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GOLD IN THE PHILIPPINES.
There may be at least one com
pensatory feature connected with the
war which this country ha9 been wag
ing in the Philippines the past seven
months with the view to gaining con
trol of those islands, and that is that
rich gold mines are said to exist there,
which may in time compensate, in a
financial way, for the millions we are
, expending in our endeavor to perfect
title to a country for which we (?ae
Spain $20,000,000 to obtain aquit claim
deed. Of conrse the mines will neces
flarially have to be pretty rich to repay
. the first cost, but so long as there are
mines there, it gives a little consola
tion to those of us who have looked
. upon the war as a gigantic blunder.
A writer in a late number of the
Review of Reviews Ramon Reyes
Lata says that it was known that gold
existed in the Philippines long before
the Spaniards conquered and took
' possession of the islands. When they
did, however, they thought they had
found another Peru, and told extrava
gant stories of the weight and beauty
of the bracelets, necklets and anklets
of pure gold worn by the natives. The
Spaniards, however, helped themselves
to all in sight as they did in Mexico
and Peru, and made a fair exhibit of
the gold output of the Philippines to
Spain and her people. The mining
was done after the crudest style and
about as much slipped tUroagh the
unskillful fingers of the Spaniards as
they saved. They took the dust from
the more accessible districts near the
. coasts, but the natives mined tneirs in
the interior of Luzon, where , they
obtained it in larger quantities. Mr.
Lata says: "In certain regions 'here
is not a stream, large or small, whose
sands do not show the yellow trace of
gold, while now and then the natives
of the interior offer heavy nuggets for
sale." The inference wasthat the heavy
. ' pieces were specimens detached from
pieces of outcropping quartz ledges by
the action of the elements, heat and
.' water. There is no question that very
rich gold bearing-quartz will be found
' in the mountains of the interior of the
Islands.
Mr. Lata says that "The principul
gold yielding region of Luzon is the
district of Mambulao. The metal has
also been found in Mindanao, Mindoro,
Panag, Cebu and the smaller Islands
of Samar, Calanduanes, Slbuyan,
Bohol and Panaor. One of the larger
- islands, Mindoro, gains its name from
its gold deposits, it signifying Mina de
ore (gold mine.)" The natives say
" there are places in the interior which
are rich in gold. It is so plentiful in
some places that the natives carry it
in bags or purses for use in their or
ordinary buying and selling. The
yield of some of the placers to the
native miners is about 150 ounces a
month to the man. What could an
. American placer, miner do there with
a little giant and plenty of water and
fall?
' Rich quartz lodes are said to be
known in the island of Misamis, and
also ia the small island cf Panaon, but
about all the mining which has been
done there has been done in placer
ground. Doubtless the natives are
well aware of the wealth of precious
metal deposits in the islands, a fact
which may have led them to make such
an obstinate stand against the advance
of the Americans in the interior.
They want the gold for their own use.
23,000.000 less, and oats 30.000,000 less.
The total deficiency in all cereals is
about 197,000,000 hectolitres.
Witn such a shortage of breadstuffs
ail over the world it would seem that
farmers in this country should be in
no hurry to market their wheat this
season, for the price cannot well help
but rise when buyers are forced to deal
In spot wheat and not In imaginary
futures.
A HARD BLOW TO SHEEF.
The secretary of the Interior has
canceled permits to 2W),000 head of
sheep that have been ranging on the
Rainier timber reserve in Washing
ton, and signifies his Intention to close
the Cascade reserve from the Cali
fornia line to the Columbia river.
Such an order would ueal a serious
blow to the sheep industry of Eastern
Oregon, and would drive many flock
masters out of business, consequently
causing a most serious loss to the
Industrial interests to this part of the
Btate.
It is no doubt necessary that the re
serve from White river north to the
Columbia he closed to protect the
water supply in the faming sections
along the east Hide of the Cascade
ranee, but to exclude sheep from that
portion of reserve south of White
river appears to be unnecessrry The
timber growth in that section is of
such a nature that sheep grazing ap
pears not to affect it materially, and
as there is no farming country in that
vicintiy which can suffer because of
the water supply beiog lessened, there
is no apparent necessity for keeping
sheep out of that portion of the reserve.
t should remain
for the benefit and use of woolerowers
So long as sheep grazing in thai part
of the reserve do no damage to the
timber, and cause no injury to a neces
sary water supply, the department
would do a perious injustice by abso
lutely closing the reserve.
TAXATION OF WARRANTS. .
It lias been considered good policy
by our law-makers in ttie past to ex
empt public debts from taxation be
cause I', was considered, no doubt, that
it would cause them to command bet
ter prices or circulate at par, but this
exemption seems to be an injustice,
from the fact that public debts, in the
shape of state, county and city war
rants, are bought up and held by
speculators the same as other securit
ies, for profit, that is for the accumu
lating interest, and are no less prop
erty than are other classes of securities,
railroad and other bonds, therefore
should bear their proportionate part
of the burdens of government. The
holder of public wa' rants has an ad
vantage over the owner of similar other
securities in that nis property cannot
be taxed while other securities can,
therefore he has privileges that are not
accorded to other in vestors.
