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WEEKLY Elks r x. 0 VOL. X THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1900. NO. 47 ARIZONA SUFFERING FROM DROUTH Shrnnkc frames of Thousands Cattle Dot the Desert Wastes ! Djvis WM eummoned Rivers and Reservoirs Without Drp of Water. Los Angeles, Cal., July 13. Report from the drouth-stricken district of Arizina are to the effect that ever; water-hole and most of the wells have gone dry. In consequence the cuttle are dying by the thousand) and their shrunken frames dot tho desert onotry of PimOj Pinal, Santa Crofc, Yuma, Cothia and parte of Maricopa counties. The loss to owners of herds "Cannot be computed, as in their preeeut gaunt condition tto market can be found. Rarely in the iiistory of the territory has the water in the Gila andlSalt rivers bein so scarce. Not a drop is reported in the Gila, and there is none in the San Pedro from Benson to "its confluence with the Salt river above Thoenlx At Casagrande the immense reservoir Is dry, the supply having long since been exhausted. Crops of alfalfa, barley and wheat between Florenrjs and Casca graa.de, as Weil as on the Indian reser vation at Sacaton, where the Pi mas 'dwell, are beyond hope. Added to all this is the destruction of timber by the forest fires, which continue to rage in the Santa Catalina Mountains. tioo in his chest. Mrs. Gear was called, and she and Colonel Root applied some simple remedy, which teem ed to relieve the Senator' suffering. At 2:30 o'clock thie morning Senator Gear complained of serious difficulty in breathing. His condition became crit- of lcl, and the family physician, Dr. An examina tion convinced Dr. Davis that bis dis- a:tingnished patient was suffering from heart trouble, and, calling, Colonel I Root aside, he informed him that Mr. Gear could last ecarcely an hour. About four o'clock the senator seemed to be easier, and when asked by Mrs. Gear as to bis condition, replied faintly: "I feel a trifle better." These were bis last words. Held f ir Mattel aughter. Kowrtw Yakima, Wash., July 13. George Barrick has been held in the tnm of $2000 bonds -on the charge of manekwghtcr. He 4s accused of killing an ol 1 Indian sqarw known as Nettie, one of the wards on' the general govern ment on the Yakima'Jndian reservation. The crime was committed on the night of Jane 30, and the tquiw died on July 1. Earrir-k has faild to find any bonds man, and will be kept in the county j-ttl until the September term of the superior court. The accused is a married man, having a wife and one -child, 11 years of He frequently guts intoxicated, and (it at 'is given as theeause of the trouble. FOREIGNERS SAFE ATSHANGHA! All rForeignere Removed From Town trf Wa Chou Sheqg Repeats the Murder -ftUry. Lonwcn, Julyilfir Tho otu'y news from China list night was the following, is sued at midnight: "The.orelgn oflV-e has rceived infor mation from 'the Consul-general of Shanghai tlmt lhe7hole foreign commu nity font Wan Cboi has been safely landed at -lia.iglvaL" As no intention U.niada of the alleg- sd statement of heng,' the director of railways and telegraphs of Clitaa, to the .consuls at -Shanghai, annouolng the murder of tha foroigivers in Pekin, it is preaumed ttat this story, crediting 'Sheng with he aasortions and an nouncing that lie blamed Prince Taun for the attack o the. legations is one of Hie many inventions emanating irom Shanghai. Acvonling to a lispatoh from Iletlin, 'Hie mobilizatioa .of (.ior.uiany's et;j:e ditlunacy force is bn'ug .carried out un 'lendid fashion. 5ome 00,000 voltwi- rteers and 410 office have already bceo accepted. It is announced tUat the gov nrvuient,6ontemplute charioting thirty f?he largrst vessels tietlonginf to two of tle not Important companies', the Bre me and Msmburg lin. as timsport. TheKpeditrvgn is being organ iel on the ban's ot a yen 's campaign. Icl4i Ml J In, II. Ormr. WAxiiufciTo July H. United tflntes Senator John llry Gear of Burlington, died at 4:30 . ir.. today of haart failure In lila apartments at The Port land in this eWy. While Senator Gear had been in III health year or more, death came at an entirely unexpected AUne. He was In excellent health and Perils Inst night. fthorllf before nine "wck last evening,' acco.upsnied by Mrs. deHr ,e went out jrvg with KeereUry Wilson of the Agricultural i)partjent. They returned about ten o'clock, and the Senator retired about ' tour later, in his usual health. Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning !' Senator summoned his confidential 'iretary, Colonel Root, and informed th,t VM Iront'led with ocnge. First Aecent at lh Season. Corvai.1.18, Or., July 14. List night Dr. Harper and Professors Kent, Mc Eifresh, and McKellips, of the Agricul tural colledge, reached Corvallis from a two weeks' trip, in which they made the ascent of Mount Hood. They were the first to climb the mountain this season. They intended to ascend the mountain on the Fourth of July, but on the even ing of the 3rd they were 13 miles from Government Camp. Two days of rain followed, and the trip up the mountain was not undertaken ontil the morning of the 8th. The started from Govern ment Camp at 3 a. ui. attended by a guide. After reaching Crater Rock they were compelled to wait three hours for a fog to lift before they could make further advance. They crossed the crevice, the opening at the time being but a few in ches across. On the summit, the climb ers were almost swept off of their feet by the strong winds. Chinamen Want Mg- Damages. San Francisco, July 13. The Chisiese residents of the recently quarantined district ot this city aro preparing to de mand compensation for losses alleged to have been sustained owing to tho action of the health officials. Detailed lists of losses are being prepared whirtt are ex pected to form tire basis for a suit for damages, estimated by the attorneys at about $2,000,006, against theity of San Fanc?-co, or of a claim for -about that amosnt against the federal government. Consul General Ho Yon -says it lir.s not yet been determined which conrse.o pu-reue. ilie tit'.orneys will claim that tle bubonic piague never existed in Chinatown, end that there-was no justifi cation for the action of the national -end municipal authorities. Itrexfiott'e Higfure. PttRMcarnr, Arir.. July I; A seer? of t'lie greatest desolation and a feeling of deepest gloom prevades this town' today. All that rnmalns of the 'principal irusi tees portion of the town is tottering walls and .piles of charred kid. horning detvris. The fire, which started at 10:4C or.lcok laet night, -was not under;ontr61 until 3 oVlook this morning, when the filters wtn a conswlerable distauce in advance f the flames and blew up the buildings ms the south side of Goodwin street, preventing the fire 'from crossing that street. The most conservative ati loatee (4 the total losses are from fl,- mfsm to fc?oo,ooo. Ae -Italian on:lfcaU, Se(ii, (Jr.. July 14. Some vgrnea, in wkW'h a qnnntity of rough on rats had been 'mixed, .caused some consternation in the family of T. A. Livesly, the ikop boy4 in this ccity, yestcnlay. 1J'he uistape was in a can on a pantry -tkelf, and a domestic, -having exhausted 4he regular napply of germea in preparing breakfast and desiring more, iiscaved tho poieened articU;, which vm nenr'sy, unlabeled, and used it. Sho;ly rtit-r breakfast i)emliote of the fumilky becaino ill, and ouapienn points to I'.m probable uiistake of the cook. Anti dotes were guickly giwin and a phf-eidinn sutnmonod w ho succeeded in gettiag the aflected persons out of danger. Kutal Itunawajr, Ai.ba.nv, Or, July J'L D. PeterOvMi,, Uiving one mile feoai thls.tity, met wUii an accident this afternoon which wvtl pscbably p-ove faioJ. Wfille driving two horses to a Under t,cnr the fair gro.ndf, the horses berame frightened and ran into a fence. Mr. Pnerson was thrown under the hore, and the ma chine fished over his body, crashing his legs an I causing Internal injuries. Dr. Davis woe called, ana ar lie s in a critical dvidition, and csn hardly re cover. and NO LIGHT ON PEKIN MYSTERY The Air Is Full of Semi-Official Reports and Counter Reports rurportiog to Define the Fate of the Foreign ers in China's Capitol. London, July 13. A nens agency re port says that an official message receiv ed in London states that all the foreign ers in Pekin weie murdered July 6. Brussels, July 13 The Belgian for eign office has received a cable dispatch from Shanghai announcing, on Chinese authority, that General Nl Chang has defeated the rebels near Pekin, and has relieved Prince Ching and General Yung Ln, who were trying to defend the Eoropeans. SnAscH.il, July 12. Foreign consuls are offering large sums for the produc tion of the letter which a Chinese mer chant Is said to have received from Pekin dated June 30, saying the legations were demolished and that the foreigners bad been killed. The merchant declines to show it, alleging that he fears punish ment from the Chinese officials. Rioting Is reported to have occurred at Mingpo, but no confirmation of the reports have been received. Bkiu in, July 13. According to a nemi official telegram from Canton, dated Thursday, July 12, LI Hmig Chang, on July 6, received a written imperial edict, dated June 17, and cent overland, in whicta all the governors were urged to dispatch troops with the uiuost speed to help against ttro rebels, among whom Prince Taun was clearly indicated. Acting on this edict, which is said to be undoubtedly genuine, Li