THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE; SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1898.
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PROF. NORTON'S IGNORANCE.
Professor Charles Eliot Norton, of
Harvard university, gave another il
lustration recently of his ignorance
cf American history and his inability
to understand American spirit and
character. In his speech at the Sand
erson academy dinner he spoke of a
chosen few who, like himself, liad
sorrowf ul thoughts because "our
. nation should have turned its back
upon its old ideals" and have taken
the Dath of ,-a2zressive war" which
has never led to anything but ill.
Those who study American history
know that we have not turned our
back on old ideals or departed from
the paths marked out by our fore
fathers. Professor Hart, who has
given some attention to American
hibtory, cites sixty cases in which the
United States has intervened bv force
outside of our national jurisdiction
In thirty cases the American troops
occupied foreign territory,' and in
twelve cases the territory occupied
was annexed.
The founders or the republic in
augurated the policy which brought
countless benefits to the nation
through (jeorse Itogers Ulaiks in
vasion of the Northwest, the occnpa
lion or Louisiana m Hi)4. the in
vasion and occupation of Oregon in
1805, the invasion and occupation of
Florida at a later date, the conquest
of California in 1842 44, the lnva-
cirtn rv? XT o v i or in 1 RA.t intdTUOntinn
in Samoa iu 1872, and in Hawaii in
1889. These expeditions doubled
and quadrupled the territory of the
Union, and not one of them was un
dertaken with a higher motive than
the Cuban war.
In entering Cuba, Porto Rico, and
the Philippines the United States is
acting up to old ideals and in accord
ance with precedents that ever have
contributed to the power and in
fluence of the people. '"The founda
tions on which the republic has
rested" have been unsettled ; "the
. principles on which the government
"depends" have not been violated ; we
bave not undertaken obligations
which "neither our ' institutions nor
cur national character will enable us
' properly to discharge." In short, we
have not done anything which Prof.
Noiton insists we have done, and we
have accomplished in this latest inter
vention by force of arms almost as
much as did the fathers of the re
public by their first interventions.
Professor Norton shuts bis eyes to
the past when he slanders his country
in the present. Inter Ocean.
difficulty? ? Why struggle to adjust
the spelling of one word to its pro
nunciation when we are shifting the
pronunciation of countless categories ?
Why not give it up as a bad job, as
itceitainly is and always has been?
Neither Chaucer nor "Washington
could spell correctly, and the great
est spelling reformer in ; English
literature was Artemus Ward but
the job was "2 mutch" for him.
WESTERN MAN PROMOTED.
SPELLING REFORM OBSTACLES
with the vast and venerable question
of the right srelling of English words,
a committee of eminent educators
has timidly suggested an improve
ment in the spelling cf a dozen or so
of notorious offenders against etymol
ogy and phonetics our old friends
"programme" and.?4pedagogue" and
"through" of course leading the list.
If this is all that the friends of
spelling reform can offer us, the out
look for phonetic English is discorag
ing. The hope of reform is dwindl
ing instead of increasing.
While the feeble proposition is
made to spell a dozen or so easy
words as they are pronounced, the
pernicious influence of an effete
aristocracy in England is corrupting
the pronunciation of hundreds of
other words, and the decree of a
London fashion is absolute. Ameri
cans otherwise sane are heard to call
a ""clerk" a "dark" and to speak of a
paper as a "piper." . In London a
lady is a "lydy," today is "to-die,"
fate is "file," and even one's name is
"nime" and so on through a list of
degraded pronunciation not - al
together confined to the .cockneys,
many of which have already crossed
the Atlantic and all of which may be
expected. ' -
What is the use ot cherishing any
hope of spelling reform under such
Among the western army men who
have won distinction in the Hispano
American war is T. M. Anderson,
whose promotion to be major general
of volunteers was announced in the
dispatches Monday. As colonel of
the Fourteenth U. S. infantry be has
been a resident of Washington since
188C, and has been prominently
identified with the state. He is one
of those able soldiers of the army
who is without political "pull," hence
promotion for him has been slow.