It would be urged against taxing
state, couutv and city warrants that it
would cause them to depreciate in
value, and possibly sell at a discount,
but this is hardly probable. When
capital is seeking investment in 4 and
5 per cent railroad bonds and like
securities, it is not probable that the
taxation of securities that bear 6 per
would fall far below par. Since public
debts are property, and the bolder
thereof receives greater benefits from
the maintenance of government than
the owner of any other class of prop
erty, for the value cf his holdings de
pends solely upon the stability of the
government, being based wholly upon
; the tate's,county!s or city's credit,ihe
should certainly bear his portion of
open as at present ( tne burdens of maintaining the gov
ernment. All property should be
taxed, and money invested in public
warrants being property should not
escape.
proposes to appoint one for the Philip
pines. She is known as 'Queen of
England and Empress of India.' He
is i tie 'nominally president of a
nominal American republic and em-
per. r ot tne i'nilippines.' The ques
tion 1 want to ask is this: When the
devil gets the emporor what is going
to become of the president?"
THE QUESTION OF MEAT.
The retail butchers of New York
. have entered into a combination against
the Chicago beef men and propose to
fight them to the finish on their own
ground. The Retail Butchers' Pro
tective Association of New York is
heading the fight which will be extend-
' ed to every large city, says the Spokes
man Reyiew. It is announced that the
project to organize independent and
co-operative concerns has been reciev
ed with the greatest enthusiasm.
Subscriptions from butchers for
1700,000 have already been received, in
shares of $100 each. The butchers offer
- to take from ten to twenty shares each,
- and several capitalists have offered to
subscribe. Plans for new slaughtering
plants are being perfected. The butch
ers will in crease the subscription to
$1,500,000 before organizing their
company. The butchers say that by
January 1, 1900, they will slaughter
their own cattle for New York, and that
within a year there will be a co-operative
plant in every important city in the
United States, ith great packing
houses in Kansas City and Omaha.
The butchers expect a long, bitter
. fight with the beef kings, like Armo ur
and Swift. After they have started
the beef trust will open butcher shops
on every street, at d will cut prices
and endeavor to out the butchers in
cattle in the hope of retrieving their
losses by raising prices later. The
plants are to be built regardless of
prices, and the butchers will rely
upon the public to help them when the
war of prices begins. When the butch
ers' plants are fully matured they
will have between $15,000,000 and
$20,000,000 to fight th6 trust,
WHO PAYS 1 HE BILL?
It is, to some, a pleasure to prate
about expanding our territory, carry
ing our flag into the remotest regions
and pulling down empires thousands
of miles aw.iv. The expansionist takes
great glory in these things, but as a
rule he does not count the cost or stop
to explain who is going to pay the bills
that expHnsion is- heaping upon the
people. His eyes are only open to the
side of glory to be obtained through
having planted the stars and stripes
on every island of the Philippine and
West Indian groupes,' and backing It
up with a large standing army.
But when it. is remembered that it
requires 200.000 pounds of food a dcy
to supply the army in the Philippines,
and that this must be shipped across
the Pacific ocean, it begins to dawn
upon even the radical expansionist
that feeding the army is no small un
dertaking, and that this item of ex
pense alone will cause taxpapers to be
gin asking who is going to pay the
bills.
The first order for 50,000 men
has been made up by Commissary
General Weston. This is only pre
liminary, and similar orders will
follow, so there will be no Intermis
sion in the supplies. One of tha larg
est items on the list is 7,000,000 pounds
of flour. With this go 400,000 pounds
of hard bread, 30.000 pounds of crack
ers and 30,000 pounds of gingersnaps
The first order for coffee amounts to
75.000 pounds. Five thousand cases of
corned beef and 115,000 pounds of cod
fish form two important items. The
canned goods in the order include
everything which the first class grocer
usually sells. Tomatoes head the list
to the extent of 150 tons. In the list
also are 2,500 cases of green corn, 200
cases of lobster, 4,000 cases of salmon,
600 cases of fancy soups and canned
peaches, peas and apples in large quan
titles. Other item9 are 27,000 pounds
of chocolate, 2,000 cases of condenced
milk, 1,000 cases of condenced cream.
30.000 cases of evaporated fruits and
5,000 cases of oatmeal.
IMPERIALISM EXPLAINED.
RISE OF JIMENES.
THE OUTLOOK FOR WHEAT.
The outlook for American wheat
farmers is more encouraging this
season than common, that is the prob
ability for high prices is exceptionally
good. While the crop throughout the
the United States is somewhat short
the extra prtee caused by shortages
" abroad should more than make up for
the lack in quantity. It is yet too
early to arrive at definite figures con
cerning the wheat yield of 1899 the
world over, but enough is already
known to justify the belief that it will
very much less than last year, and
that heavy demand'should be great
enough to bring the price up very i
nearly to one dollar a Dusnei at sea
board points. The Hungarian min-
stry of agriculture has just issued its
annual estimate of the world's har
vest. This points to considerable de
ficiency. The wheat yield is 110,000,-
000 hectolitres below last year's yield
and about 34,000,000 short of the en
tire world's demand.
