WEEKLY
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PART 22. O
vol. r
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1900.
NO. 27
BLOWN
HI' BRIDGES
Ttupanly Dcstrovii Roberts' Means of
Mot Rirtrs at Win-bur.
and Kroonstait
NEWS OF RE
LIEF IS EXPECTED
Considerable Inlcrtht In Attached to the
Fate of the Clt of Johannesburg
More Talk of Intervention Cape
Colony lnnr,eot Laying- Down
Arm Voluntarily.
Curt Towi, March 20. The Boer
have blown up tlii bridge north rl
Bluemfotilein, including thus at Wind
burg and Kroonatedi, acid ere now re
treat 1 11 to lit north.
Una la llaearatela.
UiosMrosTsm, Monday. Ilia Boers
blew no tlx railroad bridge over the
Modder river, fourteen mile north
interlay. The law court wr re-
cqned today.
nn.r r MrkiM.
I..iuns, March 20. ror all the new
tint reached here yelerdy and today
Orsat Britain might almost ai el I have
been l ieace. It la reasonable to be
lieve tba relict of Mafsklng may be
beard at any hoar.
General Kilchrner liaa entered Brits-
ka, Cape Colony, without opposition,
th insurgents laying down their anna,
hlch merely conllrms tha previno re
port ol thrir wliiingnes to aubuilt.
General! Rolieri and Buller are atlll
inactive, pending ilevi lopment at the
theater of war.
Considerable Interest la attached to
the (ate of Johannesburg1. Commenting
oo the reported consultation between
Secretary Hay and tha Herman Am-
bassador at Washington aa to a proposi
lioo that both belligerents be asked to
leave Johannesburg alont, tie Tall Mall
Uasatl iaya :
I lit time Dr. I-eyd tie, aa we may
without Impropriety iiiaiiin, put In clr
culntlon tha tala to tha effect thai the
(iennan Ambeaaador at Wellington and
the American Coma1 at Pretoria era con
coding a little scheme of (iertneo Inter
senium. Thai ia really a jlorious yarn
and one which ehowe to what devperate
itrait tha eoeinlea of Una country ar
redured. Jmt imagine a government
which haa formally declined alt ooteide
intervention, permitting Germany to
dictate the ours of Lord Roberta
inarch to Pretoria. TheOernitn foreign
ohVeknowe belter than to Invite the
nob it would receive If it ventured to
whisper o preposterous a propoael In
Donning etrael."
(aula's liimr la Krager.
final. ik, March 20. The St. Petersburg
correspondent ol the I.okl Aoxelger tele
graph! that tha Mini iter of Foreign At
lair haa prepired n cdflclat communi
que which will be pnbliehed within the
nut (lev or two. It containa Kusla'i
answer to President Krnger'a request lor
intervention.
' l lie communique ha been drawn np
with the knowledge and couaent of
France and (iermany and haa received
lb approval ol the Czar. A regard
Iti content, all that tha correspondent
has henn able to learn I that tha note
i directed with due precantiona against
England, and it tuna la very irrloni and
"ill certainly not fall to maka a deep
hnpresalon,
Mllner'e rroelainatlon.
Cap Town, March 20. Sir Alfred
Milm-r, Governor of Cape Colony and
Hritlsli commissioner of Houth Africa,
l imiied a proclamation declaring that
l imperial government will not recog
nize a valid or effectual any alienation
"'property, whether of land, railroad
or mine within the Transvaal, or Orange
ree Slate, or any Interest theroln or
ncninbrancea, or any concussion!
granted by the laid government.
Germany Much Caneeraerl.
N" Yohk. March 20. M m-h rnnrnrn
being shown by tha German govern
""it In tha threat made by Montagu
White that tha Ituera will delroy Johan
nasbiirg to prevent It being made tha
ol tha British operation against
''torla. Tha Berlin authorities will
trongly oppo uoh action, bscaosa ol
tha damagii which will be dona to
property owned by Germans.
In accordance with the Instructions o(
his government, Barou von llolleben,
(iennan Ambassador, ha gone so far a
to sound tha United Statea touching its
view of Mr. While' threat. It Is not
thought that tha United Mates will take
any action or join In any representation
to the Boer government on tba subject.
