VOL. 1.
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1891.
NUMBER 23.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.
That Can Whip the Itata or Esmer
alda if we Can Catch Them So
Reliable News As Yet.
'fenny Wins the Great Brooklyn Handi
capRussia Will Withdraw Gold
from England.
The Charleston Going North.
Sax Diego, May 15. The cruiser
Charleston is reported here, on appar
ently good authority, as having passed
Point Lama, California, last evening go
ing north..
It Was ?'t the Cruiser.
Sax Dikgo, Cal., May 15. Later re
port indicates the vessel not Charleston
bnt Pacific mail steamship San Bias.
An Cnknown Vessel la Sighted.
Santa Barbaba, Calif., May 10 An
' unknown steamer was seen off the coast
this morning acting in a peculiar man
ner. 1 he vessel was too far away to
tell her size or rig.
No News" from Washing-ton.
Washington-, May 13. The same re
ply of "no news" was made by acting
Secretary Ramsay this morning to the
question as to whether he had beard
from the Charleston or Itata.
A long cable dispatch in cipher was
received this morning, presumably from
; Adnf" " ,-Cann at Chili.
ILL WANT GOLD.
The Russian GoTernment Will Withdraw
3,OOO,000.
Lonuos, May 15. The Timet believes
the Russian government will withdraw
3,000,000 from London within the
next . month or two and that it is
doubtful whether the Junk of England
will be liable to draw that amount from
America besides which, adds the Timet,
there is a strong probability of a partial
failure of European crops which would
i-ause a drain of gold to America in the
knew future.
KXCITRMENT IN BRUSSELS.
Working-men Determined to Farade
Tronble In Germany.
London, May 13. Today's dispatcher
state that great excitement exists in
I Brussels. The workingmen are deter
j mined to hold their parade in defiance of
i the city authorities, and the burgomaster
is equally stubborn, ihe troops are in
readiness to suppress any outbreak, the
gendarmes having spent all night under
arms. The working people of Ghent are
out in force today, and similar demon
strations are reported in various cities of
Belgium, ihe troops on the Belgian
frontier adjoining France have captured
a large quantity of circulars, printed, it
is thought, in England. These circulars
appeal to the people to strike a blow for
liberty ami not beany longer the slaves
of oligarchy.
The leaders of the strike at the West
phalia mines, who were put under arrest
when the strike movement began, have
been released without a trial. The mines
are in such a dilapidated condition that
production In large quantities will not be
possible foi several days to come. Gov
ernment inspectors are busy examining
the mines and ascertaining what, if any,
danger exists. The workingmen of Boch
um not engaged in coal mining have sub
scribed a sum of money for the benefit
of the poor miners who, in the midst of
plenty, are actually starving. The sur
render of the miners is due to this fact.
Dr. B. Rassert, who is charged with the
administration of the mines, is quoted as
saying that the safety of the miners is
here more' carefully attended to than in
Germany, which is the reason that the
RUMORS OF THB ITATA.
A Kamur from Mexico Hay the Charles
ton halt Captured the Itata. hut ths
News la not Credited.
St. Lons, May 16. Dispatches from
the City of Mexico says that it is rumor
ed there that the Itata has been captured
by the Charleston off the coast of the
state of Jeliseco, and that she is now re
turning with her toward San Diego. It
is impossible to get any verification of
the minor.
NEW ORLEANS MAFIA.
History of Events Leading I'p to the
Tragedy.
New Orleans, May 14. The commit
tee of fifty made its report to the mayor
tonight. " It says, in part : c
The first work of the committee was
to obtain from the chief of jxjliee a re
port of the ninety-four assassinations by
Italians and Sfcil'ians, where the accused
escaped for want of evidence. Then fol
lowed the assassination of -.'hief of Police
Hennessey. The result of the trial
CONDITION OF THE U. P.
WILL BUILD THE ROAD.
THE
The report of Jesse Spaulding, the
government director of the Union Pacific
railway company, is interesting. He has
just finished an inspection tour of Oregon
and Washington. After lengthy eulogistic
remarks regarding onr resources, etc., he
says :
"I have dwelt upon the Pacific north
west thus tar because I would like to
have you share in my opinion that what
The Charleston at Acapulco.
San Fkancisco, May 16. A bulletin
received here announces the arrival of
the cruiser Charleston at Acapulcu.
The Captain of the .Newburn Make a
Surmise.
San Diego, May 14. The captain of
the steamer Xewbern which arrived at
this port at midnight, is of the opinion
that the Esmeralda and Itata have put
into Magdalena bay where the cargo
could have been transferred without any
trouble, and the Charleston might have
passed by while the transfer was being
made.
The Naval Department Know. Some
thing; at Last.
Washington, May 16. The naval de.
partment has received information that
the Esmeralda and the LT. S. cruiser
country is comparitively free from great i Charleston have arrived at Acapulco,
mining' calamities.
FROM PENDLETON.
I Mexico. The Itata is not in sight.
WHY KAl'H WAS DISCHARGED.
