VOL. VIII.
THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1898.
NUMBER 38.
THE. NATION'S
, THANKS TO
GEN. SHAFTER
An Expression of Appreciation of the
Achievements of Our Army Before
Santiago. - ",
Washington, July 16. Tbe following
messages were sent today : -
"To General Sbafler, commander at
the front, near Santiago: The presi
dent of the United States sends to you
sud your brave- army the profound
thanks of the American people for your
brilliant achievement at Santiago, re
sulting in the surrender of tbe city and
all tbe troops and territory under Gen.
Toral. Yonr splendid command en
dured not only the hardships and sac
rifices incident to the campaign and bat
tle, bat in tbe stress of beat and weath
er triumphed over obstacles which
would overcome men less brave and
determined. One and all displaced the
' most conspicuous gallantry and earned
the gratitude of the nation. The hearts
of the people turn with tender sympa
thy to the 6ick and wonnded. .May tbe
Father of Mercy protect and comfort
them. .
CSigned) William McKinley."
"To Major-General Shafter, at the
front, near Santiago: I cannot express
in words my gratitude to you and your
heroic men. Yonr work has been well
done ; God bless you all.
R. A. Algee,
Secretary of War,"
REMOTE CHANCES
FOR PEACE
Change of Opinion Among the People
Will Not Listen to Suggestions
Concerning Abandonment of Cuba
or Porto Rico.
New York, Jnly 16. Madrid advices
say that the prospects of peace are very
remote. Notwithstanding friendly ad
vice from Paris and many Btrong peti
tions from tbe principal commercial
bodies throughout Spain, the Sagasta
cabinet is still obstinate. The only
concession that they will listen to is to
allow Cuba to decide by election the
the form of its government.
There has been a decided change of
front among the people'doring the past
three days, and any suggestion of aban
donment of Cuba or Porto Bico would
be scornfully rejected. This, in face of
the situation at borne, iu most desper
ate. Carlists are most active ; finances
are absolutely ruined. Still Premier
Sagasta, who really desires peace, would
not dare to suggest any form of peace
negotiations that wonld be acceptable at
Washington.
QUANTITIES OF
KLONDIKE GOLD
City
of Seattle Arrives With Over a
Million and a Half Spring Clean
up Estimated at Twenty Millions.
Seattle, July 16. The steamship
City of Seattle arrived today from St.
SP0IIISB GDIIBOBT -1T0IILBBBSP
WASHINGTON, July 16. The Spanish gunboat An
tonio Lobo was sunk by the cruiser New Orleaus'of the coast
of San Juan de Porto .Eico yesterday, according to a dispatch
received at the 'war department today. T
" The Lobo is the same boat that ran ashore some weeks
ago when pursued by the auxiliary cruisers St Louis and St.
Paul, while trying to land provisions at San Juan.
Michaels with about $1,600,000 in gold
and drafts. Returning ulondikers esti
mate that the spring clean np has been
at least $20,000,000, possibly larger.
Four river boats bad left Dawson for
St. Michaels prior to June 30tb, carrying
ont 1,000 miners and more than $7,000,
000. The steamer Tartar reached Victoria
with eix Klondikers and over a half a
million dollars in drafts and dust. Tbey
i report
that food will likely be very
scarce next winter. Dawson City has
30,000 inhabitants, most of whom went
in light, and t'he miners say the present
fleet cannot carry in provisions that will
be sufficient to supply this army.
THE CAROLINES
WILL BE ANNEXED
Such Are the Indications at Present
Third Expedition . Delayed by
Trouble on Board the Indiana.
Honolulu, J uly 8. Since the arrival
of tbe Monterey it has been rumored
among Honolulu officials that the Stars
ond Stripes would be floating over tbe
Caroline Islands before the Monitor
e
reached Manila.' Captain Lentz bor
rowed charts of the island and harbors
froji the captain of the missionary
steamer. Morning Star, and otber prep
arations that were made here point to
what is generally believed to be the in
tention of the United States to seize
these Spanieh possessions.