II Germany wishes to prevent the city
Iroin being raxvd to the ground it I (aid
he should herself make representations
to tha belligerent. Tha Interest ol tha
United States In Johannesburg are com
paratively small, while (iermany is
largely interested In the mines there.
In view ol Germany's Inquiries on the
uljoct, It I thought not unlikely that
alio will make an enrt herself, II a'ia Is
unable to Induce other powers to j 'in
her, tu have the Iwllignrenta to agree In
protect I relgn properly in Johauiiekburg
at least.
'llaml'i I'lan.
iw Yokk, March 20. A dispatch to
tha World Iroin Indon lays : Apart
ol tha British plan for tha pacification
ol Houth Africa Is now apparent in the
announcement Hiata l tha British au
thorities there will inske every elTurt to
induce the resorvlsts, the time espired
men, the volunteers anJ tha colonials
from abroad, to settle there as etxui as
the war is over, oy giving them 240
acre of land each, provided they will
occupy the land for 10 year.
It I said that tha men who do not
wish to take up land will he made
tempting offer toenllstln the Chartered
(British) South Alrica Company's Held
lores, nnder General Carrington. It la
declared olflcially that the war office
will not eanction or encourage trn iters
(rum tha colonial, volunteer or yeo-
nisnry to tba establishment ol the
British army.
GERMANS FOUGHT
FOR AMERICANS
Scot Big Battleship Into the Interior
of Chios It Was a Matter of
Policy.
N'aw Yoaa, March 20. A apeclal to
the Herald from Washington says: It
developed today that Germany atanda
ready with troops to protect American
missionaries In Shan Tung province. It
was farther ascertained that tha Berlin
government, to tha gratification of the
United States, recently dispatched an
eipedltlonary lorce from KisoChouto
Ichon Ktl for the protection of American
missionaries. This force suppressed the
rlotera at Ic'iou Fu, arretted the ring
leadera, who have been punished, and
taught the anti-foreign crusaders a les
son. Tha State department ha been in
formed that tha German government
contemplates another eipeditionary
lore to tha Interior ol Shan Tong, where
most ol tha American missions are
located, but It fully understands ihe
willingness of the German authorities to
take such action. Intact, I learned In
a high diplomatic quarter that the Ger
man governor at Klao Chou haa stand
ing instructions to take inch measures
for the protection, not only of German
missionaries and other internets in Shan
Tung province a may teem necessary,
but of American misslonariea a well.
Because of the peculiar relation In
which (iermany stands to the province
ol Shan Tung by reason ol her arqulsl
tlon ol Klao Chun and of court property
rights in the promontory, she la part leu-
arly desirous ol preserving order In the
territory. It is lor this reason that her
troop are ready lor service at any point
within tha province where there is
danger ol attack upon foreign Interests
by Chinese fanatics. To a certain ex
tont (iermany consequently dominates
the province and aha undoubtedly
would rather use her own troops to pro
tect foreigners than to allow a third gov
eminent to land a force to protect it
own cltiten, when such action might
lead to Ita remaining permanently in tha
territory, which ita forcea temporarily
occupied.
The fact that Germany dispatched
troopa to Iohnu Fu to protect American
misslonariea baa never hitherto been
published. Tha offer ol Germany to
stuid a loice to till point waa received
with pleasure by tha authorities, who
du not contemplate any deslgna what
ever on Chinese territory, and who are
consequently very glad to assent to tha
German proposition.
Minister Wu ling rang, the diplo
matic, representative ol China here, is
Inclined to look upon tha report ol
troublo in China a exaggerated.
Central Amerleaa Governments Ohjoci,
Niw Yohk, March 20, A apeclal to
tha Herald from Washington lay I It
can be stated authoritatively that the
tate di-partirent hi been Informed
that all ol the government ol Central
America are opposed to tha Davia
amendment to tha Hsy-Pauncefote
treaty.
