WHEII.L.Y
Mi mmm SHIS CiiOTirit
VOL. X
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1900
NO. 34
P. G. STEWART
IS DEAD
Was a Member of Oregon Provisional
Government Oldest Mason on
Pacific Coast Came With the Im
migration of 1843, Which Included
Many of the Pioneers.
Tacoma, Aug. 23. Peter G. Stewart,
aged 91, died at tho horns of hid eon-in-law,
L. C. Perryuian, ear:y this morning.
Mr. Stewart was the oldest Mason on the
r.icific Coast, and an Oregon pioneer.
Three children survive him, Charles C.
Stewart, of Tacoma; Mrs. Ka'herine
Hannah, of Tacoma, and George Stewart,
of Portland.
Peter G. Stewart was a member of the
Provincial Government of Oregon. He
was elected a member of the executive
committee in. 1814. The other members
cf the committee were Odburn Russell
and W. J. B.iiley. The election was held
May 14, of the year above named. Mr.
Stewart came across the plains w ith the
first treat migration that of 1843, which
included J.W.Nesmiih, Jesee Applegate,
Daniel Waldo, W. T. Newby, M. M, Mc
Carver and many more. A very few of
this group still survive, among them
Almoran Hill, of Washington county,
Oregon. As "the o'd watchmaker of
Oregon City" Mr.Stewartls remembered
by many who came to Oregon in later
years.
Mr. Stewart was the only survivor of
those who signea a petition lor a charter
for Multnomah lodge of Free Masons at
Oregon City. He was born September
6, 1809, in Stamford, Delaware county,
N. Y., and came to Oregon early in the
'403, locating in Oregon City. Some
years after that ha removed to Washing
ton as did also William P. Dougherty,
who was another of the three Masons
that took the initiatory step toward
organizing the Oregon City lodge, the
latter making his borne at Rignoy,
where be died about two years ago.
Prepare to Kiecute Long therlahea t'lana
New York, Aug. 28. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: The
situation in the Southern Provinces is
much complicated by the existence of
undoubted revolutionary, as well an anti
foreign movements. The nineteen men
executed by a viceroy are alleged to have
belonged to the reform parly, which
cherished the intention of rising against
the provincial authorities and ultimately
overthrowing the Manchu government
and restoring Emperor Kwang Su to
power. This movement is said to be
widespread through the Yang Tse river,
and to he encouraged by the agents of
Kang Yu Wei's league, which is largely
financed by "reforming" Chinese in
Singapore, America and Anstralia. It
Is believed to be also workinz in close
association with the fnmoiie M.Kolahoaui
and other secret societies.
In fact, southern China is in a dis
turhed and testiest condition, and
further important developments are
expected.
RUSSIA IS PARTITION OF CHINA
READY TO QUIT ALREADY BEGUN
believes That in Relieving Ministers,
Allies Accomplished Their Full!
Mission in China Other Powers
Do Xot Seem to Share the Opinion.
Movements of Russia, Japan and
Germany Demonstrate That the
Integrity of the Empire Cannot
EaMly Be Preserved.
London. Aug. 29. A special dispatch
from St. Petersburg contains the asser
tion that Russia, almost immediately
will notify the powers that she consid
ers the relief of the Pekin legations as
the Hnut m(nit)n!!.liniint I tt,A ...:: I .
- r"""'""-'". m i"o luimarj (jhineee
tasic ot the allied forces. There is noth- fron, gt
ing, however, in the afternoon papers
here to confirm this.
lhe afternoon papers doubt that the
rumors of peace negotiations are well
founded, ai:d applaud Genaral Chaffee's
prudence in preparing for a winter cam
paign, as Ihcy regard the activities of
the allies at Pekin and the difficulties of
discovering a responsible Chinaman with
whom to treat, -unless Li Hung Chang is
aide to place himself in communication
with the fugitive court and secure ere
. ....
uenuais eauaiaciory to all the powers,
as indications that the solution of the
problem will be more prolonged and
more difficult than previously hoped.
to
New Yokk, Aug. 29. A dispatch
Tribune from London savs: No informa
Hon can he ohtained here of various
sensational stories telegraphed from
foreign capitals in reference to the
question. There is a report
Petersburg that a battle lias
taken place w ithin the walls of Pekin
and that the allies were compelled to fall
back, losing 1S0O men. This alarming
story produred no effect on the Stock
Exchange, or elsewhere, because it was
not believed.
