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THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1891.
NUMBER 28.
THEY WANT SILVER.
The Terrible Financial Condition of
the Argentine Republic Can Only
be Averted by a Silver Standard.
PRESIDENTIAL PKO8PECT8.
New Orleans Wants a Fight Between
Slavin and Sullivan A Philadel
phia Firm Wins a Big Suit
Washington, June 19. The bureau of
American republics baa received a copy
of fie annm 1 message of president Oel-
legrini, of the Argentine republic, which
was laid before congsess May last.
- The financial crisis, the president
says, grows worse daily. Paper money
of which there is two hundred and sixty
millions in circulation is sustained at
80 ier cent. He estimates the losses
since the crisis began at 200, 000,000.
He considers the best solution of the
financial difficulties would have to cor
rect the defects in the state banking
system's service the credit of the state
bank and enable them to continue. He
adds : "But a gold standard is the in
separable difficulty in the way of resum
ing specie payments. If we want a me
tallic basis we must resort to silver, all
the objections raised agianst the stiver
standard, may apply to Europe but do
not affect us."
Senator Cullum, or Illinois, m Candidate
ror the Presidential Nomination
In 1898.
Chicago, June 22. Senator Cullom of
Illinois, is a candidate for the republican
presidential nomination in 1892, and he
makes no secret of the fact.
"If a nomination is tendered me you
can bet I won't throw it over my shoul
der," were the words he used to a report
er this morning. "And if its going to
be a free for all fight," he added, "and
the Illinois delegation is for me why then
I'll be in the field."
Blaine can have the nomination if he
wants it," continued the senator, "but I
doubt if he will encourage any move
ment to put him in the field. Harrison
stands the best chance in my opinion
and will doubtless be named. The tariff
will be the issue and silver and other
minor questions will be sort of tailed on
the tariff as side issues. McKiuley will
be elected governor of Ohio for three
reasons: First, he personally is a very
popular man, having much of the mag
netic attractiveness of Blaine; second,
Campbell who will doubtless be his op
ponent has succeeded in dividing his
party; and third, the republican party
in Ohio never was so strong as now."
The senator is enroute to Europe,
where he is expected to spend the most
of the summer.
IN THE CYCLONE BELT.
Terrific Wind and Balm Stormi Devas
tate the State or Kansas.
Kansas City, Jnne 20. Specials re
port a terrible rain and wind storm in
the vicinity of Osceola last night. Great
damage was done to crops ali over the
state by the wind and rain. A passen
ger train on the Kansas City, Osceola &
Southern railroad was ditched, killing
Engineer Light ner.
At Emporia nearly every cellar in the
town was flooded and the lower floor of
many of the houses covered with water.
The cyclone which passed over Arkan
sas City last night did much damage.
Fifteen miles south-east of here a
number of dwellings were completely
wrecked and a Mrs. Bowman was fatally
hurt.
At Fort Scott, a large dam broke and
the bottom lands were completely
flooded, houses were swept away, and it
is feared that many lives were lost.
A number of people can be seen on
roof tops and in trees in Buck Run bot
toms but it is impossible to reach them.
FIFTY DOLLARS PER CAPITA.
A Correspcndent That Thinks the Gov
ernment Should Issue That Amount.
ALLEGED CROOKED WORK.
A HERO'S BEHESTS.
The Will of the Late - General Albert
Pike Now on FUe.
Washington, June 19. The will of
the late General Albert Pike, grand
commander of the Scottish Bite order of
Masons of the southern jurisdiction has
been filed. He leaves all articles of
personally in trust for the benefit of the
order of which he was grand commander.
Fheobe Wants Her Salary
Washington, June 22. Miss Phoebe
Cousins has filed a claim for hei salary
for Mav, as secretary for the board of
lady managers for the World's fair, with
assistant secretary Nettleton at the
treasury department, together with
brief in support of her claim.
In closing her brief she says: "In
her fight in this case Miss Cousins is not
merely struggling to retain the office on
account of its emoluments or the per-
The fee to which he was entitled in the 80nal advantage which she might derive
trom tne exercise of its prerogative per
formance its duties she insisting she holds
her commission by virtue of action of
the board of lady managers and that the
board must pats upon the question of
her retention of office and as to whether
she faithfully performed all duties de
volved upon her by her election as secre
tary of the board of lady managers
famous Choctaw award he leaves to his
two sons and daughter. The money in
the treasury of the United States, aris
ing froiQhe sale of under process of con
fiscation of his property in Little Bock,
he wills to the United State "that
they may have honest title thereto, no
longer hold them as the proceeds of
plundering under the form of law and
also that indebtedness of the United
States to me for four horses lost by me
in military service of the United States
in Mexico."
AN EMBEZZLER WANTED.
