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VOL. IX
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 189lJ.
NO. 52
PARDON OF
Was Tito Upon lbs Relinpisl
EBtty Dreyfos ct His ApDsal.
TAKE EFFECT IN
A FEW DAYS
He Will Go Abroad to Avoid Demonstra
tion Sure to Occur Upon Promulga
tion of Pardon.
Paeis. Sept. 19. The council of
ministers decidtd today to pardon
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, in principle.
The pardon will take effect in a few
days.
Dreyfus has relinquished his appeal
for a reversal of the judgement of the
cjnrt-tnartial.
"In principle" is an idiom sometimes
used in semi-official announcements of
forthcoming actions. It seems to have
bat slight bearing on the matter, except,
perhaps, but that it employs the fulfill
ment of various formalities before the
pardon is actually issued, thereby quali
fying the announcement of the pardon
with slight lentativenees. It is not
knou yet whether the pardon includes
amnesty.
There is much remark here on the
strange coincidence of the death of
Schemer Kestner, the first champion of
Dreyfus, ar.d to whom Dreyfus will
virtually owe his freedom, on the very
day the cabinet decided to pardon the
prisoner. Scheurer Keatner's death was
sudden. He iiad been ill during the
last few days, but is was not thought his
illness would prove fatal.
The announcement' that Dreyfus was
to be pardoned had already been dis
c muted by predictions and there was
absolutely no excitement alone the
boulvards when newsboys ran along at
3:15 p. m., with the first editions con
taining the statement that the cabinet
had decided to pardon Dreyfus. Every
one expected it and the decision met
with no opposition.
The Dioits Del Homme, socialist organ,
tiys: "Our tusk remains the same after
as before the liberation of Dreyfus, to
continue the campaign against all those
who are responsible for the lamentable
affair, and unmask the forgers, traitors
and false witnesses, even though they
n.ay be covered with glittering decora
tions." It is said that Dreyfus will be sent
abroad before the promulgation of his
pardon in order to avoid demonstrations.
Rennes, Sept. 19. The news that the
council of ministers had decided to
pardon Dreyfus was received here with
intrne excitement, preyfus is still a
prisoner.
Sew Yukk, Sept. 19. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser says: The
pardon of Dreyfus is not in the ordinary
sense of the term, regular, for the reason
U't the prisoner's demand for appeal is
I'll pending, but the situation has been
Pced before Dreyfus, and his friends
ve been asked to Indues him to with
draw his appeal in view of the pardon.
Ibis uniiMial course is a part of the gen
eral policy of amnesty adopted by the
present government, and it is the logical
OOtCOine of the innnno-rnniia imr.i;r. Ttv
'0'iiial condemnation the military chiefs
"satisfied. If a nardon follows, much
tlis force must bo knocked out of the
Dr'rfos campaign, and incidentally out
"foreign criticism.
campaign for the re-trial of a man
Wng full liberty can never evoke
m"ch sympathy, and the fact of the
"""'i second condemnation by the
cort-martial must, to a large extent,
wnlpate Mercler, Gonse, Rogetand the
'r generals. Thus the latter will not
"Prosecuted, and all contemplated pro
wdlngs against them will be abandoned.
' means the government will come
' ' fossible satisfying the great
"n k of moral opinion in France, only
""unists on both sides desiring to keep
P the fight.
I'matilla County Wheat.
pxoi.To.i, Or., Sept. 18 W. 8.
J" tflB veteran miller, whose flour
'Pendleton llmnm iIiIm 1 1. a
'"goyleldofwheatlnUmatillaconntv
season at about twenty bushels to
,c'. Allowing an acreage of 180.-
which li belieyed to be con
'"atlv mii... i....
'300,ooo buihtlf. At forty-five cents
w nhel, the average price being pale
at present, the wheat crop of the county
wuriu i,ioj,uuo. The crop oi 18L8
was worth in Pendleton, one year ago,
nearly double this amonut, the acreage
having been greater, the yield better aud
the price higher. ,
Mr. Byers hag on hand 4000 tons of
a . . ...
ujur, most of wlnc.i has been sold forj
export, ana is new being shipped. He
has added this season 11,250 feet of fljnr
space to bis warehouses, and now has
storage capacity f jr C00.OC0 bushels of
wheat.
A Scare at Heppner.
