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'IL hjs banker for the world
There ere seers who predict Uncle
Sam will become the banker for the
world, says an exchange. Two old
. world governments, Russia and Japan,
have turned their faces to the United
States in search of loans. Russia at
'.. least has had agents sound American
financiers. This is the first time for
' eiga nations have sought to float great
national loans in America, and the
wise men think it is the beginning of
the new era. These seers may be far
In advance of their time, but their be-
T" lief is not altogether fantastic. The
I United States is traveling a tremen
dous pace in its accumulation of weal t h.
There has been nothing like it iu its
own previous career, and it may be
doubted if history can rival its record.
The treasury department has pro
gressed so far in its compilation of.
statistics for the year as to make it
possible to closely approximate the re
Sills for 1898. .
i ... The bureau oi statistics says the ex
ports of merchandise for the year will
j reach the enormous total of $1,250,000,'
i . 000, while the -imports will not exceed
$640,000,000. Here, then, is a balance
of trade in favor of the United States
of about $610,000,000 in a single year,
In other words, foreign nations owe
the people of the United States $610,
000,000 as the result of the year's trad
ing.' Great Britain has already paid
off a part of her indebtedness with the
freight charges for carrying the
, American goods in British ships, and
those charges have been estimated as
high ai $100,000,000. Germany has
helped to readjust the international
account by returning to the United
Strtes large quantities of railroad
stocks and bonds, and Uncle Sambas
' ' had to cancel a part of his claim against
. Europe to meet the interests and divi
dends due on American securities held
on the other side of the Atlantic, but
; there is no way of determining the
amounts involved in these transactions
Traveling Americana scatter many
golden eagles in the old world every
year, and they have eaten into Uncle
Sam's European balance for an amount
. estimated from $50,000,000 upward.
In spite of these drains on the ac
count there is an enormous balance
yet to be settled by the shipment of
gold from the old world to the new.
: During the first eleven months of the
. year the imports of gold aggregated
$149,396,000 and the exports to $14,975,
; 000, leaving the net imports about
$135,000,000. This amount has in
creased since last month, and for the
year it will reach $140,000,000 or more.
But Europe, Asia, Africa, South
America, Mexico and Canada have not
paid Uncle Sam all they owe him.
There is a large balance still unpaid,
and only awaiting the right conditions
to force it to the United States. A
. year ago ' it was estimated that the
" United States had a balance of $80,
000,000 to $100,000,000 in Europe, and
. it is supposed the amount has been in
creased. .This money is left in the old
' world because it can earn a higher
rate there than ingthe United States.
In Germany it commands as much as
, 5 per cents, while call loans are being
made in New York as low as U per
cent and time loans at 8 per cent. The
great banks of Europe have been
" forced to advance their discount rates
to prevent such a flow of gold to
America as would embarass foreign
money centers. ,
. The effect of these trade operations
in connection-with the domestic pro
' duction of sold is reflected in the gold
circulation. The treasury department
reports tbr t this amounted to $659,000,
000 the first of ;this month as against
$544,000,000 a-year before and $456,000,
000 July 1, 1896, showing a gain of more
than $200,000,000 in the gold stock of
the country in two years and a half.
. The total money in circulation De
cember 1, was $1,887,000,000, agaUst
$1,510,000,000 July 1, 1896, a gain of
' $377,000,000. To show the full gain a
considerable part of the balance still
in Europe, if not all of it, should be
added to the foregoing figures. Al
, though there has been a trade balance
, in favor of the United States every
year for ten years past, the tide of gold
did not turn toward America until 1896.
The trade balances previous were
not only . eaten up, but Uncle
' Sam had to send gold to Europe to
square his accounts. In 1894 he sent
$4,000,000 net, and in 1895 $70,000,000
: net. In 1896 the net imports of gold
were $46,000,000, but in 1897 there was
a net export of $250,000. There have
therefore been but two years since
1887 in which the imports of gold have
exceeded the exports.
The optimists who think, the United
States will become thB money center
of the world, believe this country will
continue to drain all other lands of
gold. The industries of the United
States have reached such a stage that
the imports for 1898 are below those of
any year since 1885, when the popula
tion was much smaller. On the other
hand, American manufactures have
been so greatly increased and are
likely to show a larger, volume
each year in the future. This . enor
mous trade movementin favor of the
United States is not an affair of a
single year, for the exports in 1896 and
again in 1897 presed .the billion dollar
mark. The trade, balance in favor of
this country ' in 1896 was $324,000,000
and in 1897 $357,000,000. This tre
mendous tide has - been- running for
three years, and the combined balan
ces ior those years aggregate the sum
of $1,290,000,000. If. that ean be done
in three vears following a season of
hard times, what may be accomplished
during the next ten years while the
new commercial field among" 500,000.
