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IB f If if I Wtfffl n V 7 Ay Ay Ay. 7VOL.-."l. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1891. NUMBER 12. i. ' s mm mm jm. . s mm mm . c MUST PAT TAXES. The Attorney General of California De cides that the Railroads Must Pay Taxes on Unpatented Lands. Claggett Presents His Credentials Congress as Senator from Idaho Interesting Proceedings. jtAILAOAD lands. to Ueneral Hart of California Icr.iH. That Railroads Hast Pay tuei on Them. Sacbamkxto. Feb. 27. On a question rained by the district attorney of Sieki : you County as to whether lands sold by ' railroads 'are assessable, to the railroad ' companies. Purchasers from thorn hold ing such lands conld not be assessed because there has been no patent issued for them by the government, attorney. General Mart has decided against the rail roads. Uuiess overruled this decision will compel payment of taxes on ten million acres of land in this state. Congressional Proceedings. Washington, Feb. 27. In the senate a bill was passed amendatory of law pro viding for the selection of' school lands. The honse then went into a committee bf 'the' whole j resuming consideration of 't the shipping bill.; : : : -"' , In the senate papers presented in sup port of the claim of W. H. Clagett to a seat in the senate from Idaho, (for which the credentials of Dubois-. were already on file.) They were referred to the com mittee on privileges and elections. ; ; Sherman stated that he was authorized by the committee on foreign relations to to"lay in view of the state of public busi ness that the Nicaragua canal bill would : not be pressed any further at this time and might take its place on thecalamler. The senate passed the legislative . executive and judicial appropriation bill ' and agreed' to hake tip the pure food bill, This makes it unfinished business. ' It will have to give away however to the . 'appropriation "bills." '' : . ' , Consideration of the legislative appro priatioh bill was resumed. Conferes on bill for repeal of timber ' 'culture laws and amendatory land laws ; generally has practically reached an agreement on an entirely new bill which will be brought forward at the first op portunity. The bill agreed upon will change the general land system of the government manner . of doing things. , The bill firs repeals, the timber culture ?'act with' a reservation in favor of .bona H de claims' heretofore instituted. .' p .:. : i;,5rh$ President today transmitted to the senate copies of papers relating to reciprocity arrangements between the United States and Brazil. A VETO TO ' BE IGNORED. .V The. Phre.Per --Cent.? 'volte land V - '- Merely Held in Trust.' Fund Salem, Feb. 22. The "omnibus wagon road bill" was not received by the gov ernor in tune lor ms excellency to return ' it with his-veto ' before the legislature Adjourned sine die. It was, however, filed Saturday evening; in' the office .of Ihe secretary of state. Following is the veto : . "I herewith leturn house bill 306 with my dissent. This bill appropriates " 'out of the 5 per cent, United States land " sale fund of the state of Oregon the sum of $127,000' ". to aid the county courts of , - 'certain, counties "in the 'construction of Vertain wagon roads specified in the bill. - There is now m the-state treasury of the fun above mentioned the sum of $6,389. 12. Section 3 of the bill provides "s that whenever the county courts of any county - named in section 2 of this act .shall cer tify to ihe ieecretary - of state that the ' amount named in aid of such court has '.- " been expended in the repairs or con struction of the road or roads named for said county, as provided in section 2, or shall certify that any pertion-of the sum ' set apart for . Jthe repairs or . cpnstruc ' tion;-of' -any road , in - said couuty, provided for in said section 2, has been ex pended and applied as provided by this :act, the said secretary of state, shall draw his warrant itt favor of said county ior the sum certified, provided the said . fimount.shall in no instance., exceed the saw set;apart in aid of the connty court . ; lor the particular road certified, as pro vided by section 2 of this act. It thus ' appears that the county court must first " incur the indebtednes before the state assumes it. This is plainly repugnant to section 8, article 11, of the state con .'..' jrtitution,' which expressly declares that, " 'the state Shalt naver assume the debt . . of any county town or other corporation . whatever, unless such debts shall have been created to repel invasion, suppress 5nsurrectioo.or defend the state in war.'