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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
Is War in Progress.

There was some discussion yesterday
among the officers of the Navy Depart
ment as to the question of the posi-
bility OF purchasing further ships and war
supplies from foreign countries, and get
ting those already purchased out of for
eign ports after the events of the day
There was a difference of opinion. but il
is believed very firmly by many that if
any foreign power desired to be unfriend-
ly in he least to either the United States
or Spain without violating the neutrality
laws it might very properly assert that
the conditions now existing between the
two nations are so near actual hostilities
that they are to all intents war. This
would mean that il the United States or
Spain had any ships or supplies. ammu-
milton, guns. powder or coal already pur-
chased in the ports of the country there
might be the plea of neutrality and the re-
fusal to allow them to be exported
There are in England large quantities
of ammunition and powder that have
been contracted for and are now ready to
| leave for this side. This question would
| principally involve these munitions OF
war, as far as the United STATES Is con-
| cerned. Great Britain is particularly
| friendly to America and would lean to the
| other side in constituting the question, ana
| it is therefore more a matter of pure
speculation than a real danger to this
| country.
| 1t is very certain that the greatest haste
will be taken from this time on. however.
, as there will be no escaping the neutral
| ity laws in a very few days. II is be-
| lieved THAI the United States will be able
to set all its purchases away in time
| The statement was made yesterday that
| there is very little chance now that the
| O'Higgins can be secured from Chilli. This
is almost the only large battleship owned
by any foreign country that the United
/ States has hoped wi hin the last few days
| to secure. 1t is announced that there
will be no further attempts for large war
ships and that any that are purchased
| hereafter will be small craft for the mos
| quito fleet and perhaps one or two torpedo
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
No Priyateering.

The State Department yesterday after
noon issued this statement of the Ameri-
can policy in the conduct of the war:
In the event of hostiities between the United
States and Spain, it will be the policy OF this
Government not to resort to privateering. The
Government VIII adhere to the following rules:
First, neutral flag covers enemies goods, with
the exception of contraband of war; second
neutral goods not contraband of war are not
liable to confseation under enemies flag; third
blockades in order to be binding, must be Ell
fectiye.
These matters are those covered by the
treaty of Paris that the United States and
Spain did not enter The announcement is
simply that the United States will follow
out the ideas of civilized warfare.
The question of privateering is thus
answered in the negative. There has
been much talk of the possibility that
privateering would be allowed by Spain
and that if Spain countenanced it this
country would retaliate. This point is
not answered in these notes perhaps, but
at least if Spain gives no letters of
marque the United States will give none
The rules go even further than this
NeulTal SooGS On spanish HtIcHdHt-
men are not liable to confscation unless
they are contraband
The note with reference to blockades
means that paper blockades" are not
binding. Unless the United States main
tains an active and belligerent blockade
of Cuba it will not expect other countries
to cease sending goods to the island
While the active blockade is on, however,
any vessel of a foreign neutral nation
that is found within the blockade lines
will he seized
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official Secrets Guarded.

boats and torpedo boat destrcyers are
now being negotiated for
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

THURSDAY. APRIL p, 1898.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

The House committee has practically
completed its war revenue measure, and
it is underss God it will be offered in the
House Monday Not until the President
has acted and shown that he intends to
carry out the Cuban resolutions to the
letter will the House agree to change eX>
listing tariff and internal revenue laws,
but by Monday it is believed the country
will know what the President has in mind
to do. and Congress will then be ready
and willing to give him the sinews of war
Beer will be taxed an additional 81 :,
barrel This will yield S34, DOC, 900 a year
and no rebate will be allowed for Leak
age. Tea is to be taxed ten cents pound
although this may be abandoned owing to
the opposition of the trades unions on
account of the fact that it Is an article
largely in use by the poor and the effor;
seems to be made to secure all the war
revenues from articles in general con-
sumption among the working classes
Coffee will be taxed, probably three cents
a pound, and the internal tax on manu-
featured tobacco will be increased from
six to twelve cents a pound. Proprietary
medicines and spices are likewise to he
taxed. Spices are now on the free list.
The committees proposition also includes
deeds, legaces, evidences of Indebtedness
and negotiable Instruments
Bank Check Tax Opposed
There is some opposition in the commit
tee against a tax on bank checks on the
ground that it failed during the civil war
to produce any considerable amount of
revenue.
If the committee does not do so, Mr..
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
MoENNG- ENENING AND Sunday
EuTCHINS BUILDING
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Conner Tenth and D Streets Northwest
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PLACE

