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WEEKLY mil xm If o . I! P 4 sr It Tf f VOL. X THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1U00. NO. 40 pa o w FILIPINOS HUNGER FOR AN EDUCATION Otis Reports Them Anxious to as Quick Learn. and Washington, June 12. During Gen eral Otis' afternoon at the war depart ment, in conference with the heads ol the various departments in regard to the conditions and needs of their depart ments in the Philippines, he had many questions to answer in his iutercourre with his friends respecting preeent and future condions in the Philippines, and of these he talked quite freely. He made one statement in particular which came as a distinct surprise, in view of the fact that he has spent a year and a half In fighting the Filipinos, for he declared that these same Filipinos were without question the very beet of any of the Asiatic races living on the Pacific Coast and islands. He paid a high tribute to their acquisitiveness, say ing that young and eld were alike- ans ions to learn from the' Americans and quick to do so if given an opportunity. The demand for schools on the American plan was insatiable. .It had not been possible to secure a sufficient supply of Spanish-American text books, the market having been denuded of such. When the book-hungry Filipinos were told this, they begged for American school books, and declared that their children could learn from them even withous the Spanish text and transla tions. General Otis found to his astonish ment that such was the case and says that in the course of a few months the Filipino children pick op a fair know ledge of English. Even the old natives con the text books in tho effort to fix Eirglish phrases in their minds. There was a dearth of teachers, too, General Otis often having to use the soldiers in his ranks, who knew a little Spanish and so were suitable as detail, for teachers. General Otis said he looked upon this educational uoveraent as the only solu tion of the Philippine problem and was confident that the spread of American ideas throngh the Filip'no schools would in the end make good citizons of the Filipinos. General Otis was positively of the opin ion that the American forces in the Phil ippines at present were sufficient for all needs. Of coarse, he said, General Mac Arthur's present army could not furnish a guard to protect every Filipino house hold in the Ldrones; to do that would require a force of no less than 200,000 troops, and even the task would occupy many years. As a matter of fact, he said, Spain had spent several centuries in the effort to stamp out the Ladrones in the Philippine group and there was reason to believe that those brigands are scarcely more numerous now than they were during the Spanish occupation, when the islands weie nominally at peace with Spain. General Oiis was confident, however, that conditions would steadily improve and that little by little these robber binds would he driven away. Mean while, he admitted, that it was often dangerous for Filipinos of the better class, whose interests naturally lay in American sovereignty, to admit their preferences, for they were subject in that case to assassination, to the loss of prop erty snd to prosecution, instigated by various elements In the population to whom American occupation was obnox ious. China's Treacher) . London, June 13, oYiO a. m. The Times, In an extra edition, publishes the following dishatch from Pekin, dated June 12, 2 p. m.: "The Chancellor of the Japanese lega tion, Sngyama Akira, while proceeding "'one and unprotected, on oflicial duty, was brutally murdered by soldiers of Tung Fnh Siang, the favorite body guard of the Empress, at the main gate rail road station yesterday. "The foreign relnlorcements Te daily expected. The preeent isolated position at Pekin, the destruction of forein property in the country, and the insecurity of life are directly attributable to the treachery of the Chinese govern ment. I.alng's Nek Ahanrinnr.l, London, June 12. The war office to lav posted tho following dispatch from Holler: "Headquarters ftl Natol, Juno 1 1. We '"reed Almond's Nek. It is not marked n the map, but is the last defile to Charleston Flats. The enemy were in considerable force, with several guns In position. The brunt of the fighting fell "ponthe Second Doraets, who carried H'e poiltlon at the point of the bayonet, I and t'.e Third Cavalry Brigade, who were heavily attacked on oar right from the very broken count-y utouad Ikelin Mountain. I hope our casualties are less than 100, which, considering the extreme length of the position, is much less than expected. Working In Harmony. Nsw York, June 13. A dispatch to ! the Tribune from London says : There is a genera) feeling in diplomatic circles that the European powers have been united by the dismissal of Prince Ching, and that in the purging of the Tsuob li Yatnun of all its moderate men the Empress Dowager has gone over to the Bjxere, bag and baggage, and that the powers have been forced to co-operate in the restoration of order at Pekin, even if the services of Russian troops are required. Talleyrand's "good Europeans" have reappeared upon the scene, and have dropped their jealousies and suspicions. A mixed forca of 2000 marines will be inadequate if Pekin should be in the possession ot the Boxers, and if the in snrrection spreads from province to province. The Russians will go in with a European mandate and probably