Chronicle
VOL. XII
THE' DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1899.
NO 93
Z)c Uriles
BRITISH TROOPS
WIN VICTORY
Id Aflrance to Relief of Kimberley
Free State Troops Driven
Froi Position,
STORMED
THREE RIDGES
Lost Over 225 Men in Doing So This
is the Engagement or the British
Campaign.
Nkw Yoitic, Nov. 24. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: Long
after midnight an official dispatch was
received at the war office bringing news
of a battle fought bv General Methuen
at Belmont with the Free Statere, the
result being a complete victory for tlie
Kimberley relief column.
General Methuen found the Boers
strongly intrenched and provided with
plenty of giitiB. The ground they choBe
to defend was cleverly selected, and in
driving them from their position, the
British troops had to carry three ridges
in succession, wliich seems almost a rep
etition of the battle of Eland's Luaeto.
The British losses as officially reported
were throe officers killed and 22
wounded; CO men killed, 130 wounded
and 22 missing. The Boyrs lost heavily,
and forty prisoners were taken, besides
a great quantity of stores.
Maoalai'I, Cape Colony, Sunday, Nov.
ID. A dispatch received hero from
Mafeking, Wednesday, November 15,
eays: "The garrison is cheerful, but the
position ie dully growing worse and more
difficult. The Boers are always drawing
their intrenchinentH closer nnd per-HieU-iitly
plying the British with artillery
and musketry fire. The garrison !h living
almost entirely in underground shelters,
aud the health uf the troops is suffering."
London, Nov. 24. The pathetic scenes
which marked the days following the
engagement between the British and
Boers at Glence and Nicholson's Nek
found their counterpart at the war office
here today. Long before the doors of
the war office opened troubled and
anxious women and men in all stations
of life were assembled here, nnd whtn
inquirers were finally admitted, their
anxious questions showed they feared
tbatyeaterday'evening'e official bulletin,
though black enough, had not recorded
the full story of Britieli losses at
Belmont.
Up to noon the government officials
had issued no further dispatches nnd eo
nervous distrust of the public remains
unalleviated. General Methuen's mes
sage leaves a great deal to be explained.
According to all previous facts obtainable
ua to relative strength of forces, the
Boera must have been in a decided mi
nority, yet the total British loss of 225
killed, wounded and missing proves the
effectiveness of their resistance und
amply justifies Methuen's tributo of the
of the courage and skill with wliich the
burghers fought.
TO GIVE THOSE
PRESENTS BACK
been overwhelmed with, not hundreds,
but thousands, of telegrams of sympathy
for the nflliction which has befallen them
in this furious nnd thoughtless attack
made upon tholrdomestic life. Admiral
Dewey's Htatetnent has had great effect
toaccomplish this revulsion of sentiment.
"Among the telegrams received was
one from Emcron McMillan, of New
York, to the effect that if any person
deeired the return of his subscription to
the home fund, if the admiral would for
ward the list of contributors to him, to
gether with any letters or dispatches re
questing refunding of the money, he,
Mr. McMillan, would immediately reim
burse all applicants in full.
"I am authorized to say most positively
that all euch requests will receive the
promptest attention. All that is neces
sary for these peoplo to do is to forward
their requests to the admiral himself
and not to rush to the newspaper offices
with them. All that come in proper
stvle will receive nttention.
I ul so desire to say that nothing that
has happened to us throughout our lives
has been such a source of grief as this
public furor. Mrs. Dewey has always
been the favorite in our family and has
been nlraost idolized. We feel her grief
very keenly and propose to defend her.
At present she is in no condition to say
anvthing for publication.
"This trouble has also eeriously
afflicted our aged mother, who looked
forward to the'eoming of Admiral Dewey
witii such pleasure nnd admiration, nnd
who was so happy in her daughter's
marriage, we certainly never antici
pated the outburst, and acted in absolute
good faith, as we supposed, with every
body."
iti.
