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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-06-24
Ann for snver and Rrrnn.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 22-After q
brief session the democratic conven-
tion adjourned shortly before noon
until Z o'clock this evening TO allow
the committees to work. This allowed
an afternoon for wirepulling, and the
three candidates for governor made
the most Of the opportunity.
The fight between them is all a.
open as 1t has been at any time, des-
pite the Stone -Goebel ombination on
temporary organization.
Hon. John 8. Rhea probably will be
chairman of theresolutions committee.
There will be no contest here. The
con, ention Is all for silver and Bryan.
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ADMIRABLE ADMIRAL DEWEY

The hero of Manila is indeed "first
in war, first in peace and first In the
hearts of his countrymen," for ever
since the memorable May day picnic
he had with the Spanish navy he has
been more generally respected than
any other living American, and it
would have been difficult indeed for
him to have performed an act that
would have more closely cemented
that respect, except by his refusal
to accept the donation of a home
rendered him by the people of this
country. In this refusal and the dis.
position he would hsye made of the
funds, he has risen above the ordinary
man. He has displayed that noble
trait of American manhood which de-
clines the bestowal of such a gift
"Give nothing to me-" says Dewey, but
If fund has been raised, establish
a. naval hospital where the old and
disabled sailors may find home and
rest"
Such an act is commendable, it is
admirable, 1t displays the manhood
of the greatest military genius of the
age. Had Dewey accepted the gift of
q palatial home, the American people
would have deemed it pleasure TO
have given it to him; but his refusal
to accept it and urging them to bestow
their generosity upon those who need
it, has endeared him more than ever
to his people. 1t entities him more
than ever to admiration. and increases
his popularity. Dewey is too great to
accept gift that savors of charity, he
is too big man to listen to the prop
osition of making him president. He
is content with the tonors he has
acquired by his own efforts, and has the
good judgement to not allow himself
into politics though be could
for the asking receive the highest
honor possible to bestow upon man
that of being president of the greatest |
nation on earth.
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One has but to read the editorial
columns of the Oregonian to discover
that 81. w. Scott has returned from
his eastern trip. During his absence
the editor pro tenn filled the columns
with all sorts of nonsensical rot, but
they did not contain the bitter yituper-
alton common to Scott--the inclina.
tion to pounce upon every man after
he dies who does not exactly come up
to the editors ideal of virtue. Richard
P. Bland has died, and because he,
during his lifetime, advocated she free
coinage of silver. Scott calls him a
demagogue and a charlatan, cheap
lawyer and fraud. The bitterness
that is show q in the eulogy upon Bland
is characteristic of the writer, and
might be very appropriate for use
when he shall die.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-06-24
WAR IN THE
TRANSVAAL
Why England Is Not Anx-
ious to Fight the
Beers.

