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THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1898.
NO 54
W PRESIDENT
WILL COMMAND
lu the Future the Contemplated Mo?e
ments of Land and Naral Forces
Will Be Kept secret,
PLANS BEING ARRANGED
Everything For the Invasion of Cuba is
Shortly to Be Completed The
Plans Being Cunningly Laid.
Washington-, May 17, Authorities of
the war and navy departments have
practically adopted a system of censor
ship over all dispatches going out or
coming into the United States through
cables. Hereafter the policy of the sec
letaries as to military and naval move
ments which Spain has inaugurated will
be carried out in the United States.
Its intention ia to give no official infor
mation as to contemplated movements.
No intormation whatever as to plans af
fecting either army or navy is to be
made public. Only news of events which
have happened will be available for pub
lication. Nevertheless it is known that
the president has determined there shall
be no immediate invasion of Cuba.
The army will be sent forward at the
earliett possible moment after a suf
ficient number of men can be equipped.
Mostof them will be compelled to carry
Springfield rifles as it has been impos
sible to secure a full supply of Kreag
Jorgensen arms.
While there has been some difficulty
in securing arms and ammunition the
chief trouble has arisen over the lack of
adequate supplies in the quartermaster
general's department.
Every officer in the army who has had
any experience with the climate of Cuba
has called attention to the absolute ne
cessity of protecting the men from the
miasthmaa which arise from that trop
ical soil after suuset. It is urged that
to send men to Cuba without proper
provisions in the matter of tents, would
be send at least twenty-five per cent of
the unacclimated boys from the north
to certain death from the fevers which
prevail there.
Congress has seen fit to criticise the
slowness of the administration in pre
paring its army of invasion, but congress
alone b responsible for the inability of
the officials to move the army.
For thirty years' now while peace has
prevailed it has been impossible to in
trodue laws making power to prepare
for war, and when war came suddenly
the authorities were utterly unable,
even with fifty million dollars in the
emergency fund, to buy in a day what
ehould ordinarily tako months to con
struct, still, since April 21st, the officers
of the quartermaster and commissary
department of the army have made
fctrenuous efforts to supply deficiencies
which congressional shortsightedness
had created. As a result, it is learned
today that fifty thousand men can be
comfortably housed in tents by the i
middle of next week, and it Is likely I
that an army of even greater numbers
than that can be fully equipped and em
harked from the Florida coast by that
time. Ia any event the president has
determined that the long delayed efforts
to save the lives of the remaining recon
ceucradoes shall be made without fur
ther delay and he has issued the neces
sary orders, which will result in the
movement towards Cuba of a great body
of United States troops with adequate
eupplies for a long campaign and food
enough to feed the starving. Thousands
1 tons of bread and meat, products and
other supplies for the commissary de
partment have already been shipped to
Gulf and Florlada ports. Transports
enough have been engaged to insure the
eafe conduct of supplies, and in addition
to this Commodore Watson knows just
whero the landing will be made and he
is understood to have prefected all his
plans for covering the landing of troops,
but whether the movement will start
tomorrow, or not lofoto next Monday, is
one of the secrets which the president
will not trust to his most entrusted
friends and associates, while it is gener
ally known that all the details of the in
vasion have been carefully nlanned hv
tlie administration, and it is doubtful If
there are three men m the United States
outside oi the chief magistrate, who
know just what time orders to start will
be issued.
GREAT BATTLE
ALMOST DUE
BLOCKADERS
ARE ON GUARD
A Vigilant Lookout is Being Maintained
Off the Cuban Coast.
Key West, May 1". On board the
Associated Prees Dispatch Boat Kate
Spencer, off Havana, May 16.1 Ships of
the American blockading squadron are
keeping a vigilant watch for the appear
ance of the Spanish fleet, and will be
taken by surprise should Spanish men
of-war round Cape Antonio, the west
ernmost point of Cuba, iiud swoop down
upon Havana. All our ships have been
warned of the possibility of such a move,
and our' sailors are kept. constantly in
the tops, where they can sweep the hor
izon for 30 miles. The torpedo-boats
and fast yachts of the auxiliary fleet
keep the blockading ships in constant
communication with Key West, whence
the movements of the veaeels are being
directed.
