VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1899
NO 301
A VICTORY
AT MANILA
Volunteers Won Bloody Batlle Defeating
Philippines in a Hard Fight.
MANY AMERI
CANS KILLED
Difficulties of the Campaign in
suing a Hidden Foe.
Pur-
Los Angeles, March 25. The fol
lowing cablegram, sent today from Manila
by Brigadier Gen. H. G. Otis to the Los
Angeles Times, touching upon today's
engagement, are eelf-explanatory :
"Manila, March 26 (Sunday 6. a.
to.:) To the Times, Los Angeles: My
brigade has pierced the enemy's country
after a brilliant and a severe engage
ment. The rebels were steadily pressed
back along the lines. The batt'e ia still
in progress. Four brigades are engaged.
The enemy is vainly attempting to make
a stand at the Taligham river, four
thousand strong, (signed) Otis, Brigadier
General."
"Manila March 26, (10:43 a. m.) To
the Times, Los Angeles, Have crossed
the Rubicon. OtiB."
A Hard Fought Battle.
Manila, March 25. (Sunday 8:15, a.
tn.) Twenty-six dead, and 150 wounded
in the hospital, is the latest statement
of the American losses in the engage
ment with the Filipinos. Today's
fighting furnished a specimen of the
difficulties with which the Americans
have to contend. The Filipinos never,
except at Malabon, permitted their
opponents to get within several
hundred jardi of them. - They
would fire volleys from their cover, and
then scuttle back to another cover, re
peating theee tactics for miles. Many of
the trenches bad gullies and connecting
paths, through the cane and bruit,
enabled them -to retreat, uneven. The
Americans, fighting a hidden foe, have
suffered a greater loss in proportion than
did the enemy. The loss of the Filipinos
bad formerly been estimated from the
umber of bodies found in the swamp
and through the brush. A larger - per
centage of the enemy's wounded died
than of the Americans, many of them
peiishing from neglect, the Americans
naturally attending to their own r
firBt.
The wounded, after treatment in the
field hospitals, were brought to the
hospital by train. Several trips were
made from Caloocan to the citv. The
first load to start for the city was com
posed largely of bandaged soldiers who
shouted "Give them hell, boys."
The Filipino Losses.
Washington, March 25. The war de
partment, late tonight, made public the
following dispatch from General Otis
"Manila, March 25. The perfected
northern movement is not yet complete
Otis' and Hale's brigades, with the
mounted troops of the fourth cavalry
the turning column, met with a heavy
resistance over a difficult country, and
are camped tonight six miles east of Polo
and six miles north of the line from
which the advance was taken up,
Wheaton's brigade, at Caloocan, drove
the enemy one and a half miles north
across the river. Hall, on the extreme
right, encountered a considerable force
and repulsed it. The fighting is heavy
near Caloocan. The movement continues
in me morning, vur casualties are
about 160, twenty-five killed. Th
enemy lost, in killed alone. 200,
(signed) Otis." '
Use Clarke & Falk'a Floral Lotine for
. sunburn and wind chafing. tf
w 1 1
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROYAl BAIcmO POWOCR
THE OLD WAY
Of Treating Dyspepsia and Indigestion
by Dieting a Dangerous and
Useless One.
We say the old way, but really it is a
very common one at tne present time
and many dyspeptics and physicians as
well, consider the first step to take in
attempting to cure indigestion is to diet,
either by selecting certain foods and re
jecting others or to greatly diminish the
quantity usually taken, in other words,
the starvation plan is by many supposed
to be the first essential.
The almost certain failure of the star
vation cure for dysyepsia has been
jroven time and again, Dut still tne
moment dyspepsia makes its appearance
a course of dieting is at once advised. j
All this is radically wrong. It is fool
ish and unscientific to recommend diet
ing or starvation to a man suffering irom
dyspepsia, because indigestion itself
starves every organ and every nerve and
every fibre in the body. '
What the dyspeptic wants is abun
dant nutrition, which means plenty of
-good, wholesome, weU cooked food and
something to assist the weak stomach
to digest It. This is exactly the purpose
for which Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
adapted and this is the method by which
they cure the worst cases of dyspepsia,
in other words the patients eats plenty
of wholesome food and Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets digest it for him. In this
way the system is nourished and the
overworked stomach rested, becuase the
tablets will digest the food whether the
stomach works or not. One of these
tablets will digest 3,000 grains of meat
or eggs.
Your druggist will tell you that
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the purest
and safest remedy for stomach troubles
and every trial makes one more friend
for this excellent preparation. Sold at
50cts, for full sized package at all drug
stores.
A little book on stomach diseases
mailed free by addressing F. A. Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich.
Bob Burdette Married.
Los Angeles, Cal., March 25. Robert
J. Burdette, the humorist,' and Mrs.
Clara Baker, were -married today at
Pasadena. - Mr. and Mrs. Burdette will
make their future home in Pasadena,
where the humorist will - fill the pulpit
of the First Presbyterian church.
btory of Slave. . .
