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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01
GAGE WILL NOT RESIGN
Reports Of Him Leaving the
Cabinet Contradicted.
WILL DYE IN TRANSIT
DR.. Nansen Does Not Believe Rein
deer Can Be Taken From Nor
way to Alaska.
italians Want an italian Bank Established
in New York-Another Big Conbine-
EdgetooI Makers to Or
game.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip, when asked
today concerning the report that Sec
retary Gage had rendered his re5ig-
nation, and that President Mckinley
had refused 10 accept it, said: "rhere
is nothing in it." The report in ques-
t on gave Vanderip as authority for
the assertion. Secretary Gage left for
New York this morning.
Vanderlip. when questioned further.
said so far as he was quoted as aIthOr-
ity for the assertion he could say there
was nothing in it, for he had never SO
stated to any person. AS to whether
or not Gage had offered 70 resign and
Mckinley had refused to accept his
resignation, he (Vanderlip) could say
nothing, for he did not know whether
it was so Or not.
1t is believed in some equally we'll
informed circles that the report is sub
stantially correct, but there was no
formal tender of Cages resignation
1t is regarded as probable that in con-
versation with the president, Gage in
an informal way said he would resign
If his financial views were emblrrass-
ing to the administration, and that
the president in reply stated very pos
itively that he did not want his Sec
retary of the treasury to do any such
thing. 1t is learned furthermore that
at the time of this conversation the
president informed Gage their views
were in accord, and that. he must not
think of resiyning. 1t is regarded %
certain that Gage will continue in
office
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01
WILL THEY EAT SOUP

The test of fealty to the republican
party in Oregon is becoming severe,
if the Oregonian is to be allowed to
dictate. According to its code nobody
can be a good republican unless he
kueels at the back door of the Oregon.
ian Office and eats the soup handed out
by that journal in the golden dish. In
other words, any republican, no matter
how loyal he has been in the past. who
has ever thought of or ADVOCATED sill
yer. must forswear allegiance to that
cause and fall down and worship at
the golden thrown. In short, he must
discard all his former Jews on finance,
relinquish his belief in bimetalism
either by international agreement or
independent action, and accept the
single gold standard. He must throw
aside his individual beliefs and con-
yictions and permit the editor who sits
in the tall tower to do his thinking.
Will the independent republicans,
those who have ideas of their own,
those who believe that in bimetalism
rests the only hope of permanent
prosperity discard these "nonsens-
ical" ideas, acknowledge that they have
known nothing all their lives and that
the gold standard is the pink of perfec-
tion? Will they surrender their man
hood, discard the right to think for
themselves, and eat the soup which
the Oreoonian offers2
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01
A NEW Erals AT HAND
Autonomy to be Established
in Cuba.

HAVANA, (via Key West), Dec. 80 -
The Gazette (official has printed the
autonomic legislation for Cuba. Gen.
eral Blanco in his edict assumes su-
preme command of all branches of the
government as the delegate of the
crown ministers of state, war, navy
and foreign affairs, who reside in
Madrid, and who will continue to die
tate to General Blanco what h. shall
do in carryiny out his functions.
General Blanco, or any other cap
tain general who might be appointed
in his place, will be simply a vice
royal governor, and will be assisted by
six secretaries assembled with their
chairman in council of government.
The government will go into effect on
Saturday next, and will be formed of
five secretaries with their chairman,
six altogether. The list of five secre-
taries has already been forcasted by
cable. with the exception that the de-
partment of posts and telegraphs will
be under Senior Laureno Rodriguez.
The correspondent of the Madrid
who has ridden over a
greater part Of the island, writes to his
paper that he saw at San Jose Lajas,
this province, 4500 reconcentrados
thrown into the streets or dying in
huts, mere living skeletons.
He stated that 1O,000.have died within
4 year. Most of the reconcentrados,
he says, do not care to work when
hey leave their homes. They carried |
With them all their belongings, and |
lave gradually sold them. Their
physical strength is wasted, aud they
iced helping hand to lifs them even
rom tho o,lttor
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eral Gomez the program OF autonomy
to secure his opinion. The general
smiled contemptuously, after glancing
over copy of a Havana paper con-
tanning the terms, and sail:
"There is no use wasting time in
discussing these terms 1t makes no
difference whether they be regarded
as liberal or not, the fact remains that
we are not fighting for autonomy, but
for independence. This Spain seems
utterly unable to realize. We have
been told that the autonomy offored is
an act of lioerality by the mother
country to induce the patriots in arms
to resume their allegiance to Spain.
That is worse than folly. 1t is an in
suit to the men fighting for freedom.
There is not in the Cuban army one
man so base as to accept such terms.
We will not even listen to such over
lures. and any person entering our
camps for such a purpose will be put
to death in accordance with my gen.
eral orders"
Continuing, General Gomez said he
had no faith in the ability of Spain to
enact autonomy even in
the sections under Spanish control. !
but whether she succeeded or not, the |
matter was of no moment to the men |
III the field, who would continue to !
fight, animated by love of freedom and |
an absolute confidence in ultimate
succeSa.
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THE WORST YET.

