THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3. 1898.
The Weekly GhroniGle.
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
To the' best of its ability the
United States is giving considerate
oners falling into its bands. In no
previous war in history have captives
been so promptly cared for and ren-
j Tha nnfitn nf
the government maiks a new era in
regard to an enemy forced to sur
render. Savages slaughter prisoners
not only for revenge, but to secure
personal trophies. Even among na
tions called civilized the practice has
been to - deal harshly with those
whom they disarm Prisoners have
been huddled anywhere, fed when
convenient, and sent to insanitary
camps. More or less of vindiciive-
ness has entered into the matter.
Bat the United States takes the
highest possible ground in disposing
of the men whom it captures. The
first point looked after is that they
shall harm no citizen of ours until
dulv exchansed. They are held
under safe restraint to that extent.
Beyond that they are well fed, fur
nished with decent garments, and
placed in healthful camps. They
are protected from any form of hu
miliation and the rank of officers is
" respected, a form of courtesy which
every soldier desires and appreci
ates.
It must be confessed that among
fnnntrips pstppmpH to he enlightened
Spain has hitherto been one of the
worst offenders in disposing of pns
oners. Colonial wars have hardened
the Spanish heart, never too merci
ful in anv form of warfare. Insur
gents in the colonies have been sub
lected to the death ponalty, even
when wounded or sick in hospitals,
Thoie who escaped death were taken
to noisome dungeons or the terrible
prisons on the African coast. An
average Spanish prison is a mediae
val horrcr. How a large body of
American prisoners would have fared
has not been tested. But for some
lime Lieut. Hobson and his compan
ions were placed wbcre they re
strained the fire of the fleet. Their
location suggested that they were
' used as a shield, and the Spanish
-government would have been called
no account if it had continued this
policy. The delay in exchanging
SHobson showed a stiff-necked dispo-
Mailt luubMULG n. UCj;ai I
from the old S Finnish ii.pfi thatrnne
of the duties of war is to make cap
stives miserable.
rToral's capitulated forces are held
under special and unusual conditions.
They are to be sent to Spain at the
cost of the United States for trans
portation and subsistence during the
voyage. - This is mercy tempered
with generosity ; but the arrange
ment is to be commended from
every point of view. We should be
compelled to feed them in any case
-and to provide ships to bring them
.to the United States.. The terms
given will have a good effect upon
other Spanish troops in Cuba.- Many
-are conscripts who despaired of see
ing their native country again. Ser
vice in the colonies has been almost
equivalent to permanent exile, often
cut short. by fatal disease. Spain
"exacts much of its soldiers and gives
"4ittle in return.
Probably the terms granted Toral's
forces will be more acceptable to
them than to the Madrid authorities,
but they are in line with their wishes.
They will see their kindred again,
and be put to better use than to die
in an utterly hopeless struggle in the
trenches of Santiago.
AMERICA IS THE FAR EAST.
With the eastern question, so long
paramount in the international affairs
of Europe, the United Stales did not
concern itself. It stood aloof in
neutral isolation. It did not matter
to us' whether Russia got down into
the Mediterranean or not. '-Turkey,
the sick man, was no patient of ours.
But the far eastern question was and
is an entirely different proposition.
It concerns us. The west coast cf
America and the east coast of Asia
are washed by the same ocean. - -
It is a great good fortune for this
country that events have taken such
a turn that the United' States is to
day a conspicuous national personal
ity in the Orient." The world at
large is now as much interested to
know what the United States will do
in the Orient as to know what Ger
many, Great Biitain, or even Russia,
is doing, or proposes to do.' From
the standpoint of the supremo inter
national question of the period, there
has been a literal fulfillment of the
old Hebrew prophecy, "A nation
shall be born in a day." That day
was May 1, 1898.
- It is now four years since Lord
Rosebery referred to the far eastern
question as something too porten
tous for our imagination, and infin
itely graver than the eastern ques
tion. He did not pretend to fore
cast its shape or outlines. He saw
it only in what he well termed "the
dim vistas of fututity." It is still
vague and shadowy, but one thing
can be clearly discerned the Amer
can navy with coaling stations
wherever they arc needed.
