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VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1899,
NO 259
GRIM WAR
BREAKS OUT IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Jninalilo's Followers Attact tie Amer
ican Forces at Manila ana
are Eennlsefl.
FIGHTING STILL
IN PROGRESS
Engagement Opened at 8:45 Saturduy
Evening The Cruiser Charleston
and the Gunboat Concord Bom
barded the Enemies Lines Amer
icans Make a Gallant Charge and
Capture Several of the Positions
of the Enemy.
Pobtland, Feb. 5. A special to the
Evening Telegram ia as follows :
Washington, Feb. 5. The war de
partment haa juat received a telegram
from Manila showing that the Filipino
forces attacked the American outposts
laat night, but were repulsed with beavy
losses to both aides.
The American losses are : . Wounded,
125; dead, 20.
Washington, Feb. 5. Admiral Dewey
haa sent the following dispatch to the
navy department :
"Manila, Feb. 5. The insurgents In
augurated a general engagement yeater
day and last night which continued to
day. The American army and navy
were generally successful. The insnrg
enta were driven back and our line ad
vanced. There were no casualties to
the navy. Dewey."
Another dispatch juat received saye;
Filipinos attacked the American lines
at 8 :45 laat night. There was a heavy
f usilade on both sides, and artillery was
used. The cruiser Charleston and the
gunboat Concord bombarded the enemy.
The Americans after a magnificent
charge captured several positions of the
enemy. The Filipinos lost heavily.
What Lieutenant Wall Says.
Pobtland, Feb. 5. Lieut. F. R. Wall,
who has juat returned to Portand from
Manila, is of the opinion, from the in
formation furnished by the dispatches,
that the Charleston and Concord must
have Bhelled the Filipinos' positions
either from off Malate, to the Boutb of
Manila, or from off Tondo, to the north.
Very likely one of these men-of-war was
off each place.
He says that our outposts extends in
a semi-circle around Manila, starting
from the old Malate fort, sweeping to
the eastward and then to the north
across the Pasig river, around to the
northwest until the bay shore is again
reached. In this, way, old Manila on
the left bank of the Pasig, and Binondo,
Qniapo, Santa Cruz and the groups that
under different names really made up
the commercial and the larger part of
city on the right bank are enclosed by
the army, while the sea Bide is entirely
protected by the navy.
The insurgents have all along, he says,
; 1 1 . 1 1 - i . r
maintained tueir guaras ouisiue 01 oar
line of outDosts. About October 25 last
they were compelled by an order from
General Otis to retire a mile or two from
our lines, which they did in a very
sullen manner. Up to that time their
eentriea had been almost within bail of
oura, and had not been particularly
courteous. .
The greater part of the insurgents was
10 me norm 01 me - cuy, as maioios,
Aguinaldo's headquarters, is only '12 or
15 miles beyond, to the north, but there
was quite a number of them alao to the
MS
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
WOVAt BAKTWO POWDER CO., HEW VOWK.
east, out on the Malacanang road. :.
The fact that Dewey's fleet made its
headquarters at Cavite, Biz miles across
the bay from Manila, and could sweep
the beach from Cavite to Manila, would
seem to make it improbable that much
fighting was done in that locality.
When Mr. Wall left Manila the Sec
ond Oregon was quartered at the Quartel
Espana, within the walled city, and
probably would not have been in the
preliminary engagement unless their
position had since been changed.
FRANCE WILL
ATTACK ENGLAND
Chips on the Shoulders of Both Nations
An Interview With the French
Minister of Marines.
London, Feb. 4, An alleged interview
with the French minister of marines, M.
Lockroy, published in a Borne paper,
has created considerable stir in some
quarters in London, as it is held to show
that France haa in no wise buried the
hatchet, but is determined to attack
Great Britain at the first opportunity.
People here, however, can hardly credit
the veracity of the interview, in which
Mr. Lockroy begins by describing the
British nayal organization as being "all
humbug," and saying:
"The English only have the brutal
force of numbers." The minister of
marines is alao quoted as declaring that
war with Great Britain is inevitable,
and to have added : "Let England con
tinue to contract big warships. Our
naval program is steel-plated, powerful,
swift cruisers, torpedo-boat destroyers
and submarine boats."
The British newspapers have appar
ently taken the utterance& seriously, and
are uiging the government to reply "to
words with deeds."
The French menaces seem to accord
with confidential information to the ef
fect that military and naval circles here
are convinced that France means war.
