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ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY BY A- DOOTHIT, Publlhr. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. DAILY ca j mail S8.00 Months 8.00 Mooathi 1.50 WEEKLY ln Year, by mail 1 60 Six months 75 SATURDAY. MAY 6, 1899 WE MAY BE GENEROUS. Every American citizen, except perhaps a few who make war their profession, hope that the negoiations between the American forces in the Philippines and the Filipino insur gents may terminate in peace being declared and a cessation of hostilities, though there is little prospect of such . a termination if General Otis pursues the course he has outlined of refusing: to recognize the existence of the Phil ippine government and demanding, an unconditional surrender. The Fili pinos are a peculiar people, and have little confidence in humanity, hence they will not redily believe the prom ises of the American commission that upon their sun ender their rights will be recognized, therefore they will not be in a hurry to lay down their arms and give themselves up to the Amer ican authorities as prisoners of war without first knowing what the future of their country shall be. They be- lieve they have everything to lose if ' they should surrender unconditionally and much to gain by remaining in the field fitrhtin? for independence, for . they have learned by experience with lxth the Spanish and the American armies that the invaders are placed at a serious disadvantage whenever they get from under the protection of their gunboats, and that it is only a question of time when they will be worn out. J With the experience we have had in a war of three months with the Fill' pinos we certainly can afford to be generous in our dealings with those people. We have had a magnficent ' army of 30,000 men chasing them from one point to another for three months, and yet have not gained what might be termed a decisive victory, for the Filipino army is neither subdued nor annihilated. To force the war longer must be at the expense of many valuable lives, and at the same time ' the longer the war is continued the ,,more bitter will be the feeling of the insurgents against the government they are asked to accept. We might well profit by the experience of Spain in Cuba, and learn a lession therefrom -' that would be to our advantage. Spain refused to recognize theexis- . tence of the Cuban government, and would not accept overtures of peace. An unconditional surrender was the only inducement held out to the Cu bans as the terms on which peace could' be bought. ' By this course Spain lost the sympathy of other powers, and Cuba' found in America an ally that took up her cause. May not the Fili pinos yet find a friend in some other foreign power? The Filipinos have rights that we must recognize, notwithstanding the fact that we bought them like so many cattle or sheep. They are human beings, and liberty is as dear to them as to the most loyal citizen of this or any other nation. They have a sense of honor the same as all humans, and it is but just that their honor be con sidered. A liberal policy extended to them now in the recognition of their ; rights would aid materially in settling future difficulties. It is not too late to make them our friends by being generous in our dealings with them. But the more blood we spill the more difficult it will be to deal with them in the future, the stronger their enmity toward us will be. Whatever the fnture disposition of the islands may be, whether '. they are to be made a portion of the United States or are to become an .independent government, our relations with the people of the islands will be benefitted by liberal treatment being accorded to them now while they are offering to treat for . peace. . LABOR'S MISTAKE. ' Organized labor has made another grave mistake by resorting to violence and the destruction of property belong 1 ing to the Bunker Bill Mining Co., at Wardner, Idaho. The grievance . against the company was that it re fused to accede to the demands of the Miners' Union, and was employing - non-union men at a lower rate of wages " than the union demanded. Such acts of violence are without excuse. Whatever differences that may exist between employers and employes should be adjusted in a different way tban the blowing up and burning of property. By such methods nobody is gainer. The proprietors of the Bunker Bill mine had a perfect right to employ whomever they pleased, and on the other hand the miners had a right to demand reasonable compensation for their labor, but they did not have a right to resort to the means they did Whenever organized labor employs ' the means that were resorted to at Wardner it brings the organization in A onnumnt. Tt. makes law abiding citizens view all union labor with sus- - piClOn, SOU burvno DMu ufuu vuc objects of honest laboring men who . , .V I.. U n..nnnoo f Dna wjjcouuejr iui bud yui puoo v mutual beneht ana sen protection. When such organizations undertake to regulate civil affairs and destroy life and property they become criminals and lose the respect of all who recog nize the supremacy of the law. The Idaho Miners' Union has certainly made a most serious mistake, and has given organized labor a blow from which it will not soon recover. Such an outbreak is especially uufortunate at this time, when labor unions are - Biirufririiuif wiux vuou uvv" o. Xw . will certainly be to the advantage of . laborers who belong to the various unions to lend their assistance in bring' ing the Wardner rioters to justice. TOO FOND OF "TALKING " If some of Governor Gear's friends don't put a muzzle on his tongue pretty . III . I.k!.. soon tne state win uowiuw a muBuiu8 stock for having a governor whose brains are in the wrong part of his anatomy. He is becoming entirely too fond of expressing his views, and it seems whenever he has a oppor tunity to express himself he must fling a dirty insult at everybody who differs from him in opinion. The other day the New York World asked him to ex press his y'ews upon celebrating May 1st as Dewey day, and this is the reply he sent.