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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, lfaOD.
NO. 22
MAKING IT WARM
FOR THE BRITISH
Eillsr's Traps Finn! Mr Fosltions
Too lit l) HU.
BRITISHERS DE- '
FEATED TUESDAY
When oo ao Armored Traio Toward
t
Coleaso Boers Forced the With
drawn I of Both the .Traio and
Troops, Two Thousand in Number.
London, Feb. 9. 2:35 p. m. There is
still do new of Bailer' doing today or
yesterday. A dispatch dated Frere Camp
February 8, but probably written with
the advanced line of Wednesday, and
eent to Frere by runner aaya :
"A force of the enemy are on both of
our flank, and continue to render onr
position extremely difficult to maintain."
Head Laagkr, Ladysmith, Feb. 7.
An armored train yesterday made a
sortie from Cbeveley toward Colenjs and
landed 2000 British troops on the right
of the Boer position. The Boers ion
mediately crossed over and make an at
tack with rifles and artillery, forcing the
withdrawal of both the train and the
troops to Cbeveley.
Fighting on the Upper Tugela river
lasted until 8:30 o'clock Tuesday even
ing. Particulars are lacking. Firing at
Colenso and along tbe Upper Tugela haj
been proceeding since 5 o'clock this
morning.
Koouoesbkro Dbift, Feb. 8.- -The
Boers yesterday made a determined at
tempt to drive the British from a hill
commanding the drift. Mounting two
seven-pouuderi at the northern ex
tremity, tbey shelled the position inter,
mittently tbe whole day. The Seaforth
Highlanders gained a position on the
summit and kept up a sustained rifle fire,
but suffered somewhat from the Boers'
shelling. A battery wassent'and sue
ceeded in silencing the Boer Ore. Mean
ahile two companies of the Argyll High
landers, advancing along the plain in a
westerly direction, found the Boers en
riched at a (mall drift. A sharp en
gagement followed, lasting the whole
day.
General MacDonald now only required
sufficient troops in order to completely
surround the Boers. General Babiogton
wag dispatched from Modder river with
a large force of cavalry and two bone
btteries, but failed to reach here, al
though he atarted early enough in tbe
ilav to enable him to get here early this
evening. Thi morning the infantry
still remain in the old position, General
Methuen ordered retirement to the
Modder river, which I now proceeding.
The British losses were 50.
Boer Head Laauek, Ladysmith, Feb.
S. The BritUh who were in postes&ion
of the ko jo at Moles drift abandoned It
after a bombardment of Boer cannon
" morning, and retired across the
Tugela river to their former position. A
desultory cannonade is proceeding at the
Tugela this morning, but otherwise
every thing Is quiet.
Loxijon, Feb. 9. 0:40 p. m. Up to
Hie present time, the war oflice has evl-
"itly heard nothing of Buller's retreat,
described in the dispatch from Boer
"end Laager, Ladysmith, February 8.
When shown the Boer dispatch, the of-
Ci-iala sppcarod ntlerly dumfonnded.
Apparently, thev had not the least sue-
piclon of the possibility of mchanout-
ome to the operations.
I oMMiN, Feb. 0 A special dispatch
"tin Cairo e-tys: The mutiny of the
"'ndiineae troona at Khartoum linn nu
ll med serious proportion and la caus-
n (treat anxiety.
Ilriner Nheep sales
men, Or., Feb. 8. The Ileppner
Mki
heep market'ooened today, when C. A.
Khej, president of the First National
bank, (old 7500 hnaii of mliari t-onrllnv
'"pat $2.35 per head, to be delivered
'ere after (hearing-. Ao average of
'.t pound of wool will be taken from
'hese sheep. Tha buyer was F. M.
Gooding;, of Shoshone, Idaho, who will
''tier drive or (hip them Et.
JameiJone has sold toGeor.aOra.
MO head of mixed yearllngs.lmmedlate
leiiverv. with l nn ti 1.0..1
.( .www. w.. , v J t uvaui
Other buyer art here, and lame sales
ill take nlana Uf ).
wv.w.w ' ' a I UIE
L't taar 100 000 h.a.l nf .i...n ....
old and driven East. At present there
are 240,000 sheep in Morrow county.
