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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-09
A FORMER DALLEs BOY.
A Chapter Concerning Lieutenant Chris
tOpher Fitz Gerald.

From an article in the Notre Dame
Scholastic, written by Daniel v. Casey,
who is the Chicago Record correspond
ent at Havana, we clip the following
concerning a former Dalles boy-one
who was brought up here, and in whom
we are all interested:
Lieutenant Christopher G. F. Fitz
Gerald, '94-the Chris Fitz' of the early
nineties-is the second in command of
Co. 81 I'd o. s. Vol. Engineers now on
duty at Camp Columbia, near Havana.
There is only one battalion of engineers
to look after the physical we'll being of
General Fitz Hugh Lees entire Seventh
Army Corps, land 'Fitz,' who is easily the
most efficient engineer in the battalion,
| hasNgrown brown and lean by reason of
much work and exposure to sun and
rain. He has had charge of all the rail-
way struction-switches, s1dings and
| spur tracks-done at Marianao; and
while he was waiting for his rails and
ties to be ferried over from Savannah he
managed gang of two hundred insur-
gents of Gen. Menocal's command who
had consented to lay water pipe for the
United States at five dollars a week per
head. Every man of the two hundred
was armed with machete and rife, and
'Fitz' knew Spanish of the pantomimic
sort, but he hammered more work, his
major saye, out of his gang than any
other officer on the line. Camp Colnm-
bias water supply is piped seven miles
from the Yento reservoir in the hills
back of Havana, and the leading of the
mains down to Buena Vista, where Lees
headquarters flag hutters by day, was
the first big job undertaken by the en-
gineers. & 'Fitz' saw the mains as far as
Buena Vista before the quartermaster' g
department. delivered over to him his
beloved rails and ties.
1.-The switch points and angle-irone
had been left in Savannah, but 'Fitz
supplied the lack bv borrowing. in anoth-
er burst of pantomime, dozen points
) from the general manager of the United
! Railways of Havana. The angle-irons
} he had forged in the battalion machine
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wAYsIoE cLEANINcs.

Ice creepers at Maier & Benton's.
Clearance prices on all overcoats at A.
NJ. Williams & Co.'s.
A letter from one of the boys at Manila
says that Admiral Dewey recently gave
to each of the Oregon boys suit of
clothing as present. So he knows
they're there all right.
The "Who's Who" company, which
was to play here Saturday night,
have withdrawn their contract, and will
not appear. No further shows are now
booked for the Vogt, and the next
amusement will be the Elks' ball.
From w. R. Menefee, who returned
from Dufur this morning, we learn that
the Chinook winds have succeeded in
melting the snow on the other side of
Smile, and that at Dufur there is prac-
tically no snow, although the tempera-
ture is about the same as at this place.
For the benefit of those who may not
be aware of the dates upon which the
steamers carrying mail for Manila sail.
we publish the following list for this
month: From Seattle, February 9Th /;
Vancouver, 9th Tacoma, 11th; Seattle,
18th Tacoma, 2lst, and Vancouver, 9th,
Rev. Ellory, of Wasco, conducted the
meeting at the M. E. church last night,
Rev ]. s. Rhodes failing to arrive from
Arlington on account of the train being
delayed. He, however, reached here
this morning and will assist in the meet
ings for the remainder of the week, al
least.
On account of the impossibility of fin
ishipg the digging of the grave this
morning, the ground being in such g
bad condition, and also the impossible
ness of the roads, the funeral of Joseph
Medcalt was postponed until this after
noon at o'clock. A large number o
friends were present, and many followed
the remains to the cemetery.
Last evening DR.. RInehart received
word from Patience Cooper eaying tha
Viola Mann, a cousin of hers and siste
of Ann Mann, who graduated from tn
High school here last year, was at. tn
point of death. It seems that Mis
Mann, who is matron at the Soldiers
Home in Roeeburg, was tending
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MT. Hood Hose Co. meeting.

