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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
THE OHEGON REGIMENT.

All Oregonians feel a pride In the
regiment this state sent to the Philip
pine islands, for the men who consti-
tuted the regiment have never faltered,
and wherever duty called them they
have faced danger with the fortitude
of true soldiers, winning laurels for
themselves and honor for the state.
However, much of the honor won by
the regiment is due to the gallant col.
ouel who led them to battle and drilled
them during the time they were pre-
pairing for action. While the men are
brave beyond question and possess
every requirement of good soldiers,
they have had the advantage over
many other volunteer regiments of
having leader who is every inch a
soldier, a leader who wac ever willing
to go to the front and head his division
in the hottest of the fight. Such
man is Col. Owen Summers, and his
worth is recognized by the department.
at Washington as we'll as by Major
General Otis who has recommended
that he be made brigadier-general of
volunteers by brevet, an honor which
few colonels of volunteers have had
conferred upon them. All of Oregon
may well do honor to the gallant col
onel, for he has won distinction for
the state, yet while we are doing honor
to Col. Summers we cannot forget that
whathe has accomplished was made
possible by the splendid body of men
which he commanded. Had they been
inferior he would be only colonel,
and on the other hand, had not the
regiment been favored with splendid
leader, it would not have been accord
ed the place it has. Honors, there
fore, are even between the officers and |
men of the Second Oregon.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
4 GREAT NAVY.

There are now building for the Unit
ed States navy eight first-class battle
ships and four monitors. The battle
ships are the Kentucky and Kearsarge
authorized in 1895, the Alabam a
Wisconsin and Illinois, authorized in
1896, and the Maine, Ohio and Mis-
souri,, authorized in 1898. The Kear-
sarge and Kentucky will be in COM
mission this winter, the Alabama,
Wisconsin and Illinois in December,
1900, and the Maine, Ohio and Mis-
souri, in the winter of 1902. Each of
these battleships will be larger than
the Iowa, five of them having dis
placement of 11,525 tons each, and
three a displacement of 1880 tons
each.
The four monitors-Arkansas, Con.
necticut, Florida and Wyoming-are
to have displacement of 310O tons
each. Each will carry two 12-inch
guns and four 4-inch guns. The eight
battleships will carry all told 20 13.incb
guns, IL l2-inch guns, % 5-inch and 80
6-inch guns, to say nothing of the
lighter guns in the secondary batter
les.
In this new navy we have IL vessels
with an aggregate displacement of
los, ,525 tons, carrying 164 heavy guns
all of improved models and with all
the modern appliances as to rapid fire
armament and smokeless powder.
The 12-inch'guns carried oy the Maine,
Ohio and Missouri will be of great
length and will have muzzle energy
of 4S. 900 foot tons, as against the q, ,y85
foot tons of the Pinch guns of the
Iowa. The rapid fire 5-inch g uns will
have 5000 foot tons energy as against
the 3204 foot tons of the 6-inch guns
now in use. 1t is estimated that the
improved ordinance will represent in
energy an increase of nearly
100 per cent of the old weapons.
In war power, in measurement BY
tons, in effectiveness, the navy now
building for the United States is
stronger than our present fleet of |
and armored cruisers by 40 |
per cent, and it is infinitely stronger
han was the whole of our navy 10 years
Igo. Later it will be increased by the |
hree battleships, three armored |
cruisers, and six protected. cruisers
provided for in the last hours OF the
Tifty.fifth congress.-Spokesman Re-
tiaW
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

One of the Washington syndicate
correspondents says, sit would be
very fortunate thing for the republi-
cans if John J. Lentz could be made
democratic candidate for governor of
Ohio. Coming from the presidents
state, he was the first man to bitterly
assail the president. 1t was he who
attacked the policy of the president,
and who went further than everybody
else in declaring against the popular
policy of expansion. Lentz was an
easy mark for the Ohio republicans,
and by little skillful maneuvering
be was easily dra 1n out and made to
place himself in many ridiculous
lights. Any republican ought to
have an easy time in beating Lentz, If
he should be nominated for governor"
If Lentz is such an easy game it is
strange that he has been elected three
times from the twelfth congressional
district of Ohio which is strongly re-
publican.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
MILITARY TRIBUNALS.

