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VOL. 1.
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1891.
NUMBER 29.
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MILLIONS OF BUSHELS.
The
l)regoo
Weather Bureau
will Eroduce ao
Says
Im-
this State
mease Crop of Wheat.
tjteage by the Iowa Storm will Fxceed
a Million of Dollars A National
Bank Suspends.
Pohtlakd, June 27. The Oregon
weather bureau's bulletin issued today
says that spring wheat will make a full
' crop and that fall wheat will be the best
ever harvested except in a few sections
of Umatilla, Morrow, Sherman and
Wasco counties where it was burned in
May. A careful estimate shows fully
one million mar bushels in Oregon this
vearthan last. 'Fall wheat seven feet
high is reported from-' YfimbHl county,
Hop lice are prevalent in that section,
Hops will be an average crop however,
A HdNKIT AND PABROT TIME.
Hew Ban Fraaelaeo Policeman
Their Prisoners. -
Capture
Sah Fbancisco, June 27. Police offi
cer Knott went to the house of Thomas
Goldings late last night to serve a'warrant
on Goldings' son Thomas Jr., on charge
of none stealing preferred by Clement
Locomal.. The officer was met by Gold
ings WEo branished a cutlass and threat
ened to kill him if he did not vacate the
premises. Officer Brown,' Gould and
Magee responded to Knott's whistle and
an attempt was made to arrest Goldings,
. L who was now assisted by his wife, and
son. A number of shots were fired and
when the parties were finally arrested
" and taken to the Jail, it was found that
Goldings had received a bullet wound in
his back that probably will prove fatal
, Officer Brown, was shot in the right
thigh, and officer Magee had his right
cheek split open by a blow from a cutlass-.
Goldings Jr., had several severe
scalp wounds, and officer Knott had
-o-ronnd across his forehead. B. C. Mann,
wVho was passing the honse at the time
of the shooting and who took the officers
to be burglars which belief Golding's al
leged truer shared, was struck by a
policeman's club and knocked senseless
while endeavoring to capture the sup
posed foot pads.
CHICAGO COURTS.
Ara-nina; Phoehe'a Caae-Gibaon
- Escape.
Will
Chicaso, June 27. Arguments on the
motion made some months ago by
Phoebe Cousins looking tor her restora
tion to the secretaryship of the board of
laoVsWnanagers -of the world's fair was
.begun before Judge Blodgett in the Fed
: eral court today. " . They will probably
occupy two days.
. In the criminal court today Judge Col
- lins quashed all the counts in the indict
ment against George B. Gibson of the
whisky trust, charging him with con
piracy, and. those for having explosives
in his possession. The charge of attempt
at crime of blowing up the Shnfeld dis
tillery, thereby destroying life and prop
erty, was takenunder advisement.
A HEAVY I.O88.
The Ar
ory of the
: Burned
71at
Vp. .
New York
New Yobx, Jane 27. The armory of
the 71st regiment was burned out this
morning, only the walls being left. The
members of the regiment" had 300 nni
7 iorms and their arms in the building, til
'- of which' were lost. '"- A number of store
keepers also suffered loss. The total loss
is estimated at $100,000.
A Flacky Hall Clerk.
j Sioux Cmr, la., June 27. A mail
- clerk on the road arrived here and tells
of a train on the St. Paul road which is
. waterbound at Hornic with its crew and
twenty-three passengers aboard. He
- r says' there is no prospect of getting
'train out' Jdr a, -'couple of days. '
the
The
i lerk waded through miles of water to
reach here.
The . Damage . Will Exceed a Million
Dollars.
: Des ; Moimks, la., June 27. This
week's bulletin of the Iowa weather and
crop service reports that the destructive
. effects of the : heavy rain storm of the
23d and 24th was limited to an area of
nine or . ten northwestern "counties in
which the aggregate damage will exceed
'a million dollars.
" 3a Arbitration Committee That Doea
- - ' Not Arbitrate.
- - Pittsburg, June 27. A conference of
the committees of the iron manufactures
. and workmen is in session today bat up
' " lo 2 o'clock bad not arrived at any set
tlement. The manufacturers refuse to
sign the scale until the nine hour clause
-is eliminated and the workers will not
jnake the asked-for change.
' J To Eject the Cattle Men.
Kingfisher, O. T., June 27. A troop
fX the Fifth cavalry, reinforced by a
company of Cheyenne. Indian scouts
have ' been ordered into the Cherokee
strip to eject trespassing cattlemen and
their herds. "
The Mill Will Never Grind Again With
- - Water that la Faaaed."
Bed Wing, Minn., June 27. The mill
ing firm R. Gregg & Co., at Cannon Falls
has made an assignment for the lienefit
of its creditor. Liabilities, $150,000 ;
assets 163,000.
A Balance of Orn Three Million.
Washington, - June 27. Treasurer
Nebecker today reports the net balance
in the treasury of $3,508,293, in addition
.to fractional silver and deposits in the
national banks.
.California'! Governor Loses a Daughter.
