SATURDAY. . . .NOVEMBER 18, 1899
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Daily.
James Baxter, of Antelope, is in the
city.
Hon. W. P. Keady returned on the
afternoon train to Portland.
Messsrs. H. Glenn and A. S. Mc
Allister went to fortiana tais
afternoon.
Joe Hlnkle, of Prlnevllle, passed
through The Dalles last night en
route borne from a visit to Portland
Capt. S. B. Ormsby, superintendent
of the Cascade timber reserve, was in
the city last night, and went to Dufur
today.
The motoric shower that was billed
for last nigbt failed to give the sbow
advertised. It was reported a complete
failure by those who staid up to see
the falling stars.
, Hon. M. A. Butler, of Pendleton, is
here on legal business. Mr. Butler
recently resigned as deputy revenue
collector, and is now devoting bis en
tire attention to private business
Uncle" Bill Kelsay, of Anti-lope,
Is in the city. 'Mr. Kelsay says giid
in? of the streets of Shaniko hi'. be
gun, 'and from all appearances l uiSd
in? of bouses will begin their next
spring.
George Earnest Stewart left this
morning for Harrisburg, where he will
spend the winter. Mr. btoward has
confined himself so closely to bis work
for the past four years that his health
. is seriously impaired, and he has found
it necessary to take a rest, will
rusticate on bis uncle's farm near
Harrisburg. Anticipating Mr. Stew
art's departure a numoer of bis
friends eave him a farewell reception
In the basement of the Christian
church where some 30 friends congre
gated and spent the evening express
ing their regrets Mr. Stewart's
departure and in social conversation
From Thursday's Dally.
f H Vilas nrSanr.i-.la. lain thn p.itv.
V. A MHO, V. WM-".w, " J
A. F. Martin was in town today from
Boyd. .. '
: James La Due, of Dufur, was in town
today. .- ;
Messrs. E. C. Goodman and Babe
Mays came in toaay irum au uuupe.
. A. C. Knighton ' and wife, of Prine
vilie, were in the city today buying
supplies andVfurniture.
The stook of the Butler Drug Co,
recently bought by Win. Henry, is be
ing boxed up for shipment.
Tndav Charles Butler shipped two
car loads of cattle to Port Townsend
and one car load to Troutdale.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Wood came up
from Mosier last evening and is the
guest of Sheriff and Mrs. Kelly.
Mn. Robert Kelly returned last
evening from Portland where she has
been visiting friends and acquain
tances.
In the circuit court today Carl J. E.
Carlson, a native of Sweden, was admit
ted to citizenship. Adolph and B.
Ullrich acted as witnesses.
In one of the windows of C. F.
Stephen's , store is a display of the
celebrated Douglas shot's that re
mind people that this is the eeaoiu of
the year to invest in winter foot wear.
In Judge Bellinger's court at Port
land last Tuesday, Helding Johnson,
the fellow who circulated counterfeit
nickels here last summer, was con
victed and sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary and to pay a fine of
$50.
The Lakeview Register reports that
1550 head of cattle have been market
ea irom tne unewaouau va.icjr uis uu
and 100 more will soon go out' The
average price has been 35, making
$62,700 paid for Cnewauoan beet this
season.
. The family of W. R. Brown, who
tried to kill his wife last Saturday, are
in a destitute condition, and today
Judge Mays. ordered provisions sent
to them, so that they may not suffer,
and they will be county charges until
some other provision can be made for
their care,
The proposed railroad leading from
The Dalles up Deschutes is a poposition
that meets with more general fayor
than anything in the nature of a public
enterprise that has been started in The
Dalles for some time. Everybody Is
taking interest in the move. It's just
the thing for The Dalles.
. Last evening the committee ap
pointed by the board of fire delegates
sent aJ order for the chemical engine
and new book and ladder truck, and
also for the electric alarm boxes. It
is expected all the improvements to
the fire apparatus will be here and in
place early in January.
Any young man is excusable for
losing his heart especially if it is found
by a oharming young woman, but there
wasn't any excuse for Frees Sannders
losing the grip containing his collar,
cuffs and other necessary articles that
makes up a man's wardrobe, togethe
with a choi boquet for his bride,
as be proceeded to the place of his
wedding ye.ierday. But he lost it
just the Ban, a, and iu consequence
Frees was led to the altar without a
shining colla and a well lanudred pair
of cuffs, thou . ' h; was married just
the samo. . i Indian found the grip,
and brought to town, offering to sell
It to J. E.Col : as, but Mr. Collins recog
n ized tho property and took it in charge
for Mr. Saunders.
A Baker 'ity dispatch says no
deaths are- l obable from tbe four
alleged s malic or. cases here. Develop
ments today tl ow a likelihood that tbe
disease will : urn out to be chicken
pox or the ras'i that is so prevalent in
Pdndleton ai. 1 other Eastern Oregon
towns. . The city authorities are en
forcing quar.i ,iiDe on three bouses,
special policemen- aiding tbe regular
force. Excii ment has abated, and
schools contii e in session.
