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VOL. 2 THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1900. NO. 31
THE PLATFORM
IS DRAFTED
Republican Leaders of the Senate
National Committeemen Have
Accepted the Articles
of Faith.
and
Chicago, April 10. A special to the
Post from Washington kits:
Administration leaders have agreed
upon tba issuer and articles of Republi
can faith whic'i will be incorporated in
the National platform to be submitted
to tbe Philadelphia convention for
ratification. A ro'ijh draft of tbe Re
publican party creed has ben accepted
by Republican leaders tbe senate a Lid
Republican national committemen.
The opening declaration will be a
hearty indorsement of Preeid'ent Mc
Kiuley and tribute to his personal
management of the most brilliunt mili
tary and naval achievements of the close
of the century. Unqualified approval
will be accorded toall the Administrative
acts; The establishment of a fold
standard will be dwelt upon, and a plank
will be devoted to renewed allegiance to
the gold standard.
The keynote of the platform will be
the expansion issne. A strong, clear
utterance in favor of the retention of the
Philippines and cf a vigorous foreign
policy will be declared. There will be
no positive affirmation of the right of this
government to govern the Philippines,
as that must be left for further adjudica
tion. The policy of protection will be
affirmed, and the platform will pledge
the party to the support of tbe doctrine
of reciprocity. A greater merchant
marine and liberal peneion laws will be
demanded, and tbe Monroe Doctrine re
asserted. The Nicaragua Canal will be
supported, if no action is taken at this
session of congress. The developments
of the near future in Cuba and the out
come of the municipal elections next
moult will largely stiape the policy
toward that island.
Among other plunks in the platform
will be one in favor of an augmented
navy, others in favor r f civil service, free
homestead?, restriction of immigration,
and temperance and woman sufferage
will also have a place in the platform,
MARK HANNA
WILL RESIGN
And What Will the Democrats Do For
Some One to Talk About Then,
Poor Things?
New Yobk, April 17. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: It i
very generally understood by leading
Republican politicians that Senator
Hanna will not be chairman of the Re
publican national committee daring tbe
coming 'campaign. There is no one
whom the President or the party leaders
would have more confidence in than
Senator Hanna, but the state of Lis
health is such that he does not feel equal
to assuming the responsibility for the
management of the campaign.
Gold In Loion,
Sa.v Francisco, April 10. The trans
port Tartar, which arrived Saturday
afternoon from Manila, was released
from quarantine today. The Tartar
brought advices from the Philippines up
to March 6;h. One of the reports from
Manila is that William Odnn, who is
Bpoken of as a miner of huge rxpeiience,
has returned from a prospecting trip on
the distant coast of VigAn. He showed
rich specimens of gold, and declared
that ho had located a ledge of quart as
rich as anything in Colorado or Califor
ma. He is organizing a company of ex
oldiers, and will go into the mountain
uistricts of Vigan to secure claims. In
an interview in the Manila Freedom,
Oiun says: "Never before did I see
uch indications of mineral wealth. I
have traveled from the Klondike to
South Africa, and I am convinced that
there is not a much richer mineral coun
'ry in the world than the Island of
Luzon."
Anti-Trout Laws.
Washington, April 10. Two meaiures
directed against trusts were determined
"pon today by the special sub committee
on trusts of the House judiciary com
mittee. The special sub-committee has
'pent many days examining the various'
remedies proposed, and the conferences
were not concluded un'.il a late hour to
day. As agreed upon, the remedy is
twofold, nsnvly, a constitutional amend-1
tnent giving congress full power to deal
with trusts, and a new anti-trust law
making the following extension! to the
Sherman act:
First Requiring the branding or
marking of trust-made goods shipped out
of a state, so as to be easily identified as
the product of a trust.
Second Prohibiting the interstate
traffic of trust-made goods not so
branded, and making them subject to
seizure and condemnation.
Third Requiring corporations having
a capital over 1,000,000, or doing
annual business of 1,000,000, to file
report of theli affairs with the secretary
of state.
Fourth Providing the process of in
junction against combinations sending
trust-made goods from state to state or
to foreign countries.
Fifth Prohibiting the use of the mails
to concerns and their officials proven to
be trusts.
Tagalos Still on the War I'atb,
Manila, April 17. Twelve hundred
Tagalos attacked Case's battalion head
quarters of tbe Fortieth regiment at
Cagayan, Icland of Mindanao, on April
7. The Americans had fifteen casualties
while ot the attacking force titty were
killed and thirtv wounded or taken
prisoners.