000 people in the Orient opened tb
American commerce and ingenuity?
" CHRISTMAS. ',.
For nearly nineteen centuries civil
ized man has celebrated in some way
the birth of Christ, and wherever the
Christian religion has been carried
Christmas observances have followed.
In former ages, by some devout people
It was observed as a season of fasting
and prayer, a time when offerings
were made to the Diety, and when
mortals should show their love for
the gifts of the Creator by self denials
and privations. But as civilization
jtdraoced the &JJ bM bea more gen-
Mrfmli...;.
Moouthj.
erally observed as one of thanksgiving
and praise.
Instead of making offerings to the
Deity, people exemplify His generosity
in giving His son to the world by
giving to those whom they love. In
deed has this become so prevalent a
practice that on each recurring year
Christmas is looked forward to by both
old and young as the season when
friendship shall be shown, and when
not only immediate friends are . re
membered bat when kindly offices
are performed for all mankind.
great cities Christmas dinners are
served free bv charitable institution
and gifts are bestowed among the poor
so that this is one day of the year
when want shall not be known, when
plenty shall abound.
It is too a day when the busy cares
of life are laid aside, when animosities
are forgotten, when -the brotherhood
of man prevails. It is the one day of
all when men can meet upon a level
and give thanks to a common Savior,
It is observed in the remotest corners
of the world, in the frozen north and
the tropical south, ' in the center of
civilization md the remotest points on
the globe. It is the only universal
holiday in -the world, the only one
that is obsarved by all people where
Christianity . has benn preached
There may be sects and creeds differ
ing widly, but on Christmas day they
are all ' brought together under one
God and one creed.
OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT.
"Peace on earth, good will to men'
may well be re-echoed by all America
on this Christmas. On this day of all
days to the Christian we can say we
are at peace with all the worid, and
extend good cheer to mortals in all
parts of the globe. Truly we can
celebrate this Christmas more fervent
ly than for many years past. Indeed
has nature blessed our nation and o'ir
people during the past tyaar, and w
may well join all Christendom in sina
ins praise to Him who first brought
good cheer and peace on earth. Well
mav we send good cheer to the rest of
the world on this day of tbanksgiv
ing and praise, for our recent enemies
are vanquished and made.our friends.
Yes more than this have we to be
thankful for. We have carried the
star of freedom into foreign lands,
have broken the fetters that bound an
oppressed people to a tyrant, and have
hoisted over lands where once kings
reigned the flag of liberty.
Nineteen centuries ago the people
of the world were sin-cursed and op
pressed. The lowly Nazareae came
and brought light and liberty to them.
A new era began throughout the globe,
a new life was begun. . The events of
this year have been marked by a like
important event to several millions of
people. America ' broke the bonds
that bound them to darkness and op
pression; to them a new life was be
gun: to them it will be the Christmas
in their history. Our nation has been
the savior to them, therefore should
we sot rejoice in their happiness and
in the thought of having done good?
Should we not join the world in pro
claiming "peace on earth, good will to
men?" Our Christmas gift to the
world this year is freedom to nearly
12,000,000 people who for ages have
been subjects of an unjust and cruel
home government.
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.
.When congress shall again convene
after the holidays one of the perplex
ing questions will be to provide some
sort ot government for our new pos
sessions Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines. And in this matter undue
haste is liable to be taken. The greed
for office and the desire on the .part of
congressmen to reward their constitu
ents with official places will actuate
congress to rush head long into a
proposition for establishing civil
government over the islands. Incon
sequence unsatisfactory results are
almost certain, and a form of govern
ment established that is certain to
require continual revision in order
that it may be acceptable to the
people to be governed and satisfactory
to the home government.
In assuming control of thoseislands
the United States takes upon itsels
grave responsibilities. It is not a
question of our convenience or profit,
but the welfare of the people to be
governed must be taken into consider
ation. .Those people are accustomed
to be governed by force, by fear from
the soldiery. - -
They must be educated up to a more
liberal and human .form. But this
cannot be done at once. " Perhaps the
better plan for the government of the
islands would at present, and for sever
al years to come, to place them under
military control. With a military
governor and officers of the army in
control the people . would be more
easily managed, for they have a pro
found respect for the American soldiers
and under them they would grow to
respect the 'power of civil authorities,
and would, become educated in the
systems that prevail in this country,
Under a military government for a
few years . the Filipinos and Porto
Ricans would be capable of con dub ting
a liberal territorial government, and
would ' be capable to come into the
Union on an equality with the Ha
waiians'.