In the opinion ol Ihe governments des
ignated, the amendment place entirely
new pha upon the detlgns of the Unit
ed Sln'- in connection with tha call-
elruclioii ol the canal. Tha neutrality of
the waterway would, to a certain extent,
have deprived the powerful republic of
tha north of an Incentive to acquire their
territory. Since the war with Spain and
the consequent expansion of the United
Statea some approhenslon hn been ex
ex presoed by the Southern countries
that the United btate would next turn
its attention to them. The Hay-Pannce-f
ile treaty was consequinHy hailed by
tba Central American natlona aa a
guarantee that they would not be mo
lested, aa Ihe international neutrality ol
the canal would prevent Interference in
isthmian affairs by other government.
The Davis amendment, however,
place In the hands of this government
the right not only to take measure lor
it own defense with leference to the
canal, but permit it to us force "fur
tha maintenance ol public ordur."
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and ia now lo force. The object of the
law ia to guard tha city against a possi
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missing companions, Kelfe and Oleen,
have been found under tha river ice.
and enough evidence ha been obtained
to convict O'Brien.
A coroner' jury on the bodies of Burt
Horton and wile, returned a verdict ol
murder by Indian. Seven Indiana have
been arrested at Klukwan lor the murder
ol Mr. and Mr. Horton.
O'Brien I in enstody at Tagish.
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MAY BE DENIED
It Is Reported Tnat EGflani May Adept
This Mctboi of Pacifyini
South Africa.
NOTHING PERMITTED
TO BE KNOWN
Of the Processor the Mafckiog Relief
Columns It la Really Not Known
That Tbey Are Making Any Pro
gress at AH.
Nkw Yohk, March 21. A dipatch to
the World from London says : It Is said
in London that the plan likely to be
ad lpted for the further pacification of
South Africa will be to disfranchise all
rebels (Colonial Dutch), Free Stater and
Transvaal Boer found in arm, captured
or accueed ol rebellion, thn throwing
the two republic and all ol the colonie
into the hands of the English and the
Khodea syndicate. Tbia would break
the power ol the Atrlkanderbund in Cape
Colony and at all other point.
When the British army eva;oatee the
conquered territory , the governing power
would be with the Fnghsh and the only
military strength the Rhodesian field
force, the artljlery promised by Cecil
Rhode (or Kirubcrley, and the British
garrison at Cape Town and Durban,
and perhaps at Pretoria.
London, March 21. The only newa
from South Africa, showing activity on
either aide comes from Warrentown,
north of Kimberley, where desultory
fighting occurred all Sunday, resulting
in the retreat ot the Boer towards
Christiana, nnder shell fire. Tha pro
gress o( thi column toward Maleking
tas either almost ceased or 1 forbidden
to be mentioned in dispatches. Nothing
come from Colonel Plainer and Male
king apparently atili await relief.
The Pretoria account of tha skirmish
at Fourteen Streams March 10, lay that
a Boer command waa preparing to de
stroy a railroad bridge. The engage
ment lasted half an hour with the result
that one burgher waa slightly wounded.
The ame dispatch announcea tha ar
rival at the Transvaal capitol of General
Schalkburgher (rom Natal.
The second edition of the Times today
publishes a dispatch (rom Bloemfontein,
dated Monday, which cay :
"The blowing up ol bridge by the
Boer is an evident aign that the Trane
vaaler intend to abandon the defense of
the Free State."
Al! i quiet in the Sonth and West.
A corps ol young Boers (torn the farms
surrounding Bloemfontein, under an im
perial officer, has been detailed for police
work and to prevent the further looting
ol the abandoned larma by the Kaffir.
It is ild that when President Kurger
left Bloemfontein, alter his visit there,
Steyu'a parting remark wa: "Mind
that the British do not catch you or yon
will get better quarter at St. Helena
than I."
Rndyard Kipling ha gone to Bloem
lontoin. The Boer at Aliwal North are reported
to be atill holding a position in the big
hills on the Free State side.
From a Pretoria dispatch it appears
there i some misunderstanding regard
ing Lord Salisbury 'a reply to the Ameri
can offer of mediation evists there. It
had been quoted to the effect that Sulis
bury said he could accept the. Inter
vention of no other power, w hich lead
to the belief that American representa
tives would listen to the final settlement.