w. T. Rockwell, of Meriden, Conn.,,
has some views on pension business
which he has presented to the presi-
dent, to members Of the ways and
means committee and pension officials,
all Of whom he says, think we'll Of
them, but they have not yet decided
how such q scheme would be received
by the country. He has also consulted
numerous bankers, commercial men
and insurance aetuaries, who approve
the scheme, and pronounce it feasible.
The proposition is to estimate from ac-
tuarie's tables the averagee life e1pec-
fancy of the 950,000 pensioners now
on the list, and allow each the amount
he would receive during his life st the
rate now allowed based on life insur-
ance expectancy. This he would set
tie in full with each pensioner, and to
meet the demand for such payment, he
would haye congress authorize the is
suance of bonds bearing q per cent
and running an indefinite length of
time. This little scheme, should it be-
come law, would require the issuance
of about s2,75O, 900 900 of bonds, and
would create bonded debt that would
hang as mill stone around the neck
OF the American nation for ages.
OF all the propositions to settle the
pension question, this appears the
worst. 1t would create debt whose
would be beyond reason,
and besides would not provide for the /,
old soldiers in their declining years ss
will the present system. Many of
them, under this plan, would receive
their allowance and spend it it riotoas
living or in bad Investments, then be
left penniless, unless the government
should again come to thsir assistance,
which it NO doubt would, and saddle
another expense upon the people. II
this is the best solution of the pension
business that can be offered, the pres
ent plan had better be left alone,
with all it faults, and corruption, and
prasping pension attorneys.
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Father Time has

be young because her heart is young and
there is rich, young blood circulating in her
veins. She doesn't need cosmetics and face
powders and skin n-preservers. Pure blood
is the only true skin-preserver.
But when a woman'S blood is full of bill
ious impurities, she can neither look young
nor feel young. Her whole constitution is
poisoned with bad blood It permeates ev-
cry part 1t paralyzes the nerve-centres;
weakens the stomach; irritates the heart,
preys upon the lungs and bronchial tubes.
1treduces woman to state of weakness,
nervousness, irritability, detection and mel
ancholy. Such a woman can't possibly be
youthful, no matter what her age may be.
She needs the youthfulness of highly vital
lied blood. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery will give it to her. 1t will help
any woman to get back her youth and
freshness again.
1t gives the digestive and blood-making
organs and the liver power to produce good,
pure, healthy blood. It gives color to the
cheeks, and sparkle to the eyes; drives away
pimples and blotches; wipes away wrinkles;
rounds out emaciated forms, and creates
firm, natural, healthy flesh.
Mrs. Rebecca F. Gardner of Grafton, Yorl, Co.,
Va, writes: When was married weighed I2S
pounds. was taken sick and reduced in health
was eczema. He treated my disease but failed to
do me any good, and fell away to 90 pounds.
began using DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. and thank God and you began to i'm
prove. Now weigh I4o pounds and have only
taken two bottles cannot say too much about
the medicine. Ny husband says look younger
than I did the first ane he SAW me, IS years ago."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01
REINDEER WILL DIE.
DR.. Nansen's Viows Upon AIger's Klondlke
Relief Plan.

Relief Plan.
BINGHAMPTON, N. Y, Dec. 2S.-Dr.
Nansen, the Arctic explorer, was ask
ed what he thought of the plan of
bring ng reindeer for taking relief to
the klondike miners. He said if the
the country they would pr obably reach
Alaska in time to accomplish the de-
sired object, and if they could reach
Alaska, they would be of great assist
auce in the relief work. The difficulty
would be to get the deer transported.
DR.. Nansen said the moss on which
the deer fed was about the only food
they would eat, and they would starve
before they would eat much of any
thing else. They had sometimes been
trained to eat bread, but not very sue
cessfully. While there was an abund-
ance of moss in Norway. he thought it
would be impossible to gather it in
such quantities as would be necessary
for the feeding of 800 deer in transpor-
tation from Norway to Alaska. The
deer themselves seemed to know how
to gather it better thsn human beings.
He believed that if 500 reindeer were
shipped from Norway it would be i'm
possible to keep more than small
percentage of them alive until Alaska
should be reached.
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the KicnGike mining camp has twice
been in danger of destruction by fire.
On Novem Der -, two Front-street log
houses were destroyed by fire. One
was used as l5dsing house on one
floor and church On the other. The
lodgings contained the food ard out
its of ten men, and nothing was saved.
Steps haYe been taken to relieve the
destitute. The fire was caused by the
Overturn;ug Of lighted candle by Il
drunken man.
Fire from similar cause broke out
on Novernbe: 25, and the opera house
and two saloons were burned to the
ground. The snow on the roofs saved
the rest of Front street from destruc-
tion. y large quantity of provisions
and liquor valued at $40, eco in Dawson
were destroyed.
On November 10 the Yukon froze
for the winter. and since then about
$500 persons have started out over the
ico between Dawson and Fort SelIir
Many of them are without dogs and
poorly supplied with provisions and
clothing. and it IS dGus tful if they
will get through.
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TIE usRNEY COUNTY TRAGEDY
Peter French Was Murdered In cd
BlDGd.