Nor is there anvtbing to support the
statement cabled hy a Washington cor
respondent to a London newspaper that
Russia has informed the United Stales
government that she proposes to annex
Manchuria. But whether any such
declaration has actually been made to
any power, not much doubt need be felt
that it embodies Russia's intentions,
subject only to' her ability to meet the
Paris, Aug. 29 -Admiral Courrejolles opp08ition which the annexation- of
cables that he is sending a gunboat from
Shanghai to ascend the Yang tse Kinng
river.
Bebmn, Aug. 29.--According to a dis
patch received here from the Tien Tsin,
Japanese forces are now on tbeir way
from Taku to PaoTing Fn (capital of the
province of Chi Li), with the direct
object of occupying tho latter place,
The German vice-admiral at Taku re
ports tho arrival at Pekin, August 22, of
a German convoy with provisions.
The railroad from Tien Tsin to Yang
Tsun is working, but from the latter
place to Pekin the road is in bad shape,
Washington, Aug. 29. A cabinet
meeting was called this morning, at 10
Vclock. It was devoted entirely to a
'discussion of the diplomatic phases of
the situation in China. No definite con
elusion was reached on any point. Nc
statement as to any of the questions
discussed was made public. There will
another cabinet meeting this afternoon.
I'urmill Abandoned.
M:vobk. Aui. 28. A dispatch to
the Tnbane from London says: The
lows of the attack on the Chinese force
"eemhling at Nam Yien, near Pekin, is
nxionsly awaited. A combined detach
ment of RuBian ami Japanese cavalry
to have encountered this hostile
body on last Saturday.
The Japanese are more successful than
the, rest of the combined coritini?ent in
Belting through runners, probably be
cause of their superior knowledge of the
Chinese character, but "even General
"iiiagnchi's message published at Tokio
yesterday was dispatched from Pekin as
Ion iiyo as August 18. The Japanese
general's telegram gives no hope for
l tnre of the Imperial familv, and, in
deed, It would seem that this cavalry
force abandoned the chase on reaching
'he village of Mansan, where its com
rounder learned that the empress and
the emperor, under General Ma's escort,
hd started for the west.
Crokerln Control.
RW Yohk, Aug. 2i. Partial returns
'Mm the primary elections held in the
various counties of the state today indl
ct that Richard Croker will controi
jh democratic slate convention, to be
eld at Saratoga September 11.
The Croknr forces won the first ronnd
n the battle against the friends of Con
troller Bird 8. Color, led by f x-Senator
'"I. Mr. Hill and Mr. Coler, however,
o not regard the result of the primaries
" coiicliisife, and the battle will La
fo'Mtht out in the convention. Mr.
Cruker, however, said the result it final
"d that no candidate for governor from
"ater New York can be nominate 1.
Too Prog;reaM.e,
New Yokk, Aug. 28. A dispatch to
the Times- from Paris says: "Your
correspondent learns from a thoroughly
well informed source that a serious in
surrection has broken out in Persia
which may in all probability cause the
Shah's visit to Europe to be curtailed
The object of the revolt is to dethrone
the prevent Shah, whose fondness for
western ideas makes him unpopular to
Persians of the old school, and to place
his brother on the throne. No advices
have reached here so far regarding the
extent of success of this revolutionary
movement, but a telegram announcing
the fact lias just been handed to the
Shah in Brussels.
