TRF, MOKNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MABCH 13, 1900.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE
TERMS MAY BE TRANSMITTED
THROUGH UNITED STATES.
InqBlrlea From Krnjg?cr and Ster
Said to Have Passed Throiieh
the Hands of Consul Hay.
WASHINGTON. March 12. There la
reason to believe that the United States
Government Is using Us good offices to re
store peace between Great Britain and
the South African Republics. This haa
not taken the shape of proffered media
tion. That would be distinctly repugnant
to Great Britain, and, according to the
rules of International law, which has,
without exception, governed the State De
partment In the past, could not be volun
teered by the United States, unless It
was known to be acceptable to both par
ties In the war.
But the United States might very prop
erly serve as an Intermediary to transmit
an appeal for peace and terms upon
which peace can be secured. The United
States has successfully served In this ca
pacity In the past, notably in the Chinese
war, and It Is believed her good offices In
this line are now being extended. It la
believed that Adelbert Hay, United States
Consul at Pretoria, has been the Instru
ment for transmitting to the British Gov
ernment, through the medium of the State
Department and Ambassador Choate, an
Inquiry from Presidents Kruger and Steyn
as to the terms upon which the war can
be ended. The facts In the case will be
fully developed In a day or two.
Lord Pauncefote called at the State De
partment late In the afternoon, and spent
half an hour with Secretary Hay. If he
was made acquainted with the tenor of
any communications -relative to peace that
may have come from Pretoria he gave no
sign of the fact The officials of the de
partment also maintained a reserve re
specting this subject that was impene
trable, and all that could be obtained from
them was an Injunction to await the de
velopments of the next 24 hours. It Is sur
mised from that that the department Is
restrained from discussing the subject by
a regard for the diplomatic proprieties,
and especially because of the requirement
that the person to whom a note Is. ad
dressed should be permitted to receive it
before its substance is made public In
such case, presuming that Mr. Choate re
ceived a noto only today. It Is probable
'that he would not be able to inform the
State Department that he delivered It to
Lrdrd Salisbury before tomorrow.
Kruprer'w Appeal to the. Powers.
THE HAGUE. March 12. It Is' learned
from a reliable source that President Kru
per, through the Consuls at Pretoria, haa
appealed for intervention of the great
powers in the Transvaal War. He hae
'also appealed to the government of Bel
gium, Holland and Switzerland.
LORD ROBERTS' ADVANCE.
Occupation of Illocmfontcln lit Not
Far Awn jr.
IX)NDON, March 12. At the present rate
of progress. Lord Roberts should be in
Bloemfontein March 14, though all calcu
lations may be upset by the development
of more strenuous resistance than the
Boers have so far attempted. The dis
tance between Roberts and the Free State
capital Is so small that it Is apparent the
Boers either contemplate making a de
termined stand on the outskirts of th
town, or, for strategic reasons best known
to themselves, are allowing Lord Roberts
to occupy the town, after merely harrass
lng his advance. The numerical superior
ity of the British troops leaves no doubt
In the minds of the critics here that Lord
Roberts will accomplish his immediate ob
jective, the occupation of Bloemfontein.
The Commander-in-Chiefs latest dis
patch announcing that General Gatacre Is
at Bethulle Bridge, and the specials say
ing Gatacre commands the bridge ap
proaches, puts the Boera In that vicinity
between two British forces, Aasvogel Kop,
whence Lord Roberts sent his last cable
message, being 100 miles almost due north
of Bethulle. However, there Is a large
plain between them and the main body of
the Boers now confronting Lord RoDerts,
with Its ceaseless activity, may be quite
able to cover the retreat of the burghers
confronting General Gatacre. Once the
British are In control of the railroad from
Bethulle to Bloemfontein, the Junction at
the Free State" capital of General Gatacre
and Roberts would be a matter of a very
few days.
Commenting on the fact that Lord Rob
erts found the Boers holding a position In
a part of the country supposed to have
-been left open, the St. James Gazette
says: "No more damaging indictments
were ever preferred against any cavalry-"
Rumors of the relief of Mafeklng con
tinue to circulate, but fall of any confirm
ation. From Natal, which General Buller oj
.erroneously declared was free of Boers,
and From Cape Colony, where General
Kitchener's stern hand Is upon the rebel
lion, there is no news cf any Importance.
The war office has Issued the following
dispatch from Aasvogel Kop, under dat
of March 12. 5:30 A. M.;
"We were unopposed during the march
yesterday. The officers left at the last
camp to record the list of casualties have
not yet arrived. The following additional
casualtlestHre knownr however:
"Killed lieutenants Parsons and Cod
dlngton, of the Essex Regiment.
"Wounded Lieutenants Berkeley, Lloyd
and Raleigh.
"General Gatacre reported that he was
within a mile of the Bethulle railway
bridge yesterday. The bridge was par
tially destroyed, and the enemy was hold
ing the opposite bank."
Europe Afraid to Intervene.
