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VOL. XII
THE DALLES, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1899
NO 135
CONDITIONS IN
CUBA FITIFUL
Itf is Siifcft From a Lone-Cou-limieJ
DroDibl.
THE RESULT IS
VERY DISASTROUS
Most Distressing Feature is Destruction
of Corn Crop Htisiiiess in the
Cities is Desperately Dull Cubans
Seeking Work, and Frequently
Labor Until They Drop.
Ni:w Vouk, Sunt. 18. William Wiilis
Howard, p,unural manager of tho Cuban
industrial relief fund, and who lina re
cently returned Iroin Cnlm eaye:
"Culm is In it pitiful Btato. Inatcnd
of it rainy Benson, Cuba Iiiib had n
drought. Not since 1811 lias then) boon
such lung-continued dry weather during
the summer. Tiio result bus been dis
astrous. Tbu United Stales weather
bureau rupnrts that nil Binnll crops bnvu
been ruined. Suuur cane bun been bo
(Imiiau't'il that tbu crop next yunr will be
leas than the crop ground tbla year.
"Tile must distressing feature of the
drought is tbu duatructiou of tbu corn
crop, liven under favoruhlu circimislan
v.ti, the corn crop will yiuld not more
than l.ri per cent. On our relief farina
we bavu bettor corn than .any I have
teen in Cuba, duo no doubt to tho (act
that wo put more labor on tbu crowing
crop than anyone elso wan able to do.
"business in the citiea ia desperately
dull. The hotula are empty, icatanrantfl
idle ami all email iiir.im uru lifuleaa.
Larnu biiHiuesH eoncurna nro ecruppiniz
along in beat thuy may ; in thebopu that
the future of tbu inland may bo definitely
eettled.
"In tbu country the deaolution
wrought by war and weather Btill con
tinuea without abatement. The big
planters have beni able to do only a
little toward tbu rehabilitation of their
properties. They have ua yet been un
blo to obtuln mouey with which to
resume operation!. Money will not bo
forthcoming until the political conditiona
aro settled. Tho augur and tobacco
growers favor annexation a a buaineaa
measure. Free trade with the United
Statea would serve juat a well.
"Anyono who donounces tho Cubana
as a dirty, lazy, worthless people is
guilty of slander. Anyone who aeserts
For You
"What puzzled me in tho beginning was that I kept losing flesh without any
Muse for it that I could see. I had a little trouble with my stomach, too, and
after n while began to grow weaker and to cough. The cough, I thought, would
i'v , wa nna curc Mi out
mail t. It grow worse, and
wen I began to spit up a pecu
!'ar looking substance. I never
wought of consumption, but ono
nay 1 had a hemorrhage, and then
was frightened in earnest and
ZV"? wlmt Vu wcuM do. I
rushed to tho doctor. He was
e tiier too busy, or something
else, for ho didn't domeany good.
kept going on down hill, and the
OUtlOnlf n.nn ..1 mi l. ' . -I
nir-. . J nings iook a
blltw1 Atu.rn- however? when I
h..i V . nowever, wnon i Z-Z
beard of Acker'B English Remedy
int, curim my cougu-
2 "" "Pitting, but also built up
my wh00 system. I took on per
S? nud today am just
in nU1.lV ft ftsyou can find
IT. " ""vol. You mav bo
vW c,ro"l7 That hoarse,
and iY c,ouh wn8 tliu first slgi
;nal,
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niedlp iV "V "".,u "Kiving inc. poor uiuu
- irnvnys kcop Acker's Eng.
h a W in tlle ho"s. and It
nlJhf 0,1 th,"K 1 rta BO' fr
fl'KIlt mi' v...... . Ji.m.i
I'llllU Will
savoi i i" "'most no time tho d soaso was uiuier " ' 7 " ,Ts the
vea. I ft,iv su . ,,lf i,., initio handv all the tune. It borves tne
Earn.,... ""v,.au ."very pai
tftCr '. lK)S0 keenlnkcrouo
me nunw
"v VCU llllr..!... i - w.". .
umml" ' ""ui. iiisuoin
Hon VT if nyomwof croup, and I know wuat urn im'B
'WO. M. IIOUAN. nlnlnr. m-..fnntllror. OJ3 Center StrOOt, NOW
Wt uutlwlx V yWtmlM W if'
R
AVAl Baking
BSOUUTEIY
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
WOVl OAKIMB
that the Cuban will not work speaks
without knowledd of the subject.
Cubana come to our relief farma in
Bwarma to b?g for a day's work. Not
one bn9 yet come to beg for food. Our
relief funm are giving pupport wholly or
In part to about 750 peraonp, of whom
about 000 aro dependent women and
children. Wo have workere in our fioldB
who abould bo in tbu boapital. Some of
them have insisted on working until
they dropped in their tracks through
sheer fatigue. The Cuban will work if
anyone will give him a chance."
Your Fnc!
