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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
HOPE ABANDONED.

Mr.. Luce, who urges the state dairy
men to supplicate congress on behalf
of an anti filed cheese law, evidently
labors under a misaprehension. Con.
gress is not passing laws this session
for the benefit of the people. If the
dairymen will GO out in body and en-
deavor to whistle down the wind, they
may accomplish something; but ap-
pealing to the 54th congress for useful
legislation would be, in comparison a
work of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Thus it is, item by item, the republic
can press is forced to acknowledge
the congress for which they promised
so much, is complete failure, body
that sis not passing laws for the bene-
fit of the people," Prior to the cleo
tions of 1895, the SD congress was de-
nounced in severest terms, both for
what it had done and what it neglected
to do, and it was promised that If the
republicans got majority in that body.
all wrongs would be righted. But the
54th congress has now been in, session
four months, and nothing has been
done. except to pass lot of appropria-
ton bills and some resolutions de-
nouncing the acts of few public Off
cials. And the press of the party in
the majority announces that hope OF
needed legislation must be abandoned.
The facts are that congress is COM
posed of an aggregation of politicians,
whose interests are not identified with
those of the people whom they repres-
ent. Their prime object. 50 soon as
they take the oath of Office, is to lay
plans sforre-election, and their greed for
personal gain is SO great that all else
but their individual and partisan in,
terests is lost sight of. Instead of being
broad-minded statesmen, they are sci
fish politicians, and the question upper
most in their minds at all times is
sshow will my vote affect my candidacy
before the people of my state or dis.
trict?" With such men composing the
national legislatures it is little won
der ttey become an unwieldy body,
and that the peoples interests are
abandoned.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
DON'T OVERLOOK KL1cK1TAT

While The Dalles is awakening to
the necessity of building good roads
leading into the interior to the south,
with view of affording our southern
neighbors an opportunity to reach this
place with their products, the Klicki-
tat county should not be overlooked.
That section produces annually nearly
one million bushels of wheat, very
nearly all of which would come to The
Dalles were there good road over
which it could be hauled. Under pres
ent existing circumsta nces the bulk Of
the Klickitat wheat goes to Grants,
the road to that place being better
than to The Dalles. However, if a
practical road were constructed across
the mountain and over the sand
from Rockland to the foot of
the mountain, the low freight rates to
be had here would be an inducement
to the Klickitat farmers to bring their
wheat to this place.
It is estimated that the road across
the mountains and two miles of an ele-
waited plank road over the sand can be
built for from $25OO to $4,000. Can The
Dalles afford to expend that amount in
order to secure the trade which the
handling of one million bushels of
wheat annually will bring? We be-
lieve it can. One million bushels of
wheat represents the product of no less
than 500 farms. Every farmer who
brings his wheat to this market will
naturally buy his supplies here, for the
reason he can get them at lower prices
than at any other point in the interior.
The marketing of ], 1,OOO, 900 bushels of
wheat at say 40 cents per bnshel means
an expenditure of s400, 900, and it is
safe to say that one-half that amount
will be expended by the farmers for
supplies in the place where they
market their grain. Hence if The
Dalles can, by the expenditure Of few
thousand dollars on roads, secure an
increased trade of $500, 600 annually,
it has made good investment.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
Visited by Regulators.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April lit has
just been learned that regulators
visited the house of Mrs. Nancy Blair
near Stockholm, Edmonson county,
Saturday night. and, gave her and her
daughter. Mrs. Dugger, a terrible
whipping. They ordered them to
leave the community, and the mob
then tore down the house. The
women went to the house of Seth
Davis but the regulators notified Davis
that his house would be torn down if
he harbored then. The cause of the
raid was the alleged action of George
w. Haggin in leaving his family in
destitute circumstances and residing
with Mrs. Dugger. The mob
declared they would hang Haggin if
found, but. he escaped.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
Special Message Looked For From Cleve-
land

