SATURDAY AUGUST 19, 1899
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Daily.
Geo. Rucb, jr. went to Stevenson to
day.
Governor Moody left on the after
noon train for Portland.
Hon. G. M. Cariright went to
Portland on last night's tram.
Mrs. C. L. Schmidt was a passenger
on the boat for Portland today.
F. Lemke and John Caseberger
went down to Sprague today and will
spend ten days camping there.
T. A. Wood has gone to Sprague to
spend a few days with his family who
are camped at the hot Bprings.
P. F. Fouts left this morning for his
farm near Mt. Hood. He will spend a
week there hunting and fishing.
W. H. Hobson went to Cascade
Locks this afternoon, and will spend a
time camping there unless the weather
becomes too unfavorable.
F. E. Cocicerline has sold his in-
- terest In the grocery business to his
partner, C. S. Smith. Mr. Cocker
line contemplates going to Idaho to
. locate.
Farmers in this vicinity are taking
" no chances of their grain gettio
5
spoiled by rain, and are hauling it
the ; warehouses' as soon . as it is
threshed.' '"'
. Two car loads of soldiers passsed
down the road on No. 1 last evening en
route to Manila. They will sail from
Seattle on the transports that leave
next weeir.
Next Moncay the Oregon Press As
sociation holds its regular annual
meeting in Astoria. The state regetta
also begins there on Monday and will
continue three days.
The heavy rains for the past two days,
accompanied by more or less wind, has
wrough much damage to the vast fields
of oats around La Connor by lodging
- it very badly in most instances.
" At Montesano a curfew ordinance
went into effect Friday, that makes it !
a misdemeanor for children to be on
the street without guardians between
the hours f 9 P. M. and 6 A. M
Register J. P. Lucas and wife are
visiting in Baker City, having gone
there yesterday. Mr. Lucas got a lay
off of two weeks from the land office,
and wlil spend his entire vacation out
side the city.
This morning six car loads of cattle
were shipped from the stockyards. Mr.
Grimes shipped two loads to Trout
dale, and Mr. Butler one to Portland
and three to Port Townsend. The
cattle were bought of Newt Burges.
For a year past Geo. Dufur has been
hunting "niggers" in the Philippines,
but has now turned his attention to a
pleasanter line of sport, and this morn
ing joined his father, Hon. E. B. Dufur,
t . -' ' TTT 1 . 3 . 1 . 1
in a,trip to Wind river, where they
wit! spend a few days bunting deer and
bear.
The biggest cherry tree in the
Northwest is on the old homestead of
David Chambers, east of Olympia. It
. was planted in jo oy r. unaraoers,
who brought the twin over from Ore
gon. It spreads 60 feet across the top.
' anH tha f.tn n r maaaiiiaa a rr-t. fau t. and
ten inches in circumference.
Farmers fuel considerable uneasiness
lest this season shall be a repetition of
1893, when nearly all the grain was
ruined by continuous :wet weather.
The rains that year began about 10
days later than they have commenced
this season which encourages all to
believe tbe present storm will soon
subside.
. The change in the makeup of tbe
overland trains is a source of incon
venience to day passengers. As the
day coaches are now on tbe rear of the
train, passengers have to walk the
length of the train before they can
reach their cars. If the engines
would pull up a few hundred feet fur
ther before stopping, this incon
venience would be avoided.
Captain S. B. Ormsby, superintend
ent of forest reserves in Oregon,, says
this has been an exceptional year in
tbe forests of tbe state. The damage
to timber by forest fires has been very
light, only a few big fires being re
ported. There are three supervisors
and 44 rangers in the state who have
been active during the season and
have put out a nutqber of fires in their
inciplency, thus preventing the burn
ing of a great amount of timber. Dur
ing the season Captain Ormsby has is
sued 45 permits to graze sheep on
forest reserves, representing 140,000
head of sheep, 83,000 less than ranged
on the reserves last year.
The Times-Mountaineer has found
employment for one of the returned
volunteers. Now will the other busi
ness bouses of tbe city do the same?
If BO all of the boys who came back
from Manila will get situations. Give
the boys who returned from the war
an opportunity to get into civil pur
suits, and they will prove to be valu
able citizens, besides, should we need
....Headquarters for....
Farmers' and Miners' Tools.
Powder, Fuse and Giant Caps.
Rubber and Cotton Hose. .
Aermoter Wind Mills.
Shot Guns and Revolvers.
Garden Tools.
Barb Wire and Nails.
Bicycle Tires.
Crawford, Cleveland and
Delft Blue and White Enameled Ware.
Complete Line of Spravine
Dunn's No. 1 Spray, also
Garland Stoves and Steel Ranges.
In addition to the above we run
, Bicycle Repair chop and
Our Grocery Line is complete in every respect
Give ua a call before buying elsewhere.
MAIEE rBEITOJL
soldiers again, it will be an encourage
ment to young men to enlist if they
know they can again go to work when
their services in the army are no
longer required.
Last night Dr. Sturdevant, Sher
man Frank, Harry Liebe and Vic Mar-
den returned from a camping and
fishing trip down the river. They
caught plenty of trout and bad an all
round good time.
During a whirlwind, Friday, at
Spokane, a small house was overturned
catching the youngest boy of Alfred
Baughan under the building. The boy
was considerably bruised, receiving
some painful injuries.
