WEEKLY IS 'OL. X THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1900. NO. 49 U I IT UAQ Til Q M I QQ C" n a 1'. C O'Reilly Drop Use Against tbe Columbia Southern. M.-o Or., D,c. 4.-Iu .he c.w of "J "-" rke C. O'Reilly ri.rn'nm i i Smith. al.( a demurrer to Ue complaint was sustained lout lime L, .i.d todav a petition for a rehearing H3"al ' . . Wreon was denien, whereupon thei..,, , . . , ..7, , .'aintiff abandoned and dismissed the "1D1" k't ' . President Lti" View of It. E. K. Lj tie, president uf the Columbia 9-otitherii Railway, beir.tr questioned by 56fl 'jreg iJlilttu iciti ...... . ...... ...... iu 1 ) the dismissal of the O'Reilly suit, Lid: We regard thia dismissal as a great Ivx'.ory anil a vindication, inn iuu'i kM-iitied a demurrer to Mr. O'Reilly's omDlaint on a ground which he could ,ot cure by amendniert and there was therefore nothing for niai to do hut dis- in i3 the suit. It i a very easy matter , . i . . i It ) rush into court ami tow ra r oi fraud and rascality, an J then to advertise nese charges in the public press, tint t ? quite another matter to prove and -ublish the charges in a court of j istiee. "I have refrained from e.iving any Mug, for publication while thi iiii,ra;tn waa ptn'lirja. Urc:!'! '" i oo irn ueni-ve in trying a lawstrt papers. .ow. 'howewr, tlitf ' i-".nha ended, 1 feel jusM.'i i ii n n to the false ii c.i iitfi! hy Mr. " m, I nil i.th' con n'' H' " ' iM lie road, - s 'i 1 i to the ex : nil '- .ri'! from Moro i hargHS O'Re;! i nected ' :ni nit Mr. O'Kt i i " -ii i:in tt 1 1 t- ,iti par ' j Hhaniko, tl.o r, k .in about a year a which waa e-. He claims this ine was expensively built and that the Miildtng of t'leline was made the excuse Jir robbing the treasury of the company il large sums, agare gatintf $273,000. It a euliicii-nt anewer to these charges to ay that this extension was built at a total cost to tho company, including refits of way, of 40000 a mile. O'Reilly -.vas in charjt'j of the construction of the oaipany'a line from Wi'to to Moro and that line tost the company ll.OiJOa rni e for construction and $11,000 a mile H-Mitional for rights of way. The country "similar in both caeea und rails md itlier materials were far higher when the Shaniko extension was built than when 0'11-ii! y buiit from Wasco to Moio. 'Th e ait j ist dismissed never had any is'ii -S8 in (act and O'Reilly kne this at all times. We are well aware of the impose tor w hich this suit was brought ; t is Mitfn-ient to say that it was not brought for the purpose of redwing !!iy wrongs which O'Reilly thought he 'liiil fullered." Mraritm Itoutc Keambla fir tanal. Washington, Dec. 4. The report of 'lie 1-th nain Canal Commission, submit ted by the president to congress today, gives as the unanimous conclusion of that body that "the most practicable and 'easihle route for an isthmian canul under tle cjtitro', inanagetnent and ownership ')' the United Staies is that known as the Nicaragua Route. The commission estimates the cost of '..'is canal at .'0(;,.J 10,000. This estimate i' much in excess of any heretofore made and is due to increased dimensions and other features not heretofore considered, fhe commission also estimates the cost of a canal by the Panama route at 1 VI,-i-!2."i7!, according to one route, or f 1-V5, "s,-'r)S according to another route. As between the Nicaragua and Panama routes, the commission sums up a num ber of advantage favorable to the former. Is states also that under the concessions iiiven by the government of Columbia to the Panama Canal Company that government is not fre to grant the nec essary rights to the United States ex:ept 'i;fin conditions mad by the company. the report is a d .cument of about 1",)0) word-", almost as long a? the I'fesi leni'it rnt-age. Although the work of the oo inn is? on is not yet completed, many of the ful 1 parties still being out, Vet it lias hen siiftlrtrntl advUed to "ke it practicable to present thia pre. litni mary report giving I m.g the essential find-1 ngs. Cotiimcnt In lunation. 