a) VOL. X THE DALLES, OREGON. MONDAY, .DECEMBER 13, 1897 NO 288 TROUBLE OF ITS OWN BritishMinistry Dealing with Knotty Problems. NDIA MAY HAVE A NEW VICEROY Failure of tlie , Largest and Beit Equipped Force ever Assem bled in India, London, Dec. 11. Four cabinet coun cils in a week are calculated to aronse comment, but it mu9t be admitted that tbe Marquis of Salisbury and hia col leagues have a multiplicity of matters more or less urgently calling for a settle went. With France trying to . filch pieces of African territory which Great Britain is in the habit of calling her own, Germany loosening the "clinch" Albion has always claimed to have in China, Great Britain herself trying to grab a little more country ' at various other pointB, and the preparation of the leg islative program, tbe ministry has no lack of worries. , The announcement which the St. James's Gazette made 'on Wednesday last, "authoritatively," that the British government does not expect any further trouble with Frfence regarding ' the Up per Nile regions. France agreeing' to ac cept the situation, is unconfirmed and probably unfounded, asj there is no lack of evidence that France is deliberately pnrsuingthe task of seizing the upper waters of the Nile above Khartoum, thus cutting the British line of com munications between Cape Town and Suez, and the powerful colonial party in France threatens to- upset the Meline cabinet, should it recede from this en terprise. All the forces of General Sir William Lockhart, the British, commander on the Indian frontier, have been with drawn to the Para valley for the winter. Thus the largest and best equipped force ever assembled in India has failed, and the whole work will have to be repeated in the spring. About 1400 officers and ' men either killed or wounded, 3,000,000 rupees spent in loss, and British pres tige weakened on the frontier, are the debits, against which a tew mud huts and sangareea blown up and probably i several thousand natives killed are the only credits. Rumors, too precise to be guesswork, are current to the effect that the Earl of Elgin early next spring will retire from the viceroy'alty of India, and be succeeded by Lord George Hamilton, whose Indian secretaryship will be filled by Lord Lansdowne, the present secre tary of state for war. This will be a good party move, as it will enable the Mar- - quia of Salisbnry to place at the head of the war office a skilled man of business, who will satisfy the tax payers as well as tbe army, and materially smooth the path for the intended demand for mili tary reform. It is intimated that Jo seph Chamberlain may be transferred from the colonial to the war office, his place being given as a sop to the Mar quis of Londonderry, whose "kicking" qualities are not appreciated by the cabinet. Royal makes the food pare, wholesome and delicious. Si Fovnzn Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. MBS. HcElNLEY DEAD, Passed Away Feacefally at an Karly Boar Yesterday Morning;. Canton, Dec. 11. Mrs. Nancy Allison McKinley passed from this life at a few minutes pasr2 o'clock Sunday morning, with all her childen and other immedi ate relatives at her ' bedside. She did not suffer any in her last hours, but gradually passed from the deep,- palsied Bleep, in which she had rested almost constantly for ; the past : ten days, into the death sleep.- ' ' - ' ".-1 -' No word could be secured from tbe house for some hours before dissolution. At 2:35 an undertaker was Buratnoned and tho first publicity waa given of the death. The end was most beautiful in its peacefutness. She 'seemed to sleep so soundly chat it was 'difficult to tell whether she has yet breathed her last. This condition continued for half an hour. The president and all of tbe fam ily were by her side. There was no recognition, however. Her last consciousness was hours before her final taking away. The doctor called at 5:30 o'clock and reported that be found a material change for the worse, such as he regarded as certain to bring about final dissolution during the night. He bad not even a faint hope that' ehe could live until morning. President McKinley continued his vigil all day, much as ho did the pre ceeding days. He sat almost constantly in the sickroom, and there secured about all the rest he had. He had the news papers at his Bide, and when his mother rested most peacefully, he glanced over the columns for the news of the day. Late in the afternoon he and his wife emerged from the house and took a few turns on the '. porch for exercise and a little fresh air, and a little later he and his brother Abner took a similar walk. Aside from this he had scarcely been out ofthe room. He was informed of the af fairs of state by communications from the White House, and, judging from the callB of messengers there are many tele grams of sympathy and inquiry beinj: received from friends of the mother and son in various parts of the country.' I was troubled for a long time with a sore wrist; some thing the doctors termed. an open vein. It would break and the blood would flow in a stream from it, and I could find nothing that would heal it until I tried your Happy -Thought Salve. 