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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
LONDON PAPERS DISCOURAGED.
Regard the Defeat at stormberg Most
Serious One.

Regard the Defeat at stormberg q Most
Serious One.
LONDON, Dec. 11.-Discussing the
defeat of General Gatacre at Storm
berg, the daily mail says:
"Quite apart from the loss of 800
fighting men, the unexpected Boer
success will probably. cause q. more
general and serious movement among
the Cape Dutch. The government
must promptly face this by the immed-
late dispatch of futher troops.
The Daily mail says: "The reverse
General Gatacre has suffered is sadly
empathic commentary on the peculiar
difficulty of military operations in a
semi-disaffected country. The enemy's
spies are everywhere, and nowhere can
we rely confidently on any counter in
formation. General Gatacre seems to
have been completely trapped. OF
course, he will be Immediately rein
forced"
The Standard says: "The event is in
the highest degree deplorable. It will
tell against us urfavorably in the Free
State, among the colonial Dutch ard
even among the natives. A great deal
of evidence has been accommodating
during the past weeks to show how
deeply the colony, or at least the north
ern and western portions of it, are
honeycombed by dissatisfaction. Our
generals have to cope with a rebel
colony as we'll as hostile republics, and
must take measures to lay their plans
in accordance with the details"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
BRITISH RE.
PULSED AGAIN
They Suffer Heavy Losses
at Stromberg.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: The
British forces in South Africa have
met with signal defeat. This sen.
sational news was officially announced
from the war office at midnight. Gen
eral Gatacre admitting that he had
met with serious reverse in an attack
yesterday morning on Stromberg, in
Northern Cape Colony. The British
general says he was misled by guides
as to the Boer position, and found
"impracticable ground" Apparently
he was caugh ht in an ambush. az his
casualties, as at present known, are
alarming.
The numbers of dead and wounded
connot be considered excessive in the
but the enormous num-
bers reported missing suggest that the
must not have been un- :.
like that of Nickolson's Mex, when
General White lost so heavily.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
ANOTHER FILIPINO
GENERAL KILLED
Gregori del Pillar Fell
Near Cervantcs.

MANILA, Dec. 1O.-General Gregori
del Pillar, commanding Aguinaldo's
body-guard, was killed by Mayor 'Pey-
ton March's battalion of the Thirty
third infantry in fight 1S miles north
west of Cervantes, December 8. Ac-
cording TO reports which General
Young obtained from escaped Spanish
prisoners at Vigan, several days ago.
Major March left the cost, where he
was pursuing Aguinaldo, and en-
countered General del Pilar on q
fortified trail. They fought for four
hours, during which time 10 Filipiuos
were killed and wounded. The Ameri-
lean loss was one killed and six wound
ed. The Spaniards report that Ma
jor March is still pursuing the insur-
gents.
Del Pillar was one of the leaders of
the present and of another Spanish
revolution. He was a mere youth, and
was reported to have graduated at a
leading European university. Professor
Schurmau met him as member of the
first peace commission, and rated him
as remarkably clever.
The Americans have occupied Ban
eued, province of Abra.
General Grants expedition has
visited Orani and several western
towns, meeting small bands. He killed
several of the rebels and captured a
quantity of munitions of war.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Hig h Time in stock Exchange.

New YORK, Dec. 1.-The galleries
OF the stock exchange were filled with
visitors today expecting to witness an
exciting time in the stock market.
They were not disappointed. The
people who would not think of selling
stock when at 5 to Is points higher,
tumbled over each other to sell this
morning. The news of q serious re-
verse to British arms in South Africa
awakened lively apprehension in the
minds of Wall street operators and
was an aid to the bears in the hula
baloo they raised to encourage stocks
to decline. The so-called trust stocks
were the center of the attack.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seatof the disease. Catarrh is a blood
or constitutional disease, and in order to cure ii
you must take internal remedies. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfacesr Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t was
country for yerrs, and is a regular prescription
1t is composed of the best tonics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting dl
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing Ca.
tarrh Sends for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o
Sol by Druggists 75c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
IN CONGRESS
The House Takes up Currency Bill and th'
Seuate Considers Resolutions.

