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VOL. XII
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1899
NO 103
HUNDREDS DEAD
OTHERS STARVING
Coast and Interior ot Porto Rico
in a tele Condition.
RESULT OF
A HURRICANE
Hundred Thousand Souls arc Destitute;
United States is Asked to Assist
TIiuiu Army Barracks at Various
Ports Arc Entirely Demolished, but
Only One Soldier Has Thus Far
liceti Imported Injured.
.Wahuinoton, Aug..ll. Tlio weather
bureau issued the following liurricatiu
bulletin :
II :I0 a. in. Hurricuno center uppur
ently approaching Nassau, Itnhninlu.
Tlio storm will Increaso in Intensity upon
reaching the gulf stream, and will pro
bably reach Smith Atlantic coast tow lie
of the United Stated tonight.
Wii.majib,
Acting Chief of Weather Bureau.
Washington, Aug. 11. Tho war de
partment todny received h cablegram
from General Davis, giving fuller detuilH
of the damage done in 1'orto Itlco by the
hurricane:
"Later reports show the hurricane was
far more hevere in the interior and south
ern part of the inland than here. Data
for an uatiumlu of tho number of Porto
Weans who have lost everything is do
fieleut, hut I am forced to believe tho
number on the inland cannot full below
100,000 souls, und famine is impending.
I ask that two and one half million
puunds of rice and beans, equal in quan
tity inch, be immediately shipped on
trnneportH to 1'once, and some hero.
Urgent appeals come to all post com
manders for food for the destitute. I out
authorized to relievo distress by food is
sues? Itlco and beans only are desired.
"There Imvo been many deaths of na
tives by fulling walls. 60 far, only one
wither it reported dangerously injured.
Several towns are reported entirely de
molished. As yet wo have reports from
only four ports; complete destruction of
all tho barracks at two and at two others
ono company of each had their barracks
destroyud. No reports yet from the
largest nortf, Ponce and Mayagu, but
tbey were in the vortex of the storm. At
'east half of the people of 1'orto Rico
fJbaiat entirely on fruit and vegetable,
id the storm has entirely destroyed
this source of support.
"Davis"
I'ivc Hundred Killed.
SanJi a.v, Porto Itlco, Aug. 11. -It is
now said mat 500 persons lost their lives
a I once 'ring the hurricane, Terrible
distress prevails there. Arroyo, 011 the
"outli 1 const, has been destroyed. Six
jn veswerolo.. there and the town
"till submerged hi water. AtGuayamo
nouses ore 8l standing. Seven persons
re Ullk-d there and a number of houses
Pllll,Ked. Squads of soldiers were
n"t)le to maintain order and.atarvation
"ireatens tho people. The water supply
01 Ban Juan has been stopped.
Appeals for Assistance.
Wa8i.NUT0Ni A.lgi u,8eoreUry
? has prepRreU an appeal to the
J"Po the United State, for aid to
bvn. lmveffd h Porto Kioo
y te recent cyclone. .Till, action was
Pimm IT. roc,ept 01 'Mtiwua from
i?o,tSrK,n,BJr 'Whl that It
'J done. The .ub.i.tenea department
drMt!nmy Por, B,0 h. been
MiT .i ?!ird8r "00b P"ry aid
" can until supplies arrive.
Fatal PoiMRiRg.
iH.. Lineal,
Si fw'hl wiping.
DAwA
T ASOUlTEEirbtlBP.
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
wovAi OAKiNO
which tho child frequently drark ns a
cough medicine. This morning about
7 o'clock she drank from a bottle which
she supposed was filled with her cough
mixture, hut instead contained a solu
tion of corrosive sublimate. Rho suf
fered great agony for several hours, be
coming uiiuonscinus 11 short time before
her death, which occurred this after
noon.
Cutitrrli t'uiinot Uu Cured
with local applications, oh they cunnot
reach tlio stmt of the disease. Outarrh
is a blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it you must take inter
nal remedies. Hall's Outarrh Cure ih
taken internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces. Hull's
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
It was was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years, and
is a regular prescription. It is composed
of the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh, Send for testimonials,
free.
F. .). Ciiknky & Co., Props., Toledo O.
Sold by ilrruggists, price 7fu:.
Hall's Family Pills are tho best. 12
An Idle Man a Curiosity.
Wkston, Or., Aug. 10. This section is
now in the middle of harvest, and
everybody is busy. Any able-bodied
man who wants work can find It with
out difliculty. Earlier in the season,
when crews weie being made up, one
mieht have secured u dozen different
j ibs in a single day, so uctive was the
demand, and there are still a few be
lated outfits in quest of "hunile." An
unemployed man is a curiosity here.