The third expedition was delayed
here some time by the Indiana, which
had to return to Poito Bico after the
fleet bad sailed because of a bad leakage
in her boilers. Three of the other
trensports came with her; but the New
port, which is conveying General Mer
ritt the Philippines, was so far ahead of
tbe rest of tbe fleet when the accident
occurred that she could not be signaled.
The fleet was delayed over twelve hours.
Telegram from Miss Barton.
New York, July 16. Miss Clara Bar
ton, who is at Playa del Este, sent the
following telegram yesterday
"Santiago has surrendered. I came
from the front yesterday in a pouring
rain. Fever is suspected here.
. "Siboney has been burned. Doctor
Lesser, Mrs. Lesser and all their nurses
are in the fever hospital, two miles dis
tant. All are doing well. We are feed
ing refugees of Siboney. Many thous
ands are at Eurmisea. Elwell is feed
ing them at Caney by army wagons and
20,000 pack i&ules. Commander Mc-
Calla, of the Marblebead, called yester
day for .100,000 rations, medicine and
clothing for refugees in the woods sur
rounding Guantanamo. All members
of tbe Bed Cross are in perfect health
ana tnorougniy organized.
Persons troubled with diarhoea will
be interested in the experience of W. M.
Bush, clerk of tbe hotel Dorrance, Prov
idence, B. I. lie says : "For several
years I have been almost a constant suf
ferer from diarrhoea, the frequent ' at
tacks completely prostrating; me and
rendering me unfit for my duty at this
hotel. About two years ago a traveling
salesman kindly gave me a small bottle
of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarboea Bemedy. Much to my sur
prise and delight its effects were imme
diate. Whenever I felt symptoms of tbe
disease I would forlifv myself against
tbe attack with a few doses of this .val
ueabla remedy. The result has been
very satisfactory and almost complete
relief from the affliction." . For sale by
Blakeley & Houghton.
mm Gipai Irene
Is Bpifl Son!
A Rumor States That the German War
: ship Has Been Sunk.
NEW YORK, July 19. A well defined rumor
was afloat at midnight to the effect hat the German
Gunboat Irene had been sunk by Admiral Dewey,
while attempting to run the blockade in Manila bay.
She had been previously warned, as this was not her
first interference.
PLANS MADE
TO SEIZE
PORTO RICO
General Miles Will Leave Shartly With
That End in View Wilson's Di
vision Will Assist.
Washington, July 16. It is announc
ed that General Miles will start for
Porto Bico within a week. With tbe
president's approval he perfected all ar
rangements for his expedition to seize
that island some time before he left
Washington, and the plan will now be
promptly carried into effect. Orders
have already been sent to Admiral
Sampson to render General Miles the
hearty assistance of the navy in effect
ing a landing in Porto Bico, and a num
ber of vessels ot the fleet will start for
the island at once to institute an effect
ive blockade and reduce such fortifica
tions as might interfere with the de
barkation of the military forces. -
It is almost certain that most of the
artillery of the Fifth corps will of neces
sity accompany the Porto Bican , expe
dition, as well as a good part of tfie reg
ular infantry, while nearly all the vol
unteers and the dismounted cavalry will
return home. It is also determined
that Major Wilson's division will em
bark for Porty Bico from Atlantic ports
within tbe next four or five days. - This
division, including the commands of
Brigadier-Generals Ernst and llaines,
consists of the following volunteer regi
ments:
The Third and Fifth Illinois, Fifth
and Sixteenth Pennsylvania, Second
and Third Wisconsin, First and Third
Kentucky and Fourth Ohio. - -
' Several of the so-called immune regi
ments have received preliminary orders
to hold themselves in readiness to go to
Porto Bico, while the two regiments at
New Orleans "and Galveston, recruited
from actual im manes, are to be' sent at
once to Santiago to garrison tbe country
surrendered to tbe United States.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all othe diseases pnt
together, and until the last few years
was sappoBed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced it
a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly - failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Science has proven catarrh
tohe a constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrah Cnre, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
It is taken internally in doses from ten
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AN AUSTRALIAN -LINER
PURCHASED
The Australian Ship Culgoa Is Being
Fitted Out for a Cruiser.
