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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNEDAY JULY 19, 1899.
NO. 42
i HEART
FELT WELCOME
M SiBitr Bivs Laul Mil Boar il
Ciiiu ani mt upon cneer.
GOVERNOR GEER
THE LEAD
Tbev Marched up Market Street Deluged
With Flowers Xow in Camp at
the Presidio Began to Make
Themselves Comfortably a Once.
San Fbancihco, July 14. Not since
the departure ol tbe Calilornia volun
teers for the Philippines have the streets
of Sao Francisco presented Buch a scene
of animation as they did today nor have
the steam whistles, cantons and hells
seated euch a lutnpns, and all this in
honor of the returned regiment of Oregon
volunteers and the California signal corps
who have returned from foreign shores
after over fourteen months of hardships
and fighting, some gaunt and sick, broken
in health and spirit, some bearing the
marks of Filipinos' bullets, others re
turning to their native country full of
vigor and life and even bettered by the
trying experiences in the tropical climate
and vigorous campaign against the fol
lowers of Agninaldo. Early In tbe day
great crowds of people commenced
gathering along the line of march. As
the waiting crowds became fully aware
that the men were actually in sight the
din and roar and mechanical noises
mingled with the cheers of thoupan
made it peein as if Bedlam had really
broken looee.
The first in line of march was Major
Nohie. General Shafter's aid, followed
by the band ol the Third artillery. Then
came Governor Geer, of Oregon and staff,
followed by the Californians who shared
ttie cheers with the Oregonians.
Then came the Oregon regiment
head?d by Biigadier Generals Summer
and Bang. As the men marched up the
street they made a splendid appearance
llie ambtilnncts bearing the sick and
wounded followed, then a battery.of the
Third artillery. All along the line of
march the men were cheered to the echo.
As the soldiers passed the Palace hotel
they were doliiged with flowers thrown
from the windows by the guests. Gen
ral Shaft er and staff, and many noted
'nT officerr reviewed the parade as it
passed np Van Ness avenue.
At the Presidio they will lest under
military dicij.line for two or three weeks
bea the finul mustering out will take
Plco and they will be sent to thoir
homes by train.
MURDER AND
ANNIHILATION
s"ch Was the Plan of Aguinaldo on the
Sight of the Outbreak.
8 Fhanchcj, July 14,-Tbe officers
hs Second Oregon regiment, while
r7 soar led lnelr itttenientgi Bjmt
"ttheconditioti of the American troops
Manila at the oubreak of hostilities
wween Aguinaldo and the United
"r very critical.
Jhecaptnraof a letter sent from In-
'"oor hnej n Manila to an embassy of
arm.0 1(1 Probab'y that saved our
'y Irom a terrible disaster, and possl
rnihilatton. The letter was taken
general Otio, who found in it the plant
P ot to open the gates of Manila, sack
c"y mnrder the guards, and allow
...urne-it army to pour Into the
nejn camps and surprise the men.
rma' 11 " Utn ir00 were nnder
Un,', !n'8htt0 meet the expected at
tar, i , "Ple h"d ''" 1 o' H' cP"
th, put '"'. "dtht only part of
fcnmi 1 M crr,e'1 ot was the
"""" ot portion of the city.
Another Authority.
horch "'emoaitt J-.plfoopai
HI,,! n spent forty years at
hi, ,ln'J' "'"""T in India it here with
tlth rl m ' whom ,n 1,1
Mimi.' i . "'"''OP pent some time in
M,c, last. ,d was an Intel
ligent observer of events. He savs there
is no doubt that the outbreak between
the Americans and Filipinos was In
tended by Filipino leaders to Include a
general massacre in the city of Manila.
High SchooLProfessor Shot.
