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.Cfc) THE D AXIiES . WEEKLY CHRONICLE FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1892. Bffi Meekly vGteonide. OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY. Entered at the PostofHee nt The Dalles, Oregon, as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATKS. ur uxihrovtAOt fkitaid) is advance. Weuklr. 1 rear. L i 5? .. . .4 montiLS " -3 ' Daily, I year. " -6 months.:.. ..- 0 o so 6 00 3 00 0 0 per Address aU communication to " THE CHRON ICLE'-The DaUos, Oregon. OUR -BOW TO THE, PUBLIC. With this" issue the undersigned as- sutaes 'Editorial control and manage iiient of -T Chbomclk. Our predeces- r,niiTP.!rinir lut Saturdav. says all of the- past, perhaps, which it was nec eesarj . to say ; but a8 our course leads on it may not tie-amies if we say, with the paragraphia, that : "No man can ac complish much, either in politics or with a wwheelbarrow, unless he takes -aides:" iThk Chrosicib takes sides. In local politics there is no longer any contest, but' in the national field the threshhold is just, crossed. We have hoisted the flag of Harrison and Reid because Thk Chronicle, to be a success, mast be essentially progressive, and .to be progressive in a national sense, in the. United States one must be republi can. The tusk of the republican party in the next canvass is not to get the con sensus of a majority of the vojes of the country. That it already has. The progress of America requires at its head a party which is homogeneous; which ha convictions and the courage of its convictions. A party whose1 aim is to do something and not merely to hold offices. The history of the republican party is a history of action, a history of deeds. Whatever has been done in thirty years . "has been done by it. We have not al- j ways been absolutely wise, but we have always been wise in our day and genera- tion. There is no act of our past history far enough, back to be seen in just such lights, w hich any honest observer will say was not .the best that could Tiave been devised by human brains. Those acts which are yet under the stress of human passion, the very last acts we did, .are slowly emerging from the storm of obloquy and abuse, and taking-vtsibly the place they have al ways really held,:.a place among the great deeds of a great country. The .reproaches which were heaped upon thd lost revision of the tariff are disappearing before the light of its prac tical workings,. and the country adjusted to the new .conditions will demand a period of rest from the business agita tione of which the democratic party 'is the proline source. Business-men are everywhere begin ing to feel that some measure of stability should attach, to our laws, and that a statute of the ".United States which af fects business-should not be a pitfall and a snare. To injure business there is no such powerful -specific as uncertainty. If there is to be .a perpetual threat against the laws on which business is founded, what more exhausting condi tion can be imagined? If the late revision of the tariff is -working its way .to favor, if business has already adjusted itself to it, what reason can there be more controlling in the next election than -the desire of busiuess men to let things alone, to stand by the existing order of affairs? Such, in brief, is .to be the future position of The jGuiioniclf. upon the pol itics of this nation, to carry out these principles, and with an .acquaintance of over thirty years i-n the newspaper field in Oregon perhaps farther introduction is unnecessary. We invite all old patrons to stay with us, and to bring as iinany friends with them as possible, sanguine in the belief that we shall be able to serve you all, faithfully, in every manner, to the ex tent of our ability. Very Respectfully, D. C Ireland. J. S. Clark son declines to act as chair man of the republican national com mittee this year. That is perfectly natural. The place belongs to Stephen B. Elkins,. according to a long standing rale of the committee that "the officers shall be selected from among the closest friends of the candidate nominated.'" The most successful winner at the Chicago Derby on Saturday, is a boy twenty years of age, Arthur White. It is said that he cleared over $14,000 win nings on the race, backing the winning horse on the outside and holding him oat in bis book. The people of Guadalaxara, Mexico, and surrounding country have been