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SATURDAY... NOVEMBER 4. 1899
ENGLAND AND THE BOEBS,
The war between Great Britain and
the Boers of South Africa is deplored
. throughout the civilized world, for
war is ever cruel. As a noted Ameri
can general once said, "war is hell,
. and never settles anything right.''
But this war ie doubly deplored for
the fact that it is a case of might on
the one hand and right on the other.
England can find no excuse for waging
war against the South African repub
lic, except that she want3 to possess
that territory, and because sne is
mighty she will possess it. History
shows that Great Britain has no right
there that has not been conceded by
the Boers, and the only explanation
of the present attitude of the empire
toward the Boer republic is that the
British see an opportunity to accumul
ate wealth by absorbing the Transvaal
and the Orange Free State.
As far back as 1652 the Dutch East
India Company established a supply
station on the Southern extremity of
Africa which became known as Cape
Colony. The original settlers were
mostly from Holland, but their num
bers were afterwards argumented by
settlers from Germany, Belgium and
France. These hardy pioneers battled
with the Hottentots and Kaffirs and
developed a country in which they
were prosperous and happy. After a
century and a half of toil in which
they redeemed the wild waste of
South Africa, erecting homes,churches
and schools, they weie bounced upon
by the British and deprived of their
liberties by superior force. To them
English rule and extortions were un
bearable, and not possessing the
strength to release themselves from
the English yoke, they decided to
abandon their country to their do
spoilers and wove further into the in
terior. Therefore In 1835 the Dutch
Boers made their exodus from Cape
Colony, ' and crossing the river Vool
into what is known as Transvaal, re
deemed a new country, set up an in
dependent government, republican in
form, known as the Transvaal repub
lic and Orange Free State. -.
After many conflicts with the savage
Zulus they finally established them
selves firmly and brought about con
ditions of peace with the natives.
There , they established homes,
churohe? and schools, and became
prosperous and thorough people,
' happy and content in the realization
of being free from molestation by the
British. . But an evil day came to
them when the celebrated diamond
fields and gold mines were discovered
These discoveries attracted the
English into the Transvaal and
great influx of British resulted, until
subjects of Queen Victoria became 'an
important factor in' the Dutch settle
ments. The British did not go there
to make their homes as did the Dutch
who subdued the country, but to ac
cumulate wealth and in a few years-
return to their native land. But they
demanded the right to take part In
. governmental affairs, so that laws
could be passed beneficial to their in'
terests, though they declined to be
' come citizens. This brought about
dissensions resulting in the Jamieson
raid of a few years ago, and finally
culminated in the present war, which
Mr. Chamberlain says must terminate
in Great Britain assuming control of
the two republics, meaning the
forcible annexation of the country.
That this will be accomplished no one
doubts, for the two South African re
publics are not sufficiently strong to
defend themselves against so powerful
a foe, and is is entirely unlikely that
any of the European powers will take
up their quarrel.
not surprising that he became a vic
tim to the wiles of tricksters before
the expiration of bis second term.
Should another hero be called to the
presidency it will be Admiral Dewey,
and be will enter upon the duties
thereof about as well equipped as any
of those who have preceded him. It
is often remarked that he would be no
more successful as president than waa
Grant, but this statement is unfound
ed. The lives of the two men are
entirely different. Grant had been a
frontier soldier and out of the way
merchant during the first forty years
of bis life, consequently had bad no
opportunity to acquaint himself with
national affairs. On the otber hand
Dewey has been brushing up against
the world ever since he became of age,
therefore is not the raw product Grant
was when he went to the White House.
It is quite probable that the beads of
the two tickets of 1896 will be renomi'
nated next year, but should either fail
in securing the nomination at the
Lands of his party and should be sup
planted by Dewey, and he should be
elected, he will nter the office as well
if not -better fitted for the duties
thereof than any of the military he
roes that have been called to that high
position in the past.
SO FAB A FAILUBE.
WHAT WE ABE FIGHTING FOB
SOLDIEBS FOB P BE SIDE NT.
Since Dewey's great victory at Ma
- nila his name has been associated fre
quently with the presidency, and this
has brought forth numerous comments
regarding the merits of those heroes
who have occupied the presidential
chair, and some very severe criticisms
have been made of the administrations
of our soldier presidents, though most
of them are unwarranted, for those
who haye gone from the army to the
presidency have certainly averaged
: well with other chief magistrates,
Among them are Washington, Jack
son, Harrison, Taylor and Grant, who
were elected because of their, military
. records. Garfield and Benjamin Har
rison were soldiers of some note, but
It was not because of their military
records that they were made presi
dent. Our first president, George Wash
ington, acquired his first fame as commander-in-chief
of the American-f orces,
but the acta which endeared him to
the people were not all done on the
battle field. History accords many
good deeds to him while chief execu
tive of the nation, and for more than
a centurv few neoDle have undertaken
s. AMMMu Ma ftnmin1at.Mt.lnn . ftst
denytijiat It was the purest ever given
to the nahlon.
- During the administration of Jack
son partisanship iVn high, and many
of his acts were severely criticised at
the time, but in later yaars the ver
diet has been almost universal that he
was one of. our best presidents. In
spite of his rough ways, arbitrary fea
ture and bitter hatred for his enemies,
be was scrupulously honest, and it has
never been charged against his admin1
istratlon that It was corrupt. In fact
those who were his bitterest opponents
later acknowledged that he piloted the
nation through most trying times more
successfully than a weaker man could
have, and that bis acts were almost
n variably on the side of justice.
Because of the untimely death of
both Harrison and Taylor, what the
administration of either might have
been cannot be judged. After them
Grant was the next man whose mill'
tary career made him president, and
while his administration was not the
best dnring the second term, his acts
during the first four yean he was pres
ident were those of an bonest and ca
pable executive, and will compare fa
vorably with his successors at least.