The eetimatelyield of rye is 5,000,000
Jem ifa0 ifa srf lt jer, of barley
It is given to few ambitious men to
meet the measure of success which is
the portion of General Jimenes, who
is to be president of the republic of
Santo Domingo. Ordinarily the head
of revolutionary movements in the
West Indies and Central America
takes the field against the government
and participates in a few skirmishes.
Jimenes rested in hotels far removed
from ths scene of battle, was kept ad
vised of the progress of his friends and
barring a few delays in American lock
ups, had little worry or uneasiness as
to the outcome.
The revolutionists have maintained
from the first that Santo Domingo
yearned for Jimenes and an adminis
tration fashioned according to his
views. The resignation of the execu
tive who succeeded the assassinated
president gives color to these aseer
tious, and the bloodless capitulation
of the capital strengthens Jimenes'
position. His popular victories make
the circumstances of bis detention in
Cuoa more unfortunate. Jlmines will
bear ill-will towards ail things Ameri
can and will divert trade to foreign
competitors. They will be quick to
seize this advantage. It will give
them a foothold where their advan
tages were well nigh destroyed. While
the trade with Santo Domingo Is not
large, It is enough to make a depot for
wares from Havre and Liverpool, and
Santo Domingo will not be slow in en
couraging her merchants to trade with
the Europeans. Spokesman-Review
The Manila Freedom, just before the
Oregon boys sailed for home, said
"In battle or garrison, in drill or fight,
there has been a consistent effort in
the Seiond Oregon to excel. They
have performed every duty with pains
taking care, and leave the Philippines
with the belief that the name of their
regiment stands equal to any. Several
Oregon officers have won for them
selves and state praise that is highly
appreciated. Aside from the brilliant
record of the colonel, the commanding
officers of this corps have found the
work of Oregon deserving of special
mention"
Ex-Congressman W. R. Ellis has
had a taste of public life, and like
nearly all men who have fed at the
public trough for some time, wants
more of it. News comes from Wash
ington that be is a candidate for ser-
geaot-at-arms of the bouse. Well, he
is a fine looking fellow and would add
about as much dignity to the place as
any one. And besides he has only
had about twelye years of office hold
ing, which is not nearly enough to
satisfy a man like him.
Senator Carter, of Montana, formerly
chairman of the republican national
committee, says that an income tax
ill soon be enacted for the United
States, and then the republicans will
claim tb idea as their own.
During the recent campaign in the
eight Missouri congressional district
Congressman Vandiyer delivered a
speech at Versailles, arraigning the
administration's war policy In rather
forcible terms and explaining its ira
peralistic tendencies. Wo quote -the
following from Mr. Vandivi-r's ad
dress, whicti will probably furnish
food for reflection to those who at
tempt to justify the Philippine war:
"It was said in England and in
Prance that the American colonists
were not capable of self-government.
The repubiican imperialists of today
tell us the Tagals are not capable of
self-government. In fact, thi3 is the
old plea that ambitious tyrants in all
ages have used to justify themselves
! in subjugating other peoples and
races. It is the 'holier than tbou' sort
of i eligion. George III salved his con
cience with the same unction which
William McKinley now aplies to his.
They both pretend to be waging war
to estaolish order and good govern
ment. It Is the same excuse that the
British lords once made for their ef
forts to subjugate American colonists
and their successors are now making
! to subjugate the Boers in South
! Africa.
"But what is all this war about?
What is it for? How did it come
about? The constant and persistent
effort of republican papers and bosses
has been to make it appear that is is
a part of the Spanish war. The author
of this falsehood deserves to rank with
'the father of liars.' Congress de
clared war against the Spaniards,
McKinley is carrying on war against
the Tagals. He tells us that the Phil
ippine Islands came to us as the direct
result of the war with Spain. He
knows that the Spaniards never had
control of these islands. Tbey occr
pied a few towns on the coat; tbey
held the town of Manila, but their
authority never extended twenty miles
beyond the city limits.
"After Aguinaldo and his followers
helped Dewey to drive the Spaniards
out of Manila (or Dewey helped them
to do so I care' not which way you
put it), and after peace with Spain had
been declared, and while-the peace
commissioners were considering the
terms of a treaty, Mr. McKinley,
ignoring the former declaration as
suring the world that we only intended
to wage war for the rights of humanity
and not for conquest, and that 'for
cible annexation would be criminal
aggression, ait at once iacea aoout
and demanded possession of the is
lands in the name of the United States
goyernment.
"The Filipinos have been fighting
the Spaniards at different times for
300 years, and never bad submitted to
them. Tbey now thought they had
achiev-'l their independence, but all
at once discovered that they were only
to have a change .of masters. This
they refused to agree to. and McKinley
ordered General Otis to make war
upon them. This is the whole story
in a nutshell. When the Filipinos
showed a willingness to argue the
question and reason over tt and ask
what kind of government tbey were to
have, what was McKinley's reply?
