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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY DECEMBER 30, 1899.
NO. 14
DISAFFECTION
AMONG TROOPS
Klaiii or tie Ottrtarm (Moot
c Crotj.'s Meg,
THEY DO NOT
EXPECT VICTORY
Traosvaalers Are Suspicious and the
Situation is Grave Joubert Has
Recovered.
Moudeu River, Cape Colony, Dec. 20.
The British naval gang command the
whole Boers' position, and possess the
exact range of every ttone and bueb.
They frequently plant shells with good
advantage in the midst of the group of
Boers. The Burghers are reported to be
returning homo for Christmas.
Recent arrivals from Jacobsda! report
that notwithstanding the Boer success,
the Free Staters do not expect ultimate
victory. They complain of the over
bearing conduct of General Cronje's men,
who are alleged to be better fed and
posted in the safest positions. The
Tmnsvaalers do not conceal their sua
picions of possibli defection of Free
Staters and threaten to shoot them at
the least sign of wavering. The Free
Staters are said to regard subjection to
the Transvaal as more to be feared than
subjection to Great Britain.
Eomblem island are surren.l.n.
American garrison from Panay.
The funeral of General Lacton will
take place December 30. The remains
tin oe embarked on the
Thomas.
transport
Pketokia, Dec. 18. General Joubert
has recovered, and returned to the front
today.
London, Dec. 2G. The latest cable
dispatches liom South Africa show the
situation at the front is practically un
changed. With the exception of desul
tory artillery practice, to which the
Boers did not reply, the British continue
to mark time. The Boers heavily bom
liarded Lad) smith for a couple of hours
Pecetu oer 10, the day after the battle of
Tugela river, but little damage was done.
Tbey killed one man and wounded two
cen of tho garrison.
Advices from Cape Town say the New
alanders, with General Frencii at
N'tauwpoort, were in a tight corner De
cember IS. They were nearly surrounded
by Boers, and retired under a hail of
bullets tired at short range, but sustained
only little loss. Among the Boers killed
at Storm berg were many of that locality
who bad joined the Free State force?.
several newspaper correspondents
bave returned to Cane Town from
Modder river, apparently confirming the
belief that mi immediate advance of the
British is not nroiected.
STILL GET INTO
.SKIRMISHES
Bad Fire at Koeehurr.
Kosebcbg, Or., Dec. 25.-The large
vwu-eiory warehouse opposite the depot,
lormeny known as the Gangers' ware
"uuse, rurneu at 10 o'c ock tonight
The owner was Mrs. Josephine, and the
lessees Miller & Aikens. The warehouse
is a total loss, together with much vain
-.--- i.
uie macninery, 50 tons of grain and
fifteen tons of flour. The loss is about
H.U00, fully covered by insurance.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but
it was evidently incendiary. It origi
no. u.l : .. 4 1 i . ...
'"c uacs pari oi trie upper
story. Energetic work by the fire de
partment saved the adjoining ware
houses. By prompt work the railway
employes removed many cars that were
e j posed.
SI Indian Women Killed.
Sax J.vcixTd, Cat., Dec. 23. It is es-
titnated that the damage here caused by
the earthquake sill aggregate over 50,-
000. The main shock was prsceded by a
loud roaring and awakened many just in
time to escape from the doomed build
ings. The business street was such a wreck
that tons of debris had to be removed
before buildings could be entered.
At Saboba Indian reservation, six
squaws were killed by a falling wall, two
fatally, and many seriously injured.
The shock caused dry artesian wells to
flow larger streams than ever before.
Considerable damage is reported in
near-by villages.
' Queen' I'lirlatma Tree.
London, Dec. 20. The wives and fam
ilies of the guards from Windsor, now
serving in South Africa, aesembled at
St. George's ball, Windsor, this after
noon to participate in the queen's
Christmas tree celebration. Queen
Victoria, the Duke ami Duchess of Con
naught, Princess Henry of Battenbnrg,
the Duchess of Albany, and others of
the royal family were present. The
tree, which was 25 feet high, was illumi
nated with electric lights and covered
with presents, which the members of
the household distributed after tea.
The queen evinced the greatest interest
n the festivities.
Disastrous Eartbauake in Sontnern
trenching 3'.j miles from his outlying
pickets. Metlyien reconnoitered with
two squadron and mounted Infantry for
two miles along the line, and drew the
fire of 'our guns and two Yiikers' ma
chine guns. Four hor;es were hit.
' The queen's Christmas message was
received with enthmism. Gat; ere is
endeavoring to reopen communication
with tho Indwe colliers."
THE WORST IN
MANY YEARS
Shock Caused Great Damage at San
Jacinto and Hemet Six Indian
Women Killed.
