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VOL. XI THE DALLES, OREGON. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1898. , NO 117 '
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Increases daily. We are turning the usually quiet summer months into a busy season by reducing the prices on good, seasonable merchandise to a point which de
mands the attention and satisfies the instincts of every economical buyer. Reductions in every department. Summer goods must go, and will go at our quick-step prices.
Men's Suits.
Men's Suite, summer cloths and pat
terns; no exceptions made, bat every
summer suit included at following re
dactions: $10.00 suit9 reduced to . 7. 85
12.50 " ' 9.75
13.75 " " ' 10.50
15 00 " ' " 11.45
16.50 " " " :.. 12.00
17.50 ' ' " 12.50
18.00 " " " . .- 13.00
20.00 " ' , 14.25
We guarantee every redaction genuine.
Boys' Suits.
No disappointment for our Boys' Suit
customers. We please any and all who
call in answer to our advertisements.
An almost endless variety ironi which
to select. Note reductions :
$1.50 knee pant suits, now $1.15
2.00 " ' " 1.35
2.50 " " " 1.68
3.00 " " " ' 2.12
3.50 " '" ' " 2.78
4.00 ' " " " 3.25
5.00 " ' " ". 3.95
Boys' Long Pant Suits.
$4.00 suits reduced to , $3.25
5 00 " " " 4.15
7.50 " " " 5.87
10.00 " " " 7.95
Only exception to above redactions
Black Clay Worsteds.
Men's Shirts.
We have selected a lot of ten dozen
men's nellgee shirts, ranging in price
from 60c to $1.00 and have marked them
choice 50c.
Another attractive lot of men's white
shirts with colored bosoms, colored
laundered shirts, golf shirts and percale
shirts worth $1.00 and $1.25. Your
choice 75c.
Men's Neckwear.
Missing our neckwear sale ij just like
passing silver dollars on the street. Ex
ceptional offerings. Desirable patterns
in puffs, tecks. bandbows, clubs and
four-in-hands. Values from 35c to 65c
yonr choice 25c.
Our regular 25c Tecks and Bandbows
are reduced to I Sc.
Everything mentioned here is conven
iently displayed.
Handkerchiefs.
See our two specials. Ladies' white
lawn handkerchiefs with openwork cor
ners, hemstitched. Good value at 10c.
Sale price 5c.
Men's hemstitched fine cambric hand
kerchiefs, and inch hems, ready for
use. Good value at $2.00 a dozen Sale
price 10c, or $1.00 a dozen.'
-Try our men's summer underwear at
25c a garment. You'll say it's the best
you ever saw at the price.
Suspenders.
Special values in Suspenders.
Men's suspenders at 10c, 15c and 25c.
When buying your next pair consider
the merits of the "Chester" Improved
Suspenders. We also sell the "Crown,"
Leather Belts.
Our regular 50c leather belt now 39c
Our regular 75c leather belt now 59c
Oar regular $1.00 leather belt now. . .79c
All metal Belts at M price.
Boiler Window Shades complete. .
Special at -. . .18c, 25c, and 45c each
Straw Hats.
In our Hat department (upper floorV
we are showing a lot of men's, boys' and
misses' straw hats, worth from 35c to
50c. Your choice 25c.
Wash Goods.
All summer wash goods reduced.
Dimities, lawns, mulls and organdies.
No reserve, all styles and patterns in
cluded. 0
5c reduced now to '. .4c
6c reduced now to 5c
8jc " " " 6c
10c " 7c
12c " " " 9c
15c " " " 11c
16c " .-..12c
20c ' - " -" ..14c
25c " " " 17c'
30c " - " " : 19c
40c " " " 27c
60c
.34c
Silks.
General clearance sale of Silks now
in progress. With but one or two excep
tions our entire line is being offered at'
prices to close. Truly the silk oppor
tunity of the season. A hint on prices,
past and present.
75c Bilks reduced to '. 59c
$1.00 " " " 69 and 79c
1.15 " " . ..8'Jc
1.25 " " " . .. .... . 89 and 99c
1.50 " " " 99c and 41.08
Brocade moire, velours, plaids . and
stripes chiefly compose this lot. No
trouble to show you.
Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits.
What few numbers in Ladies' Blouse
Suits we still have can be bought at
prices greatly below their respective val
ues. Suits which were $11.95 now $ 7.95
Suits which were $16.00 . . . . ..now $10 95
Suits which were $18.00 now $13.90
No trouble to show these.
Calicoes.
Columbia Indigoes, per yard 4c
Kenwood Greyp, per yard 4c
Lawrence Black and White, per yard. 4c
Turkey Ked and Claret, figured " 4c
Lombard Fancies, per yard 4c -
Pacific Cheviots, per yard..:'. 4c -
Percales.