IlEiTNEB.Or. Sept. 18. C. X. Peck, a
prominent fanner near Lvxington. died
yesterday from hemorrhage of the lung.
It was reported that he had smallpox,
and bis neighbors were so excited and
scared that none could be found to help
bury him. Drs. Swinburne and Hun
lock, who arrived at his place soon after
his death, ma;!e a coffin and interred
iciuaiiia iiungtMiHed. air. reck was
an aspirant for the nomination of repre
sentative before the Republican county
convention here, two years ago, and
made several speeches throughout the
county in support of the ticket.
THE RECEPTION
FOR DEWEY
Arrangements Made For Receiving Him
at Washington.
Washington, Sept.18. Arrangements
for the reception to Admiral Dewey in
this city, October 2 and 4, are being
rapidly completed. General Nelson A.
Miles, the marshal of the parade, has
announced the selection of Adjutant
General Corbin as his chief-of-staff, and
Major John A. Johnson, state adjutant
general, as chief aide-de-camp. The
parade will consist of about 20,000 men,
representing military and naval, civic,
patriotic, labor and secret organizations.
The escort that will, accompany Ad
miral Dewey to the capitol at noon,
October 3, where he will be presented by
Secretary Long with the sword voted to
him by congress, will be monn'ed, and
consists of the visiting governors of the
states and their staffs, representatives of
thearmv, the navy and the executivo
branches of the government and
prominent citizens at the capitol.
Your Fan
Shows the Ute of your feelings and the
state of your health ad well. Impure
blood makes Iteeif apparent in a pale
and sallow complexion, Pimples and
Skin Eruptions. If you are feeling
weak and worn out and do not have a
healthy appearance you should try
Acker's Blood Elixir. Itcurea all blood
diseases where cheap Sarsaparillas and
so called purifiers fail ; knowing this we
gull every bottle on a positive guarantee.
Blakeley & Houghton, druggists.
Judge Piper Dead.
Skatti.i, Sept. 20. Judge W. G.
Piper, late of Moscow, Idaho, died at
Providence hospital, at 5 o'clock this af
ternoon.
Judge Piper had been in failing health
since his retirement from the bench, last
Jan. He had been about two months in
the hospital, but his condition was hope
ful until yesterday morning, when he
suddenly took a turn for the worse.
Mokl Tea positively cures sick head
ache, Indigestion and constipation. A
delightful herb drink. Removes all
eruptions of the skin, producing a per
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25 cts. and SOcts. Blakeley & Houghton,
druggists.
For Gold Standard.
Chicago. Sept. 21. Congressman
Joseph W. Babock.of Wisconsin, a mem
ber of the Republican caucus finance
committee, which this summer drew up
a financial bill, said to a Times-Herald
reporter last night at the Auditorium :
"The bill agreed upon by the com
mittee and to be introduced at the next
session, is in my possession. It provides
for formal declaration In favor of the
gold standard. K it becomes law the
country will be avowedly and explicitly
upon the gold basis. The senate com
mittee has not yet concurred, but there
will be no practical difficulty between
the two committees. The billls likely
to pass both houses. -
Ulmnarrk'a Iron Ner
Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are not found where stomach, liver,
kindeys and bowels are out of order. If
yon want these qualities und the success
they bring, use Dr. King's New Life
Pills. They develop every power of
brain and bodv. Only 25o at Blakeley
& Houghton's drugstore.
GEN. ALGER
OUT OF IT
WitMraws From t&c Race for United
Slates Senator.
PERSONAL AND
BUSINESS REASONS
J. G.
Johnson Chosen as Executive Of
ficer, and Chicago as Headquarters
for the Democrats.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 18. General R.
A. Alger today gave out a letter written
by himself in New York September 8, in
which he announces his withdrawal from
theenndidacy for United States senator.
The letter follows:
"TbeWaldorf-Aetoria, New Yoik,
Sept. 8, 1899. My Dear Mr. Judson:
After careful consideration I have de
cided not to be a candidate for the
United States senate. My reasons for
this determination are personal aud of a
business nature. I fully appreciate and
thank you ami my many other friends
who offered support, and hope to be able
in the future to show my gratitude for
all that has been done for me by the
people of our state. I am, my dear sir,
sincerely yours,
"R. A. ALGER
"Hon. William Judson, Ann Arbor,
Mich."