Dismissed by Noble for Selling Office.
Wabhigton, May 15. Greene B.
Raum Jr., son of the commissioner
ensions, has upon the request of Secre
tary Noble, tendered his resignation as
assistant chief clerk of the pension bur
eau and same has been accepted. Sec
retary Noble learned opon what appeared
to be perfectly trustworthy testimony
that Raum, Jr., has been a party to
certain irregular and unlawful proceed
ings in connection with three appoint
ments to minor positions in the pension
bureau.
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
Indiana Will Not Enlist Successor
Elected to the Late Chief.
Pendleton. May 13. The effort to en
list Umatilla Indians in the United
States army was a failure. Lieutenant
Hardman left the agency yesterday, with
the troopers to return to Fort Sherman.
The Indians say that as their allotments
will soon be made they do not wish to
miss their chance to secure land by be
coming soldiers. "We want to live on
our land among peaceable people, and
be at peace, said one chiet.
CHIEF HOMILY'S 8CCCESSOK.
The "dead feast" held yesterday bv
Indians on the reservation fifteen iuiles
east of here, in memory of chief Homily,
recently deceased, was" largely attended
both by Indians and whites.' Prepara
tions for the feast began at 9 o'clock in
the morning, an immense amount of
food being cooked in the old-fashioned
style to satisfy the hunger of the mourn
ers. After these preliminaries an elec
tions was held which resulted in choos
ing "No Shirt" as the first chief to suc
ceed the late lamented. Umapine was
elected second chief. After this the
dead chief's property was distributed
among his relations and friends in the
Indian fashion by his daughter.
FAIRCHILD'S IDEAS ON SILVER.
lAmnnatvatoH t tl.n nMkltI flint, fin miP
was safe from the nivsterious band that ! ever attention can be paid to that section
was operating regardless of the law. It
was only when this fear grew Into abso
lute conviction that the people rose in
their might, took the laws into their
hands, and then followed the event of
March 14.
The report then, at length, goes on to
show the existence of the Mafia, and
tell of a visit made to the Italian consul
to secure information. He stated he
was ready to co-operate with the com
mittee and would prepare a report con
taining the information in his posses
sion. He was convinced of the existence
of the Mafia in the city, and had strong
suspicions as to who were the leaders.
He furnished the committee with names.
THEY" WON'T FIGHT.
sy Wlna It in
a.io
Track.
Despite a Slow
Brooklyn, May 15. The Brooklyn
handicap was won today by Tenny by
two lengths. The race was witnessed
by about thirty thousand people. The
' ' track waa slow owing to a slow, drizzling
rain. The stake was twenty thousand
dollars, of which the winner gets fifteen
thousand: . The time was 2.10.
General Noble Says It was on Account
of Selling Office.
St. Louis, May 16. General Noble,
secretary of the interior, who is in this
city, was seen in reference to the dis
charge of Green B. Raum, jr.. son of the
commissioner of pensions. "It is true,"
he said, "Young Raum's resignation was
demanded. The charges against him
were selling offices and falsification in
civil service examination. Young Raum
had recently got into bad habits. I can
not in any sense hold his father, General
Raum, responsible for the short comings
of his son. I know no charge of any
kind against General Raum."
THE CATTLE TRADE.
Meeting of
the Trans-Atlantle
Committee.
Gold Reaches Its Highest Figure.
Nbw Yobk, May 15. James E. Ward
A Co., shipping merchants, have
received a cablegram today frim Buenos
. Ayres stating that gold there had
reached 3.90 premium. It is the highest
r.ite ever known in the Argentine Re
I ublic. They say this would seem to
indicate that something serious had
J appened there.
An Alien Cannot Recover.
Ssw Yobk, May 15. In the action of
Karah Branagh against Wm. B. Smith
t recover an interest in the estate of the
lite A. Li. Stewart, Circuit Court Judge
rWallaee this morning rendered a decis
ion adverse to the plaintiff on the ground
Pacific and
Company.
West Superior, Wis., May 13. C. A.
Spafford, the private secretary of Henry
Yillard, was in Superior today. Mr.
Spafford was questioned in regard to the
probable . relationship between the
American Steel Barge company and the
Northern Pacific, in the matter of lake
and rail business and particularly the
package freight and general merchandise
traffic. While not disposed to talk freely
upon the subject,' Mr. Spafford admitted
that the near future " would probably
bring the twocompanies into closer busi
ness relationship, which appears to be a
tacit admission that thi business ar
rangement, which has been much talked
that she was an alien. He directed ! of, is an extreme probable one. It is
The Ex-Secretary Tells How He Would
Solve a Vexatious Problem..
Providence, May 13. At a dinner
given in his honor by the Young Men's
Democratic club tonight, ex-Secretary of
the Treasury Fairchild, speaking on the
i currency question, said that the secretary
oi tue treasury snouia oe aiiowea wnuy
silver bullion to an unlimited extent,
then issue silver certificates against it,
or coin certificates, hut to have a safety
value, which would stop the process j
when the business of the country demon
strated that the issue of silver certificates
hnd gone far enough. The maximum of
silver beyond the outstanding certificates
might be held bv.the treasury. When
flO.oOO.OOO had accumulated, it would be
a warning that the business of the
country was getting more silver than it
needed. Then let the purchase of bullion
cease until the surplus was dimished to
$5,000,000, when the purchase might be
gin again.
