WEEKLY
ffjii toiles Aft ritk I
VOL. X
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1U00.
NO. 30
HURRY REINFORCE
MENTS FORWARD
Boers Now Control All ofOrauae Free
Slate East of the Railway An! Are
Active in North Natal.
SITUATION
AT MAFEKING
Boers Are Continuing Their Fight
Against Brabant at Wepener and
Have Two Thousand Men on the
Way to Springfonteio.
Ladvsmith, April 10. Heavy firing
was heard this morning in the direction
of Sunday River. It continued for
few hours. No details of engagement
have been received.
Piktebmakitzbuko, April 10. Heavy
cannonading commenced this morning
in the vicinity of Elandslaagte.
Bktiiulik, Orange Free State, Monday,
April 10. It Is expected the Boers will
endeavor to retake and destroy the
bridge over the Orang river. Con
sequeutiy, extraordinary precautions
have been taken. A force of Boers is
located twelve miles east. As a matter
of fact, the-Boers practically again hold
the Free .State eastward of the railroad
and are greatly encouraged by their sue
cesses at Reddersberg and Korn Spruit
London, April 10. The Boer attack
on General Brabant's force at Wepener
was resumed at dawn today, The enemy's
attack on two or three sides on Monday
lasted nntil 2:30 In the afternoon, when
firing ceased and it was believed the
enemy bad been beaten off, but it was
announced this morning from Aliwa)
North that fighting had again been be
gun. Brabant's force, numbering form 2000
to 3000, holds positions in a rough
country. It is not known what the
numerical strength of the Boers is, but
whatever it may be, it is being rapidly
augmented. A body of 2000 is marching
towards Springfontein from Smithfield,
between Wepener and Springfontein
Events in the southeast portion of the
Free State have ransed the Eighth
division, which had been ordered to
Fourteen Streams to be diverted to
Springfontein.
The mysterious movements of troops
ot Bloemfontein are proceeding. News
popers' correspondents are not allowed
to telegraph their destination, and the
pereumption is that Roberts is making a
disposition ot troops to cnt off the raid
ing Boer forces when they try to with
draw to the northward from the pursuing
British columns.
Reappearance of the Boeis in the oc
cupied country has caused a revival of
the warlike feeling among the Free
Staters of the Fauresmith and Philippolia
districts. Federal agents are busy, getting
details of surrendered Boers, and, owing
to t lie Irish garrisons being withdrawn
from these districts, the British residents
are uneasy.
Boers are reported to have ventured
couth of Biggarsberg, and to be posting
heavy guns four miles north of Flande
laagte. They are also said to lie forti
fied in the vicinity of Wesselsnek.
General Garrington has reached Cape
Town ami is going to Beira, Portuguese.
F.ast Africa, forthwith.
The war office proposes to land at Cape
Town before the end of May 20,000 horses.
They will le conveyed there in twenty
three steamers, sailing from New
Orleans, Buenos Ayrei and Australian
ports.
Nlttlntlon at Mafeklng.
ISiilcwavo, March 31. Colonel Ba-den-Powell
wires from Mafeklng, March
21, confirming the report that the Boers
hail been pushed back so far that the
town was comparatively out of range of
the mii'ketry. He conclndes with say
ing: "All promises well for eventually
flitting off this force of the enemy, if we
tan hold Shyraan here."
lienors oM'lamer'a right.
Bi'llcwavo, April 3. Colonel Plumer
engaged the Boers between Ramath
iabama and Mafeklng on March 31. The
Boers appeared in considerable force six
miles from Mafeklng, and to prevent be
ing outflanked on both sides, Plumer
had to withdraw on Ramathlabama,
subsequently retiring to hit base camp.
The engagement lasted thrrs hours, and
the retirement mat carried out in good
order nnder a heavy fire.
The above dispatch is the British
version of the defeat of Colonel Plunder's
force, announced April 5, in a dispatch
from Lonrenco Marquee. A dispatch
from Gaberones, dated April 1, gives the
British loasea in the above engagement
as killed, three officers and seven men
wounded, three officers and twenty-four
men; missing, 11.
REVISING THE
PENSION LAW
Important Legislation to Be Brought
Betore Congress.
Washington, April 9. The most im
portant piece of general pension legisla
tion before congress, that of revising the
pension act of June 27, 1890, and other
general pension liws, was passed npon
in a tentative manner today by the
bouse committee on invalid pensions,
and the sense of the committee taken on
reporting the bill to the house and plac
ing it on tha house calendar for early
consideration. The revision Las been
advocated by delegations of the chief
officers of the G. A. R., and Pension
Commisssoner Evans has been heard at
length on the subject. The committee
decided today to taka the bill of Senator
Gallinger as a basis of action, and to
make several amendments.