32-inch Black-ground Polka Dots ... 7c
32- inch Louisiana Percale 8c
36-inch Percale 10c
Shirtings.
25-inch Paramount Shirting ,5c
27-inch Riverside Shirting". ..... .6c
Muslins.
36-inch Bleached Muslin 5c
36-inch Unbleached Muslin ......... 4c
36 inch Unbleached Muslin ......... 5c
Make a Note of These.
Cotton Towelling, per yard. ... . ; . ... 3c
Bleached Toweis, per dozen.. ....36c
Ladies' Black Hose, pep pair 5c
Apron Ginghams, per yard 4c
Outing Flannel, per yard 4c
Straw lickinar, per yard 6c
Turkey Red Table Linen .20c
. White Table Linen .25c
Silk Ribbons, No. 3 to 9, per yard ... 3c
Ladies' Linen Collars 10c
- A 40-inch mixed Linen Crash Suiting -'
' for skirts, per yard : 2
Wrappers.
We can truthfully say that we Ehow
the largest and best assortment ot wrap
pers to be seen in this territory. Wrap-
' pers at 75c, $1.00 and $1.50, made up in
the newest and tnoet becoming way .form
part of the attractions. Others no to
$3.50. No trouble to show you, whether
you wish to buy or not.
Blankets.
Blanket selling in July is made pro6t
able by our 'extra special prices. We
have sold a .hundred pair or more in the
-past two weeks and still have a few pairs
left to accommodate lato customers.
White or Colored ; Cotton or Wool
Blankets.' See our 11-4 Tornado, all
wool Blanket at $3.75. The regular price
is $5.
. Dress Skirts.
Checked Skirts at. .95c
Figured Black Skirts at $1.00
Plain Black Skirts at $1.50
The above are priced to meet the de
mand for a low priced Summer article,
and we can recommend them as special
values at prices quoted.,
SHOES. SHOES.
We've just a few too many of the fol
lowing, that's why we make such offer
ings: Ladies' Lace or Button shoe, Dongola
kid, patent tips, Goodyear Welt, Coin
toe, C and D widths, from 2 to 6. This
is our regular $2.75 shoe. Clearance
sale price $ 1 .89.
Ladies' Turn-sole, Dongola Kid, Lace
or Button shoe, patent tip and a sty-
- lieh Coin toe,' sizes 3 to 6, D and E
widths. Our regular price $2.50. Clear
ance sale price $ 1 . 78.
? Extra Special.
Our golde'n brown chrome Kid Lace
Shoe, worth $4 00 for $3.15. This shoe
has a fancy silk vesting top, soft pliable
soles, the correct Coin toe, and has been
one of the season's favorite styles.' Only
about a dozen pair left. Clearance sale
price S3. 15.
Our 95c Counter
Holds some extra good things in Ladies'
Black Kid Oxfords, in opera and narrow
equare toes, assorted sizes and widths
the balance of our regular $1.85 line.
Clearance sale price, 95c.
Our 93c Counter
- Of Tan Oxfords has been well patronized
the past week. About two dozen pairs
left. Some in needle, others narrow
Fqnare toes. Were worth from $2.25 to
$2.75 per . pair; clearance sale price
only 98c. ..
M. m. WILLIHMS & GOMPHN Y.
Strong Secret Organization
Forming in Porto ftieo
A Branch of the Organization in Nearly
Kvery City and Town.
WASHINGTON, July 29. Private advices from. Porto
Rico say that a strong secret organization which is spread
ing over the islands, has for its object annexation to the
United States A branch of the society has been organized
in nearly every city and town. The society's name is "Jus
titia." Its members are co-operating with Miles' army, and
the Porto Rican insurgents are mobilizing in the mountains.
THE SQUADRON .
IS AT CADIZ
All But Three Vessels, Which Were
Left at Cartagena Arrive The
People Disgusted and His Recep
tion Anything But Warm.
Cadiz, July 29. Camara's squadron
has reached here, with the exception of
two torpedo, boat destroyers 'and the
cruiser Lepnnii, which has been left at
Cartaejena. - .
Camara's reception here has been un
friendly since thn war has killed com
merce and disrupted the people.
Mysterious Billy Smith Scores a Point.
New York, July 29. In a 25-ronnd
contest at the Lenox Club tonight, Mys
terious Billy Smith succeeded in dem
onstrating that his defeat by Geo. Green
at Carson City in March, '97, was a
flake. After fighting the full twenty
five rounds scheduled, Referee White
give the decision to Smith. The eastern
man was considerably stronger than the
Californian, and clearly out-pointed the
latter, who, though he fought gallantly,
had hardly a chance at any stage of the
battle.
