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A CLASH INEVITABLE
Costa Riea and Nicaragua
Will Have War.
SPANIARDS EXCITED
The Anti-Ameriean Feeling at Mad
rid Grows More Bitter
Every Day.
The Court Convinced that the Maine Was
Blown Up by an Outside Agent-Au-
Economists Want Peaee-Rob-
bling Uncle Sam.
SPANIARDS EXCITED

NEW. YORK, Feb. PA dispatch t
the Hsrald from Panama says:
Advices received today from Costa
Rica state that at al banquet given on
Sunday night, President Iglesias said
the situation between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua is such now that war is in
evitable.
Further advices from Costa Rica say
that on February 20 there was large
popular demonstration in which more
than 5000 persons showed their APPROX
al of the attitude of the government
toward Nicaragua, and more troops
were sent on February 20 TO the from
tier. Hostilities with Nicaragua are
expected at any moment. Many prom
ineut members of the American colony
have offered to aid the government
with men and money. One of them.
James Bennett, offered TO give 60,000
The French colony has also promised
to take no arms in defense of Costa
Rica in the event of war.
Since the unsuccessful revolution
broke out in Nicaragua on February 5,
which President Zelaya charges the
Costa Rican government with aiding,
there has been little communication
with the Costa Riran capital. Mess
ages sent from here are in plain Ian
guage at sender's risk and subject to
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COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE.
Curious Customs Practlced In other
Parts of the World.


Some of the customs peculiar to
courtship and marriage among the race
of dwarfs who inhabit the Andaman
island are, according to NJ. de Quat-
refages, who recently published book
called 'The Pygmies," about these peo-
pie, very peculiar. Not the least re
markable of them is the procedure of
,ourtship. The young man who has
made his choice addresses himself to
the parents, who never refuse, but send
the girl into the forest, where, before
day, she conceals herself The young
man must find her.
If he does not succeed he must re-
nounce all claim to her. The wedding
ceremony of these people is equally
curious. NJ. Quatrefages thus describes
it: "The two parties climb two flex-
ible trees growing near each other,
which an old man then makes to bend
toward each other. When the head of
the man touches that of the girl they
are legally married" Turning from
Asia to Europe, we find very curious
custom prevailing in Roumania. Among
the peasantry of this country, when q
girl attains a marriageable age her
trousseau, which has in the mean
while been carefully woven, spun and
embroidered by her mother and herself,
is placed in painted wooden box.
When young man thinks of asking
to be allowed to pay his attentions to
the girl he is at liberty to open the box,
which is always placed in n convenient
position, and examine the trousseau.
If he is satisfied with the quantity and
quality of the dowry he makes formal
for the girls hand, but, IL
not, he is quite at liberty to retire.
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CLUBS BEGAN IN ATHENS.
Athenians Had the Same Excuses as Mel

Athenians Had the Same Excuses as Men
of To-Day.
The birthplace of the earliest club is
n disputed point, but it is well known
that Numa Pompilius, the second king
of Rome, who died B. C. 673, founded
trade guilds in Rome during his reign,
similar to the guilds of the craftsmen
which play SO important part in the
history of the middle ages. At one
time there were so of these guilds in
Rome alone. Later they spread beyond
the metropolis, for the boatmen of the
Seine at Paris and those of the lower
Rhone formed clubs of their own. The
guilds of Rome, however, scarcely an
swer to our idea of club, says the
Cleveland Recorder. We therefore turn
with greater confidence to Athens.
where such a club seems to have orig
mated. The old Athenian clubs were
not in all respects similar to those of
modern London and New York, but
there was nevertheless between them u
strong affinity. Aristotle, who flour
ished B. C. 3s4, tells us that men of the
same trade and members of particu-
lar tribe were wont to club together for
business purposes. He goes on to say
that others combined for the sake of
social intercourse, and adds that "these
meet together for the sake of one an
others company, and to, offer sacri-
fees; when they meet they both pay
certain honors to the gods, and at the
same time take pleasure and relaxation
themselves" This would seem
to polnt to Athens as being the birth
place of the earliest club.
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MANY MEN.AVAILABLE
No Lack of Soldiers;ssi the
United States.
NOT TO BE SENATOR
Mr.. Corbett's Claim to Seat Beaten
BY Vote of so
to 19.
Pulpiteers Who Want war-Reindeer for
the Exposition Into Klondike in New
York-Money to Buy warships-
Lower Court Sustained.