1-ondjn, iJec. 4 The English press i Continues ti discas Mr. Kruer' letter ofdismn,,! from Berlin, but rrfr.n.s , 'rom s.y.ng what i. in everyone . mou-h nme!y that the German emperor ow ed England th'a act A ret.arition for hit m- .... . .. -",3lti(n UVe years igo iri luiryBiMimn Iftter of congratulation to Pietoria 'b'r the Ja-neon raid. It had been one ''( the conriio-iest cominnits atoong "gii.'hmen that the fxpctation A kxrotiean i l'ervt ntlon inspired by that 'bsi a'ch was ns of the main causes of the South African War. Tha German i e"'Pror h" n3, , fuI1 mnd., throwing bucket of cVd water urKn Mr. Kruger'. mission. Suspicions are entertained in I diplomatic eirc'e that the French gov i iriiMiiftt Vtiitu IT...-..- .t.- I ' - -- " v . aium .111) lUf ltlg i t.eijon that it woa'd follow the lead cf ' the German emperor it he coold be in- j dueed to intervene, bnt there is no direct j :roof of thia theory. I to th. point Uth. oblig.- tn;n incur roil hw iha I.a, I ' I to follow Germany'! lead in Chinese at- i . . ' , ... -' . ""nu serious oustac e to a Ch nean anMlemnt . . , nd Germany disposed to make concei- siotlS for thil BjftlrA r.f r.Bti;n.. Ko.n.n. . . - - w. i.vv-r..iig ii in vilJ . . England's obligations to the emperor for j timely services during the war in South Africa are so manifest that he will be in a position to claim Shan Tung after due consultation with his ally, in accordance with the third article of the recent agree ment. AVERY BOLD ROBBERY Five Masked Men Robbed tbe Western Lumber Company of Portland of -j.7-'S. Ponri.ANi, Or., Dec. 0. Five masked men, by the exercise of the coolest kind of nerve and daring, robbed the Western Lumber Company of I4,2S shortly he lure 0 o'clock last evening. The deed was planned and executed with the most consummate skill. In a Hash the men had entered the main office of the lumber company, at the foot of seventeenth street , compelled ai! the employes to hold up their hands, dumped the till, containing the pay envelopes full of money into a gunny-sack, and vanished in the darkness and murky fog that ad mirably covered their retreat. The men had chosen their time well. It was the company's monthly payday. 1'be men on the Dight crew had been almost entirely paid ofl. In a few minutes the rush of the day J5,o",kers for. their hard- earned coin would have commenced. Between these two times of danger the masked robbers acted, and acted quietly and quickly. lathe private office at the rear were W. 15. Aver, president of the company, and M. F. Henderson, vice-president, who were unaware that the treasury was being despoiled. Refund the paying counter in the main office wero II. V. Hall, cashier, an i Dan Campbell, as sistant cashier. The latter had just paid off two emplort'S when the masked men entered. To a sharp ciy of "Hold up your bandi, all of you," enforced by the Moorish of a handy-looking revolver, the employes complied and stood looking in blank amizment at the scene before them. Two men guarded tho exterior. Ooe short man covered the two employes, wtiile the other two did the work, (juick as a fltsh one of the men ran around back of the paying counter, ready with his pistol to meet any "gun play" on the part of the employes. 1 h rough the paying window itself a gray-headed robber climbed, graht ed lie till of money and quickly dumped it into a gunny sack that his companion held open. Then all three started to escaj-e. Meantime there were two diversions that threatened to break the successful course of the robbery. Willie Scott, the office boy, was near the door and at tempted to dart out and give the alarm. He slipped and fell and was collared by one of the intruders and afterward close ly covered. O e Moe, the yard foreman, was outside, and saw the robbery going on. He armed Liniself with a heavy club and stood wui'ing for the first rob ler to come out. Rut he, too, came under the watchful gz of two of the members of the party. He was com pelled to throw up his hands and to drop the club, with which he hud contem plated breaking a few heads and saving the company' nnmey. When these dilnVnltieS were overcome, the party vanished as mysteriously a ll.ey came. No trace of their vi-it w is left save the absence of the coin. T'le men wore black and white ina-ki but there was no clew as to their i. identity. Al 1 ; su 1 ant night the police reported thev had not been nhle to End ; anybody who had S'en the faintest . . ..a n( h A rr.t.b.r. Senator lf Stria mt m Tru.ts. t.r f, I C t... f. , ,y introlu,e , bill provid- .,,; ...on free of duty of ar- controli(N, t,y ,r,1P .,, fr the , ,. . i ..,.., rerunning oi ii coiiecie'i "ti " i'"1"" in (he event that toe stit.reme court hold to be unconstitutional tiie law under whii h the tax w as collected. V hen you wit.t pri:nt rctin little bills that nevr giipe me DeWitt's Little Karly Risers. Sold by Clarke A l-"a;kj J P. O. Pharmacy. J I UiLU BY YIULLINLL MOT. BY ACCIDENT Startling Story of tbe Death of Barnes tbe Stockman Object of Mnrder, Robbery Several Persons Sus pected of the Crime, Bnt So Ar rests Made. Lakeview, Or., Dec. Barnes, whose body was 5. William loond near Wagontire mountain, Harney county, October IS, and whose death was at tributed to an accident, was undoubted ly murdered, the c.bject of the murderers being robbery. This conclusion is war ranted by facts s far ascertained. Sev eral persons are suspected of the crime, but no arrests have been made. Barnes, who was a prominent stock man, was engaged in business at Hawton Cutte, near Wugontire Mountain, Harney county, was found dead near the moun tain. It was alleged then that his horse, while he was riding over the range, had fallen with him and tho fall caused his death. The story was related in about tiie following manner: On October 1 Mr. Barnes started for a day's ride on the range, and as hit did not return when expected, some near-by neighbors began a seaic!'., and dicovered bis horse grazing in an adjicent field, saddled and bridled as when he was ridden hy Barnes. Several parties were notified of the fact and a vigorous search was niadu hii'h resulted in t he finding of young Barnes' body some distance from his premises. It was immediately surmUed thai his horse had fallen upon him aud inflicted ii juries that caused instant death. Developments, however, indicate an altogether diU'erent cause of death. It is well known that Barnes was furnished financial aid by his uncle a few yeats ago to enter into the horse business, which proved to be a successful venture, and he was prospering, and was known to have had some money about his per son about the time of his death. When his body was found the vest he wore was missing and his pockets bad been re lieved of their contents. A search was made for the missing garment, which proved fruitless. Shortly after the remain had been re moved to Prinevide, Crook County, for interment, Barnes' house was entered by thieves anil several articles taken there from. This outrage brought about inves tigation and the guilty parties, presuma bly becoming alarmed, returned the stolen properly, leaving it in a woodpile where it was alterwards found. Recent ly the vest Barnes wore was found near the tcene of the tragedy, dry and un harmed, with his pocketbook containing S5 anil an empty buckskin purse. These articles had evidently been dropped there after Barnes' death and the find ing of his body. It is now believed and openly stated that a cold-blooded murder for the pur pose of robbery was committed. Sus picion has been placed onceitain parties who reside in the vicinity, but owing to a lack of evidence the names of the sus pected characters are withheld. If the parties should be arrested and found guilty they will lie made to pay the penalty of a dastardly crime, for Barnei ha 1 many warm friends and acquaint ances. Tair. Almnst Wlpeil Out. Wasiiixiitov, Dec. 5. The revenue reduction bill has been completed by the republican members of the ways and means committee, and Chairman Payne will introduce it before the close of the session today. It is understood in addition to the abolition of tbe stamp taxes on telegrams express receipts and patent medicine which had been hereto fore rexrted, will Ite the reduction of the beer tax to l.t0. The present tax Is 1 per barrel, with a 7'4 per cent rebate to 8 "t, so that the reduction will be 2" cents per barrel. Chairman Payne ha I t ailed a meeting of the full ways and m-ans committee fur tomor row 10 consider the hill. Tbe decision concerning beer was ar rived at nfter some discussion and by a divided vote. It was first attempted to make the reduction on tea, and this was not concurred in. and the question re "curring to beer, the reduction was de cided upon. The stamp taxes were al most entirely wiped out witli the excep tion of the stamp tax on stocks. I'm-H'irr Involution. Wamiivoiov, Dec. 4 Representative Sulzer oday introduced In the .house the following resolution' 'Whereas, the war in South Africa