Grant, however, - was not a man of
affairs, and up to the breaking out of
the rebellion, bis life had been almost
failure. He was unaccustomed to
association with politicians, hence it is
The press of the country that backs
up the war in the Philippines and ad
vocates the retention of the islands,
have generally argued that it will be
beneficial to the United States to hold
the group for commercial reasons,
because it will open up a vast market
for our products and offer to the ven
turesome American an opportunity to
branch out and develop new countries
and create new resources. However
in advancing this argument tney do
not stop to consider the wants or needs
of tho people inhabiting the islands or
their capability of producing every
thing they require, nor do they take
into consideration the fact that the
islands are already densly populated,
and can offer but little room for the
American driven' out of our "over
crowded" sections to expand.
The Oregonian, one of the most ar
dent, though inconsistent advocates
of expansion, has gathered some stat
istics concerning the population and
products of the archipelago, and we
quote the following from Its editorial
columns:
We have in the Philippine islands
an archipelago that parallels and com
mands the coast of China for 800 miles;
composed of 1,200 to 1,400 islands; in
habited by 7,000,000 to 9,000,000 people,
of whom 6,000,000 are nominal Chris
tians, in a density of population nearly
50 per cent greater than that of Illinois
or Indiana, one-half as great as that
of France, and one-third as great as
that of Japan and China, in bulk
greater than the entire population in
habiting the United States west of
Texas and the Dakoias."
And this is the kind of a country we
are fightiug for. This is the country
whish the Oregonian says is suscept
able of "great development" and will
offer opportunities for "thrifty Ameri
cans to develop." If one will stop to
consider the extent of .the territory
and the number of people already there,
he will wonder if the country is not
already pretty well developed, and will
inquire where the opportunities for
thrifty Americans to expand" are.
All of the 1,200 islands are not so great
in area as Oregon and California, yet
there is a population there of 7,000,000
to 9,000,000, a population, the Oregon
ian says, greater in bulk than that oc
cupying the states west of Texas and
the Dakotas, embracing the states of
Washington, Oregon, California,Idaho,
Nevada, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and
Montana, and Indian territory,Arizona
and New Mexico. Imagina from
7,000,000 to 9,000,000 people occupying
Oregon and California, would there be
much more room for development?
Would -there be much room for
"thrifty Americans" to expand?
Would not the resources be pretty well
absorbed? The Oregonian further
says this wonderful country is "yield
ing a revenue of 17,000,000 a year.'
This is less than two dollars a head
for the 9,000,000 inhabitants. What a
wonderful country it must be! That it
is productive certainly cannot be
denied, it must be to support so many
people. .But where is the room for any
more? What opportunity will there
be for Americans to operate in a
country bo crowded and where the
natives can subsist on four cents a day
and think they are well paid when re
ceiving 25 cents for 10 hours' work?
Is it good business senso to expend
$100,000,000 a year fighting to possess
country containing 9,000,000 people
who yield an annual revenue of $7,000,-
000? We are fighting for something
that will cost us many more dollars
than we can ever get out of it.
The Chicago Tribune last Saturday
published a communication from its
Manila correspondent, Richard H,
Little, dated September, 14th, in which
the correspondent says:
"Here are some figures, made seven
and one-half months after our cam
paign against the Filipinos began
Say it is 51 miles to Angeles; we hold
Dossession of the railroad up to that
point. We can fairly claim possession
of the land a half mile on eacb side of
the track. We have possession of the
wagon road and let us ay. a half mile
on each side from San Fernando
through Bacolor po Santa Rita, eight
miles, with f iuf miles to Guaga. We
have a road f om MalostotoBalinauag,
eleven mile northeast. We have
Manila out a i far as the water works,
five miles away. That gives us say
25 miles around the city. Then we
have the road and a half mile each side
down 18 miles tolraus. Then we have
Calamba and some other points on the
lake that General Gawtou captured be
fore he was ordered back. These
towns are not approached by road, but
by boat across the Laguina de Bay,
and we only control the land they
stand on. Adding up our total posses
sions, we find we have 117 square miles.
"The island of Luzon contains 42,000
square miles. Outside of Luzon, the
insurrection seems to be growing. The
insurgents hold ports in Mindanao,
the next largest island to Luzon in the
Phili ppines, and said to be incalculably
rich in gold and silver mines, iron and
copper ores, coal and other minerals,
besides possessing wounderful forests
of hardwood. No Americans have
dared venture there as yet, as General
Otis has-sent no troops to the island.
Englishmen and Germans are prowling
about the island, getting all the con
cession they can."
Here is the result of oyer a half year's
campaign witb an army ranging from
25,000 to 65.000 men, against what are
said to be a semi-civilized race, incap
able of self government and unworthy
of being treated with by our dignified
nation. In this campaign we have ex
pended approximately $50,000,000 and.
have lost oyer 1000 lives. As a result
we have captured and now hold about
one four-hundredth of a single island
of a group of 1,200. Indeed the war
cannot be called a howling success,
but on the other hand if ir Is
not thus far a failure no country eyer
went forth to conquer tbe world and
failed. If it has taken us over half
a year to subdue one four-hundredth
part of 'Luzon, has cost us $50,000,000
and 1000 lives,! how long will it
take and what will it cost to subdue
all of the archipelago? At this rate
Uncle Sam will be bankrupt and the
nation depopulated before all of the
1200 islands are. subdued.
THE BB1T1SH EE VEBSES.
