Chronicle.
VOL. XII
THE DALLES, OREGON, TUESDAY. I) KG EMBER 4, 1900.
NO. 404
1) c Dalles
NATION'S LAW
MAKERS MEET
Second Session of the Fifty-Sixth Con
gress of the United States Convened
Today.
V AHIINOTON,Dl'C. :. Congress opened
today, and tho event drew great crowdH
to thu eapitnl. On June 7 last thu lirHt
session of the nCtli congress adjourned,
ami thu second session began today with
iiuuiy tiMiinuntoiiH (piuHtionH awaiting
tlio attention o( tin: nutinnul law-makers.
Early in tin; (iiiv thu tide of travel
turned down INitiiiny Ivmiiii avenue to
ward thu capital, filling tliu liroud walks
leading to tliu Marble terrace, which by
11 o'clock pruHuntud a hcciiu of hucy
activity. On thu oitHtcrn plana front
tliuru wiih tliu same i-cutiu of activity,
long litiuH of corriugeH Hxvinirin up to tliu
wings, bringing HutiutorH, niumhers,
public officials and inturuHtud obHurvurn,
wbilu thu many lineeof cars c.irriud th uir
quota of interested public,
Inside thu building but little restric
tion had been placed on thu free moving
ill tliu throng, and thu people moved at
will from one wing to the other. All of
tlm g.illurics wuru opun, ho that every one
Jiad a chance. By 11 o'clock the elevators
litran to liu besieged, and thure wuru
sigiiH of an ovurflow at the doors lending
to thu galleries. It was evident that tliu
iadiuB look great interest in thu proceed
iiikh, for thoy wuru present in full force,
one delegation of girl students number
ing ovur CO. Thei u wuru conferences uinunt!
senutorB iih to the programme for t tie
week, and for so early in thu session un
tiHiial activity wub dlBpluyeil by tneni
herH on both sides of thu capitol.
Speaker Henderson nrrivud at Iub pri
vate oflieu about 11:15, and was hooii
surrounded by inuuiburH, discussing the
programme of biiHincHS. On thu senate
Hidu theru wuh lees uviduncu of uctivity,
mid thu crowds wuru rather slow in in
viulinir the millerles. Tliu reHident pro
tuin., Mr. Frye, was at bis ollice eurly, I
conferring with senators, and by 1 1:110 1
thu floor of the Hunatu began to hIiow
signs of the uctivity preceding actual
busline.
in warm water to Btiften it, then pare it
down iih cloudy as possible without draw
ing blood .mil apply Cluunhuriain'B Pain
ilalm twine daily; rubbing it vigorously
for five minutes at each application. A
corn pluster sbould be worn for a few
days, to protect it from the shoo. Ab a
general liniment for sprains, hrulscB,
lamunepB and rheumatism, Pain Balm is
uneiuale(l. For bhIu by Blakeley, the
druggist.
A lllitcn ltlnckNinltli Havml 111" I.lttlti
Hoii'h I.lfw.
Mr. II. II. lilack, thu well-known
blacksmith at Grahameville, Sullivan
Co.,N. Y., saya: "Our little eon, live
years old, has ulwaye been Bnbject to
croup, and ho bad have the attacks been
that we have feared many times that be
would die. We have had the doctor and
used many medicines, but. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is now our boIu reliance.
It seems to diesolve the tough mucus
and by giving frequent dosea when the
the croupy symptoms appear we have
found that tliu dreaded croup in cured
nuiore it gets settieu." Jiieru is no
danger in giving this remedy for it con
tains no opium or other injurious drug
and may be given as confideutlv to a
babeimtoan adult. For aalu be Blakeley,
the druggist.
KructT AdllriiHNi-M 1'rlrlillH or IIihiih
PiMN, Dec. !!. A special dispatch
from Cologne Bays :
Mr. Krugur, after tie bad received Em
peror Williuiu'H telegram, spoke ua fol
lows to a deputation styled "Friends of
the lloers" :
"I hope witli all my heart that the cir
cumstances which prevent Hie Majesty
from receiving me today will become
more favorable later. I Bhull never
cease to have confidence iu thu epirit of
jiiBticu of thu umperor, who, without
knowing me, Bent me for years signifi
cant encouragement. I rIibII stay eome
time at The Hague, and will then renew
my request, and this time thu emperor
will not refuse."