The enemy, numbering 150 riflemen
the remainder being bolomen, archers
and mounted spearmen, swooped dow
in a howling mass at daylight, surprising
and killing three of the sentries. They
swarmed through th streets in small
parties, some bearing scaling ladders, by
means of which they attempted to enter
the hoeees. The Americans tumbled out
of the barracks and formed in the plans
and companies began sweeping tbe town
The subsequent street fight lasted twenty
minutes.
Twelve of the wounded Americans are
now on board the hospital ship Relief
The enemy withdrew to the mountains
la great confusion.
Wall-Taper Trt,
JSkw Iork, April 10. The World to
morrow will say :
"At tbe annual meeting of the National
Wall Paper Company, it is said a strong
effort will be made to dissolve the com
pany, better knows as the Wall Pape
Trust. The party of directors working
to this end is headed by Colonel Jacob
J. Janeway, of New Brunswick, whose
factory is now controlled by the trust
These directors assert that the organiza-
tion has never been a success, owing to
the fact that it raised the price of . wall
paper to a figure where competition was
made very profitable, and independent
factories were started faster than the
trust could absorb them. They say it
has been able to control only a small
percentage of the output, as it embraces
but seventeen factories, while there are
more than eighty anti-trust factories in
the United States."
ARE WAKING TO
-OFFICERS' DEFECTS
Fighting; Id Luion.
Manila, April 17. General Young re
ports that 300 insurgent liflemen and
boiomen attacked tbe American garrison
at Batoo, Province of North Iiocas,
yesterday, but were repulsed, losing 100
men. The Americans had no casualties
Captain Dodd, with a iquadron of the
Third Cavalry, recently surrounded a
village in Union Province, and surprised
200 insurgents living in barracks, it ap
parently being the recruiting center for
the province. The enemy lost 53 men
killed. Our troops also captured 44 men
and horned the village. One American
was wounded.
Talk for the Canal.
Washington, April 16 Representa
tive Tongue called on the President to
day and made an appointment for Wed
nesday afternoon, when theentiie Pacific
Coast delegations will call and. urge the
President to support the Nicaragua canal
project. Tho President would net 'd:s
cuss the subject with Mr. Tongue today.
Representative Lacy today introduced
a bill authorizing the secretary of the
interior to make a charge of grazing
within the forest reservations. This is
the bill submitted by the secretary him
self, and will hi opposed in committee.
Itoers Looking Toward America.
London, April 17. The Lourenco
Marques correspondent of tho Daily
Mail, telegraphing Sunday, says:
"The tone of the Standard and Dingers'
News shows that the Transvaal Govern
ment is relying strongly upon American
intervention, Great remits are expected
from the campaign of Webster Davis
and from tho Presidential contest."
Mrs. Calvin Zimiteriiian, Miluaburg,
a , say, "As a speedy cure for coughs,
colds, croup and sore throat Or.e Minute
Cough Cure is unequaled. It is pleasant
for childien to take. I heartily recom
mend it to mothers." It is tho only
harmless remedy that produces im
mediate results. It cures bronchitis,
pneumonia, grippe and throat and lung
diseases, It will prevent consumption. 1
Publication of Lord Roberts' Criticisms
ot General Buller, General Warren
and Colonel Tliornej croft Have
Created Much Excitement
in England.
London, April IS. Lord Roberts'
criticism of General Butlur, General
Warren and Colonel Thorevcroft con
tinues to be the topic of iutereet. All
the afternoon papers comment at length
on tbe strictures of fhe British Com
mander-in-Chief in South Africa, taking
the same lines as the morning papers,
praising Lord Roberts for his frauknesa,
and speculating upon what the publica
tion of the dispatches at the present
noment portends. Some of them main
,ain there is nothing left for General
duller but to resign.
The Globe declares : "A more pitiable
record of indecision in plan, and con
fusion in execution, we have seldom
read," and adds that what little reputa
tion General Buller had left, 1ms been
scattered to the wind.
London, April 18. Practically no de
velopments haye been reported so far in
today's South African cables. A dis
patch from Warrenton, dated April 17,
says:
"Finding the Boers busy making new
trenches we exploded lyddite shell, fol
lowing ud these with tho Maxims. The
enemy's ambulance was afterwards ob
served on the spot."
