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' THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1898.
NUMBER 17.
WHITE PASS RAILWAY
To be Built From the Head
of Lynn Canal.
THE WORK TO BE BEGUN AT ONCE
An Eng II. h Company Furnish. a the Cap
Ital Kocd to be Ready to Op-
erate sumeTlme In May
Montreal, Feb. 15. C. H.Wilkinson,
representing tbe British Yukon Com
pany, says tbe construction of a railroad
through White pass, from the bead of
Lynn canal to Lake Bennett, will be be
gun immediately by bis company. The
road, which will be 45 miles in length,
will be completed within 90 days of the
beginning of the work.
The British Yukon Company, of which
the Duke of Teck is president, also holds
a charter from tbe Dominion govern
xnent for the construction of a railroad
through White pass. The announce
ment, some weeks ago, of tbe govern
ment'a having" negotiations with Messrs
Mann and Mackenzie, determined the
British Yukon Company to build the
road over White pass at once.
The width of the track will be three
feet six inches. The grade over the pass
will be three per cent, and at points
where the grade is the steepest what is
known as tbe "A. B. T." rail will be
laid. This rail which has been used in
the Hartz mountains in Europe, has
notches for tbe grip to a cog wheel, and
ia a part of tbe locomotive.
DISAVOWED AT MADRID.
Famous De Lome Letter to Canal ejas
Formally Repudiated.
New York, Feb. 15. A special from
Washington says :
A cablegram received by the secretary
of state from Minister Woodford, at
Madrid, announces that the .Spanish
government has disavowed the letter of
De Lome to Senor Canelejas. This dis
claimer, as the administration officials
are pleased to call it.is regarded as satis
factory, and the president has authorized
the announcement that the incident is
closed.
New York, Feb. 15. The Washington
correspondent of tbe Herald says that
tbe announcement from Madrid that
tbe Spanish ministry bad decided to re
ply in a fitting manner to Minister
Woodford's representation of tbe ' De
Lome letter is highly satisfactory to the
administration officials. No one is more
pleased over the matter than the presi
dent. He has never doubted that Spain
would repudiate tbe action of her min
ister. His only concern has been that
tbe delay in closing the incident might
lead to some outbreak in congress which
would cause embarrassment to tbe ad
ministration before the Spanish govern
ment had had any opportunity to make
a satisfactory response.
Ashamed, Grieved and Sorry
New York, Feb. 15. In conversation
with a Madrid correspondent of the
Herald, a cabinet minister made tbe fol
lowing statement :
"You may say openly, as coming from
Senor Sagasta and from each of us that
we entirely condemn, in the most abso
lute manner, Senor de Lome's letter.
We are ashamed, grieved and sory there
at. The ministers feel more agrleved
than President McKinley can possibly
be. We are honest men, who have
been placed in a wrong position by a
fool."
In reply to further questions, the min
ister said ;
"Canelejss' journey was absolutely
private, and in no way possible did we
trust or use him."
FIto Were Killed.
Pittsbukg, Feb. 15. The south wall
of the Union Storage Company's build
ing, which was destroyed by tbe big fire
last Wednesday, fell shortly before noon
today. A number of boys were at play
about the ruins, and it is believed at
least five were caught by the falling wall
and are buried beneath the debris.
Tbe news caused great excitement,
as It was first reported that ten men had
been killed. This was untrue. Tbe ex
tent of tbe accident is not yet fully
known.
Samuel Lewis, a colored man, and
Charles Cramer, a boy, were taken out
alive. They were not dangerously hurt.
Young Cramer says a number of his
companions were caught under the wall.
A large force is clearing the debris. The
parts of tbe wall still standing are in a
danaeronn condition, and the searchers
are In danger of being buried.
At 1 :30 p. m. the search waa aban
doned and the workmen ordered from
tbe ruiue, on account of the dangerous
walls and the nncertainty of finding any
alive in tbe wreckage. No more work
will be done until tbe threatening walls
have been torn down.
Consumption Positively Cared.