Private Cole, the Canadian whom the
Queen visited at Netlley Hospital, re
turned lo South Africa today, fully re
covered from hi wounds.
I.ailyamltli's Hlrk.
Nxw York, March 21. A dispatch to
the World from Pietoriiieritxbnrg ayi:
A temporarily built bridge across the
Tugela at Co'ienso is now open for traffic
and there la at least a direct railway
service between Durban and Eland'
Laagto. Tba first train to cross the
bridge wa the Princes Christian'
hospital train. This magnificent train
has been badly wanted in Natal since
the beginning of the war.
Major Creagh'a Improved hospital
train ha removed about 4000 wounded,
but though every care waa taken the
narrow door of tha carriage and tha
bumping and hunting ol tha carriage
ha caused much pain which, with ap
pliances now at hand, may be avoided.
There are still over 2000 patients In the
Ladysmith hospital, so the train is not
too late.
abaretll Mu.l l.tmw Cuba.
Havaia, March 21. General Maximo
Gomrx baa addressed to the committee
which recently waited upon the Bishop
ol Havana. Mgr. r-barelti, a protest
aglnst hi cmtlnuaoce m the Bishopric
Ia the course ol the letter, he says the
committee ought not to have called upon
the Bithop, bit should have eummoned
blin before them to hear the result ol
"hiiuoan ob-tinacy and that of the
people." Geneial Gomez go on to say:
"Mgr. Kbaretti Is no', the jut iimii I
bad previously believed him to he, lor
II he were, be would not disturb a
country ao desolated by r troublis by
i insiHtiog npoo lemaining as the head of
tke diocese of Havana. Cuban u.ut
not forget that the Pope blessed the
armies of Weyler. The Pope and Mgr.
Sbarett! wiil bo n-sponcit.le lor the
schism which will be produced in Cuba.
If I were alone in the protest, I would i
climb to the highest peak in Cuba and 1
cry, 'Begone, foreign usurpation.' " I
On the other hand, a cimruittee ia
being formed to pretest against the ac
tion of the so-called Popular Com jiittee,
which waited upon Mgr. Sbaretti. The
organizers ol the new committee have
obtained a largt number ot aignaturea
to an address that will be presented to
the Bishop assuring him that the Popu
lar Committee doea not represent the
Cuban pople or the Cuban army.
LEADERS ARE
FINDING FAULT
Don. M. Dickinson Will Be Much Dis
appointed if the Lincoln Platform
ia OtTcrcd to the National Conven
tion. Washington, March 21. Ex Post
master General Don M. Dickinson said
last night of the Nebraska Democratic
platform :
"I had hoped that the Democratic
party would he allowed to write ita plat
form thi year. When the Lincoln party
begin by re-adopting the Chicago plat
form entire and then proceeds lo reas
sert it In particular and we are given to
understand that tbia platform is to tie
offered to the Democrats later on, per
haps we are to be disappointed."
Senator Jones, ol Arkansas, chairman
ol the rational committee, aaid.
"I don't know why the newspapers
should aay that thi is Mr. Bryan'a plat
form, lor I think it a very admirable ex
pression of what Democrats all over the
country are saying and thinking just
now. The plank about the initiative
and referendum ia perhaps an exception.
Within certain limits the referendum ia
a good thing. I don't believe, however,
in submitting all kind ot legislation,
and all public qnestiona to the popular
vote.
"A to the plank about imperialism I
agree heartily with the first two propo
sitions. I believe in giving the Filipino
independence, but when it come to pro
tecting them from outside interference,
a we have protected the republic of
Central and Sonth America, that ia a
aubject which rtqtiirea consideration. I
don't think it practicable to extend the
Monroe doctrine to the Philippine.
Otherwise, I regard the platform a very
bappy expression of Democratic senti
ment, and strongly approved it."
WILL ACCEPT THE
DAVIS AMENDMENT
Showed Some Reluctance, But Will Now
Agree That the United States Shall
Have the Right to Defend Nica
ragua Canal.
