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VOL. IX THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, L897 NO 306 ROYAL The absolutely pure BAKING POWDER ROYAL the most celcbratqd of all the baking powders in the world eel- ebrated ior its great leavening strength and purity. It makes yout cakes, biscuit, bread, etc., healthful, it assures you against alum and all forms of adulteration that go with the cheap brands. ROYAL MKINU MWDIR CO., NEW YORK. iNGLEV TREASURER hhe Place Was Offered Him and He Accepted. IT IS K0BINSON CRUSOE ISLAND NOW JIcKlnley Hulil to Favor the Callinc if a Monetary Conference In tlio Hjirlnsr- y Ciiauno, Jan. 1. A Tribune special rom Wiishingion save : Nelson Dingley, jr., will be the next ecretary of the treasury. He lias been jfl'ered the hih position under the Me- vtnlby administration, and has ac- epted it. This highly important information omes from a gentleman who is emi- ently in a position to know whereof he peaks and it can ho trusted implicitly. Ie is a member of the present and next iou3j of representatives and is uuthority ir hie statement that Dingloy will not chairman of the ways and means onumttee in the next house a position 'hich has been conceded to him from he start becauso ho is to be secretary ' the treasury. SPOILS A 'FICI8CO FAKE. rtisoe'a VanlHlieil Ialnml In Iternr- rected and Keohrlstenetl. New York, Jan. 1. President ErezuiB ill soon make a trip to Bandy Point to ersonnlly inspect nnd study the neces ties of the people in the far-off Chilean roviuco. Hereafter tho island of Juan Fernan !z will be known as Robinson Crusoe land. It lias been decided to give it it name. The Chilean government purposes es- Wahiiiga penal colony on St. John's .. . . i i . i i) m Keep convicts senienceu iu iuur mis. It is intended that these con eta shall engage in fishing and canning elllish, which are abundant in the bay. M'KIU t.KY IN KAKNB8T. from Canton by Mr. Mondell. Said Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin : "I am glad tho president-elect takes the pledge for bimetalism contained in the platform seriously. The large ma jority of the Republicans in the Western and Middle Western states voted tl,o Republicon ticket because they accepted the platform pledge in good faith." There Is Nothing Ho Good. There is nothing just as good as Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, so demand it and do not permit the dealer to sell you some substitute. He will not claim there is anything better, but in order to make more profit he may claim something else to be just as good. You want Dr. King's New Discovery because you know it to be safe nnd reliable, and guaranteed to do good or money refunded. For Coughs, Colds, Consumption and for all affec tions of Throat, Chest and Lungs, there is nothing so good as is Dr. King's New Discovery. Trial bottle free at Blakeley & Houghton's Drug Store. Regular size 60 coins and $1.00. 2; I'KItiVKTUAI. MOTION. Tlio Clovcir I)nvlcn of Inventor. u 3IlnneHiitu fTor Culling the Monetary Conference JJnrly In the Hprlaff. Ciikuuo, Dec. 31. A Washington ttiai iu win ixuwn uuyo; uumbiboouihu oiidell of Wyoming, who arrived to- iy direct from Canton, where he fnter- uwed President-elect McKwley, said : "Major McKinley is in earnest on the etof un international agreement. i is iu accord with tho spirit of Sena Wolcott's resolution, nnd believes Mon should bo taken at once. Ho 'avoir! cilling the eorif'.'iiwico early in tho spring. He says it is idle to talk of Post 'ining action until after tho turjff ' (lisi)oued of. bocaiue. if anything !b iftve to betaken at once." Western Republicans iu congress wore "tiuh interested in the word brought St. Paul, Dec. 31. J. G. Kallor, of Mnnkato, Minn., has applied for a pat ent for un invention which he says will take the place of steam engines and elec tric motors. The devise is called a hydraulic motor, und the principle upon which it works is tho natural one which causes lighter substances than water to rise to the sur face. An endless chain of small air tight tanks is placed over two sprocket wheels in such a manner that on one side it will pass upward through a large tank of water. As eacli air tank enters the water tank from below through a water-tight valve, it will be forced to the surface by the superior weight of the water and in this way the chain will be kept in perpetual motion, revolving the sprocket wheels to which shafts are attached. Thus, if the claims of the inventor are true, the motor will run on indefi nitely without fuel. He claims that the Jrst oost will be less than that of a steam engine, while the operating expenses will be so small that all other motive powers will be driven out of use. Hydraulic motors to furnish any horse-power required can bo constructed. It isn't big profits that makes the .pile at the end of the year, Mr. Grocer, you know that. It's the many. Schilling's Besi'xs the tea for good-will; and good will is your best advertise ments. ' Mnnov-hack tea. I A Schilling & Company ban I'raacHvu BO JAPAN'S EXPANSION. How She Feel In Regard to Aug tralln. The German pupws inform Eng-loro! that there are