These are Christmas times, so lay
away cares of business, forget your
enmity, if you have any, toward your
fellow men, and for one day at least
strive' to make the world and those
about you happier and better. -
And now the tin plate trust has got
control of nearly all the! mills in the
country, so up will jump the price of
tin. This "infant industry" was
rocked in the oradle of protection, and
now shows the, fruits pf its nurture,
Twas ever thus since 1861. '-
Two letter from Col. Roosevelt to
his superior officers, one writen on
July 4, and the other on July 20, that
have heretofore been witheld from the
puclic have at last been ; published
and they do not throw any credit upon
the war department. In them the
colonel recites the suffering . of his
men before San Juan and how they
were left for three days without food
or shelter. t-. .. ...
It seems to be the. province of every
daily paper that starts in Portland to
attempt to build itself up by burling
abuse at the two old papers and call
ing them disagreeable names. The
last effort in the metropolis, the Dally
Times, amuses itself by calling the
Oregonlan the "Grafter" and the
Telegram the "Booster." This is bad
ta9te. If the Times cannot succeed
without resorting to such methods it
had better die. People may hate those
old papers, but an opposition must
show itself worthy of respect before it
will gaiD their friendship.
DISAGREEABLE FACTS.
It is sometimes disagreeable to have
plain facts thrown in our faces, especi
ally when the facts are detrimental to
our interests, but we had better bear
them than to linger in the darkness
and afterwards have the bad results of
our inattention dawn upon us all of a
sudden, and suffer thn results that
are to follow. Therefore we desire
at this time to speak plainly to
the people of The Da.les and
warn them of some dangers that are
lurking about, ready to take from them
a large per cent of the business they
have enjoyed in the pa9t.
. For a quarter of a century The
Dalles has been the distributiner poirt
for a large scope of country embracing'
Klickitat county in Washington, all
of Wasco. Sherman and Crook. nd a
part of Gilliam, Morrow and Grant-co-mties
in Oregon. - But we have
seen a portiou if this trade gradually
depart, facilities for transportation
having been extended into those sec
tions, and now we are threatened with
the loss of a large proportion of the
trade that has come to us from Klicki
tat, Crook and Grant counties the past
year, and even a considerable portion
of Wasco county' trade is liable to be
lost.
The Columh'a Southern railroad
has been built as far south as Moro.
which controls the grain trade of all
of Sherman county, and by this time
next year it will be completed to
Antelope. When this is done there
ill be very -little goods hauled from
The Dalles to any portion of the
southern part of Wasco. All of the
trade of Crook county will be lost to
The Dalles, and that part of the Gil
liam and Grant county trade we have
held in recent years, instead of coming
to The Dalles, will go to Antelope.
And there is a proposition now on
foot to utilize the water power of
Klickitat river for operating an elec
tric road from Lvle to Goldendale.
which will cut off all the trade of
Klickitat county from The Dalles,
except a small Btrip of country along
the river.
When the roads are built to Ante
lope and Goldendale, The Dalles will
find itself the center of trade only for
that portion of country south and west
of the Deschutes river in Wasco
county, unless something is done to
counteract these movements.
What can be done that will accom
plish this end? is question that every
prorerty owner in The Dalles should
ask himself. We are not prepared to
state exactly what moves may be taken
to retain the trades of the surrounding
country, but there are things that may
be suggested. For instance, a wool
scouring plant and a woolen mill in
The Dalles would aid. Another large
flouring mill- would be an advantage
A railroad with its terminus at The
Dalles and leading south through the
farming country to some point in
Crook county would be advantageous.
Another road leading from this place
through Klickitat county to Ellens-
burg wauld be valuable.
The Dalles has sufficient capital to
start these enterprises going, but will
it? If not those who own realty and
large buildings here had as well content
themselves with the prospect of seeing
their property shrink in value and the
wealth they have spent a lifetime ac
cumulating vanish from sight.
UO VERNMENT FOR HA WALT
it congress shall ratify the measure
proposed by the Hawaiian commission
providing a territorial system for the
government of the islands, the Ha
waiian s will soon find that they jumped
out of the frying pan into the fire
when they discarded their little re
public and sought annexation to the
United States. The measure gives
extraordinary powers to the governor,
who is to be appuinted from Washing
ton. He is clothed with authority to
appoint a large number of the civil
officers, has almost exclusive control
of the judiciary, and in short is to be
given more power in the islands than
the czar has in Russia. If the scheme
is carried out it will be an autocratic
government, worse than when a mon
archy.
