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SATtJRDAY.. SEPTEMBER 16, 1899
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Daily.
HarrisPii Dufur Is a guest at
Mrs,
the UmatHlaa House.
C. E. Mover, of Tygh Valley, is in
the city today.
Miss Lizzie Bates went to Grass
Valley today -where sbe will visit
friends for a few weeks.
A large brass door key was picked
up several days ago. Owner can have
same by applying at this office and
paying the cost of this notice.
Miss Salioa Phirman is renderad
unable to fulfill her duties as teacher
in the public school today on account
of sickness. Her place la filled by
Miss Spink.
Hon. M. A. Miller and family, of
Lebanon, spent the day visiting in
the city. Mr. Miller is a prominent
druggist in his borne town and one of
the democratic ware horse of Linn
county.
The Red men conferred the chief's
degree on four worthy and well tried
warriors at their wigwam lust night.
Thev also appointed a committee to
scout the forest for venison for the
next kindling of the council brand.
Marshal Hughes is Kid up today
with a severe attack of toothache and
is unable to perform his amies. Night
watchman Phirmrn is acting as marsh
al today and a substitute will be put
on in Mr. Pbirman's place tonight.
Dad Butts acts as agent for the sale
or purchase of farms, ranches, dairies
and lots, and rents houses or finds
.houses for rent, for any one. If you
need any of these commodities do not
over look i Dad. He will fix you up
right.
Judge Bradshaw returned last night
from Hillsboro." where be and Mrs.
Bradshaw went, several days ago
Mrs. Bradshaw will visit her sister-in-
law for some time in hope that the
change of climate will benefit her
health.
The funeral of John H. Hepler, who
died at his home on the brakes of the
Deschutes near the free bridge, was
held yestereay afternoon from Mi'
chell's Uundertaking parlors. The
remains ' were layed awaj in the city
cemetery. '
i Wasco county's "short" wheat crop
is proving so "long" that farmers have
discovered that there was not enough
machinery in the country to harvest
it, and two new steam threshers were
taken into the Eight-Mile country
yesterday to begin work there.
Marshal Hughes arrested a man
and woman from Portland yesterday
in compliance with a request from the
authorities of that town. The two
were man and wife and stated that
their name was Wilson. The order
that the marshal received stated that
they had stolen a team and wagon.
The stolen property was found in
Ward & Robertsons stable but Wilson
asserts that he came by the same
honestly. Further instructions are
expected today and Mr. Vilson and
wife will be held until the instructions
arrive. :
Sheriff Kelly appeared before the
county courii at its recent term re
questing its leniency on thecollectlon
of unpaid taxes, to the 1st Monday in
November, stating as bis reason that
the time to be allowed would permit
farmers to market their grain and re
ceive money to meet their obligations,
the court has granted bis request, with
the understanding that at said time it
would order a warrant placed on the
roll compelling him to immediately
proceed .by levy and sale to collect all
taxes remaining unpaid. "A word to
the wise is sufficient.''
In the Cold Springs coun try, Uma
tilla county, it is claimed that Gillett's
threshing outfit rau out 3500 sacks last
Friday. The East Oregon ian says of
this performance: - Fbirty five hun
dred sacks of wheat will make some
thing like 8000 bushels. Heretofore,
2000 sacks has been regarded as the
limit of accomplishment for the thresh
ing machines of the largest size. This
time, it is claimed, the day's run was
begun long before the ordinary hour
for starting, and the -men worked far
into the night, using lanterns after
the sun went down."
E. E. .Ly tie, president of the Colum
bia Southern railroad, has been look
ing over the field to be traversed by
the line which is to be extended this
winter a distance of 43 miles south of
its present terminus at Moro. He
says surveyors have been in the field
all season, cross sectioning the line
as far as Cross .Hollows, and an easy
grade has been found all the way
with a comparatively l'gbt series of
cuts and fills. The coutnry to be tap
ped by the extension is rich in agri
cultural and grazing resources, and
the new town, Shaniko,to be establish
ed at Cross Hollows will be a dis
tributing point for a large territory of
Crook, Wheeler and Grant counties.
Work on the extension will be com
menced within 10 days, and several
hundred men will be given employ
ment until June 1, by which time he
hopes to have the extension completed.
From Thursday's Dally.
W. H. Moore, of Moro, is in the city
today.
A carload of Monitor drills just re
ceived at W. A. Johnston's.
Farquar McRae, of Antelope, ar
rived from Portland last night.
A special meeting of the Hook &
Ladder Co. will be held at the council
chamber tonight.
Two carloads of sneep were shipped
last night, to the Portland yards, by
Mr. Ketchum.
A. A.. Bonnev brought in about
150 head of prime mutton sbeep to the
local markets yesterday.
Miss Cassie Thorborn, of Kingsley
is a guest at the Umatilla House, bav
ing returned last evening from a visi
to friends in Vancouver.
Quite a large band of cattle belong'
in? to James Kellv were brought over
rom KucKitac county r.oaay. iney
are en route to Sherman county.
Mrs. Charles Hilton and daughter,
Miss Florence, who have been visiting
Dalles friends for the past wek, left
for their home in Portland this morn
ing.
Owing toother entertainments being
set for Friday evening, the entertain
ment that was to have been given at
the Christian church that evening
will be postponed one week.
