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WEEKLY 1 ihf I i fM y"t frA -r ' i II ii PAK.T X VOL. IX THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16r 1899. NO. 47 HUNDREDS DEAD I VI im Coast mi Interior of Porta Rico in a TimUlB conamon. RESULT OF A HURRICANE Hundred Thousand SouU are Destitute; rnlted States is Asked to Assist Them Army Barracks at Various Ports Are Entirely Demolished, but Dnlv One Soldier Has Thus Far Been Reported Injured. Washington, Aug. 11. The weather bureau issued the following hurricane bulletin : 11:40 a. m. Hurricane center appar ently approaching Nassau, Bahainia. The storm will increase in intensity upon reaching the gulf stream, and will pro bably reach South Atlantic coast towne ol the United States tonight. Williams, Acting Chief of Weather Bureau. Washington, Aug. 11. The war de partment today received a cablegram from General Davis, giving fuller details of tho damage done in Porto Rico by the hurricane: "Later reports show the hurricane was far more severe in the interior and south ern part of the island than here. Data for an estimate of the number of 1'orto Ricans who have lost everything is de fkient. hot I am forced to believe the number on the inland cannot fall below 100,000 soul?, and famine is impending. I ask that two and one half million pounds of rice and beans, equal in quan tity each, be immediately snipped on transports to Ponce, and some here urgent appeals come to all post com manders fur food for the destitute. I am authorized to relieve distress by food is sues? Rice and beans only are desired. "There have been many deaths of na tives by fulling walls. So far, only one soldier is reported dangerously injured. Several towns are reported entirely de molished. As vet we have report from only four ports; complete destruction of all the barracks at two and at two others one company of each bad their barracks destroys. No reports yet from the largest ports, Ponce and Mayagu, but they were in the vortex of the etorm. At least half of the people of Porto Rico I'lbsist entirely on fruit and vegetable, nd the etorm lias entirely destroyed this source of support. "Davis" Five Hundred Killed. San-Ji-an, P,.rto Rico, Aug. 11. It is no said that 500 persons lost their lives t Ponce during the hurricane. Terrible distress prevails there. Arroyo, on the onth coast, has been destroyed. Six teen lives were lost thrrn anil thn town till submerged in water. AtGuayaaio noue are still standing. Seven persons ''fe killed thereand a number of houses pillaged. Squads of soldiers were u""uie to maintain order and starvation reawns the people. The water supply "'sanjuau has been stopped. Appeals for Assistance. "AsitiNuTON, Aig. 11. Secretary "as prepared an appeal to the Iple of the United States for aid to who have suffered in Porto Kico "3 the 1 recent cyclone. This action was taken II Kin rnniant I - . . . I f r . ent MKinley suggesting that it uone. The subsistence departme " army n Porto Rico has been 'feted to tender such temporary aid "'"can until supplies arrive. Temporarily Settled. M PAl1'' Minn" An'- 1--President day .'.f the Nort,,ern Pacific, laid to '' 'The Clearwater country con tro- a tlM mtM hy te'"P'ry th. n en 1,16 Nrtheru Faciflo and Oregon Railroad & Navigation Coin On. i"eit,,er "ad would push it lent a diPatJ territory for the pre ar in th" mntim a permanent Thrnement will besought on both sides, hild U' 00,coni of the meeting nr..:! lle '"een E. II. Harrl man, j- 'Mentofth. Alton and chairman of W??0ryo' the 0r'oa RadA h nd PrM,dnt Mellen. No Pirid ' ?' b8n m,, b7 lh Northern BollI e Oregon Navigation or Union Pacific regarding trackage ar rangements between Tacoma and Port land, but conferences thus far held in dicate that the Northern Pac'fie may not be compelled to build to gain entrance to the latter eitv." Fatal Poisoning. Huntington, Or., Aug. 10. Eila, the 4-year-old daughter of Grant L'ncoln, died today from accidental poisoning. The family have kept in tho house a bottle containing lemonado and wine, which the child frequently drark as a cough medicine. This morning ahoul 7 o'clock she drank from a bottle which she supposed was filled with her conch mixture, but instead contained a solu tion of corrosive sublimate. She suf fered great agony for several hoars, be coming unconscious a short