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VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1898
NO 228
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OCCUPATION OF
IL0ILO CONFIRMED
Fire Native Soldiers fere Shot Dow
fop LooUoc in tie City.
NEW FILIPINO
CABINET FORMED
It is Merely Temporary, However, and
'' Is Intended to Exercise Its Power
During the Election General Ex
pectation is That Otis Will De
mand the Surrender of lloilo and
Back His Demand With the Army
and Fleet.
Manila, Dec. 29. The expedition an
der General Miller arrived at lloilo on
Tuesday and found that the Spaniards
had evacuated the place on Saturday
The steamer Chnruca transferred the
Spanish forces to Mindanao.
In accordance with an agreement the
rebels entered the city and trenches on
Monday at noon. They immediately es
tablished a municipal government.
Guards were placed over foreign prop
erty. Everything is quiet and orderly
There was some looting during the night
but five natives were shot and this had
an exemplary effect. The only foreign
ship in the harbor was the British cruis
er Irene.
It is fully expected that General Otis
will demand the evacuation of lloilo by
the Filipinios, and use the American
army and fleet to enforce it.
A new Filipino cabinet has been
formed, the personel of which is as fol
lows: President of the cabinet and
minister of foreign affairs, Senor Mabini ;
minister of war, Senor Luna; minister
of the interior, Senor Araneta; minister
of agriculture and commerce, Senor
Buencamino; minieter of foreign works,
Senor Canon.
Investigation Needed.
Nkw Yoek, Dec. 29. A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says:
Admiral Dewey considers it atsolutely
necessary that a first-class statesman be
sent to Manila to thoroughly investigate
the situation - there and ascertain the
aspirations of the Ptllipino republicans.
He farther stales that the United States
mast accept their responsibilities in the
Philippines which have been acquired
by conquest. If they should shirk this
duty they would put themselves back
'200 years in the world's history.
The first republican government has
resigned over the question of American
intervention in the government of the
Philippines. Owners of property desire
American co-operation.
The present temporary cabinet, which
will exercise power pending the elec
tions, is very anti-American. It allows
American co-operation whatever, and
wants to declare for a free republic and
to consider the Americans as allies. It
is willing to grant liberal commercial
treaties, with a monopoly of the mines
and railways, and to repay the expenses
of the American occupation of Manila.
Troubles due to malcontents continue
in the provinces of Tarlac and Pangasi
nian. Republican troops have been
sent there to quell the disturbance.
IS TO SUCCEED
HITCHCOCK
Former Governor of Minnesota is Said
to Be Slated For Ambassador to
Russia.
Nkw Yobk, Dec. 29. A dispatch to
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baking powders are the greatest
mmacers to health of the present day.
' ROYM. BAKING rOWDCft CO., NEW YORK.
the Herald from Washington says: For
mer Governor Merriam, of Minnesota, is
said to be slated to succeed Secretary
Hitchcock- as ambassador to Russia.
Mr. Merriam's friends assert, with every
indication of assurance that the incident
is closed between the president and the
former governor, and his name will go
to the senate soon after the holidays.
Mr. Merriam is now in Washington
and has had several interviews with the
president, but declines 10 confirm or
deny the report. Those familiar with
Minnesota politics are aware that the
president has more than a passing
friendly regard for Mr. Merriam, and
had be to consult only his personal de
sires, a place in the cabinet would have
been bestowed upon the former governor.
He was also favorably mentioned in the
early stages of the present administra
tion in connection with various diplo
matic missions abroad, from ambassador
to the court of St. James, down to consul-general
in Cuba.
President McKinley's wish to reward
his friend was not agreeable to Senator
Davis, but it is believed that Senator
Davis, while refusing to become entirely
reconciled to Mr. Merriam, has so far
curbed his personal feelings that he may
not antagonize the wishes of the presi
dent should the latter determine to send
Mr. Merriam to St. Petersburg.
San Fbancisco, Dec. 29. Official
notice has been received by Major-General
Merriam that General Shafter is to
be again assigned to the command of the
department of California. It is ex
pected that General Shatter will take
charge about the 9th of next month.
