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The River Glacier. : v. i i 1 1 i... - . i - " . . , i i '" " ' ' " ' - "1 11 ' " ' ' ' ' 1 " ' ' ' ,. ,- , , , , ,, . , , , p . p , , .1 . It's a Cold Day When We Get Left. , VOL. 7. . HOOD RIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1,1895. . NO. 23. : 3food Tiver Slacier. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY S. F. BLYTHE. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. One yer .......IS 00 Six months I 00 Three months M 60 8iile copy t Cent THE GLACIER BARBERSHOP, HOOD ItlVIR, OB. GRANT EVANS, Proprietor. 8havln(t and hair-cutting neatly done. Satis faotiou guaranteed. DECISIONS BY SMITH. . Further Land Controversies Ended by the Secretary. Washington, Oct. 29. Seoretary Smith has made four decisions revers ing the aotion of the commissioner of the general land office, and awarding . tracts of land in each instance to Julius Ordway; The lands are in the Van couver, Wash., distirct. The larids in question are within the oontested limits of the Northern Faoifio and Ore gon Central grants. Fending a settle ment of that. question, in the supreme court, the general land office held up or suspended all entries such as were made by Ordway. Ordway was noti fied to await further directions, but ' while he was awaiting further direc tions it appears that the land office, overlooking the faot that it bad given suoh notioe, held all his entries for cancellation, on the ground that Ord way had not complied with a previous letter to furnish additional proof and pay $1.25 additional per acre. Ord way appealed to the interior depart ment, claiming that he was ever ready to make the additional proof and com ply with all the requirements in the , case, but he was waiting for further ; notioe, which the land office had naver sent. " ' . ' "' The secretary says his 'contention" is a reasonable one. He takes the chari table ground that the land office appar ently overlooked the letter in which .he had told Ordway to expect further instructions before he was required to carry out . further instructions of the land office. For his reason the deci sion of the commissioner in eaoh of the four cases is reversed. ' , PHILADELPHIA'S ARCH-FIEND. Now That the Durrant. Trial Is Hearing the End, Holmes' Begins. (Philadelphia, V: Oof-'.. 29. H. H. Holm.es, or Herman Mudgett,, whose name or alias, has rung throughout the length and breadth of the continent . as the most unscrupulous and skillful .murderer .of modern times, will.be, placed on trial for his life tomorrow in the court of oyer and terminer, of this : city, The specified charge to whibh he ' will be oalled upon to answer is the murder of Benjamin P. Pitezel, and he has already officially deolared himself not guilty. The revolting details of the many crimes with which Holmes name has been directly or indireotly connected have been, given much pub licity, and the oold, implacable de meanor which has characterized - the man throughout has been so frequently . commented upon that the trial will probably pass into history as the most ' celebrated case known to the criminal annals of the Western hemisphere. The commonwealth has already ex pended thousands of dollars in , its efforts to bring the prisoner to sum mary justice, and there is an indica- .,. tion that if a conviction of murder in - the first degree be obtained he will be quiokly. "railroaded" to . the gallows. ' Witnesses have been brought to this city from Boston, Chicago, Indianapo lis, Irvington, Ind., and almost every city where Holmes is known to have lived at various times. ' What revela- tions these witnesses will make has been kept a profound seoret by the prosecuting officers, but there is expec tation of sensational developments. . Armenians Take the Initiative. Constantinople, Oct 29. The gov ernor of Bitlis has telegraphed the porte that armed ' Armenians attacked mosques when the Musseinians as sembled for Friday's prayers. The lat ter were unarmed and were obliged to defend themselves with stones and sticks. The troops and gendarmes were ordered out to restore order, -Jiaaj were killed and wounded on both sides. English Government Dissatisfied, ' , London, Oot. 80. The- Daily News Bays it hears Lord Salisbury is dissatis fied with the sultan's verbal guarantee of Armenian reforms, .and that the four great powers favor an early Eu ropean conference on the Turkish ques tion. SUPREME AUTHORITY The Status of Indian Agents and Police. A DECISION BY JUDGE SHIRAS The Agents Have All the Authority of the Government and Can Punish . Those Who Resist Them. Lincoln, Neb., Oot. 81. Judge Shi ras has rendered an importat decision in the oase of the Flournoy Land Com pany against the