BURNS, Or, Dec 27.-Peter French,
the cattle king of Eastern Oregon,
was assassinutei on the afternoon of
Sunday, the 26th, in his own field near
what is known as the Sol House rant h, ,
by man of the name Of Edward L.
Oliver.
French and his men were working
some cattle, when this man Oliver
came into the field where they were at
work, and Mr.. French rode out to
where he was, and after talking with
him two or three minutes, turned to
ride away, when Oliver drew his pistol
which snapped the first time, and the
second time he shot French just above
the right ear, the ball coming out in
the left eye.
Burt French, the murdered mans
brother, was within 30 feet OF him
when he fell off his horse, and picked
him up, but he never spoke, and only
groaned once. There were eight of
his men there at work and they allow
ed the assassin to escape.
The sheriff has gone from here to
the scene of the murder, and will
probably get the murderer. His men
stretched tent over him and left him
just where he fell until the arrival of
the coroner to hold an inquest.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01
FARMERS AND THE TARIFF

Many fsrmer, who last year voted
fer the re-enactment Of high protec.
tive tariff. is wondering now how much
he is benefited by the tariff law that
was recently passed. And after care
full perusal of each schedule separately,
he finds little in the law that has re-
suited ben neiicially to him, but much to
his detriment, especially if he is a
wheat farmer. In casting about and
noting the effects of the new law, he
new demand for his products, or built
up the promised "home Market" hut
he finds on the other hand that his
grain sacks have advanced about 10
per cent, that the sugar he buys costs
him % per cent more than it did year
ago, his wooden clothing has gone up
in price, and in fact nearly everything
he is compelled to buy is marked up
from 10 10 % per cent. He also finds
that charters for vessels to carry his
grain to Liverpool are % to 30 per cent
higher than they were year ago. If
he is a careful observer he readily finds
the cause Of this to be the new tariff
law that virtually prohibits importa-
tions of foreign goods.
Vessels chartered iu Liverpool at
any time during The past fonr months
We're compelled to come empty, or
rather in ballast, for expectations from
Europe have almost ceased since the
dingley law went into effect, because
American jobbers could not afford to
load ships with foreign goods and i'm
port them under the new law. AS q
result when the farmer sold his wheat
he wss compelled to pay freight on the
ballast from Liverpool to the port
where the vessel should load his wheat.
That is, the price of his wheat was re-
duced just the amount of the ships
charter from Europe to this country;
in short, he had to pay freight both
ways. Had ships been able to load at
Liverpool with merchandise the far
mer would only haYe been required to
pay freight one way, and on his wheat
he would have realized from three to
five cents more oushel. So when the
wheat farmer looks about to ascertain
where he has been benefited by the
sariff, he finds the profit on the wrong
side of the account. Lower prices for
his wheat than he would otherwise
have received, and higher prices for
nearly everything he must buy.
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take pleasure in announcing to my
friends and patrons that George H.
Dufur has this day associated himself
with me in the business heretofore
conducted by me. The new firm will
hereafter be known as Dufur & Dufur
and transact all business under said
name. Our aim will be in the future
as il has been mine in the past to give
entire satisfaction in all matters
brought to US and to treat each and
every one alike. desire to thank my
friends and customers TO: their liberal
patronage in the past and solicit con-
tinuance of the same with the new firm
in the future.
Dated this 9th day of December,
1847. Respectfully,
d. S. DUFUR,
GEORGE II. DUFUR,
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Hawaii Likely to Be Ours.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-"Affairs in
China and the East generally" said
Senator Cullom, "haye put an entirely
different complexion upon Hawaii's
prospects for annexation. Since
congress adjourned for the holidays
there has been marked change of
sentiment concerning Hawaii. and it
would not surprise me if the pending
treaty should be ratified by the neces-
sary two-thirds of the senate"
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MADRID, Dec. 30.-General Weyler,
in his memorial to the queen regent on
the subject of McKinley's message to
congress says he is honored by the
artacks made upon him. Nevertheless
''since the message contained Insult
ing observations on the Spanish troops
in Cuba" he believed it to be his duty
to address a protest to the crown. The
protest is couched in courteous lau
unaUa
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this service than any other. II has
been alleged time and again that
sheriffs put in sxsrbita.t bills for this
service and for guards who are un-
necessary, and it is charged that a
practice has prevailed among sheriffs
to hire hack at Salem to convey
prisoners to the penitentiary, paying
$3.50 to S5 for the same, when the fare
On street car line is only 10 cents for
the round trip; yet nobody has seen fit
to call any sheriff to accou2t for their
abuses.
A sheriff who submits bills for unnec-
essary expenses for conveying convicts
and insane patients commits perjury,
and should be held accountable just
the same as the witness who goes up
on the stand in court and testifies
falsly, for in presenting his bill he
must verify the same with the following
form of oath:
81, being frat duly
sworn. depose and say that the fore
going sccount is correct and just, and
that the number of days charged there
in have been necessarily consumed in
conveying said person to the insane
asylum Tor penitentlary,) and that the
expenses charged have been actually
and necessarily incurred by me in con-
veying said patient Tor convict,) and
that the guards therein charged for
were actually and necessarily employed
for the whole of the time as stated and
per diem as charged therefor"
After subscribing to this oath if
there is single item in the sheriff's
account of expenses that was not nee
essary or actually incurred, the officer
becomes guilty of perjury, and if prose-
cuted could be convicted. If some of
those who are clamoring for reform
in this matter, would begin action
against sheriff whom they could prove
to have overcharged for services rem
dered in such cases, it would soon put
a stop to the practice. If the laws
were enforced as strictly in governing
officers as they are in dealing with
private citizens, abuse Of public privil-
eges would soon cease. One sheriff
prosecuted and convicted for
making false charges in his expense
account would put stop to this abuse.
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AIger Seriously Ill.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-The POSTS
Washington special says:
General Alger, secretary of war, is
lying critically ill at his residence,
from an acute attack of grippe, with
typhoid symptoms. 1t is only within
the last few hours that his condition
became such as to warn his family. Up
to yesterday afternoon he continued to
discharge some of his official duties.
This he did while lying in bed. Since
then, however, he has become much
weaker.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01