'A small quantity healed it up nicely. In fact it has been weir and showed no signs of breaking for over three months so I feel it has done perfect work. Mrs. T. R. Yeager, 1526 South Ninth St., Spokane, Wash. 50 cents a jai"-ulmsss-at Donnell's Drugstore. .Bow to Prevent F'nenmonia. At this time of the year a cold is very easily contracted, and if left to run its course without the aid ot some reliable cough medicine is liable to result in that dread disease, pneumonia. We know of no better lemedy to cure a cough or cold than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. We have used it quite extensively and it has always given entire satisfaction Olagah, Ind. Ter. Chief. ' This is the only remedy that ia knowu to be a certain preventive of pneumonia. Among the many thousands who have used it for colds and la - grippe, we have not yet learned of a single case having re sulted in pneumonia. ' Persons who have weak lungs or have reason to fear an at tack of pneumona, ehould keep the remedy at hand. Tbe 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by Blakeley & Houghton. TORNADO DRILLS IN KANSAS. $200022 The reason ScJiilling'a Best baking powder is . lots better than 30 cent baking powder (which usually has alum or other harmful things in' it) is that less of it does more work safe work safe to your cake, and safe to your stomach. At your grocers. Cam Are Being Built Under School Honaea. We have fire drills in, our public schools in the east, and very effective drills they have proved in more than one case of emergency. - In Kansas .they have no fire drills, or, if they have, -we have still to hear of it. Out there tor nadoes are more to be dreaded than fires, and the schoolchildren are now being trained in tornado drills, says the New York Sun. ' ' '' -: When tornadoes strike a Kansas town everybody makes at; once for prairies. It is the only way to escape death from flying- doors and chimneys, falling trees and toppling buildings. Schoolchildren are trained to know this from the cradle, and on these occasions rush pell mell for the nearest bit of Clear prairie attainable. But '- many children have been maimed 'and even killed in these terrible storms. So they have started a movement throughout the state to' have tornado caves built under the schoolhouses large enough to accommodate all the children while the blow lasts. And here comes in the tornado drill, which is already being put into practice. ' ; It is very much like our own fire drill. The teacher sounds the alarm on the piano and the children all stand up. Then the march is -played, and out they go in good order, down the stairs and into the cave. Then let the winds blow! Let the entire building fall in ruins! The chil dren are safe and have only to be dug out. . v ... QUAKER CITY ECONOMY. Watchmen and Gnldea Dlaarnated Ijoae Their Brass Buttons. There couldn't possibly be in all this city another crowd of men so disgusted as were the watchman, guides and ele vator men at the city hall, says the Philadelphia Record. It was all because the public buildings commissioners had been seized with what the men con sidered a ridiculous attack of economy. This is the time of the year when all uniformed men in the employ of the city prepare to change their winter clothing for their summer garments. Now, the uniforms worn by the city hall men are profusely adorned with brass buttons bearing the seal of the city, and the municipal authorities are particu larly careful to see that none of these buttons shall ever go astray. It is, in fact, a punishable offense for a common citizen to have in his possession one ol these buttons. Accordingly when each man appeared for duty, he was called to the front and an official, armed with a pair of shears, snipped off all the city's buttons from lie victim's uniform ex cept one, which was left to hold the coat across the client. Fortunately the sus pender b"ttoa cn the trousers are juy the ordimrj- kind, without any muni cipal insignia, otherwise there would certainly have been a strike. The crw of buttons tlius gathered in was sent to the tailor, who had finished tb" summer iiiiiforms up to fhe point of &: taching those necessary littla articles A Schilling & Company San Francisco 1228 Beware of Oinmentu far Catarrk that Contain Itrercary, As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and c mpletely derange the whole system when entering it through the -mucous .surfaces. . 