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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
ACTION is DENANDED.

The white winged angel Of peace no
longer hovers over the land. A spirit
of war permeates the very atmosphei Q
that nothing will check. Never b. fcre
in the history of the government have
the people been so unanimous in favor
of: forcing hostilities with foreign
nation. When the war of 1872 oc-
Cured there was strong auti-war
sentiment, and when the rupture bet
ween America and Great Britain was
known to be inevitable it was a ques-
tion If the administration would be
sustained. The same was true when
hostilities began to develope with
Mexico But now rhe sentiment is
almost universal in favor of IT cogniz-
ing the independence of Cuba, which
is in effect declaration of war with
spain.
The American people are chafing
under the indignities Spaiu has shown
this nation. and their sympathies for
the suffering Cubans are so great that
they are almost a unit in favor of
the dignity OF the
country and freeing the Cuban insmr-
gents from the yoke of tyranny. Ever
since the destruction of the Maine the
president has been importuned 20 pur.
sue more vigorous uolicy both for the
of American property and
20 saYe the lives of starving Cuban :.
still he has refused to heed the demand
If the populace. Either actuated by n
iesire for peace or fearing the edict of
'ome unknown power. he has pursue d
IN un American and unpatriotic policy |
If accepting insult and injury that |
.alls patriotic people.
For more than a year it has been a
fact that the United States
must sooner or later intervene to stop
he butchery carried on by Spanish
rms in Cuba. Friendly off .es and all
acific measures were exhausted dur.
ng Presidsnt Clsyelsnd's sdministra.
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lar government, the autonomist and
other colonial parties, ard as to what
disposit on the army and the volunteers
woul show toward the contemplated
means to hasten the pacitication OF
Cuba.
While conflicting impressions pre-
vail in political and diplomatic circles
on the issue of the negotiations, the
impression is that the government
will do its best to secure peace by
reasonable concessions to America and
CUBA, although complete Independence
may not be conceded.
Despite the reserve observed by both
United States Minister Woodford and
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Lee Apprehends Trouble.

CHICAGO, March pa special to
the Chronicle from Washington, says:
General Lee mas cabled the state de-
partment that the situation 10 Havana
is critical. There is danger, hessays,
of riots growing out Of the intense
feeling among Weylerites against
Americans.
Captain Sampson. who is at Key
West. and who was informed of the
receipt OF the message of General Lee,
is in communication with the consult
general, and at the slightest sign of
trouble message from him will re-
suit in the dispatch Of man-of war to
Havana at once. 1t will arrive there
within four hours.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
CONGRESS FOR WAR
Resolutions Declaring War
Upon Spain introduced
TENSION is GREAT
lawmakers Cannot Long Be Held
in Pacific Mood by the
Administration.
There is Blood on the Moon in ashingto
-Nathins short of Open Hustilities
Will suffice to satisfy The
Members.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Rawlin
of Utah, today introduced joint reso-
luton in the senate recognizing the
independence of Cuba and eclaring
war against Spain.
Senator Foraker has offered in the
senate d resolution recognizing Cuba's
independence. Foraker spoke of the
delays caused by the De LONE incident
The Cuban question would come up
% " hatever was done with the Maine.
Frye in reduced resolution reciting
conditions in Cuba and directing the
president in his discretion to lake
steps to drive the Spanish naval anc
military forces from the i land. The
Foraker and Frye resolutions went to
the commiLtee on foreign reiations.
The Rawlins resolution also went To
the foreign relations committee.
Senator Mason Ill., followed the in
the senate with vigorous war speech.
He described viyidly the disaster To
t Ie Maine. He said if 80 of the victims
had been senators or sous of senators
it would not have been 40 days before
wa. had been declared.
Masun declared there could not be
peace SO long as European nation
owns and butchers its slaves in this
hemisphere. He sail it was not neces-
sary for the Maine court to fix respon-
sibility. The law did that If it was
a torpedo. or mine, it was Spanish
torpedo or Spanish mine. Hence
Spain must answer.
"Let US awaken" said Mason, in
conclusion, ITO glorious war as did
our fathers; war that shall insure
honor and respect of our flag ali over
the world"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
Lee Fears No Assassin.

NEW YORK, March pa Herald
dispatch from Havana says:
Secrerary-General ongosto asked
Consul General Lee to permit him to
furnish him with a personal body
guard. General Lea declined his offer
and General Congosto contented him.
self with increasing the detail of plain
clothes detectives who for weeks have
kept u careful eye on General i &c at
all times with view to his protectio:
as he goes about the city.
General Lee, believing that a SER
ious crisis in affairs is likely to occur
now at any moment. is today perpar.
ing a revised list of all Americans now
in Havana.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
An HONORABLE UNION.