time before her death, which occurred this after noon. Ao Idle Man a Curiosity. Weston, Or., Aug. 10. This section is now in the middle of harvest, an ! everybody is busy. Any able-bodied man who wants work can find it with out difficulty. Earlier in the season, when crews weie being made up, oue might have secured a dozen different jjbsin a single day, so active was the demand, and there are still a few be lated outhts in quest of 'hands." An unemployed man is a curiosity here. LIGHTNING CREATED HAVOC Predictions Made by the Weather Bureau Yesterday Proved True, the Promised Storm Reaching the Coast of Florida Today. Penhacola, Fla., Aug. 12 A terrific etorm struck this city this afternoon. All shipping is tied up. la Mississippi Valley. Chicago, Aug. 12. According to dis patches received from points in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and Wiscon sin, a great deal of damage was done by lan night's storm. In some places there was loss of life, due to lightning, hd the loss in crops and destroyed buildings reaches a heavy figure. Those killed are . Collins, farm hand, near Harvard, 111. ; struck by lightning near Janesville, Wis. The injured : John Carr, If rvard, III., stunned by lightning; Christian Kruse, Elgin, 111., Bhocked by lightning; eon and granddauahter ol above, stunned by lightning; John Orr, Harvard, I!!-, stunned by lightning; Robert Orr, Harvard, III., stunned by lightning. In many places livestock was killed. A large party gathered in a new barn pre paratory to dedicating it with a dance, lightning demolished the structure anil inj'ired a number of those inside. An ice-hoiue belonging to the Knickerbork. r Company, of Chicago, was burned by ighlning at Elgin. At Janesville, Wis., the house of L. C. O'Brien was demolished by lightning. All members of the family were absent at a picnic and ttins llieir lives were aved. At P.nMspiner. Mich., twenty-five dwellings were moved from their found ations by the wind and flood. Corn and small trrain in stack was flattened out everywhere, and the loss to farmers will foot up thousands of dollars. Catarrh J.nniit bn C'urfd u-ith Infill applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the diseaso. Catarrh I. . hlnnd or constitutional disease, and In order to cure it you must ta'ie inter Hall's Cater: li Cure is taken internal'-, and acts directly on il.o l,!nn,l anil nillcnUS SITirtCCS. IlO i S I II V UIUUII -- Cntarrh Cu e is not a quack medicine. It was was prescribed by one of the best physic'ans in this country ior years, and is areuular piescioUon. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the beat blood pjri iers, acting directly on the mucous surges. The perfect ritilit nation ultra two miredients is what produces si'ch wonderful results In cut 'ng Catarrh, tend for testimonials, free. F. J. Ciisnkv A Co., Props., Toledo O. 8ohl by drruggists, price 7c. Hall a Family Pills aro the best 12 Dewey Sick W ith Fever. Lmhorn, Aug. 14. Admiral Dewey today remained on board me cruiser Olympla, which arrived cere at noon yesterday from Naples, being ill with fever. The captain of the ressel received visit of official and others In hn place. Fnr the best results use the Vive rmr. For aa e bf me rosiomcc If. harmacy. LAWTON WILL SSiBli OMipstlaBeMiCTbi of Us PUlijiiis fsrees. GEN. MERRILL HAS NO CHANCE Secretary Root, However, Makes No Secret of President's Purpose to Ketaio Otis Purpose of Present Fighting. Naw York, Aug. 11. A special to ti e Herald from Washington says: Major General Otis will remain in supreme command of the Philippines. Should he request to be relieved Major General Lawton will be assigned to duty as biB successor. This is the decision reached by the president and Secretary Root dur ing their conference at Lake Champlain. Secretary Root made no secret today of the purpose of the president to re ..in General Otis in control at Manila, and so informed General Miles at a long con ference. It is evident, notwithstandingGeneral Merritt's expressed desire to return to Manila, he will not have the opportunity, and even Law ton's promotion is condi tional upon the rtquest of Otis to be de tact ed from command. It is learned that former Secretary Alger, just b fore his retirement, recommended that Gen eral Otia be relieved on the ground that he bad not proven -himself equal