessions in the joint tngn commis
sion.
THE DEADLOCK
IS STILL ON
But a Change at Olympia is Probable
By Tomorrow Xight.
Olympia, Jan. 24. The voting for
United States senator today was spirit
less and lame, the only rtlr being when
Gunderson turned from Humes to Wilson
Two ballots were taken, although an ef-
fort was made by fusion members to ad
journ after the 14th ballot.
The deadlock will probably oontinue
until tomorrow evening, when it is prob
able a republican caucus will be held
with problematical results.
Conway of king, persists In passing
the honor of his vote around, today vot
ing for B. F. Heuston. Senator Yeend
cast his last vote for Thomas Vance, as
slstant attorney-general.
Both ballots today resulted as follows:
Foster, 23; Wilson. 28; Humes, 20 J
Ankeny, 8; Lewis, 25; Henston, 1.
Judge E. W. Woodbury Dead.
Norway, Me., Jan. 24. Judge E. VV.
Woodbury, who framed the first prohib
itory liquor law enacted by the Maine
legislature, is dead athishomein Bethel,
aged 81 year.
CRISIS IMMINENT
N PHILIPPINES
Officials No Lev Mis to Cotcea
Ttiir ijpietasias.
GERMANY MAY
MAKE TROUBLE
Recognition of the So-Called Philipino
Republic by That Government and
Soain is Not Improbable, and
Washington Would Not Be Sur
prised if It Came at Any Time.
Chicago. Jan. 25. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: It can
no longer be denied that considerable
alarm is fult in administration circles
over the situation at Manila and Ho Ho
and the latest advices are not of a re'
assuring character. General Otis ia of
the belief that the insurgents are about
to force the issue, and if this should oc
cur the result cannot be predicted fur
ther than that the Ameiicans will be
victorious in tbe end.
There are two serious contingencies
confronting the troops near Hollo, one
being a conflict with the natives and tbe
other a fear that smallpox may break
out among tbe troops.
Besides this, the situation at Manila
s considered much more grave than that
of llo Ilo, and it Is feared the insurgents
mav commit an overt act which will
bring on a conflict.
While the warlike attitude of Aguin
aldo excites alarm at the war depart
ment, that ia not considered tbe most
serious feature of the situation. Those
in a notition to know the facts say the
diplomatic situation Is even more grave.
Either Germany or Spain or both may
recognize Aguinaldo's little republic for
interested motives. . Germany may to
secure a foothold and Spain to accora
olish the release of the prisoners, of
war. Tins action is imminent, ana gov
ernment officials say they would not be
surprised if it took place within 24 hours
Prompt ratification of tbe treaty would
have avoided this entanglement, but it
is conceded now that both Spain and
Germany have some grounds for action
to protect their own interests.
There is an understanding . at the
present moment entirely informal, but
none the less effective, that in case
Spain or Germany, or both, recognize
Aguinaldo as the president of an inde
pendent republic Great Britain will at
once recognize tbe temporary sovereign
ty of tlie United States in tbe Philippine
islands, pending action on the treaty.
Knowledge of this fact, it is said, is all
that causes Germany to hesitate. '
Ambassador While has not been di
rectly instructed to make any repre
sentation to Germans, but he conveyed
'unofficially" an intimation that the
United States, pending the disposition
of the treaty, would consider recognition
of Aguinaldo by Germany as an un-
frienly act, and by 8 pain as a direct vio
lation of a solemn pledge.
Half a Coffee Crop.
Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 1. (Cor
respondence of the Associated Press.)
Heavy rains, unusual in this latitude at
this time of the year, have injured the
spring crop of sugarcane.
The coffee crop in Nicaragua, now be-
rig gathered, will not exceed half of the
annual crop. Laborers are asking high
prices to' gather the harvest, and are in
disposed to work, prelerring to be in
the army or act as government officials.
SPANISH OFFI
CERS WERE KILLED
Balabac Massacre Report Confirmed
Stores and Hour.cs Looted.
Laruan, British Borneo, Jan. 24. The
steamer Labuan has arrived here from
the island of Balabac, 30 miles south of
Palawan, Philippine islands, not from
Palawan, as previously cabled.
The murder of Spanish officers, which
was reported, occurred at Balabac. The
Labuan brought sixty-five women and
children here. They had been robbed
of everything, but otherwise not ill
treated. The Zulus assisted the Bala
bacs in killing the Spanish officers. The
Spaniards left Palawan, where the na
tives were fearful of the Zulus. Stores
had been looted, business was at a stand
still, and the natives were armed and
ready fur mischief.
