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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-19
WHO is A LIAR?


As was expected, General Weyler
makes fat denial that Maceo was as
sssinated, and declares that he can
prove the same by his own assertions
and the testimony of DR.. Zertucha, !, who
betrayed Maceo and delivered him in
to the hands of the Spaniards.. 1t is
very natural Weyler should undertake
to wash his hands of the dastardly mur-
der. The red.hantled assassin always is
willing to give testimony of his own
innocense. Cain denied the killing
of Abel, and ever since that first mur-
der, criminals with few exceptions
have protested their own innocense.
Circumstances, however, are against
Weyler, and when the history of the
Cuban war is written it will hold him
up as q murderer of the worst type.
His assertions of innocense will not
be accepted, and the more he attempts
to explain away the stains tfat rest
upon his character, the more he will
convince the public that he is GU y
OF one of the blackest deeds ever per-
petrated in civilized warfare.
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ENGLAND IS SHAKEN
The Most Violent Earthquake
Ever Experienced.
CALIFORNIA MILLS
Thare Are Over Six Thousand Stamp
in the Gold Mills in Operation
in the State
secretary oiney to Make a Statement
With Reference to Cuba-Sharkey
VIII Get al 5000 For Thump-
Ing Iitzsimmons.
CALIFORNIA MILLS

LONDON, Dec. l7.-An earthorak
the most viol4bt ever experienced in
this country, h"s shaken every shire
from Durham to Surrey, arc from Lon
don to the 49,, Isl coast. The subter-
raneous disturbance was first noticed
about 5:3u this morning. and lasted
fl ON four to five seconds. At many
points two distinct shocks we're ex-
perience6. The most severe shocks
were felt at Chelten, Ledbury ard
Deanforest.
The earthshaking was accompanied
by loud rushing sound. Buildings
were violently shaken, furniture
shifted. Goors thrown open, pictures
and other ornaments upset. The TO-
habitants were panic stricken and fed
from their houses.
The earthquake also visited Rir.
ming nam and various points in Shrop-
shire. and was violent in Worcester
and the country surrounding that city
The shocks were followed by q
tremor of the earth. The greatest
alarm prevailed everywhere. Chin
neys were overthrown. windows, etc.,
smashed. At some points on the
country road persons were thrown
down; number of people were thrown
out of their beds. Hereford cathedral
was injured. The dull, rumbling be.
meath the earth's surface WAS followed
by two loud crashes and terrible lift
ing and rocking.
The panic at Hereford was so great
that one woman died f. ON fright. Peo-
pie rushed wildly into the streets.
Many chimneys fell crashing into the
thoroughfares. All the pinnacles of
St. Nicholas church toppled over>and
a part OF the pinnacle of the cathedral
fell,
At Liverpool the earthquake was
preceded by heavy thunder and fear.
full hail storm. Ia London the earth
quake was only slightly felt.
At BridgennorGh, near Shrewsbury,
before the disturbance, the streets sud-
denly seemed to be on fire, and there
was violent rise accompanied by a
shaking of the earth. People going
abroad in that vicinity say they were
unable to walk owing to the vibrations.
There was great excitment among the
people about Poole. who thought the
end of the world had come.
Houses shook for nearly minute at
Bristol and Clifton, causing much
alarm. Railroad employees at Crewe
report that they felt the rails oscillate.
4. Eversham tho shock was followed
g., q brilliant light in the sky.
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WHO WILL BE SENATOR

Will, or will not John H. Mitchell be
reelected United Stntes senator? In
answer. to this question it may be said
the indications are very favorable that
he will not. There has developed q
far greater opposition to Mr.. Mitch
chell's election now than there was
two years ago to the election of Mr..
Dolph. At this time two years ago
there was practically no organized op-
position to Mr. .&Dolph; but today there
exists an organized effort to keep Mr..
Mitchell out of the senate, and this
exists to such an extent that the
senator's most ardent adjutants know
not where to look for his support.
The republican members of the leg
islature are pretty evenly divided on
the money question, about as many
.favoring the f. ee coinage of silver as
there are who favor the single gold
standard. yet neither wing of the party
knows exactly where to place Mr..
Mitchell on the financial question.
True he has stated that he would abide
by the declarations of the ST. Louis
platform, and the part he took in tie
presidential campaign would indicate
his fealty to the gold STANDARD until
such time as bimetalism can be at
tanned through international agree
ment, th ough his record in the senate
causes the gold men of his party to
doubt his sincerity. On the other
hand, his advocacy of the election of
Mckinley has shaken the faith of the
silver element In his ability or in.
clination to support principles which
they hold paramount to all others.
Hence 1t is there, s,a strong and deter
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FACTS, NOT FANCY

