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About Moro observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 18??-1897 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1897)
JBSCRIPTION RATES : MORO SI.GO P E R Y EA R . DOLLAR IN PER YEAR ADVANCE. IR E L A N D & S O N S VOL. P U B L IS H E R S . f c A i ; o n s » i n \ a i . F i n n » . M OLO, IX , K V S1N K 4H C A R D S. W. II. MOORE 7 H O SFORD H A MOORE M O O R E BROS. .ornej-at-Law and Notirj Public. ..B A N K E R S . ices in all th e courts of th is sta te M«r» - - - - - F rom Transact a Genet al Banking Business Or«*K,tN. a ll th e N ew a n d O ld W o r ld . MORO OREGON L etters of credit issued available oa E astern states P a r ts o f B R IE F AND IN T E R E S T IN G ITEM S ’ H U N T IN G C ollections m ade a t all p o in ts on favorable -em i* sig h t ««change and teleg rap h ic trans- . . s « y a«o. ~t I*-'-* San tm n c isc o , P o rtlan d . T he Dalles a u a various p o iu ts in Oregon and W ashington. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. •I So. S herm an C o u n t '. Mort . I’resnB Pi* le,nion-> l*rvm pi re «»lair*. t a tte n tio n itivi ,1 tv m e. T rn n * nas. o t t . e " a tk in s Hui!, FUR & MhNEFhE t h e D a lle « . O r W. H. R - s ’i’i i A F.. L o e a s. AGS DALE & L O G A N A general banking business tra n sa c t ed, deposits received, subject to sight d raft or check. Collections m ade and proceeds prom ptly rem itted on day of collection. Sight and telegraphic exchange sold on New York, >an Francisco and P o rt land. D IR E C T O R «: Succesaors to J. C. B urkea 1 K a t a t * . U n ll» « 1 1 o » a n d 4 > » u r a u r e A gency. k tu u ra e to f T Cashier. P res.deni. T h e D a lle s , O r. ATTORNEYS AT LAW B lo c k h « s > ». First National Bank KRA\k M»x»rr»: P Pi j - J. M. P «TT1RSO S, e* ai d C o n v e y an cin g a S p e c ia lty . Moro, S h erm an « v u n ty . O regon. e>p, c tiu ily *oi .,-it h u > i n e i in o u r lin e , ’iu th a t p ro m p tn e ss w hi- h a lw ay s follow» a tte n tio n tv m a tte rs of th is c h a ra c te r, le n t o f o u r a b ility to h a n d le th e sam e in in e r sa trsiactv rv to a ll. I. M. SMITH D. P. T hompson , J xo . S. S chxxck , E d . M. W illi ims . G eo . A. L iebk , H. M. B balu The Dalles Rational Bank! O f D a l l e s C it y . D r e g u n . P resident ........................ Z. F. MOODY C ashier .......................... M. A. MOODY PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 2E at the General Banking Business Transacted D rug S tore M uro, O rcgow \S . J. E D G IN G T O N and O L IV E HARTLEY J . H. B E R G E R , SIC1ANS AND SURGEONS. W a ter» - - - Sight exchange sold on New York, >an Erancisco, P o rtlan d . Or. Collections m ade on favorable term s at all accessible points. O regoa. ce at Wasco Hotel. Special atten - ;iven diseases of women and child- R r a iX K ftW C A R D S. V. O ’ LEARY of Sherman Co. P lans and estim ates furnished for all sixes and styles of buildings. All work is w arran ted to give satisfaction. o f th e Im p o r t a n t H a p p e n in g « n t th e C u r ren t W eek . T he firem an was k illed and another tra in b a n d in ju red by a collision of two fast fre ig h t tra in s near L ang try , Tex. T h e Y reka stage was roblied near Y rek a, C aL , by a lone highw aym an. T he passengers were not m olested, and th e express box w h ich was broken o je n bv th e h ig h w av m an , co n tain ed only $50. T h e m em bers of th e W ashington sta te board of h o rtic u ltu re w hich m et in Tacom a recen tly say th a t th e report« of dam age to fru it trees by th e severe cold w eather last w in te r are g reatly ex aggerated. An ab u n d an t yield is now predicted. A nsw ering a question regarding the prospects of th e governm ent sending o u t in v itatio n s for a b im etallic confer ence, Mr. B alfour reiterate d , in the house of com mons. th a t th ere was n o th in g in th e situ a tio n which would lead hitn to suppose th a t an ything could be gained by G reat B rita in ta k ing th e in itia tiv e in prom oting an in tern atio n al b im etallic conference. T h e steam er E d ith , ch artered by th e A laska S team sh ip C om pany to take passengers and freig h t from the wre. ked W illap a to Ju n e a u and Dyea. has re tu rn e d to P o rt Townsend. T he W il ia pa is reported as being a total w reck. H er h u ll broke on the rocks and sank to th e bottom of th e sea. T he loss on th e W illa p a and cargo is estimate«! at $60,000; insurance on th e lx»at $28,- 000. R ep resen tativ e Tongue of Oregon is m aking an effort to have an th racite coal places! on th e d u tia b le list, because it comes in com petition w ith th e coal produced in Oregon and W ashington. He prepared and had circulated a p eti tion to th e finance com m itte« of th e senate, asking th a t th is be done, and se ttin g fo rth th e reasons. T his p eti tio n w as signe«l by nearly all th e P a cific coast senators. T h e follow ing proclam ation has been issued by th e G reek irregulars. who have l«egun th e invasion of Macedonia B allino: ••Bn.H,, r t . n l SoMitr» of C h rist and L ibertv: w e hoist th e flag of lib e rty , th e G reek flxg. U nder its shadows let us u n ite, w ith th e w atch word, ‘L ib erty or D ea th .’ T he ju stice of o u r cause is recognixed by ail free people blesse«l by God. Let us push onw ard, b ro th er G reeks; God is w ith u s.” W allis . D eputy, Rufns. Or. I ’e p u ty , G rass V alley, Or. .» il cox. D eputy, K ent, O r. In G raaa V a lle y , O r e g o n . ‘ • C IT Y H O T E L E. C . M a h a n y ....... More. Oregon “ s t a n d M ost C o m m o d io u s H o u se in M oro. P rartleal m e c h a n ic . cap ab le o f d o in g a ll kin d o f -a rp en ter w ork and w ood re p a ir in g ha.