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THE DALLES, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1898.
NO 122
HGUlfJflltDO'S ATTITUDE
IS
Since the Arrival of General Merritt Aguinaldo Has Made Overtures
For Closer Co-operation To Finn Measures are Attribut
ed thejauses of this Change.
MANILA, Aug. 3, via Hong Kong, Aug. 5. Aguinaldo 's attitude has undergone an
entire change since the arrival of General Men-it. Instead of issuing orders detrimeutal
to American interests in a semi-dictational way, he has made overtures for closer co-operation
against the common enemy, the Spanish.
The change of heart has undoubtedly come of firm measures taken to curb the im
petuosity of the insurgents, who have been carried to the verge ot indiscretion by their re
cent victories.
Aguinaldo has suggested that American officers be appointed to take command of
a portion of the insurgent forces, and as furtner evidence of his humility has requested to
be permitted to march through the city of Manila after the United States has taken pos
session of.it.
Withdrawal of the
Troops is Counseled
All of the American Generals Unite in an Address to Major
General Shafter.
Washington, Aug, 3. A Bpecial dis
patch from Santiago de Cuba conveys
the following :
A meeting1 summoned by General
Shafter was held this morning at head
quarters, and in the presence of every
commanding and medical officer of the
Fifth army corps, the general read a
cable message from Secretary Alger, or
dering him, at the recommendation of
Surgeon-General Sternburg, to move the
army into the interior to San Louis,
where it is healthier. As a result of
this meeting General Shafter will insist
upon the immediate withdrawal of the
army to the north within at most two
weeks.
The following letter written by Roos
yelt was eent as an explanation of the
situation :
"In the meeting of the general and
medical officers called by you at the pal
EXPEDITION
LEAVES TOMORROW
Transports Lakme and Charles Nelson
to Be Used for Transporting the
Troops Trip Will Be Hard.
San Fbancisco, Aug. 4. The troops
of the Firt New York regiment of vol
nn leers will embark on the steamer
Charles Nflson for Honolulu early to
morrow morning. About the same hoar
the battalion engineers will board the
steam schooner Lakme, and both ves
sel will probably sil early Saturday
morninn for the Hawaiian islands. .The
pro8xt'ts of the men who compose this
expedition for an enjoyable voyage are
not of the brightest. The Charles Nel
son is a dirty looking coaster, smelling
viciously of oil and biltre water, with
close ptuffy quarters for the officers, to
any nothing of those ot the men below
decks. The Lakme is nothing more
than a steam schooner, eyen dirtier and
GOJWPliETEItY GAUGED
ace this morning, we were all, as you
know, unanimous as to what should be
done with the army. To keep us her,
in the opinion of every officer com
manding a division in ' the brigade, will
simply involve the destruction of thous
ands. There is no possible reason for
not shipping practically the whole com
mand North at once. Yellow fever cases
are very few in the cavalry division.
But in this divisiou there have been
fifteen hundred cases of malarial fever.
Not a man has died from it, but the
whole command is eo weakened and
shattered as to be ripe for dying like
rotten sheep. When a real yellow
fever epidemic strikes us,and it is bound
to do so if we stay here at the height of
the sickness season, August and the De
ginning of September, it will, in all
human probability, mean an appaling
disaster,' for the surgeons here estimate
that over half of the army, if we are
here during the sickly season, will die.
more ill smelling than the steamer Nel
son. By contracting for these vessels
Major-General Otis has caused much
adverse comment in military circles
here. Of course they say openly that
Otis exceeded his jurisdiction in engag
ing vessels for the troops! that were not
to depart for weeks after he left the
city.
MODIFIED TERMS
DECIDED FINAL
Catnbon Has Been Notified that War
Cannot End Until They Are Ac
cepted in Their Entirety.
" Washington, Aug. 4. M. Cambon
has been notified by the president that
the modified terms of peace submitted
to the Spanish government are final,
and that hostilities cannot cease nntil
they are accepted in their entirity. -The
administration manifested thorough
confidence in Spain's ultimate accept-
ance of the terms imposed, and I er noti-
The sick list is very large, though its ex
ceeding 4000 affords but a faint index of
the debilitations af the army. Not ten
percent of the men are fit for active
work. i
"The fever immune regiments ordered
here are sufficient to garrieon the city
and surrounding towns, and there is ab
solutely nothing for us to do here, and
has not been since the city surrendered.
I write only because I cannot see our
men go to destruction without striving
so far as lies within me to aver a doom
as fearful as it is unnecessary and un
deserved." After Roosvelt had broken the ice,
all the American general officers united
in an address to General Shafter, ex
pressing the opinion that the army
should be taken at once to some point
cn the northern eea coast of the United
States.
The address is positive in the state
ment that the entire army must be
moved at once or the greater portion of
it wonld perish.
fication to that effect is expected within
the next few days. Explanations of
certain intentions contained in our note
have been vouchsafed, and the president
is quite willing to wait a few days,
which can have little effect on tne pres
ent situation.
A Destructive Blaze at Baker.
Bakeb City, Or., Aug. 4. The Baker
City iron works, owned by French &
McLynn, were destroyed last night by
fire. The loes is $10,000, about one-half
covered by insurance. It is supposed
thefire caught from a spark in the rocf,
as the foundry had been working on
large castings and the heat waB intense.
The plant will be rebuilt at once.