in a state of terror for the past few days on account of repeated shocks of earth quake which have been the most severe ever felt. Fort Wayne today. The chief , interest centers in the gubernatorial contest. It is Chase against the field, with little chance of the field uniting. . " "' - A special session of the legislature to reapportion the state into legislative dis tricts meets in Madison, Wis., today. ' ABOUT ARTESIAS WZLLS. The census reports - upon irrigation show that one year ago this month there were 8,097 flowing artesian wells in the United States. Of this number 3;930 wells were employed in irrigation, wat tering 51,290 acres or an average of 43.21 acres per week. The majority of these wells were in California and -Utah, the former state having 3,210 and the latter 2,524. Colorado bad 396, Tesas 534, South Dakota 527 and North akota 461. We find Idaho credited with 28, Wash ington 9 and Oregon . Those in -Idaho were divided between Oneida and Uiug hain counties. Washington's 9 are in Whitman county, excepting one in -Spokane. Oregon's wells are-divided among Crook, Gilliam, Harney and Wasco counties. . The conclusion derived Erm the data gathered by the census is that irrigation by artesian vells shouM- not be at tempted where other means are .availa ble. The average cost of irrigating an acre of lana witn arcewaa water re figured at $1S.88, in comparison with $8.15 by the ordinary methods. dn many instances, however, the .arte&ian well is superior and eheaper 1o .the old method. It gives a tanner a plentiful' supply of water for other purposes, and makes him independent of the powerful and often grasping water -companies. As a rule, however, the water from these wells is too cold to be immediately dis tributed over vegetation, and to .over-" come this a small reservoir must be fig ured in with the cost ot the wel-L The fact that all the wells in the Untied States are capableof irrigating no more land than is covered by single large ditch, and that in California, Utah and Colorado experience has shown that only a limited amount of water can be forced out of a single basin, the old wells going dry as the new ones are sunk, is convincing that irrigation by this method can never be more than of minor im portance. The experiment is so risky, the cost so gieat, and the supply so limited that artesian wells can be called a success only in those sections where it is impossible or too costly to obtain water by canals. The .primary .purpose of sinking such wells should be the sup ply of farmhouses and towns, and the surplusage can then be turned to the uses of irrigation. The route of the railway now: incourse of construction from Astoria to trans connection, is wisely concealed from boomers by , the managers. This species of genus homo which has followed the camp of the X. P. K. K. and others so faithfully, find it extremely difficult to keep at the head of the procession with Mr. (joss, but as a pointer the following bit' of soothing information is thrown out by the Astorian: AVhether the road will head for Hillsboro and take up the Oregon' Pacific line or trend away to the southeast and push from Eugene through the Bohemian country and cross the Cascades in the northwest of Douglas county, is probably known to Mr. Goss alone in this community. It is entirely safe to conjecture that it will go one of thetwowavs." To which The Chron icle begs to acid : "Possibly both." It is sheer nonsense to talk of "Oppo sition to Clarksons" designation as chairman of the national republican committee. He did not expect it. Campbell is selected because "lie was a personal friend of' the candidate nomi nated ;" a rule which has always hith erto applied, and will continue to apply, so long as nominating conventions con tinue to appoint committees. The ne cessity for such rule will be apparent to anybody. It is a charming condition of affairs when both sides in a political wrangle such as the Cleveland-Hill fight can de rive comfort from the same convention. While it may not exactly foreshadow a political millenium, it is a beatific con dition where good cheer and comfort are extracted by antagonists from the agen cies set in motion to bring injury and disaster to each other. The old spirit of mercantile adventure is reviving in Oregon. Two vessels have been sent abroad already with specula tive cargoes, and the Tillie E. Starbuek is about to follow. She will go to New York, possibly, with a cargo composed principally of Columbia river salmon, wool, hides and other Oregon products. This, says the Astorian, recalls the time when Robert E. Gray came round the Horn with a cargo which he exchanged in part 'for furs, and then sailed for China to make other deals, returning to Boston. Trade methods have changed, bat foresight and enterprise will still reap liberal reward in marine ventures. There is still no certainty as to the murderer of Mamie Walsh. At present tn.e lnree meD.m cnatoay cuargea u,.