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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
BOLIVIA WILL DECLARE WAR.
Government Is Actively Preparing TO
Fight Peru.

Government Is Actively Preparing 10
Fight Peru.
New YORK, Feb. 16.-A Herald dis
patch from Panama says:
A letter received by an official here
from La Paz, Bolivia, states that the
Bolivian congress will declare war
upon Peru. The letter also states that
there is great activity in military
circles, the army is being placed ON a
war footing, and recruiting has been
begun throughout the republic.
The general staff is studying the to-
biography of the Peruvian provinces of
Areauira. Punn and -Mnale..na- and
the BoliYian press has published docu-
ments to plainly show that this terri
tory is part of Bolivia.
The Bolivian government has with
drawn its diplomatic representatives
from Asuncsion, Paraguay, and the
latter nation refuses to send a minister
to Sucre. This further tends to delay
a solution of the boundary dispuse be
tween these counties.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
CUBANs IN FULL RETREAT.
Gomez Recedes Before weyIer.s Continued
Advances.

Gomez Recedes Before weyIer's Continued
Advances.
HAVANA, via Key West, Feb. 49,
Copyright, 1897, by Associated Press. J
If official reports are correct, the In
surgent army under General Gomez
has been divided into small corps and
Gomez himself is in full retreat before
the continued advance of Weyler. Dis
patches from Ciego de Aviel say the
insurgent commander-in-chief with
1000 men recrossed the military line
in the province OF Puerto Principe, ex-
tending from Jucaro to Monon, and is
going eastward through Puerto Prin-
cipe in the direction of the capital of
the province.
General Calixto de Garcia, Gomez
second in command, was reported four
days ago in the vicinity of Puerto
Principe, retreating towards the same
point as Gomez. Weyler arrived yes
terday at Sancti Spiritus, the most i'm
portant town in the eastern partof the
province of Santa Clara, near the
boundary Of Puerto Principe, in the
territory where the insurgent head
quarters were recently located. Wey-
Ter will push forward to Moron, Ciego
de Aviel and Jucaro, thus seemingly
sweeping across the island with large
force, and driving the enemy before
him. He expects to entrap Gomez be-
tween two wings of the Spanish column
and force decisive engagement before
the rains put an end to the military
operations. The Cubans believe, how
ever. that Gomez will, as usual, slip
'oT SEo'1 IL. = -.
pletely enveloped.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
Win Probably be Settled.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA dispatch to
the Herald from Valparaiso says:
The boundary dispute between this
country and Argentina relating to the
line of demarcation over the Andes,
has reached an important point. For
the first time since the discussion of
the question began, it looks as if both
sides were willing to yield and leave
the decision totally to the arbiter
chosen. The arbiter is Queen Vic
toria. 1t is hoped that where commits
sioners and sub-commissioners have
failed to agree as to the boundary line,
she will find basis of amicable settle
mant
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
TIE PORTE GIVES UP.
The Pacification of Crete Is Left to the
Powers.

The Pacification of Crete is Left to the
Powers
CoNSTANTINoPLE, Feb. II The
council of ministers, as result of the
all-day session yesterday, has decided
to leave the pacifcation of Crete to
the powers. The council also decided
to send Karathadori Pasha to Crete as
imperial high commissioner to adort
military measures on the Greek from
tier, as previously intimated, to ap-
point Marshal Edham Pasha, who di-
rected operations against the insur-
gents of Zeitoun in 1886, to command
the Turkish troops at Ell Assoda, and
call out the first reserves of the third
army corps, now at Salonica. These
measures, however, are for purely de-
fensive purposes in order to enable the
Turkish government to be prepared for
all eventualities.
The sultan has informed the ambas.
sadors of the powers that in view OF
the aggressive attitude of Greece he
has been obliged to adopt measures re-
quired by the situation. The sultan
took occasion to express his satisfac.
tion at the landing of detaehments OF
marines at Canea.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20