The embalmed beef investigation
and its conclusion are surprise to the
American people. Military tribunals
in both the navy and army, although
very distasteful, especially when they
take jurisdiction of any matter relat-
ing to civil life, were never regarded
as necessarily corrupt. But the hope
of impartial investigations affe. ting
jobbers or politicians will no longer
be indulged. The conclusion of the
meat trust Investigation is based upon
the idea that all who were compelled
to eat unwholesome beef or starve
were liars, and all those who were in
position to supply themselves with
luxuries were truthful. The people
were not prepared to believe that the
beef trust magnates could not under
any circumstances find tools and de-
pendents, who would prevaricate for
sufficient consideration. They sup
posed that the meat trust had willing
witnesses equally with all other trusts
and that it would be no more difficult
for the great Chicago combination to
find witnesses who would lie, than it
would be for the ordinary railroad
company in case of a collision. But
military tribunal has found that every
thing connected with the meat busi-
ness is perfecta and every person having
an interest in that connection is pure
as an angel and every, person who
dislikes to eat or to have his fellow
soldiers eat rotten beef has some
affinity with the devil.
The question is. how haye military
tribunals been furnished with the kind
of spectacles that can see no good in
honest soldiers and no truth in the
testimony of faithful officers and> can
see everything perfect in the stock
jobbing fraternity? It may not be
easy to account for all this, but we do
know that Shafter jumped from the
bottom of his profession to the top
and that kis three hundred and fifty
pounds avoidupois did not retard his
upward progress. 1t is suggested that
General Merritt is expecting to sup
plant General Miles. Did he not
know that in order to supplant Miles
he must indorse Algerism and swear
by Alger and Mckinley? There is no
doubt that if Sampson has been called,
although none ofthe Objectionable meat
was used in the navy, be would have
given his testimony as readily as Shat
ter that every pound of meat was OF
the best possible quality because no
one has yet attributed to Sampson a
want of gratitude for faYors to come
even if he was little hard on Schley
for furnishing him a victory upon
which to build his reputation.
AS long as the administration excer-
cises at will the power, which the law
has not prohibited but does not con-
fer of promoting favorites for political
court-martials will deside as
the executives desires. 1t is to great
a strain on ordinary human nature to
call upon them in the capacity of wit
nesses or as members of q court.mar-
tial to swear or decide themselves into
oblivion. They are not likely to do it,
and the spectacles through which they |
can see everything right in the admin
istration and everything wrong in
everybody else are furnished by the
who promotes according to |
political services and not according to |
merit.-National Watchman.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

No sane person or law abiding citi-
zen can sanction the recent destruc-
tion of property by the miners at
Wardner, but the fact that such des.
perate means were resorted to by
laboring men to avenge a supposed
wrong should serve as warning to
capital. When people are ground
down or oppressed they become des.
perate, and do not hesitate at lawless
deeds; they will take the lives or de-
stroy the property of their oppressors.
If capital continues to lessen the wages
of labor and Cypress those who toll,
while it rolls in opulence, it sows the
seeds Of anarchy, and must some day
suffer the consequence.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

"a protest loud and strong should
go up against the formation of soap
trust. As an agency of civilization
soap occupies leading place, and any
attempt to lif5 it from the status of a
necessity of life to that of luxury by
an increase in price should be sternly
discountenanced as wholesale conscrip-
tion into the great army ofthe malodo-
rous and unwashed," says the Oregon
ian. Well why should not a loud pro-
test go up against the formation of
all trusts? They tend to increase
the cost of living, to enrich the wealthy
at the expense of the poor. In fact
soap trust would be less detrimental
than trust on any article of food.
A man might live in filth for want of
soap, but he will certainly starve when
his food supply is shu. off.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
WIZARDS OF THE AIR.
veritable Living Meteors With Ringing
Bros Great Circus