- less old Portland drank ; A. A. Demales, the piano-tuner, and Rafes. It would not be at all surprising if half a dozen more names were added to the list with in the next week. There are alarming symptoms that the New York Times is getting ready-to ( crawl ba:fc into the republican tent. President Harrison has' decided not to make any political trips during the campaign.' Benjamin P. Hutch- I A few months ago Benj inson, better Known ' as old Hutch, was tlie recognized King ot tne wneat, pit at Chicago. The price of our staple ; J, , . , . food and export cereal depended upon . his combinations. The fortunes ofj thousands were the playthings of his speculators. He was regarded " with something of awe as an operator whose skill, pluck and luck were invincible. He was a great speculative genius in the public estimation. By -and by things 'took a turn. Old . Hutch .got on the wrong side of the market. He went up like a rocket and came down like the stick. - The latest news of him after a long-chapter of eccentricities is that he is running a little establishment in New York which seems to be wavering in its development as between a cheap res taurant, a whisky saloon, a junk, shop and a -mission. , Here Old Hutch eats, sleepe and does his own washing on the premises, . and .talks . senif -religious and philosophic .nonsense to 'the. boys and men who besiege the place out of curiosity. Now be is said to be crazy ; bet was he not also erazy when specu lating in wheat? ' His successes meant misery and want to many poor, and be knew it. The desire to obtain unlimited wealth was a mania, and his present an tics are bat the logical outcome of a dis eased mind. . .No little interest attaches to the posi tion of the Rev. Dr. Gifford on the ques tion of the relation of the church to the workingmen. Dr. G-iflbrd argues that the church should put itself into closer touch with the masses that the bar riers between the church and working men should come down. The working man has come to be something more than merely the man who works. He has "become individually and collectively the adherent of certain doctrines the upholder of well-defined ideas. Almost uniformly the general demands of the workingmen are just. If they are not just they are conceived and made in a spirit of justice. The trend and devel opm.ent of the ideas of workingmen are too often warped by .agitators and schemers. When they are misdirected they become harmful. For the church to step in and, as Dr. Gifford suggests, put itself in touch with the workingmen would be not to create, but to direct, the swift-rising flood of labor ideas. The' Oregonian never had a sharp competition in Multnomah county until the Troutdale Champion hove in sight. Of the recent election the Champion says: "The way the Oregonian doesn't succeed in electing the republican ticket in Portland is quite remarkable. : It ex cused its failure in the county election on the ground that the people were not in accord . with those political war horses Lotan and Simon, but in the city election it can put forwarded no eucb excuse. Neither Lotan nor Simon fig ured in the election. During the cant, vass and on the day of election Simon was in the east and Lotan was attending strictly to his private business, and the Oregonian bad a splendid opportunity to show what it could do as a leader in a fair fight in an open field. It made a failure. Got knocked out. Whipped. We feel sorry for our contemporary in its discomfiture." Hon. John W. Foster of Indiana, has been appointed secretary of state by President Harrison. He was sent as United States minister to Mexico by Grant in 1873. and was re-appointed by Hayes in 18S0. In March of that year he was transferred to Russia, and held that mission until November, 1881, when he resigned. President Arthur then ap pointed him minister to Spain. He served from February, 1883, to March, 1885, when he resigned and returned to the. United