THE TURTLE
The Northern
BACK BOAT.
Steel Barge
t'ie jury to render a verdjrt
JilltS.
. . - i thmicrlif that this rolatinnahir, irill uvittt
ror defend- : 4T il r H c
' as regards ocean traffic, when the barge
i company completes its coast plant. '
TOILER 'AND STRIKER.
Railroad Conductors Decide to Join the
Federation. Talk of Compulsory
Insurance.
The Fires Not Yet I'nder Control.
Bio Rapids, Mich., May 15. From
Maniste to Huron on the lower peninsula
forest fires are still raging. Up to date
. i.n i,a o rwi nnn
vT r , J, , , ' , St. Louis, Mav 13. Today's session
.w ill probably be doubled unless checked 0f t he convention of the orderof railroad
by rain. Loss in upper tiers will exceed conductors was very important- The
this estimate. Hundreds of families j report of the committee appointed last
J.ave been left destitute. . I lok ,nto- th.e, Question of joining
-- i the federation of railway .employes was
Poor Seasoning for Soup. -'read. It was brief and heartilv favored
- - i i ' & i ii . i . i
.Ar-a-nv TW: Mav IS Mrs TTa1. t amalgamation, a uaiiot was inen taKcn,
London, May 16. The trans-Atlantic
cattle committee today completed a
voluminous report upon the subject
which they have been investigating.
After an elaborate review of history and
the present condition of trans-Atlantic
cattle trade the report gives approval of
the United States regulations for the
inspection and shipment of cattle. The
report recommends where ventilation
for cattle is impossible, vessels in such
condition should le considered unfit for
transporting cattle across the ocean.
General Butler Gets his Client Released.
Boston, Mass., May 16. General B it
ler secured the temporary release of
Mrs. Clarietta Johnson, his client who
was recently sentenced to prison for
perjury, and on whose account, the gen
eral was ejected from the court of Judge
Carpenter. Mrs. Johnson regains her
liberty on a writ of personal replevin, j
a process so rarely employed that it is
almost unknown.
The War Department Concludes that all
Will he Peace.
City of Mexico. Mav 18. Ihe war
department received a dispatch from
Acapulco which says there is no proba
bility of a fight between the Charleston
and Esmeralda.
. The Itata has not yet been, sighted.
Unless she has been captured by some
other United States cruiser, she is possi
bly off Central America by this time with
fuel furnished by the Esmeralda.
General Pedro Hinjos, secretary of
war, said this morning: "Mexico only
insists that her neutrality be perpetu
ated and she will not interfere with the
Esmeralda beyond refusing her coal or
arms."
An officer of the Esmeralda told your
corresiKindent at Acapulco yesterday
that his vessel would try and get coal
here but if it was refused she could get
it elsewhere within a few hours. He
said : "We are not airaid of-a conflict
with the Charleston but our orders are
to be prudent and not provoke a con
flict." THE CHILIAN WAR.
will be well bestowed. I do not think it
can receive any too much of your thought.
The cities of the Columbia and Puget
sound district are certainly to become
points of vast importance in the near
future. The Oregon lines were not in
highest condition when I passed over
them, but the local managers were exert
ing themselves to bring them up to the
standard. These lines had only recently
fallen into the possession of the Union
Pacific company ; they had been allowed
to run down for several years, and the
roadbed, ties, rails, bridges and viaducts
all required careful and constant atten
tion. Over 80,000 new ties had been
laid up to the time I passed over the Ore
gon lines; the old bridges in many in
stances, had been replaced by. new and
substantial ones ; new culverts were be
ing put in ; repairs were kept up, and I
noticed, ith a great deal of satisfaction,
that the criticisms of the patrons of the
road were less severe when I left Oregon
than when I first entered it. This was
mainly due to the fact that a special
committee of the legislature, after mak- j
ing a thorough inspection of the line, had
reported its condition to be much im
proved and safe. Yet it was far from
what it should have been, and far from
what its patrons in western Oregon are
entitled to in view of the constant grow
ing importance of the traffic which it is
intended to accommodate. Western
Oregon and Washington points are en
titled to as perfect a railway service as
any service as any section of the country
now."
State of Oregon to Build the Cascades
Portage Road.
Portland Oregonian.
The United States attorney general
having decided against the expenditure
of the money of the nationa. government
for the construction of a temporary
portage around the Cascades, the
state of Oregon has " decided to build.
