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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY. APRIL 2. 1898.
VOL. VIII.
NUMBER 22.
AN ERUPTION LIKELY
Danger of Riots at Havana
. Increasing.
LEE APPREHENSIVE OF TROUBLE
Report That Be Cabled HIl Fear to
Waablngxon Warships Held la
Head loess.
Chicago, Mar. 29. A Washington
special says :
VTCUeral XJCV tins uiou tu Biaj
department that the situation in
Havana is critical. There is dancer,
he says, of riots growing out of the
intense feeling amoog Weyleritea
t r V. 1 .1 .1 T
against Americans.
Captain Sampson, who is now at
Key West, and who was informed
of the receipt of the message from
General Lee, is in .communication
witn the consul-general, and at the
slightest eiga of trouble a dispatch
from him will result in the sending
ot a man-of-war to Havana .imme
diately. If will arrive there with
6 in fonr hours.
Nkw Yobk, Mar. 29. A Herald spe
cial says :
Havana's quiet is in danger of being
disturbed by another outbreak such as
occurred in tha Cuban city just before
the late second-class battleship Maine
dropped anchor in its harbor. Consul
Genera! Leo has cabled to the Btate de
partment that the situation is critical
There is danger of further riots growing
. out of the anti-American feeling among
the Weyleriles.
The American authorities are quite as
much concerned over the situation iq
Havana as over the fear that congress
will attempt to force the hand of the
' president. It is now regarded as one of
the danger points of the present situa
tion.
The navy department is keenly on the
alert. The state department transmitted
General Lee's message to Secretary Long
and he at once informed Captain Samp
son, commander of the fleet at Key
West, of its contents. Captain Sampson
is in direct communication with Gener
al Lee and at the least sign of trouble a
message from the consul-general to the
naval officers will bring a man-of-war to
Havana within four hours.
An Op'.omUtle View.
New Yoke, Mar. 29. A dispatch from
Madrid says :
The'seqnence of events daring the last
. few days here has been nothing short of
miraculous At the present moment,
when war seems only short of the dec
laration, the exact opposite of what ev
eryone expected wonld bo the case has
turned up. It is as if a miracle bad
occurred, unless the expression given by
a highly experienced person ia wrong.
He said
"Knowing more, I regret tdBay I am
in the unfortunate position of not being
. able to convey it to you, but yon may
print in the largest type, double-spaced,
. with the feeling that it is fully worth it
the following somewhat stiff statement.
and read between the lines: .
"The most important ot events is
forthcoming, one which . will calm the
desperate situation, avert war settle all
international differences and end the
fighting in Cuba."
Although the American minister etur
dily refuses to be interviewed, he stated
to a prominent gentleman that be was
entirely confident that an early peace
-would soon be assured between Spain
and the United States, a peace which
wonld be consistent with the honor of
the Spanish people and that would se-
, cure justice to Cubans and effective -pro
tection to American intereets in that
country. '
Salisbury Criticised.
New York, Mar. 29. A London dis
patch-says.
The situation in the far east is consid
ered gloomy and unsatisfactory, and
'there is deep discontent here over the
results of Lord Salisburry's diplomacy.
. The belated movement of the British
' fleet in Chinese waters caused as caused
uneasiness in financial circles as satis
faction among other classes. (
' This apprehension would have affect
ed all classes of securities if American
stocks had not been remarkably buoy
ant, and carried everything upward wi!b
them. ' ' ' " ?
uther Views. . ' ' '
New York. Mar. 29. A epecial from
' Madrid says : . .
.''. The semi-official Spanish organ, 1
Liberal, prints the following concerning
the situation :
"The report of the Mine court ol in
quiry ccntains no grave statements,
therefore McKinley will not use that
pretext for declaring war, but he will
use the relief of the Cubans. We be
lieve the Spanish government will never
tolerate a foreign nation, in the guise of
philanthropy, invade our territory, for
it would be followed by a unanimous
protest of the Spanish people."
THEY KIDICULE IT.
