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WEEKLY ill Miat VOL. X THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1900. NO. 36 FheYnd believed AGUINALDO HEARD FROM TO DICTATE WHEAT PRICES A FENDISH FENIAN PLOT RELIEF OF MAFE KING CONFIRMED THE KENTUCKY GOVERNORSHIP TO BE VERY NEAR peace t arty is tseiujj rorinea ai me Transvaal Capital and Reports From There Indicate an Early Suing for Peace. Losddx, May 18. The latest news roio South Africa a ad details of past bperations tend to confirm the view that the end of the war is within measurable tjietance. From Kroonstad comes a story ttributed to excellent authority to the tlFect that a peace party ia being formed bit Pretoria, while reports from Pretoria Itself indicate discouragement at the frecent reverses and the possibility of an early suing for peace. There is nothiug to throw light on the havstery of Mafeking. National anxiety Hs strained almoEt beyond endurance, al though nowhere is the eliithtest belief that Colouel Baden-Powell will not keep the Union Jack fly in. On the line of Lord Roberts' advance khe Boers have Mown np a bridge over the Rhenoster river, thirty-seven miles 'north of Kroon&'.ad. London-, May 18. The following is the text of Lord Roberta' dispatch to the "war office: "Kroostad, May 18. Methuen entered ,Hoopstad yesterday unopposed. Generals EDuprey and Daniels and forty men have surrendered. ' "Broadwood occupied Lindlcy yester day after slight opposition. Only two of our men were wounded slightly. S'.evn was not there, and his government offi cials had left last Sunday. "Hutton's mounted infantry yestirday surprised and captured, about thirty miles northwest of this place. Command ant Botha, Field Cornet Gassen, five Johannesburg policeman and seventeen lioers. Thero were no casualties on our side. "Buller reports that several Xatal farmers are handing in arms." Mareklnf'a Kftlief. London, May 18. A special dispatch from Lourcnco Marques, dated yesterday eavs : 'The last 500 refugees who arrived here agree In stating that Mafeking has been relieved. Tho end of the war is anticipated by the Queen's birthday, May 24." It is stated at the war office that no news as to the relief of .Mafeking bad been received np to 8 o'clock this morn. itig. llullor at Danntiauner. Danshai'skr, Thursday, May 17. General Buller entered Danuhauser at at 10 o'clock this morning. The houses in the tow n were found to be not much damaged, owing to the sympathies of the Boer inhabitants. A number of rebels were fonnd at their homes and arrested. Tbe railway is little damaged. The Boors north o! Newcastle are fall ing back. General Buller has received message from the Queen congratulating him opon the taking of Dundee, and expressing ap preciation of the work of tho troops, to which he has replied. The Boers left two doctors and an am bulance here. Kr Kdvuji' Imprarfenc. Nw Yohk, Mav 18. A special to the . Herald from Washington, says: What chance the Boer commissioners had of being received officially by the President and Secretary Hay is lessening in conse quence of their conduct in New York. Administration officials have been follow ing with close interest the fctotemcnts the delegates have tnf.ii. It ia unusual, according to ths official. 'or the diplomatic representatives of for eign governments to como to the United Elates arid Immediately nnon arrival publicly announce the purport of their mission before they obtain recognition. ''l some of the authorities do not "folate to cill such conduct highly im proper. From the administration's l'"int of view, the action of tbe delegates and their friends Is calculated to stir np sentiment designed to force the gov- rnment to receive them and carry out ny suggestions they may make. becomiriir anr.arpnt. Imwavt-r. at the mission of the commissioners la "ore of a political than a diplomatic' character, ami . i...... ..nnn.uinn. ...... T. Ilrill b1 IUJ'UCI.IUIID v'ler maw l. i . looking it me mTi fent ion of the United Hates in South ,r'ca it is altogether likelv that the preei,u,nt wlU decline to act. , JI' R- f'mlth, Ilntternnt, Mich., says, HeWltt's Little Early Risers are the ry best pills I ever used for costivencs. "ver and bowel troubles." Proclamation surgents. to the o- Manila, May 18. A proclamation pur porting to have been issued by Aguiaaldo and dated May 4, from Pollilo island, one of the Philippine group east of Lnzon is calculating in Manila. It says the commission appointed bv President Mc Kinley was appointed without tbe authority of congress, and hence it can not treat officially. It urges tbe Filipinos not to surrender their arms at the in stigation of the commission and on promises which congress may not ratify, and also urges tho Filipinos to enthusi astically welcome