Submit to our authority and then we'll
tell you.' Absolute submission was
the demand upon them, and when he
finally sent commissioners to treat
with them what were the terms pro
posed?
"Now I invite you to consider im
perialism at its high-water - mark,
What were his terms? What was the
form of government offered them?
" 'rlrst,' said He, 'we wiu appoint a
governor general, with military power
to control your people.' Secondly,
'this military dictator is to name bis
own cabinet and all subordinate of
ficers.' Thirdly, 'on his recommenda
tion, courts will be established and
judges, marshals and other necessary
office-s will be appointed from Wash
ington. You may only elect a com
mittee to wait upon the governor gen
eral and petition for what you want.'
This was the substance of his propo
sition to them. In other words, they
were to consent for their country to
become a 'field for the fattening of
parasites' political camp followers,
repudiated and out of employment ct
home, are to be sent out as governors,
mayors, judges and marshals to admin
ister the affairs of a people ten thous
and miles away
There is no hint of any form of
self-government in all of this scheme
of political and military machinery
It is simply a military dictatorship of
the most absolute kind. There never
was a time even when a Roman
emperor proposed a more absolute
dictatorship for the government of a
conquored province. But McKinley's
friendship for the royolists of Great
Britain was not only shown by ap
pointing representatives at govern
ment expense to go over and hob-nob
with royalty in celebrating the Queen's
jubilee; be seems to have adopted the
Queen's fashion and aspires to an
equal dignity with her. She appoints
her royal governor tor India, and he
THE DIFFERENCE.
Second Lieutenant William H. Mor-
lord, u. s. A., Dorroed upon
false representations a few months ayo.
Be failed to repayt he money. Charge-
were brought against him, he was tried
by ourt-martial and sentenced to Dis
missal from the army. From the tin e
of the trial to the time of President
McKinley's approval of the findings
was less than sixty davs. Morford w; s
punished by dismissal.
Jiieutnant JNeall, U. a A., sjjuar -
dered $1,600 of government fund?.
Friends made good the loss, but Neall
was charged with theft, by court
martial and sentenced to dismissal.
The government lost nothing, but
President McKinley approved the
findings within tixtv days after tblev
were submitted to him.
A second lieutenant was convicted
of occupying a room at Nashville, with
a woman not bis wife. He was charged
with conduct unbecoming an omi-er
and gentleman, triea by court-mart;l
and sentenced to dishonorable dis
missal from the service. President
McKinley approved the findings wit hin
thirty days after thev were submitted
to him.
Captain Oberun M. uarter wa
charged with stealing $1, '500,000 from
the government by forged vouchers
and dishonest work. He was tried b;
conrt martial presided oyer by Genera
Otis. He was found guilty, sentenced
to imprisonment. Hoe, dishonorable clis-
cnarge and tne facts oi bis guilt oi-
dered published one year in the papers
of his home town. The findings of the
Carter court-martial were submitted
to President McKinley one year, four
months and three days ago. He has
not yet approved or disapproved -the
findings. Carter still wears the uni
form of a captain in the United States
army and continues to draw a captain's
full pay. Astoria Budget.
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THE EJSD IS JSOl' TET.
President Loubet's assertion that
the findin? of the present couT,-martlal
will be accepted by all Frenchmen as
an expression of hope, rather than an
expression of fact. The president of
the French republic, as weil as M. de
Freycinet, evidently deems it neses-
sarytosay something of this sort to
quiet the public mind and encourage
order. It is generally known, how
ever, that the decision of the court-
martial will not satisfy all Frenchmen
that many are sure to be disgusted
and inflamed over the decision, what
ever the result may be. If Drejfns
should be acquitted some of the gener
als who are hounding him would
probably commit suicide. Others of
them would certainly feel inclined to
lead an anti Juif movemment promo
tive of grave .disorders and involving
even the life of the government. The
acquittal of the accused would certainly
not be accepted as an end of the war
on the Jews by all Frenchmen. On
the other band, the conviction of
Dreyfus is sure to be followed by a
further loss of confidence In the nation
and its institutions. Dreyfus may be
guilty, but the evidence produced
against him is not sufficient to justify
his conviction or to satisfy all the
people of France. If accused Is ac
quitted be will have 'to be retired, and
will doubtless find it necessary to leave
the conntry to save his life. In case
of conviction his friends will strive
in every possible manner to
secure a revison of the second sentence.
On what ground would attorneys base
their application? This would not be
a difficult question in trials before
American or English courts; provided
counsel lor tne prisoner bad saved ex
ceptions to the remarkable .rulings of
the court martial both as to the ad
missibility of testimony and the
latitudinous scope of the investigation.