Mr. R. B. Greeve, merchant, of Chil
howie, Va., certifies that be had con
sumption, was given up to die, sought
all medical treatment that money could
procure, tried all cough remedies .be
could hear of, but got no relief; 'spent
nights sitting up in a chair; was in
duced to try Dr. King's New Discovery,
and was cured by two bottles. For past
three years hae been attending to busi
nexs and says Dr. King's New Discovery
is the grandest remedy ever made, as it
has done so much for him and also for
others in his community. Dr. King's
New Discovery is guaranteed for Coughs,
Colds and consumption. It don't fail
Trial bottles free at Blakeley & Hough
ton's drug 8 tore. 5
Arbitration of Strikes.
Washington, Feb. 15. Tbe senate
committe on education and labor today
decided by unanimous vote to report
favorably tbe bill prepared by tbe train
men of the country, and recently intro
duced in the senate by Kyle, providing
for tbe arbitration of railroad strikes by
a board of arbitration to be chosen by
tbe strikers and tbe interstate commerce
committee.
Row to Look Good.
Good looks are reaily more than skin
deep, depending entirely on a healthy
condition of all tbe vital organs. If the
liver be inactive, you have a bilious look ;
if your kidneys be effected, you have a
pinched look. Secure good health and
you will surely have good looks. "Elec
tric Bitters" is a good Alternative and
Tonic. Acts directly on tbe stomach
liver and kidneys. Purifies the blood.
cures pimples, blotches and boils, and
gives a good complexion. Every bottle
guaranteed. Sold at Blakeley & Hough
ton's drug store. 50 cents per bottle. 5
Killed In Committee.
Washington, Feb. 15. By a vote of
10 to 3' the house committee on military
affairs refused to report favorably the
Odell bill authorizing any denomination,
sect or religious body to erect buildings
tor religions worship on any military
reservation in tbe country.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Always
Proves Effectual.
There are no better medicines on the
market than Chamberlain's. We have
used the Cough Remedy when all others
failed, and in every instance it proved
effectual. Almost daily we hear the
virtues of Chamberlain's remedies ex
tolled by those who have used them.
This is not an empty puff, paid for at so
much a line, but is voluntarily given in
good faith, in tbe hope that suffering
humanity may try these remedies and,
like the writer, be benefited. From tbe
Glenville ,'W. Va.) Pathfinder. For sale
by Blakeley & Honzbton.
To Consider tbe Load Bill.
Washington, Feb, 15. The house has
agreed to consider the Loud bill relating
to second-class mall matter March 12th
and 13th.
Postmaster at Oaksdale.
Washington, Fob. 15. The president
has nomited F. A. DaviB as postmaster
at Oaksdale, Wash.
Buekien's Anmca salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevei
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cui as piles, or no pay required
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
tion, or mcnev refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale Dy Blakeley and
Houghton, druggists.
Grain In Europe.
Liverpool, Feb, 17. Wheat Firm ;
No. 1 standard California, 39s; English
markets, firm ; French country markets,
firmer.
Frank Sherwood was down town to
day, the first time since be had his tus
sle with cholera morbus. He says be
drove miles afterjhe waa takeneick, and
never came so near dying in his life.
After this when be goes out in the coun
try he will take a bottle of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
with him. Miseouri Valley (Iowa)
Times. For sale by Blakeley & Hough
ton. Smoke the popular brands, Prize Med
al, Rose Queen and Guarantee,. For
sale by all first-class dealers.
Try Schilling's Best tea and baking powder.
The Power
o Schilling's Best baking
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FEELINGS VERY BITTER
An ti-American Sentiment is
General, t
WAR DEMANDED BY THE PEOPLE
Tbe Spaniards Seem to Think they
Stand a Good Chance to Win In'
Such an Event.
New Yoke, Feb. 16. A dispatch from
Madrid-says:
Tbe public feeling here against the
United States is very strong. In the
public mind tbe . general conviction is
that the United States intends to force
war upon Spain, and that tbe latter must
absolutely stand her ground; that in
Cuba the autonomists will side with
Spain, fightiDg against tbe UnitedStates
troops and that tbe Spanish would en
courage the landing of American troops
in great numbers now that the unhealthy
season is coming on, as.it would kill
them off like flies. At the same time
tbe ships of war would bombard the
coast towns, which with the exception
of New York, are considered un
protected, the United States not having
enough warships to patrol the entire
coast. .
