VOL. VIII.
THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1898. .
NUMBER 52.
GENERAL BIKER
HIS ARRIVED
AT WALKER
White Flags arc Now Ytiw Along the
Shores of Liacli Me Opinion
Differs as to Future FigMiig
THE CASUALTY
LIST REDUCED
Troops are Preparing to Resume Ag
gressive Operations Tomorrow I'd,'
less the Pillagers in the Meantime
Deliver Themselves Up.
Minneapolis, Oct. 7. A Journal
patch from Walker eaye:
Men watching around the town
report that this morning " hunts were
flashing back and forth on the opposite
Bide of the lake, and are fearful that
large bodies of Indiana from other res-
ervations reached the .Pillagers camp
this morning.
The situation today is one of nervous
anticipation with nncertainty every
where. The tag Flora left at 2 a. m.
to bring out Bacon and bis men, and
pending their return there will probably
be nothing done. The indications are
that both sides will rest today with a
fair prospect of resumption of hostili
ties tomorrow if the Indians do not sur
render in the meantime and make over-
tores for peace.
una iieauiieu, wuo is weu acquainieu
with the Indians, has made a tour of
the lake, arriving at Walker last night.
He is confident the redskins will today
sue for peace. Beaulieu was informed
that the four Indians for whom warrants
had been issued would be given up to
day.
Beaulieu's optimistic prophesies are
not shared by the people of Walker. A
courier from a point ten miles north re
ports that during the past twenty-four
hours 250 Indians armed with Winches
ters, passed in the direction of Bear isl
and. The agency near here has been
abandoned. People in and around
Walker are apprehensive of the outcome
and are demanding that the redskins be
pursued until they are broken in spirit
and thoroughly cowed.
Inspector Tinker has wired Secretary
Bliss asking for at least five thousand
troops. In all probability one-fifth of
that number will be sufficient.
THE KILLED
AND WOUNDED
Complete List of the Casualties in the
Engagement Wednesday.
Chicago, Oct. 7. The Tribune's cor
respondent at Walker, Minn., en route
to the scene of the engagement between
company E, Third infantry, under com
mand of General Bacon, and the Pillager
Indians on Bear island, says :
The eteamer Flora has arrived here
bringing in the killed and wounded.
The following is a complete list of those
killed and wounded in Wednesday's en
gagement. Killed Officers: Mapr Melville Wil
kinson, Sergeant Wm. Butler.
Privates Edward Lowe, John Olm
Btead, J. S. Wollenstocker, A. -Zebett.
Wounded E. E. Anlonello, B. Bou
cher, Eii Brown, John Daly, Chas.Fran
cis, Godfrey, Chas. Jensen, A. Schuyler,
C. Turner, G Wicker.
General Bacon is nnhurt and all news
paper correspondents have been account
ed for and uninjured, although they
were at one time under the same heavy
fire which thinned the ranks of the
troops. --
Lieutenant-Colonel Harback said that
General Bacon would come into Walker
from Bear island today, and a ' council
will then be held at which it will be de
cided what the next move in the cam
paign will be. "
.General Bacon sent word that the In-
dians have scattered from his front and J
taken refuge in the dense tangle of the
e'irroanding forest. Lieutenant-Colonel'
Harback expects part of the reinforce
ments at least will be landed on Bear
island at about 6 o'clock this morn
ing. ;
Two hundred and seven picked men
from the "Fighting Third" infantry at
Fort Snellin. in command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Harback, arrived at Walker
at 6 o'clock this evtning, coining by
special and fast train from the fort at
St. Paul.
THE ORIGIN OF
THE TROUBLE
Two Braves With a Grievance Incited
the Rest to Vengeance.
