THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1892.
ROTHSCHILD HEARD.
His Proposal on tne Silyer : Suldect
SnoiniM to the Meeting. -
EACH GOVERNMENT IN THE SCHEME
Purchases to be Made by the Various
Treasuries by Agencies.
IfBKHMit KATES AND LAW.
ARCH BISHOP WALSH'S AOTOt'ACt
Matter of Imperative Necessity
Save the Irish Tenant From
Inevitable Ruin.
to
New York. Nov. 29. Brussels dis
patches give Rothschild's proposal in
the silver conference in full. He does
not claim that his proposals prove the
final solution of the question, but they
would prove palliative if summed up.
His proposals are that America con
tinue its purchases of silver and the
European powers buy an amount equal
to 5,000,000 a year for five years at 43d.
If silver should rise above that price the
purchases are to be immediately sus
pended. Great importance attaches to
i '.a. i : .. u
me proposal, as u means tuat iugncii
& notes will be payable in silver. It is
reported that under the scheme to be
formulated by Rothschild each govern
ment represented in the conference will
be associated in the purchase of silver
to the minimum amount of 5,000,000,
and is to take a fixed proportion of this
amount at a limit of forty-three pence
per ounce, the purchases to be made di
rect by the treasuries of the various
countries through the agency of finan
cial institutions.
Archbishop Walsh, in the course of an
interview declared the adoption of bi
metallism a matter of imperative neces
sity to save the Irish tenants from inev
itable ruin. It was disheartening, the
archbishop added, to find no interest
taken in the question by leaders of the
Irish parliamentary party. If things go
on as they are, even the excellent land
purchase scheme may become, before
many years, a source of widespread dis
aster to the purchasers under it.
Explosion Voder Water.
Chicago Herald. A remarkable sub
terranean explosion occurred a few
nights ago in a hollow on the farm of
Marshall Fuller, a mile west of leadt--ville,
lud. The explosion took place
about 10 o'clock, and it being only a few
yards from Fuller's House, he soon
reached the spot. He said that the
rocky bottom of the brook which rippled
along near the steep hillside was lifted
several leet in tne air tor a distance ot olt
feet up and down the stream. After
several minutes it subsided to its original
position. Several feet back in the hill
could be beard a rumbling noise which
continued for about 14 hours. Other
explosions followed, whici sounded like
the breaking in two of heavy timbers,
and these were succeeded by a loud
noise as if of escaping steam. An odor
like that of natural gas is noticed, al
though the place is more than a hundred
miles from the gas belt. The effects of
the explosion are plainly visible. For
50 feet the solid bed rock of the stream
is shattered and huge slabs several feet
. in circumference are shattered on either
.- side.
Shop at Rosebarg.
Koseburg Review. The S. P. Co. are
graauauy moving tneir repair an ops to
Roseburg. . Some - time tsince their
machinery was moved up from Junction,
and now their blacksmith shop has been
brought down from Grant's Pass. Tues
day a car load of the machinery arrived,
-aim ui cuurec, wie wen euipiuyeu iu lb
will come too. This will necessiate the
enlarging of their round house and
machine shops here to double their pres
ent size, a move which they have had
in contemplation for some time.
Readjustment of Rates Kxpected by The
lrth of December.
From Tte Spokane Review.
The Great Northern is now at work
upon its transcontinental freight sched
ule. It is understood that the ' schedule
in almost com Dlete. and that it will be
submitted to the other transcontinental
companies about the 15th of December,
and probably be given to the public be
fore the first of the year. That Spokane
will derive immense benefit from the re
adjustment of rates is generally, con
ceded. The onlv Question now is re
garding the extent of the reduction
Officers and agents of the Northern and
Union Pacific admit that rates will be
lowered to Spokane, but say that the re
duction will not be so considerable as to
give us terminal rates. On the , other
hand President Hill and his associates
have repeatedly said that the Great
Northern would more than meet the ex
pectations of Spokane, and that the new
tariff sheet will be based upon the rela
tive principle. This is thought by
many to mean a mileage rate proportion
ate to the service.