the commission when it arrives in tbe town and provinces, asking bodily for the form of government they most desire, as the Americans p'or mit of freedom of speech. The proclama tion closes with asking the Filipinos to strive for liberty and independence, and again warns them against deception. In the Cdtarma district chout 500 of the enemy attacked a portion of the forty-third regipient. The Americans killed 203 of the rebels. Only three Americans wore wounded. Major John O. Gilmore and 100 men of the Forty-third regiment were am bushed May 0th near Painbugan, Si mar. Seventy-five of the enemy were killed and no American casualties. The transport Lennox baa returned here aftei landing fonr troops of the Eleventh Cavalry to reinforce Colonel J. F. Bell. Two troops, Maj r Sime com manding, were landed at at Legaspi and proceeded across the countrv to strength en the garrison at Liago. They found numerous entrenchments manned by insurgents between the towns, and were two days on their way. Their only loss was threo horses. The officers report they killed forty insusgente. but the natives declare eighty were killed. MAFEKING HAS ' BEEN RELIEVED Telegrams From Boer Sources Say They Abandoned the Siege Last Tuesday. London, May 18, 9 king baa been relieved. :10 p. m. Mafe- Pretoria. May 18. It was officially announced today that when the laagers and forts around Mafeking had been severely bombarded, the siege was aban doned. London, May 18. A special dispatch from Amsterdam says a telegram from Boer source announces that Mafeking was relieved Tuesday. Ia The Uoum. Washington, May 18. For the first lime since the rebellion, the House to day passed measure to pay confederate soldiers for losses growing out of tbe Civil war. It was a bill introduced liy Cox (Dem. Tenn.) to pay the confederate soldiers who snrrend red at Appomattox for the loss of horses and other personal effects taken from them in violation of Lee's capitulation to Grant, by w hich the officers and men of Lee's army were allowed to retain, their baggaite, side arms and horses. The biM originally carried $200,000 but tbespecillesum was Stricken out an 1 tho appropriation was made Indefinite. The bill was panned out of Its order as a special compliment 10 Cox, who, after ten yems of service In the House, Is to retire at tbe end of his present term. Many other claim bills ere passed. A bill to reimburse Colonel Charles B. Dougherty and other members of tbe Ninth Pennsylvania regiment for bag gage destroyed at tbe opening of tho Spanish war, favorably reported, but not reached when the House, at 5:25 p. m. adjourned. A Cuban rtlOal Cniirns, Havana, May 18. W. H. Re-ve. deputy ambassador of the island, made a confession at midnight and gave tip 4 00 given to him by Neeley, financial agent of posts at Havana, to perform certain servicej the day he left. Gen eral Wood ami the postal Inspectors refuse to disclose tbe n.iinre of the con fession, barely admitting that the confession has leen made. It is claimed that f 14(H) will be recovered today. You will not have boils if yon take Claike A Falk's sure cure for boils. Subscribe fur Tus Cuhomi-i. His Latest Submitted by the Government. Russian Chicago, May 19. The Record says: "There ia before tbe statu department at Washington a plan submitted by tbe Russian government whereby Russiaand the United States could dictate wbeat prices for the world," said J. M. Flynn, of San Francisco, at the Auditorium Hotel. Mr. Flynn is an agent of the Russian-American company, recently formed with a capital of $.", 000, 000 and has been in consultation with the Russian Eoibassv in Washington for several weeks on matters pertaining to the com pany he represents. Continuing Mr. Flvnn said : "This plan was submitted during Cleveland's second term, but it has rested without action till the present lime. I know thut the Russian goverr menl is anxious that its overtures be met by this country. The trans-Siberian railroad develops a territory, the prin cipal products of which are wheat and c aton. Russia believed that with the co-operation of this country, her wbeat ami cotton, the principal items of ex ports also of the United States, could bring tsach better prices. '"Russia's proposition was the result of the Investigations made some time ago by M. D Witte, minister of Finance, to discover the cause of the low price of wheat and cotton. They showed to the satisfaction of tho government Hint this low price was not due to the increased acreage nor lessened consumption, but was the direct reenlt of American com petition." BOER ENVOYS' CREDENTIALS Peace Delegates May Officially. Be Received Washington, Mav 19. The Boer dele gates devoted most of their time today to receiving visitors and attending to their correspondence. It