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VOL. VIII.
KAIILANI WILL' ROLE
What May be -Expected if
Annexation Fails.
ENGLAND'S EYE' ON THE. ISLAND
If tr Don't Take Then She Will Over
turn tb. Republic and Set opt
.w Monarchy.
Kzw. Yqbk, Dec! l7. The downfall of
the Dole government and the restoration
of the monarchy, with Kaiuiani, niece
of former Queen .JJliuokiilaDi, reigning
nader British domination, ia the' future
predicted for Hawaii by the advocates
of annexation, in the. event of the re
jection of the. pending treaty by the
senate, says the .Washington correspon
dent of the Herald. ;: ; -:
. Leading members of the eenate com
mittee on foreign relations appear to be
unanimous in. .the opinion that when
the treaty is called op evidence will be
furnished to , prove that there is some
secret work now going on in this di
rection; It is alleged that the Hawaii
ana bow in this city to protest against
the ratification of the treaty are here in
the interest of Kaiuiani, and that Eng
lish influence is behind the movement.
;, Members of , the .committee declare
there ia strong evidence, more substan
tial than this, to prove that ' the failure
of the United States to take Hawaii
means. European domination over the
islands. Just what this information is,
members of the committee decline to
divulge, but the significant statement
that when the facts were brought in in
executive session of the eenate it would
bring to the support of the treaty sever
al senators who are now on the other
side. ............. ...
- It is on account of this secret informa
tion in possession of the committee that
Senator Davis will oppose the discussion
of the treaty in open session. He will
insist upon its consideration behind
closed doors, and he will be supported
in this proposition by all members of
the committee.
Beware of Olnmenta for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
As mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and c mpletely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. . Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good yon can possibly derive from them
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
' F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
nine. ' It is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co,
Testimonials free. Price 75c. per bottle,
'Sold by Druggists. 4.
THE DAT IN CONGRESS.
Both Hoo.es Bend Klondike Relief Bill
to Conference.
Washington, Dec. . 17. The senate
today took the necessary procedure to
put the bill for the relief of Klondike
miners into conference, and named
Hawley, Carter and Cock r ell as confer
ees. It then discussed at some length
the government's revenue,' the -basis of
, the discussion being the report that the
time was opportune to pass a bill freeing
from taxation alcohol nsed in the arte.
One hundred and thirty-ight private
pension bills were passed.
Washington, Dec. 17. The house to
day resumed consideration of the legis
lative appropriation bill. The Klondike
relief bill was eent to conference and
Cannon, Northway, and Sayera of Texas
were named as conferees.
MAT OO TO A. Sl.SO.
Agent French, of the Letter Interests
' , so Predict.
Chicago, Dec. 17. George B. French,
the recognized agent of the Leiter in
terest in wheat, has imparted a piece of
information which wheat speculators for
many months have been anxious to know
. He also ventured a prediction on the
future of May wheat.
"Our wheat costs us nearly 70 cts."
said Mr. French, "and at that price
we think we can afford to take it in,
pay for it, and see what it looks like.
Our position, as we have said right along-,
is simply that : of merchandisers.' As
Boon as the deficiency of the supply and
the urgency of the demand become more
apparent, I will not be a bit surprised to
Bee May wheat at $1.50."
While Mr. French would give no in
formation as to the size of the line of
THE DALLES,
wheat which he represents, he said :.
"Vt'v expect that all the wheat ;we
have bought will be delivered to us."
IHJE.BT." LOVI4 CORNER. ':'
Consolidated. Elevator Co." Ha. Over
. ... . 3,000,000 Bushels of Wheat. ..
St. Louis, Dec 17. J. D. Kehlor
has resigned from, the presidency of ;.the
Consolidated Elevator Company,-and
Vice-President Henry S. Potter, has been
elected to succeed him. Several chang
es were also made in . the . bo art of .di
rectors. AH the changes were made
Wednesday, but were kept quiet until
touight. Mr." Kehlor resigned on .ac
count of ill -healt.hr - r" .
. Tlie East, St. Louia elevator ia now
filled, and grain has been pouring into
St. Louis in such quantities .since the
corner began that one after another of
the elevators have been opened until
the company now has upward of 3,000,
OCO bushels of grain. r
Bow to Prevent Pneumonia. . . .
At this time of the year a cold ia Very
easily contracted, and if left to run. its
course without the aid ot some reliable
cough medicine is liable to result in that
dread disease, pneumonia. We know of
no better temedy to cure a cough or cold
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy."
We. have used it quite extensively and it
has always given entire satisfaction
Olagah, Ind. Ter. Chief.