The ordinance against cows running
at large in the streets is thought to be
enforced pretty strictly, but quite
often some old cow gets out and de
vours a whole garden or a bed of
flowers. If the owners of cows do not
see to It themselves that their animals
are kept in enclosures of nights they
will find their favorite milk producers
filled full of shot some of these fine
mornings.
This has been a most phemomenal
season, the like of which was never
before known in this locality. It was
unusually cool until July, when the
weather turned warmer than common.
During July the temperature was
above normal, and so far this month it
has been about 10 degrees colder than
usual. In consequence of this un
usual weather no kind of crops have
made a normal growth.
A number of excursions to the Spo
kane Industrial exposition from a dis
tance are being prepared for this year.
One of the principal ones of these is
an excursion which is being arranged
to run from Boston, touching all other
eastern cities, and arriving in Spokane
early in October to remain during
most of the fair. This will be a party
of capitalists who will take this oc
casion to enjoy a summer's outing trip
and at tbe same time become more
acquainted with the mining resources
of the west.
When the government contemplated
building' a boat railway between The
Dalles and Celilo. a considerable tract
of land was withdrawn from settle
ment along the south side of the Co-
lumbia
An order has now been is
sued restoring the reserve to public
domain, 'and filings on the same will
be accepted at tbe land office after
Sept. 1st for all the reserve except 4
acres in the northwest fourth of sec
tion 31, T 2 N., R 14 E, and one-half
acre in northwest fourth of section 21,
T3N., R15 E.
The first case of violation of the
state barber law that has come up in
this city, and perhaps the first in the
state, was brought before Recorder
Gates this morning, when James De
Ford was arrested for practicing with
out a license. He did not have the
necessary credentials as a barber, con
sequently pleaded qullty and was fined
810. Mr. De Ford came here only a
few days since and opened a shop in
the Skibbe hotel, where be was prac
ticing his trade until a license could
be secured. He has made application
for license, and will continne in busi
ness. From Thursdiy's Dally.
J. G. Julian, of Hay Creek, is in the
city.
Mrs. James Snipes . returned today
to. the locks.
R. V. Hutchlns, editor of the Waits
burg Gazette, spent tbe day in the
city.
Miss Mabel Sterling is home from
San Francisco, having arrived here
last evening.
Mrs. C. W. Taylor, of Walla Walla
is visiting her mother,Mrs. E.-M. Wil,
sen, in this city.
See that line of wash goods on sale
Friday and Saturday at Peaee & Mays.
Zi cents per yard; wonderful.
Misses Katie and Alice Nolan are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Campbell at
High Prairie, in Klickitat county.
Next Sunday evening Rev. J. T.
Bates, of Seattle, will hold services in
the Lutheran church at 7:30 o'clock.
Miss Valeska Liebe and Miss Anna
Deitzel left this morning for Astoria.
They go to attend the state regetta.
County Clerk Kelsay and family re
turned by boat yesterday from their
camp at Cascade Locks. Continued
rain storms droye them home.
Yesterday's rains down the river
drove a good many of tbe campers
home, but when the sun came out this
morning it made them long for life in
the mountains.
Fifty-nine cents for a 75c, 85c or
81.00 wrapper is just cause why every
lady in tbe land should haye one.
You can have one Friday or Saturday
if you call at Pease & Mays,
A considerable amount of new wheat
is being delivered at tbe warehouses,
but as yet there have been no sales.
In fact the market has not opened up,
and probably will not for a month yet.
Two bicyclists from Portland, E. J.
Baisden and Billy Shaver, gave a very
neat exhibition of triek riding on tbe
street last night, cutting up antics
that made local wheelmen green with
envy. The result of their capers will
Poultry Netting.
Fruit Netting.
Carpenters' Tools.
Wrought Iron Pipe.
Plumbing Goods.
Marlin and Winchester Rifles.
Fishing Tackle.
Bicycle Sundries.
Golden Eagle Bicycles.
Material for Fruit Growers.
Lime, Sulphur and Salt
a Tin and Plumbing Shop,
General Machine ohop.
probably be that some of the ambitious
lads of the city will try to imitate them,
then the services of the doctor and
possibly the undertaker will be re'
required.
Paul Mohr. the erstwhile railroad
magnate, arrived here this morning on
No. 5, and went to Cascade Locks by
boat. He expects to meet a number
of railroad men here tomorrow even
ing.
Simeon Bolton went down to Steven
son this morning expecting to move
his family home from their camp, but
as the weather is pleasant today they
will probably not break camp for sev
eral weeks.
W. J. Harris, a wealthy mining man
of Spokane, arrived here this morning
in company with Paul Mohr, and ac
companied him to Cascade Locks. Mr.
Harris Is interested in the Central i
Navigation & Construction Co.
Ed Lemison, who returned Saturday
from the Philippines, has taken his
former position as compositor in this
office, having gone to work this morn
ing and is throwing antimony around
as lively as he did lead on the islands-
Ad old blind man and woman have
been appearing on the streets the past
few days with a band organ, soliciting
charitable donations. They appear to
be worthy people, and money given to
them is certainly donated to a good
cause.
Georgia's "up to date" minstrels are
billed to appear in Astoria next Satur
day evening. They were in The Dalles
recently, and nobody who sa them
will recommend them to his Astoria
friends. It is no loss - to give such
combinations as that tbe go-by.
Tomorrow the men representing the
Central Navigation &. Construction
Co. will visit The Dalles, and will be
entertained by the Commercial Club.
Among them are Senator Turner and
Messrs. Harris and Evans, all promin
ent Washington capitalists.