was made evident to Colonel O'Beirne today that the state department is disposed to treat the Boer delegates with absolute fairness, and that their credentials, consequently, are to be considered on their merits. It Is by no means a foregone conclusion that the delegates are to bo denied offi cial recognition. That was the first de cision, and it may after all be the out come. But it is suid tnat much depends n ion the character of the credentials, and also upon the attitude of the dele gates themselves. It is suid among certain Officials of the state department that if the government should consider it necessary to cast about for warrant for accepting them officially it might turn to the convention of 1884 between Great Britain and the Transvaal, and declare that in thut document is by implication to be found a renunciation of Great Britain's suzerainty, and consequently tncie n longer exists any obligation upon other nations in their dealings with tbe B er republics, nt boast to the extent of i Bering official recognition to thoir diplo matic representatives. The fact that consideration 1ms been given at all to this phase of the matter may be regarded as significant of the fact that at present tho administration holds iteif in a receptive state, as far as the credcntiiilsare concerned, and isdispnsed to consider them on their merits. Hatrril of America. London, May 19. "However much Turkey may wrong the United States, Ameiiean ships are not to pass the straits in order to ex;icl relrees from Constaiilinopr, under penalty of being blown not of tbe wBter by Rusrian, Ger man and Austrian ships." This is the deduction drawn by the Spectator, which, In the course of a long article, based on tlie anti-American ut terances of tbe Listock of Odessa, deals with tho alleged hatred of America by tbe continental powers, especially Rus- C all Tor Two I'er tnti, Washington, May IS.- Secretary Gage, after the cabinet meeting today, announced that he would issue a cull at onco for the tedemption id the $25,.1(ii, ol)0 of outstanding 2 per cent bonds of the funded loan of 1H0I, interest to cease September 1 next. During tbe last 10 J mouths of the present fiscal year tho treasury receipts have exceeded the ex. penditures by somelhingover $53,000,000. Plan Attempt to Blow Up Fortifications at Esquimau. Cbicaoo, May 19 Times-Herald from . A speuial to the Vancouver, B. C, says : Fenian sympathizers with the Boers have made an attempt to blow up the British fortifications at Esqnimalt. The big naval dock, where $7,000,000 damage could have been done, was the objective point of the leaders in the olot, who barely escaped from the guard w:th their lives. - Major Bennett, of the Duke of Con naught's Own Rifles, made a statement of the circumstances today. He says that three weeks ago tbeollicer command ing at the Esquimau fortifications was advised to look out for the possibility of a Fenian outage. The information came from the military authorities at San Francisco, and with it the description of three well-known Fenians, who were a few days later recognized at Vancouver. Orders were given to sentries to shoot after the failure to reply to a second chal lenge, and to shoot to kill. Wednesday night, just at midnight, four men were discovered by the sentries within the line of first outposts, and they were just abreast of the Fort McCauley works, and within a Bhort distance of the large dock of the North Pacific squadron. Two guards challenged almost simultaneously. There was no response, and the dimly outlined figures crouched to the ground. The guards challenged again, and at this time several other sentries im mediately fired. By the time a search party had been formed thero was much confusion, and tho men succeeded in running past the ouler.ontposts. Btatomeut lly Wymnn. Washington, May 19. Surgeon-General Wyman tonight gave out the follow ing statement in regard to the plague situation at San Francisco: "March 8 Surgeon Kenyoun reported a suspicions death in Chinatown, and March 11 that be hud found the plague bacillus. April 27, another case occurred, verifying by bacteriological examination, so reported May 2. May 13, there were two deaths from plague. May 10 another cape was reported. Thero have been six deaths and so far as known the dierase has appeared only among tho Chinese. Ti.e bureau has sent to San Francisco about 25,000 bottleB of Hoffkino preventne ami Is still forwarding it. It has alio sent ' quantity ol tho curative serum. Inspectors have been stationed at the railroad crossings ol the state, and the railroad companies have been instructed to refuse saleof tickets toChinese passen gers. A train Inspection service has been ordered. Tho interstate quarantine law of March 27, 1S90, will bo