WEEKLY 4 V . X la S " 7 1 1 IS f IS PART Q. OL. X THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 1, 100. NO. 48 ID WAS PEACEFUL ih of Senator Davis, of Mionesota- I'assed Away Early Last Night Pai l, X v. 27. Senator Cushman Davis, chiniiti ol the committee on l . i .1 ... A: 1 -. lgn re. ai tons, ' 111,1 "'i", u'c i liome in iMa city tonight a. 8:40 ck. He had suffered greatly during month of sieknees, and gradually k away, being nnconseioos for sever r ", . i i laiirs Deiore aeaui, ami, u f .I be known, nfTered no pain. Lsterday, appreciating tho approach fce end, Mrs. Davis sent lor the rable T. H. M. Viller Appleby, leacon of the Protestant Episcopal g of Minnesota, and Kev. Theodore wick, rector of the church of St. in the evangelist. An attempt had made to eecur8 the attendance of op Whipple, hut the bishop was in Senator Davis was loraume ficiently rational to exprees his grate- appreciation of the clergymen a lustrations. grouped about the 'deathbed were n.itnr Davis' immediate family, hi hted wife, his aged father, Major S. Davis, and his two sisters, Mrs. Nor land Mrs. Bartlett Tripp. His law itnir. C A. Severance, and his wifo Te also present, us well aa the doctors nurses. The family had been pre- ed for th3 end since the first sinking ill, which occured last Fiiday night, ,d all have been wl ere they could lie ;tumoned at a moment's notice. The mator had been in a comatose state iring the dav. Death ccme almost im rceptibly, and the closing scene was arked with but little incident. Ilia last conscious utterance was the pression of a wish to live; not for the keof life itself, but because he be- ved his country needed him. His rords were: "Oh, that I might live ve years more for my country's sake." lenntar Morgan and th Canal Project. New Youk, Nov. 27. Senator John r. Morgan, of Alabama, is quoted in a tribune special from Washington as hying in an interview about the Nicaragua canal project: I cansee no reason why the canal go through senator who pleasure should not bis session. Every gas thus far returned (on has expressed to Washing Lis willing ti vote for it, pess and determination ind I have no doubt that a large ma jority of the senate will vote for the bill then the time arrives. The trouble us been, and is likely to be in securing lermission to consider the bill. When i vote is taken a great majority will vote n its favor. "I am in favor of the ratification of he Hay-Pauncefote treaty, and I think lids treaty will be disposed of favorably. "The question of fortifications along lie canal is one which has more interest r the countries of Nicaragua, and Costa Jtira than for the United States. Nica pgua and Costa Rica own the ground tnd ought to have a right to say just hat they want in this direction. It they nnt the riiiht to fortifv the canal then here will bo some necessity for the dis union of this subject, but so far as the nterests of this country are concerned he matter is of verv little consequence. "Some of tho military authorities may take the ground that in view of the on certain character of the governments of ;South American republics a few fortifica tions might be a good thing, as this is an u,nni n mat uoes not bear on tiie canai ptojert proper and is of no great conse quence. Let the nations owning the land have their say in this respect, and let us not worry over it." I'ltn Onuld'a ioilne. i .tw Iokk, Nov. 27. Miss Helen Gonld, accompanied by her maid, has ii'iiirnaseu fiiooo worth of clothing ana l loilu u:..l.. t i .L l - i i I .1 : . , ut:lrR which gne nni oruureu uio patehed to the distributing oflicer of the United States Army at Manila, Philip pine islands. The goods will be pre sented with Helan Gould's compliments, "id Christmas greetings to the New Yorker of the troops in the Philippines. Miss (ionld personally selected every "Hide, and in each case bought the best '1'iality obtainable. She carefully exam ined the clothing in order to see, she ex plained, that it was of suitable weight. Knir Will Make Ilia llomn In America i Nkw Yoiik, Nov. 27. Samuel Pearson, formerly commissart -ueneral of the Transvaal army, who had just arrived In this country w ith a number of other Iioer refugees, is responsible for the tatemerit that President Krnger will probably toon seek refuge and a per manent home hero. 