CHICAGO, June 2O.-Lord Cecil
Douglas Compton, an English captain
of Lancaster, after brief stay in Chi
cago, left for the east last night with
his wife. Lord Compton served in
South Africa for five years. He did
not participate in the Jameson raid,
but he was in the country at that time,
ard Immediately after that untoward
enterprise he entered the Transvaal
country aud traversed much Of it. He
knows the Beers and their country
anG he considers both critically from
the standpoint of military officer and
student He spoke of the Transvaal
problem entirely as military man.
He said:
"There are motives OF fair play and
humanity which make Great Britain
exceedingly reluctant to interfere in
South Africa by force. But tits only
candid to say that considerations of a
military character also operate to
make US chsry about rushing into a
campaign which must put the most
formidable obstacles and involve
questions of transport, supply and
strategy that might stagger a military
experience.
I'm the first place, the Beers from
the Transvaal are magnificent euer-
rilla soldiers. Their history has
proved it, and they are fully up to the
standard today. They are expert
marksmen, born rough riders, such
as your own.cowboys, and their cour-
age and tenacity are undeniable. In
dividually they are as good military
stuff as the world possesses.
"They also are thoroughly conyinced
of the justice of their cause, and would
die to man at the word of Dom Paul.
But, aside from their morals and their
fitness, the Transvaal country is one ad-
mirably adapted for the purposes of
defense. 1t is land with large unin-
habited space. An army invading it
must have distant base and its sup
plies must be brought through semi
tropical country under the most disad
vantageous conditions. Cape Town is
1000 miles from the Vaal river, and If
an attack were to be made from Natal
there would be mountains to work
through and much tropical growth.
"There Is question of strategy as
we'll. The Beers would be difficult to
hit in mass. Indeed, they might not
be modified in a European sense at
all. In an arid, rocky country filled
with splendid shots, with no real OBJ
jective point to capture, with disaf-
fected or actively hostile population on
your flank or rear, the conquest of the
Transvaal would be one of the most
arduous undertakings we ever entered
upon. In my opinion, no less than
$4,000 men would be required.
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the cleanup for the present season
will amount to at least $1s,OO0,O 900,
more than twice last years yield. The
increase is due to the fact that
Dominion, Sulphur and Hunker
creeks, which were practically un-
worked last season, have been de-
veloped to a considerable extent with
favorable results, and the bench
claims on Eldorado, Bonanza, Hunker
and Dominion have been worked to
such an extent that their output will
greatly increase the total production.
Gold Run, which lie the only new
creek in the district, has also shown
up we'll. The portion Of Dawson which
was destoyed by fire on April 25 is rap-
idly being rebuilt.
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TO PROVIDE Fos soHLEr.
Department Puzzled ms to what Commis-
sion to Give Him.

Department Puzzled ms to what commis-
sion to Give Him.
NEW YORK, June "a dispatch to
the Herald from Washington:says:
Should the president decide. after
consultation with Secretary Long, not
to direct an investigation OF the Schley
controversy, the suggestion will be adj
vanced to him that the admiral be
given duty at sea. Rear-Admiral
Schley stands ready for sea service,
and after his return from Porto Rico
applied for the command ola squad
ron.
His application, however, was not
granted, although the department in
the meantime assigned Admiral Kautz
to the command of the Pacific station,
and reorgauized the South Atlantic
station with Rear.Admiral Howison as
its commander.in chief. Because Of
the lack Of men-of-war, the European
squadron has not been formed.
Admiral Howison will retire from
active service on OCTOBER 10; put WIZ
be detached from his command on
October 5, on which date the Chicago
will arrive In New York. Itis sug-
gested that Rear-Admioal Schley be
assigned to duty as his successor. IL
may be that Admiral Kau.z when he
arrives at San Francisco, will be wil-
ling to relinguish his command of the
Pacific squadron, In which .event thi
duty could be given to Schley.
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Honored Our Admiral.