Veritable Living Meteors With Ringling
Bros Great Circus.
There is probably no single feature
of Ia circus program that claims somuch
breathless attention or that thrills an
audience to greater degree than an
intrepid performance upon the flying
trapeze. This is strikingly true of the
Fishers, the wonderful aerial family,
who will be seen with Ringling Broth
ers' famous big circus when it exhibits
in this city Saturday June 10. The
performance given by this notable
family of aerialists is not only unique,
but also superior to anything of the
kind ever seen in this country. They
actually fly through space, turning
single and double somersaults in mid.
air, and never failing to catch each
other at the critical moment of descent.
Equally remarkable are the thrilling
aerial exploits of the marvellous Da-
Comas. Swinging under the immense
dome, forty feet apart, Louis and Rose
toss their sister Fanchon across the
intervening space, catching her with
outstretched hands, and repeating the
thrilling maneuver until the audience
is fairly electrified by the daring
dexterity of the performance. In ad-
dition to the Fishers and DaComss
Ringing Brothers offer many high
class aerial novelties. Mile Turnour,
the aerial equilibrist, is an unrivalled
srtist in her line., AS masters of the
aerial bars, Alvo, Boise and Pickard
are without peers in the arenic world.
Among aerial somersault divers the
Great LeFleur stands alone. These
are but few OF the great artists whose
performances in mid-air excite the
wonder and admiration of the thou
sands who daily visit this stupendous
show. The trained animal features
include O'Brien's famous sixty-one
horse act, Sunlin's performing bull,
Nine. Ada CASTILLO an her famous
menage horse, Jupiter: three distinct
troupes of performing elephants, en-
bracing Lochart's elephant comedians,
Souder's elephant brass bard and
Marchand's boxing proboscidians. and
complete circus of;wonderfully train
ed ponies, goats, dogs, pigs and other
familiar animals. The hippodrome
introduces all kinds of new and novel |
races, as we'll as the always thrilling |
and exciting contest of the Roman |
Maximus. Superb exhibitions of rid
ing are given by the largest company |
of lady and gentlemen equestrians ever
organized, including Albert Crandall,
whose burlesque somersault act upon
tn back of mule creates a sensation.
The menagerie is the largest geological
collection in the United States, and
embraces many rare specimens of
costly wild beasts seldom seen In cap
tivity. Circus day will begin with a
free street parade. The
procession will be in thirty sections,
each of which will constitute seperate
and distinct parade. NoLhing so
elaborate, nothing that could compare
with it in length, brilliancy or gor-
geousness of custuming and decoration
has ever been seen in this city.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

New YORK, May PA special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Adjutant-General Corbin has prepared
a statement of the number of of deaths
which have occurred in the army since
the beginning of the war with Spain:
In Cuba, 1899; in Porto Rico, 2S7; in
Honolulu, As; in the Philippines, sos;
in the United States, 1872. Total,
620Q
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
Shot by q Negro.

CHICAGO, May 23.-In endeavoring
to carry out the order of his superior
officers, to place under arrest all col
ored men carrying weapons without
permits-an order which was due to
the killing Of two colored men and the
wounding of a third yesterday morn
ing-Policeman James F. Sheahan, of
the Twenty-second street station, was
shot in the abdomen early today, re-
ceiving wound that may prove fatal.
Shehan and some other policemen
were arresting four colored men when
one of them, Ed Hamer, broke and
ran. Sheahan pursued him. Ramer
turnnd and fired. The policeman
dropped to the ground. Hamer was
followed by companions of Sheahan,
who arrested him and took him to the
station. Hamer's three comrades
were also locked M.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
Some Hot scrimmares.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-General
Otis cables the war department.:
MANILA, May 25.-On the 23d inst
the Third infantry, while returning to
Balinag, were attacted morning noon
and evening by a large force, our
army suffered in casulties two men
killed and 13 wounded. The enemy
was repulsed, leaving on the field 16
killed and large number of wounded
and prisoners.
Yesterday the enemy appeared in
the vicinity of San Fernando and were
attacked by the Kansas and Montana
regiments, which suffered slight loss,
The enemy was driven through the
rice field, leaving so dead, 38 wounded,
% prisoners, so rifles and other prop
erty. Their retreat through the
swamp lands saved them from total
destruction. Lawton Is returning,
leaving with Macarthur on the front
regular troops to replace the volun-
teers.
Ask your grocer for Clark.& Falk's
extractsx
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