Ilung Chang is sending some thousands ol troops to PetJin and the governs are probably doing the same. WAsiiiwcrrofj, July 13. The. Chinese minister, Mr. Wu, has undertaken to get throcgh a cipher cable message mensag from Secretary Hay to United States ?Iinister Conger, all Pekin, and to have the answer brought back, rf Mr Conger is alive. The mes sage was prepared toy Secretary Hay, and its contents are unknown to any one save 'him. It wae nt to Shanghai with-explicit instructions fran Minieter Wsta spare no efforts or erense to get it into the hands oi Mr. Cogger. TflEY PRAYED TO BE KILLED AAairal Scymocr Saw That Prajer' Granted rfcey PvaSerred It tt Tortures fy Barboftas Chinese. The law holds both maker anil fir- lator of counterfeit equally guilty. Tli dealer who sells you a dangerous counterfeit of bsWitt's W'ihh IUxel Salve riik your life to make a little largar prolit. You ttn not trust bin. DeWitl's i the oJy genuine and original U'ltrli Hazel f've, well known cure for piles and ai) skin dieases. See that your dealer gives faa DeWitf Balve. Clark A Falk'a drug stork il ntw, freib and complete. "New Youc, JSy 10. a. dispatch -te twe Jourortl and Adverlieer from Ties 1-ti.o, July i, eays: Ineffectual attempts itre bern tad to onre'. the horrible ioct that Admiral Seymjir was coia ed to shoot tiiaawn wcanded durieg' tit recent dieoetrww retrsat of the Pe km relief expeciiliom. VSl the wounded and prisoners wlio feUinto the haade of the 'CiiineBe were frigktfiiliv tortared. The bodies of two utaruies who- were captured by Chin eee-re recovered. Tiie btxiies hail been cut into piecea. Firnt, the eyes had bean-Lacked out; then the iiks, arms and lurs cut off until Uathhad ended the snrmgs of the poor fclhm. When Admiral Seymour, in his re- ibreat fuimd himself so hard prtrM'd that Uo was .unable longer to nvry his .wounded with him, he akl tl.e men: "Which yU do prefer, to be left ;tx the Mcies of the Chineae or be eliU by your own covirades?" As Aduiirat Seymour put thetjuealiun, thetaars weren lining down Lis oheeka. ' prefor i'ath to torture. Shoot us now, that weuiay die like men,''' was 1 the piLeoiji reKjvjr'Stj of the hl pleas men. . A firing rquad wo told off, and w hile the little allied foroe stopped and beat off with gun Are the Chinese) horde that surrounded it, inside uU lines an act of mercy wa performed, as the firing ,iquad carried cut its orders. CniintiTltr'a I'aiaJma. UtNii.A, June 10. (Correspondence of tb Associated Press.) The large cir culation of silver money in Manila and the Philippine has made an opportun ity for couoterfeiters, and there i el- ilm of ona or more "gangs" In Manila and th provine? who manufacture spurious eoiu, The counterfeiters make Mexican dollars from a bss-r and cheaper metal, the American nickel 1 counterfeited and the brown f5 bills hava been eocceestully imitated. Bat the cleverest and most successful scheme of all is the coining of American silver dollars from Mexican silver dol lars. The silver in a Mexican dollar, if stamped with the facings of our Ameri can dollar, at once doubles in value, for any one will giva yon t'2 Mexican for $1 American. The advantage of this scheme is that a sufficiency of good metal can be obtained by melting up Mexican dollars and when stamped with American facings the new coins produce 100 per cent profit. Raids have resnlteJ in finding several baskets full of bad money in the rear of Chinaman's house, and a Filipino was discovered with Beveral thousand dol lars worth of counterfeit 5 bills and a box of recoined American silver dollars in bis possession. The Chinamen and Fillipino have made partial confessions and given damaging testimony. It is now evident that thev are memoers of a gang operatingon a large scale in Luzon, and in which are several Americans and Europeans as leaders. rrevented lra(eily. Timely information given Mrs. George Long, of New Straitsville, Ohio, pre vented a dreadful tragedy and saved two lives. A frightful cough had long kept her awake every night. She had tried many remedies and doctors but steadily grew worse until urged to try Dr. King's New Discovery. Ono bottle wholly cured her, and she writes this marvelous medrciue also cured Mr. Long of a severe attack of Pneumonia. Such cures are positive proof of the matchless merit of this grand remedy for caring all throat, chest and lung troubles. Only 50c and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed; Trial bottles free at Blatoley & Houghton's Drugstore. . (i lack, Vh Choker. Tacoma, Jaly lb. An unknown man attacked Mfss May Feltx, an operator at tho Snneet Telephone office, at Twenty- fifth street and Tacoma avenue, Satur day nigfet, and came near choking her to death before a policeman arrived on