Weather hero continue favorable for
livestock. Yeaterday, for tbe first time
in two month, the mercury went below
the freei.ng point, and a few flake 'of
enow fell. Now the thermometer reg
isters 45 above.
Honolala riagoa la Abating.
Saw Fka.scisco, Feb. . The steamer
Alameda arrived today from an Aus
tralian port via Samoa and Honolulu.
The Alameda was ordered to quarantine,
but Dr. Kinyoun, state quarantine of
ficer, report that op to February 2 there
had been no new case of plague in
Honolulu (ince January 24. There are
7400 Japanese and Chinese in quarantine
at Honolulu and detention camp have
beeq established..
The Alameda did not dock at Honolulu,
but lay off that port-for six hours. Tbe
vessel carried 150 ton of freight con
signed to Honolulu, but this was not
landed. ' - - --. .
Waa Crualiod to Death.
South Bend, Wash., Feb. 8. William
O. Uiler, manager of the Columbia Box
A Lnmber Company' mill, was crushed
to death this afternoon, about 5 :30. He
bad just stepped back of the big saw,
when the dog in a huge cant they were
turning slipped out ' aijd the cant
truck him, throwing him against 'a log
back of him on the ekidwayi, crushing
In his rib. The cant was partially pulled
away when the dog slipped again, the
cant crushing hi hips a he turned.
He died an hour later.
He and his brother came here from
Portland about two year ago, and with
small capital but a vast amount of ener
gy and push had built np a good lumber
business. The deceased was the move
ing spirit in a large mill to be located on
Skldmore slough., for which the site had
been secured. A small subsidy was
raised for the mill, but declined by him.
In spite of reverses, both here and in
Tacoma, where he was formerly a con
tractor, he kept the' esteem and confi
dence of all by hi square dealings' and
honesty.- His sudden death is a shock
to the entire community.
Woman Drank Carbolic. Acid.
Spokane, Feb. 8. Mr. Scott Bennett,
of Fost Falls, Idaho, wife of member
of the town council, corarcitted suicide
this morning. She took carbolic acid
during a (it of temporary insanity. The
deceased wa a prominent worker in the
church aud lodge. '
la Afalnalrio Mow In Europe?
Chicago, Feb. 9. A epecial to the
Chronicle from Washington saya: Tbe
war department believe that Aguinaldo
has etcaped from the island of Luzon.
The department officials would not be
surprised to hear from him next as be
ing in London or in Pari, in cw.pnny
ith Agoncillo.
,
TAYLOR STILL
SEEKING ADVICE
Louisville Agreement Places Him in a
Difficult Position and lie Will Call
Meeting of Republican.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 0. Governor
Taylor has sent a large number of tele
grams to gentlemen in all parts of tbe
state who have for the past five days
showered htm with advice, urging him
toetand firm and not turrender anything.
J bo in Frankfort bv Saturday morning,
They will then consider the peace agree
ment, as adopted at Louisville, At pres
ent Taylor's Intentions are unknown a -id
h will say nothing regarding tt em.
The Impression has become general
among Republicans who were not par
tics to the Louis ysllo agrermtnt tha
the agreement was a complete eurrendei
to the Democrats, Taylor is thus placed
In ndiillciilt position and has not thought
it wise to make any statement regarding
his intentions until ho could convince
the party that anything he might do
would be for the good of the patty.
tinehel'a M arriwrera.
. Fbankfort, Ky., Feb. 0. Two men
suspected of complicity in the murder of
Governor Goebel were arrested in a
boardtng-houe todny. Their names are
Silas Jones, of Wbltley county, and Gott
chalk, of Nelson county. The men are
said to have slept in theexecntlve build
im for some time and they will be kept
in confinement until something more
definite I known of their whereabout
at tha time of tho assassination. Both
itrongly deny any knowledge b( the
murder,
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and (unburn. Manufactured by Clarke
A Falk.
WAR OFFICE -
IS SILENT
No fori From Bnller Since He Rc
crossed me Tneela.
ATTEMPTED DASH
FROM LADYSMITH
General MacDonald s Operations at
Koodersberg Were Successful
. Wednesday's Fighting in Natal.