The details of the changes are not
made public for the present, but it is
understood the most important of these
increases the age limit on which pen
sions are to be allowed and fixes a slid
ing scale between the ages of 62 and 70,
viz: t6 at 62 years, $ 8 at 65, $10 at 68,
and $12 at 70. Another important
amendment increases from $96 to $250
the amount of annual income which a
widow may have without forfeiting the
right to a pension. As amended, the
bill la to be reported, but Chairman Sul
loway is given considerable latitude in
the matter, In order that an opportune
time may be chosen to secure practical
results in the house.
Not W let Id 1'lace.
Washington, April 9. A defense of
the administration of affairs at Manila
is contained in a report just made to the
war department by Chaplain C. C.
Pierce. Thin officer particularly antago
nizes the ex-Chaplain of volunteers who
has been severely crititcising the morals
pf the American troops in the Philippine!1,
making charges of wholesale intoxication
and telling of the enormons increase in
the number of liquor drinking saloons
in Manila. The Chaplain declares tt.st
the figures as to the number of saloons
have been perverted; that the American
saloons took the place of an untold
number of native gin ehacks which dis
pensed liquid poison with deplorable ef
fect upon the American troops, and that
the substitution of the regimental
canteen has resulted in an improvement
in the sobriety of the troops. Chaplain
Pierce also speaks in terms of praise of
the reformation of sanitary conditions in
Manila, resulting in genera! improve
ment in health.
Child Scalded to Death.
Ashland, April 9. A distressing fa
tality took 1 1 ice on Wagner creek, three
miles south of Talent, Saturday, the
victim being the 2,',1-yenr-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Low. Mrs.
Low had been airanging to scrub the
floor of her home, and placed a good-
sized tub filled with scalding water and
pot ot concentrated lye on the floor.
She stepped outside the house to get a
bucket fill of cold water to cocl the Bcald-
Ing water, and while so engaged the
cl.il 1, Fanny, who was lUyimc in the
room, approached the tub and fell head
long.luto the scalding water and lye.
The agonizing cries of the child recalled
the mother, but too late to save the
child, who lingered in great agony for
twenty-fonr hours before death rame to
her relief. The funeral took place to
day.
John K. HcLiin Changed Ilia Ml ml.
New Yokk, April 10. A Washington
special to the Evening World sari: It
is asserted this afternoon, on what seems
to be gooil authority, that Admiral
Dewey has decided to withdraw as 0
candidate (or the Presidency, and that
within a few days be will formally an
nounce tils decision. His brother-in-law,
John R. McLean, is alleged to te re
sponsible for this latest move.
Within forty-eight hours, Dewey has
been in consultation with Democratic
leaders and others antagonistic to Presi
dent McKinley, and the opinions they
expressed, together with the unfavorable
views voiced by the newspapers, decided
hlin, it Is aiserted, to withdraw from
the contest.
THE ALLEGED
Burs Report flat Tttj Have Killsi,
ViDiici 8iiCagH 15(11).
REPORT IS NOT
YET CONFIRMED
Battle Is Said to Have Taken Place
North of Bloemfouteia, Near Mee-
kartsfoutein, South of Brandfort,
the Boers Killing and Wounding
6oo aud Capturing 8oo or 900 and
Twelve Wagons.
New YonK, AprilTl. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: The
seventh month of the war in South Africa
opens with repcrts from Boer sources of
another British disaster. If the news
can be trusted, a terrjble reverse has
been inflicted upon the British arms
According to an official announcement
in Pretoria, telegraphed by the News
correspondent, a battle fought south of
Brandfort in which the British suffered
a loss of 0U0 killed and wounded, in
addition to 800 captured by the Boers.
This intelligence is amply confirmed
by the Mail's correspondent on the Boer
side, who reports from Brandfort that
General Deweton Saturday defeated the
British for the third time within a week,
the scene of this last engagement being
Meekartsfontein.
No confirmation has been received
from British sources of the reverse and
it wonld be advisable not at once to give
to statements of British losses their face
value.
Dot Mentioned Ity Robert.
London, April 11. Lord Roberts wires
to the war office from Bloemfontein, un
der date of April! 0, as follows :
'The enemy have been very active
during the past few days. One com
mando is now on the njrth bank of the
Orange River, not far from Aiiwal North,
while another is attacking Wepener.
The garrison there it holding out bravely
and inflicting serious !oss on the Boer.