General Alger declined to say any
thing further concerning his withdrawal
than was contained in the letter.
Johnson in Charge.
Chicago, Sept. 18. John G. Johnson,
of Peobody, Kan., today was made the
executive officer of the Democrat nation
al committee. He will take charge of
the work of the ways and means and
press committees, and in two weeks will
come to Chicago to open headquarters.
Senator Jones, chairman of the national
committee, will arrive in New York
October 0, and two days later he will
moot Mr. Johnson, either in Chicago or
St. Louis.
Mr. Johnson's (election as the ex
ecutive officer of the national committee,
under Chairman Jones, is considered a
triumph 'for the members of the com
mittee who have been working toward
harmony in the party. Mr. Johnson was
placed on all the committees by ex-Governor
Stone, vice-chairman of the gen
eral committee. He is one of Senator
Jones' niobt intimate friends, and stands
as the representative of all tlio factions
and classes in the parly.
Coming to Portland.
Omaha, Sept. 19. Abner McKinley,
brother to President McKinley, accom
panied by Mrs. McKinley and daughter
Mabel ; Colonel William K. Brown, of
New York City; Wilbur Endsley, of
Johnstown, Pa., and Rayburn C. Smith,
of Philadelphia, spent the day in Omaha,
en route fur an outing which includes
Denver, Maniton, Salt Lake, Portland,
Victoria, and then south to San Fran-
sisco and Los Angeles. The party left
for Denver this evening.
TRANSPORTA
TION FOR FEW
Only Three Steamers Will Leave Before
the Season Closes Lack of Fuel
and Shelter As a Rule All Have
Plenty of Money to Pay Their
Fares.
WAaiiiNoros.Sept. 20 General Shaf
ter has sent to the war department
copy of a dispatch which he has received
from Major P. H. Ray. It Is dated St.
Michaels, August 31, and is as follows:
"I find at Anvil and along the beach
between 3000 and 3500 people. Fully
2500 peoplo will be compelled to leave
there before the close of navigation,
owing to a lack of fuel and shelter. From
all I can learn there will be but three
steamers here to return before the season
closes. Unless the people can get away
therewlll be great aufferingand probably
loss of life, which It will be impossible
to ameliorate.
"As a rule all have plenty of money to
pay their passage. I, therelore, suggest
that the transportation companies be
warne-lofthe conditiou of affairs, and
Hie treasury department be atked to
order cutters there as late as possible to
meet any emergency."
Shatter says he has notified the tranr
portation companies of the amount of
patronage they can expert if they have
ships at Fort St. Michaels to bring the
people down.
Supposed to be Smallpox.
Salem, Or., Sept. 19. A case of sup
posed smallpox developed in Salem to
div, and as a result a bdgiug house and
residence are quarantined tonight. Mrs.
Win. Battersby, who has been employed
as a chambermaid in the lodging house,
is the victim. The case is a mild one,
but over fifteen people are imprisoned
in the two places, by order of a doctor
employed by the health ar.d police com
mittee of the citv council.
Kelly Was an Old Pioneer.
Baker Citv, Sept. 19. Dan Kelly,
the man who was found dead in a cabin
near Bridgeport, was buried near the
cabin today. Mr. Kelly was s up post d
to have been dead at least six weeks
when found. Deceased was 87 years old,
and a well-known pioneer, in this
section, having resided here since 1807,
and during his stay in Eastern Oregon
followed the occupation of a prospector.
Smallpox at Presidio.
San Francisco, Sept. 20. There ore
now two well-developed cases of small
pox and fourteen Buspected cases in the
quarantine hospital at the Presidio, The
cases are in charge of the general
hospital, and the officials are using most
strenuous eflbrtsJo prevent an epidemic.
The developed cases are all suspects
from the Thirty-first regiment.
Colonel John D. Miley Dead.
Washington, Sept. 19. Colonel John
D. Miley, Inspector-general of volunteers,
died today at Manila. The information
renched the war department in a cable
gram from General Otis. His death was
due to cerebral meningitis, attendant
upon typhoid lever. Colonel Miley's
rank In the regular army was first lieu
tennut of the Second artillerv.
Will Teach Spanish.
Astohia, Sept. 19. The school board
has decided that Spanish shall be taught
in the high school in the future if any of
the students desire to learn it. It will
be optional to take it in place of one of
the classics. Principal Payne, of the
high school, is a good Spanish scholar.