to the emergency. General Miles favors sending addition al cavalry, but it is said that Secretary Root has no intention at present of doing this. Tiie operations which Gnv- Mac Arthur is conducting to the noi ''.''' ward of San Fernando have a double purpose first to demoralize the insur gents and prevent them from strength ening the positions they have, and second to establish himself at a point on the railroad connecting the Gulf of Lingayen and Manila. General Law ton's recunt demonstration to the southward of Manila and the operations generally are all part of Otis' plan to keep tho insur gents in constant fear of attack. Mcrritt Denies It. New Yokk, Aug. 11. Since the visit of General Weslev Merritt to Secretary Hoot, in this city, rumors have been cur rent that it has been settled that Gen eral Merritt will succeed General Otis in the Philippines. When General Merritt was seen in his homo on Gov ernor's Island he said : u V Any story thai I may succeed General Otis in the Philippines is without founda tion. When Secretary Root was in the city, three or four days ago, I dined with him. and. of course, I cannot diectias any tuiijct that may have come up. If I am ordered to Manila, I will nhey orders the dame as any army officer would do." DREYFUS SHOUTED YOU HAVE LIED Tremendous Chcerins Greeted Exclama tion And Mercier Retired from the Court Under Protection of the Armed Guards. Uksses. Anir. 12. A trying scene closed today's session of the Drey Ins trial. General Mercier had spoken nearlv four hours in ruthless denuncia tion of Dreyfus, who had listened un moved until Mercier concluded byay ing if he had not been convinced of the gniil of Dreyfus and if the latter's con viction had not been'fortifl'id since 1894, he would admit hehad been mistaken. Dreyfus jumped to his feet as.thongli the words had gnlvaniaad him Into life and shouted in a voice which resounded through the hall like a trumpet note: "You have lied, scoundrel I The audience burst into wild cheers, whereupon the ushers called for silence. When Mercier ircpl led that be would admit Dreyfus waa Innocent if there was any doubt, the prisoner shouted : "Why don't yon, then. This was followed by another outburst of applause fcx-rresideni uasimir- Perler then rose and dramatically demanded to be confronted wit!, Merc'er in order to d ny some of his statements. Colonel Jouaust ordered the court to a Ijjurn until Monday for the confronta tion, and as Mercier turned to leave the court the audienca rose en masss and hissed and cursed him, those back of the court standing on chairs and benches in order to better hcund him down. Gendarmes placed themselves between the audience and the general who showed a strong disposition to maltreat the for mer minister of war. Mercier hurried out the courtroom through a side door amid fierce denunciations of the audi ence. Oa going into the street a crowd outside cheered him and cried "Vive Par me." "Ah," cried a spectator of the scene in court, "if they had heard the inhuman monster speak they would not cheer him now." Sensation Was Looked for. Paris, Aug. 12. The curtain rose to day on the same theater-like scene as Monday. Every seat in the court wasoc cup'ei in expectation of a sensational V '9. There was a large sprinkling of uni forms among the audience and the row of soldiers, with fixed bayonets, was again arranged at the bottom of the hall, and rendered honors in the customary manner to the judges as the latter entered or left the court. The proceedings opened tamely and the hopes of a sensa tional sitting began to Ug as the morn ing wore on and the matter began to get tedious as M. Casimir-Perier and Gen eral Mercier reiterated what is already known. But this was only the calm before t. storm, and when the storm broke i: carried every one in court with it into a whirlpoolof the wildest excitement. Providence With the Poor Man. Nkw Yokk, Aug. 12. The Times eays: Although the negotiations have not been completed, it is likely that four of t'e largest domestic ebampHune conce, .n in the U'lited States will form a comU nation which may afterwards develope into an American champagne trust. The firms in question are the American Wine Company, of St. Louis ; tho Germui.i Wine Cellers, of Isew York j the Pic.?: -ant Valley Wine Company, of Rheims, ii. Y., and the Urnea