No effort seems to have been made to
confine the military tribunal to the
line marked out by the court of cassa
tion, ibe JNew York Sun mentions
one ground on which a revision might
be secured. It is the ground on which
the first sentence was annulled. Ac
cused must depend upon the discovery
of new fact' or documents tending to
establish his innocence, but unknown
to the military tribunal by which
sentence was passed. Such facts
and documents are believed to
be in the possession of the German
and Italian governments, and in
disposed as Kaiser William seems
just now to offend tne military party
in France, he will scarcely be able to
resist the appeals that will be address
ed to him from ail parts of the civilized
world to save an innocent man from a
second unjust conviction. According
to a telegram from Rome, the Italian
government has expressed a willing
ness to furnish the defenders of Drejfus
with exculpatory evidence at the
present trial, but has been held back
by Kaiser William, who considers that
the public announcement made by the
German government, that it never had
any relations, direct on indirect,
with the accused officer ought to suf
fice. The "affaire" will not end with
the judgment of the court martial. It
is so helpless entangled with the
reputation of the French army and
French politics and religion that
President Loubet and other patriotic
Frenchmen, as well as intelligent out
siders, must see that whatever the
result may be at Rennes the trouble
must be carried back to Paris.
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FOREIGNERS DON'T PAY IT.
Protectionist orators and protec
tionists journals have for years labored
to convince the public that a protec
tive duty was a blesting to the people
of America because the "foreign ex
porters paid the duty" and were thus
made to help bear the burdens of
sustaining this government. Their
argument was that the foreign ex
porter must pay the duty upon bis
products before he could get them
tbruugh our ports of entry and upon
our' markets, therefore he, not the
American consumer, was the party
taxed. It has all along been contend
ed by the autl-protectionists that it was
not true, and now comes the Oregonian,
a staunch republican paper, and dis
proves, by illustration, the fallacy of
the protectionists' argument. It says:
"A Willamette valley correspondent
writes as follows.
" 'Will the Oregonian please state
when it was that the government put
a duty ti burlap and burlap sacks? It
has been reported that the Macduff,
now lying in port, had trouble n dis
charging her cargo of burlap owing to
the heavy duty the goyernment had
imposed on such articles. Some of the
people think this i only a bluff ia
order to keep up the price of the
article.'
'The duty was levied by the govern
ment under the act of 1897, and the
Macduff experienced qo delay in dis
charging her cargo for the simple
reason that the farmer paid the duty,
just as he paid the freight, the insur
ance charges, and every other item of
expense in connection with the cargo
of grain bags, from the time it left the
Calcutta exporter's hands until it
reached the local railroad station
nearest his farm. In the case of the
Macduff, the $51,000 duty which was
paid was advanced by three firms in
Portland that had previously added
the sum to the price of the bags.
"This case illustrates the iniquity
or injustice of a system which is add
ing much to the burdens of the pro
ducer of the Pacific coasti Previous
to 1897 there was but little change
from year to year in the price of bags
on the Jfacine coast. Calcutta prac
tically supplies the world with bags,
and accordingly the price is establish
ed in that port. With no duty to pay
and nothing but the freight and in
surance to add to the Calcutta price.
the Pacific coast importer felt reason
ably safe in ordering enongh bags in
excess of those actually needed to
guard against anything like such a
shortage as would have existed this
season, bad the Macduff failed to ar
rive. Not caring to have several
thousand dollars tied up In duties, im
porters bought sparingly, and nothing
bu the arrival of the Macduff pre
vented bags advancing to 8 or 9 cents,
and perhaps higher.
"The duty on Calcutta grain bags at
tne present time is t of a cent per
pound and 15 cents ad valorem,
amounting to 1 1-5 cents per sack. On
burlap It is i of a cent per pound and
15 per cent ad valorem. Hupcloth
pays 45 per cent ad valorem, the
valuation In each case being on the
Calcutta price. Portland importers
forestalled the effect of the Dingley
bill in 1897 by getting in enough bags
before it went into effect to supply all
demands for that year. Ordinarily it
might be expected that they would
take advantage of their bargain and
add the tariff to the price, but
strong business rivalry among the
arms that imported the bags enabled
the farmer to secure bis stock at the
same prices as prevailed in 1896. Last
year the total failure of the California
grain crop left a surplus of over 15,000,
000 bags on the markets of Portland
and San Francisco. In the anxiety
to get rid of the surplus stocks, prices
were cut right and left, and the aver
age lor tne season was little, if any,
above that of the year previous, when
dealers had secured the du ty
free.
"Under these circumstances, it is
seen that this is the first year when
the effect of the bag duty can be
viewed in its proper light Un
favorable tariff legislation has hamper
ed our trade with the Orient, and
driven much of the business away form
our shores. This loss was heavy hut
difficult to particularize. The $51,
000 which the farmers of Oregon and
Washington lost on the Macduff's
cargo is so plainly apparent that ef
forts snouia oe made to secure a
revision of the tariff which will place
the Pacific coast wheat grower on the
equal footing with his Australian and
Argentine competitors."
Here is an illustration of the work
ings of a protective tariff fully demon
stratea ana is comes irom a source
which the protectionists cannot ques
tion, for it is one of their own organs,
And if the consumer pays the duty on
grain bags, is it not true that he pays
the tax on every dutiable article he
consumes, and also a tax to the home
producer of protected articles equal to
the tariff imposed on like foreign im
ports? And it is not false that the
foreigner pays the tax?