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Secretary
Olney, called early at the White house
and remained in close consultation
with the president for long time. 1t
is believed the two were engaged in
the preparation of a special message to
congress. relating to Cuoa and the ex-
preston of the actual state of affairs
on the island as revealed in the re-
ports of the United States consular
officers and from other trusted sources
of information.
There is a resolution before the pres
ident, passed at the instance of Sena-
tor Hoar, calling for this information.
1t is reasoned that the president in
transmitting the information, may
feel it his duty, in view of the over
whelming majority by which the Gu
ban concurrent resolutions passed both
branches of congress, to make state
meDt showing that, regardl ess of the
sympathy he may feel personally for
the insurgents, he is absolutely bound
by the facts as he sees them, by pre-
cedent, and by the dictates of interna-
tional law, to persist in his present at
titude.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
FIGHTING FOR CUBA.
Numbers of Young Americans In tine In
surgent Army

Numbers of Young Americans In tine In
surgent Army.
PHILADELPHIA, April 9 9-Informa-
tion received here concerning Ser
geant William H. Cox and several of
his comrades, Of battery A, Pennsyl-
vania National Guards, goes to prove
that there is an element of truth in
the rumors that young Americans are
fighting for Cuban liberty The pres
ence of w. D. Osgood, the fullback
of the university of Pennsylvania
football team, in Cuba fighting for the
Cubans, also tends to give weight to
what at first appeared as chaff.
That such rumors in many instances
are true is proved by story the de
tails of which are vouched for, though
names of those engaged cannot be
given out. This is nothing more nor
less Than that regularly organized
and equipped military bicycle corps is
now engaged in drilling and other
works preparatory to embarking for
Cuba. About $50 members are en-
rolled. Officers have been elected, and
the baggage and munitions of war are
now being secured. They are all
Philadeiplians.
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report that they have information of a

report that they have information of
great rising and rallying of he dervi-
shes. They confirm the report that
The green flag is up and holy war de-
,:lared. Their opinion is that $1,000
men will soon be ready to intercept
the march of the Anglu-E Egyptian
army, if the plan of pushing beyond
Akasheh is persisted in. General
Kitchener is known to be yearning for
fresh military cory. Aggressive and
self-willed, it is feared he will fall into
the error recently commit ed by Cen
e"al Baratieri, in Abyssinia. He is
ctrefully fortifying us he advances. and
IN the event of an ordinary reverse he
MY be able to hold out until English
succOr arrives.
An American gentleman just down
from Wady Halfa says that he met
several thousand Egyptian recruits 60
ing forward. hundreds of which were
moaning and sobbing like bereaved
children. No, dependence can be
placed on these men. The preliminary
skirmishing so far has given some con-
fidence to the Egyptsin troops.
The policy of the Soudanese is evil
IDENTIFY to draw the invading army as
far from its base this summer as ,,nssi-
BILE so that when the main assault is
delivered retreat for it will mean
slaughter.
Many well-informed people here ex-
press the belief that the fate of Hicks
Pasha awaits the Sirda's column. The
dervishes are better armed and better
prepared to fight than when they
checked Lord Wolseley's advance.
The English, as rule, pooh-pooh the
idea of defeat, but they are all tx.
tremely anxious. 1t is feared that the
troubles in Matabeleland may .em-
barrass the English government and
weaken the support of the Dongola ex-
pedition, which must soon be forth
coming. The dervishes are very active
in the rear OF the Egyptian column,
and great difficulty is experienced al
ready in keeping up telegraphic COM
munication.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
NOTHING CERTAIN