This ia the only remedy that ia known
to lie a certain preventive of pneumonia.
Among the many thousands who have
used it for colds and la grippe, we, have
not yet learned of a single case having re
sulted in pneumonia. Persons who have
weak lungs or have reason to fear an at
tack of pneumoDa, should keep the
remedy at hand. The 25 and 50 cent
sizes for Bale by Blakeley '& Houghton.
TO UK RKSCRVEYED. .
Government Will Send the McArthur
North.
... Oakland, Cal.. Dec. 20. The United
States geodetic survey ship McArtbnr
has been ordered to Alaska,-and with
the opening of the spring will bead for
the Yukon, there to remain until a
series of important surveys have been
accomplished and a thorough study of
the country made. The McArthur lies
on the ways at the Hay & Wright ship
yards, awaiting repairs, but will soon be
ready for active service. ,.
Captain I. VV. Helms, in charge of the
ship, upon instructions from the navy
yard has received bids for towing a
small sternwheel steamer to the mouth
of the Yukon, to aid in the surveying
work and serve for the navigation of
rivers too shallow for the ,McArthnr.
The McArthur will work up the Alas
kan coast, taking observations, until
the month of the Yukon is reached.
Then the stern wheeler will be brought
into use, and the crew and officers will
go up the Yukon as far as possible, care
fully surveying the country and making
charts for the new government map of
the district.
The Surprise of All.
Mr- James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son, Cowden, III., speaking of
Dr. King's New Discovery, says that last
winter his wife was attacked with La
Grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians ot Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. It eeemed to
develop into Hasty Consumption. Hav
ing Dr, King's New Discovery in .store,
and selling lots of it, he took a bottle
home, and to the surprise of all she be
gan to get better from first dose, and
half dozen dollar bottles cured her eound
and well. Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds is
guaranteed to do this good work. Try it.
Free trial bottles at Blakeley & Hough'
ton's drug store. 4
. ROBBERT ON BOARD A LINER.
Strong: Room of the City of Washington
Burglarized.
New York. Dec. 20. The World
says:
'.- The Ward liner City of Washington,
that sailed from Vera Cruz December
1st. has arrived in this port, carrying in
her strong room $600,000 in Mexican
coin. This was not an nnusuall large
shipment of treasure for the Ward line
to handle, and no one in authority
dreamed of danger.
Nevertheless, during they voyage the
strong room, built to stand the attacks
of almost anything but dynamite, and
located so as to be under constant ob-
eervarton, was broken into. Only $3000
was taken by the robbers, but the gen
eral impression ia that the scheme of
the thieves was to seize the entire treas
ure. Every effort has' been made to keep
the matter quiet so that the strong force
of detectives put upon the case by the
company might work to the best advan
tage. ,
A. 6. Smith, the company's secretary,
admitted that the robbery had been at
tempted. . i
WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY.
RELIEF BILL SIGNED
Two Hundred Thosuand Dol
lars Appropriated.
SUPPLIES MUST BE PURCHASED
An Opportunity for Portland to Under-
old all Others Army Officers
Detailed.
Washington, Dec. 18. Both houses
of congress today passed the joint reso
lution for the relief of miners in the Yu
kon valley, Alaska, and in a short time
it had received the signature of the pres
cient. ! ' ,
The bill appropriated $200,000 to be
expended under direction of the secre
tary of war in the purchase of supplies
for the relief of the people' in the Yukon
country or other mining regions of Alas
ka, and for the transportation and dia
tribution of such supplies, provided that
if the consent of the Canadian govern
ment be obtained, the secretary of war
may extend the relief into Canadian
territory. '
The resolution further provides that
the supplies may be sold in that region
at such prices as may be fixed by the
secretary of war, or donated to those us
able to pay for them. The secretary of
war is autho'-z-.f lo use the United
States army in earring into effect the
provisions of the act, to import reindeer
and drivers to transport these supplies,
and to adopt euch other provisions as
are practicable.
The secretary is directed, when the
work shall have been completed, to sell
the reindeer or turn tbem over to the
secretary of the interior, in hia discre
tion, and to. make a detailed report to
congress at the beginning of the next
session of such disbursements and re
sults accomplished under the act.
Secretary Alger is giving much study
to the best means of getting supplies to
the Yukon, and has decided . to ask for
bids for the delivery of stores directly to
Dyea, Skaguay and Cbilkat. Already a
great deal of rivalry has sprung up be
tween the towns on the Pacific coast for
the honor of being the shipping port for
the stores and for the business that will
follow, and by" requiring bidders to de-
livertheir goods directly in Alaska, the
war department will be saved the ne
cessity of making a choice among tbem
Secretary Alger's estimate now i9 that
more than 3,000,000 pounds of food
stores will be required for the expedi
tion. .