she was hemmed in by flames in one
window. Sir Edmund saw her danger.
wrapped himself in sheet soaked in
water, dashed in, picked up the insen-
sible beauty. wrapped her in cloth and
ran through the flames to safety. Sir
Edmund's hair and eyelashes were
burned so that he was quite bald, and
his sight was threatened. Since the
rescue he has been constant attend.
ant OF Miss Wright, and the match is
the talk of London.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
Forfeited His Bond.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.-General Car
los Roloff, of the Cuban junta, failed
to appear this morning and plead guilty
to an Indictment in the United States
circuit court, charging him with fitting
out a filibustering expedition to Cuba.
His bond for $2500 was declared for
feited. He is now liable to arrest
wherever found. His colleague, DIR.
Jose J. Luis, pleaded not guilty, and
was released on $500 bail for trial.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
AToNED FOk HIS CRIME.
Duestrow, the millionaire Murderer,
Hanged at Union, Mo-

Duestrow, the Millionaire Murderer,
Hanged at Union, Mo.
UNION, No., Feb. 16.-Dr. Arthur
Duestrow, the ST. Louis millionaire,
who on February 13, 1894, shot and
killed his wife and child in fit OF
drunken rage, in that city, was hanged
in the courtyard of the county jail here,
at 1883 P. NJ. today.
The condemned man marched to the
gallows without a tremur or a shade OF
fear passing over his face. On the
scaffold he said he was General Bran
denburg, not Duestrow, and that he
did not kill Mrs. Duestrow, and was
dying illegally. He died of strangula-
tion, 20 minutes after the drop fell.
A few hours previous to the execu-
ton Duestrow threw off the mask of
insanity and, sobbing like woman,
admitted that he murdered his wife
and child. He soon recovered from
his temporary fit of weakness, how
ever. and thereafter preserved e calm
and unruffied front to the end.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
UNION IS COMPLETE
Annexation Of Crete to Greece
Practically Accomplished.
BOLIVIA VERSUS PERU
The MereuriaI South Amerian Re-
public Preparing for a Brush
With Her Sister Country.
Duestrow is Hanged at Union, Mo.---Mr.
Chandler sarcastic---Woman Suffrage
in Kansas Not Accomplished Pencil
Pushers In Convention.

ATHENS, Feb. 16. -Copyrig hted,
1897, by the Associated Press. 1t is
generally believed here that the Gre
tan feature of the Eastern question Is
now a thing of the past, and the land
ing of the Greek troops at Crete is not
likely to turn out casus belli between
Turkey and Greece.
The absolute decision of Greece to
persist in the occupation of Crete and
protection of Christians on that island,
in spite of the attitude of the powers,
is founded on the declaration of the
Cretans that they are prepared to shed
the last drop of their blood in order to
attain their national aspirations, to
which they add that they will not be
satisfied with anything short of an alb
solute union with Greece. These cir
cumstances were communicated by
Greece TO the powers and the policy of
the Greek government has been carried
out in every point. -
An order of the minister of war, M.
Smolenitz, has been gazetted, appoint
ing Colonel Vassos, aide-de-camp to
King George, commander of the Greek
army corps landed yesterday at Platon-
lea, short distance from Canea. After
explaining that the action of Greece is
due to the fact that she is unable to
any longer countenance the lament
able situation of the Christians in
Crete, to whom we are united by the
sacred ties of relie ion," the order pro-
ceeds:
'The government consequently has
decided to occupy the island in the
name of King George and raise his
flag over the fortresses of which you
will take possession. All your actions
shall be accomplished in conformity
with Greek laws, in the name of King
George and on the responsibility of
this government. So soon as you have
landed you will publish proclamation
announcing the occupation of the
island by Greek troops.''
This has been done, by Colonel
Vassos calling upon the Turks to sur
render. The reservists, who have
been called to colors, are rapidly reg
istering at the different military GEN.
ters. 1t is hoped, however, that the
most serious difficulty to be anticipated
is the possible severance of diplomatic
relations between Greece and Turkey.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
an AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY.

