THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1893.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF WA8CO COUNTY.
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge. Geo. C. Blakeley
Sheriff. T. A. Wart
Clerk. J. B. CroMen
Treasurer Wm. Michell
,.,.,i " (Jag. Darnielle
Commlnsioners frHnjf Kincaid
Assessor .' .....Joel W. KoouU
Surveyor E. K. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools. ..Troy Khelley
Coroner N. M. Eastwood
SECRETARY RUSK'S REPORT.
If Mr. Jeremiah Rusk has not demon-
Btrated the advisability of sustaining a
department of agriculture he has at
least demonstrated its usefulness when
dominated by Mr. Busk. In bis report
to the president the secretary is able to
show with proper gratification a bunch
of very encouraging facts. Of the $1,
000,000 worth of products from America
last year nearly eiehty per cent, he
finds, were products of agriculture.
And for much of this mighty percentage
and the conditions which produced it
he claims recognition on behalf of the
department. It is certainly big enough
to feel proud over, and it swells the
total of exports to a sum exceeding the
total of imports by $200,000,000, the
amount in which the world stands in
debted to the United States. And,
moreover, the liberal exportation has
been of service in relieving the home
markets from a surplus product big
enough to have reduced prices below the
cost of production. Among the sugges
tions made by the secretary none is
more important than the one in regard
to the grading of grain. "There are,
the secretary says, "many reasons mak
ing a national standard of grain highly
desirable. Some system of national in
spection and grading must be established
in the interest of the grain-growers
under the control of the secretary of
agriculture." An attempt to put this
plan into execution would excite much
discussion and dispute. That the sys
tems of grain inspection in various
states differ widely from each other is
-well known. A system of uniform in
spection and grading would have very
many things to recommend it.
The death of Jay Gould has brought
many expressive" sentiments to the sur
face in the newspaper world, one of the
most intelligible of which, upon the
lesson of a life, comes from the Oregon
ian. We qnote one paragraph : "The
lesson of Jay Gould's life is doubly
plain and wholesome, when it is com
pared with that drawn from the carevi
and memory . of other wealthy men.
There is no support in it for the crazy
socia ist theory that wealth itself is a
crime; that "property is theft;" that
the rich man is necessarily and justly
without honor. It is not because Jav
Gould was rich that he lived unrespect
ed and died unregretted. It is not even
because be used his . wealth selfishly,
employing it neither in charity nor in
industry, nor in public enterprise, nor
in that private extravagance and luxury
which confers an indirect benefit by
employing labor. The mere miser is an
object of public contempt ; but not of
the aggressive and acrid detestation
which Jay Gould inspired. - He lived
and died in dishonor, not because he
was rich, but because his riches were
ill-gotten. He was hated because he
took money from others, by means not
the less immoral because the law cannot
reach and punish him. He was detest
ed because his exceptional case demon
strated the French paradox; because
his property was theft. The public
judgment that held him unworthy ot
honor was none the less true in its dis
crimination, between him and other
men no less wealthy, than' in the esti
mate it made of himself. Biches are
not immoral in themselves. Selfish use
of riches is contemptible, but not detest
able. The only rich man held in just
and lasting dishonor is he who gets his
riches dishonorablv."
GREAT RAILWAY EXPLOITS.
DIVISION OF KANSAS.
It appears that the movement looking
to the forming of a new state out of the
western portion of Kansas is earnest.
Such a division is urged by its promoters
on the ground that the western half of the
state is poor and its people are borrowing
farmers. It is asserted that the populist
tendency of the state operates to prevent
the loaning of money and that the far
mers who are in debt are unable to meet
the demands made upon them. It is
also pointed out that the western portion
of the state gave a rousing republican
majority at the November election and
the two ends of Kansas are not in love
with each other anyway. To the people
of the United States outside of the bor
ders of the state there would be one ob
jection to two state governments ruling
in the present territory of Kansas. Two
more members would sit in the senate
of the United States, and, with mani
festly less behind them of local or na
tion interests, would neutralize the sen
atorial representation of some such state
as ew York, Pennsylvania or Illinois,
By the admission of many small western
states recently the senate has been
swollen in size by a lot of members who
represent constituencies that by their
isolation are swayed by purely local in
terests to a degree that is not beneficial
to the nation at large.
The scheme originated in the 7th con
gressional district, where a syndicate
has been organized to work the project
through the legislature and then
through .congress. If the advent of the
Deople's party into power ' destroys the
credit of the state, as has been predicted,
the west will be the greater sufferer,
Eastern Kansas has for the last four
years looked upon the western half of
the state as great drawback to its de
velopment and progress, and if the de
mand for division becomes general in the
west, as now seems probable, there is
little likelihood of objections being of
fered by the east. If a division were
made on an extension of the west bound'
arv of Harper to the state line on the
north, each state would have an area of
40,000 square miles.
