Sty Date
VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1898
NO
INQUIRIES
I'roliiiiiwH'y Report to lie
Made fo the President.
CLAIM THE KM) TO Mv IN SIfiHT
AnnnuiHi'ii"''" ' '' AcliiiliilHtrntlon'B
l'ollr.v Will IS" Mnilii Upon
iiulit "f tltn Kniiitrl.
WAfliiiSRTox.Mnr. 18. Tim prcai-
iilcntiloi'H not expect nnytliiiiR in
1 the nature of u preliminary report
from Hid haanl of inquiry in thu
Maim; ilisiiHtur. On the contrary,
Its expectation is llmt the report,
when it eniiioe, will ho complete in
1 all ruspi'CtH, although following tho
' usual course, it iH within thu pow
, erof the Kcerotary of this nnvy to
i onlor tin hotly to continue thoir
i investigation!! iiloiin certain lines,
1 Bhonlil lu hi'lii'vu further infurtna
1 lion is uVirahlo.
Wasiiini.to.n, Mar. 18. Nothing of n
tptcinl character developed at today's
cabinet meeting heyonil thu fuel that
tho report of the Muino court of inquiry
is not expected until the eaily part of
next vveek. As haw heen the caeo in ev
ery cabinet meeting during the hiHt
month, ahnoat the entire cession wau
conauuied in iliaeuBBiiiR the Cuban ques
tion, ami it can he Htuted on uood au
thority that no plan of action will ho
definitely deeided upon pending the ar
rival of the report.
Kviry phase oi llie Kovurul queHtionn
involved wim carefully coniiilurcd, and
it is lielieveil that very booh after tho re
port ia received the prcHidcut, probably
in conjunction with conreBH, will un
nouncea delinite policy.
Wahhimiton, Mar. 18. Senator 5nl
lingcr was ut tlio capitol today for tho
first time since his return from Cuba.
When requeued to niitko a Htatoniont
as to his observations of tho condition of
affairs at present on tho inland, ho re
sponded .
"Von can tjicji my natno to any pict
ure you may draw of utter wretehednesH
and destitution and hulltalincas in that
country. Tho recoucentrados are per
ishing by thousands for wuntof the com
monest necessities of life. Tho best in
formation obtainable leads to the con
clusion that there have beon beyond
Joubt lOO.OOOdeatlia nsa result of Spain's
brutal policy, and many more are occur
'ing from day to day.
"There is a divergency of opinion on
the island as to tho probability of war
between Spain and thu United States,
nil I am erne that I am within tho
bounds of truth when 1 euy that almost
the entire native population would wel
comoany turn of events however tragic,
tbat would wrcnt Cuba from tho nomi
nation of Spain. This is true not only
of those avowedly favorable to indepen
"Wee, but of many from tho ranks of
'no Spanish Hympathizon', who nro at
heart strong advocates of Cuban inde
pendence. 'UKSH 1IKMANUS.
'"'I'Ottaill ;IIICIIMHII)N til lilt KXHUtllll
from Olilmi.
Pkki.no, Mar. 18. Franco Iiiib formu
the follow tug fresh doumnda from
"ia Celestials :
fl't China hIiuU not cedo any part
J tl'O four province, Kwiuig Tung,
it'i, Yuu Nan, ami Kwei Chan;
'"atthorailwuy from Thiijj Ohau TiiiR
5i?e Salve
Gnrlaiiil's "Happy"
Thouiiht Salvo la
made right. It is tho
aalvo you nro euro of.
50 cents at DONNELL'S,
Royal niukcs the limit pure,
wholesome nnil delicious.
. fi
m0
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
novi iiAKisa roworn no., hew vouk.
(on the northern
Bhall bi! extiiuled
froutior of Tonquin)
via Paz, Siam, into
the Yuu Nan province, and that a coal-
in? station be granted Franco at l.ei
Cliau I'll, in tho Hen Chan peninsula,
north of Unit Nan.
Thua far China declines to comply
with any of these demands.
I'nKi.NCi, Mar. 18. France makes nu
merous other demands upon China in
; addition to Uioho cabled last night.
They include railroads and coaling feta
tion conceaaionn. exclusive miniiiL' priv
ileges, and also insist that tho director
of the imperial postollicu should be a
Frenchman.
Eight days are allowed China to reply
and the threats are interpreted to indi
cate that thu French will occupy the
province of iiui Xiu unless the Chinese
comply.
A IMirriiw Knrii.
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
K. Hart, of Ciroton, S. I. "Was taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
hums ; cough set in and finally termin
ated in Consumption. Four doctors
gave mo up, Baying I could live but a
abort time. 1 gave myself up to my
Savior, determined if I could not stay
with my friends on earth, 1 would meet
my absent ones above. My hufitand
wiib advised to get Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption, Cougha and
Colds. I gave it a tiial, took in all eight
bottles. It has cuied ine, and thank
(iod I am saved and now a well and
healthy woman." Trial bottles free at
Ulakeley & Houghton's drug stoie.