From Wepener there is nothing later
than Lord Roberts' message of yesterday,
and presumably neither side has gained
any particular advantage at any point in
tbe theater of war Bince the last official
dispatches were received.
Aftermath at 'Wepener.
Maseru. April 17. Colonel Dalgety's
casualties since lie has been besieged at
Wepener have been twenty killed and
wounded. The Boer losees are reporttd
to have been considerably heavier. After
the night attack on April 12, the dead
were left on the field, where they etill
lie unhuried.
There is a conflict of opinion among
the leaders. Some want to attack ngain,
while others refuee to do so. " Desultory
cannon firing and "sniping" continue.
The Caledon is rising, which alarms
the Boers, who are now on both (ides of
the river, and might be cut off if the
stream were to become flooded.
Five Boer guns are believed to be dis
abled.
nary report of the Walker commission
has not yet been made and submitted to
congress, and probably will not be for
soma time to come.
Vexed by the di-hy and untoward
prospect, the advocates of the Hepburn
bill are trying to force its consideration
and passage by the House at this session.
Chairman Hephuru has already obtained
an imposing array of signatures to a pa
per requesting tbe committee on rules
to bring in a special order providing for
the consideration of the bill at an early
date specified and for a vote on the bill
and all amendments thereto on a Jay
atd an hour also to be specified. He is
confident that such an order would be
adopted by an overwhelming majority,
and there is every reason to believe that
his confidence is justified. There is
equally good reason to believe that the
bill would pass the House as reported
by tho committee by a large majority.
GALA DAY FOR
PUERTO RICO
Natural Fondness of Puerto Ricaus for
Pomp afld Display to lie Gratified
Entire North Atlantic
Squadron Will Be
There.
MINES TO BE
BLOWN UP
Natal Mercury Says That Newly-Arrived
Refugees Tell of Elaborate Pre
parations Which Are Beinj
Made for Destruction of
All the Shafts.
London, April 19. A cable this morn
ing states that the Natal Mercury pub
lishes accounts of newly arrived r fusees,
who tell of elaborate preparation! which
are being made for the destruction of i.ll
the shafts in the mines around Johannes
burg. The scheme is being carried rut
nnder I he supervision of the State Mining
Engineer, who has requisitioned all tho
copper wire in the town for the purpose
of making connections.
Boer Calling- For Help.
Caps Town, April 18. The Boer gov
ernments are circuiting the following
manifesto among Afrikanders through
out Cape Town :
"We feel that our fate and the fate of
the whole Afrikandom is at stake, and
we. appeal to you to stand and fight
shoulder to shoulder with us. You can
not, you may not, allow the tyrant to
extinguish forever your finest traits of
character as a nation.
"With yon on our side tbe issue can
not be doubtful. We must conquer. God
grant that love of your country and your
liberty and the noble virtues of men
truly free may inducoyou to join us in
the hour of our supreme struggle.
HEPBURN BILL
TO BE FORCED
Advocates of tbe Nicaragua Canal Will
Take Action Are Becoming Tired
of Long Delay Caused by
Enemies of Canal.
Nxw York, April 18. A special to tie
Tribune from Washington says : Chair
man Hepburn, of the committee on
interstate commerce, and other repre
sentatives who favor immediate legisla
tion for the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, havo become impatient because
of what they regard as unreasonable de
lay, and they are threatening to mike
the situation interesting as well as un
pleasant for those who they believe are
exerting their effort and influence for
further delay because of their hostility
to the pr j.ct itself.
The Hepburn bill was favorably re
ported to the House two months ago.
Sinco that time the Hay-Puuncefote
treaty has been signed and is now pend
ing in the senate for ratification, with
little or no prospect for favorable action
until next winter if ever. The preliaii-
New York, April 18. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: Yeeter
day's long cabinet meeting was chiefly
devoted to considering the inauguration
of the civil fcovernment in Puerto Rico
on May 1, under the new statutes. It
has been decided that the people of the
island,' with their Datura! fondness fur
pomp and display, will be sifficiently
impressed with tbe importance of the
new establishment by the visit of the
entire North Atlantic squadron.
