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VOL. X
THE DALLES, OREGON. SATURDAY. AUGUST 14, 1897
NO 184
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KEY OF THE WEST
FIKBD THROUGH TBS BARS.
Such is Hawaii From a Mili
tary standpoint.
THE VIEWS OF DIRECTOR SMITH
Nation Possessing the Islands May
Safely Defy Her Eiitmlu In
Western Waters.
Washington, Aug. 13. "From a mili
tary as well as a commercial point of
view," said Director Smith, of the
bureau of America republics, "The Ha
waiian islands, owing to their location,
are of great importance. Hawaii may
be said to lie but one-third the distance
of the accustomed route from San Fran
cisco to Japan and China ports, from
San Francisco to Australia, from ports
of British Columbia to Australia and
British India, and about half way from
the Isthmus of Panama to Yokohama
and Hong Kong. The construction of a
ship canal across the isthmus would ex
tend this geographical relation to the
ports of the Gulf of Mexico and of the
Atlantic seabord of North and South
America. A glance at the map Will at
once make clear the fact that no other
point in the North Pacific has snch a
dominating relation to the trade between
America and Asia as a place for coaling
and a depot of supplies for vessels.
"From a naval standpoint Hawaii is
the great strategic base of the Pacific.
Under present conditions of naval war
fare, created by the use of steam as a
motive power, Hawaii would secure to
the maritime nation possessing it an ad
vantage as a depot for supply of coal.
Modern battle-ships, depending abso
lutely upon, would be enabled to avail
themselves of their full capacity of speed
and energy only by having some half
way station in the Pacific where they
could replenish their stores of fuel and
refit. A battle-ship or cruiser starting
from an Asiatic or Australian port with
the view of operating along the coast of
either North or South America, would
be nnable to act effectively for any
length of time at the end of so long a
voyage, unless she were able to refill her
bunkers at some point on the way.
"On the other hand, if the United
States possessed Hawaii, she would be
able to advance her line of defense 2000
miles from the Pacific coast, and with a
fortified harbor and a strong fleet at
Honolulu would be in a position to con
duct either defensive or offensive oper
ations in the North Pacific to a greater
advantage than any other power."
THE FIGHTING WAS FURIOUS.
Another Aceonnt of the Battle Near
Agnacate.
Kby Wist, Fla., Aug. 13. An im
portant engagement took place yesterday
.near Cardenas, Matanzas province. The
Spaniards were badly defeated with a
heavy loss. General Molin was killed.
General Weyler was obliged to retreat
from Aguacate to ' Jarocoa. The insur
gents are waiting outside of the town to
see if they can attack his forces there.
The people of Havana fear the dangers
of the situation of Weyler.
Near Gibra, Santiago de Cuba prov
ince, the town of Rosalia was attacked.
The insurgent entered the town without
resistance, finding many Spanish sol
diers drunk in the streets and most of
officers at a ball. They made a machete
charge, killing a captain, three lieuten
ants and 30 soldiers. Twenty-five gue
rillas who came to the aid of the Span
ish were macheted. After sacking the
town it was burned, and only three
bouses were left.
Weyler has ordered all stores at Es
peranza not to sell goods, bnt to close
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their doors. The people are dying of
hunger and the sick cannot buy drugs.
Weyler wants to punish them because
the insurgents entered the town and the
people made no resistance.
Called Oat by the Union.
Chicago, Aug. 12. Two thousand
men employed on Chicago's public
school buildings will strike today by
order of the Building Trades' Council.
There are 35 schoolhouses undergoing
repairs, and if the strike is not settled
soon it is said the buildings will be in
such a condition that they cannot be
used at the opening of the schools in
September.
The union demanded that the board of
education insert a clause in future con
tracts that none but union men be em
ployed on the school buildings. A time
was set for last Wednesday when the
unions asked to be allowed to be herd
by the school board. At that meeting of
the board a quorum was not present,
and the labor men assert that the mem
bers stayed away purposely to avoid
hearing their arguments.
Lanctry to 8ae for Divorce.
New York, Aug. 13. The Journal's
London special says :
It is positively announced by Edward
Langtry, husbond of the Jersey Lily,
that he will bring suit for absolute di
vorce, and the papers will be served this
week. Many persons of high social life,
even royalty itself, are to be named as
corespondents. Langtry is moved to
this course by the report in English
newspapers of Mrs. Langtry'a prospec
tive marriage to Prince Esterhazy de
Galantha of Austria. Mr. Langtry ab
solutely ignores his wife's California di
vorce. Prince Esterhazy is a prominent horse
man. He is 54 years old Mrs. Langtry
is at Savoy, where she dined with Ester
hazy last evening.