'President Krngpr will leave Paris "on, I believe," said General Pearson, and come to America, where with his Rita ha HbiM ..tnl. - ....til aiwli time as oururrc have triumphed and he can return to the South African republie to take up again his office as chief ex ecutive of the P.oers." Pati.s, Nov. 27. Mr. Kruger began a busy day by making an official call. Be fore 9 a. m., he departed from thi hotel Scribe, driving .in a landau surrounded by republican guards tnd bicycle police men to visit the premier, M. Walkeck Rousseau. He a as accompanied by Dr. L-yds, Dr. Van Ilanmiel and Delegate Fischer. The party was met at the entrance to the premier's saloon by M. Ulrich director of the cabinet, who in troduced the visitor to the prime minis ter. The interview took place in M. Waldeck-Rausseau's private study, and lasted ten niiuutes. At half past 9 o'clock the premier, acccompanied by M. Ulrich, returned the call. Another I'lot tu Murder tl.a Trepidant, New York, Nov. 27. The police of Hoboken, N. J., have received a letter alleging the existence of a plot to assas ciuate President McKinley. The writer of the letter gave the name of the alleged conspirator, whicli the police lefuse to make public at this time. The letter, which is illegibly signed, is as follows: "Sir Having almost thoroughly as sured myself of an anarchist plot against his excellency. McKinley, I consider it my dutv to advise von of the name of one who is more than suspected of being a leader, whose name is found in the en closed slip. He is a fugitive from jus tice, and a dangerous man, having been convicted several times and on the last occasion being sentenced to five years' imprisonment for an anarchistic at tempt. "My statement can be verified on ap pealing to the perfect of peace at Paris, France. In the course of th1 past year he has associated w ith him a man named Francoise, the author of an anarchistic attempt at Scranton, whore he mortally wounded an agent of the police. The writer of this letter, the police say, has been located and his storv will be investigated. Cenmia f Oregon. Washington, Ncv. 27. The popula tion of Oregon as officially announced to dav. Is 413,530. as against 313,767 for 1800. This is an increase of 99,709, or 31.7 per cent. The population in 1880 was 174,708, showing an increase of 138, 999, or 79.5 per cent, from 1S80 to 1890. The population by the counties follows Baker 15,97 Linn..: 18,003 Benton 0,700 Clackamas.. .19,058 Clatsop 12,700 Columbia 0,237 Coos 10,3'M Cr-x.k 3,980 Curry 1.808 Douglas 14,503 Gilliam 3,201 Grant 5,940 Harney 2,590 Jackson 13,698 Josephine. . . .7,517 Klamath 3,970 Lske 2,847 Lane.. 19,004 Lincoln 3,515 Malheur 4,203 Marion 27,713 Marrow ..... .4,151 Multnomah.103,107 Po!k 9,923 Sherman 3,477 Tillamook. . . .4,471 Umatilla.... 18,049 Ut.'on 10,070 Wallowa 6,538 Wasco 13,177 Wahington,.14,407 Wheeler 2,443 Yamhill 13,420 Total 413.530 Man Are Wearing Too Many Elk Teeth Colokadj Si'itiMJS, Nov. 27. The local lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of K;ks has appointed a com mittee to draft resolutions against the wearing of Elk teeth aa emblems of the order. Reported wholesale slaughter of elk in the West for the teeth influenced this action, and copies of the resolution will be sent to the different lodges throughout the country with the idea of f Ceding the abolishment ot traffic in elk teeth. Hnrllnston It Headed For Halt Lake, Los Angki.es, Cal., Nov. 27. T. E. Gibbons, vice-pre'ident of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, is authori ty for the statement that the Burlington road is headed for Salt Lake City, When he was in Salt Lake recently he learned that tho Burlington had purchased several tracts of land In that city suit able for terminal structures, and he also discovered that a number of Burlington surveyors' checks were in circulation. A Might of Terror. "Awful anxiety was felt, for the widow of the brave General Burnham of Machias. Me., when the doctors said she could not live till morning," writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attended her that fearful night. "All thoimht she must soon die from Pneumonia, but she begged for Dr. King's New Discovery, saying it had more than once saved her life, and had cured her of Consumption. After three small doses she slept easily all night, and its further u- completely cured her." This marvelous medicine is guaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest and Lung Diseases. Only 00c and fl.UO. Trial bottle free at Blakeley 8 drug store. 