At the same time another calculation
is made on tbe widespread ruin which
would fall upon business men in the
United States, whereas the bourse here
would scarcely change as is the case with
tbe United States. It would merely
be the first step toward tbe solution of
the question, which is slowly bleeding
tbe resources of the country to death.
Such is the representative idea of pub
lic Spanish feeling today.
Senor Canelejas declares that his re
cent visit to tbe United States and
Cuba was not connected with tbe gov
ernment. He went solely to learn for
himself the condition of affairs. - In cob
elusion he considers Senor de Lome's
letter as private and confidential.
The action ot the government did not
popularize it at home. There are indi
cations that the ministers are not dis
pleased to be rid of a representative who
could not sincerely reflect their feelings,
for Senor de Lome was a fervent mem
ber of tbe national party, beaded by
Robledo and Weyler. Tbe government
feels relieved now at having one of its
own men at the post, who trnely repre
sents the most liberal ideas of the cabi
net. The government organ, El Correro,
says of the letter : i
"It gives the Spanish government of
fense far exceeding that to tbe president
of the United States. Against the un
judicious words as to the president, we
deplore the imputation against tbe
Spanish government and resent it ex
ceedingly. It is deplorable that a pub
lic functionary, invested with a diplo
matic character, could write, even in a
private letter, ideas which are so dis
graceful as those from the pen of tbe late
minister to Washington."
El Heraldo says :
"'The Spanish government has nothing
to do with the letter. It did not inspire
a single paragraph and had no idea ot
its existence."
El Heraldo refers to the almost con
tinuous claim that the United States
keeps bringing against Spain, and says
that this reflects public opinion that tbe
United States wants to force a war upon
Spain. This view is taken on 'change,
where there are general declines. The
government has no easy time.
The Day In the 8enate.
Washington, Feb. 16. The senate to
day ignored tbe Maine disaster and con
sidered a resolution to prevent the con
firmation pf the Kansas Pacific agree
ment. Without any action on the res-
lution the senate went into executive
session at 10 :30.
Senator Morrill occupied attention of
tbe senate in executive session in a pre
pared speech on the Hawaiian treaty.
He took positive grounds against annex
ation.
The Bouse.
Washington, Feb. 16. The house to-
today promptly took np the bankruptcy
bill. Henderson of Iowa opened with
a long explanatory speech.
Maine Disaster Discussed.
Washington, Feb. 16. The Maine
disaster waa the principal subject under
consideration by the senate committee
on foreign relations today. ' Opinions
generally expressed by the members of
tbe committee in this informal ' confer
ence are to tbe effect that the occurrence
may result in grave complications, un
less Spain makes it very plain that no
Spaniard was in any way to blame for
it. .
Pulp Mill Sold.
Quaku.Va, Wis., Feb. 16. Tbe deal by
which tbe great water power at Quinn
esc and the paper and pulp mills, with
1000 acre's of laud, passed from the
bands of tbe Qninneec Falls Paper Com
pany to the Kimberly & Clark Company,
will be consummated this week. The
figures are placed at about $300,000. The
falls are a natural waterfall and dam,
with a fall of six ieet, making ' it one of
the best powers in tbe world.
Publishers Meet.
New York, Feb. 17. The American
Newspaper Publisher's Association is
holding its annual session at the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel. The session will laet
three days. The first meeting was
called to order by President Charles W.
Knapp, of the St. Louis Republic.
Kansas Pacific Sold.
Tope k a, Feb." 16. The government
lien on tbe Union Pacific road in Kaneas
waa wiped out today. Tbe Kansas Pa
cific road was bought in by Alvin W.
Krecb, representing tbe reorganization
committee, for $6,303,000. Krech' was
the only bidder.
In a recent letter from Washington,
D. C, to an old friend, Major, G. A
Studer, for twenty years United States
Consul at Singapore, says : "While at
Des Moines I became acqainted with a
liniment known as Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, which I found excellent against
rheumatism as well as against soreness
of the throat and chest (giving me much
easier breathing. I had a touch of pneu
monia early this week, and two applica
tions freely applied to the throat and
cheBt relieved me of it at once. I would
not be witbont it for anything. " For
sale by Blakeley & Houghton.