MANY PEOPLE RIDICULE THE IDEA
OF AN ABSOLUTE CURE FOR
DYSPEPSIA AND STOM-
ACH TROUBLE.
Ridicule, However, is Mot Argument
and Facte are Stubborn Thing-.
Stomach troubles are so common and
in many cases so obstinate to cure that
people are apt to look with suspicion on
any remedy claiming to be a radical, per
manent cure for dyspppsia and indiges
tion. Many such pride themselves on
never being humbugged, especially on
medicines.
This fear of being humbugged may be
carried too far; so far, in fact, that many
persons suffer for Years with weak di
gestion, rather than risk a little time
and money in faithfully testing
the claims of a preparation so reliable
and universally used as Stuarts Dyspep
sia Tablets. -.
Now btuart 8 Dyspepsia raolets are
vastly different in one important respect
from ordinary proprietary medicines for
the reason that they are not a secret
patent medicine, no secret is made of
their ingredients, but analysis shows
them to contain the natural digestive
ferments, pure aseptic pepsin, the di
gestive acids, Golden Seal, bismuth, Hy
drastis, and nux. They are not cathar
tic, neither do they act powerfully on
any organ, but they cure indigestion on
the common sense plan of digesting the
flood eaten promptly, thoroughly before
it has time to ferment, sour and cause
the mischief. This is the onlv secret of
their success.
Cathartic pills never have and
never can cuie iudigestion and stomach
troubles because they act entirely upon
the bowels, whereas the whole trouble is
really ia the stomach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, taken af
ter meals, digests the food. That is all
there is to it. Food not digested or half
digested is poison, as it creates gas, acid
ity, headaches, palpitation of the heart,
loss of flesh and appetite, and many
other troubles which are often' called by
some other name.
They are sold by druggists everywhere
at TO cents per package. Address Stuart
Co., Marshal, Mich., for book on stom
ach diseases or ask your druggist for
it.
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon, a
community of Eimple, honest, God-fearing
men and women, have prepared the
Shaker Digestive Cordial for many years,
and it is always the same, simple, hon
est, Curative medicine that has helped
to make the Shakers the healthy, long
lived people that they are. The Shak
ers never have indigestion. This is
partly owing to their eimple mode of
life, partly to the wonderful proper! ties
of Shaker Digestive Cordial. Indiges
tion is caused by the stomach glands not
supplying enough digestive juice.
Shaker Digestive Cordial supplies what's
wanting. Shaker Digestive Cordial in
vigorates the stomach and all its glands
so that after awhile they don't need
help. As evidence of the honesty of
Shaker Digestive Cordial, the formula
is printed on every bottle. Sold by
druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00 per bot
tle. Cleveland's Approbation.
Friscetos, Mar. 29. The former
president, after reading the Maine re
port, the president's message and other
cevelopements in the Cuban matters in
the evening papers lass night, entirely
approved the course of the government.
I have been afflicted with rheumatism
for fourteen years and nothing seemed
to give any relief. I was able to be
around all the time, but constantlv suf
fering. I had tried, everything I could
hear of and at last was told to try Cham
berlain's Fain Balm, which I did, and
was immediately relieved and in a short
time cured. I am hippy to say that it
has pot since returned. Josh Edgar,
Germantown, Cal. For sale by Blake-
ley Sb Houghton.
A Lady
tried Schilling s Best tea and
did not like it.
She tried' it again and
made it according to direc-
tions.
It's her only tea now.
SIXTY HOURS GRANTED
Congress -Requested Not to
Take Action.
THE DELAY WILL BE VERY BRIEF
Upon Receipt of THspatcb.es the Policy
or the Administration Will Bo
Positively Announced,
Washington, Mar. 30. It is Btated
among the senators that the president
has asked the ' committees of congress
not to act for sixty hours.
Another statement to the effect that
the Sagasta ministry had adjourned, and
this causes delay In getting advices from
Madrid.
The president also told a congressional
delegation today that he does not want
congress to act precipitate: v, and that
he is expecting hourly important ad
vices from Minister Woodtord upon
which much would depend.