Indians. ' Sheriff Mullen, of Thurston county, had been indicted for assaulting and obstructing Indian police while engaged, by order of Agent Beck, in ejecting the tenants of the land oompany from Winnebago reservation. The court refused to quash the indictment. William Garrett and J. F. Myers were arrested for assault ing the Indian police in the discharge of a similar duty. They sought re lease on habeas corpus. ; The writ was refused. The judge considered - the two oases almost identical, and held that the Indian agent was an officer of the United States, and that the Indian policemen,' acting on I his orders, could exercise all the authority of the gov ernment, and parties . resisting their authority should be punished as pro vided. Though the Indians had taken land in severalty, the title still re mained in the United States, "and the agent had authority to enforce his or ders and evict trespassing tenants. Until this decision is reversed or modi fied, the authority of the Indian agent is Supreme, and the land company stands defeated at every point. . PENSION REPORT. Commissioner Loohren Makes Several Pointed Suggestions. Washington, Oot. 81. Commission er Loohren, of the pension office, in his annual report, makes several pointed suggestions. ' Under the head of "Pa triotim and Pensions," he says: "Those men who enlisted early and fought the battles of the war were not moved , by ..mercenary considerations, aLd unless actually disabled, did not. show the haste in applying for pensions manifested by those who enlisted near er the olose of the war for large boun ties and did little actual service, and who are now the noisiest in clamoring for more pensions. . As oompared with this latter class, the real soldiers have been modest in preferring claims for pensions." - , . The ' commissioner ' says that many disreputable and incompetent men are engaged as pension attorneys, and he suggests that none but reputable men be allowed to praotioe in pension cases. Dishonest attorneys have given much trouble by systematic criminal and fradulent praotices. Pension payments, the commissioner says, bring, large amounts of money into communities, and the fear that, the oonviotion of these attorneys will lessen the influx of money has shaped itself in popular ranoor against the special examiners, whose investigations have seoured the oonviotion of criminials. - The speoal examinations division will not require as much money : as in the past, for the reason that the vigorous prosecution of frauds and crimes has discouraged and measurably stopped frauds.. The death of many witnesses and the age of claimants have made it quite difficult in many oases lately to obtain proof sufficient for the granting of pen sions. ' -1 ' The commissioner reoommends that some provision be made for the main tenance of clerks in ' his bureau who have been long in the service and have become practically disabled. The-report shows: ' ' .. ' ;. ' Number of pensioners-June 80, 1894, 969,544; new pensioners added during the year, 89,185; dropped pensioners restored, -4,206; deaths during the year, 29,816;- dropped for. .cause, .15,157; net increase during" the year, v860; claims allowed -during the' year,- 29,- 185; denied, 108,855; cases pending, 552,210. The appropriation for the year was $150,000,000) and there was paid out during the year $137,807,837. The estimate for pensions for 1897 is as follows: Pension , payments, $140,000,000; surgeon fees, $800, 000; clerk hire at agenoies, $450,000; other expenses, $200,000. The commissioner com mends the vigor of the department of justice and of the pension examiners in the persecution of dishonest attorneys and others who were engaged in pen sion frauds. Two hundred and ninety- four persons were oonvicted, during the year for frauds. The Women Cannot Vote. ' Columbia, O., Oct. 81. The con vention today voted down the woman suffrage -amendment with a decisive vote of 121 to 26. George D. Tillman made a great speech declaring that by enfranchising women with a property qualification the white people would carry the elections by fair and honest methods and by no other way could they do it. He characterized the suf frage plan of Senator Tillman as a tem porary fradulent makeshift.' MINERAL LANDS IN OREGON. Steps to Annul Patents Recently Issued to the Southern Pacific. San Francisco, Oct 80. The gov ernment is about to take steps to annul a patent to mineral lands in Oregon, recently issued to the Southern Pacific railroad. Secretary Smith has re quested the United States attorney general to institute an action in the United States cirouit oourt at Portland to that end. When the land grant company made its selections in the Roseburg district, a few months