Dallas, Tex., July 13. Professor
William Lipacombe, of the Dallas hinh
school, died today from the effects of a
wound received from John T. Carlisle,
former janitor of the school, who shot
Dim during revival services at the Fire
Christian church. Carlisle, who is i
cousin of ex-Secretary of the Treasury
jonn u. Carlisle, professes not to re
memoer anything about the shooting,
is in jau, and the defense will bo
emotional insanity. Carlisle lost his
position as janitor at the high school and
blamed Lipecombe for it.
Wireless Telegraphy.
Chicago, July 15. A Tribune special
from Victoria says: Marconi's system
of wireless telegraphy is to be pnt in
operation in Hawaii as a means of com
munication between thedifferent islands
of the group. An organization has been
formed, capital has been subscribed,
ana some of the material for the system
is aiready on the way.
caughtIn
THE BREAKERS
Boat With Three Men Upset on Yaquina
Bar One Drowned.
- jmkwpokt, ur., July J.i. this morn
ing about 7 o'clock, George Burch, Frank
Priest and a man known as "Sea Lion
Charley" wont out over the bar for deep
sea fishing. When about half way out
to tbe bar they saw a breaker coining
and stopped fishing. Priest got the
boat's bow around to meet the breaker,
and the craft passed over it in safety
Another sea struck them before they
could regain control of their boat and
capsized it. Priest and Sea Lion Charley
succeeded in catching hold of the boat
and clinging to it, but Burch was not
seen again.
The lookont from the life-saving sta
tion, who was on the beach opposite to
the scene of the accident, saw the boat
capsize and hastened to the station for
assistance. The crew promptly re
sponded, and in lees than half an hour
readied the scene with their life boat
and rescued the two men clinging to the
upturned craft. They were nearly ex
hausted, and could not have held on
many minutes more.
Burch was a single man.
BOYS SHIVERING
IN THE COLD
Thousands of Blankets and Coats at the
Presidio, But None for the Heroes
of Malabon.
Sax Fbancihco, July 10. General
Summers, commanding the Second Ore
gon volunteers', said today :
"Scour the camp. Take overcoats
wherever you find them. No sentry must
stand guard without one. If we cannot
get the overcoats we will have no guard
at all. We are short of overcoats and
blankets. Now, we are going to infringe
on the hospitality of California and see
if we can get the loan of what we need.
Failing in that, I will make arrange
ments with Governor Geer to buy
blankets and overcoats from the quarter
master's department, and then let the
boyttnrn tbem In to the state of Oregon,
receiving the money they have paid for
them .
"The government should have pro'
vlded these tilings for the returning vol'
unteers. We are the pioneers of an army
to come from Manila, and, let me tell
you, If romething is not done it will be
mm here than it was in Cuba. There
will be hundreds of deathi from pneu
monia. The United States should turn
over to the hospital and keep on hand
at least 5000 blankets and 5000 overcoats.
They will be needed, and, as their use
will be only temporary, the government
can have them back again. If this Is
not done San Francisco Is going to be a
great graveyard for the volunteers."
General Summers, of the Second Ore
on regiment, has spoken in no uncer
tain tones concerning the negligence of
the govertment In failing to provide
suitable clothing for the Oregon volunteers.
N MEN
GET BACK PAY
Wriy-iiit luuni Dollars Paii to
tie Htttail
WANTED TO
COME DIRECT
Volunteers Voted to Come to Portland,
so Says tbe Report from Manila.
San Fhaxcisco, July 15. The Oregon
men were paid off today. Privates each
drew $31.20, non-commissioned officers
from $228 for second lieutenants, to $700
for the colonel himself. The enlisted
men as a body became richer by a little
more than $35,000. All this is back pay.
More money Is coming to the Oregonians
before they leave. The regiment will
draw some $32,000 as travel pay to cover
the supposed expense of each man's
transportation from San Francisco to his
home. They will also receive pay for
the lime they are detained preparatory
to final muster-out and honorable dis
charge.
Governor Geer nnd staff departed for
home on the Oregon express tonight.
