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VOL. X
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1900.
NO. 32
ADVANCE ON
PRETORIA
First Skirmish is Reported Six Miles
North of Glen Correspondents
Seem to Be Making Supreme
Ffforts to Let Their Papers
Know the Situation, But
the Censorship is
Too Strict.
Severe fighting ap-
London, April 20. A special dispatch
from BloemfoDtein under yesterday's
date, says firing ia reported to be in
progress south of Karee Siding, six miles
north of Glnn. The strength of the
Boers is not known. The British in
fantry, supported by artillery, held a
strong position on a large dam.
London, April 20. The report of the
fighting at Karee Siding, six miles north
of Glenn, contained in a special diBpatch
from Bloeuafontein today, may be the
first news of the progress of the British
advance un Pretoria, but eveu if this
were only an unimportant BkirinWb,
there are many other indications that
Lord Roberts is either starting or has
already started for the northern goal.
A dispatch from Cape Town, nuder
today's date, says :
"The censorship restrictions have
been greatly increased, owing to the
movements of troops." All the dis
patches bear traces of the strenuous
efforts of the correspondents to give their
papers an inkling of what is afoot.
The Boers south of Bloemfontein are
reported to be retreating. Large com
mands were seen April 10 near Tha
bannchu, moving to the north. Their
progress was stow, however, owing to
the terrible condition of the country.
By way of Pretoria comes a report that
fever Is decimating the Mafeking garri
son, and a letter from the Mayor of
Mafeking, says Lord Roberts has asked
Colonel Baden Powell to hold out until
May 20.
Cecil Rhodes returns to CapaTown to
morrow. The announcement of his de
parture was unexpected. It is learned
that the so called "Empire maker" came
to England purely on business connected
with the British Chartered South African
Company, and the DeBeers Mine Com
pany.
Lady Gaticre will be a fellow passenger
of Mr. Rhodes. She is going as far as
Madeira to meet her husband, the
British General, who has been sent back
to England.
En, land U Interested.
London. April 19. Keen interest is
manifested here in the threatened action
of the United States against Turkey.
1 he fourth collective note of the em
bassies, objecting to an increase of 3 per
cent in the duties on account of the bad
condition of Turkish finances, without
previous understanding with powers, the
was handed to the Tutkieb government
yesterday. But Turkey maintains such
a firm attitude that suspicion is growing
that some covert intrigue is frustrating
the effect of notes. The St. James
Gazette fays :
"It will be interesting to watch the
game of procrastination to which Europe
is accustomed, being played with the
United States. America has entered the
European arena, and apparently has no
intention of standing any humbug from
Turkey. Why should ehe7 The Eastern
question has no terrors for a power with
a whole ocean between herself and the
balance.
"The president thinks the Sultan has
had grace enough. But if the United
states sets foot in Asia Minor, perhaps
"lie will find that neither Russia nor
Germany will be uninterested spectators.
From ourselves she will get nothing but
sympathy and good will."
The papers generally think Abdul
Hamid will pay up.
before relief arrives,
pears imminent."
The activity of the Boers at Eland's
Laagte apparently has failed to draw
General Buller, if that was its object,
into doing more than repel the attack
made on his advance poets.
A dispatch from Warreuton, dated
Saturday, says:
"There has been Intermittent and inef
fective sniping by Boers, who also fired
a few shells, both during the day and
the night, at the station the past two
days."
A special dispatch from Zwartkop,
Joefontein, dated April 21, says:
"This morning 1500 Boers made a
determined attack on a convoy returning
to Boehof. The British succeeded in re
pulsing the attack, and their fire be
came so heavy ami well-sustained that
the Boers fell back with considerable
loss. The British casualties were sixteen
killed and wounded. Theconvoy reached
Bjeliof safely."
NICARAGUAN
CANAL TREATIES
Report Circulated in Washington That
Costa Rica and N'icarafua Have
Definitely Agreed to De
sired Concessions
THE REBELS
DEFEATED
A Bloody Week on the Island of Luzon
General Tilar's Band Again at
Work and Gave San Miguel
Garrison a Three Hour Fight.
Keneweil Actlvltj.
