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VOL XI
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, .JUNE 11, 1898.
NO 75
MORE TROOPS FOR
CIA AT
Sixteen Warships Have Assembled in Florida
Waters to Act as Convoys to
Transport Steamships.
WASHINGTON, Juno 10. A powerful fleet of sixteen
ships lias assembled in Florida waters to convoy troop trans
ports to (Julia. Officials of the war department decline to
give out, any information as to the strength of the expedition
or when it may getaway, hut the general opinion is that it
will sail at once.
THE KILLED A!
Itesult oi the Accidental explosion ot a tor
pedo Which Was Being Planted
in St. Johns River, Fla.
fl-llf'. A HO limn 10 A
ville, Florida says:
Three men were killed and Lieutenant Hart, of the en
gineers corps, was bably wounded by the accidental explo
sion of a torpedo which was being placed in the St. .lohns
river about eighteen miles south of .Jacksonville. How the
accident, occurred the report does not show.
OUTCOME OF A
BARCELONA AFFRAY
Two Frenchmen Made Claims Upon the
United States Government for Al
leged Violence.
IONIOK, June 10. The Pam corre
spondent of the Morning J'oet says:
M. Hanotaux, the French forelgninin
iater, line received from the prefect of
the Pyrenees Orientates documents con
taining claime made by Joseph Puig and
brother for being shot at and threatened
by two Americans and United States
Consul General Herbert W. liowen, at
Barcelona, during the Barcelona dis
turbances at the time that war was de
clared. The two Americans, hearing a noise in
the corridor ot the hotel at which they
were staying, and believing that they
were about to be attacked, shot with a
revolver the first man they saw. He
proved to be a French waiter named
Puig, The dragged him into a room
and threatened him with death unless
he signed a release of all claims against
them, receiving 3000 pesetas Puig's
brother, on his arrival, was similarly
treated, Consul-General liowen, it is
claimed, directing the threat of death.
ON
uli
ONE W
DIED
X'ou'8 Kttnninl frnm !nr'ksnn-
SAGASTA'S CABINET
WILL SOON FALL
Campos ami the Conservatives Certain
to Soon Succeed the Present Gov
ernmentNews from the Philip
pines Distresses the Queen Regent.
Nkw Yohk, June 10. A dispatch to
the World from Madrid says:
Popular feeling against the govern
ment and all existiug institutions is as
suming a dangerous phase. Everybody
believes the Sagastu cabinet and liberal
party will soon have to make way for
Campos, Silvela and the conservatives,
who will take a last stand for the de
fense of tiie dynasty against the bitter
rage of the nation by makiug a pathetic
appeal to the pope and the continental
powers of Europe.
A startling telegram from Governor
General August! caused an impression
that Manila had surrendered already
or waB ou the eve of surrendering. The
latest report Is that August), in a fit of
despair tried to commit suicide, but was
prevented from killing himself by Ad
miral Montejo and the generals who
wish to hold out.
The queen regent is proloundly grieved
and alarmed at the news of tho progress
of the war, particularly the report from
the Philippines.
PHILIPPINES TO
BE ANNEXED
Complete Formation of a Policy for
Taking Possession of and Govern
ing the Islands.
Chicago, June 10. A Tribune special
from Washington says:
From information just come to light it
appears that the administration has de
termined upon a state policy concerning
the Philippines. It is the evident in
tention of this government to annex the
islands. The policy has been hastily
decided on, and it was outlined before
Admiral Dewey began operations. It
will be operative as soon as Hawaii is
annexed. This accounts in a measure
for the vigor with which the president
is pushing the annexation of Hawaii.
The Philippine policy will then be out
lined to the powers.
Shortly before Dewey was ordered to
take the Philippines, United States Con
sal Williams, at Manila, was, instructed
to collect all information, statistics, etc.,
concerning the Spanish system of taxa
tion in the islande, their resources of
revenue, etc., and to forward the infor
mation to Washington at once. As
sisted by Vice-Consul Duland, he hur
riedly compiled the desired data, and
his report came into possession of the
state department three weeks ago. As
a result, a revised system of taxation is
being formed, and is nearly completed
now. A force of twelve cleiks has been
working upon the facts sent by Consul
Williams, and upon their work being
completed the new system will be pro
mulgated by the president to proper au
thorities. In brief, the proposed plan of taxation
is to remove entirely the tax imposed
upon household goodB, beasts of burden
and native products, and to substitute a
reasonable property and poll tax simi
lar to those enucted in this country. No
poll tax will be levied upon women.
Import duties to the Philippines will
be lower and cut in half. The native
products will be admitted free to the
United States, by which it is calculated
to protect home industries where af
fected. It is also proposed to regulate wages
in the islands. Philippine labor is now
rated at from five to twenty cents per
day. A minimum tax will be in force.
15y this means the revenues of the iel
ands will be cut to about $3,000,000.
It is believed that this new order of
things will give new .est to commercial
alTairs in the islands and eventually put
tax revenues above the $20,000,000 now
realized by Spain. The government is
considering the appointment of an offi
cial collector of customs who shall be
dispatched to the islands to inaugurate
the new system. It is believed tho se
lection has already been made, but there
is no definite information concerning
his identity.
SPANIARDS MAY
BE WATCHING
Transports May he Intel ceptcd by the
Spanish Warships While En Route
to Cuba.
Washington, June 10. Another for
uiidable American fleet has been assem
bled consisting of sixteen worships of
various classes, headed by the big bat
tleship Indiana, which for all-round
effectiveness stands at the head of the
navy. Tills fleet is assembled at Port
Tampa, and is to serve as a convoy for
troop transports from that point.
