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VOL. IX
THE DALLES, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1896
NO 282
CHIPPEWA IS DOOMED
Fifteen Miles of Solid Ice
Gorge in the River.
OVER A MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE
Weyler Continues His Murders in Cuba.
His Officers Barn m Number of
Women and Girls.
Chippewa Falls, Dec. 2. Confusion
reigns in Chippewa Falls today. The
thoroughly alarmed people are making
every effort to leave as little for the in
coming waters to destroy as they poesi
bly can. Two hundred teams and drays
have rushed hither and thither all day.
The streets are littered with merchan
dise. The water remained stationary
until abont 3 o'clock this morning, and
then began rising rapidly, and inside of
fonr hours an additional rise of eighteen
inches had been registered- The river
at 10 o'clock is twenty-four feet and ris
ing. Business is abandoned, and the
city is in a state of tumult. Thous
ands of people are anxiously waiting in
groups of 50 or more, excitedly discuss
ing the situation on every corner.
Anything is expected and nothing may
happen, but the greatest danger lies in
the probable changing of the river's
course to throw it into the town. The
water can never cut its way under
fifteen miles of ice gorge formed in the
bed of the river. Experts believe the
goige will soon become anchored to the
bottom of the river. In this case the
river must flow out around it. Its nat
ural course in this event lies directly be
hind the town. . -
Three thousand pounds of dynamite
. arrived this morning, and men have
been exploding it at various points along
the river. It failed to relieve the situa
tion. All the buildings on River street
are today flooded to the second story and
the ice . around them is doing eerious
damage to the structures.
The Central depot is under three feet
of water, and will be carried away before
night. Th Milwaukee freight depot is
in a similar situation, and the coal sheds
near by are wrecked.
The report reached here this morning
that the gorge at Little Falls dam,
eighteen miles above the city, had
broken away, permitting a rush of water
npon the town. If this report is au
thentic, the entire town will be inun
dated as soon as the water arrives. Filty
cf the largest business firms have aban
doned their structures entirely and
every resident has made preparations to
seek a place of safety in case the worst
occurs. The damage already done this
city and the rich farming country above
it is estimated at $1,000,000.
A special from Durand, Wis., says:.
"The ice gorge- below the city forced
the water to within four feet of the great
flood of 1884 last bight, filling cellars and
overflowing etreets. Should the Chippe
wa Falls gorge break, Durand will be in
great danger, as the bluffs at Round
Hill will not bold the gorge there."
WYLKE'8 TACTICS.
Carrying on a Campaign of Destruction
in Cuba.
"Cincinnati, Dec. 1. A special to the
Commercial Tribune from Key West,
says:''
Weyler's threat that be would starve
Maceo out seems likely to be carried out,
as, from all reports from Mariel, near
where Weyler is now, the work of de
struction is being carried oat fully. The
Spanish arpy sweeps everything before
it, killing beeves that it cannot use,
Schillings Best is simply
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burning canetields and small stores with
their provisions and leaving a wide
waste of ruin and desolation in its
wake.
" People vainly implore Weyler to leave
them provisions to keep them alive, but
his brutal officers refuse with oaths and
insulting words, if not worse.
Over 300 refugees have come into
Mariel since Weyler went out this last
time, all giving the same story of
rapine, plunder and murder of the
Spaniards.
A Spanish guerrilla captain named
Colzaso is accused of murdering over 100
persons in the valleys south of MCriel
during the latter part of November. In
one instance he is accused of confining
a number of women and girls in a church,
and, after they bad been repeatedly
abused and maltreated by his men,
burned the building with them in it.
Many other outrages, all as horrible,
are charged to him and his companions.
Another American Arrested.
Key West, Fla., Dec. "1. Letters re
ceived from Coba say that young Oscar
Cespedes, an American citizen and cor
respondent of a Key West newspaper,
who has been confined in prison at Ma
tanzas for eeveral months, will be tried
by court-martial. Yohng Cespedes is
accused of being a filibuster, and al
though an American citizen, his friends
here fear he will be condemned to death
by the Spaniards and executed.
The case of Cespedes is similar to that
of Ona Melton, a newspaper correspond
ent, who baa been confined in the
Cabanas fortress . for the last nine
months.. Both cases havejbeen reported
to Secretary Olney, with the reqnest
that he intervene in behalf of American
citizens. Melton has just had an at
tack of yellow fever, and is very weak.