McCarren's Great Coup.
Saratoga, N. Y-, Aug. 13. The gen
eral topic of conversation about the
hotels is the coup made by State Senator
McCarren at the racetrack yesterday.
He had $10,000 on Blew Away, winner of
the third race yesterday. Blew Away
opened at 12 to 1, and McCarren placed
bis money at these figures, and as a re
sult won nearly enough to make him
even on the Saratoga season. He was
many thousands ahead of the bookmak
ers this year, according to reports, at the
time of his arrival at the Springs. Biley
Grannan and Henry .Harris are said to
have made $26,000 on one race Wednes
day. Three Steamers for Alaska.
Tacoma, Aug. 13. The steamers City
of Topeka and Rosalie sailed for - Alaska
early this morning with more than 400
passengers, nearly all for the gold fields.
The steamer Edith sails this afternoon.
All are crowded with freight. The Edith
carries 80 pack horses.
Do you want your windows cleaned,
carpets taken up, beaten and re laid, or
janitor work of any kind done by a
first-class man? If so, telephone Henry
Johnson at Parkins' barber shop.
'Phone 119. alO-tf
Cash In Your checks.
All county warrants registered prior
to March 11, 1893, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after Aug 5,
1897. ' C. L. Phillips,
County Treasnrer.
The merchant who tells you he has
something else as good as Hoe Cake soap
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A Colorado Hob's Attempt to Kill Foai
Suspected Murderers.
Denneb, Colo., Aug. 13. A special to
the Times from Central City says that
at 2 o'clock this morning a masked mob
from Bussel gulch broke into the Cen
tral City jail and demanded the keys of
the steel cell from the jailer. In ' this
cell were confined four prisoners held on
suspicion of the murder of Alex. God-
dard, a miner, who was stabbed during
a saloon row with Australians Inst Mon
day night.' The mob was after Dominic
Bohr, believed to be guilty of the mar'
der.
The jailer refused to give np the keys,
whereupon the mob fired through the
bars into the cage. The four prisoners
escaped death by hiding behind mattres
ses in the cell. The mob, supposing it
had killed all four, left the jail. Four
leaders have been arrested, and a strong
guard placed about the jail.
More Gold Found In Trlnty Center. .
Bedding, Cal., Aug. 12. News was
received here from Coffee creek to the
effect that $40,000 more of gold dust and
nuggets were taken out yesterday after
noon from the pocket out of which the
Giaves brothers took their $42,000 last
Saturday.
Another exceedingly rich discovery of
gold is reported on Morrison gulch,
about two miles from the scene of the
Graves brothers discovery. It is said
$18,000 was taken out Wednesday atter
noon and that two miners are taking out
gold on an average of $40 to the pan.
This strike is on the same vein of the
Graves claim, and is supposed to be an
extension of the same.
Coffee creek and its tributaries in
Northeastern Trinity county have long
been known to be rich in gold quartz
and gravel. The main creek heads
toward Salmon river, near the Siski
you county line, where are located
several gravel claims. The country be
tween the Salmon and Trinity rivers is
said to be rich and "pockety." Seams
of decomposed quartz lie in many direc
tions. The distance from the Graves
brothers' find on Morrison gulch to the
Murphy & Burgess diggings is about 15
miles. There are paying claims on all
the near-by creeks and gulches, and sev
eral companies are conducting extensive
mining operations.
Hard on the Senate.
London, Aug. J2. The Westminister
Gazette this afternoon publishes a long
article in which the opinion is expressed
that if Secretary Sherman should be
forced to retire from the cabinet be ''will
make Ohio too hot for Senator Hanna,"
adding :
"It is awful to contemplate the results
-of Hanna being done out of his price for
making McKinley president. Some in
nocents may object that if Sherman is
too senile to hold office be must be too
Benile for the senate, but as a matter of
fact, no one has yet estimated how in
competent a man must be before the sen
ate is closed to him. In this be shares
the advantage of the house of rards."
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Bravado Never Failed Him.
Folsom, Cal., Aug. 13. With a smile
on his lips, James Berry, the negro wbo
a.urdered his wife at Modesto, May 19,
plunged to bis death through the trap
of the gallows at 10 o'clock this morning.
Berry refused to accept consolation
from the prison chaplain, and declined
to listen to the reading of the warrant,
telling Warden Aull he would save him
the trouble. Berry walked briskly to
the gallows and nodded pleasantly to a
friend and was soon dangling at the end
of the rope.
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