WEEKLY
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VOL. X
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY DECEMBER 23, 1899.
NO. 13
GENERAL LAWTON
WAS KILLED
Ilile 10 Front of His Troon at
San Mateo.
BULLET STRUCK
HIS BREAST
Instilment Troop lie Encountered Were
Commanded Hy a Rebel Named
Crroolmo, Wboac Indian Xamc
itaLc Ibt Itravc La Ion Gave a
Fainoua Chant la (be Southwest.
Mimii, Pee. 19. General Henry
I.toi) ha been shot and killed at han
Mateo. II wa atandmg In front of lt
troops, wa shot In Ilia breast and i.
immediately. Lawtoa started Irani
Manila laal night with cavalry, under
Captain Lor art t, an.l battalions 4 th
Tatutieth end Twenty-seventh infantry,
gndrr Lieutenant Colon! hatful, for
tl.a iiro o( rapturing San Mateo,
(irronluin MiJ lo have V) intur
lot. Ma was born lo Tola-do, Ohio,
appoint! to tin army from Indiana.
WiUHHTM, IhrC. 19.--l'p lo 2
o'clm k tlila afternoon, th war depart
meal ha rttrelved no ori nl I.awlon't
Jeatti e-cei.t that coat eyed in the
Ar"riatr4 Preas dispatch mliirli wa
I rn I tri at ixi I airly to lh war official.
Iti prevalent' first iatimation nl las
ban of Ski brave ofltcaar waa alto given
aim Iw Aaaocialed I'm. Th dispatch
waa tmit lo lb While Houae while (lie
cabin meeting wa In pmgreaa, and
received with xrrestlont l sorrow
and regret.
Jt ati learned at alio r drparttaHtnl
Ota! In-trorllont bal tieaa received lat
aik'tt Irmn the pra.?eiil lo prepare Lw
lon's cocnuilaalon a brigadier-general In
the. regular army to Oil " of the il
rug vacancies, and aha adjutant general'!
e'erka rre at work on the coinuiiaaion
when tha Information of I-aarton's dWh
conveyed to tha department.
Laaton mil native cl Indiana, tuid
on hi comtolsalon In th army ly
glial gallantry daring th civil war.
'Ta a Close Call.
SiirKwouu, Or., IVc. lib The Bapt
eWch Lulldlog at Mlddlt-ton narrow ly
e'aJ dftstrnctluA by lire Hiindiif
evening at the cle of chnrrh aervire.J
TWo janitor In trying lo extinguish tl
light of a lamp jarred It luoae from U
fattening and It fell to th Moor, alien
rtiun of tl.a roulent ran out ami
toic fir, causing a freat panic among
tha congregation.
Tli coolnesa and pretence of wind ol
K-v. Brock, the pastor, I. B. Marring
tow and H. II. Kvman teved the loaf ol
the building and pom hi y life. They
carried th lamp to tli outside, ei
tinguialiing th flame from the burning
oil on th fl tor br tmolherliig with
elothiug ami th literal ne ol water
Another boston Hank lit.
ItoaTow, Dee. 19. Dlllwey A Starr,
banker and broken, of this city, have
tinned. Th ettt and liabilities
have not yet been computed. Th flrm
ii on of tha uiot prominent of the
kind In tha rlty, and la competed of
Charlee W. Dlllaway, George II. Flint
and A. W. Iwrnr. Th firm, it I
nitderttood, with two other houte, car
ried a larjr quantity of mining tlork.
lb mbarraaiment of the Globe Na
tional bank and tha tubiciint flurry
In the atock market I (aid to l the
ri-aton for tha aaiignment, aa lb firm
a heavy loaer.
Colored rolitician Dead.
Chicaoo, Deo. ltf. John W. K. Thorn
a, on of tha beat-known colored law
yalnthla cily, and the firtt coloied
nan to be elected to tha legislature ol
IlUnola, iiiej )att night at bit reaulnnc
in 1 1 la cily. Ileaide being regarded a
tb weallhleal coloreil perton In Chirago,
Mr. Ibomaa baa been for year a char
acter of considerable local renown.