Sacramento, Jane 27. Genevieve
McCarr, the eldest daughter of Governor
.'--Andrew Marquamy died-at their resi
dence here this morning of typhoid
rftw. -
MMK. MIL HIS CiUKST.
Tliey Dined and Wined and Vied To-
g-ether In the French Style.
Pabis, June 29. Baron DePlinval, I
aged 24 rears, after dining last night
with Mine. Mil, who keeps a counter in
th TTnivaraal oYliiriirirm Lrmlr .&r hiind !
to her father's house.
ir- . U t
to admit them, and Baron and his com
panion went to his appartinents in Rue
ldfwK'a , url.AWs Ramn a ti ! hiaivimnaninn
barricaded the door,
Then he seated
himself at an open window with a rifle,
while the woman stood by with a box of
cartridges. Baron at once began to fire
at all persons passing. He wounded a
woman, and when the police attempted
to enter the building, two were shot.
a fireman attempted to get" a stream of!
water on them, he was shot down. Ba- I
run and his companion finally jum
from the window receiving fatal inj
A MARKED DIFFERENCE!
Darin's Reception In California
pared With a year Ago.
Oakland, Cal., June 25. There
marked difference between the stal
feeling now in regard to Davitt an
presenc here some years ago,
the Irish citizens of Oakland ten
him a reception ; there was a proof
a iniuu mratinff and a hananet. d
purse of $800 was raised for It
Now no one notices him. A great!
ioritv of the Irish residents here arj
in sympathy with Parnell and thef
upon Davitt with distrust. Onef
was a member of the reception
inittee when Davitt was here years
is reported to nave ioiu uaviu ii
face recently that he was a contemn
ingrate, for if it hadn't been for Pi
Davitt would still be serving oi
long sentence in prison.
TREATED LIKE A HERO
A Kansas
Desperado Made
After Capture.
Ma
Kansas City, Mo., Jane 27. In a let
ter concerning the killing of Colonel Sam
Wood, Editor A. A. Dnninire, of the
Woodsdale, Kansas, Tribune, says that
Brennan was a noted desperado, but
when arrested was not even deprived of
his revolvers. He was about the streets,
and was treated like a hero by the peo
ple of . Hugotown. Dunmire declares
that no one believes that Brennan will
ever be tried. Colonel McKey, Wood's
law partner, said to-dav : I never want
a man from the Thirtv-second judicial
district to enter ray office until he can
come in and report that Judge Botkin
and the whole outfit have been killed.
The people down there are not what
thev once were if they permit such an
outrage to pass unavenged.
The Regulation Cyclone.
Denver, Jane 29. News is just re
ceived of a destructive cyclone which
passed over this country twentv-fi ve
nules east of this city Thursday night.
Houses were blown away, trees uprooted
and carried away, and crops for miles
around were completely ruined. Dozens
of persons were injured, but no one ser
iously. C. B. Clark, who has a ranch
near Deer trail, reported that hail fell
for twenty minutes, killed about 200
sheep, and pat out the eyes of many
others. . Chickens and ducks were also
killed by the hail stones which are said to
have been as large as hens eggs.
The Icelanders Favor the Project,
Copenhagen, June 25. The Danish
government is entirely unfavorable to
the scheme to depopulate Iceland, and
will sot permit -any movement beyond
the ordinary emigration. The govern
ment is convinced that if the population
should go, it would be impossible to re
place it. Iceland would become like
Greenland, a mere trading post in the
far north. The Icelanders, however are
said to favor anything that will give
them a better chance for a living.
Storms In Indiana and Kentuekey Injure
Wheat Crops.
Dillsboro, Ind., June 29. The .severest
rain and wind storm ever known here
occurred yesterday. Trees were uproot
ed and streets flooded until impassable.
Storms of wind, hail and rain passed
Over diffeuent portions of southeastern
Indiana and Kentuekey yesterday after
noon, great damage was done to the
wheat. '
The M Issouri on a Tear.
Kansas City, ' June 29. The dan
ger of a serious flood from the Missouri
river becomes greater hourly. At seven
this morning the river is reported rising
at the rate of an inch an hour in lower
parts of Harlem opposite, the water is
running through the streets and a num
ber of people are moving to higher
ground. -
Reciprocity with San Domlnge.
Washington, June 29. San Domingo
reciprocity is likely to come close upon
the heels of the Spanish-Cuban' procla
mation. It is understood matterss have
gone forward to a point where formal '
ratifications may soon be exchanged be
tween the two countries.
A Handred Horses Burned to Death.
Philadelphia, June 25. A fire broke
out in a large stable attached to the City
gas works, at Twenty-fourth and Chest
nut streets at 1 :lo o'clock this (Tlinsday)
morning. Over 100 horses were in the
building and these are all believed to
have been bnrned to death. The fire
was nnder control at 2 :15.
St. Louis has a Blase.