The world was hardly prepared to
receive the news of such reverses to
British arms as occurred at Ladysmith
Monday. It was thought the old vet
eran General White was so firmly en
trenched that the Boers could not. dis
lodge or obtain a permanent advan
tage over him, but the opposite seems
to have occurred. He met the Boers
.perhaps at a disadvantage and Buffered
a repulse that is uncommon. This,'
however, should not be surprising.
Of recent years British soldiers have
not .met the kind of people they are
meeting in the Transvaal. Their wars
have been against semi-civilized troops
who could not withstand a charge, but
now they have met a foe equally civil
ized with themselves and accustomed
to warfare, while in strategy they are
equal if not superior to the' British'.'
More than this, the Boers are fighting
for home and lioerty, which is an in
centive to deeds of valor and stubborn
resistance that cannot be overcome.
The effects of this battle are problem
atical. . If the Boers are able to
force White to either capitulate or
retire before he can be reinforced by
Buller it may result in a speedy termi
nation of the war and a declaration of
peace that will be satisfactory to both
governments. It cannot be expected
however, that England will acknowl
edge defeat, and withdraw all the de
mands that she has made upon the
Transvaal republic, though the gov
ernment is not ready to sacrifice its
army or push a campaign where serious
loss is inevitable. That Great Britain
can eventually annihilate the Boers
and whip them into perfect subjection
is probably certain, but that it will
cost more lives than were first reck
oned upon is beyond doubt. There'
fore it is not improbable that a few
Boer victories will bring the war
nearer to a close than had fortune fa
vored the British.
would lean that way, hence the mem
bers considered it best to change the
place of meeting to Wamio.
The Wasco County Forestry Pro
tective Association was not organized,
as many supposed, to make a crusade
against sheep owners, but was formed
as a means of self protection and to
protect the forests in this part of the
state. Tbe membership is composed
mostly of farmers and stock raisers
living adjacent to tbe Cascade forest
reserve between White river and the
Columbia, and their object in forming
the association was to protect the
water supply of their farms and to
protect the forests from fire. They do
not ask that all the reserve be closed
to sheep, but in fact are favorable to
the sheepmen having all the reserve
south of White river. Therefore they
will co-operate with sheep raisers in
securing a portion of the reserve for
the ranging of their flocks.
A FILIPINO'S VIEW.
Senor Antonio Regador, an educated
Filigino attorney, who is in London,
and is supposed to be a representative
of Aguinaldoen route to America, was
nterviewed by a World reporter the
other day, and when asked if Agui
naldo would make further attempts to
treat with General Otis for a peace
able adjustment of present difficulties,
stated that he would not. Senor Ju
rado stated further that he was going
to America to lay the Filipino's claims
before the government at Washing
ton, and "if congress decides that the
Philippines are to have self-government,
then peace will ensue certainly,
but if a military government is de
creed, war will continue to the end.
It will take 300,000 men to effect the
conquest of the Philippines and 600,000
to maintain order there afterward.
Aguinaldo and the Filipino generals
know what General Otis' forthcoming
campaign is to be. They only smile
at it. Otis will make no impression
0i the country."
This of course is the opinion of a
Filipino who rightly believes that his
people are entitled to govern them
selves, anu is perhaps somewhat more
sanguine than are some of his col
leagues in the ability of the natives to
carry on a successful war against this
government. Still his opinions are of
some value, and will probably serve to
convince Americans of the magnitude
of the task they have undertaken.
And it is very likely correct in estimat
ing that it will require an immense
army to subdue the insurgents and
hold them in su ejection after they
have been whipped. Jurado further
states that the possibilities of peace
depends entirely upon congress. "A
quick, honorable settlement," he says,
"would be far more advantageous to
the United States than this unending,
inconclusive war. But the Filipinos
will not stand a military government
They had enough of that from the
Spaniards, and it never succeeded."
If Jurado voices the sentiment of the
Filipinos, it is quite evident that peace
will not be declared for many months
to come, for the insurgents will not lay
down their arms until they have either
been subdued or they have accom
plished the end that led them to rebel
against Spain.
WHO IS BIGHTS
IT SEES THE POINT.
In a recent editorial the Oregonian
said: "The time to remove tariff 'pro?
tection to the trusts is early in the
coming session of congress. To de
pend on a platform declaration will be
deplorably weak. Republicans will
claim credit for the war and its results'
because it was fought under a r'epub-
lian administration. How, then shall
they meet the assertion that under
the same rule they are responsible for
the trusts?" . ...
The Oregonian sees what absurdity it
will be for the republican national
platform to declare again si trusts
next year, if nothing is done during
next congress to break tbe grasp with
which they hold the country. And
well may that paper sound the alarm,
for uuder the fostering care of repub
lican legislation during the past year
in the little state of New Jersey alone
there have been 1,500 corporations
incorporated with an aggregate capital
of $3,500,000,000. Of this number over
200 are absolute trusts, corporations
tfcat have obtained a complete mono
pofj? of the business in which they are
engaged, and three fourths of these
are handling commoditias that are
protected'; by the present tariff law.
The Oregonian timely asks how can
the republican party shift the respon
sibility for the existence of these
trusts unless a republican congress
and a republican administration does
something during the coming session?
In short, if the party does not remove
the tariff that makes these monopolies
possible, how can it make platform
declarations strong enough in 1900 to
convince tbe people that it is in
earnest? When congress convenes
next December the republican party
will have .it in its power to enact
legislation that will send nine-tenths
of the trusts to the damnation bow
wowe. All that is needed is to repeal
tbe tariff law that protects them. If
it fails in this, platform declaration
will be as "tinkling brass and sound
ing cymbals" next year.
The Lamars, Iowa, Sentinel sums up
the controversy between the British
and Boers about right. It puts in the
Boers mouths these words:
This is bur country. We snatched
it from the savages. We made farm
land from the wilderness.