:. There is no Disgusting the fact that
the business of the United States is
far from what it should be, and is not
a fulfillment of the expectations o.
those who looked forward to the elec-
tion of Mckinley as an event that
would stimulate trade, and result in a
renewal of prosperity through the res
toration of confidence in the stability
ofsthe nations currency. r. G..Dunn
SEQ. Is and Bradstreet's report OF the
condition of trade for the week ending
last Saturday note downward ten
dency in prices and very little activity
in any branch of trade.
During the week there were 3Sl blisi-
ness failures reported in the United
States, another increase as compared
with the average in REGENTS weeks; %
more than last week, 81 more than in
the like week one. year ago, but two
less than in the second week of De.
cember, 1894, although "A more than
in the corresponding period in 1893.
AS compared with the like week in
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A New Eldorado-

The newest of western mining camps,
the Cochiti camp, in New Mexico, lies
near the ancient Indian village of that
name on the west bank of the Rio
Grande, southwest from Santa Fe.
The mines lie in lodges which cross ut
right angles the walls of three can
yons, the Cochiti, the Pine and the
Peralta. Some of the ores already
taken ont there are very rich, and, if
the claims as to their abundance are
verified in the continued working,
Cochiti will prove one of the great
gold-bearing districts Of the United
States. At the mouth of the Pine, the
central canyon of the three, the hum
ming, brand-new town of Allerton is
situated. Two smaller town sites,
Kent City and Eagle, have been laid
off, about six miles to the east and tc
the west, respectively, A few frame
and more log houses are interspersed
among the tents which constitute the
greater part of the residence and bust
ness structures of the camp, in which
about two thousand people abide.
Saloons and gambling and dance houses
are plentiful and busy, and even the
''old timer" with memories of Dead
wood and Leadville, admits that the
Cochiti has generally the symptoms of
q booming camp.
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Weyler's career in Cuba has been
one continuation of blunders and fail
.ures, but the most serious mistake he
has thus far made was the assassina
tion of Maceo. Nothing could have
been done to haye aroused more gen.
eral sympathy: for the Cubans than the
treacherous murder of this daring
Header, nor could anything have been
done to bring the eSpanish forces into
greater disrepute. 1t was violation
Of all rules. of civilized ! warfare to
,eptice anenemy into trap under the
guise ola friendly council and then mur-
der him. By this act the Spaniards
have forfeited all claims of ofcivilization,
and cannot longer expect other powers
to hold aloof and see such butchery
continue. This dastardly act of bar
barism cannot be countenanced by the
civilized world, nor will it have ten
dency to allay public sentiment in this
country. On the contrary, the sym
patby of even such conservative men
as the president must be aroused for
the Cubans, and it will now be diff
cult matter to restrain congress from
Cuban independence.
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PROBABILITIES OF SCIENCE.

