U v ' PART a. vj
VOL.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1900
NO. 35
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TROOPS WILL RE
TIRE FROM PEKIN
Ibe Conviction Grows that the With
drawal of the Allies from the Im
perial City is the Only Practical
Procedure.
London, Aug. 31. Th9 afternoon
papers today appear to be perplexed at
American-Russian accord to secure the
prompt evacuation of Pekin. They
point out how completely this upsets
pr i -ncerted notions of the grouping (if
the nowers on the Chinese question and
the consensu of London's editorial
opinion is that the proposals are an
tagonistic to British interests, and that
the allies should remain in Pekin until
the Chinese government is re-established
and tho ringleaders of the present up
rising are punished.
The Glooe seiz'B the opportunity to
indulge in unfriendly criticisms, accus
ing tde United States of breaking the
cone rd of tho powers arid playing into
the hands of Russia against Great P.rit
ian by supporting the suggestion of the
imployiAmt of Li Hung Chang, who,
the paper declares, is notoriously hos
tile to Great Britian and friendly to
Russia.
The Globe urges that the government
oppose to the uttermost tho idea of the
evacuation of Pekin, in which course,
the paper add, it will be supported by
Emperor William of Germany.
London, Aug. 31. The Associated
Press has authority for announcing that
the Americo-Rnssian proposal in favor
of the withdrawal of the allied forces
from IVkin with the view of faciliting
negotiations for the conclusion of peace,
has not only met with considerable
favor at hurooean chancellories, but it
;- almost certain to be adopted. In the
meanwhile, thy, question of employing
Li Hung Chang as intermeidary is
meeting with more and more favor, anil,
ae the Associated Press has intimated in
recent dispatches, will in all probability
he settied affirmatively as soon as Li
Hung Chang Is able to obtain the neces
eary authority.
The recent statement that the ad
mirals of tho powers in Chinese waters
contemplated detaining Li Hung Chang
at Taku is devoid of foundation. Li
Hung Chang will remain at Shanghai,
endeavoring to the utmost to open eom
rounic ition with his colleagues of the
Chinese government. There is a grow
ing conviction in official circles here that
the withdrawal of the allies from Pekin
if the only practical procedure under
the existing circumstances, and it is be
lieved the retention of the allied forces
at IVkin is liable to raise further com
minutions of n dangerous character and
and BnecetMrlly irritate the Cineso pop
ulace. There i, however, no doubt in official
circles that it will be neceBSary for the
wwers to maintain their bold on the
Taku fortl and certain other strategical
points nut il satisfactory terms are ar
range.l and ample guarantees given by
China for her future goo 1 behavior.
: eoiuplished ; that Uking the Doeilion
; that, as the Chinese government has
! left Pekin, there ia no ueed for her rep
presentativea to re:nain, Russia has di
i rrcted the Russian minister to retire
' with bis official peraonnel from China;
that the Russian troops will be likewise 1
be withdrawn ; and that when the gov- ! Said
eminent of China shall regain the reins
j of government and atlord an authority
I with which the other powers can deal,
' and will express a desire to enter into
i n?gotiations, the Russian government
j will also name its representative. Hold
ing these views and purposes, Russia ex
piesses the hope that the United States
will share the same opinion."
WHY SON
differ, however, as to the wav in which
! the powers will now group themselves.
1 1 1 I rn riTI im Boaae , ai er think that Oreat Britain,
KILLLU rAlrlLn im Triple iiti oi
j stand ttgether in refusing to leave
Pekiu.
The Daily Telegraph, which expresses
Had Been Abused, and lie 'regret that 'President McKinley has
con mitted the United States to f dlow
the Russians" consider that Japan,
"wfiose consistent policy since the war
of 1894 has been to conciliate the etiects
of the reproachnient with China," will
throw her lot with Rnssia and be reluct
antly followed by France, who does not
dare to risk a divergence with Russia.
SAVED BY HIS
tept to his camping place, reaching it
: at night. This was Thursday mghi. He
VAII I DAVAfD ,la'' l',er in lhe eMytMl, but not
TTILL I VTT L 11 v,rv bonfty be decided
He
Made up His Mind to Put an
to 111 Treatment.