You want it because of the gold and
diamonds.
You demand equal franchise. This
would ' mean "political extinction for
us.
' By tbe conventions of 1884 you
promised never to Interfere in our in
ternal government. Now you ignore
those conventions.
- We want no English among our cit
izens. You are immoral and vicious.
You would not make good burghers.
If our laws please you not, you are
ree to go away.
To this it makes the Britons an
swer as follows:
We helped you fight the Kaffirs. We
developed the mines and made you
rich. We built the cities. .
We only seek to protect our subjects
in their legitimate pursuits.
We pay nine-tenths of the taxes,
Don 't we deserve a vote? The majority
ongbt to rule.
Conditions have changed. Your
rule has became tyrannical. Yon rob
us on every hand.
No nation has the right to isolate
itself in a land full of gold and dia
monds. You are only half civilized
You are religious bigots.
GOLDEN MISEBY.
Under the above headline the Stan
dard & Diggers' News, published at
Johannesburg, Transvaal, says, that
while the August output of gold for
that month in the Transvaal, reached
the total value of over $8,600,000, and
that in no part of the globe are mining
operation carried on under more favor
able conditions than in that little re
public, the serpent in the Garden of
Eden has taken a political form and
the people have eaten of the tree of
knowledge that tells of their naked
ness in regard to burgersbip privileges.
and the outcasts self excelled num
ber thousands upon thousands, and
adds: "Strange to say, while, gaunt
misery stalks abroad marking results
daily, and profits to shareholders in
crease in proportion to the gold won.
Strange anomaly indeed on the . one
hand ruin and misery, on the other,
bounding prosperity and increasing
values." This the paper calls, golden
misery. It attributes the cause of this
rather ooyel condition of things in
South Africa to the effort of the mil
lionairs to frighten away the miners,
close down the mines, depreciate their
values and then purchase them at one
third, or less, of their value.
In this country, in the west, we
would call it "freezing out the little
fish that the big ones could swollow
tbe pot?" Thi9 may be the way South
Africa milllonaries manage such mat
ters, but it strikes the average Ameri
can that it is rather an expensive, not
to say brutal, way of freezing out
stockholders. Such thing are done
differently in the "wild and woolly
west," and the same end is accomplish
ed without the shedding of blood.
The Great Northern FURNITURE
STORE
Opposite Obar's Hotel
East End, The Dalles, Ore.
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Hard wood bed room set $12 50
Solid oak polished 24x30-inch '
French plnte glas 20 00
Solid oak mantle folding bed.. 11 50
The same in elm 9 00
White enamelled iron beds .... 3 25
Full brass top . 5 60
Wooden beds 1 40
Hardwood beds 2 25
Five-drawer chefonier 6 50
Hardwood chefonier, top 20x43. 9 PO
The same with mirror or top. . 12 00
Hardwood sideboards... 11 00
Sideboard, golden oak, double
serpentine, top 21x45, two
top drawers, swelled front,
French beveled glass, 14x24.. 18 00
Hardwood extension table. ... 4 50
Golden oak extension table. ... 7 50
Household treasure ......... 1 . 2 50
Extra large size. I.. 3 00
Hardwood center tables 150
Children's cribs 2 60
2-ply woven wire bed springs. . 1 40
Western washing machine 3 25
Wash boilers, copper bottom . . 85
Copper rim boiler 1 50
All copper 2 25
Galvanized iron tubs 50
Large size....'. 75
Hanging lamps 3 50
Hanging lamps, Rochester
burners, decorated phades. . . 5 00
One set cups and saucers 40
One set plates 40
Decorated cups -and saucers... 65
Decorated plates .65
Glass set, 4 pieces 45
Extra heavy.1."; 65
Window shades. 20
Bed spring with supporters ... 2 25
Sideboard, hardwood,
$11.50.
Brass lamp stand
$2.25.
Parlor suit, velour" cover,
$18.00.
Parlor lamp
$2.25.
Extension table, solid oak, polished
$7.50.
Wardrobe
$6.50.
Extension table, hardwood
$6.50.
Rocker, hardwood
$1.50.
1 50
176
3 25
6 00
Feather pillows per pair......
Mattresses, excelsior, wool top.
Combination mattresses, sateen
tick
Pure white cotton mattresses. .
Solid oak combination book
case ' ....... 11 60
Bed lounges 6 75
Open-front bed lounges 7 60
Five-piece parlor set 20 00
Baby carriages 6 00
Hardwood sewing rocker 1 00
Cobbler-seated rocker 2 25
Hard wood dining room chairs 75
Solid oak dining room chairs, . ' DO
Parlor looking glass, German
plate 18x40, beautiful frame.
34-inch trunks, latest finish. . .
Full size bed quilts 76
Pure white cotton sateen cover 1 75
Floor oil cloth, per yard, . . .'. . .
Extra heavy floor oil cloth, per
yard .............
Linoleum, per yard. ..........
Extra heavy linoleum, per
yard
Ingrain carpets, per yard.
Half-wool carpets, per yard...
All-wool carpets, per yard....
Extra heavy carpet!), per yard,
'i'ln. f-j-lr all-wool per yard...
F.r-i o.o steel raiin
Four-hole Charter Oak steel
range 25 00
Six-hole, with reservoir, Char
ter Oak range 36 00
Four-hole Charter Oak cast
range, 20-inch oven 20 00
Same, six-hole, with reservoir. 22 50
go. 8 cook stove 7 60
harterQak No. 8 9 00
Charter Oak cook sfpye with
reseryojr, 2p.-inch pypj.f'J,'r, J8
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4 oo
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30
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65
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43
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66
75
22 60
WE DEPEND ON THE FaBMEB.
