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THE DALLES WaYCED 11,,1892.
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The Weekly Ghroniele.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF WA8CO COUNTY
Entered at the Postoffice t The Dalles, Oregon,
aa secoud-class matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. .
BT MAIL (POSTAGE FBIPAID) IN ADVANCE. .
Weekly, 1 year 1 SO
" months 0 75
" 3 " 0 50
Dally, 1 year ... :: 6 00
" 8 montns. . ami
" per " 0 50
Address all communication to " THE CHRON
ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon.
J" The Tammany society absolutely con
trols the politics of New York city and
largely those of New York state and as
New York goes, so' generally goes the
whole nation. Tammany therefore
. largely controls the politics of the United
States. What is Tammany? It is a
political society in New York city whose
strength and vitality are drawn from
the cohesive power of public plunder.
In New York city Tammany controls
the county and city government, root
and branch, stem and leaf. There, are
$17,110,000 expended annually for salar
ies and wages alone, from 15,000 to 17,-
- 000 employesj getting from $2 a day to
$15,000 a year, and all those getting $900
a year and upwards are subjected to a
tax rate of from 2 to' 5 per cent. Even
the street sweepers are taxed and assesed
for purely patriotic purposes. -Thereare
7000 employes of contractors who depend
upon Tarn may Hall's kind indulgence.
There are 8000 saloons Nvbich means a
street twenty-live miles long of solid
saloons on both sides of the street, each
with aV .least one . barkeeper and one
saloon-keeper. Each one of these 40,000
men depends for his daily bread, hope
of subsistence and future promotion
upon the propaganda of Tainmana Hall
and if each will control three others you
have then an army of 100,000 men di
rectly depenent upon the autocrat of Tam
many Hall who himself gets a salary of
$50,000 a year for being boss. These are
facts that some people do not like to
hear but facts notwithstanding . that
give ns a glimpse of the seething rotten
ness of national as well-as politics. '
The city of Chicago has a mortgage in
debtedness on its buildings and " town
lots greater by $16,000,000 than there fs
'.on all the farms of Kansas. It exceeds
the mortgage indebtedness of the state
of Iowa by $41,000,000; yet there is not
" a more prosperous city on the American
continent than Chicago. It-, is plain
therefore that any attempt to prove the
bad condition of a community or state
from the number or amount of its
mortgage indebetedness is deceptive.
To draw any correct conclusion from
such data we must know the purpose for
which the debts were contracted. A
man without adequate means who goes
in debt for a farm or city lot, if he has
acted wisely, is in a better condition
than he was before he contracted the
debt. Mortgages are, -evidences of ad
versity only when they are contracted
and the money spent to repair a waning
fortune.
The county court of Union county ac
cepted the findings of the state board' of
equalization notwithstanding the pro
test of the taxpayers. Now three of the
latter have commenced an action in the
circuit court against the state board
claiming that the board, in adding a cer
tain per centum to- some classes of
propertv and deducting certain rates
from others, exercised its functions er
roneously and exceeded its jurisdiction
to the injury of the plaintiffs. General
dissatisfaction is felt among the tax
payers of Union county with the action
oi ine state ooara ana tnis action is
brought to make a test case. We be
lieve the case wijl be decided in favor of
the taxpayers and in that event we can
congratulate ourselves that the county
court of this county had the good sense
to reject the findings of the state board
1 Paul Schuize, general land agent of
the Northern Pacific '- is refreshingly
frank in the avowal of his political prin
ciples. Speaking of the outcome of the
approaching campaign he says: "Har
rison has done all the mischief he can
and the democrats all the mischief they
can and that is about all there is to it."
Mr. Schu!ze, some time ago, renounced
republicanism. Now he says, "I .think
too much of my associations to connect
myself with the democracy. I am noth
ing but a mugwump and a gold bug."