Secret advices, it appears, haa been re
ceived at the British war office showing
that the French authorities are noise
lessly preparing for the struggle. In
fact, it is even said that the Napoleonic
idea of an invasion of Great Britain ia
revolving in the minds of the French
military authorities, and at the present
moment a gradual but silent movement
of troops is said to be proceeding toward
the coast of France, where in two
months it is asserted that about 150,000
men will be concentrated. The British
war authorities are determined not to
wait France's convenience, but to call
her hand aa they did in the Fashoda
incident, and will declare that they re
gard this concentration of troops as an
act of war.
In the meantime the British navy- is
paying the greatest attention to gu&e
nery. J. he channel squadron this week
has been engaged every morning in fir
ing practice at moving targets. The re
sults are being caretully noted.
BULift WaiSued.
' Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen,
of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonder
ful deliverance from a frightful death.
In telling of it he says: -"I was taken
with typhoid fever, that ran into pneu
monia. My lungs became hardened. I
was so weak I couldn't even ait up in
bed. 'Nothing helped me. I expected
to soon die of consumption, when I
heard of Dr. King's New Discovery.
One bottle gave great relief. I con
tinued to use it, and now am well and
strong.. I can't "say too mnch in its'
praise.' This marvellous medicine Is
the anreat and quickest cure in the world
for all throat and lung trouble. Regular
size 50 cents' and - $1.00. Trial bottle
tree at Blakeley & Houghton's drug
store; every bottle guaranteed. 2
NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA
To Gain Flesh, to Sleep Well, to Know
What Appetite and Good Digestion
Means.
MAKE A TEST OF. STUART'S DYS
. PEPSIA TABLETS.
No trouble is more common or more
misunderstood than nervous dyspepsia.
People having it think their nerves are
to blame and are surprised that they
are not cured by nerve medicines. The
real seat of the mischief is lost sight of.
The stomach is the organ to be looked
after.
Nervous dyspeptics often do not have
any pain whatever in the stomach, nor
perhaps any of the symptoms of stom
ach weakness. Nervous dyspepsia shows
itself not in the stomach so much as in
nearly every organ. In some cases the
PROF. HENRY W. BECKER, A. M.
heart palpitates and ia irregular; inoth
era the kidneys are effected ; in others
the bowels are constipated, with head
aches ; still others .are troubled with loss
of flesh and appetite with accumulations
of as, sour risings and heartburn.
It is eafe to eay that Stuart's Dye pep
Bia Tablets will cure any Btoraach weak'
ness or disease except cancer of the
stomach. They cure sour stomach, gas,
loss of flesh and appetite, sleeplessness,
palpitation, heartburn, constipation and
headache.
Send for valuable little book on stom
ach diseases bv addressing F. A. Stuart
Co., Marehall, Mich. . All druggists' sell
full Bized packages at 50 cents. Prof.
Henry W. Becker, A. M., the well-known
religious "worker and w"riter,of St. Louis,
secretary of the Mission Board of the
German Methodist church ; chief clerk
and expert accountant of the harbor and
wharf commission ; public secretary for
the "St. Louis school patrons' association,
and the district conference -of the stew
ards of the M. E. church ; also takes an
active part in be work of the Epworth
League, and to write on religious and
educational topics for several magazines.
How he found relief . ia best told in bia
own worda :
"Some weeks ago my brother beard
me, say something about indigestion,and
taking a box out of his pocket said : 'Try
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.' I did, and
was promptly relieved. -Then 1 invest!
gated the nature of the tableta, and . be
came satisfied that they were made of
just the right things and in just the
right proportions, to aid in the assimila
tion of food. I heartily indorse them in
all respects, and I keep them constantly
on hand. .-
To Care a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money if
it fails to cure. 25c. .
COLORADO MINERS
FACE STARVATION
nicflcuJonce Camp Cat 01 From me
Outside World.
FOOD ALMOST
EXHAUSTED
Roads Leading to the Point From Out
side Places are Impassible, so No
More Supplies Can be Carried In
Wood Buried Under Snow.
Aspes, Col., Feb. 4. The situation at
the mining camp at Independence,
eighteen miles from here, is critical in
the extreme. . Starvation stares the in-.
habitants of the place in the face. Pro
visions and fuel supplies are nearly ex
hausted. Wood that bad been cut and
piled up for winter use lies buried un
der many feet of snow, and cannot be
reached. The mines there in all. proba
bility must now close down until win
ter breaks np.
Roads leading to this place, the only
source of supply for Independence, are
impassible, and the only method of jour
neying between the two places is on
snowshoes, an exceedingly dangerous
method of travel. The storm still rages
fiercely at Independence, making the
outlook the more gloomy.
