ZUc Dalles
Chrimkle.
VOL. XII
THE DALLES, OREGON, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1900.
NO. 399
GREAT FORESTS OF
THE PHILIPPINES
Millions of Acres Covered With 500
Kinds of Timber Gum, Knblier,
Ctitta-Pcrcha Few Forest Roads.
Washington, Nov. 2(1. The division
01 uuetous and insular affaire of the war
department tine made public h ptitn tn:r
of the first report of the Philippine
bureau of forestry organized in its pre
sent form under un order of the military
governor, dated April 14, 1000. Its- fiisl
work waB confined to ascertainitu: t tie
conditions of the records received frutn
the Spanish government, under whidi
that bureau had not only had thu care of
the forests, but aleo the survey of the
public lands.
The laws in force 'it the time of Ameri
can occupation are said to he in line w ith
the most advanced foreign J"iiplaiicri of
Europe, but were not fully enforced and
nccused the cutting of any and every
thing. The result whs that valuable tub
her, gutta-percha and ylaug-ylang tr'es
were taksn, und even the most valuable
jsed as firewood.
The old resulations were translated
and revised, taking effect in their new
farm on July 1 latt. They provide for a
"vetein of licensing by which permits to
:it timber can he secund, the fees be
ing based upon the different varieties, of
which ll'JG are named in ttie oritur. Aner
the resulations were prumnlgattd, u' re
htm fifty additional specie" of trees lie
known, and others ure being
brought to the knowledge of the hur,-nu
almost every w eek. The director, Cap
tain Ahem, estimates thu totitl rm tit lt r
t trees species in the archipelago at
nearly 500.
There ure no pure forests of any one
peel"8, rarely more than three or four
'rees of any one variety beiim found
grouped together, so that a lumberman
leaking for a shipload of one kind of tim
lir would find it practtcally impos-itiie
to cut that and no other, and eitrcoet
must be assembled from different points.
Captain Ahren state? that fmin dif-i-rent
sources of information he is led
t'j believe ttiu public forest land-i om
prise from one-fourth to possibly one
hall" the area of ttie Philippines, or from
.'0,000,000 to 40,000,000 acres. There ure
fully 5,000,000 acres of virgin foreet
owned by t lie state in the islands of
Mimloro and Paradua. The island of
Mindanao, with an area of some 20,000,-
, 000 acres is almost entirely covered with
J timber, and even in tha provirica of
i Cayagnn, in Luzon, there are more than
'.',000,000 acres of forest.
In other provinces of Luzin, especially
in the country close to Manila, much of
the timber has been cut, and to fill large
contracts the lumbermen are obliged to
ito quite a distance from the city in order
to tind a suitable tract.
Captain Ahern mentions tracts of
virgin forests to be seen on the southern
Hands where from 10,000,000 to 20,000,
000 cubic feet magnificent timber per
acre was standing, with trees more than
150 feet in height, the trunks clear of
branches fur (0 feet and more than four
feet in diameter. lie states that in these
forests there are millions of cubic feet of
timber, which should be rut out in order
to thin this dense growth, so that the
maximum annual growth could be ob
tained. '1 here is a large variety of valuable gum,
rubber and gutta-percha fees, seveuteen
dye woods and the blossoms of which
latter tree is the baee of so many per
fumes. There are no forest roads cr river drive
ways in the islands considered worthy
of mentioning. At present the trees ure
felled far from any roud, and hauled out
very slowly by one or more cariboos,
with the result that many facts are left
untouched.
It lluiit-urtl in 1, uk Store.
"One day last winter a lady came to
my drug store und Btked for a brand ot
cough medicine thut I did not have in
stecfc," sajs Mr. C. It. Graniiin, the
popular druggist of Ontario, N. Y. "She
was disappointed and wanted to know
a hat cough preparation I could recom
mend 1 said to her that I could freely ree
'immend Chamberlain's Cough Itemed'
und that she couid take u bottle of the
remedy and after giving it affair trial if
she did not find it worth the money to
bring back the bottle and I would refund
the price paid, In the course of a day
or two the lady came back in company
with u fiiend in need of a cough medicine
and advised her to buy a buttle of Cham
berlain's Cough Kemedy. J consider
that, a very good recommendation for
the remedy." It i" for salu by G C.