NEW YORK, March 12. A special to
the World from Washington says:
Baron Gevers, the new Minister from
The Netherlands, will be officially received
tomorrow. He brings autnentlcated copies
of the three treaties, embodying the agree
ments of The Hague peace conference,
which he will file with the State Depart
ment. Baron Gevers gave out last night
the following authorized Interview:
"The Boers are brothers of the Holland
ers, and the two people are bound by the
strongest ties of blood and Intercourse.
I am not aware of any negotiations be
tween European powers looking toward
Intervention. The state of affairs, unhap
pily. Is such that In a:: probability it
would be impossible for any European
power to approach Great Britain without
danger o' rebuke. If some nation, on
terms of cordial Intimacy were to begin
the negotiations and open the way. I feel
convinced that all Europe would further
the plan."
Boer Meeting in Aew Yorlc.
NEW YORK. March 12. The New York
committee to aid the United Republics of
South Africa, with ex-Judge George
M. Van Hoesen chairman, will hold a
mass meeting Thursday night in Cooper
Union. Resolutions will be adopted call
ing upon President McKInlcy to offer his
services toward mediation. Representative
Champ Clark, of Missouri; United State
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky; ex
Secretary of the Navy McAdoo, andMon
tagu White, ex-minister of the Transvaal
at London, will be among the speakers.
The Initiative will be taken at this meet
ing to .get up a big petition, expressing
sympathy for the fighting Boers.
Visit to Jouheri's Camp.
NEW YORK. March 12. A correspond
ent of the Times, writing from Lourenco
Marques says:
t A. x Dutchman gives an Interesting
account, of a visit he recently
paid to the Boer camp nt Colenso. He
made a short stay at the tent of General
Joubert. who at the time was engaged
jrjth ills Secretary and the telegraph
wires, while close at hand and under the
sarce canvas, his sturdy spouse was plac
idly peeling potatoes, as If no fatal Issues
were hanging In the balance. The rltee
of hospitality were observed by the
Commandant-General ordering the natlvo
wench, Eva, 'who has accompanied him
and his good spouse through many a
fierce campaign, to bring coffee.
At the camp an Irish Fusilier, who had
Just fallen Into the hands of the Boers,
remarked In conversation: "Suah. all the
Boers CTve met have been Irishmen." Cer
tainly the collection was a most cosmo
politan one. There were a few Afrikand
ers among them, but the majority were
either Americans. Italians or Greeks.
THE BASEBALL SEASON.
Lengrne and Asnoclatlon Clnlm Will
Alternate In Several Cities.
CHICAGO. March 12. The American
Association of Baseball Clubs, backed by
the National League, will furnish baseball
the coming season In the following cities:
Baltimore. Washington. Louisville. Cleve
land. Chicago, St. Louis. New York and
Philadelphia. This announcement was
made today by James Hart, president of
the Chicago Club, who returned today
from the National League meeting of base
ball magnates in New York. In Balt
imore, Washington. Louisville and Cleve
land, the grounds made tenantless by the
elimination of these cities from the Na
tional League circuit will be used. In
the remaining cities the National League
grounds will be used, as a schedule will be
arranged whereby the dates of the two
organizations will not conflict.
"The new association," said Mr. Hart
today, "Is a business necessity. The
league has cut down Its circuit, and is
morally bound to look out for the players
who were made so much excess baggage
by the reduction. The arrangement as
made, however, will continue only until
ownerships Independent of the major
league, but not Inimical to Its Interests,
can be anchored."
Mr. Hart stated that the reduction of the
National League circuit tvas accomplished
by Baltimore, Washington, Cleveland and
Louisville tendering their resignations
from the league. These were placed on
file, but not accepted. The 12-club circuit,
therefore, could be resumed at any time
before 1002, when the 10-year agreement
expires.
THE RUNNING RACES.
Yesterday' Winners at Tnnforan
and Nerr Orleans.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. The
weather was fine at Tanforan and the
track fast. The -results were:
Four furlongs M. F. Tarpey won, Lu
cldla second. Lilly Diggs third; time. 0:49.
Seven furlongs The Lady won. Decoy
second, Tekla third: time. 1:28.
Mile and an eighth Potente won, Red
Pirate second, Morilel third; time, 1:65.
Six furlongs Limerick won, Miss Mar
Ion second, True Blue third; time, 1:14.
One mile, selling Merry Boy won, Wy
oming second, Toribio third; time, 1:41.
Judges declared all bets off.
Five and a half furlongs May W. won.
Miss Rowena second, Sardine third; time,'
1:07.
Races nt New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. March 12. The track
was fast. The results were:
Six and one-half furlongs Alex won,
Aurea second. Belle of Orleans third;
time, 1:22.
Seven furlongs, selling Cotton Plant
won, L. T. Caton second, Free Lady third;
time. 1:29.
One mile, selling Elsmere won, iom
KIngsley second. Bequeath third; time,
1:41.
Mtlo and a quarter, handicap Sidney
Lucas won, Prince of Vecona second, Ar
thur Behan third; time. 2:03.
One mile, selling Frangible won. First
Past second. Russell R. third; time, l-424.