IN FAIR WAT OF SETTLEMENT
A Trial Being- Made With the German
Government ror his Surrender.
WasAiNGTON, June 19. The depart
ment of state is informed that the Ger
man govefar.ient has declined to sur
render True. W. Hoyt, a defrauding em
ployee of the Gas Light company of
Philadelphia. There is no extradition
treaty with Germany, covering points of
, offence and while the German govern
ment is willing to surrender him with
out a specific treaty stipulation, it was
only upon the condition that this gov
ernment wonld recognize demands by
the German government for the sur
render of escaped criminals, whose
crimes are not covered by existing treaty.
This condition could not be accepted,
The United States government has been
in communication with the government
of Great Britian and it is hoped that
efforts will not fail in securing Hoyt in
the end.
THE MURDERED CHINAMAN.
A Chronicle Correspondent Gives
Further Particulars or the Work
or the Indians.
San Fbancisco, June 19. Deputy Re
corder Barnard of Bridgeport, Mora
- county, baa written tp the Chronicle
giving fuller particulars of the killing of
the Chinaman Ah Tai by the Walker
Lake Indiana at Bridgeport, June 9th.
Ah Tai was afraid to leave the court
room after his discharge and one of his
attorneys went to request the sheriff to
give him a body guard. 'Four Indians
then rushed into the court room of Jus
tice Fales court. Ah Tai and one of the
lutters' attorneys being the only occu
pants, they seized the Chinaman and
dragged him into ihe street where they
were joined by other Indians who took
the victim hall a mile out of town and
made mince meat of his body. '
Importers Win at Test Suit.
Philadelphia, Jane 18. The jury in
the Myer and Dickinson test suit
against the - government to recover
duties jQdi on importations of hat trim
mings returned a verdict this morning
in the United States Circuit court for
the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claimed
that the goods were liable to twenty per
cent, duty, while the officials held that
they were dutiable at thirty per cent.
The government will appeal for a ver
dict to the Supreme court. By this ver
dict the government is liable for from
twenty to thirty million dollars that it
had collected on duties from importers
of millinery materials in various parts
of the country.
More Trouble for the Cherokee Strip.
Arkansas City, June 19. It is report
ed that a thoroughly organized body of
Ijoomerd will shortly enter the Cherokee
strip, cut all fences and burn the grass,
thus forcing cattlemen off the land.
Cattlemen on the strip without ' author
. ity of law have been warned by Secre-
. tary Ross of Cherokee nation that all
cattle found trespassing will be seized.
London Wool Sales.
London, June 19. At the wool sales
yesterday 12,437 bales were offered.
Values in some instances are rather
dearer. Prices throughout good. All
ecoo1 sold readily, medium qualities
shoVarl improvement. Cape of Good
Hope and Natal wools went off well at
fall recent rates.
Thinks President Hlppolyte Crazy.
New York, June 19. A letter from
llayti says that Hippolrte continues to
kill his supposed enemies but they ac
cumulate faster than he can kill them.
The writer thinks Hippolyte is un
doubtedly crazy.
A Board of Arbitration Appointed
the Behring Sea Matter.
London, June 22. Sir Geo. Baden
Powell, member of Parliament, and W,
Dawson of Canadian service department
have been appointed arbitrators in the
Behring sea conference decided upon be
tween the government of the United
States and the government of Great
Britain. The first meeting of the board
of arbitration- will take -place October
next. The commissioners will spend
two months on a man of war cruising in
the Behring sea for the purpose of gain
ing a thorough knowledge of the situa
tion.
The New Court Organized.
ssas fsANCisco, June 22. Tne new
circuit court of appeals -of the ninth
judicial circuit of the United States was
formally organized for the transaction of
legal matters today. Judge Deady, of
Oregon, who was appointed associate
justice of the new court was absent,
owing to continued illness, and District
Judge Hoffman was installed as such,
and the appointment of John C. Frank,
of San Francisco as marshal was an
nounced by the court.
Treasury Statement.
Washington, June 22. A statement
of the condition of the treasury made
today shows the balance available to be
(4,664,879. The treasurer's statement
issued today but which bears date of the
19th inst. shows a cash balance of $42,-
952,918, or (283,164 less than the total
amount of deposits in the national banks
and fractional silver.
Thirty Thousand Dollars for a Fight.
Kansas City, Mo., June 22. The fol
lowing dispatch has been received from
Pittsburg, Kansas, signed Gus P. Morris :
Sporting ' editor Daily Star, I am
authorized by the Commercial Club to
wire John Sullivan offering a purse of
130,000 to secure Sullivan and Slavin for
a fight at Pittsburg, Kansas."
A Balloon Horror.
