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VOL. IX
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1895
NO. 19
KNOCKED OFF TWO
YEARS' EXTEN
jiliciary CammitlBG Wails ta Ami
District Attorney Bill.
A MISTAKE
THEY CLAIM
It Was Not Intended to Extend the Term
of Service Until the Year 1903
By a Clerical Error They Say the
Figures 1002 Were , Put Down
Where 1900 Were Intended.
Sai.em, Feb. 3 It is evident today
that the promoters of the bill to increase
the salaries of district attorneys have
become slightly alarmed at the result of
their own boldness. Such a ttorra ol
protests have none up over the clause
of the measure providing for keeping
the district .attorneys now sery'.ng in
office till 1902, that it has apparently
been decided to eliminate that feature
from it.
Today the house judiciary committee
gBked leave to amend the bill by sub
eti tilting 1900 for 1902, claiming the fig
ores were placed in the bill as the result
of clerical error.
The house devoted its forenoon session
today to the third reading of bills.
Bill were introduced as follows: By
Donnelly, to fix the per diem compensa
tion of the commissioners of Harney
county at $5 per day for the time em
ployed ; by Whitney 10 exempt thirty
days' earnings of judgment debtors from
execution, providing earnings are needed
for support of families) by Butt, to
amend the charter of New berg.
I tie committee on fisheries and game
reported back the March bill, to as to
xtend protection to prairie chicken and
gronee, and reduced the perquisites of
the game and forestry warden.
Ti.e committee on salaries of state and
county officers reported a substitoe for
the Nichols bill to place the clerk of the
supreme court under salary of $3,000,
by making provision for two deputies
at $75 and $30 per month and increasing
file fees.
A communication was received from
the governor relative to public lands,
like that received by the senate, and re
ferred to the committee on public lands
la the Senate.
Senators Smith and Dufur this morn
ing presented explanations of their posi
tion with reference to the reapportion
ment act, which was approved by the
governor while they were speaking.
Both opposed the double distinction fea
ture of the lw.
A message was received from the gov
ernor, saying that nearly 150,000 acres
of indemnity school land had been se
lected by the state land agent, and that
the demand for it has been so great that
only 14,000 acres now remained, the
price of which the governor recommend
ed should be raised. The message
referred to. the Judiciary
committee, with Instructions to present
hill In accordance with the governor's
recommendation. The house resolution
for Investigation of the state university
without cost to the state, was adopted.
Spanish Residents for Annexation.
Ntw York, Feb. 3. A dispatch to the
World from Havana says : A number of
Spaniards in Havana have issued a
strong appeal to their compatriots
throughout the island to unite for the
pnrpose of bringing about the annexa
tion of Cuba to the United States. The
Ppeal repudiates any desire on the part
of the 8pn'nrd 10 J ln the proposed
new Independent party now In progress
of organisition by Joaquin Castillo.
It states that OOU.OiK) Spaniards are
'eady to vote for annexation, and this
number w uld be largely augmented by
Cubans of wealth, position and Influence
who do not wish to seethe revolutionary
lrty in the arcendenry,
Members ol the committed believe
that if a vote were to be taken today on
the broad Ufne, the result would be
decidedly In favor of union with Amerira
Tea if the negro element in Eastern
Cuba was allowed to exerciee a free
franchise.
Steps will betaken by the Spaniards
to pat their views before the American
administration, as tbey believe if an
independent government is conteniplat
ej in the near future, the trade of the
island will be brought to an immediate-
standatill. In any case they think the
United States should retain control for
a considerable period.
American capitalists here interested
in the Island concur in this view.
May Get a Slice of Alaska.
Chicago, leb. 3. A special from
Washington to the Tribune says: If
the report of thtir subcommittee is
adopted, as seems possible if not prob
abie, a slice of A'atka territory, embrac'
1 .1 . .
"'K wis entrance 10 me iuonume, may
be ceded GreatBritain in the treaty to be
adopted by the Anglo-American com
mission.
The subcommittee's report, it is said,
comes dangerously near to putting
Skagway and Dyea under Spanish con
trol, leaving to the Americans, however,
the control of the headwaters of the
Lynn canal, by which both of these
supply towns are reached.
The full commission has notacted yet,
but from the fact that the subcom
mittee has agreed, it seems to bo under
stood that the forthcoming treaty, while
adopting the American theory of the
boundary line, will limit the location of
the interior coast in such a way as
to be favorable to the Canadians and
bring their boundary line from the
Northwest of the White and Chilkoot
passes down to the mouth of the river.
The summit of the White pass is only
18 miles from Skagway as it is, and if
the Canadian contention is adopted, the
Dominion custom-house will be but a
short distance up the river, and the
American traders will have 'but little
more than the piivilege of disembarking
goods from steamers on lighters.
