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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
CuBANs ARE STARVING.
They Are Dying by Hundreds in Fortified
Towns.

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Towns.
CHICAGO, May A special to the
Tribune from Washington says official
reports of the most serious character
have recently come to the state depart.
ment regarding the starvation and
misery in Cuba, and Secretary Sher-
man has issued special instructions to
all the consular officers in Cuba re-
questing detailed reports as To the
situation in their districts.
In the course of long confidential
report from Matanzas, United States
Consul Alexander G. Bryce said:
"Over 1000 persons have been con-
centrated at this place, three-quarters
of whom are entirely without means of
support. Women and children are
dying on the streets from starvation.
Death and misery walk hand in hand.
Among these people there are several
Americans. Yellow feyer, smallpox
and other diseases are prevalent. All
is the result of General Weyler's in=
human policy. Aid'for these sufferers
should come from the United States. {"
Other reports of similar character
have been received from the regularly
accredited agents of the United States,
and have been placed before President
Mckinley.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
REPORTED TO THE SENATE.
Tariff Bill at Last Gets Past the Senate
Committee

Tarin Bill at Last Gets Past the Senate
Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Senator AL
drich presented the tariff bill to the
senate today and gave notice that it
would be called up Tuesday, the 18th
inst. The time for the bill to take
effect is made July 1, instead of May l,
as provided by the house, and the words
of the first paragraph, ''or withdrawn
for consumption" are stricken out.
The retroactive clause of the Dingley
bill is thus stricken from the senate
bill.
The entire house provision relating
to reciprocity is stricken out and a sec
tion substituted providing that when
ever country shall pay bounty upon
the expectation of any article of mer-
chandise and duitable under this act
greater than the duty upon the impor-
tation of any such article iu the United
States, there shall be levied upon it,
in addition to the duty imposed by this
act, duty equal to the net amoant of
such bounty to be ascertained by the
secretary of the treasury.
The house provision keeping in force
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty is
stricken out, the effect being indirectly
to abrogote the treaty and impose the
same duty on Hawaiian sugars as on
sugars from other countrses.
The senate has increased the inter-
nal revenue duty on beer to $l.44 a
barrel until January l, 1900. There
after it shall pay the present rate of 81.
Many important changes were made
in wool and wooden schedules. First
class woods were reduced from IL cents
per pound to cents. second-class wool
from u to 9, whereas the duties on
woods of the third class were raised.
The dividing lines of the class was
placed at 10 cents. woods under that
value being made dutiable at cents
per pound, instead of 32 per cent ad
valorem, as in the house bill. WoSls
valued at more than 10 cents pound
were placed at Z cents per pound, in
stead of so per cent ad valorem. The
woolgrowers failed to secure all the
changes they desired in the classifica-
tion, but it is understood the rates
fixed on the woods themselves are salts
factory to them.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
superstItIous Negroes.

NATCHEz, Miss, May Gone of the
most pathetic scenes since the food
began took place yesterday. Thirty
negroes drifting on o raft were landed
here, who have been floating for four
days, with nothing to eat. No sooner
had they reached land than they fell
down and worshipped 1t.
A colored Baptist preacher being
nearby, offered his services, and began
at once to baptize the whole crowd.
They refused to eat or leave the river
bank until baptism was completed.
They said the food was visitation of
the divine wrath.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
RECIPROCITY A FAD.

The more that is known of the sys-
tenn of reciprocity the more people be-
come convinced that it is only fad.
and that in nine cases out of ten it re-
suits in benefit only to a very few.
Possibly in few instances it resulted
in increasing trade with a few coun-
tries, but it never lessened the cost to
the consumer of a single article i'm
ported under reciprocal treaty. I'm
porters though have benefited by its
operations, as has been made evident
by the investigation into the workings
of our reciprocal treaty with Hawaii.
and its workings are on par with the
workings of all like measures. The
New Orleans Picayune gives some da-
Is regarding this treaty that is con-
vincing that it is failure. The Plea
yune says:
A strong effort is being made in the
senate to secure the abrogation OF the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, and there
is some prospect that it may prove
successful. There never has existed
any good reason why the treaty should
have been entered into. 1t was job
from the very start in the interest of
a few. persons, and has always been
a losing venture for the United States.
The Hawaiian islands find market
for their entire output of exportable
produce in the United States, the an
nual exports being about 100000.
The imports into Hawaii amount to
something like s6,0OO,OO0, mostly in
the shape of groceries, dry goods, sup
plies of all sorts and agricultural i'm
plements and machinery. AS this
country purchases all that the islands
have to export, it would appear reason
able for the island to purchase all they
import from us. This is not the case,
however, as European countries
actually enjoy q larger share OF
the Hawaiian trade than we do. The
reciprocity treaty. therefore, which en-
ables the Hawaiians to find a satisfac-
tory market in the United States for
their products, does not give US corres-
ponding advantages over competitors.
Since the so-called reciprocity treaty
is losing venture for the United
Statse. there is every reason why it
should be abrogated. This country is
sadly in need of additional revenue,
and cannot afford to sacrifice the duties
which the Hawaiian sugar imported
into the United States should pay.
Did the people of this country secure
cheaper sugar as result of the admis-
sion of Hawaiian sugar free OF duty,
there might be some show OF excuse
for the perpetuation Of the treaty: but
no such benefit is derived, the only
persons profiting being owners OF
sugar plantations in the islands.
Although bills have already been in
troduced providing for the abrogation
of the treaty, it is more than likely
that the real attempts to do away with
the treaty will be made by amendment
to the tariff bill. The Dingley bill,
which passed the house of representa-
tiyes, contains provision calling for
the perpetuation of the treaty. An eff
fort will, in all probability, be made to
eliminrte this provision and substitute
clause providing for the abrogation
of the compact
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The sundry
civil bill was taken up in the senate to-
day and consideration of the Pettigrew
amendment suspending President
Cleveland's forestry reserve order was
resumed. Pettigrew, Wilson and Car
ter severely criticised the order. Alli-
son said the president and cabinet were
considering notifications OF the order
and opposed the Pettigrew amendment
as being too sweeping.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
Hinman, the OUTLAW.

