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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1895.
VOL. VI.
NUMBER 1.
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HOUSE BILL PASSED
The Senate Finally Refused
to Amend it.
THE SUBJECT OF A LIVELY DEBATE
ATlma Limit Not Included but Con
earrenee by th Senate Found
in the Appointment.
Washington, Dec. 20. The first silver
vote in the senate-was taken this mora
ing on a motion to refer to the finance
committee, Allen's silver bill directing
an inquiry as to the advisability of open
ing the mints to free coinage, in view
ot
the strained relations over Venezuela.
The motion was defeated.. Yeas. 24
navs. 36. the silver men voting no. Sen
ator Morgan secured unanimous consen
for the consideration of the Venezuelan
commission. Morgan briefly explained
the changes made in the house bill.
After Morgan : had explained the
amendments, Piatt said any delay would
be construed in England as hesitation on
onr part, and it was not essential
to
change the bill. An amendment requir
ing the commission to only report the
facts in the case would be construed
receding on the part of the senate, and
the senate-should notify Great Britain
that America was behind the president.
As to the confirmation by the senate.
i Flatt said that was unimportant and un
wise. It never had been questioned
- that the executive bad a right to ap
point agents to ascertain facts regarding
foreign countries. He referred to the
. appointment of Blount to Hawaii, as ob
jectionable, because he had created him
an officer with power to act and super
cede the officers confirmed by the sen
ate.
'Sherman, who followed, said the pre
sident's action had been approved unan
imoualy by both houses of congress.
England was not making any fresh ag-
', gressiona and was not taking the matter
i. very seriously. He. thought the dispute
would be settled honorably and that no
American blood would be shed in the
dispute. The fact that the senate bad
amended the bill could not be construed
in any way as meaning that the eenate
did Dot stand firmly by the president
The amendments would improve the bill
and be had no donbt, if made, they
would be accepted by the bouse. .
"It seems to me." he said, "that all
- this is too hasty ; that we are too eager
Let us take our time, be deliberate and
not rash into the matter."
Mills of Texas said it was a very grave
question. War with Great Britain would
be no child's play. He was for peace if
it could be obtained honorably. - The
. twojjoveenments had arrived at a place
- where they could not agree and neither
would yield. Where was the money to
come from in case of war? Our first
duty as we stood upon the edge of this
crisis was to provide for an increase of
revenues.
Stewart said the president had made
an American declaration and he favored
giving him fall authority over the' com
mission! He didn't believe there would
' be a war.
White upheld the president, but did
not believe there would be any difficulty
in the way of an honorable solution. It
bad not been clearly shown that England
was attempting to usurp territory that
belonged to Venezuela. Congress had
put all the power to investigate it in the
president's hands, when the president's
recommendations were received, it
would be time for congress to act.
Mitchell didn't believe that any for
eign nation could secure a foothold in
this hemisphere that it did not own by
treaty or cession ' withcut violating the
Monroe Doctrine.
Chandler said all drew their inspira
. tions from these, sources and answering
the question, said he would vote for any
; sacrifice to sustain the national honor.
The senate aiterward lqid the commit
tee's amendments on the table and the
house bill was passed. The vote was
unanimous.
Almoin Panto.
Niw Yobk, De& 20. The stock mar
ket has been wildly excited today. The
breakaway came to most people in the
street as a total surprise, nothing being
' ' in eight over night to portend any extra
ordinary developments. The first quota
tions received for American securities
from London prepared the bankers and
brokers for a stormy day. The prices
. . recorded showed declines extending to 5
per cent, and the London market was
. : reported decidedly ragged. Each -euc-..
cesaive cable indicated still lower figures,
and it was finally reported that many
H "jobbers" on the London stock exchange
had refused to accept orders.
The unfavorable news was coincident
with preparations by gold-shipping
houses for Saturdays exports to Europe.
A sinister feature of the day was the
advance in rates for call money to 75 per
cent, reflecting the calling in of loans
Their failures were reported. Only one,
that of S. S. Sands & Co., was of finan
cial importance. i
The railway and miscellaneous bond
market was demoralized, the declines
ranging ud to 15 per' cent. It was ru
mored a single house had dumped $400,
000, reading bonds on the market.