It is prqiMised to change the name of
the state of Washington for some other
that would be less liable to be con
founded with the d&at of government,
and the Seattle Telegraph protests, that
if the name must be changed, instead
:' of going back to the heathen divinities
for a title, tribute should be levied on
the Chinook. What a resonant, mouth-
( full "SkbokumiUahee" would be, for ex
ample. " "This might be translated 'the
boss state' " says the Telegraph, or If a
shorter name were wanted how would
"Saukalee'! (Way Up) fill the bill? Let
us stick to our own classics."
"Eight hundred eastern newspaper
editors," says an exchange, 'are heading
. for the Pacific coast in one drove. They
will arrive in San Francisco on the first
of May, and many, if not all of them,
will" come to Oregon." Then the Lord
have mercy on The Dalles if any of tkem
come here. We have two or three too
many already.
OPEN THE LOCKS.
- We published yesterday a communica
tion from the vt astungton special cor
respondent of the Oregouian in which
the writer scores Eastern Oregon people
in general and Governor Pennoyer in
particular for writing: letters to the
members of :tfte house committee on
rivers and harbors and the senate com
mittee on commerce anent the im
provements of the Columbia river. The
letter states ' that when the Columbia
siver improvements were under consid
eration last Thursday, the chairman of
rivers and harbors sprung a letter from
Gov. Pennoyer which insinuated that
thebeonle of Eastern Oregon would be
satisfied to have the work stop at the
Cascades and the government give its
entire attention to the portage around
the dalles and added that so far as the
delegation then ' could see it was
apparent that Pennoyer and his friends
were attempting to influence the demo
cratic house not to do anvtbmg - for
Oregon improvements, that political
capital may be made in the coming
election in this state. The Chboniclb is
in no way concerned to defend Governor
Pennoyer, but a. sense of justice com
pels us to Bay) the opinion of the delega
tion to the contrary notwithstanding,
that Eastern Oregon and an open river
have no truer or better friend than Gov
ernor Pennoyer. He has proved this in a
hundred ways from the time the move
ment for the 'Cascade portage was first
mooted in the legislature of 1891, till the
present hour.' Men praise the bridge
that carried them over.and Eastern Ore
gon owes this tribute to Governor Pen
noyer. .Laying aside, However, all ques-
tion s as to the Governor's sincerity, we
believe the wishes of the people of this
section ' may be summed up as follows
We want, as the main thing, an early
completion of the locks. We feel as Mr,
Herman does when he savs, "If the gov
ernment should now cease- work upon
the improvements which have already
cost $1,500,000, and allow the masonry
and other work to crumble under the
fierce freshets of the Columbia river, it
would be. nothing less than an outrage.'
But if appropriations are to be doled out
and the work prolonged as they have
been in the past, them we want, as the
main thing for temporary relief, a port
age rauwav around the dalles. If we
can only obtain a small appropriation
we would prefer that it be devoted to a
portage, but if a liberal appropriation
can be had, let it by all means be for the
locks and the state of Oregon can build
the dalles portage itself. The opening
of the locks alone would effect the whole
traffic of the country tributory to the
Columbia from Idaho to the sea. ' Even
the little portage at the Cascades effects
freights as far east as Baker City ; much
more if boats were able to sail up the
river without the cost of transfer of
freight at the Cascades. With an open
river to-Portland there is no reason why
freight that now costs by rail from $6
to $9 a ton, laid down in The Dalles,
should not be. carried by water for a
dollar to a dollar and a half a ton. This
would be an important reduction even
if the goods had to be shipped from here
to eastern points by the Union Pacific,
but this latter contingency will never
arise, for just as sure as the general gov
ernment refuses to give a portage at the
dalles, and refuse it will beyond a
reasonable doubt, the state will set
about the work and have it in operation
before the work at the locks can be com
pleted, even at the utmost government
speed. Taking everything, therefore in
to consideration we believe that the ef
forts of the Oregon delegation should be
concentrated on securing an appropria
tion to complete the locks with all possi
ble speed. -There is imminent danger
that if contentions arise over conflicting
opinions as to methods and measures
the session will pass and a congress
none to liberal at best will thereby find
a' convenient excuse for giving us noth
ing at all. Let the government open the
Cascade locks and we can solve the boat
railway and portage problem ourselves.