Manv another has passed him when
promotion has been given by favor,
Circumstances came to his aid at last,
and at Manna be was given an - op
portunity to distinguish himself. Even
there, however, be was deprived of
some measure of the success that
might have been his. He was in
commane nntil the arrival of Merrit
and had he been allowed to attack
before Merritt's arrival, when he
wanted to, the credit for the victory
would have been entirely his; as it is
Merritt has the credit, for be was in
command when the battle was fought.
Although three years ago when Shaf
tcr and Schwan and Merriam and
Coppinger and Smith and DeRussey
were all colonels with - Anderson,
Anderson in lineal rank being ahead
of Coppinger, DeRussey and several
others who became generals ahead of
hinr, and was only three numbers be
hind Schwan and four behind Shat
ter, be was not granted promotion
but remained a colonel, seeing offi
cers his inferior in rank and service
advanced over him, until the break
ing out of the war, when he was at
last made a brigadier general. Now
he has won the other stars and is a
major general of Volunteers. It was
General Anderson who, as colonel of
the Fourteenth, took the troops to
Skagway last year and was in com
mand there. He now has the Philip
pine insurgent on his hands and is
dealing with them in a manner to in
dicate be is a diplomat as well as a
soldier.
GeneralJ Anderson entered the
army in 1861 as a private in the
Sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, but
was shortly promoted to be a second
lieutenant in the regular army and
assigned to the Second cavalry, later
to the Fifth cavalry. He won his
two bars as captain in the same year,
skipping the grade of first lieutenant,
was brevetted major and lieutenant
colonel in 1864 for gallant services
in the battles of the Wilderness and
Spottsylvania, and in 18G6 was trans
ferred to the Twenty-First infantry.
In 1868 he was made major and in
1869 was assigned tojthe Tenth in
fantry. . Ten years later he became
lieutenant colonel of. the iSinta in
fantry and in 1886 h j was promoted
to be colonel of the Fourteenth in
fantry. Ever since he has been
stationed at Vancouver barrack.
roosts. The latest is the czar of
Russia.' He now wants an interna
tional conference looking to lasting
peace and the reduction of the ex
pensive armaments.. His proposition
has caused considerable, comment
throughout the old world. .
CROPS AND WEATHER.
THE PEACE COMMISSION'S TASK
A TINGE OF SADNESS.
In the aftermath concerning the
great naval display at New York, on
the 20th inst., the Sun had the fol
lowing:
"The only suggestion cf a tinge of
sadness in the homecoming of the
fleet was in the lament of an officer
on the Oregon when he said : 'Such a
day as today is the one day in a
man's life when he would like to have
his folks looking on, ar.d unfortu
nately for the Oregon men's personal
interest in the reception, most of
them. were Pacific slope men. They
might console themselves with the
obvious fact that their ship ws the
most popular boat in the fleet, and
that it was flanked on either side
with the greatest number of excur
sion boats loaded with people, who
cheered themselves hoarse for the
men from the Pacific- slope..
Ever since the United - States
showed such powerful strength and
fighting qualities the European pow
ers are coming down from their high !
A decidedly delicate and import
ant work is to be intrusted to . the
American members of the peace com
mission. This is the Grst time in half
a century that the United States has
been nt war with another nation, but
the settlement then, at the conclusion
of the Mexican conflict, was a much
less formal affair than thi3 one will
be. One commissioner only, Nicho
las P. Trist, represented the United
States in the arrangement of the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of
1848, and three represented Mexico.
Moreover, Trist was not a regu'.arly
recognised " commissioner of the
United States at the time, haying
been recalled from Mexico just be
fore the treaty was framed, but his
work was accepted by this country.