End
Details of the Loss and Finding of
Norman C. Wilson in the Mountains
of Arizona.
PtNin.KTON", Or., Sept. I. "J killed
my father because he kicked and cuffed
and Bwore at me for leaving a hatchet at
RUSSIA HAS NO TER
RITORIAL DESIGNS
liner Still un the Ketreat.
London, Aug. 31. Lord Roberts, un
der date of Belfast, August
to the war office as follows
"Boiler telegraphs from Halvetia that
only a few of the enemy are there, and
that this morning French's and Pole
Carew's forces will move on their flank.
The advance of Dundonald's mounted
troops on their front caused them to
abandon a very strong position. The
country thus cleared, our troops moved
eastward. The South African Light
Horse, after little opposition, entered
Watervalhoven and drove the remnant
of the enemy through the town.
French's column reached Doornhoek,
overlooking Wate-valohder, with slight
opposition. Dundonald, with Strath
cone's Horse, is further near Nooit
Gadacht. VVe have occupied Waterval
hoven and Watervaldon. Boiler reportB
that Nooit Gadacht is apparently de
serted, except by British prisoners, who
are passing in a stream up the lino tow
ord Watervaldoudcr. No Boers are vis
ible. The natives report thai Kroger
and nil the commandoes left yesterday
for Pilgrim's Rest.
"French reports the railway intact as
far as Wutervalonder, except for a small
bridge near the 6tation, which has been
destroyed."
Will Build a University.
Chicago, Aug. 81. With assets and
pledges amounting to upward of $500,
000, the Sons of Veterans are making
active preparations to begin work on a
national colledge which is to be dedi
cated to the Grand Army of the Repub
lic aud io commemoration of the men
and a omen of the Civil war. The col
lections anil pledges were secured after
one year's actual work, but fours years
of planning preceded the vigorous cam
paign resulting in the collection.
While the money has been raised for
the erection of the building and the en
dowment of t he institution, the location
has not been selected. William T.
Church, a member of tho committee,
said that tho movement had outstripped
the intentions of the founders to such
an extent that the college idea was to be
abandoned and a university founded in
stead. "The university will be unique among
educational institutions, ' said Mr.
Church. "In addition to regular scien
tific and classical coursea we Lave a
chair epecially for the teaching of Amer
ican history, another for patriotic
course, nnd a third for military instruction."
our last camping-place" eaid Arthur I "Events have therefore conspired," says
Kelly, the lad less than 12 years old who he Daily lelegrsph, "to throw the bal
As Soon Order Is Kstahlislicd, She
Will Retire Her Troops.
WuBlNaKW, Aug. 31. The State de
Pirtinent has just made public tho text
f the HiHsian proposal and its own re
sponse a- foilows:
nrpOMftoi Russia in China, Aug.
mr- telegraphic instructions sent to the
r'I" "latives of the United States in
"erliri, V
nd S
ienaa, Paris, London, Tokio,
t'eterebafw.
PepartM of State, Washington,
Aug. ft. WOO, The Russian charge yes
l'rlny afternoon made to mo an oral
KMttotlit respecting Russia's purposes
10 China, to tho following (fleet. That,
already repeatedly declared, Russia
' 0 designs of territorial acquisition
'"China : that equally with other pow
"' now operating there, Russia has
"''' t the safety of the legations at Pe-
hi am) iiap ,18 Chinese government
''Press the troubles ; that, incidentally
' -'"rv defensive measures
""'"an bonier l!..i.
riwrs Must Fall lii I mm-
Washington, Sept. 1. The entire
course of the negotiations on the Chinete
question is now dependent upon the
responses of the powera to the Rosso-
American proposals. It was stated
authoritatively at the cloe of office
hours today that no answers bad been
received from any source other than
those of a preliminary and inconclusive
character heretofore announced. More
over, it is staled by responsible admin
istration officials that not until all the
answers are received will the negotia
tions assume any definite form, as the
last answer may prove to he the dissent
from an international accord, toward
which all efforts are now being made.
blew out bis fathers brains Tuesday
i'Jth, reports , While the two were on a hunting trip in
the fastnesses of the Blue mountains.