Vaxcouveb, ' B. C, July 15.: Austra
lian mail advices by tbe Warrimoo con
tain a report that the magnificent Lund
line steamer Culgoa has been sold to the
United States. The report also states
that she is being fitted out for a cruiser.
It is said that Japanese Consul-General
Parson b has notified the colonial
governments of Australia that Japanese
capitalists contemplate buying large
tracts of land in Australia with the in
tention of .settling Japanese immigrants
on them. The reports received are said
to have indicated in rather plain terms
that Japanese immigration was not de
sired. The Btoppage of immigration
from India is also contemplated.
Although the Australian colliers are
being operated to their fullest capacity,
tbe supply, of coal is not equal to the
demand. The exports to San Francisco
have been doubled to meet tbe require
ments of war vessels.
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Many Prisoners 111.
PonTsuonTH, N. H., July 15. The
auxiliary cruiser Harvard, haying on
board 1008 Spanish prisoners, arrived
this morning. An investigation dis
closed the fact that nearly half the men
on board are ill. Six Spaniards died on
the passage,- another death occurred
this afternoon, and three patients are
not expected to live. There are eighty
serious cases in various portions of the
ship. All tbe patients are said to he
victims of malarial fever. The physi
cians will make a further inspection of
tbe vessel and determine whether or not
she shall be sent to quarantine,
Bob Moore, ot La Fayette, Ind., says
that for constipation he has found De
Witt's Little Early Risers to be perfect.
They never gripe. Try them for liver
and stomach troubles. For sale by tbe
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THE BENNINGTON
SAILS FOR' ALASKA
Reported That Her Mission in Northern
- Waters Will be to Act as Consort
to Treasure Ships.
San Francisco,' July 15. Referring to
the mission of the gunboat Bennington,
which sailed yesterday, the Examiner
says: ' ' -
"She will next be beard from at some
port on Puget sound,' possibly Port
Townsend. It is rumored that definite
knowledge has been received regarding
the whereabouts o the Spanish privateer
ot which considerale mention has been
made. Several vessels laden with gold
are expected from St. Michaels.
"The gunboat Wheeling was sent to
that port some time since to guard
American interests there. Just how the
warships may act in conjunction is not
given out, but it is believed that the
Bennington will divide the work of pa
trol duty with the Wheeling. The lat
ter might accompany the tieasure ships
part of the way down, and tbe Benning
ton continue tbe voyage to this or the
sound ports."
GOODRICH WINS
CHICAGO HANDICAP
Time 2:30 1-4 By This He Lowers the
World's Record Two Seconds.
Chicago, July 16. At Washington
Park this afternoon Goodrich won the
great western handicap in 2:30,
knocking two seconds off the world's
record, made by Buckwa at Oakland in
December last. In tbe fourth race, 1
miles, David Tenny placed the world's
mark at 2:04.
THE FIGHT -WAS
STOPPED
Fight Between Ruhlin and McCormkk
Consisted of But Eight Rounds
McCormick Used Dp.
New York, July 16. The fight at the
Sooth Brooklyn Atheltic Club tonight
between Euhlin & McCormick lasted
but - eight ronnds. McCormick was so
thoroughly used up at this early stage
of the game that the referee acted the
part of an humanitarian in stopping the
fight.
A Maine Survivor.
Baltimore, July 16. As a result of
the mental shock received at the time
of the Maine disaster, Lieutenant Blan-
don, who was officer of the watch, is dy
ing at the asylum in this city. At the
time of the Samoa catastrophe he was
also with the fleet.
GEltPflY HEPOHTED
TO BE
Manila Has Been Completely
Anxions to Begin .the Attack Second American
Expedition Has Not Yet Arrived.