enforced." Anita rr I'eao. London, Maj- 21 , 3 :10 a. m. Displayed in the most conspicuous style in the Daily Express, is the dominant war news of tbe morning : 'We have the best reason for stating that in tho last twentv-four hours a telegram has been received at the foreign office, addressed personally to the Prime Minister, from President Kroner, pro posing terms of peace. The exact terms of the message cannot be stated ; but we believe it is roonched in an exceedingly humble strain." It is Inconceivable,' of course, that Lord Salisbury can have sent any re Iv except tlis one that stands ready on tho lip of every Briton unconditional surrender. War Wa a Hlemlng to Fipnln. Nkw Yohk, May 18. A dispatch to the Herald from London says: General Stewart L. Woodford, formerly United Stales minister at Madrid, speaking to night to a correspondent, p tinted a glow ing picture of the future of Spain. 'Thrt lna if lici rnloriiHS." ho auii ' i "means Spain's national rejuvenation Relief after years of cease!es, strength sapping anxieties incident to the govern ment of her scattered island poses!.ons, leaves her statesmen free to work out the destiny of their own country. The war with the United States was a bless ing In disguise. "I have unbounded faith in the nation's future. A Spaniard is essentially honorable. He wants to pay his debts. He Is jealous of his country's name and credit. The present agitation because of increased taxes will subside as soon as King Alfonso's subjects realize that additional revenue Is necessary to main- tain the national honor." Good, pure natural ice from the Blue mountains for sale by the Columbia River Ice & Fuel Co. 'Phone 33 or 81 f".ong Ditt. j 75 or 8 Scufcrt & Condon. Relief Actually Accomplished bv Colonel Mahon on Thursday Last. London, May 21. The following dis patch from Sir Alfred Milner to Joseph Chamberlain was received today; "Ba'ton tele-graphs from Tanngj that Mafeking was relieved on May 17. The relieving column was a c.mpoito force, under Colonel Mahon, of about '.'.'ICO men." The war office confirms the dispatch announcing that Mafeking has been relieved. London, May 21. The Asociated Prets is able to say that no message Iroin President Kroger, direct or indirect, has been recently received by Lord Salisbury or by any department of the British government. The proximity of peace, according to tho government point of view, will remain a matter of military progress. How soon tho latter may bring about 'he former U still too suppositious for a serious forecast on the pari of any government official. The concensus of opinion, as gleaned by the Associated Press and the govern ment officers, is that tho Boer delegates will exhaust every effort in the United Slates before resting. It is announced that Colonel Baden Powell will be made a major-general. Mafeking was actually relieved by Colonel Mahon. A dispatch from Kroonstad dated May 20, says n British convoy on its way to Londley was attacked by tho Boers and obliged to halt. The result of the attack is not known, but it is evident the Boers facing the main British nr.ny are on the alert and aggresnive llailen owir Itrport. London, May 21. The war office has received tho following dispatch from Lord Roberts : , "Kroonstad, May 21. Colonel Mahon reports having joined Plumer at Jamaisda May 15. He was followed by a Boer commando from Fartiznm Siding and turned westward to avoid it. May 13 he was attacked in the thick brush, losing five men killed, two missing and twenty four wounded, including a Daily Mail correspondent, dangerously." Another report has been received from Baden Powell dated May 13, giving im portant news. "Before dawn, May 12, a storming party 250 strong, personally led by EloH", rushed tho pickets and reached the Staat and Protectorate camp from the west- waid along the Maloppo valley, s strong musketry demonstration being at the same time kept np along the eastern front of our position. Our western posts closed in and stopped the Boer supports following, thuscuttingou" Eluff's retreat, while the two defenses stopped bis further advance. "His force got divided in tbe darkness and a strong parly was placed between them, completely surrounding them. Firing continued all day long. Soon after nightfall the two parties surrendered and the enemy was driven out of the Staat under a heavy fire. Ten dead and l!t wounded of the enemy wore left behind and 108 prisoners were taken, Including ElofY and nine officers. Seventeen Frenchmen and many Germans were among the prisoners. Our losses were six nun kilK'd and two officers and nine men wounded.' Advance on Trannvaat, London, May 21. The war office has received tho following meesage from Lord Roberts: "Kro mstad, May 21. Buller reports that his advanco ill