At a meeting of the board of portage
commissioners appointed by the legisla
ture, at Salem yesterday, the conditions
imposed by the secretary of war were
accepted, and the clerk instructed to
notify Major Handbury, of the United
States engineer corps immediately and
to telegraph the action of the board to
Senator Dolph at Washington. Gov
ernor Pennoyer, who is a member of the
board, returned from Salem yesterday,
and in an interview last night he said :
The board elected G. J. Farley, of The
Dalles, as superintendent of construction
and gave him instructions to begin work
I at once. e have been so delayed with
red tape at Washington that the high
water may interfere with the work, but
barring such delay, we wi:l have the
portage completed within three or
four months. We have hope of com
pleting the road within the !j 60,000 ap-
Eropriated by the legislature. We also
ave to build wharf boats.
RAILROAD
SHAM.
inspection j. m. HUNTINGTON & CO
Probability that It will Soon End The
Insurgents In a Bad Way.
New York, May 18. Letters and
papers received by the last mail from
South America contains interesting facts
concerning the troubles in Chili. There
seems to bea probability of the imme
diate ending of the war. Balmaceda's
army is said to consist at present of
30,000 men. The Chilian soldiers are
being driven into foreign territory.
A Disasterous Collision.
Birmingham, Ala., May 18. A tail
end collision occurred on the Louisville
& Nashville railroad this morning near
Phelan station between two freight
trains. Engineer Edmunds and fireman
Brown were scalded to death, and brake
man Costello was killed and then burned.
The - cars were loaded with oil and
merchandise and were burned.
SHARP NEWSPAPER WORK.
veltb, wife of a highly respected citizen
uttempted to poison her whole iamily by
putting "Rough on Rats" in the soup.
-Mrs. Frye, her aunt, died in great-agony
last night, while JMr. Headseth stands
it show to recover. Mrs. Headseth is
t.emented. . ' .
resulting in 293 in favor of federation
Strikers Rob a Deputy.
Unioxtown, Pa., May 15. Hungarian
j-trikers assaulted two deputies at Leith
tliiavJHorning, beating them severely.
. .The assailants then robbed one of the de
puties, named Long, of his revolver,
watch, and (100 in money. Both men
w ere badly hurt.
t - "
- A Committee of Conference.
Lisbon, May 15. Foreign merchants
l.ere propose to appoint three delegates,
one French, one English and one Ger
man to take action in common with the
Portuguese committee and public debt.
The Cinch Bug's Deadly Work.
Atchisos, Kas., May 16. Joseph Mc
Crun, who has six hundred acres in
Osborn county sown in wheat, received
a letter from his agent, stating that that
section had had no rain of any conse
quence for a month and that the cinch
bugs were doing great' damage. There
are patches of six or eight acres in whea
completely killed.
Blaine's Departure Deferred.
New York, May 16. Mrs. Blaine this
afternoon said, that the plan for her
husband's departure for Washington
had been abandoned day after day.
This weather is greatly against the sub
sidence of his gout. She concluded by
saying in all probability it would be a
week before Blaine could leave for the
capitol.
Socialists Try to Mob Stanley.
London, May 19. Henry M. Stanley
lectured at Sheffield last evening. A
gang of socialists tried to mob Stanley
as he left the hall, but his friends gath
ered ground him, and with the assist
ance of the police kept off his assailants
until he left in a cab.
Kansas Assured of Large Crops.
'Atchinson, Kansas, May 16. Spec
ials received from fifteen points in the
Arkansas valley indicate that " all of
western Kansas is having a soaking rain.
This insures the biggest wheat crop this
section has ever raised.
and, seven opposed, to it. This is the
most important act yet taken by the or
ganization. The report of the committee
on insurance strongly seconded Clark's
suggestion to make a change in the in
surance laws so that all members be ! .. ..
hereafter compelled to belong to the in- ' The Danger has Passed.
surance department instead of at their Tbavebs City, Mich., May 10. Dan
option, as now. The report will prob- j ger from forest fires in the west end of
ably be adopted. j the gUte .g Heved to have passed and
' the only destruction now possible will
! come in the half cleared districts' where
REMOVING THE DI'TIKH.
tevenue -
What Would
Y'on Hare
Then?
Them Taught
Peru Compelled to Relinquish
Owing to Scarcity of Food.
Washington, May 13. The president
of Pern lias issued a decree admitting
free of duty into that republic live stock
and cattle," dried meats, salt beef, dried,
smoked or pickled fish, wheat and corn,
potatoes and other vegetables, eggs,
coals still smoulder in oldstnmps.
Bad Weather In England.
London, May 16. There has been a
heavy snow fall in Wales and Cumber
land counties, England. In this city it
is bitterly cold today and during this
cheese, chestnuts, peas, leans, nee, rape j morning there was heavy hail storms
scru, utrim nuu eut-ie, huh
Springfield, 111., May 15. The demo
cratic bill amending the compulsory
education law by striking out the pro
vision requiring the teaching of the Eng
has decreed
an export duty of twenty soles silver per
head on cattle exported. This action is
in consequence of the scarcity and conse
quent high price of food in Peru, caused
by floods and enormous demands for all
forms of food, caused bv the war in
Chili.
The DenTer Poison Sensation.
