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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1899.
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SITUATION IS
STILL STRAINED
Ent a Spart Hsciti tt Prcciiltate a
fttlJjralm.
NATIVES IN AN
I UGLY MOOD
Americans With Difficulty Restrained
i From Resenting Their Insolence
Situation at Iloilo Remains In-
chanced.
New York, Jan. 17. A special to the
Herald from Hong Kong says :
The Herald's Manila correspondent
reports a strict censorship on dispatches
The latest advices, dated January 13th
ays that ihe situation In the Philip
pines is etill acute. Aguinaldo is hold
, ing bis forces in check with difficulty,
and natives have been arrested for smug
gling arms into the walled city. On one
occasion a coffin was found filled with
. arms, and on another six Mauser rifles
' and a stock of ammunition were iiis-
ffcovered hidden in a load of straw.
' The natives residing in the city pre
diet an attack on Manila Sunday, the
15th, but the foreigners maintain that
there will be no attack if the Americans
do not precipitate it.
5 The position of the Americans is very
unpleasant. Their Spanish prisoners
are nnfriendly and the hostile natives
are numerous and well armed both in
side and putside the city.
: In Iloilo the situation remains the
same except that natives are intrench
Ing themselves, they have blockaded the
river by sinking barges loaded with
Atones.
The native troops outside of Manila
are most insolent, and it is hard work to
restrain the Americans. The Filipino
oldiery come ont to their lines, cIobo up
to the American outposts, load their
rifles, deliberately point them at the
American soldiers, and then walk de
risively back to their own lines.
- Under such conditions as these there
tuight be a fight at almost ny moment
; An American Protectorate.
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: Nkw York, Jan. 17. A dispatch to the
Herald from Hong Kong says: Rev
Clav McCaulev. Drofeisor of theolozv at
Tokio, who recently arrived from the
l'hilipoirn-s. says that as the result of
his study of the situation at Manila, ha
thinks there are only three ways open to
the United States to solve the Philippine
Question. The first is annexation by
jorce of purchase. To use force means
the most disastrous foreign war in
American history, entailing great loss of
life and expenditure of money. More
over, it would be a violation of national
honor.
' The second solution Is a complete sov
ereignty from Spain to a Filipino repub
lic and the retention by the United
States for her own use of Manila bay
and port, just as Hong Kong la kept
by Great Britain. This solution means
the exposure of the defenseless Philip
pines to the greed of the powers, with a
consequent acnte crisis in Europe over
the lar Eastern question.
; The third possible solution is autono-
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my unuer an American pruieciuraie.
This means an independent Filipino
government controlling the administra
tion of internal affairs, the United States
taking charge of the supreme judiciary
and foreign relations such as the power
to make war or treaties, while having
charge of the customs. This solution,
Mr. McCanley thinks, might bring about
a tutelage which would result for the
future in the absolute independence of
the islands, or voluntary annexation to
the United States
THE FUNERAL
OF DINGLEY
All the Distinguished Men of the Xa-
. , . a
lion Attend.
WiiuivnTnv .Tun. liV A itate funeral
almost majestic In Its Impressiveiicss
was given the late Representative Ding
ley at noon today in the house of repre
sentatives. The president and his cabi
I net, distinguished members of the dip
lomatic corps, members of the supreme
court, senate and bouse, and distin
guished men in military and civil life
were arranged about the bier on the
floor of the hall, while the galleries were
occupied by the families of those who
i sat upon the floor, and prominent per
sons invited to be present. The re
mains were taken from the Hotel Ham
ilton to the capitol this morning at 10
o'clock, and were borne into the hall cf
representatives by a sub-squad of capitol
police.
The casket was placed on a bier in
front of the speaker, and for an honr the
puouc, wmcn would nave no oppor
tunity to witness the official ceremonies
later, was allowed to view the remains
as they lay in etate.
The services were conducted by Rev.
S. M. Newman, of the First Congre'
gational church of this city, assisted by
Rev. Dr. Couden, chaplain of the house
It was a very eimplv service. When
Newman delivered the benediction, the
entire assemblage arose.