Should the commission adopt the re
port of the subcommittee and incorpor
ate it in the treaty, there will be a pro
test, not only from the miners them'
selves, but from the outfitting firms of
Portland, beattle and lacoma.
Tamped Giant Powder.
Starbuck, Wash., Feb. 2. By an ex
plosion about 11 o'clock this morning in
a cut about 2000 feet from the switch at
Grange City, on the line of Wallula ex
tension, one man was killed and another
seriously injured. The men were work
ing on a subcontract under Mason &
McBride, and were making the second
springing in a 12-foot hole when it is
supposed, in tamping,' they exploded
the 15 sticks of giant powder nsed for a
blast, Harry Johnson, foreman, was
Instantly killed, his head being com
pletely severed from his body and Frank
Olson, a laborer, was seriously injured.
Railroad Physician Huntington was
called and attended Olson. Olson's face
Is mutilated from the mouth upward,
and he will lose bis eyesight. Dr. Hunt
ington took Olson to the Walla Walla
hospital today, and thinks he will re
cover, as tie nas no internal injuries.
Johnson was about 25 yearr old. He
has a brother in San Franciseo.
Oregon Weather is Mild.
Denver, Feb 3. It has been many
years since the Colorado railways have
had to contend with such conditions as
those now prevailing in the mountain
regions. The loss to the railways in
tills state taking into consideration the
business which Is not moving and the
outlay of cash to pay the armies of snow
liovelers, is estimated at $25,000 a day.
Not less than 1000 men, who have been
(hoveling enow several days over 500
miles of road in the mountains have
been shot off from commnnlcationi for
several days.
On the mountains thousands of rattle
are freezing and starving to death, and
nothing can be done to save them. The
weather bureau predicts continued cold
weather and another snow today.
Cold Weather at Dawson.
Victoria, B. C, Feb. 2 The steamer
Dlrigi arrived here from Skagway today
itii late arrivals from Dawson City.
They say the temperature stood at 58 d-
grees below zero wnen tney ien mo
Klondike capitol.
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when so many caes resulted in pneu
monia, It was observed that the attack
was never followed by that disease when
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TO EXAMINE
MILES' CHARGES
Curt if Itijiirf Will Ea Orlarel By
tit Prsslieat.
CABINET CONSIDERS
IT ADVISABLE
True Inwardness ot the Army Beef
Controversy, It Is Thought, Can
Be Reached in This Way, and the
Culpability DefJuitcly Fixed.
Washington, Feb. 3. The indications
are that a court of inquiry will be or
dered to investigate and report upon the
truth or falsity of the statements alleged
to have been made by General Miles, in
which the quality of beef furnished the
troops during the lute war was brought
into question.
The matter was discussed at some
length at today's cabinet meeting, and
although there was no definite decision
reached, the consensus of opinion was
that such proceeding should be had. It
was argued that if packers who had fur
nished beef to the army had fraudulent
ly supplied the article as charged by
Miles, the country had a right to know
that fact. It was also agreed that Miles
should not be suspended from office
cammanding the army pending such in
vestigation.
It is not believed any action will be
taken, however, until the war investi
gation committee has made its report,
which is expected next Monday. No
one outside of the commission is sup
posed to know what the nature of the
report will be. The method which is to
be adopted, namely, a court of inquiry
to pass upon Miles' conduct, is taken to
indicate a knowledge on the part of the
administration of what the report will
have to say bearing upon Gen. Miles'
charges.
The common impression is that the
court of inquiry can be ordered only up
on demand of the officer whose conduct
is to be made the subject of investiga
tion. While this is usually the case,
there is, however, a reserve power in the
president to order such a court, regard
less of the wishes cf the officer con
cerned. The authority is contained in
article No. 115 of the articles of war,
which have all the force of statutes.
Miles, on being informed of the cur
rently reported court of inquiry in store
for him, said that after thorough con
sideration he had decided to say nothing
on the subject.
FRANCE WILL
ATTACK ENGLAND
Chips on the Shoulders of Both Nations
An Interview With the French
Minister of Marines.
London, Feb. 4. An alleged interview
with the French minister of maiines, M.
Lockroy, published in a Rome paper,
has created considerable stir in some
quarters In London, as it is held to show
that France has in no wise buried the
hatchet, but is determined to attack
Great Britain at the first opportunity.
People here, however, can hardly credit
the veracity of tho interview, in which
Mr. Lockroy begins by describing the
British nayal organization as being "all
hnnibng," and saying:
"The English only have the brutal
force of numbers." The minister of
marines Is also quoted as declaring that
war with Great Britain is inevitable,
and to have added : "Let England con
tinue to contract big warships. Our
naval program Is steel-plated, powerful,
swift cruisers, torpedo-boat destroyers
and submarine boats."