« eaiab iiab ed as a b o v e an l re » p ectfu lly s o li ts a an a re o f th e p u b ic p atron age In a ll ca«e« aatisfaclfora g u aran teed . A iDDLES, HARNESS I SUPPLIES . M urk , F ire g reatly damage-1 th e dw elling ’ house occupied hv Jam es Jackson, a rel ativ e of P resid en t A ndrew Ja< kson, and Of Ever Kiid ii Ij Liie of Goods. .WASCO, OREGON. in h e rito r of th e relics of th e deceased p resident, at C lifto n . O. Among th e relics w as G eneral Ja ck so n ’s carriage, H ave now on hand a large stock of H arn ess and Saddles, Collars, Bridles, .ps. Robes. B rushes, C urry Com bs. Ac., Ac. Any person in need of an y th in g | th e w heels of w hich w ere m ade of tiro- J her from th e old w ar frigate C onstitu- ay line will eave money by giving m e a call before purchasing elsew here. tio n . T h e carriage was destroyed along w ith m any to iler relics, valued at |1 0 t- 000. ~ . . . . T h e T u rk ish p orts, ,n » proteet to j th e powen. « . i n « G reek .nvwuon, Mye th a t th e reg u lar (»reek arm y occupied T u rk ish te rrito ry near G revno and com m itted acts of h o stility by destroying ’ CUCU BY DPL1CHT r iL GRASS VALLEY, KEBT. CROSS HOLLOWS. th ree posts. T he p ro test fu rth er de clares th a t th ese acts v irtu a lly consti D O UG . ALLEN, T h e D a lle s . C. M W H ITELA W , A n te lo p e . tu te an act of aggression an d a casus es leave The Dalles from th e U m atilla House a t 7 a. m. Also from A ntelope belli, and «lenounces Gre«*ce as an ag d 7 :30 a. m. every M onday, W ednesday and F rid ay . C onnections m ade a t gressor in th e war. A ntelope for Prineville. M itchell an d points beyond. Close con nections m ade a t The Dalles w ith railw ay tra in s and boats. A S alt Lake paper p rin ts w hat ¡ b iiAtle (or fo n u n e rr ia l traveler« at point» alo n g th e line. claim ed to be a confew ion by J. W. F re ig h t, ex p ress an-1 packages c a rrie d reaso n a b ly . F etaer, who is under arrest at Dillon, from \n te lo j-e reach T he Owl T u esd ay -, T h u rsd a y s an d S atu rd ay « a t 1 su p m M ont., in w hich he says he kill«*d Dr. C. H. N ichols, su p erin ten d en t of th e .R A T E S O F F A R E .... in -an e asylum at W ashington in 1873. «1 <JU From A ntelope to i'r©-« H ollow - ____ The (»all«-« t«» I»e« < hnl«-» ............. I «) H e says he has ten or fifteen oth er vic «* •* ** Aforo ......................... __ 1 à» •• E m h 2 «IV •* «ira»* Valley.™ ......... 3 Ml tim s, b u t w ill not plea-1 g u ilty unless ...... 3 IIU j •* “ M oro............ .................. 3 5» be can g et a «leath sentence. F e tio r r» m ». croM H ollow »----- 4 5» “ l>e» «'botes...™™.™. « UO *as arrested last week in Salt Lake and 5 UW 1 “ ** ** •* A n te lo p e .................... “ “ The P alle» .................. 5 OU turne-1 over to M ontana au th o rities, charge-1 w ith sw indling th e state. A cablegram received a t th e state de p artm en t in W ashington from Consul V ifq u ain , at P anam a, announces th a t yellow fever has made its ap)-earance C liarle. S lade-S L A D E & COOLEY, P R O P R IE T O R S -J. O. Cooley. at th a t port. M ichael D uvitt, M. P ., in an in te r view a t O ak la n d , CaL, expressed th e opinion th a t home rule w ill noon be wen for Ireland. He th in k s th a t th e xx-ated w ithin 1(M) feet ol th e de;x>t. New b u ilding, new fu rn itu re , and liberals will carry th e country at the tiling tirst-ciaes. Commodious rooms, well an d n eatly kept. T able supplied next general electhrn, ami th a t th e Irish th e best th e m arket affords. p arty w ill have th e balance of power, ‘roprietors of H otel will m eet all train s. Special a tte n tio n to com tnercia th u s being in a position to d ictate term* Ters. Mages leave for G oldendale and Moro everv m orning. to th e liberals. A snow slide a t th e B altim ore m ine, n ear K etcham , U tah , resulted in th e W h e re th e P e o p le S t o p ^ d eath of a m an name«] W hite, Fred T ulford and hi* 6-year-old stepson. T hey were caught in th e slide w hile on th e way to th e ir cabin, and covered to a d ep th of fifty or sixty feeL The Ixxly of W h ite has not been recovered. E le ctric L ig h ts in E very Room P re sid en t and Mrs. M cK inley say they were g reatly benefited in h ealth and E le ctric Cali Bells..... by th e ir five d ay s’ o u tin g on th e Poto mac and Chesa]»eake bay, from w hich they have .. retu rn ed .u to th e u W . hite t -. .u House. i ce« 0 . R. A N. Ry>, W estern U nion T elegraph Co. T in s vacation w as th e first th e preai- u i i i a , i .v STA G E L IN E S. Dalles Moro AntBlope S TA G E LIN E . e- LADE&CÜÜLEY H OTEL T h e L e a d in g H o tel o f G ra n t. TOP UMATILLA HOUSE ... HOTEL RATES TO SI IT YOU 8 IN N O T T & F I8 H , Props. n it I In wit t h e T h e C u b a n s W ill E n d e a v o r t o F r u s t r a t e It. T H E P R E S ID E N T ’S < I BAN POLICY M o ltllrr« in « » i i l a < larw tt»iil«-<t mu k « l» (r m ix I Tor«* I |> mu A in ,-r l, mu I l» < . P h ilad e lp h ia . A pril 19.— A p riv ate m eeting of U nbans amt Cuban sympa- th iz eis was held in th is city toduv, at w hich it was decided to tak e steps to fru stra te w hat th e Cubans claim is the real object of Major Luno S andoval’s visit to th is city . T h is is said to !»