other besides English speaking raeos imbued with the desire for new territory. It would be inter esting to know in how far our German contemporaries acknowledge, the right to expand of nations outside of Huropc. liipan, to the horror of the European element in tlio far cast, turns her atten tion toward the. Indian, ocean. We con -dense the following account by Mr. Aud ley Coote in the Argus, Melbourne: "While in a ear with Kuvernl Japanese oflleers they werr conversing about. Australia, saying- that it was a fine, large country, with great, forests nild excellent soil for the cultivation of rice, coll'ee, tea and other tropical products. The whites settled in Australia, so thought these officers, are like the dog in the liinnger. Some one will have to tnke a good part of Australia to develop it, for it. is a pity to see ko line a coun try lying waste. Hnglnnd is a. useful enough nation as an ally to Japan, but if any ill-feeling arose between the two countries it would be a. wi:-e thing to send some battleships to Australia and annex part, of it. 1 found that this is the prevalent opinion in Japan, and it is certainly not surprising that thh small country, teeming with its 1S,0()0, 000, should regard Australia, with only 4,000,000, with a certain amount of covetoitsnes-s." Commeiiiting upon this, the Argus says: "We have not formulated or even dis cussed any rational policy to guide us 5u our dealings with .thepe eastern neighbors; consequently the attitude of Australia must be one of simple aloofness. Mr. Cootc's tidings ore an eloquent, homily to Queensland as to the necessity for federation and a re minder to the colonies generally how precarious the positicui of Australia would be were it not an, integral part of the British empire. While that is so menace can only arise to Australia iu the event of a great war in which the naval strength of the empire is over taxed, in such, a ease Japan, enrolled ipon the side of England's enemies, would be an important factor in the sum from thcAustrnlian point of view. The Australians, therefore,, like the ?aniaros, are not inclined to do more than tnke note of the fact. that danger may threaten them from Japan. It is different v. ith the Dutch. They talk of taking the bull by the horns. I'rof. Sehlegel writes in the Dagblad, The Hague, as follows: "The only way to guard against at tacks upon, the colonies by the Jap anese is to drive them out. of Formosa. Holland must take possession of For mosa. The remembrance of Dutch rule hns not yet been eradicated in thai island, and both Chinese and natives would welcome our return as putting an end to the reigning anarchy. True, Japan wiuld not voluntarily give up the island. But that is not necessary. Per haps Kussiannd France, and even Eng land, would join Holland in dispossess ing the Japanese, The seed sown by Dutch ministers and teachers two centuries ago would then speedily bear fruit." Litern ry Dige's t. THEY SPIN BY HAND. Ohl-Faiihtoned Jlloclt iHluudor Still Send Tholr Wool Into ('utinoctlcut. The hum of the spinning wheel is still a familiar sound in Block .Island, a' (iiiaiut and intoresting restart in sum mer and u miniature world in winter, in which the habiLs and customs are those of l.'O years ago. The island is l.r miles off the Hhode Island shore and almost directly south of stormy Point Judith, says the New York Herald. The heads of HO Block Island families sot sail in ilsliing boats the other dny and pushed up the Thames river to Oak dale, where they left heaps of wool to be carded into rolls for hand spinning. The rolls will be spun and knitted into atockings and mittens for the protec tion, of the hardy Islanders against the bleuk winter winds of the Atlantic. There are times during the winter wlusn tho wind sweeps across the tree less land at a velocity of 84 miles an liour, and women toko their lives in their hands when they venture, out of doors. The isolation of the island is almost complete. John Schalield established the first woollen mill in. Connecticut near Oak dnle, where, tho carding was done by power cards. In 1708 the Block Inland ers began to send wool to the mill to be carded Into rolls, nnd gene-ratilon after generation'; have kept up the practice. Formerly many bags of grain accom panied the wool, nnd grist and woollen mills were kept running day and night, while the fishermen and fnrnutrs en joyed lheiitiiclvcs In tho quiet Connecti cut village until tho work was done. Hot clom broth every day til noon at Ad Kellar's. tf Winter Underwear. If you have Underwear to buy. it would seem almost imperative that you should take advantage of these offerings. Couldn't touch them a month ago at anything like these prices. Men's Natural Ribbed, extra fine finish Special 40c Garment Men's Derby Ribbed, fashioned seams Special 50c Garment Men's Camel's Hair Knit Special 50c Garment Men's Superfine Camel's Hair Special $1.00 Garment Men's Fleece Lined Special 95c Garment The above are all New Arrivals. SEE WINDOW. See Our All-Wool Sweaters, Large Sailor Collar, Laced Front, All Colors $1.50 A. M. WILLIAMS & CO. 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