Orcnardists will be glad to know tha
the scale bug is to be done awav with.
The Union-Journal says that Mr. H. H,
Spalding of Almota has discovered what
he thinks is a sure destroyer of the scale
bug, an insect that has of late years
been very destructive to orchards in the
Snake river and Walla Walla valleys.
Mr. Spalding is in Seattle attending a
meeting of the state horticultural board,
to report upon the success of his experi
ments. The report will be favorable.
Mr. Spalding thinks the new prepara
tion will be a success. It is being pre
pared by a Tacoma chemist and is com
posed of sixteen ingredients. One of
the chiefest recommendations Is its
cheapness. One gallon of the mixture
when it comes from the labratory of
the chemist is mixed with 200 gallons
of water in preparing it for use. The
dilution then only costs from three-fifths
of a cent to one cent per gallon.
In the multitude of stupendous under
takings connected with the Chicago
fair the transportation problem has not
been looked upon as anything but pro
saic. Being a business matter it has
not been supplied with dramatic inter
est. In European countries the effi
ciency of a nation's armament is meas
ured in a great degree by the facility
with which it can concentrate troops at
a given point by means of railways.
Concentration by transportation is one
of the great strategic problems of mod
ern warfare, ine unicago lair problem,
happily, possesses none of the sanguin
ary aspects invested m the transporta
tion of soldiers, but it is a much more
stupendous undertaking. Heretofore in
America great railway exploits in the
way of transportation have been limited
to fast trains with a small number of
passengers or a temporary accommoda
tion of a great amount of travel. The
Chicago fair problem relates to travel
that may continue for months and Vill
oe practically witnout limit as to num
bers of passengers. In addition the
tide will lie moving both ways at once.
This will invest it with an entirely
novel characteristic and one which will
multiply the difficulties. And, besides,
people will not be content with a poor
service, but will demand and expect
much tbe same accommodations that
are accorded in ordinary travel. Our
Denver dispatch today intimates a rela
tively low rate which will tax the capa
city of
idea.
"The Relator Line"
ft Dalles, Portlaii anfl A&toria
Navigation Co.
THROUGH
Freisflt and Passenger Line
Through dailv service fSundnvs pt-
cepted) between The Dalles and" Port
land. Steamer Regulator leaves The
Dalles at 7 a. m. connecting at Cascade
Locks with steamer Dalles City.
Steamer Dalles City leaves Portland
(Yamhill street dock) at 6 a. m. con
necting with steamer Regulator for The
uaues.
PASSBNGEK A I BS.
One way .
the roads to demonstrate the j Bound "trip
The fact of Gould's death was known
before the opening of the New York
stock exchange yesterday. The effect
on the market was less marked than ex
pec ted. Missouri Pacific declined only
to 54 ; Western Union only to 85 ;
Manhattan Elevated, to 128 ; Union
Pacific, to 35'. These are known
particularly as Gould's properties, to
which he paid special attention. On
the London board there was practically
no marked effect. Union Pacific de
clined fractionally, but immediately re
covered. Secretary Foster says he does
not believe the death of Gould will have
any appreciable effect on the . finances of
the country, as his son George may be
depended on to pursue a safe, conserva
tive policy.
A man in Douglas county has sold 14,-
000 pounds of tomatoes raised on less
than two acres of ground, and made 200
bottles of ketchup besides. He sold
none of his tomatoes for less than fifty
cents a bushel.
.$2.00
. 3.00
Freight Rates Greatly Reduced.
DRUG'S
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Snipes & Kinersly.
THE LEADING
wine
hi in I!
RUGS
Handled by Three Registered Druggists. .
ALSO ALL THE LEADING
Patent ffiedicines and Draaaists Sandries
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HOUSE PAINTS. OILS AND GLASS.
Agents for Murphy's Fine Varnishes and the only agents im
cne uity lor ine fcherwin, Will ams Uo.'s Paints.
-WE ARE-
The Largest Dealers in Wall Paper.
Finest Line of Imported Key West and Domestic
Agent for Tansill's Punch.
29 Second Street,
Cigarg.
The Dalles, Oregon
Shipments received at wharf any time.
day or night, and delivered at Portland
on arrival. Live stock shipments
solicited, uan on or address.
B. F.
W. C. ALLAWAY,
General Agent.
LAUGHLIN,
General Manager.