• th e arrest of th e memK*rs of th«* Cuban ju n ta in th is country. It has been stated th a t Major Sandoval cam e to P h ilad elp h ia to purchase m u n itio n s of war to be shipfied in th e general way to G eneral YVeyler in Culia. L eading Cubans, how ever, as-ert th a t it is to gather inform ation th at w ill cu lm in ate in th e arrest of G eneral E strad a Palm a ami G eneral Q uesada in W ashington. The form er is th e m in ister of th e Cuban republic, ami th e la tte r charge d ’affaires at th e cap ital. It is asserted th a t Major Sandoval has l>eeii com mission,-« I by G eneral W eyler for th is express pur- pose, ami is know n to have in his pos session docum ents found on th e steam er laturada on one of her trip s to C uba, show ing th e p art- playe.1 by G enerals Palm a and Q uesada in her m ovem ents. Should th e arrest of th e ju n ta lead er« result, and th e issue be m ade in court a« to th e lia b ility of such a pol icy, there will be a question of ju ris- d iclio n th a t w ill not only involve the in te rstate com merce law s.t,ut also q u e— tiotts of belligerency and th e custom s com ity of nations. I’ r a v l i , a l l ; New Y’ork, A pril 1 9 —$}>eculator9 are actively canvassii g th e bouse« along th e lin e of th e G ra n t m onum ent parade, endeavoring to secure w indow privileges. In m any cases en tire houses have l>een secured and pernul» for erectin g stan d - in front <>’ ti • n «• - tain ed . It is estim a ted th a t th e stan d - to be constructe«l w ill seat at least 75,- VOO persons. T he G ra n t m onum ent is now com pleted, th e only work rvtn*ining to t-e done being th e polishing <d th e m arbl and th e b ru sh in g of th e bronse door». T he arm ored steel case co n tain in g G en eral G ra n t’s body w ill be o p ein d - a th a t th e coffin can be tak en out It is officially denied th a t any «>{ th e rivets w hich fasten**«! th e covering of th is casing were sold by w orkm en as souvenirs. T h e rivet* were n.»t remove«!, as th e w orkm en sim ply d rilled through th e top of th em , which was a ll th a t w as necessary to open th e case. T he Heel case is to be disposed of at th e w Il of Colonel G rant, Il w ill lo’ohably be destroyed. r a r l r « i n r „ C au«e<l a D r a t h . Chicago. A pril 1$ — Polii'em an K rafts accidentally shot ami k illed hi- sw eetheart. Miss L o ttie E. Jao o l* . last n ig h t w hile cleaning a revolver. The bullet entered Miss Jacol»*' left arm near th e elbow, followed th e bone u |- w ards and pierced th e h ea rt. The woman fell to th e floor dea l and K rafts, not w aiting to Isarn th e ext. u t of her in ju rie s, rushed from th e house in search of a physician. In th e m ean tim e th e police ha-1 been notifi«!, and w hen K rafts was oonfroote«! by C ap ta in B arr, then for th e first tim e he learned tlw t th e woman was -lead, and it was all th a t C ap tain B arr could <lo to prevent th e man from k illin g h im self. T he couple w ere to have been m arried soon. H it hjr a A P IU L 21, THE A M rrl«oi« r 1*97 FLO O D Kt«*ak We P rin t Envelope«, Tap*, Bill Head«, L etter H eads, Posters, S tatem ents, Pro- rranim e«, Cards, Circular*, Ijd * le , Note Head», Books, Briefs, Sale Bills, Pam* hlets. A nything on the E arth in the •ine of P rinting, so IXtn’t send Your Orders out of the County. "* D IS T R IC T . II» « O r n i r r e d I.«««*«. In Order» by m all pro m p tly filled. U tic a an d C a c » r. AUdreaa ) * * “ »7 ’ • M KINLEY S CUBAN P O L IC Y . K iille t . Santa F e., N. M., A pril 19.— F ra n cisco N avarro, 10 years old, is dying at th e U nited S tates In d ian school from a gunshot wound inflicted u n d er extra- ordinary eonditiona. Tw o m iles down tb e valley from th e In d ian school I)«‘p- u t7 Sheriff A lexander A llan and a party w ere rabbit shooting and a stray bullet from A lla n 's rifle, afte r cover- iog th is distance, pa.«sed over the three-story school b u ild in g an-1 fell am ong sixty school ch ild ren who were ,,laTing , , , UUek th e h N „ , rro J ,,, h(. „ . A I’ r le a t A « |> h y » l a t n l . R«*a>ling, P en n ., A pril 19.— F a th e r P h illip Bersef«»rd, re«’t«»r of St. J«>- sep h ’s (C atholic) p ari-h , was found dead in l»ed in the {«arsonage a-ijoining th e «xlifice th is m orning. D eath was due to suff-x'ation front illu m in atin g gas. H i- age w as aK»ut 50 years. The gas was discovered (touring from a jet p artly turn«*«! off. T h e suppoaiti«»n i- th a t d eath was th e resu lt of an acci- denL G a«oliU M S t o v e E x p lo d e « ! . Riverside, C al., A p ril 19.— Word was received today from Corona th a t a young child of a fam ily name-l F ra n cisco hurn«»-l to «leath then« through th e explosion of a gasoline stove. U Mt M u«t »5. > u u | h l l»e<l . i n n . un New York, A pril 19.— A T ribune d ispatch from W ashington hay»: TI e policy of th e ad m in istratio n in reference to Uulia i- not likely to be critic - .1 as w a- th at o* it- predec —«or on th e -«ore of indifference to th e rig h t- of A m en- an citixens. K-- retarv Sherm an w ill see to it th a t im prison m ent of -v.-p -ets en title d to th e pro tection of the Unite«! Mate« for an in definite period is no longer indulged in by S i.m :-h official- in ( uba. He w ilt even gw fu rth e r atxl m ake it plain to the > pani-h au th o rities th a t they ca n not, in th e closing of th e 19th cen tu ry , w a r «-n | • TH E II r » lr r n WOOL th e TARIFF BILL GRA TIFY IN G TO W ESTER N R E PU B L IC A N S F r u i t a , W o o l a n il O t h e r F a r m P ro d u cts I t r liig K a p e r l a l l , < a r r d F o r S rw F in a n c ia l J a p a n 's lle p a rtu rr. t. F l’atu-,5* Special C o rresp o n d en t W ashington, D. ( '. — Pacific m ast rep resentatives are generally well pleased w ith th e new tariff hill. It gives to th e product* of th e ir section such full protection th a t they feel well satisfied w ith th e work th u s far. though th ey w ill ask for an increase in one or two feature« of th e fru it schedules, and are very hopeful of success. T hey fin-1 th e ag ric u ltu ral