Someone has said that military
power is now estimated in terms of
navies rather than of armies. This
will certainly be the case henceforth,
if it never was before. The same
writer remarked: "Coal and coal
ing stations now mark the bounds of
empire, as the Roman military roads
did of old." No doubt this has been
understood plainly enough, for a
long time in higher military circles,
but the world at large the general
public of the civilized nations had
very little conception of the epoch
making change. This war is the
first practical demonstration of the
accomplished fact.
Fortunately tor mankind no less
than for America, the United States
has the money and the skill required
to build and . man the battleships
needed to make this a first-class
power under the new conditons,
Still more fortunately the opportu
nity has presented itself for us to
possess ourselves of the necessary
coaling stations. Amateur diplo
macy may toy with the great theme
but events will move on without a
variation from the course of destiny.
A majestic tide iu the affairs of our
nation is at the flood, and no weak
pipings of timidity or pessimism can
stay its onward sweep. Inter Ocean.
In many directions fortune is lav
ishing ber favors on the United
States. Not only are we fighting
successfully a war which will result
in a great triumph for civilization,
but the crop reports are among the
most favorable ever received at this
time of the year. The wheat yield
will be the largest in the country's
history. That of 1892 was 611,000,
000 bushels, which was 100,000,000
greater than the crop of any other
year in this country before or since,
In 1898 the wheat yield of the
United States is placed at figures
ranging from 625,000,000 bushels to
660,000,000. The indications are
that the corn crop will equal or ex
ceed last year's unexampled yield,
bich was 2,284,000,000 bushels. In
only three years before 1897 in
1890, .1892 and 1896 did the corn
crop of this coantry pass the 2,000,-
000,000 mark. This means good
times for the farmer,' and usually
when the farmer prospers the coun
try prospers1 .'"
BONDS, BANKS AND PEOPLE.
The announcement is made from
the treasury that there are no bonds
left for subscribers who wanted more
than $5,000 worth of them. The
small subscribers to the number of
200.000 have taken them all. -
This means much for the country,
says tue . Iew xotK world. it
means, .first of all, that the' "plain
people" believe in the country and
are ready to lend it two hundred
millions of their money at three pea
cent interest when savings banks are
paying 4 and A per cent, and when
real state mortgages are to be bad
at 6 and ; 7 per cent. '.The officials
did not believe this.
It means that 200,000 families in
the land are the cieditors of the na
tion, pecuniarily interested not only
in its general welfare, but especially
in its financial integrity anl the
maintenance of all its lawful money
at par with . gold. They have paid
gold value for their bonds. They
ill never vote to reduce those
bonds to any lesser value.
- It means that the people of the
country, the men .. who elect con
gressmen and presidents, intend that
every debt of .the . United States
shall be paid in honest money, worth
one hundred cents to the dollar.
It means an end to inflation and
coinage debasement and all the
cheap money crazes that have threat
ened the nation in recent 3-ears.
It is oce of the greatest benefits of
the war that this loan has been taken
up by so great a number of the peo
pie and that the banks have got none
of It. It makes patriotism an invest
ment. It makes honesty in politics
a personal interest.
Further, the distribution of the
bonds among small subscribers puts
au end to the delusion that this great
government can borrow money only
by. permission of . the banks and syn
dicates, and that it must pay a trib
ute of millions to them when it de
sires to float a loan.
: The wealth of the United Slates is
enormous. It is beyond calculation
in figures. It is all behind the gov
ernment, because enlightened men
understand that the security of
wealth itself, and even its value,
rests in the permanence of the government.
TORPEDO-BOATS.
; With Spam's navy practically an
nihilated it looks as if the naval en
gagements of the war were over and
that the war would come to an end
without a single torpedo having been
launched from either side. :
We have had no use for torpedo
boats, because our guns did their
work at ranges far beyond the reach
of the torpedo. The Spaniards have
not been able to use their splendid
torpedo-boats, because our drill and
discipline rendered impossible that
sudden surprise which is necessary
to get in an effective torpedo-shot.
The destruction of the Blano En
calada by a torpedo in the harbor of
Valparaiso in 1891 undoubtedly
created a strong impression of the
effectiveness of these destroyers.
But the Blanco Encalada was taken
wholly by surprise, and stupidity al
lowed "two hostile torpedo boats to
come within fifty yards of her and to
launch two or three torpedoes be
fore succeeding in blowing her up.
Such an incident does not prove
the effectiveness of the torpedo-boat.
