WEEKLY
SSI (IgOTirit
VOL. IX
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY AUGUST 26, 1899.
NO. 48
OTIS CENSOR
OF DISPATCHES
Dictates Correspfieris' Resorts anil
Maiaifi&s American Saccsss.
FOOD SCARCE
AMONG REBELS
Their Chief Source of Supply Now Is
American Ships Otis Makes
Charitable War He Permits Them
to Obtain Food From Vessels in
Harbors.
Manila, Aug. 19, via Hong Kong. Aug.
22. In Cavlte province, where it was
supposed that the rebels had been
scattered and demolished beyond re
cuperation, they have assembled an army
of several thousand. After the San Fer
nando engagement, the rebels attempted
to deter the Americans from further ad
vance northward, menacing railroad
communications. Several hundred of
General Pillar's men crossed the Rio
Grande between the American out poet
towns and threatened Baliuag, Qaaingut
and other places with small American
garrisons, while, during Sunday end
Monday nights smaller bands tried to
tear up the railroad tracks nt several
points between Bigaa and Malolos.
Reinforcements of American troops,
however, were sent along the railroad
Iron Manila to San Fernando, while
forces at Baliuag and Quaingut sallied
oat against General Pillar's men and the
rebels were eaBily driven away. In the
brush between the Filipinos and Ameri
cans during three daj s, the Americans
lost several men while the Filipinos' loss
was heavy. Oi these operations the
Associated Press correspondent was per
mitted to send only inadequate dis
patches, dictated verbatim by Major
General Otis. The censor writes stereo
typed officinl phrases and adjectives in
to dispatches intended to magnify Amer
ican operations and mimlmizs opposi
tion. Otis says the newspapers are not
public institutions, but private enter
prises, and correspondents are here only
on sufferance.
All reports from the rebel territory
agree that scarcity of food is Increasing
nd rebel commanders at Aparty and
other points refused to obey Aguiualdo's
orders in regard to closing the ports held
by rebels against American ships and
y any ship bringing stores will be wel
comed. Several ships from Manila are
now at these ports. Hundreds of people
come into Manila daily and return to
the rebel lins with food and other com
modities. The guards stationed along
the road reported that 50(10 persons went
thronj
h the lines in three davs. nnd
that forty fivo tons of rice were carried
out in small parcels on the same road
n ten days. Much of this undoubtedly
loei to aid the rebels, but the authorities
Permit this trafllc from motives of chanty
towards women and children, who are
onrtoublodly suffering. General Mas
Arthur is establishing municipal govern
n,ent in the vil'ajes north of Manila.
LarSc Run of Puget Sound Salmon.
Tacoma, Aug. 22. The present run of
"eye salmon on lower Foiret sound is
Phenomenal as to make it almost cer
ta that the p,,get sound salmon pock
be la,ye enough to compensate for
"'hortage in the Fraser and Colombia
If the fall run of humpbacks and
"verhsidg, which should commence
"J"1. quals the sockeye run now closing,
111 'words of salmon packing will be
urpissed.
MAY BUILD
BIG SHIPS
flfin New Oriental Liners Credited to
"Jim" Hill.
Chicago. An.. 0, t. 1 1 -
,1 - -". it it re; uncu ntjro
nt James J. Hill wm build fifteen new
"Miners fne ,. - n to . 1 .
' rest Northern road, the present
""ibcr being insufficient to handle the
'"'"sinibo.in...
Bi" Neither Dcnici Nor Affirms.
lk. ' nug. si. J. 4. inn,
lu trpii,l.. ..1 .. .....
shown an Associated Prees dispatch this
afternoon which stated that be had com
pleted arrangements lor a fleet of fifteen
new trans-Pacific steamers. Ha would
neither deny nor affirm the story, but,
as it is known that he has been figuring
with shipbuilders fur teveral months,
there is reason to believe that there is
much truth in it. Ho has said that he
believed congress would come t j the re-
uei oi Uuental ehipping at the next
session, snd this has bet n the only reason
for delaying hi? Oriental line of steamers.