Lo.mkjn, April 22. Dispatches ar
riving from ths seat of war, though
meager and unsatisfactory, clearly
indicate renewed activity at all points
here the British and Boer forces are in
itriking distance of each other. Interest
for the moment centers at De Wet's
Iorp and Wepener, where fighting evi
dently is in progress. A dispatch re
ceived from Aliwal North, date I April
21, says that there was heavy firing the
Previous day I etween De W V Dorp
nd Wepener, and around Wepener
Saturday, but tht no particulars 1 ave
been received. A special from Maseru,
dated Saturday, says :
IV'The investment of Wepener con
tinues. The Boers seem determined to
do their utmost to capture the garrison
New Yobk, April 20. A special to the
Times from Washington says: A report
is in circulation that the president is
about to send to the senate treaties with
Costa Rica and Nicaragua by which the
latter countries propose to cede to the
United States a strip of territory five
miles in width on each side of the pro
posed canal, where It Is constructed on
the border beteen' Costa Rica and Nica
ragua, and a similar area where it is
wholly in Nicaragua.
In the absence of the president and
the secretary of state, and of admitted
knowledge In the state department, it is
difficult to vorit'y the report. Neither
the representatives of Costa Rica nor of
Nicaragua will confirm the report, but it
is not denied that a proposition has been
considered which, if adopted, would give
the United States government power to
protect a canal built under circumstances
suggested in such a concession. The
United States wonld have the right to
police the canal, Nicaragua and Costa
Rica would be permitted to move troops
across the neutral strip but neither
country would be permitted to place
fortifications upon it or engage In mili
tary operations on the grounds described
as neutral. But tho United States would
be authorized to place troops on the
territory ceded in sufficient numbers to
protect the canal, togather with barracks,
storehouses and material necessary to
military operations.
The treaties will, it is further reported,
guarantee the neutrality of the canal to
the shipping of the world.
GOLD AND
SILVER OUTPUT
Manila, April 22, 10:20 a. m. Last
week was one of the bloodiest of the
war since the first day's fighting around
Manila, authentic reports, mostly of
ficial, showing a total of 373 Filipinos
killed, twelve officers and 244 men
captured, and many more wounded.
The number wounded is hardly guess
able. Considering that the Filipinos
entirely lark hospital facilities, great
majority of the wounded will die. Prob'
ably the week's work finished 1000 in
surgents. The American loss was nine
killed and sixteen wounded. Two
sergeants and one private were killed in
ambushes, while escorting provision
trains.
l lie insurgents have been aggressive
in almost every province of Luzon. Gen
era! Piodel Pilar's band, numbering 300,
which was out of sight for three months,
the leader being reported killed, has re
appeared in its old field about San
Miquel. Pilar is supposed to be again
in command. He gave the American
garrison at San Miquel, consisting of
three companies of the thirty-filth in
fantry, with a Gatling, three hours'
fighting, during a night attack. The
loss of the insurgents in this engagement
is not included in the foregoing total, as
they removed their dead and wounded,
but presumably it was considerable.
Twenty-two Filipinos in the province
of Santagas attacked Lieutenant Wende,
who, with eight men, was scouting near
San Jose. The Lieutenant and five men
wre wounded, and one private was
killed.
Sergeant Ledonius, of the thirty-fifth
infant
bush
Decrease in California, But
More Than Doubled.
Alaska
San Francisco, April 21. The Super
intendent of the United States Mint at
San Francisco has forwarded to the Mint
at Washington a report showing the gold
and silver product of California for the
calendar year 1809 amounted to f 15,
840,043, of which tl&.3M.031 was gold
and 504,G12 silver.
Comparing tho totals of gold and sil
ver with the corresponding figures ob
tained from the same sources in the year
1808, the gold ield of the state shows a
decrease of fo70,447, and the silver yield
an increase of $89,9)7, making a net de
crease from the previous year of 480,-
410. This is attributed to the fact that
owing to the dry season many mines
were shut down. The returns to the
mint show the employment of 18,701
miners in the gold, silver, lead and
copper mines of the state.
Alaska has more than doubled its bul
lion prod net in the last year. The re
ceipts of Alaska gold at mints, assay of
fices, refineries, smelters, etc., for the
calendar year 1899 were $5,002,012, and
the silver 229,313, a total of $5,831,355,
$3,199,844 more than in thn year 1898.
Of this increase, it is estimated that $2,
400,000 came from tho new placer camp
at Cape Nome laet season, the first year
in its history, and the ret of the In
crease from the quarts mines of South
eastern Alaska.