This makes the transportation prob
lem a very serious one. It is estimated
that a reindeer cannot be loaded safely
with more than 300 pounds, bo that no
less than 1000 of these animals woul be
required as a pack train, if they were
the sole reliance.
, One question that has engaged the
secretary's attention ia that of securing
the consent of the Canadian government
for the passage of the relief expedition
over that part of the Canadian territory
which must necessarily be traversed in
order to reach the miners. It will be
necessary to obtain a permit for a mili
tary expedition to pass, and also to se
cure the remission of duties.
It is probable that to attain this ob
ject in the shortest possible period of
time, . Secretary Alger will go himBelf
to Ottawa in a few days and deal direct'
ly with the Canadian authorities, in
stead of relying on the Blow-moving
process of diplomacy. ' -
This afternoon Secretary Alger sent a
telegram tojGeneral Merriam in strncting
him to pick out two officers and fifty of
his best men to act as guards for the ex
pedition. .
Captain Brainerd is to devote himself
to superintending the selection of stores,
their delivery and proper package at
Dyea for the trip across the passes. Af
terward, he may go across with one of
the expeditions.
The present idea is that there will be
twenty of these expeditions, and they
will be loaded with one thousand tons
of food, for which Secretary Alger will
advertise immediately, under condition
of delivery at Dyea. .
The United States military attache ol
the . legation at Stockholm has .been
cabled to purchase the reindeer needed
as draft animals and to ship them to
Dyea. Mr. Kjellman, the chief herder
of the Alaskan reindeer herd, is now in
Lapland, where he has been getting an
option on the animals needed.
NCION PACIFIC PRESIDENCY. .
It Is Now Said that. Mellen Is Slated for
' the Place.
Chicago, Dec. 18. The Tribune says
the opinion ia gaining, ground in rail
way and financial circles that neither F,
W; Winter or Horrace G.'Bnr.t will be
president of . the .Union .Pacific. The
man now mentioned for the. position is
Cbas. Mellen, president of the Northern
Pacific. V '
Mr. Winter, it is said, did not fetl in
clined to take the position: for personal
reasons. Bur.'s name was then sug
gee ted, but objection, it is said was raised
to him on account of his being now vice
president and assistant to the president
of the Northwestern.
Under ordinary circumstances the re
port thai Mellen would leave the North
ern Pacific to take the presidency of the
Union Pacific would be looked upon
with great suspicion, but circumstances
are such that the report is believed to
have a good . foundation.' But there is
friction, it is said, between bis friends
and the friends of Vice-President La'
moht. Lemont was originally slated for
the presidency. He was the choice of
J. J. Hill, but J. Pierpont Morgan, head
of the Northern Pacific syndicate? did
not think Lamont bad the requisite en
terprise. A compromise waa effected
and Mellen was chosen president and
Lamont vice-prerident.
. Rumors have latelv been current tbat
Lamont would soon succeed. Mellen as
president of the Northern Pacific, and
thus strength is given to those reports
that Mellen had been practically agreed
upon as most suitable for the presiden
cy of the Union Pacific.
- After meals you should have simply a
feeling of comfort and satisfaction. You
should not feel any special indications
that digestion ia going cn. If you do,
you have indigestion, which means not
digestion. This may bo the beginning of
so many dangerous diseases, that it is
best to take it in hand at once and treat
it with Shaker Digestive Cordial. ' For
you know that indication makes poison,
which causea pain and sickness. ' And
that Shaker Digestive Cordial helps di
gestion and cures indigestion. ShaVer
Digestive Cordial does , this by providing
the digestive materials in which the
sick stomach is wanting. It' also tones
op and strengthens the digestive organs
and makes them perfectly healthy:
This is the rationale ot its method of
cure, as the doctors would say. Sold by
by druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00 per
bottle.
POLITICS SADLY MIXED.
All Attempts to Form New Cabinet
Have Failed, '
Valparaiso, Dec. 20, Politics in Chile
are sadly mixed. Since the resignation
of the cabinet which was due to the co
alition of the government liberals, the
conservatives and the Balmacedists,
there, have ' been - several attempts to
form a new one, but every effort in this
direction has gone for naught. , .
The coalition of the three parties was
based on an agreement to give to each
party two members of the cabinet.
Senor Ismael Tocornal undertook to
form a new ministry but failed, because
of the failure of the government liberals
to abide by the agreement, they beiDg
willing to give only one member of the
cabinet each to the Balmacedists and
conservatives.