Blukeley, the druggist.
Hp cial bargains in children's and
missee' siloes at the New Yoik Cash
Store.
CASTOR
AYegelable Pr eparationTor As
similating Hie Food andRegula
ling the Stomachs and Dowels of
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Promotes Digestion.ChecrfuP
ness and Rest.Contatns neilter
Opium.Morpliine norlineral.
IS'ox "Narcotic .
ylLx .hewut
I;sk.Ut &,lit -ylaueScttt
t
h&Uyfn rlutor.
Apcrfccl Remedy forConslipa
lion , Sour Slouiach.Diarrlioca
Worms .Convulsions .Fcwnsh
ness and Loss or Sieep.
Facsimile Si'giwturc of
NEW YORK".
EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER.
Bears the J x
Signature
jv JjV in
La For Over
Thirty Years
CASTORIA
THC CINTAU COIIMMI, WI VOK CITY.
SILK
BAND BOWS
an elpgant assortment of dark
and lancv patterns, wortti 'Jo
cents each ; this
week
10c
Thanksgiving Week
SPECIALS
Manhattan Shirts, (jjl ID
this week, the $1.50 quality V I I U
The above announcement is etrong enough in iteelf
to crowd our shirt department with eater buyers. Past
events furnish proof. There are some 100 shirts all in
stiff bosoms, of fine imported percales and rradras cloth,
In a good variety of pattern?, including all sizes from
14V to 17 neck -any -shirt in lot d -I 1 C
good value at $ 1.50; this week ()l.i.U
Thanksgiving Neckties
An especially attractive line of hatwings, narrow
four-in-hands and bows have arrived in time to add to
the attractiveness of our Thanksgiving offerings. Ordi
narily we would mark the four-in-hands 75c and the
hats 50 cents; this week
vour choice at
50c and 35c
Hoods and Fascinators
All at REDUCED PRICES.
In this sale are included our entire stock of ladies',
mipsee' and children's hoods and fascinators at the fol
lowing special prices:
19c, 39c and 64c,
including styles worth from 25c to .1.00.
Ladies' Flannel Waists
Reduced to as Low as Half and Less !
A good assortment of styles; some plainly made,
others trimmed. Materials are flannelettes, mercer
ized sateens, henriettas and French flannels. Eleven
different lines divided into three different lots,
75c, $1.50, $2.25,
representing styles worth from $1.25 to $-1.75. Sizes
from 32 to 42.
Fancy Neckwear.
MEN'S and BOYS'
Winter Caps
in drop-band Golfs and Bright
ons ; good 40c and 50c Caps ;
tuts week, choice
each
25c
Boys' Reefer Coats,
Reg. $3 Qualities Special
S2I5
Ladies' silk stocks and jabots, fancy
bows, etc., a magnificent collection of
our best styles on sale this week at the
following special prices: three lotE
95c, $1.45
and $1.95
representing styles worth from .$1.25 to
$3.75.
Ice-Wool Squares
in cre'am, ivory, pink, blue and black ;
three lots
40c, 75c and $1
respectively, representing our special
prices on styies worth from 50o to $1.75.
Reefprs are preferred by most youngsters to the
Overcoat, for cold weather wear. Equally aa warm na
an overcoat and much more convenient. We select two
of our best numbera for special selling this week : $3 00
value, blue boucle cloth Keefer, double-breasted, velvet
couar, well lined, three to eight years ;
special this week
Same in a tan striped kersey
$2.15
Men's Fine Trousers
Worth $3, $4, $4.50 For
ii.
Not another store in town shows the variety of extra
Trousers we do. In making our selections we have paid
-pecial care to the patterns as wefl aH to the cloth; the
result perfection ! For this week, the best styles in
tins vast stock at $3 oO, $4.00 and $4 00;
your choice at
$3.00
II.
Boys' VesteeS School Suits
Regular $2.50, $3 and $3.50 Styles at
The privilege of picking the best stvles of our $2.50,
$3.00 and $3.50 Boys' Suits at $2.15 is well worth
looking after. For this week only, your tJO 1 C
choice at tJ3.JLO
A lot of
Ladies' and Children's Jackets
at half former price..