St. Louis. Jane 29. The wholesale i
and retail grocery establishment of David
Nicholas was completely burned this
morning. Loss $290,000: Insurance is
$175,000. Other losses amount to about
$19,000, which is partly covered by in
surance. The cause oi the fire is un
known. '
A Twenty Per Cent. Dividend. "
New York, June 26. Judge Beach of
the supreme court, has given the re
ceiver of the North Kiver bank permis
sion to pay its creditors a dividend of
twenty per cent.
Floods In Wales.
London, June 27. A heavy rain has
prevailed throughout southern -Wales,
causing disastrous floods and serious
damage to property.
A Cloud on the Bank.
Bed Cloud, Neb., June 27. The doors
of the Red Cloud National bank have
been closed by order of the bank ex
aminer.
HARVARD WINS THE RACE.
Yale Gets "Left-by Eleven Boat Length
Contrary to General Expectation.
New London, Conn., Jnne 26. The
. I race between the i ale and Harvard
crews was won by the latter.
Harvard won the race bv eleven
i 1 . I . i : at oo . -vi r - o t jst
I ; LOBi IIUJC, 1 . O , 1B1CB Li III 1 .U I
The rare was the sixteenth annual
four-mile, eight-oared, straight-away
one over the Thames course from Win-
w "Blc r -T- iuc
. 1 r : . . j-i-i,- T.' TV... TJ
vara s victory is to. -Diggest surprise in
! college athletics iif" many years. Good
judges of rowing conceded the race to
j Yale almost to a man aud so strong were
I these sentiments in favor of Yale that
stacks of money left at the pool room
! went uncovered, even at odds of 15 to 60.
k Hward took the lead at the start,
A" J"he "dement spread some very
retrnieps wuiK. wan uunc uy Biraiiiuuut
col-
mply
of a :
M cars ;
least
sail
Ko
also
Her
ship
i the
crew
Winded
four-
s nine
coal
A
oTthe Southern i'acinc company,
big hole was knocked in her bottom and
she sank an hour after striking, In thir
teen fathoms of water. Only the tops of
her masts are visible. As soon as it was
seen that she must go down Captain
McCartney ordered the boats lowered
and all on board, twenty-one in number,
embarked safely as the sea was quite
calm at the time and the weather clear.
The tug Wizard towed the shipwrecked
sailors into the harbor.
JURY DISAGREE.
The Long and Short Haul
Still Undecided.
Test Case
Albany, June 26. The jury in the
case of the State vs. . P. Rogers, gen
eral freight and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific company, indicted for
discrimination on freight rates in al
leged violation of section four of the
Hoult law, the same being the long and
short haul clauses, this morning disa-
agreed. The case was continued until
the October term. The jury stood eight
for conviction and' four for acquittal.
The shipments in question were consign
ments of wheat from Millersburg and
Albany to East Portland.
Counterfeiters Arrested.
St. Louis, Mo., June 26. The United
States marshal has returned from Bell
ington county, this state, having in
charge John C. Welkers, his three sons,
his son-in-law and Alfred G. Green who
haye been running a counterfeiting mill
near Lutersaill. A large quantity of
material was found on Welkers' prem
ises. '
Takes More than Three Cyclones to
Down a Town by That Name.
Omaha, Jane 26. Reports from all
over the state bring news of additional
damage by the rain ' and . wind. Three
cyclones passed over Palmer but did bat
little damage to the town. In the sur
rounding country, however, crops are
demolished.
Worst Than First Supposed.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, June 20. The lat
est advices from Cherokee says the dam
age by the flood is greater than was first
reported. The receding water shows
hundreds of head of stok which were
drowned. The work of clearing the
debris in town and along the railroads is
in progress.
A Schooner Wrecked.
Los Angeles, June 26. A San Pedro
dispatch says the schooner Nellie was
wrecked on Wednesday while going from
Wilmington to Redondo on the shore
about a half mile east of Point. Vincent.
Her master John Culinane, was the only
one on board and -he reached the shore
safely.
Embessler Gets Six Years.
New York, June 26,--James A. Sim
mons, convicted of aiding General
Classen, president of the Sixth National
bankrin embezzling funds of that insti
tution was today sentenced to six ' years
imprisonment in the penitentiary.
A Cabinet Meeting.
Washington, t June 26. A regular
meeting of the cabinet was held here to
day. The absentees were Blaine, Proc
tor and Miller. The principal topic of
discussion was the continued coinage of
silver after July next.'
Woodruff Is Indicted.
Little Rock, Ark., June 26. The
grand jury today returned an indictment
agafnst ex-state treasurer Woodruff for
embezzlement of state funds. Woodruff
was immediately arrested.
Died From His Injuries.
New York, June 26. Dr. Northrop,
an instructor in the zoological Columbia
college, who was badly burned yesterday
by an explosion of alcohol, died this
morning.
KUled by Falling- Scaffolding.
Elizabeth, N. J., Jane 26. Two men
were killed, two fatally injured and three
seriously hnrt by the falling off a scaf
fold upon wh'ch they were working this
morning.
Took the Panama Company's Papers.
Paris, June 27. The police today
searched the offices of the Panama Canal
Co., and seized all documents in any way
relating to the company's affairs.