Washington-,' Mar. 30. The president
today received a telegram from Minis
ter Woodford, at Madrid, confirms the
published statement that be bad an ex
tended conference with Premier Sagasta
yesterday. No definite conclusion was
reached, as the minister wishes to place
the matter under consideration before
the queen regent and other members of
the ministry. The conference was ad
journed until tomorrow. The consensus
of opinion in -administration circles
18
that it involves a settlement on an in
demnity basis of something less than
$200,000,000.
The White House was besieged with
visitors today, including Senators Han
na, Davis, Chairman Frye, Cullom,Gray
and members of- the foreign relations
committee, Burrows, Hawley, Spooner,
Wolcott and Allison. Nearly the entire
Michigan delegation also called, its pur-
poee being to urge the president to take
immediate and vigorous action to end
the war and secure the independence of
Cuba.
UENIBAL STRIKE SJEttSIS SURE.
Chicago Carpenters and jointers About
to Go Out.
Chicago, Mar. 30. The district conn
cil, Brotherhood of -Carpenters & Joint'
ers, had a special meeting last night, and
made arrangements for a strike, which
it is said will be inaugurated next Afon
day unless the referendum vote, which
has been taken at a epecial meeting of
local lodges this week, should be in. favor
of accepting the proposition of the Car
penters' and Builders' Association.
There is a feeling ot antagonism among
the men against that part of the propo
sition which restricts the employment
of of union men to members of the con
tractors' organization.
Such agreement is said to be contrary
to the;laws of the national brotherhood
and obnoxioue to the Chicago men
It was decided to bold another special
meeting next Saturday night to canvass
the vote of the unions.
Unless the proposition of tbe contiac-
turs is accepted, nothing else, t Is
thought, can be done to prevent a strike
Monday morning. While they are voting
on the proposition, the unions will de
cide whether they are desirous of mak
ing the strike general at the outset or
or fighting each contractor at a different
time. '- '
The Carpenters' and Builders' Associ
ation will have a meeting today to bear
the report of the committee which met
the carpenters.
PRESIDENT
RKUGEH SLAIN.
Oom Paul" Said
to nave
Been Shot
and Killed.
London, Mar. 30. A report is cur
rent on the stock ecchange today to the
effect that President Kroger, of the
South African Republic, has' been shot
and killed. No particulars were avail
able. :
Stepanus Johannes Paulua Kruger,
familiarly known as "Oom Paul," pres
ident of the South African republic was
born in the Colesberg district ot the
Cape Colony, a British subject, October
25, 1825.
He was of Boer parentage, and at the
age of 10 years accompanied his parents
and 6000 other Boers in . the great trek
acroojs the Vaal river, inaugurated by
the Boers rather than emancipate their
slaves.'
In 1845, at the age of 20, Kruger bad
become a field cornet, and the next year
saw nun a full fledged filibuster, besieg
ing Durban for twenty-six days of the
Boers futile attempt to obtain a- Seagate
for their country.
Kruger was concerned in the Sand
River convention and in the raid on
Livingstone's missions at Scbelle, and
bore no inconsiderable part in the Pot-
cbefstroom rebellion in 1857.
In 1883 he was elected president of
the South African republic, and re-elected
in 1883 ani 1893.
Paul Kruger waa a picturesque anom
aly of the 19th century.
WANTS OCR PROTECTION.
Liberia Wants Asslatance Against Ger
many and France.
New York, Mar. 31. Joseph Hartzell,
an American Methodist bishop in Africa
who has just arrived from the Dark
Continent, says that while he was in
Liberia a German gunboat arrived and
demanded $11,500 for an alleged offense
against a German subject. The indem
nity was calculated as follows :
Da maze to property, $3500; $3500 for
threatening to stab the German, and
$4500, expense of collecting the money
with a gunboat.
