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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-29
The Fighting on the Me.kons

PARIS July ga dispatch to L.
Temps from Saigon says: IA telegram
from Stungr'ng announces that Captain
VIllers, commanding the F!eDch force at
Knong, reopened fire upon the Siamese
she morning of the 18th inst In the
course OF the day the French capture d
Forts Lpugdu, Dongo and Donhan thus
contining the enemy to Fort Donsnn.
The last named stronghold, though pro-
iected by three series of well-constrncted
Notifications, was captured The following
day without loss to the French, Who now
occupy the entire group OF Stands. OnIy
the town of Kh"ng remains to be cap
tn Ell 1t is estimated that 300 Siam s.
were killed and 200 were wnunded in the
last encounter Three hundred and tltty
men, under the command of a colonel,
have been sent 70 reinforce the French
garrison on the Island of Khong, In the
Me-Kpng river"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-29

NEW YORK, July 22-The Suns In
dian Cab "a t is not too much to sa,
al in four capitals, London, Paris, 81
Petersburg and PtkIDg, the situation is
regarded as presenting greater danger
than anv with which diplomacy ha- bad
to deal in several yeaIs. Since ihe :, rms
OF the French ultlmatum were mad.
known the wires between London and
Peking have been hurdened with diplo-
matte correspondence of the highest I'M.
portance The motives and Intentions
of the French government are bv no
means clear 10 the other powers. Even
England did not regard the situation as
serious until yesterday 1t is generally
believed here that Russia will take I'M
mediate adv antage of the opportunity,
which ensuing compile .tions may offer,
to imorove her POSITION in the Pamlr,
even if she does not openly assist France,
10 case OF Chinese Interference.
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The = eattle 1,ragedy

SEATTLE, July 22-All doubt as to the
;den'itV Of the man and woman who
were drowned in Lake Washington yes
terdav afternoon was settled to-day by
some OF the woman's children identify
ing the umbrella found in the boat IS the
property of their mother. Mrs. Emma
Med nnald, who is known to have gone
bnsting with Harry Ablers A photo
graph of Mrs McDnnsld was identified
by The captain of the steamer 4guila ar d
q man at the boat house wh, re the couple
secured their boat as being likeness of
the woman drowned. The bodies are in
500 feet OF water and there Is little hope
OF recovering them. A message was re-
ceived tonight from Mrs. ahers, or Du-
buque. Ia. asking that the remains Of
her son Harry be shipped 10 her.
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NEW YORK, Ju 22-The World to-
morrow will print the following: "The
World is enabled teiay to announce au-
Ihoritativelv tnat the immediate pnlIcv
of President G eveIand and his admins
tratInn in regard to the approaching
special congress will be briefly as fol-
lows:
First-Silver reform, by the absolute
aud unqualified repeal of the Sherm an
law
Second Tariff reform, to he prose-
ecuted in accordance with the pledges of
the party, as soon as, but not before, the
finances Of the country are again upon a
stable bssis"
Mr. Cleveland is ANNOYED and exasper-
ated al the unexpected Interference with
his taritf--reform plans, bur he is pot dis
Outraged. He proposes to meet tue sill
Vrr question Ia the sarue open straight
forward manner that has characterized
his handling OF tariff matters President
Cieveland's advice to the coming SPECIAL
session of congress will be for the repeal
at unce of the Sherman silver law. Re
believes thar any complication of this is
ue with hmendments, substitutes or
similar propositions will be detrimental
to the purposes of the repeating act,
which are not so much for the purpose of
working any instant change in the fnan
cIal system of the country as for the res
toration of business confidence through
out the land.
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Discussing the siam Affair.

LONDON. Jut, 21-In tne commons to
day the parliamentary secretary OF fOr-
eIgn affiir- SAID n terms of the ultima
tum sent by France to siam, as contained
in the>telegram from B,ngkok, agreed
with those communicated to Great Brit
ain by France, though more In detail.
He cou not at present sag 10 waat sense
or with what geoSrs phical limitations
the French demand was made 1t 's tx
ptcted early Information from L rd Duf
fern, ambassador to France, will soon
come The government could nor at
present announce any dctinite steps to be
TAX IN the matter. but wts most desir-.
"us of II friendly settlement OF the dis
pete Ashmead Bar lett pressed the
govern ment to obtain an extension of the
period granted in Frances utimatum
The secretary said he did not think uch
Interference would coGduce to friendly
set mrnt Cries OF Hear, hear
Bartlett suggested thai F'ahce's threat
might become an accom- mplish. d tact be.
tore GfesI Britain received frances an
swer. The secretary replied that Great
BIta ain vas only Interested IN the terri
torial arrangements, and ON this the gov
erpmt nj was still In communication with
France No geographical Limitations
are ct laid down
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A startling Theory.

