WEEKLY
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VOL. X
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1900.
NO. 24
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CRONJE HAS NOT
. SURRENDERED
Fkly Bin 6ns Trains! u Hii Army at
TtrriMj Sboct Haw
ENGLAND WONDERS
AT HIS DEFENSE
Transvaal Newspapers Contend That
His Movement is Beneficial
Buller Is Still Advancing. ,
London, Feb. 23, 2:10 p. m. Every
hoar is expected to bring news ot Cronj't
surrender. On all rides wouder is ex
pressed that the. gallant yet ghastly
battle at Paardeberg Drift has not yet
been ended in what is considered to be
inevitable. When fifty gun' bearing up
on the devoted band within the terribly
short range of 2000 yard?, surrender or
utter annihilation can be the only re'
suit, unless all reports of the strength of
the Boer reinforcements are wrong.
Critics canvass'every untoward con
tingency that can affect Lord Roberto,
and see nothing that can save Cronje
from the terrible vise in which he has
been canght. Even an unexpectedly
strong attack on Roberts' line of com
munication could scarcely, arrording to
these Experts, materially alter results.
Rumors were current .this morning that
the end of the struggle bad actually
come, but these emanated from informa
tion received by the Rothschilds, which
they subsequently discovered to .be
utterly without foundation.
The severe losses incurred by General
Kelly-Kenny Sunday have produced
some adverse criticism, but It is pointed
out that had he foogl.t less furiously he
would have given the Biers opportunity
to entrench themselves and perhaps to
effect further flight to a more advantag
eous position.
Builer's progress toward Ladysmith is
so slow that it scarcely appeals to the
public interest. White appears to be
still full of light, and to be endeavoring
to assist Buller by a vigorous bombard
ment. Advices received at Cape Town yester
day said it was reported the British were
gradually driving tLe Boers out of North
ern Cape Colony, and that many of the
burghers had recrossed the Orange
river.
BULL PEN WAS ;
A DEATH TRAP
Brutal Treatment Accorded the Wardner
Miners Men Ate Off the Ground,
Food Was Bad and There Were
No Sanitary Arrangements.
Wahiiinotox, Feb. 23. The Investi
gation in the Coenr d'Alene labor riots
case was continued on military affairs.
II. W. Stinson testified at length as to
we In the "bull pen," where the ac
cused miners were held. His description
was illustrated by a large number of
photographs showing the prison in-
closnre, consisting of a number of rude
shanties, surrounded by a wire fence.
The witness was a School Commissioner,
and was removed for alleged sympathy
ith the miners, and was subsequently
arrested.
He said the "bull pen" was very filthy".
Men ate qT the gronnd and the food was
had. There were, practically no sanitary
srraniiements. The witness said his mail
was opened, and on one occasion when
his wife was badly injured and in a deli
cate condition, he was refused permis
sion to go to her. Stinson also told of
the guardhouse, a part of the "bull pen"
ahere he and others were held most ot
the time. The rain beat through It, and
'lift inmates were often soaking wet.
traw had been trampled into the
vronnd, and officers in charge refused to
How hay to be brought in. Many
'Irunken soldiers were put In the guard
'mine with the accused.
An extended discussion occurred
among members of the committee over
n effort of Lent and Bnler to inlroduro
newspaper Interview by BurtMt Sin
' 'tir, State Auditor, of Uaho. The eom-"'itti-e
Anally voted not to admit that
iiim nf testimony, fculaer noted the ex
'eptiuii and I.eiili said the house was a
superior body to which an appeal could
be made.
Btdlti Baraed oa the Beach.
Chicago, Feb. 23. A special to the
Record from Honolulu, February 16, via
San Francisco, says: As there are no
facilities for cremation at Kahnlu, where
the latest advices show that the black
plague baa broken out, the seven bodies
of those who have died fiom the dread
disease were cremated in the open air on
the beach at night by piling np an im
mense amount of firewood for a fire. Tbe
harbor was full of ships at the time and
the sight from the decks of the vessels of
the burning of the plague victims Is
described as a weird one.
Mrs. Kroger I III.
Nsw York, Feb. 23. A dispatch to
the Herald from Brussels says : Private
letters from Pretoria received here an
nounce that Mrs. Kruger, wife of the
president, is very ill. The war has
grievously impressed her and ber health
is also impaired by anxiety for her
numerous sons and grandsons fighting
for their country, oneof whom was killed
at Derdepoort.