The union that was formed by the
state conventions of the democratic,
peoples and silver republican parties
at Portland last week was in every
respect honorable and harmonious.
The platform adopted was concise and
broad enough for all who are united in
the common cause.-the advancement
Of human rights and honest govern
meat-to stand upon. 1t is a platform
which democrats, populists and silver
republicans can endorse, for it em
bodies all the cardinal principles ell.
unciated by those parties, aud contains
nothing objectionable to any of them.
Neither of these parties have been re-
quired to surrender any OF their prin.
ciples, yet the demand for flexible
currency, sufficient to meet the de-
mands of trade and direct legislation,
which are endorsed by all three parties
are made prominent, hence the union
on platform is honorable in every de-
tail, and is acceptable to all except the
ultra middle-of-ther roader. who stands
for paternal form of government in
its most radical form.
And the apportionment of offices
was perfectly equitable, for the dis
tribution was just. In view of the
fact that the populists. in the election
of 1896. cast the greater number of
votes for congressman in the state,
were entitled to a majority of the Of
fees, therefore they wers given four
ney general, superintendent of public |
and state printer-the |
democrats having been the next strong
est party were given three-congress-
man in the first district, state treasurer /
and supreme judge-thes silver republic
cans having minority of votes were
given two places ON the state ticket
for the second district
md secretary of state.
In this distribution each party is
yiven one of what may be called purely
offices-governor and con.
each is given represen-
alton on the state board, so that n
10Th branches of government-state
md national-they have equal repre-
entatiou. On this basis oil the re.
orm forces may feel that they can
mite honorably and fairly, and that
hey are cot aske', to surrender eny of
heir principles either by the declara
ions of the platform or in the distri.
ution Of offices.
CARLIOLE'S "dAIOMS."
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ANXIOUS TO AVERT WAR.

Spain VIII Make Any Concession Short of
Setting Cuba Free.
NEW YORK. March 3i.-A dispatch
TO che World from Madrid says:
The Spanish government has wired
the substance of the negotiations be-
tween this country and the United
States to Captain General Blanco. at
Havana. with a view of obtaining his
opinion on the disposition Of the insu-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
IS UNSATISFICTORY.

After twenty-ope days Of investigat-
iay, the board of inquiry appointed To
inquire into the cause of the blowing
up of the Maine has made a report that
is by no means satisfactory. The
board finds that the Maine was blown
up by an explosion from without, but
that is all. The blame is not fixed up
on any one, and ap. 'arently no attemi
was maze to ferret out the unseen foe
VINO planted the mine that caused the
awful havoc, or who touched 1t of.
This probably Was not duty imposed
upon the board by the power making
the appointment, Yet it wa duty eA-
pected by the people. Many American
lives were sacrificed and one of
our finest war ships was destroyed. and
the people had right to demand Of
the board of inquiry who was respon-
eibl,, for the deed.
AS the matter now stands no hing
is determined except that the Maine
was invit. into barbor of d friendly
country, was given ancho aye ground
by that country and was destroyed by
some unknown agent. Who destroyed
it. whether it was Spanish officials or
some over Jealous fanatics, is still un-
known. Therefore this government is
left with poor case on whi.h to de-
mand reparation its only ground being
that the vessel was entitled to protec-
tion at the hands of the Spanish gov
ernment while anchored in Havana
harbor. This government is therefore
in poor condition to demand Immediate
indemnity or to back up its demands
with armed forces. Congress, however,
may in measure take the settlement
of the Maine affair out of the hands
of the administration and take some
ste os to ascertain who is reponsi bic for
the explosion. If it does, something
mo definite will dav-l"ne.
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McKinIey Wants Peace.

WASHINGTON, March. 29.-Senators
and Others who talked with the presi-
dent last evening and today say a
proposition for an armisrice in Cuba
came from Spain, and while it is be-
ing considered by the president he in
sisted that any proposed armistice
must he coup'ed with other conditions
which Spain has not shown a dispo.
sition to accept and perhaps will not
accept 1t is stated by one senator
that matters will be brought to mead
within a very short time.
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ton. and to have permitted the butch
cry aud starvation 10 continue another
year was inhunan and unjust. The
people ,re 80 wrought up over the
Cuban affairs that they will not longtr
submit To inactivity On the part OF
their chief executive. They aemand
1t will suffice.
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The Views OF FL l iberal.