St. Petersburg, June 22. Yesterday
a large balloon was being inflated with
gas when it escaped and carried upward
four workmen. When at a great height
the balloon burst and the four men
were thrown to the .ground horribly
mangled.
The Respite Came too Lata.
Clifton, Ariz, June 22. Sixteen
hours after Antonio Granado was hung,
a respite for ten days was received at
Solomonville. Granado was executed at
the latter place Saturday, for the mur
der of his wife and child at Morenci last
summer.
Prisoners Strike For Liberty.
UOL8 uity, Ga., Juue 22. lne pris
oners at a convict camp twenty miles
from Chattanooga, Tenn., attempted to
escape this morning and two of the
guards and two convicts were killed.
The tests of the pneumatic guns on the
cruiser, Vesuvius, are over, her fate as a
dynamite" cruiser is settled. The guns
were a failure, and the vessel will un
doubtedly soon be stripped of them, and
converted into an ordinary torpedo
cruiser. It is an open secret about the
navy department that the recent tests
were ordered, in order to nave an om
cial pretext to dismantle the vessel.
Not an officer could be found willing to
risk Ids life by his presence at an actual
trial of dynamite shells, and conse
quently there has. never been such a
test. There'll be no more dynamite
cruisers built.
Six Millions or Bonds Issued Instead or
ThreeA Sensation Caused.
St. Louis, June 20. A dispatch from
the city of Guatemala says that a great
sensation has been caused here by the
discovery that $6,000,000 in bonds was
issued for the redemption of treasury
notes instead of the $3,000,000 called for.
It is further stated that Barrillas has
sold $3,000,000 worth of those bonds at
40 per cent, of their face value and
pocketed the money and placed the re
mainder of the bonds in the treasury to
redeem the notes.
A VALUABLE LAND GRANT.
The Grande Improvement Company will
try for a Confirmation.
New York, June 2. In the case of
the Grjuide Improvement company of
New York, it is soon to present its pe
tition to the new land court to deter
mine title to 4,500,000 acres of land in
Arizona. It is an old Spanish claim
and is estimated to be valued, involved
as it stands at present, at between $8,-
000,000 and $10,000,000. This petition
will probably be the first business to
come before the land court which will
soon organize.
AN OPEN SWITCH.
Four Men are
Killed on the Illinois
Central.
New Orleans, June 20. A collision
occurred on the Illinois Central railroad
last night near Sauve caused by an open
switch near where a freight tram was
side tracked, and was run into by the
south bound fast express. Four men
were killed and six severely injured.
The killed are, Engineer Mitchell, Fire
man Lawson and Chas. Munn and Bill
Williams, (colored). The mail train
was behind time and was running very
fast when the accident occurred.
An Insurance
Company
Wall.
Forced to the
Aberdeen," S. D., June 20. Judge
Sancy has granted the application for
appointment of a receiver by the Fidel
ity fire insurance company of Huron, of
which Alonzo Wardell, the alliance
leader, is president. The action is
brought at the investigation of State
Auditor Taylor, who found that the lia
bilities exceeded the assets by nearly
$25,000. Six million dollars of insur
ance is covered and all policies will be
turned over to the Hecla tf St. Paul,
which will assume the risks.
Gave to Political Corruption Fund.
Ottawa, June 20. Owen E. Murphy,
one of the witnesses heard by the parli-
lT1TlTTnTl" i! t'",,'"m thP.
Boyd, Or., June 22, 1890.
Editob Chonicle : I propose to give
you a few thoughts on national finance,
The people from Maine to Texas and
from sea to sea are indignant at the con
traction of our currency and consequent
hard times, brought on through the in
fluence of gold monopolists. Many and
diverse remedies have been proposed, all
having some good feature, but the safest
and best plan to get money in reach of
the people is for the government to issue
enough of legal tender treasury notes to
raise the amount of money in circulation
to fifty dollars per capita and loan to the
states in proportion to their respective
needs at one per cent, as the banks have
been getting it. Let the states loan it
to their counties at two per cent, retain
ing one per cent, in state treasury. Let
the counties loan it to the people, on ten
or more years time, on good real estate
security, at three per cent, per annum in
limited amounts, to enable them to lift
high interest notes and mortgages and
for necessary improvements. The one
per cent, retained in county treasury will
partly pay county expenses and reduce
the tax of every taxpayer.
No additional officers are needed.
The present state and county officers
will be sufficient, except, perhaps a few
clerks during a rush. A wise, beneficent
father will help his son to help himself,
while he who supplies all of his. son's
wants without cost or effort to the son
fosters idleness, extravagance and ruin.