E. anS E. Mines Leased.
Baker City, Aug 4. It is currently
reported and with a degree of accuracy
that indicates reliability, that the E.
and E. mines at Bourne have been
leased to a wealthy California syndicate,
and that the mines are to be operated
on a more extensive scale than ever be
fore?
Fight Arranged Between Jaffries and
Corbett.
New York, Aug. 4. Jefferies has
signed articles for a fight with Corbett
before the Lenox Athletic' Club. The
latter has not yet affixed bis autograph,
and should he refuse, Sharkey will be
given a show.
Royal makes the food pare,
wholesome and delicious.
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DIFFICULTY OF
FINDING ENOUGH
TROOPSHIPS
Fears Expressed that Sufficient Vessels
Cannot be Found to Carry the
Troops from San Francisco.
Chicago, Augnet 4. A special from
San Francisco eays :
There will be no more expeditionaiy
troops sent to San Francisco en route to
the Philippines. If General Merritt de
mands more troops than the 8000 al
ready here they will be sent from the
Atlantic coast via the Mediteranean eea
and the Suez canal.
General Merriam has made strenuous
efforts to engage the transports neces
sary for the soldiers now here and he
may be compelled to send some of these
by the eastern route. The supply of
vessels on the Pacific coast is about ex
hausted and the condition of affairs has
been brought to the attention of the
California delegation in congress and
should the government bo compelled to
send troops by the Suez canal, the fact
will be played as a trump card in favor
of the Nicaragua canal when the ques
tion comes up for settlement in the next
congress.
SEC. LONG'S PLANS
FOR THE NAVY
Many of the Auxiliary Cruisers and
Yachts will be Retained at the
Conclusion of the War.
Washington, Aug. 4. So eoon as
peace is declared Secretary Long, of the
navy, will immediately take steps to re
organize the Pacific, Asiatic and Euro
pean squadrons. Secretary Long has
already given much time to the consid
eration of the condition of the navy after
the close of the war which is now at
hand, and has held many consultations
with the chiefs of the bureaus concern
ing reorganization of a regular naval
service.
The secretary has planned to retain
in the service eeveral of the auxiliary
cruisers and vachts which have been do
ing such effective service autainst the
enemy in Cuban waters. As to which
vessels will comprise the eeveral squad
ron cannot yet be determined.
Strong reinforcements are likely to be
sent before long to Admiral Dewey.
However, to each sqnadron in foreign
waters will be attached vessels of such
powers and fleetness as will fully dem
onstrate to the foreign powers the abil
ity of Uncle Sam to care lor his own.
E. C. Blanks, of Lewisville, Texas,
writes that one box of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is worth $50 to him. It cured
his piles of ten years standing. He ad
vises others to try it. It also cures ec
aema, sVin diseases and obstinate sores.
For sale by the Snipes-Kinersly , Drag
Company.
Thousands oi perrons have been cured
of piles by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. It heals promptly and cures ec
zema and all skin diseases. It gives im
mediate relief. For sale by the 8nipea
Kinersly Drug Co. .
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All our 6c Wash Goods reduced to" 5c
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Also specialties in every other department. All
Summer Goods greatly reduced.
Ai CI Willi
EXTENSIVE RAID
IS BEING PLANNED
Canadian Sealers Will Take Advantage
of the Absence of Revenue Cutters
In the North to Make a Big Haul.
Unalaska, July 25, via Victoria, B.
C, August 4. Well-founded rumors are
in circulation that a concerted attempt
will be made next month by a fleet of
Canadian sailors to raid the rookeries on
the islands of St. Paui and St. 'George.
There is but one government vessel, the
gunboat Wheeling, to guard Behring
sea against pelagic sealers, and the de
partment ha9 ordered her to visit the
various fish canneries along the Alaska
coast and see that the fishing laws are
not violated. -
Around Unalaska and Dutch harbor,
where the larger portion of the sealing
fleet rendezvous before .the season opens
are over a score of veesels, and it seems
to be an open secret that in the event of
the animals being scarce in the present
-zone allowed for sealing purposes, the
captains contemplate raiding the rooker
ies. The absence of revenue cutters,
they declare, seems to imply a tacit in
vitation to invade the eea and kill seals
wherever they may be found. w ,
Both St. Paul and St. George islands
have a few government officers, lessees,
and a couple of hundred natives, but
this force is inadequate to frustrate a
well-planned raid. The officers them
selves expect the laws will be flagrantly
violated unless revenue cutters are eent
up to render patrol service. -
The plan, of branding female seal?,
Window.
flHS &
government officers say, is proving a
success. Those that were branded last
year and emigrated south during the
winter are returning to the- breeding
grounds. The work of branding will be
continued this year.
LITTLE DELAY
ANTICIPATED
A Preliminary Agreement is Likely t
be Effected Within a Week Which
Will Practically End the American-Spanish
War.
.Washington, Aug. 4. A long confer
ence between the. president. Secretary-
Day and Secretary Long was held thia
morning. Secretary pay when he join
ed the president after the latter had
been conferring with the secretary oi
the navy for three-quarters of an hour,
looked worn and fatigued as a conse
quence of the night conference with the
French ambassador. They were to
gether going over the peace proposition
and it was 1 o'clock this morning before
the conference ended. Secretary Day
fall confidence that there will be little
s-rioua delay over the closing of the de
tails of peace. Those who have gona
over the ground and conferred with
offioials express the belief that peace ia
very nearly detained. One administra
tion man who talked with the president
and others today predicted that a pre
liminary agreement which would prao-
tically settle the war would be effected
wituin a wee.