Aged Couple Injured In a Runaway.
Goi.iiekdai.e, Wash. Sept. 19. S. R.
Darlnnd an wife, and aged couple, were
thrown from a buggy yesterday by a
runaway team. Mr. Darland's right
arm was broken juet above the elbow
j iint. It Is feared that Mrs. Darland is
injured internally.
Taku Glacier Shattered.
Seattle:. Sept. 20 News has been
received from Alaska to the effect that
the front of the Tskn glacier was
shattered by a recent earthquake. Thous
ands of tons of ice were precipitate t In
to the sea.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a scientific
compound having the endorsement of
eminent physicians and the medical
press. It "digests what jni eat" and
positively cures dyspepsia. M. A. Ketron,
Bioomingdale, Tenn., says it cured him
of indigeston of ten years' standing.
Butler Drug Co.
Postofliccs Advanced.
Washington, Sept. 20. The postof
flees at Arlington, Or., and Cheney and
Tekoa, Wash., have been advanced to
the presidential class. The salaries of
the postmasters will be advanced to f 1000
per year.
Volcanic Eruption
Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life
of jy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures
them ; also old, running and fever sorer,
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts,
Cute, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile cure on
earth. Drives out pains and aches.
Only 2d cts. a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by Blakeley & Houghton, drug
gists. 2
May Sell the Golconda.
Baker Citv, Sept. 20. A movement
is on foot for the sale ol the Golconda
mine, seven miles from Sumpter. Eng
lish capitalists have been looking at the
mine, and have tent in a favorable re
port to the buyers, and an answer is
now expected. The price is not given
out, but it Is said to be between $500,
000 and f 1 ,000,000. About 200,000 has
been Invested by J. T. English so far,
and about hall that much taken out in
the few months that the mine has been
in operation.
Feed rye for sale at the Wasco Ware
house, tf
aABSOIUTEIYkuRE
Makes the food more
ov, n.KHvti
Stone Walls ana Bars ire Naw
DEPARTED FOR
NANTES TODAY
At Three O'clock 1 his Morning He Left
the Jail Where He Had Been Con
fined Since His Return From
Devil's Island.
Renxes, Sept. 20. Captain Alfred
Dreyfus at 3 o'clock this morning left
the prison in which he had been confined
since his return from Devil's island, and
proceeded to Verna, where he took a
train bound lor Nantes. IU9 departure
' was completely unnoticed,
M. Virguie, chief of the Becret service,
and M. Dureault arrived at the prison
after midnight, bringing the order of the
minister of war for the release of Dreyfus.
Dreyfus walked from the prison to the
boulevard La Euno, where he entered a
waiting can i ige and was diiven to the
Yerna station outside of the town. Mat
thieu Dreyfus met Mm at the train, and
accompanied him to Nantes.
While this dramatic turn in the Drey
fus drama was taking place all Rennes
slept, and the departure of the famous
prisoner of Devil's Island was no more
noticed than that of an orJinary trav
eler. Will Not Go to Folkestone.
Nkw York, Sept. 20. A special to the
World from Paris says: Captain Drey
fus, In his present condition of health,
will not go to Folkestone. The report
that Mine. Dreyfus and Maitre Labori
visited that resort in search for quarters
for Dreyfus is false. The destination of
Dreyfus is carefully withheld, and is
known inly to a few relatives. Even
the friends who fought for him keep
quiet through a fear of a leakage. Drey
fus' weak health needs warm climates.
Both Liborl and Demange were seen
by the World correspondent. Each dis
claimed any Intention of going to Rennes
to see Dreyfus before his departure. M.
Labori said: "The pardon can only be
accepted as.' a preliminary lo a future
vindication. Our appeal is not yet with
drawn and if jpostible it won't be. At
any rate, the fight will not be with
drawn." Editor of Freedom.
Chicago, Sept. 21. Douglass Young,
editor ol Freedom, the English paper
published at Manila, is at the Palmer
house, with his valet, a Filipino about
twenty-one years of age. Mr. Young
formerly resided in San Francisco, but
has been in Manila more than year.
He says he is in this country for the
pu'poee principally of interesting Amer
ican manufacturers in the opportunities
offered them in the Philippines.