There will be regular meeting of
Mt. Hood Hose Co. No. at the hose
houee tomorrow (Friday) evening, at
z 80 o'clock. AS this will be the last
meeting prior to the annual meeting
next Tuesday evening for the election of
officers for ensuing year, full attend
ance is requested.
J. W. LEWIS, Secretary.
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patient who was afflicted with blood
poisoning, and from so slight an open
ing as hang nail will make in the skin,
was inoculated with the poison, and
will probably lose her life. She is now
in the hospital in Salem.
The town was full of Populists this
morning, sixteen men taking the middle
of the road, where one took the walk.
This afternoon the conditions are thaw-
ing, and we are all ready to repent and
be baptized in the sunshine. One man
tperhaps twas the Butler) said it was
musical weather this morning, that you
had to be sharp, or you'd be fat.
Yesterday John Blaser, of this city,
received word of the death of his father,
Chris Blaser, in Switzerland, on the 21st
of last month. The old gentleman was
72 years old, and his son had not seen
him for eighteen years. Mr.. Blaser Gays
his thoughts turn often to his native
land, and he is now contemplating a
visit to his childhood home in the near
future.
ers'' and creeping things, but the latest
is the "ice ereeper,' which Maier &
Benton are advertising. They're surely
d clammv sort of an animal, perhaps the
kind which infests ice cream freezers.
The dealers say you couldn't slip if you
wanted to when accompanied by a pair
of these. That must be what makes one
of that firm Maier.
letter received from Robt. Mays, jr.,
and which was written when the ther-
mometer was sixteen below zero, is not
very encouraging concerning the fate of
sheep in the vicinity of Antelope. He
says hay was selling at $50 ton for q
time; but now it cannot be bought for
love nor money. While very few
like himself, who raise their own feed
have enough to tide them over, they
have not bit too much, and those who
lare accustomed to buying enough tc
feed for about month, are now in {
box. The trouble ls not alone at thi
r time, but even when the ground is bar'
there is no grass for the stock, the dr.
fall making ranges poor, and the los
cannot help but be immense.
Surveyor Colt. who returned from
} trip to interior towns Sunday, tells of
curious occurrence which happened re
Gently near Victor. If our reader
imagine it sounds fishy, we refer then
to the gentleman, who is noted for hi
} truthfulness, and not liable to mistake
l. nor beef-steaks: A COW belonging to A
Martin ran across large butcher knit
in the slops upon which she was feeding
and proceeding to gobble everything j
f sight, down went the butcher knife
! Her owner. of course, expected to b
minus COW, but after appearing TO b
I very sick for few days, she is nowas we
t as ever, with an appetite twice as SHARP
r 1t Will never require butcher to ut be
. for beef, she'll be able to do her ow
e butchering.
g One of the most difficult things in th
: world to get straight is report of
a wreck, from the fact that those wh
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STATE HOUSE, Salem, Feb. 9.-This
morning the house was occupied with
the third reading of bills.
A measure providing for placing flags
on all public school buildings was passed.
Also one regulating the bringing of
sheep into Oregon from other states.
The county funding bill failed to pass.
Dsly's textbook commission bill was
the cause of great roar being raised in
the house. 1t will be discussed this af-
ternoon.
Yesterday the house went into COM
mittee of the whole, and cut the appro-
priation bill to pieces.
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old numbers 5000, nearly all beneficiary
members. There are / 1000 in Oregon
alone. Death claims to the amount of
$50, 900 have been paid in full, and 500
monument has been erected at the head
of every benefit members grave. 1t is
doing vast amount of good in anchor
ating the woes and wants of the poor.
This order hold the palm for accom- plish-
ing more and better results than any
competitor, according to age, in the
union. Comm.
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TAKE NOTICE.
TO OUR ADVERTISERS :

All Changes in Advertisements must
be handed in before 10 o'clock A. NJ, as
no changes will be accepted in the aft
ernoon. This rule will be positive.
CHRONICLE PUBLISHING co.
The Dalles, January 10, 1900.
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WAR IS INEVITABLE
Great Britain Is Massing
Her Troops.
PARLIAMENT WILL REAssEMBLE
The Government Actively Preparing fo-
Great struggle In South
Africa.