THE GREAT XOKTHM EST.
Serloun
Trouble Among-
the Strlkng
Coal Miner..
Seattle. June 24. Work was re
i sumed at the Black Diamond mine this
i morning, the miners havine come to
terms with the company.
A special dispatch to the Pott-Intelli
gencer, from Gilman, indicates that the
strike has taken a serious turn. The
Seattle Coal and Iron Company has
brought ejectment suits against the
strikers, and has been quietly at work
securing a number miners to go into the
slopes. Several of these were sent to
Gilman on a special train this morning,
being guarded by M. C. Sullivan and a
force of detectives. Con Lynch, a prom
inent member of the Knights of Labor,
worked his way into the confidence of
Sullivan, and, by pretending to be a
miner, secured work and was armed
with a revolver by the detective. He
sent word to Gilman that the miners
were coming to go to work, and when the
train arrived there, the home guards,
consisting of striking miners, and num
bering about sixty men, were at the
depot. Then Lynch threw off bis dis
aruiee and announced that he was there
j to keep the men from going to work. It
is reported that two ot me deputy sher
iffs who accompanied the party to pro
tect thL- miners who wanted to work
'am n-iiKrhlT trpAtpH and that hv
threats and persuasion the party was
broken up. Sullivan was roundly
: abused, and drew his revolvers. He re-
! turned to Seattle, and tonight left on a
guards, ine ieeiing js very siruug ni
Gilman and serious trouble is antici
pated. i ni c . 1 A
The Militia In Readiness.
Olympia, Wash., June 24. Governor
Ferry has been advised of a probable
outbreak in the mines at Gilman, King
county, and this evening received a dis
patch from Colonel Haines, asking per-
mission to can om me nuuu. v oioiiei
Haines wired that he had been informed
that an outbreak had occurred, and that
- . 1 1 . , i i : i - i
the destruction of the mines and prop
erty was threatened by the rioters. The
situation is critical, and loss of life and
property is likly to occur unless action
is taken. The governor replied that,
the mayor, sheriff or any peace officer
caiieu ror anneu aiBisiauur,
Haines could go at once to the scene
with as much of the national guard as
was necessary.
THE CASUALTY RECORD.
An Anarchist's Bomb Explodes In tl
Hands of Young Children.
New Bedford, Mass., June 24.-
Memorial day, the anarchists in this city
held a jollification at the farm of a Bo
hemian named Mastalla, who lives at
extreme north end of the city. Johan
Most, now serving a 'sentence in the
New York state prison, was present
When the family of Mastalla proceeded
to clear the house, which had been occu
pied by the visitors, an 8-year-old son
found in the match safe an article which
afterward proved to be a dynamite
bomb. It was shown to a 15-year-old
sister bv the lad. and while she was ex
amining its structure it exploded, tearing
the flesh from the girl's left hand so
badly that it will be necessary to ampu
tate the ends of all the four fingers and
the thumb.' The boy was knocked sense
less and another oaugnter, wno was
standing close by, had the flesh of one
hand badlv lacerated.
QUITE A SCHEME.
To Transport the Entire Population of
Iceland to Alaska.
Detroit, June 24. Ludwig von Dolcke
a noted Icelander, who has been practic
ing medicine in Detroit for the last year
or two, left the city Tuesday evening
upon an important mission. He is
bound for his native-country. When he
arrives there he will interview the gov
ernment authorities Upon a scheme of
transporting the entire population of
Iceland to Alaska, and there establishing
a colony under the government of the
United States. It is understood von
Dolcke will receive substantial backing
from a number of capitalists interested
in the development of Alaska, and that
the United States government ; looks
favorably upon the scheme.
WAR IS THREATENED.
Reports Say That the Trouble on the
Navajo Reservation Is Increasing.
Las Vegas, N. M., June 24. Farther
advices received here from Fort v'in
gate, 300 miles west, today, are to the
effect that the trouble on the Navajo
reservation is increasing. Lieutenant
Brett, who was sent with a detachment
of troops to Keen can von, near Fort De
fiance, to suppress the depredations of
hostuee, dispatched a courier to the
commander of "D" troop of the Znni
reservation to come to his aid as speedily
as possible. Also a courier has arrived
at : Wingate with a special to the com
manding officer for another troop of
cavalry, or all the cavalry available, as
the bostiies were threatening war.
English Capital Coming.
New York, June 24. A special cable
to the Journal of finance, dated London
says : "A syndicate organized hei e and
having Paris interests allied with it has
sent a representative to the United
States with authority to invest $28,000,
000 in : grain. One of the heads
of tha Rothschilds in Pans is in-
terrested. . The Duke of Marl borough is
interested through English- capitalists,
who join the pool on his recommenda
tion. Marlbourongh is to visit America
aeain. He brings a large amount of
capital to invest in the southern states.
The Nicaragua Canal Project.