The British newspapers have appar
ently takrnthe utterances seriously, and
are uiging the government to reply "to
words with deeds."
The French menaces seem to accord
with confidential information to the ef-
feet that military and naval circle here
are convinced that France means war.
Secret advices, it appears, has been re
ceived at the British war office showing
that the French autiiorities are noise
lessly pieparitig lor the struggle. In
fact, it is even said that the Nipolwonic
idea of an invasion of Great Britain is
revolving in the minds vf the French
military authorities, and at the present
moment a gradual but silent movement
of troops is said to be proceeding toward
the coast of France, where in two
months It is asserted that about 150,000
men will be concentrated. The British
war authorities are determined not to
wait France's convenience, but to call
her hand as they did in the Faehoda
incident, and will declare that they re
gard this concentration of troops as an
act of war.
In the meantime the British navy is
paying the greatest attention to gun
nery. The channel squadron this week
has been engaged every morning in fir
ing practice at moving targets. The re
salts are being caretully noted.
BECAUSE THEY
WERE FOREIGNERS
Outrageous and Brutal Murder in China
of a Missionary and an English
man.
San Francisco, Feb. 3. In the stories
of the murders of missionaries and
foreign residents recently in China, de
tails of a particularly barbarous affair at
Chorion Chiang, involving the life of
an Englishman named Fleming, and
Evangelist Pan, have been wanting. J.
R. Adams, of the Chinese inland mis
sion, visited the tceno of the murders,
and tells of a shocking condition of af
fairs, In the North China Daily News,
He ascertained that the people of Chon-
gan had determined to take the life of
every foreigner in the place, and when
Mr. Fleming set foot in the town he was
a doomed man.
At least 200 people witnessed the mur
der from the opposite side of the river.
Evangelist Tan was suddenly and quick
ly cut down. Mr. Fleming dismounted
from his mule to go to his assistance,
but be, too, was attacked and slain after
a desperate conflict, in which he was
dreadfully wounded with a sword and
an iron spike. Ttio two victims were
stri-pped of their clothing and their
bodies left for days on the public road. .
Surveyors at Work.
Goldendale, Wash., Feb. 4. Pas
sengers on the stage yesterday from
Grant's Pass to Goldendale say they saw
snrveyors working sou'h from "Colum
bia Gap" down the canyon toward Co
lumbus. Who the men were they did
not know. Paul M. Mohr, some years
back, had a survey made from Columbus
to Goldendale, and the same was pro
nounced practical for a railway line.
Should the present examination and sur
vey conform the former report, there is
no question but that a line constructed
from Columbus wonld reach the county
seat of Klickitat county by twenty miles
lees than any other route yet proposed.
Engineers of Paul F. Mohr reported that
there was little rockwork on the line as
they found it between Columbus and
Goldendale.
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of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonder
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In telling of it he says: "I was taken
with typhoid fever, that ran into pneu
monia. My lungs became hardened. I
was so weak I couldn't even sit up in
bed. Nothing helped me. I expected
to soon diu of consumption, when I
heard of Dr. King's New Discovery.
One bottle gave great relief. I con
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San Francisco's World's Fair.
San Francisco, Fob. 4 San Francisco
is to have a world's fair in 1901. It Is to
be known as the Pacific Ocoan and In
ternatlon Exposition. This much was
made certain today by the action of the
general committee having the project in
view. There were present at the meet
ing, which was held in the rooms of the
chamber of commerce, about 00 mem
bers of the committee of one hundred,
who decided that this exposition should
be opened Mav 1, 1901 , and continue for
at least six months.
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GRIM WAR
BREAKS OUT IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Apinaldo's Followers Attack" tb8 Amer
ican Forces at Manila and
are Reunlseil.
FIGHTING STILL
IN PROGRESS
Engagement Opened at 8:45 Saturduy
Evening The Cruiser Charleston
and the Gunboat Concord Bom
barded the Enemies Lines Arner
leans Make a Gallant Charge and
Capture Several of the Positions
of the Enemv.
Portland, Feb. 5. A special to the
Evening Telegram is as follows:
Washington, Feb. 5. The war de
partment has just received a telegram
from Manila showing that the Filipino
forces attacked the American outposts
last night, but were repulsed with heavy
losses to both sides.
The American losses are: Wounded,
125; dead, 20.
