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THE DALLES, OREGON. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1899.
NO 294
THE CLIMAX
ABOUT REACHED
f asliiston Officials Declare Indications
' PoiEt to a Cessation of Hostilities.
THEY DECLINE
TO EXPLAIN
Company G, , Second Washington, Cap'
tares 150 New Prisoners and Some
Ammunition Near Tagnig.
Washington, March 17. Advices
faave been received from Manila which
indicate that the climax may occnr at
any hoar.. The officials here are well
pleased with the condition of affairs,
bat will not at present discuss the de
tails of the dispatches. The indications
are that hosilities will end within a very
short time.
Manila, March 17. 4 p. m.-Company
G, Second Washington volunteers, has
captured 150 additional prisoners near
Tagnig, and also seized some ammuni
tion. Most of the rebels'' arms were
hidden or thrown into the river.
The engineers have thrown a tempor
ary bridge across the Pasig river for the
artillery and commissary trains.
The Twentieth regiment will return
from the front today.
Work of the Gunboats.
Nbw Yobk, March 17. A dispatch
to the Herald from Manila says : On
Monday your correspondent went
aboard the United States gunboat La-
guna de Bay and accompanied her on
chase of the rebels. She first steamed
past the town of Pasig and turned her
Gatling guns on the insurgents entrench
ed along the shore. The insurgents
were so frightened that the women,
children, horses, soldiers and carebos
filed in hundreds across the open fields
toward Laguna de Bay. The gunboat
ceased firing, but followed close behind
the panic-stricken crowd, driving ihem
inland.
On Tuesday the gunboat Ceste joined
the Lagnna de Bay, both under com
xnand ot Captain Grant. They made
for the lake channel, which bad been
blocked by the insurgents, but they
finally cleared the' way.
On the lake we chased two sailing
vessels which were full of insurgent
'troops. Both vessels refused to ear-
render and ran .ashore, the troops es
caping in spite of our fire.
Daring Wednesday, while approach
ing Santa Cruz, the richest city on the
lake, we raised a white flag when 500
yards from the shore. A large force of
insurgents is entrenched in front of the
town, but they refused to confer with
us. Then we shelled their positions ef
fectively and withdrew to the end of the
lake to await the landing of our forces
.An Illinois River Freak.
Havana, 111., March 17. A floating
island, between one and two acres in ex
tent, and from four to five feet thick
has come down the Illnois river. It col
lided with a cabin-boat and smashed in
the keel and landed it aBhore. -
The island struck a pier of the wagon
bridge, violently shaking the structure
and throwing crossing horses from their
feet. The island is now stranded between
the pier and the shore, and the city an
thorities contemplate blowing it up with
dynamite.
A $6000 Gold Brick. .
Baksr City, March 16. Manager
Whitaker today brought in from tbe
Baisley-Elkhorn mine. a gold brick re
liably stated to assay $6000, thw result of
V Atssouumx 'Pure
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
WOYAL BMCINO POWOEB
eight days' rnn with two Bryan mills, in
which 100 tons 'of paying gold ore is
crushed daily. Today's brick is the
third of about the same value this month
from the Baisley-Elkhorn.
Snow on Elkhorn mountain is ten feet
deep, and the company has two sacks of
concentrates weighing 100 pounds each
at the foot of the mountain to be banled
to this city, as soon as the roads permit,
for shipment to the reduction works.
Eight tons daily of rich concentrates
are now being realized from the Baisley-
Elkhorn.
TERRIBLE FIRE
AT NEW YORK
Windsor Hotel in Flames and Doomed
to Destruction Number of Casu
alties Unknown.
New York, March 17. The whole of
the Windsor hotel is in flames. It is lo
cated at Forty-fifth street and Fifth ave
nue. Tbe fire is spreading with great
rapidity, and tbe building, which makes
the block facing Fifth avenue, looks like
a roarintr furnace. One woman jumped
from the fifth-avenue side. People are
on the roof crying for help. The firemen
are doing their best to reach the people
on the roof and in the windows. Firemen
are climbing np the adjoining building
and thiowing ropes. There are no long
long ladders yet on the scene.
At 4:10 p. m. there were found four
persons dead and twelve injured. Some
of the injured were taken to Bellevue.
Many jumped from tbe windows on the
Forty-seventh street side. Two guests
were seen to stand at tne windows.
Before they could be saved they fell back
into tbe flameB and perished. Two guests
jumped from a fifth story window into a
life' net -and were saved. A woman
juiuped on Forty-sixth street. She was
picked up. unconscious.
A Thousand Tongue.
Could not express the rapture of Annie
E. Springer, of 1125 Howard St., Phil
adelphia, Pa., when she found that Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption
had completely cured her of a hacking
cough that for many years had made
life a bardem. All other remedies and
doctors could give her no help, but she
says of this Royal Cure "It soon re
moved the pain in my chest and I can
now sleep soundly, something I can
scarcely remember doing before. I feel
like sounding its praises throughout the
universe." ' So will every one who tries
Dr. King's New Discovery for any trouble
of the throat, chest or lungs. - Price 50c
and $1. Trial bottle free at - Blakeley &
Houghton's drug store; eyery" bottle
guaranteed. 5
New Ferry at Arlington.
Arlington, Or., March 16, The new
ferry for service ou the Columbia,
between this point and the Washington
shore, was launched today. When com
pleted it will be tbe finest ferry on the
npper river.
