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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24

Junction City, the heaviest wheat
shipping point in Lane county, gets a
rise of four cents a hundred or about
two and one.half cents a bushel, while
Walker, which is thirty-five miles
further from Portland, but ships only
a small amount of wheat, gets the same
rate as formerly, twelve cents a hum
dred, or the Same rate Junction City
is required to pay.
The only apparent excuse for this
rise in the Southern Pacific's rates is
the rise in the price of wheat in Port
land, since the tariff on other classes
of freight remains unchanged. The
object is apparent that the company
proposes to fleece the farmers of the
profits they would otherwise receive
by the advance in the price of wheat;
that is. the railroad monopoly gets all
the benefits of a rising market, while
the farmer at Junction City or Eugene
must sell his wheat at the same old
rate.
Evidently it does not cost the South
ern Pacific any more to haul 69-cent
wheat from Junction City to Portland
than it did 65-cent wheat, still it
charges tive and one-half cents more
than it did when wheat was selling at
65 cents, gobbling up all the profits OF
the advance in the price of the farm
ers' principal product.
A significant fact in connection with
this is that CollisP. Huntington, who
is the principal owner of the Southern
Pacific, and Senator John FL. Mitchell,
attorney for the company, are earnest
and faithful supporters of Major Nc
Kinley. Why is this? The answer is
plain. 1t is that by the election of
Major Mckinley the interests of mo-
nopolies can hest be served, and their
greed can be satisfied.
Is it any wonder that the farmers,
the great producing classes, are rising
up in just Indignation against such ex-
tortions? Are any more forcible object
lessons required to convince the farmer
how he should vote?
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
PRICE FELL OFF.
Another Whirl in the Chicago Wheat Pit.
Break of Two and a Half Cents

CHICAGO, Oct. 2I-A heat was in a
whirl ag in today. 1t started with a
break of nearly GEMS bushel almost
as SO n as uadipg began. December
wneat which closed a 1875, opened this
morning with trades all the way from
TIC to 771zc. The price rapidly fell to
1910, recovered mporarily to 774c,
but at 10 O'Clock went to 761zc, within an
eigh Of a cent for a | SIS of cents IS
compared with last ni.nt's closing figures.
The descent continued with scarcely a
halt At loss December was quoted
at75Bc, loss of z1acents in about an
hour. There was a decidedly nervous
feeling in the pit. Liverpool cables
came higher early. but only reflected
the advance here yesterday. Later
cables Indicated a decided weakness
abroad. Another weakening influence
was the heavy Northwest receipts, which
were fully up to the high marx last year.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
senator MorrIII Re-EIected,

MONTPELIER, VT, Oct, 20.-J. S.
Morrill,, of Stratforb was reelected
United States senator this afternoon.
No other name was presented in the
senate, and Senator Morrill, received
the entire vote. In the halls, Morrill,
received 231 votes and Mr.. Herbert F.
Brigham democrat, II.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
THE DAUNTLEss rAKEN.
Revenue Cutters Capture Her, Together
With the MaDy

Revenue Cutters Capture Her, Together
With the MaDy.
JACKSONVILLE, Oct. % The United
States cruiser Raleigh, at 5 o'clock
yesterday morning, discovered the
steamer Dauntless was taking oD a
cargo of coal from the steamer r. L.
Maby, off Mosquito inlet. As the war;
ship bore down on them the iilibusters
started in opposite directions and the
Raleigh opened lire, dropping a solid
shot across their bows as signal to
stop. The Dauntless heaved to, but
the Maby ran into Mosquito inlet and
anchored opposite New Smyrna, The
Raleigh took the Dauntless in tow and
sent an officer after the Maby.
The two prizes were towed up the
coast to the st. Johns bar, and were
anchored inside the river with the
cutter Boutwell, alongside. The Daunt-
less had just arrived from the South,
and is supposed to have been prepar-
ing to carry another expedition to
Cuba. The Maby has been acting as a
tender for the filibustering steamers.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
M,KinIer,s Callers.