Ttie bodv lay in state in the ball of
the house until shortlr before the titre
for the departure of the special train,
which conveyed the remains and party
to Lewibton. It was then conveyed to
the Pennsylvania station, whence the
train departed at 4 :10 p. ni. The train
consisted of four Pullmans and a bag
gaite car. One of the cars was occupied
by the family, and the others bv the
remainder of the party.
MAY RECOG
NIZE THEM
Negotiations Looking to Spanish Recog
nition of the Filipino Insurgents
Begun.
New York, Jan. 17. A dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says: News has
been received here that the Spanish
government has begun negotiations with
Aguinaldo, through the agency of cer
tain Filipinos in Madrid, for the release
of the Spanish prisoners. Having be
gun to treat directly it h the insurgents.
Spain is likely to go a step further and
accord them the recognition hitherto re
fused by auy government. The idea is
to call upon Presideut McKiiiley to re
deem his promise and obtain the release
of the prisoners.
The difficulties confronting the Amer
ican government are all understood in
Madrid, and as soon as official recog
nizanceof them is obtained, the gov
ernment will coneider itself free to treat
with the Filipino government if neces
sary as power to power, in order to se
cure the liberty of its subjects. That
Spain should take such revenge upon us
would surprise nobody,
Handj's Body Reported Found.
Corvallib, Jan. 17. Reports are in
circulation that the body of A. K. Han
dy, who was lost in the coast mountains
December 30, has been found, and that
a bullet hole in the head indicated foul
play, While not confirmed, the report
is generally believed, because J. H.
Wilson, son-in-law of Handy, was this
morning summoned to Falls City in con
nection with the case. Falls City is
twelve miles from the place where Han
dy was last seen alive.
Strike at the Bonanza,
Bakeb Citt, Or., Jan. 17. A tele
phone message was received here yes
terday that at the Bonanza mine oper-
atortJhavH been taking off $1000 in gold
from the plates each hour, for 15 hours,
The ledge from which this ore is milled
is eight feet wide. One chunk of ore
weighing over a ton, was worth $2 ptr
pound.
John Russell Young Dead.
Washington, Jan. 17. John Rnssell
Young, librarian of the congressional
library, died at his residence here tbil
morning after an Illness of several
weeks. Mr. Young bad a notable caret r
as a journalist, diplomatic, public offi
cial an I intimate associate of distin
guished public men.
Baldwin Will Rebuild.
San Fbanoikco, Jan. 10. The Bulle
tin says that Lucky Baldwin has decid
ed to erect an eight-story fireproof
building on the property occupied by
the old Baldwin hotel, which was burned
several months ago. The building will
cost 13,000,000, and the construction
(u iiuiiiuiinrt' as soon aslnerii'ns
Cf Hit) Old LiiU4lift C.I be t'lhUatd I),
Ask your grocer for Clarke A Falk'a
pure concentrated flavoring extracts, tf
COURT-MARTIAL
FOR EAGAN
President lellifcj Announces His In
tention to Order It.
AMENDED STATE
MENT PUBLIC
Eagan Has Eliminated all Objectionable
Language From His Statement
Incident Closed so Far as Commis
sion is Concerned.
Washington, Jan. 1". President Mc
Kinley announced to the cabinet at the
regular meeting today that he hits de
termined to court martial Commissary
General Ecan. Alger was not at the
cabinet meeting, but with Adjutant
General Corbin was at the White House
in conference with the president on the
subject just prior to the cabinet session
An order for the court martial probably
will be made today.
Just prior to the cabinet meeting Gen
eral Miles made a rather unusual call
upon two Of the members of the cabinet,
Hays and Long. He had just returned
to the city from New York, and when
spoken to with reference to the Eagan
case adhered to his original declaration
that this was not the time for him to
act, if at all, leaving the implication
that If the commission or the adminis
tration did not act it would then be
time for him to take some steps.
Washington, Jan. 17. The war in
vestigating commission today stated that
the amended statement of Eagan would
be made public, and newspaper men
were allowed access to it. Eagan has
eliminated all objectionable language
and the phraseology has been altered
frequently. Eagan while referring to
Miles as the "senior general" resents
any resumption of Miles' superiority,
and asserts that he (Eagan) is as good,
old and experienced a soldier as Miles.