Then Senor Pedro Montt undertook
to form a ministry, but was persona non
grata to certain political leaders; there
fore he failed. Senor Montt was bitterly
attacked by the press, and President
Errazuriz was criticised harshly by even
his own organizations, for choosing him.
Scheming against, the interests of the
country was -charged, and the president
was accused of betraying his party.
The president has had several con
ferences with the leaders of the three
parties, but so far as can be. learned, be
has arrived at no conclusion as to whom
be will aelecect to form bis ministry.
A mass meeting of workingmen waa
held here to protest against the presi
dent's policy of refusing all offers to
build more railway cars and locomotives
at home. The speakers demanded that
each work b6 done in order to give em
ployment tb those who need it to sup
port themselves and families. A reso
lution embodying the sense of the meet
ing was forwarded to the government in
Santiago. .
, Pree Pills-
Send your address to H. E." Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get a free sample
box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of tbeir merits.
These Pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of.Con
stipation and Siok Headache. For Ma
laria and Liver troubles they have been
proved invaluable. They are guaranteed
to be perfectly free from every deleter
ious substance and to be purely vegeta
ble. They do not weaken by their
action, but by giving tone to Btomach'
and bowels greatly invigorate the sys
tem. Regular eize 25c. per box. Sold
by Blakeley & Houghton Druggists. (4)
.' ' To Care a Cold In One Day. .
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money if
they fail to cure. 25c.
DECEMBER 22. 1897.
BIG DEAL IN WHEAT
Interest ,. in . the Coming
Event Increasing.
MILLIONS BEHIND YOUNG LEITER
Letter, Br., on the ; Scene December
Market Strong, Despite More
Heavy Receipts.
Chicago, Dec. 20. Interest in the big
December wheat deal , waa greatly in
creased today by the arrival from Wash
ington of Levi Z. Letter, the millionaire
merchant of Chicago, and the substan
tial admission by him that his millions
were at his eon's command in his strug
gles with the other interests,! ; ;
"My .son has plenty of money, to pay
for what he has purchased,'.' said Leiter
sr. ''About hia wheat operations he has
informed me fully. I have'been a mer
chant the greater part of my life, and
am much pleased that my Bon : has
broadened out into a first-class mer
chant. . Wheat is a first-class commodi
ty of universal use. The quality .of the
wheat which he has purchased is of the
highest, and lam sure will be in demand
at a higher price than ' he paid for it,
I am well pleaeed with the situation." .
There was another big increase in the
amount of contract wheat in store here
today, over half a million barrels being
added to the Btock. Friday and SatutV
day nearly 2,500,000 bushels were de
livered here, all of which waa taken by
the Letter people. At least 3,000,000
bushels more are expected to arrive, and
in liquidation of this ia expected to
come the test ot the strength of young
Leiter.
The 500,000 bushels delivered today
had not the elighest weakening effect on
December wheat. ' On the contrary it
sold as high as $1.02 shortly after the
opening. -:
Don't be persuaded into buying lini
ments without reputation or. merit
Chamberlain's Pain Balm costs no more,
and its merits have been proven by a
test of many years. Such letters as the
following, from L. G. Bagley, Hueneme,
Cal., are constantly being received:
"The best remedy for pain I have ever
used is Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and I
say so after havjng nsed it in, my family
for several years." It corea rheumatism
lame back, sprains and swellings. For
sale by Blakeley & Houghton.
Notice is hereby given that bids will
be received by the county court for. keep
ing the county charges by the week for
the ensuing year. All bids must be
filed with the clerk on or. before the 5th
day ot January, 1898, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Court reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. A. M. Kelsat,
- -' County Clerk.
A Million Dollar Blaze.
Gbaxd Fobkb, N. "D., Dec. 17. A loss
of nearly $1,000,000 was 'caused early
this morning by fire. The Hotel Dako
ta, which cost $250,000, was completely
destroyed, as were the wholesale houses
adjoining.
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NOTICE.
Commencing Monday, December 20,
the steamers of the Regulator Line will
leave Portland at 6 o'clobk a. m., and
The Dalles at 6:30 a. m.
W. C. Alaway, Gen. Agt.
. Sterling Silver Novelties.
Pease & Mays will have on display to
morrow, Tuesday, a collection of silver
novelties for holiday gifts tbat is worthy
of your attention..
" Cash In Tonr Checks.
All countv warrants registered prior
to July 7, 1893, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after Oct. 27th,
1897. C. L. Phillips,
Countv Treasnrer.
- Light Works Burned.