CANTON, o., Oct. PIT was glorious
summer weather in Canton this morn
ing. A large delegation of farmers
called at the Mckinley home. They
we're from Creston. o. Major Mckinley
responded to A. E. Richards, who
spoke on behalf OF the delegations.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
Mining Foyer in ArLansas.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct 2I.-Within
the past few weeks number of miners
from abroad have arrived here and are
busy prospecting for gold in the noun
tains adjacent to this city. Rich finds
are reported six miles northeast and the
mining fever is becoming intense. The
woods are full Of prospectors.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
Wheat Drops in San Francisco.

SAN FRAscIsco, Oct. 2I. There was
another drop in wheat in the local mar
ket this morning following the Chicago
lower quotations. December, which
closed yesterday at 81 LAB Is per GENITAL,
opened this morning at I.46K, but at the
end of the second session closed firmer
at Sr.47H. May wheat, which closed
yesterday at SI.53. opened today at
l.5o and closed at the end Of the second
session of the produce exchange at
$I5IA. Business was light and bidding
slow
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
TO STOP rBE FLOW OF GOLD.
British Bankers Will Advance the Rate
0f Discount

LONDON, Oct. 2l-There is general
belief here that the directors of the Bank
OF England at the regular weekly meet
ing will raise the discount rate from 3 to
a per cent. The newspapers agree in
stating that the flow of gold to America
must be stopped.
The st. James Gazette says
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
Details of the Van Massacre.

LONDON, Get. 21.-A Berlin dispatch
to the Daily News says: "The ST.
Petersburg Viedomosti gives details
of the Van massacre, secured from
fugitives who have arrived at El-Chmia-
dzin. They declare no Armenians
are left in the Van district. The
Kurds, declaring they were executing
the sultan will mercilessly butchered
the men and kidnapped the prettiest
women and girls, and threw ceildren
into the pits intended for storing corn,
and buried them alive.
SIN order to save ammunition, the
victims were arranged in rows and
killed two and three at single shot.
The details of the outrages on the
priests and temples, and the sacred
pooks and vessels, are indescribably
revolving
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
NORTON Is FOR BRYAN.
The Defeated Presidential Aspirant Falls
Into Line

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2I-Senator Butler
today received letter from F. S. Nor
ton, of Illinois, who was a favorite candi-
date of the middle-of-the road populits
for the presidential nomination at the
St Louis convention. announcing his
support of Bryan, and advising populists
evs rywhere to assist in Bryan's election.
Norton advises the populists to forgive
tor the time any unjust treatment from
the democrats, and postpone The settle
ment of minor differences until after the
election.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
FINAL Decision in the Overlap Land

Final Decision in the Overlap Land
Case.
ssAN FRAscIsoo, oct. 3o.-rhe ma
jority opinion OF the United States
circuit court of appeals, in the case of
the Oregon & California Railroad Com
pany and others vs.. the United States,
known as the .'overlap land case," has
been decided adversely to the govern
ment.
Judge Ross rendered the opinion,
concurred in by Judge Hawley, revers-
ing the decision of Judge Gilbert, of
the Oregon circuit, and remanding the
case to the lower court, with directions
to dismiss. Judge McKenna rendered
dissenting oppinion. holding with
Gilbert that the Oregon & California
Company meyer had legitimate claim
to the land patented to it by the gov
ernment under the congressional act
of 1866. but the rights of the Northern
Pacific Company still existed under
the grant of 1854, because they had
never been either exercised or aban-
doned.
The land involved in the case is
about 100000 acres in the immediate
vicinity of Portland. Because of the
DIVIDED opinion of the four judges, the
case will probably be carried to the
sunrerne cO1rt for final hearing s-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24

The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser, il plain En-
glish, or Medicine Sinplifed by
R.V. Pierce, NJ. D., Chief Consult
ing Physician to the Invalids' Ho-
leland Surgical Institute, Buffalo,
N. Y, 1908 pages, illustrated.
6sc.ooo copies sold at $3.50. Now
sent, paper-bound, ABSOLUTELY
FREE on receipt OF II one-ceut
stamps TO pay for mailing cniE
Address the Author, - above.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24