N. P. WRECK
A BAD ONE
FID
v ( a.
Ten Days Have Past and Last
Has Just Been Recovered.
Body
j"ey Are Not Usually Serious, Excepting
for Rebels Funeral of General
Lawton Took Tlace Saturday.
Manila. Deo 20 Colonel Franklin
l;e"i of the Thirty-sixth infantry, en
'ontered 150 Filipinos Thursday, near
A1tlnos, province of Zamboales, and
killed, wounded or captured twenty
hl't of them. Tha troops also obtained
""session of rifles and a quantity of
'""munition. Ohe American was
"'funded.
A detachment of the Thirty-fourth
nlanlry encountered hand of the
'Mtny Saturday at Aritao, provlnceof
kw Viz.aya, and routed them, killing
lw nd wounding or capturing thirteen.
F'1 Americana also eeized a Quantity of
f'nmiinitlon.
The Twentv-flrst regiment attacked
' t Filipino outposts Sunday near Ca-
"noa, scattering them and killing five
F' U'senfmv.
T,'s Thlrtv-second regiment Sunday
,J hrush with the enemy from the
fountains northwest of Diiialupian.
'IS AttlPrlnan . wn tut rtd . The
roops capturtd 125 head of cattle, and
""'gut thorn to Grankl, Bataan prov
nee.
1,1 Hie island of Panay, Captain
rownell's com mn r of the Twenty-
f'h infantry fought the enemy near
f ' The rebel . lost heavily and tho
f "'"leans captured a number of rifles,
relmln k. .! .-... r nil tfl
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Storm In the Lake Iteglnn.
Milwaukee, Dec. 25. A 35-mile
northwest gale is blowing on Lake
Michigan ofT this port tonight, and
steamers arriving are thickly coated
with icp. Tho steamers Klphicke and
Cumberland, coal-laden from Cleveland,
arrived today. The Lyons and City of
Roiup, also carrying coal, en route from
Cleveland far Milwaukee, are still out
but no anxiety is felt as to their safely,
Hie Chicago Milwaukee liners, plying
across the lake, are running on time.
The thermometer registers close to zero.
Los Angki.es, Cal., Dec. 25. At 4;
o'clock this morning a severe earthquake
shock was felt over a large portion of
Southern California. The undulations
lasted twelve seconds. The. entire cen
ter of the shock appears to have been at
Sun Jacinto, a small town in Riverside
county. The business portion of San
Jacinto consists of two blocks of two
story buildings, some of which are built
of brick. Ten or fifteen buildings were
damaged, chimneys being toppled over
and walis cracked and shaken. The total
damage at San Jacinto and Hemet, a
small town near by, is estimated at
$50,000. The large tourist hotel at Hemet
was damaged and the hospital at San
Jacinto also suffered. The shock was
heavy at Santa Ana, Anaholra, San
Bernardino, Riverside and other places,
but no particular damage is reported,
except from San Jacinto and Hemet.
Colored Children Cremated.
Middi.ktoh x, Conn., Dec. 20. Three
colored children named Dixon, aged 9, 7
and !! years, were burned to death
today during ft fire, which destroyed the
home of their pa-ents. Tha mother of
the children locked the little ones in an
upstairs room while she went out to do
some errand?. In some unknown
manner fire broke out in the lower part
of the building. Tho three children were
found lu a corner of the room under a
blanket.
ltoland Iteed 111.
New York, Dec. 25. Roland Reed,
the actor, Is seriously ill at St. Luke's
hospital, suffering from appendicitir,
and his road engagements for the holi
day week have been canceled. Up to
tonight no surgical operation had been
performed, and the surgeons had not
decided whether or not one would ue
....UIr. Tliev are honefol of re-
Ui.uca;. -
covery.
tlarar Wilde Challenged.
Paris, Dec. 2.). Oscar Wilde, who has
for some limo been living in Paris, may
have to fight a duel. According to the
Kcho de Paris, he became involved in
an altercation in a restaurant last even
ing with M. Richet, the explorer, and as
a result cards were exchanged.
I. Idle Damage at l.n Angele.
I.oh AxfiKi.ES. Cat., Dec. 25.-Tho most
severe earthquake ever felt in Los An
eetos came at 4:27 this morning. No
. .i .. I. rpmrted. There were
two shocks, the first being the most pro
longed. The shock lasted about twe.ve
second-, the undulations being from
north to south.
H. fc. Trnendell Peed.
La Ckohsi:, Wis., Dec &7.-S. V..
Trues.!. II, one of the oldest newspaper
... I the Northwest. died here lonignt.
For many years he was
various capacities with
Press, In St. Paul.
Where the Shock Wae Heaviest.