The marked change in the weather
since yesterday has caused everybody
to feel more jubilant. The clear skies
and warm sun of today have dried the
grain fields so that harvesting can be
resumed, and the danger of grain being
spoiled by rain seems to be passed.
The Court street sewer between
Third and Fourth Das given way, and
is being temporarily repaired, having
been uncovered for a distance of about
75 feet, and the top was found to be
perfectly rotten. From its appearance
The Dalles needs some new sewers
pretty badly.
The Dalles bas thrown cold water on
a good many enterprises tbat would
have been beneficial both to the city
and surrounding country, and has driv'
en them away. It is now about time to
thaw out and warm up anything that
is presented which proposes to be bene
ficial or build up the commercial inter
est. The vigorous efforts of the fish com
missioner to enforce tbe closed season
on tbe Columbia, have had tbe effect
to stop all fishing on the river between
Aslorla and the last wheel above
Celilo. This will give the fish a show
to get up into the small streams to
spawn and propagate more salmon for
future years.
Morris & Julian have sold their
ranches and sheep near Hay Creek to
Ulisls Coles. This firm was about the
third largest sheep raising firm in
Crook county, and owned an -excellent
plant for running stock. They bad
some 12,000 bead of sheep, and several
thousand acres of land in the Mud
Springs conutry, about ten miles from
Hay Creek.
Major William H. Clark, a grandson
of Captain William Clark, who ex
plored this region years ago with Cap
tain Lewis, is visiting the state and is
at present a guest of Astoria. While
in the state he has gathered much
data concerning the exploits of his il
lustrious graodsire, and will on re
turning to New York publish a work
on the adventures of Lewis and Clark.
Rather encouraging reports come
from the wheat raising section of the
conuty. ' The grain has not been
damaged by tbe rain, and the yield is
generally better than was expected.
In some places as high as 35 bushels of
wheat to the acre has been thrashed,
but the average has not been above 10
bushels. Tbe wbeat Is generally a
good quality of No. 2, though there are
a few crops of No. 1.
All the engineering work for the
portage road of the Central Naviga
tion & Construction Co., on the north
side of the riyer from Columbus to a
point opposite The Dalles, has been
completed by J. W. Strack, the en
gineer in charge, and now It is in
readiness for construction work.
Whether this will be commenced this
season bas not yet oeen determined,
but it is the Intention of the company
to haye the road in operation within a
year. . '
Robert Jordan and Frank Stratton
came in today from Tygh Ridge, and
brought good reports from the crops
in that section. Tbey said the fall
wbeat was plump, and while it will
probably not yield as it did last year,
will be of good quality and about an
average crop. Most of the fall grain
has been headed and is now ready to
be threshed. The rain on the ridge
was not so heavy as it was here, and
did no damage except to delay harvest
ing a few days.
There is no longer any doubt about
the. portage road being built on the
Washington side around tbe dalles of
tbe Columbia, for there is capital be
hind the project that will carry it
through. It will commence at Co.
lumbus and terminate either on the
north side of the river opposite Crates
point, or will cross the river to The
Dalles. This place probably could be
made the terminus of the road if there
were means for getting across tbe
river, which could be furnished by
building a bridge at the narrows.. This
however will, hardly be done by tbe
company that builds the road, but it
would be a first rate investment for
The Dalles to make.
From Friday's Daily.
Wm. Nolan and C. A. Crab tree, of
Tygh Valley, are in the city.
Tbe flax crop in the Williamette
valley promises to bring big returns
this season.
R. H. Guthrie and family are home
from Cascade Locks, where they have
been camping. f
Tbe torpedo boat Fox, built by
Wolff & Zwicker at Portland, has been
accepted by the government.
There were twenty men enlisted at
La Grande for the Thirty-fifth regi
ment now recruiting at Vancouver.
D. C. Irelend, the veteran Oregon
newspaper man, editor of tho Moro
Observer, is in the city. Mr. Ireland
has not been in The Dalles before in
two years, and notes many substantial
improvements having been made since
hist last visit.
Ron. W. H. Dufur and wife
visiting in the city.
J. H. Claypool, of Prinevllle, passed
through tbe city today en route to Port
land.
T. .T. Powell, a prominent Crook
county farmer and stock raiser, Is in
the city.
Mrs. N. B. Sin nott went to Cascade
Locks today and will returi: by tne
boat this evening.
Harvesting all over the country bas
been resumed and is progressing as
well as if there had been no rain to
interfere.
Hon. W. H. Moore, of Moro, was in
the city last night, and left by boat
this morning for Wind river where his
family are camped.
The Klickitat county wheat crop is
said to be Hunter than common, but
the oualitv is fully up to the standai d
-a 1
Nearly all of Is will be No. 1.
J. J. Brown, who is held at JPullman
for assault, pretended that he had been
exposed to smallpox, in the hope that
ha would hrt released from jail. His
ruse did not ork.
Quito a number of Dalles people will
attend the regetta at A9torla next
week. It promises to be the best ex
hibition of sport on the river ever
given in the state.
Parties who are in from Sherman
county say that grain was not damaged
by the recent rains. The only incon
venience occasioned was the delay
of harvesting a few days.
There is a druggist in one of the
suburban districts of Boston who ad
vertises: "The doctor prescribes, we
execute." Such advertising cannot
fail to appeal to those who desire to be
executed.
For three weeks past John Graham
has been quite ill, but is now conva
lescing, and indications are favorable
that he will recoyer. Mr. Graham is
quite advanced in years, hence his re
covery will be slow.