Regular si.e 50c and $1 .00. Cuaranteed
or price refunded, 1
WieUUIC OKI" TILLASIOllK.
I.iuiibiir Hrlinonnr Arthur AMior Near
OmUowii.
'.Tillamook, Or., Mar. 18. News has
just been received from Oretown.a email
villugo on the coast, about thirty miles
aouth of bore, that tho lumber schooner
Arthur I., of Sun FranciBco, is on tho
beach at that point, a total wreck, hav
ing been broken into sovoral pieces by
heavy seas.
Nothing Iiiib been Boon of the crow,
and it is feared that all have perished.
There ia no telegraph lino to Oretown
and no further particulars nro obtain
able. Cliiiniltiirliilit'H L'oiieli llimiiuly.
Tlila remedy ia iniondod especially for
coughs, eoldf, oioup, whooping cough
and influenza. It has become famous
for its cures of these diseases, over a
largo part of the civilized world. Tho
most llattoring testimonials have been
received, giving accounts of its good
works ; of tho aggravating and persist
ent coughs it lias cured ; uf severo colds
that have yielded promptly to its sooth
ing elfects, and of tho dangerous attacks
of croup it tins cured, often saving tho
life of tho child. Tiio extensive use of
it for whooping coughs has shown that
It roba that disease of all clangorous con
sequences. For sate by lilnkeley &
Houghton.
Wej lnr HiHilim Um Ntiiry.
Madiiid, Mar. 18. Wcyler denies tho
'nuthonitcity of the letter published in
'the New York Journal yesterday in
which ho is alleged to have said tho
! United States would not claro to kbihI
J a warship to Havana while lie was in
jcomnittiid there.
' Tho Shakers of Mount Lebanon, a
' community of simple, honest, God-fearing
moil iiihI women, have prepared tho
, Klmk.tr Dieost vo Cordial for many years,
and it is always tho same, tiiuple, hon
est, curntivo medicine that has helped
to mako tho Shakers tho healthy, long
lived people that they are. Tho Shak
oro never have indigestion. This is
partly owing to thoir simple inodo of
life, partly to tho wonderful properities
of Shaker Digestive Cordial. Indiges
tion ia caused by tho stomach glands not
supplying enough digestivo juice.
Shaker Digestive Cordial supplies what's
wanting. Shaker Digestive Cordial in
vigorates the stomach and all its glands
so that after awhilo they don't need
help. Ah evidence of tho honesty of
Shaker Digestive Cordial, tho formula
is printed on every bottle. Sold by
druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00 per bottle.
Nnliral lu II lu Favor.
Ni:w Youi:, Mar. 18. A Madrid dis
patch Bays:
His significant that Senor Sobral,
late naval attache at Washington, who
has full pinna of all the United States
coast defenses, has been appointed on
the stair of the admiralty and had a
long conference with the minister of
state.
DcariH'NK Cannot ho Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
Theie is only one way to euro deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it Ib en
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
flamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh;
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. J. Chunky & Co., Toledo, O.
gflTSold by Druggists, 75c. G-10
Fleet at L.uh rulimtH.
Ni:w Yoitic, Mar. 18. A Las Palmas
special eaya :
The Spanish torpedo fleet, consisting
of the I'luto, Terror, Furor, Azerk,
Ariole and Uavo and two transports have
arrived here.
Tho Suie l a (irlniie Cure.
There is no use Buffering from this
dreadful malady, if you will only get the
right remedy. You nro having pain all
through your body, your liver is out of
order, have no appetite, no life or ambi
tion, have a bad cold, in fact are com
pletely used up. Electric Bitters is tho
only remedy that will give you prompt
and sure relief. They act directly on
your Liver, Stomach and Kidneys, tone
up the whole system and make you feel
like a new being. They are guaranteed
to cure or price refunded. For sale at
Blakclev & Houghton's drug store, only
50 cents per bottle. 1
Spain Dltl lluy a Criunrr.
Madiui), Mar. 18. According to a dis
patch received by t ho Impareial from
Home, the Italian min'ster of marine
confirms the icported sale of the armored
cruiser Varez to Spain.
JSucklmi'8 Ariucu salte.
The host biUvo in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcera, salt rheum, fovei
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and at! skin eruptions, and posi
tively cuiea pnen, or no pay required
It ia guivnu.toed to give perfect satisfac
tion, or money refunded. Price 2& eonte
per 1kx. For sale by lllakeley and
Houghton, drucirista.
ltov. E. Edwards, pastorof tho English
ll.iptlst Church at Mineisville, I'u.,
when Buffurinir with rheumatism, was
advieed to try Chamberlain's 1'nin Halm.
lleaavs: "A few applications of this
liniment proved of great Eervico to me.