A dispatch from Madrid, January 23d
said Rio, the Spanish commander of
the Philippines, bad cabled from Ma
nils confirming the report that all Span
iards at Balabac had been massacred
except tbe women, whose release wa
being asked for.
GENERAL RABI
TAKES FLIGHT
Report That he is N'ow in Santa Clara
Hills, Defying American Author
ity.
Xkw York, Jan. 25. A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: A report
has reached General Menacol that
General Rabi with 1500 insurgents has
taken to the hills in Santa Clara in de
fiance of American authorities. Rabi is
a full-blooded Guantanamo Indian and
hard fighter. Menocal hopes the report
may prove untrue.
Colonel Mans, surgeon-general of the
Seventh army corps, complains bitterly
of the failure of the Washington of
ficials to supply him with vaccine. He
cabled for vaccine points four weeks ago,
and an inadequate supply arrived after
eighteen days. He then received notice
that 10,000 points were shipped on
January 14. These have not yet ar
rived, though urgently needed. Colonel
Maus explains the failure to vaccinate
the soldiers before they left Savannah
by saying regimental surgeons were
negligent and failed to follow the
simplest instructions given to them.
A Freak Burial.
Amsbury, Mass., Jan. 25. The wishes
of Reuben J. Smith, an eccentric man of
71 years, who died Tuesday, are to be
carried out in detail, and be will be bur
led in a chair, wearing a slouch hat, and
his costly marble tomb will be sealed up
by brickmasons.
Mr. Smith came here in 1867 from
Buffalo, N. Y., and nothing is known of
bis early life or bis relatives. Through
dread of being placed in the ground he
built a marble sarcophagus last fall. He
arranged that his body should be placed
therein In a chair, and under no con
sideration waB it to be put in a casket
or put lu the ground. Tbe entrance will
be sealed up with a wall of brick, ti e
outer steel door locked and the key de
stroyed. L. T. Bartlett, who has charge
of Mr. Smith's affairs will have every
wish of the dead man carried out.
Shipley Is Commandant.
Ron kb i' kg, Or., Jan. 24. The board of
trustees of the Oregon Soldiers' Home,
regular session removed Commandant
W. II. Byars. The discharge will take
effect February 1. W. J. Shipley, of
Portland, was appointed to succeed
Byars. The board reinstated the hos
pital matron, Miss Mann, awarded the
contract for the new laundry and chapel
to J. Hunter, of this city, audited bills
and theu adjourned.
New School House.
Milton, Jan. 24. At a school meeting
held in this city today it was decided by
three-fourth vote of tlie property own
ers to construct a new brick school
building, to cost from f 12,000 to f 15,000.
Tlie district will be bonded to raise the
funds. A tax of six mills wa levied to
efray incidental school expenses for the
ensuing year.
Oregon Girl Attempts Suicide.
I.os Angki ks, Jan. 23. A young girl
who says her name is Lulu Paterson,
and that she is the daughter of United
States Marshal M- V. Paterson, of
Klamath Falls. Or., attempted suicide
here today by taking laudanum. She
was saved at the receiving hospital.
She was despondent.
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Commissary-General Mates It Wben
Arrayed Before ttic Conrt-Martial
STATEMENT BY
HIS COUNSEL
Admission That Eagan Used the
Language Charged, but Claim
That he did it Under Such Stress
of Mind, Resulting From Alleged
False Charges Made Against Him
That He Was Distracted.
Washington, Jan. 24. The board of
army officials appointed to sit as
court-martial In thecaseot Commissary
General Eagan met this morning at the
Ebbit house and proceeded to business
After the usual preliminaries, the
charges against Eagan were read by the
judge advocate.
At the conclusion of the reading, on
being requested to plead Jo the specific
tion of the first charge, Lagan said, "not
guilty," not denying, however, that the
specifications set forth correctly part of
the language used. To the second
charge he pleaded "not guilty." The
udge-advocate then arose' and said
the case in hand was a peculiar one, but
presented so unusual difficulties. Tbe
accuesed had seen fit "to add to the plea
of "not gnilty" some words tending to
qualify it, but he did not think the plea
relieved the court from the necessity of
proving the facts alleged.