will have as many reasons .'or remaining as the English had found useful and neces sary in Eypt. CHINESE QUEST . ION SETTLED Tbc Empress Will .Not Be By the Powers If She Good. Spanked Will Be Shanghai, June 13. Extraordinary rumors are current here to the effect that the powers have settled theChinsse question by agreeing to forgive the dowager empress and her Manchu ad visors, provided they promise to amend ttieir future conduct. Wahiiingtos, June 13. The navy de partment has been informed that the Yorktown sailed yesterday from Shang hai for Che Fuo. The United States consul at Che Foo informed the state department yesterday of a Boxer dis turbance at that place, but no particu- 'ars were furnished. Che Foo is on the northern coast of the Shang Tung penin suln. ' Survnylug; I'artlea Working Wl, Baker City, June 12. Two different parties of railroad engineers left Ontario on the Snake river, a few days ago, and started running lines West. Whether or not these men are working in the Interest of the supposed C. B. & Q., con nection with the Columbia Sonthtrn via the new Boise-Butte rai road, cannot be told with certainty. But one thing is sure, Eastern Oregon is alive with new railroad projects, and if there soon is not here the keen competition for poe session of territory in Central Oregon sooth of Prairie City, and in tho neighbor hood of Canyon, Burns and Prineville it will not be because the Indications do not point that way. Horn Kvacontn l.aing'a Nk. London, June 12, 9:12 p. m. The war office has issued the following from Dul ler to the secretary of war : "Joubert's Farm, June 12, 5 :12 p. in. We are encamped four miles north of Volkerust. Laing's Nek and Majnba were completely evacuated by tho Boers last night. General Cleary, from Itigogo, is now coming over the Nek. I have had to camp here for want of water. A correct list of yesterday's casualties will be sent as soon as received." Ouarantine tu He liaised. San Fuancihco, June 12. The Board of Health has decided to raise the quar antineon Chinatow n June 22. If another case is found, however, tho quarantine w ill not bo lifted until twenty days from the date of such discovery. Many of the Chinese merchants, at a meeting held during the week, decided to pay no bills or rent during the blockade. . Mr. W. S. Whedon, cashier of the First National bank of Winterset, Iowa, in a recent letter gives some experience with a carpenter in his employ, that will be of value to other mechanics. He says: "I had a carpenter working for me who was obliged to stop work for several days on account of being trou bled with diarrhu i. I mentioned to him that I had been similarly troubled and that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrlnci Remedy had cured me, Ho bought; bottle of it from the druggist here and informed me that one dose cured him, and he Is again at bis work." For sale by Blakeley A Houghton. Clark A Falk'e drug stock it new fresh and oomplete. FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES Father of Our Country Said We Should Never Make Any Entangling Alliances With European Countries, and We Never Have. Philadelphia, June 13. The feature of alumni day at the university of Feun svivania was an address ly Senator Cushman K, Davis, ot Minnesota, on "The Foreign Relations of the "United States." He said in part: "The foreign policy of this country has usually been of that formal character which consists in negotiating those con ventions which maintain the peaceful intercourse of states. We have followed with very few exceptions the wise advice of Washington not to involve ourselves in entangling alliances with European states and to preserve our peculiar and powerful isolation from their political concerns. We have been too remote, and our latent power has been made foo great to be atticked, or even made the subject ot serious diplomatic aggression by European states singly or In combination "As to any expansion of our dominions, it has never been asserted by the most adverse critic of our institutions that the cause of civilization and human freedom would not be thereby promoted. I think it can be safely said that they who once threatened intervention between the United States and Spain abandoned that desire very quickly after the momentous events of Manila and Santiago, and will never again entertain the design of a similar intrusion under any circum stances that we can now imagine." "I believe that these victories have done more to assure the peace of the world than all of the alliances and inter national concerts which have been effected during the last fifty years." With regard to the partition of China, Senator Davis said the United States would coin in and the greater part of the commerce with the Chinese Orient. IT MEANS A FIGHT Chinese Will Oppose Troops' Advance to Pekin Entrenched Outside the City. London, June 14, 4 :20 a. m. The Chi nese are entrtne.hed outside of Pekin to oppose the advance of the international column. A dispatch from Tien Tsir, dated Tuesday, June 12, says: "I learn that the Chinese have guns trained on- the American mission and the British legation. Two thousand Hussion cavalry and infantry with artillery have landed at Takn." The Shanghai correspondent reports that United States Minister Conger, by courier, asks for zllou united Mates t-oops. The question of provisioning the relief force is already difficult, and it is pre dicted at Shanghai that It will become