' San Francisco, June 25. Warner
Miller, president of the Nicaragua Canal
Company, said this afternoon :
"Today's subscriptions amount to
about $50,000. I leave San Franeisco
tonight for Chicago, perfectly satisfied
with the result of my trip. Several
Portland capitalists called today and
promised to subscribe when the subscrip
tions are opened in their city. The
subscribers will be entitled to shares in
the construction company and their pro
portion of the profits acruing from the
completion of the canal."
The Advance In the Price of Sugar.
New York, June 25. In relation to
the advance of cent per pound in the
price of raw sugar, Treasurer Searles, of
the Havemeyer Refining company, said
this morning that the rise was not un
expected as there is always a demand
for more Bngar at this time of the. year
than any other. The rumor that the
sugar trust is forcing up the price of
sugar because it secured control of most
of the sugar crop is absolutely denied by
SearleB. . - '
Parnelllte Contention.
Dublin, June 24. There were no
priests present at the Parnellite conven
tion at Carlow. This was in accordance
with the bishop's orders to refrain from
active participation in the campaign, and
it is doubtful if Parnell will get the open
aid of a single clergyman, though it is
known that some of them are on his side.
Kettle, - the . nominee is considered a
weak candidate compared with his op
ponent, Hammond.
THE HOSIER DISTRICT.
I There is no part of Wasco county that
; seldom or ever has a word said for it in
! til f ri,Hlis. n-!nta .. f a-Sf kAnf kitlnfp a
line we have ever written a pout the Hood
River valley, in everything that goes to
make a country of great possibilities for
fruit raising, we believe to be second to
none in Eastern Oregon. We reter to
the Mosier district. Territorially it is
smaller than Hood Kiver while it fully
equals it in quality, soil and climate.
From the fact that it is measurably a
terra incognita, many fine patches of land,
admirably adapted to fruit raising still
remain unsettled, and improved farms,
where they can be purchased at all, are
held at lower rates than in the sister
precinct of ' Hood River. The ground
too, is more hilly and broken but like
the Hood River valley it is covered wit h
scattering pines, oaks and underbrush
with here and there patches of open
prairie.
Two years ago the duties of the writer
called him within a little enclosure where
stood the rude cabin of a new settler
surrounded by a garden fence that en
closed a clearing of about a couple of
acres. After the first friendly salutations
had been exchanged with the owner the
question forced iaself to our lips, "How
do you expect to make a living here?"
The answer came promptly, "Come and
see." A few steps, and the gentleman
pointed us to a sight we shall never for
get. He had set out the previous year
about a hundred fruit trees which he
had purchased from the Mission gardens
in this city. The little things were yet
slender as willows, and they were not
higher than from three to four feet, and
yet they were bending under the weight
of great, luscious, ripening peaches that
General Varney himself pronounced to
be superior to those raised from the same
stock on the older trees of the Mission
Garden--. The owner gazing on them
with pardonable pride said, "I have only
allowed to remain on these trees all the
frmt I dare to. X have lived in and am
familiar with the best fruit raising dis
tricts of California and I believe Mosier
is equal to the best of them. If this
was in California it would be worth one
to two hundred dollars an acre without
the stroke of an axon it." Poor fellow !
He did not live to realize the bright hopes
then before his vision. The hand of
death was upon him, though he knew it
not, and in a few short months he sank
quietly into a consumptive's grave.
Perhaps the hnest orchard of its size
in Mosier is that of Amos Root. He has
six acres of fruit bearing trees, although
a larger area of young trees has already
been set oat. From these six acres he
expects to ship or have for sale 2000 box
es of peaches, 100 bushels of apples, two
tons of dried prunes and "some green
prunes." "
1 hese figures are taken trom his own
lips.- If any one, in anv country, can
make a better showing than this from
six acres of ground situated on a hill
side without a drop r.f irrigation we
should like to hear from him. His
peaches two years ago brought him an
average of 76 cents a box. : Two thousand.
boxes at 76 cents each is $1520. The 100
bushels of apples and two tons of. dried
prunes and "some green prunes" can
not fall far short of bringing the income
from this-six acre patch up to $2000.
And yet there are thousands of acres of
laud around Mosier, that with the same
management, care and cultivation will
do equally as well.
TIN PLATE LIARS.
It is hardly possible to name any one
article of commerce that, innocent as it
is in itself, is producing more disturb
ance in this country and- England than
tin plate. More rhetoric is wasted, more
statistics dug up, and more lies told
about tin plate than about everything
else. : The very air is full of tin plate.
Today large buildings are being erected
to manufacture tin plate. Tomorrow
there is not a tin plate factory in the
United States. Yesterday vast tin mines
were scattered over the country from
Maine to California. Today there is not
tin mine in the country. : Yesterday a
free trader proved by unimpeachable
statistics that the price of tin plate had
gone up enormously. ' Today a protect
ionist by equally unquestionable! testi
mony proves that the price has not rais
ed a fraction of a cent. The disciple of
Mills affirms that tin plate is going to
bankrupt the country. The disciple of
McKinley asserts that it is going 'to be
cheaper than it ever was before. All
this delightful harmony of opinion is
known as American politics and the
people pays their money and takes their
choice. Meanwhile the dispatches have
informed us that the Welsh tin plate
works will shut down about the end of
the week. The efforts to induce the
manufacturers to reconsider their deter
mination of stoppage was a failure, and
the programme as originally determined
upon will be carried out. ' Their employes
are greatly excited over the movement,
and many ol the expert hands are pre
paring to imigrate to the United States
where they hope to obtain employment
in the tin plate works to be started or
now running. Politicians among the
tory ranks and members of the working
men's clubs are clamoring for something
akin to protection, while the liberals,
with whom free trade with all the world
is still a prominent principle, are silent.