Recent achievements in the domain
Of applied science, especially in elec-
trical discovery, afford ample ground
for the belief that the world is on the
verge of startling revelations, and
mighty strides in knowledge and
power over the hidden forces of nature.
The nineteenth century was ushered
In with a mighty struggle between the
,ert conservatism of long established
atd unprogressive ideas on the one
b md, and the aggressive spirit of re-
firm awakened by the American and
French revolutions on The other
From that struggle developed nine
enth century ideas of constitutional
g)vernment and individual freedom.
In contrast to The clash of arms aud
the overthrow of monarchies with
which the century opened. its close is
witnessing blocdless but none the
less Important contest between mans
mental powers and the great secrets
which the material world has thus far
jealously guarded from his knowledge.
Scientific Investigators like Pasteur
and Koch and + lison and Tesla and
Roentgen, have pursued their expert
ments so devotedly and persistently
that they have wrested many exceed
ingly valuable secrets from the unwill-
ing breast of nature. Such men have
won victories more beneficial to man.
kind than Napoleon or Wellington
ever achieved.
And now, the world is startled by the
announcement that science has dis
covered way to give sight to the
Slind. Edison, the famous inventor
and physicist, has at last partially sue
-eeeded in his efforts to impart sight to
the blind, and DR.. Heber Roberts, of
ST. Louis, is reported to have had even
more marked success in his expert.
ments- of similar nature.
These achievements, says the
National Recorder, it is true, can not
be pronounced as entirely successful
as yet. The subjects experimental
upon were not able to see with the
dis1lu ctness OF the normal eye. But
that sightless persons should be made
to distinguish light and shade and
trace outlines of objects placed before
them is in itself Sufficiently wonder
full thing.
The greatest significance, however,
of these remarkable experiments is
that they seem to be opening up new
and unexplored field for the researches
of science, the possibilities of which
none but prophet would venture to
predict. Men who today occupy the
advanced outposts of scientific progress
seem to be struggling upon the verge |
of discoveries of vast import to man.
kind, and in view of what has already |
developed so recently, who shall dare |
deny that the nineteenth century is |
likely to close in blaze of scientific |
triumphs, even more valuable to the
world than any that have made the age
the most remarkable in the worlds
history
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AN AUToCR4TIC JUDGE.

Judge Bellinger was very right in
setting aside the judgment of the jury
as to the value Of property and damage
thereto on the Columbia river, through
construction Of the proposed boat raj :
say from The Dalles to Cello. Jurles
often have no sense as to values, when
the damage is assessed against the
public. The indignation OF Judge
Bellinger was very iust.-Oregonian.
Indeed. is this ,rue? Where does
the Oregonian get its Information,
that it should speak thus authorata-
lively? And where did Judge Belllhger
gain his knowledge as to the amount
of damages to be sustained by the
owners of the property which the gov
ernment seeks TO condemn? y jury Ct
twelve presumably honest and intelli-
gent men heard ell the testimony suit
mitted by the government and the
owners of the property; they were
taken to the premises, carefully eS-
amined them. and made up their ver-
diet from q knowledge of what they had
heard in evidence and seen by personal
observation. Which is most capable of
Judging as TO the damage the property
owners will sustain, those twelve Jur-
ors, who heard all the testimony and
examined all the surroundings, The
land to be condemned and the priv
hedges the owners will be deprived OF
by reason of the building of the boat
railway, or Judge Bellinger and the
editor of the Oregonian, neither OF
whom have any knowledge of the prop
erty, gained from personal observation.
If Judge Bellinger's ''indignation was
very just" then the jury system Ia a
dismal failure. If juries have "no
sense as to values" all l.atters as to
damages in such cases as these had as
we'll be submitted to some judge. who
never gets our of the sacred precincts
of his office, and to the astute editor Of
the Oregonian, who has about as much
knowledge of what the owners of the
property in controversy will be dam
aged as does the sultan of Turkey, for
neither of them have personally iE-
vestigated The matter.
In our humble opinion Judge Bellin-
gers action in setting aside the ver-
dict of the jury was unwarranted. He
assumes to know more about the facts
in the case than do the twelve men
who made personal Investigation of
every detail. He assumes that he is
alwise, and that the jury was composed
of dozen idiots. His action savors
more of an autocrat than of just
iudoe.
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mined opposition in both wings OF TIE
republican party to prevent his re-
election, and there is little probability
that the two elements can be harmon
lied before the convening of the
legislature, or during the session.
The only hope Senator Mitchell
can havo Of success is through his
ability to dispense federal patron
age in case ne is returned to the SEN
ate. If reelected he will be iii
position to dictate a majority OF the
federal appointments in Oregon, and
on this account, he has possible
chance, but were it not for this, his
chances of reelection would indeed be
slight.
But if Mr.. Mitchell is turned down,
who will succeed HIN? With all the
opposition, there seems to be no
avowed candidates, no person on whom
the opposition has centered. OF
course number OF names have been
mentioned in this connection, but
none Of the probable candidates have
thus far developed any strength, nor is
it possible that any one can claim that
the election is his until after the con-
vening of the legislature.
Well informed politicians hold that
twenty-nine republican members of
the legislature will refuse to vote for
Mr.. Mitchell under any circumstance.
These member are solid gold advo-
Gates, and will support candidate for
the senate who is in accord with these
views on the money question. But
they have not as Yet developed sut1i-
cient strength to Indicate that they
will succeed in electing senator
Though it is stated there are eight
members who have as yet expressed
no preference, hence are susceptible of
conversion to the gold cause, but this
would leave the gold men niGe short
of majority, therefore it appears that
the democrats and populists in the
next session of the legislature will
hold the balance of poxer, and with
proper concessions on their part, they
will he ableto dictate as to who shall
be United States senator.
With this condition existing, on
whom are they liable to bestow their
favo.s? Certainly not Mr.. Mitchell.
And if not him, who?. Without ap-
pearing to be sectional, we would Inv
sist that Eastern Oregon is entitled to
the office. True this section of the
state has had the representative of the
second congressional district for four
been reelected to the 55th congress,
but we have not had a representative
in the upper house since Mr.. Slater
retired from the senate. Multnomah
county had both senators for nu uber
of years, and while Senator Mcbride
Is not resident of Portland, still he
balongs to Western Oregon, and it is
high tine senator should be chosen
from some county on the east side of
the mountains. There are many
brilliant men in Eastern Oregon, firm
ADVOCATES of free coinage on whom the
silver men could easily consolidate,
and since it is appai ent that they will
have the control it is no. improba Die
to hope that Senator Mitchell's sue
cessor may be chosen from the bunch.
grass region.
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GUILD MILLS OF CALIFORNIA.
Interesting Report Regarding Them just
Issued.