The general opinion is that there will
be no movement of the army in the
direction of Cuba so long as the Spanish
fleet remains in American waters, or
until it is met and beaten.
THE CHARLESTON
READY TO START
She Will Leave Today for Manila With
Munitions for Dcwcy.
Vaixejo, Cal., May 17. The cruiser,
Charleston has just finished filling her
bunkers with coal and is ready to start
on her long trip to Manila. She is still
at Mare Island and will start about 8
o'clock tomorrow morning. Her maga
zines are filled to replention, and have
powder and projectiles for her own guns,
as well as ammunition for Admiral
Dewey's fleet. After having her com
passes adjusted she will proceed directly
through Golden Gate, no stop being
made at San Francisco.
Sampson's and Schley's Squadrons Will
Soon Unite for a Combined Movc
- mcnt Against the Cape Verde Fleet
AN ATTEMPTED
ASSASSINATION
A Second Effort Made to Kill E. E. Mc
Clintock of the Santa Fc.
Pueiu.0, Col., May 17. K. E. McClin
tock, city passenger ugent of the Santa
Fo railroad, received by mail today a
small wood box, and when ho opened it
an explosion occurred, which burned
his-head and hands. An .examination
discloeod the fact that the box contained
four inch-sticks of dynamite, still the
cap attached to It only exploded. Sev
eral weeks ago some unknown person
shot at Mr. McClintock on tho street at
night, but he does not know who his
enemy is,
OliuUtoue'a Dentil Kei-'eil Ho on.,
Hawaruon, May 17. 5, p. m. An
official bulletin just issued says:
. "Gladstone1 condition has taken a
serious turn for the worst. His death
may be expected In 24 hours.
One Minute 6out Cure, cures.
Tkt la what It wu mtU tor.
Washington, May 17. Additional
evidence indicating that a meeting be
tween the Spanish Cape Verde squad
ron and that of Sampson or Schley, pos
Bibly both, is imminent is contained in
a special dispatch from Washington to
dey, which announces, on what is said
to be excellent authority, that Spain's
fleet in tho Caribbean sea is to be met
by n Equadron, consisting of the armor
clads of the United States in North At
lantic waters. Preparations, it la said,
are being made to effect a junction of
Rear-Admiral Sampson's and the flying
equadrons with all possible dispatch.
The exact whereabouts of Cervera's
fleet since it sailed from Curacoa is not
known, but a dispatch from Kingston,
Jamaica, saya a report has reached that
place that three warships, the national
ity "of which it waa impossible to make
out, were seen last evening off the east
ern extremity of Jamaica. The snips
were taking a southerly course. It is
supposed that the warships referred to
belong to the Cape Verde' fleet. Other
warships have been reported off the isl
and of Santa Lucia.
A dispatch from Cape Haytien, Hayti,
says that two Spanish cruiserB or gun
boats are making their base of opera
tions at Badibueri, Guanamo bay. They
are known to be moving every night in
the waters between Havti and Cuba. A
Haytian schooner plying between Mole
St. Nicholas, Jean Rabel and Glatlngua,
reports through an agent of the Cuban
insurgents at Port de Paix, having met
Spanish vessels several times during the
past tew weeks. The Spaniards ate sup
posed to bide in Cuban ports during the
day, and to go out cruising at night.
It is the general opinion among naval
experts that Cervera will try to slip
into Cienfuegos or Havana harbor dur
ing the absence of Sampson's squadron,
and deatrov the American blockading
veseels.
OBJECT OF
SPANISH WRATH
England Is Execrated Upon All Sides
By All Classes at Madrid.
New Yoiik, May 17. The buret of
wrath against England throughout
Spain in consequence of tho speech of
Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Salisbury is
hard to deecribe, eaya the Madrid cor
respondent of the World. Every Span
iard from the highest to tho lowest ia
quite aa axasperated Hgainst England
now us ho ia against tho Yankees.
England is denounced aa mean, telliah,
base and unscrupulous.