The Shah himself is disposed to make
liirht of the affair, which nevertheless is
extremely grave in vir.w of the unsettled
state of the far east, lie has every con
fidence that the precautions in view of
such a contingency which the grand
vizcr took before his master started on
his European trip, will prove sufficient
to cope with the situation. The insur
rection, however, has been very rarefnl
ly planned, for it has taken the Shah
and his ministers completly by sur
prise. Scotland May flairs a l'lague I ldeniln.
Nkw Yokk, Aug. 29 A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: While
India is suffering from (ne of the worst
outbreaks of cholera ever recorded, so
that people are dying at the rate of 7000
a week. Great Britain is alarmed by
the prospect of an epidemic of bubonic
plague within her own boundaries. The
medical authorities at Glasgow have al
ready had several cases under their
observation. On Monday a chill sickened
and died within 4H hours from an illness
which was at first ihonsht to be pneu
monia, but, after a minute examination
hy the hospital authorities, was pro
nounred plague.
A mil tier death has occurred, and ten
families were removed to a reception
Manchuria would be sure to encounter
from Japan. In fact tho process has
already begun, since Russia is quietly
assimilating Chinese territory south of
the Amoor river.
In some quarters it is thought that
the landing of Japanese troops at Amoy
is the Japanese answer to these Mus
cotive moves. The British consul at
Shanghai has been appealed to bv the
viceroy of Roo Kien to prevent this ag
gresslon. me lokio government may
possibly reply to any protest by alleging
that if the integrity of the government
of China is violated, that Japan is
entitled also to seek acquisitions in the
Celestial Kingdom.
Some outspoken critics here are be
ginning to recognize that the outcome of
the present crisis will eventually be that
slices of Chinese territory will certainly
pass into the hands of Russia, Germany
and Japan. The first-named will seize
Manchuria on the plea that. China de
clared war and invaded Siberia. Germanv
will claim Shan Tung as indemnity for
the murder of Yon Ketteler and Japan
will take Corea if she can get it, or, if
not, Amoy. What the British policy
will be in this event is not known.
ChafTea Iteport.
Washington, Aug. 28. The war de
partment yesterday received the follow
ing:
Taku, China (no date). Adjutant-
General, Washington : Have offered as
sistance to Baroness von Ketteler: will
furnish transportation and escort Tien
Tsin few days; have offered transporta
tion accommodations to Nagasaki also.
"Ciiapfek"
Baroness von Ketteler, the widow of
the murdered German minister of China
is an American, being a daughter ol
President Ledyard. of the Michigan Cen
tral Railroad, whose 'home is in Detroit,
Mich.
Oorrrnnr I'tnaree's Altitude.
Chicacio, Aug. 2,8. G. J. Diekma,
chairman of the state republican com
mittee of Michigan, stated today at ie
publican headquarters that he did not
believe the published statements with
regard to ex Governor Pingree's defec
tion from the republican party. He
stated that Pingree would not support
Bryan, and he believed he was loyal
still to the repnbnlicin ticket, In spite
of published reports to the contrary.
Allies Will Holil I.I llunc l liang-.
Pakis, Aug, 28. Admiral Cuiirre-
jolles, the French commander In Chinese
waters, has cabled to the navy depart
ment here that a council of the admirals
has notified the foreign legations at
Pekin that it has been decided to hold
Li Hung Chang on board ship nntil the
opening of negotiations between the
powers and China.
ASSASSIN BRESCI
ON TRIAL
Declares He Had No Accomplices Nor
Advice in the Murder of King
Humbert Told the Story With
Perfect Composure.
KEEPING THE
ROAD OPEN
Mil am, Ang. 29. The trial of Bresc
the anarchist, who, on July 29th, shot
and killed King Humbert of Italy at
Motits, while his majesty was returning
from a gymnastic exhibition, opened
here today. An immense crowd of peo
ple gathered about the court from early
morning, seeking admission to the court
loom, where only a lev places were re
reserved for the ticket-holding public.