Athur said this to an Oregonian repre
sentative w hile the tears streamed down
his face. Young Kelly was found at hie
home near Milton, Thursday, having
come in Wednesday from the place
where he left his father's body. The
exact location of the murder is not
known. Arthur says that he will have
difficulty in finding it, as it must be at
least forty miles from Milton, far away
from beaten trails.
Local sentiment inclines toward at
tributing the patricide to an innccent,
childlike resentment of brutality by a
man who habitually abused his son.
Young Kelly's story tends to bear out
this theory. "We had moved Monday
from a place where we bad camped, and
I had packed up the grub and things we
had w ith us," he eaid. "I forgot to put
in tho pack a hatchet we used for cut
ting kindling, and my father was awful
ly mad when he found it out Tuesday at
our new camping place. He seemed to
lose his temper completely, and knocked
me about in an awul rage. I was pretty
badly ecared, and ho hurt me, too, and I
lay all night thinking about it. I didn't
see other fathers kick their sons like my
father kicked me, and as I kept think
ing I made up my mind I ought not to
stand it.
"VVe made our beds on boughs, with
blankets, and early in the morning I was
waked up by in v father and ordered to
get breakfast. It gets pretty cold away
up there in the mountains, and I had to
crawl out from the warm blankets while
my father rolled over in his comfortable
bed and snoozed. But I got up, and ae
he was dozing off I got the Winchester
a cat 70-and thought I'd kill him. I
went around behind him, and, pointing
the barrel at the top of his head, pul'ed
the trigger. The barrel was only a
couple of feet away, and the ball tore off
the whole top of his head. Then I went
back home. I live 10 miles from Milton.
I told my mother that my father bad
gone away from me, and that I didn't
known where he was. My mother was
putting away my blankets, and found
some blood on them, and asked mo how
the blood came there. 1 told her and
therestof the family that my father had
killed himself with a pistol, and made
up a story about It. Then I met Deputy
Sheriff Blakeley on the road between
home and Milton, as I was going for our
mail, and I, took me back and asked
me a whole lot of questions, and all the
time I kept seeing my father lying away
up there in the mountains where I abet
him, and I just owned up that I killed
him."
1
ha
on IM
m en pled
'" t hwangior military ion n -. mid.
"00" M order ii re-established, will
Hie troops therefrom if the action
MT powers bo no obstacle thereto;
1,1 I'urposH f,,r which the various
ST1! have o-operated for the
""'"f legations in Pekin baa been ac-
llp(iot rir China.
S r. Pk i kkmbch.i, Sept. 'J. The Offi
cial Qatwtta publishes the following dis
patch, dMd Pekin, August SO, from the
Russian minister, M. de Giers:
"There is an unconfirmed rumor that
Prince Ching lias been app dnted regent,
but is afraid to relrrn here unless the
foreign envoys w ill guarantee his liber
ty. Ten dignitariss remaining in Pekin
have consequently resolved to petition
the diplomats in tho interest of an ame
lioration of the situation to invite Prince
Ching to return to I'ekin and glvo ex
planations." MeK inie.v' Pal ley OtMMlMi
Dknvkii, Sept. 1.- The Colorado con
ference of the Methodist church, in
a-ssion at Stlidn, today, almost unani
mously passed a loolution applauding
the "course of all those who in the
senate and house of represenatives have
supported the administration in the
foreign policy which means an open
doo, for Christianity, as well at for
trade and the protection of American
life and properly all over the world."
Kill.. I Ills Father.
Pkniu kton, Or., Aug. 31. Arthur
Kelly, who is not quite II years old, was
brought here yesterday by Deputy Sher
iff Blakeley, for the murder of his lather,
do miles northeast of Milton, early Tues
day morning. Frank Kelly, the mur
dered man, w as about M years old and
lived a few miles from Milton. He and
Arthur hud b 'en in the mountains for a
week. Arthur returned home Wednes
day ami said that his father had left
him. Blood was found on the blankets
which the boy had brought back with
him, and an investigation was made.
The hoy then said that bis father bad
killed himself with a revolver. Deputy
Sheriff Blakeley got the boy at his home,
ance of diplomatic power into Lord
Salisbury 'I hands, for Italy and Austria
must side with Germany, who will
probably propose some compromise and
be supported by Kngland."