ago, protests were filed by about 200 indi vidual citizens, but they were rejected on the same ground as the Benjamin protests from California, namely, that the specifio character of eaoh 40-aore subdivision was not set forth. There being no miners' association in Ore gon, no appeal was taken . from the ruling of the commissioner of the gen eral land office, and, without notioe to the protestants of dismissal, the patents were issued, to the railroad company. This was irregular, for one of the re sults of the campaign of the California Miners' Association has been the estab lishment of a rule that sixty days must elapse between the dismissal of protests and the issue of patents to land. It is on this ground, it is believed, that the aotion for annulment of the patent will be instituted by ' the government. A Publisher Sued for Libel. - Washington, Oct. 81. The trial of Caesar Moreno, charged with criminal ly libeling Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador, began in the district court today. Baion Fava was accussed of being concerned in the importation of padrones. The publsher of the paper in which the article appeared testified that Moreno was the author of it. Cor respondence betwen Fava and the gov ernment officers urging the suppression of the padrone system was put in evi dence, and the other testimony Intro duced to show that the ambassador had tried to kill the padrone system. The defense sought to prove that Favavand not the United States government had instituted the libel, and also that there was no malice, but this was not very successful, the jury returning a verdict of guilty; Notice of appeal was given, and, pending it, Mr. Moreno was re leased on $3,000' bail. . Fourteen Executed. London, Oct. 29. The Constantino ple correspondent of the Times says: A threatening placard was posted in the palaoe recently, addressed to the sultan. An . inquiry incriminated fourteen members of the imperial household. All of them were exeouted the same day within the precincts of Y.ldiz. Thus the sultan's mind was relieved of a very great weight The Daily News publishes a rumor that Lord Dufferin will return to Con stantinople as speoial envoy before his retirement, Sir Philip Currie, the pres ent ambassador at Constantinople, meanwhile taking his place at Paris. A" dispatch to the Daily , News says the Turkish proclamation summoning everybody to yield their arms is to be enforced against the. Armenians but not against the Turks. ''--' Danger of Statehood. Salt Lake, Oct. .81. The Tribune prints a oolumn article today, stating that oirculars are beings sent out from Ogden to all voters in the territory for the purpose of defeating statehood. The cicrular is headed:" "The Danger of Statehood." It deals largely in statis tics, showing the cost of . running the state government, and closes by saying that statehood will add $500,000 to the burden of the people. It is claimed that the ciroulars are sent out by Fred J. Kiesel, who was a Democratic mem ber of the recent constitutional conven tion, and that a list of voters had been obtained from the records of the Utah commission. .: . The SoundDrydock Completed. . Tacoma, Oct. 81. The last pieoe of the structure of the government dry dock at Port Orchard was put in . place yesterday, and it is now ready to re ceive a snip as soon as ; .tne entrance channel is dredged out and the ooffer dam removed. This work is being pushed by the San Franoisoo , Bridge Company, and on Saturday a new air pressure digger -was fitted to the dred ger. , It was started , Sunday 1 and is working with great success. - Cuba Day at the Exposition. Atlanta, Oot. 29. -At a meeting of the directors of the cotton states and international exposition many- direc tors, who were not present when a day was set aside for Cuba, brought up the matter again, and insisted that the ex position company - should not take part in matters of international concern. After discussion, the day was postpon ed from November 6 to December 1 7. This is regarded as praotically an in definite postponement. : Injunction Against My Lady Douglas. Los Angeles, Oct. 30. An injunction to restrain Lady Sholto Douglas , from appearing on the stage of the Burbank theater with the Frawley company was issued by Judge Van Dyke this morn ing.' The papers were secured by Lawyer Jones at the instance of . the People's theater, of Oakland. Officers are now looking for Lady Douglas. LAND OF THE INDIANS Straightening Out Some of the Various Tangles. PUYALLUP RESERVATION , CASE In Due Time the Lands Will Be Sold, and the Indians Will Receive Their Money. '.'