The bearing began al 9 o'clock. Bresci
sat in the dock, calm ami almost indif
ferent. His counsel, Signor Marlelli,
head of the Milan bar, and the anarch
ist writer, Signor Morlin, made requests
on various grounds for an adjournment,
which were refused. It is said that
Breed wrote to the judges declaring be
would not reply to the interrogatory.
While the indictment, which a9 very
long, was being read, Uresci wag appar
ently unmoved and scanned the
laces ot the audience without anv
signs or fear of effrontery. The indict
ment showed that the assassin in
dulged in incessant target practice and
that he prepared bullets so ns to render
them more dangerous.
The witnesses were then introduced
Eleven for the prosecution snd five tor
the defense. The examination of Bresci
followed. He declared he decided to
kill King Humbert after the events of
Milan and Sicily, "to avenge the misery
of the people and my own." He added
"I acted withcyt advice or accomplices.'
The prisoner admitted the target prar
tice and the preparation of bullets. He
poke in a low, firm voice and said he
fired three shots at three yards with his
revolver. The wooden targets were here
placed on the table before the judges,
Two hours' suspension of the court en
sued and then the witnesses were heard,
A brigadier of gendarmes, Sulvatori,
recapitulated the story of the aseassina
tion of the king. He said he saved
Bresci from the crowd, who nearly
lynched the assassin. Bresci, when
rescued, was covered with blood.
Foilon at Seattle.
Seattle, Aug. 30. John R. Rogers
was renominated for governor by the
union democratic convention on the
eighth ballot, at 1 o'clock this morning.
He received 708'.; votes, or Co -more
than the necessary number. The contest
thronghout was most exciting, and great
disorder many times markfd the conree
of proceedings in the convention. Rogeis
on the first ballot received G33 votes,
and gained on every ballot until his final
ictory. He was actually nominated on
the seventh ballot, but m the confusion
and through a misunderstanding as to
the vote of the Walla Walla populists lie
lost lour votes intended to be caet for
him. He then wanted only votes.
The chairman ordered nnuther vote,
which was decisive.
Movement to Clear the Country South
of Pekin Scene of Dissolution in
the City.
lnaana Alan surrenders to fcherlrT.
Stevenson, Wash., Aug. 29. Sheriff
Green passed down the river today on
the steamer Regulator, having In charge
F. Btihre-, who will be taken before
house for patients suffering from this jud.e A. L. Miller at Vancouver for ex
disease, which the municipality lias
hastily established.
Gi.as.iow, Aug. 29. Two girls and a
hoy, members of isolated fan Hies, have
fallen victims of the bubonic piague,
tbongh medical authorities assert that
the attacks aro less virtnlent than In the
races which have already proved fatal.
In the event of a further spread of the
. . . hi I .
disease, GUsgow shipping win is quar
antined. 1
animation as to Ids sanity. No resis
tance was offered by Bnhrer this morn
ing, be being apparently willing to ac
company the sheriff.
Kruger' Katreat 1'antared be llrltlah.
Loi'iit'Ni'o Marqi'km, An. 28. Heavy
fighting is reported to have occurred at
Machadodorp. The Boers are laid to
have been defeated with groat loss, leav
ing tbeir guns and ammunition in the
hands of the British.
llarrlaon anil Cleveland.
Washington, Ang. 28. The United
States is one of the first of the great
powers to demonstrate its good faith In
carrying out the provisions of the treaty
of The Hague, looking to the universal
arbitration of internati nnl differences.
Under this treaty each nation party to
it was authorized to appoint four mem
bers of an international arbitration. Un
der this authority, President McKinley
has rt quested furmer Presidents Harri
son and Cleveland to accept appoint
ments on this board. Rospontes re
expected very soon, w hen the remaining
members may beieiecieu.
Kallroail In Litigation.