Six furlongs Bertha Nell won. Mousel
toff second, Maggie Davis third; time,
1:15.
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ACQUITTED OR MURDER.
Gillman, Who Shot Sullivan at Butte,
Surprised at the Verdict.
BUTTE, Mont.. March 12. Edward Gill
man, of Hamburg. la., was tonight ac
quitted of the murder of Dan Sullivan.
The murder occurred Christmas night in
tho washroom of- a miners' boarding-
house. Sullivan had abused Gillman the
night before. Gillman armed himself next
day, and, going to the washroom, shot
Sullivan, killing him instantly. The de
fense was that Sullivan had made threats
against Gillman. who tnought the former
was armed. The verdict was a surprise
to both the prosecution and the defense.
A few minutes after his acquittal, GUI
man, his wife, sister and father, took a
carriage and drove for the Great North
ern depot, where they took the express
for the East. When the trial began a few
days ago a brother of Sullivan tried to
shoot Gillman In the courthouse, but was
disarmed before he could fire.
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Simon's Land Bill.
Pendleton Republican.
The Simon bill, which provides for the
leasing of lands owned by the half-breeds
of the Umatilla reservation and the sale
of lands not disposed ot at the reservation
sale some years ago, has, so far as the
Republican is able to learn, the general
Indorsement of the people of this county,
nor is It opposed by any of the half
breeds, who look upon the measure as a
recognition of their ability to look after
their own Interests. Many of the half
breeds are better adapted for the stock
business than farming, ana If permitted to
sell their lands would be at liberty to fol
low the bent of their minds. Many of the
half and quarter-breeds are fairly well
educated, but this fact does not temper
their Inherent dislike for farming.
Should the Simon bill become a law the
probability is it will have an elevating
effect upon the residents of the reserva
tion. Those who will be given the privi
lege to dispose of their lands in that case
will probably not be anxious to sell, and
closer association with -whites will afford
object-lessons In Industry that will prove
of much value to them. As it is the lands
on the reservation for the most part are
farmed by nonresidents, and the location
of a few thrifty farmers engaged In di
versified farming would have a salutary
effect .on the Nation's wards. No man
with a drop of white blood In his veins
can be expected to be content with his
condition if pot allowed to enjoy all the
privileges of a civilized being, if a resident
and freeholder in this country.
Pearl Harbor Naval Station.
NEW YORK March 12. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Orders will be issued by Secretary Long
tomorrow, organizing a board which will
make arrangements for the establishment
of a naval station at Pearl Harbor, Ha
waii. Rear-xAdmlral Bradford, Chief of
the Bureau of Equipment, has brought to
tho attention of the department tfie ne
cessity of establishing a station at Pearl
Harbor as promptly as possible, and it is
in accordance with his recommendation
that the board will be appointed.
It will consist of Rear-Admiral Barker.
Commandant of the Norfolk Navy-Yard,
president; Captain Taylor, the new Com
mander of the Vermont: Commander
Todd, Chief Hydrographer. and Civil En
gineer Rousseau, and Lieutenant F. L.
Chapln. recorder.
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Onr Nation's Wealth.
Gold and silver are poured abundantly
Into the lap of the nation, but cur mate
rial wealth and strength is rather in iron,
the most useful of all metals, Just as the
wealth of a human being lies in a useful
stomach. If. vou hav overworked vours
until it Is disabled, try Hostetter's Stom
ach Bitters. It will rellve the c'opjred
bowels. improve the appetite, and cure
constipation, dyjmepsla. biliousness, liver
I and kidney dlseaso.
WARFARE ON THE VELDT
THE HARDSHIPS ENGLISH SOLDIERS
HAVE TO UNDERGO.
Weary Marches Under Sixty Pounds
of -Basrsasre The riaarue of
Dust and Flies.
LONDON. March 12. "Men seized with
sunstroke, writhing and gasping for
water, were lying every 50 yards or so."
This Is not a description of a battle
field but the account of the very ordinary
practice march made by General MacDon
ald's Highland Brigade to Koodoosberg
February 3, as told by the correspondent
of tho Standard. And the brigade had
only marched 10 miles, when the men be
gan to suffer. It Is only from vivid de
scriptions, such as come by mall, that the
climatic .conditions of the veldt can be
thoroughly realized. The correspondent
goes on to say:
"Fortunately, the river being close by,
water was procurable and the men all got
into camp at the drift by 1 o'clock. Only
a few of the cases turned out to be very
serious. Two men were lost altogether,
one of whom was found two days later by
a patrol of the Lancers. He was In a
raving condition, and died shortly after
being brought Into camp."
Tho lessons learned from these things
are Interesting.
"The march clearly showed," says tho
same writer, "the danger of taking in
fantry for long distances in the heat of the
day without a proper water supply it
practically decides that the route to Pre
toria must be either along a railway or
along the rivers. Another thing clearly
manifested was the unsuitablllty .of the
heavy equipment of the men for a' cam
paign In South Africa. Each man was
carrying 150 rounds .of ammunition in
pouches hung on his belt and attached
with an arrangement of straps, which
closely resembles the ordinary mule har
ness used here. Hung on his back was a
heavy overcoat, which, since the march
from Orange River began, has, so far as
I have observed, never been used once.
