The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-12-25

smooth sailing apparently, and seemed
to have proved itself capable of doing
what it promised. 1t took the ,000,-
600 or more bushels of wheat delivered
to it yesterday, and today the deliyer-
les amounted to ], ,250 600 bushels more.
But the price held firm. The promis-
ed storm today was predicted when
Armour began unloading some OF ais
enormous holdings yesterday. 1t was
feared there would be tremendous
rush today to dump all the wheat in
Chicago into the lap of this syndicate,
but this proves the prophecy was
wrong. The Journal says:
"With the 1,250.000 bushels deliver.
ed today, the Letter crowd has 2,000,-
600 bushels in their possession, ac-
| quired this week. How much more
| the syndicate has bought 'long' is not
| known. but it may he as much as g.
| 100000 or 100000 bushels. The
amount, however, is probably only 81
900. 900 or 5000, 600 at the outside. AS
December dawns to a close it grows
more and more probable that the
Letter clique meant what it said when
it announced that it wanted the wheat,
and was not in the market for the pur.
pose of 'cornering' the cereal. 1t is
said at least S., 600, 900 was on deposit
in various banks of this city to the
credit of the clique. for the purpose of
-; g., %h,u TO ho dali 70
them"
AS an echo of yesterdays enormous
grain deliveries, Armour & Co. have
returned policies on grain amounting
to 81 ,0o0, 900 and over for cancellation,
which was Immediately reissued in the
name of Allen, Grier & Co. The
transaction caused interest in local
Insurance. circles. 1t was the posi- bill. |
ity of failure ON the part of Armour
& Co. to do this that caused rumor |
of an insurance corner" as an ad-
junct to the December wheat deal.
Mrs M. B. Ford, Ruddell's, ILL.,, suf-
fe' ed for eight years from dyspepsia
and chronic consti tipation and was fin
ally cured by using DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. the famous little pills for
all stomach and liver troubles. Snipes
Kinersly Drug Co.
Relief Bill signed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Both houses
of congress today passed the joint res
olution for the relief of miners in the
Yukon valley, Alaska, and in short
time it had received the signature of
the president.
The bill appropriates $500, 900, to be
expended under direction of the secre-
Lary of war in the purchase of supplies
for the relief of the people in the
Yukon country or other mining re-
gions of Alaska, and for the trauspor-
tation and distribution of such sup
plies, provided that, if the consent of
the Canadian government be obtained,
the secretary of war may extend the
relief into Canadian territory. The
resolution further provides that the
supplies may be sold in that region at
such prices as may be fixed by the sec
|
able to pay for. them. The secretary
of war is authorized to use the United
States army in carrying into effect the
provisions of the act, to import rein
deer and drivers for the transporta-
tion of supplies, and to adopt such
other provisions as are practicable.
The secretary is directed, when the
work shall have been completed, to
sell the reindeer or turn them over to
the secretary OF the interior, in his dis
cretion. and to make detailed report
to congress at the beginning of the
next session of such disbursements
made and results accomplished under
the act.
Small pill, safe pill, best pill. De-
Wits Little Early Risers cure bilious.
ness, constipation, sick headache
Snipes, Kinersly Drug Co. i