Himlii'a Oreatem Need.
Mr. K. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain,
spends his winters at Aiken, 6. O.
Weak nerves hud caused severe pains In
the back of his head. On using Electric
Bitters, America's greatest Blood and
Nerve Remedy, all pain soon left him.
He says this grand medicine is what his
country needs. All America knows that
it cures liver nnd kidnoy trouble, pun
ties the blood, tones up the stomach,
strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor
and new life into every muscle, nervo
and organ of the body. If weak, tired
or ailing, you need it. Every bottle
guaranteed, only 00 cents. Sold by
Blukeley & Houghton, druggists.
Temporarily Settled.
St. Paul. Minn.. Aug. 10. Prosldent
Mellen, of the Northern Pacific, said to
day i "Tlio Clearwater country contro
versy was settled by a temporary agree-
inent between tho Northern Paclllu and
tho Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com-
unnv. that neither road would push its
lines into disputed territory lor the pro
sent, and in tjhu meantime u permanent
arraunemont will besought on uotlisiues.
This was tho outcome of tho mooting
held ut Butto between E. H. Hnrrimnn,
nreBhlent of the Alton and chairman of 1
the directory of the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation and President Mellon, sso
deal lias vet been made by the Northern
Pacific with the Oregon Navigation or
Union Pacific regarding trackage ar
rangements between Tucoma and Port
land, but conferences thus far held in
dicate that the Northern Pacific may not
bo compelled to build to gain entrance
to the 'latter city."
That Throbbing Headache
' WniitHhiulrdclv leave you, if you used
Dr. King'. New Life Pills. Thousands
of .ulTerora have proved their matchles.
merit for Sick and Nervous ieauuim.
They make pure blood and strong
nerve, and build up your neaiiii.
to take. Try them. Only 25 cents.
w i..b If tint cured. Sold by
Blekaley & Houghton,' druggl.t..
Try Verba Buena Bitter., the best
toalc. Fur tale at all flr.t-olaM bar..
O. J. itjibllag, Mtat, The Dalles.
. Baking
Powder
penmen co.. new voiw,
Ilufl'et Library Car.
Commencing August 10th a buffet
library car will be placed in service be
tween Chicago nnd Portland, Or., on
trains Nos. 1 and 2. This car has a
spacious smoking saloon furnished with
easy chairs, writing desks, a well selected
library of standard end popular bookp,
guidebooks and current periodicals, a
well stocked buffet, a barber shop and
an apartment for baggage. Through
dining car service will be inaugurated on
that date between Port land and Chicago,
both via Granger and Ogden. New
chair cars of the latest pattern and new
baggage and mail cars are to be added to
the present through service of Pullman
palace upd Pullman tourist sleepers
which have recently been placed in eel
vice, when the entire train will be vesti
buled, thus making trains Nos. 1 and 2
equal, if not superior to many of the
widely advertised limited trains in the
East. aug8-15d
A Might or Terror.
"Awful anxiety was felt" for tho
widow of tiie brave General Burnham of
Machias, Me., when tho doctors said
she could not live till morning," writes
Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attended her
that fearful night. "All thought she
tiiUBt soon die from Pneumonia, but ehe
begged for Dr. King's New DiEtovery,
saying it bad more than once saved her
life, and had cured iier of Consumption.
After three small doses ehe slept easily
all night, and its further use completely
cured her." This marvelous medicine
is guaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest
and Lung Diseases. Only 50c and $1.00.
Trial bottles free at Blakeley &
Houghtou'e drug store. 1
A rrlgtitful ltlunder
Will often cause u horrible burn,
scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, the best in the world, will kill
the pain and promptly iieal it. CureB
old sores, fever sores, ulcere, boils, corne,
felons and all Bkin eruptions. Best pile
cure on earth. Only 25 cts. a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Blakeley &
Houghton, druggists. 1
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure thoroughly di
gests food without aid from the stomach
sud at tho same time heuls and restores
the diseased digestive organs. It is tiie
only remedy that does both of these
things and can be relied upon to per
manently cure dyspepsia. Butler Drug
Co.
One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures
obstinute summer coughs and colds.
'I consider it a most wonderful medi
cine, quick and safe." W. V. Merton,
Mavhew, Wis. Butler Drug Co.
The
Busy
Store.
Eaob day our business shows
tlio pcoplo arc finding out wo
are pushing to the front with
better goods, lower prices,
salespeople tbo very best, aud
last, but not least, buyer, who
know their business and buy
for tbo people.