Denver, May 13. Dr. Graves made a
statement today in which he most em
phatically den lis that he ever admitted
lish language in private schools nassed i sending the bottle of whisky to Mrs.
.the house this morning.
Am Eminent Divine's Labors Ended.
PaUXCBTO.v, X. J., May 15. Francis
N. Seabriskie, 'D. D., of Princeton, a
. ell-knowu divine and author is dead.
The Party Nearlag Home.
Pittsburg. Pa. May 15. The presi
dential train passed through here early
.thia morning en route to Washington.
Barnaby. He savs he did not know that
he was accused of poisoning Mrs. Barn
aby until he reached Denver. He has i
employed Jndge Furman as his council
and under his advise has refused to ap
pear before the grand jury. Judge Bel
ford, one of the council in the famous
Millington case, has been employed by
the friends of Mrs. Barnaby. It "is ex
tremely probable that the grand jury
will indict Dr. Cr raves, in which case
The Deputies Indicted.
Gbeensbubg, Pa., May 15. The grand
jury today in the case of J. A. Loar and
his deputies, charged with the murder at
the Morewood riot, returned true bills
against all except Steve Cairns.
A Musician Asphyxiated.
San Francisco, May. 18. Professor
George Little, a well-known instructor
in music, was found dead in his bed this
morning, having been asphyxiated by
gas. -. "
Gladstone's Health I m pro Ting -A
Plague of Locusts.
London, May 15. The health of Glad
stone is much improved today.
Algeria is again devastated by locusts.
Blaine Is Not Improving.
New Yobk. Mav 15. Secretary Blaine
judge Furman saya he will demand an is not so well this morning as be was
immediate triaL yesterday. He is suffering from gout.
Farmers' Institute at Wasco.
If the work done at the Farmers' in
stitute held in Wasco last week, by the
representatives of the State Agricultural
j college is a sample of what that institu
tion is doing all over the state its impor
tance to the farmers of Oregon cannot be
overestimated. The meeting commenced
on Wednesday morning and continued,
with intervals for sleep and meals, till
11 p. m. Thursday. There was a large
attendance of the farmers for miles
around Wasco, who with one voice pro-'
nonnced the meeting a complete success.
Two- of the college professors, Messrs.
French and Letcher, read papers especi
ally prepared for the occasion and good
naturedly submitted themselves to the
cross-examination of the audience.
Professor Letcher made an interesting
statement as to the object and work of
the agricultural college, a synopsis of
which has already appeared in these
columns. S. R. Husbands, of Mosier,
j read an interesting paper on "Rural Life
and Home on the Farm." Superin
tendent J. B. Hosford read a : very ex
cellent paper on "Our Public Schools."
D. Farrington, of Lower Fifteen Mile,
gave an excellent essay on "Poultry
Kaising,', .rrotessor trench, read a
paper on "Silos and Ensilage," which
elicited much enquiry and. discussion.
.'It dealt largely with the results obtained
by actual experiments at the college
farm and" the writer has obtained a
promise from the professor' that the
paper shall be prepared for publication
in these columns in the near future.
The chairman, John Medler, read a
paper conveying some valuable sugges
tions on "Summer Fallowing." . Prof.
Letcher read a carefully prepared essay
on road-making. William 'Holder,
lecturer of the state grange, delivered a
ringing address on "Farmers' Organiza
tions." County Clerk V: C. Brock gave
some valuable facts and figures relating
to the qnestion of "Transportation, and
Professor French closed with a paper on
the "Cause of Smut in Wheat." In the
absence of Mrs. A. C." Freeman, who was
on the programme for an essay on ''Flow
ers," and General Yarney who was"
billed for one on "horticulture," inter
esting impromptu speeches were made
on these subjects and much valuable in
formation was brought out on the sub
ject of fruit pests' and the means of ex
terminating them. Excellent music was
furnished by a choir of picked voices
and by the Wasco brass and string
bands. Each day at. the noon hour a
fine basket dinner was spread to which
all were freely invited. The meeting
from commencement to close was in
tensely interesting and profitable. The
professors succeeded admirably in in
fusing some of their own enthusiasm
into their audience whose rigid cross-examinations
they bore with the utmost
good humor and patience and thus two
days were spent in imparting andreceiv
instructions which will long be remem
bered with pleasure by all the partici-Unta.
:' A good piece of newspaper engineering
has been successfully carried out by the
Oregonian. Some time ago f 100,000 was
raised as a bonus for a democratic paper
in Portland. Just as soon as it looked
as if the movement for a new paper was
really being made in earnest the Oregon
ian made arrangements with Captain
Moffett, of St. Paul, to take the Telegram
which was owned by the big daily and
with it fell a long felt want in the way of
a democratic organ. Under the new
management the Telegram was made a
bright and readable and thoroughly
democratic paper, and the readers of that
faith found that they were favored with
a paper that voiced their sentiments and
the aforesaid readers were not asked to
contribute a fund to establish a daily
paper. Captain Moffett gave them with
out money and without price what they
would have had to have paid $100,000 for
and naturally those who had subscribed
to the fund began to withdraw their
subscriptions, and though a few sore
heads keep, threatening to start a big
daily it does not scare .the Oregonian a
particle. It has played its cards to win
and has done so. It has been the means
of making a good paper out of the Tele
gram and scaring a rival out of the field
and Scott and Pittock the long and
short of it have reason to congratulate
themselves on the success of the brightest
piece of journnliem they have ever yet
undertaken.