CHICAGO, Feb. % "A special to the
Times Herald from Washington says:
According to report placed before
President Mckinley there are now
available for military duty in the
United States l0,073,7l6 able-bodied
men, and of these 1l2,0S2 are already
in the militia, forming the nucleus of
a tremendous fighting force. This is
without considering the skeleton
United States army, which could on
short notice recruit up to 100, 200 men.
There were at the close of 1896, Or
ganized guards in every state aud
territory. except Alaska and Indian
territory, all of whom could he used
for active service in case of necessity.
OF the total force of 112,000, there are
100, 1000 in the infantry branch, 5000 in
the cavalry, 5000 in the artillery and
about 1000 general officers. Camps
were held last year in many states at
which were present from 46 per cent
of the state forces in Texas, to SO per
cent in Connecticut. The total appro-
priations made by the United States
for militia was 100000, while the war;
iuus states spent about S2,S00,000.
1t is estimated that the time required
for concentrating for service would
vary from six hours in Nevada to three
days in Oklahoma, while the proportion
that would probably turn out for duty
ranges from so per cent in Indiana and
New Jersey, to 95 per cent in Penn
sylvania.
New York is far ahead, so far as the
size of her National Guard is concerned,
having over $4,000 officers and men.
Pennsylvania is second with 5000, |
and Illinois holds third place, with |
5000.
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THE COURT. CONVINCED.
Maine Undoubtedly Blown Up by an Out
side Agent.

Maine Undoubtedly Blown Up by an Out
side Agent.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The Mail and
Express this evening prints the'follow-
ing, dated Havana:
While, of course. members of the
court of inquiry will not talz for pub
LEGATION, am inform g | on e highest
authority that the evidence of ] iver
Morgan as to the condition of the
Maine shows almost beyond the possi-
bility of doubt in the opinion OF my in
formant that the Maine was blown up
by an outside agent. Furthermore,
Morgan's report is verified by other
American divers who descended today.
The court will finish its work here
tomorrow. and proceed to Key West
to take the testimony of the survivors
there. II has been decided not to
return to Havana, all information as
to the cause of the disaster having
been secured,
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WILL Eor BE A SENATOR.

Mr.. Corbett's Claim TO a Seat Was Not
Valid.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-In the sem
ate today consideration of the Corbett
case was resumed.
Bacon, (Georgia) addressed the sem
ate in opposition to Corbett's claim.
He felt that il was extremely fortunate
that in this case the senate was not
controlled by partisan motives, be-
cause he thought it ought to be under
stood by legislatures that they must
perform their duties or the onus of
their failure should fall upon their
states.
Burrows (Michigan) followed with
an extended and elaborate argument
in opposition to seating of Corbett.
He maintained that the governor OF a
state has no authority to fill an
original vacancy.
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AUTONOMIsTS WANT PEACE.
Cuba Libre's Hour of Triumph Near at
Hand

NEW YORK, Feb. Pa dispatch to
the Tribune from Havana says.
In-the uncertainty of tho relations
with the Unired States, the impor-
tance of the recent action of the auton-
omist party is overlooked. Its central
committee has formally approved the
plan which is confession of the fail
ure of the present scheme OF autonomy
and an offer to the insurgents to con-
cede everything except the withdrawal
of tie Spanish flag.
Its significance is in the fact that
.Senor Gown, of the au.onomist cab
met, was leading spirit in the meet
irg. and offered the resolutions for
treating with the insurgents, which
contain a series of propositions out
lined by Bibra two weeks ago when
the ratical autonomist party was
formed. These cover everything but
independence.
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For Sale.

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IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
A Government Diver Says the Explosion
Was From without

"A government DiVeE says INC EApiosion
Was From without.
NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 27.-United
States government diver: r. E. Cox,
who has just returned from Havana,
where he made an official investiga-
tion of the Names hull, is here.
He made daily descents for seven
days, and giving his opinion from a
professional standpoint, says that he
is satisfied in his own mind that the
Maine was destroyed by either SUBJ
marine mine or torpedo. He saw no
evidence of the battle-ship's magazines
having been exploded.
Cox was still under orders to make a
descent with the rest of the divers,
when cable instructions came to him
to return to the Norfolk navy ard.
where he was wanted aboard the Wa
slow to receive instructions iD fLting
and operating torpedoes
Cox also said that from what he
learned in HAY ana, had the Spaniards
so desired, LneJ cCulu have saved more
Amel .c4u sailors. lie says he learned
Kat on the ri, ht of the explosion,
neither MORO Castle nor the Spanish
rrusier Alfonso XIII operated their
archlights.
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PULPITEERs WHO WANT WAR.
BslIicose Utterances OF a Catholic and al
Episcopalian Divine.