Corbctt-Jeltrlee to Fight.
New Yobk, Feb. 23. Unless some
thing unforeseen happens in tbe mean
time, James J. Corbett and James J.
Jeffries will tight for the heavy-weight
champion-ship of the world in the arena
of the Seaside Athletic Club on May 14.
William A. Brady, on behalf of Jeffries,
has signed the club's articles, and as
Corbett signed the articles two weeks
ago, all the preliminary arrangements
for the match are now completed. Brady
said that at no time did he refuse to
sign the articles, and if it had not been
for other business matters demanding
his attention, he would have affixed his
signature to the agreement binding
Jeffries to fight Corbett a week ago.
Jeffries will remain at Hot Springs for
three weeks longer, when he will start
for Ashbury Park and complete his
preparations for the battle. The cham
pions trainers will be his brother "Jack"
and "Tommy" Ryan, the welter-weight
champion. Corbett will return to Lake-
wood next week, where he will finish
his training. His trainers will be "Uus"
Ruhlin and "Joe" Choynski.
NO ACTION ON
PUERTO RICO
Bill Will Be Modified Before it Is Passed
Duties to Be Reduced Bill Will
Be Only a Makeshift Until Laws
Can Be Framed Debate Extended
One Day.
Washington, Feb 2C Republican
leaders, after an hour of consultation
with Speaker Henderson today, over the
Puerto Riran tariff, announced emphati
cally that the bill would be modified,
but that, as modified, it would pass.
The changes decided upon are a further
reduction of the duties to be levied upon
American goods imported into Puerto
Rico and upon Puerto Rican goods into
the United States from 25 per cent
American tariff, as provided in tbe bill,
to 10 per cent. The bill is only to con
tinue in force until a general law for
raising revenue for tbe island can be
framed.
Another Day's Debar.
Washington, Feb. 20. When tbe
House met this morning to resume, the
debate oa the Puerto Rican bill, Payne,
the floor leader, announced that no coin
promise had been made with the dissatis
fied Republicans, but that there would
be a conference tonight. The leaders have
decided to extend the general debate an
other dav. When Payne preferred a re
quest for an extension of time, Richard
son, the Democratic leader, said :
"This is a remarkable request to come
from the majority. We construe it to be
a frank and candid confession they have
brought here a bad bill and an admis
sion In the open House to the country
that they have not votes enough to pass
It."
Bartlett, of Ueorgia, was the first
speakei today and made a half-hour
speech against the bi-ll. Lanaham, of
Texas, then took the floir, also in oppo
sition to the bill, lie Insisted that the
Inhabitants of the Island were entitled
to unrestricted free trade with the United
states. If an imperial policy was set op,
said be, It could but end in the down
fall of the republic.
F. B. Thirkbsld, health inspector of
Chicago, says, "Kodol Dyspepsia C;;re
cannot be recommended too hlnhly. It
cured me of severe dyspepsia." It di
gests what you cat and cures Indigestion
and heartburn, and all forms of, dys-pepsin.
GENERAL CRONJE
HOLDS OUT
Hi Hew of -Hi: Similar, Eon if
En Escape
WAS AT PAARDE-
BERG THURSDAY
Buller Slowly But Surely Advancing
Toward Ladysmith Durban Col
leciing Relief Supplies.
London, Feb. 25, 4 :35 a. m. Since
2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon, noth
ing has been received from the scene of
what the London, papers call General
Cronj j's death struggle, the war officials
announcing at midnight that they had
nothing to give out. They stated that
tbey believed it impossible for Cronje to
escape from the the grip of Lord Roberts.
- The report circulated in Berlin that
Cronje had succeeded in making bis es
cape came from tbe Boer, headquarters
in Brussels, where it was stated that de
tails were still lacking.
The only news from other parts of the
seat of war received during the ntgtit is
a special dispatch from Colenso, under
date of February 24, stating that the
British, in spite of strong opposition,
were advancing slowly but surely, and
driving the Boers from the kopjes be
tween Grobler's Kloof and Hlangwane.
Ladysmith reported by heliograph
Friday that the Boers were retiring
northward In large numbers. Mean-
while the certainty of relief is so strong
at Durban that the authorities are
actively . preparing trainloads of -pro
visions, luxuries and medical comforts
for dispatch to tho beleaguered town as
soon as communications are reopened.
