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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBERS, 1833.
NUMBER U.
DEADLIER
THAN SHOT
AND SHELL
Mcess Still Continues to fori Moc
Among tliB Brave BefenSbrs of
Our Country's Fiag.
NEW VICTIMS EACH DAY
Conditions in Porto Rico Be
coming Serious.
Medical Authorities Agree That Unless
Barracks are Promptly Provided
for the Troops dad the Sick Sent
Home the Consequences May Be
Terrible.
Philadelphia, Aug. 30. The yacht
May, which took to Porto Rico supplies
for the army, sent by the national relief
committee, has arrived here, bringing
a report la representatives of the com
mittee. Th"i3 document reads in part as
follows :
There are about (sixteen thousand
American eoldiers in Porlo Rico, and on
the day of our departure, August 22d,
there were over one thousand men on
the sick list. There were a large nam
qer of typhoid cases, but on the 22J this
disease was not on the increase, a fact
which indicates that the malady bad
been carried from camps at home and is
not indigeuious to Potto Rico.. How
ever, there is a large increase in dysen
tety, backbone fever and malarial dis
eases, due to the rainy season just com
menced. .
Medical authorities of the army in
Porto Rico agree that the sick list is in
creasing, and an alarming condition may
be expected unless the war department
promptly arranges barracks for the ar
my and immediately provided trans
ports to relieve such sick men as can
safely be transferred home.
It is impossible .'or a man from a
northern climate to recuperate in a trop
ical country during its moat unhealthy
PEDAGOGUE
OF THE FUTURE
New Era For the Schoolmaster as Well
as the Statesman Portion of an
Interesting Paper.
Sabatoga, N. Y., Aug. 30. Before the
American Social Science Association,
which has a membership ot four hun
dred, and which is holding its annual
cession here, an interesting paper was
read by William T. Harris, of Washing
ton. He diecussed the "Significance of
the Recent Advance in College and Uni
verieity Education in theUnited States"
and said, in part:
"It Iirb been a question of time only,
during the past twenty years, when we,
as a nation, should take our part in the
management of the affairs of the world ;
when we should be counted with the
others as the sixth great power m the
government of Asia, Africa and the isles
of. the sea. :
.". "Ttois very summer we have entered
upon a new epoc as an active agent in
the collected whole of the great powers.
This new era is one of great portent to
the statesmen of America. All legisla
tion hereafter must be scrutinized, in
view of its influence upon our foreign re
lations. We cannot any longer have
that snug sence of security and isolation
which has permitted us to legislate with
out considering the effect of -our action
on foreign nations.
. "Hereafter, pur foremost national
study must be made of the characters,
inclinations and interests of foreign
powers. It is obvious that this study
requires a greater breadth of education,
more careful study in history and in the
manners and customs of European na
tions : their methods of organizing ar
mies and navies.
"We must even master foreign litera
tures and see what are the fundamental
aspirations of those who read them. All
this study concerns the system of edn
cation in this country. It indicates the
function of the schoolmaster in the com
ing time.
JEWISH RABBI
KICKED TO DEATH
The Murderer Is a 17-Year-Old Chicago
Youth Aided by Several Other
Boys.
Cihcigj, Aug. 30. Seeking to save a
child from the attack of a 17-year-old
boy, Louis Rosenbloom, a Jewish rabbi
and a teacher of Hebrew, was himself as
eaulted and kicked to death.
John Schlechta.a boy charged with the
murder, lives with his mother at 230
Dekovan street. In the same house
lives Louis Rosenbloom, who had been
intrusted with tducation of one of
the children of the family. Young
Schlechta had ' locked three-year-old
Julius Levi in a shed, and when the
child's mother objected be struck her in
the face. Hyman Levi, 11 years old, the
boy who Rosenbloom is teaching, inter
fered in bis mother's behalf, and he was
kicked into the street.
At this time the teacher arrived and
ordered Schlechta' to leave the boy alone.
Schlechta turned to Rosenbloom and
struck him in the mouth, then followed
the blow np with a fierce attack with
his heels. Rosenbloom rolled into the
street and tried to regain his' feet, but
before he could rise Schlechta was up
on him and renewed the assault.
Half a dozen young men who had been
ioitericg in the vicinity took a hand in
the attack and did not rest until the
clang of a patrol wagon bell warned
them of the approach of the police. By
the time the officers arrived they had
all fled and only Rosenbloom was in the
street. He was picked up and died be
fore the wagon could be started for the
hospital. -
MERRIT IS
NOW EN ROUTE
Accompanied by Bis Staff He Sailed
From Manila on the Transport
China Today.