ORDER TO CORPS
COMMANDERS
Judges Performed Their Duty Fearlessly,
He Says, and the Pardon of the
Condemned Was an Art of Pity.
Paris, Sept. 21. The minister of war,
Gsneral de Oalliiet, has addressed the
following order to carps commanders:
"The incident is closed. The military
judges enjoying the respect of all have
rendered their verdict with complete In
dependence We all, without harbor
ing afterthought, bend to their decision.
We shall in the same manner, accept
the action that a feeling of profound pity
dictated to the president of the republic.
There can be no further question of re
prisals of any kind. Hence, I repeat it,
BAKING
Powder
delicious and wholesome
cwnr crv, rt vo.
the incident is closed. I ask you, and if
it were necessary, I should command
yon, to forget the past in order that you
can think solely of the future. With
run ami all my comrades, I proclaim
vive I'armee, which belongs to no party,
but to France alone. GAi.i.irtr."
The order lll be re.id to tho troots
throughout the French army.
Has Reached Carpenteras.
Caktenteh as, Department of Vau
cluse, France, Sept. 21. Former Cap
tniu Drej fus arrived here this morning
and went to the home of M. Yalabregue,
a relative.
BOERS READY"
' FOR FIGHT
General Joubert Looks For Heaviest
Fighting on Natal Border.
Loxnox, Sept. 21. The London editl n
of the Standard and Digger News, of Jo
hannesburg, gave out a cible dispatch
today from Johannesburg saying that re
turns from the field cornets of tho Trans
vaal nd Orange Free State show that
52,000 burghers are ready to take the
field at short notice.
Situation is Serious.
Piietouia, Sept. 21. General Joubert,
the Boer commander-in-chief, is quoted
as saving in an interview : "Tho situation
is serious. In the event of hcs'.illties,
probably the heaviest fighting will occur
on the Natal border. The British are
likely to attempt to invade the Trans
vaal by way of YanreinatiB pass."
Urgent messages aie reaching the rond
from members who are demanding au
thority for the Boeia lo mass at strategic
points.
WOXIJEItFUL, t'l'HB Of III A ICR II O If A
A I'rnmlneiil Virginia Killtnr Had AN
muit f.lren l'p, tiut Wa lirnufiht
Hack to I'erract Health by Chamber
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Kemedy. Head Ills Editorial.
From tho Tlinen, tll'.lstille, V11.
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time and thought I was past being cured.
I had spent much time and money and
auflured so miicli mlserv that I bad al
most decided to give up all hopes of re
covery and await the remit, but notic
ing the advertisement of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and also some testimonials stating how
some wonderful cures had been wrought
by th'n r mody, I decided to try it.
After taking a fewj doses I was entirely
well ol that trouble, and I wiMi to say
further to my readers and ti-llow-suffer-
ers that 1 am a hale and hearty man to
day and feel as well hs I ever did in my
life. O. R. Moore. Sjld by B.ukeley &
Houghton, druggists.
Three Burned to Death in Hospital Fire.
Noukoi.k, Y., Sept. 21. St. Yincente
de Paul hospital was destroyed by fire
at an early hour this morning. The
body of an aged woman, Mrs. McCiine,
and the body of a lad have been found.
One other patient is reported missing.
Two firemen were injured, but are ex
pected to recover. The property loss,
it la estimated, will reach $'.'00,000, with
small insurance. 'The Ii slitution was
one of the best iquipi el of its kind in
the South.
There's always hope while there's One
Minute Cocjli Cure. "An attack of
pneumonia left my lungs in bad shape
and I was near the firat stng-s of con
sumption. O.ie Minn'e C Uih Cure com
pletely cured uie," writes Helen Mc
Henry, Bismark, N. D. Gives instant
relief. Butler Drug Co.
A Foul Murder Is Indicated.
Tillamook, Or., Sept. 21. Word was
received in Tillamook this morning that
Delta, the 12-year-old daughter of E.
K. Scovell, had teen inissinf from her
home, at Nehalem, ilnce Tuesday even
ing. Searching partita were organised
and this morning ber body was found at
low tide in the north fork of the Nahelem
river, with a stone tied to a rope around
her neck. Coroner Tuttlo will leave
this afternoon to hold an inquest.
U10 Clarke A Falk's Rotafoam for the
teeth.