MADRID. March 29.-The semi Off.
cial Ell Liberal says:
1.-The report Of the Maine court OF
inquiry contains no grave statement,
theref re Mckinley will not use that
pretext for declaring war. but he will
use the relief of the Cubans. We be-
lieve the Spanish government will
never tolerate foreign nation, In the
guise of philanthropy. invading our
territory. for il would be followed ny a
unanimous protest of the Spanish peo-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02

the Spanish minis ers. Ell 1.-The nj pub
accurate account of the interview be-
tween General Woodford and Premier
a Sayastand Foreign Min lister Gullon.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02
WAR SENTIMENT IN THE ROUSE.
Marsh Introduces n Resolution Declaring
War spain.

War On spain.
WASHINGTON, March % 9-Represen-
tative Marsh Qll.), chairman of the
house committee ON militia, today in
troduced Il joint resolution declaring
war between Spain and the United
States.
The members of the house who favor
immediate and aggressive action are
discussing all sorJs of methods by
which the house can be- brought to an
expression of opinion. This morning
there was even some talk over the
ruling of the chair during considera-
tion of the naval appropriation bill,
and attaching a resolution recognizing
the Independence of Cuba As a rider.
Bat all this talk seems to be in air. 1t
ha1 no conference. I he main thing
the conservatives have to contend with
is the overwhelming protest which is
going up against delay.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-04-02

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Your Tax

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only one heaping teaspoonful to quart of -four.
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The Oregonian has revived four of
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Ladies Dress Skirts

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-11
MOTHERING FLEDGLINGS.
A Man and a Good Golfer Tried 1t,
But He Starved the Family.

One would hardly believe that the
ordinary work of Mother Robin is
enough to wear out the patience and
endurance of an able-bodied man, yet
such appears to be the case. A man
who doesn't in the least mind travelling
over the golf links hours together, re-
lates his experiences trying to play
mother to a nest of little robbins, who
by some accident, had been deprived
of their rightful mothers care. He
diligently sets to work digging angle
worms. and supposed that he was full
filling his whole duty, when one of the
poor little songsters died. Upon ex-
animation of the body, which was re-
duced to skin and bone. the foster par
ent came to the conclusion that ii must
have died of starvation.
Deeply grieved at his shortcoming, he
redoubled his efforts, determined to at
least save the other two. It was not
long. however, before a second one
died, evidently of the same nlalady.
The good man then resolved that what
ever the third one died of, it should
not be starvation, and took off his coat
and went to work in earnest. He kept
on with the diet of angleworms until
he found that his one little bird was
consuming from IA to is yards of an
glewOrms a day. This was too much
for his patience, and he proceeded to
substitute the more easily managed
diet of bread and milk, and other deli
cacies, which were, however, not near
ly so much to Miss Robins taste.
Wanting to discover whether he had
been catering to a family of abnormal
appetites, our friend took to watching
the methods of a real mother bird, and
found that she fed her young every
two minutes. He then consulted the
learned books upon birds, and discov-
cred that IA yards of worms day with
meals every two minutes is the average
rate of feeding fledglings He has,
therefore, quite decided that he does
not care to take up raising birds by
hand as business. These little crea-
lures have to eat not only enough to
grow on" but enough to dress on,
and a fair proportion of their food
goes into feathers. Then, too, the
temperature of birds is very much
higher than that of human beings, and
they require fuel in proportion.
DELLA T. DAVIS.
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GHn SALT LAKE HERALDs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER Il, 1898

grains used directly ~ human food
cannot be determined: but probably
another 6,000, 600. 600 pounds must be
added 70 tie wheat flour. making. a
total of 20.000, 000, 0G0 pounds used each
year as GOOD Large as this seems, in
the aggregate. it is less than -ilree-
quarters of a pound day to each per-
son-not very ample meal in itself.
but eull-' sufficient when taken with
the abundant varieties of other foods.
Another favorite food of the Ameri-
cans is the potato. Its average crop
in recent years has been about 49,.
100000 bushels. The export and in-
port trade in this vegetable is insig-
nificant. To supply his family with
the average quantity the head of the
house needs to purchase Cor each MEM
Der about half pound a day. or three
bushels year. Sweet potatoes are also
a favorite food. some 45.900,000 bushels
being needed Cor the annual consump-
lion. The yield of peas is 5000. GOO
bushels; OF beans. 100000 and of on
ions 100000 bushels. Over half a
million bushels o. onions are import
ed. most of which are of choice Soan-
ish and Bermuda varieties. Three
hundred million pounds of rice are
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fish. The canned salmon alone is
placed at $4,000. 600 pounds.
Americans are drinkers as well as
eaters Last year they used 725.000,00O
pounds of coffee and no. 100000 pounds
of tea. At the average strength, the
coffee in the cups would measure 1900
000,000 gallons, and the tea 100000.
COO gallons To these must be added
beer, 100000. 900 gallons, wines 25.000.-
600, and distilled spirits. such as whis-
ky, brandy and rum, 100000 gallons
This gives a total-ef over $500, 900, 600
gallons or about As gallons for each
man, woman and child If we add the
cocoa, soft drings, mineral waters,
etc, the total, not including plain
water used for drinking purposes, is
easily swelled to 1900, 900 900 gallons, or
more than a gallon person per week
of liquids other than clear water. On
the average a person drinks his own
weight of these drinks every three
months.
All told the consumption of solid
food by this one nation during the
year amounts in it's raw state to some
10000 100000 pounds, or a little more
than three pounds a day for each per-
son. This means that the. people eat
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THE NATIONS YEARLY CONSUMPTION