Cornelius N. Bliss, president of the
Protective Tariff League and editor OF
the Economist, the most unreliable and
villanously prevaricating publication
in the United States, became deeply
interested in Oregon affairs and tele-
graphed to several members of the
legislature that if they failed to elect
a senator who could take his seat on
March 9Th, protective tariff legisla-
tion will be endangered, and there
can be no relief from the continued
hard times. What an awful RESPONSE
bility this king of demagogues thrusts
upon Oregon legislators. But there
were some of them who had the inde-
pendence to inform Mr.. Bliss "that if
he would attend TO his business, they
would endeavor to attend to theirs"
1t is a heavy responsibility to thrust
upon the legislature of little state
like Oregon, to insist that the welfare
of 5,OO0,0 ,0o0 people rests upon its selec-
tion of United States senator, but it
is surprising that if one lone senator
is so important factor in shaping the
fate of a nation, it has not been dis
covered before that any senator should
not be allowed to leave his post of duty
at the national capital during session
of congress. 1t probably never oc-
Cured to Mr.. Bliss that if all that was
between the nation and the demnation
bow-wows was one solitary senator
from the wild and woody west, that
senator could not be spared from his
seat in the senate even for day. If
he is such an important factor he
ought to be there continuously with
his strong hand on the safety valve
day and night and not glide around
over the country looking after his
political fences.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
replies to the various addresses
Woman Suffrage Dead in Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 16.-The lower
house of the legislature has killed the
bill giving women the right to vote for
presidential electors. The measure
was drawn by the officers of the State
Suffrage Association, and there has
been lobby working for it since the
convening of the legislature. The
measure was reported adversely by the
committee on elections and the house
refused to give it place on the calender
for discussion.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
BRATE LITTLE GREECE.

Little Greece is quite willing to do
what the great powers have shrunk
from undertaking. 1t is willing to and
will, if the powers do not restrain her,
make war with Turkey to protect the
prosecuted Christians in Crete and to
wrest them and the island from further
Turkish dominion.
The movement of the Greek fleet to
Crete is openly werlike one. 1t is
for the avowed purpose of preventing
Turkish reinforcement fer the MosIem
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
Editors in Convention.

GALVESTON. Tex, Feb. 16 The 18th
annual convention of the National Ed
itorial Association opened auspiciously
today with several hundred delegates
present, who were royalty welcomed.
The first session was called to order by
r. Fl. Thomas. of Mechanicsbury, Pa,
the retiring president. The visitors
were welcomed by Mayor Ely for the
city. President Courts, of the chamber
of commerce, for the commercial inter.
ests, and F. B. Balloo, OF Creuurue'
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
Hanna Has Decided

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. IS.-It is def
nitely settled Hanna win not go into
McKinley's cabinet. Hannaannounced
this morning that he is determined to
remain in Ohio. He will contest the
legislature next winter for full term
in the United States senate. In fact,
Hanna's supporters have already or
ganized his campaign. Hope that
Governor Bushnell may appoint Hanna
to fill the unexpired term of Sherman
has practically been abandoned.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
CULMINATlON of A ROMANCE.
Miss Katheryn Wright to Marry Sir Et
mund Lechmere.

Miss Katheryn Wright to Marry Sir Ed
mund Lechmere.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 17.-E. Pay
ton Wright, an attorney of Pittsbnrg,
will play prominent part in the
swellest wedding of the year in Lon
don, for which place he left tonight. He
will give away his sister. Miss Kath-
eryn Wright, to Sir Edmund Lechmere,
Bart, and deputy lieutenant of Wor-
cestershire. Miss Wright is % years
of age, and was the reigniDg belle of
London last season.
The marriage is the outcome OF a
real romantic love affair. In the fall
of 1895, while Miss Wright was visit
ing one of Sir Edmund's castles in
Warwickshire, the castle took fire and
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
Kyle Was Elected.

PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 1S.-On the
senatorial ballot today, the republicans
in the house voted almost solidly for
Kyle. The republicans of the senate
began at once to change to Kyle. Be-
fore the result was announced enough
changes had been made to give Kyle
65 votes, three more than were nee
essary. With the solid republican
vote and few populists who stayed by
him, Kyle secured enough votes to pull
him through.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
BECK Dropped Dead.

GoLDENDALE, WASH, Feb. 16-F.
CASTLE, a stockmau, stabbed John
Beck a. Cleveland. this morning, in an
alteration at a masquerade ball. Beck
dropped dead. Castle surrendered to
the sheriff today, and claims the act
was committed in self-defense.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
Short In His Accounts.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.-Inspector
Munro, of the postof1ice department,
received telegram today from Inspec-
tor Gordon, who is now in Eugene,
Or, that Postmaster T. J. Craig, of
that place, is $1,000 short in his ac-
counts, and that Craig admitted his
Quilt when arrested
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
He.1er Greeted Joyously.

HAVANA, Feb. 1T.-Captain-General
Weyler was received at Santi Spiritus
today with enthusiasm. The local au
thorities and an immense crowd gath
cred to acclaim his arrival with shouts
of Joy. Almost all of the houses in tho
town were decorated in honor of the
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
cadets Must Stay at Home.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l8.-The senate
COMMITTEES on military affairs today
took adverse action on the proposition
to bring the cadets from West Point
to the Inauguration. Senators Bate,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
BIBLE READING IN SCHOOLS.

In Eugene and'a number of other
Willamette valley cities the question
of reading the Bible in the public
schools is attracting considerable at
tention, and has caused no small
amount of i'll feeling. Those who ad-
vocate the measure are no doubt over
Jealous Christians and are possibly
too persistent in their demands, while
those opposing it are equally obstinate.
So bitter has the contest beceme in
Eugene that it threatens to impair the
efficacy of the public schools in that
city, in dragging religious discussions
into institutions that are intended to
be entirely non-sectarian.
Nothing causes more bitter feeling
to arise in communities than an at
tempt of one class to force upon an
other religious doctrines, and it is in
deed unfortunate when such an attempt
is made and che medium used for the
purpose is the public schools, ,on which
the masses must rely for their educa-
tion. No one should object to any par
ent teaching his children any creed of
religious faith he may see fit, and no
reasonable person should object to his
children listening to the reading of the
Bible or any other book containg NOR
al teachings; still there are those who
do not accept the Bible as being OF di-
vine origin, and such have rights that
are as sacred as those of the most zeal
Gus Christian. Such object to having
the Bible presented to their children
from Christian standpoint, hence it
is that every attempt to force it into
the public schools meets with opposi-
tion.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
wilson Accepts 1t

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-Postmaster
General Wilson this afternoon an
nounced that he had accepted the pres
idency of the Washington & Lee uni
yersity, at Lexington, Va.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
o EDUUATE THE TOTERS.

The bimetalists of America, though
defeated at the last election, are still
confident that no general prosperity
can prevail throughout the country
under the existence of financial sys-
tenn based upon gold monometalism,
and since the monometalists have sig
nified their intention to keep up the
fight for another four years, until
every bimetalist and "silver crank"
is silenced, and in view of the fact
that there is no apparent possibility of
an international agreement by which
a wider use of silver as basic money
can be secured, they have determined
to institute anew the campaign of edu-
cation by the organization of BIZ
metallic leagues, where all phases of
the the money question may be dis
cussed, so that the people may become
thoroughly acq ualnted with it's every
detail ere another election shall occur.
Such a league has been organized in
The Dalles, and its first public meeting
will be held in the court house this
evening. 1t is not the purpose of
these leagues that they shall become
revolutionary elements, or that they
shall undertake to overthrow well es-
tablished principles, but that they
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
Moved to Declare seats vacant.