acute. The leading members of the reform party, representing fifteen outof eiithteen provinces, are at Shanghai. A dispatch to the Daily Mail, dated yesterday, says they are sending a petition to the United States, Great Britain and Japan praying those powers to take, joint action against any attempt on tho part of other powers to partition thee'mpire, and they implore the power thus addressed to rescuso the emperor. A dispatch from St. Petersburg says that the ships of the Russian Racille squadron on the active list, as well as those at Vladivostock, have been ordered to proceed with all haste to Chinese waters. The foreign office confirms tho report of an engagement between troops ol the J international column end the Boxers Monday. It says that "about thirty' five Chinese were killed." AtlKcknl Hjr linger. Tikn Thin, June 12. One hundred and sixty-three British marines landed last evening. An additional twenty British have been sent to Fong Shan. This morning a special train left Tien Tain for Yangtse to bring General Nieh to consult with the vicerov. Telegraphiccommunication with Pekin is still interrupted. The Russian waiships Petropanlovski and Komil iir are at Taku Bar, ami the Russian torpedo-boats "13" am! "107" are in the river Takn. Want of trans ports prevents the Russians from land- ing troops. The Pussians are very active today. It is reported that General Fung Fah Sian, with many thousand trcops, is at Feng Tai. The latest news from Pao Ting Fn is that the Boxers, 6000 strong, are attack ing the Catholic convent there. The situation is critical, and the officials are evidently inactive. The United States warships Nashville and Monocacy are reported at Taku. Grating I'ertnila, Wanhington, June 13. The secretary of the interior today signed all the pend ing permits allowing the grazing of sheep on the Cascade, Ashland and a portion of the Bull Run forest reserves of Oregon, and sheep will be allowed to enter these reserves immediately. At the request of Representative Moody, this order was telegraphed to Superin tendent Ormsby, in older Immediately to accomodate the sheepmen. Grazing will be conducted nnder rules similar to those previously enforced, no charge being made for the privilege. A total ol 103,700 sheep permits were signed today, in addition to about 4000 for cattle, and the maximum number of eheep to be allowed in the Cascade reserve was fixed at 200.000. Last year the sheep on the reserve numbered bnt 137,957. TROOPS SCATTERED IN ALL DIRECTIONS Methucn and Kitchener Captured the Boer Camp and Restored Roberts' Line of Communication. London, June 13. Lord Roberts' line of communications has been practically restored by a complete victory gained by Generals Methuen and Kitchener over General Dewet vesterday. The Boer camp was captured and the burghers, it is added,-were scattered in all directions. Lord Roberts has fought a battle with General Botha, at the end of which, though the British gained considerable ground, the Boers were not beaten. All is quiet at Pretoria and Johannesburg. London, June 13. After a week's si lence Lord Roberts has been heard from, his line of communication having been practically restored by means of a com plete victory gained by Generals Methuen and Kitchener over General Dew it at Rhenostar river yesterday. Lord Roberts, on being notified of the cutting of his line of communications, sent General Kitchener in all haste to join General Methuen. June 11 Roberts attacked General Botha who was in strong force fifteen miles southeast of Pretoria. After etrenn on a opposition, the British forces gained considerable ground, but General Botha, when Roberts left the field, was still undefeated. Paper Mill For Albany. Aliianv, June It. A paper nnil may be located in Albany. A force or about fifteen men are work on the C. & E railroad, near Niagara excavating to put in a stMi dam, which is to lie lined for the pulp mill at that place. The North Santiam river will be conducted through a channel about twenty feet wide, cut throngh solid rock, wi ich together with the stone dam, will furnish splendid water power. When the plant is com pleted t he hemlock timber up the Santiam will tie converted Into wood pulp and w II be used in the manufacture of paper. It is possible that when this is accomplished that a large paper mill will tie located at Albany. As soon as the above, mentioned work is completed, the firm f O'Neil Bros, it Calhighan will begin the in in niacin re. ol all kinds of li n ished paper. Frank O'Neil, who looks after the firm's interests in California, has been up to Niagara for u few. day looking alter the w oi k personally. I'oiiImI llatm tfxtriulrri to Island. Washington, Juno 13. The post- master - general has Issued an order ami tiding A previous regulation in re gard to portage rates between the United States an I its island possessions. The order says that the island of Porto Rico ami the territory of Hawaii are included in the term "United States" and the island of Guam, the Philippine archi pelago an 1 Tntuila are included in the term "island possessions of the United Stairs." Nherirr iiorm Afmr Tajlor. Frankfort, Ky., Juno 13. Sheriff Sutter has gone to Indianapolis with a requisition on Governor Mount from Governor Beckham asking for the extra dition of W. 8. Taylor, on an indictment charging him with being an accessory to the murder of William Goebel. BULLER ABLE TO CO-OPERATE It Is Believed the Accomplishment