the Kene and her assailant took to flight. Mits Ftsltz is now lying at her -home In a serious condition. Her friends are at sea as to the causes actuating 'the ruffan. It seems to have been iits de liberate intention to murder 'tiro girl, la addHion to choking ber, be "kicked ar.d bruised her to a frightful -manner. Some are inclined to believe that a criminal of the Jacfc-the-Ripiier type fcas temporarily made Tncoma "hrs head quarters. Miss Felti i charming yonng woman of the brunette type of beauty and has a host of friends here. htorj ot a Slave. To be bound hand and foot for years by the chains of disease ie the worst torm of slavery. George IS. Williams, of. Manchester, Mich., tells how such a slave was made free. He says: "My wife has been sa helpleee dor live years that Blie could not turn over in tied alone. After using two bottles of Electric Bitters, eheis wooderfwHy improved and able to do her own work.1" This supreme remedy for feiuaU, dieeaeeeruickly cures nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, headache, backache, fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle working medicine is a godsend to weak, sickly, run down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Sold by Blnkeley A Houghton Druggists. 6 Prepared to Commit 4nlrlfle( Bukmn, July Id. The correspondent bere of tho Associated Press has receiv ed private information frm London tLat a private letter was received there frxn Lady Claude MacDonald, wife of th- British ambassador at fein, writ ten when the situation was growing threatening, 8 tying that all the ladies of the tgatioii had supplied themselves with (Hiison. Catarrh Cannot Ha Cnrd- with lotal applications, as they run not reach th seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disca, and in order to cure it you must take inter nal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is i alto n internally, and acts direct)? on tiio blood and atiucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was was prescribed by ona of the bert physicians In this country for yee-s, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the liett tonics known, combined with tlu liest bkiod purifiers, acting directly on tho mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Chunky 4 Co., Props., Toledo O. Sold by drruggists, price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the beat. 12 Von will not have boils if yon take Clerks A Falk'i inra cura for boils. REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES Seven Thousand Troops of All Nations Stormed Chinese Stronghold in Vain Friday, Retreating With too; room, Mis Anna Thompson taking the Killed and Hundreds Wounded. Teacher for Seat Year. The assignment of teachers for the coming year in the ublio school has been made, the only cl angi from those of the prt'celirg year ten that Miss Se ina Ph rmtn baa ben allowed a year's respite on account of ill health. Miss Nan Cooper will take charge of her Washington', July 10. The navy de partment this morning received official confirmation from Admiral Remey of the reverse of the allied fircea at Tien Tain on the morning of the l;)'.h. The dispatch is dated Che Foo, July lti, and says : "Reported that the allied forces at tacked the native eity.lhe morning of the 13th, Russians on the right, with the Ninth intantry and murines on the left. The loss of the allied force is large ; Rnsf-ians, 100, int'ludingnitillerj colonel ; Americans over 30; British over 'AO; Japanese 68, Including colonel ; Ficnch, !5. "Colonel Liscum, Ninth infantry kill ed; also Captain DavH, Marine corps. Captain Lemely, Lieutenants Butler and L"onard wounded. "At 7 in the evening an allied attack on the native city was repulsed with great loss. Returns yet incomplete; details not yet confirmed. Rbmky" . London, July 10. The Evening News prints a dispatch dated at Shanghai to day giving a detailed account of the at tack of the allied forces on the native city of Tien Tsin, as reported in the dis patch to the associated press, dated Tien Tsin, July 13, vU Che Foo, July 15, and Shanghai, July Id. Accodingto tho evening news dispatch the allies were repulsed and compelled to retreat with a loss of more than 100 kill ed, the British losing 40 and tho Japan ese 4M. The Americans and Russians, it is added, also suffered heavilv. The dispatch adds that the Chinamen fought witli great desperation and their markfnnnship was accurate, and deadly. Washington, July 16. An unofficial report has coiun to tho attention of the Chinese nfliciats here to the effect that 300f) Chinese officials at Pekin petition ed I'riiu-e 'I'nan to tiroleri t tie foreigners, whereupon Prince Taun ordered nil those w In, nnitM in t)i petition to be kilie.i. MM G10WG The