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VOL. XII
THE DALLES, OREGON, MONDAY, DEOEMEMBER 11. 1899.
NO 105
A TERRIFIC GAS
EXPLOSION
KM Kan; Coal Miners at Carbonado
Near Tacoma.
THIRTY-THREE
MEN DEAD
Many Others Supposed to Be Under
Mine Wreckage Cause of Accident
a Mystery.
Tacoma, Dec. 9. A initio explosion at
Carbonado, foity milts easterly from
Tacoma, at 11 o'clock thin morning,
tilled thirty-three men. Identification
of the dead men is almoin impossible.
TWfe scraps of clothing that still cling to
the bodies of the mon aru carefully pre
served, laid aside and labelled to aid in
the identification. Frenzied 1 datives of
tbo missing men gather at the mouth of
the mine, wutchini itagerly to cajch a
glirnpeo of the forni9 as tlr-y are iiurried
by to the coroner's a dice.
Tbe work of rescue is being rushed for
ward, but it mny he days before tho last
blackened form is taken from the mine,
for many men are balleved to lie buried
under inaeseB of earth and rock. To ex
tricate them will take time, and thus far
the work of rescua has been pushed for
ward at the extreme idurance of the
workers, for the black damp and noxious
cases have driven the rescuers back re
peatedly. Ominous Rumbling Under Town.
Cakco.vado, VVnsh., Dec. 9. Shortlv
before 11 :45 o'clock this forenoon came
the first report of a terrific subterran n
explosion, in the mine of t tie Carbon
Hill Coal Company, the tunnels of which
run for miles under the town. The.,
watt an ominous rumbling, smothered
touud for a few moments, and then it
ceased abruptly. People who had been
accustomed (o a livelihood by mining
knew at once what this meant, and stood
around with blanched faces.
Apprehensions of some fearful disast "
were confirmed in a little while with in
formation that the morning shift in
tunnel No. 7 had been caught in an ex
plosion of firedamp. Between eeventv
and eighty men were at work in the
initio at that time, and the meager re
port conveyed the information that all
must liave been killed, as there was no
chance of escape. Those who were not
killed outright .would be hemmed in by
the falling walls and timbers' and suf
focated by the fumes and smoke before
any relief could come.
It oh be fl the Grave.
A startling incident, of which Mr.
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, Is narrated by him as follows:
"I was in a most dreadful condition. My
Bkin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in back
and eidee, no appetite gradually grow
ing weaker dey by day. Three physi
cians had given me up. Forinnatoly, a
lriend advised 'Electric Hitters' j and to
my great joy and surprise, tho first
bottle made a decided improvement. 1
continued their use for thiee weeks, and
am now a well man. I know they Baved
uty life, and robbed the grave of another
victim." No one should fail to try them.
Only 60c, guuranteed,t Blakeley &
Houghton's drug store. &
Another .Presidential Ticket.
Columbus, 0 Dec. 9. The union re
form party will nominate by direct vote
presidential ticket In 1900 on the estub
Used platform of the party, which con
sists of a single p'ank advocating tle
initiative and referendum method for all
legislation, both state and national. This
decision was reached today by Mho
uatloual ereeutlVe rommittee of the
party t a c inference in this city with
the Ohio state executive committee.
Advances in Wages.
Ikouhapolis, Deo. 8 The United
Mine Workers hnve received notice of an
advance of IB per cent in wages in the
Fairtnonnt, W. Va., coal region, by two
of the largest operators in the state
This is tho second increase within three
months. Othe Weyt Virginia operators,
it is said, will follow.
Boston, Dec. 8. The executive com
mittee of Ihe American Wool Company
today decided to make a general in
crease of 10 per cent in wages of
employes. Tho increase will aflV ct mills
in sections of New E Jand, and benefit
25,000 hands.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 8. The Angusta
Manufacturers' Association voted today
to increase wages of operatives 10 per
cent, tho new echedne to take effect Jan
uary 1. The advance will affect nearly
8000 operatives.
Catarrh Caunot lie Cured
with local applications, as they cannot
reacli the seat 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 internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces. HaM'e
Catarrh Cure is not a quack med'eine.
It was waB 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 purifier 8, 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. J. Cheney & Co., Pi ops., Toledo O.
Sold by drroggifts, price 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best. 12
Commander Howell Dead.
New Yock, Dec. 9, Commander
Charles I. Howell, chief engineer of the
United States battle ship Maine, when
that vessel was blqwn up in Favr"
harbor, is dead at his home in this c'ty.