The Times feels perfectly clear, it says,
that neither honor nor the interests of
Kngland w ill permit her to follow Run.
sia's example. It trusts that Germany
also will refuse to leave Pekin, and ex
presses ttie hope that the report that the
state department in Washington ditap
proves tho Russian suggestion may
prove c irrect.
Other morning papers express similar
views, andilecline to believe ! the sin
cerity of Russia's promise to evacuate
Manchuria.
It Viewed in 1'arls,
Paris, Sept. 1. The Chinese situation,
as vieweil in tans, has assumed a
brighter aspect. The practical una
nimity of the U nited States, Russia,
France and Japan in the desire to main
tain the integrity of the empire is re
garded as disposing of any question of
partition. Kngland s position is un
doubtedly as strongly favorable to the
foregoing policy as that of any power
mentioned, but it is more pleasing to
France that bonds of acrord should be
shown between the United States France
and Russia and that these three nations
should appear to be the controlling in
fluence toward peace. America's prop
osition to accept Li Hung Chang as a go
between in the negotiations, is well re
ceived, although it is desired that he
produce tangible evidence that he is
acting for the central power. In fact,
France is ready to treat with any pleni
potentiary able to furnish proper cre
dentials. Russia's proposal to withdraw
the troops from Pekin coincides with
the feeling entertained in Paris in favor
of a conciliatory policy.
The acceptance of these two proposi-.
eious by all the powers is considered an
important step towards a satisfactory
solution, and one which will avoid caus
ing a convulsion within China, and will
minimize the danger of a conflict among
the powers. Germany and Italy form a
doubtful factor in the present exchange
of views, but it is thought the weight of
the pacific influence of the other nations
will hear down any hellicost intentions
on their part on the scales of Knropean
policy,
The Arizona Republican furnishes the
following account of the loss nd finding
of Mr. N. C. Wilson, brother of Mrs. B.
S. Huntington, of this city, who disap
peared from a hunting camp in the
mountains of Arizona some three weeks
ago :
The party consisting of Dr. Wylie, Mr.
Wilson, Allen James and George I.yke,
had established a camp between the
headwaters of east and west Clear Creeks,
two streams flow ing in opposite direc
tions, the latter into the Verde anil the
former northward into a tributary of the .
Colorado. The Flagstaff road, a broad
land well defined road, runs between
J them and parallel with I him The
hunters had made excursions in the
; neighborhood, locating fishing places
'and likely hunting regions, hut the
hunting had not really begun. About
3 o'clock on Wednesday, August 15,
George I.yke, the cook of the camp,
came in and said he had seen a deer
ng very hungry lie decided not to
, waste one of his seven matches cooking
j a part of it. He reasoued that a time
' might come when he would be hungrier.
The next morning be rel out again
with the object of finding the Flagstaff
road, to find the camp would then b
easy. He shot a sq.iirrel, cooked ami
ate half of it, and carried the rest with
him. At length he came to a place
where he seemed lobe bemtne 1 in on
all sides by unsellable walls. He had
traveled o long that he was afraid he
might not be able to find his way back
to the place where he had entered the
canyen ; fieside, he did not want to camp
in the same place so olten, fearing he
would wear out his welcome. He found
cow signs and reasoned that cuttle hay
ing been there must have got out. He
followed the signs into a well developed
trail and found his way out. He had
eaten the other half of the squirrel, and
that evening he shot another, but shot
half of it away. He ate the rest greedily.
Tim mrMttM HKiiiNg.
To th.s point Mr. Wilson had been
( reasonably comfortable. Ho had not
j permitted himself to get feared. He
' had water in the canvon and food.
though not in great quantity ami variety.
He would have been mi ; nnl'ortab'e if he
had known that he would neither eat
nor drink within the next twenty-four
hours. This was Friday night. On
about a mile east or a little south of east
! of the camp. Mr. Wilson picked up bis i "'lJ morning Mr. Wilson came up-
gun and taking a half dozen shells set i 0,1 a roBd w"WW tie believed was the
out. He did not return at nightfall and I Flagstaff road. Ho traveled along it
even when ho had not come at 11 o'clock I ,,ntil ,ie cme to a signboard which in
there was no uneasiness for he la not as ! ,orn)ed him that it was twenty miles to
was supposed a tenderfoot. Dr. VVvlie i erde. He knew then that he was not
who has had a great deal of experience in
hunting, said he w is us wood-wieea man
as he ever met, barring professional
guides. His companions supposed he
had missed his way and that if he had
not wandered into one of the numerous
horse, cow or hunting campa in the
vicinity, he would .eturn in the morning.