Col. L., L. E iwkins, Of Portland, had
a splendid vie v of the heavens from
tbe hills south f Tba Dalles last night,
and reported l.:iving seen 20 meteors
during tbe night. He had determined
to see the panoromic display if it were
to be seen at any point in Oregon, so
came up from Portland last evening,
and stationed himself on Sunset bill,
south of town, where he .sat up all
nigbt watching for tbe phenomena.
Tbefact that there was no showers of
meteors did notdlscourage the colonel.
and be will make another observation
tonight.
There was a lively commotion among
the boarders at tbe Umatilla bouse last
night about 12 o'clock. About 20 of
thpm bad requested Fen Batty, the
obliging nigbt clerk, to call tbem when
the motoric shower began. Some
mirthful fellows knew of this, and
just before midnight rushed into the
hotel office and told Fen tbe stars were
falling by tbe millions In haste to
carry out the wishes of his guests, Fen
rushed to he call boa-'d, without look
ing outside, and rang tbe electric bell
in their several rooms. They tumbled
out in all kinds of shapes, many of them
not taken time to dress, and were dodg
ing around every corner of tbe hotel
trying to see the falling stars that
didn't fall. After they had stretched
their necks in vain to see just one
meteor, they bounced Fen for calling
them, and are so pronounced in their
threats against him that he seriously
contempates going to South Africa to
meantime Brown will probable remain
confined until tbe February term of
court, as bis case will not come up at
this term.
Walla Walla has four police officers
divided equally between night and day
service. The Union says tbe town
should have a dozen, and that one or
two mounted officers should patrol tbe
resident district. The recent opera
tions of bigbwav robbers is the basis
for this demand.
It is probable The Dalles has waited
ratber too long about putting forth
effors to retain the trade of tbe int
terior, but what has been lost can be
regained. If everybody will put forth
reasonable enerirv and push along the
project for a railroad up Deschutes and
on to tbe California line, The Dalles
can yet be made tbe sgoond city in the
state. The property owner who does
not help this enterprise is not working
to his interests.
Under the Looney law, authorizing
the employment of state convicts in
building roads between the various
state institutions located at Salem,
Superintendent Lee, of the peniten
tiary, appointed T. A. Farley, of Polk
county, to supervise tbe work at $60
per month, and five to eight convicts
have been worked on tbe road part of
the summer. No guards for tbe road
workers haye been employed. About
one-third of the $2500 appropriated has
i at nded this season. '
WE WILL HAVE THEM.
Bills Against the County.
Following is a list of the bills al
lowed at the November term of county
court:
C E Bayard, fees state vs Fields. $ 9 36
C E Bayard.
C E Bayard
C E Bayard
C E Bayard
C E Bayard
C E Bayard
C E Bayard
C E Bayard
C E Bayard
C E Bayard
Connolly
Prather
" Ryan
" Ryan
" Hayes
" Doe
" Doe
" Berry
"Morehouse
'Reozelman
3 55
8 20
3 25
3 25
3 20
3 25
3 20
4 95
1 35
3 70
W H Butt, inquest Hinnell 3 00
Leonard Fields, wit st vs Fields 3 00
Dalles rlre Apparatus Will Have 8everal
Meeded Improvements.
The board of fire delegates held a
meeting last night and determined to
purchase a chemical engine and new
hose cart and to put in an electric
alarm system as called for by tbe board
of ore underwriters in order to secure
the 10 per cent reduction of insurance
in the business portion of tbe town
The committee who had been solicit
ing funds for this purpose reported
that they bad $2,675.85 collected and in
bonefied subecripiions, which is the
net coat of the new apparatus laid
down here and the construction of the
alarm system. It was therefore de
termined that the new apparatus
should be purchased, and the solicit
ing committee was made a purchasing
committee to buy the apparatus. This
committee was instructed to also
ascertain from the Seufert & Condon
Telephone Co. what tbe cost of main
taining the alarm system will be per
mouib and report the same to the
council- and the secretary of tbe
board, E. M. Wingate, was ordered to
correspond Vith Mr. Oloey, of the
board of underwriters, and get exact
location where fire alarm boxes shall J
be stationed in order to comply to tbe
demands of tbe underwriters.
Tbe board of delegates and the
soliciting committee deserve much
credit for tbe persistence with which
they have pushed this matter, and
should receive tbe hearty co-operation
of every citizen. This, however, is
not all. They should be able to col
lect every . dollar that has been an
scribed to the fund, for without ii
they will be unable to make tbe new
system perfectly complete. While
they have enough funds to buy the
new fire apparatus and pay for the
alarm system, there will be incidental
expenses connected with inaugurating
the new system that have not yet been
provided for.
ANOTHER BRAVE
SOLDIER KILLED.
soon. Heavy sea is prevailing.