He died from an apoplectic stroke. He
was fl'ty years old and was born in
Goshen, N. Y. He was graduated from
the United Siatc3 naval academy in
June, 1SGS, fourth in his class. His ap
pointment as an assistant engineer dates
f-orn August, 3 870, and in J876 he waB
raised to the grade of paged! aEsistat
Pe was promoted to the rank of cK
engineer in 1803. He served on the
Maine from 1895 until the loss of the
battle-ship.
He was then transferred to tho Newark
and later was assigned to shore duty at
the B.cjklyn navy-ya d. He was made
a commander in September, 1899. He
was silting at a table by the elde of
Lieutenant Fred W. Jeukius at the time
of the blowing up of the Maine. Tint
was the last ho eaw of tbe unfortunate
oil'cer, wio peiished in the week.
A Thoumud Tonguei
Cculd not express the rapture of An tie
E. Springer, of 1123 Howaid St., Phil
a'delpHa, Pa., when she fouud that Dr.
King's New Diecovery for Consumption
had completely curt d her of a hacking
coJ2h il.at'or many years had made
lilu a burden. All other remedies aim
doctors could give her no help, but she
says of this Boyal Cure "It soon re
moved the pain in my chest and I can
now sleep soundly, somethinu I can
ccarcely remember doing before. I feel
like sounding its praises throughout the
universe." So will every oue who tries
Dr. King's New Discovery forany trouble
of the throat, chest or lungs. Price 50c
and $1. Trial boitle free ut Ulakeley &
Houghton's drug store; every bottle
, juranteed 5
Change in Spokane Falls & Northern.
Fi'Okank, Wash., Die. 9. James J.
Hill has resiirned as president of the
Spokauo Falls & Northern rallwav, and
James N. Hill was today elected presi
dent at a meeting of the board of trustees
held In this city.
As a cure lor rheumatism Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is gaining a wide repu
tatiori. D. 1). Johnston of Richmond,
Intl., hnn been troubled with that ail
ment rlnce 1802. In speaking of it he
etiyn: "I never found anyttiing that
would relieve me until I used Chamber
Iain's Pain Halm. It acts like magic
with me. My foot was swollon and
paining mo very much, but one good
application of Pain Halm relieved me.
For eale by Hlakeley & Houghton.
Ueo ClorkeA Falk's quinine hair tonic
to keep dandruff from the bjtd,
AGUINALDO'S
HEAR
GUARD
Stood tie Amsricaiis'
Four Honrs,
Fire Far
THEY SUSTAINED
HEAVY LOSS
While Our Troops Had Only One Killed,
Six Wonnded Story Told by an
Escaped Spanish Prisoner.
Washington, Dec. 9. The war de
partment has received tbe foMowing from
General Otis:
"Mani'a, Dec. 9. A dispatch from
General Young, at Vigan yeslerday, says
that pqennod Knaniah nrisonera re nor t a
four hours' element on the 31 inst.
between h'slroopsand A'lf'ualdo'sguard
near Ce.vantes, fiitv m''es southeast of
VIgan, with a heavy loss to the enemy,
w no is being pursued. Our loss was one
kii ed and six wounded. The inhab't-
ants, of the'r own accord, joined the ey to him. Corrupt from top to toe,.he
troops in repairing the t.ail and carry-i bu.vs legislation and courts and gov
ing subsistence. eminent, and when lie wants fun he
. ', ,, ,, . c, t i lynches negroes on Madison Square, in
"Have pushed the column to San Jr f. m yorkiKor ,n tlie Boston bljc
sotuhof Bangued. Howe's column is on deni IIe ,ms M& famiv nomelsuall in
tbe rear ira'lj Catcher's battalion ot n sky-scraper of 24 stories; his business
the Twenty-fourth is out of reach, north . is founded on misleading ndvertise
of Bayombong, evidently descending tbe j ments; his newspapers are filled with
river, ' he natives report Lgiiting twenty .
miles noith. The navy reaches Apar '
tomorrow. A column of MacArlhur's
troops, the '"'wenty-fifih infantry, in ri
ported nea- Itm, on the west eor
Z .mbales. Grant's co'umn is near Sub's
bay.
"Lawton is in Bulacan province today,
with sufficient trooos to overcome op
position and ecatter th enemy. It is
probable tho troops which engaged
Aguinaldo's guard are Hare's command,
as he was repor'ed lobe close in the
iubu gent leader's rear."
A rightful llluuder
Will often cause a horrible burn,
scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, tho best in the world, will kill
the pain and promptly heal it. Curps
old sores, fever sores, ulcers, boi's, corns,
felons and all skin eruptions. Best pilo
cure on earth. Only 25 cts. a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Blakeley &
Houghton, di. '"gists. , 1
Stcelueads Expected This Week.