The Philadelphia Timet says: After
the McKinley bill went into effect the
importers of cigars who were 'loaded up'
increased the price from $2 to $8 a hun
dred, but even men of large means
stoppped smoking Havana cigars alto
gether, and the consequence is that im
porters have come down from their high
perch and some of the favorite brands
can now be had at nearly former prices,
That is the proper way to bring all such
extortions to an end. The butchers and
packers would soon learn a lesson if mil
lions of people would let their meat hang
untouched on the hooks.
It is proposed to remove the desks
from the hall of the .house of representa
tives at Washington. It is stated that
they take up an amount of room that is
badly needed for the comfort, of the
members, and it is urged that, the house
being a deliberate body, writing letters
and reading newspapers should be done
elsewhere. But the. desks have- other
uses 'than sitting at to write letters or
read newspapers. They are useful things
to pound on to emphasize the points of a
speech or to attract the eye of a speaker,
and to rest one's feet on during the long
and prosy oratory
The Moscow Gazette speaks with re
spectful spmpathy of American claims in
the Behring sea, and says that.it is
time that England was taught that the
possession of a powerful fleet does not
entitle her to treat every bit of open sea
as her peculiar property. The Gazette
proposes that America and Russia settle
the question without reference to England.
what hastened action.
In connection with the action of the
board, the following dispatch, received
from Washington last night, is interest
ing, as it explains the causes which
hastened the board to take the final
step:
"Another hitch has arisen in regard
to the right of way for the portage road
at the Cascades. Major Handbury has
telegraphed to the chief of engineers
that the location proposed by him is the
only admissible one, and that governor
Pennoyer said it would be satisfactory
to the state authorities. Major Hand
bury also telegraphed that only a three
foot gauge would be allowed, not know
ing whether that gauge was satisfactory
to the state board. Senator Dolph says
it was necessary to communicate with
the board before getting the approval of
the secretary of war of the location. In
the meantime the state treasurer tele
graphed to the treasury to know when
the application of the state for the right
of way would be acted upon. The ap
plication of the state is not for a right of
way, but appears to be in conformity
with the recommendation of Major
Handbury that the United States build
and own the portage road across the res
ervation and permit the state to use it,
which recommendation was rejected by
the opinion of the attorney general.
Nothing has been heard from secretary
of state McBride, of Oregon in answer
to his telegram of yesterday."
Senator Dolph telegraphed State
Treasurer Met sen an, fully explaining the
situation, and saying that if the location
and gauge are satisfactory and if the
state did not desire the use of the gov
ernment tramway as a part of the port
age road, but only for construction pur
poses, the plan of location might be
immediately approved. On account of
an indication that the state might be
required to make a new application,
stating what was decided bv the board
anu wuii a uesign oi cutting on me cor
respondence and hastening final action,
Senator Dolph has advised Treasurer
Metschitn that the board had better
telegraph the secretary immediately
stating with particular emphasis what
was desired in reference.to the location,
gauge and rise of the tramway. The
senator says that as soon as a definite
understanding is arrived at there is no
doubt that final action will be had,' and
telegraphed to Major Handbury. The
latter's recommendation, although
weighty, is not conclusive.
' TOO MUCH BED TAPE.
Thegistofthe dispatch from Washing-
I ton, published yesterday, in regard to
the portage railroad at the Cascades is
that Major Handbury is not to be allow
ed to build the road out of the appropri
ation for the locks, and the $8000 it will
cost must come out of the state appropri
ation. To one acquainted with the cir
cumstances there seems no good reason
why Major Handbury should not be al
lowed to build the road, as it is needed in
the construction of the locks. The state
was to haul freight from the landings, it
would provide for use on the works free
of cost, and do other things which would
have amply repaid for the use it made of
the road. The hitch in the matter is the
outcome of the great capicity of the
Washington lawyer and politician in the
way oi now not to do it.
Major Ha"ndbury's proposition to build
the road and allow the state the use of it
in return for certain services, was for
warded to the chief of engineers and was
approved by hkn. It was then sent to
the secretary of war for his approval.