Port Huron, Mich., Dec. 17. The
Excelsior light works burned today. Loss
$50,000, ' :
NEWS NOTES.
A 2-year-old child waa accidentally
burned to death near -Oregon City last
night.
Advices from Cuba state that Blanco
may leave that place for Spain in the
near future.
Latest reports state that Cramps con
template building a $10,000 ship yard
at Seattle.
Six hundred reindeer have been or
dered from Norway for the Alaska relief
expedition. "
The Chilcoot Tramway and. Transpor
tation .Company has completed its
power-house at Sheep Camp. It is 30x
NUMBER 7.
Royal makes the food pare,
wholesome and delicious.
FQYDEH
Absolutely Pure
KOVAL BAKING POWOER CO., NEW VORK.
60 feet and cost over $6000. Five large
spools of Jg-inch steel cable were deliv
ered by the Eoealie.
William Carr, the Missouri child mur
derer, was hung at the Clay county
conrtheme yesterday morning.
: Late reports from Portland state that
an Alaska relief .expedition ' will leave
tbat place in the near future.
In the bout between Miller and Burns
in Portland last night, Miller succeeded
in beating Burns in the fifth round.
. In the fight betwetn Creeden and Kid
McCov, which came off in .Island City
last night, the latter succeeded in de
feating Creeden in the fifteenth round.
The latest en p position concerning A.
S. Ockerman, the Portland druggist,,
who disappeared mysteriously from bis
home a few days, ago, is that he has
left for Alaska.
Rumors have been afloat in all parts
of Whitman county for a week that an
effort would be made to lynch the men
captured and accused of the murder of
Orville Hayden of Farmington..
William Terriss, the well-known actor,
was assassinated at London last night,
being stabbed with a knife as he was
entering the stage door of the Adelphi
theater. Terriss' assailant Is supposed
to be a former super. .The murderer
rushed at the actor, as he was stepping .
across the pavement from bis cab, and
stabbed him just below the heart. As
the actor fell, bis murderer was seized
by people who were ontside the theater..
Captain Kastner and George McLach
lan, who left Dawson Citv November 3d,
arrived at Victoria Thursday evening on
the steamer Corona. ' They brought
news that 800 men have accepted the
offer of the Alaska Commercial Com
pany and the Canadian government to '
supply them with food free at Fort Yu
kon, and have gone for it. About thirty
men were passed on the trafn coming
out. All were short of provisions and
suffering severely, as the cold was rang
ing from 50 to 70 degrees bflow zero.
MORAVIAN VIEW OF DEATH. '
A Beaatif nl and Iaiprcsulve Custom .
of the MornvianB.
Clifford Howard contributes to the
Ladies' Ilome Journal nn interesting
article upon the Jloravianjs of Bethle
hem, Pa., and their religious customs:
."Upon the death of one of the con
gregation," he writes, "the vent is an
nounced, not -" by the monotonous,
mournful .tolling' of the bell, but -by
.. the dep-breathing, melodious
music of trombones, played in the open
belfry steeple of the church by the"
trombone choir; and as the deep, sweet
notes of the familiar hymn are borne
to the people below they reverently,
drop their work to listen. 'Hark!' they,
whisper, 'the horns are blowing'; some
one has gone home!' 'Gone home!'- .
perhaps nothing more beautifully ex
emplifies the perfect, unquestioning
faith of these devout people than that
expressive utterance, the sincerity of
which is ever demonstrated by th lack1
of mourning et the passing away of a .
member of the . household, however
dearly beloved; so true and heartfelt is
the Moravian belief that death is but
the entrance to a brighter, happier
home. The trombones are also used at
the touching funeral services held at
the grave; and amid their sad, yet in
spiring, strains the departed one is laid .
to his eternal rest. On all occasions,
whether of death or joy, the trombones
lend their sweet solemnity in fitting
breath.. From the steeple they herald
the festival day, of each of the choirs,
and in all open-air services their mel
lifluous tones axe ever present
LOST, SXKAVED OR STOLEN.
Four head of catttle of the following
deecrption: - One black and white
spotted eteer, 3 years old. ' One red and
white spotted steer, two years old. One
red and white spotted cow, about 5 years
old. One last spring bull calf, red' and
white spotted. The first three are
marked with a swallow fork in the right
and underbit in left ear, and all four are
branded g The calf is not ear-marked.
Anyone who has, or knows the where
abouts of, the above described cattle, '
will confer a fpvor on me by notifying
me, and I will pay all expense connect
ed therewith. . Jonx Stegmax.
decl9-4w . The Dalles, Or.
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