Manila, Ang. 30. The transport Chi
na left today, having on board Mearitt
and staff. The general is bound for
Paris. He will take part in the Spanish-American
peace conference. Ma
jor-General Otis is acting governor ot
Manila. Generals Green and Babcock,
with their staffs, are now on their way
to Washington.
Opacible, an insurgent leader, is go
ing to Hong Kong to consult with the
insurgent junta. Agonillo, another of
the insurgent leaders, is going to Wash
ington. Dewey has declined to permit coast
wise steamers to reBume running, pend
ing the final settlement of the Philip
pine question.
Rios, Spanish governor of the Vassay-
as islands, is reported to have proclaimed
himself governor-general of the Spanish
dominion in the Philippines, and to
invited the adherents of Spain to rally at
lloilo.
EIGHT LIVES
WERE LOST.
Damage Wrought by the Georgia Storm
More Serious Than First
Reported.
Savannah, Sept. 1. It has juet been
reported that Lieutenant Morgan, of the
United States engineer corps, was
drowned off Tybee island in the storm
yesterday, with six regular eoldiers. He
went out in a yawl to rescue the Bailors
ot an Italian bark. The yawl capsized
and Morgan, with hia men, was drowned.
Lieutenant Morgan was a Georgian.
The second mate, Garibaldi, of the
Italian bark Noe, also lost his life while
trying to reach, shore from bis vessel
during the storm.
Trains are delayed by washouts, and
traffic cannot be resumed until tomor
row. Nearly all the tents and clothing
of the garrison here were blown into the
ocean. All the records were lost, and
considerable confnsion will result when
payday comes or muster-out is ordered.
Clarke & Falk have the purest and
strongest Paris Green in the market.
PARTITION OF
THE ISLAND
OF SAMOA
Likely Soon to Follow the
Death of Malietoa.
STATE DEPARTMENTS FLAK
We Will Take the Island of Tutalia,
. Germany Upolu, and . Great Brit
ain Sawaii.
Washington, Aug. 30. The state de
partment has not yet been officially ad
vised of the reported death of King Mal
ietoa, of Samoa, and in all likelihood
must remain in official ignorance of the
event for some t'me to come, owing to
the slow means of communication at the
disposal of the department.
It is the general impreeeion here that
the death of the king will result in the
overthrow of the present form of govern
ment of the islands, maintained as it is
by the joint action of the United StateB,
Great Britain and Germany.
For years the existing arrangements
for the government of the Samoan group
ha9 been satisfactory to none of the three
governments, yet it has been continued
for the reason that nothing better could
be suggested that would be acceptable
to the nations.
There is now indications that at least
one of the parties is coming around to
what was a favorite plan of settlement
of the state department, namely, a dis
ruption of the present tripartite govern
ment and an absolute division of the is
lands of the group between the U. S.
Great Britain and Germany. The prin
cipal object of our government has been
to retain possession of a coaling or full
naval station in the islands, so as to af
ford a base for naval operations in the
vicinity of Australasia, as well aa to in
sure an open port for our steamers on
the long voyago from San Francisco to
Australia. The United States now holds
title to some ground for a coaling sta
tion at Pango-Pango on the island of
Tutulia. 'This island ia the least in size
of any of the group, but it is large enough
to support a naval station, bo that it has
been the plan of the state department to
acquire it aB a wiiolo in the event of the
disolution of the tripartite agreement.
Basing the division on the existing in
terests of the three nations, Germany,
holding the largest interest, would take
Upolu.ihe island second in size, possess
ing the capital, Apia, while Great Brit
ain would secure the largest of the
group, but the second in commercial
importance, Sawaii. -
A CLASH NOW
THREATENING
Relations Between the Americans a"nd
Filiopinos are Bad Since Last
Week's Trouble.
London, Aug. 30. The Hong Kong
correspondent of the London Daily Mail
says : ' -
The relations between the Americans
and the Filiopinos are much strained in
consequence of the collision at Cavite
laet Wednesday. The insurgent general
at Cavite has been ordered to evacuate
the place and take hia troops two miles
into the country, In-order to prevent
further disturbances.
General Aguinaldo said his chief pur
pose in maintaining his army near the
oity was to be prepared to cope with the
Spaniards in case the United States
left Manila to Spanish rule. -
THE OLIVETTE
GOES DOWN
An Unaccountable Accident in the Har
bor at Fernandina, Florida, This
Morning. - . -
Fernandina, Fla., Aug. 31. The hos
pital shifc Olivette, which has been ly
ing near the quarantine station, through
some mysterious agency, sand . this
morning abont 7:30. .
