, - .... : - . r THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1895. NO. 296 VOL. VIII Holiday s peeials Notions and Fancy G-oods. Sicilian Shell Hair Pins, per dozen ' 3oc 'Ladies' Parses, each . . . . : -. 5c Ladies' Fancy Silk Garters, per pair $1.25 Ladies' Fine Saxony Mittens, pair 25c Ladies' Fine Silk Mittens, special 50c Our regular $1 Kid Gloves, special 75c Colored Border Handkerchiefs, special 5c Embroidered Swiss Handkerchiefs, special 12c Tarn O'Sbanters, all colors'. .50c Ladies Plaid Waists, latest effects - .$2.75 Misses' Eton Caps . -25c Satin Ribbons, Nos. 7 to 12, per yard 10c Buttermilk Toilet Soap, per cake 5c Suspender Mountings. Dry Goods and House Furnishings. Our entire line of 40 and 60c Dress Goods to close at 25c All our Novelty Dress Goods, all grade?, at cost. Chenille Portieres, immense 6tock . .... .$3 per pair up Lace Curtains, latest designs ...... .50c per pair ap Readyrmade Sheets and Pillow Cases. . . . 20 and 75c pp Art Denims, newest shades and patterns. .40 and 50c yd Pure White Turkish Bath Towels, 54-inch ...... ... .75c White Bed Spreads, from our specials .95c np Pure All Liden Huck Towels, special 16c up Fancy Curtain Screens 10 and 12c yd Down Pillows from 75c to $1.59 Special line of Fancy Art Silks, 75c ..special, 50c 25 per cent, discount on all Capes and Jackets. , Warm Footwear. Child's and Misses' Felt Slippers, best qualities. . . . now going at 90c and $1 Child's and Misses' Felt Slippers, fnr trimmed , can be had for $1.25 and $1.50 Ladies' Brown Felt Slippers, beaded, and trimmed . ; in velvet. . . . ... ...$1.50 Ladies' Black Quilted Satin Slippers, Needle Toe. .$1.75 Ladies' High-cnt Felt Slippers, fur trimmed .$2.00 Ladies' Tmkish Sandals, Tan and Red Kid. . . .... .$1.25 Gents' Embroidered Velvet Slippers, spec. $1 and $1.25 Child's, Misses' and Ladies' JButton Leggings to go at $1, $1.25 and $1.50 : : : Special. : : : Special Misees' Cape Mackintoshes, doub'e texture.$5.75 $4.00 Boys' Cape Mackintoshes " " . 5.40 3.50 LadieB' Cape Mackintoshes " " Men's Cape Mackintoshes " " . Men's Furnishings. 8.00 5.35 Special 5.90 3.75 FiDe Embroidered Satin Suspenders, atest shades - and best materials, just in. Gents' Hemstitched Silk "Reefer" Mufflers, some thing new; all shades... 85c to $1.20 Fine Ribbed Underwear, good at $1.90 $1.50 Special values in Silk Handkerchiefs at. ..50o Fine Linen Handkerchiefs at 331c Special Inducements in Clothing and Overcoats. : : : You will find the largest line at lowest living pricee. THE DAY IN CONGRESS Keen Interest Taken in the President's Message. IT WAS HEARTILY APPLAUDED Vied In Showing Their Approval of tha ' BenUmenti Contained Therein Arrangements for Next Jane'a ConTentlon. ' Washington, Dec. 17. The presi dent's message reached the senate at about 12:30. Senator Morgan, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, examined the message and then moved to go into executive session, and at 12 :40 the doors were closed. At 1 o'clock the senate resumed legis lative session and the message' of the president was laid before the senate. The senators showed the keenest in terest in the reading of the message. There was " hardly a vacant seat on the republican side, and but few 'absentees on the democratic side. As the reading closed there was a hearty hand-clapping from alTquartera of the chamber, Chan dler leading the demonstration on the republican side. Veterans of the senate say it was the most spontaneous demon stration in their recollection. The message and accompanying docu ments were referred to the committee on foreign relations, and at 1 :15 p. m. the senate adjourned. IK the House. . Washington, Dec. 17. The house de voted itself today to discussing the prop psition to have two elections committees instead of one, the Venezuelan message meanwhile lying unopened. This caused Crisp to exclaim : "There is an important message from the presi dent, relating to Venezuela, laying on that table and yet this republican, con gress enters upon "partisan action delay ing the consideration of the president's message.'" Bulick was quickly on his feet with