On the day of tbe inauguration of Gen
eral Davis, the retiring military governor
will assemble nearly ail the troops of his
department at the capital and parade
them in honor of the occasion. Each of
the ships will fire a governor's salute of
seventeen guns, to be returned in kind
by the forts ashore. At night there
will be a brilliant illumination of the
ships, with their masts lined witii
electric lights, and an exhibition of
searchlights. Tbe nayal display will be
made all tbe more memorable from the
fact that the day will be the anniversary
of the battle of Manila bay.
Governor Allen will spend a week at
least at San Juan before his formal in
auguration, and at that time it is ex
pected that be will be able to form a
correct estimate of the qualifications of
leading natives for places in the executive
council, which constitutes the Upper
House of the legislative assembly, and
be in a position to make recommenda
tions to the president regarding appoint
ments. It is the impression among
cabinet officers that most of the men
now holding office in General Davis'
military cabinet, except the United
States Army officers, wiil be continued
in executive council, either in their pre
sent places or in similar offices under
different titles.
The president and all members of his
cabinet are anxious that tho council
shall be composed of natives as far as
possible, and desire to avoid all
semblance of fastening any "carpet-bag"
rule on the island. It will be the effort
of the president, ltrgelyon Governor
Allen's recommendation, first to com-!
plete the exi-uutive of tho island and to
provide for the organizition of the
judiciary. Tho established courts of
the island, including the supreme court
of Puerto Rico, will continue to sit as
now constituted. Residents of the United
States will be selected as judge, district
attorney and marshal of the United
States, which will he established in a
I few weeks at San Juan.
It is also settled that General Davis
will re mm n in Puerto Rico that Governor
Allen wilt have the advantage of his ex
perience and assistance. The brigade of
troops consisting of cavalry and infantry
regi'uents ot regulars, the Puerto Uican
native regiment, and to batteries of
artillery, will continue to conititut! Gen
eral Davis' command, which will thus
be as important, so far as number of
troops is concerned, as any of the mili
tary departments in the United States.
All military authority after May 1,
however, will be subordinated to the
civil authorities, and the war depart
ment will cease to exercise any more
control over Puerto Rico than it does
now over Arizona.
London, April 19. The arrival of Gen
eral Carrington at Beira, .Portuguese
Eaet Africa, and a reiteration of the re
port that the Boers intend blowing up
the Johannesburg m:ne?, sre the only
new items that mark today's war cables.
" Weeks must elapse before General
Carrington w'll be able to concentrate
his force on the borders of the Transvaal
or approach Mafeklng. According to a
rumor, in circulation at Lourer.co
Marques, a Boer force has been sent to
intercept General Carrington, but it is
not thought to be of sufficient strength
to cause anxiety.
According to a dispatch from Lady-
smith, dated today, the Boers are much
disconcerted by the present condition of
affaire. Their fortifications and forces,
numbering about 15,000 men, are spread
over ridges in contemplation of a British
advance through the Wasuhband valley
north of Ladysmith, which has not been
occupied.
Tbe Boer patrol are active and" con
stantly laying traps.
A proclamation issued at Cape Town
today allows trading between Cape Col
ony and the occupied portions of the Or
ange Free State to be resumed.
A patrol of Cape police near Boehof
yesterday captured two Boers' ovens.
some wagons and 200 head of cattle.
Two Germans who recently arrived at
Cape Town have been sentenced to a
year's imprisonment for having bus
picious possession of 100 rifbs and COO
cordite cartridges.
the scope of the movement and request
ing signatures to a monster petition to
the city, state and national governments
for the maintenance of the constitution
al rights ot workmen, and insisting that
protection be given to non-union work
men. Mrs. R it.b plans to hold a mass
meeting at some lare downtown hall,
where workingmen'a wives and others
may voice their protest against "the
m b tule cf the union pickets."
No Gun in I'rctorlal Fortl.
London, April 19. A dispatch to the
Daily News from Cape Town says:.
A gentleman who just arrived from
tue iranevaai assured me tnat not a
single gun remains in the Pretoria forts
HE WANTS
THE CANAL
The President Working Earnestly in
Its Behalf.
Washington, April 18. The Oregon
senators aud representatives were in the
delegation that called on the president
today in advocacy of early action on the
Nicaragua Canal bill and to urge his sup
port of such a measure. As a result of
their visit, they say they find the out
look much brighter than contemplated,
and that the President, far from being
opposed to such legislation, is earnestly
working in its behalf. The delegation
presented their views and pointed out
the nrgtnt necessity for early action, I
showing the great benefits to be derived
from such a waterway and how its im
mediate construction would he most op
portune in connection with the expected
Philippine and Hawaiian trade. They
go to far ai to assert that the president
will heartily support a properly-drawn
bill for the canal. It is understood that
no definite assurances were given by the
president, but those who conversed with
him say (hat lie is on their sidn and is
anxious to see the canal built w ith all
possible consistent spenl.
Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hinsdale, 111.,
writes, "I never fail to relieve my
children from croup at once by usirg
One Minate Cough Cure. I would not
feel safe without it." Quickly cures
ronghs, colds, grippe and all throat and
lung diseases.
Against Trade t'nlou.
Ciiil'acio, April 10. Mrs. J. S. Robb,
whose testimony before, the Congression
al Industrial Commhsion created a sen
sation on account of the stand which she
took sgalnst the labor unions, has given
out the details of a plan by which she
expects to organize thou-ands cf w ives
of workinmen throughout the country,
together with the non-union men, in a
movement against what she terms
"trades unions tyranny."
Within a few davs thnninds of cards
will be distributed among the employes
of non-union employers, sttting forth
No New Wing Xeolvtl.
Sai.sm, April 19. Governor Geer anj
t'la other members of the State Building
Commission visited the penitentiary yes
terday afternoon for tho purpose of in
vestigating the best mannerof construct
ing a new wing tor the purposes of a
kitchen and kindred uses, but the re
sult of the visit is that probably no new
wing will be built the present year or
under the appropriation of the last
Legislature.
Tiie board diccovend that the couth
wing, qu.te and extensive structure,
built some years sgo, is yet empty, con
taining nothing but the bare wall?, and
it is thought this can be proper! v fitted
up so as to answer all requirement.
At the time this wing was built, crime
seemed to be on the increase in Oregon,
and the accommodations of the prison
were tnxed to the ntaoost, but a better
state of things ha9 recently prevailed;
tbe number of prisoners is now nearly
100 less than at that time, and the feel
ing Is that the wing will not be needed
for cell purposes.
Hrynnlm Keuadlfttrd.
New Yobk, April 18. The Brooklyn
Democratic club gave a dinner tonight
at the Germauia club to commemorate
the 157th anniversary of the birth of
Ttiomns Jefferson.
In responding to the toast "the res
toration of Jeffersonian D 'inocracy," ex
Governor Campbell, of Ohio, declared
that tho party of Jefferson could not
anrvivn hulf Demneratie and half
Populistic. He repudiated the social
istic theories brought into the party by
the Populists.
Speaking of the Chicago platform of"
189(1, declared that it enunciate.!
many great "n'! '"'luring truths, but-
coupled them to.M leaet one fatal error
un-Jeflersonian an. llllder existing
mining and commercial conditions,, im-..
possible proposition of "16 'to
Colville Indian l.nnil.
. Spokane, April 18. A Greenwood, B.
C, special to the Spokesman Review
says advices received there from Chesa
won in the north half of the Colville
Indian reservation slate that the sooners
are going into the agricultural lands in
advance of the date set in the presidt nt'sj
proclamation, of Ojtober 10.
The portion of the reservation to be
opened to agricultural settlement con
tains 150.0CO acres. . Out cf this, the
Indians have been allotted less than
100.000.
Ntw Tout Kor Sulier.
Ckoton Landing, N. Y., April 18. In
accordance with the promise made last
night by General Roe, in command of
the troops, woik was resumed today at
the Cornell dam. The Urikers made no
opposition.
About 200 men reported for duty.
None of them were strikers, and there
still remain out between 400 and 500.
mostly Italians. As the soldjers were
assembling for work, two companies of
troops made a demonstration on the hill
to convince the strikers that the soldiers
were ready for any emergency.
Fruit lla'lly li'jurxl.
Pout-land, April 18 The cold snap
last week throtigotit the Northwest has
undoubtedly damaged the fruit crop, but
to what extent can not be determined at
present.
In some localities fruit is apparently
badly damagd, while almost on the
adjoining section the troes uro not hurt
in the leant.
l'u get SiiuikI A larmxl.
Tacoma, April 18. The present Im
portation of Japanese to fillet sound
has reached unprecedented figures and
thosamls more of the subjects of the
Mikado are now afloat, headed this w ay.
During the month of April 3,500 Japa
nese have been landed in Piuet sound
ports and those of British Columbia.
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eruptions and a wretched complexion.
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