The reciepts at mints, assay offices,
privaje refineries and smelters for tie
calendar year 1899 from the Klondike
were $15,08tl,flii gold and $207,360 silver,
total of $I6,'.'54,107. This shows a
marked advance in output for the
Klondike field, since the increase over
the previous year.
nig unuit wuuuucu in mi Bili
near Baliuag. Lieutenant Batch,
of the thirty seventh infantry, with 70
men, had a five hours' fight with 400 in
surgents in the Nueva Cacoras District
Twenty of the insurgents were killed,
Colonel Smith, of the seventeenth in
f.intry, who captured General Montene
gro, and brought him to Manila, is
the isolation hospital. suffering from
mallpox. Colonel Smith's command
captured 180 officers and men with
Montenegro. Montenegro, who was
formerly one of the most dapper officers
in the Filipino army, looks worn and
haggard. He says he led a terrible life
for months, and he has offered to return
to the north with Colonel Smith, to
endeavor to persuade his former com
rades of the useleesness of opposing the
Americans.
One hundred escaped Spanish prison
era from the Province of South Luzon
have Briived at Manila. The insurgents
have 400more Spanish prisoners in that
district. Recently the Filipinos destroyed
several rodajif the railroad line near
Panique, in an unsuccessful attempt to
wreck strain.
true Democracy. Therefore those who
claim to be followers of Thomas Jefferson
will fail to discharge a solemn duty if, in
this time of doubt and temptation, they
neglect such examination,' and if this
discloses a tendency in parly control to
subordinate principles of pure Demo
cracy and to a distrust of their conquer
ing power, then the conditions should
not continue without brave and early
Democrat protest."
THE KAISER
WILL FIX IT
BOERS CONTEST
ING EVERY INCH
British Relief Force Is Slowly Reaching
Its Objective Poiut However, Diiv
ing the Boers Southward Great
Battles Will Probably Occur at
Both Places.
The
Foreign
changed
Powers Have Xot Ex
Views on the Subject
English Press Comment.
Berlin, April 21. The Foreign Office
says it has information indicating that
Hhe United States' difficulty with Turkey
will be settled amicably in a few days.
The Foreign Office does not beliuve a
naval demonstration will become neces
sary. Questioned as to bow the Euro
pean powers would regard such a demon
stration, a Foreign Office official replies
that no exchange of views had yel been
made.
CLEVELAND .
ON BRYANISM
Democracy Only Strong When it Has
Courage to Do Right.
pRtNiKTos, N. J. Ex-President
Grover Cleveland sent a letter of regret
to be rend at the dinner of the Brooklyn
Democratic Club at Brooklyn, to com
memorate the birth of Thomas Jefferson.
Mr. Cleveland says :
"Whatever successes may have at
tended a party of opportunity with the
sails spread for every transient breeze
of popular sentiment or excitement, ex
perience has abundantly demonstrated
that Democracy is so constituted that it
is only strong when courageous in the
right and only victorious when its forces
are marshaled n ruler its old and well
organized standards. IherehBS never
been a time when the falee leadership of
our party and departure from the simple
Democratic faith have not been quickly
discovered and ruthlessly rebuked ly
listless support, pronounced defection
and bitter defeat. These consequences
have thus far b?en so inevitab'e that the
lessons they teach cannot be disregarded
without inviting calamity. The health,
fu'ness of our party may well be ques
tioned when it shrinks from such ex
amination of its position as will enable
it to avoid disaster by ktnplng in the
course of safety, under the guidance of
No One Will Interfere.
London, April 21. Inquiries by the
Associated Press regarding the attitude
of Great Britain and other powers toward
the Americaii-TurkiBh difficulty reveals
the fact that no one has the slightest
intention of interfering in any way. The
British government officials do not dis
guise their delight at the stand taken by
Washington, and hope the Sultan's obsti
nacy will for once fail to acnieve its ends.
Great Britain herself, during the past
years, has had much trouble in extract
ing payment of debts from the "sick
man of the East," and appreciates the
irritation displayed at Washington.
The British Ambassador at Constanti
nople has informed the Foreign Office of
the conditions existing, but merely veri
fying what has already been published.
So far, Lord Salisbury has sent him no
instructions, but the Associated Piess is
officially informed that Great Britain
and the other powers who are now mak
ing joint representations regarding the
increase in the Turkish tariffs have no
intention of pooling their issues upon
the Ameiican claims or in any associat
ing the tariff matter with that dispute.