1 Yon will not have boil if yon take Clarke 4 Falk's sure cure for boils. LEADS PURSUERS A MERRY CHASE Dewet Occupied Dewclsdrop on Friday Last, Looted the Town and Evaded Capture Boers Hold Strong Posi tions. Cai-k Tows, Nov. 29. General nox, by a rapid march of twenty-six miles, got in front of General Dewet, placing btwsolf helween the Boers and the Orange liver. Dewet is now believed to be gi..ng westward to join Hertzog at Boomplaatze. Colonel Pilcher bad a smart skirmish Tuesday, November 27th, with part of General Dewet command, which was convoying loot captured at Dewetsdorp. The Boers retreated, abandoning a por tion of the loot and a large number of horees. Formor President Steyn and General Dewet were in close proximity to the scene of the fighticg, but they eluded the British. London, Nov. 29. In connection with the movements of General Knox report ed in the dispatch from Cape Town, Lord Roberts, in a message from Johan nesburg dated Wednesday, November 2Sth, gays General Knox re-occupied Dewetsdorp November 20tb. The Boers, he added, had attacked the place No vember 21st and the town had surren dered November 24th. General Knoz, at last accounts, was pursuing the Fed eral commando. Lord Roberts also reports that various columns found the Boers holding Btrong positions in the vicinity of Harrismith, Phillipopoli (both in the Orange rivei country) and other widely separated points. The fighting, however, was of little importance. So far as known here President Steyn is not wounded, although reports to the contrary have been circulated. THANKSGIVING. Knsay ltead ly an Kljrhth Cirade Topll of The Halle Public School. Thanksgiving day next to Xuias, is to Amorican children, the most important event of the year. With glad hearts old and young sit about the blazing family fireside, and tell with song and jest of the blessings, from a just and merciful God. The custom of keeping Thanksgiving day, as handed down to us is a custom of trreat antiquity ; and is supposed to have originated from the law of Moses. For the Jews had a custom and were ac customed to celebrate a plenteous harvest by public festivals. Because in that country of sand and desert, rood harvests did not make their appearance every year, and droughts being of a freight oc curance, therefore when they had a harvest they had a very good reason for rejoicing. In England it was not introduced un til the discovery of the Guy hawkes plot, which was an attempt to blow up the house of parliament. It was probably introduced into this country from Holland by the Pilgrlmt ia 1021, the gathering of the first harvest baing a time of great rejoicing among the Pilgrims. Governor Bradford set apart a day to give thanks to God for the bounteous harvest and the blessing which they had enjoyed during their first year in the land where they had come to seek religious freedom from the restraints of the old world governments. Thus from being practiced In their little colony, it has become a national custom and every year the president issues his proclamation setting aside the laf-t Thursday in November as a day of na tional thanksgiving, and President Mc Kinley in his proclamation stated "It has pleased Almighty God to bring our nation in safety and honor through an other year. The works of religion and charity have everywhere been manifest. Our country, through all its extent, has been blessed with abundant harvest. Ltbor and the great industry of the peo ple have prospered beyond all precedent. Our commerce has spread over the world, our power and influence In the cause of freedom sn l enlightenment have ex tenil.'d over distant SPii and lands. We have been gei.erally exempt from pesti lence and other great calamities, and even the tragic visitation which over whelmed the city of Galveston made evident the sentiment of sympathy and Christian charity hv virtue of which we are one united people.' On next Thursday, in accord with the president' proclamation, all the people of the United States (business being sus pended) will meet at their homes and praise God for the many blessings be stowed upon them during the past year. We have many things to be thank ful fuT for the home, fur our many fnen Is, for business prosperity ; far more than tha Pilgrims had when they landed and built their wretched huts upon tha bleak and barren coast and j dared to brave the dangers of New Eng I land and of pioneer life in the new ' world, and with Whittier we might ex claim : Once more the liberal year lmichs cvit o'er rlchor sroro than irv-Htwoi ifi'Itl: Ourtf more with harvest mx ami hmt lit Nmiiro blood