only store ii this city where tht Genuine Imported St ransky-Steel Ware is sold A little higher in price, but outlastt a dozen pieces of so called cheap enaiu eled ware. BEWARE! room tantfht ty MUs Cooper in the East Hill primary. CAST Hill. I'BIMAHY SCHOOL. Miss Anna Thorn psor. 1st B, 2ad B, 2 id A. Miss Emm Roberta 3d A, 4th B, 5th B. COl'HT STRKIT St HOOL. Miss Mary Douthit 1st B, 1st A. Miss EIU Cooler 2nd B, 2nd A. Miss Catherine Martin 3d B, 31 A. Miss Etta Wrenn 4th B, 4th A. ACADEMY I'ARK SCHOOL. Mis Nan Cooper 1st B, 1st A. Miss Maggie Flinn 2nd B, 3.1 B. Mrs. Kate Roche 4th B, 5th B. Miss Alice Ball 5th B, 5th A. HIGH SCHOOL. Mrs. Ellen Baldwin 0th B, 6th A. Miss Louise Rintoul 6th A, 7th B. Miss Tena Rintoul 7th B, 7th A. Miss Minnie Michell 8th B, 8th A. II 111 II SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. Miss Melissa Hill, assistant; Mr. J. T. Neff, principal First year A, First year B, Second year, Third year, Fourth year. J. S. Landers, superintendent. Other wares look likflit.bnt, theuenu ine hua the name 'cored by its U9u Stransky - Steel & Houghton. ware on eat-n piece. Do not be deceived First prizo at It International Exhi bitiona. Highest award at VVorld s Columbian Exhibi tiou, Chicago. Pre ferred by the best cookingauthonties, certified to by the most famous chem lata for purity and durability it The Beet Itemed y fur Stomach aul Bowel Trouble. 'I have been in the drug business for twenty years and have sold most all of the proprietary medicines of any note. Among the entire list I have never fonnd anything to etpial Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for all stomach and bowel troubles," says O. W. Wakefield, of Columbus, Ga. "This remedy cured two severe cases of cholera morbus in my family and I have recom mended and sold hundreds of bottles of it to my customers to their entire satis faction. It aff irds a quick and eure cure in a pleasant form." For eale by,' Blnkeley A Houghton. GOING EAST- If you intend to take a trip East, ask your ticket agent to route you via The Great Wab:b, a modern and up-to-date railroad iu every particular. Through trains from Chioago, Kansas City, Omaha or St. Louis to New York and New England points. All trains run via Niagara Falls amrevery through, train baa free reclining chair cars, sleep--ing and dining cars. Stop over allowed on all tickets ot Ni agara Falls. Ross C. Cline, Pacific Coast Pass. Aftt,, Los Angeles, Calilt C. 9. Crank. G. P. A., St. Louis, Mo. A (Jiott Cough Medlclue. Many thousands have been restored to health and happiness by the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. If af flicted with anv throat or lung trouble,, give it a trial for it is certain to prove beneficial. Coughs that have resisted all other treatment for years, have yielded to tins' lemedy and perfect health been restored. Cases that seemed hopeless, lh.it the climate of famous he.ilth resorts failed to benefit, have been permanently For ralo by BlHkeley ttlftiuarek'ii Iron ,e Was the result of his splendid health Indomitable will and tremendous energy are not found where stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels are out ol order. If you want tl.esj qualities and the success 1 they brill, use Dr. Kiiu' r lu Pills. They develop every power of brain and tody. Only 2'w at Blakeley A Houghton's drugstore. o BEST. is cheapest because Jt 9i liie Leg. P. A. Duiforth, of L,Grande, (ia., sotiered intstiSL-ly for six months with a frightful running sore on his leg, I at .writes that Buckl-n's Arn'ci Salve Remember, this ' wholly cure I it in len davs. Fir Ulcer? ly imported for and llB lest salve in tl.o world. Cure guar sold in this city ex- anteed. Only 2."k Sold by Blakeley A clusively by us. Houghton druggists. " t m It does not rust nor absorb grease, does not discolor nor catcli inside; is notatfected by acid. iu fruits or vegetables, A gentleman recently cured of dys pepsia gave the following approbate rendering of Burns' famous blessing: "Some have meat an I ca nn-.it eat. and some have none that want it; but we have meat and we can eat, KoJol Dys- will boil, pepsin Cure b thanked." Tl stew, roast and bake without imparting i flavor of previously cooked lis prepara tion will digest what you eat. It in. t.mtly relieves and radically cures indigestion and all stomach disorders. Children tor Adoption, Tain girl babes 5 month old; ona food and girl babe, 1 month: one inrl :i vrun will last ono boy 1 year; on boy Svcart; one ' ' ,loy t) years. Apply to I. F. Tobey, -- luperintendent Children's Home Socl We cau. l,ty- TnB uperintendent will be in Tbe tion t ha , Dalles this week and will receive w ritten pupuo applications at this cilice. imitation- Subscribe for Tua Cuuoxicg.