However, they fired guns at intervals
until midnight and were answered by
firing from n camp a mile or two away
On Thursday morning Mr. Wilson's
friends resolved to wait until 10 o'clock
before beginning a search for him. They
grew impatient before that time and set
out. The first, information was brought
them by a Mexican who said be had
seen the tracks of a man on foot follow
ing a w. nuded bear about six miles
southeast of camp. It was subsequent
ly discovered that the Mexican was lying.
The party set out with six bloodhounds,
but the dogs were unable to find a trail.
On the following day the searchers dis
covered a trail in the canyon of Bait
Clear creek. They judged from the fact
that the trail led through a thick clump
of hushes when there was a path around
them, and brought up against the pre
cipitous wa'l of the canyon, though there
llcierN IHnliearteneri.
N'i.ackiontkin,. Aug. 31. Reports are
received here that t lie Boers are dis
heartened. Generul Botha, before his
flight, replied to the burghers, reminding
them of their promise to make a last
stand at Maohadodnrp, but they would
not fight again, running away out of
shame.
A II'hhI Cough Medicine.
Many thousands have been restored to
health and happiness by the use of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. If af
flicted with any throat or lung trouble,
give it a trial for it is certain to prore
beneficial. Coughs that have resisted
all other treatment for years, have yielded
to this lemedy ami perfect health been
restored. Caees that seemed hopeless,
that the climateof famous health resorts
failed to benefit, have been permanently
cured by its use, For rale by Blakeley
& Houghton.
was a "draw" nearby, that the trucks
had been made in the night. They could
be follow ed no further than the wall.
On the first day Dr. Wylie had offered j
S8 for the discovery of Mr. W ilson ; the
third day he offered $100. Wilson slock
was rising rapidly, hut hope was sinking
rapidly. The doctor took sixteen men
on horseback and stationing them 1(10
feet apart, directed them to search the
country thoroughly. They were looking
for a dead or an injured man and it wa
necessary that every foot of the region
should be inspected. He also gave two
men $2") to make a w ide circuit in search
of a trail and to visit all the camps w ith
in a radius of live miles. NotwilhstainU
ing the four days of constant peaich and
inquiry, broken by sleepless nights, Mr.
Wilson's companions never found him,
for he found himself.
IIbomIIIiii af American,.
Tikn Tkin, Aug. 'Jl, via Taku, Aug.
30 Orders received from Washington
w,.. ., ..i. ' iluecl I in l lie si A mer ca l iroor.i ie
Drought him to .viiiion, auo at .) o ciock - t
.i:..:a...i i..., t; T:.. .. i who
confessed that ho!'"-. - ..-. ........ , y ()Mre(1.
mot ed his father by shooting him""" " V. I.ere.l tl,,t he b.,1
this afternoon he
with a rifle. Arthur said his father
abused him and threatened to kiil him.
The killing occurred near the bound
ary lino between Union ami Umatilla
counties. The remain of the murdered
man w ill be brought home. Mr. Kelly
left a w ile ami nine children. The boy
told the details of the crime, evincing
neither emolion nor callousness. Ap
parently he does Bet realize his position
and the t norniily of his crime.
Caaaafl I it. k
UmMi Sept. 3, 4 a. m. The publi
cation of the text of tho Russian pro
posals has intensified, rather than di
minished, the suspicions entertained by
Kngland of Russia's proceedings. The
rupture of the Kuropean concert is con
siderec an accomplished fact. Opinions
Mil. WII.HUN N MTOKY.
Mr. Wilson said that when he left
camp he expected to return at nightfall.