Nearly everything but the products
of the soil is being controlled by the
trusts or other combinations of capi
tal. Yet the farmer is the man who
moves the world. If he should refuse
to raise a crop for a single year it
would produce a more disastrous ef
fect than would result from a universal
strike of all the brotherhoods of rail
road employes and trade unions com
bined. He, with his glittering plow
share, furnishes substance for every
body, and if he should "go out" he
would paralyze the commerce of tbe
world. Every locomotive and car
would rust; the song of the spindle
would be hushed, the goods of the
merchants would become shelf-worn,
and even the government would be
powerless to interfere. Tbe farmer
toils on, year by year, bearing the ills
he cannot shun; and because be does
not strike the world moves on and the
people have bread and other neces
saries to eat -Jacksonville Times.
EDtTOEIAL. NOTES.
CECIL BHODES DID IT.
PHILANTHBOPIC.
The action of the Wasco County
Foroslry Protection Association in
changing the place of their meeting
from Tbe Dalles to Wamio is indeed
considerate, especially at this time,
when there is such a strong effort be
ing made by certain parties in Western
Oregon to close tbe Cascade forestry
reserve to sheep. The members of the
association feel that the semi-annual
meeting here at the present time
might lend force to the argument of
the Western Oregon agitators that
Eastern Oregon farmers are antago
nistic to the sheep industry, for .there
would certainly be discussion here that
The Astoria Budget very truthfully
says: Hack ol all tbe trouble in the
Transvaal is Cecil Rhodes. . Keen,
crafty, unscrupulous, utterly regardless
of justice and thinking only of com
mercialism, this man Rhodes now
stands back in a safe place and watches
brave men sacrificed to consummate
his cold-blooded conquest. With a
skill amazing to contemplate,-Rhodes
has duped prime ministers, pulled the
wool over the eyes of colonial secre
taries, made kings and princes dance
like marionettes when he has pulled
the strings and played a daring game
that has filled Central Africa with tbe
bleaching bones of whites and blacks.
Slowly, but none the less surely,
Rhodes has planned and schemed, for
getful of justice, of humanity and of
Christianity and for what? To build
in Central A.frica an empire which will
be a monument to his energy and
daring.
Human life has been to him of less
worth than the blue earth which eon
tains the Kimberly diamonds. . Human
blood has been cheaper to him than
the glittering gold dust of the Trans
vaal. Justice has been to him worthy
of less consideration than the ivory
hoarded by the semi-savages of the
African forests The Boers stood in
the war of the consummation of his
great purpose, therefore the Boers
were not entitled to his mercy. He
pulled the strings and Chamberlain
danced. He spoke, and the power of
tbe English army was put at his beck
and call. He made a sign, and the
death warrant of self-government in
Africa was signed by his tools. Hu
man rights withered under tbe blight
of his presence, and today the Trans-
yaal runs red with the blood of men
fighting for liberty.
Dewey should change doctors. The
one who is trying to bury him alive in
Washington is evidently in the em
ploy of some politicians who fear his
growing popularity.
Admiral Schley has been ordered to
South Africa with a squadron of three
vessels to look after American inter
ests during the war between the Boers
and the British. He is certainly equal
to the occasion.
The Dutch bored holes in about 2000
British at Ladysmith last Monday
Thev have disDlaved their ability to
bold their own with the . red coats so
long as they are notoutnambered, but
if tbe war keeps up they will finally
have to surrender to the more powerful
country.
"Archbishop Chappell, papal dele
gate to tbe Philippines, and bis asso
ciate, Father McKlnnon, of California,
are both ardent expansionists," boast-
ingly exclaims a republican exchange.
Certainly they are. Mr. McKinley
would not consent to their being sent
there If they were not.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is re
ported to have been sold to Mark
Hanna, but the paper stoutly denies
that it has fallen into bis hands.' It is
only reasonable it should. Anybody,
even tbe president would deny havin?
been delivered, body and soul into tbe
bands of the dollar mark senator.
Admiral Dewey, bluff, sensible man
that he is, has intimated that he
wishes no more banquets or sentimen
tal flapdoodle; and be absolutely, re
fuses to be kissed, which is a harsh
but well-merited criticism of the silly
women who have made themselves
ridiculous by their ytwcnltatory con
duct on similar, occasions.
The so-called prize fight last Satur
day night was ' not creditable to the
eity. It to le hoped there will not
be repetition anyway soon. Glove
contests for points are admissable, but
a gloyeoontestfor money is not. Parties
who encourage such "scrape" should
bear in mind that it is a violation of
the law. Let there be no more of it
here.
Carl Schurz, one of the firmest sup
porters of tbe gold standard, announces
that In his opinion tbe free coinage of
silver is less danererous to American
institutions than is the threatened im
nerlism. 'therefore he will support a
party declaring for free coinage and
against imnerialism rather than one
that stands up for the gold standard
and advocates imnerialism. Schurz is
not alone in this sentiment either.
It 1b not expected tbe democrats will
carry the election to be held in Ohio
next Tuesday. The administration
has thrown all the force possible into
the campaign, ail the federal officers
in the state have been required to
this people onward to a realization of
conditions similar to those which pre
vail a none European peoples. How
far we are destined to go on the road
thus traveled by European nations
will, in a measure, be decided by the
results of the national elections of
1900.
It is definitely and authoritatively
stated that the Americans put some
thing into the water in order to pre
vent the Sbrmrock from winning. Tbe
news has leaked out that the some
thing was the Columbia. London
Globe.