the inquiry: "Is it this house or the president's ducking excursion that has delayed the message of the Venezuelan question?" There was a round of laughter and ap plause from the republican side. "There is the message," proceeded Crisp. "It lies unheeled, and yet, it is a frank, honest and manly support of the Monroe doctrine." Both sides joined in applause at the mention of the Monroe doctrine. AT ST.. LOUIS. Arrangements Made for Accommodating ConTentlon Crowds. St. Louis, Dec. 17. The engagement of rooms to be occupied by different del egations and prominent republicans dur ing the convention, has at last taker, some definite form and the managers of some of the hotels have prepared lists of those who will be in their bouses. Dur ing the past few days Colonel Swords, of Iowa, sergeant-at-arms of the republican national committee, and Mr. Dwight A. Lawrence, of New York, who is repre senting the interests of Senator Quay, have been in the city and have com pleted their arrangements with several hotels. The majority of the state delegations have been provided for and a large num ber of prominent republicans from a'l eections of the country know the num bers of the rooms there are to occupy. The list of politicana and delegates at the Planters', as given out by Manager Weaver, will be: Chauncey I. Filley and the Missouri delegation ; General Clarkson, and the Iowa delegation ; Matthew S. Quay, and the Pennsylvania delegation: Colonel Fesaenden and the Connecticut delega tion; General Alger, of Michigan; Chauncy M. Depew ; Colonel Trumbo, of Utah; Thomas E. Piatt, of New York; Hon. G. O. Hobart, of New Jersey; Lieutenant-Governor Lyon, of Pennsyl vania; Ben W. Andrews, of Pennsylva nia ; M. H. De Young, of San Francisco ; Warner Miller, of New York; Edward Quackenbush, of Massachusetts ; the Union Republican Club, of Philadel phia; headquarters of the New York delegation ; the Indiana delegation ; Hon. H. C. Stickney, of Delaware, ac coro pained by six friends: Messrs. Mc Keei Flynn and George von Bammhotst, of Philadelphia ; Dwight A. Lawrence, of New York; Colonel H. L. Swords, of Iowa; Messrs. Frank Hiscock, John Cenyon, Hamilton Fish, Charles Hack: ett and Reuben Fox. . ' The Union Republican Club has en gaged 35 rooms-; Colonel Swords has taken 45, and 30 have been placed at the disposal of Mr. Lawrence. Mr. Swords and Mr. Lawrence have not secured all the rooms they will need, however, as Mr. Lawrence will engage 75 and Colon el Swords estimates that the people he represents will fill nearly 2G0 rooms. SENATOR ALLISON. If suffering with piles, it will interest vou to know that De Witt's Witch Hazel Salye will cure them. This medicine is a specific for all complaints of this char acter, and if instructions (which are simple) are carried out, a cure will re sult. We have tested this in numerous cases, and always with like results. It never fails. Suipes-Kinersly Drug Co. Be ' Is an Active, Aggressive Candidate for the -Presidency. Chicago, Dec, 16. A special to a loc al paper from St. Louis, says : Colonel H. L. Swords, of Iowa, ser- i geant-at-arms of the republic national committee, who is here to select the committee headquarters for convention week, said in discussing the presidential outlook : "Senator Allison is in no sense a .re ceptive candidate for the nomination, whatever that means. He is an active, aggressive candidate. I saw him at Washington Wednesday and had a long talk with him. His campaign will be managed by Ganeral James S. Clarkson and Congressman Henderson, of Iowa. Ours will be something of a waiting policy. That is to say, we will hold our forces in reserve until McKinley and Reed cut one another to pieces, and stop fighting from sheer exhaustion. Then" we will plunge to the front with our man. "I am delighted that General Harri son's friends have decided to enter him. That . will, greatly relieve the intense strain created by the etruggle between McKinley and Reed. A great man is General Harrison a great man and there ia no telling at this juncture what sort of a factor he is going to be in the contest." For Infants and Children. ; Castoria