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PART X-
VOL. X
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18, 1899.
NO. 4
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ARMORED TRAIN
iii 1 11 FiUce. EE.li.li Trow Scntb
of Mtu
PREPARING TO
ATTACK CITY
LobJoi"' ait I'njinlljr Bisposcd to
Liken the Action of Doer to That
of Bio in k I'p the Maine.
Lom. o.-t. 11-Th. F.v.nlng New.
(nlbliihe the following dispatch Iron.
I'apeTown: "Armored train has li-en
dMtroynl south of Malrkllig. Filleen
British tr dps allied, liner a)hrlll the
wreckage alter the train wa dettroyrd."
An ottioal dispatch received at the
Colonial u.e y: "Armored train
it destroyed near Kraaipan tlatlon
kila on war to Mafeking with gone."
Ttiit diMea ol the frar that many
otnrii and rhlldreu arre Involved In
liit disaster.
Lom, t i t. VI A dispatch from
farit Uie (I. n afternoon say the Boers,
nil tae.ve gone, are preparing to aa-
an t Malik mg.
Lomi v, IK-:. 1.1 The announcement
that II rs ili-ttroye.l en armored train
on th wotern border of the Transvaal
li rainilatcd in bring home to the "man-In-the
t'.ieil" the rcalilie of war. Al
truist are made to like u the occurrence
to the blowing up of the f. rl. ballle-
hip Maine in Havana, harbor, but that
tvrnt i rcurred In liiue of peace. The
B.rt were iloiibtleae within their right
at belligerent, If they are reaponeihle
fuf tlia destruction of the train.
I.OMMIX, Oct, 1.1 A notable change
in the p.ition of affair I the presein-e
of tlit ftoere at Martiboga, 4) mi let eouth
rf Mafek I ng, wlilcli Mem to Indicate
lht they are endeavoring to get Colonel
Htden Powell between two Area.
The gravity of the Boer advance can
U better estimated when It la realised
that tney will thereby rut the railway
and telegraphic Communication to the
north, i .luting aeveral British positions
which n.ii't be speedily relieved. Ie-
piteoptimittic rejKirla of the ability of
Mafeking to repel attack, the greateat j
annety prevail here reiraidlnir the tiln- '
li"ii tliere, aa It it known the redoubt,
hie commandant, Cronje, who captured
Ilia Jameton raider, he the trongeat
force yet put into the field, with the
Mrepli-.n of Comn.andant-Oeneral Jou
"rf force.
Conie' troop number between JHK'.O
id Iti.iv.m men. Thw jmailb.n In Natal
! not materially changed.
Kotra Issue a Manifesto.
'"ToHu.Oct. l2.Vi Lorenu Mar-1'i--An
cfflclal manlfeato ha juat
heen a l.lretaed to Alrlkandcr through.
ol S uit h Africa appealing to them to
the "nnjut demand of (ireat
B'itain," and arctialng Urd rallabnry,
Mr. Chamberlain and Mr Alfred Milner
"'treachery. It blamea the qneen for
"ndoning what It describe a "Cham
b'rlain'. criminal policy," and drclare
'''t "ihe clear deir and object of
rat llritain I to deprive the Tran
lof independence on account of the
I 'M mine of the Hand."
The tnanifeato iayt (ireat Britain of
"redUo alternative: "Five year fran
'de of war," and then oee onloaar:
The dlirerenee between the two gov
'rnn.ent.of two year on the Iranchlae
H'iMtion I coneldered by her majeaty'
rninenl nfTleient iuatiflcatlon for an
'nueavor to (wallow; two retml lie." In
frwclo.ion, it remind the Afrikander
' "l.od will aenredly defend the
"gni."
T,'e inanlleaio I (lined by IteiU. ec
tte. A million coplel will be
"'iK'.! in Dutch and Kngli.h.
URGE SALE
OF WHEAT
s"".v Thousand Hushcls at La Crande
at About Fifty Cents.
' (; ni.ii, Or., Oct. 12. Th largetl
' uf (irande Uonde wheat for the (ea-
n I that j.iat itin.lo to 1'ortland buy.
rby A. II. Conley, the I.m.I wheat
king, lu which mtm) hu.hel were di
poaed if. Mr. Conley I,., not yet made
known the price, but says tint the buy
er came to t.i. i.-riim. Mine it has ,.
ready liwn announced that lie ,i,l, r
fifty cents, it la supposed that he did
not rrceiv li'M.