EDITORIAL NOTES.
General Otis has offered to the in
habitants a so called home government
which is little short of a despotism, as
all authority is vested in the military
governor. Whether it will be ac
cepted remains to be seen, but if it is
it will aid in bringing the Tagals into
subjugation.
Brigadier-General Hale is confident
thai the American forces in the Philip
pines will whip Aguinaldo, but he will
not venture a prediction in regard to
the time it will take. The American
people will probably see another
presidential election decided before
the end of the war is reached.
War between England and the
Transvaal republic seems inevitable,
the republic having refused to grant
the demands of the British govern
ment, and now we will see what the
greatest bluffer in the world will do.
Certainly it will find the hardest fight
it has had in half a century when it
undertakes to discipline the Boers.
The Pacific Democrat, published at
Portland by Thomas and Milton Har
lan, made its appearance on the 5th.
It starts out advocating direct legis
lation, antl imperialism, government
ownership of railroads, telegraphs,
mines, etc., tree coinage or gold and
silver, and a graduated income tax.
From a careful perusal of the paper,
one is rather lead to believe that it is
started under a wrong name. It should
have been the "Pacific Populist."
However it may improve with age.
Italy is protecting herself, system
atically against hailstorms by firing
cannons. Several hundred villages on
the slopes of the Alps and ot the Ap
ennines have established firing sta
tions, where two or three cannons are
kept which are fired at a signal from
the weather observer. The results are i
said to be astonishing. In none of 1
CITY DADS MEET.
In the Council Chamber What They Did
For the City' Benefit.
The regular meeting of the city
council was held last evening with
Mayor Kuck in the chair, and Council
men Kellar, Clough, Johns, Gunning,
Stephens, Johnston, Shackelford and
Mlchelbach, In attendance.
The minutes of the last meeting was
read and approved, after which the
application of the fire patrol to be ad
mitted as members of the department,
was read. Tbsl was heretofore sub
mitted for consideration to the com
mittee on fire and water, which com
mittee reported that tbey were not
yet ready to report and were given an
extension of time. Upon the motion
of Counoilman Gunning of the fire and
water committee, that committee was
authorized to purchase the necessary
hose and nozzles required by the fire
department.
Recorder Gates was instructed to
advertise for bids for the opening up
and grading of Federal street from
Alvord to Clay.
The judiciary committee recom
mended that deeds be issued to Charles
Phillips and Mr. Giffurd for the prop
erty which they have purchased from
the city in accordance with the appli
cation made by said parties.
On motion of Councilman Johns the
select committee on electric lights was
instructed to endeavor to make a
reasonable contract with the electrio
light company to furnish street lights
for The Dalles City.
The reports of officers were read and
accepted and ordered placed on file.
The recorder was ordered to draw up
an ordinance licensing boot blacks,
before the next meeting of the council.
After the consideration of bills the
council adjourned to meet on the
evening of Tuesday, September 12.
The treasurer's report which was as
follows was submitted to the council:
these villages did hail fall this summer, ! Aug 1BBlance cash in general
while neighboring districts have suf
fared from the usual number of storms.
fund $3,741 17
Cash received during month.. 385 17
Advertised Letters.
Following is the list of letters re
maining unclaimed in The Dalles post
I office Friday, Sept. 8tb, 1899. Persons
I calling for same will please give the
date on which they were advertised:
Mrs. E Allison, Mrs. Elliott,
Miss Ida Hull, Miss A F Roth,
Edna Thompson, Mrtle Thompson,
Mrs. J Thompson, Mrs. Vail Wheeler,
Bert Coaklin, G G Clarke,
G E Carlm, F Geurllyn,
Mahlon Grisham, John Hicks,
W B Hubbert, H N Haynes,
Carl Johnson, Louis C Lareng,
Chas. Murry, John H. Martin,
A F Moore, M J Parsons,
A H Rodes, H M Brayial,
Peter Saltzman, F J Sicbler,
W Senlo, A J Shepherd.
B. H. Riddell, P. M,
Beauty Is Blood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets. Candv Cathar
tic clean vour blood and keeD it clean, bv
stirring up tne lazy uver ana driving all im
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
banish pimples, bona, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets. beautv for ten cents. All druir-
gisu, oausiacuon guaranteed, 1UC, zac, auc.
Total ..$4,128 34
By warrants issued 573 66
Sept 1, To cash in general
fund 3,552 66
Bills were read and allowed accord
ing to the recommendation of the
judiciary committee which was as fol
lows: N D Hughes, marshal $ 75 00
G A Phirman, nigbtwatchman 60 00
C J Crandall. treasurer 20 00
Geo Brown, engineer 75 00
Ned Gates, recorder 50 00
Dalles Water Works, water
rent for August 50 00
Mays & Crowe, fire plugs and
mdse 258 10
J N Lauer, work on hose cart. . 6 25
W A Johnston, mdse 1 50
F S Gunning, repairs 17 60
Eugene Christman, hauling
hose cart : 2 50
Wm Henzie, hauling 1 00
earnest Jordan, tauung hose
cart to fire 2 50
Ellis, Dayis & Co hauling 6 ;5
5 00
Biliousness
"I have need your valuable CASCA
RETS and find them perfect. Couldn't do
without them. I have used them for some time
for indigestion and biliousness and am now com-
8 lately cured. Recommend them, to every one.
nee tried, you will never be without them In
the family.1' EDW. A. MABX, Albany, N. Y.
ft CATHARTIC 4
TMAOI MARK OWTSMO T
Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do
Good, Merer Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. lOo. 2Sc. Me.