Washington, Feb. 5. Admiral Dewey
has sent the following dispatch to the
navy department :
"Manila, Feb. 5. The insurgents In
augurated a general engagement yester
day and last night which continued to
day. The American army and navy
were generally successful. Tho insurg
ents were driven back and our line ad
vanced. There were no casualties to
the navy. Dewey."
Another dispatch just received says:
Filipinos attacked the American lines
at 8 :45 last night. There was a heavy
fuailade on both sides and artillery was
used. The cruiser Charleston and the
gunboat Concord bombarded the enemy.
The Americana after a magnificent
charge captured several positions of the
enemy. The Filipinos lost heavily.
What Lieutenant Wall Says.'
Portland, Feb. 5. Lieut. F. R. Wall,
who has just returned to Portand from
Manila, is cf the opinion, from the in
formation furnished by the dispatches,
that the Charleston and Concord must
have shelled the Filipinos' positions
either from off Malate, to the south of
Manila, or from off Tondo, to the north.
Very likely one of these men-of-war was
off each place.
He says that our outposts extends in
semi-circlo around Manila, starting
from the old Malate fort, sweeping to
the eastward and then to the north
across the Pasig river, around to the
northwest nntil the bay shore is again
reached. n this way, old Manila on
the left bank of the Pasif, and Binondo,
Q liapo, Santa Crux and the groups that
under different names really made up
the commercial and the larger part of
city on the right bank are enclosed by
the army, while the tea side is entirely
protected by the navy.
The insurgents have all along, be save,
maintained their guards outside of our
line of outposts. About October 25 last
they were compel.ed by an order from
General Otis to retire a mile cr two from
our lines, which they did in a very
sullen manner. Up to that lime their
sentries had been almost within hail of
ours, and hail not been particularly
courteous.
The greater part of the insurgents was
to the north of the city, as Malolos,
Agiiinaldo's headquarters, Is only 12 or
15 miles beyond, to the north, but there
'Pure
was quite a number of them alo to the
east, out on the Malacauang road.
The fact that Dewey's fleet made its
headquarters at Cavite, six miles across
the bay from Manila, and could sweep
tho beach from Cavite to Manila, would
seem to make it improbable that nincli
fighting was done in that locality.
When Mr. Wall left Maniht the Sec
ond Oregon was quartered at the Qtiartel
Espana, within the walled city, anil
probably would not have been in tbe
preliminary engagement unless their
po?ition had since been changed.
COLORADO MINERS
FACE STARVATION
Iiiicttnicnce Camp Cut Of Finn Itc
Outside Worl.
FOOD ALMOST
EXHAUSTED
Roads Leading to the Point From Out
side Places are Impassible, so No
More Supplies Can be Carried In
Wood Buried Under Snow.
Aspen, Col., Feb. 4. The situation at
the mining camp at Indcj endence,
eighteen miles from here, is critical in
the extreme Starvation stares the in
habitants of the place in the face. Pro
visions and fuel supplies are nearly ex
hausted. Wood that had been cot anil
piled up for winter use lies buried un
der many feet of snow, and cannot bo
reached. The mines there in all proba
bility must now close down nntil win
ter breaks up.
Roads leading to this place, the only
source of supply fur Independence, are
impassible, and the only method of jour
neying between the two places is on
snowshoes, an exceedingly dangerous
method of travel The storm still rages
fiercely at Independence, making the
outlook the more gloomy.
Snow elides lire so frequent between
this place and Independence that It is
almost suicidal to venture on the route
there.
Bad Outlook for Stock.
Denver, Feb. 4. The reports coming
in constantly from the ranges in all
parts of the west show very badly for
the cattle and other stock which is
roaming the range during this terrible
weather. It is generally acknowledged
that the stock will be in danger of beavy
losses if the cold weather continues
much longer.
People coming into Dtnver from the
south and and we'st say that bunches of
cattle are frequently seen wallowing In
three to four feet of snow ari l standing
against trees with their backs to the wind
It is getting harder daily for them to
obtain any feed for browsing, for a thin
but stiff frost is forming In many places
on the drills, which renders it impossi
ble for the animals to rerch the food be
neath. John W. Springer, president of the
National Livestock Association, has re
ceived advices from Montana, Wyoming
and Texas, to tho fffVct that there will
be heavy losses in the vast he rJs range
cattle within the week .
Tim weai h -r is fair today hot contiooes
very cold, 15 below being the minimum
Railroads west .lie making great (Torts
to clear their track, an I it felhooght
the trains will get tlrou;)i today on
several o( the l'n'S.
Caah la tour c .
All countv warrants registered prior
to Mch. 14, 1895, will be paid at my
oflice. Interest ceasos after Jan. 14,
1880. C. L. PlULLIM,
Conntv Treaiarer.
DeWitf Little l.arly Kisr.
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