Mesi.'O was prostrate at the feet of
the United States at the time, with
an American army holding its chief
cities, and was forced to accept any
terms which might be imposed by
the victor. The terms were made
easier by the fact that the victor pai J
a large sum of inoney, $15,000,000,
besides assuming $3,250,000 of debts
due. from Mexico to American citi
zens, for the territory which it had
already won by conquest. " -
In the present instance American
difficulties will be far greater than
they were then. Five commissioners
will represent the United States in
this peace convention ; they will be
confronted by five of the most astute
personages whom Spain can select,
and the Spaniards will be "coached"
by the diplomats of the other conti
nental European powers. The com
mission is to meet in Paris, a city in
which, notwithstanding its cosmopol
itanism, Spanish influence, as dis
tiuguisbed from American, is pre
dominant. It is known that the de
mands of America in the Philippines,
which will be the principal subject
of discussion among the commission
ers, will be exceedingly disagreeable
to the great nations of Europe out
side of England. The American
members' whole environment will be
more or less hostile. It was of the
utmost importance that the United
States representatives be men of
ability, shrewdness and courage. The
commissioners Secretary Day, Sen
ators Davis and Frye, Justice White
and Whitelaw Reid meet all the de
mands in these respects.
The Philippine situation, howe.ver,
is shaping itself favorably for the
Americans. Dewey and Merritt are
in virtual control of the whole Island
of Luzon, which commands the entire
Philippine group. Spanish authority
in the archipelago is practically dead,
for the Spaniards in -the few other
islands which have had garrisons
have neiiber supplies nor a navy
The insurgents, now that the Ameri
cans have destroyed the Spanish navy
and- have, captured the Spanish
stronghold, Manila, could overcome
the rest of the Spaniards, but they
would be powerless against American
opposition. There will be no neces
sity, however, for American opposi
tion. Aguinildo, who was expected
to make trouble for the United
Stales, has become tractable. The
Philippines in Manila have told the
American officers that the insurgent
forces will disband if they are as
sured of American or British control
of the islands, but add that they will
never accept Spanish rule again.
This simplifies the situation. The
The Philippines can not be given
back to Spain. England not only-
does not want them, but ' she urges
the United States to keep them. The
United Slates has won them, the
Philippine tell her to bang on to
them, she needs them, and she will
hold them. "- These are the conditions
which confront the American com
missioners, and which must be regis
tered in their ! work at Paris. The
Philippines the . entire Philippine
archipelago will be American terri
tory. Globe Democrat.
Weekly Report From the United States
Weather Bureau Splendid Grain
.- lieturusln Eastern Oregon.
- The mean temperature for the week
averaged 70, which was 1 higher than
for the preceding week and 1 lower than
for the coresponding week of last year.
The highest temperature was 98, on
Wednesday; the .lowest 52 daring
Saturday night. Sprinkles of rain and
very mild thunderstorms prevailed
Thursday night. " The rainfall was not
sufficient to lay the duel. The amount
of cloudiness has increased. -
Harvesting and threshing continues.
The grain crop is being rapidly disposed
of, though the work of gathering the
crop will continue for several weeks vet.
The correspondents, as a role, report
most excellent returns from the grain.
The warm period daring the fore part
of this month was injurious to the
spring grain, yet it is turning out very
well. The grain crop, as a rule, is satis
factory to every person.
The corn crop is making good growth;
it has commenced to mature. The
weather has been favorable for corn
throcghout the entire season.
Alfalfa and clover hay continue to be
cat and housed or stacked.. The hay
crop is, and has been, good. Fruit is
making eatisfactor) progress. " Prnne-
drying has commenced in many sections
of the Columbia River Valley. Peaches
are plentiful and are ripening rapidly
The apple crop is very large and is mak
ing gooa progress, l lie trait trees are
unusually healthy this year. Melon
are very numerous ana ot large size
It is seldom that an adverse report is
J received from any correspondent in th!
section of the state concerning any pro
duct.
The water supply is very low, and in
some localities Is a serious question ;
will not increase until the winter rains
begin, although rain usually falls in
small amounts during the latter part of
September.
Stock is reported to be in good condi
tion, with fully an average amount of
feed. . A very large supply of hay is be
ing secured for winter use throughout
the stock country.
- - UOTICB. '
Board for school children. Bates $14
per month, including washing.
8-16-lm. - .. Mas. F. Daxws. .