Nine out Of every ten republicans be-
lieve, or at least pretend to, that whom
ever is nominated on the republican
ticket for president this year will be
elected. But the more conservative
ones in the party are beginning to
realize that the election of any candi-
date on any kind of platform is not
fully assured. The present congress
is doing nothing to strengthen the re-
publican party. Despite the efforts of
Reed to hold the majority in the house
in check, and steer them in direction
that would further his chances of
nomination and election, that body is
not building up a record on which he
or his party can bank during the
coming campaign. In fact it
has created a record only for incom-
potency to legislate on questions of
any moment, and for fragrant extrava-
gance, two things for which the party
will be called to account for. Even
Mckinley on whom the republicans
have looked as the Moses who was to
lead them to victory, has no recon-
mendation except his extreme tariff
views, as he remains quiet on the H.
nancial question, one of the issues that
must necessarily be considered in the
next election. Before the convening
Of the present congress, possibly any
man whom the republicans might have
nominated would have been elected,
but during the past four months things |
have materially changed, Hence it is
hat many of the leading republicans
ire becoming convinced that this is
lot q s.yellow-dog" year. one in which
. nomination means an election.
ZONE more fully realizes this situation
han Chauncy Depew, who is one of
aost level-headed politicians of the
resent day. In recent interview he
brew out the following, which is sig
ificant:
ssNew York is still pivotal state;
be uncertainty of her majorities and ,
be large number of votes she has In /,
=
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
BLLLION-DOLLAR CONGRESS

And so this is to be another Billion
Dollar Congress after all! Chairuan
Cannon admits that the appropriations
for this session will mot fall below
S5O6. 900, ,000," and that ''the public
service for two years cannot be pro-
vided for at less than billion dollars. {"
Thus fails Speaker Reeds plan of
making record for economy as a help
to his presidential boom. He is feel
ing now, as the democrats did in the
last congress, the disadvantage and
the evil effects of the Continuing ap-
preparations" which the fifty-first
congress made under his lead to
eat up the surplus and prevent the
democrats from reducing tariff taxa
tion. 1t was smart politics then to
boast that sthis is billion-dollar
country" and to set new high-water
mark of extravigance in appropria-
tions. 1t is something very different
now, when Speaker Reed needs reputa-
tion as careful, conservative.
economical statesman to promote his
to be president.
Mr.. Reed will appreciate better
than ever before the truth of the prov
erb about the things that '.come home
10 roost."
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The democratic central committee
wish the voters of Wasco county to
understand that every word of their
'shome platform, as published yester-
day means just what it says, land if any OF
our candidates are elected we will hold
them to strict accountability. We will
see that they make the showing of
their business, and in this we are will
ing to be held to just as strict account
ability. as party. hereafter. Here is
our home platform:
ResOlred. That the county officers
nominated by this convention shall
pledge themselves, if elected, to use
all its endeavors for clean, conserva-
tive and economical administration,
and that they will report to the cour ty
central committee, as soon as possible
after taking said offices, a statement
of the cost of said offices for the past
two years, and when called upon by
the said county central committee,
they will furnish a statement Of the
affairs of said offices, as conducted by
them respectively, and the saving
that has been made during their term
Of office and any recommendations |
made by the central committee, look |
,ng toward economy, will receive |
proper consideration.
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the electoral college make her So. The
republican party will be- blind to the
lessons of experience if it believes that
its wonderful successes in the last two
years mean that it can carry the
country with any candidate. New is
sues arise or there are divisions upon
old ones-like the currency-which
makes the largest factor in a presiden-
tial election still, as always, the state
of New York"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
Branch Asylum Case.

SALEM, Or, April S.-A petition
was today filed in the supreme court
by the defendant in the case of the
State We. Treasurer Metscnan, where
by the treasurer is enjoined from pay
ing the $4,000, warrant issued in
payment of the site for the Eastern
Oregon branch asylum, asking that
the case be advanced on the docket
aud heard at the earliest date possi-
BILE. The petition sets out that the
present asylum is full to overhowing
and if anything is done this year, it
should be done Immediately.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-11
Full Confession.

VIsALIA, CAL, Apr. 7.-John Haines,
the Salvation Army member of Low
ern's gang of trainrobbers, has made
full confession to District Attorney
Howard, in the presence of the Jail off
ficials. His statement is reduced to
writing. but the officers refuse TO give
particulars. 1t is known that this corro-
borates Brltt's story and forges
chain to convict Lovern and Ardell,
but to what extent others are impli-
Gated is not known. Haines claims
that when he saw the deadly weapons
to be used, the horror of work contem-
plated was too much for him and he
backed out. Other extremely damag-
ing evidence has recently been OBJ
tanned by the officers.
Lovern and Ardell will have a pre-
examination Thursday next.
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TURKISH OFFICIALS EXPLAIN.
Knapp is Merely a "Guest' of the Vail OF
Diarbekir.

