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VOL. IX - THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1896 , . ; NO. 37 I. . t From February Gifr, to ;3&IarcXi Gtli, 1886, ' Genuine Bargains the order of the day. Dress Goods. Our entire lot of 36-inch all-wool Tre cot, Fancy Mixtures, &c, embracing the most desirable shades and effects. Never sold for less than 50 and 60c; these are reduced to 25c. A fine assortment of all-wool Checks and Plaids, Wool and Silk Mixed Novel ties, &c goods that have found ready sale at 75c, 85c, $1 and $1.25;. balance to close at a" reduction of 33 per cent. . . . Boucles . . . 60-inch Novelty Cape and Jacket Ma terial 5, pieces of the latest color combi nations. Regular value, $2; spec. $1.50. Eiderdown Flannels. Plain' Pink; reg. 40c, to close at 25c. Tan and Grey Crepe Effects; never less than 50c, now 35c. Fancy Tufted Eider down, stripes, in popular light shades; regular 80c yd, sale price, 50c. Underwear. Our entire stock of Woolen Under wear in all grades and sizes, AT COST; broken lots at half price. r ' ; All-Wool Hosiery. Child's and Misses' Ribbed; reg. 20c, reduced to 10c. Ladies' Fine French Ribbed Cashmere ; regular 60c, reduced to 35c. . , Ladies' Fine French Plain Cash mere j reg. 60c, red. to 40c. Ladies' Fine French Plain Cashmere, reg. 60c, red. to 35c. Ladies' Heavy Ribbed, regular 40c, reduced to 25c. , Ladies' Heavy Ribbed, regular 35c, reduced to 20c. Ladies' Heav? Ribbed, regular 25c, reduced to 15c. ... Special . . . . 1 case Child's and Misses' Black Rib bed Cotton Hose, seamless, "Hermsdorf" dye, guaranteed fast black; only 5c pr. Men's Extra Superfine Merino Half Hose; seamless; extra good at 15c, re duced to 10c. Men's Dark Grey Mixed Ail-Wool Half Hose; special value at 20c, reduced to 12c. . Ladies' Grey -All-Wool "Knit Skirts; regular $1.50, to close at $1.00. Special Attractions In our Neckwear Department. 24 dz. Stylish Tecks, good variety of shades and patterns; the best value ever offered at 25c, during sale only 15c. Misses' Cloaks. One and all at half price; sizes 4 to 14. Don't delay buying, as they cannot possibly drop any lower. Ladies' Capes and Jackets At 1 half their regular -prices.' Every garment correct in shape, correct sleeves, correct in price. . We have one or two of those very stylish 26-inch French-made Beever, Box-front Reefer Jackets,, two rows buttons, half-satin lined, strapped seams; Black only; a splendid value at $15; sale price makes them $7.50. We have cheaper ones in proportion. Our last two very nobby Child's Jack ets, 4 to 6. years ; perfection of style ; , reg ular $6.00 sale price, $3.00; regular $6.25, sale price, $3.15. , Lack' of space will not permit us to give you more than an idea of our Great Reduction Sale. Every article of Winter Wear greatly reduced; some lines going aj; cost and others at half price. Call and be convinced.' M. m, WIl-L-IH7yiS 5t CO TRANSVAAL HORROR Most Dangerous Dynamite Explosion Ever Known. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS At Least One Hundred Killed ami Hun dreds More Injured The Country For Miles Shaken. Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 20. The details are reaching this city to day of what is probably the most disas trous dynamite explosion on record in any part of the world. Thousands of people have been rendered homeless by the terrible calamity. About a hundred are belieyed to have been killed, 200 or 300 men, women and children are severe ly wounded, and many others are more or less injured. ' Viedendorp, the scene of the calamity, is a surburb of Johannesburg. In it are huddled members of the poorer classe?, whites, Malays, Kaffirs and Chinamen, who subsist for the most part by doing odd jobs about the place, which is the railway transfer station for the mining districts. Among the freight cars standing ou the shunt for the mines at Viedendorp yesterday were eight trncks loaded with dynamite, hidden under canvas cover ings to protect it from the rain and sun. As evening was approaching there was an explosion near the freight depot so awful in its intensity that the ground for miles around was convulsed as if by an earthquake, houses rocked and fell, and massess of iron, earth, stone, wood and human remains were hurled sky ward. The windows of almost every bouse in Johannesburg were broken, and people were blown through the air like straws before a gust of wind. The explosion tore a hole 200 feet long and eighty feet wide at the spot where the eight trucks of dynamite stood a few moments before. All that quarter of Johannesburg was literally blown to pieces. The effect of the explosion could be seen over a radius of more than a mile, and almost everything within half a mile of where the trucks had been shunted for the night was raised to the ground and crushed by the dynamite beyond redemption. Iron work was twisted and torn, stones destroyed arid brickwork v pulverized. On the ground were blackened shapes of human re mains, limbs, hqpds and trunks, scorched and 'torn. The victims were mostly Malays, Kaffirs and Chinamen, the whites being 'in the minority at Viedendorp, but quite a number ol white people, including six girls, were killed. In 15 minutes after the explosion the bodies of 40 dead persons, horribly muti lated, were picked up and carried away, while the searching of the ruins was continued without intermission. Over 200 of the seriously injured persons were