Chicago, Oct. 7. The Tribune has
the following :
Some facts in connection with the
present trouble with the Pillager Indians
at Leach lake not generally known are
as follow :
A year ago a white man was arrested
for selling liquor to the Indians. The
United States marshal arrested Min-Jon-Dah,
a Pillager Indian of Bear isl
and, who some years ago gained consid
erable notoriety by killing Chief Hole-
in-the-Day, and is reported to be a bad
and insolent Indian, having killed seven
of his tribe in addition to the chief, and
is remarkable for his cunning and great
influence with the balance of his tribe
He is a large and powerful built Indian
of the dark, greasy type. He still wears
the old aboriginal blanket of his fore
fathers, and was never known to live in
any other habitation than a tepe or a
small tent of birch bark.
The United States marshal arrested
him as a witness against the white man
for selling whiskey to them, and took
him to Dulutb, where the trial was held,
promising him transportation ' from
Walker to Dulutb and return, a distance
of 193 miles, wilb all expenses. When
the trial wa- over be, it ia said, had to
money or food, and arrived at Walker
nearly starved to death.
He swore before bia tribe that he
would never recognize a warrant or pa
pars of any kind served by United States
marshals.
When the fall term of court met at
Duluth Min-Jon-Dah and another mem
ber of the tribe were wanted there to
give testimony in another caee similar
to that of last fall. . The marshals came
and arrested the two Indians and put
them in jail.
During their incarceration there was
intense excitement among the Indians,
and many threats of a rescue were freely
indulged in by the Indiana.
Finally twenty of the bucks, during
the night ot September Bin, made a
raid on the jtil at Walker, and released
the two prisoners. The two Indians
made their escape to Bear island and
have been ever since inciting the Indians
to rebellion and resistance of the gov
ernment officials, and this, coupled with
the alleged Pino timber injustices, has
been the meanB of stiring up the present
troubl .
FOREST FIRES
SPREADING AGAIN
Colorado fntermountain and State and
East River Districts Devastated
Gothic in Danger. .
Marble, Colo., Oct. 10. The big for
est Cres are gaining momentum again,
the fall of snow a week ago in the Elk
mountains in raoge only having proved
a temporary check. The cattle herds
are being removed from the muddy
meadows, as prairie fires are sweeping
them. The intermountain country is
ablaze in several places, one of the heav
iest of the fires devasting the country
between Slate and East rivers and the
Pittsburg breakers, and the town of
Gothic is again threatened. --
A big blaze has been started on Belle
vne mountain, on the Maroon trail of
East Bock Cresk. . " ,
From the West Elk mountains come
reports of the narrow escape ot Crystal
prospectors, who had to ' move camp
three times in one night.
Bob Moore, of LaFayette, Ind., says
that for constipation he has. found De
Witt's Little Early Kisers to be perfect.
They never gripe. Try them for Btomach
and liver troubles. Snipes-Kinersly
Drug Co,
PHILIPPINES
THE FRUITS
OF VICTORY
The United States Peace Commissioners
fill Demand the Cession of the
Group oMsIMs. -
SPAIN READY
TO ACQUIESCE
She Has Hoped However to Exact a
Heavy Price for the Archipelago
Her Commissioners Manifest Con
siderable Uneasiness.
New York, Oct. 7. A dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says : .
Although the peace commissioners
themselves profess perfect satisfaction
with matters as far as they have so fur
progressed, a certain amonnt of in
quietude is plainly discernible on the
Spanish side. This appears to be un
doubtedly due to the firmness of the
Americans.
Report haB it the United States in
tends to solve the Philippine difficulty
by insisting upon the cession of the
archipelago. This is said to be a bard
blow for the Spanish commissioners.
From the few details that have leaked
out, it seems that Spain hoped to deal
with the Philippines under the basis
established in the protocol that is, the
cession of Manila and one Island for a
coaling station. Now, as Manila is the
key to the Philippines, the archipelago
would jixlually .be under .the coutroLol
the power holding; it that is to say, the
United States. Spain, therefore, has no
great desire to keep the islands: nnder
such circumstances, but at the same
time, it hoped to sell them as dearly as
possible, but this hope is being scattered,
if it is true that America, while retain
ing Luzon, the most important island of
the group, will insist at the same time
upon the entire independence ot the
other islands.