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
Urlfe few? Caafur, Chltaf. ItmI, Irw Tar. StI
nU'lU-OAb gists to CalJCJiTooaoooUablu
O. B. A N. ELECTION.
L Blohlar Retains the Presidency bf the
Company.
Portland. 3ept. 7. A. L. Mohler
was re-elected president of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company at a
meeting of the board of directors held
BIO DEAL. IM MKXICAN LAUD,
Texas, Chicago and New York Capitalists
Boy Three Million Acres.
Chicago, Sept. 6. A deal Involving
the transfer of 3,000,000 acres of land
in the states ot Nuevo Leon and Tamau
Upas. Mexico, was concluded In
Chicago today by L. L. Summerlin, of
San Antonio, with Chicago and New
York capitalists. Mr. Summerlin,
speaking of the deal, said:
"This property is one of the richest
on the continent. There is a heavy
deposit of asphalt, probably the largest
in America, with petroleum and many
valuable timbers such as mahogany,
rosewood, black ebony and cedar. It
is situated in the northern part of
Mexico and borders on the gulf. It is
the intention to build tip a commercial
and industrial center .at some point on
it. Seventy-five thousand head of
cattle and 20,000 head of horses and
mules go with the land.
"Much of this property is already
under cultivation, raising excellent
crops of sugar cane, corn, cotton and
coffee. Refrigerated meats will be
shipped to Cuba and Porto Rico. In
addition to this, large tanneries will
be built. We can obtain large sup
plies of caustic dyewood, which is also
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The only ' used for tanning from this Dronertv."
other changes made in the personnel
of the officers were that Fred V. S.
Crosby was choosen to succeed Arnold
Marcus as treasure, and Alexander
Miller io succeed H. C. Tracey as as
sistance secretary.
Previous to the meeting of the board
of directors, a meeting of the stock
holders was held, at which a new board
of directors were chosen. The person-1
For a few days he said he would not
be at liberty to give the names of the
persons making the purchase. Several,
million dollars will change hands in the
transaction, the first million being de
posited today. Mr. Summerlin will
leave for his borne in Texas tomorrow.
Porto Rlean Belief.
New York, Sept. 6. The Cential
,1 of the new board is the same as the Porto RIcan committee has decided to
2 50
10
Clarke & Falk have a full line of
house, carriage, wagon, and barn
paints, manufactured by James E. Pat-
ton, Milwaukee, Wis,
00
00
ClarKe & ram nave received a car
load of the celebrated James E Patton,
strictly pure liquid paints.
Clarke & Falk have secured the ex
clusive agency for James E. Pattons
celebrated mixed paints in Klickitat,
Kititas and Skamania Co's. Wash.
Wasco, Crook, Gilliam, Sherman and
Wbeller Co,s. Oregon.,
Chris Payette, hauling..
rerguson Bros., nauiing 1 00
Bert Humphrey, labor 2 25
Wm Henzie, hauling hose cart
'Max Vogt & Co. cast iron grat
ing
Jacob Weddle, labor
C Heppner, labor 1
A Estebenet, labor 2 00
Mr Burget, labor 1
D. Williams, labor 3 00
J Hagan, laSor 3 00
ti is Hood, hauling
J T Peters & Co, mdse 10 43
Ward & Kobertsoo, hauling... 10 50
Earnest Patton, labor, 43 20
Chas Jones, labor 40 20
W K Brown, labor 2 80
T T Faonon, labor 42 20
L F Rhodes, labor 5 20
Edward Frantz. lator 1 20
J H Thompson, labor 5 00
Mrs E Julian, 17 meals 2 25
JN D Hughes, killing three dogs 3 00
John Crate, special police 2 00
D W Woodrow, special police.. 2 00
Paul Paulson, special police. ... 2 00
Ask your grocer for Clark & Falk's
flavoring extracts.
Just before the special election in
the eighth Missouri district the other
day the Globe-Demo:rat remarked
that Governor Stephens was making a
desperate effort to save his friend
Shackelford from defeat, but when the
vote was counted It was discovered
Shackleford didn't need much "sav
ing" for be carried the district by aa
increased majority.
The Bicycle Doctor.
When your wheel is sick and in need
of fixing take it to Charlie Burchtorf, J
Second street, next to Gunning's
blacksmith shop. Full line of bicycle
supplies carried in stock. Agent for'
the celebrated Rambler. tf
TYf A T 7T A pure food tonic.
EXTRACT orating. For sale
only at the MIDWAY.
Edncmte Yonr Bowels With Cascarets.