Iinmluration From The East.
I'axi.i.aTOM, Or., l)ee. 111. The firal of
fie Immigration promiaed from the
li' k Inland territory arrived today from
l"ta. It la deatlnrd for Southeaitern
Wnahincion or thi part of Oregon.
Theae are J. 8. Col , wife and daughter,
and hla two aonr, and their wive, ol
inevllle, la. Mr. Co came aa tho ad
vance guard of a colony of 2" or 30
lainlliea.wboare wallinx In I.ineville,
and will be governed by the report which
Mr. Coi will ,rn l ba. k to them. He
will locate temporarily in tome lown,
probably Walla Walla, and look Into the
reaounea ol the Inlaud Kiiijlre, later
electing a permanent location.
Thin far the majority win have come
from the K.aat and Middle Wnt within
the paat year or two have aeltled In
Washington. Tbl aill probably be true
during the coming aea.on, if pretem
indicatiorn are to be relied npnn. People
In the Kaal appear to know more aluut
Waahlngion th abjiit Oregon, and nat
urally g there when let-king boiura in
the Wttt.
LAWTOiYS REMAINS
AT MANILA
Arranyemcnta Made For the l uotral of
the Dead Soldier.
Mil , Hec. ? H p. m. Major-Gen
eral I.aaton'i !.jf wait brought from
San Mateo to Manila thla afli-rnoon, hit
atatr and a t-iiadron of ravalry acting aa
erort. 1 1 at tound nt-cettary to brblife
the river.
Ttie lneraI will take place Irom hit
late miilt-rire here, a niannon formerly
ocriiiiied hy a Kpaoitli general. The
body hat lero pla(il teiiUHirarily In a
vaa't in Kl I'aoi reineterv, wticre many
of the American eoldiera have ben in
terrel, and a guard of levnor ill be
aaaintainrd. W lien Mrt. I.awtun arM
tier four rblldren ahall have complelwl
their arrangi-aaenla lor returning to tie
1'nile.l Matrt ttie reinaie-i will be turn
on a tran"vt, with an eorort ol olfieeTe,
lor final interment, at la thought prob
able here, la Arlingtoa emetery.
Ved of the WounJ.
Dm i.-iuat.i, dr., Ieo. I'h Kdttard
Meyer, td Laurel, ata mi let ronth of
here, died early thi morning, (rwn a
revolver ebot in the bead. Ywing
Meter wa helping bit brother, Louis,
butcher )g", and both were in the en.
Ijiuit haat just shot a liog, not killing it.
when the enraged lieast made a dafi at
him. Mil foot elit-t xl and be fell
against a partition, lu the ttruggl to
get away the revolver waa diarkarxl,
the bullnt entering the brother'! heal
near the top and rrnu-r of the e k-a 1 1 .
liuit la aout 2:i yeara of aie, while the
di-ceatrd aa alniiit 'JO.
Cold Carr int Savaie Quartz.
htni-rra. Or., lec, "H Keporta of a
tremendoualy rich tlrike In the lower
levels of the iionanca niiiw- have gninnd
currency in Uiia ramp within the paat
lew dayt. A workman brought the neat
Saturday that aaaydowu iai the Ijwest
working of tl? mine, a lia-im-h ttreak
l almost pure gold was tUnck. The
Miiner quia! 1 lied ttii) astounding state
mauit by admiUing that th ttreak
rarrle 1 a little quarts.
A party of Philadelphia itockboldera
in Itonani Company recently
visited the mine. It I understood that
they recommded an enlargement of the
til ttamp mlil to l'H tlamps. The
present ouM'Ul it ItiW.OOO a month. II
the ore ijuantit:e continued, an en
largement of the mill to the rapacity
contemplated would mean the Increase
of output in gold lo 100,0OO per month.
Sul Smith Russell's Condition.
