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VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1898.
NO 142
VERY SERIOUS
TROUBLE IS
NOW BREWING
Tie United States and Germany are Not
at all In Harmony Eegardins tie
Government of Samoa.
WILLIAM IS VERY JEALOUS
Desire to Absorb the Islands
Prompts His Coarse.
Correspondence Now in Progres Be
tween Washington and Berlin
Which May Lead to Serious Fric
tion United States Maintains a
Firm Attitude With Regard to the
Recent Extension of the Bounda
ries of Apia District.
New York, Aug. 20. A 'Washington
special says :
Trouble is brewing over the S a moan
islands, which under the treaty of 1890
are governed under a joint protectorate
by the United States, Germany and
Great Britain.
Correspondence is now in progress be
tween the United States and Germany
that may lead to serious friction. Re
cently the municipal council of the dis
trict of Apia became involved in a dis
pute over a proposition to extend the
municipal boundaries of the district,
which were laid down in the treaty of
1890. The chief justice, a man recom
mended by the United States, decided
in favor of extending the boundaries.
The result was to includ the property
of a certain Germans and to subject
them to higher taxation. The German
government protested, on the ground
that the chief justice had stepped past
his power.
The UnitedStates repled that although
the action of the justice might not have
been strictly in accordance with the
treaty, it was similar to action taken by
the former chief justice,, who was nom
inated by Germany, and that in view of
the precedent, it ought to stand, or the
treaty ought to be modified so as to pro
vide for such emergencies. It was strong
ly insisted that the United State's was
surely entitled to equal rights with
Germany.
Germany, in her reply admitted that
if the precedent was right, the present
action of the chief justice ought to
stand, but sbo has not decided to con
sent to a modification of the treaty by
an exchange of notes. It is thought
probable that there will have to be
eventually a new committee to frame a
new treaty, and if so, it is probable that
Germany will propose the partition of
the islands. This the United States will
not consent to. '
Great Britain has always taken a pas
sive interest in Samoan affairs, but there
is no doubt that her influence will, in
the future as in the past, be thrown on
the American side.
Germany has marked the Samoan isl
ands for her own before the treaty of
1890 was negotiated, but her scheme for
absorbing them was blocked, chiefly by
the United States, who, by the treaty of
1878, had acquired the right to estab
lish a naval station at Pa4igo-Pango har
bor, and had virtually established a new
protectorate over the islands.
Under the tripartite arrangement Ger
many has been a disturbing factor, and
has endeavored to procure advantages
superior to the United States and Great
Britain. Mr. Cleveland favored of with
drawing from the joint protectorate, but
the present executive is determined to
retain all rights to Samoa guaranteed to
this country by the treaty. He is now
taking stepts to improve and fortity
Pago-Pago harbor, and diBpatcbea from
Europe show that Germany does not
like this action.
' The recent proposition advanced by
the Marine Police Correspondent .that
the islands should be divided, England
taking Savale, Germany TJiiela, and
America Tutila, it is belived here, was
inspired by the German 'govt-rnment as
a feeler for the purpose oi feeing how
the United States and Great Britain
stood on a division.
The divisions ( wouki eive Germany
the best islands and England the worst.
As far as the United States is concerned
the proposition to. partition the group
will not be . considered for an instant.
On the other hand it is the conviction
that Germany had some scheme on foot
that led the administration to take steps
toward the immediate occupation of
Pango Pango harbor under the treaty of
1878.
TROOPER KILLED
AT MANILA
United States Troops and Filipinos
Were Engaged in Deadly Combat"
A Corporal Mortally, and Four
Men Seriously, Wounded.
Manila, Aug. 26. List Wednesday
a corporal and two men of battery B,
Utah- artillery ,after em barking at Cavite
were sent on an errand. While passing
through the streets, Trooper Hudson
discharged his revolver. It was in mere
fun, but the natives in the immediate
locality were much alarmed for a time.
The natives immediately began firing.
Dismounted eavalryaien were sent to
quell the disturbance, but the natives
misunderstood the movement, and the
firing became general.
Trooper Hudson was killed, and Cor
poral Anderson mortally wounded.
Troopers Lay don, Machbar, Connolly
and Doyle, of the Fourth cavalry, were
seriously wounded. Four natives were
killed, and several wounded.
Aguinaldo has expressed regret at the
encounter, and promiee9 to punish the
offenders. No further trouble is appre
hended. THE OUTBREAK
IN HAINAN
British Consul Looking Out for Ameri
can Missionaries.
London, Aug. 27. The Daily Mail's
Hong Kong correspondent telegraphs :
The British consulate at Kiaung Chan,
Hainan, has asked the American consul
at Canton to urge the victory to send
soldiers to Nodea, near Hoihow, to pro
tect the lives and property of American
missionaries there,' who have been
obliged to flee for their liver from Nodea
and seek the protection of the British
consul at Hoihow.
The British consul appealed to the
tao-tai to protect the threatened Ameri
cans, and soldiers were dispatched who
succeeded in rescuing them and escort
ing them from Nodea to Hoihow.
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Second Death Reported.
Eugene. Aug. 26. John Lemley, who
was injured yesterday in the "boiler ex
plosion at J, F. Kirk's farm, died today.
Two deaths have thus far resulted from
the accident, ElleryKirk having been
instantly killed yesterday. The other
eight injured men will probably recover.