but only such of local significance have been
Many aboriginal beautiful and
significant 1t is to be regretted that of them have
not been retained the of the places
long.
1t was 1920 that the first settlement of white people
made at the location The Dales. This was but
rude post of the Hudson Bay Company, and estab-
shed by James Brne for the of trading with the
Indians and to assist the voyagers company
ing the difficult transfers about the long portage
dales Birnie remained in charge of the post for
siderable time. 1t finally abandoned; the
signed being the hostility of the Indians who
jealous of threatened interference with their fishing
and trading advantages and strenuously opposed
crOachment of the whites No of Importance
corded from the time the post the Hudson Company
removed until the fall of 1884, when Revs
Perkins located the historic Methodist mission This
completed in 1897 and it by the missionaries called
Wascopum of the aboriginal given to the place
years known perkins House" The mission buildings
situated the bench short distance east Of the
Academy grounds where the outlines of the founda
ton of the principal building yet to be The mis-
did great good among the hitherto
savage natives teaching them habits industry and
instlng the principles of Christianity in their minds The
influence of their teachings long felt and
the Indian later This outpost of civ
izaton maintained by the Mehodists for than
years continued the superntendency of the
sion until 1884, when he succeeded by Rev. Geo. Gary
who continued in charge until 1S47 In that Rev Will
liam Roberts assumed control of the mission For
years the Methodist mission station constituted the
sole settlement of white people at The Daes and
the first settlement made This during the
period when the territory claimed by both England
and the United States 1t project dear to the hearts
Lee hold the country for the Uni
ted States and much credit is due to them and the mission
aries of the American Board who while endeavoring to
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the different tribes of Indians inhabng the entire coun
try. Here would come the Willamettes Klackamas
from the valley of the Willamette; the Katsops
and others from the coast coming the Columbia
canoes; the Mes Perces Kckitats, Walla Waas, Spo-
kanes Yakimas and other tribes from the interior
of the great Columbia basin would in
the river the plains stretching away the
east south and north to fish for salmon great
WATER and to barter their furs and wampum
and other commodities of the tribes the
range. Slaves article of commerce among
these The capves taken would
be disposed of to those of the Fierce
and bloody often for the supremacy
control of the place. and it only the powerful
strong who were able to retain of the
sirabe spot in the country, to the aborgines.
The Indian names of many places in the immediate
y OF Ihe Daes are worthy of being pepetuated and it
not uniting tnat of them reproduced in this
sketch Winquatt' signifies surrounded by bold bluff
OF rocks Its fitness for the site of this city easily
apparent The mouth of Mill creek termed "Willook-
it., meaning looking through opening gap. Three
Mile creek at it's mouth galth" place danger for
here that the warke Snakes and oLers from be-
yond the Deschutes and the confines the Blue noun
tans, were wont to make their descens village of
Winquatt "Qua-qualchaP the name of the site of
the old United States garrison squirrel pont
Inc large spring west of the Catholic was termed
Ga1-galt we-la-leth The mountain southeast of
the Town was called Shinni kalth" the that
marks the course of the West of Chenoweh is
rocky hl rugged and precipitous the
This point is called "Ehno-a Chalk" vultures nest
The mountain to the west known "Molock Oahut"
the elks trail Sheooks- -tha wolf sprng
was given to the spring of water Irvine
donatlon Ihe rapids in the river called wata
herce and roaring water Numbers be given
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01
THE DALLES. OREGON.