There is more Catarrh in this eection
of the country than all othe diseases put
together, and until the la"st few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced it
a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Science has proyen catarrh
tobe a constitutional dieeatr, nnd there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrah Cure, manufactured by
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Still goes morrilly on. A number of the choicer styles have found new owners, but it seems to have made little
impression on the assortment yet on hand. Dressy, serviceable, well-made and elegantly-fitting are these suits,
and at our remarkably low clearance prices of $1, $2 and $3 for short pant suits, and $2, $4 and $0 for the long
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Felt Shoes
and Slippers.
The new line of Felt goods we have
promised you has come and is now ready
to be shown. Come, whether as pur
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Juliets.
REBELS HAVE NO
GOOD GOVERNMENT
Contributors' Money Will Be Returned
to All Who Apply Public Furor
Has Been a Great Source of Grief
to Mrs. Dewey McLeati Talks.
Nsw Youk, Nov. 24. A special to tho
World from Washington says : Any nub
crlberto tho Lewey home fund who
wishes to, way have his or he' money
back. John It. McLean, speaking for
bia slater, Mrs. Dewey, eald:
"Mre. Dewey and the admiral have
Most of It is In Possession of Uncle
Sam's Soldiers and Remainder
Has Crawled in the First Con
venience Hole.
Manila, Nov. 24. Bautista, president
of the Filipino congress, presented him
self to General MacArthur today aud
formally reuouneedall furthercounection
ith tho insurrection. He was one of
the influential Filipinos who hesitated
at tho beginning of the war as to which
side with which to cast his lot. He was
offered a judgeship of the supremo court,
hut declined. Ho now announces that
he dt-Birea to accept the position and
says the Filipino congrefs and cabinet
nre scattered, never to renseemble.
finnin of the members, he aids, have
returned to their homes, while others
are flvlnir for safety. Many of the con.
gressmmi have resigned, and he believes
the Fillpluo soldiers will lay down their
arms everywhere as soon as they learn
the truth.
Washington, Nov. 24. General Otis
summarizes the situation iu Luzon in a
dispatch to the wnr department today,
Iu whieh ho sayB the insurgent govern
ment can no longer claim to exist, its
troops and officials are scattered, and
Aguinaldo is hiding. Tho dispatch fol
lows in part :
' "Manila. The claim to a government
by the lueurgeiitscan be made no longer
under any Action, its treasurer, secretary
of the interior and pieeident of cougress
being in our hands. Its preeldent and
the remaining cabinet officers are hiding,
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Commencing
..SATURDAY..
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Table Covers.
4-4 Chenille Table Covers, fringed,
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4-4 Tapestry Table Cover, fringed,
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evidently in .different central Luzon
provinces, and its generals and troops in
email bands nre scattered through these
provinces, acting as bandltf ,or dispersed,
playing the role of 'amlgos,' with arniB
concealed. Indications are that Aguin
aldo did not escape through the lines of
Lawton or Whoaton, butjled westward
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THE DEATH
OF A MISER
Lived in Squalor in a IMoorless Log
Mara Had Keen Dead Fo,r Das
When Found.
Co.tvAi.us, Or., Nov. 23. Sitting bolt
upright in his chair, with money and
certificates of deposit Aggregating f -1600
concealed about his person, Michael
McGraith was found dead in his cabin
in King's valley yesterday morning,
LIi'h hud apparently been extinct for four
or live dnye, und tho verdict of the cor
oner's jury was that death was from
natural causes. The cabin was u log
barn, rude nnd iloorleee, and, as fur us
the finders could ascertain, the dead
man's food had apparently been chiefly
potatoes. Nothing in the line of food
supply, savu potatoes, a few pounds of
beans, bacon and n little flour, was
found about the premises, Of the
money, there were about $100 in cash,
and the remainder was checks arid cer-
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Some of the certificates had been run
ning for 10 yenre, aud were drawing 5
per cent interest. The certificate
ranged hi amounts from $400 to $1500.
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