Abtouia, Or., Dec. 9. During tho lat
ter part 'of the coming week tho first
good run of steelheads is expected and a
number of fishermen aro preparing to
rut their nets in the water after them.
e cold-storage people are pny'ini: five
cents per pound for a!1 that aru being
caught.
That Throbbing llemluclie
Would'quickly leave you, if you used
Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blocd f ml strong
nerves and build up your health. Easy
to take. Try them. Only 25 cents.
Money back if not cured. Sold by
Blakeley & Houghton, druggists. 1
It takes but u minute to over, omu
tickling in the throat and to stop it
cough by tho use of One M'nute Cough
Cure. Tins remedy quickly elites all
forms of throat and lung troubles.
Hariuless and pleasant to '':e. It pre
vents consumption. A famous specific
for giippe'and Its after effect b,
My son hss been troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime ago
I persuaded him to take some of Cham
berlsiu's Colic, Choleu and Diarrhoea
Remedy. After using two bottles of the
26-eent slr.e he was cured, I give tills
testimonial, hoping somo one similarly
afllicted.may read it and be benefited,
Thomas C. Dowku, Gleucoo, O. For
sale by Ulakeley & Houghton.
flayed Out,
Dull Headache, Pains ri various pr -Is
of the body, S'l'iig at the pit of the
stomach, Loss of appetite, Feverishncsp,
PimpluB or Sores all positive evidences
of impure blocd. No maiiec how it
became so It must be purified in order to
obtain good health. Acker's Blood
Elexir line never failed to cure Scrofulors
or Syphilitic f ileont or any other blood
diseases. It is certainly a wonderful
remedy and we sell every bottle on
a positive guarantee. Blakeley & Hough
ton's drug store.
THE YANKEE IN GERMANY.
He la Regarded by the Germans In
Anything- Dot ma Envi
able Light.
How does the Yankee look in the
imagination of my countrymen? In the
German language only three things arc
usually connected with the adjective
American ; the Germans speak of Amer
ican stoves, and mean a kind of stove
which I hnve never seen in this country;
secondly, they speak of American duels,
and mean a crazy type of duel which
was certninly never fought on this con
tinent; and thirdly, they spenkof Amer
ican humbug, and mean by it that kind
of humbug which flourishes in Berlin
just as in Chicago. But the American
man is of course very well known. He
'.s a haggnfd creoture, with vulgar tastes
and brutnl manners, who drinks whisky
1 nd chews tobacco spits lights, puts
his feet on the table, and habitually
rushes along in wild haste, absorbed by
a greedy desire for the dollars of his
neighbors. He does not care for educa
tion or art, for the public welfurc or for
justice, except so far as they mean mon
uccuuuih oi muraers, unci nis cnurcnes
with hypocrites. Prof. Hugo Munster-
berg, in Atlantic.
Sold Her Art Trertunren.
Princess Helena of Orleans, wife of the
duke of Aostn and sister of the duke of
Orleans, has sold a. considerable part of
her valuables in her Turin, Genoa,
Milan and Paris houses and placed the
money thus realized at the disposal of
her brother, to be used in the Orleans
cause. Tho pictures and stationery
have been purchased at the various mu
seums and by English and American
collectors of objects of art. N. Y.
World.
A SUKB cuke for citour.
Twouty-nve Yours' Cnnntant Use AVIth
' out u Falliuu.
Tho fist iuJ'c3,!on of i rcuo is ho .rse-
ness, and in a child cul jcct to that
disease it ma." he taken as a sure sign of
the approach of an r.tiv:U. Following
this hoarseness is a pi miliar rough
cough. If Chamberlain's Coimb Remedy
is yiven as soon as,the child becomes
hoarse, or oven o' 3r tbe croupy cough
appears, it will prevent the attack. It
ib used in many thousands of homes In
this broad land and never disappoints
the anxious mothers. We have yet to
learn of a single instance in which It
lias not proved effectual. No other
preparation can show t-ueh a recotd
twenly-llve years' constant use with
out a failure. For sale by Blakeley &
Houghton.
S'ck Headache absolutely mid pennr
nently cured by using Moki Ten, A
pleasant herb drink. Cures constipation
and indiueetion, makes you eat, sleep,
work and happy. Satisfaction guaranteed
or money buck. '.'5 cts, and 50 clp.
Blakeley & Houghton l)rugtetr.
All poisons wishing to take children,
either I.jvb or gi'ls, forh;.l adoption or
on indenture, should write to W. T.
