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VOL. X
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1900.
NO. 33
WILL NOT SEND
NAVY TO TURKEY.
Sultan Will Be- Civea Time to Study
the Matter He Has Made Con
sessions. New Yokk, May 1. A special to the
Herald from Washington sayt : Naval
coercion of Turkey to obtain a eettle
merit of the American missionary claims
is not contemplated by the administra
tion. This statement is made upon high
authority. Drastic measures against
Turkey have been urged by former Min
ister Angeil, by politicians on behalf of
missionaries, and by ministers of the
gospel, but tho president and Secretary
Hay have not considered their suggee
tions.
The administration is) well satisfied
with the concessions made by the Sub
lime Porte, and while It is anxious that
the Sultan shall keep his promise to pay
the claims, it feels that he h is already
been considerate of this government in
narmittingr the reconstruction of the
American mission in Harpoot, and in
tha extension of Roberts' College in
Constantinople. It is authoritatively
stated that the latest note presented to
the Porte by Mr. Grisconi, the American
Charge, is not an ultimatum, but
merely a repetition of the demand fcr
settlement.
WILL TRY
TO HOLD OUT.
Replied Cheerfully to Request of Lord
Roberts, Who Is Now Believed to Be
Organizing Strong Relief Force, I n
der General Hunter.
Lo.NDoy, May 1. A dispatch from
f0(,.L.; .ll.l Mil. ,, "Tho
Boers have been busy for several days,
blowing up the railway southwards.
There was little firlnir. durinz the past
week. The town will respond cheer
fully to Lord Roberts' request to hold
out for another month, fever is rile,
but otherwise the health of the garrison
is Kooa aim an are wen.
New York, May 1. A dispatch to the
Tribuno from London says: A signitl-
cant item ot intelligence has been re
ceived from Cape Town. The Express
correspondent in that city says it is as
terted on sood authority that General
Hunter has been sent to Kimberley to
command a strong column intended for
the relief of Mafeking.
DEFEAT WILL
SEND BOERS HERE
They Are Already Asking for Inlorma-
tion About This Country Kruger
Will Go to Germany or Holland. .
New York, May 2. A Pretoria letter
to the World, dated March 23.1, says:
Although the majority ot the Boers
till believe that the independence of
the Republics will remain after the war,
hundreds cf them are taking the oppo
ito view, am! are casting about for a
suitable country to which they can eml
ll'ate. State Secretary Reitz said to
day :
"If the English take these Republics
Rnd raise the Union Jack over them, I
will lake my family to America. And
t cores Jnf oiher burghers have said the
Mine thing to me. Many of the older
Boers will trek to German West Africa,
where there are thousands of square
imlei of fertile territory, and thousands
will emigrate to othor countries."
An old n er In the Free State several
days ago asked concerning the rates of
passage to America. "You see," said
he, "e are go'n; to fight hard for our
country, but if it is taken away from tit,
want to go tomewhere where there It
Republic."
Thi;friends of President Kruger say
that if the Transvaal loses her independ
ence, he will trend the last veart of bis
life in Holland or Germany.
Iti nt-KalalOK Trad,
Chicago, May 1. Renti wert) ad
vanced 15 per cant today by a combina
tion of landlords, which was recently
formed. Their agreement ia taid to be
the outcome of supposed pilitical
meeting "fur landlord," which was
helJ recently. The meeting was attend
ed by many property-owners, who de
cided that a systematic raise in rentals
was the only way in which they conld
obtain recompense for what they con
sider unusually high taxes this year.
Another reason given for the proposed
raise in rents is the fact that a promised
early ouening of the new Northwestern
Elevated Railway has caused a demand
for houses and apartments along the
line.
TWENTY AMERI-
CANS KILLED
Of Thirty Brave Members cf the Forty
third Regiment, Only Ten Lived
to Tell the Story of an Attack.
Manila, May 2, The American gar
rison of Catubjg, Island of Saniar, con
sisting of thirty men belonging to the
Forty-third regiment, has been attacked
by rebels. Twenty of the Americans
were killed. The remainder were res
cued. The Americans were quartered In
in Catubig church, which the enemy,
numbering several hundred men, sur
rounded and fiercely attacked. The
Americans fought for two days, and
then the rebels managed to ignite the
roof of the church, end it burned away
and finally fell upon those ineide the
edifice.