Hong Kong, July 18.-Eeports brought
from Manila by steamer state that as a
result of a correBpondonce . between
Dewey and the admiral of the German
equadron, growing out of the incident
in Snbig bay, tbe actions of the Ger
mans are now 6uch as to greatly lessen
the tension which their conduct created
among tbe American fleet.
General Anderson has. had several
companies ont traversing the country in
tne vicinity of Augusti'e garrisons, fa
miliarizing the men with the character
of the country and getting them accus
tomed to the conditions under which
the insurgents are fighting.
A complete blockade is in force, and
supplies in the besieged city are grow
ing alarmingly scarce. Aguinaldo sent
one of his aides to Augustj Friday with
the proposition that the captain-general
surrender or he would bombard the city.
August! was told that it was only by
tho exercise of tbe severest discipline
that the insurgents . were held in re
straint, and if a general attack were
commenced Aguinaldo would not be re
sponsible for any acts committed by bis
followers.
A proposition was made to submit the
question of the independence of the
Philippines to the powers, after sur
render, under . republican form' of gov
ernment. Augnsti'a reply is alleged to
have been the statement that he would
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMER SAMOA
She Brings About $400,000 in Dust and
Nuggets Report that but one of
the River Boats Reached its Desti
nation. Seattle, July 18. The steam schoon
er Samoa reached here late tonight with
38 Klondikers who had between $300,
000 and $400,000 in dust aud nuggets.
She brings the report that only one of
the great fleet of river boats and barges
that started for the Yukon have ever
reached St. Michael, the otbers having
gone to the bottom of tbe sea.
The official estimates place the output
from the Klondike not more , than ten
million dollars. Most of the treasure
fleet is now on the way from St.
Michaels. Hundreds of disgusted min
ers are at St. Michaels eager for an op
portunity to get back to civilization.
CORBETT-M'COY
MATCH ARRANGED
A Twenty Thousand Dollar Purse Put
up and Other Arrangements Made
for Fight on Sept 10th.
New York, July 15. Jim Corhett and
Kid McCoy have been matched to box
twenty rounds at Buffalo on Sept. 10th
for a purse of $20,000. Articles of agree
ment were signed today by their rej re-
sentatives and Al Smith was appointed
as etake holder.
A Panic at Porto Rico.
St. Thomas, D. W. I., July 15. Ad
vices received from San Juan de Porto
Rico show that the inhabitants of that
place are greatly alarmed. They expect.,
tbe port will be attacked by the Ameri
cans today. The terrified inhabitants
are fleeing into the interior.
Women's Temple to be Abandoned.
Chicago, July 16. The Women's
Christian Temperance Union has de
cided to abandon tbe Women's Temple,
which was erected some ypars ago at a
cost of oyer a million dollars.
QUIETING DOWfl
Blockaded Insurgents are
have to fight, no matter what the conse
quences. . .
The insurgents are bringing all their
artillery from various parts of the
island and placing their guns in the
most advantageous positions about Ma
nilla. Tbe insurgents are becoming
very impatient over the delay in order
ing an attack on Manila, and fighting is
now expected to begin at any moment.
Tbe Second American expedition has
not arrived yet, and it may be decided
to await the coming of General Merritt
before beginning operations.
When the steamer left Manila a Span
ish ship had just been brought in by tbe
insurgents, on which a Chineee crew
had mutinied. All the Spanish officers -had
been killed. -
An incident which shows the kind of
timber of which Admiral Dewey is made
had just occurred. - The ' German gun
boat Irene attempted to pass the block
ade, and, on being hailed, paid no at
tention whatever to the warning. A
shot was fired across her bow and a
small boat from one of the American .
warships went aboard - to inquire as to
what were her Intentions. ' The Ger
man admiral protested that warehips
had a right . of free entry, which Dewey
informed him wonld not be entertained.
It is reported that the admiral in-
quired of the of the British captains
what he would do if the Germans had
trouble in the harbor. The reply of the
Britisber is said to have been, "Only
Dewey and myself know."