Candv Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
tOe. 26c II C C. C. fail, druggists refund money.
All the latest and most popular
magazines and periodicals can now be
bad a Jaoobsea Book A Music Co. jyll I
Clark & Falk's flavoring extracts are
fresh and pure Ask jour grocer for
old one, with the exception that Sam
ual Carr, C. S. Mellen and Daniel
Lamont were dropped and Mortimer
Li Schiff, Winslow S. Pierce and D. W.
Cornish elected. Mr. Schiff is a son of
Jacob Schiff, of New York; Mr. Pierce
Is a general counsel for the Uoion Pac
ific and Mr. Cornish is president of i
the Oregon Short line and vice-presid
ent of the Union . Pacific. E- H.
Harriman was elected chairman of the
board of directors.
Officers of the company re-elected
were: A. L. Mohler, president; W. W.
Cotton, secretary; E. S. Benson, gener
al aulitor; G. E. Witblngton assistant
treasure; Charles C. Bearaan, counsel, !
and W. W. Cotton, general attorney.
A new executive board was chosen,
composed of Messrs. Harriman, Corn
ish, Pierce, Schiff Bull and Cannon.
1 be old board of directors was com
posed as follows: W. L. Bull. H. W.
Cannon, C. S. Mellen, Daniel Lamont,
E. H. Harriman. Samuel Carr, A L,
Mohler, H. W. Corbett, H. W. Scott,
Miles C. Moore, W. M. Ladd, W. B
Ayersand A. L. Mills.
As stated, the only change In the
new board ia the dropping of Mellen
and Lamont, who represented the
Northern Pacific interests, aad Samuel
Carr. Thus it will be seen that the
Northern Pacific has no representation
on the new board. The Great North
ern, on the other hand, is represented
W .L. Bull and W. H. Cannon, who
represents the Great Northern on-lhe
old board, are re-elected on the new
one.
The annual report shows gross re
ceipts for the year ending July 1, 1899,
87,005.979.65 against 86,895,392.29 for
previous year. " Operating expenses
for 1899, 84,288,272.68 against 84,106,
060.36 for the previous year. Net
earnings for 1899, 82,790,814. For 1808
2,867,198. The charges against net
earnings 81,577,687, against 81,903.343
in 1898. Surplus for 1899, 81,212.836.
send broadcast through the country an
appeal to churches for aid, and copies
of the appeal to all the banks in the
country, to be posted wbere they can
be seen, to revive the contributions to
the relief fund. The secretary of war
will be required to abk the various
committees throughout the United
btates to communicate witn the cen
tral committee for the purpose of or
ganizing the work of relief.
Wreck on the Brie.
Meadville. Pa., Sept. 6. An open
switch on the Erie railroad caused a
colllssion between a freight and pas.
senger train this morning near this
city. The passenger train was running
at 60 miles an hour when the wreck
occurred. Engineers Arnold, of the
passenger, and Schaeffer.of the freight,
and a tramp named Kirsch was in
stantly killed. Three other men wtre
lnj ured.
Chamberlain Is Bopernl.
London, Sopt. I. This morning's
news sheds no new light on the Trans
vaal crisis. Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies, remains at the
colonial office, and other cabnet minis
ters are either here or on the way to
the city. The general opinion tends
to the belief that the cabinet council
will result In an ultimatum, followed
by immediate back-down on the part
of the Boers, or the commencement of
hostilities by Great Brltian.
against 8963,855 for the previous year,
Do you need a wrapper for home
wear? Pease & Mays are selling 75c,
85c, and 81.00 wrappers at 59 cents.
Wow is tne season wnen oysters are
the most delicious. The best quality
is to be found at Keller's confectionary.
augzts-zw
Not too hot and not too cold
Just the days for paint we're told.
The Butler Drug Co. have the best in
town. It dosen't pay to use anything
else. W.
Clark & Falk's flavoring extracts are
resh and pure. Ask your grocer for
tuem
Train Broke In Two.
Williamson, W. Va., Sept. 6. A
freight train on the Norfold & West
ern broke in two this morning and the
two sections came together in the Din-
gess tunnel. Brakeman Archer and
Booth, Fireman ' Cdaffln and four
tramps were killed.
Tne Thirtieth Leaves for Frisco.
Chicago, Sept. 6. The Thirtieth
regiment, which has been recruited at
Fort Sheridan, left today for San Fran
cisco. Fully bait the men in the
regiment have seen previous military
service.
Hew Are Year KMaeys ff
Dr. Hobbs'SnaradrosPfllBnnrik&ll kMnHlll. n.
pie free. Add. bierllng Hemedj Co, Chicago or ti. 1
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that the nnrtral
has been duly appointed by the Ron. Count
Court of the Stale of Oregon for Wasco County
administrator of the Estate of Antone Jerome,
deceased. All persons having claims aimlim
said deceased or his estate are hereby notified
to present the same, properly verified, to mi at
my omce In Dalles 'City, Oregon, within six
months from the date of this notioe.
iatea this Slst day of August, ltMi.
R. P. jinnnv
Administrator of the estate of An tone Jeroma.