Tho walls remained intact, however,
and were used as a shelter by the be
sieged Americans for three days longer,
the enemy attacking the building on all
sides at once. The Americans continued
firing from the windows and doors of
the church and did good execution
among the Filipinos. It is estimated
that over 200 of the latter were killed,
many dead bodies having been removed
from the scene of the fighting. After
five days' resistance by the Americans,
a lieutenant and eitiht men arrived from
Laon and engaged the besiegers, who
thereupon retired The fortunate ar
rival of these reinforcements prevented
the annihilation of the American force
entrenched in the church, who had re
peatedly declined to surrender when
ordered. Ten survivors wero without
food, had little ammunition and wete
exhausted when relieved.
This) fight has encouraged tha Filipi
nos, who are now acting in an aggressive
manner and threatening that section of
the const, particularly the town f
Catarma. whence the garrison will prol
ably be withdrawn to Laon.
Cuba Never So Peaceful.
Havana, May 1. The Spanish consul-
general, Senor Sagrario, denies havir g
cabled to Spain that there were uprisings
In Cuba. He says be does not believe
such occurrences probable, and that he
would not have communicated an idea
so absurd to his government.
"No agitation exists," he remarked
yesterday, "and I do not believe that
any will exist. So far at I can judge,
the relations between the Cubans and
the Americans are most cordial."
General Wood, who was asked regard
ing the matter, replied :
"At no time since the occupation of
the island has the province of Santiago
been to quiet and restful as it is at
present. I have assurances to this
effect from many officers and others who
have very recently been through the
province on horseback. These alarmist
reports in Madild could be traced to
men like Miro and other former Spanibl.
officers, now resident In Cuba."
Colonel Valiente, formerly chief of the
rural guard in Santiago province, who
recently arrived here, laughs at the idea
of trouble of any kind there.
Worknif Nlflit and Day
The busiest ami mightiest little thing
tht ever was made is Dr. King's New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globnle of health, that changes weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only 23 cents per box. Sold by B'akeb y
A Houghton.
Oil Trust hunt Wages.
Nxw York, May 3. The World to
morrow w ill print the following:
"Twen'y-five thousand men employed
by the Standard Oil Company as mechan
ic! and laborers all over the country have
bad their wages raised 10 fer ceut. The
alvance will not sfTVct clerks."
Another World's Fair,
San Francisco, May 1. Active prep
aration! are bring made for a world'!
fair, to take place in this city in May,
1001, which will continue for lix montht.
It It to be known ai the Pacific Ocean
and International Exposition.
DISASTER IN
UTAH
MINE
Over 2oo Soot-Covered and Powder
Burnt Bodies Have Been Recov
eied and the Search Is Still In
Progress Heart Rending Scenes.
Salt Lake, Utah, May 2. A special
to the Desert Newt from Scofield at
10 :30 this morning, says:
At this honr 201 bodies have been re
covered. It is now known that between
300 and 400 men entered the mines, and
it is also known that the greater ma
jority of them have been killed. The
appalling nature of the disaster had not
fully dawned on the people of this place
last night, as the company kept the
grief-stricken wives and children away
from the scene of operations.
All night long lights were kept burn
ing in every home in Scofield, and the
moans of mothers and piteous cries cf
many orphans are heart-rending. The
two camps have always been conspicuous
for the Itrge number of married men
employed. This fact makes the disaster
more appalling and far-reaching in its
results. Several families have been
robbed of all their male representatives.
In tho Hunter family seven are missing.
Among the dead are about twenty young
boys who acted as couplers and trap
boys.
Just how the catastrophe occurred is
not known, and probably will never be
definitely known, as various reasons are
being attributed. At Provo a mass
meeting has been held for the relief of
the families of the victims, and $3000
has been subscribed.
The Pleasant Valley Coal Company
dates back sixteen years. Its mines are
at Scofield, where three are located;
at Castlegate, Sannyside and Clear
Creek, the latter being but seven miles
from Scofield. It appears to have been
one of those accidents that are common
to the very best regulated mines and
against the best endeavors of the most
competent superintendents, and among
whom is numbered Superintendent
Sharp. The stale mine inspector is still
without data to lay the blame on any j
one. VI course an inquest will have to
determine just where the blame rests,
and perhaps it never can be fully de
termined.
W, C. Wilson was one of those fortu
nate ones on the loiter level of No. 1
who escaped. He tells his story as fol
lows: ''There wag a low, rumbling noise
heard in the distance, followed by a sort
of wave that can hardly be described,
but that is known to all who have been
ia explosions, and I have been In
several. I raid to my partner that If
gas was known to exist in the mine, I
should say that an exjlosion l.al oc
curred. I advised that wo run to the
mouth of the tunnel, and with me came
six men working in that section.