THE ANSWER
WILL BE FINAL
AND GENEROUS
The Cession of Porto Rico, One of the
Ladrone and a Coaling Station in
the Philippines, and Relinquish'
ment of Cuba Demanded.
- Havoc Caused By Lightning.
Red Oak, -Neb. July 29. Lightning
killed, three persons near here. Three
farmhouses were destroyed and twenty
three head of cattle belonging to William
Shapcott were killed.
The Swedish Lutheran church at
Wallin was struck by lightning and
burned. Nine horses were killed. -
Washington, July 29. The cabinet
diecussed the president's answer to the
Spanish peace proposal, and reached a
decision to demand the following general
conditions :
Absolute surrender of Porto Rico to
the Uniteed States. Recognition of the
independence of Cuba. Cession of one
of the Ladrone islands as a coaling sta
tion, and cession to the United States of
at least a coaling station in the Philip
pines. The question undecided is what dispo
sition will.be made of the Philippines.
It can be stated there is - practically no
difference of opinion in the cabinet on
the retention of. the Philippines as
a whole, all the members being opposed
to the acquisition of tuese islands. Thete
has been no decision as to what extent
the government will go in its decision
respecting the future of these islands,
but it is expected the answer of the
president will express the willingness
of this government to leave the matter
of the future government of the Philip
pines entirely in the hands of a joint
commission, to be appointed by this
government and the government of
Spain.
Our anwer will make no mention of
money indemnity. Neither will, there
be any armistice at all. The answer will
be in the nature of an ultimatum, and if
Spain does not accept she will fare worse
in the future.
The note from Spain, it is said, was a
very adroit and equivocal document,
implying that th only question involved
was Cuba. ; Apparently Spain might
not really have intended getting a direct
answer from the United States, but only
to open diplamatic correspondence. This
government will not have any such correspondence.
AMERICANS IN
CONTROL AT PONCE
Porto Rican Town . Capitulated Thuas
day, the Port Having Surrendered
to Commander Davis the Previous
Day.
St. Thomas, July 29. The port of
Ponce, Island of Porto Rico, surrendered
to Commander Davis, of the auxiliary
gunboat Dixie, on Wednesday. There
was no resistance, and the Americans
were welcomed with enthusiasm. The
capitulation of the town of Ponce took
place Thursday afternoon.
Washington, July. 29. The war de
partment has received the following dis
patch from General Miles :
"Port Ponce, via St. Thomas, July
29. Secretary of War, Washington: On
the 26th, the garrison ha.d a spirited en
gagement with the Spanish line.' Ouf
casualties were four wounded. All are
doing well. The Spanish lost three
killed and thirteen wounded. ' Yanco
was occupied yesterday. Henry's di-
Afl IjVlPORTflllT
GMflET IrlEETIjlG
Spain's Application for Peace Considered
Spain Must Get Out of the Western
. Hemisphere Altogether.
WASHINGTON, July 29. The cabinet today held a
long session in which it decided Spain's application for
peace. The decision seems to have been reached by McKin
ley and his advisers that Spain must get out of the western,
hemisphere for good. The 'cabinet, guided by public senti
ment, seems sure to retain the Philippines, though this de
cision has not yet been announced.
Real.
Schilling s Best baking pow
der is all baking powder;
nothing else in it. This is
why it goes further.-. 4,
vision is here todav. Laet evening
Commander Davis, of the Dixie, moved j
into this port, followed by Captain Hisr- j
ginson with . hi9 fleet this morning.
General Wilson, with Ernest's brigade, '
is rapidly disembarking. The Spanish:
troops are retreating for the southern
part of Porfb Rico. Poni-e and the port,'
with a population of 50,000, are now on- ;
der the American flag. The populace ;
have received the troops, and saluted
the flag with wild enthusiasm. The,
navy has ceveral prises, and also 70
lighters. Railway etock partly destroy- .
ed is now restored. Telerai-h t'oiuiiin-
nicatlon is als being restored. Cable i
instrnments have been deetroj-ed. Hve :
sent to Jamaica for others. This in a
prosperous and beautiful country. The i
army will soon he in the mountain r- i
gions. The weather is eligFitful. -The j
troops are in the best ' of health and j
spirits. . The renlts thus far hnvn h en
arcotnpiifhed without th lnaaof a sinitli
if. . Milks, Major-General."
Royal makes the food pare,
wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
- Absolutely Pure
" ROVAL BAKING POWDER CO.,' MEW YOWK.
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