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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 26, 1899.
NO. SO
WHITEWASH FOR
SECRETARY ALGER
Brf Coart of Iuaniry fill Not
Sustain Hilts.
NEITHER WILL-IT
CENSURE HIM
findings Will Probably be the Effect
That the Fresh Beef Was not
Chemically Treated, but that
Grounds for Suspicion That it Was
So Treated Existed.
Niw York, April 21. A special to the
Hei'i from Washington says: General
Mile! will not altogether be sustained by
tbe Mings of the beef court of inquiry,
( the general opinion about the war !e-
pertinent as to what these findings will
be it correct. It is understood the court
till complete its work and forward its
Soil report to the secretary of war some
time next week, and although no anthori-
utive statement as to the finding can be
We, inch information, as can be gath
ered tends to indicate that the report
till not completely sustain all the alle-
gitioni made by Major-General Miles,
-or tr ill it completely dismiss them.
By the order convening it, the court
tit directed to investigate allegation
aide by General Miles as to the unfit
tea (or ieue of certain ankles of food
furnished to the troops in the field in
Cobs and Porto Ivies and to submit with
Ufiadingsof fact such recommendations
i) to farther proceedings as must seem
to be warranted by the fact developed.
The opponents of General Miles made
noitcretof the fact that i( was expected
ibat the ctnrt would find the allegation
'IGeneral Miles entirely without founda
tion, ind would recommend that pro
ving! be instituted against him.
ThtMeipectatione will not be realised,
tidlhs probability Is that the court
ill not recommend any further proceed-
iejs either General Miles or any one
tin.
Among officers of the army It is be-
dtht the findings will be that the
tiwgs made by General Miles that the
refrigerated beef was treated with chemi
?lnai not been proved, though there
u tome ground for a reasonable sus
picion, and that some of it has been so
tted ; that the canned beef was good
' purchased, but that it snoiled
la the climate of Cuba and Porto
" and that it was not suitable for
" the main part of the meat ration
tnopi engaged in field operations In
" iiiands.
'"probable that-the ennrt will male
Herniations as to the best method
"plying the army with freah meat
'Mature, and It may advise that
wa investigations Into this question
'We to the commissary department.
KCLiNED THE
PERSIAN MISSION
Won Dispatch - Says He Had
APPlicd for the Peruvian Mission.
H Sc
oator Simon Says He Had
Sot.
M 'H.'""T0N. April 2l.Kx-Governor
,rM, ,l" de"nd the tender
..." ' n,oI'"l. Governor Lord
"W'wnt for , Peruvian n.ls-
lrom u. , ,,v AasocUtt-d Press
Oor,or",,,oU"",lPnitn..nt of tx
r t0 Mltas of minister
'""Hi k! '''ellnatlon, II
Ccw l''''t'J states sen.
''nJ0rvn' I"'" ' warm personal
"Th. '' "'is morning said :
N,Ml ",Pnl "'at ei-Governor
fr the Peruvian
not t,u, ny o,h"','lidoinBtio mission
"'e pr,.,i,leri,( ttcnnt
ex-Governor Lord's abilitv and devntinn
to party, felt kindly disposed to him and
anxroos to appoint turn to some good
position when the opportunity should
present ueelf. It appears that the Per
sian mis-sion was the first to nrownt
Itself to the president, and this he tend
ered to Mr. Lord, not knowing, of course,
whether it would be accepted or not.
Mr. Lord has seen fit to decline this post
of honor, and that is about all there L
to it.
"In regjrdtothe statement that ex-
Governor Lord was an applicant f jr the
mieelon to Peru, I know that he was not.
The fi'st private dispatch from Washing.
ton announced that the post tendered ex-
Uovernor Lord was the mission to Pern.
This was evidently a mistake in trans
mission. Ex-Governor Lord might have
accepted this office, and might not.