- 'Certainly this should be done, but pill It be possible to fecwre the co , operation of those who have such a chilly dread of imperialism? Remem bering that Dewey's victory was the first step toward expansion, and that any relinquishment of our rights in the Philippines would be a virtual nullification of the patriotic feature of his heroic engagement, it would be a virtual stultification to celebrate the anniversary of a great naval victory that was the first movement towards the policy of 'imperialism,' that may 'lead to the downfall of the republic' etc." In this effusion Geer displays hi9 unpardonable ignorance of the senti ment of those who oppose imperialism, and of the causes that led to Dewey's great victory at Manila. The naval battle of May 1, 1898, was in no sense a step toward expansion; it whs not fonght with a view to subduing the Eilipinos, but was in a war to liberate them and the Cubans from the oppres sion of Spain. When the war with Spain was began it was announced by the administration, xhich our verbose governor worships, that it was not a war of conquest but one of humanity Dewey went to Manila to drive the Spanish out of the Philippines, and not to extend the dominion of the United States. To assert that his vie tory "was the first move toward im perialism" brands the party who gives it expression, either as lacking com mon sense or of being economical with the truth. The governor's questioning the pa triotism of those who oppose imperial ism is entirely uncalled for. There are those who glory in the victory of our greatest military genious over the Spaniards with whom we were eu gaged in war, but do not approve an attempt to govern a people without their consent or butcher them because they object, yet who are as patriotic as the victim of circumstances who sits in the governor's chair at Salem. THE NE W FORES TRY SYSTEM Among the acts of the government of the United States during recent years which are most likely to leave a permanent impress, the reservation of forest areas will take a prominent place. For more than a century after the government was organized it acted as if forest wealth were inexhaustible and made no special effort to protect it from unnecessary destruction: but within a few years pa9t a vrry differ ent course of action has been entered upon and the progress made is so rapid that few have been able to keep track of the most recent developments of the new policy. The forest reserves es tablished by withdrawing from sale and settlement large areas where they are most invaluable a9 the sources of streams important for navigation and irrigation number thirty-five and they embrace a total area of forty-six mil lion acres, which would make thirty one states of the size of Delaware. Eleven different states and territories have a part in this system of forestry reserves. The largest reserve is in Oregon and embraces nearly 4,500,000 ao-es, extending from north to south 234 miles. When the making of re serves began there was considerable opposition manifested, but it ha3 dis appeared since settlers and miners have learned that reserving a forest area does not mean locking up its re sources, but only tbe use of them un der such regulations as will prevent extinction. While tbe reservation system was established several .wars ago, the fire patrol system is only about a year old and the results so far . accomplished are not generally known. United States Commissioner Binger Hermann reports that the forestry service of the government now includes nine super intendents, twenty-seven supervisors and 175 rangers or fire pa'rqlmen. All the reserves are mapped and each fire patrol district is designated, so that the location of a given supervisor or ranger can be determined by refer ence to the map. Each party of pros pectors, hunters or pleasure seekers which enters a forest reserve must do so under the supervision of the patrol men, who visit the camps and see to the extinguishment of fires. As an example of the great difference which tbis careful supervision makes in the liability to forest fires, Mr. Hermann states that ''last year was the first one for a long time in which the people of Oregon were able to get clear views of Mount Hood; smoke of forest fires usually obscures it for months at a time, but last year the government patrol prevented fires and the moun tain was not obscured by smoke a single day." The pres9 of the country is indulging in considerable talk about Tom Reed's retirement from congress and from politics, and advancing all manner of reasons, some going so far as to say that ho has been scared away from public life because of his opposition to the administration's imperialistic views. Such an assertion is . childish Reed is too big a man to bo frightened by Hanna's puppet. Probably if the truth were known, it would be found that he could not and would not sane etion tbe corruption of Alger and Banna and rather than cause an open rupture in his party, withdraw from the contest tor leadership of the lower house. Reed is still a man, and will some day be heard from again in public life. rne uoeur a Alene miners are con tinuing their evil work against or ganized labor by threatening to again blow up the Bunker Hill mill if it is rebuilt, and to wreack yengence upon tbe managers if they attempt to work tbeir properties. Such men ' as they are not friends of labor, but the worst kind of enemies. A man who will not work and refuses to let others earn a livelihood is the worst kind of an an archist. Idaho will do its elf credit by feriting out and prosecuting every one of the mob who participated in the dastardly deed of last Saturday. Silver hts taken a sudden jump from 59J cents to 631 cents an ounce. Tbe rise is said to be the result of tbe enormous production of gold and tbe falling off in tbe production of the white metal during the past year. Whatever the cause has been it will have a good effect in the mining districts where it will stimulate the silver mine owners to renew their energies, and in tbe longrnn will help all producers, for when men are put to work in the now idle mines tbey will become consumers of all kinds of products. The fact that tbe expenditures of the United States were $24,000,000 greater than the receipts in April is not en couraging, ana empnisizes the oft re peated statement that stricter economy is demanded in governmental affairs. Tbe people are already taxed about all they can stand, and the only hope of escaping from bankruptcy lies in the the cutting down of tbe expenses of the government. GERMANS ON IMPERIALISM. Among the foreign element in America there are none more level headed or far seei ng than the Germans. Although raised in a monarchy, they readily adopt our systems, acquire a knowledge of our political institutions, accepting tbe duties and responsibilit ies of American citizenship with a promptitude that fits them to judge of national questions intelligently