He was absent and bis representative
not thoroughly understanding the matter
and desiring to evade the responsibility,
referred it to the judge advocate-general,
who on general principles decided that
money appropriated for locks could not
be used to build a road which the state
might use. This not suiting the friends
of the proposition, it was referred to the
attornev-eenerai. who sided with the
judge advocate-general, and that settles
the matter.
mi .... .
tne uregon ttaiiwav commission is
undoubtedly a fine institution for the
commissioners, and it may be doing a
great amount of good for anything we
know to the contrary, but it has a way
oi doing business that leaves it very
much open to suspicion and criticism
it is now on a tour oi inspection over
the Union Pacific lines in Eastern Ore
gon which looks much more like a
junketing pleasure trip than one under
taken in the service of the state. The
party travels in a special palace car
furnished at the expense of the company
and is chaperoned by three or four high
officials of the road. There is the sup
erintendent of the Oregon division, the
assistant superintendent, the assistant
general freight agent and the supervisor
of bridges and buildings. It was very
thoughtful of the Union Pacific to supply
the commission with the companionship
of these functionaries, so that the ardu
ous duties of inspecting the road from the
windows of a palace car might be light
ened and their minds relieved if need be
of all distracting care relating to the bad
condition of the road or its service.
Under such tutelage it is only reasonable
to infer that the opinion of superintend
ent Cookingham will be the judgment of
the commission. "The Union Pacific, as
a public servant, desires to give good
service, and is doing so. Its tracks is in
good condition and its trans-continental
trains run on time io a dot," all of which
is such a gross perversion of the truth
that we only wonder at the immaculate
gall of the man who could utter it.
The rifle, though not social in its hab
its, rarely goes on by itself.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. O. D. DOANE PHYSICIAK AND SUR
GEON. Office; rooms 5 and 6 Chapman
Block. Residence over MrFarland A French's
store. Office hours 9 to 12 A. 11., 2 to 5 and 7 to
B XT. M.
A S. BENNETT. ATTORXEY-AT-LAW. Of
nee lu Schanno'n building, up stairs. The
'Hues, uregon.
rB G. C. ESHELMAN Homoeopathic Pht-
U sician and bDBOEON. Office Hours: 9
to 12 A. M' ; 1 to 4, and 7 to 8 f v. Calls answered
promptly dtiy or night' Office: upstairs In Chap
man sioca
81DDALL
- Dentist. Gas given for the
extraction ot teem. Also teeth
ed aluminum plate. Rooms: Sign of
I J m .painless
et on flowed aluminum p!
the Golden Tooth, Second Street.
AR. THOMPSON Attobnkt-at-law. Office
in Opera House Block, Washington Street,
The Dalles, Oregon -
r. P. STAYS. B. S. HUNTINGTON. H. 8. WILSON.
MAYS, HUNTINGTON & WILSON Attob-nkys-at-law.
Offices, French's block over
First National Bunk, The Dalles, Oregon.
C.B.DCFVB. GEO. W ATKINS. FRANK MENEFKE.
DUFUR, W ATKINS & MENEFEE ATTOR
NS YS-AT-LAW Rooms Nos. 71, 73, 75 and 77,
Vogt Block, Second Street, The Dalles, Oregon.
TT H. WILSON Attornky-at-law Rooms
II 52 and 53, New Vogt Block, Second Street,
The Dalles, Oregon.
S. L. YOUNG,
(Successor to K. BECK.
Meetings are being held all over France,
asking the government to abolish the im
port duties on foreign grain, owing to
the very bad prospects for the French
harvest. We hope the French govern
ment will accept the . suggestion. It
would largely increase our own exports
to that country.
The majestic Columbia, river received
its name from Captain Gray of the
American ship Columbia, ninety-nine
years ago, on the 11th of May 1792, when
he discovered the river and sailed in over
the bar. It had been regarded np to
this time as only a bay. ' '
The friends of the portage road at The
Dalles have not wanted Major Handbury
to build the road and are satisfied that
he would never do so nor permit it to be
done while it was in his power to pre
vent it. We think he is largely or solely
responsible for the delay thus far and
that he will never make any recom
mendation that will be acceptable and
satisfactory by which the road can be
built. The state wants a standard gauge
road, and a three-foot one will not be at
all satisfactory. In the first place a
gauge of that width would not be safe nor
could the cars which would run over that
gauge begin to handle the business that
would be brought to it. The state com
mission should insist on the building of
a Btanaara gauge ana we oeneve tney : nanus oi me scnooi oiem ana open tor inspec
..,;n A o.. t f ,i t. i;non. All persons-desiring a change in their
n 111 OW a O B Vf s bill V AkxV-1 JO
needed for Major ' Handbury and the
use of the government, let an extra rail
be laid inside and the government's cars
can be run on that at no inconvenience
to the state or the government's
engineer. Ed. Chronicle.
nil
Wholesale and. Betail
ffiBSLY.
-DEALERS IN-
Fine Imported, Key West and Dcmeslic-
oco-ass.
PAINT
Now is the time to paint your ; hou-:
and if youwish to get the best, quality
and a fine color use the . :
She, Wiliiams CoJs Paint
For those wishing to see the CiUalitjr
and color of the above paint we call their
attention to the residence of S. L, Brooks,
Judge Bennett, Smith French and others
painted by Paul Kreft.
Snipes &"Kinersly are agents for the
above paint for The Dalles. Or. '
C. N. THORNBURY,
Late Rec. V. S. Land Office.
