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VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1898.
NO 140
HOSTILITIES
STILL CONTINUE
' THROUHOUT CUBA
Failure of the Cubans to Re
spect the Protocol.
MADRID MUCH IRRITATED
The Government Threatens to Send the
Spanish Troops in Cuba Against
the Insurgents Unless the Latter
Ceases Operations.
.London, Aug. 24. According to a Ma
drid dispatch to a local news agency
there has been eerioua fighting between
the Spaniards and insurgents in Cuba,
i n which the insurgents lost 500 killed
and woudded. The report cannot be
can firmed from other sources.
New Yoek, Aug. 24. A dispatch to
Herald from Madrid says :
There is a growing feeling of irritation
which hag been discussed fully in min
isterial circles, at the failure of the in
surgents to respect the protocol and or
der for cessation of hostilities. An im
portant political personage said :
"If matters continue thus, Spain will
find herself compelled to stop the rep
atriations of the Cuban troops unless
the United States can give a guarantee
that Spanish interests will be safeguard
ed from the piratical inclinations of the
insurgents.''
The matter is at such a point that if
the insurgents continue hostilities, the
government, according to the most im
portant ministerialists, will give orders
to the Spanish troops to take the offens
ive against those insurgents who do not
respect the protocol.
H. S. Rubens, consul for the Cuban
delegation, said it was possible small
bands of Cubans were still fighting in
the interior.
There are no telephone or telegraph
wires over the Ulan j, and it is thought
that some of the bands are possibly not
yet aware of the cwation of hostilities.
VANCOUVER
MAY LOSE THE
BARRACKS
Why Soldiers Should Be Taken From
This Point and Stationed at Spo
kane or Other Places in the Inter
ior Headquarters May, How
ever be Removed to Portland.
Portland, Aug. 24. A statement ap
pearing in a Washington dispatch says
that the government officials are think
ing seriously of abandoning Vancouver
barracks.
It is claimed that when the Washing
ton volunteers are mustered out of ser
vice, "then the regulars formerly sta
tioned at those headquarters will be
scattered through the Pacific Northwest,
the greater number going to the near
posts at Spokane and Magnolia bluff,
Seattle."
The dispatch goes on further to say
that the government is planning to plat
and sell the same as town lots. Another
view is that the government would do
better by effectinz an exchange with the
state of Washington, for state lands fac
ing upon the tidewater, where they will
be needed hereafter in the development
of coast defense fortifications for that
section.
The author of the dispatch argues that
if the plan he outlines is carried out,
Spokane will gain what Portland and its
suburb, Vancouver, may lose.
Adjutant-General Tutt'.e was first
shown the dispatch. He said :
"So far as I have been informed, the
only thing that was ever thought of was
to remove the department headquarters
to Portland. So far as abandoning the
post at Vancouver is concerned, it is the
third most important post in the United
States service, and I never heard of euch
a thing being mentioned. I consider
the report a canard. I do not think
euch an idea was ever thought of by any
one in authoritv."
AMERICAN OR
BRITISH RULE
IS DEMANDED
If Assured of Securing Either the Phil
ippine Insurgents Agree to Lay
Down their Arms.
Manila, Aug. 24. At a conference to
day between the insurgents and Ameri
cans, the former declared emphatically
they were willing to co-operate with the
Americans and to surrender their arms
promptly if assured the islands would
remain either an American or a British
colony, under the protectorate of the
United States or Great Britain. Other
wise the insurgent leaders asserted they
would not dare to disarm, and must
positively refuse to do so. They threaten
fresh rebellion within a month if the
Americans withdraw.
The natives assert religious orders are
instigating opposition to American
supremacy. Newspapers published in
both English and Spanish have already
appeared.
The United States transports Rio
Janeiro and Pennsylvania arrived today,
the former bearing two battalions of
South Dakota volunteers, recruits for
the Utah light artillery and a detach
ment for the signal corps, and latter the
First Montana volunteers and 300 re
cruits tor the First California volunteers.
ORDERS ARE
AT LAST ISSUED
Eighty Regiments of Infantry, Five Bat
teries of Artilery, and Six Troops
of Cavalry are to Be Mustered Out
Very Soon.
Washington, Aug. 24. Orders have
been issued for the mustering out. of the
following regiments: First Vermont,
First Maine, Fifty-second Iowa, Sizth
Pennsylvania, Fifth Indiana, Second
New York, Second Nebraska and 157th
Indiana, all volunteer infantry.
One battery Ohio light artillery, First
Illinois volunteer cavalry, batteries. A
andB, ofthe Georgia light artillery,
Twenty-eight Indiana light batten, and
the New York and Pennsylvania cavalry
troops now in Porto Rico. Other orders
to muster out troops wiil be announced
as soon as a definite decision is reached.
The Porto Itican cavalry to be
mustered out comprises troops A and C,
New York ; Philadelphia city troop,
Sheridan troop and Governor's troop of
Pennsylvania.
BLOODY BATTLE
WITH INSURGENTS
Spanish Loss of Life is Estimated at Five
Huudred Men. ,
Madrid, Aug. 24. The government
has a dispatch from Rios, governor of
the Vizcayas islands, and successor of
General Juadenez in the governor-generalship
of the Philippines, saying there
has been bloody fighting between the
Spanish troops and insurgents, with an
estimated loss to the latter of 500 men.
The Spanish losses were unimportant.
The dispatch says a number e-f insur
gent chiefs were captured and have been
shot.
ANOTHER
HALT IS
CALLED
No More Troops for Honolulu
at Present.