and accurately. A majority of them came to this country to escape militaryism that is a menace to the freedom of citizenship in tbeir fatherland, hence it is not to be wondered that they do not accept with any degree of approval the imperialism into which this go"' ernment is drifting at present. The Westliche Post, an influential German publication, outlined the sentiment of German-Americans in a recent edi torial in which it said in part: "Time and again the attempt has been made to supplant American re Dublicanism with imperialism. Time and again American patriotism and that high and far seeing love of man kind which unites men of all countries in a common brotherhood of humanity have ralied and won against it.. When, half a century ago, we bad the same cries of 'manifest destiny,' the 'con auerins- Saxon.' ' 'expansion' and all tbe rest we are hearing over again now, Americans as radically opposed to each other in most things as were Cal hourn and Corwin, joined with Clay, Webster, Lowell, Clayton and Clemens against it. "What American can read this with out an indignant refusal to consent that tbe blood of those once our allies shall 'saturate tbe soil' on which they were born that we may be praised by the London Times for our 'noble work for progress,' in furthericg British plans for disemberin and robbing China. John M. Clayton himself the author of the Ciayton-Bulwer treaty and openly in favor of co-operat ing with England in business, was openly opposed to baying anything to do with the political methods of British imperialism. "What is there in stalwart Ameri canism (in native Americanism, if you will) except what German-Americans are saying now in declaring that they gave up home and friends and came thousands of miles into an unknown country for the love not of British colonialism, but of American repub licanism. To that they are loyal now and always; to Americanism, not to British commercia ism of the bayonet; to liberty; to progress; to freedom from militarism; to the expectation of a time to come when the world will bp no longer shackled by imperialism, with its bayonets and fetters; to that German-Americans who renounced imperialism in Europe are devoted now as they were 50 years ago, when they listened to Seward, as he said of these same 'expansionists':. 'Sir, they have sent the American eagle abroad, bearing not the olive branch, but a shackle in his talons.' "The flag of this great reDublic stands now not for what the London Times approves but for what it meant when Seward stood under it to utter this immortal sentence. Such re publicanism as that was not bis, nor is it that of any other American who is loyal to his flag and to bis own country, May heaven forbid that it ever should be. May the time never come when tbe American people will applaud those who dabble a flag dedicated to freedom and human progress in tbe blood of men who die on their own soil resisting the same principle of British imperial ism against which America triumphed at Yorktown and New Orleans. . Such ideas will never prevail in 'America. Any party which commits itself to them will be wiped out of existence. Any leader who attempts . to check civilization and progress and American institutions and American principles will be repudiated and disgraced; any foreign nation which for its own selfish purposes attempts to use the American people as a cat's-paw in schemes of fraud and violence will find itself the victim of the reactions of its own mal evolent scheming. Justice, liberty progress through justice and liberty until the whole world is elevated by our national life, as it has been by the individual life of Washington that is the manifest destiny of America; for that the flag stands, and for that Ger man-Americans are willing now, as they have always been, to stake every thing, Knowing that when issues are made against liberty and in favor of imperialism, everything is at stake for them, tbe American flag and all that is worthy of survival in the world.' OUR FOUNDATIOM STONE. Free competition is one of the foun dation stones vpon which modern civilization rests, the other two being tbe right to own lands and make con tracts. That free competition is crumbling to the dust and that mighty combinations of capital are establish ing industrial despotism in its stead is one of tbe terrible facts with which the present and tbe future has to deal. In destroying one of the ioundation stones upon which civilization rests can we preserye our civilization That is not yet determined. By such men as Mayor Jones, of Toledo, and others eminent for tbeir learning, state or national socialism is suggested as a remedy. Socialism might be a remedy and might promise a higher civilization than we now have if there were any assurance that it was adapted to man, but having observed nocbange in the nature of man from the begin ning of bis career to tbe present time, and therefore finding nothing to war rant us in believing that any change is taking place in his nature, it seems to us that socialism would in a com paratively brief period degenerate into an ironclad despotism. Man must be free, each to work out his own sal vation in the industrial world. His own intelligence, industry and moral worth must be tho measure of bis suc cess. If there be men who are so indo lent or cowardly that tbey would de sire the state to assume all responsi bilities for them and thus relieve them of their burdens, they should also re member that there are other strong aggressive men who would be very glad to do this work instead of baying the state do it, and that in selecting the state for a master the chances are it will be taking a step backwards toward slavery and despotism instead of a step forward toward a higher civilization and a greater freedom. No citizen can view the array of combination of capital as it is being formed into trusts without forebodings of disaster to those who cannot com bine tbeir interests. All thoughtful persons are compelled to ask themselves what it portends, what the result will be upon the lives of their children and the generations that are to follow ua. All persons who assume such responsibilities m tbe Creator intended that the citizens of a republic should assume, are compelled to ask themselves what are their duties at this time, and what is to be done to check the growth of combinations which, if unchecked, will hold the lives and property of the people at their mercy. The first thing is to understand that these combinations cannot exist