WHAT SHALL BET THE STAN It-
' ARDt
England is either financially very wise
or very foolish and few will have the
hardihood to affirm that the latter is
true. While France has a silver reserve
of no less than six hundred and - fiftv
millions and the United States treasury
is loaded with silver, Great Britian does
not hold its reserve a single dollar of this
metal. ' And yet London is the financial
center of the world and if anything is
bought or sold in foreign lands a draft on
London is demanded because everyone
knows that, come what may, it will be
paid in coin that never changes its value.
; The United States is the onlv country in
the world, except Mexico, that issues a
debased legal tender coinage. How long
she will be able to continue issuing four
and a half millions of these coins or
notes every month and maintain their
equality with gold, no man can tell, but
one thing is certain, unless silver rises
in value or enough is put into the dollars
to make them equal with gold or the
purchase of silver by the government is
stopped, we shall sooner or later find the
gold driven out of circulation and the
country reduced to a silver basis, and
when the seven hundred millions of gold
now in circulation is driven out the
country will have less, instead of more
of the circulating medium than it has at
present.
SINGLE TAX AGAIN.
The Eatl Oregonian has had another
recrudescant fit of Single-tax. It de
nounces as the only "real cranks" the
"newspaper men as well as many other
people who are determined to tax stock
gamblers and railroad wreckers, capital
ists and such people," and affirms that
''laying burdens upon such people as
these is simply putting extia burdens
upon the shoulders of the real taxpayers
the producing classes." The Chroni
cle may not clearly understand what is
meant by the term "railroad wreckers,"
but, if it includes the owners of the Un
ion Pacific company, for example, which
pays a tax in Wasco county nearly equal
to one-sixth of the country's annual rev
enue, we wonld like the East Oregonian
to show what advantage the producers
of the county would reap from the re
mission of this tax. Would the com
pany make a reduction in rates equal to
the amount of its annual tax, ' or would
it continue to do, as it has already done,
never make any concession except when
driven to it by stern necessity? J Is.it not
a fact that the only thing that ever acts
on such a corporation, so as to superin
duce a reduction of rates, is competition
or the force of a statutory i law?
Would not an opposition tine of boats
between this city and Portland be the
means of putting more money in the
pockets of the producers than the ex
emption of the railroad from taxation
for the next thousand years would ac
complish? The same argument will apply equally
to the stock gambler, and to the capital
ist also, though in a less degree, for
after all it is largely the scarcity or abun
dance of money that fixes the rate of
interest.- We say largely because we are
perfectly willing to admit that to a large
extent the borrower of money pays the
tax. But all personal wealth is not in
the shape of loans. : Here is a man who
purchases a piece of ground worth, say
ten thousand dellars, he builds a house I
on it worth a million, furnishes it at a
cost of another million, - By what rule
of equality or justice shall these two
millions be withdrawn from bearing
their just proportion of the public charg
es? Exempt them from taxation and
the burdens they ought to bear must be
transferred to other shoulders.
The zeal of the East Oregonian for the
single tax system has led it into an in
acuracy of statement, scarcely excusable
in a journal that assumes so much! men
tal and moral superiority. It says, "to
collect taxes on personal property,: with
any accuracy, the expense of doing so is
very nearly as much as the receipts,
As a matter of fact the state lawi fixes
the fee of the tax collector (in this coun
try one and a third per cent of all ; taxes
collected) and this fee is every cent it
costs the several counties 'to collect their
taxes. -' If the sheriff fails, ' from any
cause, to collect a tax, the time spent in
the effort is his own loss. If taxes are
collected by distraint and sale, the extra
fees are paid out of the proceeds, and
the cost of the county is nd greater than
if the collection had been made volun
tarily. Is one and a third per cent "very
nearly equal to the receipts?" ; The ed
itor of the East Oregonian should not
allow his zeal to run away with his ver
acity. - - "
A SUGGESTION.
An advertisement in our eastern paper
suggests to us a very practical way by
which this city could offer inducements
to foreign capital to establish some man
ufacturing industry at this place. The
city already owns a mill site and water
power sufficient to meet the - wants
of a woolen factory or scouring mill. . or
some such industry. Let the city adver
tise the offer of the site and power as t
bonus to any company that will conform
to its conditions in the matter of estab
lishing a factory, and, as a further in
ducement offer an exemption from all
municipal taxation, say for a . period of
five or ten years. Such an offer, judic
iously advertised might attract the at
tention oi factory men and capitalists
who would otherwise remain. in ignor
ance of this inviting and attractive field
for investment. , We commend the sug
gestion to the attention of the city au
thorities.