It aubsued tho inllnui.Ulon and relieved
tlio nttin. Should any sulfur profit by
giving Pain ilnlm u tiial it will please
mo." For sale by Ulakoley & Hough
ton.
2x1
St ft Wing's Best baking
powder ought to sell for
twice as much as the next
beet.
cat)
I HEROES WHO FIGHT FIRE
Thoir Bisks Incroaso in tho Ratio
of Our Progress.
Modern llnllillnun nnil Tliclr Con
venience A Uil IJiiormounI y to the
U'urk of the Firemen Security
Unlit Upon Their Sncrlllec.
His life is too full of real peril for
him to expose it recklessly that ia to
say, needlessly. From the time when
lie leaves his quarters in answer to an
alarm until he returns, lie takes a risk
that may at any moment .set him
face to face with death in its most cruel
form, lie needs nothing so much as a
clear head; and nothing- is prized so
highly, nothing puts him so Mirely in
the line of promotion; for as he ad
vances in rank and responsibility, the
lives of other.-!, as well as his own, come
to depend on hii judgment. The net
of conspicuous daring which the world
applauds is oftenest to the fireman a
matter of simple duty that had to be
done in that way because there was no
other. Xor is it always, or even usual
ly, the hardest duty, as lie sees it. It
eame easy to him because he is an ath
lete trained to do such things, and be
cause onee fcr all it is easier to rial;
one's life in the open, in the sight of
one's fellows, than to face death alone,
cuight like a rat in a trap. That is the
real peril which he knows too well, but
of that the public hears only when he
has fought his last fight, and lest.
How literally our everyday security
I of which we think, if we tliinl: of it at
, all, as a mere matter of course is built
i upon the supreme sacrifice of these de
1 voted men, we realize at long interval,
i when a disaster occurs such as the
one in winch Chief Iiresnan and Fore-
' . lni.iii lnC- 4lnl liv.lU .llTMin Tf.firU
man jiuuuu mot itan ......v. jv..-
ago. They were crushed to death un
der the great water tank in a Twenty
fourth street factory that was on lire.
Its supports had been burned away. An
examination that was then made of the
water tanks in the city discovered 8,000
that were either wholly unsupported,
except by the roof beams, or propped
on timbers, and therefore a direct men
ace, not only to the firemen when they
were called there, but daily to those
Jiving under them. It is not pleasant
to add that the department's just de
mand for a law that should compel
landlords either to build tanks on the
wall or on iron supports litis net been
lucdcd yet; but that is, unhappily, an
c'd story.
Seventeen years ago the collapse of a
Broadway building during a fire con
vinced the community that stone pil
lars were unsafe as supports. The lire
was in the basement, and the llremen
had turned the hose on. When the
water struck the hot granite columns
they cracked and fell, and the building
fill' with them. There were upon the
rnof at the time a dozen men of the
crew of truck company No. 1, chop
ping holes for smoke vents. The ma
jority clung to the parapet, and hung
t.iere till rescued. Two went down
into the furnace from which the flames
shot up 20 feet when the roof broke.
One, Fireman Thomas I. Dougherty,
was a wearer of the Dennett medal, too.
His foreman answers on parade day,
when his name is called, that he "died
on the field of duty." These, at all
eients, did not die in vain. Stone col
umns are not now used in supports for
buildings in -ew York.
So one might go on quoting the perils
of the firemen as so many steps for
ward for the better protection of the
rest of us. It was the burning of the
St. (ieorge flats, and more recently of
th Manhattan bank, in which adoen
men were disabled, that stamped the
average lireproof construction as
faulty and largely delusive. One might
1 ven 'go further, and say the firemanV
r'hk increases in the ratio of our prog
ress or convenience. The water-tanks
came with the very high building,
which in themselves oiler problems to
the lire fighters Hint have not yet been
solved. The very airhafts that were
hulled as the llrst advance in tenement
house building added enormously to
the ilrcinun's work and risk, as well as
to the risk of everyone dwelling under
the roofs by acting as so man.v huge
chimneys that carried the lire to the
peti windows opening upon them in
every story. More than half of all the
fires' In New York occur in tenement
houses. When the tenement house
commission of 1SU1 sat In this city,
considering means of making them
(ni'er and better, it received the mos'
practical help and advice from the tire
men, especially frcin Chief Dresnan,
'whose dentil occurred only n few days
after he had testified as a witness. The
recommendations upon which he in
sisted are now part of the general tene
ment house law. Jacob A. Wis, In Century.
President
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