MEETING
OF WATER '
SIONERS.-
COMM1S-
Held Last Nlgbt. Important Business
Discussed. T. J. Seufert and Sim
Bolton Elected President and .
Secretary of the Commission.
At a meeting of the water commis
sioners last evening the following were
present: . B. Da far, M. Randall, T. J.
Seufert, E. C. Phirman, J- B. Crossen
and Simeon Bolton. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and ap
proved.
E. B. Dafur was elected president pro
tempore while Simeon Bolton acted as
Secretary. : As this was the time for the
regular election of officers for the ensue1
ing year, T. J. Suefert was placed in
nomination for president. There were
no farther nominations and upon motion
the secretary cast the ballot which re
salted in the election of Mr. Seufert as
president of the commission.
Mr. Bolton was elected secretaay for
the msueingyear.-
Mr. Shearman appeared before the
commission and made application tor
the reduction of water rent for the Ba p
tist sentinel and on motion the same
was reduced to $1.50 per month.
On motion the commission decided to
procure the services of J. B. Goit to
make a map of the entire water eystem
ehowing all mains, taps, etc.
JS. 15. JJufar made a motion that the
salary of C. A. Borders be increased $10
per month including August. Motion
carried.
On motion a committee of two con
sistine of M. Randall and S. Bolton was
appointed to procure the service of some
civil engineer to prepare plans and
speculations regarding the improvement
of the water eystem.
tbeasubeb's bepobt fob JULY.
July 1st. Cash on Hand..T.'.. .$ 4381 49
July 5tb. Cash from Thos Hud
son's property....... iuu uu
Jnlv 8th. Gash from B A Gif-
ford...; i iu uu
Julv 31st, Cash from J A Cros
sen, water rent. 1Z44 to
Total . ... 5736 24
By Warrants Redeemed ...$ 5385 46
Balance Cash on Hand. .$ 350 78
Tbeasubeb's bepobt fob August.
Aug. 1st, Bal. Cash on Hand. .$ 350 78
Aog. 31st, Cash from J A Cros
sen, water rent us uu
Total.;.:.. :......::...,$ 1534 78
By Warrants Redeemed. 13 25
To Bal. Cash on Hand.. .$1521 53
supebintendest's bepobt.
Total Book Account. ..
Collected.,
3IRS. FEITZ DEAD.
- RESPECTED TOYVNSWOMAN
PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY.
While Attenplng Servloes at the Cath
11c Church. She Falls Victim
to Heart Disease. v
$ 1448 50
1184 00
Delinquent.
264 50
. BILLS ALLOWED.
J F Haworth,. receipt books. . ...
Maya and Crowe, supplies..
H Clougb, labor.
Gunning and Hackman, ........
blacEsmithmg . --. ....
A S Cathcart, hauling pipe.... .
C J Crandail stamps,
J A Crossen, salarv supt. . . .
OA Borders" "'helper. ......
8 Bolton, secretary
Wm Morgansfield, labor.
J E Lane, labor. ...... . . ... ... .
CF Jones, " ....
J Mil lard, " .................
The last three claims were
drawn in favor of J. A. Crossen as he
bad advanced them money and filed re
ceipts for the same. - " -
.. 9 50
.. 2 50
3 00
1 50
2 25
.. 1 00
..75 00
.. 65 00
.. 10 00
48 00
.. 12 00
.. 10 00
,. 42 00
ordered
. The grim hand of death seized one of
bnr most respected townswomen this
morning, and on account cf its unex
pected coming, the case was rendered
aTl the more sad. Mrs. Sarah A. Fritz,
an old resident of this, city, died of
heart disease while attending services in
the Catholic church at 8 o'clock this
morning." In her the city loses one,
who by her life and example, has won
the respect of all, while the state isleft
to mourn the loss cf one its pioneers. -Mrsi
Fritz was born in Rochester,
New York, about 58 years ago. When
ten years of age she came across the
plains with the family of Joseph Brant,
of Vancouver, and while in that town
met Jacob Fritz, who at the time was
serving in the United States Army.