Mrs. Dawson returned today to her
summer camp at Cascade Locks. She
came up during the storm last week,
but since summer bas set in again, she
will spend the remainder of the heated
spell in camp.
It is reported at Baker City tbat the
big 10,000-acre A. B. Conley farm, in
the Grande Ronde valley, isto be sold
to colon is ts from the east. Tbe amount
to be paid for the 10,000 acres approxi
mates $250,000.
Al Holman, formerly of the Oregon-
ion, has purchased an interest in the
Mercury, published at San Jose, Cal.,
and will take editorial charge of the
paper. Mr. Holman is a breezy writer
and will set things astir at San Jose.
The superintendentof the La Grande
sugar factory estimates that there will
be 21,000 tons of sugar beets harvested
in Grande Ronde valley this season.
The average crop throughout the val
ley will be about 30 tons to the acre.
It is Important tbat a good Impres
sion be made upon tbe Spokane
capitalists who will visit the city this
evening. They are people, wnom,
should they become in teres tec in The
Dalles, will help pusn its interests
along.
The gross receipts of the San Fran
cisco postoffice for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 were $1,002,4:0, as against
$920,337 for the year 1897-98. It is the
first time' in the history of the office
tbat tbe million-dollar mark has been
reached.
A. N. Reed, a farmer residing near
Waterloo, Linn county, has filed a
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States court. His liabilities, which
principally are for merchandise and
borrowed money, amount to $989.25
while bis assets amount to $46.64 all
exempt.
'Up to date 39 officers and 520 enlisted
men have been assigned to the Thirty-
fifth regiment volunteer infantry, now
being recruited at Vancouver barracks.
Twenty-one recruiting stations have
been established for the regiment in
different points in Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and California.
The recent rains did more damage
to crops in tbe Willamette valley than
in any other section of the state. In
Linn, Lane and Benton counties con
siderable of the wheat that was in
bundles on the ground has sprouted
and will be unfit to. thresh. Grain that
wasbound or that had not been cut
was not materially damaged.
It bas been decided that the fisheries
and forestry exhibit of the United
States at the Paris exposition shall be
utilitarian only. An exhibit of natural
fish will be avoided, but tinned, pre
served and dried fish and fishing tackle
will make the department of forestry
and fisheries one of the most attractive
sections in the United States division
at the exposition.
Tbe two bicycle trick riders from
Portland gave an exhibition of their
skill on the street last evening. They
are intending to work their way to
Europe by giving exhibitions at all
principal points from here to the At
lantic coast, taking up collections as
tbey go along. If they are appreciated
as well other places as tbey were in
The Dalles they will certainly succeed
in their undertaking. -
The Southern Pacific railroad com
pany has offered to take charge and
transport to Paris for the exposition to
be held there an exhibit of Oregon
products, together with tbat of other
states through which its lines run.
The people of the state are expected to
furnish the products and an agent
to take care of it' and explain it to
visitors. This a great chance for the
state to advertise itself,
Wednesday morning a Nebraska sol
dier passed through Albany, says the
Democrat. He intended to stop off
with a view of buying a farm some
where near here, but wben he saw tbe
rain, the first by the way that had
fallen for two months, he got on the
train again and went on. He had seen
all of the rain in the Philippines be
wanted. When he gets back among
the cvclones he will wish he bad staid
long enough to have investigated mat
ters a little.
Total crop Failure In Russia.
St Petersburg, Aug, 17. Reports
from southwest Russia says the recent
drought in that portion of the country
bas caused the utter loss of the winter
and spring wheat orops.
Jlmines Goes to Bantabano.
Havana, Aug. 17. Jiminez, who
aspires to the presidency of Santo
Dotcingo, left here today for Banta
bano. It is said he received cable
grams from friends in Santo Domingo
previous to his departure.
Storm In Hoot land.
Aberdeen, Aug. 17. A . terrific
storm swept over the Scotish coast last
night, and 300 fishing crafts were
caught in the gale. A lifeboat bas
been sent to their assistance.
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FOR TROOPS
Five More Regiments
Be Organized.
New YoRK. Aug. 15. A special to
the Herald from Washington: Orders
are expected within a few days direct
ing organization of five new volunteer
regiments for the Philippines. While
a final decision on the matter of en
listing still more troops has not yet
been made, the fact that Secretary
Root is already considering the ques
tion of officers for the regiments in
dicat.es tbe strong probability tbat
they wili be organized. The secretary
is c xtremely anxious to get good of
ficers and as he cannot examine each
individual record, he bas decided to
place the responsibility on the govern
ors of the states.
Political influence and personal or
social pull will cut no figure In the
distribution of the commissions in
these new regiments. Secretary Root
made that point unmistakably clear to
Senator Clay, of Georgia, when the
latter called at tbe war department to
urge tbe appointment of several young
Georgians, who are ambitious to en
ter the army as commissioned officers.
We have heretofore had so much
trouble over civilian appointments,"
said secretary Root, "tbat we purpose
to make the new appointments with
out tbe aid of political or personal in
fluence."
Secretary Root is determined that
the fall campaign shall end the in
surrection, and that General Otis may
have no excuse for failure to bring it
to a close; he purposes giving him as
large an army as conditions may show
necessary. The proposed new
regiments may be sent immediately
after tbe ten volunteer regiments al
ready enlisted, should necessity for
them be demonstrated. Should it be
apparent when these commands have
been recruited that Otis' force is still
sufficient to. control tbe situation,
recruiting will continue until all the
yolunteers authorized by congress
have been enlisted.