YUMA, Ariz., May 5.-Sheriff Green
leaf and posse have been conducting 9
chase for seyeralsdays after Robert
Hinman, alias Allen, alias Robert
Hanks, noted criminal and outlaw
from near Roseburg. Or. and IL cul'
minated in the capture Of the desper.
ado after desperate encounter in
which Hinman was shot and seriously
wounded by one of the posse. The
fight occurred in Colorado valley, about
20 miles south of Yuma, near the Next
can border.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
Fighting Was Fierce.

VoLo, May 5.-The Turkish forces
made fierce attack today on the Greek
troops at Velestiuo, but were repulsed.
There were heavy losses on both sides.
Fighting is proceeding between the
opposing armies at two other points.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

tiles to permit cars run at such speed
down steep hills. Until the manage
ment of the car lines or the city takes
steps to prevent such recklessness the
lives of patrons of the lines will be en-
dangered and fatal accidents will oc-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
Turks nccnpr Mount KIiherni.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 5.-Hiiza
Pasha, commander of the Turkish force
in Epirus, telegraphed yesterday that
the Turks had occupied unopposed the
summit of Mount Kilberni, dominating
t1e slopes opposite Arta. The Greeks
retired
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

LONDON, May A dispatch from
Arta this afternoon says force of
5000 Greeks commanded by Colonel
Baractharis, while advancing on PEN
tepigada, was engaged by the Turks
A battle is now In progress.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
The Blmetalllc CommissIOn.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, May 4.-Ex
Vice-President Stevenson will sail
from New York for Havre next .Satur
day in company with Messrs. Wolcott
and Payne, and other members of the
bimetallic commission. Mr.. Steven.
son said the commission will first visit
Paris and later the other capitals OF
Europe, probably London first, and
next Berlin.
1--WE will be guided to a great extent
by our instructions from Washington, !"
said he. sour object is to secure the
consent of all the European nations, or
as many as possible, to holding con-
ference of nations in regard TO an in
ternatiopal agreement as to the coin
age and ratio of gold and silver"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
Turks Moving ON Karditza.

ATHENS, May5.-Crown Prince Con-
stantine telegraphs that two Turkish
regiments are marching on Karditza,
and the Greek commander there has
asked for reinforcements.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
In nattle Army I'D Pharsala.

ATHENS, May 5.-5 P. MA dis
patch from the front says the Turkish
forces at noon today were drawn up in
battle array on the plains Of Pharsala,
acing a Greek army numbering $1,000
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
Greeks Leave voio.

VoLo. May 5.-Fifteen thousand
Greeks have retired upon Domokos.
The Turks are centering large force
thera, and an important engagement
is expected.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

LONDON, May Ga dispatch from
Athens asserts that the losses of the
Greeks in the fighting at Valestino and
Pharsolos yesterday were certainly
1000 kill I'd and wounded.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

PARIS, May 4.-Fire broke out at
p. M. in q crowded charitable bazar In
Rue Jean Goujon, at which the Duchess
D'Uzes and other well-known patrones-
ses were present. Many people were
burned to death. There was terrible
panic during which number of people
were injured. Thirty bodies have
been recovered and 35 injured people
are being cared for by physicians.
Many are reported missing.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

to fall near Pharsala. Details will be
forwarded later. Sabah says division
of Turkish troops commanded by Haki
Pasha carried the first line of Greek
defenses at Velestino and the attack
is proceeding against the other lines. +"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
Since gold has again begun to 90 to

Since gold has again begun to 60 to
Europe, it is reasonable to presume
that President Mckinley is not satis-
flying Wall street, and raid upon the
treasury is likely to occur. The Wall
street financiers are sort of ruleor-
ruin crowd, and if they can't get con-
cessions by persuasive methods, they
will get them by force.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
Rsl,el Enrces Mera Yictorious.