Major Spring, of the Cape Mounted
Rifles, was killed. No other casualties
have been reported as yet. The troops
are being moved up rapidly. A patrol
of seven men of the Seven Dragoons,
under Lieutenant Letherby, who have
been repdrted missing since April 7,
have returned safely."
As the foregoing dispatch does not
mention the alleged British reverses on
Saturday at Meekartsfontein, the Boer
telegrams are not credited at the war
office. '
FIGHT AGAINST
THE SPECIAL ORDER
It is Adopted; However, by a Vote of
158 to 142 Senational Speeches on
Both Sides of the House.
Washington, April 11. The closing
struggle over the Puerto Rican tariff bill
today in the house attracted great crowds
to the galleries. As eoon aa the reading
of tho journal was concluded, Dalzell
presented a spec'al order under which
tho hane was to operate today. Richard
son, the minority leader, called attention
to the fact that the rule wonld permit
tiie house to vote only upon a single
proposition. He further asserted that
it was never the intention of the Repub
licans of the house in the first instance
to enact any such measure, and drew
a salvo ot applause from his Democratic
colleagues by characterizing the presi
dent in the language of ex-Speaker Reed
as "the einreror of expediency." He
also recalled the statement in a local
newspaper that a Republican member
of the house had said that in return for
the passage of the bill a large contribu
tion was to be made to the Republican
campaign fund. Babcock, chairman of
the Republican congressional campaign
committee, challenged anyone to name
a Republican responsible for the charge
that the Republican campaign committee
had received or was lo receive a money
consideration for the Ruerto Rican tariff
bill. Pierce tried to interrupt Babcock,
but I tie latter waved him aside.
"He withdraws the challenge,"
(bonted a volca on the Democrt:c s'de,
amid a howl of derision.
Grosvenoe followed with a sperch that
kept his side in almost continued ap
plause. He said it was a glorious thing
to witness the anxiety of the Democratic
party and the mugwump press, lest tha
Republican party should destroy itself,
Da.zell concluded the debate on the
rule. He recalled the rule brought in
when the Democrats cnncuired in the
senate amendments to the Wilson tariff
bill, evoking frequent applause. "Seribta,
Pharisees aud hypocrites," he de
nominated the Democrats for prating on
a change of baee by the Republicans
The rule was adopted, 158 to 1-iS.
The Hill I'Mi'd,
..Washington, April 11. The final vote,
unofficial, on the Puerto Rico bill was
163 to 153.
Battr'i Milling1 Congreta.
Bakes City. April 11. At the meet
ing of the chamber of commerce tonight
the committee in charge reported in
favor of raising $1000 for the purpose of
entertaining the vieiiors to the Mining
Congress, to be held here in June. The
Industrial Agent of the O. R. & N., R.
C. Judson, is co-operating with the
chamber, and it is proposed to make
the meeting the best one of the kind
ever held on the coast. The visitors
will be given excursions to Sumpter and
the different mining districts and will
be afforded every opportunity to investi
gate this great camp.
Resolutions were also passed making
the representatives of local newspapers
and authorized representatives of the
leading journals of Portland members of
the chamber with the privileges of the
new club rooms. Ladies of the families
of members of the commerce will also
be admitted to the rooms on slated days,
and members have been given the orivi
lege of listing visiting friends at the
club.
Georgia l'opullata,
Atlanta, Ga., April 10. Two hnndred
delegates of the Populiel organization of
Georgia met at the etate capitol here to
day for the nomination of a state ticket
and the election of fifty-four delegates to
the National convention in Cincinnati.
Chairman W. L. Peek said Marion
Butler, of North Carolina, was the "chief
of all traitors," and the Democratic
parly had adopted the platform of the
Populists, except that the former was
opposed to a "free ballot and a fair
count." Wharton Barker, of Philadel
phia, also addressed the convention. At
the conclusion of his address the con
vention unanimously indorsed him for
the head of the National Populiet ticket,
and Ignatius Donnelly for Vice-Presi
dent.
Iewey Has Not Withdrawn.
Washington, April 10. Admiral
Dewey said tonight that the report pub
lished in a New York afternnon news
paper to the effect that lie intended to
withdraw his candidacy for the Presi
dency was. all a mistake, and that he
had never given any one whatever any
such information.
The New York story was to the effect
that his brother-in-law, John R. McLean,
was responsible for this latest move,
and that within forty-eight hourg Dewey
had been in consultation with Demo
cratic leaders' and others antagonistic to
President McKinley, and the op.nions
they expressed, together with the unfa
vorable views voiced by the newspaper,
decided him to withdraw from the con
tee t.
Con grrNflluii nl Con rent Inn.