It is thought that he wishes to be in the
field to btnefit by congressional action
when it doss come.
Isaac II. Congdon Dead.
Omaha, Aug. 21. Isaac H. Conedon.
ior many years superintendent of motive
power and machinery of the Union
Pacific road, died at his home In this
city today, lie invented numerous ap
pliances in use on railroads, several of
which are in almost universal use, and
from which he received large royalties.
Suicide at the Asylum.
Salem, Or., Aug. 21. Mrs. Delina
Porchet, who was committed from M ilt
nomah county nine years ago, committed
suicide at the asylum this alternoon
She hanged hereclf from a window
guard with a strip of her dress. She
was 54 years old. Coroner Clough con
sidered an inquest unnecessary.
TWENTY THOUSAND
ARE HOMELESS
Board of Health Reports Show That
Dead Number 1973; Missing,ioco;
Homeless, 22,o; Houses De
stroyed. 6421.
New Yokk, Aug. 22. A dispatch to
the Herald from San Juan eayB: The
board of charity is sending out supplies
by land and water daily, but petitions
keep coming in from all over ttio country
requesting food, medicine and money.
There are no means of raisins funds in
the different localities. At Waunabo an
effort was made to start a popular sub
scription, but only ten persons has con
tributed. In consequence of the putrefaction of
bodies, typhus fever has developed at
Arroyo. The captains of coastwise vessels
complain that the bad odors at the vari
ous ports have caused them more suf
fering than the hurricane. The reports
of the board of health up to last Friday
gave the number killed as 1073; 1000
missing; 6421 houses destroyed, and 22,
040 pereons homeless.
Advices from Ponce state that there
has been slight rioting at Kauco, but
that it has been easily quelled by the
local guards. The local authorities are
running short of money with w hich to
pay workmen. There are no reports of
fever as vet from the south side of the
island. The authorities are making
strenuous efforts to relieve the country
districts, where great distress is reported.
TROOPS ARE
RUSHING FORWARD
All the New Regiments Will Be Afloat
by October.
Washington, Aug. 21. Orders were
issued todav directing the movement of
the Twenty-sixth Infantry from Platts
burg, N. V., to San Francisco.
The quartermaster's department, act
ing under Instructions from Secretary
Root, Is negotiating for more transports
for the Philippine service.
Owing to the determination cf Secre
tary Root to rush tho troops forward,
the" original scWdule prepared In the
quartermaster's department has been
entirely disarranged, and It is the de
triment's intention to have not only
th first 10 reui men ts afloat by the last
of October, but also those to be raised
under the last order
Kced Is Out Of It.
Au.nsTA, Me., Aug. 22.-The resigna
tion of Thomas H. Reed as congressman
In the first Maine district was received
by Governor Towers today. Governor
Powers has accepted the resignation,
which takes effect September 4.
Mr. Reed's letter was as follows:
"Portland, Me., Aug. 9, )899.-To the
Governor of Maine, Augusta: I hereby
resign thf position of member of con
gress from the first district of Maine, to
take effect on September . ry iru.r,
T B. Rkd."
yours, "u
OMY HALF
Sjtiit far Minn PaciaYs Ojeralian
Ms Tear.
ROAD IS VERY
PROSPEROUS
President Mellen Talks Freely on What
Has Been Accomplished by His
Line and What Are Its Prospects
He is Wrathful at Action of
North Dakota Not Enough Cars to
Moye the Grain.
New York, Aug. 23 President
Mellen, of the Northern Pacific railway,
in an Interview published in the Wall
Street Topics, said :
"Unless froet intervenes very soon the
Manitoba wheat crop is safe and it will
be a very big ono. The crop in the Red
river valley and in parts of Minnesota
Jiave been considerably damaged by hailt
rain and flood, but Providence has been
kiml to the Northern Pacific and has
dealt very generously with the crops
along that line. Our crops are on high
and arid lands and while there has been
plenty ct moisture, there has not been
too much of it, und the crops have pros
pered, yet they will not grade quite as
high as last year. That, however, will
not affect us, though crops will not be as
large this year, there will be just as
much wheat to move as usual, because
tho farmers have so much in reserve
that the deficiency will be fully made up.