Tacoma, Aug. 20. In the United
State court, lhi. afternoon. Judge
Hanford made an order directing the sale
of the Tacoma & Columbia River Rail
way, to bo made after advertising thirty
days. The upset price is $11,000. The
claims aggregate e built f,"20,000. Twelve
miles of road are being operated.
Humbert' Aaanaaln on Trial.
Milan, Italy, Ao. 29. The trial of
Bressi, the assassin of King Humbert,
begins here today, It is not likely,
though, that the proceedings will last
over one sitting. The case is a clear
one and no difficulty is anticipated in
conviction.
Invited to a Maeaacra.
Cm Foo, Aug. 2!). Yu, the governor
of the province of Mien Si, Is reported to
have invited the foreigners in the prov
ince to come to his protection. About
August 21, fifty accepted the invitation,
and all were massacred.
London, Aug. 29.3:40. m. That the
inexplicable delay in forwarding tele
grams from the Chinese capital still con
tinues is illustrated by the fact that the
latest dispatch fiom Pekin, the telegram
from the special correspondent of the
Associated Press d"ecribing the search
for Boxers in the Imperial park, is dated
no later than August 1:1.
There is no Confirmation from any
source of the report (dan advance to
ward the north from Pekin. On the
contrary, a movement southward to
lear the country and to insure free
communication with Taku is apparently
in progress, lho powers, as lu'e as
August 2!, were still unable to aree as
how to ileal with Pekin itself, the
Japanese and Russians being at variance
as to whether the imperiul palace should
he destroyed. Nor is there any further
news of the alleged detention of Li Hung
Chang bv the admirals.
l'rohahilities increase that all the
m 'in hers of the imperial household nave
gotten safely to the interior.
A Reiner dispatch, dated Pekin, All
gust 15, and sent by poet, to Shanghai,
describes scenes of appalling devolution
and wanton destruction in legation
street. All nouses of foreigners were
riddled with shells, burned or blown up.
An attempt was made to mine the
American legation. A shaft was sunk
from the top of the wall 15 feet, and was
continued as a tunnel with a sharp slope
in the direction of the legation. Ap
parently, the Chinese did not have time
to finish It.
The Siecle's report of defeat suffered
by the allies at Pekin is everywhere dis
credited.
The Chinese legation in St. Petersburg
has received news that peace negotia
tions have already begun.
The Pekin correspondent of the Daily
N.ews, in a dispatch dated August 27, as
serts that there are thousands uf in
stances going to show that the Boxers
were approved by the imperia' officers
in their indescribable ferocitv.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Times, wiring yesterday, says:
There are reportsof continued aggres
sion bv 'Black Flags' on North River
arid of the deliberate destruction of mis
sion property."
BOERS DECAMPED
IN GREAT HASTE
Came Near Being Cauht in a Trap at
Machadodorp Between Butler
aud French Are Xot Out of
Danger Yet.
Allies May Soon Need Fond.
New York, Aug. 28 A dispatch to
the Tribune from London savs : The ap
proach id 90t)0 of the Shan Tung troops
with fifteen guns to attack the line of
communication in the rear of Pekin em
phasizes the necessity of further rein
forcements. These Shan Xung men are
among the best of the European drilled
soldiers in tl.o Chinese service, and have
been carelully trained and organized
under foreign instructors by the former
governor. They are armed with German
manners and Krnpp long-range guns.
With Pekin and its rabble to pacify
and with these enemies t j deal w ith out
side, the allied commanders have none
too many troops at their disposal. Pekin,
moreover, is not a self-supporting town.
It has always to be fed by convoys of
rice from t tie south, and if these are
(topped, it is urgently necessarv thot no
time should le lost in getting up sup
plies from the coast.