A, OT. WIXtXiZAOTS COMPANY
Ian tii llGinliititM 'I'rinliil if lilir Cunal.
Xnv Vouk, Nov. 20. Four govern-
mente, says a Washington special to the
Herald, have been requested to authorize
the United States to establish coaling
stations on their territory and a fifth is
to be atituoached.
llecause of the importance of dominat
ing the termini of the projected Nicara
gua canal, the authorities are anxious
that the navy bhall have convenient
basis from which to operate for the de
fense ol thu waterway. It has therefore
been trying to acquire the Danieh West
Indies and tites on the isthmus at
Cbinqui Lugoor. und the Gulf of Dolce,
and one of the islands of the Galapagos
group. Up to this time its efforts have
not met with aiceess, but during the
next few weeks it is proposed to renew
thu attempts.
Jn the case of the Galapagos ielandB
Ecuador was seemingly suspicious of the
purpose of the United States, and flatly
refused. In naval circles theie is ap
parently no anxiety with reference to
these inlands, the principal object to the
eubmieeion of the proposition to dis
play an interest in the group and pie
vent Germany or Great Britain from
acquiring it having been attained.
American interests in China will re
quire, in the opinion of the naval of
clalH, thu maintenance of a sailing fleet
in Chlnesu water, and Hear-Admiral
Bradford is anxious to treat for a coaling
place at Clie Foo. Here a station wpuld
be within thecirculation of an American
Hug, confcidering Manila as the center.
OI)ktl)l'll-H tit I'UHtiUKI' l C'HIIUl Itlll.
Washington-, Nov. 20. Friends of
the Nicaragua canal bill have grave rea.
son to fear that It will not puts this ees
eioti. Thoeo who are quite Intimate
with Senator Morgan, who will have
charge of the bill, in the tenale, eay thut
the vmierablo henator sees many obsta
cles in thu way of getting thu bill
through, and is feat fill that some of
them will ha such as to prevent action.
Gf course It is well understood that the
only thing that can lie done is for those
who favor the caniil to insist that no
other legislation shall pups until the Nic
aragua canal bill has been voted upon.
It it) quite likely that if the senators who
favor the bill yield to the pressure that
i is brcu,.ht to bear to allow other legisln
: tion to g'it through, that will mean de
I feat for this eetsion of congress.
! While it is not expected there will lie
I any currency legislation at the coming
short session of congress, it is said that
the president will recommend legisla
tlon that will make it absolutely impos
sible to break down the gold etandard
without direct legislation on the pait of
congress. Such recommendation can go
over until the next congress, when it
can be acted upon.
Catarrh Cannot Ito Uiiri'il.
with local applications, as they cannot
reach the eeat of the disease. Catarrh
ia a blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it you must take inter
nal remedies. Hali's Catnrth Cure in
taken internally, and acts directly on
the blood and iiiucouh surfaces. Hall'H
Catarrh Cure in not a quack medicine.
It was was prescribed by one of the beet
physicians in this country for years, and
is a regular prescription. It is composed
of the best tonics know n, combined with
the best blood purilleis, 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. Chunk v A Co., l'rops., Toledo O.
Sold by-drrugglHts, pi ice 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are thu bent. 12
Conner Muy Minn Hi tuiii to I'liltcil MUIch
Nkw Vouk, Nov. 2(1. A Washington
dispatch to the Woild says: Mr, Conger
will probably return to the United States,
His relatione with tue administration
have not been haimonioii9 since the re
lief of J'ekin. Mr. Conger advocates
measures which the president regards i8
too ladical, and has not taken kindly to
the fact thut his views have not been in
dorsed at Washington.
There it no pleasure in life if you dread
going to the table to eat and can't rest
at night on account of indigestion.
Henry Williams, of lioniiville, lud., says
ho buffered that way (or jears, till lie
commtnted the use Kodol Dyspepsia
eure, and adds, "Now I can eat anything
I like and all I want and sleep soundly
every night." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
will digest what you eat. Hold by Clarke
& Falk's P. O, Pharmacy,
Iu 1,1 Ices TIu, llillii'.
Nj:w Yoi!K,Nov. 20. Kugeno Zimmer
man, whose daughter was married to the
Duke of Manchester a week or so ago, in
England, was interviewed hero today.