"It is reported that the ship struck
easily, tben thumped violently; the
fire-room compartment was flooded,
the first water-tight doors closed
promptly. The ship lies settled aft,
the water one foot from her name,
She is well out of tbe water forward,
amupanl nni.tr ctAnn k..l in
Major Logan Falls Before ?aypro;!ios?Dd 10?. ratiD were
" " landed. The Helena, nianathnrl frnm
Lingayen by tbe Oregon to Kamaguin,
is due today "
It is believed Admiral Watson's dis
patch has been confused in transmia
sion, and that the date of tbe wreck
was tbe 7th instead of tbe 2nd.
Filipino Bullets.
escape their wrath.
is in
From Friday's Dally.
D. M. Gibbons, of Hood River,
the city.
Mrs. G. M. Cornett is quite sick at
her home on Ninth street.
C. O. Sturges, of Bakeoven, is regis
tered at tbe Umatilla House.
F. M. Cofer and O. B. Derthrick,
of Victor, were in town today.
H. V. Gates", who is constructing
the water works and electric light
plant in Priueviile, arrived here today
from above.
A considerable number of fat hogs
are being brought here at present, and
about 100 of them are being shipped t0
Troutdale daily.
Tbe caBe of the state vs. Joseph
Gantiman will be taken up in the cir
cuit court this evening. This will be
the last jury case to be tried at the
present term-
Mr. and Mrs. Eshelman, of Center-
ville, were in the city yesterday visit
ing ihi-ir rO'i. Vr (i C E-iielman.
Tbey left lua morning to visit an
other son at Tacoma.
The work of improving Federal
street is being pushed by Marshal
Hughes, who is employing twelve
regular hands on the work, besides a
few Chinamen who neglected to pay
their road tax.
In the case of Henry Gardner vs.
Wasco county this afternoon, after
the evidence for the plaintiff had been
submitted, tbe attorneys for tbe county
moved for a non suit and the same ws
granted by the court.
- Seth Rodman, one of Crook county's
solid sheep raisers, was in town today
loading a wagon with supplies. Like
all others from the interior he has
learned by experience that he can
save money by purchasing goods here.
A committee appointed by the Lane
county court to investigate tbe sheriff's
books has discovered that Deputy
Sheriff Day, who absconded some time
since, was shor. $2300 in bis account?.
Tbe sheriff will make the shortage
good. - - -
The people of Ashland subscribed
and paid $2155 85 to pay indebtedness
of their normal school before it could
be deeded to the state. All claims
were paid, and a balance of $62 76 was
turned aver to tbe regents- with the
title to the new school. f
With two wars going on in tbe
world, and not a very heavy crop har
vested anywhere, still wheat Is, con
trary to all expectations, commanding
a very low price. The best offer here
today for Ifo. 1 at the warehouses Is 46
cents, and at Portland it is quoted at
60.
Mrs. Brown is rapidly recovering
from the wounds inflicted by her brutal
husband last Saturday, and will in a
short time be out of . danger. - In tbe
....Headquarters for....
Joe McNeil Prahter 6 30
Mathew Dutv, " " Prather 5 70
R Prather, " " " Prather 5 50
Mrs M Husky, " "Prather 5 30
Wm Stephenson, " "Prather 5 30
M M McGinnis, " ' Berrv I 50
N D Hughes, ' " Berry 1 50
H Ring. " Berry 1 50
Mrs L S Davis, " ' Berry 1 50
M F Shaw, M D prof services 29 10
Frank Hill, clerical services 52 00
Frank Hill, constable fees st vs
Fields 2 40
Frank Hill, constable fees st vs
Prather 1 10
Frank Hill, constable fees st vs
Berry 31 65
JuranHtliU, constable lees st vs
Reozelman 2 20
Geo Prather, J P drawing jury. 3 00
Geo Prather, fees st vs Howells 5 .00
Geo Prather, " " O'Brien 5 00
Geo Prather, " "Handsbury 4 00
J E Rand, assistingdrawing jury 2 00
J P Watson, assisting rrawiog
jury 2 00
E S Olinger, fees st vs Howell.. 1 40
JF Watt, M D examine insane. 5 00
M F Shaw. MD examining in- .