There waa loine disagreement a to
quality id wheat to be Im Imled i t,
ale, the btiyei refu!ng at fliat to pay
the same for the Montana red an for the
blueatem, or forlyfold, but 11, a fin Ire lot
tlnally went at one price, that being the
only way in which Mr. Conley would
e!l. He would uot have old at all but
fur the fact that It was iiecrssarv to
make room for the crop now bring
threshed. He tin.lt on his return that
It he necessary to dispose of lO.tKX)
to 2H IHK bushels more, as the yield bai
! n greater than he rxpectcil. I la ill
hold ti l.lM (I bushel, the ca,acityof the
warehouses, lor the aprlng market.
(ARE AFTER
AGUINALDO
Sihwan'a Miicment Smith N Merely in
the Nature of a Hiiuunstraiion
and for the Purpose of Scattering
Insurgents.
Nrw Yok. Oct 11. A tpecial to the
Herald from Washington ta;t: While
eneral S-hwan it engnged in r-cattering
the enemy in Cavite province, (ienera'i
I.awton ami MarArthur are making pre
paraliona for an in porlant movemrnt to
the nor'h of Manila, lienerala Mac
Arthur anl I.awlon will proceed to the
the north in the hope of trapping
Agiunaldo and liiit foicei between the
thri columna.
(neral Schwan' movement to the
eoullmard of Manila ia merely in the
nature of a ileuionatration, and for the
purpora of '(-altering inturgeut who
have intrenrheil Ihemaelvea in i'avite
province, the home of Agtlinaldo and
the reit of hit rebellion.
Kcstured to Command.
pmn Kb n to o.l'.'t. I.I. Colonel Met
calfe, of the Twentieth Kantaa volun
teer' hat restored to theirold commnndt
three wounded officer who were in
valided home In the hotpilal al.ip Ke
lief. Cantain Ci.uke went back to
company II, Captain Watton to com
pany l, and Lieutenant ISall to com
pany K. Captain Kraure, who in Capt.
Claik'a abence, baa teer. In charge of
ompapy II, bat been transferred to
company K.
The rwenlietli Knriaat now hat a full
corp of iihVcr. It la expected thut
Ihe lUle of mutering out Ihe regiment
will he fixed todav. The men will be
taken hack to their home on twelve
r-pecial train, general Kunst'Jil nd
(iovernor Stanley will occupy a private
Cr.
Tongue's Scntimcnls as to Transvaal.
Hm.i smiiio, Or., Oct. U. Congress
man Tongue yeaterday received a die
patch from the New York World re
unrtting hi signature to a petition ask
ing I'realilent McKinley to tender hi
ervlce for the maintenance of peace
between Kngland and the Trnnavaal Ke
public. Mr. Tongue tent a reply tub
tlantially a follow:
"I authorixe the nae of my name to a
petition to President McKinley requeu
ing hi in to tender hi ervice in any
manner neceetary In bringing about
peace between Kngland and the Tram
vaal Hepublic, honorable to both parllec,
and roimirtent with the political and
civil right" of the inhabitants of the
Trantvaal."
Yacht Race Asain Postponed.
Naw York, Oct. 13. The proapect
(or a rice between Columbia and Sham
rock In the preaent (erie of central for
America' cup were not bright at 7
o'clock thl morning. The Mine old fug
hung over the upper bay, although there
waa more life In the (ir and the water
were not a glaaalike as on previou
day. What little wind wa( blowing
Cime from the NorthweM.
At 10:30 the wind had not Increaaed
to any appreciable extent and a denae
fog eeltled over the conrac. There being
no proapect of a clearing the race wa
postponed nnlil tomorrow.
Acker' Kngliah Uemedy will (top a
cough at any time, and will cure the
worst cold In twelve hniira, or money
refunded. 2" ct. and !0 ct. Ulakou-y
& Houghton, drtiggiat.
Freah cracked Nebraska eorn at the
Waaco warehouse. UnePt fc'ml ol
chicken feed. ini h-o-lt
PERISH ON
BURNING STEAMER
Lire Bjats LaDcchcl and Sovcral Were
TEN VICTIMS
ARE REPORTED
Stcn mcr .Vutmee Slate a Total Loss and
the Dead May be Many More Than
Are Now Known.
