VOL. XII
THE DALLES, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1899.
NO 113
1 HALF
ITS EARNINGS
Spin! for Mhcrii Pacific's Oncralicn
Ms Year,
ROAD IS VERY
PROSPEROUS
R
AVA I Baking
Powder
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
WOTU BtKIHH POWOEW CO.. HEW VOHK.
President Mcllcti Talks Freely on What
i I as Been Accomplished by His
Li ui; ami What Arc Its Prospects
lie is Wrathful at Action of
North Dakota Not Enough Cars to
.Move the Grain.
Nuw Yokk, Aug. 23. President
Mullen, of the Northern rnclllc railway,
iu nn Interview published in the Wall-
Street Topics, eaid :
"ITnlesa frost intervenes very soon the
Manitoba wtieat crop is fiafu und it will
he a very big one. The crop in the Red
river vallev and in parts of Minnesota
have been considerably damaged by bail
ruin and Hood, but Providence Iihb been
kind to tlio Northern Pacific and bun
dealt very generously with the crops
alone, that line. Our crops are on high
and arid lands and while there baa been
plenty of moisture, there Iihb not been
too much of it, und the crops have pros
pered, yi't they will not grade quite as
high ua lust year. That, however, will
not utllvt us, though crops will not be as
large this year, there will bo just as
much wheat to move us usual, because
the farmers buve so much in reserve
that the deficiency will be fully made up.
TIiIh applies to both the eastern and
western ends of the road.
"The greatest difficulty which the
Northern Puoiflo will have to contend
with this your," Mr. Mullen continued,
"is u lack of equipment to carry the
grain. Although we have purchased all
the tars available, we have been unable
to secure enough to carry the crops, and
I do not know what wo are going to do
ii'iotit it. Our business the last year bus
been larger than over before. We never
hud us much possenger traffic as during
this summer, and our freight receipts
have broken all records. Our annual
report, which will hi ieiued the latter
part of September, will be quite us
gratifying as that of last your. It will
allow that tho Northern Pacific bus been
operated for 47 per cent of its recaiptP,
which is n very slight increase over last
year.
"The percentage of operation last year
woe 10 o pur cent. The Northern Puciflc I
ean uo operated any year under CO per
c"t. Whether thoro will bo any change
in dlvldende, I cannot say. The boaid
of trustees will decide that question
piobubly nest month. Tho Northern
Pacific will complete its Manitoba ex
tension this fall. It is only twenty-eight
nules long. That Is tho only building
hi immediate contemplation. Nothing
moii! will be done In the Clearwater
territory fur somo time. Our trouble
with the Oregon Hallway & Navigation
Company is in such satisfactory shape
that wo Bhull be at peace out there."
COMMISSION FOR
MAJOR WILLIS
in tho Forty-fifth' infantry volunteers.
Wiro acceptance to this office."
Major Willis has not decided whether
to accept b captaincy or not. He w-Biits
a commission equal to that held by him
in the Second Oregon regiment. He
will probably make up his mind to
VutHi-rh Cannot 1 Cured
with local applications, as they cannot
reach the seut of the disease. Catarrh
is a blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it you must take inter
nal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
taken internully, und acts directly on
tho blood and mucous surfaces. Hull's
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
It was was prescribed by one of the best
physicians iu 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 mucoiiB surfaces. The perfect
combination of tho two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh, Send for testimonials,
free.
F. J. Ciie.vuy & Co., PropB., Toledo 0.
Sold by drruggists, price 7oc.
Hall's Family Pills ore the best. 12
M'Kinlcy's Trip to Ohio.
VVasiungton, Aug. 22. The announce
ment that President McKinley intends
to go to Ohio and spend a few davs at
his old home is said by politicians here
to be of more importance than appears
on its face.
The presence of McKinley in Ohio, it
is believed, will do considerable to
stimulate the Republican campaign in
that state and tend to waken nn enthu
siusm in the party which has thus far
not been apparent. It is expected that
a number of politicians will see th
president wniie ne is in unio, anu in
addition to this ho will make one or two
speeches of the "sweet home" and senti
mental kind, coupling them with just
enough politics to give the campaign a
cend-ofT. The desire of the administra
tion to see Ohio go Republican is intense
ana nothing will he lelt uuclone to
secure that result.
WANTS DEWEY
FOR PRESIDENT
Formally Launches Boom for Admiral,
hut Unfortunately Puts Him on
Wrong Ticket and Up Against the
Real Thing.