Mr. Kruger was very Bad, and after
wards retired to his apartments in tears.
Sick Headache absolutely and perma
nently cured by using Moki Ten. A
pleasant burb drink. Cures conntiuatiou
and iiidlguHtiou, maket) you eat, sleep
and happy. .Satisfaction guaranteed or
money back. 2ets. and&Ucta. Blakeley,
the druggist.
I Clarku & Falk have received a carload
To rumovu a troublesome corn or of thu culebrated Jame 12. Pattou
bunion : First soak thu corn or bunion i strictly puru liquid paints
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Vegetable Prcparalionlbr As
similating llicFoodandRcgula
ling lite Sloiflucte and Bowels of
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Promotes DigealionChecrful
ness and Hcsl.Conlains neitltcr
Opiimi.MorpUiue norUiicraL
NOT lAHCOTIC.
iSmifJwi Steil'
jUx.Sniiui
llorktlUSJu-
Jtuxrmml -, .
Jit turinutlrietut
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riinftHl Auggr
wi rmvr.
Apeifocl Humedy forConslipn
lion , Sour Slomach.Diarrltoea
VViirms .Convulsions , Fever ish
neas ami Loss or SLEEP.
Facsimile Siflnnlurc ol
NEW YOHIf.
CXAUT COPY OF WRAPPER.
Vfc.
Bears the 1
Signature
In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
CASTORIA
THE OINTUB COMPANY. WIW VOWH CITY.
Ye Yule-tide
Days
are near...
With Thanksgiving-day in the past, our thoughts easily turn to the coming Christ
mas. Plan to make this day as happy and as full of good cheer as can be for is it not the
holiday of all holidays? This store will contribute its mite, by bringing to your doors the
best of everything in its line, and offering its wares at prices the most reasonable.
Baby Quilts... Mad, f ,nne fis:
cm ured silkeleno and
3l.tfO. filled with pure
snow-flake cotton soft and light as down.
Made 36x48 inches, and edged with a 2h
inch ruflle.
Head Rests.... a Filled with silk
ry, floss and covered
DC. with heavy quality
satin plain or figured; bound with silk
cord.
FaUCV wiih backs made
, . m of taiiestry can-
Cushion TOPS xas, plushes, ve
lours, satin and fancy silks, and mercer
ized sateens. Good assortments at 2oc
and up to $1.50.
Pillows for same, niied with
silk floss and covered with cambric mus
lin, o0c and 75c; rilled with eiderdown,
$1.25 to $2.25, according to size.
Wait for our Grand Opening of
CHRISTMAS DOLLS.
Xext Thursday, Friday and Saturday wu will eell
39 paira of Ladies' Patent Leather Lace Boots,
worth $3.50 a pair, at $2.00 per pair.
SEE WINDOW.
Sofa Pillows.
An elegant assortment. Pillows of all
kinds and qualities. Pillows large and
email; covered with eilkalene, fine sat
eens, denims, silks and satins; plain
colors, fancv figures and others beauti
fully embellished in silk and tinsel work.
Our pillows are filled with pure white
cotton, eilk floes, feathers or down.
35c to $6.50.
Drapery Silks
Plain and fancy, 50c to $1.00 per yard.
Silkelenes
A complete new line at 12c and 15c.
Tapestry
Portieres
Lounge Covers
and Table Covers
Suitable Christmas presents.
FURS! PURS!
A. M. Williams it Co. Furs are known
to be right! The' have that reputation
are bought on that reputation and are
sold on that reputation. The three items
here mentioned speak for the entire line:
At $5.00
we show a handsome
Collarette o f sheared
coney, trimmed with a 5-inch band of
blended muskrat; made with a deep
storm collar and lined with a good qual
itv brown satin.