London, Oct. 9.--Whatever may be
the result of Great Britain's contro-
versy with the South African republic,
every department Of the government
today is as busy as though actual hos
tilities had begun. The electric flash
that announced the mobilization of the
army reserves and the summoning Of
parliament, set every wheel of the gov
ernmeMt machinery in motion. An
hour after the Gazette appeared, exc
cutive orders were being dispatched
from the war Office to every section of
the kingdom, and the 10000 bulletins
which appeared posted throughout the
country today are said to have been
identical with the proclamation pre-
pared for use had the Fashoda incident
required such step.
At the same time Lord Salisbury and
Mr.. Balfour were issuing the necessary
orders for the reassembling Of parlia-
ment, and the admiralty was concen-
trating its transports. So complete
were the preparations that 25, 900 re-
serves have already individually received
coupon tickets which contain instruc-
tions where each man shall report for
railway transportation to the place
designated, and money order for three
shillings for provisions en- route.
At Woolwich today, it was asserted
that 95 per cent of the reserves would
be fully equipped within six days. In
the meantime, the members of the two
houses Of parliament are arranging to
return to London, and force of men
is busily engaged in completing the
Improvements at Westminster.
The important news from South
Africa comes from Mafel1ing, where
twice on Saturday the British camp
was aroused, the men stood to their
arms, guns were imbered and patrols
were dispatched in the direction OF the
border. No hostilities have occurred
as yet, but the enemy has moved prac-
tically tc the border, eight miles from
Mafeking, in force, estimated at least
5000, comprising five commanders.
The garrisoning and fortifying of the
town are practically completed. The
streets are barricaded, and a perfect
system of mines has been laid.
Two armored trains have arrived at
Mafelxing, consisting Of three bullet
proof cars, the first of which carries
a searchlight, while the rest of the cars
are loop-holed. Each train is COM
plete in itself and carries its own pro-
visions.
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reception on the Transport.

Later in the day reception in the
masters cabin was rendered Lieuten-
ant Colonel Fife and Major Weisen-
berger. The governor, General j. M.
Ashton, Judge Thomas Carroll, Sheriff
A. U. Mills, Captain Tuttle, of the
revenue cutter Bear, Manager Higsby
and others were present. General Ash
ton toasted the First Washington, and
Colonel Fife responded, saying he fully
appreciated, as did the regiment, the
compliment paid the men by the pres
ence of such reception committee.
He said the arrival of the committee
was the most agreeable sight he had
seen since he had left home, year and
a half ago. Colonel Fife toasted the
governor of Washington, to whom he
alluded as one of the best, if not the
best, governor the state had ever had.
The governors attention to the regi-
ment, Colonel Fife said, was appre-
ciated, and the regiment felt honored
by its reception.
Governor Rogers made an appropri.
ate response, stating that the First
Washington was composed of men who
did not 60 to war to kill their fellow
men, but the people of the state appre-
ciated in this instance the old biblical
statement, greater love hath no man
than that he would" etc.
This we feel the regiment has done
not only for the United States, but for
the state of Washington, said Govern
on Rogers. Judge Carroll paid the
regiment high compliment and toast
ed Weisenberger as "Our Dewey"
Major Weisenberger responded, giving
"reminiscences of the regiments war
experiences.
The visitors were given lunch aboard
the transport, mail was distributed
among the volunteers, fruit and cigars
were passed aboard and divided, and
the rest of the day was devoted to pri.
vate greetings and welcoming.
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To weleome Dewey Home.

Montpelier, VT Oct. Am. elabor.
ate programme has been arranged for
the reception of Admiral Dewey here
a week from today. The first event
will be the parade, which is to move
at 2 p. M. Admiral Dewey will ride
in open carriage; along. the entnre line
of march, The corps of cadetsof Nor
wich university will escort the admir-
al, who upon his arrival at the state
house viii enter the reviewing stand
and be formally welcomed by. Governor
Smith on behalf of the state, and by
Mayor Senter ON behalf Of the city OF
Montpelier. Admiral Dewey will then
review the parade. :; >.::
In the line will be acknowledgements
of the Vermont. National Guard, many
&. A. r. posts, commanderies of the
Knights Templar and other secret So
cieties, organizations, school children
and citizens delegations.
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stocks Tend Upward.

London, Oct. 10.-The stock ex-
change market last week closed quiet,
but with decided upward tendency.
Consols yesterdayseveral times touched
1893 y, closing. at l0314. It'll long
since there have. been such large move
ments in prices resulting in small net
changes as during the week just ended.
The gloom and depression early in the
week sent prices down sharply, but by
Wednesday turn came, and the pub
lie commenced buying. Even the false
report that Natal had been invaded was
the signal or fresh buying, as brokers
had many orders to purchase as soon as
war broke out
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ARE NEARING HOME
Washington Volunteers Have
Reached San Francisco.
WERE GIVEN A LOUD GREETING
Governor Rogers and STAFF Go Out in a
Tug To Meet the
Soldiers.