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Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box
of Dr. King's Kew Life Pills. A trial
will convince vou of their merits. These
pills are easy in action and ate partieu
larly effective in the cure of Constipation
and Sick Headache. For Malaria and
Liver troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guarrenteed to be
perfectly free from every dwetenous sub
stance and to be purely vegetable. They
do not weaken by their action, but by
giving tone to stomach and bowels great
ly invigorate the system. Regular eize
25 cents per box. Sold by Blakelev &
Hough tion, Druggists.
Rrave Duuraven. .
New York, Dec. 20. A dispatch to
the World from London says : :
There is more general comment in
London over the Venzuelan controversy
than upon its possible effect on Lord
Dunraven's reception in New York. He
has been seriously advised bv friends
not to go, lest not only might le be sub
jected to personal ill-treatment from ex
cited New York patriots, but lest his
sustained accusation of fraud against the
Defender syndicate might lead to serious
international complications- might, in
deed, serve as a spark to th-e tinder blaz
ing into actual warfare. Nevertheless
the World's Queenstown correspondent
telegraphs that his lordship, Arthur
Glen nie' and Joe Asquith sailed by the
Teutonic in good spirits.
Sna Bnt Ayer's at tbe World's Fair.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla enjoys the extra
ordinary distinction of having been the
only blood purifier allowed oq exhibit at
tbe world's fair, Chicago. Manufact
urers -of other sarsaparillas sought by
every means to obtain a showing of their
goods, but they were all turned away
under the . application of the rule for
bidding the entry of patent medicines
and nostrums. The decision of the
world's fair authorities inlavor of Aver's
Sarsaparilla .was in. effect aa follows
Ayer's - Sarsaparilla Is not a patent
medicine.1 It does not belong to the
list of nostrums. It is here on its
merits.
Wedding at Dafur.
A pleasant evening was spent at the
home of W. T. Vanderpool, three miles
above Dufur, on 15-Mile creek, on the
evening of the 18th, the occasion being
the wedding ot his oldest daughter, Eva,
to Melvin Sigman. The ceremony was
performed by Justice A. J. Brigham.
The bride and groom are among the best
and most respected young people of the
community, and their marriage will be
greeted as the proper thing by tbe many
friends of both families.
Boast turkey, fruits, sweet cider, and
all the accompanying delicacies; were
served without limit uatil the hour of
midnight called for a hearty good night
as the friends departed for home.
Alt Free.
Those who have used Dr. King's New
Discovery know its value, and those
who have not, have now the opportunity
to try it free. Call on the advertised
druggist and get a trial bottle, free. Send
your name and address to H. E. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get a sample box of
Dr. King's New Life Pills free, as well as
copy ot Guide to Health and House-
old . Instructor, free. All of which is
guaranteed to do you good and cost you
nothing.' Blakeley & Houghtion's
Drugstore.
A Big Battle in Cuba.
Madeid, Dec. 23. A dispatch from
Colon, province of Matanzae, Cuba, con-
rms the report that the Spanish troops
routed 4000 insurgents' on Calmena
river. One hundred of the enemy were
killed. ": . '
. A. E. Kilpatrick, of Fillmore, Cal.;
had the misfortune to have bis leg
caught between a cart and a stone and
badly .bruised. Ordinarily, he would
have been laid up for two or three, weeks,
but says: "After using one bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm I began to
feel better, and in three days was entire
ly well. The peculiar soothing qualities
which Chamberlain's Pain Balm po
Beeses I have never noticed in any other
liniment. ' I take pleasure in recom
mending it." ' This liniment is also of
great value for rheumatism and lame
back. For sale by Blakeley & Houghton,
Druggist.
THE SCIRE IN EUROPE
No Excitement in Political
Circles in England.
CONFIXED TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE
Britisher! Accept tbe Monroe Doctrine,
bat Claim It Doe Not Apply
to tbe Yenesaela
Dispute.
London, Dec. 21. No excitement has
been manifested here in political circles
over the Venezuela complications, al
though their effect has been felt on the
stock exchange. There has beenlsome
unloading of American securities, but the
cabinet ministers are all enjoying the
Chrietmas holidays in tbe country, and
outside of the utterances of the news
papers there is nothing to indicate that
war is apprehended. Of course, the
strained relations between Great Britain
and the United States have been upper
most in the public mind, especially dar
ing. the Utter part of the week, and the
matter, which was at first treated light
ly, is now more deeply discussed, and
this indicates that the gravity of the
affair ie not fully grasped by the people
at large.