. Washington, Oct., 80. The Indian office feels very much encouraged at the way work is progressing at the Puyallup reservation, near Tacoma, and it is hoped that the commission now endeavoring to settle the dif ficulties which have always existed there will succeed. Beports of the operations of the commission .are re ceived from time to time by the com missioner of Indian affairs, and the in dications are that . in time the lands may be sold and the Indians receive their money. The commission has just sent to the commissioner a plat of the reservation lands, and has asked that the secretary of the interior ap prove it, and give authority to have it filed as the Indian addition to Tacoma. This reservation of unallotted lands, which were held in common by the In dians, consisted of 598 aores. It has been platted into lots, there being some reservations for school purposes and oemetery and railroad . grounds. Tak ing out what has been so reserved and also, the reservations for1 streets and al leys, there are in lots 338 acres, mak ing 3,600 lots. The appraised value of the lots is $212,000, but as they are sold by public sale the receipts may be larger than that sum. , Already sales of lots aggregating $32,210 , have been made. The sales are for one-third cash, and the balance in five years, if the purchaser does not elect to pay sooner. The money is deposited in the treasury of the United States for the benefit of the Indians. . - Besides the lands held in common there are 167 tracts of allotted lands. The commission is endeavoring to ob tain the consent of the Indians to have these allotted tracts sold, and in sixty oases the allottees, or heirs of allottees, have given their consent to the sale, reserving only a small portion for the use of themselves. These tracts . are sold in traots of 80, 40, 20, 10. and 5 acres, if so desired by the purchasers.. The allottments were made to these Indians in 1886, and there are now re maining only about half of the original allottees, for the mortality has been very great The commission has ex perienced a great deal of difficulty in securing clear tiles through ' the heirs of the original allotees, and from year to year this difficulty increases. . It is expected, the report of he commmis sion says, to have all the business clos ed up in time and have the lands dis posed of, so that the funds may be in vested for the benefit of the Indians, and they will not in future be troubled with disputes over titles. None of the allotted lands can be sold for less than the appraised value, which has had the approval of the secretary of the inter ior. ' ' '' The officials of the Indian office say that every effort will be made to fully protect. the Indians, and also to dispose of the lands so that Tacoma may have the use and benefit of them for exten sions which are needed. . ''" ;;' The Bannock Scare. . Bawiins, Wyo., Oct.' 29! From troops returning from Jackson's Hole, it was learned that the United States marshal for Wyoming is now in Jack son's Hole for the purpose of -arresting settlers who comprised the constable's posse that, in July last, killed and wounded several Indians, and precipi tated the Bannock scare. . It is believed the entire posse, that oonsisted of Con stable Manning and ' twenty-six depu ties, is to be arrested and brought be fore the United States court, which meets in Cheyenne early in November. The settlers have expressed their will ingness to stand trial for killing the Indians who were arrested for violat ing Wyoming game laws, and it is be lieved there, will be no trouble' in effecting their arrest. ,. . '';" ' - Emperor of Corea. V, '" ' ,,' St. Petersburg, Oct. 80. According to a dispatch from Seoul to the Novoe Vremaye, the king of Corea has chosen a queen, and has assumed the title of emperor. It is also stated that the heir apparent is being sent as "an envoy to America and England with the ob ject of getting him out of the country and preparing the way to the throne for a prince who stands in higher favor. Beason for His Besignation. . 1 -Washington, Oct.. 81. Minister Broadhead's retirement from his post is understood to be voluntary. ..; His resignation was tendered to the presi dent about six weeks ago. , The minis ter is advanced in years, and it is due to a desire to rest and to be able in the future to give his attention . to private affairs that he retires from diplomatic duties. '. : '-' A PLOT EXPOSED. Alleged Conspiracy to Free Durrant and Implicate Gibson. San Francisco, Oct. 80. A strange story of an alleged plot in connection with" the ' trial of Theodore Durrant came to light today through a letter addressed to the coroner. The police claim they have known of the plot for some time, and that the knowledge of that plot had been discovered, and led Attorney Deuprey, for the defense, to abandon the case