He haid to a reporter:
"1 have como hero to meet my daugh
ter and her hasband. After they have
rested hero a few days wo will go to
Cincinnati, and a recoption will be given
at our home. The Duke is a bright chap.
He looks a lino manly fellow. I like a
man who went to work as he did as a
newspaper man when he was here. Some
of hk articles were firit-rate, too. At no
time was 1 opposed to his mairiage to
my daughter. Thoeo stories aro all moon
shine. ''
"Is it true that thu Duku is in a bad
way financially?" asked thu reporter.
"1 gueHs there will bo no difllculty
about his assets. That does not make
any difference. I don't care to ppeak
about the marriage portion. That is a
private matter. But there won't bo any
trouble about auv debts."
"It it likely that the Duko may settle
down in America and enter the railroad
business?"
"No; no; thu Duko is going into
British politics. He is entitled to a seat
in thu House of Lords, and he is going
to turn his attention to politics."
Itryuii Will 'J'ullc.
Ciiicwe.o, Nov. 2(1. Iluforo Mr. Bryan
left for his homo in Lincoln, Neb., it is
said he gave asaiirauces that ho would
he present at thu Jackson Day banquet
to bo liehl in this city .Iitnuary 8th.
Other speakers have nut been tukcted,
hut it is believed that on of them will
buCato Sells, of Iowa. Mr. Sella was to
have spoken at the last banquet held in
Truniont House, hut as he was alighting
from thu caniage that brought him from
thu Sherman Housu he slipped and fell
so severely that he Hpraliied his side,
and was confined to his bed in the
Truniont House during thu lenmiiider of
the evening, and for several days fol
lowing. It la thought that at the coining
banquet Mr. Bryan will declare himself
on the' future of the party.
Vim l llt'dN nf (v'nul In Aliitku.
Tacoma, Nov. 2(1. Coal outcroppinga
have been traced 18 miles along Chlgnik
bay, 325 miles this side of Uuiinak Pans,
Alaska. Claims covering the best part
of these vast deposits have been filed by
miners employed by Thomas Mngon.
The manager of the Apollo mines at Un
pa says the veins uncovered to date are
4'., five and nine feet thick, containing
excellent lignite and bitumiuour coal.
In thu Spring, diamond mills will bo
employed to determine the depth anil
continuity oi the depositB and develop
ment will commence on a large t-cnle.
The veins are situated near tidewater,
and only five miles distant is a sheltered
hnrbor where steamers or sailing veasela
can load in salety. The deposits aroeo
large as to make certain a permanent
supply for Alaskan towns. This ulonu
wilt affect the Pacific Coast coal supply.
Ynur l'"uci
Shows the state of your feuliugi and the;
statu of your health ad well. Impure
blood makes itself apparent in a pale
and sallow complexion, Pimples ami
Skin Eruptions, If you are fueling
weak and worn out and do not have a
healthy appearance you should try
Acker's Blood Elixir. It curea all blood
diseases where cheap Sarmtparillas and
so called pttrillera fail ; knowing this wo
Bell every bottle on a positive guarantee.
Blakeley, the druggist.
MuiiilMiill, Alllllttdlll IUH'Uk fur Htllu,
Having disposed of my breeding uwea
today, 1 have thirteen thoroughbred
Merino bucks for sale. Them are choice,
large ami in liuu condition, and will he
sold cheap rather than keep them over.
Inquire at Prospect liauch, on the
Deschutes divide, or of A. S. Huberts,
box 507, The Dalles. o20-2w
A 1'ilKlilful llliiinlt'r
Will often cause a horiibie bum,
scald, cut or bruise, Duckbill's Arnica
Salve, the hett in the world, will kill
the pain and promptly heal it, Cuius
old sores, fever Moree, ulciirs, boils, corns,
felons and all hkiu eruptions. Hest pile
cine on earth. Only 25 da. a box.
Cure guaranteed, SolilbyG.O. Blake
ley druggist. I
Mold Tea positively cures Sick Head
ache, indigestion and couatipiitlnn. A
delightful herb drink, Removes all
eruptions of the sklu, producing a perfect
complexion, or money refunded. 25 cts
und 50 cts. Blukeley, the di tigjlul,