A powerful, wise, beneficent government
will adjust its toilers its real wealth
producers to prosper, in order that all
honorable callings may --prosper as all
good money is "fiat money," regardless
of the material of which is made or of its
commercial commodity value. Money
with a metal standard is monopolists
money controlled by monopolists to en
rich themselves at the expense of the
masses but full legal tender paper
money, with government stamps and
based on faith in the honor and patriot
ism of the people is the people's money
and should be controled in quantity by
the people through their representatives
fairly chosen through a purified ballot
box.
A powerful government like ours
should never borrow money in time of
peace, but should be the sole creator of
money, of whatever material . made, in
sufficient amount to maintain a healthy
commercial circulation among its citi
zens.
As all metal money ceases to be money
and becomes only a commodity when it
passes our national boundary, it should
be maintained as money for home con
venience and retained as bullion for for
eign exchange, because paper money is
only a little more "fiat" than gold or sil
ver, being one hundred per. cent, fiat
(law with power behind it) while the
gold dollar, with eighty-six cents com
modity value, is fourteen per cent, fiat,
while twenty nickels one dollar, money
value have fourteen cents commodity
value, thus being eighty-six per cent,
"fiat." But enough. Let us have more
money at low rates of interest, in easy
reach of the people, at least cost of hand
ling. J. H. Trout
Company B. O." N. G.. of Weston, has
orders to report at The Dalles June 28,
for the encampment of the state militia
which lasts six davs. The men are each
required to bring blacking and boot
brushes, soap, a towel and a razor. The
officers are made responsible for the ap
pearance of their commands. The boys
at Weston have been preparing for the
event and expect to make a good show
ing. East Oregonian.
"MrsTWJl-
son had only been married four weeks
and was little more than a child. It is
supposed, that she committed suicide on
account of the ill treatment of her hus
band. Millionaire Lumber Dealer Dies.
San Fbancisco, June 19. Captain R.
W. Simpson, millionaire lumber dealer,
died here this morning from capiliiary
bronchitis, aged seventy-seven. He
was a member of the firm of Simpson
Bros., well known throughout the Pa
cific coast states.
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars for a
Fight.
New Orleans, June 19. The Olympic
club of this city telegraphed an offer of a
purse of $25,000 for a fight in the Olym
pic club arena between Slavin and Sulli
van to take place February 27th.
The Walla Walla Soldiers Escape Con
viction. Walla Walla, Wash., June 20. The
jury in the case of the six soldiers on
trial for the lynching of the gambler A.
J. Hunt returned a virdict of "not
guilty" this afternoon.
Very Shocking;.
Calcutta, June 19. Sixty earth
quake ehocks were experienced through
out the Province of Bengal yesterday
and many buildings were destroyed.
The Old Chler Reelected.
St. Louis, June 19. The grand divis
ion order of railway telegraphers today
elected O. D. Thurston of Vinton, la.,
grand chief telegrapher.
Johann Most Gets One Tear.
New York. June 19. Johann Most
the anarchist was sentenced to one year's
imprisonment today.
The Walla Walla Union-Journal says :
"Senator Sherman talks like a black
smith on the silver question." We sup
pose that is because he gives such sledge
hammer blows at the silver inflationists.
A trip to the Tygh Ridge country on
Saturday has given ocular proof of the
condition of the crops in that fine grain
raising district. From present indica
tions we should judge that nearly one-
fourth of the spring grain never germi
nated till the late rains, and had it not
been for them would never " have made
anything. We never knew the grounds
to be so well soaked at this time of year,
and we never saw grain presenting a
""lalthier color; at the same time the
e sowed grain, since it did not germi
te equally, presents, for the present, a
otted appearance which, however, will
appear within the next month. For
; nately there is very little volunteer
lain In that neighborhood, in fact a
ile through the Tygh Ridge country
fill convince any man, if further proof
necessary that it pays to farm well,
e saw a field of barley and whej.t,
Jwed in the spring, on summer fallow,
on the ranch of Mr. John Bolton that,
backward as the season has been, is as
fine as any one wants to see. On the
whole the rains came not a moment too
soon. Had they not come the crop fail
ure would have been greater than that
of two years ago. After looking at the
grass one wonders there is any grain left.
The open ' prairie range is as bare and
dry as it usually is in September but all
will be changed in another month, and
with any ordinary weather during the
next six weeks Tygh Ridge will harvest
a fine crop. . '
Mr. Leslie Butler returned this morn
ing from Hood River where he had
gone to attend the dedicatory services in
the United Brethern church at that
place yesterday. The new church which
is a model of neatness and good taste was
finished and furnished at a cost of about
$3000. Of this sum $1206 remained as
a debt on the society, but the efforts of
the brethern, yesterday, were crowned
with success and the society renews its
conflict with the powers of evil with a
balance of $94.30 on the right side of
the ledger. Bishop Hott delivered the
dedicatory sermon'in - the morning and
Bishop Castle preached in the evening.