Besides there are other provisions
that are intended to deprive the
masses of any voice whatever .in gov
ernment affairs. A legislature is pro
vided for, composed of an upper and
lower branch, but members must have
property or an income. A property
qualification for voters is also provided
To be eligible to vote for a territorial
senator, tne citizen must own prop
erty valued at $1,000 or have an in
come of $600 a year. Thus what, little
powers that are left to the people of
the islands are denied the rank and
file. Throughout the entire propo
sition, it seems to have been the object
of the commission to, as far as possible,
deprive the masses of every right ex
cept to live and pay taxes.
It is hardly probable that the report
of the commission will be adopted by
congress, for it is decidedly us
American, and contrary to principles
on which this government is founded
Congress will no doubt insist that the
same privileges be extended to the in
habitants of Hawaii as are extended
to the citizens of other territories
Under a republican form of govern
ment the governed are entitled to a
voice in the government, no matter
whether they are rich or poor, edu
cated or illeterate, and congress will
not readily consent to deprive them of
this right.
Under certain circumstances Col
Bryan would be the logical candidate
of the democratic party in 1900. That
is if there had been no war, and the
money question were to be made the
sole issue. But the settlement of our
colonial policy, or rather the eastab-
lishment of a new government for our
new possessions will be a factor in
the next election, and will be a' ques
tion for Mr. McKinley's successor to
solve. With this important issue Col
Bryan is not the best man to lead the
democratic hosts. Admiral Dewey.
however, would be a popular candidate,
and when elected would be a most ac
ceptable president. . While he may
not have any politics, as has been stated
by some, he is a true American, his
sympathies are with the masses, and
he is free from entangling Influences.
Dewey is a more preferable candidate
than Bryan. . ' K - .
INCONSISTENT.
The idea of an open door for the
Philippines meets with favor from the
president. He sees in it nothing ob
jectionable; in fact it is one of his
favorite theories in connection with
the expansion of our territory. In
this the president appears to be in
consistent, not to say ridiculous. For
a quarter of a century be has been
looked upon as the apostle of protec
tion, and now that he favor free trade
in ay territory of the United States is
p. surprise.
Undoubtedly he considers that free
trade would be a good thing for the
Philippines, 'that the country would
prosper more and the people be better
situated than if a wall of protection
were thrown around them. How can
he make this consistent with his
former views? If free trade would be
a good thing for one section of the
United States, why would it not be for
ail? Or if protection has been neces
sary in the past and is necessary still
to protect and encourage the
most progressive people on earth,
located in the most productive and
prolific country on the face of the
earth, why is it not .neceesary to pro
tect and encourage those ignorant
Filipinos who are struggling against
adverse conditions and are surrounded
by a class of people who live on a
pitance and labor for the lowest of
wages?
ED LTO KIA L NOTES.
The Philadelphia Ledger, a staunch
republican paper, demands that its
partv suppress trusts. Might as well
ask it to abandon the gold standard.
President McKinley says we are to
have the gold standard and the war
tax for a period of four years longer.
The president probably forgets that
there will be an election in 1900.
What hits become of the argument
of the contractionists that the
volumne of money in circnlation does
not affect business? We have a larger
volumne of money in circulation than
for several years past and times are
better.
As a rule public officials labor from
9 a. m. to 4. p. in. Employes in pri
vate establishments work from 7 a. m.
to 6. p. m. The former gel9 better
pay than does the latter. Is it a won
der there is a demand for reduction of
officers' salaries?
The death of .Senator Morrill re
moves one of the most familar faces
from the halls of congress, he having
served there for nearly half a century.
During his long public service Senator
Morrill kept his record pretty pure, he
never having been accused of trickery
in his official life.
And now Alger's whitewashing com
mittee attempts to throw all the blame
of missmanagement of the war depart
ment upon General Miles. This is a
foolish stroke of policy, for the old
general is a bad man to get riled. He
will cause an investigation to be made
that will fix the blame where it be
longs.
The flag of Aguinaldo now flies over
Iloilo, where is was raised by the re-
belious Filipinos, and it will probably
require the burning of some Ameri
can powder to bring it down. Those
Filipinos are not a docile eet, as our
soldiers will learn before they have
brought them into subjection.