- Aboard the ship was the hospital corps
of tbirty-five and a. crew .of forty-five
persons, all of whom escaped without
injury, but in scanty attire. The roust
abouts sleeping in the lower hold had a
narrow escape, being driven from their
bunks like so many rats.
Fortunately for those on board there
was a schooner close by, and some of
them took shelter on her, while the rest
of the corps and crew sought refuge at
the quarantine station.
No one apparently knows how the ca
lamity could have occurred, and as no
investigation has been made the matter
is and probably always will remain a
mystery.
The Olivette belonged to the Plant
line of steamers, and was built in Phila
delphia in 1887. She was 274 feet long,
35 teet beam, 11 feet deep, and regis
tered 1611 gross and 1105 net tonage.
RECIPROCITY
WANTED
Boston Chamber of Commerce Passes
Resolutions Favoring Establish
ment of Closer .Trade Relations
With Canada.
Boston, Aug. 31. At a special meet
ing of the Boston chamber of commerce,
for the purpose of considering ways and
meana to bring about closer trade re
lations with Canada, resolutions were
adopted to the effect that the chamber
reaffirmb its position aa set forth in
resolutions adopted January 1, 1898, in
favor of reciprocal trade relations es
tabliehed between the United States
and the Dominion of Canada, and the
colony of Newfoundland. ' It was as
serted that in the opinion of its mem
bers the commercial, manufacturing and
industrial prosperity of this country will
be greatly promoted by the nearest prac
tical approach that can be obtained to
the establishment of complete reciprocal
trade relations between the United
States, Canada and Newfoundland.
It was resolved that the chamber com
mittee on reciprocal trade with Canada
be instructed to present these resolu
tions to the American commissioners at
Quebec, and to reinforce them with such
argument in accordance with their spirit
as may seem best adapted to convince
the commissioners of the feasibility of
the plan.
KEEP THEIR
RECORD CLEAR
Silvenites Refuse to Enter the Spanish
Peace Commission.
Madrid, Aug. 31. Senor Silvela, now
the virtual leader of the largest section
of the conservative party, in a confer
ence with Senor Sagasta, the premier,
today, in regard to the personnel of the
Spanish peace commission, persisted in
hia refusal to allow any member of his
party to attend to commission. After
the conference, Silvela said to a number
of newspaper correspondents :
"How can we now be expected to
ehare the grave responsibilities of con
cluding peace and expose ourselvaa to
the discredit that may result therefrom?
If we are to succeed tho liberals in pow
er, we must be free." "
An official dispatch to Havana de
scribes the attitude of the Cuban insur
gents as completely pacific. General
Blanco, who ia indisposed, is about to
go into the interior for some days.
CLASH SEEMS
VERY IMMINENT
Pana, HI., Aug. 31. The situation in
regard to the miners' strike in this dis
trict has assumed an acute stage.- Op
erators are bringing in Southern nrgroea
by hundreds who work under the pro
tection of deputy sheriffs. .. '...
Fully six thousand miners from other
sections are expected tomorrow to join
the locked out anion men in the eifdeav
or to prevent, if possible, the operation
of the mines.
A serious collision was narrowly avert
ed laet night when one thousand miner?,
some of whom carried .fire arms, were
ready to march on Springside mine. The
move was only stayed after hours of per
suasion and pleading by the officers of
the union.
GARCIA NOW
WITHOUT A
Suafter IncifJeiit leads to His Eemoyal aJ
the Hands of Cuban Coiwnanfler-in-Cnief,
General Gomez.
HIS SUCCESSOR WAS NAMED
Rodriguez to Command in
Santiago.
Garcia's Sending of His Famous Letter
to Shafter a Grave Breach of Dis
cipline Cuban Leaders to Hold
a Conference.
New Yobk, Aug 31. A Santiago spe
cial says :
General Garcia has been relieved of
hie command by General Gomez, acting
under instructions from the provincial
government. This ia owing to disap
proval of his action during the Shafter
incident, . and in view of the fact that
Garcia is persona non grata to the
American government, and that at the
commencement - of the war the Cuban
officers were ordered to put themselves
under orders of the American command
era, and therefore the letter from Garcia
to Shafter is considered a breach of die
t-inline.
Garcia's resignation is not accepted,
but he is relieved of his command: Gen
eral Rodriguez, commanding the east
under General Gomez, will be his suc
cessor.
A courier to General Law ton this
morning confirms the news that General
Lacrete will arrive this afternoon from
Santa Cruz with dispatches from Gene
ral Gomez to General Law ton. The sub
stance is unknown.