elem ent of th e coun try an-1 th e employe* <»f th e manufa«*- tu rin g establishm ents generally de lighted w ith th e hill, and th a t th e only serious opposition comes from th e for eigners w ho w ant to send goods into thi* country, an-1 th e im porters »ho w aut to m ake money by bringing them in. M m -1 m « “ W r t H e n « ." T he im porters of th e cou n try are ma-1 as so m any w et hens. They exj-ected to m ake m illions out of th e ir excessive im p o rtatio n s prior to th e final e n a c t m ent of th e Dingley bill, but th e retro- ip e c tire clau*»- introduced a t th e last m om ent and pa*s«-d by th e house has uj-set th e ir plans com pletely. T h eir hope of being able to im port hundreds >f m illions of dollars w orth of goods d uring th e discussion of th e bill in the senate is gone, an-1 they w ill not be likely to add m aterially to th e enorm ous stocks of good* w hich they had already brought in to escape paym ent* of in- creased rates of duties. SCHEDULE. - r n a l o r t ( u m b in r t o I in|> orlM ilt < h a n ( r « . INVADERS THECOAST VICTORIES Yickahnrg, M i-s., A pril 19.—T he levee at Biggs, in Madison p.iri-li, four ami a half mile« below L)«*lta, La., broke a t 10 o ’clock to n ig h t T h e crer- a-se was 120 feet w ide tw en ty m inutes ifier it g ive wav. D elta is dire-'tlv T he tuneen & op|Mtsite V iikshurg. Un^-eeiit route train d isp a ti'b ers’ office re,an ted th e break at 12 o'clock to- night. T he new- was sent to D elta at me«-, the o,»erator being roused out of b«-.l. ami th e m e—age of w arning sent thing the line of th e railroad. T he levee i* a great one, ami has l»*en e n gaging -,« t ial atte n tio n of the a u th o ri s e - for weeks. Several h undred con victs have K*en emplove-l ujutii it in ad- litio n to o th er laborers, ami so greatly ha I it K-en strengthen««! th a t only to lay th e belief w as confidently expressed hv men living K-si-le it th a t it w ould hoh!. T he disaster will lie a great one. T he situ atio n along th e L ouisiana leve«-s across th e river for fifty m iles al«ove ami l»e|ow th is city dw arfs every o th er feature -if th e flood problem into t«*ru ,-irarv insignificance. T he rise • how- no -ig u <*f d im in u tio n , and th e rem aining levees are actually in danger of lieing ov«-rt-«pp-I by th e w ater now p iu rin g out < f tlx* Y’usoo basin in a -beet tw enty-five mile« wide for a d is tance -if t -n m iles opj-e-ite th is city. In spite of th e ev id en t danger an-1 of th e repeated w a rn in g -o f th e w eather h u 'ta u . very few persons are rem oving -to -k to the h ig h lan d s, th ough 100 head of m ules were brought to th is city to n ig h t from Sparta p lan tation, in L iu i-ia n a . ten utiles above here. At several , «unts th e w ater has reached th e top of th e levee ami is being held back by sacks ami lum!«er. Secure W ashington, A pril 19. — W estern -«•nators. afte r several conference«, have Tea bed an agreem ent to «tan«) t<jgether for ini|«>rtant change« in th e wool - "hedule of th e D ingley bilL T he sen ators most p rom inently identified w ith th e m ovem ent are M- s-rs. M antle, C ar ter. Shoup, W arren ami Burrow s. They have m-t only agree-1 u,-»n a line of uuem im ents, but have decided to insist an th e ir in dusion in th e bill. T he m eetings have also been attended by m any prom inent woolgrowers. T he pro^MWe«! am endm ent* are d ire c t ed m ainly to closing th e m any loop hole» for evasion and fraud which wool is en agree abound in th e D ingley law, and were al-«» found in th e M cKinley law. Au am endm ent was agreed upon pro» i ling th a t an ad d itio n al d uty of 4 cents a ,««un<l should be levied u,-»n -k irted wools ami wool«, as im ported in 1*90, an ) prior to th a t tim e. The p rin cip al change, how ever, to be proj-osed is u,»on wool and cau iel’s-hair «»f th e third-claas. T he Dingley bill propoe»«- an ad valorem duty of 32 an-1 5* per en t, reepectively. upon wool* of th i- class valued under and over 13 cents per pound. It is pr«»,«»se»i now to -trik e out th e D ingley b ill clau«es rela tin g to third-class Wools ami to m- •e rt instead th e follow ing: “ On wools of th e th ird -class and cam els’-h air of th e third-class, th e value of w hich shall be * cents o r less l>er fo u n d in th e wool m arkets of the U n ited States, th e d u ty sh all l»e 5o«nt* je r pound, and on all wool and h air of th is clasa, th e value of w hich shall not exceed 8 cent* per {-ouund in th e gen eral m ark ets of th e Unit«-! States, there shall be an ad d itio n al d u ty of one-half of 1 cent per pound for each increase of 1 cent per pound in th e value th e re of. ’’ ph-« w idely divergent from u x -iern civ ilisatio n . In sh o rt, notice lias been a« rved ->n th e '»panish goven in en t— inform ally as yet. but still in u n m is tak ab le term s— th a t th is governm ent recogniae- a state of civil war on th e island of Cut>a which dem ands a tr e a t m ent «-f pTi-onen» taken in action by eith er side som ew hat d ifferen t from th at which seems to have been ac«vnle»l them th u s far. The im m ediate can-«* of th i- notice being served on th e Span sh govern m ent was. of course, th e cap tu re of Uuli&n G eneral Rivera and th e rum or th a t he would be fo rth w ith trie d by drum head co u rt-m artial ami shot. The p resid en t, im m ediately after th e new - of the fate in -tore for th e pris oner wa- received, ordered the secretary to draw up a pr-it«-st against th e con tem plated action of G eneral W eyler. U|<on second consideartion, however, th e protest took a less formal » liaje. Instead of being div erted to th e Spanish m m i-t’T in w ritit.g, Senor -le Louie was sent for by th e secretary of state ami SPA IN FO R C E D TO GIVE U P. inform« 1 a- to th e view s of th e a d m in istratio n in the m atter. T his protest, it is a-sutned, was no less ex plicit than W i t h d r a w a l o f l l e r A r m y t'r u iu F a b a AA i l l '(M in l l r g i n . th a t which Secretary S herm an had pre viously drafted. At any rate it had its W ashington, A pril 19.