Shown the state of your feelings and the
Btato of your health ad well. Impure
blond makes itself apparent in a pale
ami Hallow complexion, l'implee and
Skin Eruptions. If you are feeling
weak and worn out and do not have a
healthy appearance you abould try
Acker's Blood Elixir. It cure's all blood
diauuRea w here cheap Sarsuparillas and
so called purifiers fail ; knowing this we
Bell every bottle on a positive guarantee.
Blakeley & Houghton, druggists.
C. A. I'illsbury is Dead.
MiNNKAi'OMH, Sept. 17. CharleB A.
I'illsbury, tho well-known miller, died
in this city this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
On account of poor health, Mr. l'ille
bury went to Europe December 1, 1898,
and returned tiiu middle of June. While
abroad he consulted with eminent phyei
clans In" London, Paris, Vienna and Ber
lin. When he landed in New York lie
waa of the opinion that his health waa
much impiovud, but before leaving the
metropolis be consulted other doctors,
and since returning fie has been a
patient of Dr. Porter, of N-w York, and
Dr. Jones, of this city. Tbu physicians
agrued that be was tullVring from heart
tiouble, caused by tin enlargement of
tbu atamacb, which in turn waa duu to
ovor-work and iiisulllcient physical
exureiee.
Viilciinlu Eruption
Are grand, but akin eruptions rob life
of joy. Buekleti's Arnica Salvo enrea
them ; also old, running and fever sores,
Ulcera, Boils, Felona, Corne, Warta,
Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalda, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains. Beat Pile cure on
earth. Drives out pains and aches.
Onlv 'Jo ctp. a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by Blakeley & Houghton, drug
gists. -'
Latest thing in cameras are Im
proved Magazine cyclones at Douuell's
drug store.
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Soldier Took Poison.
Vancouvek, Wash , Sept. 17. J. N.
Waldren, enlisted man in company E,
Thirty-fifth infantry, United States vol
unteers, committed suicide by, taking
poieon at the Hotel Columbia, in this
city, laat night or today. He hired a
room at the hotel yesterday afternoon
The proprietor suspected something
wronz, and about 4 o'clock this afternoon
broke in the doer. Tho body was found
lying in a natural position in the bed.
An ounce vial, marked "hydro cyanic
acid," wae empty on tho table; also g
vial of chloroform, contents untouched.
He left several letters, one of which wae
addressed to Mrs. Lanra Waldren, Stone
Fort, III., who is supposed to be bis wife.
The aoldier had been drinking consider
ably, and had bad guardhouse ex
perience. Htory or n Hluve.
To be bound hand and foot for years
bv the chains of disease ia the worst
form of slavery. George D. Williams, of
iviancliester, Wicli., tellB now auch a
slave was tnado free. He eaya: "My
wife has been bo helpless lor five yeara
that ehe could not turn over in bed alone.
After utiug two bottleB of Electric
Hitters, sheis wonderfully improved and
able to do her own work." This supreme
remedy for female diseases quickly cures
nervouanuaa, eleepleaanese, mulancboly,
headache, backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working medicine
is a eodsend to weak, sickly, run down
people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only
60 cents. Sold by Blakeley & Houghton
Druggists. 6
Early Coup in Contemplation.
London', Sept. 18. The second edition
of the Times containing a dispatch from
Johannesburg which eaya:
"There ia, I am informed, aome early
coup in contemplation. Quantities of
compressed forage have been forwarded
in the direction of the Natal border,
which indicates aome move on the part
of tbu troops iu that quarter. The gov
ernment ia buying horaea freely today.
The evening papere all indicate the
aeriousness of the crisis."
Prevented a lrasedy.
Timely information given Mrs. George
Long, of New Straituville, Ohio, pre
vented a dreadful tragedy and saved two
lives. A frightful cough had long kept
her awake every night. She had tried
many remedies and doctors but steadily
grew worse until urged to try Dr. King's
New Discovery. One bottle wholly cured
her, aud she writes this marvelous
medicine alao cured Mr. Long of a severe
attack of Pneumonia. Such cures are
positive proof of the matchless merit of
this grand remedy for curing all throat,
chest and luug troubles. Only 00c and
if 1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. Trial
bottles free at Blakeley & Houghton's
Drugstore. 0
Woman Guilty of Arson.
Jacksonville, Or., Sept. 17. Rosan
n a Carlile, who was indicted jointly
with her husband, John A. Carlile, for
burning the barn of her brother, A. J,
Hamlin, on the night of August 14, 1899,
pleaded guilty laat night and waa
Bentenced to nine years' imprisonment
in the penitentiary. The trouble between
the brother and sister grew out of the
eettletnent of the estate of their father,
the late James Hamlin. Upon Mrs.
Cnrlllu's plea of guilty, her husband was
released from custody,
There Is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than nil otho diseases put
together, uuu until tno last tew years
was bup nosed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors prououueed it
a local disease, and prescribed local
remed OB. and by constantly fa nv to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
It incurable, bclunco has proven catarrh
tube a constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment,
flail's Catnrrah Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co,, Toledo, Ohio, is the
onlv constitutional cure on the market.