Hon. J. N. Williamson, representa
tive of Crook county and one of the
most prominent sheep men of that
section, arrived in the city from fort
land this morning and left for bis home
to-day.
A report is current today that Henry
Deitzel has discovered a very rich cop
per ledge at Che place where he has
been prospecting near the Meadows.
If this is true be can rest easy for the
remainder of his life as far as worldly
wealth is concerned.
Cattle shipments from Pendleton
over the Washington & Columbia road
aro brisk this season. Six cars wen
out on the 10th of this month, 10 cars
will go out on the 20tb, and 60 cars are
billed to go out between the 15th and
the 18th, to British Columbia points
The big J. E. Smith jhipment of .0,000
sbeep for the East will go over this
road some time this month.
Harry W. Kelly left this morning
for Victor where he will in a short
time take charge of the school in tha
district. At present, they are com
pleting a fine two room school build'
ing, which will accommodate about
150 pupils, and both rooms will be
fairly well filled as there are about one
hundred school children in the Victor
district.
While Walter H. Moore of Moro
was in town today be was waited on by
a number of prominent citizens, head'
ed by Jud Fish, who presented him
with a petition aking him to change
the name of his new town, at the pro
posed southern terminus of the Colum
bia Southern, from Sanko, as the Ore'
gonian has it, or Sbaoiko as nearly
everybody else has it, to Sckerneckaw,
the true name, or else let it continue
to be known by its old time-honored
name of Cross-hollows.
, Last, nigit, Detectivs Uornado ar
rived in the city from Portia nd for the
purpose o( taking back the man Wil
son and his family who were arrested
here a few days since for the larceny
of a team and wagon. He left this
morning with tbem, while the stolen
property was shipped back to Port
land on the boat. If our Dalles officers
continue to catch these escaping from
Muknomab county justice, in the fu
ture, as successfully as they have in the
past, they will earn a merited reputa
tion. "Kid" Moore, the morphine fiend,
who was arrested yesterday morning
under suspicion of having started the
fire under the steam laundry buiidinf ,
was tried before Recorder Gates this
morning for vagrancy, as the evidence
was insufficient to warrant his being
tried for the other crime, and he was
sentenced to three days in the city
jail. At the expiration of that time
he will probably be invited to leave
town oh short notice and it is Lot
likely that any one outside of the cltv
marshal will turn out to see him go.
Mr. Mason, who is interested in the
newly discovered coal mines on tbe
Columbia river near Astoria, returned
from that place yesterday. A corpor
ation has been formed for the purpose
of opening up and developing the
mioe, and Mr. Summers, the mining
engineer, who will superintend the
work is positive that in ninety days
after they begin operations they will
have a splendid quality of coal on the
market. Id this case, and there is no
doubt that Mr. Summers knows what
he is talking about, the stock of the
mine will be worth par inside of four
months. The mine is located within
a couple of hundred feet of the Colum
bia river and the coal can be carried
across the railroad track and loaded on
boats with scarcely any trouble. The
only surprise about the matter is that,
the mine was not opened up sooner.
STILL ANOTHER FIRE.
Coufec.
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....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.
Poultry Netting.
Fruit Netting.
Carpenters' Tools.
Wrought Iron Pipe.
Plumbing Goods.
Marlin and Winchester Rifles.
Fishing Tackle.
Bicycle Sundries.
Crawford, Cleveland and Golden Eagle Bicycles.
Delft Blue and White Enameled Ware.
Complete Line of Spraying Material for Fruit Growers.
Dunn's No. 1 Spray, also Lime, Sulphur and Salt
Garland Stoves and Steel Ranges.
In addition to the above we run a Tin and Plumbing Shop,
Bicycle Repair Shop and General Machine Shop.
Our Grocery Line is complete in every respect
Give us a call before buying elsewhere.
MAIEE & BEFi.
From Friday's Daily.
Fresh oysters at A. Keller's
tionary.
Tonight
Firemens grand ball
At the vogt opera nouse.
Fresh Olympia oysters at the Palace
of Sweets, tf
George N. Maddock, of JGoldendaie,
is in the city today.
Polk and O. K. Butler, of Nansene,
are in the city today.
Don't forget sale of Flannels Popu
laira Pease and Mays.
Vv. H. Patison, of Dufur, is In the
city on a business trip.
E. E. Bartholemew, of Heppner, is a
guest at the Umatilla House.
G. A. Tavlor representative of Glass
& Prudbomme, is in the city.
25 yards for $1.00 is remarkable. See
Pease and Mays. Saturday Sale.
T. B. Staoleton and family, cf
Goldendale.are visiting Dalles friends
Olympia oysters, served in every
style, at the falace ol sweets, u
Frank Gabel, of Wapinitia, is visit
ing friends in the city and transacting
business.
Saturdav the 16th don,t mean all
month but one day. Flannels Popu
liara at Pease & Mays.
Weinhard's beer-on draught at only
one house in the city, the Columbia
Hotel,
Clyde T. Bonny, the enterprising
vounsr Hood River business, man was
a the "ity last evening.
Fred Youmr and F. C. Marden ar
rived in The Dalles yesterday in m
their home at Ridgeway.
The entrance to the ball this even
ing will be through the rear door,
Tickets will be on sale at the entrance.