Then there is the water bottle, canteen,
rifle and other necessary articles, making
up about 00 pounds. The kilt is quite
unsuitable for such a march. Thorns
caught them and tore the bare legs of the
Highlanders In the most cruel manner.
H. F. Provost Battersby, writing from
Orange River, to the Morning Post, gives
a still clearer Idea of what life Is to sol
diers on the veldt. His dispatch, dated
February 5, is as follows:
, "The sun feels like a heated Iron held
close to the skin; one cannot hold a piece
of wood which has been lying in It. The
deep, hot, red sand makes untenable the,
soles of one's boots, and the dust rises
at each step and clings to everything that
moves. To and fro in their midst, in a
trail of dust that never settles, move con
tinuously the long trains of transports.
Tho sidings are choked with trains loaded
with an army. Progress is maddeningly
slow, for there Is but a single lino from
De Aar to the Modder."
Then comes a delicate touch of local
color.
"At evening," he writes, "from one of
those low hills by the. river, it looks liko
one of the great fairs of Southern Russia.
No man could paint that picture and paint
Into it the sense of war. Even the bugles
which cry to each other down there about
the firep have no stern hardness In them
no song of death. There Is not in all
those miles the dimness of one bead of
dew. But it is the plagues of dust and
flies that make life so unbearable."
From Modder Rivor Mr. Battersbj
writes:
"When the first shot was fired across
the Modder. the land was green in Its
way. It had at least on It a make-believe
of grass, a sparse. . dried, untoothsome-
looking herbage, which man and beast ac
cepted as fodder. Now it is a blazing
red waste of sand. The waste extends,
the sand Is intensified as regiment Is
added to regiment, battalion to battalion,
battery to battery, troop to troop. The
dust which was once i nuisance Is now
little less than a plague. It is always
being stirred by the strings of horses on
their way to watering, which pass and
repass to the river almost every hour of
the day, by the kicking, squealing droves
of transport mules, and by the long spans
of oxen.
"But the dust devils are little more than
an amusement to our dust-ridden souls.
It Is the dust which comes, not in daily
spirals, but in overwhelming clouds, that
we fear; which hides, not a tent here and
there, but the entire camp, the roof of
heaven, all vestige of the world, which
blinds the eyes and brings blood to the
cyelids, fills the mouth with Its gritty
foulness, and coats every inch of the body
with a film of brown; which lasts not for
a few blistering moments, but for hour
after hour of unrelieved discomfort, dur
whlch It is Impossible to ride, to write,
or to forgive one's enemies. Well, we
shall have, please heaven, but few moro
days of It now.
"After the dust, and but a short way
after the flies. One used to think, as a
child, that the Egyptians were let off
rather lightly with files. A short stay
by the Modder River altera that opinion.
Tho tent is black with them, the Jam pots
hum under the hand that lifts them from
the table, and the flies pour out between
one's fingers like black spouts of water.
They follow the Ink as one writes, and
the pon Is clogged With their severed
feet Beyond doubt one did the Egyptians
injustice.
"But with the dust and the fies troubles
cease. Against them must be set the
magnificent sunlight day after day. tha
clear cool nights and the plentltudo of the
air."
HORRORS OF THE BATTLEFIELD.
English Surgeon's Experiences at
Splonlcop.
LONDON, March 3. For real ghastll
ncss, for a glimpse into the gory realities
of war and the horrors of the battlefield,
the private letter of a youne medical offU
ccr at Spionkop. printed in the Dally
Graphic, can scarcely be beaten:
"I selected a pass." he writes, "over
hung by steep clay banks, on tho top of
which I got up a Red Cross flag. Cases
now began to pour down from Spionkop
on stretchers,- The Boers opened Are on
us, and three bullets went into the fire,
knocking the sticks about. The reason
for this fire was not the Red Cross flag,
but owing to some Tommies who were
strolling over to it I promptly ordered
them away. A few minutes after tho
Boers let fly fivo shells in quick succes
sion in my direction, but the3' fell short
and did no harm.
"From this time to 1 o'clock next morn
ing the wounded came through my dress
ing station, as the pass was the only exit
from the hill. I saw even' case, and some
of them were mutilated beyond descrip
tion. Fully 330 wounded and dead, who
had died on the way, passed through my
haqda. Many a poor chap shot In tho
morning In the front trenches who could
not be reached lay In the blazing sun all
day.
"One old Colonial in Thorneycroft's
walked down leaning on his rifle. He was
a mass of wounds one ear cut through
by a bullet his chin, neck and
chest also shot through by others,
and his back and - legs torn by
shells. He came in and sold he Just
dropped In to let me take his finger off.
as it was so shattered he could not pull
the trigger of his rifle, as it got fn the
way of the next finger, which ho could
use. for he wanted to get back up the
hill to pay the Dutchmen back. Of course
I would not let him go back. The bul
let wounds are beautifully clean. Just a
round hole, and as a rule do not do much
damage, as they often go through the bone
without shattering It, and they do not
bleed much. The shell wounds are hideous.