Saved by a
Bakkk City, On.,
Offered a Captaincy in the Forty-fifth
Regiment.
ilM 'm Aux. 22,-Msjor Percy
w "lis, formerly of the Second Oregon
volunteers, who was recently recoro
ded to the war de partment by Gov
ro r Oeer for appointment at major In
e volunteer army now belug formed,
""lvl this afternoon the following
Wegram from Assistant AdjaUnt-Geo.
W W. H , carter, at Washington :
Jfou have been appointed a captain
Hail Storm.
Aug. 2U. News has
reached iiere of the mirro.v escape on
Sunday of the Baieley-Elkhorn mining
camp from total destruction by a foreet
fire fanned by a mountain gale. The
timber north of tho mill and little vil
lage was fired at S o'clock in the morn
ing by the carelessness of a woodchop-
per, who was burning out a yellow jack
ets' nest. For Bix hours, aided by the
mill's fire apparatus, und water brought
in from high on tho mountain in hastily
constructed trenches, 00 miners fought
the flumes. Many woro prostrated ; oth
ers hail their hair and mustaches burned
off, and several received badly blistered
faces. At 2 o'clock a hall and thunder
storm, turning into snow, which fell for
12 hours, helped to eave the mine's
plant and little town.
No Itlnlit to UcltuesB.
The woman who is lovely in face, form
and temper will always have frlende,
but one who would be attractive must
keep her health. If she is weak, sickly
und all run dow n, she will be nervous
und irritable. If she bus constipation or
kidney trouble, her impure blood will
cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions
and a wretched complexion. Electric
Bitters is the best medicine in the world
to regulate the stomach, liver und kid
neys und to purify tho blood. It gives
strong nervee, bright- eyes, smooth,
yulvety skin, rich complexion. It will
make a good looking, charming woman
of u run-down invalid. Only 50 cents
at Blukoley & Houghton's drug store.
Ill Lire Was Saved.
Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent -itizen
of Hamibal, Mo., lately had a wonder
ful deliverance from a frigbtlul death
In telling of it lie says: "I was ta'ten
with typhoid fever, that ran into pneu
monia. My lungs became harden- i.
was so weak l couldn't even sit up in
bed. Nothing helped me. I expected
to booh die of consumption, when I
heard of Dr. King's New Diecovery
One bottle gave great relief. I con
tinued to use it, and now am well and
strong. 1 can't ear too much in its
praise." This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickest cure in the world
for all throat and luugtrouble. Regular
size 60 cents and $1.00. Trial bolt'e
free at Blakeley & Houghton's d mi
store; every bottle guaranteed.
Believe End of World Approaches.
St. Pinxr.sjiUKG, Aug. 23. Reports
from southern Russia say current belief
of the approaching end of the world is
causing a panic among the uneducated
classes. At Kharkova, workmen are
leaving in large numbers, wishing to
epend what they believe to be their last
days at their village homes. The factory
owners have asked the police to stop
this immigration in order to prevent the
ruination of business.
Vulcaulc Kruptloua
Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life
of jv. Bucklen'e Arnica Salve cures
them ; also old, runuing and fever sores,
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts,
Cute, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile cure on
earth. Drives out pains and aches.
Only 25 cte. a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by Blakeley it Houghton, drug
gists.
Bryan Democrats Worried.
Washington-, Aug. 22. The Bryanite
Democrats ure considerably worried over
the determination of tho populists to
hold a convention and offer Bryan the
nomination before the Democratic- con
vention meets. There is u split in the
populist party on this point, but tho
Bryan wing of it will certainly endeavor
to offt-r Bryan the nomination early, and
compel tho democrats to iiomluato their
cai.didute. It is possible that the Bryun
members of the Democratic national
committee will hold an extraordinarily
early convention in order to checkmate
this movement.
Your i''o"
Shows the state of your feelings and the
state of your heulth ad well, Impure
blood makes Ueelf apparent in a pale
and sallow complexion, Pimples and
Skin Eruptions. If you are feeling
weak and worn out and do not have a
healthy appearance you should try
Acker's Blood Elixir. It cures all blood
diseases where cheap Sarsaparillas and
to called purifiers fail i knowing this wo
aell every bottle on a positive guarantee.
Blakeley A Houghton, druggists.
The
Busy
Store.