NEW YORK, May Ga Herald dis
patch from Montevideo says:
Advices have reached here that a
body of troops commanded by General
Escobar had an engagement with a
body of rebels on May 3. and the gov
ernment troops were defeated. The
extent of the rebel victory is not
known here as yet. Another engage
msnt between General Villar's forces
and band of rebels commanded by
Lamas is reported from Macaudembo.
The revolutionists. won a decisive
victory.
The Urugusyan government has de-
cided to issue bonds to the extent OF
100000 to cover the present war ex-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

The San Francisco Call says the
democratic successes in the Eastern
cities have already had bad effect. They
have started the Bryanite tongue mills
again." The "Bryanite tongue" is a
terror to advocates of the single gold
standard like the Call, and whenever
it is started causes more CONSERVATION
among them than hawk does among
brood of chickens when it swoops
down upon them. They have. however,
one way of stopping it, and that is by
redeeming their promises of giving
the country universal prosperity. Set
the mills going and the farmers and
miners to work, and the "Bryanite
tongue" will not have time to wag.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

One Minute is all the time necessary
to decide from personal experience
that One Minute Cough Cure does
what It's name implies. Snipes-Kin-
ersly Drug Co.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

command of the fleets of the foreign
powers in Cretan waters for permis-
sion to send a Greek warship to Crete
to bring off Colonel Tvassos and other
Greek officers who have been recalled.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
CRIME AGAINST CHILDREN.
Arrest of Herman Grischow, Who makes
Confession.

PORTLAND, May 5.-One of the most
infamous crimes in the history Of this
city was brought to light this noon by
the arrest at Fulton Park, of Herman
Grischow, by Detectives Welch and
Maker.
Information respecting this wretch's
conduct was lodged at police headquar-
ters last pight, and the detectives
found no difficulty in obtaining con-
victing evidence against him. The
victims OF this fend are Sarah Grace
Bernhardt, IL years old, and living at
Fulton Park, and Lucy Erickson, aged
7 years, residing at Carson heights.
These children attend the Fnlton
school, which the detectives first visited
and from, them a horrible statement
was obtained. 1t was the most afro
cious story the officers ever listened to.
Subsequently Detective Welch ar
rested Grischow some distance from
the school. The fellow made no at
tempt to disguise his guilt, but claimed
to be the victim of the children. The
first time he assaulted the Bernhardt
girl was four years ago. He entered
into all the revolving details of his
crime, which made those listening to
him blush. Grischow. claims to be Y
years old, but looks as If he were 80.
Grischow's own confession is suf-
ficient to justify his being confined in
the penitentiary for life. But he
claims that he would not have been
guilty of the crimes had the children
not encouraped him.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
yassos 70 Leeye Create.

ATHENS, May 5.-rhe government
is negotiating with the admirals in
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
EDITORIAL NOIES

Several prophets with reputation,
say the tariff bill will pass, but no one
ventures to fix the date.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

Senator Mason, of Illinois, has made
a speech favoring the adoption of rules
to enable the senate to do business.
This is a startling idea, and the SEN
ate will treat it with even more than
its accustomed deliberation.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

The Courier-Journal thinks Mr..
Cleveland will seek the presidency
every four years as long as he lives.
Suppose he does, it will do no hurt: he
never can get it again.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
AN AWFUL CALAMITY.
Results of Paris Holocaust Worse Than
First Reported.