IrM triumph told. Our common mother rcstn acd Kivhn, I ike IvUth mt-.onit her KtmiereU sheaves. Her lap in lull ol wN"Hv ihinir. Her brow i brown with autumn loavoa. (ih! favors every year male new! oh ! gills wirh rain and minshltie will' Ttie bounty overrun our due. The (uWiu-ss vhamea our dis-oontent. Then U-t these nltam. wreathed with lluwers, And piled with fruits aw.iko atrain TliHiikKivinic for the golden hours, The earlier and tin- latter rain! It Happened In a lrag- Store. "One day last winter a lady came to my drug store and asked for a brand of cough medicine that I did not have in steck," says Mr. C. R. Grandin, the Dopular druggist of Ontario, N. Y. "She was disappointed and wanted to know what cough preparation I could rec'im ruend, I said to her that I could freely rec ommend Chamberluin'e Cough Remedy and that she could take a bottle of the remedy and after giving it a fair trial if she did not find it worth the money to bring back the bottle and I would refund the pricu paid, In the course of a day or two the lady came back in company with a friend in need of a cough medicine and advised her to buy a bottle of Cham berlain's Cough Reaedy. I consider that a very good recommendation for the remedy." It is for sale by G. C Blakeley, the druggist. Mr, rickard Borrowed a Convict, Chicago. Nov. 28. A special to the Tribune from Columbus, O., Bays: In order to immediately secure valuable pa pera belonging to her dead husband, the late Colonel F. J. Pickard, a civil engi neer, who died a few days ago, an expert eafe blower, now a convict in the state penitentiary here, was loaned to Mrs. Pickard by the Warden long enough for him to open the Btrong box in which the important papers were kept. The entire affair was kept secret, and the prisoner was conveyed through thecity in a closed carriage to the safe, which he blew open and was returned to his cell before day light this morning. All private papers were locked up in Colonel Pickard's safe, the dead man alone having known the combination. The town was searched in vain for an expert to open the eafe, and the novel plan of securing the services of a burglar was adopted. It took the convict 12 minutes to open tho safe. Catarrh Cannot It a Cured. with local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh ie a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take inter nal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and act directly on tho blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonic known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. - The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produce ench wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Semi for testimonials, free. F. J. 'Chunky A Co., Props., Toledo O. Sold by drrnggists, price 75c. Hair Family Pills are the best. 12 Guam Devastated by Typhoon. Nrw Yoiik, Nov. 28. Advices have been received from Manila that the Isl and of Guam was visited by a terrible typhoon Noyemher 13th, which wrecked hundred of houes, among them the headquarters of General Schroeder. The towns of Indrajan and Terraforo were swept, away and it is estimated that hundred of the native population in va rious parts of the island met their deaths. The cocoaniit crops were rendered abso lutely worthless and the veg edition of the island was killed by salt water. The storm came up in the forenom and swept across the island with amazing rapidity. "For three days and nights I suH'ered aony untold from an attack of cholera morbus brought on by eating cucum bers," shy M. E. Lowther, clerk of the district court, Ccnterviile, Iowa. "I thought I should surely die, ami tried a dozen dillVrent medicines but all of no purpose. I sent for a bottle of Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and three doses relieved me entirely." This remedy for salo by Blakeley, the drugging Wanted Men and women of good character and relerences, to represent an established house, splemlcd ot pnrtnnity for advancement. Address P. O. Pox 587, Portland, Oregon. novl5-lmo COMMITTEE'S ACTION DEFENDED Tha r.lfi of :.