London, Feb. 11, 4:10 a. m. The war
office still maintain silence regarding
the situation rt the teat of war, an
nouncing at 11 :30 last evening that no
furtLer news had been received, and
none has come frotti other sources which
would give a clew to General Boiler's
movements since herecrossed the Tugela,
or to tho present positions of the forces
White Trying to Oat Out.
Bokb Head La.'.er, Ladysmith, Fri
day, Feb. 9. It is reported from the
Upper Tugela that in yesterday' fight
ing, while driving tho British across the
river with heavy loss to them, the Boers
had four men killed, and eight wounded
On retaking the kopje, twenty-two Boers
were found killed.
The alarm was given at midnight that
the Ladysmith troop were trying to
force passuge in the direction ot tho
Free State laager.. Heavy firing waa
heard, but no particular have been
received.
MaeDooald'e Mora a Sncceas.
Modder Rivkr, Feb. 0, noon. Gener
al MacDonald (cored a distinct success
at Koodersberg. HI original orders
were to hold the drift and construct
fort. The position, however, waa ex
tremeiy difficult, a long range of high
hill running northwest and terminating
close to the drift, 011 the north bank of
the river. A it wa impossible to hold
the whole summit, General MacDonald
constructed strong work acres tbe
center, which were held by the Seaforth
Highlander d three companies of the
Black Watch. While tbe Highland light
infantry held a (mall kopje on the right,
the Ninth laucer. patrolled toward the
river, General MacDonald' plan being
to repel attacks.
Things went quietly until Wednesday,
when the Bjers advanced along the
ridg-t within 000 yards, mounting two
mountain f even-pounders, which weie
invisible in the plain. They also held a
smaller drift three mile to the west. On
receipt of this new, General Methuen
dispatched a large force of cavalry and
two horse batteriet under General
Babington with the purpose of sur
rounding the Doers. In order to further
this plan, General MacDonald adopted
merely defensivo tactics. It wa not at
tempted to force back the Boer' right,
which move might have resulted In their
general retirement soon.
General B.tbington left Modder river
at 11:30 in tho morning, and arrived
within two miles of Koodersberg at 11 :30
m., too l:to to attempt the turning
government. The next morning it was
found that the Boers had fled from the
lower drift, but still remained cn the
hill, where they perceived Babington'
movements. Early In the morning
Bnblngton vigorously shelled the retir
ing Boers. The whole British force is
now re'nriiiug to camp.
Mnr.lar In r"l rat Ilogree.
Nkw Vokk, Feb. 10. After del ihera't
na 7ly hours, the j.iry returned a vi r-
dict of guilty i'f murder in the first de
gree RgHinst Roland B. Molinenx,
charged with the murder of Mis. Kate J.
Adams by poison, December 28, 18!)S.
Harlow 8. Weeks, counsel for the do
feupe, made the nriial motion, and
Recorder (ioff adj turned court until
February 10, when he said he would
hear tho motion and sentence the tie
f.mdtint. Mhncked liy A ilium Kcni.
HaI.em, Or., Feb. 10 Paialysis, super
induced by fright, ranted the death ot
Mrs. Emily Do Voe at an early hour this
morning. Oo January S3 Mr. De Voe,
with a friend, paid a visit to the hospital
for the insane. The sight of the demented
Inmate apparently shocked her nervous
system, and for a short time she sulTored
severely. Then paralysis set In and re
sulted in her death. The physicians at
th asylum laid today that nothing un
usual occurred at h institution during
Mn. Do Voe' visit. Ih only new they
had of her fright and subsequent illness
waa what they gleaned from the daily
paper.
Mr. De Voe was a native of Ohio, wa
in her 74th year, and had lived In Salem
some time. Her husband and two chil
dren survive.
Haary B. Carratt la Dead.
Golocndali, Wash., Feb. 10. The
death and bnrial ot Henry B. Carratt at
Goldendale remove one of Klickitat'
wealthiest citizens. "Father" Carratt,
a be wa better known by his friends,
wa a typical old-time Englishman. He
was born in Lincolnshire, England, July
SI, 1810.' In July, 1838, be marrried
Mis Sarah French, of Northinghara
shire, England, who died some time ago.
They moved to Canada and in 1S82 came
from Cherokee ounty, Iowa, to Golden
dale. ' "
PATIENT IS DEAD
AND BURIED
Bible Texts Not Regarded as a Good
Defense, But He ' was Held to
Circuit Court.
