VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1899
NO 282
AGDINALDO'S ARMY
DISHEARTENED
Officers. U ana Refuse to Lead Their
Men in Battle.
MANY COMPANIES
ARE RETIRING
Filibustering Steamer With 29,000
Stands of Arms Reported Seized
by the Japanese Authorities
Good News From Cebu. -
Nbw Yobk, March 3. A dispatch iu
the Herald aaya : It ia reported here
that a eteamer with 20,000 stands of
arms of ammunition, which was bound
tor the Philippines, has been seized in
Japan waters by the Japanese author
ities. Aguinaldo'siarmy is dishearten
ed aa the result of the recent action.
Many companies of the insurgents have
retired because their officers skulk and
won't lead their men.
The latest news from Cebu ia good.
The. natives are returning to, the town.
The coolies are now willing to work at
reasonable wages. Under the native
government they asked double pay.
Vessels are now loading and business
has been resumed.
The influential natives of the islands
ofMabate and Ticoa request General
Otis to eend troops there. - They say
that 200 men could easily subdue the
rebels. The inhabitants are peaceable.
They are disgusted with the extortions
of three successive native governors. On
the two islands are 80,000 bead of cattle,
which constitute the food supply of the
rebel army of the South.
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A&SQUUTEtX 'PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
HOVM. BAK1WQ POWDER CO., HEW YORK.
three to five each by other officers dur
ing the war with Spain.
When it was proposed to promote
Hobson to the foot of the grade of lieutenant-commanders,
the "jump" only
amounted to 150 numbers, but under
the nomination made today, Hobson
skips over all the lieutenant-commanders
and goes nearly to the top of the
commander's list, so far as relative rank
is concerned.
Of the seven naval constructors who
will continue superior to him, there
will speedily retire, Constructor Feaster,
next August; Constrnctor Varna m, in
April next year, and Chief-Constructor
Hichborn, who nnder the new personal
law, ranks as rear-admiral, March 4,
1901. At that time, Constructor Hob
son will take the rank and pay of a cap
tain. Not until August ' 17 following
will he reach the age of 31.
The ' junior captain of the navy on
January 1 was Captain Edward White,
commanding the flagship Philadelphia,
and Le was 56 years old when he re
ceived his commission. Constructor
Hobson, therefore gains about 26 years.
In the ordinary course of promptions in
the naval construction corps, however,
Hobson will not reach the senior posi
tion of chief constructor before 1922, or
ten years before bis own retirement, and
in the meantime he will remain 21 yearB
in the grade of captain, which is nearly
three times as long as officers ordinarly
retain that rank.
Wasinqton, March 3. The following
dispatch has been receiveed by Secretary
Alger in answer to his inquiry respect
ing the number of American prisoners
held by the insurgents :
Manila, March 3. Secretary of War,
Washington. The Insurgents have not
taken, nor do they told, a single prisoner
of war. They have three Boldlers in
Maloloe. picked up in January, who
without permission went among them
near Cavite and Calocan. am looking
out for them, and providing them with
money. Have captured over 1500 insur
gent soldiers since February 4, and hold
the majority as prisoners of war. The
troopB here are in splendid condition.
- OtlB.
MERRIMAC HERO
BEATS THEM ALL
President "Jumps" Him Over All the
Lieutenant-Commanders and Most
of the Commanders.
Nbw Yobk, March 3. A dispatch to
the Tribune fromiWashington says: The
president's nomination of Richard Pear
son Hobson, to be advanced ten num
bers from number one on the lilt of as
sistant naval constructors, is said by
naval officers to constitute the greatest
material promotion as a recognition of
gallantry in the history of the naval
service. It will make Hobson a cap
tain at the age of 30. His advance
ment amounts to 250 numbers in the
line of the navy which is remarkable in
comparison with the single number re
ceived by Admiral Dewey, eight nam
bers by Admiral Sampson and from
March 2, 1899, and that of . Brigadier
General Ewell S. Otis, TJ. S. A., to be
major-general by brevet, to rank from
February 4, 1899, for military skill and
distinguished services in the Philippines.
REIGNS WITHOUT WOMAN.