CnictKO, IVc. l'J.-Sol SMiiilh liustell,
who collapsed last night In the iccond
act of "The Hon. John (irigsby," ia con
fined lo bit apartment! at the Virginia,
and no one li allowed to tee him but hit
wife. According to Mrt. liustell, the
actor it fullering from nervoti -irostra-lion
and mental collapse, due to over
work. Committed to the Asjlum.
F..-it..0r.. lec. H.-Mn. Sarah M-r-
vin, a lister of the well known Carroll
brothers, of Wheeler county, wat yester
day adjudged insane and committed to
the Mat asylum.
Hawaii's Sugar Crop.
fU Fmam hoi, Pco. 10,-Keportt re
ceived Irom this teason'f nigar crop In
tha Hawaiian itlanus give.
prmlurt at 28,M07 ton-, which it one of
the largest in year.
Unconstitutional.
.m-u.v.iF.ai.... IVc. I'.h-Tha Illinois
fiipreme court hat held the enti-depart-ment
Horo law, passed by tho last leg
islature, to be nnconstitutiimal.
Mar.iii of (Juccnsbiiry
III.
t rtwitnv Dec. l'.l.-Tbe Marquis
of
1 1, .!, nrv. who wat
found insi-nsible
,n bed at the Kaleigh Club yeaterdaf, ia
in a critical condition.
imp
THE GUNS
That He Hal to Abaniott at Battle
of T.zcla.
THEY DID NOT
CROSS THE RIVER
Uritishers Made Recovery at Midnight
Saturday Irish Sympathize With
The Uocrs.
London, Dec. 'JO special dispatch
from Durban, Natal, dated Satnrday,
says it it rumored that General Ituller
called lor volunteer to recover the
abandoned guns, and that a party issued
from camp after midnight and brought
in the guns, which were uninjured.
ItvioN, Dec. 20. The last newa from
Malt-king, dated the Cih, hat just been
received. It taya a desultory bombard-
ateut wat continued and that sharp
etiootera were engage i in a smart dael
mornings and evenings. The dispatch
also describe a novel method f rendrug
message adopted by some ISoer on
December i. A five-pounder shell fired
into tha totni that day did wot explode.
It wa opened and found to contain a
letter as fellows :
"Dear Powell: (Colonel Baden
Powell). Kxcuse the ireti messenger,
No other means of communication,
Pleaee teil Mrs. that another and the
family are all well. Dow'l drink all the
whisky; leave tome for e when w get
in."
A rented list of Uritteti casualties at
the the 'battle ol Coiense ehow 137 non
coinaiifeioned olSeert 4id men were
killed.
I.)Vks, Dec. 20. It rlll seems doubt
fill whether the guns that General Bai
ler abandoned at Col. are in the
posseeaion of lUi Hoers. According to a
dispatch to th Associatesl Press from
Durban, sent olf on tie evening of the
battle, id which ha just keen received
here, the guns remained w bene they were
left bv ttie British troops and were
covered ty heavy gaus of llildyaid's
brigade, occupying an entrenched poei
tion. The dispatch adds that the Boers
had thus far not attempted to cross the
river and capture the gtint, while ad
vices to tin? Associated Press from
Pretoria iiikUt the same date say that
an ottii ial Boer dispatch reports that two
guns, thirteea wagons and a quantity of
ammunition ware captured, besides JOS
prisoners.
Farther accounts of Tugela river battle
emphasise the ignorance of th British
intelligence department in regard to the
disposition of the Boers' forces. The
British wc-e not aware that the Boert
were entrenched along the series of low
lying hills immediately northward of
Colenso bridge until the staggering fir
compelled them to retreat, when the
attack seemed about to succeed. The
Boer were also in greater numbers than
anticipated.
Irish Are in Sympathy With Boers.
Ciiicacio, IVc. 20. "So far as I have
been able to observe, the Irishmen in
the diTerent parts of thia country are In
entire sympathy with the Boera in the
war with Kngland. This sympathy they
have chosen and I think the movement
will not go farther than this to mani
fest, by passing resolutions and provid
ing money for the equipment for hospital,
ambulance and surgical department."