Congressman-elect Roberts, of Utah,
has been resolved against by nearly
every church organization that has
convened in the United States since
the Utah election last fall, and without
exception they have advised congress
to refuse to seat him, because it is
asserted he is polygamist. If the
charge is true, Mr.. Roberts should not
be seated, but it must have ground the
conscience of some of the divines to
resolve so strongly against him be-
cause of his indulging in practice
openly that they have indulged in
secretly. Evidently they did not heed
the command, "Let him who is inno-
cent cast the first stone"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
DEWEY IS AN
]MPERIALIS7
He Wants to Hold the
Philippines.

NEW YORK, May PA dispatch to
the journal and Advertiser from Hong
Kong quotes Admiral Dewey as sayihg
on board the Olympia:
1.-THE courtesy of these visitors I
warmly appreciate, but am too much
worn out and sick to receive them. I
am not sorry to leave Manila at this
time, I could not stand the care and
responsibility much longer. 1t is
vastly easier to be under orders than
issue them.
SIT is responsibility that kills. Dur
ing the year that has elapsed since we
came to Manila, have not had one
sick day until now. A year is long
enough IN this climate for an old man,
and am glad to be permitted a rest.
On this account, expect to remain in
Hong Kong two weeks. That ought
to recuperate me. My intention is to
spend the time at Victoria peak,
where 1 hope to be absolutely free
from worry. Nobody is more sensible
of the kindness of the people who have
extended me Invitations, but. do not
wish for entertainment. My health
will not stand it at present. Two
weeks of perfect quiet at the peak
ought to make a new man of me.
ST have the greatest enthusiasm in
the future of the Philippines. 1 hope
to see America possess the key to
Oriental commerce and civilization.
The brains of our great country will
develop the untold agricultural and
mineral resources of the islands. We
must never sell them. Such an action
would bring on another great war.
We will never part with the Philip
pines, I am sure, and in future years
the idea that anybody should have Sc
riously suggested it will be one of the
of history"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

A year ago We engaged in a war for
humanity-to prevent Spain from de-
stroying the lives and property of her
subjects in Cuba--and we are carryin g
on this humane war right merrily in
the Philippines. General Lawton
reports that in one month he has
killed 400 of the ex.subjects OF Spain,
that we bought for two dollars head,
aud has destroyed enough of their
property to feed 10000 men Tor six
months. We are falling into the ways
of Spain pretty rapidly, and are carry
ing our humanity to the heathens with
vengeance.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

The superior court of Colfax must be
out of joint or the judge thereof has a
peculiar way Of closing his eyes to
justice. John Ryder was convicted of
rape and incest, his twelve-year-old
daughter being the victim, and the
judge before whom he was tried sem
fenced him to only four years in the
penitentiary. The penalty for such a
crime ought to be death, and it would
not be amiss to infiict it at the stake
surrounded with burning fogRots. A
judge who will inflict so light pun.
ishment as the one pronounced at
Colfax is disgrace to the bench.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
President Has Decided.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-President
Mckinley has positively decided to go
as far west this summer as St. Paul,
but whether he will go on to Yellow
stone Park and the coast depends upon
such circumstances that it is now i'm
possible to make q decision.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

be discoyered. Had such policy been
pursued when the Filipinos first asked
for a conference, the war would prob
ably be over by this time, but Otislwas
acting under instructions from the
relentless Alger, and as consequence
a number of lives have been needlessly
sacrificed.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
Fertilizer Trusts Loss.

PITTsBURG, May 25.-The fertilizing
plant of Walker, Stratmal & Co., in
this city, was destroyed by fire today.
Edward Probst, an employed is missing.
1t is feared he was burned to death.
Loss, about 81, 100000.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
At last General Otis has come to his

At last General Otis has come to his
sences and has ordered hostitities in
the Philippines to cease for time un.
til the PHILIPPINES can ascertain
whether they will accept the terms Of
fered by the peace commission or con-
tinue fighting, and at the same time
he will hold his army in readiness to
strike Q decisive blow should treachery
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
Tacoma school I'm q fix.