sane 5 90
J F Watt, M D examination
O'Brien 5 00
E S Olinger, constable fees 1 20
E S Olinger, fees st vs Hands
bury : 2 70
A A Bonney. stock inspector,
from Aug. to Nov. 1 75 00
C Li Gilbert, scboolisuperinten-
dent, sundry expenses....'.. 50 35
Williams Krosius, medicine
for pauper ' 3 00
F C Brosius, ii D professional
services 15 uO
Bone & McDonald, supplies for
pauper 11 40
C T Bonney, supplies for (pauper 3 25
E S Olinger, services and livery
hire for smallpox patients. .. 30 00
Lyman Smith, supplies smallpox
patients 3 00
T H Clark, guarding quarantine 2 00
T B Kent, guarding quarinttnc . 4 00
Dallas & Spangler, supplies small
pox patients 1 35
D P & A N Co transportation 6 00
Robt Kelly, rebate on double as-
. sessment 17 37
J A Geisendorffer, M D profes
sional services pauper. ..... 57 00
Black & Ash, supplies pauper. . . 5 00
Florence Crittenden Home, for
support of home 50 00
Robt Mays, county judge trans
portation pauper 1 40
Robt Mays, county judge repair
ing road .... 1 50
J T Peters, lumber for poor
house 28 15
J T Peters, lumber for county
bridge .67 84
Alexander F.-aaier, money ex
pended on county road 16 50
Times-Mountaineer, balance due
for publishing delinquent
tax list 20 88
H C Dodds. M D professional
services country pauper 20 00
Geo E Ross, rebate on taxes. ... 6 90
Geo Rorden, bounty 1 00
Robert Leisure, bounty 1 00
D S Kimsey, per diem and mil
age . 24 00
Trouble About Nothing;.
Last week Mrs. M. C. Hill, of Mit
chell, was arrested here on a warrant
from Portland, she being accused by
John Brantt of having robbed bim of
a sum of money and a check on the
First Natsooal bank of this city. She
was taken to Portland and given a
preliminary bearing before Justice
Hennessy, and it discovered that
Brantt still bad the obeok be claimed
to have lost and also bad most of the
money whioh be thought had been
stolen. Tbe entire trouble was
brought about by Brantt having got
on a spree, forgot what he had done
with his property, and rushed into
court to have a supposed wrong
righted. It was a case where a more
cautious justice could have saved a
whole lot of bother to the parties in
terested and considerable expense to
Multnomah county.- - Mr. and Mrs.
Hill have returned to their home at
Mitchell.
Farmers', and Miners' Tools.
Powder, Fnse and Giant Caps.
Rubber and Uotton nose.
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 aud White Enameled Ware,
A Complete Line of, Spraying Material for Fruit Growers.
Dunn's No. 1 Spray, also Lime, Sulphur and Salt
Garland Stoves and Steel Ranges.
t option 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. ';
Circuit Court Notes.
This morning Joseph Gantiman
indicted yesterday for forgery, by his,
attorney, John Gavin, demurred to
the indiotment, and a good portion of
the day wsb devoted to arguing the
same.
In the ' oase , of state vs. Willard
Ferguson, the grand jury returned not
a true bill.
Default was taken in tbe case of the
Standard Jewelry Co., vs. P. G. Daut,
and in tbe case of A. F. Bills vs.
Gilson & Brown, default was taken
against E. J. Gilson.
. The next case set for trial Is that of
Henry Gardner vs. Wasco county.
On the evidence of F. C. Sexton and
Geo W. Jordan.J. . Hayek, a native of
Austria,' was admitted to citizenship.
Thanksgiving Services.
Pastors Poling, Clifton, Hawk and
Rushing, conferred together yesterday
afternoon and decided to invite the
public to join with tbem in a union
"Thanksgiving" service to be held . in
the M. E. churcb on Thanksgiving
evening Nov. 30, -at 7;30. Rev. Hawk
will be master of ceremonies and music
will be furnished by a oboirious com
posed of tbe choirs of the churches
represented Revs. Polio and Clifton
will assist in the service and Hey.
Rushing will deliver tbe address. . ;
- Clarke & Falk have a full line of
bouse, carriage, -' wagon, and barn
'paints, manufactured by James E. Pat-
lve Hundred Days in Jail.
In Judge Bellinger's court at Port
land yesterday David B. Garrison, of
this place, plead guilty to violating
Section 5438 of tbe revised statutes of
the United States, and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $1,000 and to be con
fined in the county jail of Wasco
county until said fine was satisfied at
tbe rate of $2 per day, which is virtu
ally a sentence of 500 days in tbe
county jail. Tbe offense for which
Garrison is sentenced is that of hav
Ing attempted to secure a pension
under a fictitious name. While In the
United States service he bought an
other soldier's discharge papers, and
believed he thereby bought any claim
his comrade might have against the
government. He therefore fell an
easy victim to a firm of pension sharks
in Washington and made affidavits
that were false, acting upon tbe ad
vise of tbe pension attorneys. While
Garrison is technically guilty, the real
criminals are the pension attorneys
in Washington who led him into the
trap, however, be will have to suffer
the consequences of being led astray,
while the really guilty parties go free.
Washington, Nov. 14. A cable
dispatch received at the war depart
ment announces that Major John A.
Logan. Thirty-third volunteer infan
try, has been killed in a fight in I.u
zoo. He was leading h'.s battalion
n action . He is a son of tbe late Gen.