A St. Paul dispatch announces that
100 packages of mail from Manila,
supposed to contain souvenirs from
the soldiers, are held by the postal
authorities of St. Paul for the duty
which the treasury department says
must be collected. . Apparently the
"open door" policy has uot been ex
tended to the soldiers who want to
send a few trinkets home to their
friends.. ' (
The senate committee on priyiliges
and elections is making haste very
slowly investigating the charges of
bribery against Senator Hanna. It
will probably report about the time
his term of office expires, for there are
too many of the brethern, on whose
election there is a shadow, to permit
one of their fellow members to be in
vestigated thoroughly. ' .
Already candidates for the different
offices that will be at the disposal of
Governor Geer after January 10th, are
beginning to come into prominence in
such plentltude that there is no ques
tion but the governor will find plenty
to fill all the positions. Despite the
good times, there- are still men left
who. are willing to accept the insig
nificant salaries in the state's service.
Senor Sagasta laments the fate of
Spain and the loss of its islands in
the Atlantic and Pacific. He speaks
of the cruelty of America in taking
away Spain's possessions. Had he
thought of this a few years ago.
and insisted on - his government
tatting less of the possessions of the
islanders things might have been dif
ferent. It was Spain's greed that
brought her to the present fate.
The Oregon barbers want a law
passed to protect themselves and th6ir
customers against fakes. It is a good
idea. . A poor barber causes about as
much suffering In the world as a poor
doctor, then why not require them to
fit themselves before being turned
loose upon tho public? Since the bar
bers propose to bear ah the expense
of their examining board, the legis
lature can find no reasonable grounds
for denying their request.
If a vote were taken upon the
question as to whether or not the
United States should hold the Phil
ippine islands, it would no doubt
receive the sanction of 75 percent
of the American people. The cry that
the stars and stripes should never be
hauled down where once hoisted is
popular with the people, yet t keep
them flying over the archipelago will
cost us thousands of lives and hundreds
of millions of dollars.
The civil service throughout the
United States in federal, state, county
and municipal positions has become
so great that their salaries are a heavy
burden upon the bread earners. To
pay their salaries requires the labor of
every voter in the country five days
each year, whereas one hundred years
ago it took the labor of only two and a
half days of each voter to pay ' officers,
I it not hi?h time the number of offic
ers or the amount ot salary be reduced.'
Grande Ronde valley beet farmers
will ask the legislature to put a bounty
of a dollar a ton on sugar beets. The
request should be disposed of with but
little discussion. To tax all the people
of Oregon for the benefit of a few beet
farmers in one section would be nn
just; it would be taxing the tew tor (he
benefit of the many. Besides if beet-
raising cannot be made profitable with
out a bountv it is not a desirable in
dustry, for Oregon has too many re
sources that do pay to justify the build
ing-up of one that must be maintained
by a bounty. .
Dalles capitalists and property own
ers cannot longer be ouna to tne iact
that they must put forth some effort to
create new industries here, or they
will live to see the time when their
property will rapidly diminish in value.
The railroads that are building and
are liable to buildfinto the interior are
certain to deprive us of our commerce
unless something Is done. Let all
awake to the situation, and put indus
tries in operation that will counteract
the losses we will sustain by the loss
of trade. Let The Dalles be made a
manufacturing eity and it will retain
lit position as a commercial center.
FILIPINO REBELS:
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IN POSSESSION
They Take the Princi
pal Seaport of Iloilo.
Washington, Dec. 28. Iloilo, one
of the most important seaports of the
Philippine islands, has fallen into the
hands of the insurgents. The Span
iards have fled.
There is a good, deal of anxiety in
official circles here over recent events
at Iloilo. Two official dispatches have
been received by the state and war
departments, but it is impossible m
gather from thcin accurate knowledge
as to the conditions there. It is not
even possible to learn whether the
insurgents or the American forces have
taken the place.
This morning United States Consul
Pratt, at Singapore, cabled the state
department.: "Iloilo taken 26r.h.
SpanUh lied to Borneo." This threw
the officials into deeper doubt than
before. The American expedition
which left Manila to go to Iloilo, .con
sisting of 200 troops, and the warships
Baltimore and Callao, would scarcely
have had time to reach Iloilo by the
26th. So the inference is. that the in
surgents are in possession.
J ust before inoon a cablegram was
received from Otis which confirmed
the fears of the officials as to the hap
penings at Iloilo. Otis stated that the
American expedition reached that
place too late, the insurgents haying
taken possession of the city on the
20tb, 39 hours prior to Captain Pot
ter's arrival. Aguinaldo's flag floats
over the city.
MORE SAILORS FOR DEWEY.