Colonel Jocelyn and Major Morton
will have charge of the mustering out of
the Oregon volunteers, and the work
wili probably consume two or three
weeks.
Freedom, an English newspapers pub
lished in Manila, published the follow
ing in its issue of May 30:
"The Oregons have voted which ronte
they prefer to take homeward, and where
they would like to be mastered out.
This action was taken in response to a
cablegram recently received from their
senator, McBride, at Washington.
"Previous to this, and while In the
field, Colonel Summers had a cable from
Senator McBride, asking whether he
would like to return via San FranciBco
or Portland.
"Tne colonel replied. By way of San
Francisco.' Ttio sentiment ot the men
was then asked on the place of muster-
mg out. The question went to a vote,
resulting in favor of Portland by a
slight majority.
"Colonel Summers at once cabled
back, 'Muster out at Portland; any route
direct.' Almost at the same time he
received the following cable from Oregon
City, Or., signed 'Parents': 'Avoid Pre
sidio winds; pneumonia. Come Oregon
direct.'
'The rumor was afloat yesterday that
the Oregons had definite orders to go
home. Colonel Summers says, however
that this is not true. While there
ittle donbt of their embarking upon the
Hancock, that vessel is undergoing re
pairs which cannot be completed before
the end of the week.
"The colonel has a horse to which he
has become much attached during the
ampalgn, and which he is making every
effort to take home with him. The
animal is a capture, having formerly be
longed to a Spanish captain of artillery.'
MORGAN TO
HEAD TICKET
Talk
of Displacing Bryan With the
Alabama Senator.
Washington, July 13. Senator Scott,
ot West Virginia, who has recently re
turned from the Pacific coast, says that
there Is a great deal of talk of Senator
Morgan of Alabama for president on the
democratic ticket. Those democrats who
desiro to unload Bryan think Morgan
would be the most availiable, and are
especially Impressed with him because of
his championship of the Nicaragua canal
and expansion and his Americanism.
Morgan would be op nosed by tbe silver-
ites because he wants to make that a
secondary issue, and by the anti-ex pan-
lionists in tiie democrats party. If he
was a younger man he might be consid
ered a possibility, but few men are nom
inated for president after reaching the
nge of 75.
Kx-Senator Dubois, of Idaho, siys it
is too late for either party to make a
change in candidates, and that McKinley
nd Itrvan will face each other as they
did thre years ago, He predicts that
the silver candidate will have more votes !
than hH did in lS'.HJ, but he does not
predict his election.
Killed by a Bull.
Si'okank, July 15. Fred Harvey,
nineteen years old, son of J. F. Harvey,
was gored to death bv a bull yesterday
on a farm about eleven miles from
Spokane. The boy's body was found in
a clump of bushes by his father. The
lad had crawled to a tree, pulled himself
to a half-reclining position and died in
that attitude. No one saw the bull's
savage attack, and young Harvey was
not missed until snpper-time.
Grain Crop Will Be Small.
Spokane, July 15. Reports from the
principal agricultural towns in Eastern
Washington and Northern Idaho show
that the acreage of ground sowed to
wheat this year is larger than in 1898.
The reports also show that the crop of
wheat will be smaller by one-third, as
compared with Die former year. The
fruit crop will also be reduced fully one-
third, owing to the late spring. In some
sections the crop is a failure.
REFUSES TO GIVE
INDORSEMENT
To Any Special American Enterprise, or
Any Guarantee of Company's Fi
nancial Standing.
New York, July 14. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: While
President McKinlcv will take all neces
sary steps for the protection of Amari
canB and their interests in China, there
is no likelihood that he will join with
Great Britain in coercing the Pekin gov
ernment to give extraordinary conces
sions to Americans and British citizens.
A high official said regarding the mis
sion of W. H. Parsons, of Washington,
that the administration had no intention
of combining with Great Britain or any
other government in the interest of its
citizens.