TACOMA, May 25.-The Oakland pub
lie school situated in the southern
part of the city, was broken into last
night and robbed of every book and
all other paraphernalia of study.
Scholars have nothing to use today.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
Olstead q Bankrupt.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, May 23.-Albert
81. Olstead, member Of the defunct
banking firm of George P. Bessel &
Co.. has filed a petition in bankruptcy.
Liabilities s2O3, 81; assets 500.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27

81 UR sale of boys and little fellows
clothing will continue during the
entire week and with each suit
sold, from So 30 up, we present watch.
A word about these watches: They are
not toys; they are the Ingersoll Watch, a
genuine time-keeper and durable, some-
thing that will last the boy for a long
time and be reliable. Only by taking
these watches from the manufacturer in
large quantities are we able to make this
offer. We carry large stock of boys
clothing to select from, but we would ad-
wise you to call early as yesterdays
sales would indicate rapid depletion of
the stock.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-27
THE TRoUaLE NOT SETTLED.

Samoans Not as Peaceful rs They Might
~ APIA, Samoa, May 1.-THE Samoan
commission, consisting Of Bartlett
Tripp, former United States minister
to Austria Hungary; Baron Speck Won
Steinberg, representing Germany,
and G. 81. Eliot, C. B., OF the British
bassy at Washington, representing
Great Britain, arrived here on May
13. Their first sitting took place on
the 16. The commissioners were en-.
gagged all the morning in a conference
with Chief Justice Chambers. Moth
ing is disclosed regarding the deliber-
ations, but it is reported they will up
hold the action of Admiral Kautz, the
American raval commander. Mataafa
sent the commissioners o letter of
welcome, and expressed the hope that
they would satisfactorily end the.
troubles in Samoa.
1t is understood Mataafa will obey
the unanimous order of the commits
sion, though it is douptful whether he
will order his followers to disarm, un-
less the Malietoans are frat disarmed.
The Mataafans will probably disperse
10 their homes If ordered to do so, but
they will never recognize Malietoa as
King, and doubtless there will be
'urther trouble In the future, II the
is maintained. Only one or
,wo cases are known of the wounding
II natives by the shell fire of the war
hips, and as they have not realized
he strength Of the Europeans, they
nay 60 to extremes II war arises
gain.
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Navel Hero Dead .

EAsToN, Md, May A.-Captain
Slower, who was pilot of the Monitor,
during her fight with the Merrimac In
Hampton Roads, is dead, aged 50
years.
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Drowned in Grand Ronde River.

LA GRANDE, May pa. W. Rynear-
son, one of the wealthiest ranchers in
this valley, was drowned in the Grand
Ronde river at O'Clock this morning.
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oRsGoNlANs PROMOTED.

Col. Summers and Capt. Case to Be
Ronored.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-General
Otis cables the following under date
of LAY %: On the urgent recommen-
dation of Lawton,sI recommend that
Colonel Owen Summers be made brig
adier-general of volunteers by brevet,
for conspicuous gallantry at Maasan,
Bulac Bridge, San Isidro, and that
Capt. J. F. Case be made major Of VOL
unteers by brevet, for distinguished
services and gallantry at the above
places while acting as division engi-
neer officer. OTIS.
Summers is colonel of the Second
Oregon volunteers, and commanded
the advance brigade of Lawten's d.
vision during the recent march north
ward to San Isidro.
Case is captain of company F. Second
Oregon volunteers.
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capital of $50, 200, 900, Mr.. Coleman, who
had previously Incorporated the In
ternational Vehicle & Manufacturing
Company, with much smaller capitali.
zatiou, surrendered. The attorney for
Mr.. Colrsn said yesterday that Mr..
Coleman was now out of the trust for
good, having positively refused to ex.
tend the option on his plant.
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Rocky Ridge whiskey is most the
popular brand. For sale by Ben VIII
sonx