A stomachful of undigested food is
about as unhealthy mass as one can
well imagine.
What can be done with it?
There it stays. 1t won't digest. 1t
churns up, ferments and decays; be-
comes poisonous las all putri matter
does) and causes great pain and deep
seated disorders.
In order to change all this take
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
1t stops fermentation and decay at
once, so that no more poisons are
created.
1t clears the stomach of poisons al
ready thera. 1t helps it t. turn the
food that remains, into healthful nonr-
ishment. 1t strengthens the stomach
for the next meal.
Here is the whole philosophy and
cure of indigestion in a few words.
And what's more, it's all true. Try it
Shaker Digestive Cordial is for sale
by druggists, price 10 cents to s1.00
bottle.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24

Many a free man
who is sick would
willingly change
p1ac ces with a
healthy convict. A
man might as well
be shut out of en-
joyinent one way
as another. Ii be
is shut up in a cell,
he cannot engage
in active pleasures.
He cannot see the
beauties of nature
and art, but he can
imagine them, and
so get some benefit
from the m. A
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
An Arkansas Bank Looted.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. 22-
Robbers entered the bank t Cass-
vile, Ark, last night and blew open
the safe, securing its contents. The
amount was large, but the bank OFF,
cials refuse to say how much. The
robbery was the work of professionals.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24

For state that is certain to go for
Mckinley, as the gold-standard press
says Oregon is, it seems to US the man
ayers are putting forth an unusual
effort by sending their best speakers
into every hamlet and village.
Mark Hanna has no monopoly of the
American flag. His effort to create
the impression that the supporters of
Mckinley are the only true patriots,
by calling upon them to display the
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24
A CRISIS APPROACHES.
Spain's Troubles Are Nearing a Culmi
nation

nation.
HAVANA. Oct. 20.-Weyler and
Blanco will be recalled, Premier Cano-
vas will fall, and grave events will
occur in Spain, Madrid dispatches say,
it is believed there, unless the rebels
in Cuba and the Philippine islands are
conquered within month.
The Madrid press openly attacks
Canovas and Weyler because of their
inability to check the Cuban revolu-
tion. The Maarid Heraldo says:
"While Havana and Now York in
form US that the Cuban rebels are
penniless, with hardly any money to
carry on their revolt, Premier Cano-
vas tries to make us believe that they
have money to burn and SOW it broad
cast in Spain and her colonies. The
recent uprising in Valencia and Ped
ralya SPAIN and Cavite philippine
lslands) he boldly charges to the Cuban
junta, through its paid men. Every
time disturbance occurs, the govern
ment declines responsibility for it. at
tributing it to the undetermined doings
of the Cuban rebels.
1.-THE truth is that there is deep
feeling among the masses, who are in
open hostility toward the government,
tired of suffering for it's misdeeds and
soon to rise up against it
''The reinforcements of 10000 will
hardly suffice to keep the rebels at bay,
and more will be required-who knows
how many more?'
The Madrid Commercio, says Pre-
mier Canovas is responsible for the
existing state of affairs, which would
be bettered should he retire.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-24

Z. MCNEIL, President and Manager.
WI. HURLBURT. Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Portland, Oregon
New o. n. q N. Schedule.
Train No. ! arrives at The Dalles
4:50 A. NJ, and leaves 4:55 A. NJ.
Train No. 2 arrives at The Dalles
I0:40 P. M, and leaves 10:45 p. NJ.
Train No. s arrives at The Dalles
l2a5 P. NJ, and west-bound train No. 7
leaves at 2:30 p. NJ.
Train % and "a will carry passengers
between The Dalles and Umatilla,
leaving The Dalles at p. NJ. daily and
arriving at The Dalles at p. NJ. daily,
como ting with train N, 8. and Z
Fl ON Portland. L. L. LYTLE,
gent.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
(Original.l