He also criticises the lattet's attack on
the beef industry as iufamous. It Is
believed that so far as the commission is
concerned the incident is now closed.
Colonel Gibson, distributing agent of
the National Beef Association at San
tiago, testified before the commission
today. Gibson said the canned corn
beef furnished at Santiago was unfit for
use. The commission then adjourned
until tomorrow.
WATERS HAVE -
CREATED HAVOC
Disastrous Result of the Breaking of a
Dam at Cleveland A Splendid
Bridge Swept Away.
Clitki.and, O , Jan. 18. About 1:15
this morning a dam under the Wilson
avenue bridge gave way. Back of the
dam ia a body of water a mile and a half
long, hundreds of feet wide and in places
twenty 'five to thirty feat deep.
The break in the dam has allowed tor
rents of water to pour down on the flats
below It. Ihe propei ty loss is already
arge, and il the entire dam gives way,
which seems inevitable, it will be enor
mous. Along the line whence the flood
iiiusi now are toe nig pianis oi uie
Standard Oil Company, the Cleveland
Paper Mills, the Flick slaughter-house,
and other manufacturing plants, There
are but few people living in the track of
the flood, and these were all warned and
sought safety on higher ground.
The cause of the flood ia the recent
heavy rains, the melting of snow from
the hillsides, and a pond of several
acres overflow ing. Streams of several
miles up the gulley have addfd their
quota of wa er.
At 3 o'clock the right pier of the bridge
fell. The Wilson-avenue bridge is a
structure 700 feet long, and has been
built but a few months. It cost 350,
000. I'M t-.rMMk ill lb dftiii, .', .. . .11
unsubstantial mass of earth, occurred
while thirty men were at work on the
artificial canal being sunk to allow the
pent-up water to find a gradual and saTe
outlet. These men escaped without one
second to spare.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the bridge wrs
swept away.
At noon it was believed no further
damage from the flood would result. The
water had fullen twelve feet-
Stockmen Settle Their Difference.
North Yakima, Wash., Jan. 17.
Over 150 sheep and cittle men of Yak!
ma, Kittitas and Klickitat counties were
here today, to meet Superintendent
Cioes, of the forest reset ve, and make
applications for erasing lands for the
coming season. Some differences hav
ing arisen as to the allotments for sheep
and cattle, a meeting was called at the
Yakima hotel this afternoon to discuss
the matter. A committee of ten was ap
pointed and lands were set aside for the
cattle men. The report of the com
mittee was accepted, and all differences
settled amicably, with very little de
bate. The rapid growth of the stock
raising industry in Central Washington
is etiown by the tact that men repre
senting nearly 250,000 sheep and over
5000 cattle were here to apply for allot
ments for grazing lands.
GOLD IN UMA
TILLA SAND
Five Claims Were Filed Yesterday and
Large Prospecting Parties Will
Soon Start Out.
Pendleton, Jan. 17. Today in Re
corder Maloney'a office were filed records
of five placer mining claims, which have
been located at Maxwell station, on the
Umatilla river, forty miles above here,
and five miles below the town of Uma
tilla. The filing of these claims devel
ops the fact that several men in Pendle
ton had been planning to go down to
Mixwell on a prospecting tour, having
firm faith in the finding of gold in suf
ficient quantities to constitute a good
paying proposition,
For years it has been known that
gold existed in the millions pf tons of
sand scattered all along the Columbia
and Snake rivers lor hundreds of miles
on either side and iu the beds of both
rivers. This gold is fine and it Is hard
to separate from the sand. It will not
be extravagance to aeseit that millions
of dollars' worth of the yellow metal lie
in these sands. But it cannot be sepa
rated from the sand unless some method
be discovered which will enable the
handling of a greater quantity of sand
to the man employed than can now be
bandied.
Five Boys Drowned.