.." ti VThe bill is also 'repugnant to section 7' of ""'the same article, which limits the liabil ities of the state to $50,000." " This action of the governor will not disconcert thtr wagon-road men in the least. The organic act aumitting Qre . gon into the Union provides that' the ' ' proceeds derived from 5 per cent, of - the sale of public lands in the state, may .be used for the building of public roads or other internal improvements, as the leg islature nay Jdirecti This bill, which " the governor has just vetoed, is not an appropriation of state money, in any ; sense, but inerely a direction of the leg , islature how the land Received from the .. L'nired States snail ! applied. Despite the growing "Pennoyer boom," the gov ernor is not' yet president, and can . hardly hope at "the present time to veto an act of congress. The bill did not recognize the governor at . all, for the . ...emergency .clause read that it "shall be "in 'effect from and after - its passage." " -The connty courts of Josephine and - -Gurrv counties will test the soundness .of this position immediately, -The road down Rogue river will be built as soon : i'os possible, and then the 'secretary of istate will be called upon to draw his warrant for $16,000 for the tVo counties. " 'Shonld be refuse, -as he is quite likely to do hnder the circumstances, juit will be brought in the supreme court to compel v him to issue the warrants, and it is confi dently expected that the court will hold that the governor has no power to direct or interfere with the legislature in the i disposition of this fund. .'The weakness ' jt the governor's position was 'pointed by himself, it is claimed. When he ;ent his message to the legislature, urg ing U to take steps to get the coihent of congress ' to the" transference' tt this money to the common school ranu WHAT IV AS HIS FAITH? Aaotltcir fetter From Father Shei Regarding His Father's Belief. erna - yxw oek, el. so. borne time ujo the Evening World quoted Rev. Thomas E. Sherman,, as saying that his father, yibt dead general,' was- not Catholic.' The next day it printed an interview I in which the priest said bis tutner naa been baptized in the Catholic church, married in the Catholic church, and had expressed to him a belief that if there was any true religion it was the Catholic. The Timet now prints a letter of the Kev. Mr. Sherpian, written in 1878 to Samuel Reber, a kinsman of the faniilv, announc- his intention of going abroad to study for the priesthood, although his father had educated him for the bar. savin cr: "As with me alone rested the duty and burden of choosing my path in life, so with me alone rests the blame or praise in having chosen the church instead of the law. My tother, as you know, is not a Catholic, and therefore the step I am taking seems as startling and as strange to him as I have no doubt it does to you, my dear sir. I go without his approval, sanction or consent ; in fact, in direct opposition to his best wishes in my be half, for he had formed other plans for me, which are now defeated, and had other hopes and other expectations in my regard, which are necessarilv dashed to the ground. Feeling infufly aware that I have aggrieved and disappointed mv father. I beK my friends and his, one and all, of whatever religion they may be, to spare him inquiries or comments of any sort, for I cannot help feeling that anything of the kind will be ill-timed and inappropriate." Congressional Proceedings. Washington, Feb. 28. The president made the following nominations. Thos. N. Hart, postmaster at Boston ; W. F. Fogerty, U. S, marshal for Massachues etts. - .'' i i ' ' In the senate the privilege 'of the "floor was given to Claggett, claiming to be senator elect from Idaho pending the decision of his claim. ' House bill giving permission of a pen sion of $2,500 a year to the widow of Ad miral Porter was passed. . . ; ; The senate agreed to house amend ment to the direct tax bill. It now goes to the president, The house and senate have both agreed to a conference report on the bills to establish United States land courts and define and. regulate jurisdiction courts of the United States.' f -j The house committee on reform in the civil service today agreed to report a bill to provide for a single civil service com missioner with two deputies in place of the present triple headed commission. The committee on foreign affairs re ported back the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill with recommendation All senate bills be agreed to with the exception of an amendment providing for a cable between San Francisco and the Hawaiian islands. The recommenda tion was concurred., in. Yeas 222, nays none.. . . ,v v. '.. , - .. '. t ', .' The--.ftrrmian-. Empress ;' Safely Away .- from Paris. . : Pajus, Feb. '27. The Empress Freder ick of Germany left here this moving. No unpleasant incident marked her de parture. The gravity of the situation can lie judged from the fact that acting under advice from high quarters,. 'the empress change route through fear of being insulted. . New Mexico Legislature. Santa; Fbj 5f. M;, Feb? 27. The legis lature has adjourned. 'Among the bills punsed during the session are the follow ing : Free public school law, bill taxing express companies on receipts, taxing national bank shares, regulating express charges, repealing exemption laws. l To Impeach a Kansas Judge?" TopbkA, Ks., Feb. 27. The committee appointed to ' investigate the " charges against Judge Bodkins submitted its report to the house of representatives this morning accompanied with a reso lution that a like committee, be appointed from the senate for an impeach men t trial. High Water In Arizona. Yunia, Ar.y Feb. 27. The water is running over the piers of the bridge and the river, is still rising.