— According effect, for G eneral Rivera is - till living. to inform ation received from tr u s t w orthy suurevs here th e w ithdraw al of T O R E U P AN AMERICAN FLAG at b ast a part of th e great arm y S pain S u iti 1er» lu has maintainevl for several years in th e A u O u t r a g e I»> - |» a n l« h island of Culia w ill begin when th e S a n t a C la r a . New York, A pril 19.— A H erald di* rainy season aeta in w ith in a few days. patch from S azua G ram le via Key W est T he in itia l m ovem ent w ill be th e d e savs a report has ju st reach«-! th e re «-f p artu re of 10,000 S panish troope from an outrage p erp etrated near th e towi H avana for S pain, an-i w ithin a sh o rt of Eiu ircuj.ida. by Spanish tro o |« , who tim e 3 0 ,0 0 0 troope, it is understood, w ill destroyed th e property owti«««l by th e w ithdraw . T he Sj*atii-h insist posi wife of th e B ritish vice-consul, Mr. tiv ely th a t it m eans only th a t little or H arris, of Sagua G rande, and t-»re up n o thing of th e insurrection rem ains; an A m erican flag w hich th e m anager th a t Goinex has only about fifty or 100 of th e estate, (»--orge H arris, who is at f-tllow ers, and to w atch th ese un«ler con A m erican citizen, had drape«l over his d itio n s in w hich th e cam paign has been necesaarily conducted, a few thousand bed. The estate of Mrs. H arris, called L a are q u ite as effective as th e 180,000 Palm a, is about two nnl«*s from E ncir- men now in Cuba. T he Cuban co n tin g en t, on th e other cnija-lit. Th«- troope broke open th e doors and removed articles «if value. han d , insist* th a t th e S panish financial F in-ling th e flag in th e m anager’s bed- resources are exhausted and th e troops room, th e soldiers carried it «»ut w ith are to be w ith d raw n because of lack of m any ep ith ets an-1 tore it in to bits. money to keep them in »ervioe. Being satisfied w ith th e ir vengeance on C h in p a r " A r l o r t " AA i l l D p A d m i t t p d . th e b it of b u n tin g , in th e absence of W ashington, A pril 19. — Secretary its owner, they departe«!. Tin* m atter was reported to Mr. H ar (»age has in stru cted custom s officers at ris on his retu rn , an-1 he prom ptly laid P em b in a, N. D., to ad m it th e 150 Chines«' who are en route to th e N ash it before th e B ritish and A m erican v ille exp-*siti«»n. Thi* action is taken consular ««fficiab in Sagua, w ho will on in stru ctio n s of th e «lirector-general cause a thorough investigation. th a t th e ir a-lm is-ion is necessary, u n It is said th e Spanish assert th a t der concession* m ade to ex hibitors and thev ha-1 seen insurgents leaving th e estate, but th is is denied by th e m an a others. ger. The A m erican consul at Sagua. S t r u c k f o r M -irp AA a g p » . his friends siy , w ill m ake a full report P atte rso n , N. J ., A pril 19.— H aving on th e flag inci«lent. He is Mr. B ar been denied an increase of wages. 500 ker, one of th e most vigorous A m erican em ployes of th e K earney Foot F ile rei r«*sentativ««s on th e island. works struck today. l' u a h t n g fo r I* r o m p I A c t i o n . T he dem and for prom pt action by th e senate on th e tariff bill grows apace. M embers of th a t body are re ceiving com m unications from R epubli cans an-1 D em ocrats alike urging p rom pt action. T he finance com m ittee, which expected to put a couple of m onths on th e bill, expect* to finish it in a couple of weeks, and th e plane for elaborate discussion in th e senate are being ma- te riallv reduced. E i r u i r r t a n d AA a r k t n g m e n F r a m e T a r /T . “ T he farm ers and w orkingm en have ha-1 th e ir w ay.” said one of th e fra m ers of th e tariff bilL ta lk in g to your correspondent alxiut th a t m easure re cently. “ People w ho assum e th a t th e w orkingm en and women of th e U nited Slate* are not pleased w ith th e D ingley bill show th a t they known very little about w hat has been hap|»ening in th is country in d ie («ast few weeks an-1 m onths. No class of citixene was so widely represented an-1 so fully heard by individuals or representatives before th e ways and means com inm ittee as th e w orkingm en, unless perhaps it m ay be th e farm ers. Th-«se two classes of th e com m unity not ouly ha-l th e ir say but had th e ir w ay, and th e free trad e rs who are throw ing stones at the bill now , in th e attem p t to create dissatisfaction w ith it am ong th e voters of th e coun try, show very poor judgm ent, and are paying an y th in g but a com plim ent to th a t class of cittxens. ” “ Do you find any opposition or pro tests against th e b ill, now th a t it has been thorougly <ligeste«l by th e pub lic?” “ Yes. Solemn protests are being filed w ith both com m ittees by th e ini- ( o n e r s and such o th er people as th e im porters can influence. A nd th a t is all. T he im porters are against th e bill, for it w ill cut down th e ir business and sta rt th e factories of th is country to work. As a result of th is they are fighting it by every process. Each sep ara te in terest is working it* sej-arate class of citixens. T he tobacco im p o rt er» for instance, have sent out ready m ade protests to the m anufacturers of th e country, an-1 in th is way are g e t tin g certain w orkingm en who have had an opportu n ity to personally exam ine the situ atio n , to sign these formal pro tests It is so apparent, however, th a t these people ar? being "w o rk ed ’ for th e benefit of th e im porters th a t th e effect is not appreciable and th ere is little pros(»ect th a t th e bill is going to l»e m aterially changed. Of course there w ill be m inor changes, but th e th o r oughly protective features of the bill for w hich th e w orkingm en in th e m an ufactories an-1 fields have asked an* go ing to be rotained and eveu stre n g th e n e d .” F rem ont, O ., A pril 19.