There were besides these a special service
at 10 o'clock a. m. and Sunday school at
4 o'clock p. m. All 'the services were
well attended and the preaching was
listened to by a highly appreciative au
dience. Besides the two clergymen al
ready mentioned the presiding elder of
of the district Rev. Geo. Sickafoose was
also present as well as the pastor of the
church Rev. C W. Wells. Revival ser
vices will be continued in the new build
ing during the present wiek.
The Dalles election, which took place
Monday, resulted in the election of Hon.
Robert Mays, mayor, and the balance of
the ticket which he headed., Mr. Mays
is an excellent gentleman, one whom
The Dalles did well to honor and who,
in turn, will honor The Dalles. The
Glazier. , .- -
THE OUTLOOK.
The outlook for Dalles City and the
country tributary to it was never
brighter than it is at this moment. The
heavy rain fall has fully assured a large
grain and hay crop. Fruits of all kinds
are abundant and bring fair and profit
able returns. The wool crop is simply
immense and the small per centage of
loss during the past winter insures profit
able returns from the clip even at mod
erate prices. Mutton sheep bring bet
ter prices than we have ever known
them to do in a residence of sixteen
years in Eastern Oregon. The price of
beef is tending upward and the long de
pression in this class of industry eeems
at an end. The prospects for good prices
for cereals have not been so bright for
many years, and with an abundant crop
assure the farming classes may con
fidently look forward to a profitable and
prosperous harvest. As an element in
this prosperity our connections with
Portland and Astoria by an independant
line of steamers will cut no unimport
ant figure. Everything possible will be
done to make this line available for the
removal of the coming crops and we
have little reason to doubt that the effort
will be successful. Every cent saved by
reduced rates will enhance the value of
the product and go into the pocket of
the producer. Besides all this we are
given every reason to hope that before
many months shall have passed The
Dalles will have connection with the in
terior by one or more lines of railroad.
As our readers are aware a company has
been incorporated within the past few
days to build the line, via Dufur and
Tygh valley, to the Fossil coal fields.
Only those familiar with he immense
resources of the country through which
this line will traverse can have any idea
of the benfit such a road will be to the
settlers as well as to this city.
Another company has been incorporated
to build a road between The Dalles and
some point in Sherman county. It can
only be a question of time when this
road alto will be an accomplished fact.
The needs of the country demand it and
there is not a shadow of a doubt as to
its being a paying investment. With
these lines of railroad terminating at
this point, The Dalles will at once take
rank as the most important city in East
ern Oregon and this rank she will be
able to maintain against all competitors.
Cheap methods of transportation will
invite capital and capital will develop
industries yet unborn or in their infancy,
while the thousands of acres of cheap
and productive lands will form homes
for a happy, contented and prosperous
people.
reasoning it is just as likely that the
"silver bugs" of the United States are
working the present silver agitation for
their own advantage as that all the
great commercial nations of Europe are
wrong.
A STATEMENT OF FACTS.
The Chronicle has no desire to make
Any reference to anything published in
the columns of the Times-Mountaineer
relating to the election of last Monday.
What the people are anxious to see now
is the fruit that will grow from the seed
then planted; but it cannot allow the
statement of that paper to go unchallen
ged when it says that the successful
party "were the most desicable set of
bosses that ever disgraced any munici
pal or political party" and that they re
ceived their support from the "baser
element of the city." The facts are
these. The one political boss, who has
ruled this city for years, carried everv
primary and elected and defeated every
time he set his mind to do it, is M. A.
Moody. If there is a "baser element"
in the city, that element always stood at
his back. This is true of last Monday,
as it is of every city and county election
for ten years. The one thing that tri
umphed over it, for the first time, was
this, business men and private citizens,
the wealth and worth of the city, made
it their business, for the first time to
stand at the polls the day long and work
for the successs of the citizens"ticket.
The "baser element" was simply out
numbered. In making this statement of
fact we by no means intend it to be re
ferred that the "baser element" was the
only support of the Moody ticket, be
cause many supported it who must be
classed among our best citizens, but this
is no more than happened at Portland
where men whom the state has advanced
to high and honored positions were found
fighting in the same ranks with the deni
zens of the slums. We shall not willingly
refer to this matter again and our con
temporary will choose the wiser part
he will cease to whine over a defeat that
was accomplished in spite of his best
efforts. What is done cannot now be
mended and it is the part of manliness
to accept the inevitable with becoming
grace and dignity.
We have abundant evidence that an
effort was made, in this city, during the
late election to convince certain of our
citizens who could not otherwise be in
duced to vote the Moody ticket, that as a
result of its defeat the city would pur
chase the mill flume and add it to the
water plant. The entire conception is
so utterly silly and unreasonable that
we apologise to our readers for making
any allusion to it. What on earth does
the city want with any more of the flume
than she now possesses? Is it supposed
that the water commissioners intend to
start a saw mill or a wood yard? And
if not what would they do with the flume
AN INJUSTICE.