Maj. G. W. Ingalls 'or "Oregon on
Wheels" as he hag come to be known to
most of the people of Eastern Oregon,
is again visiting The .Dalles, Mosier and
Hood River fruit and vegetable raisers.
This visit is at the request of the Oregon
Board of Immigration,' to get some
choice apples and vegetables for the ex
hibit car now visiting the cities of Ohio,
and soon 4o be in other states. This
traveling exhibit is doing our state more
good than any other form of advertising
has ever done and we hope the fruit and
vegetable men of The Dalles, Mosier and J
Hood River will promptly give to Maj.
Ingalls .choice specimens, of apples or
vegetables. The collection will be cred
ited each person contributing to' the
same. The name and postoffice address
will be put on a label and attached to
each contribution. The Dalles exhibits
in Oregon on Wheels is now' plainly
marked with the name -of each person
who sent the fruit to the Board of Immi
gration last fall. Specimens of a few
plates each may be left at Joles Brothers
or Leslie ButleT's until Wednesday next
RANCH AND STOCK FOR SALE.
DM HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES of Unit
w 11 fenced, situated on west branch of
Bridge Creek, Crook county, Oregon,on the main
road from- Prineville to Mitchell, and known as
the J. M. Taylor Ranch, only 8 miles from Mitch
ell and only one-half mile from Liberty PostotBce
three mails per week each way School house
stands just on of the northeast corner of the land
Whew to boy Clocks,
Tf vnil will Aoll nnAn fitartxr filiu.n
with Byrne. Flovd & Co.. corner Second
and Union streets, The Dalles, who has
just opened the largest assortment and
the finest lines of goods in this branch
of trade, ever displayed in this city, and
at prices which defy competition you
will at once know, Where to buy clocks.
Me has them from $z.uu up. . z-Zbwtf
FARMERS' BOARDING HOUSE
Proprietor
MRS. A! J. OBARR.
Meals 23 cents, 1odginif i" ecnts.
Table well supplied with evertbing in market.
Comfortable beds as any in the city.
Second st., near Madison.
Dalle City.
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HOP CO
Good house and barn: ulentr of water to Irriir.tp:
about 70 or more acres under cultivation, partly
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some mill, ana plenty oi gardening- ground near
tne nouse. i wenty-tnree head of cows, well
broke, some having; young calves by the r (ides,
the balance are Springers; also 13 head of year
lings, 1 bull, 5 head of work horses, 7 head of
otaer nurses, inciuaing mare ana con une wag-
and other articles too numerous to mention. All
to be sold at once. Terms: Part cash, balance on
time with good security: or If security Is abund
ant, a very small amount of money will be re
quired. Good reasons for selling, and any ques
tions as to terms of securitv, or length of
will be promptly answered. If there is anv
enumerated above that yoirwish to purchase on
wese wring, tei me near irom you A l once.
Apply to or address: A. J. BEN HAM,
2-lw6t L. B. 216, The Dalles, Oregon.
The E 0. Co-
Store
CARRIES A FULL LINE OF
FOR SALE
T H. JSk. X
TWO
Hambletonian - Stallions,
and one English. Coach..
For'sale or trade on reasonable terms.
See the horses and owner :
A. O. McCAES", at the
3-4w4t . C. L. Richmond Stables
Cuttle fop pale.
ABOUT THIRTY-FIVE HEAD OF
High Grade Short-horn Cattle, from
yearling up.
An Extra Good Lot of Cattle !
KEELEY wr- DuBOIS,
THE DALLES, OR.
Groceries, Family 'Supplies, Boots and Shoes,
-ALSO A. FULL LINE OF-
Carts, Beapers and Mowers, and all Ms of Asricnltoral
Imjlements."
- Corner Federal and Third Streets.
THE DALLES. - OREGON.
Crandall
& Buroet,
'-" MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IX
FURNITURE CARPETS
Rmiclie In Dry Hollow, ten miles south of The
Dalle... 2-19wtf
Successors to C. E. Dunham.
Druggists and Chemists.