Interesting Report Regarding Them just
Issued.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE 18th
report of the state mineralogist on the
"gold mills of California" has been re-
ceiyed at the mining bureau Its com
pilation covers periud of two years,
running TO September Is, 1896. A con-
densation of the report gives some ex
tremely interesting data and shows at
glance the present condition of the
most important side of the mining in
dustrY in this state.
There are in operation in California
at the present time 754 mills and 100
arastras. These mills contain 622l
stamps, an average of little over
eight stamps per mill. The total num-
ber of concentrators in use is 757.
An impoI tant item is the classifica-
tion of the various methods employed
in running the mills. Five are worked
by electricity, 300 by water, lS5 by
steam, 2 by gas, by gasoline and 2 by
horsepower. The remaining 2>6 are
uuclassi6ed.
There are only nine cyanide plants
in the state, with total capacity of
3J5 tons.
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sharkey win Get the Money.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE Fitz-
simmons-Sharkey contest in court for
$4,000 purse came to an abrupt con-
clusion in udge Sanderson's court to
day. The motion of Sharkey's counsel
IT, dissolve the injunction tying up the
check was granted and with the courts
decision vanished forever all efforts on
the part of Fitzsimmons to overrule
the decision of Referee carp.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. lit is stated
that Secretary Olney will go before
the senate committee on foreign rela-
tious tomorrow and givs a great deal
of confidential information relative to
Cuba.
1t is the expectation of all the mem
bers of the committee that vote will
be reached tomorrow on the Cameron
resolution declaring for Cuban inde-
pendence. Friends OF the resolution
have no doubt it will receive the ap-
proval of the majority.
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Disabled Ie,,.I Beached.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l5.-The Brit
ish ship Certesima, which struck on
Point Bonita reef Sunday afternoon
when being towed in by the tug Re-
lance under the guidance of Pilot
Freeman, has been beached on the
Richardson bay fiat. Her decks were
pretty badly sprung and she was leak
ing. The Sea Queen is standing near
by her and keeping her hold clear of
water
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Recruits for Cuba.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 16.--Already
over 800 Cuban recruits have been en-
rolled in this city, and Colonel Harri-
man, head of the local movement,
states that there are as many more in
Kansas City and vicinity willing and
ready to go to the front. The men
average in age between lSand 35 years,
and are Generally unmarked
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Activity in Chicago.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.-In the house at
2G2 Elm street. in this city, company
is being organized to go to Cuba and
join forces with the insurgents. Ed
ward Hastings is the head of the
scheme, and is eager to join forces
with other Cuban sympathizers who
are in the city. He has the names of
20 men who have joined his company.
and thinks he will have 100 men be-
fore the end of the week.
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AT THE PHILIPPINES.
Many Native Troops Are Deserving to the
Insurgents.