Diarbekir.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, April I, via Sofia,
Bulgaria, April S.-The publicity
given the case of George P. Knapp by
the Associated Press has caused con-
siderable excitement in official circles,
and explanations are now to be had
first hand.
The Turkish minister of foreign af-
fairs, Tewfik Pasha, this evening vol
UNFAIRLY declared that while it was
true that Knapp is detained at Diar-
bekir. the missionary is well treated
as guest at the resiuence of the
vail of Diarbeklr. 1t is not denied
that it was intended to expel Knapp
from Asiatic Turkey. He may be
brought here for trial in the presence
of a representative of the United States.
1t is hoped the attention drawn to
the expulsion of Christian missionaries
and agents of the Red Cross Society
from Asiatic Turkey may prevent the
carrying out of this plan, which, it is
said, originated with power very
friendly at present to turkey, and had
for its ultimate object the substi ution
for the expelled missionaries of the
emissaries of another church.
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FOUR TIMES In -FOUR AVS.
The Forces of maceo Defeat the SPAN
iards.

CHICAGO, April "a dispatch to
the Tribune from Key West says:
Four times within the last four DAYS
the Spanish forces have cen defeated
by the insurgents, under Maceo, in
Pinar del Rio, according to advices
just received from Havana, but not one
word has been allowed TO 90 out in re-
gard to these engagements by the
Spanish authorities. The most i'm
portant conflict occurred yesterday
near Manaja, on the strong line.
Maceo's advance, 2000 strong, at
tackled the Spanish column near thai
place. The SpaniardS were routed, ac-
cording to reports, with a loss of 800
killed and wounded. Prior to this en-
counter there were engagements with
Maceo's main army west of the strong
line, in which the Spaniards got the
worst of it. 1t is said in Havana the
Spanish loss in four engagements was
over 1900 killed and wounded, al
though the government suppressed all
information about the battles.
The number of wounded men arriv-
ing in Havana proves the truth of the
rumors. One train from the Wist
yesterday brought in 400 men.
Maceo's army is still west of the
trocha, but there are maj y insurgents
in Havana province. Gomez is still in
santa Clara province, moving toward
Sieuana valley. Monday his army en-
tered San Juan de las Veras. The
Spanish garrison fled TO the forts. and
Gomez secured many arms and guam
titles of ammunition.
Tuesday night the insurgents again
raided Hoyos Colorado, town ID miles
west of Havana. The troops fed to
the forts. After the insurgents re-
tired, the Spaniards came out of the
forts, and, seeing crowd in the square,
opened fire. killing four women and
two children, and wounding others.
The Spaniards say they thought that
they were firing on the insurgents.
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a PECULIAR RESULT.

The Oregonian is hugging itself over
the result of the recent republican
primaries in Portland, claiming that
it was victory for the taxpayers in
downing the Frank-Hume-Minto COM
bine; but there is something un-
explainable in the vain-glory which
the great daily is taking to itself.
1t states that the Simon element repre-
sented the taxpayers and the better
element of the republican party in
Portland, and at the same time an
nounces that not five per cent OF the
respectable repu blicans OF the city
were allowed voice in the primaries;
but according to its report OF the
primarimaries, in every ward ex-
cept the third, in which there
was a contest of any magnitude,
the Simon delegates were elected.
How then was it possible. if only five
per cent of the respectable element
were allowed to vote, that any OF them
were elected, unless they formed COM
bination with the hoboes? If 95 per
cent of those who voted at the primary
were reff.raff, and we're under the in
fluence of the Frank-Hume- Mimic ele-
ment, the judges, who were nothing
less than tools for Simon, must have
resorted to some very peculiar methods
in order to bring the Simon delegates
out ahead.
We admit that we are not we'll yersed
in the mysteries of Portland politics,
else we might understand how this re-
suit were possible, if all the statements
of the Oregonian are true; hence it is
that we conclude that the Simon ele-
ment in Portland must be slightly
smirched from having trained with the
thugs and toughs of that city. If it
was perfectly pure, and had the support |
of only the better class, it would GER
tainly have been showed under out of
blight at the primaries where 95 per |
cent of the vote was cast by disrepu-
table characters. The only conclusion |
we can arrive at is that the immac-
ulate Joseph, whom the .Oregonian
would point as the embodiment of all
that is pure in politics, allowed him
self imposed upon, or possibly may
have laid aside his keen sense Of honor
on that day, and associated with the
and outlaws on to carry,
The primaries. At all events, he sue
,eeded in electing his delegates, and
since 95 out of every 100 who voted
we're toughs, some Of the disreputable
characters must have been on his side.
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ELl1ChlAL NOTES.