N't w Yohk, O. t. M. The Bridgeport
Kteumahip Companv' steamer Nutmeg
Slate, which left Bridgeport at 3 o'c'iock
hla morning, caupht fire three hoar
1 iter oir Kxecution Point light and w at
lotuilv destroyed. It It known ten had
perithed, teven of w bom belonged to the
crew.
The steamer City of Law rence came
in sight aoon after the fire wa discov
ered and stood by to rracue tiie passen
gers and crew. The Nutmeg State' life
boat were launched to take Ihe passen
gers to the Lawrence, but several cap
riled and it i feared ioiiis of the pae
acngere were drow ned.
When Captain Brooks discovered the
fire it waa burning briskly and after
putting men to work to subdue the
flames, he ordered all steam put on and
headed for Sand Point, five miles away.
Meanwhile, intense excitement pre
vailed on board the vessel. After the
passengers had Wen transferred to the
Lawrence, P.rooks turned the burning
vessel dead ahead for Ihe beach and ran
her ashore. Total damage to the ves
sel and cargo ia estimated at $'.'00,000.
SUMPTER GOT
FIRST PRIZE
Itcat Kossland, Krpublic and Other
Towns at the Spokane Fair.
S'roKAM, Oct. 14. Oregon ha much
reuse n to be gratified at the result of re
wards made by the judge of mineral
exhibit at the Spokane exposition.
C I'npetiting w ith the greit districts of
British Columbia, Washington, Idaho
and Montana, the ore of Suinpter dis
trict, in Kustern Oregon, were given
first prite by the committee on awards.
The display of minerals at Spokane this
year waa by far the most elaborate and
cotno'ete of any vet made in the north
west, and that a district so recently
brought into prominence should easily
take first honors in this great exhibit is
regarded as remarkable. The prixe-
w inning exhibit wa in charge of Paul
K. Poindexter, of Surr.pter.
Several Sumpter propeilie have been
taken over recently by Spokane capital
ists, and companies are being formed
here lor their development. Spokane
enterprise and capital ate leaching out
over the great mineral region ol the
northwest, rfgnnlless of state or inter
national bonndry line.
MORE TRAINS
BLOWN UP
Burghers
This
are Determined
Time That the
and Insist
Settlement
Must be Conclusive.
Lomon, Oct. 14 The Kxchange Tel
egraph Company received a dispatch
from Cape Town dated this morning
aayiitg the Boers have blown up another
armored train carrying telegraph opera
tort from Mafeking. The B.iers, it is
reported, have teiied a railroad station
north of Fourteen (t reams, between
Yreyburg and Kimberley. Fighting is
still continuing in the neighborhood.
According to dispatches from the front,
the Boer have made several attack
npon Mafekinr, all ol which have been
repulsed. In connection with the ru
mored attack upon Mafeking, a dis
quieting report comes from Pretoria to
the effect that t tie LU-htenburg and Mari
co commands have crossed the border
i n I entered the Kooigrond territory
between Licbtenburg and Mafeking,
blowing op a bridge over the Maloppo
river and destroying a trainload ol dyna
mite and the track. A Mafeking de
pends npon Itooigrond for its water sup
ply, the tlgnificaiic i of this move is
evident.
A dis alch from Pretoria dated Oct.
14 (ay: "General Koch wire from
Natal border that hi command has oc
cupied Botohai pas and alio captured
the railway station."
Latest reports from Yreyburg say the
armored train that wa destroyed at
Kraaipan contained, In addition to Nee
bitt's force, a nnmbor of workmen and
six residents of Marigogo, south of Mafe
king, who, on hearing of tbo Boer ad
vance, took refugt in the train.
The following dispatch from Lvly
niltli ha lieen received at the war office:
"Kir George Stewart White went in
the direction of Yanreeniau' pas at 3
a. in. (Friday) but failed to draw Ihe
Boer to the pas. He returned to I-ady-mith,
w here lie i new. No engage
ment occurred."
SCHWAN DOING
GOOD WORK
He Scattered Everythini; Before Him as
Far as Itnus.
Washington, Oct. 14. The following
cablegram from General 0:is has been
received at the war department:
"Manila, Oct. 14. Schwan' column
swung into linus from Las Marinas yes
terday morning, camped at Bacoor last
night; tias scattered insurgents who
were probably retiring by detachments
on Indang. Condition of the roads pre
vent further pursuit. One hundred and
twenty-five men, Thirty-seventh volun
teers, under Major Chetham, drove the
insurgent eonth and westward from the
tow n ol Muntintapa yesterday, pursuing
them several mile. Troop retired to
Bacooe last night by Zipote river roads.
