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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
An Exciting Scene.

RICHMOND, Va. March 4.-Senator
Flood entered the senate chamber this
afternoon, and, walking up to Senator
Flanagan, belabored him over the head
with cane, inficting painful, but not
dagerous wounds. Flood was arrested.
The assault was provoked by the fact
that Flanagan, day or two ago, said
on the floor that Flood had falsified
him.
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THE BLACK FLAG.

The difficulty of getting at the truth
as to the execution of Weyler's bloody
orders in Cuba is much increased by
two circumstances; one of which is
that he will not permit any correspon-
dent to accompany any body of troops
sent out on an expeditions; and the
other is that all reports transmitted to
this country relative to the deeds of
his troops are subject to official censor
ship conducted under palace super
vision. By these means Weyler can
represent things in any way that suits
his purpose. That the news of many
events discreditable to Spain has been
suppressed, and that the accounts Of
other events have borne no resem-
blance to the truth, has been made
manifest by facts brought to light
weeks after the publication of the
official Spanish reports. When the
cracking of rifles in Havana fortress
is heard, it is said that the troops were
firing at wandering goats; when sus-
poets are shot in any place under the
terms of Weyler's third order, we are
told that there had been desperate
battle in which the Spanish arms were
triumphant; when prisoners taken in
battle are slain, we get the assurance
that they were killed in the fight;
when hospital filled with wounded
patriots is burned, it was because the
sufferers had been guilty of bearing
arms against Spain.
AS no man in Cuba is allowed to
contradict any of these stateme nts,
under penalty of death, for this Is the
penalty prescribed in Weyler's pro
clamation OF February is, for any one
sszrho- shall -eade~~er 10 deb. opt -fromi
the prestige OF the Spanish Amy il!
is safe to indulge in the grossest mis-
statements; and there is but little like
lihood thai they will ever be chal-
lenge1 or corrected. It is as though
we had to take the allegations of Or
dinary criminals concerning their
crimes, without being permitted to see
any of the evidence that might be adj
duced by the other side.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
UNJUST ACCUSATIONS.
Language Used by American Senator
Giyps OffaDse i'm Suain.

Language Used by American Senators
Gives Offense in Spain.
LONDON. March, 3.-The Pail Mall
Gazette has dispatch from Madrid,
which says:
Although Spain recognizes the abso-
lutte impotence of the American senate,
without admitting the possibility of its
Intervention, the premier intends to
point out to the American government
the injustice of some of the language
of the senators. He also proposes to
point out the righteousness of the pre-
tensions of the Cuban rebels, whose saw
age acts, it is claimed, merit the con-
demnation of civilized nations. For
them to be considered on an equal
footing with the Spanish troops, and
to grant both armies belligerent rights
is considered in some quarters to be
simply pretext for quarrel with
Spain. The government in any case
is preparing for all eventualities.
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CoLFAx, Wash, March 4.-Henry
Negle, of Winuuu. has Just been
brought to the hospital. Both of bis
hands and both limbs no to the knees
are frozen, and will probably require
amputation. He was stricken blind
while alone in the country and was
unable to find help. He was PROSTATE
many hours before discovered and is
suffering greatly. He is SO years old.
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AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
House Cuban Resolutions Nonconcurred
in by the Senate.

House Cuban Resolutions Nonconcurred
In by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The senate
committee on foreign relations today
voted to recommend nonconcurrence
in the house substitute for the senate
Cuban resolutions, and to ask for a
conference. Several members ex-
pressed themselves satisfied to accept
the house resolutions, and the opinion
was yentured by one or two that the
house substitute was in better form
than the senate's original measure.
Sherman reported back the resolu-
tions to the senate and moved that the
house amendments be nonconcurred
in, and a conference committee ap-
pointed. Agreed to. The vice-presi-
dent appointed Sherman, Morgan and
Lodge as the conference committee.
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PAYMENT is STOPPED.
Another Injunction In the Branch Asylum