This applies to both the eastern and
western ends of the road.
'The greatest difficulty which the
Northern Pacific will have to contend
with this year," Mr. Mellen continued,
"is a lack of equipment to carrv the
grain. Although we have purchased all
the cars available, we have been unable
to secure enough to carry the crops, and
I do not know what we are going to do
out it. Our business the last year has
been larger than ever before. We never
had as much passenger traffic as during
this summer, and our freight receipts
have broken all records. Our annual
report, which will bustled the latter
part of September, will be quite as
gratifying 89 that of last year. It will
show that the Northern Pacific has been
operated for 47 per cent of its lecdpts,
which is a very elig'it increase over last
year.
"Tho percentage of operation last year
was 46 9 per cent. The Northern Pacific
can bo operated any year under 50 per
cent. Whether there w ill be any change
in dividends, I cannot eay. Tho board
of trustees will decide that question
piohably next month. The Northern
Pacific will complete its Manitoba ex
tension this fall. It is only twenty-eight
miles long. That is the only building
iu immediate contemplation. Nothing
moie will be done in the Clearwater
territory for some time. Our trouble
with the Oregon Railway A Navigation
Company is in such satisfactory shape
that wo shall hont peace out there."
Bryan Democrats Worried.
Washington, Aug. 22. The Bryanito
Democrats are considerably worried over
the determination of the populists to
hold a convention and offer Biyan the
nomination before the Democratic con
vention meets. There is a split in the
populiat party on this point, but the
Bryan wing of it will certainly endeavor
to offer Bryan tho nomination early, and
compel the democrats to nominate their
candidate. It Is possible that the Bryan
members of the Democratic national
committee will hold an extraordinarily
early convention in order to checkmate
this movement.
WANTS DEWEY
FOR PRESIDENT
Formally Launches Boom for Admiral,
but Unfortunately Tuts Him on
Wrong Ticket and Up Against the
Real Thing.
Kt. Paul, Aug. 23. The Globe this
morning, In its leader, advocatea the
nomination of Admiral Dewey by the
next Democratic national convention.
Thu Globe says :
"The hour has come and the man Is
here. Sailing over the seas from the far
East Is the colosstl living figure of Amer
ican history, a man with a hand of iron,
a heart of exquisite tenderaes-s, a sense
of honor which has led him through
more than three score vears along the
path of eternal right ; a man who knows
liitlo of politics and has mingled less
with politicians; a man who has decided
the questions before him with the sword
and the scales of justice w ith all neces
sary speed and with as much mercy as
possible to the fallen foe.
"The Democratic party has but to
mako this man the magnet of the cam
paign upon a platform of living princi
ples, the central planks of which shall
be death to the trusts and autonomy for
the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rica.
Upon this platform can stand the most
popular man of the Western hemisphere,
the Idol of the greatest nation on earth,
George Dewey hero of Manila bay and
Admiral of the American navv."
M'Kinley's Trip to Ohio.
Washington, Aug. 22. The announce
ment that President McKiuley intends
to go to Ohio and spend a few davs at
his old home is said by politicians here
to be of more importance than appears
on its face.
The presence of McKinley In Ohio, it
is believed, will do considerable to
stimulate the Republican campaign in
that state and tend to waken an enthu
siasm in the party which has thus far
not been apparent. It is expected that
a number of politicians will fee the
president while he Is in Ohio, and in
addition to this he will make one or two
speeches of the "sweet home" and senti
mental kind, coupling them with just
enough politics to give the campaign a
send-off. The desire of the administra
tion to see Ohio go Republican is intense,
and nothing will be left undone to
secure that result.
COMMISSION FOR
MAJOR WILLIS
Offered a Captaincy in the Forty
Regiment. fifth
Salem, Or., Aug. 22. Major Percy
Willis, formerly of the Second Oregon
volunteers, who was recently recom
mended to the war department by Gov
ernor Geer for appointment as major in
the volunteer nrmy now being formed,
received this afternoon the following
telegram from Assistant Adjutant-Gen
eral V. II. Carter, at Washington:
"You have been appointed a captain
in the Forty-fifth infantrv volunteers.
