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VOL. XI THE DALLES, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1898. ; NO 216
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Read what we
are doing
FOR
THE
BOYS.
Bis and Little.
For
loys
for
the
JUL
8 Ho
Christmas is coming, eo is still colder weather. We wan t every boy to be well
dressed, nicely dressed, comfortably dressed and be bappy. We want his parents
to get all they poseiblv can for their money. With this end in view we inaugur
ate tomorrow, to continue nntil further notice.
An Xmas Suit Sale.
We want every bov to wear our make of clothing.
To make our Xmas sale a success we will give
It's the best for the money, barring
ij'J&Iijlij...
1 FREE...
With every
boys knee
Pant Stilt.
Value from
$1.50 to $2.50.
Worth
y pair black cotton hose 15c
1 pair boy's suspenders 10c
1 WindBor'tie '. 15c
1 Handkerchief -.05c
Free 45c
FREE..
With, every
boys knee
Pant Suit,
from $3 to $4.50.
FREE...
1 boys cap 5t)c
1 pair boys heavy black cotton hoee. .20c
1 pair boys suspenders 15c
1 Windsor tie 15c
1 Handkerchief 05c
Free $1-05
FREE...
With every
"boys knee
Pant Suit,
worth from ,
$4.75 to $6.75.
FREE...
1 warm winter cap 50c
1 pair heavy cotton hose 20c
1 pair suspenders 15c
1 Windsor tie 18c
1 Handkerchief 10c
1 Sweater (wool) 95c
Free $2.08
Boys' and Young1 Men's
Long1 Pant Suits.
Sizes from 12 to 20 years.
To make times livelv in this departmeni;'to get more of the young men acquainted
with the extra wearing qualities of our Clothing; to sell more suits than ever before during the
two weeks proceeding Christmas, we say
One-fourth.
off regular price
On the best made, best fitting and best wearing
popular priced line of young men's clothing in Amer
ica. It's to your advantage to wear our clothing, and
to your advantage to commence right now.
No reason why every other man in town shouldn't wear a good depend
able A. M. Williams & Co.' s suit at Xmas time. We are going to help him buy
it; will make it just as easy as possible for him.
Bn this way:
Suits worth $12.00, we sell von at S 8.00
V $13.75, " " ' " 9.20
" " $15.00, " " " IO.OO
" $18.00, " " 12.00
" " $20.00, ' 13.35
These suits are made round cnt, 4-bntton sack style, in neat and attractive patterns, of
cheviots, worsteds, tweeds and enssi meres. There's not a single objectionable cloth or pattern in
the lot. A bout a hundred suits altogether, arranged on a counter by themselves, where you can
conveniently look them over.
Do You Care for Dollars?
Christmas
Overcoat Sale.
Twelve and twelve-fifty usually is a very popular price
in Men's Overcoats with ns. This season, however, is an
exception to the rule. We have sold nearly everything
in $7.50, $8.85 and $10.00 OvercoatB, as well as the larger
portion of our $13.75, $15,00, $18.00 and $20.00 ones, but
our $12 and $12.50 lines have been neglected. Through
any fault of the coat? No. They are worth every cent
of the price; are made up of good all-wool Kerseys and
Friezes, aud made to fit like an Overcoat should; are
Gentlemen's Coats.
To move these $12 and $12.50 Overcoats we have marked
them t
$5.50
M
Q
if?
Ifyou
do not care
about
the style and
fit of
your clothing,
buy
anywhere.
If you do care,
Buy Here.
SOLDIER'S CONDI
TION AT MANILA
Petty Officialism and Jealousy Oreirifle
ail Otter nonsiiler jtiois.
SIX OR SEVEN
MEN DIE DAILY
The Sick Sigh For Death as a Release
From Their Sufferings, and Some
Even Take Poison to Hasten It,
According to the Nurse's Statement
Honolulu, vis, San Francisco, Dec.
14.) The United States transport Scan
dia has arrived from Manila, which
place she left November 15. She brings
a number of officers, 91 discharged and
furloughed men, two Red Cross nurses
and the largest mail that ever left Ma
nila, 213 sacks for San Francisco, and
one for Honolulu. The veEsel will re
sume her voyage on or about the 10th
instant.
Miss Schafer, a Rd Cross nurse, who
went from Honolulu to Manila, arriving
there September 26th returned on the
Scandia. She makes startling charges on
the way the United States soldiers are
taken care of in Manila. Miss Schafer
made the following statement for pub
lication :
"Scores of Eoldier boys are dying in
the hospitals at Manila just for want of
proper nourishment. They say the
government allows GO cents a day for each
patient. I could of saved dozens of
lives on a cent a day. Oh ! the utter woe
of the soldiers, and the helplessness ot
them. Men as bright and noble as God
ever made, giving up to death, hoping
for it, seeking for it, taking poison, do
ing anything that will relieve the dis-
pair that comes upon them. Seeing
nothing before them but days of pain
and nights of wretchedness, without
proper care, without proper food, alone
with no one to give them sympathy, or
cheer or write to their friends, to soothe
their achinjr brows or moisten their
parched lips; if by sheer endurance of
nature, of obstinacy of vitality, they do
get better, there is before them nothing
but a still more cheerless period of con
valescence, with the probability of a re
lapse and the old weariness of despair to
be Buffered again. No wonder there are
six or seven funerals a day. No wonder
the dead bouse is never empty.