of This Long Delayed Movement Should Tend to Considerably Hasten the Pacification of the Transvaal. London, Juno 14 The war office issues the following report from Lord Roberts, under date of Pretoiia, June 13, afternoon : "The enemy evacuated their strong position during the night and have re tired to the eastward. Ruller's force and mine have afforded each other mutual assistance. Our occupation of Pretoria casned numbers of Boers to withdraw from Laing's Nek, and Butler's advance to Volksrnst made them feel their rear would be shortly endangered." London, June 14. Lord Roberts' en gagement with General Botha terminated as expected by the Boer commander-in-chief retiring from his position. Beyond driving Botha further from the capital, little seems to have been accomplished, as Roberts does not mention the capture of prisoners or guns or the Infliction of lose. Perhaps the most important fea ture revealed by today's official dispatch es is the announcement that the army of Natal is at last in touch with Roberts' troops. The accomplishment of this movement, long delayed, should con siderably accelerate the pacification of the Transvaal. That it is already bearing fruit is evi dent by the submission of the Wakker- sirom district to General Lyttleton. Another dispatch from Bailer says Gen eral Cleary encountered no opposition In his march from Ingogo to Laing's Nek, which he now occupies. General Daitnell marched through Liing's Nek on June 13 on his way to Cliarlestown. Press dispatches say Charlestown was partially destroved previous to its occupation by the Beers, but no damage was done at Volksrust. In Orange River colony affairs seem to be turning to tho same status as obtained previous to the cutting of the line of British communications. Schreiner ap pears determined to adhere to his re signation of the premiership in spite of the pressure brought to bear on him by Sir Alfred Milner, and it is announced from Cape Town that Milner has sent for Sir John Gordon Spring, the former premier, who is understood to be trying to form a cabinet. At Cape Town dispatch says : "At the opening of parliament Schreiner will explain that he resigned because he was unwilling to remain in office, supported by opposition, believing that his influence is greater with the moderate Afrikanders when a private member than as premier by force of prorestives. Nevertheles, leaden of the Afrikander extremists aie said to consider Schreiner a traitor to their cause." A WEDDING IN JUNE .Nuptials of Governor Geer and Miss Trullineer Was A Notable Society Event. Astoria, Or., June 14. Governor T. T. Geer, Oregon s chief executive, anil Miss Isabelle Trullinger, were married in Astoria this afternoon, tinder circum stances as happy and surroundings as pleasant as could bo desired. The weather did not promise well, but re- nilted in a beaniiful sunset as the bridal party started away on their special car. amid a shower of rice. The ceremony was performed at the First Presbyterian church, by Rev. Henry Mar.-otte, pastor of the church. It was the desire of Gov. Geer and Miss Trullinger, as it was of their families, that the ceremony and the incidents snr-1 rounding it should be quiet and unas suming, but the prominence of the gov ernor and the social position of the bride hardly rendered such arrangements possible. Astoria's wealth of Cowers was levied a pen, and the church was a perfect bower cf white roses, ai ranged by the hands of ttie bride's friends. The time set for the wielding was 4 o'clock this afternoon. The bridal party entered the church exactly at the Lour designated, and six minutes later they were in a carriage, starting fcr the home of the bride's parents, where the recep tion took place. The ceremont Itself was a simple one, and only in the benediction could be noticed any deviation from that of a less important marriage. There was no wedding march. As the bride entered the church on the arm of her father, Mrs. J. T. lion sang the fitst veise of Rohm's "Sti'l as the Night." During the ceremony, Mrs. II. C. Thompson played "Oh Promise Me" on ttie organ. As ttio liovernor ami Airs. Geer left the church, Mrs. J. T. Ross sting the second verse of "Still as the Night." As the bride, on the arm of her father, J. C. Trullincer, reached tho chancel she was met by Governor Geer, who was at tended by Grant Trullinger, a brother of the bride. Prtceding her were the little nephew and neice, Pope Trullinger and Teresa Mack.whoacted as flower-bearers. Tho bride was attired in a tailor-made traveling gown of dark gray broadcloth, with a hat to match the suit. It was plain, but had a very handsome effect on the tall and stately woman. Her bridesmaid was Miss Dow ning, of Salem, who wa dressed in pink chiffon, w ith a picture hat to match. lhe ushers were: Paul ttadolctt, Pan! Trullineer, Arthur C. Callan and Jack Allen. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the resilience of the bride's parents, to which only the families of the bride and groom were invited. A Thousand fungues Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard St., Phil adelphia, Pa., when she found that Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made lile a burden. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Royal Cure "It soon re moved the pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly, something I can scarcely remember doing before. 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