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VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, .1898.
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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.
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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
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sometimes offered but never accepted
by the well-informed. 'Buy the genuine.
Manufactured by the California Fig
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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.
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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.
The Laughlin estate offers for sale all
their land property in and near The
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and acreage. Terms reasonable.
Apply to the undersigned at the office
of the Wasco Warehouse Co.
tf B. F. Laughlix.
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winter will be maintained by giving
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Never have we had a more sty
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pared to prove to the man who has
his clothes made to order that it is
a waste of monej'.
We have succeeded in having
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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.