Snow elides are so frequent between
this place and Independence that It is
almost suicidal to venture on the route
there.
Bad Outlook for Stock.
Denver, Feb. 4. The reports coming
in constantly from the ranges in all
parts of the west Bhow very badly for
the cattle and other stock which is
roaming the range during this terrible
weather. It ia generally acknowledged
that the stock will be in danger of heavy
losses if the cold weather continues
much longer.
People coming into . Denver from the
south and and west eay that" bunches of
cattle are frequently seen wallowing in
three to four feet of snow and standing
against trees with their backs to the wind
It is getting harder daily for. them to
obtain any, feed for browsing, for a thin 1
but stiff frost ia forming In many places
on the drifts, which renders it impossi
ble for the animals to reach the food be
neath. '
John W. Springer, president of the
National Livestock Association, has re
ceived advices from Montana, Wyoming
and Texas, to the effect that there will
be heavy losses in the vast herds range
cattle within the week.
The weather ia fair today but continues
very cold, 15 below being the minimum
Railroads west are making great efforts
to clear their tracks, and it is thought
the trains will get through today on
several of the lines.
Deafness Cannot be Cared-,
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.'
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness ia caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever ; nine cases, out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
flamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. J. Chenkt & Co.. Toledo, O.
, CtTSold by Druggists, 75c. ; 6-10
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Will soon be the order of the day. What
a relief to see new goods suggestive of a
a new 'season, and remindful of the fact that
winter cannot last all summer.
We believe we are a trifle in advance of
other stores in showing new things for boys
wear but then that's our way.
New Caps.
Your little boy wants one, we
know it and you would want him
to have one if yon allowed your
self to look over this array of new
styles in little boys' headwear.
Fifteen different styles all new.
Three different prices
29 cents.
33 cents.
69 cents.
New Styles for Girls.
Ifitfl. m. ttlilliams & Co. f
A. Ad. KELLER,
...Ifie ReoowfieHiflOfo Fino'saiooo...
90 Second St., second door from Court.
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"F'lOTlT This Flour is manufactured expressly for family
J- use : every sack is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
We sell our goods lower than any house in the trade, and if you don't think bo
call and get our prices and be convinced.
Highest Prices Paid for Wheat, Barley and Oats.
Are You Interested?
The O. B. & N. Co's New Book
On the Kesourses .of Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho is being distributed. Our
readers are requested to forward the
acquaintances, and a copy of the work
will be sent them free. This is a mat
would ask that everyone take an in
H. Hpblbubt, General Passenger Agen ,
O. R. & N. Co., Portland.
La Grippe Successfully Xreated.
"I have just recovered from the sec
ond attack of La Grippe this year,'.' says
Mr. Jas. A. Jones, publisher of the
Leader, Mexia, Texas. "In the latter
case 1 need Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, and I think with considerable suc
cess, only being in bed a little over two
days against ten days for the former at
tack. The second attack I am satisfied
would have been equally aa bad as the
first but for the use of this emedy as 1
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New Sweaters
For Men and Boys. Not mere
ly new Sweaters, but entirely new
styles as well. "Sweaters will
not all look alike" to you when
you see these they're entirely
new and very attractive.
The quality is all wool; they're
heavy and warm and are intended
as much for present wear as for
later on.
$1.32 and
$1.50.
See our'Boys' ''Dewey" Sweater.
DALLES, OREGON
Tom Burke's Homestead Whiskey
Specialty In Imported French Liquors and Cognac.
Best Domestic Liquors, Wines and Cigars.
The Largest and Best of August Buehler
Home-made Beer and Porter.
for the Swiss Pub. Co., New York.
for Seed Grain of au kinds,
for Feed Grain ot eii kinds
for Rolled Grain, an kinds,
for Bran, Shorts, Sa!iS
for "Byers' Best" Pendle-
had to go to bed in about six hours after
being 'struck' with it, while in the first
ease l was able to attend to business
about two days before getting 'down.'"
The woman who is lovely in face, form
and temper will always have friend,
but one who would be attractive must
keep her health; If she is weak, eickly
and all run down, she will be nervous
and irritable. If she has constipation or
kidney trouble, her impure blood witt
cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions
and a wretched complexion. Electric
Bittera is the beat medicine in the world
to regulate the stomach, liver and kid
neys and to purify the blood. It gives
strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth,
yelvety skin, rich complexion. It will
make a good looking, charming woman
of a run-down invalid. Only 50 cents
at Blakeley A Houghton's drug store. 2
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