. Pure Drop and Medicines.
Dispensing Physicians' Prescriptions a Specially.
Night Druggists always in Attendance.
THE DALLES,
OREGON.
Young & Iass,
Biacksmiffis vaoon shod
DISK HARROW FOR SALE.
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A DISK HARROW, with Seeder At
tachment, as good as new.
PRICK S30, CASH or Approved Note.
A LSO
A - Thoroughbred - Durham - Bull !
For Sale or Trade Cheap.
Undertakers and Embalmers.
NO. 16G SECOND STREET.
New Umatilla - House,
THE DALLFS, OREGON.
HAND LEY & SINNOTT, PROP'S.
LARGEST : AND : FINEST : HOTEL : IN : OREGON.
Apply Mt this office, or to
2-19w4t JOHN THOMAS. The Dalles.
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General Blacksmitbing and Work done
promptly, and all work
Guaranteed.
florae Shoeeing'a Speiality.
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FRENCH & CO.,
. BANKERS.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BD8INE8S
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ALL KINDS OF
Seed JAflheat,
OATS Hflt BRtUlEY,
-For Sale by-
C. L. Schmidt,
At the Wasco Warehouse.
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Report cornea to this office that the
Union- Pacific has emisariea - all over
Eastern .Oregon who. are spreading the
report that'the railroad company has
bought out the D. P. & A." N. Company's
boats and intend to run a branch line
railroad through Sherman county, etc,
xnese reports are so ridiculous tnat' we
must apologize for' referring to them
fctill some people are foolish enough to
believe them and this will be our justifi
cation.. Let the readers of theCiiBosi
clb learn this one fact, and learn it for
all time ; There it just as much likelihood
that the new boat coupany will buy out the
railroad at there is that tht railroad will
buy out the boat company. The new boat
line is not fqr sale at any price. The
men who own the line could not afford
to sell it. A hundred interests are in
volved none of which could be surrend
ered; but above everything else the
character, reputation and honor of the
owners are' involved and these money
cannot buy. " . -
Senator Dolph replies to a charge late
ly made in the Wasco Sun to the effect
that it was on his recommendation that
the plans for the Cascade locks were
changed and locks enlarged, by showing
that the report of the board upon whose
recommendation the plans were changed
was made November 13th, 1880, some
three years before Senator Dolph took
his seat in the United States senate.
Letters of Credit issued available in the
- Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash., and various points in Or
egon and Washington
Collections made at all points on fav
orable terms.
STAGY SHOW
He WatGlxniaRer,
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Has opened an office for Cleaning and
Repairing Watches, Jewelry, etij.
All work guaranteed and
promptly attended.
AT C. E. DUNfiflJflS OLD STAND,
Cor. Second ud Union Street.
PROFKSSIONAL CABD8.
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H. J.' RO"BE&T8 Civil Ekqinhr Gen-
mapping
sewerage,
Aaaress
estimates and Tlans ' for irri&ratioii.
water-works, railroads, bridges, etc
F. O. Box 107, The Dalles, Or.
fTlulsTRICTiy
TIR3T CLAIs
...Iim.
The larcest. Fastest Bad Finest la tb WarisV
PaMenffer accomodation. unexixJlecl
KEW YORKIONDONDERRY AND BUS80W-
BTerr Saturday,
NEW YORK, GIBSALTEB and NAFIJCS,
' At reealar Intervals.
SALOON, SECOND-CLASS AND 8TEERABE
rates on lowest terms to and from the principle
800TOB, SH3U3B, ZBIS3 ALL OOSTnriHTAL JCJOTS.
ucursionj ncfets available to return by either the pic
turasque Clyde North of Ireland or Naples ft Gibraltai
ana awnsj un
Apply to an;
Dnlto ui Xontr Ordn far Any Aaont it levsit It tat.
aiii7 w any or oar local AaTents or to
HENDERSON BROTHERS, Chioago, 111.
, A. HUDSON, Agent,
The Dalles, Or.
FARM FOR SALE.
WM. SAUNDERS Architect. Plans and
specifications furnished lor dwellings,
churches, business blocks, schools and factories.