This mission is a better one from a finan
cial point of view than the ministry to
Persia, and, besides, would have been
better suited to Mr. Lord by reason of
being so closely identified with our own
republic. But Mr. Lord has never been
an applicant for auy diplomatic posi
tion." .
spaniamay
HAVE SHOT THEM
Fate of Licuteoant Gilmore's Party
Remains a Mystery.
Nsjw Yokk, April 21. A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila gays: Admiral
Dewey, in an interview today, raid the
expedition of the gunboat Yorktown to
Baler was purely to rescue the Spanish
soldiers and privates who are being be-
seiged in a cbnrch there. The soldiers
refused to surrender when expected to
lay down their arms by General Rios at
the end of the Paris peace conference.
Admiral Dewey said he did not know
what had become of Lieutenant Gil more
and the 14 men in the launch. They
had been sent to oonnd the mouth of
the river, but went beyond the bend,
out of sight of the Yorktown. The sup
position Is they were raptnred or killed
by -the Spaniards or the 400 insurgents
who are besieging the Spanish garrison.
Admiral Dewey declines to say what
steps he will take toward a punitive ex
pedition. General Rios, the Spanish commander
when interviewed, eaid be did not think
the garrison at Balar knew the war be
tween the TJuited States and Spain had
ended. He had sent an officer in Jan
uary to tell the garrison to surrender.
The garrison refused to surrender, either
not believing the officer or fearing they
would be trapped by the insurgents.
Since then General Bios has had no
communication with the garrison, and
this is the first information that the
Spanish flag Is still flying at Baler.
He thought the Americans were shot
by the insurgents, as the Spaniards
themselves are besieged and have no
way of getting to the river. General
Rios said that he bad not been con
sulted.
General Otis doubted whether the
proposed exchange of Filipino for
Spanish prisoners would succeed, as the
insurgents ore holding the Spaniards in
the hope that it will help their cause.
They are not seeking.money.
The letter containing General luos
last appeal to Aguinaldo said the sur
render of the Spanish prisoners would
create a bond of sympathy between the
Filipinos arid Spain.
Oregon Hoy Wounded.
Washington. April 21. General Olis
forwards the following list of additional
casualties: Wounded-Second Oregon,
April 17, company A, Private . w.
Walker, foot, moderate.
Thirteenth Minnesota. April 20. I riv-
ate Nicholas Hansen, William Winders,
Corporal G. H. Biirlingham.
i Private William O. Walker, company
A, Second Oiegon, enlisted at McMinn-
vllle last May. He was a luimer uy oc
cupation. His father, W. W. Walker,
is also a farmer, and lives near West
Chehalem, Yamhill county.)
Little Sickness at Manila.
Washington, April 2 1. -The following
dispatch was received at the war depart
ment today :
ManlU, April 21. Adjutant-General,
Wndi'ntii The troop are abundantly
l.ipplUI and the sicklier, wounded in
cluded, ia cnly seven and a fr art I on
per cent of thn command. Otis."
It you liTve plies, cibk them. No
nse undergoing horrlblo operations that
imply remove the results of the disease
without disturbing the disease itself.
Place your confidence in DeWltfs Witch
Haxel Salve. It has never failed to cure
oiiisiis; It will not full to cure voi.
Knlpei-Kluersly Dnig C).
SHARP ENGAGEMENT
NEAR BOCAVE
T&ree Companies cf Soutli Dakota Regi
ment and Three of the Minnosota
Encounter Insnrjrents.
LATTER SUFFERED
- HEAVY LOSSES
Americans Exhausted Their Ammuni
tion Rebels Unusually Active Be
tween Malolos and Calumpit
Manila, April 21, 9:0o a. m. At 6
o'clock this morning three South Dakota
companies marched from Bocave and in
conjunction with three companies of the
Minnesota regiment from Gogioto, north
of Bocave, encountered a rebei force
numbering fully 500, when two miles
out. The rebele retired three miles in
fairly good order, in spite of the fact
that they Buffered heavy losses. The
Americans, having exhausted their am
munition, were compelled to return to
their camps.
4:05 p. m. The heat is intense. At
noon the thermometer registered 05 de
grees and the mercury was still rising.