C. F. Stephens
Second Strt.
LAWTON WILL
GET COMMAND
Sconli Oils Ecpest to Be EolW otitic
FUliDpine Forces.
GEN. MERRILL
HAS NO CHANCE
Secretary Root, However, Makes No
Secret of President's Purpose to
Retain Otis Purpose of Present
Fighting.
New Yock, Aug. 11. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Major
General Otis will remain in supreme
command of the Philippines. Should
he request to be relieved Major General
Lawton will be assigned to duty us hie
euccsssor. This is the decieiou reached
by the president and Secretary Root dur
ing their conference at Lake Champlain
Secretary Root made no secret today of
the purpose of the president to retain
General Otis io control at Manila, and
so informed General Miles at a long con
ference. It is evident, notwithstanding General
Merritt's expressed desire to return to
Mnnila, he will not have the opportunity,
and even Lawton'e promotion is condi
tional upon the request of Otis to be de
tact ed from command. It is learned
that former Secretary Alger, jii6t b fore
his retirement, recomraeirded that Gen
eral Otis be relieved on the ground that
he had not proven himself equal to the
emergency.
General Miles favors sending addition
al cavalry, but it is said that Secretary
Root lias no intention at present of doing
this. The operations which General
MacArthur is conducting to the north
wurd of San Fernando have a double
purpose first to demoralize lhe insur
gents and prevent them from strength
e ling the positions they have, and second
to establish himself at a point on the
railroad connecting the Gulf of Lingaycn
and Manila. General Lawton'e recent
demonstration to the southward of
Manila and the operations generally are
all part of Otis' plan to keep ttie insur
gents in constant fear of attack.
Merritt Denies It.
Nkw Yokk, Aug. 11. Since the visit
of General Wesley Merritt to Secretary
Root, In thiscity, rumors have been cur
rent that it lias been settled that Gen
eral Merritt will succeed General Otis
in the Philippines. When General
Merritt was seen in his home on Gov
ernor's island he said :
"Any story that I may succeed General
Otis in the Philippines is without founda
tion. When Secretary Root was in the
city, three or four days ago, I dined with
him, nnd, of course, I cannot discuss
any subject that may have come up. If
I am ordered to Manila, I will obey
orders the same as any army officer
would do.1'
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Ornce at Thk Dau.es, Oregon)
Juuo 10, t
lOlleo is hereby given that tlio following
nnmcd settler litis tiled notice of hU intention
to make Until woof In support of his claim, mid
thut s ild pioof will bo made before tbo register
and receiver ut The Dulles, Oregon, 011 Saturday,
July .1i IbW.vU:
J'aul Grlinaud,
widow of Pierre Uriiuaud, deceased , of Tho
Dalles; II. K. No. 5U7ti, for the K14 tiK'i Sec. Si,
T-1 north, tt Vi K, W 11.
Uo nuines tho following witnesses to prove
his continuous resldeuee upon and cultivation
of ald l4iid, viz;
Clius. A. UohuU. Rock Cury. Louis Sandoz
Andrew Urciuhurt. all of The Dulles. Uritron.
JutiU il JAY f . LUCAS, Keglster.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. 8. Land Omen, at Tub Dh.lks. Ork.,1
July s, im.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed uotiro of his intcnliou to
make fluul proof tti support of bis claim, and
that Mid proof will be nude before The KeiUier
aud Keoelver at The Dulles, Oregon, 011 Friday,
Au. 18, lsW.vl:
Parry J. Van Camp, or The Dalles, Ur.l'
Homestead Entry, No. 41130, for tbe WU, UW'S,
ud f,N Wk, Section 18,T. UN., K. 13 , W.H.
' He iiHUioii the following wltutuea to prove his
continuous rualdenct upon and cultivatlou of
aid laud, vli:
P. J. Agldiui, Martin Puaii, E. A. Leonard
ana uiiver town, an 01 J ue vauai. urweou.
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vf Store closes Dronrotlv at 5 o'clock todav.
in honor of our returning soldiers.
A. M. Williams & Co.
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Headquarters for See4 Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Feed Grain ot eii kinds.
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, kind
Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, TmlutSo
Headquarters for "Byers Best" Pendle-
fjryn FlOUP Tbli I,,OBr M manufactured expreuly for fually
. , WTT bmi wr mck ii guaranteed to give wtUfcetiea.
Wa Mil oar good, lower tbaa My bona is Ute trade, aad if you doa't think aa
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