KILLED OF ITS OWN WEIGHT.
A meeting was held in Portland a
short time ago at which, with a great
flourish of trumpets it was proposed to
raise two million dollars for the opening
of the Columbia. Two million dollars is
a whole lot of money and very naturally
when those who insisted most on not a
cent less than two million dollars came
to their sober second thoughts they made
up their minds to do nothing. That
two millions killed the whole business.
Half a million judiciously used would
have given immense relief. A whole
million could possibly have been raised
if it were found needed, but two
millions! the very magnitude of the
sum killed the whole scheme and from
that day to this we have not heard a
single voice lifted in its advocacy. On
Wednesday last a meeting was held in
Portland . to devise ways and means for
raising a sum of money for making a
suitable exhibit at the World's Fair. A
discussion arose over the amount to be
raised. Some were in favor of $100,000
but mayor De Lashmut favored $50,000,
and, claiming that it was three times
harder to raise $100,000' than it was to
raise $50,000 called attention to the elo
quence displayed at the waterway meet-,
ing when it was proposed to raise two
millions and insisted that fixing the
amount at that figure "killed the whole
business." So the whole two million
bnsines8 is dead just as we expected it
would be; and still we are not without
hope that the company : formed at The
Dalles, the other day without any flour
ish of trumpets may not only solve the
problem of an open river but do more to
build up The Dalles than the company
that was organized by the - waterway
convention and died preoiaturely --f a
plethora of capital made out of wind.
The orders issued by . Colonel Hough
ton, of the O. N. G., commanding the
ihird regiment to go into camp for six
days at The Danes commencing June 28.
is meeting with much opposition. It is
generally considered as a scheme for
booming the celebration at The Dalles,
rather than for the good of the militia!
It is barely posible that the time for
holding the encampment may yet be
changed.
-The above is from the Baker City
Blade' and is very unjust to Colonel
Houghton. As a matter of fact the
Colonel first appointed the 20th day of
June for the commencement of camp
which would have ended on the 27th
but the governor could not approve of
that date because of not having- the
tentage ready ' and the Colonel . was
obliged to appoint, not later than the
27th, as after the Fourth of July harvest
ing commences and it would be impos
sible for many to leave their crops. The
time fixed bad nothing to do with the
celebration at The Dalles, and it was
not till last Saturday that Colonel
Houghton agreed to take any part in the
celebration whatever, except the regular
Fourth of July parade which would have
been held if The Dalles had never cele
brated.
ARE WE ALONE RIGHT f
When the principal nations of Europe,
for the convenience of international ex
change fixed the price of silver at fifteen
and a half ounces of silver to one of gold
they did so because that was, as nearly
as possible, the bullion value of silver.
Since then, however, while the value of
gold has remained stationary, the vast
outputs of the silver mines of the -world
combined with improved methods of re
ducing the ore have lowered the price of
silver from $1.33 an ounce in 1872 to 93
cents at a later period. : It is a fact that,
whether right or wrong in doing so, all
the countries of Europe are trying hard
to escape from silver. France, Belgium,
Italy, Switzerland and Greece, Norway,
Sweden and Denmark have all closed
their mints to the coinage of legal ten
der silver. Holland has practically done
the game ' thing, so has Austria, Hun
gary and ' Russia. 'The United States
alone, of the great commercial nations of
the world is plunging deeper, into silver
coinage. These are facts of history and
not theories. - It is, of course, possible
that all these nations are wrong and
that the United States alone is right.
It is also possible that the "gold bugs,"
so called, may have manipulated silver
in these European countries to their
own advantage; but prima-facie, It is
just aa likely ' that the countries of
Europe are right in shutting down on
silver coinage, under existing conditions
as that the United States is alone right
in opening ber mints, and by parity of
The Portland World is chewing the
rag of bitter disappointment at the re
sult of the election in Portland last Mon
day. It blames the Oregonian for the
whole business and in a fit of virtuous in
dignation demands that the "newspaper
ring" of Portland of which the Oregonian
is the head shall be "smashed" and
brought to a "close." There is just one
waV to accomplish this object and we
commend it to the World and to all
other papers that persist in rehearsing
the battle after they have been com
pletely routed and that is, let them set
about the task of making a better news
paper than the one they want to smash
It may be a hard job and require time
and labor and money and brains and
patience but just as long as the Oregon ian
is so much superior, as a newspaper to
all its Portland contemporaries just so
long will it receive better patronage,
and just so long will all efforts to
"smash" it be vain. The people want
news and not the growls of disappointed
and disgruntled editors.