Charges moderate, satisfaction guaranteed. Of
fice over French's bank, Tbe Dalles, Oregon.
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R. J.
SUTHERLAND FBLLOW OF TRINITY
Medical College, and member of the Col-
:ege of Physicians and Burgeons, Ontario, Phy
sician and Surgeon. Oillce; rooms 3 and 4 Chap
man block. Residence; Judge Thornbury's See1
ond street. Office hours; 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4
and 7 to 8 p. m.
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R. O. D. D O A N E PHT8ICIAK AND SCB
okon. Office: rooms 6 and 8 Chanman
Block. Residence No. 1. Fourth street, one
tlock south of C'onrt House. Office hours 9 to 12
A. 11., 2 to 5 and 7 to S P. M.
D8IDDALL Dkktibt. Gas given for the
painless extraction of teeth. Also teeth
et on flowed aluminum plate. Jtooms: Sign of
tbe Golden Tooth, Second Street.
I offer for sale all or a part of 'my
farm of 480 acres in Sec. 24, Tp. 1 south,
range 14 east, 15 miles southeast of The
Dalles ; good improvements, good young
five-acre orchard now bearing, plenty of
good water for house use and stock : 175
acres in cultivation, good outlet north,
east.south or west -via county roads.
I also offer for sale 160 acres in section
26, township 1 south, range 14 east;
also five head horse, one doable' set of
harnes? and a few farm implements, etc.
Prices reasonableterms easy and title
good, hot particular come ana see me
at The Dalles or J. H. Trout at the farm.
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Ticket and Baggage Office of the O. R. & N. Company, and office of the Wester
Union Telegraph Office are in the Hotel.
Fire-Proof Safe for the Safety of all Valuables.
BETABLISHED 1883.
LESLIE BUTLER,
-DEALER IN-
Groceries and Gfockery.
A full line of Lamps, Glassware and Dishes of all kinds. Silver plated Knives,
Forks and Spoons. When you are selecting your Christmas presents '
. look through my stock and you will get something useful
.as well as ornamental.
113 dflSHlNCfOH STREET,
THE DALLES, OREGON.
SEWIIIG
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PIES.
81 THIRD STU.:
Ladies' and Chijdrens' French Felt Hats,
Trimmed Hats,
13T
AND UPWARDS.
25C
50c.
Ladies and Childrens Furnishing Goods, "WAY DOWN"
Mrs. Phillips, - 81 Third Street.
THE DALLES LUMBERING CO.,
. . .INCORPORATED 1888.
No. 67 Washington Street. . . The Dalles.
. . Wholesale and Retail Dealers and Manufacturers of
Boildiog Material and Dimension Timber, Doors, Windows, Moldings, House Furnishings, Etc
Special Attention given to the Manufacture of Fruit and Fish
Boxes and Packing Cases.
Factory and Iiumber -5T.rci at Old 3Ft. X)allea.
T3RY Pine ' Fir, Oak and Slab WOOD Delivered to
any part of the city,
James Somers, Veterinary Surgeon, of
Grams,' Oregon, is prepared to spav cows
on the most reasonable terms. Mr. S.
has had many years practice in the above
line, in Australia. 3-4 w2t
Notice is hereby given that the firm
doing a general merchandise business,
at Wamic and Tygh Valley, county of
Wasco,, state of Oregon, under the firm
name of Gordon & Stogsdill, has been
dissolved by mutual consent. All bills
owing by the above firm will be pre
sented to F. S. Gordon at his office, who
will make settlement of same. f5-6t
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Wasco wareioosB Co.,
Receives Goods on Stor
age, and Forwards same to
their destination.
Receives Consignments
For Sale on C6mmissi6n.
fates Reasonable.
. MARK GOODS -
W . W- Co.
THE DALLES, OREGON.
Chrisman Bros.,
(SneeeMora to F. Taylor.)
:pbopbibtors or the:
CITY PRPT
UNION STREET.
HAMS, BACON and SUSAGE
ALWAYS ON HAND.