THE DALLES,
OREGON
A. A. Brown,
Keeps a fall assortment of
Staple aod Fancy Groceries,
and Provisions.
which he often at liw Flffuiea.
FLOYD & SHOWN,
DEALERS IX
DRUGS, MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS,
Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Parfnmery, Etc.
, Pure Liquors for Medicinal Purposes.
Physicians' Prescriptions a Specialty.
Corner Union and Second Streets, . - The Dalles, Oregoa. .
CHRIS MAN & CORSON,
-DEALERS IN-
The Walla Walla Union- Journal, home
organ of Senator Allen, calls upon the
friends of the senator to refute the
charges that are being made against
him. The Union-Journal might try a
hand at that itself, instead of calling up
on others. To begin with it might ex
plain why Senator Allen asked for only
$10,000 for the Columbia and Snake
rivers in Eastern Washington while he
was asking for $500,000 for the Seattle
ditch. The canal was so " popular" that
it swallowed up the 8,000 republican
majority which Gov. Ferry got three
years ago, outside of King county.
A large shipment of shingles is to be
sent from Puget sound to Philadelphia
by sea. A ship is now being loaded
with lumber, and will carry 1,500,000
shingles as part of her cargo. These
. will arrive in that city in time for the
spring demand, and it is thought they
will open the way for other and heavier
shipments.
Taking everything Into consideration
the wonder is that that there are not
more failures on the farm than there
are, says the Live Stock Jonrnal. No
business in the city would long stand
the easy-going management of the 'aver
age stock raiser, and tbe man who
would make a real success of it now-a-days
must be a good business man. Be
sides buying and selling and the em
ployment of labor there are the planting,
cultivating and harvesting of the crops
the selection, breeding, mating, feeding
and care of live stock, the use of ma
chinery, and a hundred other important
things that require intelligence, skill
and executive ability of a high order.
There are a thousand little details of the
business to be carefully looked after to
make tne ranch do its best.
People who talk so freely about the
American farmer feeding the people of
Europe do not stop to consider the
great competitor which haB sprung up
in Asia. The population of L-idia has
increased from 220,000,000 to 289,000,
000 within the span of a single genera
tion , and is now increasing at the rate
of 3,000,000 a year. These people are
raising wheat far in excess of their
home demands, and already their ship
ments are something enormous. This
production will increase and the sales to
Europe will grow. In the meantime
Russia continues as a great producer of
breadstuff's. The time is not remote
when the American farmer must sell his
wheat at home, and without a popula
tion of manufacturers, it will be pretty
low in price, we imagine.
The Oregon Pacific now owes its em
ployes over nine months wages. Over
$1,000 is due each of several of the road
hands. Altogether it amounts to a good
deal. But it is bound, to come in a lump
someday.
JHonthly meteorological Report.
Weather bureau, department of agriculture.
Station, The Dalles, Oregon, for the month of
November, 1892.
Latitude 45 36' 18". Longitude 121 12' W' vest
Altitude 116 feet above sea level.
SPEGIillt
PfllGES
to Cash Buyers.
GROCERIES,
Flour, Grain, Fruit and Mill Feed.
HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR PRODUCE.
Hiilest Cast Prices for Ens and i
other Mnce.
COR. WASHINGTON AND SECOND ST.,
THE DALLES, OREGON
170 SECOND STREET.
gB HgO Hgt) 3
: Sg
?
1 i. 60 43
2 50 58 42 T
S 5 ' 69 43
4 51 60 41
5 54 57 50 T
6 46 56 37
7 45 58 . 32
8 55 62 47
9 44 50 39 T
10 54 62 46 T
11 54 62 45
12. 51 56 46 .02
13 39 48 30
14 45 52 39 .26
15 43 46 89 .21
16 42 50 35 .03
17 47 58 35
18 50 61 40
19 '. 56 62 49 .02
20 37 45 30
21 38 44 31 .09
22 40 42 38 . .26
23 42 49 35
24 38 45 32
25.... 39 45 32
26 36 44 31
27 34 40 28
28 43 52 34 .07
29 43 48 38 .05
30 43 47 37 .14
Sums 1356 1589 1144 ES
Means 45.2 53.0 38.1
rne Astoria papers trunk it will be an
amusing scene to witness when the As
toria and South Coast Railway company
pays over to the railroad commissioners
the $5,000 forfeit for not making its re
port to the board as required by law.
However, they believe that Governor
Pennoyer should insist on the money
being paid to the state, declaring that
the board of directors is worth it. col
lectively or individually, and that the
sum can be collected. Pulling teeth, it
is thought, would be a pleasant pastime
compared to getting this money.