with out the authority of law. They are the result of franchises granted by the state and the nation to a limited num bur of individuals conferring upon them certain privileges and immuni ties. Tbey are absolutely at the mercy of the law making poweraod will be unable to pursue a course dangerous to the welfare of the people when the people, through their government, fix for them their proper limitations. There, it becomes a 'question of poli tics. We must put in power a party representing the people and not the combinations of wealth. We have already reached tbe point where the antagonistic forces in our politics are the corporations on one side and the people on the other. We would not arraign class against class, the poor against the rich, the weak against tbe strong were not tbe lines being drawn by those who have combined to control the industrial institutions of tbe country, and were not 'hose people undertaking to influence the administration cf gov ernment in their own interest. Under such conditions the only hope o; the masses rests in defeating the trusts at the polls and thereby secure control of the government. If they fail in this the cornerstone of our government must totter and fall. SHOW YOUR HAND. Since tbe executive committee of the Commercial club has teken in hand the matter of encouraging manufactur ing industries in Tbe Dalles, and called a meeting of tbe club' for May 13th, it will soon be in order for tbe property owners and business men of the city to show what they are willing to do in the line of offering financial assistance. Whether or not The Dalles shall reap tbe benefits of its natural advantages is simply a question of money. It is a question how many dollars can be of fered in tbe way of inducement to out side capital to invest. The natural facilities cannot be questioned. We are tbe center of trade for a large scope of territory, all manner of farm products seek a market here, we have an admirable clinate, land is compara tively cheap, and best of all we have freight facilities that are not equaled by any inland point on the Pacific coas. Therefore the capitalist or manufacturer with money to invest readily sees without argument in our favor that this is indeed a favored locality. ' But it is a universal custom these times to offer a cash consideration in other words a bonus as an en courage mint to capital to invest in such en terprises. Other places offer such inducements and if Ibe Dalles would secure them it must do the same, Tbe scouring plant, woolen mill and the big flouring mill at Pendleton were secured not because of the favorable location of the place, ' but because of tbe fioan ial inducements held out by the citizens of the town.. Tbe beet sugar factornft La Grande was induced to locate there by a cash consideration. Union got its woolen mill by the citiz ens holding out financial inducements, Tbe Dalles can get like industries if it will offer sufficient consideration Therefore the time has arrived for those directly interested in the - future welfare of tbe city and, surrounding country to show tbeir hands to come forward and state how much actual cash they wilt contribute for the up building of industries that will be of general benefit. There is no question if we are able to offer a bon us of one dollar for every tbree dollars the manufacturer has to invest that it will be an inducement which will bring manufacturing to the place. We want to show , that we are alive, that we have pluck and enterprise, and are ready to encourage any industry that promises to bring us indirect returns. Tbat the business men of The Dalles will contribute to a laudible enter prise is not questioned; all tbat is required is for someone to take the lead and present tbe matter properly be fore them. A few days since two prominent citizens canvassed the town to raise funds to encourage the con cert band. The result of their labors for two half days was a contribution of $415. If that amount could be so readily raised for a source of amuse' ment, what could not be raised to en courage an enterprise tbat would add to the general thrift of the place? Not less than $15,000 and possibly $20,000 could be raised in a week to encourage a proposition that would employ 150 men and become a per manent industry. Our resources are unlimited, our people are enterprising, All tbat is needed is a leader to start us on tb? road to prosperity. And now tbat the club has taken the initiative in tbe matter, let every one who has any interest in the future welfare of the place show his appreciation of the effort by offering an encouraging sup port. A BICYCLE DECADE. The bicycle, popularly called "wheel" or "bike," is no longer regarded by the unprejudiced mind as a "devilish ma chine" made only for city "swells" and scaring horses; but rather has come to be ' looked upon as a permanent and necessary implemeut to be used by any and all persons who desire so to do. True. ten years ago a lady or gentleman of dignified standing, while venturing out on the new device, was very apt to find hot self or himself largely deserted by those of his own rank and classes among the sporting people of the com munity. This little implement, like all other novelties, has been forced to run the gauntlet of prophecies, scorn and abuse,and now, after more than a decade of the most rigid tests,quietly as sumesan enviable place among tbe not- so-much luxuries as necessities of the common, as well as the "uncommon, people. Ten years ago, wnen one was seen scurrying along on the silent racer, be was thought of as one who was seeking enjoyment only This condition has passed away, indeed the purpose of wheeling has been quite reversed dur ing this brief period, for now the handy little machine is mounted far more often for business than for pleasure. It may carry one to and from his daily labor; it may transport the benighted or delayed business man in rapid tran sit to his place of business; it may greatly assist the overworked teacher in making up lost time: it may' swiftly convey the messenger dispatched to ecure the physician's services tor ome one sadly 11L EDITORIAL NOTES. An exchange says American belles in Havana have adopted the Spanish custom of flirting with a fan. That must be a mistake. No truly Ameri can girl would be content with flirting with anything oat a man, or some other woman's husband. How vast is the political patronage of the director of the new cencus may be gathered from tbe fact that 500 supervisors, and more than' 50,000 enumerators