It merely proves the incompetence
of the Chilian commander. . It
would be absurd to expect any other
commander to be caught in the same
way, and an offensive armament
whicn depends for its success wholly
on the gross incompetence of the
enemy cannot expect to be rated
highly. r .
. A military banquet, attended by
the officers of both armies, followed
the surrender at Santiago. If the
Spaniards think they can beat us at
after-dinner speaking, tbey are again
laboring under a misapprehension. .
An old wreck in Santiago harbor
is that of a ship that took part in the
Spanish armada against England. It
may be remarked of the Spanish ar
mada against America that none got
away. ". '
General Shafter wis not quite so
agile as General Toral ; but General
Toral now knows how the monkey
felt after he fooled with the ele
phant. Baltimore American. ' -
The Oregon is coming in for a
large share of the praise being very
properly showered - upon our war
vessels. But let us not forget the
little Gloucester. .
Bobbed the Urare.
' A startling incident of which Mr. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject
is narrated by him as follows : I was in
a most dreadful condition. My ekin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated,' pain ' continually In back and
sides, uo appetite gradually growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Fortunately, a friend
advised trying 'Electric Bitters,' and to
my great joy and surprise, the first bot
tle made a decided improvement I con
tinued their use for three weeks, and am
now a well man. I know they saved
my lite and robbed the grave of another
victim." . No one should fail to try them.
Win your battles against disease : by
acting promptly. One Minut Cosgb
Care produces immediate results. When
taken early it prevents - consumption,
and in later stages it furnishes prompt
relief. For sale by the Snipes-Kinersly
Drug Co. "-.
A LETTER FROM ,
DAWSON CITY
THE INCIDENTS. OF ATRIP
. THE GOLD FIELDS.
TO
Content of a Letter Written Uj a Was
co County Boy to His Father,
. it Dafsr.
A few days ago Mr. Heisler, of Dafur,
received a letter from his son, Jeff, dated
at Dawson City which contained some
interesting information. It runs as fol
lows: :
"Dawson City, Jane 22,
Dear Father : .
Well, at last we are here, after bo long
a time. Our trip down the river was
fine; he had no trouble at all. Bat
there were many accidents; lots of men
lost their outfits; boats were dashed on
rocks and smashed all to pieces. Many
lives were lost along the river. We shot
the White horse rapids all right. We
took nothing out of onr boat. When we
came to the canyon we first made a care
ful inspection and then we started and
got through all right.
We are going oat tomorrow and look
over the mines. There was an immense
amount of gold taken out last winter.
They say there are twenty tons of gold
dust going out on the steamer tomorrow
and a great many men are selling their
outfits so they can go down on this boat.
Tbey como into town, look around, say
the country is no good, and then sell out
for what ever they can get and go back.
Five- hundred boats have gone down the
river, ihey go as tar as St. Michaels
and there take the steamer for home.
This is a tent town tents everywhere
you look. There are about ten thousand
people in town and about that many
more up at the mines. There are men
walking the streets who do not know
what tbey came up here for. They
stand around and lood at the hill side
to see if they can see any nuggets stick
ing out.
There are three sawmills here and
logs are worth fifty dollars a thousand
feet, bat you have to give the govern
ment a big share of the profit; the same
way with the miners. The govern men
seems to want all of it. You can take
only one claim and when yon have
worked that you must move on.so many
are going down to Circle City. If we do
not find anything here that suits us we
will go there, too." . -
Adrertlsed Letters.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the postoffice at The Dalles un
called for July 30, 1898. Persons
calling for the same will give date on
which they were advertised:
Atkinson, Henry
Behen, Bert
Brown, Patty
Brown, JO
Clarmont. Ida
Coon.CH
Clark, Martha A
Evans, 8 K
Freeman, F 3
Gregg, J N
Grimee, T J
Gnnter, W E
Hackett, Ida 2
Harreg, John
Howell-, E
Henlin, 8 A
Jobnsen,' W H '
Blakelv.SF
Berry, 8 T
Brown, Clarence
Milton, V
Clark, LA
Cooper, G T
Dixon, Cliff ;
.. Fagan, D
Fobey, J F
- Graham, Sutanco -Gediam,
Sadie
Haynes, Robt
Hanson, HO
Have, Mrs B
Hughes, John
Humphrey, S W
Johnsoen, John 2
Johnson, Banna
... Jones, Frank
Leanardo, Emanuz
Lucken, L E
McCamey, HC
Mack, William .