"In the main tunnel we met the
driver, and asked him if he had noticed
the strange occurrence. Ho replied that
he had almost been knocked off the bar
by tho rush of air. I was then con
vinced that it was indeed an explosion,
and advised, my comrades to hasten with
me to tho mouth. We met two others
further on, and they proceeded with us.
We wero none too eoon, for the after
damp reached us some three or four
minutes before we reached the open air,
almost suffocating us."
Ttie afterdamp delayed the woik of
the rescuing party, but the magnitude
of the disaster toon became apparent.
All men on the raise known as Pike's
Peak, were lying in cluster. John
James, a county commissioner, was
found with his son, George, entwined
in loving embrace in each other's arms.
All these men had apparently realized
that death was coming, for all were
found as though in attitudes of defense.
Some had tiieir cloaks about them,
others had tried to protect themselves
by burying their fanes In the ground
floor of the mine, hoping thus to scape
the deadly gas that was fast enveloping
them. They must have lived for some
time in prayerful expectation of rescue
reaching them.
Bernard Dougal!, a piomising and
enterprising young engineer from
Springvllle, Utah, who had only jast
entered (he mine a few minutes before
with hit assistants, was found with hit
instrument set, while he and his men
lay dead round it.
At fast an the bodies were removed
they were carried to the company barn
across the canyon, where they were
washed and Identified, The scene was
ghastly yet niojt pathetic. Between
the blackened and stalwart n en lay
about a dozen little lads, who Lai been
engaged as couplers and trappers. Some
lay alongside of their father! anil elder
brother!. It wat a scene that made
many a ttrong man torn away in tears.
After the foul air cleared away from
No. 1, the work ot rescue begau here
and it was soon found that great many
of the miners of No. 1 had been suffo
cated. The men of the lower levels had
been warned of the explosion and made
their escape before the deadly gas bad
reached them. Cars were taken in and
the dead loaded into them and brought
to the month.
Here the scene beggared all dt'scrip
tion, for the men, women and children,
relatives of the dead miners, hud b?Kiin
to gather, and as the bodies were
brought out and recognizid by their ro
spective taunlies, l lie lamentations were
heart-rending. The dead were all car
riod into the lodging house, directly op
posite the mine, and at midnight 137
Stalwart men, nearly all heads of fiimi
lies, were laid out in the old embrace
of death.
Bishop Thomas Parmlee, superintend
ent of the operators here, gives it as hie
opinion that the explosion was brought
about by giant powder, which was taken
into the mine by some of the miners,
that exploded In some unaccountable
way, iguiting the dust and thereby caus
ing an explosion.
This mine has been worked for over
twenty years, and had the reputation,
according to Slate Mine Inspector
Thomas, of being one of the best venti
lated and protected in the West. He
states that be inspected it less than five
weeks ago, and believed it entirely safe
at that time. It has never hud bad air,
and has always been free from gas, and
as the coal is all loaded with shovels,
theie has not been a large accumulation
of dust.
Nine-tenths of the men killed are
Americans and Welsh. The former
come mostly from Utah, with a small
number from Tennessee and Colorado.
THE INSURGENTS
ARE HOPEFUL
Adopt Boer Tactics and Will Operate
in Mounted Guerilla Bands of an
Hundred Expect to Tax Inhabitants
Washington, May 3. Recent mail
advices to the war department from the
Philippines indicate that the latest plan
of the insurgents is to organize into
mounted bands of 100 and harass the
American forces wherever possible.
These bands will be scattered through
out the islands and will be in dai'y com
munication with each other aa far as
possible by means of scouts, who will
carry the orders to govern concerted
movements, and all information con
cerning retreats, reinforcements, etc.
According to the Liberal, the organ of
the Filipinos, a complete plan of mili
tary strategy will be drawn up "as a
result of which the Americans will soon
suffer."