Another Injunction IN the Brancn Asylum
Case.
SALEM Or, March 5.-Another OBJ
struction has been thrown in the way
to prevent carrying out the act of the
legislature providing for branch in
sane asylum to be located in Eastern
Oregon, and appropriating sl65,0OO
therefore. Injunction proceedings
were instituted in circuit court depart
ment No. 2 today by the state of Ore
gon, upon the relation of James Nc
Caine, district attorney for the third
judicial district, VS.. Phil Metschan,
state treasurer, restraining him from
paying warrant, issued in 1894. in
payment of land purchased as site for
the proposed branch building.
The complaint alleges that the leg
islative act authorizing the board of
building commissioners to locate a
site for branch insane asylum in
Eastern Oregon, and to purchase in
the name of the state not less than 320,
or more than $40 acres of land for such
purpose, is in contravention of section
article IA of the state constitution;
that the board of building commits
sioners, comprising the governor, sec
Ietary of state and treasurer, has con-
tracted, in the name of the state, for
tract of about 600 acres of land in
Union county, Eastern Oregon, more
than 200 miles from the seat of govern
ment: that in payment therefor the
vention Of the state constitution, is
sued a warrant for 5000, upon the
defendant treasurer, who threatens
and is about to pay the same out of the
state treasury; that the money about
to be paid is the money of the plaintiff,
raised by taxation, and if its payment
is permitted will be contrary to law
and thereby lost to plaintiff, and
greatly increasing the burden of taxa
tion.
Upon these representations, Judge
Hewitt granted an order restraining
Treasurer Metschan from paying the
warrant, or any part thereof, and the
summons was served on Mr.. Met
schan today. The warrant is num-
bered 1872, is for $4,000, and was is
sued December 1, 1894. 1t was pre-
sented to the treasurer and indorsed,
Not paid for want of funds" about
the same date, and has therefore
drawn interest since.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
AL ITALY EXCITED,
Defeat In Abyssinia Worse Than First
Reported.

Defeat In Abgssinia Worse Than First
Reported.
ROME. March 4.-The kingdom of
Italy today is filed with excitement,
grief end aRSvr almost beyena-ae-
scription. Every dispatch from Mas
sowah adds to the gravity of the dis
aster to the italian army at Adowa,
Alsais. When the first news of Gem
eral Barateri's defeat reached the city,
report had it that only 500 men had
been killed. Then yesterday after
noon the number ran up to 1900 kill
led, with 60pieces of ofartillery captured.
This mornings dispatches place the
number of killed in the battle and the
long harassing retreat, which followed,
at 5000. 1t is believed not even these
figures tell the full extent of the dis
aster.
No mention is made of the wounded,
and there is good reason, based on
stories of recent Italian defeats by
.Abyssinians, to believe those who fell
wounded during the retreat of over so
miles met more horrible fate than
those killed on the spot.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07

The man who thinks, and says, for
publication, that the tariff changes. of
two years or 80 ago are responsible for
the unexampled and incalculable fall
in values and depression in business,
and that restoration of the Mckinley
duties would take us back to the condi-
tion from which we have fallen, may
be honest and virtuous, but he Ger.
tainly is lamentably ignorant or pitt.
ably Observation-Disclosures.
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. The dispatches announce that the
president and his cabinet are
strongly opposed to the present recog-
milton of the belligerency of the Cuban
insurgents. While the president and
members of the cabinet personally feel
the sympathy, common to all
Americans, with the Cubans who are
contending for self-government, they
feel that in their official action they
should not depart from the well-set-
tied principles which were followed by
former presidents and secretaries of
state during prior instructions in
Cuba. 1t may be we'll for the admins
tration to strictly adhere to former
precedent, and advise caution in cases
that might involve the nation in war,
but this is case which calls for more
than pacific measures. Spain will
never cease her butcheries in Cuba un-
til she either exhausts her resources,
or is forced by some str onger nation
to accord belligerent rights to Cuba MS.
The Oregonian's Washington cor
respondent states that s'the manner in
which the appropriation bills are be-
ing pushed through both houses of con-
gress indicates an early adjournment
of congress. 1t is the intention of the
republican leaders to have the appro-
priation bills all out of the way before
the last of March, and when this is
done there will be little need of con-
gress sitting, as 1t has become evident
that nothing else can be done at this
session of congress" Is it indeed pos
sible that this congress, the one that
promised to do so much to relieve the
embarrassments of the treasury, can do
nothing but pass appropriation bills?
If this is true the nation has not prof
tied much by the landslides of '94 and
'95.
The special school election to be held
next Monday is of more than passing
Importance to every resident of the
city. The efficiency of the public
schools depends upon who fill the dis
,rict offices. Incompetent men in
,hese offices could do much damage,
while competent men will continue to |
the present exec Hence OF The |
)alles schools.
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Opposed to the War Talk

LONDON, March "a Berlin dis
patch to the Times says that before the
budget committee of the raichstag
Admiral Holman deprecated the
reckless agitation for big navy, and
declared all apprehensions of the dis
solution of the reichstag growing out
of this question were groundless.
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voice absolved from guilt and cannot
be punished, but his evidence can be
used against his associates. This was
the aim of the act of February IL, 1893,
which was passed especially for the aid
of the interstate commerce commits
sion. This act of February IL is
wholly sustained and declared consti-
tutional by the decision. 1t was the
real point at issue.
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No Assessment in Fifteen Months.