The possibility of serious results attracts
general interest and much comment in
England. The Spectator says :
"It is earnestly to be desired that
Pharaoh should harden his hart. But
there is little chance of such an ad
vantage to the world. The Sultan will
doubtless pay the money. It he does not,
Dewey may go afljat again to do work
rather less easy and much more im
portant than the capture of Manila."
The Outlook suggests that the United
Statesmight take the customs of Smyrna
as a guarantee, but inclines to believe
that the Sultan's new friend, Km per or
William, will whisper "pay," and the
incident will be ended.
Bornt Camp, Thabancha, O. F. S.,
April 22 Fighting continues day ai.l
niyht at Jammersborg Drift. The Eng
lish entrenchments have b 'en so fili (;f
rain that the men have been obliged
every now ami then to clamber to the
banks, only to be shot down. The Boers
were so drenched on Saturday that they
were unal lrt to sleep, so they started a
debate on the subj-et of the good to be
derived from virtue and couragn. The
discussion lasted most of the night.
shells bred nt intervals interrupting the
speakers.
; an ler investment.
j The war office was silent at midnight,
j and the results of Rundle's advance to
ward Wepener were not announced, al
though there was little reason to doubt
that there had teen s-rious fighting Sat
urday. There wer details of General
Methuen's con v. y fight near lioshof, but
these did not materially aittr previous)
account.
Horn Moving Hoothward.
Wakksrstboom, Sunday, April 22,
Evening, After yesterday shelling it
was expected that the Boers would open
again, but Colonel Brabazon, with th
Yeomanry, made a thorough scout to
the left. The Boers endeavored to turn
the British right wing, but the move
ment was detected by the Yeomanry
and Mounted Infantry, and the gun
opened fire an 1 drove them off, greatly
extending the position. None of the
Boer gnus was in actM. There was no
British casualties. Many of the Boer
are moving southward.
Conor d'.llene Inreatlgalion.
Washington, April 12. The morning
session of the Goeur d Alene investiga
tion was very brief, owing to the ab
sence of witnesses, and the argument
went over until this afternoon. At the
afternoon seesion, Connor Mallot, a rep
reeetalive of the Spokesman Review,
who was at Wardner at the time of the
trouble, described the march of several
hundred armed and marked men on the
Honker Hill mine, the seising of a large
quantify of dynamite, the explosion in
the mill, and the ir.any exciting events
on that occasion. The testimony cor
roborated previous wiinesses on this
subject, but was more vivid and circum
stantial on same points.
London, April 23. General Rnndle is
apparently advancing slowly toward
Wepener, every step being contested by
the Boers.
From the Republican side there is a
(rood deal of interesting news today. A
Thabanchu dispatch, dated Friday,
April 20 reports the arrival there of Com
mandants Dewit and Villere, and and an
attack upon 3000 British nude General
Gatacre. Tho latter of course is a mis
statement, and it is probable General
Rundle is meant. Tho British, it is
added, occupied some kopjes, but their
left wing was driven buck. The Boer
loss wa9 one killed and five wounded.
from Brandfort comes the news that
on Saturday, April 21, a British patrol
of ten men ventured near that ulace.
and suffered tho loss of one man killed
and two men captured, including a Free
Stater, who was leading tho party.
A Pretoria dispatch dated April 21 says
'he latest official news was that fighting
was proceeding within an hoir's ride of
Dewit's Dorp, with no results. The
Transvaal Government, it is added, has
anked Lord Roberts to be allowed to send
a clergyman to St. Helena, and also a
neutral consul to walch the interests of
the British at Pretoria.
A proclamation hn9 issued, prohibiting
the working of the mines on Sundays
and inflicting punishment on managers
paying over 1 a month to natives.
From Lidysmith today comes a dis
patch saying that all is quiet and the
Boer guns arc silent.
There is nothing further from Bloem.
fontein to indicato the progress of the
preparations of the main advance.
At Cape Town a govern men t cortractor
named Barn has been arrested for bar
boring three escaped Boer prisoners,
dressed as clergymen. T"
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Boer Detente,
Nnw York, April 23. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: There
was last nlght,the nsual Sunday medley
of ominous rumors and confused conjec
tures from the theater of war, with a
heavy budget of mail correspondence on
minor incidents of the period of masterly
inactivity. The most serious news was
tho evidence from Boer sources that for
midable preparations have been made to
resist the advance of General Robert'
army. Ihe Boers are vaguely reported
to have mounted sixty-nine gnns at
Kroonstad, and to have constructed a
circuit of defenses eight miles long
around Pretoria.
