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WEEKLY M 1 j J VOL. X THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY OCTOEER 14, 1891. NO. 3 BOERS HANI) IN ULTIMATUM tiMrawal Within Forty-EisU Honrs cr All Brills. Forces. HOSTILITIES ARE NOW EXPECTED tllut vf I lie Vct of (lie lUitualuin I' pun the Stock Exchange Was Steading- I poo Ordlnarv Clreum Mancea the (iuvcrnmcDt Making the lcniani Also Scads the I Ititnalum. CAPr-row, Oct. JO The Transvaal gove niuiciit hi) trill ill ultiii'tuiu to dreal llntnln. I.hmmin, O.-t. 10 A l.omlun newt agency pnhllaliet the lollow ing tl i t c ti from Pretoria, filed there l 7 .40 i. in., yesterday: "An tirf lit dispatch hat just hern handed to tVn; tghain (irwiif, tin Itritiih ili(iloi'itic a iff nt, requesting tiilitit astiiranca of the withdrawal itliin forty-eight houra of nil British forces landed in South Africa aim the ISluemfimtein conference." 1 lie rrtWt uf Lit newt of I lie I'rautvaal ul liKBl 11111 iiHjn thettork rxchango wat steadying. Kafflra were flruirr In the Miel that the lliott gigantic 'lt In duairy in the world aill he lncororoled in tt.n Biiliah colony at aa unti'oma of the war. TIib trit of the Tretiavaal ultimatum, It it understood, It on Ilia way to tlia Hiitiau foreign office. According to Utrtt advices, tiin time limit explret tomorrow aliriiioor) at ft o'clotk, alien, If the demands of the Boert are not complied aith, the further lamllnK or dispatch of tniot aill be considered an art ol war, ul Imttilillri aill commence. In ordi nary circumstances, at Great Britain It the government making tte demands, lit would be the diapatcher of an ulti matum, ami llin fact that the Boert hare taken Hie initiative It regarded aarendrr lug the tuation more sellout ami In creasing ItiO hopelessness ol warfare. averting t Fotj and Calm Prevented Today's Race. , Nir York, Oct. 10. A heavy lug! hung over New York and vicinity at 6 o'clock tbia morning, and Die water! waa at tmootli at glaat. Nothing could he teen !lv)0 yard from the tbore. Off I the Hatlery newspaper and other tugt and a aide wheeler were taking paasengen aboard, but there wat absolutely no ani mation. The rare for today waa declared off a little after 11 o'clock. The mist wat thlrk at the time, and the wind wat Dot blowing more than two miles pr hour. The next race will be on Thnridar, tiihariirnt racee being tailed on tnc- eenlin daya thereafter, eicept 8unday, until the conteat it decided. Militarj Operation la I'bilipplnea. WAainoTO!, Oct. 10. The war de partment today received the following dispatch from (itneral O.ll : ' Manila, Oct. 10. General Schwau'l cilumn moved early t hit morning from Xante Crua da Malalmn. It it now believed to lie In Han Krancitco de Malahon.and not to be meeting with very determined retittanee. Mattera are 'I 'lite In the limit tertlon. "General Young with a column ttartt northward tomorrow morning from San Fernando. Colonel Hell cleared the country yetterday west of (iaugua to and Including Florida Jtatcana, making c:ituret of a number of oflk-eri and men and alto property." WASHIIONVOL UNTEERS LANDED Marched to Ferry llttililing Where Hrcakhut Wait Served Received an Ovation Alone the Line of March. Pas rRANCiaco, Oct. 10. The Flnt Washington Volunteer! and tho other toldiert who arrived here yettnrdty from Manila on tho transport Pennsylvania, were landed this morning and marched to tho (errv bulMin where tireakfatl was served to them tin ler the direction 1 of the citizen.' reception committee. The toldiert were given a fine reception. After breakfaat thejr were again muttered Into Una, an I marched to the Preaulio. Their Mute took li,ein through the bntl ne.t tecliun of the city, and all along Die line they were received with aild htirraht, the blowing of whlatlct and the firing of coiiii in. The new arrlvalt aero escorted to the I'retidio by the. Presidio band, to hatterlet of tl.e Third artillery, and troop (i of the Kind cavalry. On Van Nei avenue the regiment wan reviewed by General Shatter, Governor Hogert, ol Washington, und Governor Stanley, ol Kansas, The camp for the Waahlngtone hail been prepared for them in advance, and on arrival at the reservation, very little hud to he (I. me to make the men 0111 forlaliie. The toldiert w ill remain here lor toiuo time. Arrangements have been made to take I hem to tlieir northern hornet in tperial train provided by Levi Aiikeny, the Walla Walla millionaire, w hu bat a ton In the regiment. Ask Tor Portage Railroad. Poim and, ti,-i. !i.