President Coleman refused to pay,
whereupon the commander of the gun
boat told him thatGermany wonld waive
the claim for indemnity if a treaty was
entered into placing Liberia under Ger
many's protectorate. This was also de
clined and President Coleman commis
sioned Bishop Hartzell to endeavor to
move England and the United States to
back Liberia in her endeavor to remain
independent of German and French in
terference. The bishop says he has laid the matter
before the British government and now
intends taking it to the governmental
Washington.
HAVOC AT MARE ISLAND.
Only Two Nary-Yard Buildings Escaped
Damage.
Vallejo, Cal. Mar. 31. Work at the
navy-yard has been shut down and 1750
employes are idle. A conservative es
timate of the damage done by the earth
quake at the navy-yard place it at half
a million dollars.
Only two buildings on the navy-yard
escaped damage, the administration
building and the ordnance storehouse
and workshop.
The saw mill and paint shops are a
mass of ruins', and every other building
except the two mentioned recived some
damage. One naval officer estimates the
damage at one million.
All complicated and expensive ma
chinery is out of place, and will have to
be taken down and set np afterward.
The damage at Vallejo alone ia estimated
at $50,000.
MORE - WARSHIPS LEAVE SPAIN.
Two Cruisers and Torpedo-boat De
stroyer Sailed Today.
Washington, Mar. 30. A special re
ceived at the navy department today
savs:
Several warships have left Cartagena,
Spain. Their destination has not been
learned as yet.'
The news excited great interest at the
navy department. It has been learned
chat the ships which left Cartagena are
the armoured cruisers Infanta Marie
Theresa.and Chistobal Colon and the
torpedoboat destroyer Des trader.
' Beats tne Klondike.
Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville.Tex.
has found a more valuable discovery
than has yet been made in the Klondike.
For years he suffered untold agony from
consumption, accom pained by hemmor
rhages; and was absolutely cured by
Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump
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with this marvelous cure; would have it,
even if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle.
Asthma, Bronchitis and all throat and
lung affections are positively cured by
Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump
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Houghton's drug store. Regular size
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Squadron to Sail.
Fort Monroe, Mar. 30. A great deal
of suppressed excitement is noticeable
about the "flying squadron" this morn
ing. Orders have been received stating
emphatically that work on the Brooklyn
must be completed tonight. It is ex
pected the fleet will move in a day or
two. Commodore Schley has almost
fully organized his working force.
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SPAIN WILL WEAKEN
Proposals for a Peaceable So
lution of Affairs.
THE TERMS ARE TO BE LIBERAL
Armistice Between Spaniards and
surgents In Cuba to be
Proposed.
In-
Washington, Mar. 31. The pres
ident's assurance to congress in re
gard to the outlook for a settlement
of the cuban difficulty without war
is based on the representations
made to him by Minister Wood
ford. Woodford thinks, afcer re
peated conferences with the Span
ish ministry, that after today's
meeting, the Spanish government
of its own accord will make a prop
osition to this country looking to a
definite settlement of the Cuban
question. The proposition is ex
pected to cover three points as fol
lows :
t
First Spain shall send the re-
concentrados back to their homes
and supply them with the means
of sustaining life until normal con
ditions are restored.
Second There shall be an armis
tice between Spain and Cuba with
the end of securing the settlement
ot all difficulties and the removal
of the Spanish fotjees from the island
of Cuba.
Third In case of failure of the
Cubans and the Spanish to come to
an understanding during the ar
mistice, Spain will submit the en
tire matter to President McKinley,
as arbitrator, with the understand
ing that he will decide in that event
for the absolute independence ot
Cuba.
t
Washington, Mar. 31. It was about
10 o'clock when the president arose from
his table and began to look over his
mail. After a conference with some of
his officials this afternoon It was said
that no message would be sent to con
gress during the day in all probability.'
The rapid fire of diplomatic communi
cations between Washington and Mad
rid, however, makes unforseen devel
opements possible at any moment. -
General Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Rep
resentatives 5 u tier and Kilpatrick, of
Pennsylvania, Hawley of Texas, Stuart
and Jenkins of Wisconsin, Fletcher of
Minnesota, and Adams of Pennsylvania,
were among the early callers.