SCAM A A HOSPITAL SHIP
She Will Carry a Million Dollars to
Manila to Pay Off the Troops
at that Place.
San Francisco, Aug. 24. The mili
tary authorities in this city have re
ceived instructions from Adjutant-General
Corbin countermanding previous
orders to send a large body of soldiers to
Honolulu. No more troops will leave
here until further notice, and three
steamers which were to have left early
next week, will not go, at least not as
transport steamers.
The Scandia has been ordered to de
part as soon as possible, and will be
used as a hospital ship. Two compan
ies and a half of New Yorkers, besides a
band, were to have eailed on the Scan
dia to join their regiment at Honolulu,
and as the New Yorkers are a part of
the regular expeditionary force, a tele
gram has been sent to Washington ask
ing if the countermanding order or in
cluded them.
IT THE SULTAN DEAD?
Trouble of Large Dimensions Brewing
In the Orient.
New York, Aug. 24. A dispatch to
the Herald, dated at Tangier today,
says:
In order effectually to check the ru
mor of the sultan's death and divert the
public attention, it i3 assiduously re
ported that he has left Marrakesn for
Fez, there to receive the embassies' of
ficial visits, returning after the uprising
has been q:ielled.
Mennwhile.the grand vizier is alarmed
at the increasing influence of Germany,
and at the Italian demands, and is pre
paring to dispatch the Moorish embassy
to Europe, probably to London and
Rome, to settle outstanding claims.
The Spanish gunboat General Valdez
arrived this morning with government
orders for the Spanish minister. There
is great excitement at the Italian con
sulate. Mohammed Torres is becoming
threatening and the Italians are defiant.
If there is no answer to the ultimatum,
a warship will start at once for Spez
zia. There is absolutely no definite news
concerning the sultan, and the public
mind is undecided whether he is dead
or alive.
To Care a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund tLe money if
it fails to cure. ' 25c,
Insurgents Worsted.
Madrid, Aug. 24. The government
has a dispatch from Rios, governor of
the Viscayas islands, and successor of
General Jaudenez, in the governor-generalship
of the Philippines, Eaying there
has been bloody fighting between Span
ish troops and insurgents, with an es
timated loss to the latter of 500 men.
The Spanish losses were "unimportant."
The dispatch says a number of insurgent
chiefs were captured and ehot.
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THEY WERE
GOOD FIGHTERS
Japanese Admiral Thinks America Has
Mastered the Art of Building
Ships and Fighting Them.
Chicago, Aug. 24 Admiral Ok Mat-
sonnaga, of the Japanese imperial navy,
is registered at the Grand Pacific hotel.
He is accompanied by J. Takenochi, a
paymaster to the imperial navy, and is
en route to England, where he will sup
erintend the construction of the two
Japanese battle-ships building there.
Discussing the recent naval victory and
the causes, he said :
'You Americans certainly seem to
have mastered the art of constructing
most effective battie-ships. The mag
nificent record of the Oregon is an ex
ample. "You seem to be able to fiaht your
ships pretty well. There are many val
uable lessons to be learned from the
war, not the least of which is that per
sonal courage, when misdirected and
when opposed by a cool and skillful foe,
is of no moment whatever. .
"From a technical point of view, the
most impressive lession is that expert
gunnery is above all things the most im
portant factor in naval conflicts. . Your
country undoubtedly possessed ships
which were greatly superior to those of
Spain, and they were manned better in
every respect, but. it was your greatly
superior gunnery which, for the greater
part, gave you such crushing victories."
THREE HUNDRED LOST.
An Appalling Disaster in a Coal Mine
in Silesia.
London, Aug. 25. A dispatch from
Vienna to the Dailv News savs that 300
miners were drowned by the flooding of
the Kasimer coal mines, at Nience, near
Schowiz, Silesia, three days ago.
Carlist Agitation.
London, Aug. 25. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Daily Mail says:
It is said that the principal Carlists
here are registering their property in
the names of other persons to prevent
its confiscation in the event of trouble.
The military judge at Barcelona has
ordered a court-martial of a sergeant,
two corporals and several soldiers who
were trying to recruit among the gar-
rison for the Carlists. Carlist disturb
ance are reported in several small towns
in Aragon, caused by the closing of the
Carlist clubs.
One Minute Cough Cure surprises
people by its quick cures and children
may take it in large quantities without
the least danger. It has won for itsel
the best reputation of any preparation
nsed today for colds, croup, a tickling in
the throat or obstinate coughs. Snipes
Kinersly Drug Co.
. Beat Estate Sale.
The Laughlin estate offers for sale all
their land property in and near The
Dalles, consisting of city lots, blocks
and acreage. Terms reasonable.
Apply to the undersigned at the office
of the Wasco Warehouse Co.
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WHEf! THE STEW
She had on board
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Dress and
Workin
Gloves
These Gloves were submerged in the Columbia
for several days, thereby being slightly damaged not
sufficiently so as to in any way injure their wearing
qualities; simply to a certain extent their appearance.
Now through a vigorous process we have re
stored almost every pair to their original softness and
pliability, and nothing now remains to tell of their
once having been at the bottom of the Columbia but
THE PRICE.
Vorking
Gloves
Worth from
$1.25 to ft.75
for 75 cts.
The celebrated "J. Comrie Pat
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ly the etrongest made glove on the
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The above lot consists entirely
of this make, and represents gloves
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cordovan horsehide. All asbestos
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While they last,
Only 75 cents.
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Highest Prices Paid for Whsat, Barley and Oats.
Board and room $7.00 and
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a case of thirt7 dozen
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