Rivkuside, Cal., Dec. 25.--Word re
ceived here today says that San Jacinto
suffered severely from a shock of earth
quake, which occurred tbeie about 4:25
a. m. Every brick building in town is
budly damaged. The county hospital,
at Bowers, Bhared the fate of other
buildings, but the greatest damage was
sustained by the stores and business
houses.
My son has been troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime ago
I persuaded him to take some of Cham
berlain'a Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. After using two bottles of the
25-cent size he was cured. I give this
testimonial, hoping somo one similarly
afflicted mnv read it nnd be benefited.
Thomas C. Bowek, Glencoe, O. Fur
sale by BItikeley & Houghton.
FIRST REPORTS ARE
SUBSTANTIATED
Lewiston, Idaho, Dec. 27. Although
ten days have passed sit ce the tragic
Northern Pacific wreck In Kendrick can
yon, and the body of the tifih and last
dead trainman has been taken out, the
mass of railroad iron has not been
cleared away. It is piled so high that it
has turned the channel of Pollach crtek.
Inquiry into the cause of the wreck,
just concluded, shows that tho trainmen
were at fault. They had eighteen flat
cars loaded with steel rails for the Clear
water cut off and two locomotives. They
should have divided the train before
starting down the tremendous 2 per cent
grade in the can von, as the tracks were
slippery with a light snow. The heavy
load got beyond control, and although
the conductor and one brakeman saved
themselves by cutting off the caboose,'
the train was wrecked, causing a loss of
1100,000, and the loss of five iives.
Fire at La Ci ramie.
La Grande. Dec. 27. A fire recurred
here yesterday morning at 5:30, which
completely destroyed the undertaking
warerooins of J. C. Henry, valued at
$750, together with a stock valued at
13000. Nothing was saved. The building
was covered by $500 Insurance, and the
stock by 1500. The fire is supposed to
have been of incendiary origin.
Mrs. Amelia Strang, ot Salem.
Salem, Or., Dec. 20. Mrs. Amelia
Strang, mother of A. E. Strang, engineer
at the insane asylum, and siBter of Mrs
Thomas Reynolds and Mrs. Anna Miller,
of Portland, died in this city today of
lropsy. She was62 years old.
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Discovery Is Within 200 Feet of Stai;e
Koad to Granite Gold is Visible
to the Eye.
connected in
the Pioneer
Si'Mi'TEii, Dec. 25. A week ago The
Oregonian gave the first report of a rich
strike four miles from GraDite. Since
then fully two miles of the ledge from
which the assay was made has been
located. Mr. Murray, of 8utnpter, has
made fourteen assays from ore dug out
by himself at as many different places
along the ledge, the lowest one showing
a value of f 4.13, and the highest ,2!1.
These assays are of surface croppings,
and, following the rule for this section,
would indicate an exceptionally rich and
extensive voin. The rock is of porphyry
formation. The quartz is free milling,
gold being visible to the eye.
The stage road runs just at the foot of
the mountain, not 200 feet frou the
original discovery, and the tunnel will
start just below and run under this road.
Kvery man, woman and child that has
ever gone from Sumpter to Granite has
passed this way, and seen the spot
where now stand the location stakes. All
have passed on, many to find good
property miles beyond; othere have
failed. They call it luck. One man
ad there a month before this dis
covery was made, and In his ignorance
remarked to an old prospector fn the
stage that thero might be gold in that
mountain. The prospector looked wise
and said there was no ore there; the
rock was not the right formation.
No C'liiiiiReln the Hltuatlnn.
London, K-e. 27. The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Cape Town, dated December 20:
"There Is no change In the situation.
Methuoii reporti that the m-my'i force
has increased and is now engaged In in
Oregon Chautauqua Aeseuilillea.
Oregon City, Dec. 27. J. W. Gray,
ecretary of the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua Association, has returned
fiom Ssn Francisco, where he attended
conference of delegates from tho var
ious assemblies. The meeting was hald
to select lecturers and entertainers lor
the summer assemblies. Theodore
Roosevelt, Bishop Benson, Clara Barton,
Jubilee singers, and Alton Packard,
were tho choica of tho conference. In
the event that satisfactory terms cannot
be made with all these, selections will
be made from a list consisting of Thom
as Mc Cleary, Rjbert Burdettn, George
W.Bain, Dr. Guns.iulus and Hooker T.
Washington. The date for the Glad
stone Park assembly was fixed for July
11-21, and the Ashland assembly July
11-20.
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Lewihto.v, Idaho, Dec. 27. The O. R.