The House Takes up Currency Bill and the
seuate Considers Resolutions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I1.-There was
only fair attendance in the galleries
of the house to witness the opening of
the debate on the currency bill. I'm
mediately after the reading OF the
journal, the house, under the special
order, went into committee OF the
whole, with Mr.. Hepburn, tIowa) in the
chair, and entered upon the considera-
tion of the bill. Mr.. Overstreet (Ind')
in charge of the measure on the floor,
opened the general debate with set
speech that occupied the greater por-
tion of the day.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE announ.
ced intention of Mason ill., to address
the senate today on his resolution ex-
pressing the sympathy of the senate
with the South African republics in
the war with Great Britain drew
large crowd to the senate galleries.
In the absence of President Frye, Platt
Conn. occupied tine chair.
Hoar presented resolutions of the
Massachusetts legislature in favor OF
constitutional amendment providing
for uniform hours of labor in manufact-
ures in the United States.
Platt presented resolution OF tue
legislature of Connecticut in opposi.
tion to the admissions of polygamist
to congress-.
Pettigrew rs. d. offered resolution
calling on the secretary of war for all
orders relating to General Merriam's
action regarding the Coeur d Alene
miners, relating the charges against |
Merriam in mis- conduct of the affair. |
Chandler objected to the immediate |
of the resolution and it |
vent over,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
An Unlikely Report.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-A dispatch to
the Herald from London gives the fol
flowing advices from Modder rivers
It is reported that serious dissensen-
sions have broken out in the iBphF
camp between the Transvaal and the
Free Staters: General eronje insists
upon putting Fransvaal officers In
command of the Free State troops and
says that the latter will not fght. A
trustworthy native who escaped from
theaBoers state, that he drove his mas
ter Andrew Comic and Head comman
dant Vessels away in q cart after the
battle Of Modder river. They quarrel.
led all through the journey. Vessels
severely blamed the Transvaalers for
not coming to the assistance of the
Free Staters.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Tho Appetite of a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptirs
whose stomach and liver are out of Or
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stomach and liver remedy, gives a
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drug store.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
statehood for Arizonia.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-A special to the
Chicago Record from Phoenix, Ariz.,
says: An enthusiastic mass meeting
was held here yesterday to start
movement to secure statehood at the
present session Of congress. Promi-
nent men from all parts of Arizona
were in attendance and took part.
Governor Murphy was elected chair
man of committee of 30 which will go
to Washington early in January to
advocate statehood,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
piscoyered px a Woman.

Another great discovery has been
made, and that too, by lady in
this country. Disease fastened its
clutches upon her and for seven years
she withstood its severest tests, but
her vital organs were undermined and
death seemed imminent, for three
months she coughed incessantly, and
could not sleep. She finally discovered
d way to recovery, by purchasing of
us bottle of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, and was so much
relieved on taking first dose, that she
slept all night; and with two bottles,
has been absolutely cured. her name is
Mrs. Luther Lutz.' Thus writes W.
G. Hamnick g. Co., of Shelby, N. G.
Trial bottles free at Blakeley & Hough-
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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16

SEATTLE, Dec. s.-Arrangements
have been completed for big gam
bling aud theatrical enterprise, to be
established at Cape Nome in the spring.
The plans involve an expenditure of
$50, 900. A special steamer will take
North 40 variety performers, the
psraphernalia for the biggest gambling
house in Alaska aud q building 80 by
140 feet, three stories high.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
He Cooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Renic Hamilton, of
West jefferson, o., after suffering 18
months from Rectal Fistula, he would
die unless costly operation was per-
formed, but he cured himself with five
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the
surest Pile cureo on Earth, and the best
Salve in the world. 25 cents a box.
Sold by Blakeley & Houghton, drug
gists,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Governor Of Cuba.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia special to
the Herald. from Washington says
that the title Governor of Cuba"
will be the official designation Of the
office to which Major General Wood
will be assigned. By emitting the
military" the pre- ident hopes to i'm
press upon the Cp ans that under the
new regime, "cIvil government" as
far as possible under military officers
and men, will obtain.
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by the Beers or has merely engaged in
reconnaissance In force.