There were several prostrations from
beat among the troops, but only one
man was wounded. Later army tugs
opened fire on the enemy along the river
banks.
The rebels are unusually active from
Malolos as far as Calumpit. They have
been discovered within two miles of the
railroad. Fires are burning east of the
railroad and it would appear that the
rebels are evacuating the 'oothill towns
in anticipation of an attack upon the
part of the American troops.
Washington Regiment Repel An Attack.
Manila, April 21, 10:45 a. m. A
force of about 200 rebels yesterday after
noon attacked the outposts of the Wash
ington regiment near Tagnig, south of
Pasig and Pateros. Two companies im
mediately engaged the enemy and ad
vanced into the open in skirmish order.
The rebels were checked and routed
after two hours' fighting, leaving twelve
men killed on the field and several
wounded. The American troops also
obtained possession of Mauser rifles and
many other weapons. - Three Americans
were wounded.
CATARRH OF
THE STOMACH
A Pleasant,' Si tuple, Safe but Effectual
Cure for It.
Catarrh of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to Incurable.
The usual symptoms are a full or
bloated sensation after eating, accomp
anied some times with sour or watery
risings, a formation of gases, causing
nressure on the lungs end heart and
difficult breathing; headache, fickle ap
petite, nervousness and a general played
out and languid feel in if.
There isolten a foul taste in the month,
coated toniiue, and if the Interior of
stomach could be seen it would show a
slimy, Inflamed condition.
The cure for title common and obstinate
diaeaso is found in a treatment which
muses the food to be readily and
thoroughly digested before it has time to
ferment and irritate the delicate mucous
surfaces of the stomach.
To iei iire a prompt and healthy digest
ion is the one necesnaiy thing to do, and
,n norn.al digestion is secured the
citarrlml condition will have dtsap-
ju-ued.
Arcordirm to Pr. Harlanson the safest
and bent treatment is to use niter each
meal a tablet, composed of Diantrse,
Aseptic Pepsin, a little Nux, Golden Seal
and fruit acids.
These tablets can now bo found at all
lr,.,f mnres under the name of Stuart's
it.n..niiU Tablets, and, not being a pat
ent medicine, can be used with perfect
safety and assurrance that healty appo-
tite and thorough digestion will follow
their regular nse after meals.
Mr. J. Booher.of 2710 Dearborn St.,
Cbicig;, 111., writes: "Catarrh is a
local condition resulting from a neglected
coid in the head, whereby the lining
membrane of the nose becomes in A imed
and the poisonous discharge therefrom,
passing back into the throat, reiche the
stomach, thus producing catarrh of the
stomach. Medical authorities prescribed
for me three years for catarrh of the
stomach without cure, but today I am
the happiest of men aiter using only one
box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. I
cannot find appropriate words to express
my good feeling. I have found flesh,
appetite and sound rest from their use.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest
preparation as we'll as the simplest and
most convenient remedy for any form of
indigestion, catarrh of the stomach,
biliousness, sour stomach, heartburn and
bloating after meals.
Send for book, mailed free, on stomach
troubles, by addressing the F. A. Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich. The tablets can
be found at all drug stores.
Initiation cf a New Campaign.
Washington, April 22. The war de
partment today received a cablegram
from General Otis announcing the for
mation of a new flying column under
commando! General Lawton, and the
initiation of a new campaign which is
expected to result in clearing out the
jungle in the county north of Manila up
to the foothills of the mountains on the
northeast and np to the termination of
the railway at Bulucan. The text of
the dispatch was not made public, but
it is understood to agree closely with the
account of the movements contained in
associated press dispatches from Manila.
BY WAY OF :
THE AIR LINE
Wireless Telegraphy Experiments in
Chicago.