Five thoroughbred pointer puppies,
three months old. for sale cheap. See
Fred Lemke. s5 lm
Clarke & Falk have received a car
load of the celebrated James B Patton,
strictly pure liquid paints.
About .1500 railroad laborers have
been thrown out of work by the stop
page of railroad building in the Clear
water country and on the Snak-, but
all may yet continue at railroad work
in Washington and Idaho.
Ed Parker brought down from Crook
county a very peculiar rock, says the
Albany Herald. It is a hard forma
tion and contains a number of petri
fied acorns. It is a very interesting
piece of rock, and worth an examina
tion. Mr. Joseph Sherar, who is in the
city from his home at Sherar's Bridge
showed us a specimen of granite to
day the equal of which would indeed
be bard to find. He has had it
polished by Mr. Cominl and it bas a
magnificent lustre when finished. Mr.
Sherar bas discovered two quarries on
his place near the bridge in which
there is an abundance of fine stoce
that will be a great value at some
future day as such quarries are rare in
this state.
Senator Simon will start east im
mediately to urge the claims of Port
land as a port for Mauila bound trans
ports, and it nows appears that General
Charles F. Beebe, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, will accompany
hinr. Mr. Williams, of the Northern
Pacific Lumber Company, asked that
Geoeral Beebe be substituted in his
blace and as the general is regarded as
one of the most fit persons for such a
mission, he has practically agreed to
go. With Senator Simon's influences
and General Beebe's diplomacy, it is
not doubted that Oregon's position
will be placed before the department
with all possible emphasis, The exact
day of departure is not determined.
It is likely that Senator Simon will
leave tonight.
E. S. Penfield. of Canyon City, is in
the city today. Mr. Pen fie Id is an old
resident of The Dalles havi ng been in
business here in early days. From
here he went to Canyon City where be
bas since made bis borne. He is ac
quainted with many of the early set
tlers and takes great pleasure in meet-
ng those who are still Jbere and con
versing witn them about by gone days.
He is a charter member of the Con
gregational church of The Dalles and
is here for the purpose of taking part
n the celebration of the 40th anni
versary of that cburcn wnicn win be
celebrated bext Sunday.
Joe Straus went up the sloughs for a
duck hunt early this morning and on
his return he had a strange story to
tell. He scared up hundreds of ducks
but got within range of but three He
opened fire on them with a repeating
shotgun and the first two shots did
not phase the garre while the third
brought all three down in a heap. He
gathered up his birds and started home
and when he reached the ice bouse
on the edge of town be sat down to
light a cigarette. While doing sc,
one of the birds after being carried
500 yards, got up and flew away. All
who disire are welcome to believe
the story about a duck playing possum,
but cigarette smokers should take v a
moral from the above and refrain from
Indulging in tbeuse of "coffin screws.'
The catch of fall salmon is hardly
up to what Is hoped for, but it is ex
pected that there will be a better run
of fiah before long. There is only one
wheel running at the cascades now,
and some fish are being taken at this
place, A ton and a half were captured
in a seine a day or two ago, about 40
per cent of which were steelbeads and
the remainder silversides. Seufert
Bros, are also catching quite a num
ber, but Everding & Farrell .have no
Idea that they can purchase enought
to keep their cannery rnnning, and
look torward to bringing what they
get there down the river to be canned.
There are so many traps and other
devices for catching the fish down the
river that any salmon to reach the
dalles needs to have a pilot's license
and co stick to the middle of the
channel and run by day.ight only. A
few specimens-of the humpback salmon
were caught, all of which were thrown
out on the bank as worthless.
This is the Third During the Month in
auil Around the Laundry.
Many have remarked during the
last few weeks how frequently the fire
alarm has been sounded, and it is also
noticeable what effective work the
department has done in extinguishin
thein all without allowing the flames
to spread or destroying any great
amount of property.
At about 8;30 this morning a fire
broke out in some bailed hay, which is
stored under the old steam laundry
building on Front street, and in a few
moments had gained quite a headway
The Columbias and Jacksons, as well
as the Hook and Ladder Company, did
not allow any grass to grow under
their feet and were on the scene in a
few moments having connected up to
the plug at the corner of Second and
Court and the one at the D. P. & A, N
corner. Ine stream Trom second
street proved sufficient, however, to
overcome the flames and they were
put out in less than ten minutes.
The prompt arrival of the Hook and
Ladder Company aided greatly at the
tire, since It would have been difficult
for tne firemen to descend from the
sidewalk to a convenient place to turn
o:i u stream, without the aid of the
ladders and with the, new equip
ments thev will prove lnvaiuaoie in
future emergencies.
A morphine fiend named Kid Moore
was seen running tnrougn tne aiiey
back of Peast & Mays store shortly
after the fire started and he was ar
rested on suspicion as an incendery.
When caught by Mr. Phirman he had
straw on the back of his coat, that led
to the belief that he had been sleeping
on the bay. tie ftas oeen piacea in
jail and will be examined as to what
he knows about ibe matter. He may
have been smoking cigarettes and
dropped some-sparks among the hay and
after starting the fire ran fearing that
he would be punished for starting the
blaze. He is a tough character and it
,is more than likely that he will be
given as short a time as possible to
leave town.