Onna-N City, Feb. 10. Coroner M.
0. Strickland today held an inquest over
the remains of Mr. S. B. Quint, who
died at Gladstone last Thursday, and
returned a verdict that Mrs. Quint,
whose ago waa 63 years, came to I cr
death through lack ofmedical attendance,
and from misplaced confidence in the
ability to cure disease of one A. VV.
Hertzka, a so called Christian Science
practitioner of Portland,
Hertzka was the chief witness. He
gave his age as twenty-two, and said be
was formerly a bookkeeper in a Spokane
store, and had later taken up the busi
ness of healing disease by the Christian
Science plan. He admitted he had no
license to practice medicine, and all
through his testimrny he quoted Script
ure to show that Christ cured disease by
faith and prayer, and averred that he
wa following the same method. He said
that he bad given Mrs. Quint no medi
cine-, whatever, and had need no means
except the mind. It waa brought out in
the evidence that Hertzka had paid Mr p.
Quint three or four visits, and had made
a contract to treat her for f5 per week.
Dr. E. A. Sommer testified that the
woman' death wa caneed by uraemio
coma, which could have been brought
about by heart trouble, kidney disease
or other disorder. When he wa called
in he said it was too late to give a correct
diagnosis.
After the inquest was concluded
Hertzka wa arrested on a warrant
charging him with practicing medicine
without a license. He wa examined
before Justice Schuebel, who held the
lefendeut to the circuit court, fixing hi
bond at $100. - It wa some time before
Hertzka could find a surety. Mrs. Goerge
Herron came to the rescue and signed
bis bonda.
A a cure for rheumatism Chamber
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Ind., hat been troubled with that ail
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says: "I never found anything that
would relieve me until I used Chamber-
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with me. My foot was swollen and
paining me very much, but one iiood
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Cottaok Gnovis, Or., Feb. 10. In
formation was received here today by a
carrier from Bohemia of Another rich
strike In the Mustek ..nine In No. 0 level.
The vein i five feet wide, and runs as
high as $'JO0 per ton in gold. This is
tho lowest tunnel in this property, being
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Oi.vmpia, Feb. 10. Three children of
P. D'Arry, living near South I'nion, were
recently poisoned by drinking the water
from an abandoned well. At first the
children were not considered seriously
ill, but within tha last few day alarming
symptoms have developed, and the little
one are now In a precarious condition.
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JOUBERT LEADING
6000 BOERS
THreaten Bailer's Eight at Ciieyels?
DGtaflnnent Creeps T.roiili
Z&lQlaud,
ENGLAND EXPECTS
BETTER RESULTS
Lord Roberts and General Kitchener
Are at Modder River and Are Ex
pected Soon to Set in Motion an
Important Movement.
j.onio.v, et. VS. Hoi a line of war
news having been received since yester
day, Great Britain remain waiting anx
lounly to hear which side will succeed in
striking first. The feeling, however,)
much more confident than at the open
In of last week, in consequence of the
widespread lielief that the bands of Lord
Roberta and General Kitchener are now
firmly gripped at the helm, and that
whatever happens tiie campaign will
now be waged under careful, conipre
henBlve plans, In which all force will
co-operate.
Both side seem to be collecting tbem
selves for an attack. The left born of
the Boer army is creeping through Zolu
land and threatening the British right
and at Cbeveley General Jonbert, with
0000 men, is reported to be endeavoring
to attack Buller. Boer aggressiveness
has already developed, and has met
with repulse at Rensburg, while, from
what now becomes the most Important
point of the Campaign, Modder river,
come the new of ceaseless activity and
redoubled vigilance. These reports create
hopefulness in Great Britain rather than
anxiety, for the impression exist that
Boer aggressiveness will glye the British
troops tbuir long-looked-for opportunity,
and tend greatly to assist tbe broad plan
of campaign which Robert may shortly
be expected to set in motion at Modder
river.
In the meantime, Ladysmith must
wait the txlgenciee attendant upn the
more important military movements
now on foot.
frank Harris, former editor of the
Saturday Review, in a pamphlet pub
lished today, reiterate the view which
the St. James Gz.'tte has been insist
ing on. "That quality and not quantity
is what England needs to bent the Boers.