Nkw Y'ork, March 22. A special to
the Herald from Washington lay:
There are good reasoni now for believing
that Great Britain will accept the Davii
amendment to the Hay Pauncefote
treaty, under which tha United Statea
hall have the right to place the same
safeguards around the Nicaragua Canal
aa the British government enjoy in re
spect to the Suez Canal. It wa atrongly
Intimated to your correspondent by a
diplomat usually well Informed, that
Great Britain, with eome ahow ol re
luctance at first, will In the end accept
tha amendment. The inform mt also
expressed the opinion that all ol the
European nation will join in the neu
trality agreement contemplated by tha
treaty, notwithstanding the Davia
amendmi nt.
brnalor Davia w;! urge consideration
ol the treaty at an early date, as it is hia
belief that Great Britain will og.ea to
the amendment. The ohjtct of the Davia
amendment is in effect tu place in tha
band ol the United State the same
authority for thecoutrol of the Nicaragua
Canal which Great Britain enjiys in re
spect to the Suez Canal that is, tha
United S'ates shall have the right to
take measures it may find necessary for
securing by its own forces the defense of
Ihe United State and the maintenance
of public order.
The Central American Republic
heailily applauded the Har-Pauiitefote
treaty until the D.via amendment waa
adopted. Then tbey developed fear that
this gov rninent mi'ht acquire a desira
for increased expansion and thai they
might suffer as a result.
Cctniiitlnna ,r lat.
Cinc.Mio, March 21 Lnb?rt Tree
relumed lo Chicago Ufct evening, after
five months' abser.ee in Europe. Most
of that time he spen- in Eigland, where
his interest in foreign siTairs, gained
duiing his residence as American
Ministerat Brussela and at St. Peters
burg, under C.evetand, caused him to
devote much attention to the varied
phase of the Boer war.
"I am inclined to believe," said Mr.
Tree, "that England will impose no very
severe condition on the Boers in tha
tei m of peace. There doe not seem to
be any real feeling of bitterness against
the Boer in England, and revenge will
not be one of the motives to animate
England in the settlement.
"England will undoubtedly insist on a
full acknowledgement of her suzerainty,
and on a more liberal extension of the
franchiroand better representation for
Uitlanders, so that thev can bave some
thing to say in the taxing power. Fur
thermore, she will insist on the right to
bave English taught, especially in thoie
school where a majority of the children
are of English parentage."
Tbat these terma will be accepted by
the Boers, and they will settle down
quietly again after the war is over, Mr.
Tree feels assured, a well aa of the fact
that the end of hostilities i not far off.
Deciles a la Intervene.
Bxbnk, Switzerland, March 21. The
federal council has anawered the Boer
appeal for mediation aa follows:
"The Swiss federal council would have
been pleased to co-operate in friendly
mediation in order to end further blood
shed, but aa the presidents ot both
Soutb African republics bave directly ap
proached the British government ia
order to conclude peace on a basis indi
cated, and the British government bag
ihcwn itself against tha proposal; and
as, lurthermoie, the British government
has declared to tbe cabinet at Washing
ton that it did not propose to accept the
intervention of any power, the Sisa
federal council, to it regret, must also
renounce the idea of taking any stepa
on the line oLthe rtquest made by the
president of tbe South African re
publics. There remain for the federal
council in tbe circumstance nothing
but to express it sincere wish that the
belligerents will bave succeeded, at no
too distant date, in finding a basis (or
au understanding honorable to both
parties."
Bargher Surrendering.
London, March 22. Lord Roberts
teh graphs I rom Bloemfontein under date
of March 21, as follows:
"j many burghers have expressed a
desire to surrender under the terms of
the last proclamation that I bave sent
some coluans in various directions lo
register their names and taka over their
arms. A cavalry brigade has gone to
the eastward to Thananchn, and a de
tachment from Springfontein has occu
pied Smitlifield, where some Trans
vaalers and a wagon with arms and am
munition were captured.
"The Scots Guards aro at EJenburg
and Rendeiiburg. General Clement'
brigade is marching hither by way of
rhilipopolii and Fanresmith."
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