IOst three men killed, two wounded,
one missing.
"Schwati' movement very success
ful, inflicting heavy loss on the men and
property of the southern insurgent army.
He report! their catullie at 200 killed
and 400 wounded; their itored supplies
destroyed.
"Young, in moving from A ray a north
and westward yesterday, scattered insur
gents, who retired northwest. His cas
ualties are three alightly wounded ; con
siderable store of grain c.iptured."
styneIthe
electric doctor
Talks to the Ladies.
My experience has taught me that
ladies who suffer with disease peculiar
is their sex dread a visit to the doctor's
office, knowing that they will be sub
jected to examination and local treat
ment that to them 1 more embarrass
ing than their weak, delicate conditions,
and that for these reasons they endure
in silence. These facts came to me w hen
I first began my profession and caused
me to search for and at last discover a
reliable system of ascertaining the cor-
rtct condition of everv orcan in the
female anatomy by F.lcclrical Blood
Curnlation and nerve reading, thus dis
carding the old mode of diagnosis. New
dlfcoverir are always doubted and crit
icised. But If you wish to convince
yourself that my claim for electrical
disease readings are just, call on me at
my office. I will describe your every
ailment to you withont asking a question
better than you could describe them to
a friend. My proprietary treatment can
be used at your own home, by yourself,
without detention from your household
duties. Working girls and other can
use my system without, neglecting their
labors. Call and find out for yourself.
StYNIR, THK Kl.KCTKlC DOCTOR.
Oharr House until and Including Sat
urday, Oct. 21.
Advice and F.lectric disease reading
free. Hours (rem 10 a. m. to 4 and i to
8 p. m. daily.
Four Thousand Perished.
Amsterdam, dst. 12. A dispatch to
the Mandetsblad from Batavia, capital
of Java, aay a violent earthquake has
visited the south side of the island of
Ceram, next to the largest of the Moluc
cas, between Booroo and Papua, com
pletely destroying the town of Amhel
mid killing instantly some 4000 people,
a well aa injuring some 500 others.
The dlsi a'ch say details of the disaster
have not yet been obtained.
Clarke A F'alk' flavoring extracts are
the beat. Ask your grocer for them.
Absolutely
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ov( Mrrt svywrwa
BOERS BESEIGED
KIMBERLY
Cnndee aci GIgbcgs Will Prctiatiiy Soon
1
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ENGLAND HAS
ATOUGH JOB
Experts A?rce That It Will Be Six
Weeks Before the English Troops
Can Assume the Aggressive and
There is no Hope of Ending the
War This Year.
London, Oct. l'i The gradual cutting
off of outlying points at the scene of hos
tilities iu South Africa from telegraphic
communications reduces accurate news
obtainable to a minimum. Thus far,
therelore. no reliable information has
oeen received of anv actual fighting, ex
cept at Kraui pan and an occasional ex
change of shots at various outposts.
There is no lack of circumstantial stories
regarding Gghting at various points, but
these are rc ireely published before they
are denied.
The only salient facts in this morn
ing' telegrams are that the Boer have
advanced beyond Newcastle and foimed
a laager near Danhuser (not Paopauser),
about 12 miles north of Dundee; that
Kimberley i isolated and probably in
vested. Kimberley lias thus become the im
mediate renter of interest. The last
message from Kimberley prior to the
cutting of the telegraph and railway by
the Boers, said : "All troops at Kimber
ley are well.
Cai-k Tows, Oct. 10. The Orange
Free Sta'e troops have cut the telegraph
wires and destroyed the railroad track
at Norvalsponf, just across the O.-acge
Free State southern border.
A dispatch from Puudee, Natal, says
a Boer command, estimated at 2000 men.
with 10 field gun, have reached Dann-
pauser, northeast of Dundee, with the
probable intention of surrounding Dun
dee and cutting off the garrison from
communication with Glencoe and Lady
smith. It is supposed this force is com
manded by Commandant Wiljien, and
comprises the German gnnuers.
The best of the Boer force from New
castle is believed to be marching around
Glencoe to sever its connection with
Ladvsmith. A tiie refugees in Cape
Town threaten to become troublesome,
and have hooted and mobled a number
of leading Dutchmen, there is some ex
pectation that martial law will be pro
claimed. COLUMBIA WINS
FIRST RACE
She Crossed the Finish Line Eleven
Minutes Ahead of the Shamrock.