also carried away, and hundreds of others taken' to places where they might be cared for. A Decided Sensation. San Francisco, Feb. 20. Mrs. Mary A. Davidson has joined Mrs. Cooper in preferring charges against Rev. C. O. Brown. Mrs. Davidson's charges, as for mulated under separate headings, are as follows: Adultery with Martha Over man, the use of ergot to hide the crime; the removal of the evidence of adultery and crime ; deception as to Miss Over man's career in literature at the time when Mrs. Davidson alleged that Miss Qverman's was' Brown's mistress; de ception in seeking prayers for tempta tions ; deception as to penitence and re consecration ; deception coupled with threats. At the evening session a sensation was sprung. Mrs. Stockton went on the stand and while she did not say so in eo many words, she intimated that Dr. Brown had been unduly intimate with her and that their relations were known to Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Stockton said that Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Dr. Bown had kissed her and taken lib erties with her. They had gone on long walks and had dined at Mason Richie, a French resturant. Once while she was sick in her room with grippe, Dr.'Brown had called and kissed her. Later she said Brown had wronged her. ; On cros?' examination Rey. Williams, a member of the council, asked her if their rela tions had been those of husband and wife. Mrs. Stockton started to answer but her attorney interrupted her and told her not to answer the question un less the reporters present would agree not to publish the answer. The ques tion was withdrawn. A Political Home. New York, Feb. 20. A local paper says : . James S. Clarkson, of Iowa ; George Christ, of Arizona, and other members of the republican national committee here, are responsible for a project, which is said to have the concurrence of repub licans all over the country, for the build ing in this city of a great headquarters where members of the party from every state can find a political home. The es timated cost of the proposed structure is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. It is to be built by general contributions, and each state in the Union is to be called upon to furnish some of its pecul iar products for the building. The scheme, Mr. Clarkson said would be brought to the attention of the national committee at its next meeting, and if indorsed by that body, it will probably be given formal approval. . According to a Statement at the Fifth avenue hotel last evening, delegate j to St. Louis from various congressional dis tricts have been agreed upon. Among these are ex-Controller Frank Hendricks and Henry B. Coman, Fred G. Weaver and Frank Storey, from the Oneida dis trict, and Henry Hurd and State Con troller James Roberts, from Erie county. Will Not Interfere. Washington, Feb. 20. The president has refused a pardon in the case of F, M. Ohalston, sentenced in Oregon to 'ten years of hard labor, for forgery. The president, in his indorsement, says: ."I am decidedly in favor of the strict pun ishment of persons guilty of crimes for which this prisoner ia now suffering im prisonment. An offense -involving for gery, swindling the poor and needy vet eran soldiers, and the prostitution of the benevolent conditions of the govern ment, as embodied in the . pension laws, does not in the slightest degree move me to clemency." , : Hot clam broth at 4 o'clock today at J. O. Mack's, 67 Second street. . . .-. FRENCH & CO., i : BANKERS. TRANSACT A GENEKAL BANKING BUSINE3 ITor Infants and Children. Castoria promotes! Digestion, and overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, and . Feverishness. Thus the child is rendered healthy and its sleep natural. Castoria contains no Morphine or other1 narcotic property. Castoria is po well adapted to children (hat X recommend It as superior to any prescription .inown to me." H. A. Ahcher. M. D., Ill Sooth Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. " For several years I have recommenaed your " Castoria,' and shall always continue to do so, as it has invariably produced beneficial results." Edwim F. Pardee, M. D., 12Sth Street and 7th Ave., New York City. "The use of 'Castoria Is so universal and Its merits so well known that It peems a work of supererogation to endorse it. .Few are the In telligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." Carlos Uaktth. D. D., New York City. Thb Czktadb OoHPAirr, 77 Hurray Street, K. T. No more BOILS, no more PIMPLES Use Kinersly's Iron Tonic. The Snipes Kinersly. Drug Co. ' Telephone No. 3. Letters of Credit issued available in the Eastern States. Sight Exchange and Telecraphic Transfers sold on New York, Chieaeo, St. Louis, San Francisco, Portland Ore gon, Seattle Wash,, and various points in Oregon and Washington. Collections made at all points on fav orable terms. Harry Liebe, PRACTICAL Watchmaker? Jeweler All work promptly attended to, and warranted. . Can now be found at 162 Second street. the Snipes-Kinersly Drag Co. Hay and Grain for Sale Ward, Kerns & Robertson's Stable, : Corner Fourth and Federal Sts.- ' dec4-lm : Drugs, Paints, Wall Paper, Glass. Etc. 129 Second St., THE DALLES, - - OR. RETIRING from Business. ONE OBJECT; and ONE ONIiY i . . . That of ttirning the stock into money. DRY GOODS, &c, CLOTHING, &c, FURNISHINGS, &c. Ladies', Misses', Gents', Boys,' Childs' Boots, Shoes, Slippers. M onyill 4 '- '.. t . .1. f.