has degenerated into reitntless and loth less extermination of a I rave people, fighting for their homes and liberty. "Resolved, That the cjngreii of the United Statea protest in the name of humanity aoj eivilixttion againal a con tinuation of war which outrage the feelings of all liberty-loving people, and, "Resolved, That the congress of tbe United Statea, t-eing committed ti the principle of arbitration for the settle ment of international disputes, urge upon the government of Her Maj-fty the wisdom of adopting this policy for the purpose of stopping the awful atroci ties now going on in South Africa." Do not get scared if your heart trouble you. Most likely you suffer from in digestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di g?ts what you eat and give the worn out stomach perfect rest. It Is the only preparation known that completely di gests all classe of food ; that is why it cures the worst cases of indigestion anil stomach trouble after everything else has failed. It may be taken in all con ditions and cannot help but do yon good. Sold by Clarke A Flk. TO TAKE EFFECT ON ITS PASSAGE Committee's Recommendation on the War Revenue Hill All Substitute Defeated. Washington, Dec. . The Ways and Means committee voted to report tin revenue reduction hilt as introduced w ith an amendment making the act take effect on its passage instead of thirty days ttiereafter. All substitutes and amendments by the minority wore de feated, f to 9. The committee met in ppeeial session at 10 o'clock this morning to consider the bill reducing the war revenue taxes about 40,000,000, framed by the re publican members of the committee and introduced by Chairman Payne. There were but two absentees Bahcock, rep., and Robinson, dem. When the beer section was reached fixing the rebate at 'JO per cent instead of 7'... per cent, which makes the rate $1 CO per barrel. Repre sentative Richardson, ranking member of tbe minority, moved a further reduc tion of all the increase made by the revenue act. The effect of this motion, if carried, would have been to make the rate $1 per barrel. The motion was de feated by a party vote. The consideration by sections pro ceeded, the bill being preserved in the main, as framed by the republicans. Ceufesslon uf Martin HtlcUel. Tacoma, Dec. 5. Martin Stickel, one of the assassins of the pioneers, Cornelius Knapp and his wife, near Castle Rock, in Cowlitz county, one night last week, was arrested in a scow on the Columbia river near the mouth of the Cowlitz river, and brought to the jail in Tacoma last night by Sheriff Kii by, for fear that the man would he lynched. Stickel has made a confession saying the crime was planned by him and a man named Ed Pierce about a week before it was com mitted. Shekel's arrest has alsoclearod up the mysterious murder of a rancher named Shanklin in that part of the country a year ago. ine worn oi iiaiiaii-i watch were found in another case in Stick-d's possession and he made a con fession of that crime, implicating Pierce. He said they got about f:i0 and a watch of Shanklin, but Pieice took the case and gave him the works. Stickel savs Pierce did the shooting. Stickel is a single man about 'M years old. Tha I'tino Ittran I.rgmlaturn. San Ji an, P. R., Dec. 4. The Porto Rican house of delegates m?t today in i lint session w ith the executive council. ineiwooiMiie, a..,r,. ,u .,,,.. cable greetings to President Mckin'ey. Governor Allen', message points out that the ficancesof the island are in a satisfactory ondition, showing a balance of H.o.iiOO. The receipts from May to October, inclusive, were l,0H,ii;tfl. Governor Allen sngges4a improvements in the revenue laws and recommends the establishment of more school and the reorganizttion of the judiciary. KnhTr.s at l...7i..n. Di'HinN, Dec. 5 Ird Roberts, w hen i... ...I.. I -.. .i. in, , nit. ! D..u, tnr,,.,.,,. ........ ... asoc at on dragged Ms carriage to the .. ' . town ha! . the streets were profusely, decorated and crowded to suffocation. : Numerous addresses were presented to! the field marshal. Sick Headache abso'u'ely and prma- nently cured by tiiing Moki Tea. A J rleasant herb drink. Cures conitipation and iudlgf ion, makes yju ear, sleep and l.appy. Satisfaction guarantee I or uionfy back. 2octs. andoOcte. E akeley, the druggist. ' ACCEPT HAY'S PRO- ; POSAL AS TO CHINA! . VllUg lllark.tnilki ,! Ilia I lltla Kan'a 1 If. ... r .. Mr. II. II. B'ack, the well known All Governments Excepting One Hae'i.,. :,i . , r """(blacksmith at drahamsville, Sullivan Instructed Their Pekin Represents-1 Co., X. Y., ?: "Oar little on, five lies to Sign the ASreement. r, oKi hw. alway. been subject to Ciii. auo, Dtc. l. A special to the Times-Herald from Washington says: American diplomacy leads th world. The great powers have practically reached an agreement as to the basis of future movements in China, and this basis is that which was proposed bv Secretary Hay. Secretary Hay has cabled Minister Conger to sign for the United State an agreement which the minister reached at Pckin. This agreement was sent to the home governments for their approval, and with a single exception every power has already gabled it representative at Ptkin to sign the agreement and that power w ill probably do so tomorrow or the next fay. Thus the concert of the powers is preserved and a practical and national basis of settlement has been reached at last, thanks to the skill and firmness of the American secretary of state. The chief features of the agreement are as follows : "It is stipulated that the punishments to be meted out to guilty Chinese are as severe as it is possible for the Chinese government to administer, but not more severe. Tho government of China is not to he asked to do the impossible. It is expected thai under this ob.igatiun the government will p.:nish severely eleven ring-leaders in the ait:cks upon the legations and in the incitement if anti- I foreign outrages. Some of theee wili he beheaded. Others will be banished or degraded." If Ureal Britain and Germany had been permitted to have their way the dynasty would have been compelled to behead men who are beyond the reach of the emperor's government men who are in the western provinces and in com mand of military forces suflicient to protect them. Secretary Hay has from tho first contended that whiie in justice ail these heads should be taken off, it is necessary to catch your hare before cook ing him, and that is was simply absurd to require the Chinese government to decapitate men whom it. could not get hold of. These guilty officials will be banished and degraded and thus it w ill be made impossible for them to return to positions of power. It is stipulated in the agreement that the Chinese government is formally to admit its liability to the powers for dam ages and for the expense of military oper ations. This dene the amount of indem nity to hit paid each nation is to be ascer tained afterward by mean of careful in quiries and estimates. This part of the plan will rt quire much time, and while, of course, it w ill give rise toopportunitu for trouble-making powers to precipitate new complications, it Is fell thai a great point has been gained hy making the amount of indemnity a subject of negotla tiond, as It should Ije, rather than a pre liminary condition. Oiher feat urea of the agreement pretain to I hi- legation guards to be kept at Pekin, to the raz'ng of the IVkin forts, and other military prpcautior.s tiuiiiar to thi se proposed by tho French govern ment a month ago. j To all these conditions it is understood Li K ing Changand Prince Chicg, repre- sermngwieempernr, are imng to ac- In '.llicial and diplomatic circles here this I elitf is expressed that a great step forward ha been tak?n and that again i. ,e i goon piospeci oi an auj istmeni ,n wor;j for Thr0,,t ,,, of ihemii.gly unending complication Tr0,lbte. Fibular slz s .10 cents and l.iW. , wi, .,, dieo.emberuient and without j TrU, bultU., free , B!ake.v'. dr,w ,..s" uc'i.n of ihe dynasty. Tt.e t"' ; gtf)re . evrry bottle guaranteed. 2 j ,,.. ,.w reached points to an early j ' I military evacuation ot Pekin and a return j " ' -ati.r.l t the m.la. ot the curt to that capital. Xew Youk, Dec. 5. In the pro-. ..C ! I imrriuH n.,rra I niuraar.l. 'of a number of his lifelong frien Is tie NK.v Yobk, Dec. 6. A number 0f j ashes of ihe late Justice Altiert lb Il.uan, j Canadian horse experts, mostly veteri- j ' Hoboken, were scattered to the wind-., I narie., havt jut pissed through this! The txo ly was tin inurated at Fresh IVn I, Icily on Iheir way to St. Iiuis and i I- Wi.eii Ihe wo a had been dun i ... a a i ' trial taar.AA Bliru liiLilll I'hwrJr tif ft fill ' etern points to pass on tieaos oi norsea -.ele ......it... ii.!,.. i. ,.,ii,.,. ........ l kCI L'V IMUI.II III.I.IM. M I, 1. . .... ! use in the Transvaal. One of these ex- I ,..;,:... . ,..:,, 'r"-t " ............... ...i... .in i..,,.. n,i.u, r.i II.- Uil um I .,,!! jNii inn.: who will ex inline Urge number of borses at St. Louis that have been fl't.t for the irnirial police who will ( i patrol the Boer country, said that the i satisfaction American-bred horses had given the British military authorities w as remarkable, and he did not know w hat his government would have done if it had not been for the deendenre that coul I be put up)n (lie American horse market, especially in the West, "GooJ horses are scire in Kuror. an." Asia," he said, "and even then the few that can be procured in those countries cannot be relied upou to da the work re quired at well as the American-breJ animals." '-"UK "u "a iiaTB me natas oeen that we have feared many limes that be would die. We have had the doctor aud uaed many medicine, but Chamberlain' Cough Remedy is now our sole reliance. It seems to dissolve the tough tuucua and by giving frequent dose when the t lie croup symptoms appear we have iound that the dreaded crono is cured before it gets settled." There i no danger in giving this remedy for it con tain no opium or other injurious drug and n.sy ba given as confidently to a babe ai loan adult. For sale te Blakeley, the druggist. I hilil.la jrrr t.Ht.on In Jail. M vvsvii.i.e, Kr.,De.t John Gibson, of Csllettsbutg, who is charged with having murdered hi Infant step-daughter by forcing a red hot puker down her throat, was placed in the Maysville jail today for safe keeping. It was apparent that to take hi in to the scene of hit crime meant death hy btiruing at the stake. The deputy sheriff having him in chanro spent most of last night driving over the country to avoid meeting the mob st arching for the prisoner. (iibs m, w ho has never denied his crime, intimates that others were im plicated fur the purpose of getting the life insurance on the child. Ho said the object in bnrniug the child in spots w ith the poker was to m tke it appear she died of smallpox. He declared he could not tell how thecl.iid's legs werwhroken. He seems w illing to go to C.it.'ettsburg to face the mob. Catarrn Cannot Hn cured. with local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is 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 acta directly on the 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 yee-s, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the beet blood purifier, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo O. Sold by drruggists, price 7ftc. Hall' Family Pills are the best. 12 Strata Teaeher' auDU.I Meeting. Ai.iiANY,Or., Dec. 5 Report received from different parts of the state indicate that the attendance at the Slate Teach ers' Association' annual meeting, De cember 20-20, will be about the largest of any yet held. Several special excursion parties are being organized at different points for the c invention. The leading educators of the state will be in attend ance. It ia anticipated the convention w ill play an important part in the school legislation of the next session. Ilia Life Wa. Harett. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful de'iverence from a frightful death. In telling of it he says: "I was taken with Tvphoid fever, that ran into Pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. I was so weak I couldn't even sit up in bed. Kothing helped me. I expected to soon die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr. k-inj.a v ni, ,,,.,. bottle gave great relief. I continued to use it, and I now am welt m l strong, i can i say Ion n, nc'i in its nra;s-." This marvellous .:.,,,... n,,i,.ke,t rnra - . . " tnrown nun it e ;r. ii.is as m c- coruance wun ine wuries oi me lormt-r judge. He had exortsseda wish to be ''"in. - - cremate I in I raid he did nut want hn ashes taken home to be knocked about, He wanted theui to return to mother earth. DeWitt' Witch II.Z'I Salvo will quick'y l.eal the worst bun, Mid tca'ds an t no, ieivj a ictr. It can he applied toe itt and raw surfaces with roin, t and xithing t ff:c Use it (or piles and skin d'seases, Beware of worthless d by C'arke A Falk's counterfeits. S j! P. O. Pharmacy.