Fire Damp Exploded.
Bercham Prus.', Feb. 17. A terrible
explosion of fire damp" occurred in the
LVereinigte Casolinongluck collieries at
Hammerly this morning. Thirty-
seven bodies have been recovered. It
is believed that at least fifty persons
were killed. , :A
Warning: Persona who suffer from
coughs and colds should heed tbe warn
ings of danger and save themselves suf
fering and fatal results by UBlng One
Minute Cough Cure. It is an infallible
remedy for coughs, colds, croup and all
throat and lung troubles. Snipes-Kin-ersly
Drug Co.
A River Steamer Sunk.
Philadelphia, Feb.16. The passen
ger and freight steamboat Erickson,
which plies between this port and Bal
timore, sank in the Delaware river off
Wilmington this morning. Sixty pass
engers were taken off.
J. M. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Texas,
eays that when be has a spell of indi
gestion, and feels bad and sluggish, he
takes two of DeWitt's Little Early Ris
ers at night, and be is all right the next
morning. Many thousands of others do
the same thing. Do you? Snipes
Kineraly Drug Co.
Drowned Himself.
Seattle, Feb. 16. George Smith, a
flunky on the steamer Excelsior, com
mitted suicide early this morning by
drowning himself in tbe bay. For a long
time Smith ha'd shown signs of mental
derangement, especially on the subject
of spiritualism.
You can't afford to risk your life by
allowing a cold to develop into pneumo
nia or consumption. Instant relief and
a certain enre are afforded by One Min
ute Cough Cure. Snipes-Kinersly Drug
Co.-
Prults for Germany.
Sacramento, Feb.16. HeinrichSachs,
representing one of tbe largest mercan
tile bouse in Hamburg, Germany, has
just closed a $400,000 contract for Cali
fornia dried fruits to be deliyered during
the coming season.
A Kesplte for Merry.
Springfield, 111., Feb.17. Chris Mer
ry, wbo was to nave Deen nangea in
Chicago tomorrow for wife murder, was
today granted a respite of 60 days by
Governor Tanner. ,
There is no need of little children be
ing tortured by scald head, eczema and
skin eruptions. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve gives instant relief and cures per
manently. Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co.
Dividend. Declared.
New York, Feb. 16. The directors of
tbe Burlington & Quincy have declared
a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent.
This increases tbe annual rate from four
to five per cent.
Yon can't cure consumption but you
can avoid it ana cure any otner torm oi
throat or lung trouble by the use of One
Minute Cough Cure. It cures quickly.
That's what you want. Snipes-Kinersly
Drag Co.
DESIGN OR ACCIDENT?
Hole Said to Have Been
Found in the Vessel.
i SOME UGLY RUMORS ARE AFLOAT
The Origin of the Explosion Which De
stroyed tbe Maine Is Still an
Unsolved ProDlem.
According to a Key West press corre
spondent, divers working about the bot
tom of the wrecked battleship Maine,
have discovered an eight-inch percussion
hole in her outer plates. This means,
if tbe report is true, that the Maine was
blown up from the outside, and by de
sign. Secretary, of the Navy Long absolutely
discredits the above report, saying that
there is no such thing 'as an eight-inch
percussion hole, and that no torpedo or
other explosive missile would made such
a hole as that described. .
Tbe report that Captain Sigbee tele
graphed as his opinion that the Maine
was blown up by design is flatly contra
dicted at Washington. .
Admiral Sicard telegraphs the navy
department that according to tbe report
of Lieutenant Hood,, of the battleship
Maine, the vessel is almost hopelessly
wrecked.
Key. West, Feb. 17. The correspond
ent here of tbe Associated Press has re
turned to this place on board the steamer
Olivette from the scene of the wreck of
the United States battleship Maine, in
Havana harbor.
Divers working about her bottom have
discovered an eight inch percussion hole
in tbe outer plates of tbe Maine.