This is the statement of John T. Keat
ing, president of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians and conspicuous among the
Irish-Americans in this city and else
where. The action taken by tha local
order in Chicago and that ol St. Louis
has not ended the movement In thia
matter. The united tocietiesol tills) city
have determined to hold a mass meeting
on Janmry 5, at which time there will
i. nmch-makh)g and a general ex
pression of the feelings of the Irishmen
ol Chicag) toward the people of the
frnnsvanl.
Fa) of Letter Cariicis.
Wahiim-tos, IVc. 15 Senator Mc
!ridi ha reintroduced his bill to regu
late the salaries of letter carriers, which
provided that after June ;W, l'.iOO, the
pay of letter curriers In cities of more
than 75,CKK1 population for tho first year
of service shall be '00, the second year
f siX), the third TI0V0 and the fonrth and
I thereafter fli'OO. In tbo case of citie ol
free delivery, whose population is les
than 7o,000, the same rate shall hold
good for th first three years, but the
limit of salary Is ( 1000 instead of a1200.
Oregon la Invited.
SAt id.Or., Dec.19. William Buchan
an, manager of the Pan-American expo
sition, to be held in Buffalo, N. Y., has
Invited the state of Oregon to participate
in the t x position. The exposition will
be held from May 1 to Nov. I, 1901.
The maoiger desire an exhibit of Ore
gon products.
Calve. Bring $15 Per Head.
L-xaviiw, Or., Dec. 10 W. II. Mc-
Call and others ol Silver Like, in this
county, have just sold all the calves
they had to spare to William Connelly,
at tli per head. Thia is fl per head
more than was ever paid for calve in
this county before.
PORTAGE RAIL-
WAY QUESTION
Engineer's Recommendation for Im
provement at The Dalies May
Block Alt Legislation.
WAH111S..T0M, Dec. 19. The Oregon
delegatioa has got to meet recommen
dation o General Wilson, chief of engi
neers, savoring a portage railroad at the
dalles. Captain Harts wiakes the rec
ominealatlon, which is endorsed by bis
chief. While this nay not block all
legislation looking to an improvement
at tree dalle, the fear is expressed that
s- may be the result.
The delegation favor a boat railway.
Bot'i Senator McBHJe and Bepresenia-
tiv-s Moody so txpreeeed themselves to
day. Moody raid a canal would be ac
eeptable, but it woald take too long to
construct. With aright of way secured
far the boat railway, and a favorable re
port by the board ot -engineers, tha dele
gation is of the opiaion that it is the
ly satisfactory improvement that can
be made. Captain hi arts' comse, it is
said, had led people to believe that a
fcjat railway is impossible and a portage
railway the only thiag feasible. But
tee government hesitate about building
such a road, because it means tbe be
ginning of government ownership of
railroads, and also because those who
bare Investigated tbe matter eay it will
not fford any relief. Breaking bulk on
the river steamers Is wholly impractical-,
says tbe Oregon men. Tbe
recoiuuendation of the engineers may
prevent aoytbing from being done.
May Meet in California.
Sax Fk-AKOim-o. Dec. 21. The Call
says that D. J. Tobin, a well-known
sporting man of this city, has offered
$50,000 in behalf of a syndicate to secure
the JefTriet-Corbett fight for this city,
has secured an option of sixty days in
which to make a satisfactory deposit. If
the ccntestoccure here it may be held by
daylight, In the open air.
Robbea the Grave.
A startling incident, of which Mr.
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, ia narrated by him as follows:
"I was in a most dreadful condition. My
skin waa almost yellow, eyea sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in back
and sides, no appetite gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three physi
cians had given mo up. Fortunately, a
triend advised 'F.lectric Bitters'; and to
my great joy and surprise, the first
bottle made a decided Improvement. I
continued their nse for three weeks, and
am now a well man. I know they saved
my life, and robbed tl.e grave of another
victim." No one should fail to try them.