Much Anxiety Felt.
Cape Town, Aug. 15. No reply has
been received here up to the present
from tbe Transvaal government on
the latest British proposals on settle
ment of the questions in dispute, and a
dispatch from Pretoria says the reply
wben sent, will be disappointing and
it is feared tbe result will be a break
ing of negotiations. Great anxiety
prevails at the capital of the Trans
vaal. EXPORTS Alil IMPORTS.
Jnly Reports Show Both Increased Over
Same Month Last Tear.
Washington, Aug. 15. The month
ly statement of the imports and exports'
of the United States issued by tbe
treasure bureau of statistics, shows that
during the month of July the imports
of merchandise amounted to $59,925,178
of which nearly $26,000,000 was free
froii: duty. The increase as compared
with July, 1898, was about $9,000,000.
The exports of domistic merchandise
during July amounted to $92,958,468,
an increase of over $20,000,000. During
the seven month of the last calender
year the dutiable imports of merchan
dise exceed these of the corresponding
period of 1898 by nearly $33,000,000,
and the domistic exports were nearly
$8,000,000 less than the corresponding
month in 1898.
Tbe gold imports for July amounted
to $1,895 479, and the exports to $2,587,
457. For tbe seven months, the exports
exceeded the imports by nearly $4,000,
000. The silver Imports during July
aggregated $2,731,796, and the exports
$4 003,432. For the seven months tbe
exports exceeded the imports by nearly
$14,000,000.
Labori Is Oat of Danger.
Rennes, Aug.. 15. Labori is now
doing well, the doctors consider him
out of danger. Ho lies on his back
unable to move, but life is returning
to the leg which yesterday was thought
to be paralyzed. He has no fever, and
continues to discuss the trial. His wife
bas remained at his bedside practically
ever since he was wounded. The cor
respondent of the Associated Press
obtained complete corroboration of the
statement that the pockets of Labori's
coat were rifled yesterday while he was
lying on the ground wounded." Not
only were the pockets of his coat empt
ied, but an attempt was made to
steal tbe wallet in which were import
ant papers referring to the court-mar
tial, including his notes for the cross-
examination of General Mecier.
Transports at Seattle.
Seattle, Aug.,. 15. Lieutenant-
Colonel H. W. Wessell, jr., command
ing the Third cavalry, is expected here
tonight. With him are -the three re
maining troops of the detachment.
On the transports everything is
rapidly approaching that stage of pre
paredness required by -the war depart
ment. Electric-lighting plants, elec
tric-ventilating machinery have been
'installed; quarters for the horses haye
been erected, and 1 forage, equipage
and the parapbenalia of a regiment of
cavalry are ready-. to be placed on
board in a hurry, when the order to
embark comes from Washington.
Butler Too Sympathetic.
Cape Town, Aug, 35. It is reported
that a former officer of the British
army is now recruiting among the vol
unteers here with the objeot of forming
an irregular corps for the protection
of the Bechunaland. Major-General
Sir William Francis Butler, in com
mand of the British troops in South
Africa, against whom there is suoh
feeling beoause of his alleged Boer
avmoathies, will be transferred, it is
understood, to Egypt.
A ms Issued to Boers.
Pretoria, Aug. 15. The executive
oonucil concluded its session at 12:30
P. M.", when orders were issued to the
field cornets to give out Mauser rifles
in exchange fot Martini-Henry rifles.
A great crowd gathered to receive arms.
The possibility of war with Great Brit
ain is about the only subject discussed
and it is generally felt the burgers
should be considered before extreme
measures are adopted.
Plague In Portugal.
LONDON, Aug. 15. The Daily Mail
publisnes the following bispatch from
Oporto, Portugal:
"The suspicious disease which broke
out here recently has become epidemic.
Its symptoms are indentical with those
or tbe bubonic plague. The doctors
disagree as to its precise character,
but admit that it must be allied
the dreaded Eastern malady. Sanita
tion and the water supply here are
and the wildest rumors are current.
J. he authorities, however, are taking
energentic measures."
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TO KE9TOBE OKGUU.N GRASSES,
Secretary WUaon Has m Commendable
Scheme,
Chicago, Aug. 15. Secretary
Agriculture James Wilson was at the
Auditorium for a few hours yesterday
on bis way to Washington from his
Western trip. He bas been in Iowa,
his borne state, and up and down the
Pacific coast.
ae reports great prosperitv every
T T . .
where. He is impressed with the
agricultural sections of the West and
tnose which will require irrigation to
develop them.
One of his pet schemes has been tea
culture in the United State. The de
partment has been developing the
plant at Washington City in great
quantities, and it is proposed to dis
triuuiie so xavoraoje localities some
14,000,000 shrubs. It Is the hope of
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the secretary that some' soils and
climates will be found favorable to the
culture.
becretary Wilson inspected lands
In Washington and Oregon that have
been overgrazed by cattle and neglect
ed to such a degree that now they are
practically a desert. It is his desire to
see these regrassed.
bas two experimental garden spots in
Washington in which various grasses,
both foriegn and domestic, are being
propagated.
ENGLAND AND THE BOERS.
Transvaal
Government
Ban Made No
Reply.
