DAILY CAST ORCOONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1803.
DMRITTEN BUT CONVINCING
HISTORY WHICH AMPLY JUSTIFIES
THE SECESSION OF PANAMA
CRUMBLING ABOUT MUD.
Merrill A. TcuKUe, n hrllllnnt news
paper correspondent now on the Isth
mus of Panama, writes as follows on
the Inside abuses of the Colombian
government, lending up to the seces
sion of Panama, He nays:
Tbe whole story of that revolution
will never be known, for down here
revolutions are nothing more than po
litical campaigns, elections belug held
according to the law of the bullet and
bayonet, Instead of by the bnllot. Kor
the better part of the live years ilur
Ing which this revolution raged the
writ of hnbenti corpus and nil other
processes for the legal and Judicial
protection of life and property were
suspended, either by decrees Issued
by the government at Ilogota or by
decree of the governor of the depart
ment of Panama.
"Volunteers."
Tlu.' soldiers were never known by
any other name than "volunteers,"
but they were the most remarkable
"volunteers" the world has ever
known. All schemes of conscription
were discounted by Alban's methods
for increasing the strength of his
nrmy. His recruiting parties would
go into the bush, away from the Lib
eral forces, and without compassion
draft the services of every able-bodied
male above ten years of am with
whom they came In contact.
These men, whether negroes ur Co
lombians, whether Liberals or Con
servatives, whether they knew what
the revolution was about or not,
would be taken Into custody by the
recruitlnc nartles. which were always
trusted and well paid supporters of
the government. No excuses availed
to secure their release. They were
either shackled or had their hands
bound behind their backs and then
shackled with ropes about their an
kles, and were driven like cattle Into
the government camps.
These men were the "volunteers" of
the Colombian army on the isthmus,
and It is axiomatic here that no man
over volunteered from tbe isthmus for
service In the army under Alban ex
cept he appeared In camp with his
arms tied behind his back and a rope
about h siankles. There are in ex
istence to this day notes written by
I recruiting officer!, to camp command-
urs wuu;n run iikc una;
"I am sending you a sipiad of fresh
volunteers. Please return the ropes
nt once, as I may be able to send you
another squad of volunteers tomorrow
or the day after."
Government Monopolies.
Hy a decree Issued at Hogota the
sale of salt was created Into a gov
ernment monopoly. Every merchant
In the entire domain wns forbidden
by Inw to deal In this commodity,
which wns vended by agents of tho
I government and exchanged at exorbi
tant prices.
The department of Panama was
compelled to divert her revenues from
the ordinary uses and turn them over
to the federal government, by which
they were used to pay the soldiers.
The government monopolized the sale
of matches, just as it did of salt, and
in a land where the smoking of cigar
ettes is universal among those of
cither sex and of all ages the reve
nues derived from this source were
not inconsiderable.
In n similnr manner a monopoly
was created on the sale of cigars, cig
arettes and tobacco, one llrm In this
city hnvlng been granted the exclus
ive rights for the entire department
to deal In these articles in return for
the payment of $100,000 sliver niiuu-
1 ally Into the treasury at Hogota. Ice,
too, was a monopoly, the right lo
manufacture and sell that luxury of
the tropics being let at a handsome
figure to a concessionaire, who used
his opportunity to such good advan
tage that, prior to the establishment
of the republic, the normal price pni I
in Panama for ice was 12V& cents Co
lombian silver a pound, equivalent to
5& cents American currency.
One of the worst outrages, how-'
ever, was that perpetrated In regard
to the slaughtering of beef. Under n
decree issued nt Uogota a monopoly
for the slaughtering of beef wbb cre
ated and let out to a concessionaire.
By the terms of this decree It v;as
unlawful even for the owner of a
steer to kill the animnl and dress it
for private consumption. Ho had to
send word to the concessionaire, who
dispatched an agent to superintend
the killing, collect a fei. and take pos- l
session of the hide Eve-y hide be- j
came, at the moment of the killing,
the property of the Colombian govern
ment and they were carefully collect
ed, shipped to Now York and sold for
the account of the federal treasury.
Merchants Claim It Is Damaging Bus
iness. The business men of Pendleton are
beginning to grumble about tho mud,
claiming tliut It Ik spoiling the holt-,
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i uny uuiHJ mm i-timiMK ".-
1 lie lighter than Tor some yearn punt
! Tlinv nlnltll It ix 1111 II llll Klllll tllillg
for It to be ho muddy JuBt nt this
time, and that the front and thaw, the
snow and the ruin of the past week
have softened tho roads until tho
Umatilla county farmer, unused to
such n condition Is uvorso to trusting
himself lo tho slippery roads, nnd us
a consequence does not como Into
the city to buy things for the Christ
mas stockings around his hearth.
Ono merchant claims that his sales
on Hnturdny last wuro over J1U0 short
of what they uhould have been, nnd
wore nt the corresponding season lust
year They are all mad at the mud
and long for sun and tho silver
FUNSTON APPROVES BOISE.
Says It Is a Neat, Clean, Healthful
Fort and Should Be Maintained.
Holse City, Dec. 21. Conernl Fred
erlck Kunston, in command of the
department of the Columbia, who Is
Inspecting the department posts, ar
rived In Holse yestfcrdny morning,
lie wns entertained, nt dinner last
evening and given an Informal recep
tion later.
"I find the Holse bnrrucks In excel
lent condition," said Oonernl FuiiBtou.