Naturally, the president stood ready,
he said, to afford all reasonable and law
lul protection to Americans in foreign
countries, and Mr. Parsons would un
doubtedly receive this assurance. It has
been tlio policy of the administration
not to advocate any special American in
dustry to tiie Chinese government. In
structions sent to the American minis
ter in Pekin some time ago said :
'In the advancement of Ameiicaii
enterprises in China and the efforts made
in behalf of the Chinese foreign office,
you should be cautious in giving what
might oe understood as the govern
ment's indorsement of the financial
standing of the persons seeking contracts
with that of China. Biiefly speaking,
vou should employ all proper methods
for the extension of American commer
cial interests in China, while refraining
from advocating the projects of any one
firm to the exclusion of others."
ONE VOLUNTEER
IS HOME
Left His Company to See His
Mother.
Dying
Albany, Or., July 15. Frank M. Gir-
ard, a member of company I, Oregon
volunteers, arrived here today from San
Francisco. He came in violation of
orders, but in a manner which will
arouse sympathy In his behalf.
On reaching San Francisco harbor,
while still on shipboard he receved a
telegram announcing that his mother,
who resides near Monmouth, was dying,
and asking him to come at once. He
applied to the officer for a furlough, of
fering the telegram at the rearon, but It
was refused. By the aid of sympa
thetic comrade's he was let down bya
rope Into a small boat and went ashore,
taking the train at once for Albany. He
hired a team and driverhere and hurried
to bis home. After remaining at his
mother's bedside a few minutes, he came
out weeping and said she was yet alive,
but very low. He told the driver that
he would return to his regiment In a few
days.
He Is a young man of unquestioned
veracity, and has been one of the best
soldiers In his company. Influential
friends will endeavor to secure his re
lease from the charge of desertion.
Absolutely
Makes the food more
wpyt gaytwq
POLITICS IN
THE ARMY
Senators ail RcprescnlatiTCS Dictate!
ApjliilMls.
FUTURE OF THE
VOLUNTEERS
Intention Is to Merge the Twelve Regi
ments Into the Regular Service.
Washington, July 15. The appoint
ments in the volunteer army have been
made, with very few exceptions, upon
the recommendation of the men who
control the political patronage in the
different states. The restrictions made in
regard to the appointments were that
the men should have creditable records
in either the regular or volunteer army.
Few men have been appointed w ho have
not got recommendation of their senators
anil representatives, the Kepublicanscon
trolling the appointments in Republican
states and Democrats in Democratic
states.
It is believed that this volunteer army
will be made a part of the regular army
during the coming congress, for tiie ap
pointments have been numbered with
that end in view. Unless legislation
continuing it as a volunteer army or
merging it into the regular army is
passed, It would cease to exist, under
the law, in July, 1901. The influence
w hich secured the selection of theollicers
w ill be called to pass the legislation con
st itutiug it a part of tiie regular service.
It is also observed that sons and nephews
have been given places in this army, but
not to sucli an extent as in the staff ap
pointments when the army was raised
for the war with Spain.
' Hushing up" Dreyfus Scandal.
Nkw Yokk, July 17. It is now stated,
says tho tans correspondent of the
Tribune, that the present cabinet, in
the event of the acquittal of Dreyfus at
Kennes, which Is regarded as almost a
certainty, will hush up the whole
scandal. This is considered in political
c:rcles to be the vital question with
w hich France will be confronted as coon
as the court-martial at Kennes has pro
nounced its judgement.
In spite of the weight of the authority
of M. Rlbot and of the influential . re
publican papers like the Temps aud the
Debate, people are beginning to aek
w nether such a policy, ol "hushing up
and of sheilding those who are responsi
ble for the terrible conspiracy agninst an
Innocent man would not destroy confi
dence in the republic.
Atlin Troubles Settled.
Vanioi'vkr, B. C, July 17 Tbe
steamer Cutch arrived here last night
from Sksgway with Yukon miners
aboard. Purser Turner reports f '.'00,000
gold dust deposited in the ship's safe.