Jobn A. Logan, of Illinois, and Mrs,
Mria Logan 19 now a resident of
Washington, D. C. He leaves a widow
and three children at Youngstown,
Ohio. Tbe news of the death
of tbe major was contained in
the following dispatch received from
General Otis under date of Manila
today:
Wheaton reports, Nov 12. that
there was an engagement near San
Jacinto between the Thirty-third vol
unteers and 1200 entrenched insur
gents. Our loss included Major Logan
who was gallantly leading tbe battalion
and six enlisted men killed. Captain
Green and 11 men were wounded,
mostly very slight. ' The enemy were
routed, leaving 81 dead in the trenches.
Their total, loss is said to be 300.
"Lawton reports from San Jose that
in the vicinity of San Nicholas, north
of Tayuig, Wessels captured 13 carts
with tbo insurgent war department
records. A printing press and com
plete outfit of tbe insurgent newspaper
and a large quantity of rice were cap
tured. Tbe cavalry is still actively
engaged and the infantry is pressing
on from San Jose and Araga. The
roads are impracticable fo- any wheel
transportation and the horses are for
aged on rice and growing rice straw.
"Otis."
THE NICARAGUA
CANAL BILL
Will be Introduced Early
in the Session.
(ine cruiser Charleston, which was
built in San Francisco in 1888. bad a
displacement of 3730 tons, was 312 feet
7 inches in length, 46 feet 2 inches la
beam, and 21 feet 8 inches in draught,
She was of steel, having two propel
lers, one funnel and two masts, with
military tops. She had the following
armament: Two eight-inch guns, six
six-inch guns, four six-pounders, two
throe-pounders, six one-pounders, two
machine guns, and one light gun
witn iour torpedo tubes, she had a
complement of 306 men.)
Saunders Eubanka Wedding;.
At tbe resident of Mr. and Mrs. L,
Rice, near Endsby, this afternoon Mr.
F. B. Saunders and Miss Lola A.4Eu-
banks were united in marriage, Rev
Mr Hauk, pastor of the M. E. church
of this city officiating. Both tbe part
ies are well known in The Dalles, and
few young people are more generally
esteemed than they. Mr. Saunders
has been a'resident of the city for a
number of years, and by his upright
conduct has won the respect of all,
while his bride is a young lady poss
essing every quality of a pure and noble
woman. For nearly two yearb she was
a compositor in the Times-Mountaineer
office, hence all the force on the paper
are pleased that she is the bride of so
worty a gentleman.. ' Mr and Mrs.
Saunders will make their future home
in- The Dalles.
Does your underclothing tickle? Is
your sktn tender? There is no sense
or necessity in suffering torture from
tbe old out of date woolen undercloth
ing which irritates tbe skin beyond
endurance, when you can buy fleece
lined underwear and other modern
kinds at low prices from Pease & Mays.
ENGL.ANI IS WARNED.
newspaper Advise the Government to
Sot Be Too Confident.
London, Noy. !4. There are signs
of tbe recurrence of the spirit of over-
confidence in tbe British arms with
out further setback or reverse to the
British troops. The situation surely
is steadily improving every day with
tbe arrival of reinforcements at Cape
Town and Durban, and also with the
increasing evidence that the Dutch al
lies have made a fatal tactical mistake
in scattering their commands at too
many points instead of concentrating
their forces against Kimberly and
Ladysmith or marching, like Sherman,
to the sea and sweeping down on Dur
ban.'
The British campaign, however, has
not yes been won, and a full fortnight
remains in which Kimberly may be
captured aud Ladysmith exposed to a
destructive long-range fire. General
White has done great work in holding
back General Joubert's forces from
lower Natal, but it is premature to
conclude that the latter is wasting
time, ammunition and men laying
Beige to a camp which he can never
render untenable. ,
While the meager news received
from Natal and the western border is
favoruble, tbe best military writers in
today's London journals caution En
glishmen against shouting until well
out of the woods.
WJBECK OF TBE CHARLESTON.
Admiral Watson Reports It Cruiser la on
Unchartered Coral Keef .
Washington, Nov. 14. Admiral
Watson cables to tbe navy department
the following official report of the
wreck of the cruiser Charleston:
''The Charleston was wrecked on an
unchartered coral reef, three miles
northwest of Guinapak rocks, north
coast of Luzon, at 5:30 in tbe morning.
Nov. 2. ' Everybody was safely landed
on Kamiguina island with rifles and
two colts. The' natives are friendly.
McDonald made Lingayen gulf in a
sailing - launch. ' ' When he left there
bad been no opportunity for an exam
ination of tbe wreck. Northeast mon-
Bouthern Pacific Earnings.
San Francisco, Nov. 14. Accord
ing to a statement just issued, tbe gross
earning of the Southern Pacific Com
pany for July, August and September
last aggregated $16,254,534. an increase
of $2,926,169 over the same period of
1898. Operating expenses were $9,768,-
628, an increaso of $1,557,364. Tbe net
earnings were $6,455,906, an increase of
$1,198,575 over the same period of last
year.
During July and August last the
Central Pacific's gross earnings aggre
gated $3,450,610, an increase of $734,468
over tbe same period of last year.