--At a tpeclal meet of llie Chamber ol Commerce of tbia city today the Lewiaton, Idaho, Corn menial club submitted a communication asking tiiat resolution hi adopted urging congrera to abandon the proposed boat railway at The Dalles, and build a portage railroad Instead. The reai.lutiour a-k fur an appropriation of HoO.Oon. YOUNG LADY'S" SAD EXPERIENCE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS FORTUNE TELLINQ. ' A very tunny alory waa told yeaterday by Mryner, the electric dm tor, about a yonng lady who came . to him while at Astoria to have her fortune to'd by electricity. She bad heaid of hit re markable ability in reading diseatet by that ini ti o I, and iiiuat btve pretumed the ret'. When arrotted the doctor taid: "Why, Mist, I am not a fortune teller. " "Oh! jou are not. I am to torry, for I wanted to know who I wat going to marry." To thit Styner tmil ingly replied : "That would lie hard to tH i it might be Tom, Pick or Harry, for all I know. "Oh! doctor," ex claimed the young lady in aurpriae, fow did you know all thsir names T" The electric doctor It never inrea li able in hit claims, and r t-t nothing but w hat he lee! a can tie accompliahed. When he treats sickliest by electricity be limply practices what tclriililic research hat taught him. Styner It willing to pay any doctt r 11000 reward if he can prove hit e'ec- t'lcil diagiioait an unreliable method of reading disease, lie court iuvettiga tion from all Interested In hit work. Advice and electro diseaan reading free. II mrt 10 a. m. and 7 to 8 p. m. Obarr Motel, until O. t Slit. Xervout anil chronic diieaaet of both men and women ran be cured by elec tricity, and cured to stay. SMALLPOX AT ASTORIA Well-Developed Case Wa Discovered There This Morning Patient Has Ueen Quarantined. Astoria. Or., O -t. Dr. Ilithop, who waa called to attend one of the Sloop brother!, Young'i river dairymen, tbia morning, found and diagnoaed a well defined case of smallpox. He called Dr. Hill Heatings. I'nlled Slatet quarantine olllcer, who pronounced It a well developed case of varioloid. Chief Hallock, who alto health officer, quarantined the patient in a home near the rcow bav foundry, at the city hat no pett house. A tpecial meeting of the city council was called thit afternoon to provide for audi matter! by arranging for a pett home and physician aa health officer. . At Waerlfloa. Forty acre!, I.. mile from Surague lauding, )i mile from Carton I. Skamania Co., Wash. Good box house, four roomiand bath. Outbuihlingt good. Two acre! young orchard winter apples. Land all good, mid easily cleared. Five I! . anil ..or w vi.'ll or tlx acrea seoi , ....... Sacrillced for r.'..0i worth :00. Don t ipend lime writing, come and tee it. J, K. HHon w. 1'ie Clarke A Falk't quinine hair tonic to keep di.mirulT from the head. A CL4SII AT Oracle Free Stale Troops Reported to Crossei the Borier Into Natal EXPECTED TO OC CUPY NEWCASTLE Diplomatic Relations Hctwecn Great llrilain and the South African Republic Have Keen llrokcn Off. I.on!xn, Oct. II. Word of a clash be tw'een the opposing force! of the Boer! and i'ritish In South Africa ii x peeled momentarily. There are rexirtt in cir culation that troopt of the Orange F'ree State have already crotae I the border and are now advancing on Ladyimith. If thit prove! correct newt of a hattla may come at any time. The Itoera are said to have entered Natal by the Cnndy Clongh past. Montague White, consul-general of the South African republic in London, abut up shop and left thit afternoon fur the c inlinent. Conyngbam Green, the liritiiili diplomatic agent in the Trana vaal, will h-ave Pretoria thit afternoon. Tl.ua diplomatic relations between the two countriet are broken o(T. The (iaxette of the South African republic containi a proclamation calling on all bnrghert domiciled outside the republic to return and present them selves for service. If tbev fail they will be fined and Imprisoned and tlieir property confiscated. Thit action it taken ill order lo catch British subjects, with auspected lioer tpmpathiea, and property within the South African republic. A force ot 4000 toldiert of the Trani vaal, under General CronjV, are threaten ing Mafeking, and the inhabitant! of that place are excited. The Itoert are expected to occupy Newcastle bv tomorrow. Lok , Oct. 11. A Petermartixburg dispatch tays: There are persisting re port! that Orange Free State! troopt have alreadv crossed the frontier, and ate advancing on Ltdytmitb. The l'.oert entered Natal by the important pass of Cundy Clough, thirty miles touthweet of Newcastle. London, Oct. 11. A dispatch from Petermartizborg, Natal, tnys that Intense excitement prevails o ing to the persis tent report! that Orange Free State troops have already crossed the border and are advancing upon Ladysmith. Shot Down I!) Ilia Wire. Nohtiumht, Wash., Oct. 10. L. J. lirown, proprietor of Iliown'tcafe and dancehall, was killcJ by a shot fired by liia wife about 10 o'clock this morning. Mrt. Brown and her father went to a room and knocked at the door. Brown and a woman were in the room. After waiting