The coroner'8 investigation into the
cause of the explosion resulted in the
finding of a verdict that the safety valve
had been locked by so placing a nail
that it could not jar open, and thus let
the steam escape. The engineer had
neglected to remove the nail, and as
there was no eleam gauge, there is no
knowing what the pressure of steam was
when the explosion occurred.
PEACE
' COMMISSION
COMPLETE
Justice White and Whitelaw
Keid Last Named.
MEMBERS AT WHITE HOUSE
Assistant Secretary of State Moore Se
lected as Secretary of the Peace
Commission. .
Washington, 'Aug. 26. Secretary
Day, upon leaving the cabinet meeting
this afternoon announced that Whitelaw
Keid had been selected as a peace com
missioner. Colonel John McCook and
Representative Lemuel Quigg," of New
York, were among those who saw the
president prior to the, cabinet meeting.
Quigg had a talk with the president
over the selection of Whitelaw Reid.
Senator Davis, who has been selected
as peace commissioner, also saw the
president. The senator left this after
noon for New York, and from there will
return to h's home at St. Paul before
taking his departure for Paris. Senator,
Fyre, another of the peace commission
ers, also went to New York, and will
visit his home in Maine before returning
here.
The commission is composed of Sena
tor Davis, Senator Frye, Secretary Day,
Whitelaw Reid and Justice White.
The following attaches of the peace
commission have been selected and will
bo appointed by the president: '
John Moore, of Massachusetts, now
assistant secretary of state, to be secre
tary of the commission, and J. W. Mc
Arthur, of New York, to be assistant
secretary . Mr. McArthur was former
first secretary of the United States lega
tion at Madrid, and is now on special
duty at the state department. He has
had considerable experience in work of
a diplomatic nature. These appoint
ments were decided on by the president
this afternoon. ,.
BAD EXPLOSION
AT SEA
Stickeen Chief Undoubtedly Lost With
all Hands Forty-three Persons
. Were Aboard the Steamer.
San Francisco, Aug. 26. News has
been received" here confirming the re
ported loss of the stern-wheeler Stickeen
Chief.
A letter received from Junean dated
August 10 brings the confirmatory news,
and further says that the disaster was
doubtless caused by an explosion, and
that the crew and passengers numbering
forty-three persons, were undoubtedly
lost. The Dora saved a dog, which was
found floating on a piece of wreckage..
. That it was an explosion that caused
the loss is inferred by the Dora's crew,
from the fact that most of the wreckage
was broken into small bits.'
The wreckage was found in latitude
56.38 north, longitude ' 142.13 west, on
August 6.
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THE FILIPINOS
BEGAN IT
They Opened Fire on Troeper Hudson,
Who Had Fired Into, the Air.
New York, Aug. 26. A copyright
special from Manila to the New York
Journal says : ...
There has been a serious clash at
Cavite between United States soldiers
and insurgents. The riot resulted in
the killing of one soldier, and the serious
wounding of another.
George Hudson, a member of the
Utah battery, got Into a dispute with a
native shopkeeper. Fearing trouble he
fired hia. revolver in the air to attract
the attention of some fellow soldiers. A
great crowd of natives ran to the scene
of the disturbance, and began tiring
their revolvers, killing Hudson, and
seriously wounding Corporal William
Anderson, of the same battery, who had
hurfied to the assistance of Hudson.
A detachment of the Fourth cavalry
was called out and dispersed the Fili
pinos., who continued to fire their re
volvers as they retreated, but without
doing any more damage.
On the same night some of the soldiers
doing guard duty saw a large party of
natiyes stripping the wreck of a gunboat
which was lying in Cavite bay. A boat
with an armed force was put off shore,
and the sailors hailed the natives, who
failed to answer. Then the soldiers fired
a volley, killing one and wounding
another.
THE BOISE CITY
CONVENTION
Populists Cannot or Will Not Decide to
Unite and the Rest of the Silver
. ites are Holding Aloof.
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 26. Very little
progress was made today by the four
state conventions in session here. The
two wings of the Populists did not unite.
The two other parties refuse to have
anything to do with them unless they
do get together.' They have given the
warring factions until 8 o'clock' tomor
row to get together. - .
The democratic convention adopted a
platform that favors free coinage, reduc
tion of tariff, condemns the issue of
bonds and favors the election of sena
tors by direct vote.
Our baby has been continually troub
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his birth, and all that we could do tor
mm aid not seem to crive mora than
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of our gratitude not that you need it to
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M. Law, Keokuk, Iowa. For sale by
Blakeley & Houghton. .
- ' . Cowl P op dale. . '
Fresh Jersey cows for sale. These are
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I WHEN
THE STEBPIFB
She had on board a
Men
Dress
Workm
Gloves
. These Gloves were submerged in the Columbia
for several days, thereby being slightly damaged not
sufficient so as to in any way-injure their wearing
qualities; simply to a certain extent their appearance.
. Now through ; a v.igorous process we have re
stored almost every pair to their original softness and
pliability, and nothing now remains to tell of their
once having been at the bottom of the Columbia but
THE) PRICE)
Working1
Gloves
Worth from
$1.25 to $1.75
for 75 cts.
" The' celebrated "J. Comrie Pat
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neat and comfortable; undoubted
ly the strongest made glove on the
market today.
The above lot consists entirely
of this make, and represents gloves
made of reindeer, buckskin and
cordovan faorsehide. All asbestos
tannage. '
While they last,
xOnly 75 cents.
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Headquarters for Feed Grain oteii kinds.
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, ail kinds.
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just while they last,
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ompany
1
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