T. A. HUDSON,
Notary Public .
-DEALER IN-
WHTI
CLOCKS
Jewelry, Diamonds,
SLLVEHWflHE, :-: ETC
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Repaired and Warranted.
165 Second St., The Dalles, Or.
FRENCH & CO.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A GENERALBANKLNU BUSINESS
TBOaPBBY&JliSSI
ROOMS 8 and 9 LAND OFFICE BUILDIX&,
Postoffica Box SSS,'
THE DALLES, OFL
Filings, Contests,
And nil other Business in the U. S. Land Office
Promptly Attended
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-
lie at the earliest date when such entries
can be made. Look for advertisement
in this paper. '
Tiiornborv & Hurjscn:
Letters of Credit issued available in the
Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
iTansiers sola on in ew v oric, umcago, St
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash., and various points in Or
egon ana Washington.
Collections made at all points on fav
orable terms.
Notice to Taxpayers.
VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
ll assessment roll for 1891. in School District
No. VI, Wssco countv, Oregon, is now in the
assessments are hereby required to appear before
me directors wno win sit as a ooara 01 equnliza
Lm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the
1st, 2d and 3d days of June, 1891, and show cause
why their assessment should be changed. Posi
tively no reductions will be allowed after
Wednesday, Jnne 3d.
By Order oi the Directors.
J. ST. HUNTINGTON,
mlo-jun3 . School Clerk.
Health is Wealth !
BRAIN
Dr. E. C. West's Nikvb anb Basra Tjieat
MB NT, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Vitth
ness. Convulsions, Fits, Nervous : Ksuralglsv .
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the us
of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness,-Ment' "De
pression, Softening of the Brain, resulting ln
sanity and leading to misery, decay aud dealn.
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power,
in either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spennst
orrhflea caused by over exertion of the brain, self- '
abuse or over indulgence. Each box. contain -one
month's treatment. 11.00 a box, or tlx-boxes
for 15.00, sent by mail prepaid on seoeipt of prlos;
WE 6VABANTII BIX BOXES .
To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied by $5-00, ,w wlU
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re
fund the money if the treatment does set affest '
cure. Guarantees Issued only by -- ..
BLAKXLIT HOUGHTON,
Prescription Drag-fists, -17S
Second St. The Dalles Or.
. P. THoamon'
President
J. 8. Schencx. H. U. Enu,
Vice-President , Cashier.
A careful estimate places the number
of bushels of wheat shipped from Sher
man county last year at 400,000. It is
the opinion of all with whom we have
conversed that the prospects in that sec
tion for a good crop were never brighter
than thpv arA at. the. nrAOAnr. tinno nnrl if
1 . . " " r . ' I THE
Providence continues to favor them ILLINOIS.
Sherman county will harvest fully 25 per
cent more grain than she ever did before.
$500 Reward
We will pay the above reward for anv case ol
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, In
digestion, Constipation or CostiveneMS we canuot
cure with West's Vegetable Liver Pills, when the
directions are strictly complied with. They are
purely vegetable, and never fail to give satisfac
tion. Sugar Coated. Large boxes containing .
Pills, ' cents. Beware of counterfeits and imi
tations. The genuine manufactured only bv
JOHN C. WKST COMPANY, CHIGAGO,
iOIS. - -
BLAKILEV & HOUGHTON.
Prescription Irngglnts,
17S Second St. . The Dalles, Or.
Silver Purchases.
The Italian Consul In Washington.
Washington, . May 18. Corte, . the
Italian consul at New Orleans, has ar
rived here bat declines to talk. -
$20 REWARD.
tit . - i r a t- i !
vr ASHi.NUTU.-., aiay io. rour ounarea TTTIIL BE Am FOB ANY INFORMATION
and fifteen thousand ounces of silver
were purchased today at prices ranging
from 98.05 to 98.20,
leading to the conviction or nartipsroittinv
the ropes or in any wav interfering with the
wires, poles r-- 'imps of Tax Electric Light
CO. H.GLENN.
Manager
First jlaHoual' fianK.
THE DALLES,
OREGON
A General Banking Business transacted
- Deposits received, subject to Sight
Draft or Check. '
Collection! made and proceeds promptly -remitted
on day of collection.
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
New York, San Francisco and Port
land. '
DIRECTORS.
D. P. Thompson. Jno. S. Schbnck.
T. W. Sparks. Geo. A. Libbb.
H. M. Bbaix.
Abstracters,
Heal Estate and
Insarance.Agents.
Abstracts of. and Information Concern
ing Land Titles on Short Notice.
Land for Sale and Honses to Rent
Parties Looking for Homes in.
COUNTRY OR, CITY,
OR IN SEARCH OF
Buiqe Location?, J
Should Call on or Write to us.
Agents for a Full Line of
Leading Fire Imrance Cqinpaiiie?,
And Will Write Insurance for , "
on all
DE3IB A.T3TYHI BISKS;
Correspondence Solicited. All Letters
Promptly Answered.' Call on of "' '
Address,
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