Schanton, Pa., Jan. 17. Five small
boys were drowned today at South Gib
son, a country hamlet near Foster, Sus
quehanna county. After the morning
school session six boys got a big sled and
coaBted from the roadway down a short,
steep hill, at the foot of which is a mill
pond. A thaw had weakened the ice,
and it broke under the weight of the
sled. The sled and all but one of the
boys shot under the ice several rods. In
his excitement the lad who escaped lost
valuable time by running back to the
school to give the alarm, instead of no
tifying residents near at hand. Four
bodies have been recovered.
Wilson Gains One.
Oi.ympia, Jan. 18. The senate and
ho u -ie in joint bjllot today for United
States lenator gave the following vote
viz: Wilson, 20; Foster, 24 j Humes,
22; Ankeny, 8; Lewis, 20; Allen, 1.
It will be teen that Foster lost 2 since
yesterday, Wilson gained 1, Lewis drop
ped a fueionist and the balance are the
tame as on the first ballot.
Smallpox Rages.
Nkw York, Jan. 18. A dispatch In
the Herald from Havana says: An out
and out panic exists In the One Hun
dred and Sixty-first Indiana regiment,
owing to the spread ot smallpox. Men
and officials are using every influence to
bring about the regiment' recall. In
the meantime all who can secure sick
leave are going home. Jacob Dexter, of
Montlcello, In.i., has died of smallpox.
There are five other cases and several
suspects, all In the same regiment.
Sawmill Man Drowned.
Ouroon Citv, Jan. 17. While run
ning logs down Butte creek yesterday
r't?rnoon, X. P. Hansen feel into the
. . . 1 wt-i dro noil. Hansen tnu
member of the sawmill ' ' " ' .
son A Hansen. He was a married man,
and leaves a wife and three children.
WAR IS RAGING
Heat? FijMinn Has Occam! Win
Great Loss ot Life.
CHAMBER'S DE
CISION CAUSED IT
Upon Being Denied the Right to Sit on
the Throne, Mataala Gathers His
Army and Sets Out on a Cam
paign of Devastation.
San Francisco, Jan, 18. A cable
gram to the Call from Auckland, New
Zealand, under date of January 17, says:
"When the steamship Alameda left
Alpia, January 12, a revolution had
broken out on the Samoan islands and
was being waged with much bloodshed
and great destruction of property. The
warships Falke and Porpoise, the latter
in command of Captain Sturdee, were
then at the islands and were taking
part in suppressing the rising.
On December 31 Chief 'Justice Cham
bers decided in favor of Malietoa Tanu,
claiming Mataafa was barred by the
treaty of Berlin, January 1. Five
thousand of Mataafa's followers rose in
rebellion and defeated two thousand of
Malletoa's forces, ambushing them, kill
ing 13 natives an j wounding many.
The rebels have bnrned 400 houes
and razed towns on Upolu. Breadfruit
trees have been cut down in many
places.- Foreigners are uninjured.
The crew of the Porpoise is guardiug
the mission, which is a refuge for Mal
ietoa.
The three consuls have signed procla
mations recognizing Mataafa's party as
the provisional govern cient pending in
structions from the powers, with Presi
dent Raffell aa executive head.
On the 5th Raflell proclamnd the
supreme court closed, and took posses
sion, declaring himeelf chief justice. He
asked Mataafa for 500 men and was re
(used. .
The British and American consuls
united in a strong protest against, the
action of the president of the municipal
council. On the 7th Captain Sturdee,
of the Porpois, and two consuls de
clared the action illegal. The Porpois
cleared for action and landed a force of
marines. This force was unopposed. It
took possession of the court, and Cham
bers was reinstalled and the Britith and
American flags hoisted over Chambers'
house and the courthouse. The pro
visional government wrote Sturdee c
the 12th that it would seizj Maletoaaud
take Tamasee off the Porpois by force if
necessary to deprive them of their title
and depert them. Chambers is residing
on tho Porpois. The Falke is inactive.
The British and American consuls have
protested against any infringement of
the Berlin treaty. British residents have
taken refuge in the consulate and Ainer
icans citizens have taken refuge in the
uiis'iou.
An American warship is urgently
needed here.
MKi.nouRNK, Victoria, Jan. 18 Advices
received from Samoa today under date
of January 12 say there has heon fight
ing over the decision of Chief Justice
Chambers in favor of Malietoa Tanus,
one of the candidates to the throne ia
succession to the late King Malietoa.