COLOMBO. Ceylon, June 22.-Tho
cruiser Olympia, with Admiral Dewey
on board arrived here at 8 o'clock A. M.
from Singapore, saluted the forts
ashore and was saluted by the latter In
return. An aid-de-camp representing
the governor of Ceylon, Hon. Sir
Joseph Westridgeway, boarded the
Olympia at 7 o'clock In order to wei.
come Dewey and Colonel Savage, COM
manding the troops. made q visit at
10 o'clock. The visits were returned
at ii o'clock.
Dewey was met at Jettios by q guar,l
OF honor, and, amidst cheering drove
In the governors carriage to breakfast
with Savage. The admiral. afterwards
booked rooms at the Galloface hott
and returned on board The Olympia at
o'clock.
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it cannot much longer delay making
call for volunteers, and such call
may be expected at very near date.
1t is no doub. disagreeable fo- the
president to acknowledge his mistaken
judgement, especially since it has so
often been stated that Otis had sntfi-
cient men to subdue the Filipinos, but
disagreeable as this duty may be he
must meet the situation. He must
either recede from his demand for an
unconditional surrender, or call for an
army large enough to enforce his de-
sire to push the war to final and sue
cessful Termination.
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A gentleman asked today "When
will the war revenue tax be apolished?''
Our answer to the question is, not for
twenty years to come, and possibly
never. The necessity for the tax still
exists and will continue until there is
no longer need for large standing
army abroad. And besides the revenue
tax is more just than tariff tax, be-
cause it places the burden of the goy-
ernmenI upon those who reap the
benefits Of government. 1t will be
found necessary to suspend the tariff on
certain articles to prevent monopoly,
and as 1t is Withdrawn money to con-
duct the government must be- OBJ
tanned from some other source. The
most conveniet. source Is either an in.
come tax or the stamp tax now i'm
posed. The intome tax proposition
being obnoxious to those in power,
and the supreme court having declared
it unconstitutional, it l. aves the stamp
tax aboutNthe only available means for
raising revenue. Hence it Is very
probable our children's children will
be licking stamps in accordance with
the revenue law passed in 1898.
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should remember how Miles Standish
Jared as result of sending John AL
den to do his courting. Dewey might
prove a most dangerous suitor if
paraded before the people. He might
win away from Mckinley the nomina.
ton.
OF the emigrants who came to this
country during the past year the Ger
mans brought the most money with
them, averaging s66 80 each, while the
Italians and Portuguese brought on an
average only 1925. The former were
certainly the most thrifty at home and
are the most desirable here.
The republican press is considerably
exercised oyer what the money plank
in the democratic platform of 1900 will
be. The party had as we'll lsave that
to the democrats to settle and begin
forming platform for itself. 1t will
have to do lot of explaining why it
has not done little currency reform
ing that it promised to do in 1895.
The thriving little town of Everett,
on Puget Sound, furnishes an example
of the effect trusts may have upon the
community. 1t had wire nail factory
that paid out monthly 81, 500 for wages.
The factory fell into the hands of the
steel trust and will be closed, not be-
cause it was not paying concern, but
because the trust does not need to run
the plant.
The Portland Telegram asks:
"What will the democrats do with
free silver? This is question that ia
much perplexing the democratic
leaders, and will sharply divide the
delegates in the next national con.
vention." They will not do anything
with it but declare for its free and un-
limited coinage at the ratio of 16 to l
as they did in 1895. and will make of
it a pretty live issue.
General Miles desires to 90 to the
Philippines and take command of the
American forces, but the desire will
not be gratified by the administration.
General Miles might be able to bring
order out of chaos and the war to
close, in which evert General Miles
would become very popular man. and
that might be fatal. The spirit of
nasty politics was allowed to pervade
the management of the war with
Spain, and the same thing is being
repeated in connection with the settle
ment of the Philippine problem.
Enough is enoughL-East Oregonian.
I: is quite generally reported that
Arthur P. German is a candidate for
the nomination for president on the
democratic ticket in 1900. If Mr.. Cor
man secures the nomination it will
prove bad days work for the demo.
cratic party, says the East Oregonian.
IfMr. Germans name should head the
ticket the tail could not be worse than
its head. The next democratic national
convention may commit folly but it
is to be hoped it will not be this one.
No democrat need blush to see Bryan's
name at the head of the ticket or to
cast a vote for him, but what hon est.
American would not feel the national
shame and discredit of seeing the
name of German on the democratic
ticket for president. German has
ever been Quay. Hanna, a Platt, of
the democratic machine and most un-7
democrrtic in the whole Of his political
life.
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Lynched and Burned AI,vu,

NEW YORK, June PA dispatch to
the Herald from Rio Janeiro says: A
mob forced the Jail at Rio Grande and
lynched a Frenchman named Jean
Panare, accused of assaulting 3.year-
old girl. After tormenting him the
mob burned him alive,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-06-24
GRAND ARMY VETERANS.
Department Encampment Being Held at
.> McMinnvtlle.

Department Encampment Being Held n
McMinnville.
MCMINNvILLE, Or, June 2l.-The
department. encampment of the Grand
Army Of the Republic met here today
at o'clock. There is a large delega.
tion present.
Department Commander G. P. Hollo-
way and staff arrived this morning
from Portland. They we're met at the
train by the reception committee,
McMinnyille band aud cadets and the
Manila Guards as escorts. The
Woman's Relief Corps department
officers arrived yesterday from Eugene,
Mrs. Frazier is president.
Mrs. Agnes j. Winslow, of Chicago,
president of the ladies of the G. A. R.. :,
and Mrs. Flora M. Dayey, of Duluth,
Minn., national councillor, are here
and organized a local circle today.
They will organize a department to-
morrow.
The decorations of the business
houses and many of the residences
are considered finer and more elabor-
ate than at any former eneampment.
Very handsome bronze souvenir
badges are presented by the citizens
to each delegate.
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PoRTo RlUANs DISSATISFIED.
They Protest That They Have no Country
and no Flag.