Wire acceptance to this office."
Major Willis has not decided whether
to accept a captaincy or not. lie wants
a commission equal to that held by him
in the Second Oregon regiment. He
will probably make iid his mind to
morrow.
Saved by a Hail Storm.
Bakes City, Ob., Aug. 23. News has
reached here of the narrow escape 011
Sunday of the Baisley-Klkhorii mining
camp from total destruction by a forest
fire fanned bv a mountain gale. The
timber north of the mill and little vil
lage was Gred at 8 o'clock in the morn
ing by the carelessness of a woodehop
per, who was burning out a yellow jack
ets' nest. For six hours, aided by the
mill's fire apparatus, and water brought
In from high on the mountain In hastily
constructed trenches, 00 miners fought
the flames. Many were prostrated ; oth
ers had their hair and mustaches burned
off, and several received badly blistered
faces. At 2 o'clock a hail and thunder
storm, turning into snow, which fell for
12 hours, helped to save tho mine's
plant and little town.
IIU Lira Wu Wared.
Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonder
ful deliverance from a frightlul 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 np in
bed. Nothing he' ped me. I expected
to soon die of consumption, when I
heard of Dr. King's New Discovery,
One bottlo 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 enre in the world
for all throat and lung trouble. Regular
size 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottle
tree at Blakeley A Houghton' drug
store; every bottle guaranteed. 'i
Drink Warren'i Pare Ginger Brandy.
For tale at all first-class ban. C. J
tubling, agent, The Dalles. M17-3m.
' jiBSClUIUVfeiJBE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
Ovi f)rl
TO OREGONIANS
Tib Simian iIAtMiiltnra Sjtalsta
Oregon Farmers.
MUST NOT EX
HAUST RESOURCES
A Wonderfu' State With a Great Future,
if the Producers Will But Heed
His Warning.
Washington, Au. 20. "Oregon is
a great country, a magnificent country,
and the other states are equally uret.
That section is immensely wealthy in Its
natural resources, far more so thun even
I, who had read much of it, had ever
supposed. I found the people of Oregon
enthusiastic over their state, but there
was no man in Oregon as enthusiastic as
I was after 1 had teen a large pait of
tbat state. But the people of Oregon
are quite capable of defending and boast
ing on their country, and need no as
sistance from mo.
"To me Oregon was a marvel. Her
immense, boundless forests, her endless,
fertile valleys, and far-reaching fields I
have never seen surpassed or equaled.
And the people of Oregon are the right
people in the right place. Oregon is no
place for the sluggard, the lazy man, or
the sloven, and that class is not found
there, either. A more enterprising,
thrifty, intelligent and diligent set of
people cm be found nowhere. The
Oregon farmers are the cream of our
tillers of the soil, and as such, are able
to get the most from the bountiful re
sources at their disposal. They have
the best of everything at their disposal,
and reap the bast possible results.
Object of His Visit.
"My visit to Oregon was to study the
country, its resources, the methods of lis
farmers, and to see just how the depart
ment could render them the most bene
ficial assistance so that they might obtain
the bett products from their farms and
forests. There is much that we might
do that would be of assistance to a few,
but it is the desire of the department to
assist all, and promote the general wel
fare of the farmers throughout the etatf.
As I said before, the resources of Oregon
are the most abundant anil of the finest
quality, but there is a limit to even the
natural resources of Oregon, and It is to
guard againet a possible exhaustion that
eiroiig efforts should be turned. I found
that in one respect tho Oregon farmers
were adhering to an old and antiquated
custom, one which thould be abandoned
speedily, for their own interests are at
take. I refer to the summer fallowing.
It is a mistaken idea that fallowing is
beneficial, and where many of the Oregon
farmers uro now securing but one crop
they might be reaping two, and some
times three. In adhering to this ancient
custom they are standing in their own
light. It is one of my desires to impress
upon the farmers the folly of this
practice"
BE CONTROLLED
BY TRUSTS
Arrangements are Almost Completed by
Which From 500 to 2,000 Stores la
All Tarts of Country Will Be Com
bined With 50,000,000 Capital.
