o Mine. VOL. XI THE DALLES, OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, .1898. NO 176 mm wunm mmm mm PHILIPPINES THE BONE OF CONTENTION The Paris Peace Comiission is Apuar ently DiTicM Oyer the Disposal of this Important Gronp. CONFERENCE AT WASHINGTON Request From Day for New Instructions. Washington Officials Admit That the Philippine Question Must Be Set tled Before Consideration of Other Terms is Entered Upon. New York, Oct. 5. A special to the Herald from Washington says : Aa a reanlt of a consultation at the White House between the president and Secretaries Hay and Long, fresh instruc tions regarding the Philippines have been addressed to the American commission era in Paris. They do no materially alter those giveu to the delegates before their departure for France, bat are on a new point brought up since the consultation of Major-General Merritt with the American representatives. A cipher dispatch was received by Secretary Hay regarding the matter, and he considered the question eo im portant that be at once went to the White House and laid it before the presi dent. Mr. McKinley sent for Secretary Long, and shortly afterward Second As sistant Secretary of State Adee was called to the executive mansion. These officials were closeted together for more than an hour. All of the officials who participated in the conference are reticent, but it was admitted that the consultation was held to discuss a dispatch from Chairman Day regarding the Philippines. It was ascertained that the program which the commission is following re quires the disposition of the question af fecting the archipelago before any other questions are considered. The president has been informed of General Merritt's view in favor of the retention of all the ltilands, but the fresh instructions do not affect the demand for the island of Luzon and reversionary rights over the re mainder of the group They relate more to a matter of detail, and are intended to equip the American commissioners with materiul to answer the Spanish commisioners in case they should raiee the point in the reply to the formal de mand presented by Mr. Day. IT COST ONE HUNDRED LIVES Reports Now Coming in Show th De vastation Wrought to Have Been More Extensive Than Reported. Savannah, Oct. 5. News from the storm-stricken districts is coming in gradually, and it is probable that one hundred lives have been lost. News by way of the bouts which arrived today is that fifty person3 were drowned at Fer nandina. Campbell islands was inhabited by about forty colored people. It is report ed that all but three were drowned dur ing the storm. . At Brunswick four people lost their lives. At Jessup, one hundred miles from the coast, one man was killed in a build ing which was blown down by the storm. At Sterling station Charles Wright, a merchant, reports disasters from the flood great to life and property in the rice fields and portions of Glynn and Mcintosh. At Darien the water is reported high er and the town is badly damaged. The damage by wind and rain extends inland one hundred miles in some cases. There are a great many reports of loss of life in the vicinity. The damage to shipping is enormous. At Darien the schooner Blanche Hop kins collided with a Email schooner, the Minnie, arid sunk her. The Minnie had on board six thousand pounda of dyna mite. On St. Simon island along the beach, lined with summer cottages, the tide wrought devastation. Keports are that all the cottages were wrecked. WHITE PASS LINE FINISHED Railroad Completed to the Pass Work Being Rushed. Sax Franxisco, Oct. 5. John Stanley, mayor of Skaguay, Alaska, who is now in this city purchasing apparatus lor a fire department, says : "The Pacific & Arctic railroad, now being built from Skaguay to Selkirk, is well under way. Kails have been laid to White Pass, and up to that point the road is in full working order. Over thirty-five tons of freight are shipped over this spur daily. "Seven hundred men are working on the road. Last month the payroll was $129,000. From White Pass to Lake Bennett, a distance of thirty miles, freight ia transferred by sledges. La borers on the railroad receive thirty-five cents an hour." Three Doctors In Consultation. From Benjamin Franklin. "When you are sick, what you like best is to be chosen for a medicine in the first place ; what experience tells you is best, to be chosen in the second place; what reason (i. e.. Theory') says is best ia to ba chosen in the last place. But if yon can get Dr. Inclination, Dr. Ex perience and Dr. Reason to hold a con sultation together, they will give you the best advice that can be taken." When you have a bad cold Dr. Incli nation would recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy because it is pleasant and safe to take. Dr. Experience would recommend it because it never fails to effect a speedy and permanent cure. Dr. Reason would recommend it because it ia prepared on scientific principles, and acts on nature's plan in relieving the lungs, opening the secretions and restoring the system to a natural and healthy condition. For sale by Blakeley & Houghton. Refuse to Evacuate at .Once. Havana, Oct. 5.? At the joint session this morning of the United States and Spanish military commissioners, the Spaniards, according to a report, de clared it was impossible to evacuate the island at once, while the Americana in sisted that their instructiona called for an immediate evacuation. After a two hours' conference the joint commission era were unable to reach any definite agreement. Millions Given Away! It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generoua to the needy and suffering. The proprietors of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Caughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine ; and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thous ands Of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron chitis, Hoarseness and dieeasea of the Throat, Chest and Lunes are surely cured by it. Call on Blakeley & Hough ton, druggists, and get a trial bottle free. Regular size 50c. and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. 