McMinnvii.lk, Or., April 10. The
first district congressional convention
was called to order by R. J. Hendricks,
chairman of the congressional com
mittee. I. A. Miicrmn was made
temporary chairman, and Hurlburt, of
Lane, secretary.
Aftt r appointmcrt of the usual com
mittees the convention adjourned till
1 .dork.
On the reassembling of the convention
TI.0111KB II. Tongue was renominated for
congress on the first ballot.
The convention nominated as dele
gates to the national Republican con
vention : J. B. David, of Yamhill
county, and Geo. A. Steel of ClackaniMS
county.
Derided Agalnat Clark.
Washington, April 10. The senate
committee on privileges and elections to
day decided by a unanimous voto to rec
ommend an option resolution declaring
that Honorable W. A. Clark, o! Montana,
is not entitled to occupy his seat as
Senator from Montana. The dtcislon
was reached after a two hour's silting,
at which all members of the committee
weie present except one. The absentee
was Senator Caffery, and he wired ids
vote in opposition to Clark.
M. B. Smith, Butternut, Mich., say,
"DeWltt'i Little Early Riser are the
very heat pills I ever used for costiveness,
liver and bowel troubles."
LAND MATTERS
IN ALASKA
Special Privileges Denied Status of
Tide Lands Effort to Legalize
Miners Meetings Mr. Hermann
Predicts that the Next Mining
Excitement Will Be on the Siberian
Coast.
Special t) Thk Ciikonici.e.
Wahiiinoton, D. C, April 5 So much
interest attaches to Alaskan matters
that information concerning Die manage
ment of public lands there will be read
iug for the public. Since the die Nomo
discovery of beach gold, thegener.il land
office has received continual applications
from discoverers, inventor and Fchemtr
in general, for exclusive rights aud
privileges connected with beach mining
aud deep sea excavation, on c!a:m that
some method, procees or invention had
been perfected that would uliiiw what
might be otherwise unavailable. Some
have offered to build railways alon,c the
beach, if granted exclusive privilege.
Commissioner Hermann, of the Land
Bureau, has had ninny such propositions
and has respectfully declined to enter
tain them. Aa for rights to mine on
Cape Nome beach, all have been declined
on the ground that there ia no authority
in existing law to dispjse of beach mines.
This question is not new to him, aa there
are extensive beach grounds orf the
Southern Oregon coast, near his home,
where gold is mixed with tide sands.
The S-juthern Oregon beach sauds have
black snnd, or iron sands, mixed so that
it is not easily separated from the gold.
The Cape Nome beach has no black
sand and the gold is easily separated.
As government holds all lands be
tween low and high water in trust for
future states, congress will legislate to
grant temporary privileges, pending
statehood and the relations miners meet
ings may establish. As lor mining on
the high seas, within the three mile
limit, there is dispute in congress, as it
is a serious question if it is in the power
of the government to convey rights that
can conflict with navigation and fisheries.
The commissioner of the general land
office has declined to consider applica
tions for beach or deep sea mining, hut
the secretary of war has granted encli
privileges. Within the last few weeks
many audi applications have been
granted, on claim that the war depart
ment has a right to make these grants,
but they will not be exclusive. As under
the law any miner would be trespasser
the government gives its sanction to
legalize their work. The interior de
partment and general land office recog
nize the rights of miners meetings and
regulations passed there, aa confirmed
by past experience in mining districts.
iompiaint is made that claims are
often located by attorney, which has
been greatly abused. For instance: A
Boston man may have filed by attorney
on valuable locations and hold for a
long time. There have been instances
where entire gulches have been thus ap
proprlated, with no ownership visible or
present. Commissioner Hermann de
cides against this aa illegal, and congrese
ia recommended to decide that personal
presence is neceseary to establish title.
Mr. Hermann has been consulted by
Judge Lscey, chairman of House Lands
committee, as to legalizing miners'
meeting for reguluting claims along Nome
beach, or elsew here : which he strongly
recommends.
There were three land offices in Alaska,
but two were found to be practically
useless as there was no business and
expenses were enormous. Peavy, was
discontinued, that was on the Koynkuk,
'.'."0 miles south of the Arctic Oircle. Also
Circle, that U near the international
line. Rimpard, that was retained, is on
the Yukon, and will assume the business
done at Circle and Peavy. The now of
fice is at St. Michael. Kfforl made to
locate this at Capo Nome, but it ia
recognized that the Nome sands may be
worked out and leave no place of Im
portance while St. Michael is so situated
as to be alway an important location.
Commissioner Hermann predicts that
the next mining excitement will pertain
to the region tot ha northwest, on the
coast of Siteria, across Behring aea
northwest from the mouth of the Yukon.