and take to his bed, leaving the closing management of the case to General Dickinson, who, it is alleged, did not know of the plot. Six men are,' according to the Story, im plicated as those who were to swear to false statements prepared for them, it is alleged, by the defense. The pohoe say the plan was conoeived entirely by Durrant and carried out largely under his direction by the aid of one of his oounsel. The plan was to make such evidenoe as would prove an alibi for Durrant and at the same time ' impli cate Bev. . J. George Gibson in the murder of both Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. - One of these alleged witnesses, who,, by his letter to the coroner, oonf esses his part in the plot, said he and others were ready to manufacture an alibi, but when they were asked to implicate Gibson they weakened and gave a hint to the police which spoiled the whole plan. ' A letter ' dated October 27, and signed George Beynolds, is as follows: "Tonight I will seek rest from all worldly cares in these waters near the Cliff house. I write this s6 you need have no inquest or identification., . I was some months ago to be a witness in the Durrant trial for the murder .. of Minnie Williams. . I send you a state ment prepared for me to learn with five other men named Smythe, Dugan, Stewart, Taylor and Harrington. I object to take part in this matter be cause of the part of the plan to impli cate Preacher' Gibson. . I assisted E. M. Thayer, Durrant's friend, in fixing up the plan. Smythe, Dugan and Stewart were to be witnesses in' the Lamont case, and, Taylor, Harrington and I were to . help him . out in the Williams case. I tried to get . state ments of the other five to enclose with this, but they would not give them up. . Smythe was, to say Blanche Lamont was at his house, near Haywards, until Friday, April 5,' when she left for home. The strap with Blanche La mont's name I marked myself with her name. I cut off the end of "the strap and sent it to Chief Crowley three, months ago with other .matter. . Dick inson's explanation about the strap is clever, but Very improbable. I am not surprised Deuprey . is sick. . I should thmk Dickinson would be sick, ' too. Dugan and Stewart were to say they had been to Dr. Anthony's funeral in Oakland on Friday, April 5, and when returning saw Miss Lamont on the fer ry-boat, Dugan knowing her well. The plan was also to produce a bloody handkerchief with the initial ;"G," meaning Gibson, upon it I lettered five other handkerchiefs, and Thayer sent them by messenger to Gibson, with a card written ,by Smythe, saying, "From four little infant-class girls." The bloody handkerchief was to be offered as having been found in the lot baok of the churoh on Sunday, April 14, but it never was delivered because we declined to take part in the plot to implicate Gibson. v This is all I have got to say. Let Durrant tell the rest." "(Signed), ' ,: George Beynolds." Accompanying the letter , .was ;. a lengthy statement, comprising the pur ported bogus testimony which Beynolds was to learn before going on the wit ness stand. The statement as'' type written and backed in legal form. The statement was not written ... by the writer of the letter, because in the type-written statement several cor rections had been made with, a" pen in handwriting which differed from that in Beynold's letter. Coroner Hawkins said: "I have turned this letter - over to the ;; police for' investigation! '""It looks like a hoax, ' but it js possible that Durrant or some one connected with the .defense may have, prepared the story as Beynolds says,: The state ment whioh . accompanied . the letter shows careful work, and- was no -doubt prepared by some one who, had made a close study of the case. If Durrant could prove what' is stated in the -docu ment he would go forth as. a free man." r ' . : - The Dallas Artillery. Company.' :,, , : DallasTex., -6of ' 80. It 'was ' an nounced today in local niilitary circles that nearly all the members' of the Dallas artillery company are to be court-martialed or dismissed in dis grace from J the - military ; service in Texas, for refusing to turn out-an- es cort to the governor at the opening of the state fair. The trouble is a sequel to Governor Cnlberson's oourse in pre venting the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight Rose's Withdrawal Confirmed, . v - ! Eyde, Isle of Wight, Oct .80. The sailing committee of the Boyal Victoria Yacht Club, met 'here this; afternoon and formulated ' a letter to' the New York Yacht Club, confirming the let ter of C. VD.. Bose, withdrawing his challenge through the Boyal Victoria Yacht Club for the America's cup. W. Halford, a member of the . commit tee, said that no plans for