A Barren Land Where the Masculine
Will Rales Supreme Over
Everything.
CANAL WILL
NOT BE BUILT
There at least one tiny section of
the globe where women are conspicu
ously absent from society and where
man reijrna supreme, undisturbed by
the vagaries and caprices of even a sin
gle woman's -will.
There is only one territory of any size
and never has been but one occupied
by any considerable population from
which woman is absolutely excluded.
Yet such a place exists to-day and has
existed for centuries. A3 far back as
history reaches to all females it has
been forbidden ground. This country
without women is situated on a bold
plateau between the old peninsula of
Acte, in the Gredian archipelago, and
the mainland. Here in the midst of
cultivated fields and extensive-woodlands
dwells a monastic confederation
of Greek Christians, with 23 converts
and numbering more than 7.CO0 souis.
Not one of the monastaries dates from
a later time than the twelfth century.
A few soldiers guard the borders of this
land, and no woman is allowed to cross
the frontier. Nor is this all; the rule
is extended to every female creature,
and from time immemorial no cow,
cnare, hen, duck or goose has been per
mitted to enter this territory.
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Yaquina Bay and Boat Railway Items
Compromised in Such a Way as to
Stave off Appropriations of Money.
Washington, March 3. The conferees
on the river and harbor bill bave practi
cally reached an agreement. The Nica
ragua canal paragraph will be greatly
modified and will appropriate $1,000,000
for an examination of all routes, under
direction of the president. The repoit
of the commission making the exami
nation will be made to congress, and no
provision is made for beginning work.
Two items from Oregon which were in
dispute and upon which there was a
seeming split last night, have been com
promised. The Yaquina bay item has
been modified so aa to have the project
examined by a board of engineers. The
house yields on the boat railway provis
ion, so far as not to repeal the law for
the project, but strikes out the appropri
ation made by the senate.
Discovered by a Woman.
Another great discovery has been
made, and that too, by a lady in this
country. ."Disease fastened its clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severest teets, but her vital
organs were undertermined and sdeath
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed incessantly, and could' not
sleep. She finally discovered a way to
recovery, by purchasing of as a bottle of
Dr. King's New Discivery for Consump
tion, and was so much relieved on taking
first dose, that she slept all night; and
with two bottles, has been absolutely
cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz."
Thus writes W. C. Hamnick & Co., of
Shelby, N. C. Trial bottles free at
Blakeley & Houghton's Drug Store.
' Regular size 50c and $1.00. Every
bottle guaranteed. ' " '4
Dewey and Otis Promoted.
Washington, March 3. The president
has sent to the senate the nomination of
Bear-Admiral George Dewey to be ad
miral of the navy under the act approved
A Brldare of Coffins.
When the British forces were march
ing to Pekin in- I860, after the capture
of the Taku forts, one of the rivers be
came so swollen with the heavy rains
that it was rendered almost impassa
ble. While in this quandary a bright
idea suddenly struck one of our offi
cers. .Being well aware that the Chi
nese generally ordered their coffins
years in- advance, and kept them on the
premises, and also that they are per
fectly airtight, he consulted with his
brother officers, with the result that or
ders were given to search all the bouses
of the village and collect every coffin
With the aid of a few empty casks, the
soldiers constructed a pontoon bridge
of coffins sufficiently strong to betr the
artillery, and the river was thus passed
in, safety.
Relics of Medievalism Sold.
The old Martello towers of Great Bri
tain, from which warning was giveru of
threatened invasion: by blows of a ham
mer, have now come under the auction
eer's hammer, and will soon disappear.
La Grippe Successfully Treated.
"I have just recovered from the sec
ond attack of La Grippe this year," says
Mr. Jaa. A. Jones, publisher of the
Leader, Mexia, Texas. "In the latter
case I used 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 as bad as the
first but for the uee of this emedy as 1
had to go to bed in about six hours after
being 'struck' with it, -while in. the first
case I was able to attend to , business
about two days before getting 'down.' '
For sale by Blakeley & Houghton.
Rudyard Kipling Out of Danger.