thirty minute Brown came out, and locked the door behind him. Mrt. Brown asked Imn for tome papeit, which he had agreed to give ber on the previous day. He gave her eorae ar castle answer and turned around. At be turned she drew a pistol and shot bltu in the back of the neck. Brown lived about thirty minutes. Mr. Brown gave herself up immediately after the shoot ing occurred, and Is now in the city jail. Bicyclist Severely Injured. H11.1.HHOKO, Or., Oct. 10. Charles IVimihtv. late a private in company H, Second Oregon volunteers, and who re turned from Manila in July with the regiment, had a narrow escape from death yesterday evening while going homo on a bicycle. Y'onng Doughty was rrosdni: a strettwalk and hi! wheel gave him a he.idcr. He fell on his hea I and shoulders and wai unconscious for about two hour. He received a terrible blow on the outer angle of the left eyebrow, and his upper lip was badly torn. While at first bis physician! thought the accldrnt would prove ftal, he Ii reeling easy, and w ill recover. I'nctc John Wrecked. li'TOHIA. B. C. Oct. 10. The barken- tlno I'ncle John, bound from Honolulu i...i.i Sound, went ashore Sunday on . . - the west coast of Vancouver island, and 1. . total loss. Tho Uncle John left Honolulu September IS, and made a smart nris-sirw. being bound for Port Townscnd for orders. She wns driven ashore Suml.iy evening during a gale. The officers and men escaped by taking to the boatt. The officer! and crew will return to Victoria by the Willapa. The wrecked veasel left Kureka, Cel., with a load of lumber for Hawaii last August. Mistaken For a Deer. Ohkiom City, Oct. 10. Lett night John A. Ilowland brought in from the Upper Clackamaa Ben Kinibley, of I'a maicut, who it euOering from a rifle ball wound in tho flethy part of the right tide below the armpit. The two men were following a deer, taking sepa rate routea. Ilowland mistook the color of Kimbley'a vett in the brush (or a deer, and fire I. The bullet grazed through the fleih to the depth of about half of lit diameter. The accident occurred Thurs day afternoon, but they di I not reach here until last night to have the wound d reared. OF NO STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE Eic,ht Americans Slightly Wounded in an Engagement Near Angeles Enemy Responds to Artillery. M anila, Oct. 11, 5 :.r0 P. M. General Schwau'a column, having accomplished iti purpose uf pnniobing the rebels, it returning from San Fiancisco de Mala bon with artillery and the transporta tion service. The naval expedition that recently went to the mouth of the river Pasig to raise the Spanish river gunboat A ray at report! that 110 resistance has been en countered from the Filipinos, and that the work of salvage it proceeding slowly. 10:o0 P. M. Daring the early morn ing houri today there waa so inn firing near Angeles, with the result that eight Americans were eligbtly wounded. Ar til'erv waa used, ami the enemy re sponded. General MacArthnr does net attach special aignitlcance to the incident. A imall party of Americana wai fired upon by the Filipino! near Maraguaytn, two of onr men being wounded. Schwan's Movements. Washington, Oct. 11. A cablegram from General Otis to the war department, received late this afternoon, confirms the press dispatches regarding Colonel Sch wan's movement on San Francisco de Malahon. General Olis save: "Schwan succeeded yesterdny In driv ing the insurgents south, with loss, from Sao Francisco de Malabon. He report! their forcrfi difrintergrated and retired on divergent roads, which are impassable for artillery or wagons. There is no lutention of occupying this country per manently or temporarily. Transporta tion will return by way of Kosario, and the column w ill move in the direction of Das Marinas, probably retiring on Imus. The country U of 110 strategic impor tance." General Otis disapproves of officers' families joining them at Manila. He garding this question lie today cabled tho department as follow t: "The population of Manila is much congested. Provision for officers' fam ilies cannot tie made. Those already ar rived, together with the families of cc listed men, have caused much perplexity. I would not permit my own family to come nnder existing circumstances; nearly all officers and men here are absent from Manila on duty. Families should wait more peaceful conditions." Another message announced the ar rival at Manila of the transport Victoria, with 403 horses; ten died en route, and teveral, found to be 0 filleted with gland ers, were thot. The Garonne tailed from Manila on the 7th Inst., and the Athenian on the 0th, both for Seattle. Vulranle Eruption Are grand, but tkln ernptions rob life jof jiy. Bucklen' Arnic Salve cnrei them ; also old, running and fever sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruise!, Burni, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out pains and aches. Only '.'.") cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by BUkeley A Houghton, drug gists. li More Honors For Dewey. Boston, Oct. 12 The watch which will be presented to Admiral Dewey by the city of Boston In front ol the city hall next Saturday has a heavy gold case with the monogram "G. D.," and con tains 21 diamonds and ruby j -wels, with two pairs of diamond raps. The plate : jewels are in a raised gold setting. On I the dial is the picture of an eagle hold- ing in ita talons an American flag, paint ed In colors, and c.iiry:ng a scroll 01, ! which are Inaeribed Dewey'a words at the battle of Manila, May 1, 18: ''Gridlry, you may fire when ready." Delicious Hot Bo o 1 iscuit are made with Royal Baking Pow der, and are the most appetizing, healthful and nutritious of foods. , Hot biscuit made with impure and adulterated baking powder are neither appetizing norwholesome. It all depends upon the bak ing powder. Take every care to have your biscuit made with Royal, which is a pure cream of tartar baking pow der, if you would avoid indigestion. ROYAL BAX',0 POWDER CO., NEW YORK. ACT OF WAR Beers Occnulel Lainn's M tbe fo ment toe Ultimalni Enirefl. POURING ACROSS EVER SINCE Attack on Mafeking is Expected at Any Hour and the City is Preparing for . a Fight British Diplomatic Agent Made last Formal Call on Presi dent Last Nicht Cap Town, Oct. 11. Newt has been received here that the British diplomatic agent in the Transvaal, Mr. Conynghara Greene, paid his formal farewell visit! to Krnger and high Boi?r official! at Pre toria last evening, In the Cape house of assembly today Premier Sclireiner made an impassioned appeal to the country and press to preserve peace. KiMiitni.tv, Oct. 11. Aothorltiei of Mafeking are hourly expecting attack, in which events wire! between Mafekicg aud Kimberley will be cut and informa tion entiiely shut off. Tho latest infor mation regarding the number of burgh ers assembled along the Kimberley bor der Is that it does not exceed 35o0. The Boers have only four field guns. A suc cessful attack npn Kimlierley ii there fore ci tuidered impossible. London, Oct. 12. A special from Lidysmith says: The Boers occupied Liing'a Nek the moment the ultimatum expired. They ore now pouring into Natal, and Ingogo Heights have been occupied. Natal Reserves Called Out. Dirhan, Oct. 12 The imperial re serves in Natal have been called out. F -My body has left Charleston. The : it h dragoons arrived this morning from India, landed immediately and at onco proceeded to the front. Boers Mine a Bridge. I.OKKNXO Maiuji'EZ, O.'t. 12 Infor mation has reached here that the Bjers bave mined three piers of the bridge at Komati port, on the Komati river. Boers are Active. London, . Oct. 12. The free state burghers, according to a private message j net received, have cioesed Orange river into Cape Colony snl have occupied Thilipstown. Their otjjcf, it is sup posed, Is to cnt the railway at Deear Junction, which is considered an im portant strategic point. Aecnrd'ng to a dispatch from Capo T.jwn, it is aeserted there that the Bjera have arranged with I Chief Linchwe, a pioimnent chief of the I northwestern border, to take np arms against Great Britain. A dis; atch from Mafekin?, nnder to- day's date, says Colonel Ba ten Powell has just sent a strong British force from ' Mafeking toward the border with field 1 guns and ambulances, presumably with a view of reenpying advantageous de ! tensive h'gh iroun '. I Dispatches from Duban c nfirm the 1 report that the Free State authorities I seized a Natal train leaving Ladysmith I yesterday morning for Harryemitb. I Tbey also stopped a train due to leave I Harrysmitb in the afternoon. All roll- ing stock has been ordered out of reach : of seizure. It is understood telegraphic communication with the Transvaal ceased punctually at 5 o'clock yeeterday afternoon. SCHWAN'S COLUMN MOVES ON Opposition is Expected There and Rein forcements Being Scot Forward. Washington, Oct. 12. The war de partment today received the following dispatch from Manila, dated Oct. 12: Schwan't column it moving on Sapang and Dasmarinas today, where opposition it expected. Hit artilleiy and wagons of transportation are returning to Bachor bv way of R jsario. A column of 500 men Is marchinj from Imus to support Schwan. Young, in the north, his occupied Ararat, and Mipplies are being moved up the Rio Grande by canoes to that point. L:iwton will command the col umn when full c mcentraticn is effected. Insurgents attacked the Angeles lines, but were quickly repulsed, tlx enlisted men beiu slightly wounded. To Car w Coltl in cinw Day. Take Lax ttive Bromo Qtiii.ine Tab lets. All druggists refund tl.e money it it failj to cure. 2-";