At $7.50
with brown
brown satin lininjr.
a 12-inch Collarette of
thibet conev, trimmed
bear; deep storm collar;
At $10.00
a 12-inch Collarette
of black sheared
coney; long tabs trimmed with ten tails;
lined with a good bright satin.
The few Wool Waists left over from
last weeks' sale will continue to sell at
the special prices of
75c, $1.50, $2.25,
Regularly $1.25 to $4.75.
A. M. WIIiXiIAIHS & COMPANY
111). Lir Wum
Mr. J. E. Lilly, n prominent citizen of
Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful
duliverence from a frightful death. In
telling of it he eaye: "1 was taken with
Tvphoid fever, that ran into Pneumonia.
My lungs became hardened. I was eo
weak I couldn't even elt up in bed.
Nothing helped me. I expected to soon
die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr.
King's New Discovery. One bottle gave
great redief. 1 continued to uee it, and
uow am well and strong. I can't say
too much in its praise." This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest cure
iu the world for all Throat and' Luug
Trouble. Kegular sizes 50 cents and if 1.00.
Trial bottles free at Blakeley's drug
store; every bottle guaranteed. '1
Swore AIIvkIhik'u to "lliiole Ham,"
Manila, Dec. 3. Sunday in Vigan
was a grout day for the American cause.
Twenty-two hundred of the region, near
ly all fighting rebels, crowded the church
and took the oath of allegiance to the
United States. The oath was adminis
tered by the priest. All but 500 of those
tworn were bolo men. The number iu
cludod thu 1-00 bolo men who had pre
viously surrendered. The proceedings
in the church occupied the entire day
and included tin address by General
Young and an exhortation by the priest.
Scarcely uny rebels remain in the
vicinity of Santa Marie. Ueni'ral Young
attributes this fact to three causes the
re-election of President McKinley, the
arrival of it stronger body of troops and
the especially rigid enforcement of war
inenBiires and the deportation of prison
ers to Muuila. lie reports that It is.
necessary to occupy all tho barracks in
order to protect thu natives from the
vengeance of tho Tagalog raidere.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
DeWitt'a Witch Ilazol Salvo will
quickly heal the woret bums and scalds
mid not leave a scar. It can be applied
to cuts and raw htirfaces with prompt
and soothing ellect. Use it for piles and
skin diseases. Htnvaro of worthless
counterfeits. Sold by Clarke & Fulk'e
P. O. I'hai inacy.
tit'ii you want prompt acting little
pills that never gripe usu IMVitt's Little
Kurly Risers, Sold by Clnrko & Falk's
P, O, Pharmacy.
The polar bears of Kodialc island
weigh from y,5U() to 3,001) pounds, and
none of them has ever been caught
ii!ie.
There are 2(1 large oyster packing
establishments in Norfolk, Va and it
is estimated that they handle 2,300,
00(1 bushels annually, representing a
value of .fM.OOO.OOO.
.Mount Kdgeeotnbe, in Alaska, has
one of the largest craters in the
world, being live miles iu diameter,
which is tilled with dense forests 'J.O(M)
feet below the rim.
A man who owns a eoeoiiinit grove
in Venezuela is independent, as the
fruit continues t.i ripen all the year
ami brings a good price. Kaeh tree
averages an annual income of live
shillings.
Saddles, in some form, are of the
greatest antiquity. Under Tiglath
l'ileser III. the Assyrian cavalry were
provided with them, and the early Ro
mans used a covering of cloth, hide or
skin, which was no doubt very simi
lar. The public buildings of the I'nited
States have cost, since the foundation
of the government, exclusive of the
buildings in Washington and those em
ployed by the army and navy, $134,
773as J. Of this the sites have cost
!f22,753,l(17, and there remains $23,a43,
371 to be expended on these buildings
before they are completed.