States, having negotiated an important commercial treaty . with Spain. James Lotan has been appointed col lector of customs at Portland. His ap pointment was confirmed by the senate yesterday. Mr. Lotan is a native of New York, aged about fifty years, and is one of the most energetic business men of the consolidated city. His appointment will give general satisfaction after the first breezes of dissappointment blow over. Twenty-hve men could not be ap pointed to the one position. VYe will know next week something about the "luxary" of the Australian ballot law, as the county court will be then called upon to foot the bills. In Portland the account stands $1,500 for the Australian ballot law election, against $60 for the plain old style. As councilman Fleidner remarked. "These imported goods come high, but we must ! have 'em." The alcoholic etiquette of national con- venuuns is saiu w w wurc iuc line ueie- gates, whisky for the alternates and beer for the shouters. This rule ' does not hold good at the Cincinnati prohibition convention to-day, where water is served to all comers. - They should be respected for sticking to their principles. i; j . i. : x .1 j , Richard Wagner probably missed securing some of the mo6t astounding tone effects possible to human invention simply by not coming to America and attending the late political conventions. Winans Bros, yesterday eaught fifteen tons of salmon in their wheel. The catch today will be equally as good. . " Wt8KXJO-WHW" FootisHV- ull. Knit llillni and I .k. iVa.btnstonC.Mt. - From the Astorian. The bouse and senate are in accord on the river and harbor bill, except as re- gards the appropriation for the dalles ship railway and that for the canal to connect lakes Washington and Union with the sound at Seattle. ' As the pres ident has intimated that he will veto the bill-should it exceed the sum appropria ted Dy tne noose, senator JJoipli may have to abandon the ship railway at the second conference which has been or dered. If he does it will be some conso lation that the job to impose a tax to build the Seattle canal at the public ex pense will also be defeated. In defiance of the wishes and interests of the people of .Washington, a. email minority .in Seattle excepted, Senator Squire has sought to bring ridicule on the river and harbor bill by promoting the purely local project on public grounds. The scheme is entirely indefensible as a government measure. If fresh water anchorage is needed for any United States ships, they can find it at Astoria, which is readily accessible from all points on the coast. It is unfortunate that the wise and the foolish scheme should be combined. Oregon may, however, feel confident that the ship railway will follow as a necessary engineering sequence to. the works at the jetty and the cascades. Nature has provided a great river with one great barrier, for the dalles and cas cades are so linked as to form a single obstruction. It is not possible that this country, with its immense wealth and engineering resources, will allow the facilities of the great river to waste for lack of the ship railway which Senator uoipn nas so ably advocated Surprise Social. Last evening as the shades of night be gan to draw near, a large number of the members of the Epworth League of the M. E. church congregated at the resi dence of Mr. Randall on the bluff and together they wended their way to the residence of Mr. Lee, where a genuine surprise awaited the family. The even ing was pleasantly spent as a farewell surprise in sociability, mirth, games and music. The piano duets of Misses Edith Randall and Lorene Lee were worthy of special mention, and were heartly ap plauded. It was a justly fitting close, to the helpfulness of Mr. Lee and his family to the M. E. church, the Sunday school and the Epworth league of this city during their stay among us. Our best wishes accompany them to their new borne. Leagveb. Whjr Ileppner Is Avoided. i Gazette. Of all the stage lines in ex istence, the Lncky Baldwin branch, from Canyon to Monument, takes the bakery. The rigs and stock are a dis grace to a civilized community. No wonder the people will insist in going by the way of Baker city. It is to be hoped that the line will pass into the hands of Joe Keeney, who owns the Monument-Heppner line. Mr. Keeney will then have an opportunity to put on coaches and new stock. Until that is done we cannot expect the travel to come by the way