-.. People have abandoned all the houses .and gone to the hills. The telegraph office is now operated from the Southern Pacific hotel which stands'on the highest point. Is Xot Keeelrer any Longer. - Portland, "'Or., '. Feb! 2?.-4ln the United States court today Judge Deady ordered the discherge of Joseph Simon from the receivership of the Oregon Im provement company to wluch position he was appointed , November 25, 1890. The company is now in a position to pay all claims against it. The Flood in New Nork. Albany N yV,"; Feb. "27. The con dition of the New York Central & Hud son river railroad north and south of this place -owing to the flood is not im proved. Several trains have been aban doned, and others are late. . . Got Six Cents for Libel. Nkw York, Feb. 27. The trial of the libel suit '. bf John ;HoD lander against the cousul general Baiz of Guatamala for the recovery of $20000 damages end ed this afternoon by the jury, renderiug the verdict of six cents for plaintiff. ' A Gallant Senator in Nebraska. ' 'Lincoln, Neb. Feb.' 27. Senator Col lins this morniug introduced a bill con ferring upon women the right to vote for president and vice president of the United States. . UlTorce in High Life. London, Feb. 27. Lady Russell, wife of the Earl Russell has made application for divorce. - The earl will stoutly con test the granting of a separation. They wedded but a short time ago. . The Trouble Over in Ohio. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 27. The river continues to recede at the rate of an inch an hour.' By Sundav at the latest all.' the roads will resume the use of the central depot. Blair to Be Minister to China. ( Washington, Feb. 27. The president today sent the senate the nomination of Henry W. Blair, of New Hampshire, as minister to China. Lumber Firm Assigns. Nashville, Feb. 27. The Duncan Hughes, Harrison Lumber company of Pittsburg,' assigned today." , LOST AT SKA. The Iowa" Supposed to Hare Collided With an Iceberg. New Yokk, Feb. 28. The captain of the steamer Pennland reports that on February 22d she sigh ted. the steamer Iowa in a sinking condition. The Brit ish steairJer Chester, for New York, was taking the crew off the Iowa and will bring them to this port. It it believed they are all saved. It is thought the Iowa collided with an iceberg. The Iowa is valued at $250,000 and has cargo worth $35,000. Tha amount of in surance carried is not known. THE WHISKEY TRUST. A Chicago Grand Jury Finds Indict- raents Against Its Ex-Secretary. Chicago, tea. 28. The drand jury this afternoon returned two indictments against Gen. Gibson, ex-secretary of the whiskey trust, and two against him jointly Mith other persons whose names are suppressed. In all cases the charges are attempting to commit criminal arson and feloniously procuring gun powder and dynamite for unlawful purposes. Is a Chestnut This Time. San Francisco, Feb. 28. The Pacific Coast Wood and. Iron, a local lumber journal, has collected statistics in Ore gon, Washington and California for the year 1890. Washington produced one billion eight hundred and twenty mil lion one hundred and seventy-one thous and feet, Oregon eight hundred and twenty-nine million two hundred and eighty-three thousand feet and California eight hundred and sixty-four million nine hundred and sixteen thousand feet. Will Hold No Services Tomorrow. Rkading, Pa., Feb 28. Owing to fight between Bishop Bowman and the town factions'of the Evangelical church at Allentown, all churches of that de nomination in this city are locked up today and the announcement - made that no services will be held tomorrow. The closing of thechurches was decided upon in order to prevent the opposing faction taking possession. Some countrv churches took a similar action. WILL Villi) to the ska. President Hill Comes Kack From Lon don With Money for that Purpose. New York, Feb. 28. President Hill of the Great Northern railway arrived from Europe on the north German steamer Spree, yesterday. During his few weeks in London he completed financial ar rangements that will enable him to push his road, the old Manitoba, through to the Pacific ocean in very sliort order. Horrille Sufi'ering Among Cherokee Strip Settlers. Arkansas City, Ks., Feb. 28. The blizzard last night was the worst of the season. People on the Cherokee strip suffered terribly, men are coming in from' the settlement on the Chicasaw river and report several children per ished from the cold, and women lying ill in tents south of the city, will probably die as a result of the exposure. School Mistress Injured. MoMinnville, Or., Feb. 28. At the teachers examination last evening in the court house a plaster ornament be come detached from the ceiling and fell 25 feet on the desk and rebounded stirk ing Miss Forsyth, of Newberg, on her forehead, knocking her insensible. The wound exposed the skull, but is not dangerous. Another Bad Mining Accident. ' Whitehall, Tenn., Feb. 28. A - cable incline at the coal mine broke today as the miners were going to work and the car 'was dashed down the mountain. Two men were killed instantly and eleven seriously hurt, and others it is thought will die from, injuries received. Master - Workman McCarthy --Arrested. Lynn, Mass., Feb. 