AN. right-of-way agent, Captain Win
ter, has completed the purchase of a
right of way through Vineland, paying
in cash the sum ot $15,000. Tho right
of way includes about 15 acres of ground,
anil extends along the bank of the
Snake river opposite Lewiston. Theie
have been so many lalse motions made
on the part of the railroads that nobody
has a remnant of confidence left in their
sincerify. There was a time when a
purchase amounting to $5,000 would
have caused some interest to be mani
fested. Not one person in a hundred
believes that the purchase was made,
although the money was paid In cash.
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THE NATION
Horrible Star? 0! Ciiitira of Cuban
Prisons.
ALL DARE NOT
BE
TOLD
Assassins, Brigands, Pickpockets and
Young Men and Boys Even Sus
pected of Disorderly Conduct, Are
All Huddled Together, Sleeping on
Bare Stones Covered With Vermin
and Disease Germs.
New York, Dec. 27. CharlKn T.
Lewis, president of tho New Yrk Prison
Association, who went to Cuba on behalf
ol the state and other organizations in
the United States, has madon sensation
al report to the secretary of war in re
gard to the penal institutions of the
island. He contends that this govern
ment is responsible, and says that a
truthful description of the orisons
would arouse universal inligiintion,
which would probably be misdirected."
After urging tills government, through
the war department, to (top tho "in
tolerable crutlty and injusticf, which
now constitute a national diagrace,"
Mr. Lew is adds :
"Great prisons are overcrowded with
men anJ hoys. Assassins, brigands,
pickpockets and young men charged with
disorderly conduct, or merely su'pscted
of slight offenses, are herded tog ther in
absoluto idleness and unrestricted Inter
course. W it li no change of clothing, no
blanket or semblano of bed, many
hundreds sleep on bare stone. , where
filth and vermin are kept down only by
constant sprinkling with disinfectants.
"In some prisons tho only disinfectant
known is insect powder, and cases of
tuberculosis, some of them are far ad
vanced, infect the rooms and doubtless
spread the seeds ot disease. Moral and
physical contagion are promoted on a
vast scale together. Most of these
prisoners have been proved guilty of no
offense.
"In this hell upon earth they are held
indefinitely while the judges of firbt in
stance investigate the iharges. Kirli of
these judges has a secretary, who can
often secure a dismissal, but the prisoner
without monev or influence must wait."
territory north of the Z.iinbesi anil
England Delagoa bay, is the nioet start
ling news of the day. The authority is
not official, and the statement of con
certed action by the two powers against
French and Russian occupation must bo
accepted with reserve until the foreign)
office confirms it. The alleged payment
of 25,000,000 marks for Germany's share
in this territorial trade also seems doubts
fill.
Some disclosure of this kind has bee it
expected in diplomatic circles for several
weeks, since the necessity for shutting off
the supplies of arms and ammunition
for the Transvaal has become apparent
with prolongation of the war. While
the Russian press forecasts the occupa
tion of Hetat as tho first consequence of
their occupation of D.-'agoa bay, the
French journals are cautious to kuow
what tho Washington government will
do regarding tho seizure of American
vessels bv the British navy. Whatever
that action may be, reports that Mr.
Choate has intervened in the matter are
premature and unfounded. The British
pr'ze courts will without doubt be
allowed to do their work precisely as the
American priz operated during the war
with Spain, ami questions of contraband
of war and neutral rights will be argued
in due course.
j Russian and French rumors that all
n Mitral piwers will intervene if hngland.
t.ikes effective measures for closing thet
back door niint the entrance of contra
band of war into tho Transvaal are
colored by the general belief that lher
id a secret agreement with Germany re
lating to any omer;ji?.cy which may arise
on the eas-t coast.
WILL SHUT
OFF SUPPLIES
Statement- Itiut c urate.
London, Dt'C 28 inrny al.'egeil
disclosures i.f secret D daoi buy agree
ments have rrcsiitly been mbmltted to
the Britifh foreign office that tiie cfliciale
have made it a rule neither to deny nor
affirm them, and whin questioned re
garding the ethtemt-nt of the L.kal
Anzdiger, tho officials adhered to this.
ruW but a represeu'.ivo of the Aa-icc'ated
Presj gathered that the lidded dis
closures were q lite inaccurate. A dis
patch to the Times fro 11 Bti.lln com
ments on the L-ikal Anztier treaty
statement as follows:
"When it is remembered that two of
Portugal' As'alic possession', Goa anil
Damoa, form enclaves of the province
of Bouibav, the statements of the Lokal
Anzettr t order on the fantastic."
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The
Report is Not Credited in Either
France or Germany, but the Paper
Publishing It Asserts That Its
Source of Information Is Infallible.
Nkw York, Dec. "i. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: The
announcement; of the Berlin Lokai
Anzdiger that nnder the secret stipula
tion of the trraty, Germany will take
Portugal's African colonies and the
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