"And outside of th hospital, and
even at it, such indifference. Petty
consideration of rank and position,
squabbles about precedence, lack of con
sideration in prescribing and preparing
food, while men are dying, not merely
of heart hunger, but for want of nourish
ment. I have gone through the wards
day after day, and as I spoke to this one
and that one, and they poured out their
sorrows, men who do not wear their
hearts on their sleeve, cried for pure
agony of their loneliness and despair,
made pregnant and vivid by their own
telling of it.
"I got so I just could not go through
the wards. What could I doT I saw
need of care; of proper nourishment, of
the most ordinary hospital treatment,
and was utterly helpless to do anything;
just one cog in a great, remorseless
grinding machine, whose material was
noble men and whose grist was death.
"I do not innau that all in the hos
pitals are careless or indifferent. Many
are trying to do their best. There is a
lot of worthiness and unselfishness
among the attendants at the hospitals,
but in a whole ward there is not more
than one nurse with experience, and as
for the helpers, only one or two awk
ward boys, who prehaps, never saw a
sick room before. -
THE COLDEST
SEEN IN YEARS
Weather ia Washington is Host Se
vere Ffteen Degrees Below Zero
at Republic.
Spokanh, Wash., Dec. 13. This was
one of the coldest mornings in Spokane
for more than two years. The temper
ature fell to 2 below zero.
The present cold wave ia one of the
most protracted in the history of the
section. In this country the cold has
been intensified by dense fogs, which
rou up irom me tans ana rapids every
evening. Colder weather is reported
from the surrounding plains and moun
tains. In the Palouse country the tempera
ture has repeatedly fallen to zero and
below.
The coldest point has been Republic,
where 15 below zero has been experi
enced. The cold weather is interfering with
mining operations by freezing the rivers
in the mountains and cutting off the
power with which to run mills and con
centrators. DeWitt's Witch hazel Salve
- Cures Pile. Scalds. Barns.
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
ROYAL SAKINO POWDER CO., NgW YOfWC
BINGER HERMANN
; OR DAVIS
One. of These Will Most Probably Suc
ceed Bliss as Secretary of the
Interior.
New York, Dec. 14. A Washington
special says :
It is the opinion of leading members
of the administration still in the city
that the vacancy to be caused by the
resignation of Secretary of the Interior
Bliss will e filled by promotion. In
this connection the names of Binger
Hermann, commissioner of the general
land office, and Assistant Secretary of
the Interior Webster Davis are being
considered. Both of these are personal
friends of the president, and have given
excellent service to the party.
For geographical reasons, it is thought
that Mr. Hermann's chances . are the
batter. There is no representative in
tiie cabinet from the Pacific coast, and
on account of the vote of Oregon in the
recent elections it is thought highly
probable that the president will confer
the office of secretary of the interior
upon Mr. Hermann.
Mr. Davis, Ipwi-v r has givec much
valuable campaign service in many
states, for which the president feels yery
grateful.
DEMONSTRATION
AT MAUTA
It Has Been Thought bj the Powers a
Wise More to Hake Some Show
of Strength.
Sax Fkascisco, Dec. 14. A dispatch
from Apis, Samoa, says:
Considerable excitement was created
here on November lOr.b, by the landing
of a party a blue jackets from British and
German ships. While no serious troub
le is anticipated at present, tba repre
sentatives of the powers thought it wise
to make a demonstration, owing to the
number of natives who have congregated
at Mnlinuu, eo as to show that the pow
ers were determined to protect the white
residents. The party, landed at Mauta
and marched through the town headed by
a German band from the Buzzard with
drum and fife corps from the H. M. S.
Porpoise. After making a display to the
natives, both parties returned to their
respective ships.
The chiefs supporting Mataafa have
notified the chief justice that they have
elected Mataafa as king of Samoa, and
tbat a protest has bot-n entered by cer
tain other chiefs who dispute this elec
tion. High Chief Tamaaase has been
nominated for the vacant throne by the
opposition, and the whole matter has
been referred to the chief justice for de
cision. Upon that official will depend
the selection of the new king of Samoa.
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and FaPmers
..Exchange..
Keeps on draught the celebrated
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edged the best beer in The Dalles,
at the usual price. Come in, try
it and be convinced. Also the
Finest brands of Wines, Liquors
and Cigars.
Sandrjuiehes
of all Kinds always on band.
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