Results of Paris Holocaust Worse Than
First Reported.
PARIS, May 5.-The terrible fire at
Grand Bazaar du Charate, temporary
wooden structure, 100 yards long and
60 yards wide, erected IN the Rue Jean
! Gouiou, for the annual charity fair, of
which all the most prominent society
ladies of Paris are patronesses, has
thrown the French capital into mourn
| ing.
The conflagration, which broke out
shortly after o'clock yesterday, in
Kinetomagraph booth, near the stall
of Duchess d'Uzes, while from 1900 to
1000 people were present, is believed to
have caused the loss of over 200 lives.
AS this dispatch is sent, early Wednes-
day morning, Ill charred corpses have
been recovered, together with II por-
! tions of bodies, the identity OF which
may never be established.
Since o'clock this morning, crowds
have been flock1ng to the Palais du
L'Industrie. where many bodies and
injured persons were taken. At 6
o'clock detachment of the garde re-
publique relieved the detachment of
infantry which had been on duty all
night about the scene of the catastrC-
phe.
The search for the dead continues.
Quantities of coins, watches, rings,
necklaces and bracelets have been
picked up in the debris. AS soon as
bodies are claimed by anxious relatives
or others who have been lowering
in despair about the spot throughout
the night, they are placed in carriages
and taken to their former homes.
Many tales of horror are told. Nine.
Foulard was saved by her husband,
who, as soon as he placed her in safety,
dashed back into the burning buildings
to save his daughter. He clasped the
girl in his arms, and had nearly
reached the door when thcy were
caught in the flames and father and
daughter perished before the eyes OF
the agonized mother. The Baron de
Mackau had similar experience.
Several times he penetrated the fam
ing ruins in search of his sister, each
time to save another, and only to see
his sister later fall before his eyes when
he no longer had the strength to lift
her. The Marquis de Aigle was
rescued by the firemen, after she had
given herself up as lost. Ali her
friends had fallen around her, and she
was on her knees, in prayer, awaiting
death when the firemen caught her up,
and succeeded in extricating her,
though she was frightfully burned.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

ATHENS, May, General Smolen-
skis brigade of Greek troops is about
to retreat from Velestino. Smolenski
may fall back on Volo and try to hold
that place with the protection of the
Greek feet, or he may retreat on Almy-
no (Halmyros.l with view, possibly
of effecting Junction later with the
main body OF the Greek army.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

A year ago the republicans in the
senate refused to place an extra tax on
beer as revenue measure. Now the
finance committee has voted to in.
crease the tax A cents per barrel. A
change of circumstances sometimes
changes the policy of party, espec-
tally when that party has the respon.
sibility on its hands of replenishing
the treasury.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

The Pendleton Tribune (Rep.) says:
IA tariff on hides will improve the
value of American CATTLE" No, not
any more than it would improve
their eyesight or hornlength. 1t would
add to the profits of the big meat mono
poIists. That is all. But the shoe
manufacturers seem to have q stronger
"pulI" than the meat trust. The far
mer isn't considered any more than a
fence-rail would be.-Portland We'll
come.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

ATHENS, May GA dispatch from
the front announces that Prince Con-
stantine's army retired yesterday even.
ing in perfect order upon Domokos,
about 13 miles from Pharsala, where
the Greeks will await the attack of the
Turks. General Smolenski remains at
Velestino to protect Volo.
Pharsala has been abandoned and
telegraphic communication with that
place has been cut off.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

Congress has been in session 9
month and half and has thus far ac'
oomplished nothing. However officer:
salaries go right along, government
expenses increase and the people pay
the bills. This, however, does not
worry the average congressman. His
principal vocation seems to be to in
crease the burdens of the people, not
to lesson them.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

The Hon. Thomas F. Bayard declares
that Mr.. Cleveland is the logical leader
of the democracy. The sex-ambassador
to England must have mighty small
idea of the numerical strength of the
democracy in this country. Mr.. Cleve-
and's following last November was
only l33, ,l4S.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

CaNsTANTINoPLE, May 6.-The min.
istry of war has received the following
dispatch from Edhem Pasha, the Turk
ish commander in Thessaly, dated yes.
terday evening.
"The Turks today won q great VIC
tory. Turkish shells are commencing
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

1t is said that foreign mortgage
companies are leaving Washington
aud coming to Oregon because of the
recent stringent laws enacted by sthe
populists in our sister state on the
north. Barring temporary and very
transitory improvement which such
investments bring, the people of Wash
ington would be gamers over those of
Oregon if every loan association in the
state would leave.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

1t is useless for the Spaniards to
cashier officers who are beaten by the
Cubans. They have done this to one
officer, it is reported, but if they should
do it to all who commit the same Of
fence their armies would be without
leaders. Even ,'Weyler himself would
not escape expulsion. He has been de-
feated two or three times already, &C.
cording to reports, and apparently the
only way he can avoid occasional set.
backs is to keep away from the insur.
gents.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

That there should De reduction in
the number of public officers is beyond
question, for at the present rate of in
crease in public servants it will only be
few centuries until we will have more
officers than we have people to support
them. And possibly the best way to
decrease them would be to begin cut
tinp down salaries
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

Recently Pennsylvania's capital
building was destroyed by fire, and
now that state, which is one OF. the
richest in the nation, has determined
that capitol to cost $550,000 is suffi-
cient to meet its needs. This stroke
of economy is good example for some
of the smaller states, that are burdened
with debt, to follow,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

No one thing would contribute more
to hasten the return of prosperity in
The Dalles than the general revival OF
the doctrine of patronizing our own
people and keeping our money in cir
culation at home. There are too many
orders made out from" Buyers Guides"
and sent away to be filled by big firms
of big Eastern cities; there are too