— T he e n tire business portion of th e village of L in d sey w as b urned th is m orning. A dozen buildings were burned, e n tailin g a I««1* of 115,000; insurance $10,000. _______ — M ivr< l t |» In t h e S« » n « l» l. P aris. A p ril 19.— E x-D eputy P lan t- eneu has been arrested «»u a charge of com plicity in th e P an am a canal scan- dal. ______ <’a u « e o f t h e O r e g o n ’s T r o o b l e . W ashington, A pril 19. — C aptain B arker, com nian-ling th e liattle-ship O regon, telegraphed th e navy d e p a rt m en t today from B rem erton, w here th e sh ip is in drydock, th a t he had fount! an o bstruction to navigation, consist- I ing of lioulder* or sunken pilin g , upon w hich th e Oregon ha-1 settle«! w h ile ply in g in fro n t of th e dock w aiting for high ti-le. T h e ch a rt showed tw o feet of w ater m ore th an th e Oregon s d rau g h t in th e place w here th e obsta- ole wa* found. It was suppose«! th e . . . . .. . .. n f th e debrt* was left bv th e builders o i m e H avana, A pril 19. — In view of the approach of th e rainy season, C aptain- G eneral W eyler has o rd er» ! th e erec tion of an infirm ary on th e troclia and th e extension of th e m ilita ry hospitals. New hospitals w ill be constructed at T rin id ad , ( ’asil-la, Isabella ami Sagua. T he captain-geueral has ordered th e dem olition of all house* insi-le th e c u l tivate«! zone. T h is is on th e theory th at th e p«*asants will rem ain at night in th e blockhouses an-1 remove th e ir fam ilies to die towns. In th is way, says G eneral W eyler, th e reg u lars w ill not K* expose-1 to the risk, in case of insurgent aggression, of shooting women ami ch ild ren . F ive w ell-know n m erchant* hav been fined $.500 each for issuing frae tional scrip w ith o u t au th o rity . A r e h l r i i t a l l y Klll«*«l l l l u i « r i r . New York, A pril 19 — W ells F in ch , a flour broker ami m em ber of th e prod- ui’e exchang«* for m ore th an th irty years, aechlentally sh o t ami kille«l him self th is afternoon, w hile eleaning i revolver in his «»ftice, in th e Produce Exchange building. F u g l» ii< l l l p o d s O u r AA a r n i n g . L a r is u , A pril 19.— Severe fighting has «Micurro-I in Mace-Ionia between th e G reek irregulars and th e T urk ish forces. A colum n of irregulars sen t to the rig h t from Pitgravitz--, after h av ing attacked an-1 captured Sitovon, con tinued its a-lvance tow ard K ritodes, P bisia an-1 Kouruzi, w ith orders to hold Kouruzi at all c««sts, as it c«»m- inari-K the rig h t approa- h to (irevno, the obj»*ctive point. T his oolurnn, ootnman-l<*d by Chiefs Zermos an-1 l.nzxo, attack«*-! K ritudes oti F riday. The place wit* defended by two com panies of Turks. A fter a se vere fight, -luring which eig h ty Turk* were killed an-1 tw enty-five taken p ris oners, the positi«»n was captured by the G reeks, who also obtained possessi««n of 1.100 rifles an-1 a q u an tity of cart- rig-les. T he insurgents, however, have suf- ered a severe cbe- k in another direc tion. A strong force of T urkish troops from Maoovon, w ith a n n m te r of m ountain guns, advance-1 on K rania, w hich ha<l recently been captured by th e G reeks, and attack- d IO) irregular* of G reece, w ho occupie-i an intrenched poeitK-u. It is re(-orted the fighting was ferocious on both sides. T he in surgents eventually were com pelled to retreat north to th e mountain*. Some, however. sn<-ceeded in breaking through th e T urkish lint* a r d eeca|»e-l to Bal- tino, ju st a-ros* th e fro n tier in Mace donia, first rapture«! by th e G reek ir regulars an-1 u*e>l by them as a depot for provisions and am m unition. A-*counts given by refugee* ot T u rk ish losses are b»*lieve«l to be exaggerat es!. They say 265 T urks w ere killed, w hile th e irregulars only h fd e ig h t men killed and seventeen wounded. T he leader of th e Groek« operating in th a t direction. Chief M ilonas, was am ong the woun l«*d, and returned into G reek te rrito ry w ith a num ber of refugee». One of th e la tte r says a portion of the T urkish force is eompoaed of irregular* wh«#e-lres* resembles th a t of th e G reek insurgents. T his, it ap|-ears, enabled th e T urkish force to execute a flank m ovem ent unheeded by th e leaders of th e (»reeks. T he refugee referred to blam es th e (»reek leaders for badly h andling th e men. A ll th e refugees bore trace* of having exj»erienced great fatigue, and it is reported th a t E th n ik e H etairia. or th e national league, ha* order«««! the G reek irregulars to retrea t into G reek te rrito ry , regarding fu rth e r bloodshed as useless, unless th e regular arm v of G reeks support* th e irregulars. T w o F la«»«-« W h o I>«> N a t P r o s p e r . Tw o classes of people have faile-1 to prosper since the election of M cKinley. One of theee classes is coni(-ose-l of s il ver advocate«, th e o th e r th e tru sts. T he election of M cKinley an-1 th e re jection of th e free silver proposition started sim ilar action by some other n a tions w hich ha«l been loo la d to as sup porters of th e silver theory, and th e friends of free coinage have w itnessed w ith dism ay th e tran sfe r of Jap an . Russia and C hina to th e gold standard colum n. T he tru sts liaA'e also fan*«l as badly. T he railroad com binations, th e sugar tru st, th e S tandard oil tru st. an-1 m any m inor organizations of th is character have receive«! stunning blow s w ithin th e few m onths sin«*e the elec tion of 1896, an-1 w ill suffer s till more when th e n*w tariff law g-»es into effect ami deprives them of th e advantages w hich they have enjoyed under the W ilson law. L ondon,A pril 19.