.Boss Hanna is trying to introduce
the faith cure in Ohio politics when he
stands up and tells an audience that
there is no such a thing as a trust in
this country. He'll be saylny next
that there Is no such a thing as a po
litical boss. '".,','
Three murderers were hanged last
week in Texas, and all declared that
they were going straight to heaven.
It may be all right, but with no desire
to speak lightly of moat serious mat
ters, it may be suggested that this sort
of thing seems to reflect rather strongly
upon tbe state of society beyond the
pearly gates.
NEPHEW OF OOM PAUL.
ROBBERY AT ELLENSBURG.
A Jewelry Mtore Robbed of 93,000 Worth
of Goods.
A dispatch from Ellensburg, Wash.,
dated Nov. I, says: The boldest
robbery in the history of Ellensburg
and possibly in tbe state occurred
here during tbe noon hour today, the
jewelry store of H. Rehmke & Bro
being the scene of tbe work. Tbe
brothers have been closing their store
on going to lunch, between 12 and 1
o'clock. Today they did not go to
gether, but overlapped so that the
store was only closed 15 minutes; yet
la that interval entrance was effected
through the rear, and goods worth at
least $3,000, possibly more, were taken.
Holes were bored through the out-
side-door to get at the bolt on the
inside; but that failed, and the-door
jamb was pried off with a rusty rail
road spike. This let them into a rear
room. Then a door opening' into the
store was forced. The robber then
passed clear to the front of the store,
opening the showcases and began bis,
work. Six trays full of new watches,
72, were taken., and four ring trays
were emptied. They held 46 diamond
rings besides other set ami plain
bands. A total of 478 rings and 42
solid lockets and charms, many ear
rings, brooches, etc., besides a large
quantity of plated ware, were taken.
Only a few solid chains and three or
four. gem-studded charms were left.
No cheap goods were taken. Two
cash drawers containing money were
not disturbed.
Has Inherited a Fortune But Will Con
tinue to Preaeh.
Rev. Paul Kruer, of Ukiah, Oregon,
was a visitor in Walla Walla Tuesday..
His grandfather Was born in Holland
and settled in Germany in 1812. His
father died fighting for Germany, Paul
Kruger, president of the Transvaal,
was a brother of Rev. Kruger's graadV
father.
Rev. Kruger, who is a bright young
man with only half as much beard and
avoirdupois as his distinguished grand'
uncle, was born in Germany and grad
uated from a university .hern. He
crossed the ocean three times. He is
a minister of the United Brethren
church.
Until recently he has lived in Chi'
cago, but moved to Uklab, Oregon,
where he has been preaching. Some
ten years ago he received $500 from a
legacy, and Bince bad given no thought
to tbe question of possible further in
heritance. J
Several months ago. howeyer, a rel
ative of Rev. Kruger started from Ger
many to find him, and turn over a leg
aey ralued at some $40,000. This man
went to Chicago, but Rev. Kruger had
recently ''goae west." With this defi
nite instruction the gantjeman pro
ceeded on his mission and landed
Los Angeles. But no trace of Kruger
could be found.
It was about this time that an asso
ciated press correspondent fastened
upon Hey. Kruger, and flashed over tbe
wi-e8 a story of the rulatU") of Oom
Paul. The story of his eaptura of tiro
desperadoes, and the taking of them
to Pendleton, was also sent broadcast
over the country. And In tbis way the
whereabouts of Rer. Kruger was dis
covered. He is now on bis way to find
a German consul, at Tacoma or Seat-
de, and arrange for a transfer of the
legacy. Tbe property consists of some
10,000 marks and four coal mines.
Judging from the value of tbe mines
adjacent to his, Rev. Kruger thinks he
can get at least $10,000 apiece for them
He will sell.
This wealth will make no difference
in bis way of Hying. He has his work,
and will continue preaching. But he
wants to get into some frown .that has
railroads and telegraphs. He sees ttie
value of the press now, since without
it be would ha'-i-ly have got his legacy,
Walla Walla Statesman.
singing of John Dale, Joe Gomes and
Master Richards being especially
meritorious. Tbe Done solo by Beach
jand Bowers is something entirely new
in that line and is an enjoyable per
formance. The burlesque on Sousa and
his band was another feature which is
productive of a great deal of laughter.
Au auburn haired contortionist,
whose name is given on the bills as
Paacate, does some extremely clever
work in the plio, .during which he
performs several seemingly impossible
feats, among them a turn in which h,e
apparently dislocates his shoulder,
both backward and forward, with tbe
greatest ease. Lon Knetzeker give
an entertaining exhibition of club
swinging, and Alfred Anderson who
is down on tbe program as tbe "Mali
Patti," pleases his audience with aa
impersonation of the female character.
About
Hi n pell.
' Boat aad Bteaawv
There was a race between the Jo
laud Flyer and tbe ocean steamer
Columbia up tbe Willamette yesterday
afu-rnoon. The race began at the
mouth of the Willamette and resulted
in a victory for tbe little river boat,
which literally ran around the big
steamer during the contest. The
Inland Flyer is now making fast time
between Tbe. Dalles and this city and
bar . time is nearly as good as the
Fleetwood, that JlMJe streak of chained
lightning wh'ch jused Pf)j)j on these
waters, out wnicn is now on toe sound.
The Flyer leaves The Dalles at 8 A.
M. and arrives here at 3:25 P. M
making 12 landings and going through
tbe Cascade looks besides. She some
times gets through the Jool;- in 16.
minutes. Very good serplpe is now
being given on this route. Tourists
can leave Portland in tbe morning
and after seeing all the grand scenery
of the Columbia can arrive at The
Dalles in time to eppnect with the
Spokane train, whloh leaves this city
atz:i0 f. Portland Telegram,
" -4pare of the Oi chard.