Certainly the people of the interior
will not rest content with anything
short of terminal rates. The "existing
conditions are irrational and burden
some, contrary to law and at variance
with the principles of .commerce exist
ent since the first organization of soci
etv. The cold proposition that a com
mon carrier may charge one shipper
higher rates for minimum. service than
it charges another shipper for maximum
service has been tolerated only as baro
nial robbery was tolerated, because the
baron was all-powerful and the minion
entirely at his mercy. It is contrary to
the spirit of our institutions, and can
never find a permanent lodgment in
this country, where the higher law is
based upon pnre reason and justice. It
cannot be crystalled into higher and
enduring law for the simple reason that
it is both unreasonable and unjust
Already the preponderance of judicial
decision is against it, and the question
has only to come before the supreme
court of the United States to be deter
mined permanently in favor of the in
terior communities.
It is not likely, though, that the rail
road will permit the existing burdens to
continue until overthrown by the high
est court. If that were done they would
become liable under the interstate com
merce law for heavy penalties for unlaw
ful exactions since the passage of tl.at
act. Rather than risk so much upon a
proposition so untenable, and rather
than continue the unj-rofi table competi
tion with the sea-carriers, they will
probably agree to the readj astment pro
osed by the Great Northern. Mean
while the people of the interior will
await with intense interest the official
announcement of the readjustment.
THE CANADA PACIFIC.
Ottawa Opposes the Plan of the Gift of
. the Intercolonial ...
CHASED BT COUGAR.
FAST STEAMERS ON THE ATLANTIC
A Project Which has Created Widespread
Alarm in Both Parties.
OIFTS ALKIADT UP IN MILLIONS
The Opposition Will Prepare for a For
mal Demonstration as Soon as
Parliament Meets.
Judge Stearns' Illness.
Telegram. Judge Loyal B. Stearns
expects to leave for Southern Oregon
next Saturday evening, where he will
probably remain about a week and then
he may go to California, returning home
in about a month. "I have secured a
promise from Judge W. L. Bradahaw, of
The Dalles, to sit for me for two weeks,"
said Jndge Stearns this morning, "and
when he leaves Judge J. C. Fullerton,
of Rosehnrg, will take the bench and
remain in my place till I return. I am
feeling some better than I did, but find
there is plenty of room for improve
ment." Can't Live Without Cooks."
Argonaut. On a celebrated occasion
in Vienna, when there was much ex
citement in all the European courts
over affairs of international moment, the
French ambassador was suddenly re
called by his government. "It is a very
grave affair, is it not?" Prince Metter
nich was asked by a lady at a court ball.
"This recall of the ambassador? Not so
very grave, I assure you, madam," the
prince responded; "as it would have
been if it had been the French ambas
sador's cook who was recalled. The
ambassador can easily, be. replaced, but
not his cook."
Properly Sized Up.
Astoria Examiner. The Dalles Chron
icle reported the most outrageous treat
ment to shippers of freight to that city
and the Inland Empire by the U. P.
company during the recent blockade
near Bonneville. All efforts to induce
that company to get freight to its des
tination, when it could be sent by The
Dailes, Portland and Astoria Navigation
company, failed, and those awaiting
their goods had to suffer the delay and
endure the insolence of the companv's
manager. All sorts of promises and dis
graceful tricks were used to hog the
business and continue delav. This is
about the size of the U. P. It is a grasp
ing, grinding, unconscionable monooly,
unfit to be in the business of a common
carrier, and unworthy of a foot of
ground to do its business in the state.
Astoria has had its bellyful of it, and
will feel relieved when some other line
knocks it out.
Victoria, Nov. 29. Ottawa dispatches
show that there is widespread opposition
to a proposal to give to the Canadian Pa
cific lailway the Intercolonial railway,
which cost $50,000,000. In return the
Canadian Pacific railway will , provide,
in conjunction with the fleet on the Pa'
cific, an Atlantic steamship service as
faat as the lines running to New York
The Intercolonial has been managed for
20 years at an annual loss of $100,000,
It runs from Point Levis, opposite Que
bee, to Halifax, a distance of 1186 miles.
Besides this free gift, the Canadian Pa
cific expects an annual subsidy of $500,-
000 or $750,000 for the steamship service.