General Merriam has not yet been as
signed. He may go north again to the
department of Columbia. The impres
sion prevails, however, that he will go to
Denver, to command the department of
Colorado, and that the departments of
California and Columbia will be com
bined under Shafter.
Rebels Capture Tulcan.
New York, Dec. 29. A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says: Ecua
dorian political exiles here have received
a telegram through the Colombia front
ier saying that Tulcan was taken, recent
ly by the invading revolutionary forces
under General Rivadniera, defeating the
government troops. The Herald's cor
respondent at Guayaquil confirms the
news. The invaders marched on Ibarra
with the intention of intercepting the
artillery on the way from Quito for Gen
eral Arellanos' forces in Tulcan.
Important details of a significant
battle are momentarily expected. The
nvading enemy is said to be largely
composed of a Columbian contingent.
Tulcan is situated on the Columbian
frontier. It is the capital of Carchi pro
vince, and is well fortified. Ibarra is
situated between Quito and Tulcan.
The French gunboat Papin has arrived
from Callao. She will leave shortly.
bound north.
Buried By Avalanche.
London. Dec. 28. Part of Red Rook
mountain, according to a disrjatch from
Airolo, a village of Switzerland, canton
of Ticino, has fallen into Airolo, destroy
ing a hotel and several houses. The
scene of the disaster presents a terrible
spectacle, the debris of the avalanche
covering a square mile. Tne hotel, with
eight honses, and 12 other buildings,
were swept into a great hean of match
wood. A new terror was added by the
outbreak of fire amid the ruins. Three
dead bodies have been recovered. It is
estimated tnat the damage will reach
$40,000.
TARE DIFFERENT
ROUTES SURVEYED
Preliminary Rtjorls of tie Kicarapa
Canal Commission.
ESTIMATE BASED
ON THE LARGER
Senator Morgan Estimates That the
Excavating on the Big Ditch Can
Be Done for ioo,ooo,ooo.
Washington, Dec. 29. Copies of the
preliminary report of the Nicaragua ca
nal commission, of which Admiral
Walker is chairman, have been furnished
Senator Morgan and others interested
in the bill now pending in congress on
that subject.
Three routes are spoken of ; namely :
The old low level, the high level, or
Menocal route, and the intermediate
route, and all of these, Senator Morgan
says, the commission considers feasible
of construction.
For the purpose of arriving at an esti
mate of probable maximum cost, the
commission submitted figures on the
low level route, which the senator says
is considered the longest and most ex
pensive. For this route Admiral Walk
er estimates the cost will be $124,000,000
and Professor Haupt $123,000,000, while
General Haines added twenty per cent
to the figures because of various condi
tions, chiefly the question of the cost of
labor, which he thought it was impossi
ble to figure definitely.
The report, says the senator, shows
conclusively that the project is an en
tirely feasible one, and that in its con
struction thegorvernment has the choice
of any of the three routes.
The senator believes, however, that all
of these figures are high, and expresses
the belief that $100,000,000 will cover the
entire cost of construction.
A POPULAR MISTAKE
Regarding Remedies For Dyspepsia and
Indigestion.
The national disease of America is in
digestion or in its chronic form, dyspep
sia, and for the very reason that it is so
common many people neglect tak
ing proper treatment for what they con
sider trifling etomach trouble, when as a
matter of fact, indigestion lays the foun
dation for many incurable diseases. No
person with a vigorous, healthy stomach
will fall-a victim to consumption. Many
kidney diseases and heart troubles date
their beginning from poor digestion;
thin, nervous people are really so be
cause their stomachs 'are out of gear;
weary languid faded out women owe
their condition' to' imperfect indiges
tion. When nearly every person you meet
is afflicted with weak digestion it is not
surprising that nearly every secret pat
ent medicine on the market claims to
be a cure for dyspepsia, as well as a
score of other troubles, when in fact, as
Dr. Werthier says, there is but one gen
uine dyspepsia cure which is perfectly
safe and reliable, and moreover, this
remedy is not a patent medicine, but it
is a scientific combination of pure pep
sin (free from animal matter), vegetable
essences, fruit salts and bismuth. It is
sold by druggists under name of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. - No extravagant
claims are made for them, but for indi
gestion or any stomach trouble, Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets are far ahead of any
remedy yet discovered. They act on the
food eaten, no dieting is necessary sim
ply eat all the wholesome food von want
and these tablets will digest it. A cure
results, because all the stomach needs is
a rest, which Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
give by doing the work of diseestion.