Operating expenses were $1,862,134, an
increase of $246,049. The net earnings
of $488,319 over the same months last
year.
New Arms for Marines.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14. A special to
tbe Times from Washington says: The
task of 6upplj ing the navy with K rag
Jorge d sen rifles in place of Lee rifles
that have teen in use in the navy for
some time has begun, the ordnance
bureau of tbe war department having
issued 1000 Krag-Jorgensen ' rifles and
5000 rounds of ammunition to be served
to the battleships Kentucky and Kear-
Barge at the New York navy-yard.
Both branches of the service will
soon have small arms of the same call
ber, thus greatly simplifying the prob
lem of interchangeable supplies of
ammunition when the army and navy
are required to operate in conjunction
Discussed War Affairs.
Washington, Noy. 14. The cabinet
meeting today was uneventful. Secre
tary Long was the only absentee . Tbe
wreck of the Charleston was discussed,
and the general situation in the Phil
ippines gone over. - Secretary Gage
continued tbe discussion of- tbe money
situation in New York, and went over
ground which he will cover in his an
nual report. The report is confirmed
that secretary has no idea of buy
ing government bonds at this time ex
cept in some unlooked-for contin
gency.
8ulclde Club in Indiana.
Frankfort, Ind., Nov. 14. Andrew
Thompson committed suicide here by
taking morphine, and his death has
developed beyond doubt that tbere is a
suicide club in tbe city. Fred Greiner,
who took his life several days ago by
the same agency, was the first to carry
out the compact. Thompson was pres
ent at the time Greiner died, and he
remarked that he would soon follow
him.
Greiner and Thompson were both
members of company C, 158th Indiana
volunteers.
Count Proceeds Slowly.
Louisvm:, Ky., Nov. 14. Tbe
official election ccunt is progressing
slowly throughout tbe state, and al
though it is being prosecuted with as
much speed as possible, it will be sev
eral days before it is completed. Both
sides today are still claiming election.
December Standard
ready at Pease & Mays.
Patterns now
New YORK, Nov. 15. A special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
Representative W. H. Hepburn, of
Iowa, has just returned to Washing
ton. Mr. Hepburn was chairman in
tbe last bouse of the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce tbe
committee tbat has charge of tbe Nic
aragua canal, quarantine and railway
and antl-scalping and pooling legisla
tion. He said in an interview:
"I shall introduce a Nlcaraguan ca
nal bill on tbe first day of the session
and will push it to action. Tbe oppo
nents of tbe canal gained something
in the way of postponement when they
succeeded in interlopating in the last
river and harbor bill a provision for a
new commission to investigate all tbe
proposed routes across tbe isthmus.
The Nicaragua route has been recently
Investigated by a most careful com
mission, which had made mot elabor
ate provision, and submitted a most
satisfactory report, but by contending
tbat the Panama route has been neg
lected tbe postponement of tbe whole
matter was secured.
"Tbe new reports Inform us tbat the
committee will not be able to report
at this session. The friends of Panama
.will, of course, throw all possible ob
stacles in the way of tbe United States
building the Nicaragua canal, as the
construction of one canal will preclude
the building of others. Tbe Panama
commission says that $100,000,000 will
be required to finish tbe canal. It is
certain that they can never raise any
considerable part of this sum if it is
known that tbe United States govern
ment intends to build the Nicaragua
canal.
''Other companies, such a? the Marl-
time Canal Company, the Cragin-Erie
syndicate and another whose name I
forget, but which operated a steamboat
and railway line across the isthmus in
tbe '50s, also claim interests. The
Cragin people claim that tbey hold a
right to a concession tbat took effect
on October 10, when the maritime com
pany's rights expired. ' Just what value
this alleged concession has I am not
prepared to say. For my part, I do not
think the United States need bother
about any of these concessions.
"I have no doubt that Costa Rica
and Nicaragua will be glad to give the
United States any territory and any
rights it may need to prosecute and
complete the canal. Tbe canal question
is of over-whelming importance in the
development of both countries, and
they are anxious to have it built. Tbere
is no doubt that tbe bouse would have
acted at tbe last session if it could have
come to vote, ' and there is no doubt
tbat oth orancbes of congress favor
tbe enterprise. How much the opposi
tlon can delay matters I cannot say."
licans and tbe gold bus sent an Im
mense amount of money to defeat bim,
but principle wou over boodle.'
"Are you confident Bryan will be re
nominated?" ''Nothing can stop his renomination
and be will be elected."
' HAH LADYSMITH FALLEN?
Purls Papers Report It Has, but the Report
Is Not Credited.