"The buildings arc old, of course, lint
maintained very tidily, and the busl
ness management of tho post reflects
great credit upon the commnucllng of
ficer. "I should like to see the Poise bar
racks enlarged and improved; in fact
1 so recommended. Ilulng the only
post in the stnte, I should think the
citizens of Idaho might got together
and try to have It put In better con
dltlon."
Who Was the Loser?
A haulier on Ills way home found
u $10 bill, took down the number oi
It, put it in his pocket and went on
his way rejoicing. When no reached
home the butcher was there with n
meat hill of $10. The banker paid tin
butcher the ten lie had found. Tin
butcher in turn paid the same to tin
printer, nnd tho printer to the grocery
man and tho grocery man to the bank
or He noticed that It was the same
bill which lie had fouuu nnd at tht
time noticed that It was a counter
felt. Who was tho loser? Exchange
Olympla Beer Olympla Ceer.
The most populnr brand for family
use. On draught at Anton Nolte's.
He also handles the nottlecl beer in
any quantity desired.
Christmas
Presents
FOR HLL
For Mother
Nice felt Juliets Slippers,
with fur trimminys. Black
and red, $1.25 . in black, red
and drab, $1.50; in black, red
and green, 2 00. These are
warm and comfortable. Jer
sey Leggins, best quality,
$t, 00. Seven-button Over
Gaiters, 50c ; 10. button over
gaiters, 75c. Storm Rub
bets, best gride, 50c. Cro
cheted Slippers, all colors,
$1.00 and $t. 25.
For Father
Any of the following arti
cles will tempt him to spend
hi.s evenings at home: A pair
of those fine leather slippers,
with hand turned soles, rus
set and black, $1.25, $1.50,
2.oo and $2.25 ; and if he is
obliged to go out in the cold
world you could lit him to a
pair of those warm 4-buckle
arctics at $2.25, or a pair of
cloth top storm rubbers for
$t.oo.
For Sisters
Hcst Jersey leggings, 75c
and 85c; felt Juliets, red, fur
trimmed, J1.00 and $1.25 ;
school gaiters, 2-biickle, 90c
and St. 00. Patent calf, welt
sole shoes, sizes 8 to 11,
$2.50 ; i to 2, S2.75 ; 2J4
t0 h'h S300. Crocheted
slippers, all colors, Ji.'oo to
For Grandma
Nice warm felt slippers,
wide toes, from $1.2510 $2.00
Grandma's flannel lined felt
lace shoes, $1.50 and t? 00.
Also a -common sense kid
slipper, $1 50.
For Grandpa
Get him a pair of those
nice warm buckled arctics
they'll cost you $1.25: or a
pair of felt slippers at $1.50
and fi.75.
For Any Member
of Family
We have shoes, and our
line is so complete that the
correct thing for each one can
be found.
For the Boys
Nice kid slippers, sizes 1 1
to 2, ti.iy, 2 to 54, $, 25:
leather leggings, $1 25,
For the Baby
We have those cute tiny
little shoes, with patent vamp
in pink, blue, white and drab
tops.
It will be a pleasure for us to help you make
your Christmas selection.
Dindinger, Wilson & Co
Gi-ood. Shoes Olieap "
X'mas Presents Fn
Friday. Dec. I 8 , and continuin
urn nnrri mxrv pahh flF ftTlft CUSTOMERS A ORRTRTmao nn
. OF TBE PRESENT DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT Oi 'HIE iffgS
FREE! FREE! FREE!
With every Man's Suit of Clothes a good Hat, worth 20 per com t
tho fuit with a $10.00 Suit a $2.00 Jlat, etc. imh
With every Hoy's Suit of Clothes a Hat worth 20 por cent of value of
With every Overcoat, lnen's or hoy's, a Pair of Gloves worth 10 n
va'ue of the overcoat. parce!"i
Willi every pair of" Long 1'ants a Pair of Suspender.
With every pair of Shos a Pair of Socks or Hose.
With oveiv Lady's t'oat a Fine Far worth 20 per cent of tho vaWM
(with $10 000 coat a $2.00 fur, etc. ) ueotlL
With every Lady's rikirt a nice Shirt Waist worth 20 per cent of tU
the skirt ($1.00 waist with $5.00 skirt, etc.) n,i
To every person buying $100 worth or nior.i goods not mentioned A
bottle of fine Perfume, or any 25c article ftom our toilet case.
THE FMTR
THE BEST PLACE TO TRADE
Pianos
and Organs
At Bargains Extraordina
I am back to my old stand on Main street near the
bridge and have inaugurated
A GRAND HOLIDAY SAL
And extend to one and all an invitation to call and invest
igate my money saving offers. You'll find it no idle boast when
- I say that you will find this one of the great opportunities to
get a Piano or Organ at a price that will work an epoch in
your life's economy.
Such chances to get a Piano at such prices as we offer
during this holiday sale do not come than once. Consider the
fact that we handle Packard, fiardman and Fischer Pianos, the,
standard of excellency in piano building, and the Esiey Organ
is recognized as the peer in organs.
SLAUGHTER SATP of nun, Art .
: tiers, Lace Curtains,
tings, Window Shades and Window Poles. . Four Velvet Rugs, 9fO
worth $25 and $30 for only $20 each.
Arabian nnint Inno , . ut nil 0
vmi wilio 11 VIM lt,UU Up. I I1C wv-
..in.ii.n riii . r . i i i . iia hi ii
un opaque sna(jes 2s cents, Large w v-
pictures almost given away 1
Steam dressed Feathers and Pillows. A few more Osterfflor
tresses, best made, ' "
Don't get confused, I am back at my old stand
JESSE F A I LIN
901 Main Street Near Bridge