-
and no Flag.
NEW YORK, June 2t-The commits.
sioners from Porto Rico to the United
States feel, according to DIR. Juio Hen
ma, one of their number, that they and
their adherents in Porto Rico have
been. treated scandalously by the
United States government and so they
have prepared protest which DR..
Henna. after consultation with Mr..
Sena Gambia, another commissioners.
has given out. The protest says:
"Porto Rico finds itself at this
moment in an extraordinary situation.
The island is de facto by virtue of
actual occupation and de jure by virtue
of the treaty of peace between the
United States aud Spain, concluded at
Paris on December 10, 1898, an inte-
gral part of the United States. Never
theless, its soil, its ports, It's commerce
and its inhabitants are not for any
practical purpose considered Ameri-
can. The flag of the United States
floats over the soil of Porto Rico, but
it does not make American even the
children who are born under its shade.
Ships coming from the ports of the
United States and entering a port of :
Porto Rico do not enter an American
but a foreign port, and are subject to
pay custom duties, tonnage dues, etc.
"The commerce of Porto Rico, with
the rest of the United States instead
of being free, as the commerce between
Massachusetts and Florida, or New
York and Louisiana, is burdened by a
tariff, heavier and more obnoxious
than that which was in force when
Porto Rico was Spanish, and although |
Porto RicU is American and its COVER
ment Is vested in American officials |
from the governor-general to the |
health officers, no protection Is given
to any Porto Rican except upon con.
dition that it be carefully expressed
that he is protected as native Porto
Rican, but not as an American
.'Of liberty and self-goyernment the
Porto Rican people have not had as
yet taste. They are subject in all
things to the supreme will of a military
ruler; subject to no one else, though
10 time OF peace, but the commander
ln-chief of the army of the United
States through the channels of the
war department" ...J..
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Indiana Miners Riot.

EVANSVILLE. Ind., June 21.--Sunny.
side mine remains closed today, and
the imported men are hiding. Fred
Lacher, national committeeman of the
United Mine Workers and state secre-
tary, denies all knowledge of the
shooting. All is quiet today. Gov
ernor Mount will probably be asked to
prevent the Importation Of foreign
lahorersa
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Four Transports win Sail

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2O.-Four
transports will sail for Manila within
a week, and fifth will soon leave
The steamer Zealandia is now
scheduled to sail on Thursday. The
Sherman and Pennsylvania will de.
part together on Saturday. and the
Valencia will follow on Sunday. The
Wyefeld, carrying only freight, will
depart early next week.
The Zealandi will take part of the
Twenty-fourth infantry and the VAL
encia will take the remainder. The
troops that have been assigned to the
Sherman and Pennsylvania will arrive
late in the week,
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Oswego Hotel Burns.

OswEGo, N. Y, June 2l.-The
Eagle hotel was destroyed by fire this
morning. Mrs. Rachel King, whose
home Is in New Haven, lost her life by
suffocation, and eight others were
seriously injured. The fire started in
the kitchen and spread quickly. Sew
eral persons, including the proprietor
and his wife, jumped from The windows
on the second floor.
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Strike Settled.

AKRON, O., June 2l.-Settlement
has been reached in the street railway
strike. Ten hours are to constitute a
days work. The mstormen and con-
ductors receive an advance of two
cents and other employees 2i an hour.
The union was, not recognized, but
future disputes are to be arbitrated.
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Watson Arrives.