Gardner, superintendent of tho Boys'
and Girls' Aid Society of Oregon, at
Portlaud, who c.i'i procure fur them de
sirable children of all ages. All applica
tions must he filed in ndvance, tf
''I was nearly ile.nl with dyspepslu,
tried dcetors, vitittd mineral springi1,
and g ew worse, 1 used Kodul Dyspep
sia Cute, Tlmlcired me." It digests
what you eat. dues i oddest ion, emir
stomach, heartburn, and all founs if
dyspepsia,
Mr. J, Sheer, S Julia, Mo,, saved his
child's life by Oje Minute Cough Cure,
Doctors had ,ivtn her up to die with
croup, It's an infallible cure for cough?,
colds, grippe, pneumonia, bronchitis and
throat aud lung troubles, Relieves at
once,
Christmas will soon bo here. Weather indica
tions do not say so, but the interior of our store may
bo taken as evidence. We are busy as bees display
ing the muny new things wo have gathered for this
occasion and in but a da' or two we will tell you of
our readiness. In the meantime come in and look
around. Every day sees something new arriying,
and we aim to lose no time in showing them.
FOR THIS WEEK
Special Sale
I A
In Children's Worsted Dresses.
These dresses aie of superior quality. The ma
terials used are of the better grades, while the trim
mings, tho designs and tho fit and finish bespeak
care in the making and honesty throughout. Still
our prices are not high.
Every dress is lined throughout and is made
with a deep hem. Sizes range from 3 to 14 years.
They come rjut one, two, or sometimes three of a
style, for we had in mind these dresses were for nice
wear and it would not do to have too man' of any
one style. Tho values run from $2.95 to $6.50 regu
larly. This week we quote special, the following
for example:
A Child's A Girl's
Dress Dress
made of apretty blueouhwere, made of an all-wool navy bine
fancy yoke trimmed with three Trtot cloth, fancy reveres
rows' of narrow while silk pou- trimmed in white silk soutache
tache, braid and small pearl braid and cut steel buttons,
button", edged with a silk rib- lined throughout with a good
bon Ttiflie. three rowp of same percaline, deep hem at bottom,
braid around cuff-" and i ittom. White grained leather belt
linpd throughout. Sizs i. 5 with covered buckle. Sizafor
and G years. Price $2.95. Re- a girl of iO years only. Price
duced "this week to Jo.CO. This week
$2.19 ' $3.98
A. M. Williams & Co.
Uiau VT ALITtt
Cures Itnpotency, Kir ht Emissions and
wasting diseases, ;" elects of self-
1'jtise, or e.weea ana miiia
cretlon. Anervo tonic tuitl
;loml iJUlluer. Urines the
link 'Jo ft to;lecheel.ai.n
restores t'.'u fire of youth.
Hy mall. "JOaner box; boxes
jor J..0; with ft vrrmon ifiuiruii
iao o euro oi ral'uml tlto money.
NSRVITA MSDICAL CO.
Clinton r Jao'.:son fits., CHICAGO IU.
Sold by Ulakeley & Houghton, The
Dalles, Oregon.
A
$10.00
Mackintosh
$7.50.
fe
For this
week only.
We have a few too many of
al -worsted navy blue Ladies'
Mackintosh; made with a
double breasted detachable
cape, box-pleat in back. En
tire garment lined tbrouchnut
with a changeable Taffettit silk.
Therefore, the price this week,
instead of $10.00, is
$7.50.
NOTICK FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Oiuck at Tiik Hallks, Or.,)
tie' ibor 7, 1M. (
Notice 1 hereby kIvci that the following
I'liiurit ecttler luih nl I ru.l of hit. Intention
to uiiike t) nit 1 proof In Mipnn v of Ills cliitm, mitt
Unit mill ron! will tie mwt.o lio.oru t ho KeiiMer
hiiiI Deceiver at I'ho t "e Oregon, on tiaumlny,
November 'A l".hi, v's
Imtno V. Miih'ImiiiI, of Tim llle, Or.!
WrincMrml KntiyNo. frtk), for tlie KU NKlf.
tiU't m:4 and NW SHU et'. W, T. 1 nortu,
Uimuti i:., W. M.
He tiHiut'i tho followli't: wiUeiiifa t irovu
hla ioiiiiiuoui resilience, upon cut culllvatlou
of hi lit IhiiiI, viz:
J, II, Hre, J. V. Jefrv. Krcrt aurueiit ami J.
IV. JoliUbDn; cl of Tho llallen, Oievuu,
oot ) ' JAY I'. 1.UOAS, IteaUter.
Claike & Falk have on sale m full Una
of paint and artist's brushee.