28.' Master Work man McCarthy of the national trade assembly of Knights of Labor, which embraces all organizations of leather workers of this city, was arrested by the police this morning for an alleged at ttempt, with other persans, to unlaw fully intimidate non-union workmen. An Ex-Governor's Son Suicides. . Chicago, Feb. 28. James Reynolds, head city salesman of the hardware firm of Kelly, Mans & Co., suicided this morning. No cause m known for the deed. Reynolds is a son of the ex-governor of Rhode Island. Heaviest Snow on Kecord. Chattanooga, Feb. 28. This entire section is enveloped in a blinding snow. Three inches of snow cover the ground and indications are that the fall will not cease before night. It is the heaviest on record in this section. Democratic by Legislation. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 28. Congres sional appointment committee of the Arkansas legislature has agreed upon measures providing for redistricting the state. The bill makes all districts democratic. . The Strike at the Hub. Boston, Feb. 28. The electrotypers strike is assuming serious proportions. The strike is sanctioned by the Interna tional Typographical Union, which com plicates matters very much. . An Insane Act. Pittsbdkg, Feb. 28. John Copeland, a wealthy storekeeper, fatally shot his wife this morning and then tried to kill his two children and himself, but was prevented. He is insane.' A Modest New York Official. New York, Feb. 28. Inspector Byrnes has declined to accept the decor ation sent to him by King Humbert of ItaiV. ' . . The Prohibition Law Will Stand. ' Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 28. The bill in troduced in the house to repeal the pre sent prohibition law was indefinitely postponed today by a vote of 25 to 20. San Francisco Market. . . Saic Francisco, Cal. March 2. Wheat, buyer '91, 1.48; season, J.45i". ECHOES OF THE LEGISLATURE. We are not, at present, concerned with the character of the substitute bill which Mr. Johnston palmed off on the com mittee on public buildings and falsely pretended to be the bill "the people of The Dalles wanted." This may become a proper subject for discussion, at another time, and we shall not shirk the responsibility. We are dealing with the fact that Mr. Johnston deceived his com mittee and misrepresented his constitu ents. The people of The Dalles did not "want" the substitute bill, unless his honor the mayor, the ex-governor and Senator Hilton are "the people of The Dalles." Messrs. Johnson and McCoy surely are not. On the contrary when the "people of The Dalles" heard the treachery of Mr. Johnston, ten of them, chiefly members of .the board of trade and common council, representing i themselves an easy million dollars worth of property, without delay put for Salem, and demanded a conference with Messrs. Johnston, McCoy and Hilton, in the library of the state building. Before this conference, however, was held, two copies of a paper were printed by a type writer, which it was intended as a last resource, to have sent to tne speaKer and have publicly read in the house, One of these papers is now before us, and after the usual preamble it submits the following allegations : A petition is presented urging the passage of the bill, without amendment, signed by the .representatives of fully nine-tenths .of all . the real estate in Dalles City. A memorial is also presented from tne Dalles City board of trade, urging the passage of the bill without amend ment. "A resolution is also submitted of the Dalles City common council, which, without a dissenting vote, approved the passage of the bill, with amendment. A substitute bill was presented to the committee on public buildings, to which the bill was referred, and of which Mr. G. W. Johnston is chairman, but no member of said committee, except the chairman, ever saw the bill introduced in the house, nor the petition of DalleB City tax-payers, nor the memorial of Dalles City board of trade, nor the reso lution of the common council of Dalles City, although said petition, memorial and resolution were in the hands of said chairman, before said committee took any action on the bill." This document was read to the two other members of Mr. Johnston's com mittee. Both declared every word of it was true, protested against the decep tion of Mr. Johnston, and - expressed their perfect willingness to expose his duplicity on the floor of the house. But "the people of The Dalles" were unwilling to adopt this dernier retort un til' a conference was had with Mr. Johnston. Hence the meeting in the library, already referred to. The full delegation of representatives was present and about fifteen persons from this city. The people from The Dalles were intensely in earnest, but we think it cannot be justly said they were discour teous. We speak this, of course from the plane of a common citizen. We can not possibly conceive what great men, so much above us, might consider an insult. We only mean't to be earnest. They, perhaps thought us impertinent. If so, we're sorry very. In our ignor ance ot the ways ot representatives, we thought that we honored one of them, by voting for him. We don't think so any more. He honors us