San Francisco, Oct. l1.--Bearded
and bronzed, sobered by the hard cam
paigning of a year in a tropical coun-
try; not much like a regiment OF young
men that went out year and half
ago, the First Washington volunteers
returned this morning on the transport
Pennsylvania.
They were glad to get back, were
the men of the First Washington.
They cheered the sight of land, they
cheered the parties which went out in
tugs to show their feeling of happiness
and gratitude, and they cheered as they
passed by the men-of-war in the bay.
1t was a jovial, whole-souled recep-
ton the regiment got. Scarce man
in the Fighting First" failed to find
a friend in the throng which, repre-.
senting the state of Washington, went
out in tugs to greet the returning vol.
unteers. Friends were reunited, hus.
bands met their wives, sons their moth.
ers or sisters, for the first time in near
ly two years. A reception that lasted
four hours was held aboard the trans
port.
The Pennsylvania was sighted at 10
o'clock, but it was noon before the
quarantine officers had finished their
work and the ship was ready to receive
its visitors. The official reception
committee from the state of Washing
ton, headed by Governor Rogers and
Senators Turner and Foster, aboard the
government tug Fearless, circled about
the transport, the volunteers cheering
the prominent men on board the tug,
and the committee from the north yell
ling itself hoarse, or frantically wav-
ing handkerchiefs. The regimental
band strove to make "The Star Span
gled Banner heard.
The soldiers were delighted and
eager; SO much so that ranks were
broken and the men who ought to have
been in company formation swarmed
to the side OF the boat to exchange
greetings. Cheers for Wholly and
for Fife and Weisenberger were given
by the committee, to be answered by
cheers from the volunteers for Rogers,
Turner and Foster. Colonel Wholly
bounded down the gangway with out
stretched hands to greet Governor Rog-
ers, with the exclamation: Governor,
| have brought you back your regi-
ment. +"
On board there was no attempt at a
regular reception. Friends seized each
others hands, or in their joy embraced
at the head of the gangway. Relatives
hurried away for private chat.
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Washington, Oct. -94-I'he. commits.
sioner Of immigration is in communi-
cation with General Shafter, at San
Francisco, with a view to securing pas
sage on a transport for Mrs. L. M.
Todd, leper, living in San Francisco,
whom it is intended to depoig to the
island Of Molokai. The British consul
general at San Francisco; w. @. Pick
ersgill, became interested in Mrs.
Todd's case and protested against de-
porting her to Molokai. He WAS asked
to make provision for her care and iso-
lation in Canada, or elsewhere, but de-
clined to do so, and the treasury de-
partment today directed immigration
Commissioner Schell, at San Francisco,
to proceed under his previous 1nstruc-
tions to secure passage for Mrs. Todd
ON some army transport.
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NO. 81.
PRICE OF FISH ADVANCED.
stilI tho Business Is Not Entirely Salts.
faotory-St -SteeIheads Are Scarce.

INJURY tJ-Steeihehuh are scaHcos
Astoria, Or, Oct. 9.-The run of fish
during the past few days has been fairly
good, but the pack Of the combine is
not true index of the Columbia river
run, as it receives about FIVE tons day
from Shoalwater bay, and packs them
at one of the cannories here. The
price for fsh-which are now under
stood TO be silversides--is cents per
pound. Steelheads are very scarce,
but command cents, or even 10 cents
II they could be secured in carload lots.
All fish buyers have had practical
combination on the price Of fish until
today. @. Alter raised the price 70 2 =
cents, and the Trescott Packing Com
pany instructed its buyers to pay the
same price. The only cannery that is
now paying ~ cents is WaTren's, at
Cathlamet. There is every reason to
believe that this price will be doubled
before the month is over, when the
usual fall fishing season shall be over.
An Astoria fisherman, who has been
working on the Siletz river since the
opening of the season, has returned, and
reports that for the first few days after
the season opened there was an abund-
ance of fish, but since then not enough
have been caught to pay the living ex-
penses of the fishermen.
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Southampton, Oct. Sir st. John
Christopher Willouhby, who accompan-
led DR.. Jameson into the Transvaal in
1896, and who, for participating in the
raid, was sentenced to 10 months inn
prisonment, but was subsequently re-
leased, was a passenger by the steamer
Mexican, which sailed for the Cape on
Saturday. Mr.. Vessels, member of
the Cape assembly for Vryburgh, was
also a passenger by the Mexican. In
the course of an interview, Mr.. Vessels
declared that he saw no way to avert
war between Great Britain and the
Transvaal, and, if not long, it would be
terribly severe. He believed 1t would
be impossible to restrain the younger
Dutch residents OF Cape Colony, with
whom blood would prove thicker than
water. The Beers, said Mr.. Vessels,
were hemmed in, and would fight des-
perately, and trouble might be ex-
pected with the natives.
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cANNIsALIsM IN SOUTH SEAS.
Natives OF the New Hebrides Roasts a
Hawaiian.