next season had been hinted at in today's meeting. A FIGHT IN PRIVATE: The Pugilists May Meet Some Day This Week. ''''Z IT WILL OCCUR IN ARKANSAS Such an Air of Mystery Surrounds the - Proceedings, However, It Is Hard to Get Any Information. f Little Book, Oct. 29. Constable Al len P, Davis, of, Hot Springs, gave out. information today, which leads those who talked with him to believe , that Corbett and Fitzsimmons will fight in private not far from Hot Springs, one' day about the latter part of this week. '' Last Friday morning Corbett was sup plied with newspapers containing inti-' mation that the was about to quit the -state to avoid a. meeting with Fittzsim-. mons After perusing the papers, it is related that he fractured the adjacent , ozone with ponderous swipes and vowed , he would stay in Garland county and make mince meat, metaphorically speaking, of Julian's man. He at once pitched into the work of training, just as if he really was to fight Ootober 81., The prevailing opinion ' " in Hot Springs sporting circles is that the fight will certainly occur at some point in or near Garland county.' Such an air of mystery surrounds , the proceedings, that it is hard to obtain reliable infor mation, but that preparations are be ing made in a quiet way for a fight no one doubts. Many Hot Springs people believe the fight will ocour at Whit tington Park, the site originally select ed, and that the battle will 'occur as originally agreed upon. They argue ' the decision of the supreme court affirming the prizefight law leaves the matter exactly where it stood before Corbett was arrested, and that it was virtually a victory for the . fighters., The fact that the Hot Springs Athletio Club has engaged a circus tent seems to indicate, however,' that some private spot has been selected.' ' ' . " ' A close friend of Governor Clarke, has been shown letters from Hot Springs which tend to confirm the. be'-1 lief that a fight will occur.." One of s these letters is said to have come from,. Attorney Martin,' and stated that prep-, arations were being made for a private nght Governor. Clarke, f in speaking of this information, is said to have re marked that he did not care hoy much they fought, so long as it was conduct ed in private, and without being adver tised. . , This Is Different. r.Si ' - !. Little Bock, Ark., Oct. 29. Gover nor Clarke received information today, from Hot Springs which convinced him beyond a doubt that an effort would be made to pull off the fight at ' Hot Springs on scheduled time. ' From what source he received the informa-' tion, he declined to state. The gover nor still says he will prevent it. He cares not whether it takes plaoe public ly or privately. He says: '"The men shall not fight 'on Arkansas soil." i. It is believed Fitzsimmons will be arrest ed on arrival in the state and placed -under heavy . peace bonds. .Governor Clarke says he has been informed for several days that an effort will be made' to pull off the fight in private, which fact will compel him to be absent Arkan-' sas day at the Atlanta exposition. 1 " i For Diplomatic Reasons. .' 1 ' ' ' Detroit, Oct. 29. Begarding the ad- " verse decision by the secretary of' the navy on the bid of the Detroit Dry Dock Company for building two of -the new gunboats, Don M. Diokinson today : said: . ,. "I think" it is probable that if the secretary of the navy has decided, - as the dispatches state, it is not for pure ly diplomatic reasons, and not upon" the merits of the case. The adminis- ' tration does not wish to do anything which might further disturb the diplo-. matio relations with Great "Britain, which are already in an aoute condi tion." . , A Night Train to the Sound.; .,, . . , Seattle, Oct 28. It is earned on ' . good authority that the Northern Pa- : cifio in a few weeks will put on a night train between this city and Portland, and that ii is in early contemplation '' ' also to inaugurate a train" service be- ' tween Seattle and Tacoma whioh' -will . reduce the time to one hour. -, Thefirst i! trainwill.be well . patronized by ..-the ;.; traveling publio, and the reduotion,;of . time will foroe the competing steamers, . to do their utmost ,-' . ,1 A Plot Against the Sultan.' , London,' Oct.. 26. A speoial "from j Constantinople says" a plot Jias been ' ' discovered among the officials of ,'the ' sultan,'' palaoe; v Numerous' "arfe'sts have been made,' and the residences of ministers are now guarded by troops; Lilluokalani's Future Homey': ,?, London, Oct. 80. It' is "reported,!. ! that ex-queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii, ' " has ' bought two estates in ' Austria, : where she is expected to arrive, in ' the autumn of 1896, after a long stay 'in ' London.