Admiral Manterola has summoned
Captain Sigsbee to appear before Mili
tary Judge Peral to make the necessary
depositions; 'r '' ' ' - ,
When the keys of tbe magazine were
delivered to Captain Sigsbee, the tern
perature.of the forward magazine was
59 degress, and it is said no high explo
sives were stored there, which would
seem to make tbe mystery . more dense
Fears are expressed here that divers
will not be able to throw any light on
tbe cause of the disaster, since the for
ware part of .the Maine is practically in
atoms. As this dispatch is sent no
news of importance has been received
her neither from Havana nor from the
fleet.
Keport Mot Verified.
New York, Feb. 17. One of the regu
lar correspondents of the Associated
Press at Key West cabled from there at
11:35 this morning that the report of
the finding of a hole in the hull of tbe
Maine evidently caused by a torpedo
was sent from Havana just before the
Olivette sailed, and was from a source
regarded as reliable, but it cannot be
verified, owing to the strict censorship at
Havana. - The report is not verified by
tbe officers of the Maine wbo have ar
rived at Key West.
The Evening World has received from
Sylvester Scovel, its correspodent at Ha
vana, tbe following reply to an inquiry
whether strangers were allowed on the
Maine the day of the disaster:
"Yes ; visitors were on the Maine all
the afternoon of the day of the explosion.
A bomb might have been deposited near
tbe magazine as I have already cabled.
Cables are much delayed here.'
Tbe dispatch appears under date of
today.
Bear-Admiral Ktmberly Advises.
Newton, Mass., Feb. 17. Rear-Ad
miral Louis A. Kimberly, who com
manded tbe United States squadron at
Apia, Samoa, at the time of'tbe disaster
there, was seen at his home in West
Newton. Asked for an opinion on the
Maine disaster, he said :
"One thing seems to me certain : Tbe
less that is said against Spain and tbe
Spanish government at the present time
the better it will be and the less cause
for trouble there may be hereafter. It
seems unreasonable to connect the Span
ish government with a disaster, and in
justice both to Spain and to the officers
of tbe Maine, public judgment should
be suspended, for a time. An explosion
of the magazine might have occurred or
there might bave been some explosive
in the ship's stores. The exact cause of
the explosion will not be known until
the ship has been raised and a court . of
inquiry has investigated tbe matter
thoroughly."
Tanner to tbe Beseue.
Springfield, 111., Feb. 17. Governor
Tanner today called on tbe legislature to
authorize him to tender the president of
Royal makes tbe food pure,
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ROYAL BAKING POWOER CO., NEW YORK.
the United States the moral and finan
cial support of Illinois "to prevt-n- or
punish any attempt at hostile invasion
of our country." At the conclusion ot
the reading of bis message to tbe senate,
there was a burst of applauses from
both sides.
Through Tourist Cars to St. Lools.
A tourist sleeping car will leave Port
land every Monday via Missouri Pacific
and every Wednesday via the Barling
ton ronte at 8 p. m. ; and The Dalles at
11 :45 p. m. via the O. R. & N., through
Salt Lake and Denver, without change
to St. Louis,, and under the supervision
of experienced conductors. No change
of cars to Kansas City or St. Louis.
Keep this service in mind when going
East and consult O. R. & N. agents or
address W. H. Hcrlbdrt,
Gen. Pasngr Agt.,
Portland, Or.
Strike In a Sawmill.
Tacoma. Feb. 17. The Tacoma lum
ber mill had to close down this morning
on account of a strike. The men re
fused to go to work unless a raise of 25c
a day was made. Tbe committee was
refused an audience by Manager Hansen
and 240 men quit work. , They . have
been receiving $1.50 and demanded $1.75.
Tbe manager is now trying to get new
men.
lOO Reward SIOO.
. The' readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure, in all its stages, and that ia
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the
only positive core known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh bein a constitu
tional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cnreie taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the disease
and giving the patient strength by build
ing up tbe constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprie
tors bave S3 much faith in its curative
psTTirs, that they offer One Hundred
Do lars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address,
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Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Roosevelt Expresses an Opinion.
New York, Feb. 17. The Journal
quotes Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt as saying :
'I am convinced that the destruction
ot tbe Maine was by no means an acci
dent. ' '
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men and women, have prepared the
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and it is always tbe same, simple, hon
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Shaker Digestive Cordial, the formula
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