Chrmitde.
VOL. XII
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMEMBER 1. 1899.
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BOERS SUFFER
AT WEENER
Twelfth Lancers AtlacM PieretiePi
Forces and Inflicted Severe
Fnnisliineul,
JOUBERT MADE
A RETREAT
Burghers Loss Was 30 Killed and Over
joo Wounded Open River is
Announced.
Estcoukt, Nov. 30. Tho Twelfth
LnucerH nro reported to have attacked
l'ieretinf's foict-B at Weener, and have
inflicted crra; Iobb on the Boers.
Hildyard'B troops blvouuced limt night
at Frere. Two Boers were captured, one
of tliurn u doctor, who entered the British
camp under the belief it was u Boer
bivouac.
Jonbcrt ifl reported to have retreated
to CoIhiiho yesterday. lie traveled in an
mnaihua drawn by six horses. It is also
rumored that lie is hurrying buck to op
pom) Colonel Baden-Powell.
Two Estcourt trains arrived at Frere
last evening. There is rejoicing at the
reopening of the lino, itoer prisoners
teport that Hildyard'e night attnek with
cold steel paralysed the burghere, whose
loe wna thirty killed and over 100
wounded.
London, Nov. 30. Tho war office to
day makes the following dispatch public
from the coin inandmg general at Cape
Town, under date of November iiO :
Kimbt-rIey all well to Novomber 20.
lisil and telegraph is open to Modder
river. Gativcro reports the following
from Bulleu, dated I'iotermaritiiburg,
Wednesday, November 29:
" 'Mitchell, telegrupher,httB just made
ilia way out from Lndysiuith to Weener,
whence lie sends the following messages :
"On November!), wo beat back the Boers
with great Iobb to the enemy. Our total
casualties were remarkably small. There
wore ouly eight men killed during the
eiege by shells and in all battleB, etc.,
ouly 100 men have been killed or
wounded. 1 left Ladysmith on the night
of November 20. Since November (J no
attempt has been made to attack Lady
atuitli in force.' "
Although telegraph and railroad com
munication is open to the Modder river,
no farther news of Methuen'a move
moats or the big fight had. been given
out up to 2:30 o'clock tlnu afternoon.
This is generally taken to indicate that
Mothuqn is again on the march and that
as heretofore, fie will not again be heard
from until he haa fought another battle
and gained another stage.
CAMPAIGN IN
NORTHERN LUZON
The American Troops Poshing Ahead
Rapidly.
WAHUiNaTO.v, Nov. 20. General Otis'
advice to the war department today
euow that the troops are pushing rapidly
ahead, and Indicate that the demoraliza
tion of the insurgents is complete. Two
dispatches were received today. The first
related to tho operations in the north
west part of Luzon, and is as follows :
"Tle following from the Northwest
Luton const: Young left San Fernando
the 23 J InBt., where Marsh's battalion
of the Thirty-third infantry arrived the
36th, oti which day Young was at
Namacpacan, where he was supplied by
the navy gunboat Sawar. lie marched
oat nert day. The battle-ship Oregon
laaded 200. moo at Vigan the 24th Inst.
There wai no opposition. Tho aallora
ware welcomed by the inhabitants. I
UUeve the Spanish and American
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prisoners are still in the vicinity of
B.uipued, guarded by a small insurgent
force. Reports from the northeast
indicate that 500 insurgent troops at
Bayoinhong, Nueva Viseiya province,
surrendered yesterday to Lawton's
troops. He advanced by both the San
Nicholas and Carranglan trails."
MUllum (ilvtn Away.
It ifl certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and euffering, The proprietors
of Dr. King's New Diecuvery for con
sumption, coughs and colds, have given
away over ten million trial bottles of this
great medicine; and hav6 the satisfac
tion of knowing it liae absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma,
bronchitis, hoaraeness and all llisr.iBes
of the throat, chest and lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on Blakeley & Hough
Pall Fishing Was Poor.
A stoma, Nov. 30. The fall fishing
season, which hnf just closed, has been
quite na unsuccessful as was the spring
season, and the pack lias been very
small. It was expected that, because of
the lateness of the Bpring run, which
was over a month later than usual, the
fall season would he a good one, but the
contrary has proved true. Several
canneries operated throughout the sea
no n, among them the combine's packing
houses, but it is impossible as yet to get
figures as to the pack. The phortage of
tho year's fishing will doubtless create a
good market next year and prices In
Eastern and foreign markets will be
higher than they were this year.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all othe diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great ninny years doctors pronounced it
a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly falling to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Science lias proven catarrh
tobe a constitutional dleeira, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Hall'H Catarrah Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
onlv constitutional cure on the market.
It i's taken internally in .doses from ten
drops ton teasnoonful. It acts directly
on :ne Oiood and mucoue suriaces oi tne
system. Thev offer one hundred dollars
:or any case it faiis to cure. Send for
circulars and testmonials, Address,
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 7oc. 7
River and Harbor Committee.
Washington, Nov. 30. Congressmen
are now busy elating the various
candidates for positions on committees.
Tho indications are that on the rivers
and harbors committee, the interests of
Pacific coast stateB will be represented
by either Congressman Thomas H.
Tongue, of Oregon, ot Congreeaman
Russell J. Waters, of Southern California.
All persons wishing to take children,
either boys or gi'1, for legal adoption or
on indonture, should write to W. T.