Hugh Lancaster, of Liverpool, England,
returned with $122,000 in drafts. He
went into the Yukon 18 months ago,
and is now returning home.
From Atlin comes news of the amica
ble settlement of past troubles. Judge
Irving's dealing out of ju t ee In Atlin is
giving the utmost satisfaction. Ameri.
cant who staked claimt prior tithe pass
ing of the alien law are now allowed full
privileges and titles to the same.
Dewey Will Cut His Trip Short.
Nxw York, July 14. A dispatch to
the Herald from Port said : The cruiser
Olympia arrived here this afternoon.
Dowey, who it looking very well, bat
been reluctantly obliged to decline the
Invitation of Minister Strause at Con
stantinople to stay with him on the
Bosphorat. He It anxious to get to
New York at toon at possible, and hat
decided to proceed in the Olympia to
Trlette, where he will make a short
ttay for the chango of air, proceeding
thence to Ameruvt.
Ute Clarke A Falkt Rosofoam for the
teeth. tf
'API IMKINO
"Pvee
delicious and wholesome
owrm eo., mrw vow.
CORRESPONDENTS
MAKE PROTEST
Against the RiiiJ tannin at Dis
patcbGs. INDULGE IN MIS
REPRESENTATION People of the United States Have Been
Duped Filipinos Not Demoralized
Their Army is Not Made Up of
Brigands Americans Have Not
the Situation Well in Hand.
Manila, July 11, via Hong Kong, July
17. The constantly increasing strictness
of censorship of the press dispatches,
which has prevented the cabling to the
United States of anything that did not
reflect the official views of Important
and conditions resulled in a united effort
on the part of orrespondents here to
secure an abatement of the rigor of
censorship.
Correspondents aeked for permission
to cible their papers all the facts and
different pliaeej of events as they trans
pired here. The correspondents had two
long interviews with Otis, in tho course
of which they claimed the evident pur
pose of the censorship was not to keep
Information from the enemy, but to keep
from a public knowledge of the real con
dition of affairs here. It was also as
serted by correspondents that news
papers printed in Manila which reach
the enemy weekly, are permitted to
publish statements similar to those
which the correspondents are forbidden
to cable. Otis finally promised greater
liberality, agreeing to puss all matter
that he might consider not detrimental
to the interests of the United States.
The statement of the correspondent?
Is as follows:
"The staff correspondents of American
newspapers stationed in Mani a, unite
in tho following statement:
"Wo believe that from official des
patches mui'e public in Washington, the
people of the United States have not re
ceived a correct imprest-ion of the con
ditions in the Philippines, but tiiat these
dispatches have presented an ultra
optimistic view that is not shared by
general officers in the field. We believe'
that the dispatches incorrectly repreeent
existing conditions among the Filipinos
in respect to dissension and demoraliza
tion resulting from the American cam
paign, and to the brigand character of
their army. We believe the dispatches
err in the declaration 'that the situation
Is well in hand' and the assumption
that tbe insurrection can be speedily
ended without greatly increased force.
"We think the tenacity of tho Filipio.tr
purpose has been underestimated and
that the statements are unfounded that
the volunteers are unwilling to engage
in further service. Censorship has1,
compelled us to participate in this mis
representation by exercising or altering.
nncjiitroverted statements ot the facts
on the plea, as General Otia stated, that
they would alarm the people at borne,
or have people of the United States by
the ears. Speciticationt: Prohibition
of reportt; tuppression ot full reports of
the field operations in event of failure;
numbers of heat prottraiiont In the
field ; systematic minimization of naval
operations and the suppression of com
plete reports of the situation.
Grasshoppers In Grain Fields.
Minneapolis, July M. Reports were
received here this morning by grainmea
that clouds of grasshoppers alighted on
the fields in the vicinity of Rolla, N. D.,
from the Turtle mountain region.
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