aro .to be appointed, in addition to about 10,000 subordinates and clerks of yarious grades who will be employed in tbe main office at Washington. California's late legislature passed an anti-cartoon law making it a fine able offense for a paper to print the picture of any individual without his consent, but the papers of the golden state are Ignoring tbe law and making whatever pictures they see fit, and no body seems willing to make himself ridiculous by testing the law, for it is well known that it will never survive before the Bupreme court. The Dalles must turn its attention to manufacturing if it would reap tbe full benefit of its natural surroundings, but it cannot interest capital in manu facturing unless it offers substantial inducements. What can each busi ness firm in town afford to giye as a bonus to encouraging industries tbat will employ people and create a monthly pay-roll? Now is the time to consider these matters if we would reap full benefit this year. A list of grain ships that cleared from Portland between July 1, 1898, and April 29, 1899, shows the number to have been 99. Of this number, 80 were British. 13 German, three French, one Austrian, one Danish, and one Norwegian. Not a single American ship was in the list. Every dollar that was paid for shipping our grain abroad during the past ten months -went to foreign ship owners. Is it not time something was done to keep a portion of this money at home? , Tbe preamble to the Declaration of Independence affirms that "all men are endowed by their Creator with cer tain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness.' If the American people deny the truth of this declaration and assert that might constitutes right in the Philippines, they must repudiate the principles for which tbe revolutionary lathers pledged their lives, their liberty and their fortunes to sustain. Representatives Moody and Tongue Lave expressed sensible views on the question of the selection of speaker of tbe next bouse. Locality should cut no figure in the matter. It is a ques tion of man, whether be comes from one state or another is of little conse quence. Whoever is selected should be a broad minded man, one who knows no sectionalism, one who will consider the interests of the entire nation above the interests of any par ticular locality. The new mode of wireless telegraphy has created a great furor and our gov ernment is going to make a very thor ough investigation of tbe whole matter. It is not mure mysterious to the public tban the telegram of half a century ago, nor tbe telephone, phonograph . and other inventions of the latter half of tbis inventive century., The public will watch tnese developemants with gnat Interest and is willing, to believe almost anything . if there are grounds for such belief. , .There are seven prominent candi dates tor speaker of the 56th congress. They are Joseph) G. Cannon and Al bert J. Hopkins, of Illinois; S. E. Payne and Janus S. Sherman, of New York; W. P. Hepburn and David B. Henderson, of Iowa, and Charles Gros venor, of Ohio. All are men of promi nence and worthy of the honor tbey seek, but it is indeed questionable if any of them possess tbe ability of tbe big man from Maine wbo has just re tired. There are few men who are such leaders as Tom Reed. The East Oregonian very appropria tely remarks: Tbe next United States senator to be elected in this .state should be from Eastern Oregon, This section of the state deserves a repre sentative in the tenate. There are any number of men who would be good timber for tbe office, but all of them have one falling. Not one of the available candidates has the necessary wealth to spare with which to bid for the office. If an Eastern Oregon man is elected he will be a poor man Poverty is getting to be a crime in American politics! But nevertheless an Eastern Oregon man should be elected. A poor man invariably has more energy and ambition than a rich one; and as often he thinks more of the people's interests. Of course there are exceptions in either case. U. S. SECRET SERVICE WORK The leaders of the dynamiting mob on Canyon Creek and at Mullen are seeking safety by flying to the hills and crossing the state line into Mon tana. Here is work for the United States secret service. It is impossible for the Idaho state authorities to pur sue these fugitives and rout them out of their hiding places; but the federal secret service can do the work, and it should set about that duty without de lay. It is maintained for just such service, and its authority to act in this matter is unquestioned, says the Spokesman-Review. Tbe mob leaders are guilty of mur der, and should be hanged. ' They are responsible for the mob's deviltry, Remove them and the problem will be solved. Peace will desend on the stricken Cceur d'Alenes, confidence will be gradually restored, capital will take new courage, the undeveloped mines will be exploited, employment will be given to additional union min ers, the business interests of the country will flourish, and poor claim- owners who have been waiting for years for an opportunity to sell their prospects to mining capitalists will have their reward. The public schools are the bulwarks of our nation. The rapid progress of our country has been due to the public school more than any other cause. Our victories in the recent war can be credited to the public school and edu cational institutions of higher learn' ing, wniie bpain owes her downfall to the ignorance and superstition of the mass of her people. Without the pub lic schools the brilliant victories of gallant Dewey would never adorn the gea of history. The illustrious names of Sampson and Schley would have passed into oblivion, "the hero of the Merrlmac", would never have been a byword on the lips of a nation, the names of Clark, Phillips, Evans and many others would never have been implanted in the memories of seventy million I people. pf NEW PROPOSALS OF PEACE Two Filipino Officers Meet General Otis. Manila, May 2. Major Manuel Arguelezeas and Lieutenant Jose Ber nal, of the staff of General Antonio Luna, returned here today to renew and press the request of General Luna for a cessation of hostilities. They have found their field of labor a most uncongenial one. The two officers were received and-admitted to a con ference with Major-General Otis. The proposals which they had to submit differed but slightly from those which tbey brought from the Filipino com mander in the first place. They de sired a little time iu which to summon