Bsllicose Utterances OF Catholic and an
EpiscopaIian Divine.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-In the church
of St. Peter and St. Paul Father Ma
loney spoke to large congregation on
the probabilities of war between the
United States and Spain. He said:
81 am for war if war is declared
not only as an American, but as q
Catholic priest. If the country's honor
is at stake, give your life if necessary
to sustain it. Thar is the true Ameri-
can and Catholic prin ciple. 1 do not
desire to see war, but if it comes we
must abide by the governments de-
cision and show our true spirit as
American citizens. Whether it is war
or peace, We must do our duty. We
must support the government and its
president whether he be democrat or
a republican. People should be calm
and wait for the decision of President
Mckinley. If the Maine was destroy
ed by design we should strike the
blow. if justified, or demand indem-
nity."
DR.. Homer Wellman, of the Episco-
pal church of Atonement, Brooklyn,
referred to the war talk last night in
his sermon. He said:
''Never since the days of the Spanish
inquisition have such terrible deeds
been countenanced as have been in
Cuba. There surely must be some
thing wrong with nation that would
do such things. War would be bar
barism. but it must be resorted to to
stop worse kind of barbarism. The
discipline on the Maine was beyond
question, and the calamity could not
have been due to the carelessness of
her officers and men. The only re-
naming possibility is that the calam-
ity was planned by some one who was
or had been connected with the Span
ish government.
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due consideration to the voting
srergth of each party ard the qualifi-
cation of the candidates; they propose
to permit no trimming of principles,
and maintain vigorous party policy
and strict party independence and au-
tenomy. They say that upon this plan
We Can get the referendum and repre-
sentatiOn in congress favorable to our
views on finance: they say further that
the conditions are such that the peo-
Piles party cannot win singlehanded.
This is briefly the POSITION of the union
people and it is we'll known. If any
one has any objection to this position
why don't he asssil it fairly? If the
senator wants to argue fer the other
| side, why does he build up man of
straw and then with copious flow of
| denunciatory eloquence proceed to de-
| molish his own work. Who is it that
proposes any concession of principle,
| who advocates Doodle politics, who ad-
vocates fusion with our political ene-A
mics? Nobody but Mr.. Holt's man of
straw.
| an. and every popufist' ought to be
content to let the people at the prlmar-
les and ia the convention decide this
question, but there are two things
which desire to mention. First, the
gnldbug press is full of admonitions to |
the peoples party, stand firm and go |
it alone" Yesterday, Feb. oath, the |
Telegram admonishes editorially the
populists to either get back into the |
republican ranks or go it alone. 1 be-
lieye it a fairly good rule to follow:
Do what your enemies don't want you
to do. If we have ever had and needed
any advice from this source it is time
that we have no more Of it. The other
matter which l want 10 emphasize is
that our leaders must stop their licen-
tious use of opprobrious language in the
papers. 1t stamps them as men of small
caliber. who cannot maintain an argu-
ment without scolding. nave recently
noticed three leading populists ad-
fOSdOihS OuCli pOiiSS utiOuS IL OuC PuoiAS
press. almost.no argument was used but
they delivered themselves of about
column each of vehement denuncia-
tion. These men betray the weakness
of their position, but the worst is, that
their fulminant TRADES are paraded be-
fore the public as characteristic of our
oarty. How is it that these men. every
one of whom has drawn pay from the
public treasury, elected by populist
votes, can call the greater part of their
political associates piehuuters without
,eeling the laue haole absurdity of
,heir position, or rant about bosses
Ind party machines while declaring
heir policy to either rule or ruin? l
u in faver Of the referendum in this
natter, let the people rule and let US
Lbide by their decision.
E. KRONER.
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Lower Court Sustained.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-in the su-
preme court today an opinion was
handed down in the case of E. E.
Holden vs.. the sheriff OF Salt Lake
county, Utah, involving the constitu.
tionality of the territorial law fixing a
days work in smelters and mines in
the territory at eight hours. Holden
was arrested for violating the law and
sentenced to Imprisonment. He
brought the case to the supreme court
in an effort to secure a writ of error
on the ground that the law was un-
constitutional. The court held that
the law was an exercise of the states
police powers. The decision of the
supreme court of Utah was affirmed.
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For Robbing Uncle sam.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.- William
F. Ciarkson, foreman of the rolling
room at the United States branch mint
in this city, has been arrested on a
charge of stealing gold bullion and
held in $4,000 bail. Martin Eggers, a
grocer, and W. D. Carter, a horseshoer,
were also arrested, but released on
their own recognizance. 1t is alleged
that Clarkson's thefts consisted of
small pieces of gold which were detach-
ed in the working up of bullion for the
coming machines. They did not
amount to over $50 month, but are
supposed to have continued over a
period of two years or more.
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Fyerybody Saws So.

