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VOL. X
THE DALLES, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 11,
1897 NO 10-1
KO CHANCE FOR PEACE:
Pacification of Cuba Farther
Off Than Ever.
WEYLER A VAIX AXD IDLE BOASTER
I'nprr Monrv Floated liy Spain Steadily I
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New York, May 10. A dispatch to
tLe Herald from Havana says:
There is a grim humor in the official
announcement as to the state of the in
surrection and the outlook, which causes
a sneer iu Havana, where food is scarce
and sound money scarcer. As the situa
tion grows worse at every point, the
palace reports become more rose-colored
and more at war with the facts. For in
stance, for a centeo, which is worth
$5."0in Spanish gold, one may get the
equivalent of $11.30 in paper money to
day in Havana.
It is significant that the paper money
o! Spain is at a greater discount at this
moment, when the reforms are said to
be at hand, than at any time since the
war began. During the 10-years' war a
centen at one time became worth $lo in
paper, and no one doubts that the bil
lets will reach or pass that point again.
Two months tmo a centen was worth
$5.50 in paper, and then there was less
talk ofa pac.ficdiiun and reforms than
now.
The fact is, no one pays any attention
to General Weyler's proclamation about
the peace he says he has brought about,
or his talk about the golden time that
is coming, now that the queen regent
has been kind enough to Eign the re
forms. These things are mere sound.
But the paper money is a grim fact, and
the determination with which all per
sons retuse to have it thrust upon them
at par has forced even General Weyler
to recognize that the money question is
superior to his decree, and to abandon
his declared intention of punsihing any
one who looked twice at these shin
plasters. Indeed, Spain, over his head, suggests
that the billets be accepted in custom
houses with an increased duty corre
sponding to the depreciation of the
paper. The shopkeepers do not accept
any billets in many cases, or, if they do,
the customer must pay twice the gold
price. The billet is just so much de
preciated paper, and the country will
not lecognize it as any thing else.
The plight of Spain is bad enough
without the rioting, which would be
general if an attempt were made to force
this paper down the throats of men
already grown sullen because of the dis
astrous and lagging military policy of
General Weyler. No one here can see
how Spain will be able to carry much
longer the financial burden with which
she is saddled, and which increases tre
mendously every month. Still, there
are official announcements that the mil
itary outlook is roeeate, despite the fact
engagements are daily reported, and
wounded soldiers carried into the garri
son in the towns prove the activity of
the rebels in every province.
There are engagements, too, which are
not reported, and these are the more ser
ious. Three nights ago 100 wounded
soldiers were carried into Kegia by rail
on their way to Havana hospitals, and
Eorne of tbem died in the railroad station.
Officially there has been no fight of im
portance in this province of late, but the
arrival of these men means that Spanish
columns have been ambushed by Gener
al Castillo, with his usual success. The
fight was at Govea.
No one at the palace pretends that the
Matanzas is pacified, and it is known
that a messenger ia on his way to New
York, who will tell the junta that the
insurgents in Pinar del Rio number
7000 firmed men, and that four briga
diers are there who served under Rivera,
and have acetd vigorously and in har
mony ever siuce his capture, obeying
General Gome?.' orders not to engage
the Spat.ish force until he gives the
word that the time has come.
hfcvtu Hundred SjihiiUIi CoiiTltt-Soldlcls
Wilt Iteluru to Spain,
New Yokk, May 10. A dispatch to
the Journal from Havana says:
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Celebrated for Its crcnt lenvenini; strength ami
hcalthfuliiws. Assures the food ncainst alum
and nil forms of adulteration common to the
cheap brands.
Royal Baking Powder Co. New York.
General Figuerara, of the cavalry reci-
i ment of Pizzaro, will embark im
) mediately with few survivors of his force
! for Spain.
j The nest steamer is expecttd to take
; about 700 returning infantry forces, and
all the so-called volunteers enlisted from
prisons throughout Spain for the cam
paign here, as guerillas, are, according
1 to a recent order of Weyler, to be mus
,' tered out and discharged within the
nest fortnight. Each of the former
jailbird?, upon his departure for the isl
j land, will be given a certificate of good
, character, and a military cross for his
j services in raiding Cuban hospitals,
i butchering helpless wounded, and as
saulting Cuban women found acting as
nurses therein.
BELL. COMPANY GOT 1 UK DECISION
Berliner Patent Cage Decided by the
Supreme Court.
Washington-, May 10. The Bell Tel
ephone Company has won the case
brought against it by the United States
to annul the last Berliner patent. This
decision has the effect of continuing the
control of the telephone by the Bell
Company for 17 years from the date of
last patent which was granted in 1S91.
The government asked to have the
patent set aside on the ground that a de
lav of 13 years in the patent office was
fraudulent, through the fault ot the tel
ephone company, and that the patent
issued in 1SS0 covered the same ground
on which the new patent was applied
for in 1S91.
The supreme court, in the opinion de
livered today by Justice Brewer, held
that there was no evidence of corruption
or undue influence esercised over the
patent office by the telephone company,
and no evidence of delay in granting the
patent had been brought about by the
company. The delay was through fault
of the patent office.
Justice Harlan dissented. Justices
Gray and Brown, it is announced took
no part in the case, presumably because
they were interested. The court held
that in order to set aside a patent the
government must establish grounds of
relief as clear and satisfactory as to set
aside a land patent. All other allega
tions of the government besides that of
delay were overruled. This decision
sustains the lower courts.