Spencer Wilkinson, summing the
week's events in the war for the Associ
ated Frees, said :
" The night of Thursday, February 15,
General Cronje marched out from
Magersfontern between General French,
who had just entered Kimberley, and
General Kelly-Kenny, then at Klip
Drift, on the Modder-river. The next
day Kelly-Kenny pursued him, attacked
his rear guard and delayed him until the
Highland Brigade which was on Its way
to stop tiim on the south bank of the
Modder, and General French could paes
him on the north bank. .
"After three days' running fight, Gen
eral Cronje was stopped at Koedoc'e
Rand near Paardeberg, where be was
surrounded. His force was between the
river bank, which gave him a 'defensive
position facing either way, so that at
tacks on him involved heavy loss, but he
was held until Tuesday, when Lord
Roberta arranged to grip him with a
girdle of infantry in his position, while
oannonading him with fifty guns, enfi
lading the river bed.
"In tho meantime. Lord Roberts, with
a spare division or two beyond the three
brigades holding Cronje, set himself to
intercept and drive away any Boer rein
forcements. This was the situation
Wednesday, and it offered a reasonable
possibility cf the capture of Cronje's
force and of the defeat of any reinforce
ments. "We have little news beyond Wednes
day. Thursday the shelling of Cronje
was continued at intervals, continuous
shelling probably involving a too lavish
use of ammunition. The Boers have
been giving themselves up by fifties a
day. Tuesday Lord Roberts drove off
reinforcements coming from Culesberg
and Natal.
POLICING THE
PHILIPPINES
General Law Ion's Plan May Be Put
Into Operation.
Wahiiinoton, Feb. 24. Before his
death, and after giving much thought to
the subject, General Lawton had worked
out a plan for the maintenance of order
in the Philippines after the closo of actu
al war, which bad been submitted to
General Otis, and is presumably the
plan which will commend itself to the
War Department when the time comes
to replace the regular troops by other
forces competent to preserve order.
General I. a Ion's idea was to create a
force of native police, whose officers, at
first in all grades, and finally, as condi
tions improved, in the upper grades
alone, shall all be Americans. Some
such force as this is now successfully ap
plied in Cuba by General Wood under
tbe name ot rural police. Oaring to the
racial differences among the inhabitants
of the Philippines, it was General
Lawton's idea that there would be no
difficulty in securing police who should
be proof sgtinst disloyalty in the dis
tricts apart from those ot their nativity
to which they might be assigned. That
this theory was well founded is indicated
by the successful use of the Macabebe
tribe by General Lawton himself, and by
General Young later in bis chase after
Aguinaldo in the north of Luzon. The
natives by their acquaintance with the
country and the inhabitants woul 1 be of
great assistance in running down
breakers.
Because of the similarity of feature and
figure of theTagals.the American troops
have bad great difficulty in distinguish
ing one individual from another, from
telling friend or foe. Indeed, there is a
story in circulation among some of the
army officers who have just returned to
Washington from Manila that the Army
actually captured Aguinaldo in Cavite
Province as a suspicious "amigo," and
then released him, only to hear of his
identity after he had gotten away. Tbe
ability of the Filipino leader to make up
as a Chinaman is said to be remarkable,
and only a fellow-native is able to pene
trate such a disguise.
Are We at War?
Washington, Feb. 24. The secretary
of war has confronting him a difficult
problem requiring a decision whether or
not tvie United States is in a state of
war. In time of peace, but not in time
of war, any United States soldier may
purchase his discharge from the army
upon certain prescribed conditions.
More than two score applications of
this kind are now before the department.
If it be held this Is a time of peace,
that decision might carry with it the re
duction of the pay of all the soldiers now
in the Philippines by one-balf, a con
tingency that cannot be contemplated
without apprehension. There are equal
ly dangerous complications lurking in
the other proposition, namely, that the
country is in a state of war. War de
partment officials regret that a decision
should be required at this time.
Fighting North of Tngela.
Boca Head Laager, Natal, Friday.
Yesterday the British crossed the
Tngela in large num'iers, with cannon
and over sixty wagons. They attacked
the Ermelo and Middle Burghers' com
mandos, but were forced to retreat under
heavy Mauser fire. A renewed attempt
On theErmela men was made this morn
ing, but the British were again driven
off. The fighting continues.
The British losses were heavy. Eight
ambulances here employed in collecting
the dead and wounded. The generals re
port that the commandos are fighting
bravely.