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Reindeer at New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-The reindeer
obtained in Lapland by the United
States government to be used in carry
ing the relief expedition into the
Kiondtke arrived on the steamship
Manitoban this morning. There are
537 deer, all in good condition. The
Lapianders who arrived with the deer
will accompany them West.
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Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa.
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Money to Buy warshIps.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Bromwell,
of Ohio, introduced resolution in the
house today appropriating $4,000, 900
for the purchase of war vessels when
ever in the judgment of the secretary
of the navy it shall become expedient
for the best interests of the country to
do so.
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J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity o., was
for thirty years needlessly tortured by
physicians tor thecdre o. eczema. He
was quickly cured by using DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve the famous healing
salve for piles aud skin diseases.
Snipes, Kinersly Drug Co.
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ESTRAY NOTICE.

Came to my place on Lone well farm, on
Dutch Flat four head Of cattle, three of them
two year olds and one a yearling. One OF the
two wear olds is black and two of them red; the
yearling is red. mo visible brand, but ear
marks as follows: Two Of them with split in
left ear with right ear cut or one with right ear
cut off and one with left ear split.
Also came to my place August ], one mare
about three years old with blaze in face no
brand visible. 1 want the owner to prove
PROPERTY pay charges and take them away.
The mare came August 1. and the cattle came
Nov. l. 1897.
R. F. WICKHAM.
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Attention woodmen.

All members of Mt. Hood camp No.
SO are earnestly requested to be pres
ent at the regular meeting Of the camp
at Fraternity Hall, Tuesday evening,
March 1st, as business of special i'm
portance will GENE up for considera-
tion. By order of camp.
w. D. HARPER,
~
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No MING Near the Maine.

NEW YORK. Feb. pa dispatch to
the World from Madrid says:
Admiral Terry, secretary and chief
of staff of the minister of marine, says:
"The harbor of Havana contained
no submarine mine in the vicinity of
the place where the battle-ship Maine
aud the Spanish crusier Alfonso XIII
were anchored ''
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed by the County Court
of the State of Oregon for Wasco County, ad-
ninistrator of the estate of j. q. Koontz, de-
ceased All persons having claims against said
estate are hereby required 20 present the same
to me. or to Verne Koontz, at j. P. Mc1ner-
news store Dalles City, Oregon, properly veri-
fed, as by law required, within six months
from the date hereof.
Dated this sth day of December. 1898.
d. W. KOONTZ,
Administrator of the estate Of J. G. Moontz,
deceased,
Sinnott & Sinnott, attorneys for the estate.
Jan Is
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sPANIARps ARE EXCITED
Anti-American Feeling at Madrid Grow,
More Ritter

cc'huB db OTOWs
More Bitter.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-According to a
special dispatch from Madrid, reports
received there from the United States
to the effect that public opinion in the
latter country is becoming more. ex-
cited, owing to the impression that the
Maine disaster was not due to acci-
dent, are 'restirring popular feeling
here lin Madrid), and the conviction is
increasing in ministerial circles that
the worst must be expected"
Continuing, the dispatch says:
THE government has no choice if
the United States adopts a threaten
lug attitude, for the prospect of war is
popular with all parties, aud the more
excitable newspapers are already
urging the government to take meas.
ures to enable Spain to strike the first
and decisive blow"
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Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va,
was frightfully burned on the face and
neck. Pain was instantly relieved by
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, which
healed the injury without leaving
scar. 1t is the famous pile remedy.
Snipes, Kinersly Drug Co.
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ExECUToR's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that have been ap
pointed sby thee County Court of the State of
Oregon for Wasco County, in probate, at the
January term thereof for the year 1893. sole ex-
ecutor of the last will and testament and estate
of William L. Ward, deceased, all persons
having claims against said estate are hereby
required to present them to me. with proper
vouchers at the law office of Condor & Condor,
in Dalles City Oregon, within six months from
the date of the first publication of this notice.
January 8, 1898.
JOSEPH w. WARD.
Executor of said Estate.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
was on the 24th day Of December, 1897. duly ap-
pointed by the County Court OF the state OF
Oregon for Wasco County, admlnistra,oro OF the
estate of Ellen Black. deceased, and that he
has duly qualified as such. and entered upon
tho dnties thereof. All persons indebted to
said deceased are requested to make settle.
ment. and all persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified TO present them
properly verified. at my residence at Cascade
Locks in said county. or at the off1ce or jayne
& Michel in The Dalles- in said county, wlthin
six months from the date hereof.
The Dalles, December 81. 1897
ROBERT BLACK,
iiv5 Administrator.
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