Chicago, April 22. Professor Jerome
J. Greene, the new disciple of Marconi,
eat at his receiving instrument placed
on the eighth floor of the Marquette
building tonight and received telegraphic
signals sent via the air lino from the
Tribune building, two blocks away. It
meant success for his wireless telegraphy
experiment for that distance, and was a
triumph for theyoungscientist over con
ditions which were exceedingly unfavor
able. The first test of the day, when an
attempt was mado to communicate from
the Dearborn station at Polk street to the
Tribune building, had proved a failure.
Subsequent investigation disclosed the
fact that local disturbances at the send
ing station probably were responsible.
In the second experiment signals were
transmitted clearly and accurately from
one room to another through walls and
three thick doors. The second test sent the
dots and dashes to the sounder across
Dearborn street without a break. Then
Professor Greene onSented to make the
test over the long distance, and the ap
paratus was transferred to the Marquette
building, a distance of abjut 150 yards.
The vertical wire was lowered from the
lGtb floor, and the receiver w as placed on
the eighth floor. When all was ready
for trial, word was sent through the
telephone to the sending station, where
the professor's assistant, Albert Kachur,
was waiting the command. The trial
was a success. Further experiments
will bo made Monday.
Ilia Lira Wa Narad.
Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonder
ful deliverance from a frlghtlul death.
In telling of it he says: "I was taken
with typhoid fever, that ran into pneu
monia. My lungs became hardened. I
was so weak I couldn't even sit up in
bed. Nothing helped me. I expected
to soon die of consumption, when I
heard of Dr. King's New Discovery.
One bottle gave great relief. I con
tinued to use it, and now am well and
strong. I can't say too much In its
praise." This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the world
for all throat and lung trouble. Regular
sin 50 cents and fl.00. Trial bottle
tree at Blakeley A Houghton's drug
Stole; every botilo guaranteed. 3
Artillery for Manil.i.
Washington, April 21, Batteries C
and M, Seventh artillery, have been
ordered from Purlo Rio, and will bo
sent to Manila. Three batteries of light
artillery will sail from San Francisco
for the Philippines today.
It makes no difference how bad the
wound If yon nee DeWitt's Witch Masul
Salve ; it will quickly heal and leave no
scir. Stilpes-Kinersly Drug Co.
Absolutely
Makes the food more
OOv.t MKl-O
THE EVIDENCE
IN HAND
Olis Intercepts Mtssaes Uriing Vol
unteers tn Emit
COPIES SENT
. TO WASHINGTON
Government Officials Greatly Pleased
With the Stand Taken by Governor
Geer.
Washington, April 22. General Otis
cables the president that he has inter
cepted many cables and messages from
politicians and state leaders in America
to volunteers in the Philippines urging
the men to stand on their rights and re
fuse the government further service,
now that peace is formally and finally
declared. The president has instructed
General Otis to send copies of the same
messages and all evidence he can find
of sedition there, and it is believed that
some one may be dealt with harshly for
treason and sedition.
General Otis considers the offense
grave, and as the messages are clearly
within the law against sedition, he has
held up all such and notified Wash
ington. In thisconnection government officials
are greatly pleased with the expression
of Governor Geer, of Oregon, who de
clares it would be a disgrace to the
state and unjust to the Oiegon volun
teers to request their return at a time
when it would embarrass the adminis
tration and jeopardies our success in the
Philippines. '
A NEW FLY
ING COLUMN
Law ton Takes the Field Against the
Filippinos.
Manila, April 22.-7 p. m. General
Lawton took the field at daybreak today
with a column of tioope consisting of the
North Dakota regiment, two battalions
of the Third infantry, the Twenty
second infantry, two guns of Scott's
battery, three troops of the Fourth
cavalry, and Gale's squadron, equipped
in light marching order.
This force started at 5 o'clock this
morning over the Novaliches road, tra
versing the country previously cleared
of rebels, but subsequently reoccupied
by them. It Is presumed that Lswton,
by this movement, will outflank the
enemy before MacArthur north of
Novaliches.
The Dakota regiment first encountered
the enemy in front of Novaliches at 8
n. in. Tho rebels opened fire on our
troops, but their fire was silenced 15
minutes later, and they retired in that
order. The Americans advanced along
the rough roads nrounl Novaliches.