Ladysmith fired a few shots this morn
ing at our outposts until silenced by the
"Long Tom."
Preacher Would Mot Work.
Nkw Britain, Conn., Feb. 24. Will
iam Menderlein, a well-known character
of this town, was given until today ty
Judge Burr either to obtain a position
by which he could support his family,
or go to jail to continue his religious
studies. Menderlein has a love for
preaching which entirely overcome his
desire for ordinary labor, and ' in conse
quent he has not provided for his wife
and four small children. He has spent
bis time expounding bis religious doc
trines on tbe street corners, and since
October has provided nothing for his
family. His wife complained to the
court, and Menderlein was given until
today to mend his ways.
As a cure for rheumatism Clumber
Iain's P.i in IUlm is gaining a wide rei u
tfttion. D. B. Johnston of Richmond,
Ind., has lxen troubled w ith that ail
ment since 18(12. In speaking of it be
says: "I never found anything that
would relieve me until I used Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. It acts like magic
with me. My foot was swollen and
paining me very much, but one good
application of Pain Ba'in relieved me.
For sale by Blakeley A Houghton.
Old Maids' Cnuventlnu.
Cvnwvu, Pa., Feb. 20. An Old Maids
Convention, under the auspices o( St.
John's branch of the Girls' Friendly
Society, of St. John's Episcopal Church,
was held at the Parish building todtty,
Prizes were awarded for the oldest, the
handsomest, tho smallest and tbe tallest
maidens that attended the Convention
(leo. Bar he, Mendota, Va., sajs
"Nothing diil me so much good as Ko ;
dol Dyspepsia Cure. One dose, relieved
me, a few bottles cured me." It digests
what you eat and cures dyspepsia.
AUSCLUTELY "PCRE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
wovau Mxiwa POwrn
CRONJE CRAWLS
IN A HOLE
ThroDgu an Elaborate System of Bnrrow
W, Are Better Protect! Tnaa
Britishers Suppose!.
DISCOVERED BY
BRITISH BALLOON
Besieged Force is Said to Have Plenty
of Food, and Roberts' Only Hope
is in Waiting Until Tbey Have
Used Up All Their Ammunition
Meanwhile, Small Bodies of Boers
are Escaping.
London-, Feb. 26. If tbe latest dis
patches from Paardeberg throw any
light on the situation, they show that
General Cronje's forces have fat more
protection from Lord Roberts' fire than
tho first dispatches indicated. A dis
patch from Paardeberv, published in the
second edition of the Daily Chronicle,
dated Saturday, says:
"A balloon has discovered that tba
enemy is well covered by a system of
burrowing in the liver bank, which re
sembled a rabbit warren, and affords a
she!l pro.'d position."
This, perhaps more than any other
circumstance, explains why. what is
looked upon here as Cronje's death
struggle is eo prolonged. Thus it will
not be much of a surprise if today or to
morrow, which is the anniversary of
Majuba Hill, will pass without being
marked by the surrender or annihilation
of the gallant band so overwhelmingly
hemmed in. The closeness of tbe in
vestment appears open to criticism, as
small bodies of Boers apparently are
able to make their escape, and this fact
causes comparison between the Boer
method of investment, with their quickly
surrounding trenches, impassable barbed
wire, etc., and those of the British.
Roads and Telegraphs For Alaska,
WAHiiiNGTOjf, Feb. 20. Captain W.
R. Abercrombie, bead of thegoverninent
exploration party which last season did
much work'in the Copper River country
and began opening up a military road
from Port ValJes to Fort Egbeit, on the
Yukon, left for Alaska today with a
corps of engineers. It is tbe purpose ot
tbe government, he says, to construct
2400 miles of telegraph line in Alaska
and complete Die military toad. He
returns this year with increased re
sponsibility. Tbe road, he says, will he
completed during the season from its
present terminus, eighty miles inland,
to the Tanatia, about two-tLlrds of the
distance to the Yukon.
The telegraph line will be built from
Port Yaldes along the road to Fort
F.gbert, and thence down the Yukon to
St. Michaels. Anion' other Northern
improvements, hn siys, a large govern
ment wharf at Yaldes has been decided
upon. An Kastern syndicate, headed by
Henry Yillnrd, is now having surveys
mudn along the general course of the
military road, with a view to building a
linn. In May a company of troops will
follow.