Many Native Troops Are DESERVING to the
Insurgents.
MADRID, Dec. ia dispatch from
Singapore says the natives of Mindano
island of the Philippine group, have
revolted, and many native troops are
deserving to tn insurgents.
Bands of insurgents frequently ap-
proach Manila at night, and fire a
volley into the place.
= A dispatch to the Imparcial from
Singapore says that ut Cacita, forti
lied seaport of the island of Luzoa, 150
prisoners reyolted, killed six soldiers,
seized arms and tried to raise the native
Inhabitants against the garrison. The
revolt failed, the revolters were shot
down in the streets. and general
massacre followed. Many prisoners
who were recaptured were shot the
following morning.
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The Coroner's Verdict.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE coro-
ner's jury in the case of the death by
aspbyxiation of Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper
and her daughter, Harriet, today
brought in verdicts that Miss Cooper's
death was caused by herself while tenn
porarily insane and that Mrs. Cooper's
death occurred at the hands of her
daughter, while the latter was tenn
porarily insane.
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SNOW STORM RAGING.
Cold Wave Strikes Along the ATLANTIC
Coast.

NEW YORK, Dec. l6.-A violent
storm struck this city last night, which
was born on the gulf of Mexico. The
storm moved very slowly nor.nward
during the day, ard in the evening
was central over Norfolk, Va, and
still moving northwa.d. There was
rain along the southern coast, and at
Norfolk there was Ia inches. Hurri-
cane signals Hoated along the greater
part of the coast, for the storm threat.
ened great danger to shipping.
In this city the temperature was at
freezing point, and the wind blew at
So miles an hour. At Sandy Hook it
was 42 miles. and at Nantucket 45.
while at Block island, which is always
the point on the coast where the wiAd
is strongest when there is big storm.
it was blowing at 60 miles an hour.
From Egg Harbor, N. j., it was re-
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Storm is General

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-tteports from
Connecticut and Massachusetts, and the
interior ef New York show that the
storm is of great range. Snow has
fallen to the depth of three the eight
inches. The temperature is we'll down
toward the zero mark.
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Attention is called to the fact that it
was "the great cities of the country
which gave Mckinley his largest VOTE"
Indeed if it had not been for Chicago,
Boston, New York and Philadelphia,
McKinley's plurality would becwiped
out twice over. And yet .from,e every
one of these cities comes the announce
ment of poverty in its most wretched
'condition-thousands upon thoutands
of families bordering upon starvation.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The senate
committee on foreign relations held
meeting today for consideration of the
Cuban resolutions referred 70 it. No
action was taken. The committee ad-
journed to Friday for the purpose of
securing further Information from the
state department. There is q desire
to ascertain exactly what was reported
by Consul-General Lee.
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HIGH AND DRY os THE BEAUH.
Gasoline Schooner Bessie X. Ashore at
the Coquille's Mouth.

the Coquille's Mouth.
MARsHFIELD, Or, Dec. 15.-The
gasoline schooner Bessie X, went
ashore about $50 feet south of the south
jetty at the mouth of the Coquille river
last night at about 0 o'clock. The
schooner was about out of gasoline.
and was in hurry to get into port.
the captain evidently mistaking the
south for the north jetty.
1t is miracle how she got in through
the rocks onto the beach, where she
now lies high and dry, with no damage
done except the unshipping of her
rudder.
Her crew is now at Bandon.
The schooner has small cargo of
merchandise, which will be saved, and
it is claimed that the schooner can be
gotten off without much damage to
her. providing the sea does not come
up too rough.