IOriginal.l
Z u L w ere the
skies w h i Q j
arched above u
northern village in
1861, and blue
were the eyes
of the pimpernels
a n d forget-mc-
nots dottinp the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30

which made meuacing crest for the
lines In blue. On the mountain side
not far away wells Of gray mist just ris-
Ing toward the higher SUBMITS like
curtains rising upon q gigantic drama
soon TO be enacted amid the matchless
scenic accessories Of this mighty stage.
And just now the hush Interpretation, In
which loud voices were stilled and the
most conspicuous sounds were the
tread of armies, the rafting of cannon
wheels and aecoutrements, the clear
voices of command. Something of the
gray tint appeared at times in human
faces, a pale gray which told OF grave
thoughts and dire possibilities.
And then the tempest. Gray smoke
rising from cannons which flashed
lightning athwart the clouds and shook
the earth with thunder. The rattle
Of musketry, the whistling Of bullets,
the shrek of the larger messengers of
death, which cannon belched from fu-
rious threats, the rush of cavalry. the
massing and melting of the blue lines
here and there. the charges and counter
charges in which blue and gray mixed
and intermingled like blotches of color
upon q mighty palette, with which SUI
pernatural artists were painting his
toric' scenes. And soon there was
crimson, wet and warm, in great
blotches upon the palette, and shrieks
punctuated the silencesleft occasionally
by the guns as they took breath for
loud defiances constantly renewed.
Here and there men in blue and gray
fell writhing upon the earth, or moved
no more, and into the faces of these
crept tho gray pallor in which is inn
pressed deeply upon human faces the
mystic seal of death.
Into this maelstrom Of conflict swept
the regiment to which Capt. Falconer
belonged. carrying itself bravely, cross
ing steel with steel at the trenches,
finding these foemen worthy of its
,nettle, hurled back again and again,
but returning with thinner lines and
more heroic endeavors, until its part
and parcel Of that red field was won.
When evening came there was crimson
in the sky mingled with gray, crimson
marks on the earth, spotting blue and
gray uniforms, crimson in the hos
pital tents, where surgeons, employed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
THE JACAMAR.

pretty plumage. Perhaps, however, his
modesty would not allow him to i'm
agine that he belonged to the class of
gard me unsuspiciously, unmoved by
my presence, even when 1 was directly
beneath him.
Right abreast of him was q small,
round hole in the mari bank, the
entrance to his domicile, where the
cherished partner of his joys and sor-
rows kept house and home. Just
couple of feet within she sat, brood
ing over two or three eggs of purest
white
This bird, with iridescent coppery
hues, that sat so lazily summing himself
above the stream, was the Jacamar (Gal-
bula viridis), whose name is probably
derived from it's cry of "jacamari." He
is about ten inches in length, but his
wings spread IL inches in his short
flights after insects in the air. He is
sweet-tempered, unsuspicious bird,
dweller by the sides of shady paths and
river banks, loving to look at passers-by,
and doing no harm to anybody. Yet,
just because he has coat of pretty
feathers, and because vain women de-
sire those feathers in their hats and bon
nets, poor Jacamar's life is in constant
jeopardy, and doubt if the bird hunt
ers have left many of his tribe alive.
did not harm him, but after greeting
him with an imitation of his own cry
passed on.
The longer lived in the forest the
stronger became that spirit of CANA
raderie between me and the birds, until it
became quite repugnant to my feelings
to shoot one. have passed whole days
studying their habits and haunts, with
out single specimen falling by my
gun.-F. A. ODER, in N. Y. Recorder.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
HOW IT FEELS TO BE SHOT.