Nkw Yoke, Ang. 24. The Herald
says: Arrangements are maturing for
the organization of a $50,000,000 dry
goods corporation in this city to control
and operate dry goods and department
stores throughout the country. The
Mercantile Reorganix ttioa Com pany has
POWTVH CO., rw vO.
recently been incorporated in Trenton,
N. J., as a preliminary to creating big
corporations.
Men well known in the dry goods trade
have been working on the plan for six
months, it is said, and have Interested
financiers who will back the enterprise.
It is expected that tho corporation will
be launched In time for the fall trade.
It is proposed to buy retail stores in
cities having a population of 20,000 or
more. Tbe company expects to control
500 or 2000Btorcs throughout tho country.
Many merchants, it Is said, have already
signified their intention of joining the
combination.
Former proprietors of stores absorbed
by the corporation will ba retained as
managers and will have interests in the
stores. They will become stockholders'
in the company. It 1 proposed to on
trol the output of certain mills and pur
chases will be made in immense quanti
ties. The Victor Fire.
Vicrou. Colo., Aug. 22. The total
num'ier of buildings destroyed by yes
terday's lire is estimated at 800. Nine
tcnths of these were wooden, and the
fire spread with great rapidity. Four
teen blocks, comprising almost the en-
t re business section of the town, are in
ashes. The total loss is variously esti
mated at from fl.COO.OOO, to $2,500,000,
and insurance from f -100,000 to $800,000.
Catarrh Cannnt b Cured
with local applications, as they cannot
reach the eeat of the disease. Catarrh
is a blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it yoa muit te'ie inter
nal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure m
taken Internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
It was was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years, and
is a regular piescription. It is composed
of the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood puiifieis, acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of thu two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh, bend for testimonials,
free.
V. J. Ciienhy & Co., Props., Toledo O.
Sohl by drrnggists, price 7"ic.
Hall's Family Tills are the best. 12
Believe End of World Approaches.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 23. Reports
from southern Russia say current belief
of the approaching end of the world is
ciusing a panic amon the une lucated
classes. At Kuuikovu, uoiknien are
leaving in large numbers, wishing to
spnd what they l eiieve to be their laet
d.ivs at their village homes. The factory
owners have asked ihe. police to stop
thia immigration in order to prevent the
ruination of business.
Your Fmch
Shows the state of ycur h-eling and the
state of jour health as well. Impure
b!oo 1 mnkes itseif apparent in a pale
and sallow complexion, Pimples and
Skin Eruptions. If you are feeling
weak and worn cut und do not have a
healthy nppenranco you should try
Acker's Blood Elixir. It cuies all blood
diseases whero cheap Saisapariilas and
so called puiifiers fail ; knowing this we
sell every bottle on a positive guarantee.
Blakeley & 1 Iniuhton, druggists.
Operations of Metal Trust.
New York, Aug. 24 The Times says :
The Union Steel & Chain Company,
which was oraniz"d three months ago
under the laws of Delaware, is reaching
out in every direction to control, so far
as possible, the blast lurnaces, bessemer
converters, ore mills, cokinir and steam
coal mines, roller mills and chain and
iron works of the country. The com
pany has a capital of (00,000,000, and
William Rockefeller is one of the mov
ing spirits In the combination.
A partial list of the plants under op
tion tithe company may be summar
ized as follows: Ressemtr converter
and open-hearth ste.d furnaces, six; ore
mines, four; coking and tteam coal
mines, four; blast furnaces, 15; rolling
mills, SO; chain a. id Inn works, 19.
"DeWitt s Little Eariy Risers did me
more good than all blood medicines and
other pills," writes Geo. II. Jacobs, of
Thompson, Conn. Prompt, pleasant,
never gripe, they cure constipation,
arouse the torpid liver to action and
give yon clean blood, steady nerves, a
clear brain and a healthy appetite.
Butler Drag Co.
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