He went to trie locality where Mr. I.yke
1 paid I e had seen a deer and found one
: alter traveling about two end a half
miles south. He shot il, wounding it
and then for the first time noticed that
! night was rapidly coming on. It came
a rush and all landmarks were
Mr. Wilson remem
gone east from the
the winter.
lilies are now arriving and all that
in ctssai v is being ra,.idly forwarded lo camp, bill f ogelticg that the deer 1 id
drawn him south he started straight
west and passed the camp two and a
Pekin
fiaaaelal I'.mr at fceaal
aAMH4l Sept 2. There is a finan
cial panic in Chinese business circles
here. Probably an important factor Is
the money rale, which ia now M per
cent per month. The traders are trying
to get the ear of the official.
..I. in.' Kru.tl..n
Are grand, but k!n eruptions rob life
of j iy. Bucklen' Arnica Salve cure
them ; also old, running and fever sores,
Ulcers, Boil, Felon, Corn, Wart,
Cut, Bruise, Born, SobM, Chapped
Hand, Chilblain. Best Pile cure on
earth. Drive nut pains and ache.
Only ct. a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold at Biakeley's drug store. 2
half miles south. He came to a place
where he made a descent of eight or ten
feet at every step and wisely concluded
to camp for the night lest hi step
should grow fatally long. He was then
near the bottom of the Canyon of West
Clear creek. At daylight he perceived
hi whereabout, hut was ignorant of
the precise direclion of the camp. He
had been fishing a day or two beforo in
the creek, farther down, lie thought, be
cause there was no water where he was i
then. He started down the stream and
traveled a half day, when he found him
self between perpendicular walla a
hundred feet high. He retraced hie
on the Flagstaff road. He made up his
mind to go to Verde. There were people
and water and life there. Kvary other
direction so fir as he was concerned led
into the vast unknown, into eternity
and death.
He was clear headed enough to doubt
whether lie could reach Verde, for his
hunger and thirst had become terrific.
He tried to shoot a cow , but was' so weak
he could not aim accurately. He then
started in a methodical way upon his
doubtful journey. He resolved to save
bis strength and keep down a dangerous
longing for water by resting twenty
minutes of every hour. After a whiio
he left the weight of his useless gun, and
hiding it by the roadside, he carved his
name upon a tree near by, carved under
it tle word, "Gun," and an index linger
pointing to the where it was hidden.
After a while the deadliness of his thirst
began tu oppress him. He began to see
strange things at the toadside and urn
inclined to break into a run for some
where, lie did not know. But he
restrained himself and during his rest
ing spells foiced himself to think of
pleasauter things than thirst on an
' Arizona desert. He resolved to waste
no time hunting for water. He had no
time to waste, for hie hours were few
unless he got to Verde. He saw more
and more things and though he had no
thought of giving up, he fully under
stood hie danger and as accurately as
possible counted the chances against
him. He even made provision against
the worst. II j resolved that he would
never leave the road ; if he did not reach
Verde, bis body would be found on the
way there. He even went into the
ghastly detail of taking $o0 from his
pocket and putting it into tho lining of
his hat, liiteud'ng when the worst came
to lay his hat in the road ami crawl off
a long distance from it so that when the
coyotes or other wild beasts tore his
body and clothe to pieces, persona
traveling that way would find the hat
and thus learn to whom the scattered
bone and fragments of cloth had be
lofl ged.
But Mr. Wilson's resolution and fore
thought carried him into Verde, where
he arrived on Saturday night. The next
morning he eet out on horseback for the
hunting camp under the direction of a
guide. Ho got in on Sunday li ght.
His companions had had one day more
of anxiety than he.
liiltlrrak III Itnlinl.
W AM 1MTGII, Sept. 3. The war de
partment today received the following
dispatcdi from General MacArthur:
"Manila, Sept. :' - Adjutant-General,
Washing'. hi (ieiieral Hughes report
an cut break in Bohol. First Lieutenant
Lovok, Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry,
loeports an engagement near Carmen.
At Bohol our loss in killed was one,
wounded six; the enemy's loss in killed
was 120. Have not rwtivtd further de
tail. M u Akiiii k.
Bohol is an iland in the southern
part of the archipelago, M5 mile from
Manila. Ii 1 it s north of the targe isl
and of Minlanao and Is not far fro
Cuba. m
Ural letala 'or Sal
Twenty-three lot, 1. cated from Sev
enth street to Twelfth, or sale at from
$50 up. Inquire at the Columbia
Hotel. aj If