(HI tu Lien nt Ih Annual ! ( the Kara Track by tha III Irli'l fr'alr Aaaoi-latlou. To Tux Eoixoit : In last SatuVdav' edition of Thk Chkomcm there appeared an article bearing the title "A Misappropriation," and signed "J." The writer who thus hides his identity seeks to cast reflection npon the business men of The Dalles in general. The mao who in any com munity stiHipa to such work, and who seeks to hide himself behind such a sub terfuge, brands himself a coward and should receive the treatment he so richly deserves. First, this correspondent "J" an nounces that he has anxiously waited and earnestly looked for a denial 6t a puhlished statement in a certain issue of tho Oieitonian concerning the donation of $500 which the executive committee of the Carnival Association made to The Dalles Driving Association. "J" thus plainly states his desire to have some one of the citizens of The Dalles publicly utter a falsehood. Why he should de sire any man to lie thus to the public is hard to understand. Why deny the truth? The truth is, the executive com mittees of tho Street Fair Association and the Driving Association met in jiint session and after interviewing the lead ing contributors to the former fund mutually agreed to the transfer of $500, which amount was left over as a surplus fund from the carnival. This amount will enable the Driving Association to finish and complete a half-mile track on the ground selected by it committee. In return for this favor the track and inclosed grounds of the Driving As sociation will be at the disposal of the District Fair Association once a year, at such time as the latter association may choose, the track and grounds to be ttie property and under the control of the Driving Association the remaining por tion of the year. These are the facts connected with this affair and it is hard to understand why "J" should wish any one to deny them. It may be in place to state that we believe, weie the truth known, "J'" contribution to the carni val fund was largely made up of advice, freely and gratuitously given, since no one of the large contributor to that fund made any objection whatever to the transfer as made.' It is difficult to know just what "J" would have a race track be. It is plain that to race on the road is a much a race as on a track built for that purpose. Should the roads around The Dalle be put in tho condition he suggests, there would in all probability be more than one race between "J" and his friends as reel for a fiiendly brush. The road would then he u race track and as such "would be a matter of distress to the best fiiends of the town," besides "J" would be guilty of growing "horsey" and thus be lost to all decency. He says in his article: "Wo all enjoyed the carnival, many of us much more than the fairs of year past, because ol the apparent absence of the 'horsey' element. This adjective is not derived from the noblo animal we all admire and love, hut rather from the style of men that hang around him, and many of n were clad that something was at lapt found which could be a source of pure enjoyment to the multitude with out lirintrinic this 'horsey' element into prominence." Let n see. We are glad "J" says that the element from abroad during the carnivxl was not a "horsey" element. The "Midway," for ex unpin, was not a "horsey" element. We lire more than willing to concede him this point. The fakir which lined our rtreet and robbed the unsuspecting of ttieir loose change, these were not of tho "horsey" element. We admit this, an I as one who has lived around The Dalles for the past ten y?ar, and who appreciated the carnival and its success, I can truthfully say that there never ha- been as large a class of disreputable an I of j-ct ionahle characters attending any meeting of the district fairs of these year pai as attended our street fair durinit last month. 1 1. may bo well to remind "J" that h -fi he speaks slightingly of the men wil l are know n as "horsey" men, he is refi-'ri-.tf m hi. iin"ii irs. We should not foigei tnat such men as I.eland Stan ford, who founded Stanford University, the pride of the Pacific coast, was a "horsey" man and pioprietor of the Palo Alto stables and training ground. Marcus Daly, Montana' copper king, himself a philanthropist, wasa'"horsey" man and developed and raced some of the finest horses this country has known. Robert J. Bonner was so "horsey" that he paid $ 40,000 for Maud S, and no man, where he was known, was more highly resected than he. President U. S. Grant was a "horsey" man and paid a handsome amount for his famous Ara bian stallion, which was his pride fur years. Admiral S.iiiuson is alto "horsey" man and thinks nothing of en gagiriK in a friendly bmh on the speed way a he drive a fast and lancy pair. And last, but by no means least. Presi dent McKinley drives a pair of race horst , and a rival can have a race heo ever condition are favorable. These are; a few of the "horsey" meu, the kind "J" refer to so slightingly in hi article. Somehow or other the "horsey" eleiuent have a way of boi-omlti1 prominent in all circles of life, "J" to the contrary notwithstanding. If there is anything further to be said upon this matter by Tin Ciikonhi.k correspondent, I sugirest that he be mau enough to sign his name. L. A. Pouter. Pretty IMaqare That I an He Mad )f riaater of I'aria and Colored l'lt-tare. A burst of ingeiMiity seems to have centered it-elf in u new plaster of paris plaque. It hi!