Emma C. Morse were married, Rev,
Mr. Moffit, pastor of the Westminster
Presbytarian church, officiating. The
wedding was unostentatious, only im
mediate relatives being present. After
spending a few days visiting on the
sound, Mr. and Mrs. Riddell will come
to The Dalles, where Mr. Riddell has
furnished a home on Fourth street
This bappy event will be pleasantly
received by the many friends of the
contracting parties both here and in
Portland. Everybody in The Dalles
knows Mr. Riddell, and his bride bas
many friends here who will extend to
her a cordial welcome as a resident of
the city.
A Promising Mining Town.
Mrs. Forwood, who returned, from a
visit to friends at Sumpter yesterday
states that on her arrival there, and
in fact durins the month she was in
that town, she was more than aston
ished at the way Sumpter is booming.
Any one who has noo been there has
no idea of how lively the town is and
of the amount of real estate that Is
changing hands as well as the amount
of buildings that are being out uo.
The town is lacking in many wavs,
however, wbich leaves an abundance
of opportunities for profitable invest
ment.
There are three hotels in the town
which accommodate more than 250
people and they are forced to turn
many away for the lack of accommo
dations. Another thing in which
Sumpter is lacking is a good smelter,
the want of which forces the miners
to ship their ores to San Francisco and
thus taking much of the profit out of
the business. .
The mines are immense in and
around tha town, and vary in value.
The leading ones are the Red Bov.
Bonanza, North Pole and Columbia.
GENERAL WHEELER
DISGUSTED
Wants to Fight or Come
Home.
New York, Sept. 12. A dispatch
to the World from Hong Kong says:
Advices which were sent here to
avoid Otis' censorship at Manila, bear
ing date of September 7, says that
General Joseph Wheeleronly obtained
an assignment to active duty after a
serious uispute with General Oils, who
wanted to side track the veteran
fighter by sending him to some ob
scure post in the southern islands
General Wheeler now declares that he
will apply for permission to return
to the United States soon unless there
is some change in the management of
affairs in the Philippines
Labor Siturtlon of Hawaii.
San Francisco, Sept 12. Amocg
the passengers from the steamer Aus
tralia from Honolulu today was Daniel
A. Ray, secretary of the interstate
commerce commission of the TJatid
States, who has spent two month in
Hawaii investigating the laoor situa
tion and other matters for the Hawaiian
congressional commission.
Ray visited all the islands and saw
many owners and managers of sugar
plantations. He is of the opinion that
the solution of the labor question there,
Values were mostly restricted to fracfr
ions. New York Central, after open'
ing down only i quickly rallied . Fe
of the specialities suffered severely
Attemps to raid the generel list were
frustrated owing to the aggressi'
support evident in sensitives spots
Recoveries approximated a pointin th
leading specialities and standard stuck
improved largely on covering.
Morgan Cltv May lie Saved.
COBE, Sept. 11. The captain cf th
transport Morgan uity, which was
wrecked September 1 by striking
reef eight miles from Ononucbi, says
there are good prospects of saving tho
vessel, and that divers have been en
gaged for the purpose of trying to float
her.
minions aonars, wane there are
dozens being opened up that may in
every respect rival those mentioned.
AN IMPORTANT FOOD LAW.
Stoves, Stoves, Stoves.
Before purchasing your stoves and
ranges call and examine our line. As
we have the most complete line in The
Dalles. Our Bridge-Beach superior
line consists of 16 different sizes; in
the Universal line we have 12 sizes.
As we purchased our stoves before
the advance, we will start you on new
cook stoves at $6.00, Air Tights at $2. 75.
Bed room sets at $8.50. $11.00. $13.00
and $14.00. We have a big stock and
little prices.
DuBqise Furniture Co.
133 Second street,
ld-wtf The Dalles.
Wanted.
A good, fresh milch cow, perfectly
gentle. Call on Mrs. R. H. Weber.
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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
Four Hundred Appropriated to the Fire
Department Boot Black's Licensed,
The city council met at 8 o'clock
last evening in Recorder Gate's office
for the purpose of considering some un
fiuisbed business of the regular meet
log.
Mayor Kuck was in the chair while
Couocilmen Keller, Clough. Stephens,
Shackleford and Johnston were in at
tendance.
It was ordered by the council that J,
C. Crandall survey the proposed new
street, which will be opened up be
tween Fulton and Alvord, and make
specifications of. the same, when the
reorder should advertise for bids.
Mr. Moore one of the committee
who are taking up the subscription to
purchase a chemical engine and hook
and ladder truck and put in a new fire
alarm system requested the council to
appropriate $400 for this pur pore.
It appears that the improvements
spoken of will cost about $2,400.00 and
they being short at least $400. Mr,
Moore requested that the council help
out the fire department by appropriat
ing the required sum. Upon the
motion of Councilman F. S. Gunning
the appropriation was made.
An ordinance was passed licensing
all persons making a living by black
ening boots, whether they have perma
nent stands or travel around through
town soliciting trade in saloons or on
street corners. The license which is
$5.00 per quarter will prevent many of
the typical roaming bootblacks from
operating in The Dalles. -
Councilman Clough introduced an
ordinance amending ordinance No.
285 which provides for the fire depart
ment of Dalles city. Mr. Clough's
amendment admits into the fire de
partment the fire patrol consisting of
three members of each company and
accordi g to the ordinance the follow
ing are the present companies:
Jackson Engine Co. No. 1; Columbia
Hose Co. No. 2; East Dalles Hose Co.