It is reported that a strong insurgent
camp is being organized in the Z a in be
lea Mountains, and that nearly all the
towns of the provinces, whether occu
pied by Americana or not, continue to
pay taxes tor the sustenance of the Fili
pinos in arms and the prosecution of the
struggle.
llrava Men Pall
Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, poisons In
the blood, backache, neivousnuss, head
ache and tired, listless, run-down feel
ing. But there's no need to feel like
that. Listen to J. W. Gardner, M.iville,
Ind. He save: "E'ectrio Hitters are
just the thing for a man when he ia all
run down, und don't caru whether he
lives or dies. It did more to give me
new strength am) good appetite than
anything I could take. I can now eat
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Only 50 cents, at Blakeley A Houghton's
drug store. Every bottle jinaranteed. 3
1'leaded the Hrtton'a Cause.
Ciiicaoo, May 3. Bishop Hartz-11
pleaded Ihe caco of the Briton in the
Transvaal tonight before an audience
that almost filled the auditorium. He
spoke from impiesslons gained by
personal observations in South Africa;
from personal ncipiaintance with Presi
dent Kruuer and from close study of laws
and ailii'inistralion of laws by the gov
ernment. Bishop HartZ)ll made his argu
ment In behalf of the English. The aud
ience was pro-British in its sympathies.
Dull Headache, l'aiin in various parts
ot the body, Sinking at the pit of the
stomach, Loss of appetite, Feverishness,
Pimples or Sores all posilive'evidences.
of impure blood. No matter how it
became to it must le purified in order to
obtain good health. Acker'l Blood
Elexir hr.i never failed to cure Scrofulous
or Syphilitic poisons or any other blood
diseases. It is certainly a wonderful
remedy and we sell every bottle on
a positive guarantee, Blakeley & Hough
ton's drug ttoro.
RUMOR OF
FENIAN INVASION
Unusual Activity in Canadian Militia
Circles.
Detroit, May 3. Lical papers today
print the following :
"Windsor. Ont.. May 3. Colonel
Holmes, commanding officer of No. 1
military district, lias received Instinc
t ions from Ottawa to have tho Twenty
first Esex Fm-iliers, Seventh London
Fusiliers, the Twenty-six'h Middlesix,
Twenty-seventh Lnuibton and Twentj
fiflh Elfcin Battalions leady to march at
two hours' n:itict. This step has been
deemed advisabla by the military !e
partment owing to information ttut
bands of Fenians intend invadingCanada
at some point along the rivt-r St. Clair or
Detroit river, for the purpose of destroy
ing 80(1)0 of the railway lines. Ar
rangements have been so far completed
that the battalion Is preparing for
marchmg orders at any time. Local
military authorities claim an invasion
is not feared, but that the battalions
named will be mobilized at some point
on the frontier for tactical cxerniseonly."
Ottawa, Ontario, May 3. Hon. Dr.
Borden, Minister of Mililia, said tonigh,
in regard to the dispatch from Windsor
Station, that Colonel Holmes received
from Ottawa instructions to have the
military ready to march at two hours'
notice to repel a Fenian invasion, that
there was not a word of truth In I.
Colonel Holmes had apparently been
carrying out some tactical scheme, of
which General Uttin was the father, and
Dr. Borden has demanded an explana
tion from Colonel Holmes of the reports
published concerning him. Nothing is
known of the matter here.
Millions (ilTru Away.
It is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering, The proprietors
of Dr. Kind's Now Discovery for con
sumption, coughs and colds, have given
away over ten million trial bottles of this
great medicine; and have the satisfac
tion of knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands of, hopeless cases. Asthma,
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Regular size 50c. and f 1, E?ery battle
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llramirort Taken.
London, Mny 4 It is announced that
the British have captured Brandfort.
Buankkort, Thursday, May 3, Morn
ing. Brandfort was captured by a com
bined movement of Colon 1 Tucker's and
General Pole-Carew's divisions, on the
east and center, and General Hutton'
mounted infantry on the west. The
British surprised the Boers, who re
treated hastily. Four thousand of the
enemy moved here yesterday evening in
order to oppose our advance. Colonel
Tucker's artillery had a sharp duel with
the enemy's guns, and put two of them
out of action.
Tha Heat Itemed? Tor Kheumatlsm,
QUICK KKI.IKK FROM I'AIV.
All who use Chamberlain Pain Balm
for rheumatism are delighted with the
quick relief from pain which it affords.
When speaking of this Mr. D. N. Sinks,
of Troy, Ohio, says: "Some time ago I
had a seve attack of rheumatism in rr.y
arm and shoulder. 1 tried numerous
remedies, but got no relief until I was
recommended by Messrs. Geo. F. Tar
eons Si Co., driiiritists of this place, to
trv Chamberlain's Pain Balm. They
recommenned it so highly that I bought j
a bottle. was toon relieved of all finiu.