reconnaissance in force.
Reinforcements are rapidly arriving
at Sterkstrom to strengthen Gatacre,
Including much needed artillery. The
authorities expect speedy news that
Gatacre has taken the offensive, thus
diverting portion of the Orange Free
State forces now ohstructing the ad-
vance of Methuen.
A war Office dispatch from Butler
confirms the statement that hello.
graphic communication has been fully
established with Ladysmith and that
Butler and White have been comforting
as to their future movements. The
latest advices from Frere camp show
that the bombardment of Ladysmith
was continued Thursday, December I.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
BATTLE ar MoDDEk RIVER.
Merhuen's New Guns Play Havoc With
Boer Trenches,

Merhuen's New Guns Play Havoc With
Boer Trenches.
MoDDER RIVER, Sunday evening,
Dec. 10.-The naval four and seven
inch guns again took upa position
north of the camp this afternoon,
while the howitzer battery was posted
southeast on the left of the Beers.
Both opened hot fire with lyddite
shells and shrapnel, to which the
Beers sharply responded with dozen
guns, thus unrnasking their position,
which was the object of the British
maneuvers. After an hours fighting,
the Boer guns were silenced. The
howitzer searched the trenches, and
then threw shell after shell upon the
hills, the explosion OF the lyddites
causing the whole ground over an ex-
tensive area to rise in the air in dense,
brown clouds. A Boer long gun was
dismantled.
It now appears that the Beers in
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Another pre.,dential Ticket.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 10.-The union
reform party will nominate by direct
vote q presidential ticket in 1900 on the
established platform of the party,
which consists of a single plank-ad-
vocating the initiative and referendum
method for all legislation, both state
and national. This discision was
reached by the national executive COM
mittee of the party at confer ence in
this city with the Ohio state executive
committee.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
A Brilliant Move.

LONDON. Dec. lO.-The war Office
has issued the following dispatch from
General Butler, dated at Frere camp
December 9, afternoon.
"The following was received from
General White today: Last night
sent General Hunter, with 500 Natal
volunteers, under Roynston. and 100
of the imperial light horse, under
Edwards to surprise gun on hill.
The en- enterprise was admirably carried
out and was entirely successful, the
hill being captured and six-inch gun
and .howitzer being destroyed with
guncotton. A maxim was captured
and brought to .Ladysmith. Our loss
was one killed and Major Henderson.
of the first battalion of the Argyll
wounded. At the same
time that Colonel Knox seized the
hill, one squadron of the Nineteenth
hussars rode around Pepworth hill,
burning kraals and cutting the teie-
graph lines. They had no casualties"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16

In one of his books Mark Twain OBJ
serves that the reason there is COM
paratively little arabic land in Spain is
because the great majority of the Span
ish people are in the habit of squander-
ing it on their persons, and when they
lie it is buried with them.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
How to Prevent a Gold

After exposure or when you feel q
cold coming on take dose of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t never fails and
will prevent .Pneumonia or Consump-
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druggists.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16

A Beautiful Complexion is an impossi.
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kidneys keeping them in perfect health
Price 25 cts. and so cts.
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George A. Pontins, Upper Sandusky,
O., writes: 1 have been using Foley's
Honey and Tar for sore throat and
boarseness and find it is the best rem
edy have ever tried. 1t stopped the
cough Immediately and relieved all
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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
On Every Bottle.

OF Shiloh's Consumption Cure is
this guarantees: "All we ask of you to
use two-thirds of the contents of this
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the money" Price 25 Cts, so cts., aad
S1.O0. Blakeley and Houghten,
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Has she lost her beauty? IT so, con-
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Money refunded If results are not
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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
A Four MlIion Claim knocked Out.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE SUI
preme court has affirmed the opinion
of the court of claims in the case of the
of the Los Abra Silver Mining com.
pany against the Republic of Mexico,
holding the claim to be fraudule It,.
The claim was for about "a, 100000.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Don't Risk Your Life.

May of your friends, or people
whom you know of have contracted
consumption, pneun onia or other
fatal diseases by nef lect of a simple
cold or cough. Feley's Honey and
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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Sick Heaeache.

is the bane of women. What is wanted
is not relief alone, but relief and cure.
DR.. Loyal Ford's Dyspepticide will
cure sick headache for all time. It
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Falk, druggists.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Leaned From a window.