He eetimutea that $2,600,000 haa been
aent to the mint from Cape Nome lince
ita discovery not over a year ago. Add
the dust taken by miners themselves
and th- total output should be $4,000,000.
8. A. Clarke.
ruerto Ktcan Kill I'aaaed.
Wahiiinoton, April 11. The leng and
bitter struggle over the Puerto Rican
tariff bill ended today when the House
by a vote of 161 to 153 concurred In all
the senate amendments. The bill now
requires only the signature of the speaker
of the Hons) and the president of the
senate before going to the president for
hia approval. These signatures will bo
attached tomorrow and before nightfall
the bill probably will be a law. As tho
bill originally passed tho house it was
a simple bill, imposing 15 per rent of
the Dingley rates on goods going into
Puerto Bico from the United States and
coming from Puerto Rico into the United
States. As amended by the senate and
today agreed to by I lie House, all the
restrictions on good into the United
States from Puerto Rico are eliminated
and certain foodstuffs and other articles
which heretofore have gone into Puerto
Eiico free by executive order, are ex
cluded from the operation of the 15 per
cent duty imposed on goods entering t lie
island from the United States.
A complete n-heme of civil govern
ment foi the island is aleo attached to
the measure.
Itoera Want lu Fight.
Bloemfontein, April 11. According:
to information received here, the Boer
activity eastward of ti e railroad and in
proximity to the border, Is largely duo
to the fact that Presidents Krnger and
Steyn have found they are uuablu to
keep their forces together in inactivity,
the burghers declaring they are unwill
ing to remain with their commandos,
unless actively employed, as they are
convinced the British game ia a waiting
one. It ia believed the Boer movement
was originally designed to oblige Lord
Roberta to weaken his force at Bloem
fontein, in order to protect the railroad,
when the Boers would have attempted
to recapture the capital. But the
burghers ore evidently iguorant of the
enormous forces Lord Roberta has at
his disposal.
Advices from Karoo Siding say the
Boers are busily entrenching their posi
tion east of Brandfort, running parallel
with the railroad, while strongly hold
ing the Waterval Drift waterworks.
ICemer kalile Cures of Klieumatlfim.
From the Vindicator, Rutlicrfordton, N. U.
The editor of the Vindicator has had
occasion to test the efficacy of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm twice with the most
remarkable results in each case. First,
witti rheumatism in the shoulder from
which he suffered excruciating pain for
ten days, w hich was relieved with two
applications of Pain Balm, rubbing the
parts afflicted and realizing instant,
benefit and entire relief in a very short
time. Second, in rheumatism in thigh
joint, almost prostrating him with severe
pain, which was relieved by two appli
cations, rubbing with the liniment on
retiring at night, and getting up free
from pain. For sale by Blakeley &
Houghton.
American I'late-Olaaa Tract.
Pitthhukg, April 8. The American
Plate Mirror Company waa chartered at
Harrisburg Saturday, with a capital of
$50,000,000. This company is composed
of well-known plate-glass men, and is
looked npon aa the beginning of a de
termined move on the part of the Amer
ican plate-glasa men to wrest the trade
in this country for plate mirrors from
foreign manufacturers.
A Good Cough Medicine for Children
"I have no hesitancy in recommend
ing Chf.mberlain'a Cough Remedy."
says F. P. Moran, n well known and
popular baker, of Petersburg, Va. "We
have given it to our children when
troubled with bad congh, also whoop
ing cough, find it has alwuj s given per
fect satisfaction. It was itcjiumended
to me by a driwirist ne the best cough
medicine for children as it contained no
opium or other harmful drug." Sold by
Blskelev A Honjhton.
Governor of ruerto llleo.
Washington, April 12. Charles If.
Allen, aseiTant secretary of the navv,
will be the first civil governor of Puerto
Rico under the provisions of the bill
passed yesterday.
No Ittght to I'gllnraa.
The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will a'wayj have
friends, but one who would be attractive
must keep her health. If she ia w eak,
sickly and all run down, she will be
nervous and irritable. Ii she lias con
stipation or kidney trouble, her impure
blood will canBe pimples, blotches, skin
eruptions and a wretched complexion.
Electric Bitters ia the best medicine in
the world to regulate stomach, liver and
kidneya and to purity the blood. It
gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth,
velvety skin, rich complexion. It win
make a good-looking, charming woman
of a run-down invalid. Only 50 cent
at Blakeley A Houghton's drugstore.
Clarke A Falk hye received a carload
of the celebiat d James E. Patton
strictly pore liquid paints
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