Statistics showing the comparative
wealth of the four great civilized nations
of the world, the -four greatest in com
merce, culture and political force, place
the United States, the youngest of them
all at the head of the list. The wealth
of this country exceeds that of Great
Britain by ten billions of dollars and by
the same amount the wealth of France
and Germany combined. The figures
are as follows : Great. Britain, f45,000,-000,000;-.
Germany, $25,000,000,000;
France, $40,000,000,000 ; United States,
$55,000,000,000.
Parity la Politics.
An exchange says r ' "Political reform
should begin at home." Very timely
advice. A cry goes up from all over the
country for national reform when rotten
ness prevails in town, county and state
politics.' By all means, begin the work
at home.-Hepvner Record.
That's just what the people of The
Dalles did at last election not only be
gan the work bat carried it oat.
Death of a Pioneer.
A telegram was received by Mrs. W.
D. Palmer of this city, Sunday morning
carrying the sad intelligence that her
mother Mrs. I. N. Gilbert of Salem had
died that morning. No particulars were
given' and as she was in good health
about the middle of last . week when
heard from Mr. and Mrs. Palmer can
not surmise what was the cause of her
death. Mrs. Palmer has gone to Salem
to attend the last sad rites of the deceas
ed. Mrs. Gilbert has many friends in
The Dalles and in fact all over Oregon
She was one of the pioneers of the Wil
lamette valley, in 1847, having come
there from Indiana with her parents
Her father is Alfred Stanton, a cousin of
ex-Secretary of war Stanton of the Lin
coin cabinet. In 1850 she was married
to Mr. I. N. Gilbert, and five girls and
one son blessed their union, which was
an unusually happy one. Her husband
died in 1878, and her children are all
alive and well except one which died
fourteen years ago. Mrs. Gilbert resid
ed at baiem trom the time ot her, mar
riage until her death. She was one of
the four members that founded the First
Congregational churcji of that city,
1852Tin"n)rganisiion that has been
powerful and strong since its reception
now having 266 active members. Mrs
Gilbert was the sole survivor of the four
that organized the church. Her influ
ence for good can never be measured.
Her. example has always been a grand
one.- She was an honored wife, a loving
mother and a noble woman and her re
ward will be great on the other side. , At
the time of her death she was 56 years
of age. ,
. The following particulars are learned
by telegraph of this estimable lady 'i
death, which occurred at . an early hour
Sunday morning, or some time daring
the night. ,"Her body was found this
morning at the foot of the stairs with
her neck broken, she having fallen down
the stairs during the night- i-When the
body was found it was cold and rigid
showing she must have fallen about
midnight. She was dressed in her night
clothes, having no doubt arisen from
bed to administer medicine to a' little
grandson, who is sick and living with
her. : They were alone in the house at
the time, and nothing was known of the
accident until this morning, when the
boy found the bod' , bruised and bloody
at the foot of the stairs. '
' PROFESSIONAL- CARDS.
TAR. J. SUTHERLAND Fellow or Tkimity
1 J Medical College, and member of the Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario, Phv
sician and Surgeon. Omce; rooms S and 4 Chap
man diock. Kesiaence: judge inornDury s sec-
ona street, omce nonrsv iu w n a. m., -i u
and 7 Jo 8 p. m.
D
R. O. D. D O A N E PHYSICIAN AND SUB-
gkon. Omce: rooms 5 and 6 Chapman
biock. Kesidence over Aie ariana s j-rencn
tore. Office hours 9 to 12 A. M., 2 to 6 and 7 to
If, M. l? ; - f
A 8. BENNETT. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Of-
. flee in Scbanno's building, up stairs. The
Ualleti, Oregon
rvK. G. C. ESHELMAN HOMOHFATH1C PHY
1 J SICIAN AND 8UEOEON. OltlCe UOUTS
to 12 a. M' ; 1 to 4, and 7 to 8 p' H. Calls answered
promptly dy or night' Office : upstairs In Chap
man BioeJt . . ' -
SIDDALL-
- Dentist. Gaa riven for the
extraction of teeth. Also teeth
IJ painless
set on flowed aluminum pi
lowed aluminum plate. Rooms: Sign of
the Golden Tooth, Second Street.
AR. THOMPSON Attorney-at-law. Offloe
in Opera Honse Block, Washington Street,
i ne uaiies, uregon -
r. r. hays. b. s. hcntinoton. h. a. wilson,
ATS. HUNTINGTON A WILSON ATTOE-
NBYS-AT-LAW. umcea, rrencn i diock over
rirst national tsant, -me uauea, uregon. ,
B.B.DUTtja. EO. WATKIMB. PBAMK M ENEFEE
DUFUR, WATKIN8 ii MENEFEE ATTORNEYS-at-law
Rooms Koa. 71. 73, 75 and 77,
Vogt Block, second street. The Danes, Oregon,
w.