by accepting our vote. We used to think that repre sentatives were elected to represent their constituents. We'll never think so again at least of Wasco county repre sentatives, till we get a chance to elect a new batch. But this is a degression. The story of the conference is soon told. Mr. Johnston was pressed to tell us why . he changed the bill. The question was put in different forms. He had one answer and only one. He thought his bill was "good onej" and of course it was,' for Mr. Johnson thought so, and that was enough. The "people of The Dalles" had no right to think anything. He was asked again if any persons from this city supported his bill. - He said he had letters." "From whom?" one person was named Any "more?" "Yes others;" bnt their names he refused to give at that time. At last Mr. Johnson told he would confer with Mr. McCoy, and tell us what he proposed to do in the course of an hour. (At this stage Sen ator Hilton left' the conference. Mark this, gentle reader. You may see the reason anon.) . . Soon after the conference scattered: the representatives to an exgubernator ial council, and we to lunch.. Less than two hours after a . compromise was afiected. That night a new bill was framed, measurably satisfactory to The Dalles contingent. They yielded some thing, the mayoral and ex-gubernatorial representatives yielded something, and the next day the bill passed the house without opposition... But and here the great genius of Senator Hilton shines ont in iridescent glory ; he vat not bound to tvpport the bill, in the tenate: and he didn't. - 1 PIETY A LAST RESOURCE. A striking example of the tendency of human nature to relegate all matters of religious thought and feeling to the per iod and circumstance of sickness and death is afforded us by the deep interest the newspapers of this country have taken in locating ecclesiastically the late General Sherman. When the general was alive, as long as he never ran for office, nobody cared to enquire what his religion was or if he had any. Now that he is dead the pious editorial fraternity want to know all about it. That's all right enough. Nobody finds fault with it ; but why not have begun the inquiry sooner? Why associate religion only with sickness and death? Simply be cause it is another illustration of the truth of that well known couplet; "When the Devil wssstck, tho Devil a saint would be, When the Devil got well, the devil a saint was - - be. ECHOES OF THE LEGISLATURE. The people of The Dalles and of Wasco county have a right to know the legisla tive record of the men whom they have selected to represent them. This record is a legitimate subject for journalistic comment and criticism. The representa tives themselves are entitled to the full benefit of the truth, the whole truth, without malice and without envy. If a truthful picture is galling to the subject the fault is his and not ours. If it hurts the cause of mere partisanship it is no concern of the managers of this journal. Truth has claims above partisanship and the party that cannot stand the truth has no right to existence, while the journal or the man who fears to tell the truth has no legitimate mission in a world of lies and deception. With men's motives, with the secret springs of action and conduct we have nothing to do. We are not their judges. Their outward acts alone are ours. . These only we have right to judge and approve or condemn. We have alraady repelled the baseless insinuation, that Senator Wat kins was a party to the defeat of the Dalles portage railway bill, but we have not told all that might' be told in this connection. We were present when he gave instruction to the clerk of the joint committee, of which he was chairman as to the character of the report to be submitted to the house. He was strictly charged to report only on the "feasibility. practicability, possibility and proba bility" of concurrent action of the two states. Nothing was to be said touching the difficulties or cost of a road on the Oregon side; and the senator gave for his reason "Lest they should say' I had done anything to defeatjthe bill," and nothing was said. We remember well the earnestness of the senator as he gave these instructions to his clerk. His language might not be that of the Sun day school, but it was none the less Vigorous and intense. Suffice it that no member of the Oregon senate served his constituents more honestly, more intelli gently or more faithfully than did Sena tor Watkms. His record needs neither apology nor concealment. It is well known that the Dalles City council framed a new charter bill for the city, and a bill to amend the water bill that became a law two years ago. .Of the merits of these bills we do not now speak.. It is sufficient for our present purpose to say that they were both care fully submitted to the council, read sec tion by pection and endorsed bvapprovnl without a dissenting vote. The Dalles board of trade unanimously memorial ized the legislature on their behalf, and the owners of all of three-fourths of all the real estate of the city signed a peti tion to the same effect. The charter bill was entrusted to the care of Senator Watkins, who introduced it in the senate. Its