It is a foregone conclusion that Pre
toria will be vigorously defended, but
the experts are not prepared to accept
evidence from a Boer source that
Koonstad has been strongly fortified.
Kroonstad offers strong advantages for
defence, but Goneral Roberts, with his
vastly superior force, can turn the posi
tion by either flank and com el
Granite, April 23. The announce
ment that the IIou. George J. Barrett
had received the nomination at the'
hands of the Republican convention, at
Portland, for joint representative from
Grant, Gilliam, Wasco, Wheeler and
Sherman ciunties, was received with
the greatest satisfaction in Granite.
Although occupied most of the time at
the May Queen and Yellowstone mines,
Mr. Barrett claims Granite as his home.
It is here that every man, regardless of '
political affiliations, is Mr, Barrett's--friend.
His popularity was demonstrated in
do uncertain way upon the night of his
return from Portland. Tho whole town
went wild with jubilation, and it is
doubtful whether a more royal reception
has ever been tendered any man in the
state. At the meeting held in the school
house in his honor, J. N. Ditmars, a
life-long Democrat, presided, and
pledged the nominee bis heartiest sup
port. Other Democrats also swore al
legiance, knowing Mr. Barrett to ba iv
friend of the miner and that lie will not
forget the interee'U "of the mining in
dustry if elected. J . .
That Mr. Bar sett will be elected by a
handsome majority there is not a
shadow of a doubt, for no more popular
man is to be found anywhere in thie
section of the state. He is a native of
Fremont,' Neb., and 39 years of age. He
has been operating in this district the
past five years, at present being en
gaged in the development of the Yellow
stone mine, on Olive Creek, while he is
also secretary of the May Queen Com
pany. He will leave shortly for Fremont,
bis former homo, whore he will take
unto himself a new mining partner.
After spending a few weeks on Jii
honeymoon, in California, be will re
turn to Granite to make this city his
permanent home.
Clara Hartoo'a Opinion.
Chicago, April 20 Mies Clara Barton,
president of the American National Rtd
Cross Asociation, was asked by the
Tribune for an expression of opinion re
garding the story that members of the
Chicago Red Cross Association had torn
off their Red Cross badges upon their
arrival at Pretoria and taken up arms
for the B ers. Sho sent the following
answer :
"Washington, April 19. If report le
true, theso men have practiced groes de
ception, broken l pledge, and violated a
confidence which they sought. The hu-
its i man world will not hold them guiltless.
evacuation, with a good chance of in
flicting a decisive defeat, w hich will
greatly impair the Boer resources for
repelling an attack upon Pretoria.
The Boers are reported as mustering
every man capable of carrying a rifle and
as taking then ambulance corps into the
fighting line. They are alleged to have
from 8000 to 10,000 men in the district
between Dewit's Dorp and Wepener,
where heavy fighting is reported Friday
and Saturday. They are also described
as occupying a line ten mil-s long la
Upper Natal and as shelling the British
positions at Eland's Lvgteon Saturday
with unatat'd spirit. The motive of
this activity is not clear, but it is sur
mised that the Boers are arxious to pre
vent the transfer of British forces from
Natal to Bloemfontein and Boehof,
which apparently is still In progress.
The Boers havo also been active in
front of General Methuen and at
Fourteen Streams. Mafeking remains
"Claim Barton."
Caught a Dreadful Cold.
Marion Kooke, manager for T. M.
Thompson, a largi importer o! flue mil
linery at 1058 Milwaukee Avenue, Chi
cago, says: "During the late severe
weather I caught a drefdful cold which
kept me awake at night and made us
unfit 1 1 attend my wmk durin : the day.
One of my millimrs was taking Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for a severe
cold at tiat tin e, w) ic;i seemed to re
lieve her so quickly that I bought aome
for myself. It acted like magic and I
bean to improve at one. I am now
entirely well and feel tety j lens J I to ac
knowledge its merits." For sale by
Blakeley & Houghtrn.
Be sure and ex imine our stock of wall
psper thoroughly before buying else
where, as we have the latest shipment
made to this city, now ready for inspec
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