It Eeems not to have occurred to the
Spaniards that the British ministerH
may have so mo loftier, further-sighted
and deeper design in the European and
Asiatic questions than paltry inquisi
tions of territory for coaling stations in
the Philippines, the Canurlea and the
Balaerlc islands. These aro supposed
here to be the only reul objects English
statesmen,
PLANNING A NEW
EXPEDITION
Spain Hushing Preparations for Send
ing Troops to the Philippines.
Nkw Yoiik, May 17. Preparations for
the relief expedition to be sunt to the
Philippines aro being hurried in both
the military and navy departments,
ays the Madrid correspondent of tho
World. Five battalions each 1200 men,
under eight officers, are assembled at
Cadiz, Barcelona and Valencia, all
ready, or will be ready for embarkation
this week. This force will be command
ed by General Camprudi. It is made up
wholly of picked men who havo served
two years. Several batteries will go
with the expedition and largo supplies
of stores and coal. Warships to convoy
the transporta will go from Cadiz to
Barcelona.
A Spanish fleet was to leave Cadiz
today, bound for the Philippine islands.
The expedition which is said to
consist of troops and warships, will
go by way of the Suez canal. Its
object ia to raise the blockade by
Admiral Dewey's ships, if possible
and recover possession of the
islands. If that cannot be accomplished
troops will be landed for the purpose of
enabling Manila to try to hold out
against capture until the plans for in
tervention by Europe might restore the
islands to Spain.
WILL GO WITH
GEN. MERRITT
Three Regiments at Tampa Will Likely
Go to Manila.
Washington-, May 17. Inspector-
General Hughes waa at the war depart
ment today in connection with tho as
signment of troops to accompany
General Merntt to the Philippines. The
department realizes that Merritt will
have a delicate and important duty to
perform aa military governor, and
ehould have a well-disciplined force to
deal with the discordant elements.
There are not enough regulars in the
West to furnish what Merritt thinks
would be necessary, and Secretary Alger
has been considering the advisability of
withdrawing three regiments of the reg
ulars from Tampa.
General Greely is making arrange
ments to send with the expedition six
officers and fifty-five men, made up
largely of telegraph operators and elec
tricians.
FAMINE SPREADING
IN CHINA
Caused by the Rise in the Price of
Breadstuff's and Last Year's Short
Crops Selling Their Daughters
for Bread.
Tacojia, May 17. -Hong Kong ad
vices per stenmer Tacoma state that
famine is spreading in Southern China,
including Hainan islands and parts of
Tanking aud Anama, it being duo to
short crops last year and the great riso
in tho price of bread stuffs throughout
the Orient. Inland from Canton fami
lies are selling their daughters for broad,
all other means being exhausted. Gni-
neso speculators are taking advantage
of their sorry plight by charging enor
mous prices for rico. Hundreds of cases
of actual starvation have occurred.
HAWAII IS NOT
NEUTRALITY
On Account of Existing Circumstances
She Takes This Stand.
Sa.v FitANCisco Ioy 17. A dispatch
from Honolulu, dated May 10, says:
Tho Hawaiian government will not
proclaim neutrality. Tho stand is taken
to accept the existing conditions between
tho United Status and Hawaii. Tho ex
ecutive considers that tho proclamation
(i I neutrality would ho a broach of good
faith. Tho government in ado known
Us position yesterday at u secret session
of the senate.
rtTTu isi7o)vn vv
An AuivrloHii Wuriili Hunt to llava
Come to Orlef.
New Yoiik, May 10. A dispatch from
Havana is to the effect that an American
war vessel engaged in removing
pedoes at Cardenas waa blown up,
that the entire crow perished.
tor-and
MAniiin, May 17. A dispatch from
Havana saya a naval boat has been
blown up off Cardenas, resulting in the
loss of 170 lives.
Key West, May 17. Boats which
have just arrived here from the block
ading fleet say the officers of those
vessels have no knowledge of any craft
having Been blown up off Cardenas.
Discovered by a Woman.