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Conan Doyle, Jerome K. Jerona, Stanley Weymin, Mary K. TO 11 kins Anthony Hope, Bret Barte, Brander Matthews, Etc. . - We offer this unequaled newspaper and The Dalles Twice-a-Week Chronicle to gether one year for $2.00. The regular price of the two papers is $3.00. SUMMONS. 9 IS THE CIRCUIT COURTof the State of Ore gon for Wasco County. Emma Golden, plaintiff. vs Uewltt Golden, defendant. To Dewltt Golden, the above named defendant? In the name of the State of Oretron. too are bereby required to appear and answer the com plaint filed against yon in . the above entitled court and cause on or before the first day of the next term of said court following the expiration of tbe time prescribed in the order for the pub lication of this summons, to-wit: on or before tbe 14th day of February, 1898; and if you fall to so attpear and answer, or otherwise plead, in said cause, the plaintiff for want thereof will apply to tbe Court for The relief craved for in the com- plHint filed herein, to-wit: that the bonds of matrimony existing oeiween piainntr ana de fendant be dissolved; that the plaintiff be awarded the custody of the minor child men tioned in said complaint, Zola Maud Golden; that the nlaiutifl' have and recover her costs and disbursements made and expended in this suit, and for such other and further relief as to the Court may seem equitable. , i ms summons is served upon you oy puDiica tion thereof by order of Hon. W. L. Brads-haw, judge of said court, which order bears date of September 28tb, 1897, and was made and dated at chambers in Lalles City, Wasco County, Oregon, on the 28th day of Septcmbei , 1897. ii . Attorney for Plaintiff. Administrator's Notice. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been regularly appointed administrator of the estate of Henry A. Baker, deceased, by order of tbe county court of the State of Oregon for Wbbco County, dated the 6th day of December, 1S97. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same, duly verified, to the administrator at The Dalles, Oregon, within six moifths1 from the date of this notice. Dalles City, Oregon, Dec. 10, 189". C. W. DIETZEL, decll-ii - - Administrator. ..GflflS. FRflflK;.. ButeheiTs and Fafmeps ..Exchange. Keeps on draught the celebrated COLUMBIA BEER, acknowl edged the best beer in The Dalles, . at the usual price. Come in, try it and be convinced. Also tbe Finest brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. - Sahdrjuisnes of all Kinds always on hand. Patronize the Troy LftflPRY All kind of work. , White Shirts a specialty. Family work at reduced rates. .Wash collected and delivered free. ... ' j.. .,. ' ': . . Telephona jio. SOI. - ' a.; W. este b EN ET, Agt. Child's sets; Collar and Muff. Collarettes, Beastes, Muffs and Boas j Ladies' Fleeced Wrappers from $1.00 Ladies Outing Flannel IWxappers.richly made,to a Children's Cloaks, ages 2 to 5 years, from $1.25 Lace Curtains, Table Covers, Sofa Pillows and ' Pillow Foundations. Figured Draper Silks Japanese Draperies. Gloves, . ,' Gent's Silk Lined Kid Gloves, Umbrellas and Mackintoshes. ..Xmas is Coming. . We are busy as Bees opening new goods, dis playing the same' and decorating our store Xmas like, and to make shopping with . us as pleasurable and convenient as possible. ' WasGO Warehoy se Ooinpany Headquarters for Seed Grain ofaii kinds. Headquarters for Feed Grain of ail kinds. Headquarters for Rolled Grain, ail kinds. Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, mTluf Headquarters for "Byers' Best" Pendle- 4-f- TJlrilTT Thi8 Floor is manufactured expressly for family '- use: every sack ia guaranteed to give satisfaction. We sell bur goods lower than any honee in tbe trade, and if you don't think bo call and set our prices and be convinced. Highest Prices Paid for Wheat, Barley and Oats. has the best Dress Goods has the best Shoes first-class Drjr Goods Store. G. F. STEPHENS-