— G erald B. H am p ton. w ith Profeeaor Thom pson, w ent to B ehring sea in 1896, to in q u ire into seal life, has left E nglund again on a sim ila r m ission. T he report m ade to th e foreign office in Ja n u ary set forth th at th e effect of jielagic sealing is not nearly s«» serion* as th e A m ericans have stated , b u t th e commissi oners favore«l some common m easure between th e two governm ents for th e preserva tion of th e seals. T h e M onth J o i n » H a m l» W it h th e W est A G REEM EN T C o lu m b ia R iv e r REA CH ED . F U h erm ea W ill T aka f o u r C e n t» a F o u n d . A storia. O r., A pril 19. — It is now settl«*d th a t th e C olum bia riv e r packer« w ill n«»t get th e ir fish th is season a t less th a n 4 cent*, a* was anticip ated . At a conference between a com m ittee of th e union, appointed for th a t pur- pose. an-1 th e packer*, thi* afternoon, it w as deten u in«xl by th e form er th a t no fish would be delivered to any cannery for les* than th e 4-cent price. It now rem ains to be seen w hether th e packers w ill pay th e union rate or *hut down. T he probabilities are, however, th a t it w ill be decided to g o ahead w ith th e season’s pack, but an effort w ill l e m ade by th e C annery- m en’s A ssociation to stiffen E astern price* so as to ju stify th e 4-cent price for fish. A prom inent packer is au th o rity for the statem ent th a t no m ore fish w ill be offered under fir*t-clas* labels after to day at a pri«*e th a t w ill not leave a fair m argin of profit at 4 cents for raw m a te rial. It could not be learned w hat action th e association has determ ined to take, but it is generally reported th a t its m em bers have agreed to render such assistaii«*e to one ano th er as w ill enable th e e n tire spring pack to be carried over u n til th e d«?sired im provem ent tak<-s place in th e m arket. W hen it l»ecame generally know n to nig h t th a t th e im pending strik e had been averted, th e re wa* great rejoicing. W hen th e season open«?d, business experienced a sudden im provem ent, b u t fell i-ff again as th e agitation continued. G reat uneasiness was felt. The s itu ation. as it now stands, is all th a t could be desire«!, and indication* are b rig h t for a pro*(>erous year. T he only d is agreeable feature of th e situ atio n is th a t th e C hinese have secured an advantage over w h ite labor. Thi* con dition has cause«! a great deal of u n favorable discussion, and is condem ned on all sides. Several hundre-1 K-ats w ent out to n ig h t. th e decision of the union settin g all doubts at rest. T he run of salm on continues light, but th e fish is of ex cellent quality. It is predicted by fish experts th a t th e run th is year w ill be w ithout precedent in th e past ten sea sons. S r a r r lr y o f F u n < l» In L a n d O fllr e . W ashington, A pril 19.—T he exhaus tion of the funds ap p ro p riated for th e general land office is largely crippling the work in th e field, and fu rth e r re trenchm ent on th e salary rolls was ota-le today. T he fourteen exam iners of the office who have been inv estig at ing on the Chippew a Indian lands a t $6 per day each, and tw elve m ineral land com m issioners in Idaho and M ontana, draw ing $2.500 per annum each, were ordered dropped front th e rolls. T he ac tion takes effect th e 20th inst. J u -I k «* Storrow Orad. W ashington, A pril 19.—Ju d g e Jas. A. Storrow , a law yer of B«»ston, drop ped -lead w hile at th e congressional li brary today. Judge Storrow took an im portant p art in th e providing* in ci dent to th e arb itra tio n trea ty between the governm ent* of G roat B ritain and V enezuela for th e settlem en t of th» boundary dispute. No tariff bill ever pa*se«l in congress received as m any Southern votes as did th e one w hich has ju st passed the house. Tw enty-five R epublicans, rive D ennx'rats and one P opulist, from the South, supported th e Dingley b ill in th e house, an-1 th e o th er P opulists from th a t s«*ction decline«! to vote against it. Protection in th e South has m ade won T he common m ushroom a tta in s its derful strides in th e last few years and g reatest *ixe in lea» than tw enty-four w ill continue in th e sam e line. hours. _______________________ B r y a n a n d R a tle jr . < h i r f C r a w l e y K e » tg n » . Ex-('an«lidate Bryan has l>een here, h u t it is observed th a t he and Bailey 'R'l not hasten to call ujh ' ii each o th e r d uring the recent visit of th e po|»ocratic candidate at W ashington. Congress- m an Bailey, in th e autum n «if 1896, at first declined to he- a candidate for re- election because« he did not w ant to any chance* upon being broiled w ith another D em ocratic presi- «lent.” since he could not agree w ith ^ r- Bryan. M ill Mr. B ryan decline a nom ination for congress in 1900 to pre- venl possibility of being "e m - broiled” w ith P resid en t Bailey? San Francis«*«»,April 19.