MANILA, June M.-Rear-Admiral
Watson arrived today on board the
transport Zafiro from Hong Kong, and
raised his flag on the cruiser Baltimore.
The commanders of all the warships
called upon the admiral during the day.
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PULASKI, Va, June 20-At Wygal's
bridge, John Raines and Madison.
Pratt, each aged 10 years, were bath.
ing with party, when Raines acci-
dentally kicked Pratt. Angry words
followed. and both boys left the water
and ran to their clothing, secured re.
volvers aud began firing. Pratt died
almost instantly, but Raines, who was
shot in the abdomen, fingered until
mOrninr
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Jealousy Promoted Murder.

NEW York, June 2O.-George Wald.
vogel. 20 years of age, fishdealer,
died today from the effect of stab in
the abdomen inflicted by Philip McDer.
mott. The murder was the outcome
of jealousy, both men being attentive
to the same young woman.
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Presumably the Oregonian has re-
ceived an anonymous communication
criticising some of its policies, for it
devotes half column editorial to
abusing what it terms an anonymous
ASS" and from the reading of the ef-
fusion one cannot but be impressed
with the belief that there is rather
long cared gentleman doing some
editorial work around close to the big
tower.
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The dining table trust is about the
only one yet formed that does not
strike directly into the poor mans
pocket. A dining table is not an
absolute necessity. A man is not
compelled to have q dining table.
He can est of box.
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CHICAGO, June % "A special TO th.
Record from Las Vegas, N. M, say. !:
L. 81. Hofmeister, of the committee on
music for the Rough Riders reunion.
has received information that tn,
Mexican government will bear the eA-
penses of the chihuahua band to amt
from Ell Paso, that is, on Mexican ter
ritory.
Colonel A. o 8rodie has arrived
from Arizona. He and Captain ".
q. Il. Llewellyn are the only officers
so far arrived. Ex-Governor Adam,
of Colorado, is here as guest Of thu
normal university. Governor Murphy.
of Arizona, will arrive Friday morn
inn
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MKINLEY AND THE WAR.

At last President Mckinley appears
to have arrived at a full realization of
the enormity of the war in which he
needlessly plunged the country, and
has about concluded to issue call for
enough soldiers to crush out the in.
surrection in the Philippines. The
president as we'll as his advisers
realize that this call will be unpopular
at this time, and will not add strength
to his administration, but necessities
demand the call and he cannot longer
delay. Very many Americans, in
cluding the president, imagined, at
the outbreak of trouble in the Philip
pines, that all that was needed to quell
the insurrectiou was to 6hrow a few
thousand troops against the Filipinos
and win a few battles, when the in
surgents would surrender. But the
experience of the past five months has
proven what another class of Ameri-
cans claimed to be true, that it would
require an army of from $4,000 to
100000 men to whip the insurgents
and hold the country.
1t has become evident that the only
possible way to close the war is either
TO permit the Filipinos to surrender
ON terms that they will have at least
half the say in debating, or send
enough soldiers to the islands to kill
off the Filipino army aud garrison
every place of importance when it is
taken. The administration, through
its representatives, has determined
that the former policy shall not be
adopted; that q complete and uncon.
ditioual surrender must be had,
therefore it realizes something more |
than display of arms and the winning |
Of an occasional victory is required.
In short, the administration has begun
% realize that it has a real war on its
lands that must be prosecuted
" o large and powerful army.
Having cvne to this realization, !
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Cutting Of Ears.

: BOMBAY, June 20.-The riots in
Southern India have spread to Travan
core, where the police have been
severely beaten and forced to. retire.
The rioters have seized number OF
guns and quantity of ammunition
They are cutting off the ears of their
opponents in order to obtain their
earrings more expediciously. About
$50 houses were burned at Samboova
Dagarai. Troops are now patrolling
the districts disturbed.
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.Explo.lon In a coal Mime.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, June ga
heavy axplosion of gas occurred this
morning in one of the lower lifts O;
the Maxwell colleries Of the Lehigh a.
Wilkesbarre Coal Company. Three
hundred men were at work in the
mine at the time and the first report
was that great many had been killed.
Fortunately, however, sll succeeded
in making their escape, except three.
who were slightly burned. The cause
of the explosion is q mystery. Little.
damage was done.