London, Aug. 16. The Transvaal
situation is unchanged according to all
information, but the continued delay
of the Boer answer to Great Britain's
demands for joint inquiry as to tbe
effect upon the utlanders of the pro
posed franchise reform measure makes
matters look more serious. The war
office has completed its preparations
for an emergency force of 30,000 men
to be ready to leave within a week
Fast steamers for their transportation
are waiting orders.
it is said tne urenaaier uuards now
at Gibraltar and 21st Lancers, now in
Egypt, may be sent to South Africa in
addition to other regiments which
have already been ordered there.
Rates For Soldiers.
San francisco, Aug. 16. The
California Passenger Association, in
which are combined all the lines haye
ing agenoies in this city, has decided
to route homeward bound soldiers on
the most direct lines between San
Francisco and their places of resi
dences. All the lines will hold to a
rate of $37.50 for the soldier's fare,
second class from here to the Mis
souri river.
Mexicans Hold Them Down.
Nog ales, Ariz., Aug. 15. The
miners are beginning to gain confi
dence in the ability of the Mexican
government to hold the Yaquis on the
reseryation. Marshal P. Wright,
owner of extensive property in Yaqui
valley, after consultation with the
authorities, has. started on a tour of
inspection of his camp and mines.
Kentucky Democrats.
Lexingcon, Aug. 16. More than
2,000 democrates opposed to Senator
Goebel for governor and. the ticket
nominated at Louisville, attended
the state oonvention which met at
2 o'clock this afternoon. A full state
ticket will be named.
Kevelutlon in Santo Domingo.
Puerto Plata, Aug 14. People
here are in a wild panic. Revolution
against the government is gaining
ground. The situation is considered
bad for tbe government forces. Sur
geons and drugs have gone from here
to Monte Christo.
TWO BARNS BURNED.
Thought to Be the Work of
Tramps or
Hobos.
About 5 o'clock this morning two
barns, south of the race track, one
belonging to C. E. Chrisman and the
other to Chrisman Bros., were de
stroyed by fire, together with about
50 tons of hay, a butrgy, a set of har
ness and a sleigh, causing a loss of
$1000 on which there was no Insurance.
C. E. Chrisman had just got up and
went out to feed his chickens when he
discovered the upper part of his barn
in flames. There were three horses
in the barn and he first turned his at
tention to getting them out. Being
quite an old gentleman and rather
feeble, he barely got the horses out be
fore the building went down. The
flames soon caught Chrisman Bros.'
barn, which was only 25 feet away,
and it was consumed before assistance
could be summoned.
As there had not been any fire about
tbe barn the evening before, it is sup
posed that some tramps had gone into
the hay to sleep, and had set the hay
on fire by striking matches, sines it is
hardly to be presumed that anyone
would have set it on fire purposely.
Mr. Chrisman'a residence was only a
short distance from the buildings, but
fortunately the wind was blowing in
an opposite direction from the house,
else it would have been consumed.
Dissolution Notion.
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be
tween C. S. Smith and F. E. Cocker
line, under the firm name of Smith &
Cockerline, is this day disalved by
mutual consent, F. E. Cockerline re
tiring. C. S. Smith will continue the
business, and will collect all bills due
said firm and pay all accounts against
the same. Dattd August 15, 1899.
c s. Smith,
al6 2w F. E. Cockerline.
PETITION.
To
the Honorable County Court of Wasco
County, Oregon
We, the undersigned legal voters of Falls
Precinct, Wasoo County, Oregon, respectfully
Mtitinn vnnr honorable board to Brant toC L.
sThmidt a license to sell spirituous, inous
.nri malt. Unuors in less auantitv than one
gallon, lor the term of one year, at the Cas-
oaae iocks, ureuu .
Andrew Traverro
Oregon Washburn
R G Connor
P A Trana
J W Attwell
AG Hall
A B Glazier
Wm Nestler
J jackman
John F Trana
D L Cates
A Fleischner
E Martin
H A Leavens
R Black
J Dixon
J G Stout
H H Weston
G L Hamham
Sam McCary
P Aug Nelson
Charles Alin
G Syring
John Anderson
E P Ash
J W DerdUch
Al Sallng
P Rogrs
C J Carlson
Louey Lunyo
Erik Haggblom
Joe Sohmid
C Voorhees
F H Douglas
D A Cbeyney
John Thiese
H O Hanses
E W King
G M Wilson
C L Gorton
Aug C Schroeder, M D James Stewart
Frank Schmid Wm W Black
H Lillyard Pai Lahey
Ben Dope O C FyBe
Wm M Ash J Callahan
F B Leavens H Henn
James Gorton C Vascori
DREYFUS GAINS
with
bad
GROUND
HlS Sneer V Annm'ttnl Ma
"
of
Be Expected.
NEW ORK, Ausr. 16. Joseph Rein
arch cabled the following statement to
the Journal and Advertiser:
The shooting of Labori will warm
up tne atmosphere of the court, as it
has disgusted honest men. The at
temptea assassination is not the out
come of a weak mind; it is part of a
general plan, cold-blooded, premedi
tated and paid for.
l ne crime syndicate of assassina
uon reared Labori and wanted his
life and documents. The same men
oio irspuusioie ior tne razor tnat cat
Henry's throat; for the rope which
nung Liocrinier and the pistol that
shot Labori. History furnishes no ex
ample of crime so atrocious.
The plot includes the rmirW
Dreyfus, if acoultted. The murium
who ordered the assissination will yet
be caught. No compromise verdict is
Possible now. Tho inrlrrao klil,
I j --io uu uauud-
to would have been willing to throw a
sop to tbe anti-Dreyfusards, will now
make no concession.