No. 3; Mt Hood Hose Co. No. 4; The
Dalles Hook & Ladder Co. No. 5; the
South Side Hose Co. No. 6.
The council then adjourned as this
completed the business for the evening
PROFIT IN FARMING.
The Crop of line Tear In This County
Pays For a Farm.
A little more thau a year ago a
farm of 320 acres on Tygh Ridge was
bought by an energetic farmer fir
$2500, paying $800 down. The land
bad been poorly tilled for a number of
years, and was consequently covered
with weeds and wild oats. 'The pur
chaser summer-fallowed all the plowed
land last season, and In the fall seeded
most of it to wheat. He has just
finished harvesting and has 6,0C0
bushels of No. 1 wheat. Allowing the
harvesting expenses and the cost of
hauling the wheat to market to be
$500, if it brings 50 cents a bushel, the
farmer will have realized $2500 for his
crop or what the farm cost him.
In what other country can such re
sults be obtained? Where else can a
man buy a farm and pay for it with a
single crop? Certainly not in locali
ties where land is from $25 to $50 an
acre and wbere id or zu bushels is
considered a good crop. Such results
as this should serve as an inducement
to home hunters to look to Wasco
countv when seeking locations.
The Columbia M. E. Conference.
On Monday evening the Columbia
River M. E. conference completed its
labors in Spokane and 'adjourned.
Numerous changes were made in The
Dalles district which gives to the M.
E. church, of this city, a new pastor in
the person of Rev- U. F. Hawk, while
Rev. Wood will take charge of Mr.
Hawks church in North Yakima. Tho
other changes are as follows:
Rev. Robert Warner, presiding
elder; Antelope, Charles Elroy; Arling
ton, Ed Baker; Brickleton, Henry
Mays; Cascade Lojks, supplied by A.
M. Lietz; Columbus, to be supplied;
Dufur, W. C Smith; East Kittitas,
supplied by J. C . Smith; Ellensburg,
J. S. Smith; Fossil, G. R. Archer;
Fort Slmcoe, J. W. Helm: Gilmer, sup
plied by Thomas Stairns; Goldendale,
N. Evans; Heppner, C. D. Nickelsen:
Hood River and Mosier, F. R. Spauld
ing; Lone Rock, H. C. Clark; Moro,
William Hoskins; Pasco, to be sup
plied; Prineville, A. N. Gowan: Pros
ser, supplied by A. C. Brackenbury,
Spaulding chapel, F. L. Johns; Top
penisb, B. L. Barrill; Wasco, H. S.
Beightol; Waldroo. G. W. White;
West Kittitas, W. H. Henderson;
Yakima City, supplied by G. E. Camp
bell. v
Font master BIddeU Harried.
At the residence of the bride's mo
ther, Mrs. H. B. Morse, in Portland,
at 9:30 this morning, Hon. H. H. Rid
delL postmaster of this city, and Miss
la AmnlnvmAnt. tif frA or h i t.tx 1 u hnn anI
These range in value from one to three predicts congress will order a territor
ial form of government for the islands,
in accordance with the plan already
outlined by the commission.
, Demands More Pensions.
New York. Sept. 12. Albert D.
Shaw, the new commander-in-chief of
the G. A. R., said last night:
"A groat deal of my time will be
to pension legislation. The old soldier
is entitled to lasting consideration.
What if the peotion roll is large, the
Union soldiers saved this nation
Their reward should be commensurate
with their services ' If the burden
should prove to heavy, I am in favor of
a patriotic pension bond Issue, so that
only tbe Interest would have to be met
from year to year. Let posterity meet
the bonds wheu they mature. Why
not? The country was saved to poster
ity. Itisonly proper that a part of the
burben should fall on posterity.
Indian Troops Leave for south Africa,
SIMLA, Sept. 12. The first transport
sails for South Africa with field hos
pitals from Bombay on September 16,
The entire force from India will be em
barked by September 26th. General
Hunter, chief of staff, will leave Simla
tomorrow for South Africa.
Carnegie's Offer Accepted.
Oakland. Cal., Sept. 12 The city
council has accepted the ofier of An
drew Carnegie's to give $50,000 for
public library building providing that
at least $14,000 a year is guaranteed for
It support.
TOM RKEU TALKS HKNSK.
Thinks
Heavy Penalties for Selling; Articles of
r ood Containing Unhealthy Ingredients
The following law was passed at the
last Missouri legislature, taking effect
August 20, 1899.
Section 1. That it shall be unlaw
ful for any persons or corporations
doing business in this state to manu
facture, sell or offer to sell any article
compound or preparation for tbe pur
pose of being used or which is intended
to be used in the preparation of food,
in which article compound or prepara
tion there is any arsenic, calomel, bis
muth, ammonia or alum.
Section 2. Any persons or corpora
tion violating the provisions of this
act shall be deemed guilty of a mis
demeanor and shall, upon conviction,
be fined not less than one bundrtd
dollars, which shall be paid into and
become a part of the road fund of tbe
country in which such fine is collected.
The operation of this law will be
mainly against alum baking powers
But tbe manufacture or sale of any
article of food or article intended to
be used as food which contains any of
the substances classed by the law as
unhealthful from ars nic to alum
is absolutely prohibited.