A striking fact is that, without a single
excention. if the utterances of tbe press
onr tia:hrMfr nf TAnrARnnUtlvA CTtAII -who
It anA snntran nnnn t ?1 M flllhia-nt CftW tlP
relied upon, tbe whole country stands aa
sonaiy uemnu m maiqu.a o. ou.almrv
i ii r. - i .i ; . r. . l l
as me unnea otaies ia unuersmuu "
stand solidlybehind President Cleveland.
But it should be added that it has been
remarked in some quarters that the
Marquis of Salisbury might have very
well omitted tbe passage in his reply to
the note of Secretary Olney, which has
been looking upon as questioning Secre
tary Olney's interpretation of the princi
ples of the Monroe doctrine. Public
opinion here, in spite of any statements
to the contary, certainly supports the
general idea of the Monroe doctrine. It
is not the doctrine itself which is re-
sented by Great Britain, but the claim is
made that it floes not apply to the Ven-
ezuela dispute as it stands.
This seems to be the whole ot the Bnt-
ish contention, and, according to the
cabled reports published here, there is
some such belief in the United States.
- It is confidently expected in the best
informed quarters that an amicable ar-
rangement will be arrived at which will
avert further financial troubles, to eay
nothing of a disastrous war between the
two greatest English-speaking nations of
the earth.
In addition to the financial disorder,
which baB been the first feature of the
trouble, there is one phae of the recep
tion of tbe war scare here which deserves
special attention, not only in England,
but in the United States.
The alarming reports circulated have
been seized upon by the agricultural
party as a justification for the demands
which they have reeently made upon the
government for a change in the policy of
Great Britain from free trade to protec
tion. James Lowtber, M. P., leader of
the protection party, indicates this in a
pointed letter, printed in the Times, and
showing the grave conditions in which
Great Britain would be if her food' sup
plies from America were stopped. Mr.
Lowther points out that 50 per cent of
tbe British food imports come from the
United States, and he, therefore, asks
that British agriculturists be protected
in order to make this country as inde
pendent as possible of American food
supplies. .
Fears are expected that the war 'scare
will materially assist this agitation for
protection against American food im
ports, although the Statist gives utter
ances to e grave warning to the public
not to be frightened into supporting im
port dutieB on wheat. In spite of such
warnings, however, there Is little dDubt
that the agitation here in favor of pro
tection has' been and will be further
greatly strengthened by the bellicose ut
terances on both sides of the Atlantic,
and with a strong conservative govern
ment in office, it is thought some meas
nre for the protection and fostering of
British husbandry is not unlikely to be
come a law in due time.
Like a Thunderbolt Upon Germany.
. Berlin, Dec. 21. President Cleve
land's message to congress on the bound
ary dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela dropped like a thunderbolt
upon Germanny, and immediately over
shadowed all questions of domestic
topics." The almost general condemna
tion of tbe action of President Cleveland
upon ' the part of the German' press is
due less to love for England than to the
conviction that the interests of Germanv
are also threatened. In olitical and
even in government circles, the attitude
of the Marquis of Salisbury is receiving
unusual unanimous approval, evidently
with the hope of impressing Americans
with the fact that Germany is bucking
England.
If the dispute between Great Britain
and the United States was to grow very
acute it is thought here that the former
country would endeavor to obtain a pro
nouncement on the part of European
governments against President Cleve
land's interpretation of tbe Monroe doc
trine, for tbe enecess of Mr. Cleveland,
it is thought, would have grave conse
quences in the future relations between
the European powers and the turbulent
South American states. The latest news
from America, however, is regarded as
promising the refusal of the business
men to indorse President Cleveland s
attitude, and all eyes are direeted to
ward the developments of the financial
crisis. The reicbstag having adjourned
until January 9, no public expression of
official opinion is possible just now.
The popularity of Chamberlain's
Uougli Kemedy acd the nigh esteem in
which it is belds leads us to believe it to
be an article of great worth and merit,
we have the pleasure ot giving the ex
perience of three prominent citizens of
Eedondo Beach, Cal., in tbe use of the
remedy. Mr. A. V. Trudel! . says :
have always received prompt relief when
I used Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy
Mr. James Orchard says : . "I am satis
fied that Chamberlain's Cough remedy
I CUTed
my cold.' Mr. J. M. Hatcher
I S&V'S
"For three years I have used
Chamberlain s Uough Kemedy m my
iniuiij u
tamiiy and its results have always been
satisfactory ." For eale bv Blakeley &
Houshton. Druggist
Democratio Assignments.