The Dalles municipality, dates it's existence from
1857 having been incorporated by act of the territorial
legislature passed January 26th of that year. But
importance in the annals of the Northwest it is
of much longer duration
The fierce rapids in the Columbia few miles above
the town celebrated and widely KNOWN long before
any settlement of white people made, contem
plated The town derives it's from tie rapids in the
river These called La Grande Dali de la Columbia
he great trough of the Columba by the early Canadian
voyageurs of the Hudson Bay Company These rapids
great trouble and vexation those hardy
who early in the century Travelled to and from
the and the of the Hudson Bay
Company, that scattered about the Columbia valley
wherever the needs Of the rappers demanded with furs
and merchandise. The lives sacrificed in making the
perlous descent of these rapids caused it to be known
the most dangerous place the entire river.
The earliest first knowledge of The Dales is found
in the writings of Lewis and Clarke who encamped it's
the mouth of mill creek, in 1SO3 and rested for
time after the arduOus work of making The portage
rapids They troubled by the Indians,
who and quite hostile The journals of the
pedon thrilling of their experience in
Captain Bonneville afterwards experienced similar
difficulties with the Astor expedition.
In early Indian tradition the place called "Win
quatt. 1t also known Wshram, and is referred
these in the journals of Lewis and Clarke and
of the Bonneville expedition. By the Methodist mission
aries it denomnated "Wascopum" 1t central
point dominated the ancient and powerful tribe
of Wascoes of whom yet to be about
the of The Daes and whose shantes and rude
dwellings adorn the banks of Mill creek.
By of its central lOation and being at the head
of navigation, to speak, and at the eastern base of the
Cascade range, it became great trading center
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warmth of Missouri but it has not
the isageeable upon climate Of
that state Oregon, whole, first the
death rate and the counties Wasco Sherman
those having the lowest death in the The
climatic conditions detrimental the
maaria and intermittent fevers and all violent
disease unknown
1he soil s a rule very texture. 1t is light
grey SOIL which darkens slightly moistening
abundanty supplied potash phosphoric acid
fcent To unacquained with its pecuarites, the soil
would not be considered especially favorable when it's
production considered and it's possible productive
capacity based on its production it that the
soil possesses constituents that produce unusual and
most phenomenal of cereals fruit, hay and
tables and when irrigation is pracced the productive
pacity is almost doubled.
The soil is such a nature, allow sub soil
surface, this
production wonderful crops that with pre-
pitaon of less than 20 inches would be impossible The
soil contains lime, humus is found
sections IN considerable quantity.
PRODUCTION.
Along the Columbia Deschutes and John Day rivers is
conditions ideal for the peach and while
sections fast taking rank the first peach
growing section of Oregon, it will be but years until
the peaches of these counties will control the market
of the Pacific Northwest While the ideal peach belt has
found, that the perfect and best keeping
apples and the best shipping strawberries has been found
almost to line apples grow perfection Prunes
plums etc. also to perfection The vegetables
the earliest in the market in the spring. and
place can produce ones On the sides grapes grow
to perfection and good champagne be profit
ably produced The higher land produces wheat barley,
rye and bunchgrass for cattle The valleys produce great
of hay especially when irrigated Rain in June
always insures large wheat yield Wasco county has
diversified than has Sherman county, the latter
is far almost exclusively wheat producing county
The following statement the important temperature
and precipitation data for The Dales and Hood River
both in Wasco county, and in order that the distribution
precipitation in the surrounding section may be under
stood data for Cascade Locks the edge of
tho n1o of
least precipitation in Oregon; for Heppner Morrow
ty Crook Crook county, included.
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CLIr1ATE AND SOIL.
By B. S. Pague.

Oregon is traversed north and south, by Cascade
mountains divides the state into geographical
well into climatic parts. About twohirds of the state
lie east of the mountains and it has climate of semi
arid To the of the mountains the climate is
moist, with comparatively small temperature changes
The Columbia and tributary drain the eastern
portion of the and where the river cuts through the
Cascade mountains where Wasco county begins extend
ing along the Columbia river then Joined by
Sherman county These counties extend southwark from
the Columbia river of about 60 miles. These
counties comprise the extreme northwestern portion of
Oregon of Cascades termed Eastern Oregon the
Inland Empire.
TOPOGRAPHY
The counties are general rolling surface snow
capped of Mount Hood forms portion of the west
ern boundary and chain there
several minor mountains high hills between which
fertile valleys The Columbia river is the north
boundary of the counties The land surface along the
river has elevation Of from 100 to 300 feet south of the
river range having elevations of
feet then there the rolling country The Deschutes
river drains the major portion of Wasco county, the John
Day drains the portion Of WascO and Sherman
countless and Hood river drains the western portion of
county, these rivers and their tributaries traverse
most fertile and productive valleys.
CLIMATE.
By the climate of place is meant the rain snow, tenn
perature Winds phases of which
commonly called the weather. The United States
Weather Bureau collects and complies weather data and
is upon which this article is based.
county of the largest complete and
weather reports made in the State of Oregon The first
record made by the United States Hospital Corps
old Fort Daes commencing in 1850 and continuing quite
regularly until 1867 In December 1874 Mr. Samuel L.
Brooks Of The Dales, began making meteorological
Ords which he yet continues Without his valuable record
little information could given concerning the climate
of these counties Dr. p G. Barrett has since 1891 made
complete record and at the works at Cas-
cade Locks records been made since 1879 There
have been desuoy efforts made to make records at Bake
Oven Dufur and at Grass Valley but of sufficient
length them to have real value Records have
been at Moro by Mr. Wm Henrichs which will
prove of great value.
TEMPERATURE.
The temperature of these counties is 40 to so de-
grees. The temperature decreases, rule with
distance from the Columbia river and with elevation The
winter temperature DecemberF February, is from
81 to 36 degrees while the JuneAugust is from
So to 73 degrees The of the highest temperature
during the year from 56 62 degrees and of the
lowest from 40 to ~ degrees The Of the lowest tenn
perature is below the freezing point go degrees during
December January and February during the heat Of
the lowest temperature which occur rule about
SUNRISE from 55 5S degrees along the rivers and
lower dependent elevation.
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The MARKET UNCHANGED
Its Strength and Activity Limited
With Trading in Small Volume.
The Effect of Vote on the Emergency
Appropriation Was on the
Whole Favorable.