"It was now frightfully dark, and I put
one of the lanterns on a stick as a dl-
rectlng light to my pass; one of a group
of aoldiers returning to the hill tried to
run away with it Shortly after this both
lanterns went out and I had a pretty
bad time, as the pass often got blocked
with wounded. Finally -I could send no
more wounded across the drift, and had"
to stack them with the dead in rows on
the grass. I collected all the wounded of
ficers on stretchers around me and gave
them brandy and a hypodermic of mor
phine. "Commandants Botha and Burgess, who
were the Boer Generals, came up at day
break. The former, who was the chief
General, was a small, thin man, with yel
low beard and hair, and had a magni
ficent rifle, beautifully carved with his
name and a text from the Bible. He had
a couple of Kaffirs, carrying his ammuni
tion and water bottle, and an interpre
ter. He seemed, however, to understand
English, though he refused to speak it
There were quite a number, of German
officers. I heard one of them had been
killed. They let our men search the dead
for their Identification cards, letters and
money. Several of the Boers handed In
little things they found."
FUSION MUST FAIL'.
Only Hope for Democracy Lies In
Democracy.
Portland Dispatch.
Should the Populirts nominate Mr.
Bryan at their national convention on a
Populist platform, it Is difficult to see how
the Democrats can place the same candi
date on a different platform. The Popu
lists may put Mr. Bryan in a condition
which may cause him to seek protection
from his professed friends. The double
headed management was a failure In ISStJ.
and will be again this fall. Middle-of-the-Road
Populists will support only one of
their kind in the Interests of the Repub
lican party for consideration. The con
servative and honest members of the Pop
ulist party are a no have been acting with
the Democracy.
The man that wants to defeat McKin
leylsm must aid it by his support of tho
Democratic candidate. The division of the
forces opposed to the Republicans Is the
work of a few selfish leaders and aiders
of the Republican party. If a man Is so
hidebound that he cannot vote for a man
if nominated an a Democrat, but will sup
port that same man under another name,
that man has. no true conception of the
duty of good cltiienship. The Democratic
party Is the only national organization
which can contest with the Republican
party.
The Populists are In no sense national
as nn organization. Tney unite In the
West with the Democrats because both
are minority parties, and by this union
occasionally gain a local victory and elect
some county and even state officers. In tho
South, the Populist unites with the nig
gers, or the devil, to beat the Democrats.
Ho is ready to turn the Administration
over to the lowest wretches In that secl'on
to gratify his political ambition. As a na
tional party, the Populist organization hus
no more standing than the original Aboli
tion party had. It is no factor in a na
tional contest for its strength Is in states
either overwhelmingly Republican, with
two or three 'exceptions, where they are
strong enough to hold the balance of pow
er, or in states surely Democratic.
There Is no use In mincing, words or be
ing hypocritical in this matter. Either
tho Democratic party or the Populists
must go out of business If success Is de
s'red. The former cannot; the latter can.
We believe that the honest and true re
form Populists of Oregon not the U'Rens,
Youngs or those hunting for office but the
men who have the true Interests of the
country at heart and vote for honest con
victions and rure motives, agree In the
correctness of our position.
So long as the Democrats are ready to
encourage by recognition that there really
exists an element sufficiently large to
give it a distinct power in demanding of
fice, so long selfish men will be found to
keep up an apparent show of party or
ganization. Let there be an 'honest and
final union of all opponents to the' present
Administration, under one leader and upon
one platform and that can only be done
by the party of the Constitution and the
great masses of common people the Dem
ocracy. BRYAN DOESN'T PROMISE.
Washington Politicians Trylnp: to
Get Him to Visit the State.
Spokane Chronicle.
A personal letter from William J. Bryan
has been received by Thomas Maloney,
secretary of the Democratic State Central
Committee. In answer to the invitation
sent him several days ago to visit Spo
kono this spring.
"Mr. Bryan does not say he will not
come to Washington," said Mr. Maloney,
when asked as to the reply received from
tho probable Presidential candidate. "I
will know certainly between now and the
20th of March whether or not he will be
able to visit Spokane..
"If Mr. Bryan comes to this state, it will
bo within tho next month, or some time
early in April."
All' the inducements which can be of
fered by the Democratic leaders are being
put forth to bring William Jennings
Bryan to Washington this spring. And
within the next 10 days It will be known
definitely whether or not the effort thus
exerted Is to be successful. Mr. Maloney
said:
"Senator Turner writes me that he has
written personally to Mr. Bryan to per
suade him to come to Washington and
make five speeches in the state. The
places he names are Spokane, Walla
Walla, North Yakima, Seattle and Ta
coma. "The last letter from Senator Turner
stated that he would write again to Mr.