KncU day our business shows
tho people are finding out wo
arc pushing to the front with
better goods, lower prices,
salespeople tho very best, (
last, but not least, buyers who
kuow thoir business and buy
for the people.
C. F. Stephens
Second Street.
6T. Paul, Aug. 23. The Globe this
morning, In its leader, advocates the
nomination of Admiral Dewey by the
next Democratic national convention
The Globe Baye :
ine nour nas come and the man is
.here. Sailing over the seas from the far
East is the colossal living figure of Aruer
ican history, a man with a band of iron,
a heart of exquisite tenderness, a sense
of honor which has led him through
more than three score years along the
path of eternal right; a man who knows
little of politics and has mingled less
with politicians; a man who bas decided
the questions before him with the sword
and the scales of justice with all neces
sary speed and witii as much mercy as
possible to the fallen foe.
"The Democratic party has but to
make this man the magnet of the cam
paign upon a platform of living princi
ples, tho central planks of which shall
be death to the trusts and autonomy for
the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rica.
Upon this platform can stand the most
popular man of the Western hemisphere,
the idol of the greatest nation on earth,
George Dewey hero of Manila bay and
Admiral of the American navv."
18 IT IlIGUT
For an Editor to Itecomineiici
MedlctueB?
Patent
From Sylvan Valley News, Brevrad,
N. C.
It may be a question whether the
editor of a newspaper lias the right to
publicly recommend any of the various
proprietary medicines which flood the
market, yet as a preventive of suffering
we feel it a duty to say a good word for
Chatnberlain'e Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. We have known and
used this medicine in our family ior
twenty years and haye always found it
reliable. In'msny cases a dose of this
remedy would save hours of suffering
while a physician is awaited. We do
not believe in depending implicitly on
any medicine for u cure, but we do
believe that if n bottle of Chamberlain's
Diarrhoea Remedy was kept on hand
and administered at the inception of an
attack, much suffering might be avoided
and in very many cases the presence of
a physician would not be required. At
least this has been our experience
during tho past twenty years. For sale
by Blakeley & Houghton, Druggiets.
Stockings
For School Boys' Wear.
Yes, we have them. We are making special
efforts in things the boys must have for school wear,
and confidently ask all mothers to investigate our
offerings.
Today we mention stockings. We will sell dur
ing this season our regular 25c 4-thread, heavy
ribbed, black cotton stocking, unequaled for wear, at
pr pair
I7c
prpair
Heed Is Out Of It.
Augusta, Mo,, Aug. 22. The resigna
tion of Thomas B. Reed as congressman
n the li ret Maine district was received
by Governor Powers today. Governor
Powers has accepted the ree'ignation,
which takes effect September 4.
Mr. Reed's letter was as follows:
"Portland, Me., Aug. 9, iS99. To tho
Governor of Maine, Augustu: I hereby
resign the position of member of con
gress from the first district of Maine, to
toko effect on September 4, Very truly,
yours, x. u. hukd.
William Smith Dead.
Kugk.vk, On., Aug. 22 William Smith
died last night, aged 73 years. He was
born in England. Ho removed to tho
United States wilt his parents wlun a
boy, and crossed the plains to Oregon
in 1847. Iu 1650 lie took up u'cliilm Rd-
joining Eugene, unon which is now lo
cated the village of Fairmoiint. He
leaves a widow and three tone, George
Smith, of this city, Will Smith, of Sa
lem, und Colonel Smith, of Print vllle.
The Victor Fire.
VicroK, Colo,, Aug. 22. The total
number of buildings destroyed by yes
terday's fire is estimated at 800, Nine
teuths of these were wooden, and the
Ore spread with great rapidity, Four
teen blocks, comprising almost the en
tire business section of the town, are in
ashes. The total loss is variously esti
mated at from (1,000,000, to 2,500,OO'J,
and insurance from $400,000 to 1800,000.
Wlifin novf wmi nnma i r flin efnin aclr ir enn
these Stockings.
Lot No. 435.
I A. M. Williams & Co.
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Headquarters for Seed Grain of an kinds.
Headquarters for Feed Grain ot f 11 kinds,
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, ail kinds.
Headquarters for Bran. Shorts, TmiiiSm
Headquarters for "Byers Best" Pendle-
tOH FlOUl 8 'our 18 manufactured expressly for family
use ; every sack is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Wa sell our goods lower than any house in the trade, and if you don't think a
eall and get cur prices and be oouviuced.
Highest Prices Paid for Wheat, Barley and Oata.