The following letter was received
this morning by Mr.. 7. A. Hudson,
from the supreme ledge of United Ar
tisans:
To the Master Artisan, officers and
members of The Dalles Assembly
No. 26, United Artisans.
Greeting:
We take pleasure in announcing that
there will be no assessment for the
month of March, and also call your at
tention to the fact that this is the third
oeonth of the year 1896 without an as
sessment, making Is straight months
without an assessment since we com.
menced active work in the organiza-
tion of the society. No other society
in existence can boast of such a record.
Yours Fraternally
FRANCIS l. MCKENNA,
Supreme Master Artisan.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
A New Atlantic cable.

PARIS, March 3.-The chamber of
deputies today adopted the project for
new submarine telegraph line be-
tween France, the United States and
the Antilles.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
THREE STORM CENTER.
Almost the Entire Country Swept by

Storm.
CHICAGO, March 3.-Forecast Officer
Henry j. Cox said today. ''There are
three storm centers in the .coIntry
this morning, one off the Massachus-
setts coast, another over Northern
California, and the third over the
Western Gulf coast. Rain is falling
in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee
and Texas, turning to snow in Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota,
the Dakotas and Western Illinois. The
weather continues very cold in the
extreme Northwest. the temperature
having fallen still further in the
Rocky mountain region in the past "a
hours. At Havre, Mont, the tenn
perature is 80 deg. below zero, and Is
below at Helena and Lander, Wyo.
''There is prospect of very cold
weather in the Western states for
several days"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
Gold Men Active.

NEW YORK, March 5.-At the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the chamber of
commerce today there was adopted an
appeal to the commercial bodies and
business throughout the United States
to use their influence to secure the
election of only such delegates to both
national conventions as favor the
present gold standard.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
A sprinter in Politics

CREsToN, Ia, March 3.-John v.
Crum, Iowa's famous sprinter, has
been elected city attorney of Bedford,
Iowa.
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Formally Announced.

OMAHA, March 3.-Ex-U United States
Senator Henderson has formally an
nounced his candidacy for the re-
publican presidential nomination. In
letter to L. D. Fowler he says: 81
am not to be used as stalking horse
or delivery wagon for any aspirant.
The gentleman named prominently for
the place are my personal friends. 1
will follow gladly in the ranks under
the captaincy of any one of them. 1
demand fair play for them. 1 expect
it for myself."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
Young Salmon.

VANCOUVER, Wash, March 4.-State
Fish Commissioner James Crawford
has received a number of samples of
young chinook salmon, turned out OF
the new hatchery at Kalama. The
Kalama hatchery, which stopped opera
tions March l, turned into the Kalama
river 100000 young salmon last sea-
son, and the chinook hatchery turned
out / ,0O0, 900 additional.
M. Crawford has been busy the
past two weeks issuing notices of the
expiration of fish licenses, which ex-
pires March 81.
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has wEYLER RESIGNED.
A Rumor to That Eject is Current.

A Rumor to That Eject is Current.
NEW YORK, March "a special to
the Herald from Havana says:
The startling rumor that General
Weyler had resigned swept like wild
fire through Havana. originating from
an apparently worthy source. 1t was,
however, promptly denied at the palace.
When Martinez de Campos retired
his reported resignation was also
denied in Havana, in official circles,
up to the last hour.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
Another Blue Book.

LONDON, March 4.-The st. James's
Gazette publishes the forecast of the
British blue book upon the Venezuelan
situation, shortly to be issued. 1t con-
tains extracts from the archives Of
Holland from the latter part of the 10th
century to the second decade Of the
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
When Harrison win be Married.

New YORK, March 3.-Ex-President :.
Harrison said to Commercial Adver-
tiser reporter today that his marriage
with Mrs. Dimmick will take place
April 6, in St. Thomas church, this
city, Rev. DIR. John Wesley Brown Of
ficiating.
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Blizzard In Kansas.

TOPEKA, March "a severe bliz.
zard has been sweeping over Kansas
for six hours. On the Rock Islands
Colorado lines II inches of snow is re.
ported, and the storm is moving east
at the rate of 40 miles an hour. Stock
men say the storm will be severe on
thousands of cattle on the plains, and
grave apprehensions are felt for the
fruit crop, as the recent fortnight of
warm spring weather has brought out
the buds, and in Southern Kansas the
leaves on trees have begun to make
their appearance.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07

10Th century and extracts from the
archives of Spain against the Vene-
zuelan claims for possession of the
west bank of the Essequibo. It will
be shown, it is said, in overwhelming
strength, that possession of that bank
is Great Britaih's beyond doubt.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
Fire in a Coal Mine.