New York, March s.-Wnether the unan-
imous passage by Congress of the cner-
gency bill be regarded making for
peace or making for war, there Is no
doubt that this extraordinary piece of
legislation has been received by the coun-
try at large with unqualified approval
If the contingencies of diplomacy must
hereafter be rechonei among the factors
to be considered in the speculative and
investment markets Yesterdays and to-
days demonstrations of patriotism as
displayed in the unanimous vote of nearly
400 members of Congress may be account
ed altogether gratifying. This country
stands before the world in a new light
from this time forth. There was no trace
in the voting and speech-making of the
animosities and party feeling that have
been engendered in the financial and tar
if legislation of the past decade, and in
the general international political unrest
of the times, 1t is just as well, even from
financial point of view, that the solidity
of the nation should be so clearly set
forth. Notwithstanding the traditional
susceptibility of financial markets to po
litical developments, the effect of the
unanimous vote on the emergency apprO-
priation was on the whole favorable.
In regard to the appropriation it is to
be noted that whatever part of the sum
may be disbursed for the necessary pur-
poses it will be just so much more money
set in circulation. Some part of the ap-
preparation, it is true, will be spent
abroad, but in the circumstances of the
foreign exchange market that is a matter
of little Importance.
Today's sterling market was notably
weaker. Additional engagements of gold
announced today made the total move
ment this way since February upward of
SO, 900 600.
Today's stock market resembled yester-
days in that the strength and activity
Were limited to the first half of the day.
Subsequently the market had a sagging
tendency with the trading in small vol
ume. There were fewer of the rumors
more or less pertinent to the situation
than there were yesterday, but in the aft
ernoon the traders professed grave appre-
tensions in regard TO the Forthcoming re-
port upon the disaster to the Maine, and
this was the superficial explanation of
the markets later tone. A decline in New
York Central reflected, perhaps. disap-
pointment that no more than the usual
one per cent dividend had been declared.
The other routine occurrences of the day
were ignored, and the trading developed
no special features of interest.
| The close was very quiet, with limited
/ and irregular changes shown by the ac-
| tive stocks.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-10
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Senator Davis Failed to Get Much
Attention for 1t Yesterday

Senator Davis, chairman of the Com
mttee on Foreign Relations, yesterday
afternoon sought TO have, some attention
given to the Hawaiian treaty which has
been kept in the background for some
time. The Senate. however, felt that it
had done a pretty good qday's work in
passing the fifty million emergency bill
and an early adjournment was taken.
Mr. Davis urged that the Bacon amend
ment be considered. This provides that
the treaty shall not become operative
until it is approved by majority of the
voters of the island, these voters being
designated as all male natives of twenty
one years and all other male persons on
the island of that age. The attempt to
secure Immediate consideration of this
amendment was thwarted by Mr. Bacon
himself who said he desired to address
the Senate on his amendment but was not
prepared to proceed at that time. In
general way Mr.. Bacon said he believed
the natives ought to be consulted in the
matter of annexation and called atten-
ton to the petition signed by something
like thirty thousand of these people.
which was laid before the Senate some
months ago by Mr.. Hoar.
Mr.. Bacon intimated that Mr. Hoar, in
presenting the petition and Mr. Hoar in
advocating the treaty, was inconsistent.
Mr.. Hoar, however denied that he was
bound by the prayer of the petitioners
simply because he introduced the petit
ton. In the course of the short and de-
sultory talk that followed Mr.. Pasco ask
ed Chairman Davis if it was the inten-
ton of the committee to press the treaty
10 a vote. Mr.. Davis replied somewhat
evasively that he did not care to deprive
anyone of the privilege of speaking. but
what further course should be taken
with respect to the treaty he could not
nor did not say. He acquiesced in the
general desire for an adjournment but
gave notice that he should again today
and every day thereafter call the treaty
up so long as 1t did not interfere with
urgent business.