This project has created widespread
alarm in both political parties. Presi
dent Van Horn, of the Canadian Pacific,
has already testified that the federal
gifts of money and land awarded to the
line from Vancouver across the conti
nent and through Maine to the Atlantic
seaboard are equivalent to many million
dollars. If the steamship service was
established in conjunction with the
transcontinental road, all healthy com
petition would be destroyed. What to
do with the Intercolonial is, however, a
perplexing question. Several members
of parliament favor intrusting its man
agement to an independent commission.
Mr. Schrieber, chief engineer of govern
ment railways, in his recent evidence
before the civil service commission, said
the road did not pay because political
considerations dominated all who were
concerned in the undertaking. Opposi
tion to anv transfer to the Canadian Pa
cific will be made as soon as parliament
meets.
Quite an Eventful Lire.
Woostkr. O., Nov. 28. William Wil
son, son of T. S. Wilson, a Methodist
minister, liberally educated and ten
derly reared, left here for Missouri in
1859. He soon married a daughter of
Senator Clymer. Since then nothing
has been heard from him and he has
been mourned as dead. Word is just
received that he is in prison in Texas,
convicted of horse-stealing. Since his
conviction he confessed his identity, and
says further he served in the Confeder
ate army during the war, was sent on a
private mission to the north by Jeffer
son Davis, and after the death of his
wife and children joined the band of
the notorious Younger brothers. He
was also associated with the James
brothers. He became remorseful, went
to Texas and was ordained a preacher in
the Christian church. While in holy
orders be borrowed a horse, sold it and
was convicted.
The French Cabinet.
Paris, Nov. 28. An interpellation
was submitted in the chamber of depu
ties, asking why the government did
not enforce the law providing for an au
topsy in the case of the sudden death of
Buron Reinach, the banker, supposed to
have committed suicide as a result of
the damaging exposure in the Panama
canal management. .'.Instead of res
ponding, Prime Minister Loubet asked
the chamber to observe the order of the
day pure and simple. The chamber re
jected the request, and tendered their
resignations to' President Carnot. He
accepted the resignations, but asked
them to remain in office till their suc
cessors were appointed. ' ' ." s
The Polysyllable Pet.
The chrysanthemum would be all
right if its name could be abbreviated
about seventy-five per cent. Henry
Winter tells of his success, at his Col
umbia river borne, in the following note:
"In your recent account of the Chrysan
themum show, I see no account of the
prize-taking plants. Can you not fur
nish your readers some of those de
scriptions? I have one in full bloom
that has 1,080 flowers and about half as
many more buds. It is of the Puritan
variety and was started from a single
sprout seventeen months ago. It is
three feet high and three feet in diame
ter, with a rounding top that is almost
a solid mass of bloom. The flowers will
average 1J4 inches across, are extremely
double, with a corn-colored center. The
petals are uniform, short and spatulate,
white as snow, with an occasional flower
tinged with purplish pink. The plant I
is an object of curiosity and admiration
for the people of this neighborhood and
I am anxious to know how it would
compare with the prize-winners.
An Exciting Incident Recorded by Jun
iper Flat.
Mr. Samuel Patterson has charge , of
two cougar, which were captured by a
late arrival rrom tne east, and while in
the act of feeding them, they .became
enraged and jumping ou) of the cage,
which was a frail affair, made of pine
slats, they started for Mr. Patterson,
who took to his heels, and made straight
for the nearest juniper tree, which he
climbed in great haste. ' It not being
out of the cougar's line of business to
climb, they too ascended the tree. Just
at this stage of the game Mr. Patterson's
screaming for help could be heard for
miles, and the gentleman who captured
the cougars happened to be on the ranch
and hastened to the scene with a Win
chester rifle in hand, with which he
commenced firing. At three shots both
cougars rolled to the ground dead. Mr.
Patterson could stand 1 the strain no
longer; bis eyes commenced to roll, and
he fell to the ground unconscious. A
little cold water is quickly administered
and he returns to the land of the living.
In regaining consciousness, be looked
around and seeing the two cougars lying
prostrate on the ground, he drew a long
deep sigh of relief, staggered to his feet
with the aid of his friend and took ref
uge in the house. Though not seriously
ill, be is still very weak, and remains
within doors by the orders of his tatiiiiy
physician. J. F.
THE BERLIN CONGRESS
: -Sr- ...
Better Feelinr Reported to Exist
Aioflgstthe Members.
AMERICAN
MEMBERS SATISFIED.