LONDON, Nov. 15. If the news in tbe
Pretoria dispatch of November 9th,. by
way of Cape Town, are correct, it im
plies a general assult on Ladysmith
was pending when Joubert's report was
sent. It is claimed that If the Boers
haye got tbelr tones witbiu 1500 yards
of the British position it shows tbey
fully realized the necessity of utilizing
the brief interval before tbe arrival of
British reinforcements to make a de
termined attempt to storm General
White's position. Thn cessation of the
cannonade memtiooed in the dispatch
and the opening of musketry fire im
plies tbat the Boers are obliged to slop
tbeir artillery for fear of bitting their
own men. A Paris paper today glee
fully announces the fall and capture
of Ladysmith, but this report is not
credited.
JODBERT RE- -
PORTED KILLED
MADE SPLENDID DEITEN8B.
Eye-Wltness Testifies to Bravery of Carle
ton's Column.
London, Noy. 16. The Times corre
spondent under date of Sunday Noyem
ember 12, eyening, says:
"Chaplain Matthews arrived here
today. He testified to the splendid de
fense of the tioyal Irish fusiliers and
tbe Gloucester reglmect against an
overwhelming force of Boers, who held
"positions on three sides of the British
troops. Retirement on the fourth side
was impossible, as the way was too
precipitous, and surrender was the only
alternative to annihilation, as the
Boers were on tbe point of opening a
shell fire upon tbem. -
"It was pathetic to hear tbe fusiliers
bemoaning tbeir misfortune, several
with tearful eyes, crying, 'Father,
would rather have been shot than
this.' "
Said to Have Been Shot
Near Ladysmith. '
Correspondent Killed.
London, Nov. 16. The Daily Mall's
Mafeking correspondent, telegraphing
under date of Nov. 2, says G. Par-
slow, correspondent of the Dally
Chronicle, was shot through the bead
and instantly killed by a revolver dis
charged accidentally in the hands of
Lieutenant Monchison, in tbe market
square. Mr. Parslo w was a Cape Town
man.
Railroad Loans Honey.
New York, Nov. 15. For several
days past, the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company has been seeking bor
rowers for its surplus money, wail
street brokers being tbe medium to
reach tbem. Tbe company has been
offering to loan sums any place from
$1,000,000 to $5,000,000 and this morn
ing they closed the first deal, wherein
tbey were relieved of $4,000,000 of their
burden at broker's rates.
Tbe money is tbe proceeds of the
great volume of mortgages paid off as
the result of magnificent crops bar
vested this year on land formerly
owned by the railroad and of tbe gen
eral prosperity.
Says Bryan Is the Han.
New York, Nov- 15. "In my opin
ion," says Senator J. P. Jones, of Ne
vada, "William J. Rryan is a much
stronger man beiore tne people to
day than he was three years ago. His
own state, Nebraska, baa given him
a wonderful endorsement. The repub
Thought to Be Smallpox.
Baker City, Nov. 15. Several cases
of what is thought to be smallpox have
developed here. Yellow flags are dis
played at a number of residences and
he community is foarful lest the dis
ease spread. Every precaution Is being
taken to check it. A general clean'
up has been ordered by the police.
Quarantine regulations will be strictly
e a forced.
Heavy Firing- at Ladysmith.
Capetown, Nov. 10. A dispatch
from Pretoria, under date of Nov. 9th,
says that word comes from Ladysmith
that heavy cannonading was started at
daybreak. Some of the Boers forces
were within 1,500 o the British when
tbe cannonading ceased and rifle firing
wascommenoed. Dispatches announce
tbat all is quiet at Mafeking and Kim
berley. ,
WU1 Buy Bonds.
Washington, Nov. 15. It is now
announced that the secretary of the
treasury will buy twenty-five million
United States 5 and 4 per cent bonds of
1907 at any subtreasury at the price of
which they were quoted on the New
York stock exchange yesterday.
Will flay at Salem.
Salem, Nov. 15. Tbe managers of
the Willamette university and Agri
cultural college football teams have
agreed that the game between those
two teams shall be played at Salem
next Saturday." The game will be
played at the fair grounds.
Disastrous Fire In Kansas.
St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 15. Troy,
Kansas, has been destroyey by a fire
which occurred this morlng. Loss
estimated at from $200,000 to $1,000,000.
Estcourt, Natal, Nov. 15. The
West Yorkshire regiment has arrived
here. The 'bombardment of Lady-,
smith has been resumed. Heavy
firing was heard early this morning.
An armored train was sent ont on a
reconnalsance towards Cole c so. The
armored train on its return reported
tbat tbe Boers had blown up tbe
line between Colenao and Chiveley
Not mush damage was done, but the
rails were bent and a small culvert de
stroyed. On seeing British patrols
the Boers retired.
Every day lessens the chance for
the Boers coming farther south.
Kaffirs report tbat a force of 400 to 500
Boers, with wagons were going In tbe
direction of Colenso. This is said to
be tbo foraging party previously
sighted. Kaffirs also report tbat Gen
eral White's cavalry has had an en- '
gagement with Boers at Beater's
station. Result not known.