It is said that the Spanish commis
sioners have received very definite in
structions to refuse their agreement to
the cession of the island of Luzon unless
the United States will assume theentire
Philippine debt. As to the independence
of the other, the commissioners, it ap
pears, refuse even to consider it.
From one.it is reported that the
American delegates intend disposing of
the Philippine debt question by the ap
pointment of an arbitration commission,
of which the duty will be to go into sta
tistics, bo as to make clear how much of
this debt has been actually incurred for
the benefit of the Philippines, and bow
much for that of the Spanish - govern
ment and military officials.
The intentions of the United States as
just given certainly coincide with the
terms of the protocol, which prescribed
that Manila be retained, with an island
for a coaling station.
A CHANGE IN
PUBLIC OPINION
Emperor William's Interest in Cuban
War Operations The Question of
American Meat
Berlin, Oct. 8. There has been a
great change in German public opinion
on the matter of the retention of the
Philippine islands by the United States.
The feeling toward America generally is
much more favorable than a couple of
months ago. The news from the United
States that the govornment at Washing
ton is seriously contemplating holding
the Philippines, ia commented upon dis
passionately by the German press, and
it is significant that this week two pa
perB of euch Btanding as the Eolnische
Zeitung and the Vossiche Zeitung have
published . long letters from German
merchants eettled in the Philippine isl
ands, in which American annexation is
strongly advocated. A correspondent
of the VosBiche Zeitung even vigorously
csmbats Germany making any attempt
to secure a portion of the islands, citing
weighty reasons therefor.
AnDther significant fact this week was
that a delegation representing German
and German-Swiss firms in the Philip
pine island called at the United States
embassy to express their hopes that the
United States would not, relinquish the
islands and Would not return them to
Spain, which the delegation claimed
would mean a recurrence of revolution
and the perpetuation of commercial
troubles. The delegation also asked if
it might go to Paris and lay its views
before the United States peace com
mission. The United States ambassa
dor here, Mr. White, advised the dele
gation not to do so.
Mr. White does not anticipate Ger
man interference directly or indirectly,
even if the United States insists upon
retaining the whole of the archipelago.
Councillor Schwarzenley, formerly of
the German embassy at Washington,
declares that Germany does not dream
of putting obstacles in America's way.
Mr. White had a long conference on
Wednesday last with the German min
ister of foreign affairs, Baron von Buclo w.
The imperial government last winter,
goaded by the agrarians, drew up -a bill
to reg'ilate the inspection of American
meat exports. The bill practically meant
the death of the American meat trade,
and, luckily, it could not be made ready
for production in the reicbstag before
that body adjourned. Since then, the
situation has changed. The charges
against American meats have invariably
proved to be groundless, eo that the
violent press attacks have ceased. The
government therefore has considerably
modified the bill, which is now much
less stringent, but some of its provisions
are sun highly prejudicial to canned
meats and sausages. It is expected that
the measure will be introduced into the
reichetag soon after its convening next
month. The entire right and a majority
of the centrists favor the measure, so
ita passage is virtually assured.
At the scholastic's annual conference
at Stutgart, this week, Herr Leionecht
made a speech in which he declared the
socialist party was the only one capable
Uf freeing, the world from anarchism and I
war. He further asserted that Prince
Bismarck, "who had more power than
any other one man, was smashed by the
socialists." He- added significantly :
And after we have overcome Bismarck,
there is no opponent we fear."
.The speech of Emperor William, up
holding the anti-strikes bill, furnished
material for inflamatory speeches. The
proceedings of the socialists' congress
brought out clearly the development of
the socialists into a parliamentary party
of practical reform. A feature of the
congress was the prominent part taken
by the workmen, whose speeches in
nearly every case were of a revolution
ary character. They scouted promises
or caution.