Martin, C
Nichols, IO
Naughton, DM
Pierce, Helen
Reardon, J F
Smith, Dr
Smith, Martin M
, Thompson, O W
Jones, Clyde
Jones, MM
Korker, John :
Lee, V E 2
Loyans, William
Miller, Mini
Miller, J
Martinson, E H
Woods, J N
Nelson, Emma M
Robertson, B H
Raynots, W
Sperry, J B
Stewart, Lizzie
Vandon, Unas
Weigel, Mrs
Weaver, Maud 3
J. A. Cbossbk.
There is more Catarrh in this - section
of the country than all othe diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable.. For a
zreat 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
to be a constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrah Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
It is taken internally in doses from ten
drops to a teasnoonfnl. It acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testmontala. ' Address,
" T. J. Chuov & Co.,"oledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c. 7
Teachers' Examination.
Notice is hereby given that for the
purpose of making, examination of all
persons who may offer themselves as
candidates for teachers of the schools of
this county, the county school superin
tendent thereof will ho'd a public ex
amination at The Dalles, Oregon, be
ginning Wednesday, August 10, 1898, at
1 o'clock p. m. C. L. Gilbert,
- County School Supt., .
.- Wasco Co., Or.
Dated this 31st day of Jnly, 1898.
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That Is what It was made for.
How Relief
This is the sequel of a terrible calamity which
affected many sections, of the country some years ago.
A host of victims suffered disease and death. The
survivors have now a new reason to rejoice.
. About seven years ago the La Grippe
visited various sections of the country
in its deadly might scattering; disease and
death among its hosts of victims.
' Most of those afflicted who escaped
death then, have lived on in suffering,
broken in health and ambition) for the
after-effects of this disease are dangerous.
A large portion of the survivors have a
feeling of oppression in the chest.
A little exertion causes a violent action
of the heart, described as "palpitation."
There is mental anxiety, depression,
'fclueness of the skin, indicating impaired
circulation of the blood.
The sluggishness of its circulation im
pairs the functions of most of the organs ;
the stomach and intestines fail to perform
their work, while the appetite and diges
tion become seriously affected.
This complaint has baffled eminent
physicians and exhausted the results of
pharmacopoeia.
Recently, however, a means for a cure
has been obtained.
Among those who have been restored to
health by it is Herman H. Eveler, of 811
W. Main Street, Jefferson, Mo, a resident
of that city for thirty-eight years, well
known as a successful contractor.
He was one of the victims of the
"Grippe" seven years ago and has since
been troubled with its after-effects.
u That he lives to-day," he says, "is
due to a remarkable occurrence.
" I was taken with a malady just after the
"Grippe" visited this section and caused so
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ONLY THE PUREST LIQUORS SOLD.
HOP G0ID BEES on draught, and Val
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Headquarters for Seed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Feed Grain ot n kinds
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, an kinds.
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many fatalities about seven years ago.
" I was troubled with shortness of breath,
palpitation of the heart and a general de
bility. My back also pained me severely.
"1 tried different doctors and carefully
followed their directions, but no benefit
was apparent. I used numerous remedies
that were highly recommended but ao
satisfactory results were obtained.
. 44 1 began to give up afl hope of receiving
relief. My condition was deplorable.
"In reading a St. Louis newspaper I
noticed an article extolling Dr. 'Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People.
"After making inquiries regarding them
I concluded to give the pills a thorough trial.
44 I used the first box and was wonderfully
relieved.
44 I bought two more boxes and continued
taking them.
"A marked improvement was soon
noticeable the shortness of breath, the pal
pitation of my heart and kindred ailments
began to abate.
- "After taking four boxes of these pills, I
was restored to good health.
"I feel like anewman now, and can trans
act my business with increased ambition."
To add strength to his story Pit. Eveler
made affidavit before Notary Public Adam
Poutssong and he will gladly answer in
quiries to those enclosing stamp for reply.
The reason that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
for Pale People are helpful in such cases as
this, is that they arc composed of vegetable
remedies which act directly on the impure
blood, the foundation of disease.
Mash Whiskey.
(4 to 15 years old.)
to $8.00 per gallon. (4 to 11 years old.)
Blatz and Hop Gold Beer in bottles.
and
flobes,
Burial Shoes,
Ete.
removed his store to the Vogt
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