Colonel Ray, of the Third regiment of
immunes, reports from Guantanamo
that the Cubans there, consisting of two
battalions, intimated their intention of
entering the town and displaying the
Cuban flag. Colonel Bay said that Gu
antanamo is United States territory and
that he would look upon this action as
hostile and call out hia men. Then the
Cubans said that the reaeon of their pro
posed entrance' was the report that the
Spanish prisoners in the town would
rise and sacrifice the Americau garrison,
and they finally concluded by asking for
4000 rations.
A courier has arrived trom General
Castillo with the report that the gover
nor of Porto Principe has offered to
march out, giving up the town to the
Cubans, if supplied with . one thousand
head ot cattle, four hundred carta and
eight hundred oxen to transport the
supplies to Havana. The Cubans re
ceived this information after the notifi
cation of peace.
General Castillo has been advanced m
the brigade to the general division of
war, and was to go by steamer today to
San Juan to meet Garcia at Gibara, but
it was learned that he had left there for
Jiguani.
A conference will be held at Santa
Ana. Preliminaries will be arranged
for the delegates to go to Catnaguez to
attend the election of the new Cuban
government.
0XE U.VFRIEXDLY J0URXAL.
London Saturday Review Continues
Its Attack on Americans.
New York, Aug. 31. The London
Saturday Eeview, which recently said
that Chauucey M. Depew was a "painted
puppet and a snob," expresses the views
quoted below, which candid expression
is being quoted in English financial and
other newspapers averse to American
interists embarked in this country :
'There are, of course, many worthy
private persona in- the United States,
but what we have to think of now are
the people of that country as represented
in their social, civil and political cus
toms. . Socially it is sordid to the last
degree, aud its courts of law and all its
civil institutions are corrupt. It has
contributed nothing to the self-respect
of humanity. On the contrary, it has
shown all the world to wbat.a depth of
public depravity civilization is capable
of descending." 7 -
Royal makes the food pure,
wholesome and delicious.
181
iri
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
THE NATURAL
KEY TO THE
- PACIFIC OCEAN
A Vast Increase of Trade Lies Absolutely
ly Within Our Grasp Stupilons
' Me Is Now at Issue.
MUST BATE fHILIMES
Speech Which Was Made By
Prof. Gardner.
Nation that Controls the Commerce of
the Pacific Will Control the Trade
of the World.
Sabatoga, N. Y., Aug. 31. At today'a
session of the American Social Scienc i
Association, the principle address was
delivered by Charles A. Gardiner, A. M.f
Ph. D., counsel fo.1 the elevated rail
roads ot New Yirk City.- The subject
of the address was, . ''The Proposed
Anglo-American Alliance."
JMr. Gardiner spoke of the tendency to
national concentration in the present
age, declaring that already three nations,
Russia, Great Britain and America,
comprising two races of people, the
Slavic and Angle Sax n, practically
dominate the world, lie spoke of the
continual aggression that has for more
than eight centuries maiked the policy
of Russia and has spread her sovereignty
over areas in Europe and Asia too vast
almost for human conception. Against
this aggression, be said, Great Britain
has ad Jiitted that she can, unaided by
some other creat power, make no suc
cessful opposition. Attention at .the
present moment, he said, is directed to
the Russo-Britisb contest for supremacy
in China. At this critical moment, he
says, the possibility of an alliance with
America, through consideration of her
interests in the Philippines, is seemingly
Great Britain's only hope of triumph.
NEW DIRECTORS
OF 0. R. & N.
Almost All of the Old Officials Were
Re-elected.
At the O. R. & N. stockholder's meet
in g yesterday at Portland, S. Little, of
New York, was elected special account
ant to expert the O. R. & N. accounts
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1S99.
The following beard of directors was
elected : A. L. Mohler, H. W. Corbett,
W. B. Ayer, William Macintosh, Miles
C. Moore, W. W. Cotton, W. L. Bull,
Henry W. Cannon, C. S. Mellen, Henry
Failing, IV. M. Ladd, Samuel Carr, E.
H. Harriman. .
The directors met immediately after
being elected, and appointed an execu
tive committee, consisting of Messrp.
Bull, Cannon-, Mellen, Lamout, Carr
and Harriman.
Officers appointed were: W. L. Bull,
chairman of the board of directors ; A.
L. Mohler, president; W. W. Cotton,
secretary; Howard C. Tracy, assistant
secretary ; Arnold Marcus, treasurer;
George E. Witbington assistant treas
urer; E. S. Ben?cn, general auditor;
Charles C. Beaman. general counsel;
W. W. Cotton, assistant general counsel.