New YORK, July pa new anc
startling theory Is advanced as to thu
cause of the sinking of the British battle
ship Vtctoria bv the Camperd0son The
the result not of accident. but of deep
laid plot, which has for its abject the de
srructIon, If possible, of the British navy
and inf ction of dire injury on England
in every quarter of the globe. A clrcu.
lar signed THE Executive copy of
which morning paper has succeeded in
ob,aIning, CLAIMS for the revolutionIsts
the honor nf striking a heavy blow to
England. Referring TO Admiral Tryon's
maueuvers. the circular, which bears the
date of July 10, says:
Admiral Trvon ,s not guilty of the
loss of the VtctOrta He is victim of
the Sins OF his country. The maneuver
which he proposed :he fleet should per
form would have heen successfully Car
ritd out had our brave brothers in Eng
lands service not been equal to the Op-
portunItv and given themselves a willing
sacrifice for the cause of ireland We
have sworn brothers now on almost every
English warshIp We have them in the
English regiments, at home and aboard,
and wherever the English flag floats there
also may our men be found. We are
now in POSITION, which We never before
attained, of striking England in evers
quarter of the globe. Forward. brothers
The tight must go on increasingly No
opportunity mus' he lost OF strik ng Eng
and. nor must we hesitate to use against
her Whatever science and inventive gen.
us may ace in our hands"
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Our Guests.

The following comprising officers of the
Monterey and visitors arrived on the Regu.
lator Saturday evening. and were met at
the landing by members of the city council
and driven to different points in the imme-
diate vicinity: Captain Louis Kempff,
Lieut. Commander E Q PendIeton (execu-
I'VE oficer). Commander o w Farenholt,
u lighthouse inspector), Chief Engineer
j Frilley and wife, the Misses Huntsman,
Miss Blgelow, Pay master w j Thompson
and wife. Lieut.. G. CalkIns, U S Hydro.
Office, Portland; Lieut. F. H. Sherman,
Port aud; Assistant 4 gineer H Gage,
Judge t A Stephens, Portland; Captain w
II Patterson aud Pilot Capt E S Edwards,
U s. inspector. After returning from the
ride they were taken to fraternity hall, and
sat down to a banquet. at which thirty
plates were spread They expressed them.
selves very much delighted with the scenery
on the Columbia river and surprised at the
fruitfulness of the country around The
Dalles.
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Fight With Outlaws.

ASHLAND, K7. July IA report is
just received from Wise county, Va, that
fight took place Wednesday, In that
county. between safe troops and the
G eemans gang ot "u'iaWs. 10 which four
So di,r- were kiiled, and six outlaws NOR
ia " wounded.
For several months Fleemans' boys. four
in nnmnrT. have acted very badly Tney
are acc used OF participating in triple
murder sume mouths ago DAG Taylor.
one Of The gang. was captured and hung
Tor The crime. Two weeks ago the gov
ern"r sent d company oi 60 s"idi rs to
assist the sheriff IN srrestIDg the on aw-
Wednes day the soldiers overlook them
and IA battle ensurd Four soldiers were
kilt d. and six mortally w"unned. Oh
yer Fleemans vas also shot and is dying.
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SEATTLE. Wash, July 21-A young
man aud woman were drowned IN Lake
Wash ngtOn thus afternoon unier cIrcum
stances which ind cate the G0uhle crime
OF murder AM suicide They were out
rowing about a mite aud a quarter from
snore and were seen ny tn.,se aboard the
cam Iaurcn, the Aquiila to he strug-
ging The 'oht rne wnmaD nlsr *Ig
mali, d the launch tor hc D. When the
aunch came Alongside, sue was >een TO
be much uisi urhed and weep Dg, hui de-
clibed to Say whether she wanted to get
aboard the l9unch, which was waved of
by the man. After the launch r, ached
-bure aud repOrtt d he iDcIdenr, row
boat was sen after the mau and woman,
'uI To- tore il Itsched them tie man
threw hi, c"mpanion overheard aud then
jumped into the uareI. The lake is 500
teer derp,atd where they went overheard
the bodies OF drowned persons seldom
rise to tie surface. Both were oupg and
we'll Cres se6.
Il is now believed the man was Harry
. Ahlers. ci7il eDglOeei. aged %, and
the woman Mrs Emma M, Donald. di-
vOrctd with three children They went
hoatriding last evening and have no. yet
returned 10 rh' ir homes Abrers ,s SAID
to have been very persistent IN his at.
ten ions tc Mrs Nj cD1nald, and to have
made threats against her. They are said
to answer the desert iption of the drowned
persons perfectly.
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b. ave Hing Kari a.