H. WILSON ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW Roomi
S2 and 53. New Vogt Block, Second Street,
i ne Danes, uregon.
S. L. YOUNG,
(Rnecessor to E. BECK.
-DEALER IN-
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Jewelry, Diamonds,
SILVERWARE, :-: ETC.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Repaired and Warranted.
165 Second St.. The Dalles, Or.
FRENCH & CO.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Letters of Credit issued available in the
. Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and - Telegraphic
Transfers sola on mew lork, unicaeo, bt.
Louis, ban franeisco,. Portland Oregon,
TT Mil., M1U " L 3 U VI
egon and wasnington.
Collections made at all points on fav
orable terms.
$500 Re-ward!
We win pay the above reward for any case of
cee table
directions are strictly compiled with
They are
Durenr v ere tame, and never tail to give sa
BtlHfao-
lion. Sugar Coated. Large boxes containing DO
Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits .and imi
tations. The genuine manufactured only by
THE JOHN C. WFST COMPANY, CHIGAGO.
LLINOI8.
B LAKELET A HOUGHTON,
. PreserlDtloa Drnrrlate.
17B Second St. The Dalles, Or.
n 1
WDTI
CLOCKS
J. M. HUNTINGTON A CO.
Abstracters,
Heal Estate and
Insurance flQents.
Abstracts of, and Information Concern
ing Land Titles on Short Notice.
Land for Sale and Houses to Real
Parties looking for Homes in
COUNTRY OR CITY,
OR IN SEARCH OF -
Bugiqe Location,
Should Call on or Write to us.
.- Agents for a Full Line of .
And Will Write Insurance for
AMOtTNT,
on all y
DS8IBA "RTiTTl BISKS.
Correspondence Solicited' All Letters
Promptly Answered: Call on or
J' Address," "v '" "
J. M. HUNTINGTON 4 00.
Opera House Block, ' .The Dalles, Or.
SAFES Mmi,
Wholesale and Betail DniMisti
-DEALERS IN-
Fine Imported, Key West and Domestic
PAINT
Now is the time to paint your' house
and if you wish to get the best quality
and a fine color use the :
Sherwin, Williams Co's Paint
.' -: . i-.; v;;j r-1
For those wishing to see the quality
and color of the above paint we call their
attention to the residence of 8. L. Brooks,
Judge Bennett, Smith French and others
painted by Paul Kreft. u'- "t; :
Snipes & Kinersly are agents for the
above paint for The Dalles. Or.
C. N. THORNB0EY,
T. A. HUDSON,
Notary Publia
uite Kec u. a. Land omce.
lOPDBT&liSOU,
U. S. Land Office Attorneys,
Rooms 7 and 8, U. S. Land
Office Building,
THE DALLES, - OREGON.
Filings.LContests,
And Business of aO Kinds Eefore the Local
; ' ind general Land Offiear."'Ta
. Prom ptly .Attended to.
Over Sixteen Years Experience. -
-WE also do A-
e-neral Heal Estate Business.
... v.i ' hi- ,n :;i!u:i;uiii
All Correspondence PrompUy Anawered.
Health isAVealth !
Da. E. C. Want's Nv ANB Bbaim. Tiit-
kbnt, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizziness,-
Convulsiomn'iFitB,! .NereouahKauralgia,
of alcohof tor tobacco? Wakefttl Ueis, iMental De
pression, Softening of the Bmln,. resulting In In
sanity and leading to mlcoryrdecay and death.
Premature Oldi Age, Barrennsapwscf Power
in either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermat
orrhea caused by over'exerttea of tin basin, sell
ahnse or over indulgence. Each box contains
one month's treatment ' fl.wbcrxVor.!x boxes
for 15.00, sent by moil prepeiq on teeespfcoi price.
VI OVARANTIK 8IX BOXES
To cure any ease, With each 'order' Teesived by
us for six boxes, accompanied bji fVOO,; w will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re
fund the money ll-the tiMtmeoB doasunot effect
cure, uuarantees issuea oiuv uj- , ,
BLAKELEY HOt'OHTOH,
' ' ' : ' Prescription' JDrfaggtats,
175 Second St. ! -'-it TS'tft The DeUlea, Or.
P. Thompsok'
President.
J. S. BCBIHCK, H. M. BUU,
' ' Vice-President.- Cashier.
I 1-jO ll-t
HlSl
THE DALLES,
i "OOOREN
A General Banking Business transacted
Deposits received, subject to olgnt
Draft or Check.. ,
Collections made and proceeds promptly
remitted on day of collection.
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
ew York, ban franeisco ana rort
land. '
DIRECTORS.
P. Thompson. .. . -Jwo. 8. Schknck.
VV. Sparks. Gao. A. Likbk.
H. M. Bxall. '
$20 REWARD.
TILL BE fAiu KOB AKY INFORMATION
' leading to,the conviction of parties cutting
e :
ropes or In any way Interfering with the
wir
poies or uunps-oi ma a-uK-iuc must
. ,,, H. GLENN.
Maaafaf
Co.
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