of Heppner. That's Oar Tam-tam. Montesano Democrat. The editor of this paper has known Dr. Blalock ever since his advent into the then territory of Washington, and can truly say that he has always found him to be a man of unquestioned probity and a gentleman in every respect. The 'Washington democracy could go further and find no better or abler candidate for governor than Dr. N. G. Blalock. Don't G1t It Away. franktort unronicie. inere are a good many secret movements on this side of the Columbia river, and it looks as though we may wake up some morn ing and find ourselves in the midst of startling realities. Something more than usual is in the wind, and time will tell what it is. The 1& In p ley School. Following is the report 39: of school taught in district No, NAMES. ATT. DEPT. 8C11I. .100 100 91 .98 100 89 . 75 100 86 . 98 98 88 . 91 100 95 .93 98 90 .91 97 90 .93 95 90 . 90 100 91 .100 99 90 .93 98 94 . .100- 98 95 Henry Payette Patrick O'Neal Ira O'Neal.'.... Ella Both Louisa Payette Emma Payette Whole number of pupils enrolled, 12; daily attendance, 11. Scsa.nsa Wabd, Teacher. BORN. . On Eight Mile, June 25 tb, to the wife of Ace Whetstone, a boy Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was nick, wo gave her Caatorla. When she vh a Child, she cried for Cutoria, When she became Hin, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, aha gave them Caatorla The ladies of the M. E. Church will serve a hot dinner on the Fourth of July on the corner of Third and Wash ington, from 12 to 3 p. m. Meals 50 cents each, or to family of three $1.00. lUmecl J'ntiy Miles for Amnsemeat. Willis Holly, Mswror Grant's secretary, used to amuse himself by rowing aronu cl Staten Island whenever he gut a holiday from his arduous newspaper work a few years ago. He did not row very fast, but be alwnys made a complete circuit of the island. 1 think the distance is about forty miles; at any rate, I krjotv that Mr. Holly had to rise before day - light in order to tret home with the cows in the evening. It is a feat that he used . , eV, , . to speak of with a proud beaming eye. and I never wondered at it. 1 must say. uuwoer, mat iu iue course ui aeeu or . ;.i ,u v. j . eight years' consideration of the subject. I have never been able to understand exactly why a man should rare to row around Staten I&latid. Blakely Hall in Brooklyn Eagle. explaining a Tvrm. Chemical attraction a furre tending to unit everythinK tltnt outfit to bMp. anted ami separate everything that ought to he united. Kate f ield' Wash ington . SINGERS rubllc speakers, actors, auctioneers, teaefr rs, preachers, and all who are liable ta over-tax and irritate the vocal organs, Bod, ' In Ajrer's Cherry Pectoral, a safe, certain, and speedy relief. It soothes the larynx, allays inflammation, strengthens the voice, and for whooping cough, croup, sore throat, and the suddeu colds to which children are exposed, this preparation is without equal. William II. Quartly, Auctioneer, Sliula ton, Australia, writes: " In my profession of an auctioneer, any affection of the voice or throat is a serious matter; but, at each attack, I have been BENEFITED BY a few doses of Ar's Cherry Pectoral. This remedy, with ordinary care, has worked such magical effect that I have suffered very little inconvenience." " Having thoroughly tested the properties of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a remedy for bronchitis and throat affections, 1 am heart ily glad to testify to the intrinsic merits of this preparation." T. J. Macmurray, Au thor and Lecturer, Ripley, Ohio. "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has cleared and ' strengthened my voice, so that I am able to speak with very much more ease and com fort than before." (Rev.) C. N. Nichols, Pastor of Baptist Church, No. Tlsbury, Mass. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral FKErAKEn BV Dr. J. C AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass. Bold by all Drumjut. Vricr $1 ; ii bottle, $&. 1776. 