It is taken internally in doses from ten
dropa toa teaanoonful. It acta directly
on tho blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testmonials. Address,
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. 7
Troops Asked to Guard Indians.
Denveu, Sept. 17. News has reached
Governor Thomas that a band of Uintah
Indians has left their reservation in Utah
without permission, to hunt in Colorado,
in violation of tho state game laws. It
is feared that tho Uintabs will be joined
by Ourays and Uncompahgres, and that
tho latter will seek to be avenged on
settlers for the killing of three of their
tribe in a battle with game wardens two
years ago. The governor baa appealed
to the authorities at Washington for a
detail of United Statea troops to afford
protection.
WONDEKFUL CUKE OF UIARllIIUKV
A l'roinlnriit Vlrsluln Editor Had Al
most Given Up, liut Wan drought
Hack to 1'rrfect Health ly Chainber
latn' Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea
Itetnedy. Head Ills Editorial.
From the Times, llillstille, Va.
I Buffered with diarrhoea for a 'long
time and thought I was past being cared.
I bad spent much time and money and
suffered so much misery that I had al
most decided to give up all hopes of re
covery and await the result, but notic
ing the advertisement of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and also aome testimonials stating bow
aome wonderful cureB bad been wrought
by this remedy, I decided to try it.
After taking a few doses I was entirely
well ot that trouble, and I wish to say
further to my readers and fellow-EufiVr-era
that 1 am a bale and hearty man to
day and feel aa well aa I ever did in my
life. O. K. Moore. Sold by Biakeley &
Houghton, druggiats.
Ship George Stetson Burned.
London, Sept. 18. The abip George
Steteou, of Bath, Me., Captain Patten,
from Portland, Or., June 17, for Taku,
China, has been totally deetroyed by
tire at Loocboo. No lives were lost.
The Stetson registered 1854 tons aud was
owned by Arthur Sewall & Co.
Itlsmarck'a Iron Nuire
Waa the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are not found where stomach, liver,
kindeys and bowels are out of order. If
you want these qualities and the success
they bring, use Dr. King'a New Life
Pille. They develop every power of
brain and body. Only 25c at Blakeley
& Houghton's drugstore. 2
There's always hope while there'e One
Minute Corgb Cure. "An attack of
pneumonia left my lungs in bad shape
and I was near the first stages of con
sumption. One Minute Cough Cure com
pletely cured me," writes Helen Mc
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For wounds, burns, scalds, soree, skin
diseases and all irritating eruptions,
nothing so soothing and healing as
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Mrs.Emma
Bolles, Matron Englewood Nursery,
Chicago, says of it : "When all else fails
iu healing our babies, it will cure."
Butler Diue Co.
Kodul Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspepsia
because its ingredients are auch that it
can't help doing so. "The public can
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American Journal of Health, N. Y.
Kodol Dyspepeia Cure is a scientific
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press. It "digests what you eat" and
positively cures dyspepsia. M. A. Ketron,
Bloomingdale, Tenn., says it cured him
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Butler Drug Co.
Chester H. Brown, Kalamazoo, Mich.,
says: "Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cured me
of a severe case of Indigestion ; can
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Digests what you eat without aid from
the stomach, and cures dyspepsia. Butler
Drug Co.
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A BiiUlclent contest ulllilavit haying been Died
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ctl'er evldvnco toucblnir Kan allogatlou, ut 10
o'clock ii. m. on Bvjit. 1. lhiW, before the riKlfcter
uud receiver ut tho Uullod BtaWs laud oiltealu
The Uallc, Or,
The aula coiitctiUnt hiivinu In a proper
uindnvit, tiled July HI, IbW. net forth fact
which .how that niter due UtllKvlire, iieikoual
ervlcoot thin uolleo call not lit) inuuv, It U
hereby ordered mid directed that uch notice be
Klveu by due and iiroiwr imMieutloii,
JljlMI JaY i'. LUCAS, ItrgUter.
new arrivals in
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby Riven that the uiuleriiliriieri
hint tiled with t.iecivrk of thecouut court of
the utato of Oregon, for Wasco county, hl
liuul account iu udmiiiliitrator of thu citato of
John Urunt, deceased, and that by an order of
said court niadu on the 1:1th d-iy of heiituinlur,
1.VJU, Monday, the fith day of Xoveinher, 1NCJ. at
thu hour of 'i o'clock , in. has been Mxuo aa thu
time and thu couuly court room In Dalles Ciiv
us the lacu for thu hearliiK"! ohiectioiis to said
film; account. J. DUKK .Mi'.VNDIK,
Adiulnlslrator of Hstulu of John (iruin. llo
ceused, bept li-ii
Y)lt' "KISKNIIOHKfKi;
Physieiau uud Surgeon,
Bpoclsl utteutiou given to vurgery.
Koouis 21 and !, Tel. Vogt Bloc
For Sale by BLAKELEY & HOUGHTON.