Andrew Carnegie's latest schem
to add to his already immense wealtl
is steel trust, to control the outpu
of steel. and, of course, the price.
Four persons were burned to deatl
and two more injured because ;
residence building owned by New
York church was not provided will
proper fire escapes.
The statue af Gen. w. S. Hancocl
is the seventh equestrian statue to bt
set up at Washington-two more thar
any other city, the next being Vienna
with five. Paris only has three.
The republicans of Wisconsin. in
convention assembled, say, I'VE are
unyielding in our demand for honest
money" We believe every word of it.
Most any republican that we know. oi
is ''unyielding" in his demand for any
kind of money!. o.
Had the purse suggested by certain
toadies for the Duke Teragua. when
he was at the worlds. fair with the
Spanish Infanta. Eulalie: been raised
the duke would probably have been
less bitter in his criticism of congress
in its attitude towards Cuba.
Not republican county convention
has as yet approved the acts of the
last legislature. However, the next
legislature promises to be as bad as the
last one, unless the peoples silence as
to this question signifies a determine
tion to '.change the crew" next June.
The news comes from Washing
ton that Senator Ben Tillman is
crazy to run for president on the
democratic ticket.'' This i. no
but the democracy will be
crazy when he is allowed to run on its
ticket for president.
OF 10000 bills introduced in the pres
ent con .ress but thirty-seven haye ad-
Vanced to the last stage and become
law. This speaks volumes fo- the good
nature OF the senators and representa-
lives, but less than nothing for their
as introducers.
The Oregonian styles the two factions
n the republican party of Multnomah
county as the taxeaters and taxpayers.
t would be more appropriate to name |
he leader of both factions taxeaters,
,r professional office seekers, for there
re only few of them who have not
ed at the public crib from ten to thirty
7ears.
The S174, 900 asked for by the Oregon
delegation to complete the canal and
ocks at the Cascades does not appear
n the river and harbor bill reported
" the house committee. What are
ur representatives in congress doing?
IRE they content to allow this great
Internal improvement to suffer for the
'ant of money with which to complete
J?
The democrats of Crook county have
aid handsome compliment to the |,
resent county clerk, Hon. Arthur
lodges, nominating him for the fourth
me. He is acknowledged to be one
the most competent county clerks
Oregon, and the nomination this
me was given him without being
licited.
President Diaz, of Mexico, is a man t
no appears TO we'll merit his long T
ase OF power. The constitution of t
exico is quietly ignored to keep him '
Office for second and third term. q
le people of this country would not q
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The taxpayers league of Portland
have acted wisely in selecting ticket
in advance of the regularly-organized
political parties. By getting into the
field thus early there can be no ground
for stigmatizing their action as "sore-
head" move, anu they eau go before
the people as the friends of the tax
ayers and opposed to the corruption
Of ring rule.
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'spaniard'sare Angry.

MADRID. April S.-zStudents and
members of the national party here
are reported as organizing a demon.
stration against the United States in
view of the recent vote OF congress on
Cuban belligerency.
The chiefs of the various sections of
the republican party have planned to
hold meeting tonight to make ar
rangement for big demonstration to
protest against the Cuban vote in the
United States congress, which the re-
publicans consider contrary to inter-
national law.