story is soon told. It's dead, dead as Hector, dead in the full vigor of its young life, dead of no lingering sickness, but by the hand of the assassin. Senator Hilton killed it ! We saw him do it and his be the glory or the shame. After in troduction the bill was regularly referred to ' the committee on corporations. Hilton fought it in committee, fought it bitterly and with all his might. He knew better what was good for the peo ple of The Dalles than they did them selves. Certain features of the bill would forsooth, hurt the saloons. So he said, as if the bill was framed to hurt anybody. In spite of everything the bill was reported back favorably. In due time it came up for final passage when Senator Hilton moved that it be referred to a committee of Wasco senators. Senator . Watkins earnestly protested, but in vain. The "skids were greased" and the Joe Simon con tingent helped Senator Hilton to lay it in its little bed. Thus did the joint senator from Gil liam and Wasco, the man whose home and estate is in Gilliam, the man who does not pay a cent of taxes in The Dalles nor in Wasco county, openly and defiantly ignore- and contemn the wishes of the vast majority of the taxpayers of a city who helped to elect him to office. but will never, never, while the grass flourishes on the hill-tops of Gilliam, elect him again. ECHOES OF THE LEGISLATURE' The Dalles water hill was begotten by The Dalles common council. Its con ception was legitimate and honorable, but during the period of legislative ges tation, by some occult process of genera tion it assumed a new parentage and to day it is questionable if its own mother would know it. It has a poly-paternal ancestry, of at least Representative Johnston, Senator Hilton and his honor the mayor. Who else may be responsible for the metamorphosis, the walls of the ex-gubernatorial mansion at Salem alone can tell. The bill was entrusted to the care of Mr. Johnston. It was for convenience in a printed form, and was in due time introduced in the house "by request," as if Mr. Johnston was bound to disown it from the beginning. It was promptly referred, with exquisite pro priety, to the committee jn - public buildings ! As well have referred it to the committee on portage railroads. It had no business there ; but in the hands of any other committee, outside mayoral influence, it would have been fairly treated, and this was not desired as the sequel shows. After some . time the board of trade sent down to' Salem, to look after the bill, G. J. Farley and Emile Schanno. Mr. Farley lost no time in finding Mr. Johnston, and enquired after its progress. Mr. Johnston said it was "all right." It had been reported favorably from the committee, and would be called up for final passage in a short time." Mr. Farley asked if any changes had been made in the bill. Mr. Johnston replied "I believe not." Two days after wards the writer and Mr. Farley went to the clerk of the house and asked to see the bilL We didn't see it! We never saw it! We never will see it! It was gone ; and in its place was another, falsely and surreptitiously numbered "237" (for even the title was changed) and written in the well-known hand of a Dalles lady committee clerk, a guest of the ex -gubernatorial mansion, with cor rections and emraendations remarkably like the chirograph y of the cashier of the Dalles National bank. We don't say it was his. It might have been Joe Simons', It might have been Governer Pennoyer. We only say it was lite his. That's all An interview was immediately had with the two members of the building com mittee, Mr. Botkin and Mr. Myers. They emphatically denied all knowledge of the substitute bill. They only knew, so they said, that Mr. Johnston had, in com mittee, pulled from his pocket, the bill they had subsequently approved, and said: "This is the bill the people of The Dalles want :" and of course this was quite true, for "Brutus is an honora ble man." These gentlemen were asked if Mr. Johnston had shown them a reso lution of The Dalles City council, approv ing the bill and urging its passage, with out amendment. .They replied. "No.' They were asked if Mr. Johnston had shown them a memorial of The Dalles board of trade asking its passage, without amendment. They replied. , "No. They were asked if Mr. Johnston had shown them a petition, signed by the representatives of fully three-fourths of all the tax-payers of Dalles City, recom mending the passage of the bill, without amendment. They replied. "No." And yet, it is no truer that night follows day, than it is true that Mr. Johnston had all these documents in his possession when the bill was in : the hands of the committee. . Thus did this representative of the peo ple, whose friends had to lie for him, during the last campaign, by assuring the voters that he was not a "Moody man," when in their hearts some of them knew better, represent the people of The Dalles, who honored him with their suffrages. We have no pleasure in writing thus, of one whom we are feign to-believe to be an honest and honorable man. A happier lot were ours could we commend and praise, instead of disapprove and blame. If our words seem bitter, it is but the bitterness of truth. We have set