In addition it says native followers of
Mataaf's the rival aspirant to the king
ship, were victorious. Seventy-three
men were killed and wounded.
CATARRH OF
THE STOMACH
A Pleasant, Simple but Safe and Effec
tual Cure For It.
Catarrh of the stomach has long been
considered te next thing to Incurable.
Ihe usual symptoms are a lull or bloat
ing sciiHation af'cr eating, accomi J
suuietimes with sour or watery risings, a
formation of gases, causing pressure on
the heart and lungs and difficult breath-
Baking Powder
Made from pore
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum Kiting powders arc the greatest
menace rs to neaiih of the present day.
WVt BAKING PQWPfW CO. , NfW VOSK.
iug, headaches, fickle appetite, nervous
ness and a general played out, languid
feeling.
There is often a foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue and if the interior
of the stomach could be seen it would
show a slimy, inflamed condition.
The cure for this common and ob
stinate trouble is found in a. treatment
which causes tte food to be readily,
or thoroughly digested before it has
time to ferment and Irritate the delicate
surface of the stomach. To secure a
prompt and healthy digestion is the one
necessary thing to do and when normal
digestion is secured the cturahal con
dition will have disappeared.
According to Dr. Harlancon the safest
and best treatment ia to csi ifier each
meal a tablet composed ot Diastase,.
Aseptic Pepsin, a li i tte Nux, Gc!dea
Seal and fruit acids. These tablets car
now be found at all drug Btores under
the name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets,
and not being a patent medicine can be
used with perfect safety and assurance
that healthly appetite and thorough di
gestion will follow their regular use
alter meals.
Mr. N. I.'.Booher, of 2710 Dearborn St.,
Chicago, III., writes: "Caltirh is a
local condition resulting from a neglected
cold in the bead, whereby the lining
membrance of the nose becomes in
flamed and the poisonous discharge
therefrom passing backward into the-
throat reaches the stomach, thus pro
ducing catarrah of the stomach. Medi
cal authorities prescribed for me for
three years lor catarrah of stomach'
without cure, but today I am the-
happiest of men after using only one
box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. I.
cannot find appropriate words to ex
press my good feeling. I have found
flesh, appetite and sound rest from their
use "
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
safest preparation as well as the very
simplest and most convenient remedy
for any form of indigestion, catarrah of
stomach, billioueness, sour stomach,,
heartburn and blnatfne after mHln,
Send for little book, mailed free on
stomach troubles, by addressing Stuart
Co., Marshall. Mich. The (ablets can
lie found at all drug stores.
Pioneer Orchestra Leader Dies.
Ban Fha.ncisco, Jan. 18. The death is
announced of Joseph L. Schmitz, the
leader of the first theater orchestra in
this city. He came here from New
York in 1850. He was a member af the
famous Dodsworth band, of that city.
During bis career on this coast be ba
held the baton at the principal theaters
and musical functions, and was con
ductor for Jennie Lind, Mine. Anna
Bishop, Di Mnrska, and all the other
stars who came here in early days, and!
lor many who hare visited this roast in
later years. Mr. Schmiiz was horn in
Germany, December 21, 1821.
How to I'roTcnt I'ncuinoola.
Yon are pt-rhaps aware that pnoa-
monia always results from a cold or from
an attuck of La Grippe. During the
epidemic of La Grippe a few year ago
when so many caees resulted in pneu
monia, it was observed that the attack
was never followed by that disease when.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was used.
It counteracts any tendency of a cold or
Li Grippe to result in that tiangerous
disease. It is the Ix-st remedv in the
world for ba 1 c litis ai d La Grippe.
Every bottle warrartid. For sale by
Blakeley & Nought hi, druggists.
That Throbbing Headache
Would quicklv leave you, If you used1
Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for sick and nervous headache.
They make pure blood and strong nerves
and build up your health. Easy to taks
Try them. 2" "-. 'foy back
I'.'l v.- l. l-y
llnnehton. driii'tMKt.
Use Clarke A Falk'a tjuinine Hair
Tonic for dandrudf and falling hair. tl