Te be bound band and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. Geo. D. Williams, of
Manchester Mich., tells bow such a
slave was made free. He says: "My
wife has been so helpless for live years
that she could nt turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of Elec
trie Bitters, she is wonderfully im
proved and able to do her own work."
This supreme remedy for female dis
eases quickly cures nervousness, sleep
lessness, melancholy, headache, back
ache, fainting and dizzy spells. This
miracle working medicine is a godeend
to weak, sickly, run down people. Every
bottle guaranteed. " Only 50 cents. Sold
by Blakeley and Houghton, druggists.
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 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-
CO., HEW VOWK.
ever; nine cas?s ont of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
flamed condition' of the mucous sur
faces. . .
We will give One Hundred Collars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars ; free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. 6-10
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 3
Malleable glass, a patented article, is
now used to fill decayed teeth.
An emploj-er of German clerks says
that they work 20 per cent, slower than
English ones.
Porous glass is a reeent invention and
is said to promise much in the way of
superior ventilation.
So penetrating' is water at a high
pressure that only special qualities of
cast iron will withstand it.
There are over 2O0 creameries in
South Dakota, the annual output
amounting to nearly $3,000,000.
A scientist, looking for microbes,
says there are absolutely none in the
Swiss mountains at an, altitude of 2.000
feet.
Of the factories in Michigan 2,931 pay
their employes weekly, 1,077 semi
monthly, and 643 monthly. The aver
age daily wage, as ascertained by the
labor commissioner, is $1.37.
A German biologist says that the two
sides of a face are never alike; in two
cases out of five the eyes are out of line ;
one eye is stronger than the other in
seven persons out of ten; and the right
ear is generally higher than the left.
A ventilated shoe has been invented
in Coiotrne, .Prussia. A steel SDrinar
works a bellows between the hetl and,
sole, and every step the wearer takes
drives a stream of fresh air, through
perforations in the inner sole, to every
part of the foot.
A subterranean lake of hot water ex
ists near Boise City, Idaho. The tem
perature is 170 degrees, the water has
pressure enough to force it to the top
floors of most of the houses, and it is
to be used fo: heating them and for
washing purposes.
Dynamite explodes so rapidlv that its
force is exerted .in the direction from
which the greatest pressure comes.
That is, if the dynamite be nlncpd nn
the ground, the explosive force is
down; if it be hung against a wall its
force attacks the .vail; if it be hung,
under an object its force is upward.
Tagged and Forwarded.
In charge of the' conductor" chil
dren often travel on the cars, but on a
recent trip the Cunard steamship Cam
pania carried ten boys and girls who
were taking long journeys alone. A
girl of 14 was going to her. aunt in Chi
cago; another nged 11, to her step
father in North Dakota. A boy of ten
and a girl of nine were consigned to
two small towns in Massachusetts. A
nine-year-old boy was going to his
aunt in Chicago; an 11-year-old girl to
her sister ia Boston, and four children
ranging in age from five to 11, were
seeking their father in Calumet, Mich
It was the largest party of unattended
children that ever landed at Iew lork.
All were "tagged" with directions, ask
ing those with whom they came in
contact to see that they were sent on
their way.. Counting the ocean voyage
and the loner land journeys, several of
these little travelers covered more than
5.000 miles alone, except for the
thoughtful and kindly persons who
may have noticed and helped them.
Youth's Companion.
The Prince and His Dansjrnter.
A very deep feeling of affection exists
between the prince of Wales and his
only unmarried daughter, Princess Vic
toria. She has always "been a great pet
of her father, who used affectionately
to call her "Torie," partly, no doubt,
as an abbreviation of her name, but
partly also in reference to her quaintly
conservative opinions and friendships.
During the time that the prince was
laid np after his accident Princess Vic
toria devoted herself specially to him
and did much to make a time of en
forced inactivity pass as pleasantly as
possible to her naturally energetic fa
ther. N. Y. Sun.
STOCK DIE -
BY HUNDREDS
Enormous Loss Reported From Grant
County.
HORSES CON
TINUE TO DIE
Owners Offer as High as Forty Dollars
a ion lor flay, But tan (jet
None.
Long Cbeek, March 24. Reports from
the surrounding stock country indicate
fearful loss of all kinds of stock. What
makes the situation all the more dread
ful is that the next two weeks are bound
to witness the death of hundreds, and
perhaps thousands more. A well known
stockman from Monument says that in
that section aione, fully 5000 sheep
would perish before the lambing season
was paesed. The lambing season, which
begins next month, will find a large per
centage of the ewee in a very poor con
dition.
W. C. Gibbs, who arrived from Susan-
ville today, says that as high as $40 per
ton had been offered for bay, without
success. He says that A. Sloan bad lost
three hundred head of cattle, and was
entirely out of hay. In many instances,
as a last resort, whole grain is being ted,
and in one or two cases stockmen have
actually commenced to feed flour to the
weaker cattle and sheep. Conservative
estimates place the loss of cattle so far
in northern Grant county at 1800 bead,
and it is claimed that many more are
likely to die.