- coiue as u welcome way of preserving some of the exiiiisite col ored heads and floral pictures which we yearly have sent to us on calendars-. A little gond taste and consider able nimlileness of tinkers is all that is reiiui.cd, in addition loan ngnteware piephite, some p':itr of paris and water, n knife, it hit of tape and a cur tain ri.iy, with a pretty colored picture which nils' been neatly cut out from its background, and a bottle of gilt paint. These various things ure then handled in the fo;!owiii! way: At first the plute should be tilitd with water, which, however, is soon tossed out again, the object bring" simply to have a moist surface. The picture is then taken up and placed fnce downward in the center of the plate. As soon us it is seen that it mihtres to it quite closely the plaster of paris, which han previously been niixnl w it h water untit it is smooth ami of the consistency of thic k criam. is pouinl in upon it. unit in sullicicr.t quantity to fill the plate up to the very top. Here, then, the knife is useful in smoothing it over. At this point, iilso. a contrivance is an iintrcd for hiicjfir.g up the plaque in the f -it ure. The piece cf tape with a curtain ring on one end of it i pressed down in the p'aster. w here it soon hard ens into permanency. As soon as it is found that the plaster is suOiciently hard, the knife can be slipped around the edges of the plate to facilitate the whole turning out well. When this is accomplished the picture will appear as though it had been painted upon the pure white surface of the paste. Should, by any means, the plaster have slipped under the picture, it can tie readily willed eft' while it ia still fresh. The gilt paint Is used to make a border about the plaque. It appears well, eith er as a stiff band or when it is stippled u little. In the making' of these plaques, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, much of their success depends upon the choice of the picture. Hy far the prettiest one that has so far been seen was u young girl's head, crowned with a wreath of flaming; popples. All elsr that was part icuia rly fit. t ici able alio.it her were her filmy green draperies. To further offset its beauty, the plaque was hung upon a sage green back ground. CIGAR STUBS OF CRIMINALS. They Hits m Generic Similarity of Valu as Clim lo Ih Do tecllvc. According to Prof. Han Gross, of Berlin, valuable clews toward the de tection of criminals may be obtained through an examination of cigar tips. Of course, this applies to those wln smoke cigars the tips of which they carelessly throw away in the street oi elsevvherc, tay the London News. "If you pick up any tip." he say?, "and examine it closely the chances art that you will be able to learn some thing as to the personality and social position of the man w ho threw it away. In the case of criminals the first point to be considered is t he manner in which it was cut off from the cigar. If a knife or any other Instrument wai used for this purpose, then this instru ment will doubtless be found on the criminal. If, on the other hand, it was. bit off with the teeth, a thorough ex amination of the tip will show what kind of teeth were used for this pur pose. "A man with a row of even teeth will bite off the end of his cigar squarely and evenly, whereas one with jjed. uneven teeth will bite it uneven .'y ami :i. such a manner as to leave clearly visi ble the marks of t.is incisors. Ily com paring the marks on -ic:i r tips w it h the teeth of suspected criminal prosecrt in;,' olliccis and detectives will be ah.o to obtain much information which thev could not possibly obtain any other way." 'or Kent or al. The Sam Wilkinson warehouse, on First street, is for r.-nt or sale. It is a three-story, corrugated iron building, 110x15:5 feot, with water elevator. Apply to Sam Wilkinson, The Dalles. nL't'i-tf Ladles' knit ant jerfey le,;k'uis at the New York Cash Store.