The past -year, with its unusual
climatic conditions-, has beqen marked
by a signal neglect ol tUiage .rlf'
tions in the orchards of the state. One
result of this has been the formation
of an extra large amount of fruit wood
and buds, and under ordinary condi
tions, cext spring there will set a very
mueh greater amount of fruit than
will be best for both the interest of
the tree and the prchardist. The
orchard should receive a judicious,
yes, a tigorous pruning this winter, $o
the end that liberal thinning of fruit
spurs should be bad, otherwise the
more expensive work of hand thinning
must be done or-else there will He pro
duced a mass of small inferior .fruit for
which no market can be found, and as
too often occurs, tbe larger part of the
crop becomes A waste.
Now is the time to make a thorough
examination of the trees; study the
various systems of pruning and the
nds they are sought to reach. Wateh
the insect and fungous foes and tbe
Died of apoplexy.
10:30 this forenoon James
of High Prarie, Klickitat
county, fljed vqry suddenly, in Moody's
warehouse. He Jtiad unloaded a load
of wheat and bad gone in tff the scales
to speak to W. H. Moody about the
weights and selling his load. After
conversing with Mr. Moody, be turned
toward the door and ; fell. Every
assistance possible was rendered,' and
Dr. Hudson was called, but Mr. Hinnell
was dead before he arrived. After
making an examination the ' doctor
pronounced the cause of his death
apoplexy.
Mrs. HenneU had arrived here by I png'h in cr
boat laat nvnniacr p.n1 ernentAri tn m aa. I &
1 t fir ,
her husband here and was only noti
fied of bis arrival after his death. Mr
HenneU was about 30 years of age, and
was a prosperous farmer in Klickitat
county where he had resided for a
number of years.
The funeral of Johnnie May, son of
Mrs. William Redmond, who died
Wednesday evening was held from the
Catholio church today. A requiem
high mass was sung by by Rev. Father
William O. S. B., of Mt. Ansrnl col
Jege, after which tbe father delivered
a abort and 'fitting funeral oration in
whloh bespoke of the life of the de
parted and used bis untimely death "as
an examdle of the fact that no one Dot
even tbe young have a lease on life,
Tbe remains were laid to "est in the
family lot in the Catholio cemetery.
VUB USS Of SOfcDIffUl, :
DIhm Ha Pvovaa Mora Deadly Thaa
Ballet tbe Pa Year.
Washington, Nov. 2. A recapitu
lation of the casualitles tn action and
deaths in the regular and volunteer
armies between May 1, 1898, and June
30, 1899, contained In the annual
report of the adjutant-general of the
army shows a grand total of 10,076
men. The casualty list alone aggre
gates 3424, of whom 35 officers and 458
enlisted men were killed and 197
ofcers and 2764 enlisted men wounded.
The doath" Jlgt, numbering 619, was
made up of 224 officers and $395, ephj'gf
ed men. Of this total l?ut 38 officers
and 458 enlisted men were killed, the
remainder of the deaths resulted from
various causes, including the following:
Wounds. JO officers and r92 enlisted
men; disease, 6J officers and ?4
enlisted men; accident. B officers inf
209 enlisted men; drowning, 3 officers
and 88 men; suicide, 2 officers and 62
men, a4 wuruvrs wv(hmmi p
enlisted men,
In tbe regular army tbe total of
casualties in action and' death
amounted to 4155 and in the volunteer
establishment to 6921. In tbe casualty
list the regulars had 127 officers and
1656 enlisted men killed and wounded,
and tbe volunteers 103 (officers and
1366 enlisted men killed and wounded.
In the regular army between April 30,
1898, and June 30, 1899, 91 enlisted
men were discharged by sentence of
generai courj-jnartlal, and 299 enlisted
men deserted. '
Bobart Will withdraw. ,
New York, Nov. 2. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
yice-President Hobart's announcer
taent, through members of his family,
pf bis retirement from pu'jtjllo life wjlj
make it necessary for the republican
national copvention tochooee'anotbep ,
running mate fur President MoKin)ey,
should the president be renominated
next year, It will also necessitate.
the choioe of a president pro tern fo
the senate, to preside over its deliber
ationa until a new vice-president takes
office.
Boer hi Zalnlaa4.
PlETEBM ARITZBURG, Natal, NOV. 2.
It is reported the Boers are occupy
iny parts of Zululand, and they have .
taken Pomeroy, 60 miles from G rey-town.
4J V J
NOTICE OF FINAfc fiJETr
TLEMENT.
On Western Border.
Capetown, Nov. 2 It is asserted
MOO ' Boers have collected at the Be
thulee bridge, under Field Cornet
Dutuit; the Orange river ig in "full
flood, and- fording is reported, to be
impossible.
Notice la hereby given tbst tbe undersigned,
idmintstrator of the partnership estate of John
Brookhouse, deoeaned, and i. J. BrookhotiHe,
has filed In the oounty court of Wasoo oounty.
state of Oregon, his Haul account as such ad
ministrator of said estate, and that Monday,
the 4th day of November. A. D. 18W, at the hour
of IP. M ., has been fixed by said court as the
for bearing ooieouon to saia report,
rB$HH.fHPni'te8?)S0.' - -B.J.OOtt;
QOttMiN,
Administrator of th partnership estate of
bouse.
ENTERTAINMENT.
for the republican nominees, and bar
rels of money have been spent to de-
ft MT.Aan-- So If he cuts down the
majority by which McKinley carried
tha atatA in 1896 he will have won a
comparative yictory.