It is a sad commentary on the fleeting
character of human glorv that Ferdi
nand De Lesseps who reached the sum
mit of earthly fame through his engi
neering and financial achievements in
connection with the openingof the Suez
canal should, in bis old age, be the sub
ject of poverty, sickness and humilia
tion. The utter collapse of the Panama
canal scheme and the stupendous losses
incurred have brought upon his aged
head the bitter curses of those who,
through bis inducement, invested their
money in it. And now to add to this bit
terness, word reaches us, that "the
shareholders of the canal propose to
prosecute him for fraud in making the
favorable reports which drew out the last
of the funds expended in the collossal
failure." The path of glory leads but to
the grave, but it is doubly sad when
this path is strewn with thorns and bri
ars and the brooks by the way-side of
the last stage of life's journey are full oT
bitterness more bitter still than that of
the cup of death itself.
It is said that a careful estimate has
been made of the amount of money in
circulation in the Argentine Republic
and it is found to reach a total of $150
per capita. In spite of that fact nine
out of every ten men are in a state of
chronic bankruptcy, and this condition
exists in spite of the fact that the gov
ernment printed the money and issued
-'4 ..J xl 11 I f, t
9
J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO.
Abstracters,
Heal Estate and;
Insoraoee Agents.
Abstracts of, and Information Concern
ing Land Titles on Short Notice.
when the city already owns all she needs , , ,
of it or ever will need? Ia it .forgotten Land lOr !s!L ft ailll HflllSftS.lfl Kent -
that it is no part of the plans of the
water commissioners to give the flume a
permanent place in our water system
but that just as soon as there are suffic- COUNTRY" ORn PTTV
ient funds the supply pipe will be ex- '
OR IN SEARCH OF .
Bugiqej30: Location-
Should Call on or Write to' u.
Agents for a Full Line of ,
LeaJii Fire Lisnrance Compies,:
And Will Write Insurance for
on all -
DESIBABLE . lilSICS
Correspondence Solicited... All Letters
Promptly Answered. Call on or
Address,
J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO.
Opera House Block, The Dalles. Or:
3IIIPES 4 HIJiTO
Wuolesale aiifl BetaD'Drcojsti
supply pipe
tended above all possible contamination
from the presence of settlers? Be this
as it may the Chronicle is authorized ,
to say that the thought of such a pur
chase never entered for a moment into
the minds of either the owners of the
flume or of the water commissioners and
that if such a thought ever enters into
anyone's mind this journal will never
iet up on him until it sees him safely
incarcerated in a lunatic asylum.
It means Gold Pieces.
The heavy rain which fell Wednesday
aiternoon wss general and lar-reaching.
differing from previous showers, which
have visited some localities and passed
others by. The good it will do to Uma
tilla county's coming crop is incalculable.
Fall grain, which is burned in places,
win oe aided in ninng, and its condition
is now much more promising. .The rain
assures a good yield of spring grain. The
present situation encourages the belief
that while there may be no more than an
average yield throughout the county
wheat will be of excellent quality.
The rain fell steadily for several hours
in fendleton, and there was a heavy
precipitation, from every direction
come reports of an equally copious fall.
East Oregonian.
, The leprosy committee appointed to
enquire into the conditions under which
this disease spreads and breeds in India
are said to have made some astonishing
discoveries which promise the cure of
this hitherto irremediable curse,
; A business letter-head the boil."
-DEALERS IN-
Fine Imported, Kejr West and Domestic;.
OIO-ARS.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
T.R. i. SUTHERLAND Fellow or Trinity
JLr Medical College, and member of the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario. Phy
sician and Burgeon. Office; rooms 3 and 4 Chap
man block. Residence: Judee Thornburv's Sec
ond street. Office hours; lu to 12 a. m 2 to 4
ana viosp. m.
O. D. DOANE PHYSICIAN AND SUR
GEON. Office: rooms 6 and 6 Chapman
Block. Residence oyer McFarlnnd & French's I
tore. Office hours 9 to 12 A. M.. 2 to 6 and 7 to
8 P. H.
A 8. BENNETT. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Of-
lYm tice In Bchanno's building, nn stairs. The
Dalles, Oregon.
D.