down nothing in malice, and we shall set down nothing. We have written nothing that we do not know or believe to be true, and we shall write nothing. The people demand to know the truth. They deserve to know the truth. They shall know the truth, and the tale is not yet told. There is one lesson that the people of Eastern Oregon ought to learn for all time, namely, never send a man to represent you in the legislature, who is in any way, however remotely, con nected with railroad corporations. He'll sell you out and vote for' ; the railroad just as sure as you send him. Select a man whose great grandmother's grand father was a railroad stockowner and the result is the same. It runs in the blood, and increases as the generations near the original stock owner, like frequent handlings of wheat over a portage rail road, in "geometrical progression Last June we selected a man for joint representative of Wasco and Sherman, who owned then and still owns a large warehouse on the line of the Union Pa cific. When a question came up in the legislature involving, on the one hand the interests of hundreds of thousands of the farmers and producers of the In land Empire, and on the other hand, his own, he was true to his lineage, true to himself, ' true ' to the railroads, but false and traitorous to his constituents ; and those of us who supported him by voice and vote, feel like saying, as an aged democrat once said in our hearing, while apologizing for once in bis life hay ing scratched his ticket, "If . the Lord forgives us for that offense, ' we'll never do it again." SUNSHINE AHEAD. The prospects for good and prosperous times in the near future, for this city and county, were never brighter than they are at this moment. Sufficient rain and snow have fallen on unfrozen ground to thoroughly saturate the soil and give promise of abundant harvests. The mild winter has proved favorable to the stockmen and wool growers aiid thereby increased the profits of their coming crop. The promise of freight competition through the portage railroad will increase the profits of the farmer and producer, while an open river, with The Dalles as the head of navigation and a great dis tributing point, if not the new terminus of a line of railroad to the coal fields of Gilliam county, are bound to make this city a profitable place for investment or business. While The Dalles is neither a boom town or a boomed town, we believe a steady, solid, prosperous future awaits it at no remote distance. The good people of Astoria to the number of nearly two hundred have signed their names to a very flattering address to Representative Welch, thank ing him for the valuable services he rendered them during the late session of the legislature. The good people of Wasco, Sherman county, complimented our representatives, Messrs. McCoy and Johnston, by burning them in effigy. We are informed that they stuffed some old clothes with straw and placed pow der on the heads of the figures and as the powder exploded in puffs, to each puff was sung the refrain, "That's the way they'll go up, that's the way they'll go down." Representative Hunsucker has intro duced a bill in the Washington legisla ture which, if it becomes a law, will compel the Union Pacific to not only operate the portage road on the Washing ton side of the Cascade rapids, but will force them to carry freight from oppo sition boats, over the portage, at the rate of 45 cents a ton. We devoutly hope the bill may pass. The more ways for competition with the present monop oly, the better for the people. JOHN WESLEY. One hundred years ago today John Wesley, the father and founder of Methodism, died. His history needs no relation here. It is known in every corner of the earth where Christianity has penetrated. The world was his parish and the millions of souls, in heaven and earth, made better by the teaching of himself and the church he founded are his epitaph. Incidents of Vonng Editorial Life, The editor of this journal is rapidly acquiring all the characteristics of a veteran. Five'daya ago he left his pala tial mansion on the bluff, to assume, for the first time, the editorial toga. As he laid his hand upon the door of the Chronicle office, he was grasped ab ruptly by the shoulder, and a huge fist was flourished in mid-air while a sten torian voice exclaimed: "Come out v i .. t ti uciC dix, kuu yuu v-iin xinvo nuy biiiug you want." ' The editor didn't want anything. His cup was full. He was going to be an editor. Yesterday morning as he rested his classic proportions upon his velvet couch, in his palatial mansion, afore said, his little niece crept up to him, placing her hand upon his majestic brow, and noticing that his huge brain was pressing upward through his golden locks, tenderly enquired, "Uncle, why do you get so bare-headed?" PROFESSIONAL CARDS. O. D. DO AN E PHYSICIAN im 8CB- gbon. Oflice; rooms 5 and 6 Chapman Block. Residence over McFarland t French's store. Office hours 9 to Li A. M., 2 to S and 7 to 8 F. M. A 8. BENNETT. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Of- iii lice in Schanno's building, np stairs. The Dalles, Oregon. D1 R. G. C. ESHELSfAN Homikopathic Phy sician and 8DROKOK. Otliee Hours: 9 to 12 a. H'i 1 to 4, and 7 to 8 P' M. Calls answered promptly any or nignt omce; upstairs in i nap- man BlucK' . SIDDALL Dentist. Gas given for the A J , painless extraction oi leetn. Also teem set on owed aluminum plate. Rooms: Sign of the Golden Tooth, Secom d Street. A R. THOMPSON Attorney-at-law. Office Jli In 0iera House Block, ashlngton Street, I 1 ne fanes, Oregon r. P. X AYS. B. 8. HUNTINGTON. H. 8. WILSON. AYS. HUNTINGTON & WILSON Attob- nkyb-at-law. unices, f rencn s diock over r lrst National ttanK, The vmies, Oregon. B.B.DUFUR. GEO. WATKINS. FEANK M EKEFEK. D UFITR, WATKIX8 & MENEFEE Attob- U NEY8-AT-LAW KOOmS AOS. VI, 73, 70 ana 77, vogt biock, second street, me Dunes, Oregon. TTT H. WILSON Attorney-at-law Rooms I It f 52 and 53, New Vogt Block, Second Street, rue uaues, Oregon. S. L. YOUNG, (Successor to E. BECK.) -DEALER IN- J VhVWUUi Jewelry, Diamonds, SILVEHWflHE, :-: ETC Watches, Clocks and Jewelry . Repaired and Warranted. 165 Second St.. The Dalles, Or. John Pashek, jUBiBaatTallor. ' Third Street, Opera Block. , . Madison's Latest System, Used in cutting garments, and a fit guaranteed each time. . Repairing and Cleaning Neatly and Quickly .Done. . F$EJ4CH & CO., BANKERS. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Letters of Credit issued available in the Eastern States. Sight ' Exchange and Telegraphic j Transfers sold on .New York, Unicago, fct. Louis, San Francisco,- Portland Oregon, Seattle V ash., and various points in Or egon and Washington. Collections made at all points on fav orable terms. $500 Reward! We will pay the above reward for any case of Liver Complaint. Vysnensia, Sick Headache, In digestion, Constipation or Costiveness we cannot cure with West's Vegetable Liver Pills, when the directions are strictly complied, witd. xney are i purely vegetable, and never fail to give satisfac- tion. Sugar Coated. Large boxes containing 30 I mils, 2D cents. IM'ware oi connteneits ana imi tations. The genuine manufactured only by THE JOHN C. WFST COMPANY, CH1GAGO, ILLINOIS. HLAKILEY & HOCOHTON, Prescription Druggists, 175 Second St. The llalles. Or. $20 KEWARD. WILL BE PAID FOR ANY INFORMATION leading to the conviction of parties cutting the ropes or in any wav interfering with the wires, poles or UUUpS Ol 1 M JC 2.UCI-TBIC LIGHT 1 KM. . H. GLENN, Manager. FOR SALE. IT AVINO BOUGHT THE LOGAN STABLES in East Portland, we now offer our Livery Stable business In this city for safe at a bargain. won MS J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO. Abstracters, Heal Estate and Insurance Agents. Abstracts of, and Information Concern ingLandlTitles on Short Notice. Land for Sale and Houses to Rent Parties Looking for Homes in COUNTRY OR CITY. I . , ' OR IN SEARCH OF . Bi$iie$ Location?, Should Call on or Write to us. Agents for a Full Line of Leaiiiig Fire Insnrance Companies. And Will Write Insurance for ' on all . ' . .: . . . DESIEABIiB IRISjECS- Correspondence Solicited. All Letters Promptly Answered. Call on or Address, '. J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO. Opera House Block. The Dalles, Or. SNIPES & BINERSLEY, Wholesale ana Retail DmoJsts. Fine Imported, Key West and Domestic (AGENTS FOR) IC52 C. N. THORNBTJRY, T. A. HUDSON, Notary Publle. Late Rec. U. S. Land Office. ROOMS 8 and 9 LiND OFFICE BOHDM Postofflce Box 326, ' - THE DALLES, OR. pilings, Contests, And nil other Business in the U. S. Land Office '., Promptly' Attended to.' : ' We have ordered Blanks for Filings, Entries and the purchase of Railroad Lands under the recent Forfeiture Act, which we will have, and advise the pub lic at the earliest date when such entries can be made. Look for advertisement in this paper. . .. Thornptirv & Hiinsoii. Health is Wealth ! TRfATIIEim Da. E. C. West's Nekvi akb Brain Tkkat- mknt, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia, Headache. Nervous Prostration caused bv the use of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental De pression, Softening of the Brain, resulting in in sanity and leading to misery, decay and death, -Premature Old Aze. Barrenness. Loss of Power In either sex. Involuntary Losses and Bnermat- orrhapa caused by over exertion of the bruin, self abuse or over indulgence. Each box contains one month's treatment $1.00 a box, or six boxe for o.00, seut by mail prepaid on receipt of price. WK GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure any case. With each order received by us for six boxes, accompanied by 15.00, we will send the purchaser our written guarantee to re fund the money if the treatment does not effect a cure. Guarantees issued only by BLAKLE A HOUGHTON, Prescription Druggists, 17S Second St. The Dalles, Or. . P. Thompson' . S. Schknck, H. M. Biall, Vice-President Cashier. President. First' National BanK. THE DALLES, OREGON A General Banking Business transacted Deposits received, subject to bight Draft or Check. . rii - .:. mu ftn r,rod nromntlr . r . . remitted on day of collection. Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on ew Xork, ban francisco ana Port land, DIRECTORS. D..P. Thompson. Jno. 8. Schbnci: T. W. Sparks. Gbo. A. Likbc "iE.vY - ... "Ail H. M. 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