It is feared he will die unless .speedily
released.
. A PHOSPHATE MINK.
A Cicli Discovery Has Been Made In
Tennessee.
Nashvillb, Dec. 1. The richest and
most extensive discovery of rock phos
phate in -the history of the world has
been made in Tennessee. . The deposits
underlie four counties in the vicinity of
Nashville, Davidson, Williamson, Ruth
erlord and Maurey. lhe rock lies in a
vein averaging from 3 to 12 feet in thick
ness, and is but 10 feet below lhe sur
face.
The commercial value of the discovery
it is impossible to estimate, but the out
put will be worth more than that of the
richest gold-mining territory in the
world. The discovery of the phosphate
was made by a Mr. Clark, of a well
known chemist firm in Atlanta, Ga.
Among those who it is said have bought
up large tracts of land in the above
named counties are George W. Scott, a
capitalist of Atlanta; Phil D. Armour,
of Chicago; James Mattison, of Lasalle,
Ind., and the Northwestern Fertilizing
Company of Chicago, Representatives
of Europeans are now. in the field.
Carloads of rock have already been
shipped to New York and Chicago, and
several steamers have cleared from Flor
ida ports with rock from Tennessee,
Large consignments have been shipped
to Atlanta, and it is stated upon reliable
authority that several fertilizing plants
will be erected there. James M. Staf
ford, state geologist of Tennessee, eays
the rock is the richest ' ever discovered,
and that the increased value to the state
cannot be estimated. .
SOLDIERS FOB CUBA LIBKE.
One Hundred and Fifty Hen Enlisted in
Missouri.
St. Joseph, Mo., D-c. 2. It has de
veloped that there was an enlistment of
150 men here for the Cuban service, and
others are expected to j in when means
of transportation have been arranged for
by the Cnban junta of New York.
The man who has been active in se
curing this number of men for the cause
of Cuba is David Berensberg, at one
time a lieutenant In the regular United
States army, and prior to that a soldier
in the German army during the Franco
PruReian war. Ac the present time he
holds a commission as captain of a com
pany of state militia located at this
point.
Berensberg just now is a member of
the police force of (the city, and the
drillmaster of . the force. A number of
his old associates in the regular army
are down on the list, and all of them
expect soon to be serving nnder the
Cuban flag.
Stands at the Bead.
Aug. J. Bogel, the leading druggist of
Shreveport, La., says: "Dr. King's
New Discovery is the only thing that
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I have." J. F. Campbell, merchant of
Safford, Ariz., writes : "Dr. King's New
Discovery is all that is claimed for it; it
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sumption, Coughs, and Colds. I cannot
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It has been tried for a quarter of a cen
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Hanna (or the Treasury.
Chicago, Dec. 2. A special to the
Times-Herald from Canton, O., says:
The - Times-Herald correspondent was
given authority tonight to state that the
cabinet question was fully discussed Dy
Messrs. Hanna and McKinley yesterday
and today. Before leaving for borne to
day Mr. Uanna was formally tendered
the treasury portfolio by the president
elect. Mr. Hanna did not accept nor
refuee, but told Major McKinley he
would take the matter nnder advise
ment. This information is authentic,
but the correspondent was informed nn
der promise that the source of knowl
edge would not be given. '
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Assignee's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that on October 20,
1890, U. 6. Hickok of Cascade Locks, Oregon,
made a general acsigiiment to me for the benefit
of all bis creditors in proportion to the amount
of tht-ir respective claims, of all his property.
All persons having claims against said C. G.
Hickok are hereby notiSed to pr. sent thera to
meat Oscadt lock, Oregon, with the proper
vouchers therefor, within three months nom
thlKdate.
Dated Oct 21, 1896. .
J. G. DAY, Ja,
oct24-5t-ii Assignee of C. Ci. Hickok.
Guardian Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
bns been duly appointed by the County Court
of the State of O egon for Wasco comity, guar
dian of the person and estate of Albert Lthman,
an insane person. A1 persons having claims,
aunt n t aiil estate are hereby required to pre
sent them to me at my residence in Dalles City.
Oregon, with proper voucher.
GEORGE A. LIE BE,
Guardian of the person and estate of .Albert
Lehman, insane.
Dated this 26th day of September, 1896. -
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