promotes Digestion, and overcomes Flatulency," Constipation, Soar Stomach, Diarrhoea, and Feverishnesa. Thus the child is rendered healthy and its sleep natural. Castoria contains no Morphine or other narcotic property. . ' " Castoria Is so well adapted to children chat 1 recommend it as superior to any prescription .known to me," H. A. Archer. M. D., Ill South Oxford St., Brooklyn, N.T. For several years I hare recommenced you Castoria, and shall always continue to do so. as it has invariably produced beneficial remits. Edwih F. Pardee, M. D., 125th Street and 7th Ave., Now York City. "The nse of 'Castoria' Is so universal and its merits fo well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the in telligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." Cjlbxos Martth, D. D., New York City. Tint Cehtaux Cohpaxt, 77 Hurray Street, N.T. pjj-.jiij ;ag?3 - TMf SLAUGHTERING PRICED IN ORDER TO CLOSE OUT Dry Goods Department. Dress Goods Blk Dress Silks Blk Dress Silks Blk Brocade Silks. Plaid Dress Silks : . . 24 inch Surrah and fc'atin Silk Velvets Best Silk Plushes Ladies Wrappers Ladies Cloaks Misses' Cloaks. , m Ladies' Bonnets. : . . . . Ladies' Trimmed Hats at ball price. Flowers and Ornaments at half price Ladles' Mackintoshes '. . " - ' Misses Electric Circulars . . .... . . Pure Silk Ribbons at half price. Children's Underweaf from 15c. Ladies' Underwear ................ Regular ' Rrice. 10 and 12c . .20 and 25c . 30 and 35c 65c .. $1 25 ...... 1.15 1 75 1 50 1 50 75c $2 00 1 50 ... 1 35 7 50 4 00 ....... 6 00 4 00 6 00 1 50 40c 50c tOo Sale Price. 15c 22c 50c 75c 85c $1 17K 1 00 055 65 $1 50 1 00 95o 5 50 2 50 2 00 3 25 4 50 95 30c 37c. 50o Dry G-oods Department. Beg. Price. Sale Price Ladies' Embroidered Skirts .fl 25 85c " Wool Knit Skirts.... 185 $135 " Corsets. 75 55 . : ........... 1 00 75 Misses' Corset Waists . ; 40 30 Laces and Embroideries at half price. Ladies' Kid Gloves 1 25 85 Lace Cunains ; 85 65 3 00 1 85 70-inch Pure Linen Table Damasks 1 00 75 Linen Napkins 25 15 Towels ., .10 7H Towels 15 12 White Bed Spreads 1 25 95 White Bed Spreads 1 75 1 25 Cretons 30 22 Blankets, pplendid valuee, 65c to $4 00. Peabody Muslins 6 Ixmedale " 7ht Blackftone " : . . 8 Cabot W " 5 Cabot A " Outing Flannels 10' 7 Outing Flannels 6 5 White Flannels.. 25 20 Sn pprior Calicos 7 54 Tuikev Red V 15 10 Gents' Clothing Department. Tailor-made Suits. '. Regular Price.-- . 6 00 7 00 . 8 00 . 12 00 15 00 Big Suits for large men. Boys' Knee Pant Suits Boys' Knee Pant Suits Boys' Long Pant School Suits ; Men's Pants. " All Wool Panis Ulsters. . . . ft Mackintoshes. 2 00 3 25 5 00. 2 60 2 50 3 tiO 4 00 .5 00 .6 60 5 50 7 00 Shoe Department. Ladies' Dongola Kid Shoos. . . . . '.- -i 1 75 Vici Kid Shoes , 2 25 " Vici Kid Goodyear Welt Shoes .a 00. , " Quitted Hand-turn Slippers. 2 0 " Velvet Hnd-turn Slippers I 60 " Vici Kid Strap Slippers. ; 2 2o v Sale P-rice." $ 4 50 5 60 6 00 9 00 12 00 1 50 2 50 3 75 -1 90 ; 1 90 2 23 a oo 4 oo 5 25 4 25 . 5 50 $ 1 45 I 75 ' 2 50; 1 75 1 15 t 75 Shoe Department, Regular . Sale Price. Price. .. $1 75 $1 35 .. ,1 50 - 1 30 .. 1 75 1 35 . . 2 00 1 65 . . 1 75 1 35 .." 2 25 1-75 .. 4 25 3 50 . . 5 00 4 00 . . 2 25 1 85 .. 1 75 1 35 .. 2 25 1 85 . . 2.50 2 00 Misses' Glove Calf Shoes . Oil Grain Shars ... ' "- Dongola Kid Shoes .; " Vici Kid Shoes Men's Satin Calf Shoes ' Veal Calf Shoes " Cordoyan. Shoes " - Kangaroo Shoes i Dongola Turn Dancing Pumps. Bovs' Glove Calf Shoes Boys' Veal Calf Shoes.. Bovs' Satin Calf Shoes. Silverware at 40 per ct. discount. .3 Rare opportunity for securing Christ- mas Presents. . Tea Pots, Cream Pitchere, Sugar Bowls, Spoon Holden Butter Dishes, read Plates, Syrup Pitchers, Celery Dishes Pickle Casters, Cake Baskets, Salad Sets. Berry Dishes, Tabte Spoons, Dessert Spoons, Kuives and Forks. Fancy O.ysuer Ladies, Fancy Pie Knives, Fancy Cake Kt.iva, Fancv ButUfr.Kjiives and Sugar Shells, Carvina Se, Picks, Napkin ituigf, Bon B ins.Chiids' Mugs and Pin Trny, Tea Spoons. ; SPACE AND TIME WII NOT PEItMIl? FpTRTHEji RETIRING FROM BUSINESS. 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