Wine Company, of i .a city. The capitalization of the proposes i mpany will probably be 10,00u,000 and it may eventually attempt to con trol much of tho wine and grape In terests on the Pacific coat. . rzrr- N may on island tobacco. Washington, Aug. 12. The officials of the war department are now consid ering the question of the removal or ma terial reduction of the duty on leaf to bacco grown in and shipped from Porto Rico to Cuba, and the indications are that an order to this eflVct will be is sued within a short time. Under the president's proclamation of December 3, 1898, the duty on this tobacco was fixed at 5 per pound. This rate has been found to be prohibitive. The Porto Rican tob.icco growers re present that tobacco industry in the isl and will be ruined unless relief is soon afforded them. Bull'ot Library Car. Commencing August 10th a buffet library car will be placed In service be tween Chicago and Portland, Or., on trains Nos. 1 and 2. This car hag a spacious smoking saloon furnished with easy chairs, writing desks, a well selected library of standard and popular books, guidebooks and current periodicals, a well stocl cd buffet, a barber shop and an apartment for baggage. Through dining car servicO will be inaugurated on that date between Portland and Chicago, both via Granger and Ogdcn. New chair cars of the latest pattern and new baggage and mail cars are to be added to the present through service of Pullman palace and Pullman tourist sleepers which have recently been placed in ser vice, when the entiro train wiil be vesti buled, thus making trains Nob. 1 and 2 equal, if not superior to many of tiie widely advertised limited trains in the East. anu8 131 No Right to t (llnena. The woman who is love'y In face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be attractive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all rnn down, she will be nervous and Irritable. If she has constipation or kidney tronble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin ernptions and a wretched complexion. Electric Bitters It the best medicine in the world to regulate the stomach, liver and kid neys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich complexion. It will make a good looking, charming woman of a run-down Invalid. Only 60 cents at Blskeley A Houghton's drag store. 2 fYAFL few USy fiWBHER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome COUNSELLOR DREYFUS SHOT LaM Was Us One Wlo Was I Hate Dsns Ike Qticstanins il Herder. PATIENT IN BAD CONDITION The Lawyer Had Received Letters Threatening His Life, but He Ignored Them Assassin Caught Rksjnes, Aug. H. Two men ambushed Maitre Laborie, consul for Dreyfus and one shot was fired, hitting Laborie in the b.'.ck, the bullet entering his stomach M. Laborio fell in the roadway. Liborie left his house alone for the court at 0 o'clock this morning. His house is situated in the suburbs of the town, about a quarter of an hour's walk from the Lycee, tl.e route being ah.nga solitary road h-side the river Valaine, na ruiu rcacneu a point tialt way on his j urncy when two men who had evidently been lying in wait for him rushed out of a narrow lane and one of them fired a single shot from a revolver, The murderers were only a couple of yards behind their victim and the bullet struck Liborie in the back. The wounded man uttered an agonizing cry and fell flat on his face. The murderers both escaped. A later story has it that Laborie was shot in tho temple by a man who fired a revolver at him outside tbe court and that the miscreant was arrested. Shot Consul for Dreyfus. Rknnes, Aug. 14. The shooting of Loborie, the leading counsel for Dreyfus, robbed the m jrning sesoiou of tho Drey fus court marthtl of any parmount in terest. The mmderer apparently chose today for the attempt, because it wns anticipated that Liborie would crush Mercier, the former minister of war, with cross questioning. The nens of the shooting caused an immense sensation in 'the ronrt room, where the audience was assembled awaiting tho entrance of the judges. Laborie Worse. Rennks, Aug. 11. A correspondent called at the residence of Liborie late this afternoon and was informed that the patient's c mdition has grown worte. His pain hud Increased and n fever set in. It appears that Liborio received only yesterday two letters threatening tat