Committee Appointed to Consider Roths
childs Proposals.
CONSERTAIIVK ENGLISH TIBWS.
They Cannot Afford to Ignore the United
States in th Matter of Haying
Silver Other Mews.
Spraying Is Kssntial.
Hillsboro Independent. The idea
seems to prevail quite exti-nsively among
the apple growers of Oregon and Wash
ington that it is useless to attempt to
save apples from the ravages of the
Codlin moth by spraying. Correspond
ents have in two "or three instances
lately, written letters claiming that no
practical good results come from such
syraying. These writers seem to forget
that apples are raised and the codlin
flourishes in a great many other places
as well as in the Pacific northwest and
that the orchardists of the leading apple
growing districts do save a very large
proportion of their apples from the rav
aged of the. codlin moth by spraying
with arsenites. What can be done else
where can be done here and, in fact, is
done here. Reports have been
made by a number of fruit growers in
Oregon who have saved the greater part
of their fruit by spraying. The reports
of the results of the experiments at the
Oregon Agricultural college have never
been discredited, and Prof. Washburn
reports that they have saved 85 per cent.
of their apples by spraying this year.
The proposed plan of trapping the worms
of the codlin moth is an excellent one as
far as it goes, and ought to be universally
adopted. Until it is universally adopted
and followed it will be necessary to spray
the fruit because the moths which lay
the eggs will not confine their operation
to the orchard in which they developed
but will fly also to the orchards in which
all the worms have been trapped.
Life And Hope.
Astorian. We are enabled to make
the important announcement that a
contract has been signed - with Col.
Blackman tor the building of the Goble
railroad ; that is, the 57 miles of track
along the Columbia river that are needed
to connect Astoria with the Northern
Pacific. Col. Blackman agreed to build
the railroad provided the promised land
subsidy is made up. Immediate steps
will be taken to make np the land sub
sidy, to comprise about 2,000 acres. Ac
cording to the terms of the agreement,
the construction of the road will proceed
as soon as word is telegraphed that the
subsidv has been subscribed.
In No Mood For Sympathy.
Chicago Tribune. The milkman gath
ered himself up from the ruins of his de
molished wagon, scraped the whitish
gray mud from his clothing, smoothed
out the dents in his hat, wiped from his
whiskers the dripping fluid that had
drenched his face when the catastrophe
came, gave one glance at the runaway
horse disappearing down the street,
surveyed the dirty white puddles that
represented his stock in trade, and
turned to the crowd : "All I've got to
say," he observed, rolling up his coat
sleeves and speaking in the tone of a
man accustomed to calling cattle, "is
that the first-son-of-a gun that says a
word about its being no use crying over
spilt milk is going to get his blamed
head punched!"
Mills Re-Election Sure.
Houston, Texas, Nov. -28. Eighty
eight members-elect of the legislature
have answered the query of the Post as
to their choice for senator that they are
unqualifiedly for Roger Q. Mills. This
assures the re-election of Senator Mills
with eight votes to spare. The Post re
ceived answers from 96 of the 259 mem
bers ; of those yet to be beard from a
majority, it is believed, support Mills.
The Comet Disappearing.
New York, Nov. 26. Professor J. K.
Rees of the Columbia college observa
tory was busy watching the comet to
night and also on the lookout for
meteoric showers. At 9 :30 o'clock he
said the comet was scarcely visible and
rapidly disappearing straight above the
earth. "Tomorrow night," said Pro
fessor Rees, "I expect a brilliant dis
play of falling meteors and probably on
Mond.iv night also. The best time to
see tne heavenly display is between the
hours of 12 and 2 a. m., though it may
commence earlier."
Mot let Captured.
Tacoma, Nov. 28. The train robbers
have not been captured. Sheriffs Wool
ery and Price both think they are work
ing on right clews. Woolery's posse has
moved its headquarters from Hot
Springs to Palmer. -
Death of General Caster's Father. '
Monroe, Mich., Nov. 28. Emanuel
Custer, father of the late General George
Custer, the famous cavalry leader, died
at Harrisonville yesterday. v
While There Is Life There Is Hope.