LONDON, july 21-rhe Lisbon cores
pondent OF the Times says, while driving
from the rallWa, sta ion to his palace
Thursday ever ing. King Carlos saw a
powerful man irving to kill man he
had thrown to the ground. Tue king
jumped from the carriage and seized he
arm OF the arge man, at he same time
calling to the man on the ground to make
his escape An side-de camp ran to the
kings assistance The big man knocked
down the aide and turned On the king.
who dealt HIM blow on the head with
his Wa king slick rhe Iuf1I an tried to
draw bis knife and revolver, but was
overpo~ered by the king, who delivered
uim to the pulice The king was unin-
jured.
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Kee,ey Patient Cu,s HIS Throa,

SEATTLE. Wash, July 21-L uls ia
cobs, German 40 Years OF age, COM
mitied suicide TO-DAY by curing his
throat with q pocket knife He was Il
bartender and had been hard drinker.
He had begun to take the KveIey cure
yesterday. The doctors learned that he
had bad de ireum tr.meDs and advised
confnIng him 10 the hospital while under
freatm. Mt, nut tnis was not done, and he
was sent out with an attendant his after
noon for an outing. He appeared per-
fectly rational. bui instead of going to
supper when they expec'ed him to. he
wandered into vacant lot nd cut his
throat. He was unmarritd d aud had re-
sid, d here IL years.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

Ex Gov. Moody is in the city to-day.
Mr.. T. II. Johnston, of Dufur, is in town
to-day.
Mr.. Polk Butler, of Nansene, was in
town yesterday.
Mr.. A. Mcleod, of Kingsley, is at the
Umatilla House.
Mr.. A. d. Mcdonald of Monkland, is
registered at the Umatilla House.
Harvest has begun in portions of the
county, and headers are busy at work.
Mr.. Chas. Butler, the cattle dealer of
Port Townsend, is at the Umatilla House.
The bell tor the Christian church on Court
street has arrived, and will be placed in
DO iition in few days.
Judge w. l.. Bradshaw left on the after
noon train for Lafayette, Yamhill county,
where his family are spending the heated
] term.
The Knights of Pythias who desiere the
organization of an Endowment rank will
meet In the K. of P. hall this evening at
o'clock.
Mr.. ]. W. Jackson returned last night
from six weeks tour of the east, during
which time he visited the worlds fair in
Chicago.
Mr.. W. N Wiley's she p are summer
pasturing near the Meadows. He will move
Them in few days to the headquarters OF
Hood River.
The following deed was filed with the
county clerk to. day: Robert Rand and
wife to Mrs. Mary T Cook; 25 acIes IN sec
2, to n. 10 east; $780,
Mr.. r. " Gibbons will occupy the posi-
tion Of marshal during Mr.. Maloney's alb
sence from the city. He calculates to leave
tomorrow for few days hunting and fish
ing.
Tie Walla Walla penitentiarY jute mill
is turning out 1000 sacks day. About
2, 000, 900 sacks will he requir by wheat
shippers, and there are 5000 now on hands
IN the pen.
Hon. w. H. Wilson and wife; r. B Sim
mott, James b Palmer and wife, Harry
Kuuckles, formerly of the Union Pacific,
and J w. jackson, were at the worlds fair
last Thursday.
A lett mailed in London April 4 and
remailed in Hong Kong. made the circ tit OF
the world In the fast time of sixtY-two
days, Both Nellie Bly, and Jules Verne
might envy the performance of this mute
globe-trotter.
A report reached the city to-day that
Miss Mollie Nichols had been missing
from Rufus since Thursday morning. She
owns "a farm near that town, but for the
past few days had been living at MIR.
Nallace's residence. On the morning OF
the day mentioned she left on horseback,
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TELEGRAPHIC.
The Rep y of siam.