Dr. Miguel, the minister of finance
and vice-president of the council of min
isters, through his mouthpiece, the Po
litsche Nachrichten, hau issued a denial
of the newspaper etatement to the effect
that the recent epidemics of sickness in
a number of German reeiments was due
to American meats. He also denies that
one hundred and fifty cases of trichino
sis at Sandersleben, near Beinberg, were
caused by American pork. All the.cases,
be pointed out, were due to home-grown
pork. '-
DID NOT JOIN
THE CONFERENCE
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 10. Fed
eral and state authorities are now work
in harmony towards quelling the In
dian revolt. General Bacon offered to
confer with Governor Clongb, but the
latter advised a conference by wire. He
received the following message from
Bacon: "
""Situation
day resulted
chiefs there,
into Walker.
bail. Conference ye9ter
in nothing. No Indian
Lumbermen all coming
Troops needed at Cass
lake." ' -
Construction crews on the northwest
extention of the Brainerd & Northern,
atBemadji and northward to Cass lake
have joined the refugees at Walker, and
it may be necessary to send them back
to work nnder guard, as these two ex
tentions in the event of a prolongation
of the trouble would be of great strategic
value. Troops may be placed at other
places in addition to the present forces
at Fosston line points.
From Park river the governor received
a personal statement,, eigned - by chief
Ifed Gay Bog Enanaway -Bush, as fol
lows: "Pine Point. Oct. 9.-We, the Chip
pewa Indians, at Pine Point beg to state
to the public that we are perfectly friend
ly to the whites, and have no ill feeling,
and are in no way hostile. We decided
at a council not to take any part what
ever in the Leech lake trouble." .
THE PILLAGER
INDIANS ARE
DANCING
Uncertain Feeling in Leech
Lake Country.
MORE TROOPS
HAVE BEEN SENT
The Loss of the Indians Was Six Killed
and Two Wounded Demand for
the Murderers.
St. Paul, Oct. 8. Nearly 200 addi
tional troops will be scattered about the
scene of the disturbance near Leech
lake within a few hours. Two battal
ions of National Guardsmen were sent
up today by the governor for the protec
tion of the Case Lake settlers. At mid
night a special train with ninety addi
tional regulars from the Third regiment
at Fort Snelling, started north. They
will be there by morning and will be
placed by General Bacon where they
can best protect the country. This will
make four hundred regilare in and
about Walker and the Leech lake coun
try.
Eeports from the scene of the trouble
tonight indicate considerable uncertain
ty. The dancing in Bear island is kept
up, and it is looked on as one of the
principal causes for apprehension.' Many
Indians have been seen going from oth
er parts of the reservation toward that
island. Whether they will join with
the comparatively small number of the
Bear island Indiana ia not I nown. The
Bear islanders are claiming a victory
over the eoldiers, and this may bring
more recruits. Some of them undoubt
edly are going peacefully to the agency,
as ordered to, for they are accompanied
by their families, which would not be
the case were their intentions of a bos
tile nature.
- However a small number of Indians
could do much damage before being cap
tured or killed, for the swamps and lakes
are so numerous and the general condi
tions such that the soldiers, unacquaint
ed with their surroundings, would be
unable to cope with the savages.
An Indian is authority for the state
ment that their loss in the fiht of last
Wednesday was six killed and two mor
tally wounded. The same Indian says
they want to fight the soldiers but not
the citizens.
Demand For the Murderers.
Walker, Oct. 8. At an Indian coun
cil held at the reservation a demand was
made by the government that the men
concerned in the killing of soldiers near
Bear island be given up to answer to
the charge of murder. The Indians
Etated that but nineteen of their number
were in the fight with the troops.
THE LOSSES
IN THE NAVY
Only
Seven Men Were Killed During
the Entire War.