East Oregonian. It looks as if the
Indian depredation claims presented by
residents of this locality, which have
been hanging-fire for a long time and
have occasioned the visits of several
government agents to Pendleton, will
soon be settled by Uncle Sam. It is re
ported that several parties are receiving
vouchers, which, after being duly signed,
will be followed by warrants. The
names of two were learned. Last Satur
day Frank 8. Landry received a voucher
for $941. During the Indian war of
1878 the redskins destroyed his house
and all its contents. He was then re
siding on Owen's creek, about midway
between Willow Springs and Beasley's
mill. ' Mr. Landry found it convenient
to be absent about the time the Indians
made their informal call. G. D. Rich
ardson is also in receipt of a voucher.
He will be paid about $200 for property
which the eiwashes confiscated. - -
Washington, Nov. 30. Brussels dis
patches announcing ' the committees
made up to consider proposals in the in
ternational monetary conference quote
various plans, and intimate that that of
Rothschilds stands the best show of
adoption. Of the committee that will
consider the proposal, five members are
avowwd biineUilits, six monometalists,
and one doubtful. The committee will
sit twice each day. Should Rothschild's
proposals lie accepted by the committee
they would then be referred for adoption
or rejection to the conference and the
governments represented, with the mod
ifications suggested bv the schemes of
Levi and Soether. . One of the uiodifica
tions will undoubtedly be that all gold
coins below the value of 20 francs will
be withdrawn from circulation and be
replaced by silver notes.
w ltn. tne prospect ot an early agree
ment being achieved, nobody now talks
of a failure of the conference, which at
first was the only prediction made as to
the outcome of the meeting. So rapidly
has the optimistic feeling grown, it is
reported the conference will likely con
elude its labors next week. It was said
last week the seesion would last till
after Christmas. The -American dele
gates have strong reasons to be satisfied
with the recognition of the advocates of
monometaliem and the seriousness of
the danger" arising from a further fall in
silver. They are disposed to support
Rothschild's proposals on the piirci,
that half a loaf is better than no brf ho.
The Indian delegates are also pleased
with the proposvil?. us they .will assist
the conclusions of the Indian currency
committee, and their acceptance will
free India from the fear of a large fall in
silver. The American delegates believe
the contimions absorption of 30,000,000
ounces of silver by the European powers
would bring about artificially a condi
tion of the silver market which inter
national birnetalism could establish
permanently and scientifically for life.
The delegates are combining some
pleasure with work. An interchange of
dinners proceeds almost nightly. At
the conclusion of the conference the
burgomaster contemplates giving a
grand municipal ball in honor of the
delegates.
The London News speaking of the
conference says Rothschild's plan, I
"which seems to have saved the confer
ence from collapsing, turns out to be
mild palliative and in no wise heroic.
Theoretically it would be best to let sil
ver alone, but when we find Rothschild
trying tooth and nail to prevent a col
lapse of the conference, it may be sup
posed such a result would be disastrous
We cannot suppose it will be remotely
suggested that 5 notes will be made re
deemable in silver. The most striking
part of the plan is the implied belief of
first-class financiers that unless some
thing is done America will discontinue
the purchase of eilver. America is, per
haps, the richest country in the world
and cannot be ignored. Were she to sell
silver we might be compelled to close
the Indian mints, and even then we
might be terribly hampered if America
raised a big gold' loan. It is not to Eng
land's interest to precipitate a currency
crisis in America. The disturbance of
trade would amount to a catastrophe,
Chronicle Snap Shots.
'Hum,
A Schema to Release Ryan.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 29. The state
senate today issued a bill taking from
the judge the power of imprisoning for
contempt. It will be bitterly fought in
the house. The bill is intended to open
the ' jail doors for Stephen Ryan, who
has been locked np nearly a year for
contempt of court. Ryan succeeded his
father in business some years ago, and
after a very rapid career, failed for over
$1,000,000. When the case got into
court, Judge Gober decided that Ryan
had kept back $120,000 from his credit
ors, and. sent him to jail for refusing to
produce the missing assets. The judge
has been re-elected for four years, and
Ryan's friends are trying to obtain leg
islative relief for the young merchant.
Many of Ryan's creditors are New York
ers..
. Poor Canned Goods.
London, Nov. 29. The large business
done in Great Britain in American
canned goods, which has been rapidly
growing in the past few years, is likely
to be seriously checked by the alarming
number of deaths from poisoning, al
leged to.result from eating canned goods.