187S 1878.. ..1.22 1883.. ..2 19 1888.. ..1.8
1874 1879... 1.24 1884... 0.82 1889.. ..1.2
1875.. ..6. 18 1880. ...0.69 1885. .. .1.78 1890... .0.0
1876... .4.31 1881. ...0.75 1886. ...0.21 1891. ...l-S
1877.. ..4.18 1882.. ..0.75 1887. ..1.06 1892.. ..1.1
Lieut. Peary is reported as declaring
that he can find tbe north . pole if the
government will give him time to do it.
If the gallant lieutenant can suggest
what he or the government can do with
the north pole after he has found it, he
may be given liberty to make the at
tempt.' Trips to the arctic regions are
interesting for the tales of adventure
they develop, but eecretary Tracy ap
pears to be of the opinion these are not
essential to the welfare and happiness of
mankind in this latitude. Lieut. Peary
will try our climate for a while at least.
Mean barometer 29.971: hisrhest barometer
30.468 (date 12th) ; lowest barometer 29.156 (date
28th.)
Mean temperature 45.2: highest temneratnre.
69 on 3d, lowest temperature, 28, on 27th
Greatest dally range of temperature, 26 on 7th.
Least daily range of temperature, 4 on 22d.
MEAN TEMPERATURE FOB THIS MONTH IX
187S ". 1878. ...46.5 18X3. ...44.5 1888. ...39.6
1874 1879.. .T7.5 1884.. .43.5 1889.. ..40. 5
1875.. ..40.0 1880.. ..39.0 1885. .. .42.6 1890. .. .41 .5
1876... -.39. 5 1881 43.0 18S6 38. 7 1891 46.0
1877.:. .42.5 1882.. ..34.0 1887. ...39.2 1S92 ...45.2
Total excess in temperature during the
month for 18 years,':) de 8 min.
Total excess in temperature since January 1st,
Prevailing direction of wind. 8. 8W. W.
Total precipitation, L15: number of days on
wmco .ui men or
ten.
A NEW
takiM
: DEALERS IN:
Siapie anil Fancy Groceries.
Hay, Grain and Feed.
! Masonic Block. Corner Third and Court Streets. The Dalles,Oregon.
PRINZ & NITSCHKE.
DEALERS IN
Furniture and Carpets.
we nave added to our business a
complete Undertaking Establishment,
and as we are in no way connected with
the Undertakers' Trust our prices will
be low accordingly.
Kemember our place on Second street.
nest to Mood v 8 bank.
HORSES
J. S. COOPER,
Corner Barn, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois.
The Largest and Only Strictly Commission Dealer
in Horses in the United States.
Commencing tbe 3rd of August and every month throughout the year will hold
Special Extensively Advertised Sales of
FRENCH & CO., MEST6RN RHNGE HORSES.
BACKERS.
RAN8ACT A OENEBALBANKINU BUSINESS
Reference
(National Live Steck Bank, Chicago, 111.
(Chicago National Bank, Chicago, 111.
Write for Particulars.
or more of precipitation fell.
TOTAL FKBCIPITATIOM FOR THIS MONTH IH
Total deficiency in precipitation during month,
for 18 years, .54 inches.
Total deficiency in precipitation since January
1st, 4.84 for 18 years.
Number of cloudless days, 5; partly cloudy
days, 7; Clondy days 18.
Dates of frost 13th, 20th, 27th (killing).
Barometer reduced to sea level. T indicates
truce' of precipitation.
Solar halo on 1st, 27th with parhelia. Lunar
halo on 29th. -
- SAMUEL. L. BROOKS, '
Voluntary Signal Corps Observer.
Pioneer Bakery.
Having again reopened this popular
bakery and employed the services of a
first class baker, lam prepared to furn
ish the public with the yery best of
bread, pies and cakes on short notice.
Next door to Chrisman & Corson, Cor.
Washington and Second streets, The
Dalles, Or. Gko. Ruch.
Letters of Credit issued available in he
Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
iTansierssoldon .New York.Uhicaeo. 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.
Washington
florth Dalles,
Washingto
SITUATED AT THE HEAD OF NAVIGATION.
The St. -Charles . Hotel,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Destined to be the Best
Manufacturing' Center In
the Inland Empire.
Best Selling Property of
the Season In the North
west. -
This old, popular and reliable house
has been entirely refurnished, and every
room has been repapered and repainted
and newly carpeted throughout. The
house contains 170 rooms and is supplied
with every modern convenience. Kates
reasonable. A good restaurant attached
to the house. Frer bus to and from all j
trains. .
C. W. KNOWLES, Prop.
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Interstate Investment Go,,
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