FAIRvIEw, Or, Dec. ga prisoner
named Jones, who was on his way to
the penitentiary, together with another
prisoner, in charge of Sheriff Living
stone, OF Grant county, escaped last
evening by jumping from the window
of an o. r. & N. train, which had
stopped here.
Sheriff Livingstone at once offered
reward Of $50 for the recapture OF
Jones, and parties are securing the
country in search of him.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. W. G owes
signature is on each box. 25c. Od4
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
00BAc Sci. sa sod 20 ssssSo sS Il HS

tend that the next fight is to take
place at Magorsfontein. Apparently
Spytfontein is not defended, or the
Beers are unwilling to unmask their
position there.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Ta settle Cha Controxersx.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says; Presi-
dent Mckinley, during an interview
with Senator Wellington, expresses
himself in favor of reviYing the grade
of vice-admiral in the interest of both
Rear-Admiral Sampson and Rear-Ad-
miral Schley. He believes that this
is the simplest solution OF the whole
Sampson-Schley controversy, and it is
expected that Senator Wellington will
introduce bill in few days providing
for the appointment of two vice-ad-
mirals without specifying names.
The president very frankly said that
If suoh bill became law, he would
promptly nominate both Sampson and
Sohley In the order named. This ar.
rangement. both the president and
Senator Wellington believe, will meet
theapprovsl Of "a majority of the friends
of both officers.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16

The great electro magnetic cure for
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TaYlor's plurality.

-
The operation which ended, for the
time being, at least, the bitterly fought
guber-natorial contest, was conducted
in the simplest manner. The ma
jority opinion of Commissioners Pryor
and Ellis, and minority opinion of
Commissioner Poyntz were not read,
as was the original intention. The
three commissioners walked first to
the Office of the clerk of the state SUI
preme court, where they filed two
opinions. They then passed Into the
office of secretary of state. Clerk
Chenault, of the board of commits
sioners. read the figures, showing that
the republican candidates for the state
ticket had received the largest number
of votes, and then the certificates of
election were signed at once. The
certificates, as soon as signed, were
filed with the secretary of state, and
commissions will be issued to the
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
Bomb Throwers in Spain.

MADRID. Dec. lily esterday at the
theatre nt Murcia. y bomb Was-ex-,
ploded, aud the theatre was destroyed.
The audience got out without serious
accident. "a
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-16
MANY WE'RE KILLED.
Terrible Gas Explosion In Coal Mine at
Carbonado.

Terrible Gas Explosion In Coal Mine at
Carbonado.
TACOMA Dec. 10.-A mine explosion
at Carbonate, 40 miles easternly from
Tacoma, at II O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. killed SO. men. Identification of
the dead men is almost impossible.
The scraps of clothing that still cling
to the bodies of the men are carefully
preserved, laid aside and labelled to
aid in the naturalization. Frenzied
relatives OF the missing men gather at
the mouth OF the mine, watching eagar-
ly to catch glimpse Of the forms as
they are hurried by to the coroner's
Office.
The tunnel in which the explosion !
took place is about It miles in lenght
on a water level under the southwest
part of town. There are several air
ohutes running up to the surface of
Wingate bill west of there. The force
Of the explosion was such that it
knocked John Ryan, said to be Finn,
who was working at the eight cross
cut, 320 feet above the water level.
The cause of the explosion Is a
mystery to every one. Not even the
miners rescued can give the slightest
possible explanation. Only safety
lamps, the English Clancy and the
Dsvie patterns, are worn when at work. |
Should, howereyer, one Of the men
haplessly open his lampin an accnmu-
lation of coal gas the gas would sudden
ly ignite and explode. The only open
light known was that from the small |
locomotive used to haul the cars in and
out to the canyon on the main leYel. |
It ia merely theorizing to say that this
was the cause.
It ia believed that between 80 and IS |
men were killed In the accident. Many
of those who got out alive are terribly |
burned, and some of them will die.
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Maeers Must Hang.

SALEM, Dec. 1.-The supreme court
today finally passed upon the case of
the state vs. Magers, the petition for
rehearing being denied.
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Glorions News

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