BANGKOK, Ju 2l-P vie. the French
min rer resident, handed his countrV's
ultimatum to Prince Devawongse, the
Sismese minister of foreign affairs, today,
maDd was refused he would al once leave
B1ngKOk TO board a gunbuat. The block
ade of the Siamese coast, he addeo. wou d
be declared at once. The opinion here
is general that S Am Will paw in full the
indemnity demanded bv France 1t is
doubtful, however. If The French claims
of territory will be alIoSed. Much de-
pends on the response of Great Britain to
the ff"rt Siam is making to gam moral
OF material support
FROM AN ENGLISH sTANDP INT.
LONDON July 21-The B4ngkok cor
respondent ot the Times says concern'ng
frances uitima'um: 'EuFop- and espe
ciallv Great Brtaiu should know tha
he FIR, nch territorial demand represents
$4,000 square mi es. II Includes The
province that BuImah CT dt d to 81 m on
condition 1t should never he ceded to any
other power, and so 900 mies OF north
eastern Sam, into hich the French have
nev,r advanced In fact France de-
maDds the smt m htTmeDt and ruin of
Siam. These French denands confirm
what l stated from the outset, amcly:
frances att4ck on Sam is in reality di-
rcc'eu against Eng and. although THAI
country has hitherto been loyal and
f'iepd TO her in Siamese affairs p"
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change IN Nj xico.s MINISTRY

CRY OF MEXICO, July 24-El D6ariO
del Hagar saws that 1t is more than prob
able, judging from rumors among the
government employees. that change in
the minIs'rv wills take place in a very
short time, and tina: the president is at a
loss whom to select for the places.
El Tempo saws General DIaz,ought to
form his new cahinet from the Catholics.
as they ''are the only persons honest
enough to fill political positions in Mex
CO with credit"
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Three Men Burned To Death.

TOLEDO, O.. July 81 21-Yesterday after.
noon an Oil well was being dri led on a
farm belonging to the Ohio Oil Company
.25 miles south of thi. city. The last
-crew was being turned when the well
suddenly began to flow furiousIy The
flood of oil sc oD reached the boilers. and
so Rapidly did the flames spread that o. y
two of five workmen escaped with their
lives, and they were terribly burned
The dead are: D ,vid ArcIt, David Ram
saw and Lem Lockhart The latter WAS
burned to Il crisp The we'll is still! flow
ing, the workmen being unable to stop
if
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A Tornado ND North.

SPOKANE, July 22-News Was brought
to the city today of terrific storm that
blew near d er Park, on the line of the
Spokane 81 Northern railroad, aboul 6
O'Clock last evening. At that hour the
skies darKened and Il roaring wind Came
out of tht southwest HuDdrt ds of tr-f S
We're uprooted, Others were twisr' off
aud sucked up into the air and the cab :
ius oi 4 number of settlers we're damaged.
81 fac as r, ported no one was seriously
hurt.
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The Reply Received.

PARIS, July 90; A. M.-Siam's reply
to France's u tImafum has been handed
To Pavie, the French minister resident in
Bipgk"k, and teleeraphed to the Sam
cse rgation here Its terms have rem
dcrsd necessary an exchange of kilograms
be wcen the legation and Bangkok
Therefore the reply will not be given out
for several hours
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SAIGON, July 21--The land telegraph
wires between this city and Bangkok
have been cut by the Slamese This will
cause some delav in the Transmission OF
dI- patches to FreBch warshius at B ing
knk. a. all messages will haze TO tie sent
via Singapore, M dfas and Calcutta
thence through Bprmah and down the
Bav of 3 ngaI, and so on oyer the inc
that ex ends narthes. terly from BlDg-
koK To Elephant point.
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AFFAIRS in RIO Granae do Sui.

VALPARAISO, July PA dispatch from
Montevldeo says the Montevideo Tunes
published an editorial yesterday urg ng
foreign Intervention in the affairs of Rio
Grande do Sui, Brszil. The Times says
that only through foreign Intervention
can order and civilization be restored in
the state. The present situation, it says,
is most discreditable, and will probably
arouse a prejudice against the entire
country OF South America
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gether with other property, was burned
early this morning. More than 100 fam
lilies are homeless The loss is S800,000
Inc uded IN the property destroy ed was
ST. Mary's new R man Catholic church,
just completed at 2 cost OF S300,U00; IA
costly new parochIal school, the parson-
age. Creeter's hotel, grocery, drv goods
and paint stores, and number of tene-
ments, one row OF which was owned by
Governor F over. The occupants of all
tue tenemenrs escaped with their lives.
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Deputy collector at seattle.

