cO VOL. IX THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1896. NO 81. ADDRESSED TO SPAIN Important Document Draft ed by Secretary Olney. ' CLEVELAND NOW CONSIDERING IT Speculation Rite Concerning; the Exact Content of the Document Exist ing: Conditions Deplored. ' St. Loms, April 10. A' special to the Globe-Democrat from Washington says: A document of great moment was drafted at the state department on Mon day and was carried by Secretary Olney, in person, to the White House. It has been before the president ever since. Several times " the secretary has been sent for and has been closeted with the president. General Schofield, in whose knowledge of the inter-relations of civi- and military law the president has much confidence, has been called to these con ferences. The document relates to Cuba. It marks oat the immediate course which Mr. Olney thinks the United States should take, and to which desires the president to commit himself. The presi dent has deliberated upon the matter, and it is now thought be has reached a conclusion which will be made known to the full cabinet today. . Various rumors prevail as to the exact character of this document. There is reason to believe that it is addressed to the Spanish government; that it de plores the existing conditions in Cuba, and that it expresses the earnest desire of this country for a speedy settlement on terms honorable to both Spanish and revolutionists. The document it is said, suggests.that . President Cleveland act as mediator be tween Spain and the revolutionists. A. HUSBAND'S CRIME. Murdered Ills Wife and Children, and . Then Suicided. Muskegon, Mich., April 10. News has been received from Pentwater of a bold attempt on the life of William O. Sands, president of the Sands & Maxwell Lumber Company, last . night. When he was within a few yards of home, H. B. Minchall jumped from behind a cor ner and commenced shooting at him. Sands ran across the street to his home, the would-be assassin keeping up the fire. Five shots .were fired, three hitting him in the right arm and one in the leg. Minchall immediately went home, shot his wife and two children, and then took his own life. The officers found Mincball's residence locked, and broke in the door. A horri ble sight was presented. Mrs. Minchall was lying on the floor of the Bltting-room with a bullethole in her temple. Near her was the dead body of, her . daughter, Kuby, about 18 years old. In the cor ner lay Minchall, with an empty revol ver clutched in his hand. He, too, was dead. In an adjoining bedroom were found the bodies of George, aged 4 and his infant brother. They were in bed together, and death evidently came up on them while they slept. The motive for Minchall's crime is a mystery, but it is thought the inquest, now in progress, Will clear the matter. Minchall was an insurance agent and an attorney. He left a long letter, the gist of which is that Sands promised him .all his company's business and now de manded a third of, of the commission. - Minchall was badly involved, and his extreme love for his family prompted him to kill them rather than see them Buffer. BROUGHT TO A CRISIS, President Bald to Bt Addressed a .Note to Spain. Chicago, April.ll., A dispatch to the Times-Herald from Washington says At last President Cleveland has taken action in behalf of Cuba. He has made Highest of all in Leavening Power. to Spain a formal proposition that the good offices of the United States be ac cepted in mediation between that coun try ..and , her rebellious colony in the West Indies. This proposition was made in a cablegram of instructions to our minister at Madrid, Mr. Hannis Taylor, which was dispatched today. No diplomatic dispatch of equal import ance has left this capital since Secretary Olney 'a note to the British- government on the Venezuela boundary question was sent last summer. It brings to a crisis the relations between the United States and Spain,' which- have been- un settled since the outbreak of the Cuban rebellion. :- The note thoroughly explains the alti tude of the United States, and the reas ons which have led to this action. The principal points of the dispatch are : First The . president offers the good offices of the United States government in mediation between Spain and the in surgents, with a view to a settlement of the trouble and to bring about peace in Cuba. Second The note recalls the corre spondence between this government and Spain at the time of the 10-yeara' war, when President Grant and Sec. Fish pro posed mediation and the Spanish gov ernment, though declining to accept it, promised certain reforms in Cuba. The fact that the United States was in part instrumental in bringing about that set tlement, and the charge that the .Span ish government had not kept its promise are given as the reasons why the United Stales now has a right to be heard in the case. Third It is pointed out that the pres ent rebellion in Cuba has assumed a much more serious aspect than any for mer insurrection, the insurgents having apparently taken possession