Nkw Yohk, Aug. 30. A di-patch to
the Tribune from London Bays: There
is a very buoyant feeling in the city, the
chit, a and the public offices, and, in fact,
in London generally, due to the prevail
ing impression that the South African
war is runuing out to in last dregs. Lord
Roberts' last dinpatch shows that the
salient points on both wings of General
Botha's position htve been carried in
Bnllert's advance. The troops occupied
Machadodorp, President Kroner's most
recent capital, on Tuesd.tr. The Bors
evacuated this place with gre.it precipi
tation, but tin's was probably due to
knowledge of French's movements. The
British cavalry general had worked right
around the north of the Boer lines, and
was almost opposite Bnller's position
and a few miles away from him at
Kliindsfontein.
Thus, unless the Boers had decamped
hastily, they would have found them
selves caught between t-vo British col
umns, and could scarcely bsve saved
their guns and transport. Whether they
will yet be able to accomplish their
escape seems very uncertain.
A curious see no was wituessed at the
olonial effice buildings recently. Last
week some hundred:) of destitute Russian
and other foreign refugees from Johan
nesburg arrived at Loudon docks. The
British government hud no legal power
to prevent them landing, but they were
anxious to get rid of theu, and sent
down agents to the steamer offering each
of these foreigners a free passage to his
native country and one sovereign to as
sist him on his voyage. Most of the
strangers declined the effxr and insisted
on staying In London. Finally a number
ot them presented themselves at the co
lonial office, apparently desiring to nrge
a claim for compensation for being de
prived of their means of livelihood in the
Transvaal.
They were a talkative, gesticulating
lot very dirty and shabby, but quite
peaceable and by no means in the depth
of poverty. The colonial office officials
turned them over to the war office, which
passed them on to their respective con
suls, who will certainly find a good deal
of difficulty in inducing them to return
to the very places they seem most
anxious to avoid that is to say, their
countries of origin. '
Hum Adjudged Kanhrnit.
LosDj.s, Aug. 29. The Duke of Man.
Chester was today adjudicated a bankrupt
entailing bis resignation from all his
clubs. Ti e petitions to the bankruptcy
court irchlded one from theycuug noble
man himself, whose acceptances nre so
widely known distributed in unknown
lands that his IrlemN for some time
have Mr ingly urged this r.i lic il course.
Ilia t'aar'a Advice to the lloera.
Lonkon, Aug. 29. "Dr. I.eyds' inter
view with Kinpernr Nicholas," says a
dispatch to the Dnily Mail from St.
Petersburg, "lasted barely rive minutes.
The Cxtr said be was sorry he could do
nothing for the Transvaal, except to
urge it to make peace, as he bated all
war."
rrepailua Winter.
Tien Tsin, Ang. 24, via Taku, Aug.
27. Officer! who have arrived here
from Pekin report that Gen. Chaffee,
commanding the American forces in
China, is making all the necessary prep
arations to maintain 15,000 men through
the winter.
Heal batata for Hal.
Twenty-three lots, located from Sev
enth street tr Twelfth, for sale at from
$50 up. Inquire at the Columbia
Hotel. a'-'9 tf
llemocrat llolta Hryan.
North Yakima, Ang. 29. J. E. Mulli
gan, a well-known democrat leader at
this place, has informed the democratic
leaders today that he has decided to vote
for McKinley and Rojsevelt, and that
they could not count on any assistance
from him to elect their county l-cket
this Full.
'I am done with them," said Mr.
Mulligan. "I shall casta straight re-
ublican ticket at the- eh ction, and do
everything in my power to induce my
fi iends to do the same. lost my first
vote for Samuel J. Tilden, in WO, and
have been a consistent demccr.it ever
since, but was always a democrat on ac
count of the principles of the (arty. I
am now unable to eee that the party has
any principles; at least, there ore none
that suit me. The interests of this coast
demand the election of McKinley and
the continuance of the republican party
in power. The people of tho coast, of
the state and of the Yakima valley can
not contribute to democratic mccess
this year. They are virtally ii terested
in the defeat of the party. I um more
particularly concerned, however, by the
political conditions in this county. The
fusiuhiats here are under lh control of
Henry J. Snively, and the party exieis
apparently to do as be commands. I,
for one, will not follow Mr. Snively."
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