SEATTLE. Wash, Ju 22-Collector
Saunders today appointed Judge F. A
McD"nald deputy col ecfor OF tnis port.
This was compr mise agreeable to the
majority of the candidates. Judge Nc
Donald was formerly county Judge of
Crook county. Oregon, and afterward re
ceiVer of the United States land "ffice at
The DaIes, under Cleveland. He came
here about five years ago and IS since
been engaged in the real es ate business.
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After rredericks the Murderer.

EUGENE. Or, July 23--A. L Dyer, a
California detective, was in TINS city Sat-
urday looking after Fredericks, who re-
Gently murdered brakeman and is sup
post d TO have killed Sheriff Pascoe of
California He was seen at Creswell last
Thursday by several persons and is sup
posed to have gone northward. Sheriff
holland was not informed of the man
being seen until Saturday. or else be
pre- badly would have been in Jail now.
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Another Revort in Brazil.

L NDoN, July 23-A dispatch from
R Janelro says that revolution has
broken cut iu the s'ate OF Santa Ca,har-
ina, which borders Rio Grande do Sol
government troops are reported 20 have
joined the revolutionists. whose purpose
is 20 dispose OF the government OF tbe
state. The cruiser Tirddentes has been
dispatched from Rio Janeiro To suppre. S
the Revolutionary movement a ong the
coast
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Burglar. in Olympia.

OLYMPIA, July 23-Burglars gained an
entrance to the N r hern Pa. ific depot
som9 time durug last night, drilled
h"ie in the safe and attempted to force
it with powder The charge, however,
was roo light to open the doors The
opers;ors were forced to content them
seivrs with a small amount of money,
te!nnying to the Travellers Insurance
Company. Nothing else in the Office
was disturbed.
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Remains Identified.

CoLFAx, Wash, July 24-Coroner
Saw returned from Riparia last night,
where IN inquest revealed the fact that
The man found drowned near Texas Ferry
was j, hn G Wahl, aged 25, OF Genesee.
Idaho. Wahl was drown. while cross
ing Clearwater river at L,pwal. july 4
The remains were yesterday identified
by Sherman Wahl. brother of ihe de-
ceased 1t was first reported that the
drowned man was one Walter Taylor.
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Brighter Financial Prospects

WAsH1NeToN, July 24-As viewed at
the treasury, the week begins with
brighter financial prospects. A number
OF recently sailed banks are taking the
necessary steps 10 resume, and Comp
tro Ter EckeIsis lending them all :he aid
possible The Fnst National hank oi
Santa Ans, CAL. which resumed S4tur-
day. received in deposits $4,000 while
she wis hdrawsl amounted to only $4,000
This is regarded here as an evidence that
confidence is practically restored on the
Pacific coast.
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Common Council.

A special meeting of the common coun-
| Gil was called by the mayor last
Friday evening for the purpose of appro-
| priating a sam of money to entertain the
officers to the battleship Monterey.
On notion of Councilman Lauer it was
ordered that the sum of $50 be and is
here appropriated for the purpose of en-
tertaining the officers OF the Monterey.
7 A HUDSON,
Recorder protein.
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All Broken Down.

Is it not sad to see so many young
men every day of whom this can be said :
Young man, take nv advice Stop all
indIscretions which you have practiced.
keep good hours, retire early, and build
up YOUR shattered svs,em by using Sui
phur B tiers, which will cure you OLD
PHYSICIAN.
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insane Er. m an Amputa.ed Leg.

PENDLEToN, Or, July 21-Captain N.
B. Humphrey. whose leg was amput tted
by reason of fracture sustained July 8.
has beeb wildly dtlirious several days
He was adjuoged insane today and sent
to the asylum He left this evening. &C
compan ed by h's brother, George Hum
pnrey. deputy United States marshal and
Deputy Sheriff Haley.
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Heavy F,eh.ing IN N,earasua.

PANAMA, July 90 News has been re-
ceived showing hard fighting is IN prog
ress near Matear, Nicaragua. between the
Leon revolu'ionists aud the government
troops. Five thousand men engaged 10
battle, the result OF which is not known
here.
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Robbed a railroad station.

SAN FERNANDO, CAL. July "a Lust
night about IL O'Clock masked man
went into the Southern Pacific depot
drew revolver on night operator W. j
Spau ding and compelled him to give up
all the money IN the cash drawer, about
$50. He wanted 10 get into the safe
but Spaulding did not know the combi
nation. No clew to the robber.