Catarrh Cannot be Cured
with local applications, as they cannot
reach the sent of the disease. Catarrh
Is a blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cine it you mut take inter
nal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on
tho blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is not a qu.ick medicine.
It was was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years, and
is a regular prescription. It is composed
of the best tonics known, combined with
the lest blood purifiers, acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is
what pro Incus such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials,
free.
F. J. Chunky A Co., Props., Toledo O.
'DEC?
eo New von.
Sold by drrnggists, price 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best. 12
Sharkey Made a 1 hreat.
Nxw York, Feb. 2(1. Tom Sharkey Is
out with a statement to the effect that if
he cannot arranne a match with Bob
Fitxsimmons or James J. J (Tries he will
retire from the ring. The svilor says he
will not fight McCoy again, all state
ments of his manager to the contrary
notwithstanding. In discussing tber
maiter yesterday Sharkey said :
"I have beaten McCoy in decisive
style and theie is no good reason why I
should fight him agr.in. I am after
bigger game. I want to fight either
Fitzdmmona or Jeffries. The champion
got a decision against me through un
fairness on the part of the referee and I
want to wipe out that defeat. II Jeffries
won't put on the gloves with me, lit
meet Fitzslmmons. I beat him in San
Francieci on a foul, but I am confident
I can knock biin out now, hence my
desire to sign articles with him at once.
If Fitzsimrrous will waive the side betr
I will make a match with him at once.
I ask Bob not to iusist upon a side bet,
for the reason that the law prohibits
fights for stakes."
No ltlght to I'gllneee.
The woman who is lovely in facer
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attractive
must keep her health. If she is weak,,
sickly and all run down, she will be
nervous and irritable. If Bhe has con
stipation or kidney trouble, her fin pure
blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin
eruptions and a wretched complexion.
Electric Bitters is the best medicine inv
the world to regulate stomach, liver and
kidneys and -to purify the blood. It
gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth,,
velvety skin, rich complexion. It will
make a good-looking, charming woman,
of a run-down linvalid. Only 50 cents
at Blakeley & Houghton's drugstore.
l'oetofltoe Robbed.
Indki-endence, Feb. 25. The post
office was broken into this morning after
3 o'clock, and over t)l00 was secured ; the
amount of cash was $212 95, and stamps
$400. An entrance was made by taking
out a window-pane in a rear room, ands
then a panel of the door, thus teiving ad
mission to the' ofh'ce. The tools were
stolen from a blacksmith shop in towm
A hole was drilled in the outside door of
the office safe, just above the handle,
and tbe hole in the inner door was made
just above the combination lock, and
powder was used to blow the safe open.
- Tbe robbery was not discovered until
about 10 o'clock today, when several
dollars wortb of sumps were found be
hind theadjoinirg harness shop by W.
H. Craven, wl.ic'i led toan investigation.
It is thought that the thieves have bee ra
in town for the past two days, and could:
be easily identified. The money lost be
longed to Postmaster J. A. Wheeler.
Tbe claim of other cough medicines to
be as good as Chamberlain's are effectu
ally set at rest in the following testi
monial of Mr. C. D. Glass, an employe
of Bartlett & Dennis Co., Gardiner, Me
He says : "I had kept adding to a cold
and cough in the winter of 1S97, trylngr
every cough medicine I heard cf without
permanent help, until one day I was In
tbe drug store of Mr. Houlehan and be
advised me to try Chamberlain's Cough)
Remedy and offered to pay back my
money if I was not cured. My lungs ant
bronchial tub.'S were very sore at this
time, but I was completely cured by
this remedy, mil have since always
turned to It when 1 got a cold, and soon
find relief. 1 also recommen l it to my
friends and am glad to say it is the best
of all cough medicines." For sale by
Blakeley A Houghton.
fine roultrjr and llalluu Keea.
Silverlaced Wyamdotte, English Red
Cap and Rose Combed White Leghorn
chickens for sale. Single blrdi $1 each.
Eggs for setting $1 rer fifteen.
Italian bees $1 per pound, lueen
bees warranted purely mated, 75 cents
each. Queens sent by mail and sale ar
rival guaranteed. Address
MliS. A. A. PoNNKV,
tebSMmo Tygh Valley, Or.
Cash In lour Cfcecka.
All countv warrants registered prior
to June 3, IStMt, wiil he paid at tv
office. Interest ceases after February. 2,
K'OO. ('. I.. Piiili.11'8,
Countv Treasurer.
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