proportions to give well nourished
bodies, is another question. Careful
analyses show that this bulk contains
1900. 100000 pounds. or more than nalf
the entire material. of nothing more
substantial than water That LIQUID is
essential to the body. but may be more
cheaply supplied in fluid form. Nearly
another 1.000.000.000 pounds is conf
posed CT mineral water, much of
which is needed in bone making.
OF the $4,000, 200, 900 pounds that re-
main, 5000, 100000 pounds are what the
chemists call protein, which goes TO
form muscle and to enrich the blood.
Another S0,000,0000G0 pounds are carbo
hydrates. such as sugar and starch. In
the digestive processes these are con-
yerted into fats, and, with the 1000
100000 bounds of other fats present in
the food originally, serve for fuel and
for giving strength to the muscles.
Experiments show that the people
would be better nouriShed if fully
2,000,000,0 600 pounds of these carbo-hy-
drates were replaced by an equal
amount of protein. In other words, the
nation should eat less sugar and starch
and more lean meat, whole wheat
flour and beans. Americans are in
clined to starve the machinery of their
bodies, while they put too much fuel
into the furnaces.
The statement in billions of pounds
of the food consumed by the nation is
certainly impressive, but far less so
than If one could actually see these
enormous quantities. As an aid in
measuring one days food of the Amer
lean people imagine that a giant 1000
feet tall were of land on this continent
from distant planet. Larger by far
than the famous giants found by Gull
liver in the land of Brobdingnag this
monster would tower four times as
high as Washington monument. TAX
ing seat on the Palisades overlook
ing the American metropolis, suppose
he was to call upon the nation to sup
ply him with food. He would need an
amount equal to that consumed by the
entire 10000 900 people. Set his daily
supply before him and see what 1t
would be.
On bread plate half as large as a
city block would rest a loaf of bread
800 feet long and half as tall Beside
it would stand a pie large around as
a gas holder. From saucer the size
of a ferryboat he would sip his oat-
meal with a spoon whose bowl could
hold a trolley car. A smoking piece
of beefsteak would be % feet thick and
extend over an area equal to 10 city
lots; a covered dish contains three
mammoth white potatoes and a sweet
potato each 100 feet long. His pat of
butter would measure a hundred feet
in diameter. BY his side is a glass of
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g.2OO.OOO.OOO GAL.

wagons were loaded each with 1000
of the loaves, q. 1000, 900 would be need
ed to move the bread. They would
make a procession over 90 900 miles
long or IS abreast from ocean to ocean.
OF course not all the flour is made into
bread, since millions of pies, cakes and
other products of the cooks art comes
from these 100000 flour barrels.
Last year the farms of the country
raised wheat sufficient to supply this
enormous demand at home besides
sending 143,000,000 bushels to other
countries. OF this export two-thirds
went to Great Britain and less than d
tenth to the rest of Europe. Six BUSH
els in a hundred went to our neighbor
on the north and nine more to the other
American countries. Australia and Asia
took l0,000,000 bushels and Africa 4.000,
600 bushels. s But unless the nations
farms yield a larger wheat crop less
will be exported in the future. AT the
present rate of consumption the in
creased population win demand the en-
tire product in another decade.
Wheat, however, is far from being
the only grain used for food by the
American people. The corn crop is
about four times as large as that of
wheat, and some ], Te0. 0OO, 900 of bushels
remain for consumption in our own
country. But only a fraction of this
reaches the stomach of man direct. For
the most part it is taken in the pork,
beef, milk, butter eggs, and other pro-
ducts of animals that fatten on its sub
stance. In recent years. apparently,
the direct use of corn for mans food
is increasing with the mixed flour,
the patent food preparations, the brown
bread, corn dodgers and like cookery.
Whole sections Of the south use corn
almost exclusively in preference to
wheat flour.
Then there is the oat crop averaging