The formation of this formidable con
voy fleet is due to reports mpre or less
indefinite that Spanish warships were
lurking between Florida and Cuba with
a view to intercepting tho troop trans
ports, In order to avoid the slightest
possibility of a dash by some Spanish
ships against the transports, this new
fleet was determined upon. The de
sirability of forming it was suggested by
information coming through official
channels that Spanish ships left Burce
lona some days ago bound for Cuban
waters.
This information came to the state de
partment. It was to the effect that the
shipB included three Spanish warships
and one transport. Tho information
was regarded as trustworthy. It was
communicated to tho navy department
and led to carctul consideration. A lit
tle later came a report from tho ships
oft Florida that suspicious-lookinc ves
sels with military tops had been seen in
the offing.
WOULD HELP TAKE
THE PHILIPPINES
Novel Scheme of a Chinese Physician
Offers to Enlist a Company of His
Countrymen for Military Purposes.
Ci.evki.ani, June 10. Dr. Joee E.
Chan, a Chinese physician, highly edu
cated and a naturalized citizen residing
here, has conceived a novel plan for
rendering assistance to the United
States in driving the Spaniards from the
Philippines, and has offered his services
to the government to aid in carryiug out
the plan.
Dr. Chan proposes to enlist 200 of his
fellow-countrymen in San Francisco and
take them to the Philippines and do
missionary work among the Chinese
residents in that country. He says that
of the 9,000,000 innabitants of the Phil
ippines, 3,000,000 are Chinese. They
are strongly opposed to Spanish rule.
He says the Chinese in the Philippines
are almost entirely ignorant of the
United Statee, but if he can so over
there he would influence them to become
in fayor of a government of the islands
under control of the United States and
could organize a large army of the Chi
nese to fight under the stars and stripes.
NOT UNDER
THE PRESENT
CONDITIONS
England Will Not Offer to Intervene Un
less Assured that the Offer Will
Be Acceptable.
London, June 10. Iteplying to a ques
tion in the houqe of commons today as
o whether the British government or
any of the European powers have any
intention of intervening to secure the
termination of the Spanish-American
war, Balfour, the government leader,
said :
"Her majesty's government will glad
ly take any favorable opportunity for
promoting the cessation of hostilities
and negotiations for peace, but any ac
tion upon its part for this purpose can
only be undertaken if there is a reason
able prospect that it will be well re
received by both parties and likely to
lead to an agreement between them.
A CAST1, K ItOCK FATALITY.
Flw-Yoar-Ol.l liny Shoot III Two-Yeur-Olil
SUter.
Casti.b Hook, Wash., June 10. -During
the absence of his mother this morn
ing, the 5-vear-old son of J. W. Scott
secured a loaded gun and shot and in
stantly killed his 2-year-old sister. This
is the second accident of the kind in
this town within a short time, canted
by the carelessness of parents in leaving
loaded fire-arms in the reach of chil
dren.
WliuonliiK Cough.
I had n little boy who wea nearly dead
from an attack of whooping cough. My
neighbors recommended Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. I did not think that
any medicine would help him, but after
glvintr him a lew doses of the remedy 1
noticed an improvement, and one bottle
cured him entirely. It Is the best cough
medicine I ever had in the house. P.
K. Moore, South Uurgettatown, Pa.
For sale hy Blakeley & Houghton.
Mr. P. Ketchum, of Plko City, Cal.,
says : "During mv brother's late sick
ness from Sciatic rheumatism, Cham
berlain's Pain Balm was the only reme
dy that gave him any relief." Many
others have testified to the prompt relief
from pain which this liniment affords.
For sale by Blakeley & Houghton.
Dewey keep ice cream soda? No, we
tell it, tho best in the city, at the Co
lumbia Candy Factory.
Wanted, competent girl to do general
housework. Applicant address "ft,"
care Ciiiionioi.e ollico.
DeWitt'sLittur tariy Risers,
The tunum II' tli- ollU,
Try Sculllluu' Ucut lea wid baking powaor
Hot
Weather,
Is what you hear above
But then, those who know
Cool Comfort
At small cost, by
Grash Suit or an
Alpaca Goat and Vest
We have them and
Delayed Shipment of
fllen's liinen Dusters
Smimmiog
Boy's Sizes
Men's Sizes
A. M.WILLIAMS & CO.
Take Your
JVIeals at the
Clarendon
f?estaataQt.
JOHN DONOHUE, Prop.
bo Clarciiitmi In tin' best liestaurant
In The Ilullex.
JVIeals at
All Hoats.
Second St.
The Dalles, Op.
Cigars.
Why do wo retail more Cigars than
others V
Why do smokers go out of their way
and pats cigars of the same grade?
Not because we have better cigars
or better brandB, or any greater variety ;
no, not that.
Why, because we have the finest ci
liar case in the state and keep our cigars
in better condition,
Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co,
Isn't It?
everything else these days.
care but little, for they get
investing in either a
are selling them.
.Just lleceived.
Trunks
15c a pair.
2ac a pair.
..GjiflS. FRANK-
Butchers
and Fattmetts
..Exchange.
Keeps nil Jraiiutit tho celebrated
COl.UMHIA IIKKK. iiokimwl
I'liKi'it tlm bent buur In The Hnlles,
at the tiMial price, Come In, try
It ami be coiivluet'il. AIo tht
I'lncsl brands ot Vliiu, 1.1 iior
ami Cigars.
Sandwiches
of all Kinds alii ays on hand,
GUYING & HOCKPN,
(iKNKIl W.
and...
HKAI.ICKS IS
Iron, Steel, Coal, Wheels, Axles
and lllacksiullhs' Supplies.
Hpeelul attention will be Blveii to all
UIUbM'q 111
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Wagon Simp In coniitvtloii.
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