— A fter tw en- tv-four y ears’ service on th e police «le- p artm en t of th is city C hief P atrick Crow ley handed in his resignation to- n ig h t, to th e police com m issioners, sit- tin g a* a pension fund com m ission, T h e com m issioners are warm friend* ot ('th e chief, and two of them , A lvenI and Tobin, were m em bers of th e lo a n ! w hich appointed him to th e (»osition in 1880. T hey hesitate«! to accept his resignation, b u t as th e chief insisted, th e resignation was aoi'epted. Isaiah W. Lees, w ill succeed him . | CHECKED. i t r r e k I r«-»-|jij I m r« I>fT«*ate<l b y t h e T a r k * a t K r a u ia . AA a r n t !»<*% « « t u t lo n . O h i o V i l l a g e l> e« tr» y e< 1 . M an 1». C. IKILAND A BOSS, Moro, ri her man county. Of l.« > llia |» I I M M O N U M EN T . M r u r t a r e 1« < u m p lr lr il. W ED N ESD A Y , SA M U IL'S MISSHW The ST1GE 4 ^ 1 HUE a- ■ . YANTIC. 111«»'« ti t o l l u i m O t h e r « l iij iir .- .l. GRANT U. S. JWAIIt ROUTE W ( ii im i.- r TH E O ltK G O X , New Yoik, A pril 1'.».— Tin- H erald publishes th e follow ing special eorre ■{kimlence from M ontevideo. Uni.'.iy: W hen th e U nite I S tates ste.tm shi; Y antic was at sta tio n a ry tai.n-t p rac tic e a t Chico hank. La P lata ri« r, al-out seventy-five mil - southw est from M ontevideo, a sickening aec I- i t occurred. T h e require«! shots bad lieen tirisl from th e G0-|>oun i rifle nn th e forecast It* and th e eig h t-in It i l l ! , forw ard. T h re e shots had K e n tired from th e nine-inch sinoothl>orc m e / z l e - loader, and only one more shot " .is re q u ired from th is last gun to «-ompl.-te a very sncee-sful target practice. T he nine-inch gun was th e n lo t led On acount of th e narrow ne«* id th e Y an tic and th e sm alln e-- of th e gun |»orts it is necessary for a m an loading th e gun to lean out of the port, clasp ing one arm about th e m uzzle of the gun and work th e sj«uige and ram m ei w ith th e o th e r arm , p a rtly ex|«»-ing his body in front of th e muzzle. T h * bore had been s,s»nge I out w ith th e sjMmge, freshly dam tam ed in th e d iv i sion tub, ainl th e charge of eleven pounds of black j«owder ha I K*eti ram med hom e by P. M urphy, a seam an, assiste«! bv O. G orm ansen, an o th er -ea- m an, on th e o th er si le. U. H ayden, th e coxsw ain, was holdil g his th u m b ou th e vent in order to p revent th e air from reaching any l.g h tcd fragm ents of th e previously exploded cartrid g e th a t m ig h t have rem ained in th e ehaml«er. A p parently none o f th e prt au tio n - ex tin g u ish ed th e b u rn in g bits of cloth, for th e ca rtrid g e expkxle«l w hile M ur phy was w ith d raw in g th e ram m er and he was blow n off th e boat. No tra- • of him was found, alth o u g h boats w, re in sta n tly lo w erel and eeareh made. G orm ansen U»st an eye and was seri ously in ju red and one arm wa- brok n. H ay d en ’s hand was h a lly burned, an 1 th e upper h a lf of th e port was sh a t tered. A fter th e accident th e Y’a tric retu rn ed to Montevidt*o. By a collision betw een two passenger tra in s at H arrisb u rg . N. C ., th ree men were killed o u trig h t and several others 1 K e p t . <••«»«! M r a l t , G o o d B ed » . seriously in ju red . F. E. BROW N, PaopRiEroa. C. B. B ellin g er. U n ited S tates d is ita of cu-turners carefully atten d ed i tric t judge for Oregon, has been ap <*» th e public is respect- th e m anagem ent. pointed by G overnor Lord a m em ber of GRANT. WASCO AND MORO th e b o ar! of regents of th e state U ni- v ersity a t Eugene. i i m R Y T h e H eld ag eb latt. th e D utch new s paper of Cape Tow n, declares th a t lead M an u factu rer of a n d Dealer in ing officials of th e T ransvaal s;«eak openly of war w ith E ngland as in e v it Whips, less, PIN I I I PASSEI6EB ROUTE. able. and aver th a t it w ill be carried iddies. Spurs, I am prepared to offer tir*t-< lass ac rig h t up to T able bay. com m odations to th e traveling public Bridles, Stirrups. A d ispatch from M ontevideo state« w ith easy coaches, good team s and ac Collars, Ships. 4c. com th a t a serious engagem ent has occurred m odating drivers. betw een th e federal troops under Colonel e n t s a n d W a g o n C o v e r s. ambi vga. C asalia and th e in su rg en ts near Minas. Moro..... ..... .U » a . V -The fédérais are said to have been de- G r a n t__ 7: » a . w aa c - .10 15 A. M W « a «- o ........ _10;00 .. kinds of rep airin g prom ptly Aloro ... . 1: » r. m Grant .... .... « uo r . w 1 feate«L T he insu rg en ts have captured and n e a tn done. I g iric t a tte n tio n w ill ba given to all buaineai th e town of S arandi del Y i. , _ „ M . . ... . en tru sted to mv care. E xp ress aud o th er par 1 H ot w inds have taken th e snow from id St., Near Moody s Warehouse age» promptly delivered th e m o u n tain s above P endleton, O r., and th e U m a tilla river is up to as h igh a stage as a t any tim e th is spring. P a rt of th e railro ad bridge above town has gone out, com pelling th e abandon The Leading D ealer in S herm an C ounty m ent of th e branch lin e between th ere In First-class “ U p-to -D ate” ..................... and W a lla W alla. T h e w ate r is still rising, and prom ises to do m ore damage. L. K U C K C O t’X T Y , A C C ID EN T ON CARPENTERING -A5D- WAGON REPAIR SHOP *< t jt le d g e . O rrgou WFST. IiBtger. C o iiip r e h < * n « lv e l t e v l e w OBSERVER S IIL H M A N NEWS OF THE WEEK BOOK AND JOB PRINTING E x p ln o to n <«f ' l o l t e n M e t a l. P ittsburg. A pril 19.— W hile tapping a blast at th e Republican iron works, on the South Side, about 8 o'clock th is m orning, th e m olten m etal boiltxl over into a pit of w ater, causing an explosion. F ive men w ere badly burne-1. Two w ill probably die. T h eir name* are: D ennis Mahoney, re«\.very doubtful; Jam es Kelly, recovery doubt ful; M artin K inski, S tanley Persovar, John Morton. At Salem, Mass., th e Roentgen ray discovery is asserted to have caused h air to grow on a baldhead.