Only 60c, guaranteedat Blakeley A
Houghton's drng store. 6
So Funds for Starving Alaskans.
Wasimsotos-, Dee. 20. The secretary
of the treasury bas notified tbe interior
department that appropriations relating
to Alaska, nnder control of the treasury,
are specific that they cannot be applied
for the relief of the Alaskan natives on
Kodink island, who are reported to bo in
destitute conditions.
riayad (lot.
Dull Headache, Pains in various parti
of the body, Sinking at tbe pit of the
stomach. Lose of appetite, Feve islmess,
Pimples or Sores all positive evidences
of impure blood. No matter how it
became, so it must bo purified in order to
obtain good health. Acker's Blood
Klexir has never failed to cure Scrofulous
or Syphilitic poisons or any other blood
diseases. It is certainly a wonderful
remedy and wo sell every bottle on
a positive guarantee. Blakeley A Hough
ton's drng store.
FIVE MILES
Bnllsr Is EmectiEZ an Attack On
tbe Eailroai
GUNS TURNED
AGAINST HIM
Reports of Their Recapture Without
Foundation Fears Regarding
Ladysmith.
London-, Dec. 21. A diapatch to the
Herald from Chiveley camp, dated De
cember 17, says: General Boiler's army
moved bark five miles today, tbe march
beginning at 1 o'clock this morning, two
brigades going to Frere in order to de
feat a possible attempt on tne part of
tbe Boers to execute a flank movement
to destroy the railroad on the British
rear.
Bullcr'sGuns Are Turned Against Him
New York, Dc. 21. A dispatch to
the Herald from London says : Little
credence is placed in the repoit that the
guns lost by tbe British were not cap
tured by the Bers. Had thes'ory been
true. General Duller must have referred
to it. Sir Redvers' artillery cannot now
muster much more than thirty guns,
while tbe captured British weapons have
no doubt been mounted in tbe Boer lines
and can be nsed, since the ammunition
wagone teem to have been lost with
them.
Garrison Short of Ammunition.
Loxnox, Dec. 21. Tho chief canse of
nneaslness which brings back tbe shadow
to English faces is a suspicion that the
Ladysmith garrison is short of ammuni
tion and incapable of a prolonged de
fense. The war office does not admit
tbzr Ladysmith is in serious danger or
short of ammunition, but the censor
ship somehow has allowed these alarm
ing reports to reach England. The censor,
it is apparent, sometimes falls asleep, or
is drugged by tjo candid and too in
quisitive friends.
Boers Will Welcome Offer of Mediation.
Ne- York, Dec. 21. A dispatch to
the World from Brussels says: Herr
Holbern, in charge of the Transvaal
agency here, asked today what truth
is in the report that President Krucer is
ready to sign a treaty of peace if Great
Britain will ask for no further privileges
for the Uitlanders, and will pay what tbe
war bas cost tbe Boers, answered :
"No such proposals haye been for
mulated yet. A contingency inviting
proposals of peace would be welcome
under certain conditions. If any govern
ment desires to mediate, the South
African republic will treat."
caughtIn
a blizzard
Two Men Had Perilous Trip 00 Lake
County Prairies.
Lakevikw, Or., Dec. 16. Dr. W.
Kingston Vance and Dr. Hayman, two
specialists from San Francisco, who have
been traveling through this section,
started from the Warner country, forty
miles from here, yesterday morning with
a two-horse hack to come to I.akeview
through a blinding snow storm and
three feet of snow. About noon they
lost their way in the mountains, and the
horses, not nsed to wading belly deep in
the snow, gave out. They took the horses
from the hack and floundered in the
snow lor a while on horseback, when tbe
animals became completely fagged out
and had to bo abandoned. Tbe men
continued their journey on foot, wading
through the snow up to their waists.
As night came on they found some
wood and started a fire. This brought
relief. A rancher, by the name of Lynch,
saw the fire and went to it and guided
them to bis cabin, a few miles away.
A messenger was sent to Lakeview, and
between midnight and day they were
landed here on a sled by a driver who
knows the country.