Four
Hundred Will lie Sent to
New York, Dec. 28. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington says:
The energy with wnich the navy de
partment is strengthening its forces
in the Pacific ocean is further empha
sized by its decision to send 400 enlist
ed men, as quickly as possible, across
the continent to San Francisco, to be
taken by the next mail steamer to
Hong Kong. This action was taken
in respones to a requisition from'Ad-
miral Dewey to send him men to take
charge of the captured cruisers Don
Juan de Austria, Isla de Cuba and Isla
de Luzon, the two latter vessels being
now in drydock at Hong Kong, while
the first is being repaired at Cavite.
In the battle of Manila, when these
vessels were sunk, the Spanish crews
aggregated 531 officers and men, the
complements being distributed as
follows:
Don Juan de Austria, 28 officers, 179
men; Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon,
each 31 officers and 156 men. It is be
lieved by Admiral Dewey that he can
reduce these crews by nearly one-half
without destroying the efficiency of
the vessels for the purpose of cruising
and guard duty .in the Philippine
group. '
WELCOME FOR SOLDIERS.
Albany. M. Y. .Greeted Them .With Kisses,
. Cheers and Firework.
Albany, N. Y.,'- rtee, . 28.-r-It was a
glowing tribute to the soldiery that
the citizens of Albany paid to com
panies A B and D, of the First New
York volunteer regiment, on their
return - from Honolulu. The people
turned out by thousands, burned red
fire by the ton, discharged all manner
of fireworks and .cheered themselves
hoarse.
At the armory mothers, wives,
sisters, sweethearts and friends were
in waicing. The women vied with each
othor to see who could kiss the most
soldiers the most times. The men all
appeared to be in excellent condition
At Middletown 10,000 people crowd
ed the streets in spite of snow and
slush and met the soldiers with fire
works and unlimited enthusiam. At
Newburg the . Newbnrg company was
received with great enthusiam, and
was paraded through the town amid
cheering thousands, having as ' an
escort the fireman, two local military
companies, G. A. R. post and civic
societies. . .
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
Precautions In ' Illinois . to Shot Ont
Texas Fever.
Springfield, 111., Dec. 28. On the
recommendation of the state board of
live-stock commissioners, the govern
or has issued bis annual proclamation,
scheduling territory on account of
Texas or Southern cattle fever, and
prohibiting the shipment of any cattle
from such territory to Illinois terri
tory between January 1 and November
1. '
The territory described is the same
as last year, ' with the exception that
all the state of California is placed
south of the line, and Miles county,
Tenn., formerly south of the line, is
placed north of it. The regulations
provide that' cattle that have been
dipped in extra dynamo oil and sul
phur may be brought to any place in
the state during any -season of the
year.
Teresa a Hopeless Wreck.
New York, Dec. 28. According
to mail advices from Nassau, N." P.,
the stranded cruiser Maria Teresa,
which stranded on Cat island, has
broken in two just aft of the after
funnel. The forward part remains
fast on the reef, but the after part has
slid into deeper water, where it lies,
entirely submerged even . at low i
water.
The weather has been very boister
ous, and the wreck is rapidly breaking
to pieces nnder the blows of the
tremendous surf that at times swallows
it out of sight.
Rebels Are Enthusiastic.
New York, Dec 28. A dispatch to
tne Herald from Lima, Peru, says:
Dispatches from Bolivia say La Paz is
a vast encampment ot armed men.
Barricades have been erected in all
the thoroughfares and great enthusiam
prevails among the insurgents.
An immense quantity of goods in
tended for Bolivia is accumulating at
Mollendo. s
Fire In an Ohio Town.
Alliance, Ohio, Dec 28. Fire this
morning destroyed several small stores
causing a loss of one hundred thousand
dollars. Several persons were injured.
Fireman Robert Green is in a serious
condition.
Senator Morrill .Dead.
Washington, . Dec. 28. Hon.
Justin S. Morrill, the senior United
Senater from Vermont, died yesterday
morning at 1:20 in the 89th year of his
age, of pneumonia. He bad been in
congress continuously from 44 years
serving from 1855 to 1867 in the lower
house, and from the latter date to the
present time in the senate.
Surgeon Meet at Omaha.
Omaha, Dec. 23. The eight annual
meeting of the western surgical and
gyneological association convened to
day. About 150 leading surgeons of
the trans-Mississippi country are in
attendance. Among the papers read
was one on "Surgical delirium" by J.
J. McCone, ot Tacoma.
To Meet the Union Pacific's Time.
DENVER, Dec. 28. The Colorado
railroads have practically decided to
meet the cut in time inaugurated by
the Union Pacific and Oregon Short
Line, and are preparing new schedules
in consequence.