It is militarism that has brought such
countries as Spain and Italy, Austria
and France to their present wretched
condition. The same force must oper
ate in the same way with reference to
the now mighty nations of England,
Russia and Germany. The lesson of
, .if - . , A ( n n mnnklln la
I ail luis to tne fliiiwiBiu
Try Wilson's gallery for good I apparent. A large and powerful class
photos. Price II to 15 per dozen. n4-lmj amongst us are Intent on hastening J
ii mitin Atrnnrj) nnnn trip rrnit and
work the machinery at their aP08", buda ftnd wltn the 0peinD.
M LI!... nmlnbna O 11 fl IK ft. I- ' ...
of spring be propared to give the or
chard a vigorous but judicious prun
ing and tuen follow tots wltn gener
ous tillage of the soil. Only nder
conditions like these can We expect to
get tbe best of return from the or
chard cext vear, under the usual Ore
gon climatic conditions Oregon
Agricultural College and Experiment
Station.
The Wasoo Warehouse carries a full
line of mill feed, flour, barb wire, lime,
sulphur and salt. Does a general for
warding and commission business.
pop
Beaeb and Uowjrs VJi.utrels Amnsc
Wherever xbey Go.
The minstrels who will appear in
the Vogt next Thursday evening
comes highly recommended by tbe
press wherever they have played. The
Houston, Texas, Daily Post of Dec.
24th says:
The people who saw tbe performance
of tbe Beach and Bowers minstrels at
Sweeney & Coombs opera house last
night were really surprised at the
merit of the production, thought to be
inferior to what it really was. There
are no million -dollar stage settings
and the costumes worn by the mem
bers of the company are neither cost-
When you dream
that somebody is
you over a
precipice it's time
voq looked after yonr stomach and liver.
You may not believ in dreams- hot that
particular sort of dream is likely W(SHfc
pretty near true if you
don't take prompt meas
ures to -prevent it If
yon neglect the warning
you may find
that yon are act-
ually pushing
) yourself over
the precipice of
iil disease into the
"rby'W: death-.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Notloe Is hereby given that tbe undersigned
has been duly SDDolnied by the Bon. County
court of tbe State of Oregon for Wasco County,
administrator of tbe Estate of Antone Jerome,
deceased. All perron- having claims against
said deceased or bin estate are hereby notified
to present the same, pioperly vanned, to me at
mv offloe In Dalles Ulty. Oregon, within six
months from the da.e of this notice.
Dated this 31st day of August. 1 im.
o , v . it fp. ulBBONS
Admtnlntratir of tbe csHHCof'Ainooe Jerome,
NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that the following pe
tition for a retail liquor Hoe use will be pre
sented to the County Court of Wrsno oounty,
Oregon on tbe 8th day of November, 18W, at iO
o'clock a. m. of said day
Don't fprget
I that your heart
and lungs ana
brain and
nerves are sun-
plied with blood
and nutriment
through your stomach,
liver and bowels. If
they do not do their
Wasoo
tv work properly if
,v - tne blood is full of
poisonous matter your whole body will
soon be full of impurity and disease, and
t is sinalj wonder you dream of disaster.
Dr. Pierce's X3oldel) Medical Discovery
purifies and enriches 1 th - . .
Jy nor gaudy, but the show succeeds I cleanses the whole digestive system and
in finishing the audience with an I H an ntidpte for poison in the blood.
ai. is a uiuoa-rauer and nesh-builder and
is good for the nerves. It brines restful
Sleep and a clear head. It contains no
mwaok, wnisa-y, sugar, syrup, or dan
gerous opiates.
. "'.dT' Dr.I?f,,G,den MUcsl Discovery
wun indigestion mine w. u- rn
endt ss amount of amusement and tn
one or two features is really better
than some of tbe high priced combina
tions. The performance resembles old
time minstrelsy more than anything of
the kind which has been seen here for
some time. In thet first part some ex
tremely clever vocal work is done, the
parodies of Beach, Bowers and Stuart,
Ed C. Sainpsan'a bass solos and the
,.VTl?S,2LTr'cnd- Broadwater Co.. Moo-E-.
"Wopl. fail to ten bow thankful I
Ior tbe relief, aa I had nffmi ,uk 1 !Z
seemed that the doctors could do me no good. I
Rf. vTS.w?ht ! "f Pd. and was not
aoie to work. Now I weigh nearly ia caa
doadayssracfceataelaraa,"
PETITION.
To the Honorable County Court
County, Oregon;" -
We, the undersign d legal rotors of Valla
Preclnot. Wasoo County, Oregon .' respectfully
petition your honorable board to grant to Wn.
Lahet a lloenae to sell spirituous, lnou
and malt liquor In less quantity than on
gallon, for the term of on year, at tb Caa.
cade Lock. Oregon:
JTotton
Wm M Ash
L I.Cates
C Vaxrl
H O Hansen
H Liliegard
A Flciwhner
A E 'i mat
John We iman
Joe Schmidt Jr
W D MoCrary
Hen Dope
John F Trana
(IVoorneea -AO
Hall '.
K muf k. i
C A WcCrory
V ' Ixiugla
F B-igers ' '
A B G littler
H A Leitven
E Martin "
C J Carlson
John Uass
f!K Yettick
C Haggblom
Erik Haggblom
O Wilson
John Tbelson
John Anderson
B E Wood
Louey Lunyo
F Anderson
H Teosen
T W Badder
J J Coyle
Alfred Colli
J F Stoat
D A Cbeyney
joe Schmla
A W King
Andrew Traverro
O Syrlng
F E Leaven
M C Martin
R O Connor
Thad Ulazier
Wm Nestler
H P Harp bam
Pat Lahey
O L Harpbam
H H Weston
Otto Olln
SMalra
E PAsh
H FlUmon
3 Jobdxod
Oregon Washburn
Ottoar thorn
H C Trash
Wm Trlsrell 1
James Oortoo