3 1 Wreck in the Mountains. Ashland, Oct. 4. The through freight train on the Southern Pacific, which left Ashland for the south at 10:20 last night, was wrecked one mile south of Znleka, near Horn brook, just over the California line, at 1 :20 thia morning. BIG FIGHT BETWEEN TROOPS AND INDIANS Bloody Battle Near Walker, Minnesota. FIRED UPON FROM AMBUSH Santiago Veterans Were There Rein forcements are Being Hurried to the Scene of the Battle. Minneapolit, Minn., Oct. 5. A spe cial to the Journal from Walker, Minn., eave: A terrific battle was fought at 11 thia morning, thirty milea from Walker, at Bog Ah Me Go Ship's place, close to Bear island. The detachment of one hundred men under General Bacon was landed on the point shortly after 8 a. m. The landing was effected with consider able difficulty, owing to the high sea. After landing, a sortie in the bush was made in every direction. The soldiers went through the thick underbrush very carefully, and with every precaution taken against ambush. No Indiana were seen until nearly eleven o'clock. The men were then ordered to line np in an open place near the shore of the lake, charges were drawn and preparations made for dinner. The order to make coffee had been given, and the soldiers were standing in column formation when the first shot was fired. It came fram Bog Ah Me Ge Seig's bouse. The ball struck Ed Har ris, ex-marshal of Walker, a half-breed. His arm was broken . That was the sig nal. Immediately the firing became gederal from all directions. It seemed that a shot came' from every bush. Three of General Bacon's men dropped and were immediately carried to the rear. On the very instant that the first shot was heard, every man in the command sprang for cover, without wailing for orders. Like a flash the blue column bad disappeared and not a sign was to be seen of the eighty men' who had stood erect but an instant be'ore, except here and there a little patch where a gray hat might be make out. General Bacon's voice waa heard, above everything ad monishing his men. The general stood straight up, and, supported by Mpjor Wilkinson, looked right into the eyes of the devils. "Steady, men," he called ; "keep cool now, keep cool." Again there came a volley from tbe Indians, and that was what the troops had been waiting for. The Krag-Jor-gensons opened up with a frightful rat tle, just as the pillagers made a terrific rush. Halfadolen of them dropped and the rest fell back, yelling like fiends incarnate. It ia not known how many Indiana there were, but there must have been between 135 and 200. General Bacon will intrench himself tonight and await reinforcements. The wounded city marshal of Walker was brought home under a Red Cross flag aboard the Flora. All families are being removed from the agency at this time. General Bacon is beyond telegraphic communication, and no boat can reach him within three hours. How to I'rerent Cronp. We have two children who aie subject to attacks of croup. Whenever an attack is coming on my w ife gives them Chsitn berlin'a Cough Remedy and it always prevents the attack.- It is a household necessity in tbisjeountry, and no matter what else we run out of, it would not do to be without Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. More of it is sold here than of all other cough medicines combined. J. M. Nicklk, of Nickle Broa., mer chants, Nickleville, Pa. For sale by Blakeley & Houghton. Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. Ml, POWDER Absolutely Pure KOVAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK. German or.JLatin. The undersigned desires to instruct a few privaie classes in German or Latin during the next eight months, and takes thia opportunity to solicit pupils. All desiring instructions in either of these languages will please inquire for further particulars at the Lutheran parsonage, 220 West Fourth Street, this city. Respectfully, e24-lm. L. Grey. THAT JOYFUL FEELING With the exhilerating sense of renewed health and strength and internal cleanli ness, which follows the use of Syrup of Figs, is unknown to the few who have not progresaed beyond the old-time medicines and tbe cheap substitutes sometimes offered but never accepted by the well-informed. 'Buy the genuine. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. NOTICE. Outstanding warrants on school dis trict No. 12, Wasco county, Oregon, will be paid on presentation at my office. Interest ceases on and after this date. C. L. Schmidt, Cleric. The Dalles, Sept. 12, 1808. UucKlen's Armsi salve. The best salve in the world for cute, brnises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevei eores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cm ea piles, or no pay required It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Blakeley and Houghton, druggists. Best Estate Sale. 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Our show window will give jou a glimpse of what we are selling in men's suits at the popular prices of $7.50 and $10.00; these suits are made of a solid all-wool Cassimere, in new and attrac tive patterns. No time like the present for buying overcoats. Our offerings at Ten Dollars are not equaled elsewhere. See window. R. 1VT. Williams & Go. SECOND ANNUAL ..Stockmen's Fair. TO BE HELD AT ANTELOPE, OREGON. OCTOBER 13, 14 and 15, 1898. -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF The Stockmen's Union of Southern Wasco County 3 DAYS. 3 DAYS. For premium lists and any information regarding the fair, write to E. J. GLISAN, Manager, Antelope, Oregon. FAOK! FAIR!' FADES! The Tenth. Annual Fair and Race Meeting of SsGGna Eastern Oregon District Agricultural society Embracing the Counties of WASCO, SHERMAN, GILLIAM, CROOK, MORROW AND UMATILLA Will Be Held at THE DALLES, WASCO CO., OR. Tuesday, October 18, 1898, Continuing 5 days. Continuing 5 days. For Premium List and any information regarding the fair write to J. O. Mack. Secretary, The Dalles, Oregon. A. S. MAC ALLISTEE, Pres.