The increasing dearth of women
servants was instanced by I'anon
Duckworth at a recent meeting of the
Society for Promoting the Employ
ment of Women in Loudon. Tin-other
day, he said, a young woman who had
advertised for u situation as house
maid on the morning after the adver
tisement received M) letters, three
telegrams, and three personal visits
f. ' " . ii Jous to engage her,
' - vl'iu i top, capable of spin
ning Jina minutes, ami then remain
ing erect and still, has been construct
ed by Prof, Charles .lacobiis, for many
years superintendent of the New
Brunswick (N. .1.) public schools, but
now of Springfield, Mass. The Inven
tor of the top guards it carefully, and
never allows it to pass out of his
hands, lie has spun it scores of
times before scientists in New York,
Philadelphia and other cities,
I'layvil Out.
Dull Headache, Pains in various parts
of the body, Sinking at the pit of tlje
stomach, Losb of appetite, Keveriahness,
Pimples or Sores are all positive eviden
ces of impure blood. No matter how it
became so it must be purilied in order
to obtain good health. Acker's Blood
Elexir has never failed tccure Scrofulous
or Syphilitic poisons or any other blood
diseases. It is certainly u wonderful
remedy and we sell every bottle on a
positive guarantee. Blakeley, the drug
gist. "I have used Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and find
it to be u great medicine," says Mr. K.
S. Phipps, of Poteau, Ark. "It cured
me of bloody Hux. I cannot speak too
highly of it." This remedy always wIiib
the good opinion, if not praise, of those
who use it. The quick cures which it
effects even in the most severe cases
make it a favoraite evoiywhere. For
sale by Rlakeley, the druggist.
Many people worry because they be
lieve they haveheartdiseaee.Thoehances
are that their hearts are all right, but
their stomachs are unable to digest food.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you
eat and prevents the formation of gas
which makes tho stomach press against
the heart. It will cure every form of i
indigestion. Sold by Clarke t,v l-alk's P,
0. Pharmacy.
Diiktcloiii And a Koituuu Fur Holm.
London, Dec. H, The Manchester
Guardian today says it understands
Queen Victoria has decided to confer a
dukedom on Lord Roberts, and that
parliament will bo asked to vcte him
K 100,000.
Experience is t lie best Teacher. Use
Acker's English Remedy iu any caso of
coughs, colds or croup. Should it fail to
givo iiiimediuto relief money refunded.
'Jo cts. and 50 cts. Blakeley, the drug
gist.
lhepcpsia can ho cured
bv
Catarrh Cannot Ite Cured.
with local applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is a blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it you must take inter
nal remedies. Hali's Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's
Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine.
It was was prescribed by ono of the best
physicians iu this country for yeers, and
is a regular prescription. It is composed
of the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood puriflerB, 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. Chk.vkv & Co., Props., Toledo O.
Sold by drruggists, price 7Sc.
Hall's Family Pills are the best. 12
A Powder 31111 Kanlonlon.
Removes everything in Bight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are mighty
dangerous. Don't dynamite the delicate
machinery of your body with calomel,
croton oil or aloes pills, when Dr. King's
New Life Pills, which are gentle as a
summer breeze, do the work perfectly.
Cures Headache, Constipation. Only
"5c at Blakeley's drug store. 2
Voluuiiiu rrtiiUcm
Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life
of joy, Bucklen'a Arnica Salvo cureH
them ; also old, running and fever sores,
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts,
Cuts, Bruisee, Burns, Scaltlij, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Best Pile cure on
earth. Drives out pains and aches.
Only -" cts. a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold at Blakeley's drug store, 2
Do not get scared if your heart troubles
you, Most likely you sulfur from in
digestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di
gists what you eat and gives the worn
out stomach perfect rest, ft Is tliu only
J preparation known that completely di
! gusts all classes of foods ; that is why it
using ! cures (lie worst cases of indigestion and
One little stomach trouble after everything else
.Acker's Dyspepsia lablets. One little stomach trouble after everything
Tablet will give Immediate relief or has failed. It may he taken iu all con
I money refunded. Sold in handsome tin ditions and cannot help but do yun good.
boxes at 25 cts. Blakeley the druggist. : Sold by Clarke ,t Falk.
Plain eewlng and dress-inaking done I Special bargains in warm, winter
on Third street, between Madison and I goods elmws, fascinators, hoods and
Monroe Btreets. n27-hv , mitteue, at the New York Cash Store.
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