What can be more bendy than a donkey?
The song of the busy bee is
Sweet Horn."
It is always right to take back roar
own lie. It belongs to you.
Every man enjoys a reputation of
some kind if it is only for indolence.
No man can live by guesswork alone
except tne lucky fellows who coach the
"bookies."
When a person is heels over head ia
debt he wears brand-new 17 shoes and a
stovepipe hat. ' '
When mD declares that he will give
somebody as good as he sends he means
that he will give him as bad as he eends.
The day is now divided into eight
hours for chin music and eight hours for
working the rabbit foot.
There is one good thing about Bostoa
beans, people who subsist upon them
rarely eat much. One dry bean goes a
long way, even with a hungry poet.
"When you have learned to paint well,
my daughter," said the proud mother,
you may paint a large picture of the
jack of trumps for your father's office."
A string around the finger will not
cure your husband's foigetfulness. If
you want your ietter posted pin a fresh.
rosebud in his button hole and put him
on the back.
When a preacher alludes to the goldea
rule these days all the silver men de
clare that he is dragging the church
down into politics and i- an infernal
agent of Wall street.
There is a never-failing test by whick
you may determine your own moral
condition. If you find yourself . inclined
to believe all the good you hear about
others aud to discredit the bad you are
in no immediate danger. If you find
yourself inclined to believe every evil
report and to disregard the-good yoa
have black devils in you by the bushel.
He Needs Information.
The Eastern Oregon papers are calling
for the scalp of the chemist of the Stat
Agricultural college, and well they may
when he shows his ignorance so far as
to state that that section is principally
good for raising sage brush. Had he
gone to the trouble and visited that por
tion of onr state he would have found
the finest wheat fields in the union,
many producing from forty to sixty
bushels to the acre. He would alsa
have found within three miles of The
Dalles, the finest vineyards, small ber
ries aud fruit orchards that he ever be
held. We know these facts from per
sonal observation. On one of our visits
to The Dallas, we were driven out about "
three miles with several others to view
the products of the bills, and found the
gardens ripe with fruit of every kind
and bushels of grapes upon single vines.
more raised upon hills 600 faet above'
the level of the city which had not a dro
of water from April to October. The-
fruit trees so full that they had to be re
lieved of their heavy load to prevent
them from breaking down, and vegetab
les of every discription so abundant anal
large that they challenged the admira
tion of all who saw them. The soil of
that section will produce anything that
is planted, and with irrigation, in suck
abundance as no other section can equal.
Even the sand beds along the Columbia '
river seem to be productive, and some
of the finest peach orchards are along tba
railroad to be seen anywhere. We are
not surprised, in view of these facts,
that the press of that section is demand
ing the decapitation of this "learned"
gentleman, who seems to be entirely out
of place as authority upon the product
iveness of Eastern Oregon. Portland
Dispatch.
One Killed and One Wounded.
Calirnte, Cal., Nov. 29. News is re
ceived of a tragedy at Kernville, grow
ing out of claims to a rich gold mine re
cently discovered there. The Gibsoa
brothers, who discovered the mine, gave
a half-interest therein to the Burton,
brothers on condition that the latter
would develops the mine. It is claimed
the Burton boys took out papers alleging
sole ownership and took possession of
the claim. On Sunday evening the Bur
tons were shot from ambush by un
known parties. Fletcher Burton was
killed and hie brother mortally wounded.
The New French Cabinet.
Pabis, Nov. 29. President Carnot
held a conference with Prime Minister
Loubet on the cabinet crisis this morn
ing. He has summoned Floquet, presi
dent of the chamber of deputies, and
Senator Leroyer to consult with then
on the situation. It is reported that if
Brisson declines to form a ministry
Carnot Will ask Tirard or Bourgeois te
undertake the task. It is certain Frey-
cinet Ribot and some other members of
the Loubet' ministry will be members
of the new cabinet.
Blaine la Improving.
Washington, Nov. 29. It is said at
Blaine's residence this morning that ha
continues to improve. There has beea
no set-back since the first, and at the
present rate of discovery, he will be able,
to ride out as soon as the weather be
comes fair.
Storm Spoils Cleveland's Sport.
Exhorc, VU, Nov. 29. A storm of un
usual violence prevents -Cleveland fro a
gunning today. .