All the political posies and managers
are opposed to civil service reform be-
cause it proposes to cu-tail their power
of patronage. Under the old spoils
system, dearly loved by Commissioner
of Pensions Evans and condemned by
President Mckinley, the bosses farmed
out the federal offices to their own ad-
vantage. They took no thought of the
governments welfare, nor Of the well
fare of those whom they put in Office,
longer than such people could serve
them. Merit and competency on any
other lines than those affecting the
bosses welfare were not considered at
all. The great body of the people were
not consulted, and were not, even in
directly recognized. The appointees
held Office only so long as the bosses
considered them of value in the pol
itical game. And that is why the
bosses are trying to strangls civil ser
vice reform,
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Notice.

Ladies' and Gents clothing cleaned,
dyed and repaired. All work guaran-
teed or no pay. Suits to order, from
$40 and up. Come and see our sam
pies. Carpet cleaning, we clean carpets
without taking them from the floor.
Silks and satins, gloves, hats and cur
tains cleaned and dyed. Ostrich
feathers speciality. Joseph Gozdo-
YER, SO Second street. next to Story's
law office*
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A SIMPLE REMEDY.

One of the heavy items of expense
connected with conducting the state
government is the conveying of COR
yicts and patients to the penitentiary
and insane asylum, and there has been
more complaint of abuse of privileges
by officers whose duty 1t is to perform
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01
Portland Postofice Case

REDLANDs, Cal, Dec. 2S.-United
States Deputy Marshal Ponrade left
here this morning for Los Angeles
with o. 8. Dwyer, supsrinte ndent OF
the registry division of the Portland,
Or, postoffice, and an important wit
ness in the attempted robbery case
which was set for trial in Portland.
January 8. Dwyer was accompanied
by man named Weber and has been
here several days.
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Edge-Tool Makers Combine.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 2S.-Eighty per
cent of the edge-tool manufacturers in
the United States have consolidated
:feir interests and have arranged for
he erection of new plant near Char
lcroi, about 40 milas south of this city.
The concern will be known as the
American Axe & Tool Company, and
will have capital stock of 81, 100000.
1t will employ over 1000 skilled work.
men. The consolidated plant will be
in operation next week.