A message from Ladysmith just re
ceived gives a few details of occur
rences of Wednesday, whsn tbe
Boers' shell fire was continued during
the day. - It is asserted they attempted
deliberately to aim at Convent bill, In.
tbe center of town, where tbere were
only Sisters and wounded. The
building was hit twice In spite of the
Geenva flag flying.
Boers attempted a demonstration
against the western defenses, but they
were never serious. Groups appear
ing at long range were easily scattered
by tbe fire of a machine gun. The
total British casualties during the
brisk bombardment was three men,,
though some damage was done to
cattle and property.
London, Nov. 16. A dispatch re.
ceived here today from Pietermaritz
burg, dated November 11, says it is
rumored there that Joubert, com .
mander io-chief of the Boer forces,
has been killed In action.
Tbe Boer positions are 6000 to 8000
yards distant. The Boers "have sent
in 400 Indian coolies from the Dundee
coal fields, doubtless with the Object of "
assisting to finish our food.
BAIN IN THE PHILIPPINES.
It Knocks Out All Webfoot Records for
Volume.
Washington, Nov. 16. General
Otis today cabled the war department
concerning the situation In regard to
the American advance in pursuit of .
Aguinaldo:
"Manila. During the last 36 hours,
four and one-half Inches of rain have
fallen, and It is still raining In the
north. Lawton's telegraph line is not
yet beyond San Jose. The dispatch
received the evening of the 14th, re
ported the capture of many supplie
in transportation north and eas
of San Nicholas and our troops mov-
ing frcm Humingan and Tayug west -
on Urdaneta, where the Insurgent's
force is reported. Lawton has
abundant supplies for subsistence, for
age and transportation at San Isidro
and Cabantuan, bnt is unable to move.
"MaoArthur has the railroad between
Bambam and Tarlao in operation, five
miles. The road south of Cambam is
being reconstructed, the removed rails
being found north of Tarlao. Mao
Arthur will send four battalions of
Infantry and one troop of cavalry for
ward to Gerona today. The advance :
from Aliagaiaat Victoria, five miles
north of East Tarlao."
Woman Bandit Aoqultted.
Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 16. Pearl
Hart, tbe woman bandit, who. with Joe '
Boot, held up a stage near Florenoe
last June, has been acquitted In a trial
before Judge Doan, at Florenoe, In tbe -
face of overwhelming evidence of her
guilt. Another warrant was Issued,
and tbe woman is now held on another
eharge of highway robbery. . .
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The price of "The Designer" is $1.00 per year or 10c single copy.
Dress Goods Department
I Special
..... . - . . iL'--
. '
Sale on Ladies'
Union Suits for
the Next Ten Days
Ladies fleece lined jersey ribbed union suits worth 50c, , j
sale price per suit 39c
Ladies heavy fleece lined combination suits, worth 80c,
" sale price per suit 45e
Ladies heavy fleece lined combination suits, worth 80c,
sale price per suit 69c
Ladies' Oriskany extra heavy fleece-lined jersey ribbed
union suits, worth $1 00, sale price, per suit. ... 75c
Ladies' Oriskaoy combination suits, worth $2.00, sale
price per suit $1-15
Ladies' Oriskany extra heavy fleece-lined union suits,
regular price $1.25, sale price per suit, . 98c
A few broken lines of ladies, misses and children's all
wool rud cotton flleece-lined under vests will be
sold at half the regular price during this sale.
Shoe Department.
Records
Of all kinds are being lowered, sales of every
description are being advertised, .but our
sweeping out sale of Boots and Shoes lowers
all records on Profit Sharing Sales to those
who know a good when they see it. How
does this look to a man of good common
sense?
Men's cordovan calf congress $5.00 value
for .$2.50
Men's calf lace or congress $3.50 value,
for
Men's oil grain lace $2.00 value, for.
2.00
1.25
How is this for the
working man with large Feet ?
Men's buckle shoes, 9's to ll's 75c
For the young man
. Hoping to make a good impression: Tan
calf lace, three styles of toes, $3.00
value for... $1.95
For the man wanting the mo t leather
for his money: Satin calf congress 9's
to ll's $1.00
Bargains in ladies, misses and children's shoes,
own price for any of them.
Your
Gents' Furnishings Department.
Opportunity is Here
Every hour for a week our Clothing Depart
ment will be teeming with such bargains
that will further strengthen the claim to the
title of being pre-eminently the cheapest and
best clothing house in Eastern Oregon.
Hesitate
and you will loose one of the best oppor
tunities of a lifetime. -We
have over
200 Men's Suits
Comprising all the late styles and materials.
Sold in the regular way at prices ranging
from $6.50 to'$9.50.
We have decided to sell them this week at
the phenomenally low price of
I
The time is here when it requires action on
your part, and remember nothing in the
world against these suits save the absence of
a few important sizes. We are in a position
to fill your mail orders to your entire satisfaction.
ALL OOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES
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The Dalles, Oregon.
ton, Milwaukee, W ia