Gardner, superintendent of the Boys'
i i i ft 1.... f f .-- at
and oiris aiq oucievy w wituui .
Portland, who can procure lor mem ue-
alrauieeuiiaren oi an ngeo. u nptiiw-
tiona must be Ulea in auvance, u
! EIGHT THOUSAND
BOERS DEFEATED
Fight Lasted Ten Hours A Had,
Trying Battle.
London, Nov. 9. The war office has
received the following diepatch from
General Buller:
"Cape Town, Tuesday, Nov. 28. Gen
eral Methnen reports: 'Modder River,
Tuesday, Nov. 23. Reconnoitered at 5
a. in. the enemy's position on the river
Modder and found them strongly
entrenched und concealed. No means
of outflanking, the river being full.
Actiou commenced with the artillery,
mounted infantry and cavalry at 5:30 a.
m. The Guards on the right and the
Ninth brigade on the left attacked the
position in a widely extended formation,
at 0:30, and supported by the artillery,
found itself in front of the whole Boer
force, 8000 strong, with two large guue,
four Krupps, etc. The naval brigade
rendert'd great assistance from the rail
way. "After desperate, hard fighting, which
lasted ten hours, our men, without water
or food and in the burning sun, made
the enemy quit his position. General
Pole Carew was successful in getting a
small party across the river, gallantly
assisted by 300 Sappers.
"I sj.eak in terms of high praise of the
conduct of all who were engaged in one
of the hardest and most trying fights in
the annals of the British army. If I can
mention one arm particularly, it is the
two batteries of artillery.' "
THE COMING
MESSAGE
Republicans Hoping For a Clear-cut
Document.
Washington, Nov. 28. Republican
congressmen are hoping and praying for
a clear-cut message, something that will
go straight to the heart of the various
public questions to be discussed. They
want a message that they can stand by
and support with legislation. One of the
Republican leaders says s
"What the president ought to do, in
my judgment, is to announce some
definite policy. The Democrats would,
I am sure, be ouly too glad to seize an
opportunity to cut loose from the anti
expansion cotorie."
Senator Palmer, who led the gold
Democrats in 1890, says there will be no
ticket of that kind next year, as gold
Deuocras will vote solidly against Bryan.
Waot Better Service.
Walla Walla, Wash., Nov. 28. A
mass meetioa of citiseos was called this
afternoon to couelder the action of the
O. R. & N.( regarding the apparent side
tracking of Walla Walla when the new
schedule shall go into effect. A com
mittee was appointed to confer with
General Passenger Agent Hurlbert and
other O. U. & N. officials, who arrived
tonight. Another mooting will bo held
tomorrow relative to the situation.
Citizens are much wrought up over the
matter, and the outcome of these nego
tiations is awaited with interest.
VANDERBILTS NOW
HAVE THE B. & 0.
They Have Also AcquircdMorgan Hold
ings in Big Four and Chesapeake
& Ohio.
New York, Nov. 29. Extraordinary
accomplishments have been completed
in Eastern Trunk Lino railway affairs,
according to the Times. 'Changes are
brought about to three important rail
road systems. The Pennsylvania com
pany acquires control of the B. & O.
W. K. Vanderbilt, in the interest of the
New York Central, takes over controll
ing holdings of J. P. Morgan in the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St
Louis, and the Chesapeake & Ohio. The
two deals have been accomplished to
gether. The executive head of the
Pennsylvania and .New York Central
have worked together.
It is improbable that either the one
great system ecquired by the Penney 1
vania or the two important properties
acquired by New York Central interests
will be forthwith attached in open cor
poration mergers.
Chamberlalu's Pain Unliu Cures Others,
Why ol You?
My wife has been using Chamberlaiu's
Pain Balm, with good results, for a
lame shoulder that has pained her con
tinually for nine years. We have tried
all kinds of medicines and doctors with
out receiving any benefit from any of
them. One day we saw an advertise
ment of this medicine and thought of
trying it, which we did with tho best
of satisfaction. She has used only one
bottle and her shoulder is almost well.
Adoli'ii L. Millltt, Manchester, N.H.
For sale by Blakeley & Houghton, drug
gists. Change of Tlino on the ). It. & N.
Beginning Dec. let, the O. R. & N.
will run their Spokane Flyer via Wal
lula and the S. R. V. R. R. : Train No.
4 will leave Portland at 3:45 p. m., ar
riving at Spokane at 7:15 a.m. Train
ISo. 3 will leave Spokane at 4:30 p, m.,
and arrive in Portland at 8:00 a. in.
In connection with the above trains,
the O. R. & N. will put on a passenger
train leaving Dayton at 0:00 p.m. and
Walla Walla at 10:30 p. m., connecting
at Wallula with No. 4 from Portland at
11:20 p. m., and with No. ,3 from
Spokane at 12:05 a. in.; leaving Wallula
at 12:10 a. m., and arriving at Walla
Walla at 1 :20a. m, and Dayton at 3 a. m.
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globule of health, that changes weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only 25 cents per box. Sold by Blakeley
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Miss Annie E. Gunning, Tyre, Mich.,
says, "I suffered a long time from dys
pepsia ; lost flesh and became very weak,
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure completely cured
me." It digests what you eat and cures
all forms of stomach trouble. It never
fails to give immediato relief in the
worst caees.
It takes hut a minute to overcome
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Harrclees and pleasant to take, It pre
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General
Clearance Sale
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