John Elliott says that horses continue
to die, and as an illustration cited the
fact that one day last week he ran on
band near his place on the Middle Fork
of the John Day river, and within
twenty-four hours after first seeing them
twenty-two head had died. While the
loss of stock in Northern Grant county
is great, and in some instances will
bankrupt stockmen, the community
generally will not - suffer, as there will
still be ' thousands of sheep and cattle
left.
- Stockmen recall the winter of 1889-90
as similar in manv respects to the prea
ent one... Stockmen bad ceased to feed
their droves, and in many cases had
sent them to the ranges. While they
were still weak a deep enow followed by
cold weather came, and during March
fully fifty per cent of all the stock in the
county perished. - But this year the
hope is generally entertained that the
weather wilt certainly moderate before
such an enormous loss baa. been sus
tained.
Volcanic Eruptions
Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life
of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures
them ; also old, running and fever sores,
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts,
Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains. - Best Pile cure on
earth. Drives out pains and aches
Only 25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by Blakeley & Houghton, drug
gists. . - ' - . 2
Chief Moses Dying.
Spokane, March 25. Indian Agent
Anderson reports Moses, head chief of
2,000 Indians on -the Colville reservation,
is dying of Bright's disease. He is
nearly eighty yeara of age.
For frost bites, burns, indolent sores,
eczema, skin disease, and especially
Piles,. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve
stands first and best. Look out for dis
honest people who try to -imitate and
counterfeit it.- It's their endorsement
of a good article. Worthless goods are
not imitated. Get De Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Snipea-Kicerely Drug Co.
"Easter-Sunday" Suits
variety at this store.
I Ask for this make.
I It's guaranteed.
VI - ...
"Name the style you wish, we have it."
Extra preparations this Spring. Extra for the man
who is hard to fit, for the man
for the man who's short of money. Remember when you.
are buying a suit you are not buying anything else; you
want full suit-value. We can give it. Our suits in Serges,
Worsteds, Cheviots and Cassimeres at $7.50, $10.00
$12.50, $15.00 and $17.50 prove it.
SEE OUR EASTER DISPLAY
IN" CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
A. H. WILLIAMS & GO
A CURIOUS COLONY.
The Shrimpers Who Live Not Far
eii. from N-w Orleans Are a,
--w.. Mixed. Lot.
I
-l was over at the Chinese shrimp
fisheries on Grand lake lately," said
a gentleman interested in the canning
business, "and was astonished at the
singular mixture of races at the camps.
About two-thirds of the shrimpers seem
to be simon pure Chinese, but the rest
are an extraordinary combination of
Manilamen, mulatto, Indian, Mexican
and the Lord only knows what. A chap
who attracted me particularly was at
work in one of the packing huts. He
was a tall, slender fellowwith a copper-colored
skin and strikingly regular
features. He had piercing black eyes
and a well-formed head, but when 1
tried to talk to him I discovered he was
next door to an idiot.
"I took dinner with an old Chinaman,
who owns a little skrimpery, and found
him quite a luxurious liver. He gave
me preserved ginger that perfumed the
whole place, and made tea from leaves
as long as one's finger, wrapped in
bunches of silk; in silk and foil. He im
ports it himself for his private use.
"The funniest creature I encountered
at the lakes was a baby. Tie father
was a Chinaman and its mother seemed
to be part Indian and part Manila. The
baby had a queer, weasened face, like
a little monkey, and a very dark skin.
The eyes were set on thq bias in true
oriental style, and to cap the climax it
had six toes. It was climbing around
the wharf as agile as a squirrel, and its
costume consisted of a short, ragged
blue shirt and an enormous bamboo hat,
like an inverted chopping bowl. It was
the. most comical and uncanny thing I
ever saw off a Chinese fan." N. O.
Times-Democrat.
can be seen in greatest
Easter
Lilies
and Easter Eg-g--spectatloaa
suggests Spring attire to
welcome the return of
glad Spring, when
glistening blades of era
point Joyously toward
Heaven's canopy of blue,
and the fair flowers unfold
their tiny petals to the
warm sun, making; fragrant
the beauty of the day
doesn't it suggest to you
the necessity oi arraying
yourself In proper dress?
Our stock of K., N. & F. C
Clothing does fitting honor
to so universal a day.
who is hard to please, and
B
Public
Bouuling Alley
Next to Columbia Hotel.
Open Day and flight.
Courteous treatment
to all Boculers...
Special attractions
For Bowling Parties. Patronage of
the public respectfully solicited.
Harry Esping, ppoppietop.
Boarders
apd tpdrs
Day Uek; or
moptl?.
Qor. 4tr) and Union.
Far Sale at a Bargain.
One single open buggy ; also one set
of single harness. Address H. E.
Richards. The Dalles, or call at my place
near 8-Mile. Mchl6-2wk