They stole Labori's papers to
feed the dossier. Mv letter, whihn
was among the stolen documents, will
not give the dossier much nourish
ment. It will doubtless be claimed
by the murder party that the 'Anglo-
uerman syndicate' hired the man to
shoot Labori in order to
sympathy for Dreyfus.
lunu HI
awaken
Ihe army accusers are now in full
retreat and hoping for revolution.
There have been several combinations
made to murder Dreyfus. The mur
derer bas many accomplices. The
plot has a platform of two planks:
First, subversion of tho republic; sec
ond, the murder of those who denounce
the gang of forgers.
Labori's blood stirs honest souls.
Look forward to a speedy acquittal of
Dreyfus."
SAMPSON TO COMMAND.
He Will Have Charge of the Dewey
Reception,
New York. Aug. 16. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Orders have been issued by,Acting Sec
retary Allen to Captain Robley D.
Evans, who commanded the battle-ship
Iowa during the war with Spain, direct
ing him to confer with the Dewey I
reception committee of New York and
Rear-Admiral Sampson respecting the
navy's participation in ceremonies in-
cidential to the homecoming of Ad
miral Dewey.
Rear-Admiral Sampson has been
directed to prepare a program for the
ships of his squadron in tbe reception
of the admiral, which will be formally
approved by the department. Admiral
Sampson is also expected to confer
with the reception committee 'of New
York, so that there may be no confu
sion. It seems to have been ' fully
decided that the North Alantic squad
ron will not go abroad to meet the
Olympia, but that the admiral will be
requested to send to the department
before leaving the Azores notice of the
exact route which he will take in
crossing the Atlantic so that Admiral
Sampson's command may meet him,
perhaps a day's sail from New York.
This, however, is a detail upon which
Admiral Sampson will report.
The entire squadron will be assembl
ed to .honor the admiral, and when it
falls in with the Olympia will fire a
salute of 17 guns and the drums will
give four ruffles and a flurish. Admiral
Sampson is entitled to a salute of 13
guns, two ruffles and flourishes. Ad
miral Sara peon will be expected to
make the firsocall upon Admiral Dewey,
who will return it and the vessels will
then proceed to New York for joint
ceremonies.
TBE DOMINICAN REBELLION.
Insurrectionists Are Not Discouraged by
Defeat.
New YORK, Aug. J 6. A dispatch to
the Herald from Cape Haytien says:
Tbe defeat of the Jiminez forces in
Santo Domingo by the government
ALL GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES
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troops under General Escoboza, is
likely to end the insurrection. It
reported that the loss on both sides
was large and according to the govern
ment authorities tbe fight of the rebels
developed into a mas-acre.
Two thousand government troops
are expected at Monte Cbristo. Money,
arms and ammunition are being for
V roea y lbe insurgents. The Hay
" I tleu authorities prevented the landing
of Generals Candelaria and Avldo,
from the German steamer Venetia,
from St. Thomas.
OPPOS1U TO
I11PEKIAL1SM.
An Anti-Expansion Republican
Ticket
May Be Nominated.
KEW ORK, Auff. 16.A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Senator Clay, of Georgia, a democrat,
is quoted In the midsummer political
gossip here as having expressed the
belief that there would be an anti-ex
pansion republican ticket in tbe field
for the pre-idency next year. Accord'
ing to this gossip, the new ticket is to
be called the "Continental Repub-
lican" and though it is not believed
that it will be possible to get former
Speaker Reed's consent to bead the
ticket, he is counted on as one of Its
most effective supporters.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
nf orge S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts,
wno i8 niRh ,n the councils of the Anti-
ExPan8inl9ts, is talked of as the con-
tinental republican candidate for the
presidency and it is Said that the anti-
i
exPaD9i"i"p with him at the head of
tne ticket, would expect to prevent
the regular republican ticket from
carrying any of the New England
states.
ANOTHER SHARP SKIRMISH.
Colonel 8mlth Dislodges a Force of
Insurgents .
Manila, Aug. 16. Insurgents have
I L . ,
, v"""''"" lor lwo ""J8 elore
""gweo. iii ia oiuiuaiiy announcea tnat
Colonel Smith, with 10 companies of
the Twelth regiment, and two guns of
battery E, of the First artillery under
Lieutenant Kemley, this morning at-
tacted 2500 strongly intrenched iusur
gents at tbe southern approach to
Angeles and drove them back after a
sharp fight, the American troops losing
two men killed and 12 wounded; insur.
gent '8 loss estimated at 200 men.
Our forces will hold Angeles. About
200 insurgents appeared this morning
in front of Dolores, a short distance
north of Porac, but they were driven
off by one company of the Tenth regi
ment under command of Captian
Angulum. One American wounded.
Beware of Food Samples.
Quite recently in New York two
deaths occurred from poisoning by the
use of powders sent to tbe victims by
mail. In Leavenworth, Kansas, the
other day nearly every doctor in town
was called to attend the children who
had gathered up, eaten, and been made
ill by samples of an article left at
houses by canvassers for advertising
purposes.
Alum baking powders have always
been favorite articles for this sampling
business. Yet there is nothing more
liable to lead to danger than the prac
tice of using the various samples of
baking powder left at the door. They
are presented by irresponsible parties,
in appearance are not distinguishable
from arsenic, and indeed, in Indiana
some time since one package was
found, after it had caused the death of
the housewife, to have been mixed
with that poison.
- It is safer to refuse all samples of
food or medicine offered at the door.