be delayed for a few days, on account of tho way in which the railroad has been destroyed. ' Bundle reports that Lidrbrand has1 ben occupied. "Hunter is piiHliing up the lailway with supplies for tho Mafeking garrison mid is arranging a hospital train for the conveyance of the sick and wounded to Kltnberley. "Melbnen has left Hcopstad lo co opa r.ito with bis force." Du'l Headache, I'.uin in various parts ! stomach, Loss of appetite, Feverishness, Pimples or Sores all positive evidence, of impure blood. No matter bow it became so it must be puriad in order to obtain good health. Acker's Blood Elexir has never failed to cure Scrofulous or Syphilitic poisons or any other blood diseases. It is certainly a nonderfifT remedy and we sell every bottle on a positive guarantee. B'.akeley A Hough ton's drug store. Fresh cracked Nebraska corn at the Wasco warehouse. Finest kind of chicken feed. mcb25-tl Case Finall) Decided ia Favor of Beck ham, the Democrat, Thus Upholding the Finding ol the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Washington, May 21. The Unite J States supreme court today decidid lhe Kentucky governorship case in favor of Governor Beckham, dismissing the writ of error from the Kentucky c-iiitt of appeal. Tho opinion was handed down by Chief Justice Fuller this morning ami a vigorous dissenting opinion was de livered by Justice Harlan. Justices) Brewer, Brown and McKonna also dis sented from port inns of the opinion. Tho opinion was handed down by Cliief Justice Fuller, and tho case dis missed for whnt of j irisdiction, it tieing held that determination of cises ol tbia character and all contest far state offi cers in net necssarilv be settled by the political branch of the government. That branch had acted In the Kentucky case when the general assembly took: jurisdiction. There was no nppeal front the assembly's decision, which wus favorably to G iebel and Beckham, ex cept to the tiibuunl of ill jieople, which tribunal, the chief justicj said, was al ways in session. He also said the case was purely a state case that Kentucky was in full possession of its faculties, as a member of the Union and there was no emergency which called, for interference. The opinion in Kentucky was not un animous, Justices Brewer, Harlan and McKenna dissenting. CHARLES FINLEY WAS ARRESTED But Governor Mount Refused to Honor the Requisition. Indian u-oi.is, May 21. Chr.rles Fin ley, ex-ticrelary of state of Kentucky, was arrested here tonight for complicity in the Goebel plot, but Governor M- nnt positively refused to honor the requisition from tbe Governor of Kentucky, and or dered the release of the culprit. G v- ernor Mount's refusal to honor the re quisition papers was as follows: "The within application for the extra dition of Charles Finlcy is hereby re fused this 21st dav of Mav 1900." When Govern' r Mount was ban. led tho requisition be asked to be shown thei indictment. "What w as the complexion, politcally. of the grand jury thai found this indict ment?" he asktd. The Kentucky officer rej lied that bo did not know. "Were not a'l the ineinl-ers democrats) but two?" the governor nsked. He was given the same leply, hfter which the governor siiil, very emphati cally : 'l shall not honor this requisition. I am In a hurry to catch a train and can not give you my reasons. I shall simply indorse that the requisition has hern refused." Later Governor Mount, said : "Where the proper time coms I will give an ex planation for my refusal, which willbtt aitiefactory to any fair-minded person." W. S. Taj lor, of Kentucky, arrived here this afternoon on the train, mid g. t offal a siding some dh'tanco Ir on t! e station. Hecuinothsj Incited, tno'i.ti it is believed be and Finley met rai li other at mhlivght." riiiici fi.pitui. Washington, .May 21. The dem.i goues who are so rampnnt to makx political cipitul out of the Boer itmilioii and tried to involve the United Stute by some n.etl o I to ei press sy m pat by or intervention may create komo )i H ichI capital out of it for the democratic p-rty , although the re iv.lic . n s believe that w hen the fltn ition is ixpia'ned it will prove a I oomeran'. Ills well understood Ih it an i xprciiio tnr- 1 1. .. it... K ,.ri. . it.. Ul lllf UIHITII States will simply mean a ruptur- of diplomatic relitioiis with (treat Britain, which wou.d accomplish nothing what ever for the Biers. SjmpHtby w nM mean nothing. Intervention is the enty thing that would do the Boers ai.y ', and the demagon -s icem not to n n -r-sland that Intervention would iu.mh wr with Great Brituin. The question arist-.i whether tho pe phi o( the United Siaten want to plunge this country into th most nicko'l and cruet wa.' of the century for the pnrpiro of establishing th republics of South Afric.t. 1