Another great discovery has been
made, and that too, by a lady In this
country. "Disease fastened Its clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severest tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed incessantly, and could not
sleep. She Anally discovered a way to
recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of
Dr. King's New Discovery for consump
tion, and was so much relieved on taking
first dose, that she slept all night; and
with two bottles, lias been absolutely
cured. Her name is Mra. Luther Lutz."
Thua writea W. C. Hamnick., of N. C.
Trial bootle free at Blakley & Houghton
Drug Store. Regular alze 50c and $1.
Every bottle guaranteed. 4
CAMPBELL & WILSON
Tilli9ery
parlor5
Under the management of
Mrs. W. G. Wilson aiid
Miss Mvrtle Smith.
Mrs. Briggs' Old Stand.
I B$OS.
GENERAL
DeWitfs Little Early Risers,
The famous lb tic- pills.
Trr Schilling's Best rea ana baking powder
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a Specialty.
Seeond Street.
IS
Why not. You Also, when so many
find it profitable buying of Us.
We are daily bringing out something new, keeping up the always in
teresting and busy acene of merchandising, buying, receiving, Belling and
shipping goods, alive to the necessity of keen buying and close, rapid sell
ing, aB part of the principle motors of modern, successful store-keeping.
LOOK TO US FOR WEARABLES.
Swell thini:-" in Ladies' shoes. Juat
opened the h.mdsomest shoe of the
season. Our '-'-button Vienna. Golden
brown color, brocade silk vesting top,
hand-turn soles, new coin toe, cot
tage ridge. An equisite shoe; sizes
3 to 7 B, C and D not high priced
at our price of $3.50. You'll agree
when vou see it.
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Our Silk Waists at $2.50 have had a popular run, and for those who
have not seen them, we urge tn early call, we've but only a few left.
Some with detachable white iiii.-n collar, otners with silk stock. Material
a fancy figured India Silk in unliable colore. Ladies wearing a 32, 40 or
42 ehould consider our $3.00 black silk grenadine waist seriously. All
other eizee sold out.
Shirt waist selling very brisk with us the better numbers first choice.
All waists at 75c and over made blouse front. Pretty, attractive styles in
those at 60c, too. Don't delay buying your shirt waiet until too late; bet
ter choosiug, larger stock right now.
HOSIERY.
What, a fund of good things that one word implies with us. Wo could
write a book on the number of attractive items we are showing.
Women's fast black hoso at 5c per pair, better ones at 10c, and the regu
lar 25c hoso of many other stores at 15c per pair. Our 25c hoso are so
goodin fact that it's hard for us to sell the higher tirades; aud we can't
blame the people either, they know a good thing. When you call ask to
eeo our "Puritan" fa9t black hose for childi en. The price is 8c per pair,
in all sizes.
SUITS FOR THE BOYS.
Wo'vo placed on salu today somo moro better than tho usual value
suits at $1.78 for boys from 3 to 14 years. Those up to 0 years made with
reefer collar, and neatly braided. Tho material is a gray stripe half wool
eolld casslmero and will wear like sole leather. The llulu'g a brown surge.
This same goodB, in three piece suits for uoys from 11 to 10 years at $8,85
WASHABLE SUITS FOR LITTLE BOYS.
Black and white striped percale with light-blue sailor collar; white
cord and whistle, will bo all sold before it gets hot, for wo ask onlv 75c per
suit. Crash sailor suits at $1.00 and $1.50; nicely trimmed ones' White
duck suits, pearl button and Imiiil trimming, each $2,00
FOR THE HEAD.
Wo show a largo variety of straw anil crash hatn, crash caps and tains.
Our i'5u line of Tunm, Hob Itoys, Caps and Misses' sailors still remains
the best shown in town.
An appropriate I'ad Mtljtary button gilt hat pin, each 5c,
Red, White and Blue Silk Ribbons. Wo'vo enough for everybody at
8c, lOu and 15u per yard.
Gros'grain and Satin Ribbons In No. 3-5 7-0, not m all colors, but
some very appropriate for hair ribboiiB etc, People uro huyiug It by the
holt for the above purpose. Our special price is 3u per yard.
All visiting G, A, It. peoplo especially Invited to make our store their
headquarters,
A. M.WILLIAMS & CO.