he would be shot, but treated them as he had treated others of a similar nntuio for two months past, with con tempt. Laborie's Assassin Caught. I'abih, Aug. 14. A dispatch Lemans says the police arrested a from man named Galton, marine engineer, whoso appearand correspond! with the des cription of n man who attempted at assassinate Liborie. DEWEY AND DEID- RICHS FRIENDS England Would Like to See United States War With Germany, Because Great Britain Would Get More Commerce. Chicago, Augr 14. Lieutenant Kehrl, of the German navy, who is touring America for pleasure, la In the city. The lieutenant was an officer of the Geflon, Admiral Deidricha flagship, in the Philippines during the war with Spain. Ha said : "There was a misunderstanding be tween Admiral Dewey and Admiral von Deldaichi over harbor regulations, but the affair has been much exaggerated. The admirals were good friends and fre quently dined together. The stories of the bitterness of the feeling between them come from English sources. The English people wish to impress upon the American mind tho aid they rendered this country in order to pave the way for the alliance which they seek with the United States. ''England would also like nothing better than to see the United States and Germany go to war." Frank Crawford Dead. CoBVAj.us, Or., Aug. 13. Frank Craw ford, son of Mayor Crawford, died this morning of peritonitis. Ho was twenty one years old. He was to have represented the Multnomahs in tho 100-yard dash at Astoria next Saturday. He was ill but a week. The funeral will take place Tuesday morning. Interment will be in Salem Tr.ejday afternoon, under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias. THREE HUNDRED REBELS ENGAGED Men Are Exhausted Transport Cen tennial Has a Narrow Escape From Capture While on a Reef Rebels Made an Unsuccessful Attack on San Luis. Manila, Aug. 13.-3:10 p. m. A reconnoissance yesterday by troops of General S. B. M. Young's brigade, with the object of discover ing the whereabouts of the enemv near Sau Mateo, northeast of the San Juan reservoir, about ten miles from Manila, resulted in the oc cupation of San Ma'eo. The American loss was three killed and thirteen wounded, including a lieutenant of the Twenty first infantry. Twenty-three of the enemy are known to have been killed. This is the first ac tion in which Colonel Burt's colored troops have participated. They behaved well, their leaders having difficulty in holding them hack. General Yotin accompanied C.iptain Parker's column, and was under tiro throughout the engagement. It was esti mated thattheenemv numbered between j'OO and 400 men. Word baa been received from Lieu tenant J. C. Gilmore, of the United States gunboat Yoiktown, who, with fourteen members of I he crew of the gun boat, was captured by the insurgents last Apr:i near Baler, on ti e east coast of Luzdi. The message which comes through Spanish prisoners, is t j the effect that the officer and his men are at Yigan, in the province of South Ilocot, on the west const of Luzon. All but two are well. Lieutenant Gilmore is allowed a house and a servant, and is fairly treated. Insurgents Aggressive. Manila, Aug. 148:10 a. m. The in surgents have taken the aggressive in t lie neighborhood of the railroad. On Satur- lar night they unsuccessfully attacked San Luis, on the Rio Grande, near Calumput, w hic'.i is garrisoned by two companies ol tlio laentv-second in fantry. The Ameiicans had one man, a sergeant, killed, aid two privates wounded. Yesterday morning a similar ath'.ck occurred at Gringua, four miles weet of Malolos, where another small garrison is stationed as a safeguard against a pos sible attack upon the railway. A special train took reinforcements to Malolos and Gulginto, just north of Bulacun. III! Lir Wa il. Mr. J. E. L'"r, a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonder ful deliverance from a frightlul death. In telling of it he says: "1 was taken with trphoi 1 fever, that ran into pneu monia. My lungs becime hardened. I was so weak I couldn't even sit np in bed. Nothing helped me. I expected to aoon 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 suiest and quickest cure in tbe world for all throat and lung trouble. Regular size 60 cents and .00. Trial bottle tree at Blakeley A Honzhton'i drnn (tore j every bottle gnaranteed. 2 in