President McKinley stated the situa
tion today to those members of congrees
substantially as follows:
' The administration is simply awaiting
a definite response from Madrid. Nego
tiations are in progress and all will de
pent upon the effect of these.' The ad
ministration desires to avoid anything
tending to precipitation and nndue baste
in matters so fraught with grave con
sequences. It is struggling for peace so
tar as the national honor and dignity
will permit. It is hoped the issue will
come to an early adjustment.
In the mean time, the president in
formed them, that in his opinion there
should be no rabid or excited talk ; cool
judgment should dictate action in a
matter which involves the honor of a
nation.
The members of the - house who saw
the president say that if an unfavorable
reply is received from Spain congress
will at once be informed. Should it t e
favorable.tbe president will semi a mes-.
sage reviewing the Spanish-American
controversy and make certain rt-cqm-raendations.
The message, he said, will
justify the recommendations and these
recommendations will be satisfactory to
congress.'
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY". .
A Chinese typewriter has been in
vented by Dr. Sheffield, of Jungcho.
China, which has a wheel carrying over
4,000 characters, arranged in 30 circles.
It is said to exceed so far-the speed o .
the swiftest Chinese writer, that its
value is assured.
Heretofore, perfumery has teen iej
tached from flowers by soaking them in
lard. A Parisian has now found a way
of gathering the fragrance by simply
soaking the flowers in water, a process
which can be repeated several times;
without destroying the flowers.
Nearly 43,000 patents were granted
by the United States patent ofhee last
year, or more than in any preceding;'
year. Inventive genius is evidently
aetive in this country. Xot one in a
hundred of these inventions will per
haps ever ecme into practical use.
The total value of the mineral prod
ucts of this country last year is re
ported to be sbout $740,000,000.' The
greatest less is in silver. The yield
was 2,370.000 ounces less than in 1S06,
and the value dropped about $5,700,000.
The gain in gold was 127,000 ounces, or
$2,050,000.
"During the course of a recent lec
ture ot Montevideo," says Science, "Dr.
Sanarelli stated that the serum he has
obtained from the animals with which
he has been experimenting, is effective
against yellow fever, and that it will
very probably cure yelfow fever in hu
man beings."
The Massachusetts cattle commis
sioners' annua! report, just issued, says
that the number of cattle paid for as .
victims of tuberculosis during the year
was 5.255, and the amount paid for them
was $179,867. Quarantine and killing
expenses and arbitration brought the
average amount paid for condemned
cattle to $34 per head.
They Rarely Take Life Seriously, Un
less at a Funeral.
The native Viennese is a jolly, good-
natured, shiftless creature.
No people on -the earth are so jolly, or
so easily and so much amused. Go to
the Prater, the largest public park in
Europe, and from a hundred different
beer-gardens comes the noise of toot
ing brass bands and stamping feet antj
beatingdrume. Merry-go-rounds swing
old and young, and dime museums aud
music halls are as full of people as they
are empty of decency. Go to ice thea
ters on any night, and you will find
them crowded by an enthusiastic audi
ence, the galleries filled by noisy stu
dents and working girls. The court
theaters,, which present only Iegitf
mae dramas and operas, have also their
numerous devotees. Go .to the coilee
houses, of which there is one on everj?
corner, and you will find them full,
especially in -the afternoon, with mer
chants with their noses in the news
papers, and clerks sipping their Mocha,
and officers smoking their cigars, and
cue-pushing and card-shuffling youths.
At night these coffee houses become tie
rendezvous of the lower element. I
have never seen the Viennese serious,
unless it be at a funeral, and I suppose
that even out of that he manages to get
some fun. Yet he is easily excited, and
although loyal and law-abiding, his
good nature may quickly turn into a
fiery passion, and a Viennese riot is a
serious matter. Edward A. Steiner,
in Woman's Home Companion.
Thirty-five years make a generation.
That is how long Adolpli Fisher, of
Zanesville. O., suffered frotii piles. He
was cured by using three boxes of De
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