Their courtship terminated in their be
ing married in 1856 when she was about
14 years old. From Vancouver they
went to Walla Walla, Wash., and later
moved to The Dalles, and since that
time have made this city their home.
About seven months ago her husband,
Jacob Fritz, died, and scarcely had the
family recovered from the blow when
thsy were stricken by another calamity
even sadder than the above the loss of
a good and kind mother.
The married life of Mr. and Mrs.
Fritz was blessed with ten children, of
whom seven survive. Louis and John
of this place, Charles, of Boise City,
Idaho, Mrs. Agnes Baldwin, of Portland,
Mrs. Flaschutz of Denver and Mrs,
KnighJ and Miss Mary Fritz of The
Dalles. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz figured among the
old poineers of The Dalles, and on ac
count of the length of time they have
lived here, they Beemed like landmarks
unseparably connected with the history
of the city.
' For the last ten years she has been
subject to heart disease, and her phyei-
C'an, Dr. Holhster, informs us that the
end was not unexpected as she was sub
ject to fainting spells as a result of the
malady which were likely to cairy her
away at any time.
Her death seemed to be almost pain
less and although there were several
people in the church at the timer of her
death, she had almost passed away be
fore tbey knew . that anything was
wrong.
The date of the funeral cannot be set
until the different members of the
family are heard from, but in all proba
bility it will take place Monday the 5th.
Deafness Cannot beiCured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to, cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it Is en
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
flamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by. catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free."
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O.
& Sold by Druggiste, 75c. 6-10 "
Notice to Delinquent Taxpayers.
The delinaent taxes of Wasco connfv.
as shown on the rolls now in the hands
of the sheriff are $60,000, an amount al
most equal to the indebtedness of the
county. Every citizen will doubtless
admit that this state of affairs Ehonld
not exist, and that all taxes should be
collecte 1. On account of hard times
in the past the county court Las Bhown
leniency to taxpayers, but that leniency
has reached the limit, and the court
cannot wait longer on delinquents to
make settlements. For this reason a
warrant has been attached to each de
linquent roll commanding the sheriff to
collect all taxes by seizure and sale of
property. With a bountiful crop now
in sight, there can no longer be any rea
sonable excuse for the non-payment of
taxes. The sheriff is bound by oath to
comply with the terms of the warrants
attached to the tax rolls for the collec
tion thereof, and has no option in the
matter. Delinquent taxpayers can save
the cost of seizure and sale of property
by settling their taxes at once.
Robert Kelly,
Sheriff and Tax Collector for Wasco
County.
Dated, August 4, 1898.
SPECIAL EXCURSION
From Eugene, Albany, and Corvallis,
Monday, September 26, 1893, to Oregon
State Fair. For this excursion the
Southern Pacific will make a rate of $2
from Eugene and $1 from Albany for the
round trip, returning same day. Regu
lar rate one fair round trip good any
time during fair. Don't miss the best
fair ever held in Oregon.
NOTICE.
Came to my place on 5-Mile over a
year ago, a bright bay mare ; weight
about 1000 pounds; two white bind feet;
no visible brand; scar on right hip.
Owner can have the same by paying for
this notice." Wm. Floyd.
aug9-w4t
ei motor
Windmills.
and Spray Pump
elsewhere.
We have lately taken the
agency for the Aermotor Wind
mill, and carry a stock on hand.
We also carry a complete
stock of Deep and Shallow Well
Pumps, as well as Pitcher Spout .
Call and see us before buying
The Aermotor Mill is considered the best
machine on the market. Call and see it.
MAIER & BENTON,
" Sole Agents for. Wasco County.
airSP6 r The Dalles, Or.
roi7ey Saud is foi)ey Earned.
l.r..t'l.:P:C.;ta . ........ - .-
Wishes to inform the public that he is still in the
UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE-FRAME BUSINESS,
And persons needing anything in these lines can save money '
- . . by calling on him before dealing elsewhere. . -
Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Third and Washington Sts.;