And that "England always fails to le.irn
by experience." He adds:
"The British, In their turn, pi ly sav
ages to the Boers and advance across the
open to ha swept away by rifl fire. They
don't seem to see lli.it their bravery is
just as useless ami jit as stupid as the
bravery of the ILidendowa Arabs. Get
up your corps of marksmen now; give
them telescopic sights and tho best rinVe ;
train them as sharp? hooters, not as pu
gilists, oud yon ill beat the Boere, on I
not otherwise."
A Convincing Aiitur.
"I hobbled into Mr. Iilm-kmon's drug
store one evening," says Wusley Neltoii,
of Hamilton, Gu., "and lie H'knl ine to
try Chamberlain' Pain 1!Iiii for rheu
matism with which I had n;UWcl for a
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any medii-iiM as they all fulled. He
said: 'W:l If Ch underlain' P11I0 Balm
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it.' 1 took a bottle of it homo and used
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week I was rurcl, and have not silica
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Too Much Whlakay.
Wasiiinotok, Feb. 11. Captain Frank
M. Wells, chaplain of the First regiment
of volunteers, who ha just returned
from the Philippine island, poko in
Garfield Memorial church today nnder
the auspice of tha W. C. T. U., on the
liquor question In the Philippine island.
Ue declared that eiro th American
took Manila 400 places where liquor 1
sold had sprung up In Manila, while, be
l l A W -
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aowora Co.. m voaa.
fore the American came to the islands,
Manila had only three saloon. The)
Filipinos, he asserted, spoke well of the
American soldiers, rave that they said
the American "were bad people" when
they had drunk too much liquor.
Whisky, be said, was sold in the barracka
at Ilo Ilo, but over fifteen feet from bis
headquarters, until he put au end to it
by complaint to tbe colonel and provost
marshal. The transport Indiana, on
which he returned to tbe United State,
be characterized a a "whisky trans
port," and he said that be had unsuc
cessfully attempttd to have the sale ol
liquor on the transport (topped while
in the Philippines.
rraalriaut Will Hear Woman.
Xbw Youk, Feb. 11. President Me
Kloiey has promised to give an audience
to Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, national
superintendent of legislation tor tbe)
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
tomorrow, to talk over the anti canteen
law and It Interpretation by Attorney
General Griggs. Mrs. Stevens, national
president of the W. C. T. U., and Misa
Gordon, vice-president, will be present.
A Mshl or Terror.
"Awful anxiety was felt for the
widow of the brave General Bornhara of
Machias, Me., when the doctors said'
she could not live till morning," writes
Mrs. S. II. Lincoln, who attended her
that fearful night. "Ail thouvht sl.e
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Blliaard lo Colorado.
Denvek, Feb. 11. A blizzirdt is
eweeplng over Colorado. The central
and northern portion of tbe state are n
the throes of the storm which is gradual
ly moving southward. Snow has been
falling in the mountains nearly all day,
with no prospect of Immediate abate
ment. A yet railroad traffic has not
been affected to any great extent, bnt
continuance of the storm will serionslr
Interfere with it. Report from South
ern Wyoming and Western Nebraska
are to the t fleet that a blizzard has been
raging in th tt vicinity today and is con
tinuing. .
Selaad Inlands Not Mentioned In Treaty.
Manila, Feb. 12. It i reported that
tite gunboat Princeton visited the
Tatane and C.lagan islands, which
wereomittedfro.n the Pari treaty of
peace, being north of 20 degree of lati
tude, ralseJ Ameiican fia4 and ap
pointed native vovernor. It is added
that the Princeton found a, Japanese flag .
at Bayal island, nnd r.-'rainul from land
ing there, pending o-d-rs. The Prince
ton occupied the Northern Ulands under
government order. Theieport that the-
Japanese flat was found flying is not
confirmed, tut there a'e rumors that
Japan intended to take the t&l.-uid. Tha
natives willingly tuhHtitutel American
for the insurgent officials and took tha
oath of allegiance.
The natives of S.imtr and Leyte are
returning to their towns and normal con
ditions are beinr resumed.
I'moufirnied rumors from nativey
S'Ulices say Unit dent-rat 1 10 del 1 Mar,
the insurgent commander, dieii ot fever
ecently.
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