Washington, Oct., 8. Seventeen sail
ors killed and eighty four casualties all
told was the total loss suffered by the
United States navy during the war.
The figures have just been completed at
the navy department.
In Dewey's fight at Manila bay net a
man was killed, and every one of the
nine men wounded returned to duty.
In the battle of July 4th, off Santiago,
one man was killed, and there were
eleven wounded, all returning to duty.
In the attack upon the forts at the en
trance of Santiago, June 22 J, one sailor
was killed and eleven wounded, of whom
orily seven were able to return to duty.
The heaviest loss of the navy was at
Guantanamo. There were twenty-three
caeujtlties in that fight, and of the list,
six marines were killed. Of the wound
ed, nine returned to duty.
In the battle with the forts and gun-
Royal makes the food pure,
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-Hill
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKINO POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
boata off Cienfuegoe, the list aggregated
eleven wounded and two killed. One
man continued under treatment. The
fierce battle between the torbedc-boat
Winslow and the revenue cutter Hudson,
and the Spanish land batteries and
artillary forces at Cardenas resulted in
five deaths. The wounded afterward re
turned to duty. In the bombardment
of San Juan, the casualties numbered
eight, with one men killed. One of the
wounded men was invalided home,
while six returned to duty.
There were four other casualties oc-
curing in as many separate engagements,
and this completes tiie list of naval
losses. Considering results obtained,
this list is said to be the most remark
able in the naval historv of the world.
MURDERED AT
CANTON, OHIO
Mrs. McKiuIey's Brother Assassinated
A Woman Has Been Arrested for
the Crime.
Canton, O., Oct. 6. George D.Saxton,
a brother of Mrs. President McKinley,
was shot dead at 7:10 this evening ia
front of the residence of Mrs. Eva B.
Althouse, wit'ow of the late George Alt
house, 319 Lincoln avenue, where he is
presumed to have gone to make a call.
Five shots were fired, three of which
entered his bodr. Mrs. Anna O. George
has been placed under arrest on sus
picion of the murder, as trouble has been
going on in the courts for some time be
tween Saxton and the George family.
Saxton was unconscious when neigh
bors arrived and beean investigating the
cause of the shooting, and was dead
when the physicians and officers arrived
the physicians having expressed the
opinion that death was instantaneous,
three bullets having entered vital epot
The position of the body indicated that
he had bet n on the steps of the Alt
house reeidence when the shots were
-ed.
The body was taken to an undertaking-
room and placed in charge of the cor
oner, lunmeuiateiy alter the autopsy is
will be taken to the home of M. C. Bar
ber, a brother-in-law, where Saxton,
who was unmarried, made his home.
Mr. Saxton left the Barber houBe
about 6 o'clock, riding his bicycle, and
this w'as the last seen of him by bia
friends. The Althouse home was dark
and locked, and the neighbors said Mrs.
Althouse had not neen at home for the
past three days. One of the neighbors
said a woman, who was supposed to
hive done the shooting, had passed buck
of the house.
Three Doctors In Consultation.
From Benjiinin Franklin.
"When von are sick, what you like-
beet is to be chosen for a medicine in the
first place; what experience tells you is -best,
to be chosen in the second place ;
what reason (i. e.. Theory! says is best
is to bs chosen in the last place. But if
you can gt Dr. Inclination, Dr. Ex
perience and Dr. Beason to hold a con
sultation together, they will give you
the best advice that can be taken."
When you have a bad cold Dr. Incli
nation would recommend Chamberlaiu'a
Cough Eemedy because it is pleasant
and safe to take. Dr. Experience would
recommend it because it never fails to .
effect a speedy and permanent cure. .
Dr. Beason would recommend it because
it is prepared on scientific principles,
and acts on nature's plan in relieving
the lungs, opening the secretions and
restoring the system to a natural and
healthy condition. For sale by Blakeley
& Houghton.
For Bale.
Full section (640 acres) of fine wheat
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81. The Dalles, Ore.