Druggists sell these tablets at 50 cts
per package. Circulars and teatimoni
als sent free by addressing F. A. Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich.
LITTLE SAVED
FROM TERESA
Only About Four Hundred Dollars
Worth of Property Recovered.
Washington. Dec. 28. Not much of
value has been obtained from the wrppk
of the Infanta Maiie Teresa, according
to a report from United States Consul
McLain. at Nassau, who wan charred h
the state department with the task of
recovering euch of the property as could
be saved. His report iust received at
the navy department, shows that the
marshal of the admiraltv onnrt lmrl
gathered a lot of miscellaneous articles,
such as pieces of ropes, boxes of candles,
groceries, canned goods, lanterns, etc
The valuation placed npon them was
$400, half of which sum would, under
tne law, belong to the salvers. The con
buI reported that he should withhold
lrom sale an American nag, and in ap
proving his recommendation to that ef
feet, the navv department cabled him
also to preserve with the American flat
a British ensign which was among the
articles recovered.
Two Pointed Questions Answered.
What is the use of making a better
article than your competitor if you can
not get a better price for it?
Ans. As there is no difference in the
price the public will buy only the better,
so that while oar profits may be smaller
on a single scale they will be much
greater in the aggregate.
How can you get the public to know
your make is the best?
If both articles are brought prominent
ly before the public both are certain to
be tried and the public will very quickly
pass judgment on them and use only the
better one.
This explains the large sale on Cham
berlain's Cough remedy. The people
have been using it for years and have
found that it can always be depended
upon. lhey may occasionally take up
with some fashionable novelty put forth
with exaggerated claims, but are certain
to return to the one remedy that they
know to be reliable, and for coughs.
colds and croup there is nothing equal
to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. . For
sale by Blakeley & Houghton. 1
Roberts Likely to be Expelled.
Nkw Yobk, Dec. 29. A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:,
Representative-elect Roberts, the Mor
man congressman from Utah, will prob
ably be confronted upon his arrival at
Washington to take his seat in the 56th
congress by a proposition of expulsion
because of his alleged polygamous
practices. Some of the ablest consti
tutional lawyers in the house who have
studied this cow celebrated case declare
there is nothing in the constitution of
the United States to prevent Mr. Rob
erts from taking his seat, but they add
that the house, by a two-thirds vote,
may expel him on the ground that he
is living in violation of the general law!
which govern the United States.
Row to Look Good.
Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on a healthy
condition of all the vital organs. If the
liver be inactive, you have a bilious look ;
if your kidneys be effected, you have a
pinched look. Secure good health and
you will surely have good looks. "Elec
tric Bitters" is a good Alternative and
Tonic. Acts directly on the 6tomach
liver and kidneys. Purifies the blood,
cures pimples, blotches and boils, and
gives a good complexion. Every bottle
guaranteed. Sold at Blakeley & Hough
ton's drug store. 50 cents per bottle. 5
Cash In IE oar Checks.
All county warrants registered prior
to Feb. 1, 1895, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after Nov. 14,
1898. . C. L. Phillips,
County Treasurer.
I -Grsciing eg Bialilwie.. !
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"Farewell old 98,
Thou art but a memory now;
Welcome 'pp,
May the elements be good and kind to thee."
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Veteran of '98 joins hands with and greets the infant of '99, so we,
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greet you and thank you for favors bestowed in that sunny valley v
of '98, and as we peer over the hills of '99, see the welcome light of
your continued patronage. May our friends and patrons hold in jjjjp
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may generous Nature implant in your hearts and minds the seeds of Jfi
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Headquarters for Feed Grain of all kinds.
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, an kind&
Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, tiffu
Headquarters for "Byers' Best" Pendle-
Tl OUT This Flour is manufactured expressly for family
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We sell our goods lower than anv house in the trade, and if vnn dnn't think m
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