Nkw York, March 3. Rudyard Kip
ling's condition shows continued im
provement, and all danger of a fatal
termination to his illness is considered
to have passed.
How to Prevent Pneumonia.
lou are perhaps aware -that pneu
monia always results from a cold or from
an attack of La Grippe. During the
epidemic of La Grippe a few years ago
when so many cases resulted in pneu
monia, it was observed that the attack
was never followed by that disease when
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was used
It counteracts any tendency of a cold or
La Grippe to result in that dangerous
disease. It is the best remedy in the
world for bad colds and La Grippe.
Every bottle warranted. For sale by
JSiaKeiey k tiougnton, druggists.
Jast
pop pan
$2.50 Hats pot
We open next week with a "Racket" in HATS. We may have bought
too many may have allowed ourselves to get enthused over the many good hat
things shown us this season or we may be doing this, as before "just for fun"
the reason would not interest you anyway, so right to the point:
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MONDAY we place on sal
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-"and in our window," the following:
Men's Black Fedora Hats, worth and made to sell for no less
than $2.5Q.
Men's Fine Fur, Brown Fedoras, worth and made to sell for
no less than $2.50.
Men's Java, Fine Fur Fedoras, worth and made to sell for
no less than $2.50. '
Men's Otter, Fine Fur Fedora Hats, worth and made to sell
for no less than $2.50.
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All bright, clean, new, direct-from-the-factory hats, and strictly up-to-date,most-desirable,
styles, in every way just-as-we-say,and we say they are worth
fully worth $2.50, which we intended to ask for them when the Order was
placed, but for reason of "just for fun" we say
Until
Sold
CHOICE $1.50
Don't "wait to long there are only some 15 dozen in. the lot but tell
your neighbor and your brother about it, or anyone else you think would accept
a free dollar, and come.
Good things in Boy's Hats; Pearl, Gray.
Brown and Black Fedoras. "Just for
. fun" next week, ....50c and 25c.
A. SVi. WILLIAMS. & CO.
Farm for Sale.
(Price 82,200. ,
Four miles from Dafur and 14 miles
from The Dalles. 400 acres under culti
vation : half the crop in. 400 bearing
fruit trees; fine assortment of small fruit.
Some good-meadow land ; plenty ot oan
wood on the place. Fine stream of water
running through the place. Good outlet
for stock. 280 acres of this land is under
fence. 120 acres of deeded land. School
bouse on the place.
The following list of live stock, imple
ments, etc., go with the place :
Four young horses, one cow and young
calf, one good brood sow, 100 good hens,
one horse rake, plow and harrow, all
new; 2o stands of bees, 60 good Dee
hives, one new cook etove, one back, one
cultivator; blacksmith tools. All farm
ing tools and household furniture with
the place. Uood bouse wltn good nre
olace. Well of water on the porch.
Good barn and outbuildings. Inquire of
L. Klijjger. of Dufur, or Ben South
well, on Eight Mile Creek, at the place.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at The Dalles, Obeoon,)
i ebruary -Z8, IStfU.t
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to make final proof in support of her claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at The Dalles, Oregon, on Satur
day, April 15, 1899, viz:
Lizzie Belat, of The Dalles;
Homestead Application, No. 4722, for the 8EJ
Bee. 86, Tp. 2 north, Range 12 east, Will. Mer.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: J. W. Johnston, J. W. Mar
quis, Jacob Wettlc, G. A. Phirman, all of The
Kalles.Oregon. JAY P. LUCAS, Register:
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Government Lands
"With fine timber and running water in
Hood River Valley, suitable for homestead and
timber entries. We . locate individuals or
colonies on these lands. Large Milling; in
dustries now being located here; also town lots
and other lands for sale.
Some of these Government lands are the
choicest Apple land of the Famous llood
River Valley.
W. R. WINANS, Land Locator,
f22-lm Hood River.Wasco Co., Oregon.
Freas Saunders has purchaeed the
wood business of J. T. Reynolds in this
city. Those desiring good wood will find
him by ringing up 'phone nomber 12.
Ghtfoniele Publishing Co,
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PRINTERS
Quick tttotk.
Reasonable Pinees.
The Dalles, Oregon,
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