1592. Celebration. , MONDAY, JULY 4th, 1892. The people of The Dalles will suitably observe the 116th anni versary of American Indepen dence, by a GRAND PARADE of all military and civic societies including a Triumphal Liberty Car, Trades Procession, Indians in War Costume, Calatbumpians, Plug Uglics, Etc. The great feature of the day will be the H($E TOUpipT In which six well drilled com panies will compete for prizes. Band Contests .VXD ' Competitive Drills By the Military Companies for Medals. BICYCLE EACES, BASE BALL, TOOT BALL, And other sports which will make the day one full of enjoy ment. . THE STEAMER REGULATOR Will give an excursion on the Columbia during the day, also one during the eve ning, from 7 to 9 o'clock, returning in time for the FIRE WORKS Which will be on a scale of magnifi cence grander than has ever before been witnessed in Eastern Oregon. The people of The Dalles are putting forth every effort to make this occasion the grandest celebration of our Natal Day ever attempted in the Inland Em pire, and they invite everybody to come and join with them in making ft a grand success. One of the leading orators of Portland has been engaged to deliver an oration, and all the best vocal and instrumental music of the city has been secured for literary exercises and procession. By arrangements with the U. P. R. R. Co., travel to this celebration baa been placed at one fare for the round trip, from Portland and intermediate points, and from Heppner, Pendleton and inter mediate points. Tickets will be sold on the 2d, 3d and 4th of July, good for the return until the 6tb. Free ferriage has been also provided at The Dalles from ' Sunday noon the 3d, until Tuesday noon the 5th, for all at tending the celebration from north of here. The Dalles: Portland & Astoria Nav. Cn. ; . . .- j. BlCm-ii iti-r.-rn.- .' j " Until further notice the Regulator will make trips to the tlnscades and return ( on Thursdays and Sundays, leaving i The Dalles at 7 a. m. . ICxcurcjun ratec. i 50 cents for the round trip. ."KSJtf : ' - ; iM.inti., Notice. i . , . . nnt', '.s ,,K'rt'V-vf K"'en . V-mt ,HW partnership heretofore ex stinir between J.: B. 1)ufl AVntkjn9 d Fu Menefee, under the firm name and style ; ot JJulnr, Wntkins & Menefee ia this dav i j: i . ... " uiKsoivcu oy mutual consent, tieorge Watkins retiring from the firm. All jiersons knowing themselves indebted to said firm will please call at once and pav the same to Frank Menefee, and all per sons having claims againstsaid firm will preaent the same to him for payment. ousinesn win uo continued at the old of nee, under the firm name of Dnfur Menefee. E. B. Dcfcb. (tcokgb Watkins. Frank Mjcnkfek. Dated this 25th day of June, 1892. 6.25d4w NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. V. 8. Ijind Ornce. The Dulles. Or., June 21, issti named not tier tuu Mod notice of his intention t. mk An,l nnmf In mntwt. .if Kla Alain. that auid proof will bo innde before the rejrhster and receiver of the IT. 8. Land office at Tbe Dalles, ir., on August 12, 1893, via: I.ladoa W. Halg-ata. Hd. No. 7!M, for the NEi See. 25, Tp. 1 X, K U E, W. 11. lie names thn fnllfiirfnir wltnM.nra fa nwim Phis continuous residence upon and cultivation Kred Fisher, Andy Allen, Robert Ixnve and 6.'Jl.w7.29 v iHiKon, an oi i ne I'ailea, or. JOHN W. LEWIS, lteglatcr. SUMMONS. Ill the Circuit Court of the State- of Oregon for the County of Wasco. MattieM. Plnkford, lUaintilt; Vs. John H. Piek- ford, Defendant. To John IT. Pictjonl, Uie above named defendant: ' In tbe name of the State of Oregon ; You are hereby retiuirod to Mtmeiir and anKn-pr thn nm plaint tiled axainvt you in the above entitled cause and Court on or before the first day of the next term of the above entitled Court, to-wit: On or before November 14, 1W2, being the sec ond Monday of wild month, and if you fail so to answer, or to appeaT in said cause the plaintiff will apply to the alwve entitled Court for tbe relief prayed for in her complaint, to-wlt: For a decree dissolving the bonds of matri mony now existing between the plaintiff and defendant, and for plaintiff 'a costs and disburse ments of suit, and for such other and further relief as to tbe Court may seem equitable and just. This summons Is berebv served upon you by Jtublication, by order of lloii. W. U Brndsbaw, udge of the above entitled Court, which order was duly made Mav :10th, 1S92. Bl KUR, WaTRISH MKNEFEE, .2t."t . Attorneys for Plaintiff. TH KEGIMTOR -WILL LEAVE- The Dalles -FOR- Cascades, Sunday, July 3d, Thursday, " 7th, Sunday, " 10th, Thursday, " 14th. The Steamer will leave The Dalles at 7 o'clock A. M. Returning will leave the Cascades at 2 P. M. TRIP SO CENTS. TTTTl nisei! Friction Cluicii TRACTION ENGINE. THE Cyclone Thresher'. Send for Catalogue TO J. l FlbliOON. & GO:,. ' DEALERS IN . Agricultural Implements Of All Kinds, Buggies, Wagons, Etc. THE DALLES. OREGON.