congress, and expressed themselves as beiug confident tbat congress will de cree peace, because the people desire it. Tbey represent that Aguinaldo is without power to surrender the army and that congress must decide tbat question. Incidentally the Fili pinos enyoys asserted that Aguinaldo had not yet made a fair test of his strength against the American forces, because but one-third of his army bad been assembled together. Tbe envoys presented a letter from Senior Mallni, president and minister of foreign af fairs, in the cabinet of Aguinaldo, and who is the backbone of the Filipino organitation. The communication is personal and unofficial, and seconds Major Arguelezeas' arguments. Whether or not General Luna is sincere in his overtures, the negotia tions are glviug the insurgents much needed opportunity to reorganize their demoralized forces. The truth is, the dissensions among the leaders of the rebels is helping on the organization of tbe Filipino army al most as much as the American cam paign. In course of a conference with tbe Filipino envoys. General Otis agreed with the statement of Major Arguelezeas that the people of the Philippines wanted peace, and he ad ded that requests for protection were pouring upon him from all parts of the country. General Lawton was engaged in hard fighting early this morniug, but telegraphic communication was cut at 9 a. m., and there have been no reports from Lawton since that time. MEWS FROM OILMOBE. He Sends Word of Bis Capture to Gen eral Mc Arthur. Manila, May 2. The first authen tic information regarding Lieutenant J. G. Gilmore and bis party of 14 men from tbe United States gunboat York town, who were captured by the Fili pinos April 12, was received at the hands of Major A. R. Arguelezes, of the staff of General Luna. It is in the form of a list of the missing men, and is signed by Lieutenant Gilmore. The lieutenant reports that be and hi a party have been brought across tbe mountains. This information was. brought in response to a note which General Mc Arthur sent to Luna by Major Shields and Lieutenant Hayne, and which those officers, bearing a flag of truce, carried across General Luna's line yesterday evening. ' The note, after asking for Information regarding American prisoners in General Luna's hands, concluded with the message that he (General McArthur) would be pleased to meet General Luna. ORDERED TO WARDNER. Troop From Walla Walla and Sponane Sent to Idano. Vancouneb, May 2 Sixty men of company B, Twenty-fourth infantry (colored), stationed at Vancouver bar racks, have' received orders to leave for the scene of the miniag trouble at Wardner, Idaho. Walla Walla, May 2. One troop of the Fourth cavalry, under command of Lieutenant Munro, will leave by way of the O. R. & N. train at 1:30 this afternoon, under orders from the war department to proceed totbe scene of i tbe Wardner riot. Horses will be left behind. Spokane, May 2. Seventy-five picked men of company M, Twenty fourth infantry (colored), led by Capt. Batchelor, left Fort Spokane for Wardner, Ida., at 7:30 this morning. Tbey carry 15 days' rations and 2000 pounds of ammunition. Many are veteransjwho foughtat San Juan. Tbe men expect no immediate fighting, but are ready for anything. Affairs at Wardner. Wallace, Ida., May 2. Sheriff Young and County Attorney Samuels are both in Wardner today, presumably conferring with State Auditor Sinclair, the governor's representative, who arrived yesterday. Under-Shoriff Seysler pronounces Saturday's outrage as unparalleled. The destruction of property was bad enough, although not surprising to one acquainted with conditions here. The boldness of the attack, however, is without precedent, while the shoot ing of the men was utterly without excuse: tie further says that while punishment should be meted to the guilty parties, only the federal govern ment can. do so, as there is not. a man in Shoshone county qualified to sit as a juror in the case. There is no talk or expectation of any action by the local authorities. Excluded From Malls. Washington, May 2. The post master-general has directed the post master at San Francisco to take out of the malls for Manila three pamphlets issued by Edward Atkinson, of Boston, vice-president of the Anti-imperialistic League. This order does not ap ply to the circulation of pamphlets by mail in this country, but bars the dis patch to the Philippines, discontent and even mutiny among the soldiers being stated by tbe department to be the design of these publications. Tbe three pamphlets are especially de scribed, and in no circumstances are they to be forwarded by mail to the Philippines. RIO HTKEL COMBINE. It Will Have a Stock Capitalisation of Tnree-qaartera of a Billion. New York, May 2. The Times says: Tbe rumors of an immense combina tion of steel interests are practically confirmed by John W. Gates, president of the Amerioan Steel & Wire Com pany, who returned from an European trip on Saturday. The combination, unless tbe present plans fail, will em brace many of the big concerns of the country, and will have a capitalization between 1700,000,000 9800,000,000. The proposed combination is yet far from complete in point of detail, but the presence in this city of the repre sentatives of the greatest interests of tbe United States led Mr. Gates to say that in all probability the next few days will see it whipped into tangible shapes. As an evidence of the rise in prices consequent upon the rush of business, Mr. Gates told oi an order placed here by the Russian government last Oc tober for 90,000 tons of steel rails. It was agreed that the price should be $16 or $16 50, but the Russian government tacked on certain specifications, one of which was that the steel should not contain more than one tenth of 1 per cent of arsenic. The company rejected the proposals, and after vainly trying in the markets of Europe, at an ad vanced price, the order was again offered to the American concerns with the objectionable clause eliminated, but was refused at an advance of $11. "Now the Russian government," said Mr. Gates, "is between the devil and the iron works. It wants the rails for the. -trans-Siberian road, andean' not get them in Europe or America without waiting months." GENERAL OTIS AND THEFILIPINOS Recognition of the Filip ino Government Still Refused. Manila, Nay 3. There was a con ference lasting two hours today be tween Major-General E. S. Otis, and the envoys wbo came here from Gen eral Antonio Luna bearing the pro posal for a cessation of hostilities. General