SALEM, Feb. l8.--In the Benson house
today Crawford introduced resolution
declaring vacant tho seats of those
members who have not qualified. thus
preventing the enactment of certain
e2islation. After some discussion
the resolution was laid aside until
afternoon. The house then adjourned.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
King George to Take Command

PARIS, Feb. 1S.-A dispatch from
Athens says King George is to take
command in person of the northern
army. He is reported to have said he
preferred TO die. in battle than to he an
exiled king, which would be his fate II
he did not take the lead in the present
crisis.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20

Coekrell. Mitchell of Wisconsin and
Walthall voted against the measure.
Hawley, Proctor and Shoup voted for
it. Palmer did not vote.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20

When Senator Httt -gorvruvr-srv
appointed a locomotive engineer as a
member of the New York state rail-
way commission. The other day Tom
PlatJ's governor appointed the super
intendent of line of which Platt is
president to succeed that locomotive
engineer. That is the difference be-
tween actual and pretended friendship
for the laboring man.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20

Only few days left of the present
session of congress, but there is still
enough time for all the appropriation
bills to be passed, and when they are
added up it will be learned that their
aggregate is about equal to the appro-
priations of the famous billion dollar
congress. Is it any wonder the re-
ceipts of the government are less than
it's expenditures?
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20

gagged in other branches of iron, coal
and coke production have been insured
their full amount of work for months
to Gomez" This will be the result
whenever trust goes. to prices. In
dustry in every line is retarded by the
operations of trusts and combines.
while freedom to buy or sell at market
prices encourages those who live by
labor.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20
EDITORIAL NOJES

Forty little men went to Salem on
Jan. 11th and put their necks into the
collars of two big bosses. Result
State taxes will be six mills next year
and seven mills the wear following
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-20

The New York delegation in con-
gress have no faith in international
bimetalism. They will try to talk the
bill for an international monetary con-
ference to death. and in all probability
it will never see light after the 4th of
March. The demand for an inter-
national agreement was only intended
for campaign purposes, and having
served its purpose the The New York
ers propose to let it drop.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-16

Few ~people-none in Africa-have
shown such a remarkable power of as
Isimilating the benefits of civilization
AS the inhabitants of Uganda. It is
but a few years. comparatively, since
Stanley brought the Christian world
the request of the king that they
should send teachers to instruct his
people. How well the faithful mis-
sionaries who went in response to this
call have accomplished their task is
shown by the following statement,
which appears in the Church Mission
airy Intelligencer: "A reading book, in
Lusoga has just been published, print
ed by Tomasi Lwabidongo, the church
missionary society's press. Busoga.
The printer is a Muganda boy, who has
been under instruction for eight
months only. He has practically done
everything to the book, set up the type,
)aged 1t, corrected it, and finally print
I'd OF two thousand copies"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-09-16
SECRETARY GAGE DOUBTS 1T.
Docs Not Relieve the story Relating
to the Bank of England.


Washington. Sept. 13. The an
nouncement that the directors Of the
Bank of England had consented TO
hold oDe-fifth of the banks reserves
In silver was somewhat of a surprise
to the treasury officials. many OF
whom doubt the accuracy Of the re-
pert. Secretary Gage said that he did
not see that the decision, If true,
would appreciably affect the silver
market, as il was unlikely that the
Bank of England would buy on a
market which might rise in view of its
decision and then fall after the neces-
airy amount of silver had been pro-
cured. Another question with the Sec
rotary was whether the silver reserve
would be carried in silver coin or in
bullion. For five or six years there
has been talk that the Bank of Eng
lard would carry part of its reserve in
silver. and on several occasions the
positive statement has been made that
it has decided TO do so. 1t is allowed
under the law, asis known, TO carry
o%ne-fourth in silver. AS this is per-
missible. Secretary Gage would be
glad to have the bank avail itself OF
it's legal ~prerogative in this direction,
but doubts If ii will do so.