Five Men Injured
Springfield. Ohio, Dec. 28. An
Ohio Southwestern switch engine
blew out the crown sheet this morning
and five men were injured. Fireman
Welch and Engineer Schellinger were
seriously hurt.
Dire In an Iron Plant.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 28 The
large iron plant of the Semet Solvay
Company, at Rnsley City, was damaged
this morning by fire to the extent of
$200,000. There was no insurance.
Otto Must, a workman,- lost his life.
"Do you see that fellow?" asked a
gentleman of the writer the other day.
"He carries nearly a thousand dollars
in money orders in a belt about his
waist." The individual alluded to is
one whose business takes him about
over the country. He had been saving
money and had been putting it in the
form of money orders, believing this
the safest way of carrying it. He is
perfectly right; his money is as safe
as the government: it can not be stolen
from him, and it can not be lost
through any bank failure. The In
cident serves as an illustration of the
need of a postal savings bank system.
Cubans are beginning to learn that
they are hardly in it along side of the
Americans since the bigoted governor,
General Brooke, has refused to allow
them to take part in the celebration
of the evacuation of Havana on New
Years day. General Brooke 1b making
a fool of himself, for by his actions he
is making Cuban's enemies instead of
friends to this government. The
Cubans are certainly entitled to rec
ognition on the occasion of the Span
ish evacuation, and it is an insult to
deny them the privilege of taking part.
If this government would keep peace
with the Cubans, the first thing it
should do is to recall General Brooke.
THIS IS CORN.
So Thick That It Trapped
Hnnjrry Coon. .
The Little Itock Democrat is the au
thority for the kind of corn lands they
have in that particularly blessed region.
It says: Eight or ten- years or so ago
there was a lake near Morriltpn cover
ing about, 10,000 acres. When, the big
floods came two years ago, an opening
was made by the surging waters which
carried oil all the -water of this lake
when the floods subsided. The bed of
the lake dried up and left the richest
soil the world ever saw.. It is ten feet
deep, and nothing the Eiver Nile ever
produced. could excel it. ThisyearMills
& Halley have. & crop of corn on about
1,000 acres of this land. , They sowed
the corn broadcast like wheat, and the
stalks are as strong as saplings, and
scores of "shoots" are also loaded down.
"It is the most remarkable corn crop
ever produced in the world," declared
Prof. Cox, and, to make the story even
more interesting, he ended it by de
claring that a "coon" was caught be
tween the stalks, and, being unable to
extricate itself because they were so
thick, was killed by those who cam
upon it.
The TTse of Matches.
An average of eight matches for each
man, woman and child is used in. tne
United States daily.
We Haye no 11
Remember the name
The White House Clothing Company, of Portland;
Mail orders promptly attended to.
For
tend our
CCBAN8 ARE INDIGNANT.
They Want gto Take Part la Celebrating
Spanish Evacuation.
Havana, Dec. 29. Cuban residents
of Havana declare tonight that if
General Brooke does not rescind his
order barring representatives of the
Cuban iasurgent army from being
present at the evacuation ceremonies
of New Year's day, they will close
their houses on that occasion, tear
down their flags and decorations, and
remain indoors. The Cuban peace
commission,' after a stormy interview
with General Brooke tonight, tele
graphed General Gomez not to come
to Havana, as he intended, as no court
esy could be shown him. The Cubans
are greatly excited. Tonight they stood
on every corner of the city discussing
the situation in a half-frenzied manner.
"We have not fought for a change
of masters; we have fought for liberty,
and not for a new ownership," declared
Juan Frederico Centenallas.one of the
most prominent Cubans in Havana.
"Our army is still in the field. They
shall not lay down their arms until we
find out whether we are to be slaves or
free." . .
WANT NO PENSIONS.
Confederate Veterans Object to Be lot;
Made Government Wards.
New York, Deo. 29. The follow
ing resolution, offered by Comrade
Beasley, formerly of North Carolina,
was unanimously passed at a meeting
of the Confederate Veteran camp of
New York.'
"Resolved, That the Confederate
veteran camp of New York condemns
in unmeasured terms the efforts of
For a catch, but we have good well-made clothing manufactured for city trade, and
one-third or one-half off cannot reach our prices for the same quality of goods. All
we ask is a call and we will convince you that we sell better clothing for less money
than any store here in. The Dalles.
NOTE OUR PRICES.
Melton, kersey, casslmere overcoats, in blue Or black, worsted
raised seams, single or double-breasted, ..coat sold all over
$12.50; our price
Men's satin-lined overcoats, latest ont, double stitched and raised
anteed all-wool, elsewhere 412.00; on sale here at.......