Otis adhered to his refusal to recognize the so-called government of the insurgents. Tbe Filipinos now ass ior a truce oi three months to en able Aguinaldo to summon congress and consult with insurgent leaders on other islands. The envoys admitted the contention of General Otis that Aguinaldo has little control over affairs outside of tbe island of Luzon. The question of the release of Span i8h prisoners in the hands of the Filipi no-being mentioned, Major Argue lezes, tbe chief metuber of tbe deputa tion, said he considered them as being in the same category with Americans, the United States being tbe successor of Spain in the dominion over tbe island, and acquiring by treaty all Spanish rights and obligations. After tbe close of the conference with Otis, the Filipino envoys had a consultation with the United States Philippine com missioners. A RUSH FOB LAUD. Homeaeekera Making Eager Efforts to . Get Locations on the Ute Reservation. Denver May 3. A special to tbe News from sTurango, Colo., says: Tbe first man took his place before the land office door at 6:30 a. m., and be gan his long wait for tbe hour of the reservation opening at noon, May 4. The man is Philip F. Voight, of Blan ca, Costlla county, Colo. News of Voight's initiative sped quickly over the city during the morning, and at noon the line began to lengthen at a rapid rate. By nightfall it had ex tended down tbe stairway into tbe street, the last man being ' compelled to stand in the wind and snow, which had been playing fitfully upon the thoroughfares all day. Two young women, Misses Emma and Adela Stollsteimer, neither of whom is over 20 years of age, occupy the third and fourth places in the line, tbeir brother, A. F. Ftollsteimer, holding second place. Those in line have agreed to hold toe line intact while tbe members take turns at eating and sleeping, pro vided that the later arrivals would assent to it. There are several hundred boomers in the city, but most of them will have the run for the land.believing that to be the safer way, although Register Perkins has announced that he will not receive duplicate filings, regardless of when improvements on tbe land were begun. A snow storm is raging here. THEY REPRESENT AGUINALDO. Filipino Envoys Speak for the Insurgent leader Manila, May; 3.-8 p. M. The Filipino envoys, Major Arguleezes and Lieutenant Bornal, have abandoned tbe pretense under which they came to General Otis, that tbey came representatives of Aguinaldo himself. emmissaries used all the wiles of which they were capable to secure a reply from Otis to tbe letter from Seror Mablni, Agulnaldo's prime minister of foreign affairs in the dictator's cabi net, which they presented to Otis yes terday, but Otis refused to make any reply, on the ground that to do so would be equivalent to a recognition of the so-called government of the Filipinos. Arguelezes sa'd Aguinaldo knew be would be overpowered in time, but that he would be able to con tinue the fight for months, and tbat he would do so unless he was given what Arguelezes termed peace with dignity. Afnlnaldo Mot for Peace. London, May 2 Representatives of the Filipino junta say they have received a telegram from Aguinaldo, dated April 30, in which be stated that his government has nothing to do with the present peace negotiations, which he asserts are being conducted oy a group oi nan-castes, wbo are anxious for peace in expectation of I getting nign omces unoer tne new ... ... m -. I government. Several of these men, Aguinaldo says, are members of the Filipino con gress, where they are endeavoring to outvote him. Arresting the Rioters. Wardner, Ida., May 3. Fifty-four warrants have been sworn out and constables are making arrests under the protection of the colored troops. The dynamiters are fleeing to the hills. Their cabins are being searched, and the town is wild with excitement. About 15 arrests have been made. Smith's body will be brought back from Canyon Creek today, and the in quest will be held . Other troops will be here on the next train. Cheney's body is now on the way . back here from Spokane for tbe inquest. Tired of Life. Walla Walla, Wash.,May 3. The wife of George Dehaven, of Milton, Or., committed suicide this morning. Her husband, returning from milking, found her lying face downward in an irrigating ditch, with flatirons tied around her neck. Years of sickness and despondency was tbe cause of her notion. COLONEL SUMMERS LEADS TO VICTORY He Charged the Enemy atMaasoul. Washington, May 4. The war de partment received the following dis patches today: Manila, May 4. Colonel Summers, with six battalions, including- tbe Second Oregon, tbe Dakota regiment, the Third infantry, and a piece of tbe Utah light artillery, of Lawton's di Vision, proceeded north this morning to Maasoul, bere they crossed the river and charged the enemy in strong entrenchments, driving him north ward, and inflicting considerable loss. His casualties were two wounded. Both Wheaton and Hale, of Mac Arthur's division, found tbe enemy in force and strongly entrenched, and commanded by Commander-in-Chief Luna, about four mllos south pf San Fernando. Hale, on the right, dislodged the enemy, and Wheaton, on the left, lead ing in person, made a brilliant charge, scattering his forces,' inflicting great punishment. Several officers and en listed men were seriously wounded. MacArthur proceeds to San Fernan do in the .morning, delayed by tbe partial destruction of the bridge across the river; It is not believed tbat tbe enemy will make another determined stand until he effects his retreat to Mount Arayat, a short distance from San lsidor. 