Winters Union Cadi.i Boat, 3.5. p.
m. Columbia crossed the)b'nish line at
at 3:54, in a mass "of canvass, amid the
shrieking ol whistle of the few boats
present. Shamrock finished at 4 iO.kOO1,,
unofficial time.
Boat Wand , Off Long Beach, 2:45
p. qi., Oct. 10. Result of the finish fig 1 1
between the Columbia and Shamrock
(or America' cup and yachting supre
macy of the world Is a complete victory
for the American boat, the American
skipper and the American crew. Col
n ubia did it all In windward work. She
surprised even those who knew her
best. It was not a hard thrash to the
outer buoy, but a go id heat In the top
sail breezsjwith something of a sea on.
At no time alter Columbia began to
pull away to the windward, ten minute
after the starting gun wa fired, was the
'An Baking
Powder
tuRc
V . rw voeMr
flst race of the season in doubt. The
defender rounded the ou'er mark nine
minute and forty-seven econd ahead,
official time.
Chicago to San Frandco in Three Dajs
Chicago, Oct. 10 Chicago to San
i francisco in "1 hours "3 hours sctnal
. time is the echedule on which th 'over
I land special on the Chicago A North-
western road left the We'.ls-itreet sta
j Hon last nitht at t :?') an I in indurated
j the new fast service to and (rem Cali
' fornia. The time formerly was'o bonis.
I The first stop west of Cmcjgo under the
I new schedule is Dekaib, the 60 mile
r eiog covered in less than that number
j of miuutes.
I The first train will arrive in San
I Francisco on the third day at 5 :30 p. ni.
Western tim?. The east-bound service
' makes, the same reduction in lime.
A Might or Terror.
"Awful anxiety was felt
for tl.o
I widow of the brave General B irnham of
' Machias. Me., when the d ictors said
j she could not live till morning," write
; Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attended her
I that fearful night. "Ail thought she
; must soon die from Pneumonia, but she
; beged for Dr. King' New Discovery,
saying it had more than once saved her
: life, and bad cured her of Consumption.
' After three small doses she slept easily
all nlgtit, and its further use completely
cured her." This marvelous medicine
is guaranteed to cure all Throat, ChPft
i and Lung Diseases. Only 50c and $1.00.
i Trial bottles free at Biakeley &
! Houghton's drug store. 1
The Highest on Record.
Astoria, Or., Oct. 10. Tiie price of
fall chinook salmon, steelhoads and Sil
verados has reached the highest figure
ever offerad, 4 cents a pound, and V:t
cen's is being paid for dog salmon.
These prices are offered by the cold
storage men. who can afford to pay, if
necessary, three times as much as the
canners. As a result of this rise in the
prices of fish, several canneries will
cease operations, leing unable to run
at a profit. Fall fieu still are scarce,
but it is hoped they will soon become
plentiful. The poor run is attributed ti
the genera! late season this. year.
Sipaiu'a (ireatest Need.
Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain,
spends his winters at Aiken, S. C.
Weak nerves had caused severe pains in
the back of his hea 1. On using Electric
Bitters, America's creates! Blood and
! Nerve Remedy, all pain soon left him.
I ile says this grand meiic'ne is what his
country needs. All Amenta know s that
it cure liver and kiilnev trouble, puri
fies the blood, tones o, the stomach,
strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor
and new life into evt-ry muscle, nerve
and organ of the body. If weak, tired
or ailing, yon need it. F.very bottle
guaranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by
Biakeley A Konghton, drucst.
Washington's to be Mustered Out Oct. 31.
San Francisco, O-t. 15 The next
regiment to g to the Philippines after
the Thiriy-first infantry, which has been
in quarantine on Angel island, is the
Forty-ninth infantry, U. S. A., a Colored
regiment. Several officers of that reg
iment have arrived, and the regiment is
expected to arrive from the South this
week. The F'leventh cavalry is rapidly
getting into shape to go to the front.
The First Washington regiment will
be mustered out Ootclier 31, and will
leave immediately for home.
The First Montana regiment, Colonel
II. C. Kessler, will be paid off tomorrow,
and will leave for home Wednesday
evening.
The Kansas regiment expects to bo
mnstered out on November 3.
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