Washington, Dec. 23. The demo
cratic steering committee of the senate
has decided to assign Walthall, of .Miss
issippi, to the democratic vacancy on
tbe finance committee, and Daniels, of
Virginia, to the vacancy on the judicary
committee.
Rattlesnake Koaa.
"This road is in euch shape now that
five men can put it in good traveling
condition in a week," so says Mr. G. F.
Gonther of Moro, Sherman county, and
knows. The work too the road has
been suspended at present, but will be
resumed as soon as the weather will per
mit. The people are anxious to have it
completed as from what has been al-
I readv demonstrated, thev can realize
I the great benefit which will be derived
from its use.
It is claimed by those who are
familiar -with this road, that it will be
one of the best in the county, and good
rOBd8iMwhat , needed. Th .onle
of Sherman county are to be congratu-
lated upon the enterprise shown in this
direction, not only as a matter 6f econ
omy, but good business sense. We
trust the people of Wasco county will
imbibe some of their spirit and improve
tbe highways and especially those lead
ing out of The Dalles. There has been
some noted improvements made on some
of them in the last year, but there is
plenty of work to be done, and cur
county court should see to it' that good
work ia done and more of it- For in
this, our item of good roads, there is
more direct good to tbe farming comma
nity than any other benefit derived from
taxation.
Summary of Court Kzpenses.
. County Clerk Kelsay and Deputies
Bolton and Gilbert have just completed
footing up the expenses of the November
session of tbe circuit court. During tbe
term twenty-one criminal cases were on
the docket, ten were tried out by jury
and two plead guilty. Ninety-four cases
were on the docket, all of which were
disposed of except eleven, which were
continued. The jury was in attendance
twenty-six days, and tried fourteen cases,
two of which were murder cases. Fol
lowing is an itemized statement of the
expenses:
Grand jury. .$ 138 00
Grand jury witnesses '. .. 988 85
Circuit court jnry 1267 80
Circuit court witnesses 1631 40
District attv : 300 00
Extra depty sheriff. - . 18 00
Bailiffs..... 239 00
Reporter ; . . . : 160 00
Interpreters - 21 00
Total.......... WW 05
It is the same old story and yet con
stantly recurring that Simmons Liver
Regulator is the best family medicine.
"We have used it in our family for eight
years and find it the best medicine we
ever used. We think there is ao euch
medicine as Simmons Liver Regulator."
Mrs. M. E. S. Adington, Franklin, N.
C. . "Each member of our family uses it
as occasion requires." W. u. bmith.
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Our prices are low and our goods are firet-claf.
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TO REPORT THURSDAY
Ways and Means Committee
Preparing a Bill.
FOR RELIEF OF THE TREASURY
Decided to Remain In Besslon Until
Some Action Wh Taken on the
Recent .Argent Message Sent
in by the President.
Washington, Dec. 23. It being gen
erally understood that the ways and
means committee would not be prepared
to report its bill, for the relief of the
treasury situation before tomorrow or
Thursday; the attendance in the bouse
today was comparatively small.
The speaker announced; that by inad
vertence Saturday the. name of Tracey
(rep.) of Missouri, had been omitted Iro.m
the committee on naval affairs.
After a little argument and objection
from Crisp, in behalf of the minority
against tbe chairman of tbe three elec
tion committees, referring the election
contests, the speaker ended the matter
by making a concession and referring
the contests, one to each committee in
regular order.
Mr. uingiey, chairman ot tbe ways
and means committee, said the commit
tee met this morning and unanimously
decided, lq view of the president's mess
age, that it was not appropriate for the
house to adjourn until a proper response
had been made. "On Thursday,", he
continued, "we hope the house will
make a response to the urgent request of
the president and take - some action
which will relieve the situation in which
the country finds itself. (Applause.)
WATS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
The Formal Meeting- Which Wa
, This Morning:.