Vancouver, B. c.. Oct. "a re-
markable story Of cannibalism was
brought to Sydney, Australia, a few
days before the sailing of the steamer
Aorangi to this port, by the French
steamer Jeanette. The victim OF the
display of savagery was a native of
Hawaii, named Amaru, who acted as
orderly to the immigration department
at Noumea, in the New Hebrides.
About six months ago Amaru mar
ried a native woman OF Aoba, in the
New Hebrides group, and on passing
that island on the second day of the
voyage of the jeanette to one of the
outlying islands, he decided TO visit his
wife's tribe. Accordingly the couple
were put off in small boat, and ii was
only few weeks ago that the steamer
made second call and learned their
fate. BY mistake they had landed on
an unfriendly shore and were taken
prisoners.
The man was tied to a stake and his
torture begun. This consisted first in
allowing vicious jungle snakes from
which the poison fangs had been re-
moved to attack the mans legs.
Then fire was made at his feet and
his legs were horribly burned, though
the injury was superficial so that the
victim would not die under the treat
ment. Then he was made the target
for. the spears of the tribesmen, who
finally killed him. He was torn to
pieces and placed over fire with two
sheep. In fact, according to the story
he was eaten with the sheep.
In the meantime Amaru's wife ha d
been provided with another husband.
The matter was reported to British
man-of-war, but it is thought no action
has haan "a alran
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Washington, Oct. "a cable mes
sage from General Otis to the war de-
partment brings word of the loss OF
several hundred horses and mules on
the transport Siam. The message fol-
lows:
Manila, Oct. 9.-The steamer
Siam, which left San Francisco August
l8 with 40 horses and 1923 mules, en-
countered typhoon September 81 off
Northern Luzon, in which all but I6
mules were lost. The animals were
killed by the pitching of the vessel and
the lack of air from the necessary clos
ing of the matches. There were no
casualties among the passengers.
1t is stated at the quartermater's de-
partment that the mules which were
lost on the Siam were trained pack
mules, which were considered the most
valuable sent to the Philippines.
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TRIED sELF-DEsTRucTIoN.
The Barbaric Act of Polish Woman
at BucOda.

Seattle, Oct. GA special from Bu.
coda says: A most deliberate and bar
baric attempt at suicide occurred at this
place yesterday. Mrs. Leo Prabuski, a
Polish woman, became angered at
some little domestic occurrence and
determined to do away with her life
She procured an ordinary hatpin six
inches long and drove the pin into her
stomach through the navel. Pressing
hard against the pin, she drove it until
it could go no farther, as it had lodged
in the spine. Then, with the intention
of forcing the pin out at the back, she
procured rusty darning needle and
drove this into what she thought was
the hole made by the hat pin. Not
until II O'Clock last night did she tell
any one what she had done.
Today Mrs. Prabuski repented of her
act, and accompanied the Bucoda ply
sician to this city, where DR.. Redpath
removed the pin and needle. DR.. Red
path thinks she will live. She is 48
years old and has 10 children, five of
whom are living.
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Two Towna TaI.en..

Novetela, Island of Luzon, Oct. 10.
General Schwan's column, consisting
of the Thirteenth infantry, a battalion
of the Fourteenth, two. troops of cayalrys
Captain Reilly's battery OF the Fifth
artillery, and Lowe's scouts, advanced
from Bacoor this morning and occupied
Cavite Viejo and Novetela. The
American loss was three officers and
nine privates wounded, one Of the off.
GERS being mertally hurt. The loss OF
the enemy is unknown, but=the bodies
OF three Filipinos were seen.