Men's Ulsters, Irish frieze,
handsomely lined, equal to
elsewhere at $18.00, on sale
All-wool, worsted and casslmere, single-breasted, round sack suit, handsomely r r
tailored, made especially for our trade, so we can guarantee it. Sold every where Q tjU
else at $12.00; on sale here at VK
Ulsters, large storm collar,
Boys' cape coats, cut extra
garment that, we'll put np
Boys' all-wool cheviot and casslmere suits, blue and black, fast colors, double- ffc O fT
breasted, handsome, dressy garments for boys from 6 to 15 years old, on sale t3
elsewhere at $5; here for ,
Young men's Washington all-wool cheviot suits, ages 12 to 19 years, double
breasted, double stitched, seams and edges sewed with silk, sold everywhere
else at $12.50; on sale here at
Underwear and hats we will guarantee better quality for less money
than can be had anywhere else in the city.
and place Johstnon's old stand. 166 8econd 8treet. The
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
most liberal patronage we wish
sincere thanks to the public
and would ask a continuance of the same for the
year to follow.
Respectfully,
PEASE & MAYS.
Senator Butler of North Carolina, who
is not a confederate veteran, to de
bauch the manhood of the South by
seeking to obtain pensions for ex-Confederate
soldiers from the United
States, 'and that any similar effort by
Southern members of congress will be
abhorrent to this camp and meet with
unqualified condemnation." .
ChlcasTO Freight Shipment,
Chicago, Dec. 28. The year 1898
has broken all records In the amount
of dead freight shipped -from the city
of Chicago to the East. The total for
the year, the last week of December
being estimated, is 5,679,935 tons.
For the entire twelve months of 1897,
the total was 3,995,300 tons. This is
an increase over 1897 therefore of
1,684,535 tons. Low rates and the
enormous crops of cereals had much to
do with the big increase. '
i
Teachers In Convention.
Olympia, Wash., Dec. 29. About
200 teachers from different portions of
the state are in attendance -today at
the annual meeting . of the" State
Teachers' Association. Ia addition to
the regular programme, Miss L.' M.
Godden, of Chicago gave an Interest
ing lecture on free hand-drawing In
the public schools.
Toons; Mothers.
Croup is the terror of thousands of
young mothers because-its outbreak is
so agonizing and frequently fatal.
Shlloh's Cough and Consumption Cure
acts like magic in eases of croup. It
has never been known to fail. The
worst cases, relieved immediately.
Price 25 cents, 60 cents and $1.00.
Blakeley St Houghton, druggists.
- Cent Business
blue or black, cut extra long, large storm collar,
the finest tailored garment in every respect, and sold
here at
cut extra long, worthy $6; on sale here at.
lone, for
ares 6 to 15 years, gnaranted
$6 coat In the city; on sale here
against any
CLOTHIERS.
If goods do not suit can
to ex
at largV
Merrlaas For Ami
New York, Deo. 29. A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington saya:
Former Governor Merriam, of Min
nesota, is said to be slated to succeed
Secretary Hitchcock as ambassador
to Russia. Mr. Merrlam's friends
assert with every indication of assur
ance that the incident is closed be
tween the president and the former
governor, and his name will go to the
senate soon after the holidays.
Grata Elevator B armed.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 29.
Elevator X, in this city, owned by the
George C. Bagley Elevator Company,
oontalnino- .200.000 hushels of wheat.
burned this morning.. The loss Is
1200,000, fully, insured.
fin Assortment of Solid Gold Jewelry.
- .Ladies' 14-k solid gold watches. ( '
Ladeis' 14-k solid gold Match chains,
long.
Ladies' 14-k solid gold breast pins
and earrings.. .
xaaies' soua goia weaaing rings. ,
Ladles'. 14-k solid gold fancy set
rings. . :.:;.... ', '.. .. .... "
Gents' or 'ladies' ' solid gold, tilif
buttons.
. Diamond and Emerald rings.
1857 Roger Bros, knives and forks, -All
first class goods at,
d t T. A. Van Norden&
m Tear wife
. Has she lost her beauty? If so, con
stipation, indigestion, tick headache
are the principal causes. Karl's Clover
Root Tea has cured these ills for half
a century. ' Price 25 cts. and 50 ots.
Money refunded if results are not
druggists.
lining, double
the country at
$ 5.50
seams, guar- C5 ?7.ff"V
aw w
$10.00
$2.75
all-wool, a 5f) nl)
at..: vPaCI.Wv
3.50
Dalle, Oregon.
be returned at our ' expense