Gen. Miles Gives His Sensations When
Wounded In the Civil War.
Interview with Gen. Miles, in the
Bloomington Paragraph: You have
been wounded several times, general.
How does it feel to be shot?"
THAT depends upon where the ball
strikes you," replied Gen. Miles. IF it
passes through the fleshy part Of the
body without hitting the bone, it is a
half mile away before you realize that
you are shot. If it meets with resist
ance, however, you get the full force of
the bullet, and it strikes you like q
sledge hammer. Twas shot in the neck.
The ball cut along the side of my throat,
under my ear and passed on. AT Chan
cellorsville ball struck my waist-belt
plate and then detecting went into my
body. The blow paralyzed me. could
not move for weeks from my waist
downward, and everyone thought 1
would die. was taken home to Mass
achusetts, and after few days l sur
prised the doctor by moving my right
foot. They took this for sign that the
ball was in the opposite side of the body
and probed for it, laying the bone Of my
hip bare. They found the bone broken
and took out nine pieces, leaving one,
which they failed to find. They found
the bullet several inches farther down
than these pieces of broken bone. At
another time i was wounded in the
shoulder by the half of q bullet. was
holding my sword up to my shoulder
when the bullet struck the edge Of tho
blade and was cut in two, one-half of the
bullet flying on and the other going
into my shoulder. At another time I
was wounded in the foot, the ball strik-
ing a Mexican spur that was wearing
and going off into my foot. By the
way, think have the spur" Here
the general opened q drawer in his desk
and pulled out big Mexican spur,
which was broken on one side. The
break was caused by the bullet striking
the SPUR.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30
THE oAupY JAcAMAR.


Its Tall Feathers Are Coveted by Fashion
able Women Everywhere.
So many birds claimed my attention
one spring morning soon after had
made my first camp In Tobago, that
beautiful little island in the southern
West Indies, where Crusoe had his won
derful experiences, that hardly knew
which way to turn. Doves In the
thickets, water wagtails among the
rocks of the stream, humming birds
darling through the air in every direc-
ton, pigeons dropping seeds from the
trees overhead, and fiocks of parrots fly
ing above the tree tops and screaming
in noisy chorus, almost made me lose
my head.
AS climbed the brookbed, going up
the slanting slope Of the hill, the tree
ferns met above my head and the sun
light filtered through them in golden
shower, while the water fell from rock
to rock with metallic melody, and the
birds about seemed ready to burst with
melody. Perched upon a dry stick pro-
jecting from steep-sided marl bank
was bird in garb Of golden green. with
Unfortunately large beak, but weak lit
tie feet. He seemed to regard me with
indifference, yet he must have known
that was out hunting for birds with
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-05-30

shattered slines Enlightened at her COM
ing, while rough voices softened ~
they blessed her. Then came Lettie
Falconer, the colonel's pretty sister,
whose presence soon became as welcome
as that of the other ministering spirit,
whose superior faith and intuition had
led the way. And 30 the days passed
by with these shattered hulks In dry
dock. as 1t were, and the great struggle
at the front drawing TO close. Next
10 Col. Falconer's cot was that of Col.
PoindeKter, Of the confederate army,
also severely wounded, and between
these two men of opposite views, but
kindred courage and devotion, grew up
O deep and lasting friendship. Such
friendships were neither few nor far
between in those days, and, thank God,
they have multiplied like white roses
and gold-heart daisies since then, until
now they dot the fields with peaceful
beauty and fill the once heated air with
fragrance. Lettie Falconer wore blue
nearly all the time, her union oolors, ~
she saucily said, and so she, too, be-
came factor in the hospital coloring
Of blue and gray. Here in this world Of
suffering there were plessantmoments.
and the blue of heaven seemed so clear
and translucent that they thought
they caught glimpses Of the great
White Throne on the day the surgeon
assured them that Col. Falconer would
live. Those who saw Ruth that day
saw face SO radiant that it seemed
to wear a halo of celestial light reflect
ed from some unseen source far away.
One glad day weeks thereafter came
tidings of peace. There was among
the men in gray deep sadness for the
cause lost, a cause which had cost them
so much in treasure, so much in price
less human lives; but higher than this
soared their thankfulness because car
mage was ended and human passions
no more to flash forth in flame and 10
subside in shallow graves along which
bivouacked the silent soldiers who
await the last grand review. There
were congratulations, preparations for
departure, and fitting to the planta
ton home of Col. Poindexter as invited
guests. 1t was in the woods of north
ern Louisiana where the Spanish moss
festooning the trees, the greenish blue