G. C. ESHELMAN Homoeopathic Phy
sician and Surgeon. Office Hours : 9
to 12 A. M : 1 to 4. and 7 to 8 P" M. Calls answered
promptly dny or night' Office; upstairs in Chap
man CLOCK
T. 8IDDALL Dentist. Gas given for the
17 painless extraction oi teetn. Also teeth
net on flowed aluminum plate. Rooms: Sign of
tee uoiaen room, becona street
PAINT7
Now is the time to paint your house
and if you wish to get the best quality
and a fine color use the ,
Sherwin, Willianis Ca$
. -. . . . . - i-
For those wishing to see the quality
and color of the above paint we call their J"
attention to the residence of 8.L. Brooks,'
Judge Bennett, Smith French and others
painted by Paul Kreft. '
Snipes & Kinersly are' agents for the
above paint for The Dalles, Or. '
A R. THOMPSON Attobney-at-law. Office
Ym in Opera House Block, ashington Street.
ine Danes, uregon
C. N. THORNBURY,
Late Rec. U. S. Land Office.
T. A. HUDSON,
Notary Public
P. P. MAYS. B. S. HUNTINGTON. H. 8. WILSON.
AYS. HUNTINGTON WILSON ATTOR-
neyb-at-law. Offices. French's block over
nrst National ttanK, The Danes, Oregon.
IT
Vi ..f il."
E.B.DUPUB. GEO. WATKINS. PRANK HXNXPEE.
"UFUR. W ATKINS & MENEFEE ATTOR-
M WBva. a - a w DAmna XIaai Tl TO TIC snil TT 1
vogr mocJt, econa screes, i ne isaues, uregon.
W
H. WILSON Attorniy-at-law Rooms
62 and 53. New Voet Block. Second Street,
roe Danes, uregon.
S. L. YOUNG,
(Successor to E. BECK.i
ROOMS 8 and 9 LAND OFFICE BUILDING, -
THE DALLES, OR.
pilings, Contests; j
And all other Business in the U, S. Land Offiee '., "'
Promptly Attended
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. " "r '"'
inornounr & Hdson
Health is Uealtii
-DEALER IN
WfllOR
UJ.UU11U.
Jewelry. Diamonds,
SILVERWilHE.xETG.
Watches, Clocks - and Jewelry
Repaired and Warranted.
165 Second St".. The Dalles, Or.
FRENCH & co.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A GENERALBANKLNU BUSINE88
Dr. E. C. Wkht'r Ncrvi anb Brain Trrat- '
ment, a guaranteed speclfle for Hysteria, DinU-'
nesst, Convulsions, Fits, , Nervous. Neuralgia, ,
Headache, Nervous rrostration caused Dy the una
of sloohol or tobsoooi WatHnilnfeMS, Hentsi IM-i
presslon, Softening of tne Brain, resniung in in
sanity and leading to misery, decay snd death," 1
Premature Old Aire. Barrenness. Loss of -Power -
In either sex. Involuntary Losses and SDermat-
orrlMBR caused by over exertion of (hs hrsin, self-t.
abuse or over indulgence. Each box contains
one month's treatment. $1.00 a box, or six boxes 1 :
for 15.00, sent by mall prepaid on receipt of price, -
WK GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. - With each order received by ' -us
for six boxes, accompanied by SA, we will j ,
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re
fund the money if the treatment does- not; effect :
cure. Guarantees issued only by T
BLAKELEY c HOVOHTOM,
Prescription Trnt-gtstsr
175 Second St. - Th Dc.Uas.-Or.
D. P. Thompson' J. 8. Schenck, H. If. Beall,
President Vice-President." Uunler.-
First i KaUoii . BaiiX 1
I THE DALLES.
OREOON
Letters of Credit issued available in the
Eastern States.
Sight .Exchange and Teleirrauhie
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
ColA Want. nnA !
UVObMO 11 (MSI... UU TMIUUB JJU1UU9 111 W
egon and Washington.
Collections made at all 'points on fav
orable terms.
$500 Re-ward!
We will pay the above reward for any case of
tver ComDlaint DvsneDsla. Sick Hnuliu-hn in.
digestion, Constipation or Costiveness we cannot
cure with West's vegetable Liver Pills. km th
directions are strictly complied with.
ThAV An.
purely vegetable, and never fail to rive nut!
tlon. Sugar Con tai. Large boxes containing as
Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits and iml.
tationa. The genuine manufactured only by
THE JOHN U, WFST COMPANY, CHIGAUO.
ILLINOIS. ' '
BLAKELEY HOUGHTON,
Prescrlntlon Dmvl.ta
17 Second St, - Tbs Dalles. Or.
A General Banking Business transacted
Deposits received, subject to bight
Draft or Check.
Collections made and proceeds promptly
remitted on day of collection. .
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
New York, San Francisco and Port
land. .
DIRECTORS.
P. Thompson. Jno. 8. Schkncx.
W. Sparks. Geo. A. Likbe.
H. M. Beali,.
$20 REWARD.
WILL BK PA1U FOB ANY INFORMATION
leading to tbeeonvIcUon of parties cuttlnr
rpes or in any wsy interfering with the
poies or smpa oi 1
wlr
Co.
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