3Lhc tUftllfa (fhrtntkk VOL. X THE DALLES, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1897 NO 30 SHIPS OPENED FIRE The Foreign Fleet Bombard ed Cretans Last Night. AND THUS AIDED THE TURKS The Insurgent Were Attacking; a Turk l!.h Garrison Nnr Canea When the Irunclails Interfered. Canea, Feb. 21. S p. m An engage ment has just occured just above the vil lage of Minrnies, between the insurgents nd a Turkish band. At 4:45 p. a., tue insurgents from Akrotiri, having attacked the Turkish garrison at Halepa, the joint fleet bom barded the Cretans for 25 minutes. The insurgents fled, taking their flag with them. Later reports are to the effect that the English men-of-war opened the bom bardment. The others followed. The Kaiserin Augusta fired melinite shells. The commander of the Greek man-of-war Hydra cleared for action in case the necessity should arise. Some shells fell in the town of Canea, raising clouds of dust. It is rumored several persons EMdM POWDER Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for Its great lenvcnitiR strength nud henlthfulncss. Assures the food against alum end nil forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. Royal Baking Powder Co., New Yor.it. were killed and wounded. When firing i ceased, the Greek flag was etill flying j over the insurgent camp. Lo.vdok, Feb. 21. A dispatch to the Daily 'ews from Canea, dated Sunday, savs : Smart firing was heard today in the hills to the eastward. The reply of the Turks was feeble, and it was obviouB that they must abandon their position if pressed. The gun practice from the redoubt on the outer lines was ludi crous. The chief Cretan position was a hamlet on a ridge of bills 4000 yards from the flagship. At 4 :38 o'clock this afternoon (Sunday) signals were made to H. M. S. Dryad, H. M. S. Sparries and H M. S Revenge, together with one Italian, one German and one Russian ship, to open fire upon the Cretan position were the Greek flag was hoisted some days ago. The British ships fired 40 and the foreign ships 30 Ehells at the village, and" ruined the house held by the Cretans. The flag was soon lowered, and the order "cease firing" sounded after ten minutes. Thereupon, the flag was soon rehoisted. The rocks around were crowded with Cretans. The Turks, encouraged by the fleet, now opened a lively fusilade, while the Cretans were removing the wound ed. The CretanB had not replied during the whole performance. It was a some what melancholy epectacle. bXUBBED BY ENGLAND. Emperor Williams' Scheme Knocked In the Ilead by Salisbury. Lodnox, Feb. 20. The Cretan ques tion is now foremost in the public mind, and the newspapers publish columns on the subject. The Marquis of Salisbury's refusal to follow the suggestion of Em peror William of Germany and blockade Piraeus is warmly praised in England, and his suggestion to the powers that Crete be granted autonomy similar to that of the island of Samoa is well re ceived in many quarters, an affording a solution of the problem which Greece can accept without too great a aacrifice of national pride. This proposition, it is understood, also finds fayor in Paris, where popular feeling is pro-Hellenic. The Continental correspondents of the Englieh newspapers all expatiate on the pique of Emperor William at the Mar quieof Salisbury's attitude, which open ly dieplayed itself in bis laBt interview with the British ambassador at Berlin, while Count von Hatzfeld, the German ambassador here, is reported to have bad a heated conversation with the Mar luis of Salisbury. It appears that Emperor William per sonally insisted to the foreign govern ments the necessity of carrying out his proposal. Thie action ie stated to be due to his majesty's desire to overcome the lelchatag-g opposition to bis .naval pro jects. He decided to initiate a very ac tive and stern policy, without having a eb,P ' the Levant. The adoption of His proposal to blockade Piraeus, would have ken a personal triumph for the emperor, and the opposition would have been obliged to increase tho Germu navy, Jn order to uphold the, national bpsor. This scheme, however, was knocked on the head by the Marquis of Salisbury's opposition. The Turkish government is uneasy at the action of the powers over this ques tion, fearing it might cause a break-up of the European concert, which would mean an immediate explosion in the Balkans and the subsequent disruption of Turkey. Opinion is universal that Crete now will never return to the Turkish yoke. The island will cither become indepen dent or a part of Greece. The chief dan ger now is a collision on the Thessalian frontier. The news that Turkey has ordered her fleet to be mobilized was received with' derision throughout Europe. One news paper suggests that' the Turkish iron clads are more suitable for oyster boats than for fighting. Series of Cuban VJctorlex. Cincinnati, Feb. 20. A special to the Commercial Tribune from Jacksonville, says : Letters from Pinar del Rio today to Colonel Corbe, give details of engage ments in that section recently, in all of which the insurgents were successful. 