Robbed the Grarc.
A startling incident, of which Mr.
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was tbe
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
"I was in a most dreadful condition. My
skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in back
and sides, no appetite gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three physi
cians had given me np. Fortunately, a
friend advised 'Electric Bitters' ; and to
my great jy and surprise, the first
bottle made a decided improvement. I
continued their nse for three weeks, and
am' now a. well man. I know they saved
my life, and robbed the grave of another
victim.". N one should fail to try them.
Ooly 50c, guaranteed, at Blakeley &
Houglitou's drug Btore. 5
CO., HEW YORK.
WANTS BIG
DAMAGES
Engineer Hodgs Sues a Railroad Com
pany at Walla Walla.
Walla Walla, Wash., March 16. A
$40,000 damage suit was begun in the su
perior court here yesterday against the
W. & C. railway, by John H. Hodges, a
stationary engineer, formerly employed
in the company's carsbops at Hunt's
'Junction. The plaintiff alleges that on
June 30, 1898, he was ordered to leave
his regular employment to assist in
pressing car wheels upon an axle; that
because of the defective apparatus used
tbe operation was attended with danger,
against which he wae not warned, and
ia consequence of the company's
negligence, while the axle was being
turned, one end slipped from tbe hooks
by which it was held and fell. The
other being violently elevated, struck
Hodges on the head, causing injuries to
his brain and nerves.' A. S. Bennett, of
The Dulles, and Garrecht & Dunphy. of
this city, are the attorneys for plaintiff.
l.a Orlppe Successfully Treated.
"I have just recovered from the sec
ond attack of La Grippe this year," Bays
Mr. Jas. A. Jones, publisher, of the
Leader, Mexia, Texae. "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 tbe
first but for the nee of this emedy as 1
bad 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.
Princess Kaiulani is Dead.
Honolulu, March 10 (via San Fran
cisco, March 17). Princess Kaiulani
died March 6 of inflammatory rheuma
tism. In 1891 Kaiulani was proclaimed
heir apparent to the Hawaiian throne.
How to Prevent Pneumonia.. .
Yon are perhaps aware that 'pneu
monia always results from a cold or from
an attack of La Grippe. Daring tbe
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 tbe
world for bad colds and La Grippe.
Every bottle warranted. For sale by
Blakeley &. Houghton, druggists.
The new steamboat Spokane, built by
the O. R. & N. Co- to ply on the Snake
river between Riparia and Lewiston, is
now complete, and in service. Steamer
Lewiston is also in service, and the two
steamers will alternate between Riparia
and Lewiston, leaving Riparia daily ex
cept Sunday on arrival of train No. 4
from Portland and reaching' Lewiston
next day at 1 p. m. Returning, will
leave Lewiston daily except Saturday
at 12 o'clock, noon, arriving at Riparia
at 7 p. m., connecting with train No. 3
from Spokane. The Spokane has been
specially constructed for the run men
tioned above, and is - thoroughly equip
ped with all modern appliances, electric
lights, etc., and for speed and comfort
wilt excel any craft that has ever been
built tor the Snake river. The "Lewis
ton is her steady old self. Mar 4:1m
Notice to Tax Payer.
I will promptly close the tax roll and
turn over the delinquent list to clerk on
first Monday in April. Interest ou all
county warrants paid in for taxes shall
cease on and after the turning over of
each roll. Robert Kellt,
Sheriff, Wasco Co.
The Dalles, March 15, 1899.
QUEEN SIGNS
PEACE TREATY
Will Be Forward to the French Ai-
.. bassatlor at Washington.
NEXT STEP
BY SPAIN
Exchange of Ratifications Is Next in
Order, When That is Done Peace
Will Have BeenFinally Restored.
Madrid, March 17. The queen regent
has signed the treaty of . peace. The
signed treaty will be -forwarded to the
French ambassador at Washington for
exchange with the one signed by Presi
dent McKinley. No decree on the sub
ject will be published in the official
Gazette.
Washington, March 17. In the ab
sence of any direct diplomatic commun
ication between the United States and
Spaine, Secretary Hay expects to receive
his first formal notice of the ratification
of the peace treaty by the queen regent
through the medium of the French em
bassy here.
The next step must be taken by Spam
which must name a special envoy and
notifiy the United States government of
the probable date upon which he will
present himself at Washington with the
exchange copy of the treaty of peace.
Although in most instances little more
than a perfunctory ceremony, in the
case of tbe exchange of the ratification
of this treat; the details will be of more
than ordinary interest, for the occasion
will be historical.
. Deafness Cannot De Cored. -
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafueap
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is 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. Chknkt & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. 6-10
TtieCoMia Packing Co..
PACKERS OF
PORKand BEEF
t MAiJTJFACTU KKKB OF
Fine Lard and ; Sausages
Curersof BRAND
HAMS & BACON
JRIED BEEF. ETC.
J. S. 8CHENK,
President.
H. M. Bbax ,
CasMei
first National Bank.
THE DALLES - - OREGON
A General Banking Business transacted
Deposits received, subject to eight
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Collections made and proceeds,promptlj
remitted on dav of collection.
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold ox
few York, ban r rancisco anc Port
land. .
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Collections made at all points on fav
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Tbe above steamers leave Portland and Dalle,
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