MONUMENT FUND BENEFIT.
Will be Given by the Little Folks at Gene
vieve Fish's Home.,
A number of friends of Miss Gene
vieve Fish will give an entertainment
at that young lady's home on Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The purpose
of the same being to help raise funds
or tbe soldier's monument.
The program wbich follows will
speak for itself. A number of .bright,
tallented little folks will show their
ability as vocal and instrumental
musicians as well as in elocution.
The admission will be for adults 15
cents, children under 12 years of age
5 cents. The' proceeds will all go to
the monument fund and as it is a con
tribution to a good cause every one
should help the little ones. The pro
gram will be as follows:
Piano Solo Drusilla Moody
Recitation Galaothe Ready
Violin Solo ...Teddle Seufert
Piano Solo Genevieve Fish
Recitation Calanthe Ready
Plantation Dance..:.
Drusilla Moody, Calanthe Ready
Piano Solo .Roger Seufert
Mandolin Solo... Genevieve Fish
Song
Drusilla Moody and Genvieve Fish
Finale Uake-waiK oy the entire
company.
Would Mean Extermination.
Chicago, Sept. 12. "War with
England means the extermination of
the Boers in South Africa," said Rev
Dr. H. S. Bosman, of Victoria, in a
lecture delivered to 2500 persons as
sembled in the Chicago-avenue church
to bear a native of the Transvaal dis
cuss tbe history of his country and
depict the present difficulties with
Great Britain.
The Boers and there are 300,000 of
them in the Transvaal, Orange Free
State and Cape Colony would fight to
the last ditch, tbe lecturer said, but
there could be ne hope tor them In a
conflict with tbe English, and they
wauld be wiped -out.
Is Still an American.
New York, Sept. 12. A special to
tbe World from London says, Andrew
Carnegie denies the statement that he
intends to stand for election to parli-
ment from Subherlaodshlre. ', He says
be is an American citizen, and does not
intend to cast off his allegiance, and
would only think of entering public life
at Washington where be might combat
attacks upon true Americanism in the
Philippine policy of tbe administra
tion. ..
Marno's Long Voyage.
Honolulu, Sept. 5. via Sao Fran
cisco, per steamer Australia, Sept. 12.
The yacht Narno, one of tho vessels of
the Alantlc Yacht Club, arrived here
yesterday on her voyage around tbe
world. Sbe left New York four years
ago and has covered nearly 40,000
miles, under Commodore T. J. Weaver.
Enrollment of the Public Schools.
The following is the enrollment of
The Dalles public schools and the
names of the teachers in the different
departments, also tbe number of pupils
under each teacher:
East Hill Primary Total enroll
ment 66; Miss Nan Cooper, 1st B, 1st
A, 2d A, total 31; Miss Emma Roberts,
3d B., 4th B, and 5th B total 35.
Court street school Total enroll
ment 174, Miss Mary L. Douthit, 1st C,
1st B 1st A, total 37; Miss Ella Cooper,
2d B, and 2d A, total 45; Miss Cather-
ne Martin, 3d B and 3d A, total 48;
Miss Etta Wrenn 4th A and 4th B,
total 44.
Accademy Park school Total en
rollment 186; Miss Salina Phirman 1st
Band 1st A, total 58; Miss Maggie
Flinn 2d A and 3i B. . total 43; Mrs.
Kate Roche, 4th B, and 5th A total 39;
Miss Elsie Bali, 5th B and 5th A total
46.
High school building Total enroll
ment 189; Miss Ellen Baldwin 6th B
and 6th A, total 49; Miss Louise Kio
to ul 6th A and 7th B total 47; Miss
Tina Rintoul 7th B and 7th A total
44, Miss Minnie Micbell, 8 B and 8 A,
total 51, Miss Melhssa Hill and J. T.
Neff in the high school, total 81.
This gives a grand totai of 696 pup' s
for the firtt week of school, being 35
more than on the first week last year.
Stock Markets little Affected.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. The sudden
death of Carnellus Vanderbilt, coming
before trade hours, gave an opportunity
for some preparation to support prices.
As a consequence inroads made upon
the Filipinos Should Have Their
Independence.
iiEw x okk, aept. id. A special to
the Tribune from Portland. Me., sava:
In a railroad train last night Thomas
B. Reed took part in a discussion with
two Portland men and plainly express
ed bis sentiments in regard to the war
n the Philippines. One of the friends
with him, who is at radical expansion
ist, remarked that to withdraw our
troops from the Phiiipplues now would
humiliate the nation before the world.
Mr. Reed replied:
"You don't think those Filipinos
would chase our soldiers 7000 miles if
they were to start for borne, do you?"
The Portland man replied that it was
not fear of the Filipinos, but humilia
tion in the sight of other uations
that was referred to, whereupon Mr.
Reed said:
"I have always observed that with
individuals the fear of bnmilation is!
exactly in proportion as they deserve
it, and I believe tha same principle
holds good with a nation and with
party. Some people seem to be afraid
that these Filipinos will put their
tongues in their cheeks at us. They
have done that already. I don't know
how long it will be befora the Ameri
can people will get tired of spending
$500,000 a day trying to cooquer these
peoples, but it does not seem to me it
will be very long. I can conceive that
freedom is just as dear to them as it is
to us, And that they will fight for it
just as long."