I have sincq recommended ttnn lini ,
ment to, many of my friends, who agree
with me that it is the best remedy for
rimocnlar rheumatism in the market."
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Ilraponnllillltjr a Great tine.
New York, May 3. Bishop Totter,
spent ing last night at the annual dinner
of the New Yotk Co nmamlery of the
Military Order ol the Loynl Legion of
the United States at Delmrnico'e, taid
that his mind had not undergone any
radic.d change cmceminj the Philip
pines since his return to the United
States. He thus illustrated his viewt :
"If ray son should come tome and
say he proposed to marry a young Creole
woman with seven children I would call
him a greit big ass. But if he came to
me and said be had alreaiy contracted
tuch a marriage I would still try to sus
tain intimate relations-w itli him.
"No, gentlemen, what we have done
has established just such a relation as
that, and it would be source of natiun-
al mortification if we gave np our re
sponsibilities because we find them
difficult."
tan cut a lratrul told.
Marion Kooke, manager for T. M.
Thompson, a large importer ot tine mil
linery at loot Milwaukee Avenue. Chi
cago, ry: "Dnrini th late sever
weather I caught a dreadful col I which
kept me awake at nik-ht and mado mo
nutit to attend my work dnriu the day.
One of my milliners was taking Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for a severe
cold at that time, which seemed to re
lieve her eo qu:ckly that I bought some
for myself. It acted like manic and I
began to improve at once. I am now
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knowledge its merits." For sale by
Blakeley A Houghton.
I'ortu It lean a Ara Waking- lp.
San Ji'an, Porto Rico, April 25. (Cor
respondence of the Associated Press.)
Tho merchants, planters, farmers ail
men engaged in Potto Kicau industries
who have been withholding operations)
pending congressional action, are now
ready to invade the commercial field,
and shiploads of sugar nnd tobacco w ill
soon be dispatched to t lie United States.
It it interesting to note, in this con
nection, that t tie retail price of cigars
will probably soon be raised, the retail
dealers claiming that this step will be
necessary on account of tho large ship
ments to the United States.
Three steamers leaving here within
the next few days will carry over 6000
tone of sugar r.ud about 1500 bales of
tobacco.
Catarrh i'ltiinot lie Cured
with local applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
ia a blood or constitutional disease, und
in order to cure it yon must take inter
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taken internally, and acts directly on
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Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
It was was prescribed by one of the best
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F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo O.
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Hall's Family Pills are tho best. 12
tead In the Beuate.
Wahiiington, May 3. The Fenate will
not abandon its amendment to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, and the Hepburn
amendments to the Nicaragua Canal
treaty are considered practically in lina
with the treaty. The canal bill will not
pass the senate, however, because the
amended treaty is uot satisfactory to the
parties negotiating it, nor is the bill iu
its present form satisfactory to the) ad
ministration. The Walker Commission
report, to be submitted later, will terva
as a pretext to put over the canal bill,
although the treaty is tha important
element.
Don't let your old worn out machinery
lie In the fence corner any longer. Take
it to Fletcher Faulkner, The Dalles junk
dealer, and get the cash for it. Highest
cash pric paid for cist and wrought
iron, rubber boots and shoes, bicycler
tires, etc., brass, copper, zinc, lead,
pewter, old woolen rags, beer bottles
and flasks, horso niaues and tails, and
bones of all descriptions. Price paid for
cast iron, 40 cents per 100 lbs. One
door west of J. H. Worsley's, Second St.,
The Dalles. m24-lmo.
Kilt-land la Aaked to Kxplnln.
London, May 3. It has been learned
by a representative of the Associated
Press l h it United States Ambassador
Choate has asked Lord Salisbury for an
explanation an to the alleged abuse cf
international rig it in t'te case of tho
American ship Sea Witch, which, ac
cording to statement of her commander.
Captain Howe, w is bonrde I by the
Britsu war ehio Wasp, within the three
mile limit of Portuguese territory, iu
East Africa.
GOING EAST.
If you intend to take a trip East, ask
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Through trains from Chicago, Kansas
City, Omaha or St. Louis to New York
and New England points. All trains
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train has free reclining chair cars, sleep
ing and dining cars.
Stop over allowed on all tickets at Ni
agara Falls. Rosa C. Ci ink,
Pacific Coast Pass. Agt,,
IOB Aneeles, Calif.
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