The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-01-18
TEI,EGRAPHIC.
PORTUGAL MUST RECEDE.

PORTUGAL MUST RECEDE.
J LONDjN, Jan. 9.-Petrea, British min
lster at Lisbon, has telegraphed the repl
of Gomez, Portuguese minister OF forei9
affairs, to The last note of Lord Sailsbur
in regard to affairs in Africa. The repl
concludes with an expression OF hope tina
the assurances In the note will prove salts
FACTORY to the British government.
The Chronicles correspondent at ROM
says that Portugal has suggested that thu
pope act as arbitrator in the dispute be
tween herself and England, but England
has refused point blank to accept arbi-
tration.
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The Standasd's Lis
bon correspondent writes that Senol
Gomez. Portuguese foreign minister
agrees to so much of England's demand
as required suspension of all acton on the
Seire river and IN Nyassa land, aud with
drawing armed forces from the territory
in dispute. In the event of failure OF
negotiations, Portugal will appeal TO the
good offices of the great powers.
LONDON, Jan. 9.-It is reported from
Zanzibar that Rear-Admiral Treemantle's IS
squadron, consisting of fifteen unarmored
cruisers, will sail Tomorrow for secret
destination. The Boadicea, the flagship,
is held ready to sail at a moments notice.
ZANZIBAR, Jan. 9-The largest fleet OF
British warships ever assembled in these
waters is here. Others of the same ma
tionality are constantly arriving. Excite
ment is intense and speculation is rife
concerning the object of the gathering.
PROTECTION FOR PRUNEs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Oregon raises
some of the finest prunes on the Pacific
coast, or even in the United States. In
some cases they do not come to market
| in as good condition as those from Cali
fornia, but this largely arises from the
latter state having had more experience
IN preparing them for market. The en-
tire Pacific coast is interested, however, in
a movement here for raising the duty on
prunes. The fruit-raisers were given
hearing before the ways and means COM
mittee yesterday, when Congressman
Clunie presented a petition from the
fruit growers of Santa Clara valley, asking
that the duty on prunes be raised from l
to 3 cents. Under the present duty, with
existing freight rates, foreign producers
can lay down iu the markets of New York
AMI eastern cities at prices with which
Pacific coast producers cannot possibly
compete, whereas if the duty is raised, as
desired, western growers can control all
these markets..
THE TACOMA MURDER CASE.
TACOMA, Jan. 10.-The attorney for
Henry Miller, who is charged with the
murder of an unknown man at the Union
lodging house a week ago yesterday
morning, had long conference with his
client at the county Jail to-day. While 1t
was III progress Miller told his attorney
the substance of what he confessed to
Sheriff Price and Deputy Sheriff Hicks
last Saturday afternoon. Miller told De.
tective Cody and others at the city Jail on
the night of his arrest that he fired the |
shot from his revolver, which was after /
wards taken from the unknown mans J
body. 1t has also been ascertained that |
Miller, in his confession, admitted doing |
the shooting.
SHE PRACTICED BABY-FARMING.
Boston, Jan. 1O.--Mrs. Evelyn Abbott
keeps baby farm in RDxbury. She has
appeared before the board of health, ask
ing thst her license be renewed. DIR.
Draper, medical examiner for Roxbury,
said he would present facts which, though
hardly admissible in court of law, was
nevertheless strongly against the petition
IN question. The dead bodies Of thirty
DR.. Draper said, have been
found within a radius of three quarters of
a mile from Mrs. Aboott's place, and all
have borne traces Of starvation. From
evidences on the bodies he had grounds
for the presumption, be said, that they
were traceable to the premises of Mrs.
Abbott
y THE KING CT SPAIN DYING.
MADRID, Jan. 9.-The illness of the in
fant king has assumed most alarming
phase. During the night he had convul-
sions, and high fever, and he is ex-
fremely weak. The royal physicians have
little, if any, hope of his recovery. At2
clock this morning it seemed as though
he was dead, but he subsequently rallied.
Senior Sagasta, prime minister, has been
to the palace, where he is
awaiting the end.
LIE ChONlN AlLLEho-
CHICAGO, Jan. 1O.-This afternoon At
orneys Wing, Donshoe and Forrest filed
/ motion for a new trial of the cases OF
Coughlin, Burke, O'Sullivan and Kunze,
of the murder of DR.. Cronin.
The motion which is very lengthy, assigns
hirty nine causes of error IN the rulings
VI Judge Mcconnell. These grounds of
Il'eged error embrace every point con-
ested by the attorneys for the defense.
TWO LORDS INDICTED.
LONDON, Jaa. On the trial to-day of
'ersons charged with connection witt the
Vest End scandal. a boy witness referred
o two aristocrats who freqr emily visited
he house in Cles e'and street. The court
rdered that their names be suppressed
or the present, end that they be indicted |
S s"Lord CT and "Lord L." +
LOST IN THE TERRIBLE TYPuooN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.-The steamer
'iy Of Peking, which arrived from
lima yesterday, brings no intelligence
rom the steamer Du6erg, which IS sup l
osed to have been wrecked in the China Z
ca with 400 Chinese passengers. About t
November l a terrible typhoon swept v
vcr the China sea: and it is thought the n
teamer foundered and all on board were I
Floating bundles of rattan, K
Which have been sighted by passing S
Ieamers coming up from Singapore, are t
robably the only trace or sign of her v
hat will ever be found. The Dubcrg
,as vessel Of 1907 tons burden, and
ad for some years been employed in the :,
,hina trade. She wss commanded by
'aptain Bertelsen and cleared from Z
ingapore on October a5 for Annoy via
long Kong. 1t was in this same ty-
hoon that the steamer Natal had SO ter
BILE an experience and narrowly escaped
,u ndering. n
wo MORE BUSINESS FIRMS COLLAPSE IN S
A SINGLE DAY. u
TACOMA, Jan. 11.--F. C. Willard filed q
apers in insolvency to- dav. lie has been !,
,r the past three years doing retail
rocery business. His lIabliitles are q
bout $500, and bis assets nearly as !,
lucb. In bis petition he sets forth that n
e is compelled to take advantage of the /