New Berkeley Buildings.
San Francisco, Sept. 13. It is
stated that Mrs. Phoebe Hearst will
erect at least two of the buildings of
the new university of California at
Berkeley.
One of these, the school of mines,
will be a memorial to her husband, who
was a mining man, and the other will
probably be devoted to the purposes of
women.
The statement is also made that
Mayor Pbelan, of San Francisco, sod
Miss Jennie Flood will each defray
tbe expense of construction of the fine
buildings provided for in the plans of
Arch 1 test Bernard.
COCKRAN ADVISES
THE PRESIDEN
Would Have. Him
as Mediator.
Ac
McKinley not a "Scab."
Chicago, Sept. 13. The Times-
Herald says: .
'The bricklayers and stonemasons'
union of Chicago at its regular meet
ing last night voted a card of honorary
membership to William McKinley, so
that when he handles the trowel in
laying tbe cornor stone of the new
government building, on October 9th,
he may not be branded "scab."
New York, Sept. 13. Ex-Congress
inau w . liourke (Jock ran has written
the following open letter to Presiden
McKiuiey about the Tranvaal:
"You will, I am sure, excuse this in
vasion of your holiday, when I explain
that Its object is to Invoke the exercise
of a power which providence iwnm
to have placed in your hands with
special reference to a danger now
threatening tha peace of the world
It can nardly be questioned that a prof
fer of friendly mediation by you would
sumce to delay, If not prevent, the
threatened isvasion of the Transvaal.
"If this government be justified in
exciting military force to restore or
der at the other side of the globe,
surely it should exert every moral
force to preserve order at half that
istance A recourse to arms, which
might result in kindling a fearfally
destructive conflagration throughout
Christendom on such questions as those
at Issue between Great Britain and the
Boer republic, would be an injury to
civilized society which all the forces
of civilization should combine to resist.
Tbe assertion at tbe point of the
bayonet by one power of a right to
control or prescribe the conditions
governing the electoral franchise in
another country, admittedly independ
ent, would be an act of 'criminal ac
cession,' the enormity of which has
been described in clear, vigorous and
scathing terms by tbe present English
colonial secretary. You cannot be in
different to tbe fact that when Mr.
Chamberlain denounced as indefesible
any suggestion of interference by the
British government in the purely do
mestic affairs of tbe Transvaal, the re
lations between this country and En
gland were strained over the Venez
uelan boundary, while now these re
lations have become cordial, the same
statesman feels emboldened to trample
upon his professions, if not to violate
bis principles.
"An Anglo-American alliance can
hardly be a force in the maintenance
of justice and the spread of civilization,
as its advocates contend, if England's
soreign policy be marked by respect
for justice while the two countries are
estranged and by wanton acts of ag
gression while their relations are cor
dial. It is not extravagant r unreas
onable to insist that any country seek
ing alliance with the United States
must have some semblance of regard
for the moral law, at least during the
period of courtship.
If there " be other and sounder
reasons than those assigned by the
press for the attitude of the British
government in South Africa, its posi
tion will be strengthened by the dis
closure of them. A friendly but ur
gent tender of your good offices would
undoubtedly evoke a full and complete
statement of tbe grounds on which the
peace and Integrity of the Transvaal
are threatened.
of autonomy under sover-
your offer
elgnty."
After tha Missionaries.
San Francisco, Sept. 14. A special
from Tacoma says: Telegraphic ad
vices have been received at Shanghai
announcing that several British mis
sionaries have been driven out of the
city of Paongan, situated 150 miles
acros the border in Audone province,
Thibet.
Over 3000 Lamas live there, the ma
jority of whom joined the anti-forelgr
demonstration and drove tbe mission
aries out. The latter included Mr. and
Mrs. Shields and Mrs. Macbeth. For
several weeks previous to the final riot
the missionaries were compelled ta
stay Indoors. Details are not known
further than that the mission was des
troyed and the missionaries barely es-
capea by traveling secretly at night.
wear lchaog and Chun King an anti
Catholic uprising has been caused by
kidnaping of children oy wandering
gypsies. A number of native Catho
lics have been killed.
Commission Ordered Home.
Manila, Sept. 14. Colonel Charles
Denby and Professor Dean Worches-
ter, members of the Philippine com
mission have received Instructions
from President McKinley asking them
to return as soon aa possible. . They
will embark on tbe steamer Indiai
which sails for Hong Kong September
It is not known whether tbe olerlcal
force will return with them or remain
here. The comtnlssooer had just
moved into new offices and expected to
spend some months working on tbe
establishment of municipal govern
ment.
The Nevada cavalry was unable to
sail on the Newport. They will take
tbe next available transport.
DECLIMKO WITH THANKS.
. Ashamed of the Terdlct.
Boston, Sept. 13. The Post today
announced that It bad received tbe
following dispatch from Paris:
'Generals Roget and Mercier have
offered, on the part of the army, to
demand from President Loubet the
pardon of Captain Dreyfus, If the Jew
ish committee will drop tbe matter,
and on the condition that Dreyfus
shall live away from the large cities of
France for three years.
To Kill Refuse Autonomy Proffered by This
Government.
Manila, Sept. 13. The Associated
Press correspondent here bas obtained
a copy of the reply made by the Filipi
nos congress to the American offer of
autonomous government.