2sear Jaroeta, .Major P. Morales en gaged San Martins' troops, and after a two hours' fight, the Cuban machete charge drove the Spanish from the field in utter rout, they leaving 125 dead on the field. The insurgents decoyed the Spanish into a trap in Jopeta Ewamp, and cut their rear guard into pieces and routed the squadron of 500 men, the Spaniards losing over 200 men. At the woods of El Tovlo was another disaster for the Spaniards, Colonel Lo rete defeating Colonel Martin's de tachment of 600 men and forcing them to retreat to San Juan y Martinez, with heavy loss, leaving the dead on the field. At Janta, the Spaniards made a plucky fight, but the Cubans routed them after three hours' fighting. The insurgents secured 200 rifles and 1500 rounds of ammunition. Their loss was less than thirty, while the Spaniards acknowledged a loss o over 140. Will Never Give lu. Athens, Feb. 20. The Asty publishes a statement made by the king to the effect that he sent an envoy to one of the powers and made every effort to call the favorable attention of Europe to the situation in Crete, but, with the excep tion of the mixed gendarmes and the so called reforms, nothing bad resulted. Continuing, the king said: "My patience became exhausted and I decided to annex the island of Crete, which body and soul is Greek. This decision, perhaps, provoked the powers to additional coercive measures against me, but the whole of Hellenism is with me. I have ordered my army not to abandon the island under any circum stances. Crete will be administratively organized as soon as possible." Dalleo-Moru tttage Leaves the Umatilla house 8 a. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Douglas Ajxen, Prop. If other tea were roasted fresh like Schilling's Best, some of it would be as good. In the meantime, Schil ling's Bestjs your tea. At grocers m packages. lisr Compaar a KraocUco ASchilliK ban Wlt.L APPOINT HAXNA. Governor Unshell Make a Public State ment. CoLDJincs, O,, Feb. 21. Governor Buahnell tonight gave out the following statement to the press : "It has been my intention to make no announcement in relation to the action I would take in the matter ot an ap pointment to fill the prospective vacan cy in the Ohio representation in the United States senate until the vacancy actually existed, But, on account of the manifest interest of the people, and their desire to knw what will be done, I deem it best now to wake the follow ing statement : "When Senator Sherman resigns to enter the cabinet of President McKinley, I will appoint to succeed him Hon. Mar cus A. Hannn, of Cuyahoga county, to serve until his euccessor is chosen by the 73d general assembly of the state. I trust this action will meet the approval of the people. "Asa S. BusnxuLL." Fled For Their Lives. Cincinnati, Feb. 20. A special to the Commercial Tribune from Key West says: A report reached here late tonight , ' rumors at Havana of a big fight in San ta Clara province, on Tuesday, between 1500 Spaniards and 1200 Cubans, under Gomez, which lasted seven hours. The insurgents cut down the Spanish forces first with artillery and then with machete; the Spaniards fleeing for their lives in great disorder. The losses on both sides were heavy, the Spaniards losing the most men. The Cubans cap tured all the ammunition, stores and guns, including four field pieces, and quantities of small arms. No details can be had tonight, nor can the name of the Spanish general engaged be learned. A Cure for' Lame Hack. "My daughter, when recovering .from an attack of fever, was a great sufferer from pain in the back and hips," writes Louden Grover, of Sardis, Ky. "After using quite a number of remedies with out any benefit she tried orfe bottle of Chamberlain's. Pain Balm, and it has given entire relief." Chamberlain's Pain Balm is also a certain cure for rheu matism. Sold by Blakeley & Houghton. Stricken From the Hill. Washington, Feb. 20. The proposed new battle-ship and the composite sail ing vessel for the Annapolis cadets were etricken from the naval' appropriation bill today before the bill was reported to the house. The committee consid ered the items and struck them out by a vote of G to 4, which was practically a party vote, the Republicans present vot ing to drop them and the Democrats to tain them. Consultation with the speaker and other members of the house convinced the Republicans that there would be strong objections to these items. There was a proposal to provide for a new torpedo-boat, but it failed. I have given Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a fair test and consider it one of the very best remedies for .croup that I have ever found. One dose has always been sufficient, although I use it freely. Any cold my children contract yellds very readily to this medicine. 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