of the is land, except Havana, and a small sec tion roundabout. Spain is assured of the fact that the United States is actuated by only disin terested motives and by a desire through friendship to bring about a more pacific and satisfactory state of affairs in the isl and. Spain is urged to accept our good offices in the spirit in which they are ten dered, and the hope is expressed that the Spanish government will see its way to granting reform in Cuba. The president does not ask Spain to grant the independence of Cuba, nor does he suggest that home rule be ac corded the people of that island. He leaves all these questions to "be discussed after Spain shall have expressed a will ingness to accept mediation. Through trains on the D. R. & N will ran via- Umatilla, Walla Walla and Pen dleton." "Through sleepers, first and sec ond class will run in connection with the Union Prcific, the same as heretofore. A through first-class sleeper from Port land to Spokane, connecting with the first-class sleeper to St. Paul and a through tourist sleeper from Portland to St. Paul, will be run in connection with the Great Northern railway. ; . E. E. Lytle, Agent. If there is any one thing that needs to bo purified, it is politics, .so . the re former Bays, and many agree thereto. But blood tells, and as a blood purifier and liver corrector Simmons Liver Reg ulator is the best medicine.' "I use it in preference to anv other." So wrote Mr. S. H. Hysell, of Middleport, Ohio. And Dr. D. S. Russell, of Farmville, Va., writes, 'It fulfills all you promise for it." New Schedule.' . , Effective Tuesday, April 7th, the fol lowing will be the new schedule:' Train No. 1 arrives at The Dalles 4:40 a. m., and leaves 4:45 a.m. . :- Train No. 2 arrives at The Dalles 10 :55 p. in.', and leaves 11 p. m. Train No. 8 arrives at The Dalles 12 :05 p. m., and west-bound traiu No. 7 leaves at 2:30 p. m-. . . ." - Train 23 and 24 will 'carry -passengers between The Dalles and . Umatilla, leav ing The Dalles at 1 p. m. daily and ar riving at The Dalles 1 p. m. daily, con necting with train Noe. 8 and 7 from Portland. . , E. E, Lytxb, ' , ; . ; ' Agent. Latest U.S. Gov't Report Democratic State Convention. The following business was transacted, conclusive of our report bt yesterday : J. A. Don tint presented the appended amendment to the; 14th section of the platform and resolution?, which was adopted : "We favor the preservation of the salmon industry of the state by abolish ipg the fish wheels below the lower cas cades of the Columbia, and all fishtraps and small mesh gear and denounce the Republican party of the state for refus ing to keep its pledge to afford such ur gent relief." ' j' ' The next order of business was the nomination of presidential electors, re sulting in the naming of Dr. Oglisbee, of Wasco; Edward Kilfeather, of Multno mah ; J. M. Carroll, of Union, and John Burnett, of Benton. - The next order of business was tbe nomination of alternate delegates to the national convention, and the plums fell to B Geitber, George C Stout, of Mult nomah ; F S Harding, of Yamhill ; P Derbv, of Marion ; Pierce Riggs, of Polk ; G W Smith of Klamath ; J W Morrow of Morrow ; T H Crawford, of Union. Prior to the ratification of . the nomi- neesof the -district convention,. John Burnett, of Wasco was nominated judge of the supreme court. , . In the congresssional caucus of - tbe first district General H. B. Compton withdrew, and Jefferson Meyers, of Linn, was nominated. In the second district A.. S. Bennett, of Wasco, received the congressional nomination. .. . Dp to a late hour the following judicial district nominations were ratified : First District Attorney S S Pentz. Second District Attorney J M Upton. ' .'. : i, Third District At torney S L Hayden. Fourth Circuit . Judge, G E . Cham berlain ; district attorney, M L Pipes.. Fifth District Attorney J E Hedges, i Sixth Circuit Judge, .T G Hailey ; district attorney, G. W. Rea. Seventh District 'Attorney J H Cradlebaugh. Eighth District Attorney Samuel White. . , ' Ninth judicial dietiict District At torney, C A Sweek, of Harney county. Union and Wallowa counties: Joint Senator, D A McAllister.. - Washington, Tillamook and Columbia counties Joint Senator, W B Dillard, of Columbia county. - " lamhill and Tillamook counties Joint Representative, George Cohn. Union jand Umatilla, counties Joint Senator, James H Raley, of Pendleton Wasco and Sherman counties Joint Senator, J W Armsworthv. James B Crossen, for board of equalization. : Wasco' and Sherman counties Joint Representatives, V C , Lewis, of Wasco and F A Seufert of Wasco. , Grant and Harney counties Joint Representative, Everett Hicks. You hear it almost everywhere, and read it in the newspapers, that Simmons Liver Regulator is the best liver remedy, and the best Sprint: medicine, and the best blood medicine. ;"lbo "m1 medir cine of any consequence - thai, . tee is Simmons Liver Regulator." So Wrote Mr. R. A. Cobb, of Morgantown, N. CV Arid W. F. Park, M. 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