Judge Worlhington, Eagan's counsel,
responded briefly, and explained why
qualifying words had been used upon
Lis recommendation. The specifications
did tlie accused great injustice in that it
selected particular expressions without
giving the context, and in one or more
nstances the specifications quoted be
gnn in the middle of a sentence. Con
tinuing, Worthington said he desired to
state briefly to the court the substance
of Eagan's defense.
Worthington went over the testimony
givtn before the war investigating com
mission by Miles, and said Eagan had
attempted to bring charges against
Miles for his statements, but had met
with refusal from Alger. Counsel said
the newspapers then took up the charges
ot Miles and goaded Eagan almost to
desperation. He had come to believe
the press and the country at large had
accepted the accusations made by Miles
as true, and the condition of his niiud in
onsequence grew worse and worse until
be was in a state bordering on distrac
tion. The language which Eagan used
under these circumstances was the
atural outburst of an honest man
iifTering under unjust accusations.
Major C. Mills testified on behalf of
the government. He was recorder for
the war investigating commission. 7 he
manner, he said, of Eagan in giving
testimony before the war commission
was that of a man laboring under great
excitement, but trying to control him
self. Major-General McCook, retired, was
the next witness. "The impression I
had," he said, "was that Eagan must
have been laboring under great nervous
exclteintnt."
At the conclusion of McCook'a testi
mony the judge-advocate read at some
length from Miles' testimony before the
war investigation commission, which
called for the objectionable language in
Eagan's statement.
At the conclusion of the reading ot
Miles' statement, Worthington read at
length from Eagan's revised testimony
before tbe war investigation commission.
At 2 o'clock the court adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
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Tat famoua little rIll.
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CUBANS WELCOME
GENERAL
Visit of Ausrican Trims la Mies a
Hole Erat.
PERFECT HAR
MONY PREVAILED
Insurgcrt Troops Turned Out to Wel
come the Americans, and a Re
ception Was Given in Honor of
the General.
Nmv York, Jan. 20. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Havana says: Gen
eral Lee returned to camp to night from
a trip to the southeastern pa-t of the
province, ending at Guioes, which is the
next largest town after Havana. The
journey to Gaines was made with a team
of mules along the highway and the re
turn by rail. A battalion of the Fourth
Illinois preceded General Lee, and was
encamped there upon bis arrival. A
battalion of the Second Louisiana reach
ed Guines before his departure.
The American troops were welcomed
everywhere, and their presence was
made the occasion of demonstrations.
General Lee received an enthusiastic
welcome at Guines. Insurgent troops
escorted him, and the town was decor
ated with American and Cuban flags.
A public reception was given in the
council cbamDer, of which General Leo
took advantage to explain his functions,
which he was delighted with as military
governor of the proyince. He said be
was exercibiDg functions which per
tained to a temporary military occu
pancy; that the American soldiers came
as friends; that there was no disposition
on the part of the United States govern-
ment to interfere with the Cubans in
the management of the affairs of the
island ; that its only purpose was to as
sist in the administration until time
when the people were ready to declare
for themselves what their wishes were.
He counseled toleration of all classes
toward one another, and complimented
the community on the good order which
bad been preserved. General Lee also
explained how rations were being dis
tributed by direction of the president.
He said their distress was fully under
stood, ami the American authorities
hoped to adopt measures of permanent
effect.
Arrested For Stealing Gold Xuggets.
Long Ckkek, Or., Jan. 24. A man
named J. II. Morgan, who baa just re
turned from a trip to Portland, was to
day arretted by Conttable George F.
v ard and taken to Canyon City, under
nstructlons of Sheriff Livingston. Mor
gan ia suspected of having stolen a large
quantity of nuggets or gold dust from
the Sloan-Haskell Mining Company, at
Susanv'ile. He came to this county
last September, and has spent most of
tils time in the mountains near Susan-
ille, but for some time past is said to
have been in the employ of the Sloan
Haskell Co. Upon being discharged by
hat company be came to Long Creek.
and later departed for Portland. In
this city and Heppner he is reported to
ave displayed a tobaco sack filled
with gold, and a pay check from Sloan
& Haskell. Morgan says he is innocent
of any crime, and asserts that there can
be no case made against him, while the
Sione-Haskell representatives say that
the nuggets were picked up from tbe
bedrock in their placers.
Adclini Patti Cedarstrom.
Losuo.v, Jan. 25. Adelini Patti, the
"inger, .was married today at Urecon,
Wales, to Baron Cedarstrom, a director
of the Health Gymnastic Institute here