Pure cream of tartar baking powders
i, . , , . .
sen upon tueir merits, ana are never
peddled or sampled.
Angeles Attacked
Manila. Aug. 17. Eight hundred
Filipinos attacked Angeles this morn
ing but the Twelfth regiment drove
them into the mountains and three
ditched locomotives were captured.
No American troops . were injured.
The insurgent lost is not known. C.
T. Spencer, of Kentucky, a reporter on
the Manila Times, was killed yesterday
during tbe fight at Angeles.
Carriage Fell Into the River.
Washington, Ind.. Au?.17. A car
riage containing six persons was
precipitated Into White river last
night, all were drowned. They are
Mrs. Albert Hensel, four children, and
Miss Amy Dilton. The horse had iust
stepped aboard the ferry boat wben tbe
hawser parted, throwing the carriage
into the river.
rise Sale
Saturday next we will
Weight and
Gloiio
DepailB
Summer Suits at Half Price
We are playing novae with prices, but we are deter
mined not to carry any of those goods over, and must
have room for fall stock.
N. B. We have turned loose on our Pants Stock.
The patterns are exclusive, but that does not figure
with us.
For bargains on Pants see Windows.
Just a few of those Crash Hats and Caps left at
19c and 39 cents. Better hurry up not our fault if
you miss this chance. You know the regular price
on those goods ranged from 35c to 75c each.
PEASE
A HOUSEHOLD JEWEL.
is
Nothing Smoothes the Housewife's
Tem
per IOka Good 8 tore.
A cook stove is a necessity in every
household, but a poor stove, one that
won't draw, doesn't bake well, or
heats uneavenly is a vexation, it ruf
fles tbe cook's tember and causes im
properly cooked food to appear on the
table. On the other hand a good
stove, one tbat cooks just right, keeps
the housewife always in good humor
and sends food to tbe table fit for a
prince to eat. There sre many eood
stoves and ranges, but none equal tbe
celebrated Charter Oak. It is the
roost perfect make. All the (rood
qualities of other stoves are combined
in it rnese stove ana ranges are
not only tbe best, but tbey are no
more expensive than many inferior
makes. Tbe only place in Tbe Dalles
where the Charter Oak can be had ia
K iu ureab iiunnera r urmture store.
A full line of other stoves, ranges and
heaters Is also carried by this house.
id nouse lurnlsninfr eoods tbe Great
Northern also takes the lead, offering
tbe best goods for the lowest price.
aQd the assortment is not excelled any
where in tbe state outside of Portland.
Remember the place to get best values
in all lines of house furnishing roods.
from a flat iron to a full set of furni
ture, at tbe lowest price is at the
Great Northern.
East Second Street.
Thompson's addition is the cominsr
residence locality of the city. Many
investments have been made in this
valuable nrnnertv. and hnnaao.
J r r - I v
j being erected every day, and it has a
future before it. Persons investing
there surely will never regret it. Here
is another chance for some one to
make money or obtain a desirable
home. Dad Butte has placed in his
hands for eale.in Thompson's addition,
four acres of fine land right on the
county road, well fenced and contain
ing running water the year around.
I " to '
Property cost $1,500,
will sell it quick
fnr tftfai
If you want a bargain of
a life time see Dad Butts at once. 2d
Three and one-half cent wash goods
Friday and Saturday at Pease & Mays;
astonishing.
RflTTTiTTZ Celebrated as it is,
nYi n l always on tap at the
Midway. W. I. Mar-
ders, Proprietor.
Bismarck's Iron Nerve
Was tbe result of his splendid health
Indomitable will and tremendous
energy are not found where Stomach,
Liver, Kidney and Bowels are out of
order. If you want those qualities and
the success they bring, use Dr. King's
New Life Pills. They develop every
power of brain and body. Only 25
cents at Blakeley & Houghton's drug
store.
On
Every
Bottle.
Of Shiloh's Consumption Cure is
this guarantee: "All we ask of you to
use two-thirdB of tbe contents of this
bottle faithfully, then If you can say
you are not benlfited return the bottle
to your druggist and he may refund
the money." Price 25 cts.. SOots.. and
$1.00. Blakeley and Houghton.
Beauty Is Blood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keeD it clean, bv
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im-
unties trora tne body. Begin today to
lanish Dimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. ' All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 60c
Physicians are the friends of the
family ; Harper Whisky is the friend of
the physicians. A most valuable as
sistant and one that can be trusted.
Sold by C. J. Stubling. j 17 6mo
All the latest and most popular
magazines and periodicals can now be
had a Jacobsen Book Sc Music Co. jyll
To Car Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOo or Ho.
If C C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money.
I..' 1, UlfA ,
Sick Headaeher ur.i t.
The curse of overworked'' womankind,
are quickly and surely cured by Karl's
Clover Root Tea, tbe great blood puri
fier and tissue builder. Money re
funded if not satisfactory. Price 25
cts. and 50 cents. Blakeley & Hough
ton, druggists.
ftnsts with you whether you eootinse tno
&err-klilinar
remove- tbe desire for tobacco,
ou-nervoaai-irM, exi
une, panne tne 01004
tores lost mwhood.
boxrtf
In heaith.
400,000
cured. Bur
mnapi
book.
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ouch for a. Tko It with .
own arufifffi-, woo
bo. St. usually coreej boxes,
aranteed to on re, or we refund m tne v.
neaj UMbja tr l, Mtm lot.
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offer any of our Medium s
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