They were considerably annoyed by the
fire of the rebel sharpshooters from the
jungle for two hours.
At 2 o'clock it the atternoon the rebels
were in full flight, leaving many dead
on the field, and onr troops were com
pelled to take a brief rest in the shade,
as the heat was overpowering.
COMMISSIONERS
TURNED BACK
Rebels Infused to Treat With Spaniards
From Manila.
Manila .April 2.1, 1 1 :20 a. m. Colonel
..'mile and Major Lisseras, the Spanish
commissioners, with their secretaries
'An Baking
Powder
fcurtE
delicts and wholesome
rowrea pp., Hgw VP.
attempted to enter tie rebel 11 ma yester
day to confer with Aguinaldo regarding;
an exchange of prisoners, but tailed la
their mission. The party, the members
of which were attired in full uniform,
drove to the American camp and lunched
with Goneral MacArthur. They then
proceeded in a carriage under a flag of
truce, toward Calumpit, but were
stopped by the rebel outposts on the road,
who assumed a menacing attitude, end
refused to parley with the commission
ers, and the latter were compelled to re
turu, and took the evening train for
Manila.
The rebels before Calumpit have re
cently been reinforced by bodies of men
from Pampanga province, and are. now
well entrenched iu the strongest position
on what is practically an island formed
by a tributary to the Rio Grande.
The United States transport Fuebla
has arrived with headquarters, and a
part of the Ninth infantry; all well.
FATE OF GIL-
MORE'S PARTY
Secretary Long Asks Dewey for In
formation. Washington, April 22. No woid has
come to the navy department since Tues-,
day relative to the fate of Lieutenant
Gilmore and the fourteen sailors of the
Yorktown who were ambushed and cap
tured at Baler, on the island of Luzon.
. Today Secretary Long addressed an in
quiry by cable to Admiral Dewey to as
certain whether he could supply any
further information on this point. The.
secretary says he has no doubt the ad
miral is doing what is best to rescue the
men, and it is suggested that he has re
frained from making public hie plans to
prevent the insurgents from taking ad
vantage of them to conceal their cap
tives. The arrival of the Yorktown at
Manila has not yet been reported to the
navy department, and it Is not known
whether she hailed from Ilo Ilo, where
she reported to cable the bad news to
Admiral Dewey, or whether Commander
Sperry pnt back from Ilo Ilo for Baler
after having secured reinforcements or
boats.
Kcmarkabla Cart for ItheumatUin.
Kknna, Jackson Co., W. Va.
About three years ago ray wife had an
attack of rheumatism which confined
ber to her bed for over a month and
rendered her unable to walk a step with
out assistance, her limbs being swollen
to double their normal sis-. Mr. 8.
Maddock insisted on my using Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. I purchased a fifty
cent bottle and used it according to the
directions and the next morning she
walked to breakfast without assistance
in any manner, and Bhe has not had a
similar attack since. A. B. Parson. For
sale by Blakeley & Houghton Druggists.
GENERAL OTIS
CLOSELY GUARDED
Precautions Taken to Prevent the
General's Assassination.
Sioux Falls, S. D., A,m' 24 Letters
rceived from members of the Fo st regi
nent, South Dakota vo'unteer', during
he last few days are unusually interest
ing. Amonj them is a letter front Otis)
Robinson, in whic'i he gives i n account
of his experience as a sharpd outer, and
tells of the precautions to prevent the
assassination of General OK Regard
ing the latter, he says SOyards from the
palace squads are postrd ad around tl
grounds for fear I In nat' ves may at
tempt to assassinate Genera! O.ir, and
that the soldiers aro always ready ,'or
emergency.
Illaiiiarrlt Irtin Nrrv
Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous enerttv
are not fouud where stomach, liver,
kirideys and bowels aro out of order. If
you want tt ee qu ilities and tbe succese
they brin, use Dr. K n's New Life
Pill. They develop every power ol
brain and body. Only 2j at Blakeley
& Houghton's drug store. 'i