Bryan, and would take up the matter
with the National Committee, in the hope
of having Bryan's trip to Washintgon
made certaJn."
BRIDGE AT THE DALLES.
Paul Mohr to Submit a Proposition
for Its Construction.
The Dalles Chronicle.
The Dalles has a reputation pf being a
very liberal city, and it has proved Itself
entitled to be so reputed. The prompt
manner in which our citizens responded
to the proposed scourlng-mlll, which la
now an assured fact, has been the source
of much satisfaction to tho .well-wishers
of the town. This does not seem to be
an opportune time for calling upon our
citizens for more money, and there Is no
disposition for such a movement, but
the fact remains that opportunities are
presenting themselves which, if taken up,
will mean much for the future prosperity
of our beloved city.
The building of a urUge across, the
Columbia, which would enable the Paul
Mohr railroad to make its terminus here,
would In the next 20 years many times re
pay the cost through the increased trade
brought to The Dalles.
We are. Informed that Mr. Mohr will
submit a proposition to our citizens
within a few days as to their share in
the proposed building of the bridge, and
when the proposal is made It would be a
piece of wisdom upon the part of the
people of this city to give It earnest con
sideration nnd. if possible, see that tho
territory north of the Columbia be brought
in closer relations with this1 town through
means of a bridge.
The Dalles can be a great gainer from
the Paul Mohr road If it will only do if
part nnd our people have never failed
when put to the test
"Onr Plnln Dntv."
WALLA WALLA, March 10. A rerulnr
meeting of the Republican Club of Walla
Walla County was held Fridav night at
the courtroom, and was attended bv nearly
200 people. Addresses were made .by Hon.
George D. Schofleld. of Seattle, and Hon.
John Brlnrng, of Davton. P. B. Johnson
said he desired the Republicans of Walla
Walla to lead the Republicans of the Na
tion on the question of the ownership
and government of the Islands obtained
from Spain, as they led In demanding the
gold standard In 1S96. and to that end of-
Ifered a resolution, which he supported
ALL DISEA
Means What It Says It Means Consultation, Painstaking, Careful Examination
and a Complete Diagnosis of Your Case it Means All Medicines
and Treatment in the Offices for Thirty Days All for the
Nominal Fee of Five Dollars. If You Pay
More You Pay Too Much.
Grent numbers of people suffer
from the mallgrn poisons of catarrh,
as from other subtle chronic main.
die is without any correct or definite
Idea of the nature of their affliction.
The following symptom have been
carefully arranged, to enable many
sufferers to understand just what it
Is that ails them. Many diseases,
DISEASE
DISEASE OF
HEAD AND THROAT
The head and throat become dis
eased front neslccted colds, causing
Catarrh when the condition of the
blood predisposes to this condition.
"If the to1c hukyT
"Do you aplt up MmtT"
"Do you ache all over?"
"Da you nor at night?"
"Do you blow out scabs at night T"
"Is your note stopped up V
"Dots your note discharger"
"Does the ncee bleed easily?"
"Is there tlekllnc In the throat?"
"Is thi rore toward nlghtr"
"Dors the nose itch and burn?"
"Do you hawlc to clear the throat?"
"Is there pain across the eyes?"
"Is there pain la'front ot head?"
"Is your sense St smell leaving?"
"1m the throat dry la the jnornlncT"
"Are you losing your sense of taster
"Do you sleep with your mouth open?"
"Does your nose atop up toward sight?"
SYMPTOMS OF
EAR TROUBLES
Deafness nnd car troubles re-iult
from catarrh passing: along: the Eur
tachlan tube that leads from the
throat to the ear.
"Is your hearing falling?"
"Do your ears discharge?"
"Do your ears Itch and burn?"
"Are the ears dry and scaly r
"Have you pain behind the ears?"
"Is there throbbing In th ears?"
"Is there a burilng sound hearrtr"'
"Do you haTa a ringing In tne sar?"
"Are there crackling sounds heard?"
"Is your hearing bad cloudy days?"
"Do you have earache occasionally?"
"Are there Bounds like steam escaping?"
"Do your ears hurt when you blow you?
nose?"
"Dyynu constantly hear noises tn the ears?"
"Do you hear better some days than others?"
"Do the noises In your ears keep you
awake?"
"When you blow ycur nose do the cars
creek?"
Is heartnr worse when you ha-re a cold?"
"Is roaring like a waterfall In the head?"
Write for Information of New Home Treatment, Sent
CONSULTATION FREE. DR. COPELAND'S BOOK
THE COPELAND MEDICAL
THE
XV. H. COPELAXD, M. D.
J. H. aiONTGOaiERY. 31. D.
in a brief speech, and which was unani
mously adopted,,, as follows:
"Kesolved. Tnat the United Spates is
a Nation with supreme power wherever
its flag floats, whether on the Continent
or the islands of the seas; that the people
living within its jurisdiction owe obedi
ence to Its Constitution and laws and are
entitled to an equal share In all the bene
fits and protection they afford. Puerto
Rico having become part of the United
States by conquest and treaty, we regard
the passage by the House of a bill levy
ing tariff duties on the products of that
island brought to the mainland, and on
the products of the mainland taken to
thai Island, as a violation of the declara
tion of the Constitution that 'all duties,
imposts and excises shall be uniform
throughout the United States. 'Our plain
duty Is to abolish all customs tariffs be
tween the Continent and the Islands
and give their products free access to
our markets.' "
Reports Front Sealers.