Held
Washington, Dec. 23. The ways and
means committee of the bouse met at 11
o'clock today to take formal steps toward
the preparation of a revenue bill. Thir
teen members were present. The dis
cussion did not reach the question of the
plan which would be brought in, but
was confined to the policy of having con
eress remain in session, which, as out
lined by these dispatches, has already
been determined upon by the republican
leaders. By way of a reply to President
Cleveland's request that congress should
not adjourn, a resolution was presented
by Mr. Payne, of New York. It declared
that it-was tbe sense of the committee
that it was inexpedient- for the two
lioupes to adjourn for the holiday recess,
and further consideration of the motion
for holiday adjournment should be post
poned 'or the present. Dingley was au
thorized to make tbe statement to tLe
house. The committee was assured by
Dingley that a bill could be brought be
fore tbe house within a very" short time.
Although this was not mentioned in the
meeting, it is understood to be the pro
gramme of tbe leaders to present a full
committee on tbe day after Christmas
and perhaps bring it before the house
the same day For this purpose the re
publicans of the committee will go into
conference at once. The bill will com
bine a tariff advance for rerenue and a
bond bill along the lines of the one in
troduced by Reed in the last congress.
Highest of all in Leavening
TOO POOR FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Jerry Simpson Want Free Silver and
Free Trade Flrit.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 23. The people
of. Medicine Lodge, the borne of Jerry
Simpson, are very angry with that
statesman for his answer to a Mnncie,
Ind., capitalist, who wrote Simpson,
asking him if the town was a good loca
tion for an electric light plant. Simpson
scared him out with this reply:
"Medicint Lodge is not the place yon
are loooklng for, lor several reasons:
First, not sufficient population, and all
too poor; can bar jly afford to buy oil.
Too much protection and gold standard
has done us up. Corn 15 cents, and
everything else in proportion.. Give us
free silver and free trade and then you
can come out West your electric light
plant. We need it, but at present we
can stand it to read our mortgages by
the light of a 15 cent cirn fire."
Geo. W. Jenkins, editor of the Santa
Maria "Times," Cal., in speaking of tbe
various ailments of . children said-.
"When my children have croup there is
only one patent medicine I ever use, and
that is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy..
It possesses some medical properties-
that relieve the little sufferers immedi
ately. It is, in my opinion, the beet
cough medicine in the market." If this
remedy is freely given as soon as the
croup cough appears it will prevent the
attack. It is also an ideal remedy for
whooping cough. . There is no danger in
giving it to children, as it contains noth
ing injurious. For sale by Blakeley &.
Houghton, Druggist.
The Turks and Armenian.
Beblijj, Dec. 23. The Frankfort Zei
tung publishes a dispatch from Constan
tinople saying that there has been fierce
fighting at Zeitoun between the Turkish
troops who surrounded the city and the-'
Ineurgent, Armenians who defended it.
Both sides are Said to hare suffered
frightfully. The Turks were I0,00Q
strong' and had 24 pieces of artillery..
The Armenians numbered 15,000 but
had no artillery.
On Saturday, Dec. 21st, Mrs. M. M.
Henry will open, at Mrs. Phillips', on
Washington street, a stock of ladies"
cloaks, jackets, capes and suit patterns..
These goods will be sold at prices that
will enable all to purchase stylish.
English walking coats, fur trimmed and
siik lined. If you wish to make an ac
ceptable . and sensible Christmas pres
ent, call - and examine these goods.
school coats, with storm collars, at half
price. 1 his opportunity is for a short,
time only, and you are cordially invited
to come and aee for yourselves. 19-lw
Rlch Gold Strike at Deadwood. ' '
Dbadwood, S. D., Dec. 23. A lare
body of ore that will run upward of $2000 -to.
a ton was struck on the Whale lode,
one of the Homes take group. At Terry
Pea; seven miles from here, a rich strike
was made yesterday that runs fllOO in
gold to the ton. Considerable excite
ment prevails and the mountains are '
covered with prospectors.
. Coughing irritates the delicate organs
and aggravates the disease. Instead of
waiting, try One Minute Cough Cure.
It helps at once, makiDg expectoration
easy, reduces the soreness and inflama
tion. Every one likes it. Snipes-Kin-erely
Drug Co.
The Wheat Market.
Portland, Dec. 23. Wheat, Val"ey,
53; Walla Walla 50.
Chicago, Dec. 2j. Wheat, cash',
54 1-8; May, 58 1 8
San Francisco,' .Dih:. 23. Wheat,
cash, 93 3 4.
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