BERLIN, March 4.-Fire broke out in
the Cleophas coal mine at Kattowitz
Prussian Silesia. The bodies of q
victims have already been recovered,
but the fate of the miners entombed,
numbering about 100, is still uncertain.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-03-07
Covered with Snow.

POMONA, March 4.-The rainfall since
February 20 had been 3.17 inches
making a total for the season of $50,
This mornirg the valley is covered
with snow for the first time since 1884.
The branches of trees are bent under
its weiUht
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Gold From the Virtue.

BAKER CITY. Or, March 3.-The
Virtue mine today sent in $4,000 in
gold, the result of 25 days. run. Tie
mine is showing up we'll.
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SALEM, Or, March &C. c. Thomp-
son, the Portland attorney convicted
of larceny, and sentenced to one years
Imprisonment, was received at the
penitentiary today.
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Macso Reported Wounded

HAVANA, March. "A dispatch
from Guines, province of Havana. says
the insirgent leaders, Maceo and
Castillo, are wounded.
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Daily Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Today's
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows:
Available cash balance. .. s272, TAP, $50
Gold reserve. ve............... 124, ,662, ,OO3
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diplems.
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Letters Advertised.

The following is the list of letters
remaining in The Dalles postoffice
uncalled> for March 6, 1896. Per-
sons calling for these letters will please
give the date on which they were ad.
vertised:
Blakeley, Pearl Connell, Geo
Curtis, o A Clarke, Maude E
Cobb, L II Diveras, Mrs Jas
Diston, Chas Hindon, A j
LeDuc, Jas McGinnis, II
McCauley, Dennis Nc d n aid, inc
Meyer, ] mot 107
Osbourne K Swanson, L
Waetz, o d Waters, JUN
J. A. CRoSSEN P. M.
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| that the useless railroad commission
has cost the state much more than it
has saved. If he would pose as real
friend of the people just now, while he
is seeking the congressional nomina-
tion, he would resign and also advise
his associates on the commission to do
the same. "
The Dalles has no particular grudge
against the contractors and engineers
at the Cascade Locks, as some seem to
think. All that it has ever asked is
that they perform the work they have
agreed to in the specified time allotted
in the contract. If by any reasonable
interference they have been prevented
in so doing, The Dalles is willing to
excuse them, but if the delay in COM
pleting the locks was the result of job
berry and connivance this city has a
right to complain. What this place
wants is that the locks be opened be-
tween now and the season when the
products of Eastern Oregon begin to
move to market.
The Spokane Chronicle suggests that
the democrats, republicans and popu-
lists, who believe in the free coinage of
silver, unite their forces on election
day the same as the free coinage men
have done in the senate during the
present session of congress, and be-
lieves if they should, they would carry
the country with a whoop. Why
should they wait until election day ?
The financial question must be the
issue in the coming national campaign;
then why not the silver men in all the |
parties unite and bring out a purely |
silver ticket? If they should, the cleo
tion next fall would determine If ma
jority of American voters want free
coinage. ;
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-08-15

curing title TO the mineral lands Of Al.
United States, and that the rules ana ~"
ulstions prescribed by The Land Dsn.v
ment Of the Government and that ~ ~
officers, In disposing OF said land. sb.i ~
so formulated and administered as 10 49,.
the Government in disposing OF said lanss
70 bona ide applicants, aud not so A. ~
impede the sale thereof, or impose one,
Gus burdens upon a~pplicants."
SEQ. A. hat section twenty-three br,
dred and thirty seven OF the Revised s,.,
usee be amended % as to read:
"Sec. 1887. Where non-miperal Lava
not included in q lode claim is used or nv
cupied. or Is intended to be used or oecn.
pied, by the proprietor Of such vein y,
lode claim for mining or milling purposss
such non mineral surface grounds NAV h.
embraced and included 10 an spplic.tion
for q patent for such vein or lode claim
and the same may be patented tberev;,n
or separately, subject 10 the same prelim.
mary requirements as to survey and M.
tice as are applicable to vein or loda
claims, but no location hereafter made !,
such non-mineral land shall exceed ,sn
acres, and payment for the same must h.
made At the same rate as affixed by tbi.
chapter for the superficies OF the lods
claim. The owner OF . quartz mill or "a.
duction works. not owning . mine in con.
nection Herewith. may also receive a MAJ.
ent for his mill site as provided in hi.
section.