The author of the reply was Ambro
sio RIanzares, who was offered a posi
tion in the supreme court, but failed to
appear, and was supposed to be detain
ed by the insurrectionists.
The documen t repeats the argumen ts
contained in a recent appeal to tbe
powers for recognition of the Filipino
claims that the Americans were the
aggressors in .he war and concludes:
"Notwithstanding the foregoing we
could have accepted your sovereign
ty and autonomy if we had not seen by
behavior of Americans in tbe begining
that they were strongly opposed to us
through race prejudice. Your high
handed methods of dealing with us
made us fear for our future in your
hands. Finally, we thanked you for
Many Soldiers at Presidio.
San Francisco, Sept. 13. There
are now 11,583 men quartered at the
Presidio, in this city. .This includes
950 recruits, 40 casuals, 357 in the re
gulars, approximately 5246 volunteer
Infantry on the way to the Philippines,
and approximately 5000 more returned
from the Islands and awaiting muster-out.
Tartar Can Leave Now.
Washington, Sept. 14. The war
department received a dispatch con
taining the information that olearance
papers have been allowed tbe trans
port Tartar at Hongkong. It Is ex
pected that she will proceed to the
United States at once.
To Relieve Money Stringency .
Washington, Sept. 13. The secre
tary of the treasury bas decided to
view of the money stringency in New
York to anticipate the October inter
est, this will amount to $5,506,426 and
is due on the four per cento of 1907.
Ordered ta the Philippines.
Washington, Sept. 14. Secretary
Root has ordered the 28th regiment of
volunteers from Camp Meade, and the
29th from Fort McPberson, for San
Francisco, to embark for the Philippines.
Saturday, September
First of the Season.
First in the Field.
First in the interest of our Customers.
Twentyf ive Yards for $1.00.
CUfton-Bnrgett Wedding-.
After the prayer meeting at the
Baptist church last evening Rev. W.
B. Clifton was united in marriage
to Mrs. Almlra tsurget. Wagner's
wedding march was played by Mrs.
Woodworth after which Rev. Bailey
performed the ceremony.
At tbe close of the ceremony, the
beautiful selection L'Eclaire, wbich
means "Call me Thine Own" was
played by tbe organist which was fol
lowed by an abundance of congratula
tions from tbe friends of the newly
wedded couple.
Mr. Tait of Cresswell precinct a
practical farmer and in every way re
liable gives the following receipt for
saving damp wheat. Take 10 to 20
pounds of slacked lime reduce to pow
der and mix that quantity with each
100 bushels of wheat. Stir the wheat
thoroughly so the lime will catch the
wheat. The lime, it appears will ab
sorb tbe dampness and in a week may be
cleaned off of the wheat by any simple
process, leaving it clean of mold and
sweet as even Mr. Tait says he has
used the above process for saving
damp wheat for 35 years and never
know. It to- fall. Eugene Broad Axe.
16, '99. I
Twenty-five Yards for $1.00.
Our Inaugural Sale.
For One Day Only.
Flannels Populaire. See Window Display.
It may seem strange to those accustomed to the usual way of doing things to talk about reductions at the begin
ning of the season. Nevertheless SATURDAY NEXT brings to oup customers a chance to buy goods for less than we
have sold before.
THE CLOTHING DEPARTflENT 15 RIGHT
in line wide Open and ready for business, ready to save you the nickels that go to make the ALMIGHTY DOLLARS.
For one day only we will give a reduction in this department of Fifteen per cent, off, and you can never realize the
purchasing power of money till you visit us. No where else in the country can you buy as good value as you can of
You are standing in your own light if you pass us by. We do not want your money unless we can giveus
you satisfaction' for it. No "hot time" in the old town these nights, but Saturday there will be a warm
time In the day time at our store when the crowds rush for the bargains.
A FEW WORDS ABOUT HATOLOCY: We have placed on this sale the most popular and best hats of
the season ROELOFFS and MANHATTAN HATS.
ALL OOOOS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES
PEASE & MAYS, The Dalles
The Jury Disagreed.
Tacoma. Wash., Sept. 15. After '
being out all night, tbe jury In the
Mayor Nickeus trial disagreed this
morning and was discharged. The
mayor was charged with having solic
ited a bribe of $12,500 for approving
an ordinance comprising the famous
miltiou-dnllar suit against tbe Tacoma
Liifht & Water Company for fraud in
selling tbe plant to the city. The
jury stood six to six, and all night
deliberation failed to change it.
Negro Lynched By a Mob.
Macon, Ga., Sept 14. A special
from Tiftoo, Ga., to the telegraph says:
a negro was arrested at Tyty this
morning and positively iodentified as
one of the two negroes who assulted
Miss Johnson at that place last Tues
day. Two hundred men, heavily arm
ed, assembled at Tyty.
People passing on a train at two
o'clock this morning saw a negro
suspended 20 feet In the air from a
telegraph pole. Search for the other
regro continues.
Will Support TnumL
Bloemeontein, Orange Free State,
Sept. 14. Members of the Raad of
Orange Free State, have been notified
to be ready for extraordinary session
at a moment's notice. .
Burghers of Orange Free State, at a '
meeting just held, passed a resolution
to stand shoulder to shoulder with tbe
Transvaal in the event of hostilities.