3 . The situation is as follows: Lawton holds Bailnng, taken May 2 after a rapid movement from Angat, where he left supplies with a wagon train, pack animals and rations. He scat tered the strongly entrenched enemy to the north and northwestward, 'cap turing large amounts of food supplies, and has his detachments thrown out to the north and eastward, His success ful movement is attended with great difficulty because of the character of the country, and the rain and heat. He now covers our railway communi cations, and will be supplied from Malolos. MacArthur's column was concen trated and took up the advance on Sao Fernando at 6:30 this morning. We do not apprehend a sharp resistance on the part of the enemy, who will probably leave the railroad and retire in a northeasterly direction to' the north of Lawton, The destruction of the railroad near Calumplt necessitates dependence on wagon transportation. The enemy to the south and east of Manila, 9000 strong, is opposed by a sufficient force under Ovenshine and Hall. His demonstrations thus far have been properly met by these of ficers, with slight- losses. - Many re quests have been received- from' out lying cities for' protection against in surgent troops. ' Otis. UNDER MARTIAL LAW. Report to This Effect Has Been Received From Wardner. , Wallace, Idaho, May 4. Tbe re port by wire from Wardner this morn ing is that the country ie under martial law, but no official announcement is made here yet. The hegira from Canyon Creek still continues, the men going out over the mountains as well as oy train, - Tne snow on the moun tains is 10 feet deep and soft. It will probably takejfrom two to four days to go from Burke to the railroad in Mon tana. Tbe Hecla mine closed down yesterday, being out of mei. Other mines are working short of men, the Tiger suffering less than .he Standard or tne r risco. jno new men are coming yet, but some are expected daily from Butte, where the Coeur d Alene men are mostly going. One company of soldiers reached Mullan last night, another this morning. Troops on tbe Hove. Wardner, Idaho, May 4. Troops are continuing the search for dyna miters and a number have beej placed under guard. General Merriam, At torney-General Hayes and United States Marshal Ramsey have arrived. A detachment of troops has been or dered to Canyon Creek and Mullen, strongholds of the enemy, and with them will go a number of non-union miners, wbo will try. to identiy tbe dynamiters, and it is feared the des perate men will give battle before they will give in to the officers. Hostilities Rave Ceased. Wasaington, May 4. The follow ing cablegram bas been received at ESTEY, CHICAGO COTTAGE, MASON & HAMLIN, ORGANS Are the LEADERS and a better , in any Music During the remainder of the " l" ! special inducements. If you ever intend purchasing, call at once. Jacobsen Book 170 Second St., DRUGS Wall Paper. . . BRUSHES ... ... WINDOW GLASS SNIPES-KINERSLT DRUG CO. 129 Second the navy -department from Admiral Kautz: "Auckland, May 4 (sub dated Apia, April 27). To the secretary of the Navy, Washington: All quiet at Aplaj Mataafa and his chiefs agreed to keep outside the lines prescribed bv the British senior officer present, and un til the commission meet there will be no more fighting. Signed, Kautz." . The cablegram was mutilated In transmission, but the meaning is plain confirming the press report that a truce had been agreed upon lo samoa, and that there will be no more hostili ties pending the reaching of a conclu sion by the commission now on the way to the islands. THE WHITEWASHING REPORT. It Will be Answers to the Peesidears Ones - V ' tlons. . New York, May 4. A special to the Times, from Washington, says: From an administration source, It is learned tbat the report of the beef in quiry is a reply in a series of answers to the questions put by the president to the members of tbe board. These questions, it is knojrn, were not made until about the last week of the inquiry. Tbey were presented by tho recorder of the board s showing the expecta tions of the president. Neither Gen erral Miles nor Major Lee, his repre sentative before the board, had heard of the questions until they were read just before the board was ' ready to make a report; indeed, at a time when it was ascertained tbat the board had partly made up its report. From another source It is ascertained that the board found that it would be difficult to make a report tbat would be satisfactory, unless some such list of questions was propounded so as to give the board an opportunity to make categorical answers. The ' board did not possess wide powers.' General Miles has held tbe opinion, it has been repeatedly asserted, that it had no legal form. It was not a court of In quiry, for such courts are called only at the request of an officer who wishes to be relieved. The president called it together ai a sort of board of survey on beef, and in order that it should respond to his expectations he sent to its members the questions read and published. . A German View. Berlin, May 4. National Zeitung publishes today a dispatch from Apia, Samoa, dated April 22 which says: "The orders from London and Wash ington to suspend hostilities bare brougntback tranquillity and peace. In compliance with the demand from' the German consul, Mataafa has gone back a long distance into the Interior, so there will be no danger of any collision with his troops. We Ger mans are naturally satisfied that our patience and impartiality will be re warded. Extra Session of Congrats. Washington, May 4. There is a belief among, members of congress that the president will call congress to meet in extra session this fall.-prob-ably in October. When tbe news had been flitted over the wires tbe morning after the presidential election in November, 1896, that McKinley had been elected, it was announoed br the Oregonian that 1000 commercial travelers would be started on the road at once soliciting orders, because confidence .had .been restored and business would be re sumed. Tbe Oregonian forgot to state at that time that inside of three veara ovor 100,000 commercial, travellers would be called off the rose' heruse manufacturers would be enabled to form trusts whereby the . services of "drummers" would be dlspeus'td with, but such is the case now. i .' There seems to be a great deal of unnecessary odium thrown on the so called mothers' meetings In regard to the return of tbe volunteers. Why should not the mothers give voice to their feelings, and ask for the return of their boys. . These women do not want a movement that would appear like a stampede in the face of the enemy, nor is there one amongst them that would wish to see dishonor cast on tbe volunteers or tbe country. Still it is quite legitimate tor them to ask that their boys be replaced, by regular troops and relieved from that duty which they have performed so well. , According to a table recently pub lished in Bradstreet's there were' only 2779 business failures in the United Slates during the first tbree months of this year. The liabilities were $31,- 221,653. This is a much better show ing tban was . made the first three months of last year. . Clark & Falk's flavoring extracts are fresh and pure. Ask your grocer.' for them LUDWIG, KINGSBURY, VALLEY GEM, JEWETT, HOWARD, BIDDLE, :' " - .....PIANOS assortment could not be found House. this month we are holding out . & Music Co. Tho Dalles, Or. Paints, Oils, Street