VICTORIA. B. C. March 12. The seal
ing schooner Mary Taylor has returned
to Port San Juan, with 700 sealskins, from
the Spring hunt. She reports the Um
brlna, with 4S0; Dora Selwerd. with 203;
Hatslc. with 1S3, and Annie E. Paint, with
138. The Umbrina had lost two hunters,
an Indian and a Kanaka, in rough weath
er off Cape Mendocino. The sealing
schooner Ocean Rover was towed back to
port today, having been crippled by a
storm off the Queen Charlotte Coast,
which swept her decks clean, and carried
the mate overboard with the gear. He
managed to board the vessel with the
returning swell and no lives were lost.
Tho Rover Is damaged about $2XX). H. M.
S. Arethusa, a new acquisition to the na
val strength at Esquimau, is expected to
reach hero by March 28.
Circuit Court nt Albany.
ALBANY, .Or., March 12. Department 1
ot the March term of Circuit Court. G. H.
Burnett, Judge, convened today with a
docket of only 20 cases. The principal
business of the term will be the trial of
ex-Treasurer P. G. Morris on the charge
of embezzling county funds, "which will
begin tomorrow morning. The District
Attorney presented an indictment against
J. "W. Thompson, the printer, who claims
to have been Assessor of St. Paul, Minn.,
at one time, charged with forgery, and he
will plead tomorrow morning.
Struck on Uncharted Roclc.
VICTORIA. B. C. March 12. "While
passing through Trincomalle channel, "on
her way from Oyster Bay to San Fran
cisco, the steamer Ben Mohr. chartered
to replace the wrecked Miami, struck an
uncharted rock Sunday night off the shore
of Gallano Island. Lloyds reports that
the vessel Is perfectly seaworthy, having
been merely scratched. The Quadra will
go out tomorrow to locate and mark the
rock.
State Land Board Meeting.
SALEM, Or., March 12. The State Land
Board held a meeting today, but took no
action In .regard to defending the manda
mus case brought against the board by
Helen "Williams. Another meeting will be
held tomorrow, when It is expected the
board will determine the course to be pur
sued. During the month of February the Loew-enberg-Golng
"Company used 17,952 hours
of convict labor In their stove foundry
at the penitentiary. The state receives
known under various specific names,
are really of a catarrhal orlprin and
nature. Every part of the mucous
membrane, the nose, throat, eyes,
ears, bend, lungrs, stomach, liver,
bowels, kidneys and bladder are
subject to disease and blight by
catarrh. The proper course for suf
ferers is thist Read these symptoms
DESCRIBED BY SYMPTOMS
DISEASE OF
BRONCHIAL TUBES
This condition often results from
catarrh extending: from the head and
throat, and, it left unchecked, ex
tends down the windpipe into the
bronchial tubes, and in time attacks
the lunsrs.
"Have you & cough?"
"Are you losing- flesh?"
"Do you cough at night?"
"Have you a pain. In alder
"Do you take cold easily r
"I your apptlt varlabler
"Hare you stttche in elder
"Do you cough until you gagr
"Are you low-splrlted at UmesI"
"Do you rals frothy materlair
"Do you cough on going to bedr
"Do you cough In the morning?"
"Do you spit up yellow matterr
"Do you spit up little cheesy lumpar
"Is your cough short and hackuigr
"Have you pain behind the breastbone T
"Have you a disgust for fatty foods V
"Is there a tickling behind the palate V
"Do you feel you are growing weakerr
"Is- there a burning pain !.: the throatr'
"Do you cough worse night and mornlnrr
"Do you have to sit up at night to gel
breathr
CATARRH OPTHE LIVER
The liver becomes dlicnscd by ca
tarrh extending: from the stomach
into the tubes of the liver.
" "Are you fretfuir
"Are you peevish V
"Do you get dlziyr
"Do you feel fatlguedr
"Do you feel miserable?"
"Do you have ccld fer?"
"Do you get tlrsd easily T
"Is your eyesight blurred V
"Can't you explain where V
"Constant penes of depresslonr
"Is there a bloating after eatlngr
"Constant senae of pain In backr
"Have you gurgling In boweli?"
"Do you have rumbling In bowels?"
"Have you pain under shoulder-blade r
"Is there throbbing In the stomach r"
"Do you have sense of heat in bowels?"
"Do you suffer from pains In temples V
"Do you hare palpitation of the heartr
DEKUM. THIRD AND WASHINGTON STREETS
OFFICE IIOUHS From O A. M. to 12 M.; from 1 to 5 P. m.