John L. Sullivan I Broke.
Naw York, Pec. 20. John L. Sulli
van, who is being sued by a liquor firm
for $1600 for goods urcbased, teuified
in court to lay that be was without
money or property. A'terwarl he
stated that bis earnings in the profes
sional career had exceede I $100,000,000,
and that be made $400,030 in the winter
of 1883-4. He sail: "I bavr been a
good fellow, and I am broke. If any one
I knew needed money an I aked me for
it, be got it."
INVESTIGATING
FREIGHT RATES
Interstate Commission Is Looking Into
Proposed Advances.
Washington, Dec. 21. Heating waa
begun today by the interstate commerce
commission in the matter of the change
in freight classification hn 1 freight rate
by carriers nsing classification. Many
complaints have been filed with the
commission, alleging that discriminating
changes in freight classification have
been agreed upon to take efTeci January
firtt next. To determine this queetion
a bearing was held today.
Chairman Gill, of the "official classifi
cation committee," was the first witnees.
Ho maintained the proposed advances
were due to the increased cost of railroad
plants and maintenance, and that ad
vances had been applied to classes ol
freight that could well pay them. Ho
intimated that for some reason still
further advances probably would have
to be made.
A STUB CIBE FOIt Cl'.OtP.
Tentj-a?e Yeart' CoDStant I'm With
out a Failure.
The first indication of croup is hoarse
ness, and in a chi'd tubj-.ct to tha
disease it may be taken as a Eure sign 'J
the approach of an attack. Fj(Tbfi"ng -tbis
hoarseness is a peculiar rongb ,
congh. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy'
is given as soon as the child becomes
hoarse, or even after tbe croupj- coagb
appears, it will prevent the attack. H
is used in many thousands ol homes lnv
this broad land and never disappoints 1
the anxious mothers. We have ye4r to .
learn of a single instance in which it,
has not proved effectual. No other
preparation can ehow eu?li a record
twenty-five tears' constant nse with
out a failure. For sale by Blakeley &
Houghton.
Cold Weather at Prinerille.
Prlseviu e, Dec. 20. The weather i9
cool and crisp here now, the thermome
ter registering about 15 degrees above
rero i.n the mornings. A thin layer ol
suow lays on the higher hills, but yery
little feeding has been done as yet.
Stockmen here are constantly in re
ceipt of letters asking for prices on etock,
both cattle and sheep. However, our
people think this is too early toset price
for spring delivery, and prefer to wait
for later market developments.
A Thousand fontuea
Could not express the rapture of Annie
E. Springer, of 1125 Ho-rard St., rhil
adelptia, Pa., when she found that Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption)
bad completely cared her of a hacking
cough that for many years .bad made
lile a burden. All other remedies and
doctors conld give ber no help, bnt ehe
says of this Royal Cure "It soon re
moved the pain in my chest and I can
now sleep soundly, something I can
scarcely remember doing before. I feel
like sounding its praises througbont tbe
universe." So will every one wbo trie
Dr. King's New Discovery for any trouble
of the throat, chest or lungs. Trice 50c
and$l. Trial bottle free at Blakeley Jt
Houghton's drug store; every bottle
guaranteed. 5
College Building Burned.
Akrox, IVc. 20. The main building
of the Buctitel college, including all the
laboratories, library, men's anil women's
domitories, was burned to tbe ground
tonight. The loss is fully $100,000, with
$f5,000 insurance.
That ThroM.lna: Headache
Would quickly leave yon, if you nsed
Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their niatcblesa
merit for Sic and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blood and strong
nerves and build up your health. Easy
to take. Try them. Only 25 cents.
Money back if not cured. Sold by
Blakeley & Houghton, druggists. 1
All persons wishing to take children,
either boys or gi-ls, for legal adoption or
on indenture, should write to W. T.
Gardner, superintendent of the Boys
and Giria' Aid Society of Oregon, at
Portland, Who can procure for them de
sirab'.e children of all ages. All applica
tions must be filed in advance, ti