The llet Itemeily for ltheniimtlm.
From the Kalrhavcn (N Y.) Restter.
Mr. James Rowland of this village,
state that for twenty-five years his wife
has been a sufferer from rheumatism.
A few nights ago she was in such pain
that she was nearly crazy. She sent
Mr. Rowland for the doctor, hut he had
read of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
instead of comg for the doctor ho went
to the store and secured a bottle ot it.
His wife did not approve of Mr. Row
land's purchase at first, but neverthe
less applied the Balm thoroughly and in
an hour's time was able to go to sleep.
She now applies it whenever she feels an
ache or a pain and finds that it always
gives relief. He says that no medicine
which she had used ever did her as much
good. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for Fale
by Blakeley & Houghton.
The Shakers have made a discovers
which is destined to accomplish much
eood. Realizing that three-fourths ol
all of our sufferings arise from stomach
troubles, that the country ia literally
tilled with people who cannot eat and
digest food, without subsequently suffer
ing pain and distress, and that many
are starving, wastintr to mere skeletons.
j because their food does them no good,
they have devoted much study and
thought to the subject, and the result is
I this discovery of their Digestive Cordial.
A little book can be obtained from
your druggist that will point out the
way of relief at once. An investigation
will cost nothing and will result in
much good.
Laxol is the best medicine for chil
dren. Doctors recommend it in place of
! Castor Oil.
i
Old People.
Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whisky nor other intoxicant,
but acts as a tonic and alternative. It
acts mildly on the stomach and Dowels,
adding strength and giving tone to the
organs, thereby aiding Nature in the
performance of the functions. Electric
Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids
digestion. Old people find it just exact
ly what they need. Price 50 cents and
$1 00 per bottle at Blakeley & Hough
ton's Drug Store. 5
bucklen'o Arnica salve.
The best salve in tne world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevei
sores, tetter, chapped handH, chilblaine,
corns, and al! skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required
J It is guaranteed to give perfect eatiafac
i tion, or money refunded. Price -5 centa
i per Ikix. For sale by Blakeley and
! Houghton, druirirists.
For Sale.
Yearling sheep (1000 head,) sound and
in prime condition. Price $1.75. Ad
dress, J. M. Davis,
w-mltf SherarB Bridge, Oregon.
We saw some tea the
other day tea sold in San
Francisco so highly col
ored that a spoonful , washed
! in cold water, left an ugly
jgreen powder, one-six
teenth of an inch deep, on
the bottom of the cup.
Not all tea is colored like
that of course; some tea is
colored only a little. Schil
ling's Best is colored not at
all; and that is the tea to
buy for several reasons.
save Your Grain.
Few realize that each squirrel de
stroys $1.50 wortli of grain annually.
Wakelee's Squirrel and Gopher Exterm
inator is the most effective and econom
ical poison known. Price reduced to 30
cents. For sale by M. Z. Donnel),
Agent.
Cah In Your Check.
All county warrants registered prior
to Dec. 1, 1892, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after May 7,
1897. C. L. Piului'H,
County Treasurer.
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Faithful Cnnlnc (Jimrdlnnn of Their
Slant era' 1'roiit-riy.
One of the familiur sights of city life
in Chicairo if! the dog1 perched on the
seat of a delivery wnjrou or with his
head protruding from the rear of the
vehicle and barking- lustily at some
Hiipposed intruder. The sirht has be
come sj common as to attract but. little
attention from the passers-by, but only
a few years njjo its rarity would have
demanded instant attention. Take it j
around the big wholesale Grocery
houses down-town nnd the majority of
the wnrons that, are backed up to the
curbstone have a vigilant four-footed
jrtinrdian in them. Most of these dof.y
are Bhupfry-coated terriers of one hind
or another, without any claim to.hlfrh
breeding-, but with the merit of inces
sant and wiry watchfulness. Let any
one but the owner lay his hand upon
the horse, wagon or content and at
once the dojr sets up a savage and noisy
protest, in which all the dogs iu the line
of wagons join.
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why it was that so many of them had a
dog on the wagon, answered: "To watch
out for thieves. You see," he con
tinued, "we carry many small pack
ages, find maybe before I get rid of my
load 1 have to visit a dozen places, leav
ing my wagon and contents unprotect
ed while I hi to each house. There
are always thieves watchinff for just
such opportunities, and before 1 had a
doe; every little while something- would
Ins stolen from my wagon and I would
have to pay the Joss, Since I have had
my dofr I have not lost anything.
"How did I train the dog to stay in
the wagon? Oh, that wan easy. I just
tied him there and kept him tied for
three or four months, and by that time
he was on to his job. Then the dogs de
velop generally great affection for the
horses and stay night with th'.-in. My
dog sleeps Iu the stall with my horue
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I have tried to take the horse out with
out the dog once or twice, just to try
him, but the pup set up such a racket
when left in tlm barn alone that 1 wa.s
glad to let him out."
Rome o the big express companies
nre now j tit ting dogs In their wagons
as addltloi 1 safeguard. One noticed
jeMwduy had n bull terrier of most
ferocious mien on thr-.soat. Pity the
sneak th'.t f who over attempts to filch
anything from that wagon! He never 1
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