DVE.MXGS Tuesdays and Frldnys. SUNDAYS From 10 A. 31. to 12 M.
pay for this at the rate of 3 cents per
hour, making a total or ?S2S 34 for the
month.
The Ccntralia Quarantine.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. March 12. It Is
probable the quarantine against Centralla
will be raised some time next week. The
authorities of that town and the County
Commissioner from the north end have
effectively quarantined all cases of the
Infectious disease, and there have been no
new cases lately, so It Is in a fair way
to bo stamped out. The smallpox patient
at Chehalls has about recovered, and
there are no new cases.
Bryan's Tour of "Washington.
TACOMA. March 12. Senator Turnet
wired today that Colonel Bryan will make
five speeches In this state, as follows:
"Walla "Walla, March 20; Spokane. March
CO; Yakima, March 31; Seattle, April 2;
Tacoma, April 3.
V.'ashlnfrton Supreme Court.
OLY'MPIA. March 12. The Supreme
Court has affirmed judgment In the caso
of C. "W. Waldron, respondent, vs. Cana
dian Pacific Railway Company, appellant.
The case comes from Whatcom County,
and was brought against the appellant
company to recover damages for negligence
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A MONTH
carefully over, mark those that ap
ply to your case, and brine this with,
you to Dr. Copolnnd. If you live
away from the city, send them by
mall, and ask for mail treatment. In
either instance, and whether by mail
or office treatment, the patient may
lie nwinreiJ of the speediest relief
and cure possible to medical science.
DISEASE. OF
THE
STOMACH
This condition may result from sev
eral causes, but the usual cause is
catarrh, the mucus dropping: down
into the throat and bclnir swsl
lowed.
"Is there nausear
"Are you costive r
"Is there vomltlngr
"Do you belch up gsr
"Have you watrhr"
"Are you llghtheadedr
"Is your tongue coatedr
"Do you hawk and pltr
"Is there pain after eating?"
"Are you nervoun and Weakr
"Do you hive sick headache r
"Do you bldat up after eatlngr
"Is there disgust for breakfast r
"Havo you distress after eatlngr
"Is your throat niled with kllmsr
"Do you at times Lev diarrhoea?"
"Is there rush of blood to the headr
"When you get up suddenly are you dlriyr
"la there gnawlnr sensation In etomachr
"Do you feel as If ySu had lead In stomachr
"When stomach Is ..mpty do you feel falntr
"Do you belch material that burns throatr
"If stomach Is full do you feel oppressed?"
DISEASE OFTHE NERVES
The majority of nervous diseases
are caused by poisons In the blood,
Tolson circulating in the blood
harasses the brain and nerves, and
such symptoms as these follow:
"Do you fee! giddy?"
"Is your mind dull?"
"Are you easily dazedr
"Do you have headacher
"Are you easily excited V
"Do jour hands trembler"
"Do ycur heart flutter?"
"Are you easily Irritated?'
"Are you always anxlousr
"Do your muscles twitch?"
"Is your temper Irritable?"
"Suffer from sleeplessness r
"Does not sleep refresh you?"
"Do you start In your pleep?"
"Do jou forget what you readr
"Do you suffer from neuralgia?" '
"Do you have horrible dreamsr
"Have you lost power In limbs T'
"Are you easily frightened?"
"Do you have pain on top of headr
"Do your legs and arms go to sleep?"
"Is there a rush of blood to the head?"
"Do you have a languid, tired feeling?"
"Doee a lump come up in your throat?"
"Do you ee queer things In the darkr
"Do you have pain In. the back ot headr
Free on Application.
FREE TO ALL
INSTITUTE
and delay In shipping a consignment of
lumber from New "Whatcom to Slocan
City, B. C.
From the Farmers' Standpoint.
Eugene Register.
It will be hard to convince the "farmers
of Lane County that conditions are not
improved, when they can now sell year
lings for ?1S that would have brought only
J3 or J6 in ISM. Cows that brought J10 and
J12 now bring J30. Sheep were then worth
Jl a head; now you are lucky to get them
for $5 anlece. Everv nroducf of th fnrm
j that Is not overdone in the markets of
the world brings double the price U did
five and six years ago.
Losrirer Instantly Killed.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. March 12. James
j "Wellington, a logger, was instantly killed
J this morning in the woods west of Pe
J Ell by being struck by a tree sliding down
the mountain.
Complication in Building Strike.
CHICAGO, March 12. Anothe'r serious
complication in tho great building strlka
came today, when the sash, door and blind
manufacturers of Chicago and vicinity
voted to close their mills until the labor
troubles are adjusted. By thl3 action 4004
men are added to the 50,000 now Idle.
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I have purchassd the right and
title for the sale .of the Dr. Sandcn
Electric Belt. This I guarantee on
a 55,000 bond to be the genuine,
original and only patented Sanden
Belt. This is the Belt made exclu
sively for me in the year 1898, and
having a 30-years' reputation. This
is the Belt with a world-wide rec
ord as the grandest remedy for
Rheumatism, Kidney Trouble and
all Pains and all Weakness of man
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and test th:ra or send for prices and
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