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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1802. The Weekly Chronicle. OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY. COUNTY OFFICIALS. County Judge Geo. C. Blakeley Sheriff. T. A. War! Clerk J. B. I'rossen Treasurer Wm. Micbeli (.las. DariiieUe uommissionem (l,,riint Kincald Aasetwor: Joel w. Koontz Surveyor .E. K. blimp Buperintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy fneuey Coroner . . . N. M. Eastwood FOREIGN IMMIGRATION. President Harrison lias again brought to the attention of con jjress and the na tion the necessity of moreptringent law6 regulating foreign immigration. The suggestion is made in connection with the question of quarantine regulations ; and onr recent experience with cholera, which we could not halt upon the outer threshhold, emphasizes the importance of some positive and - prompt action on the pnrt of congress to protect us from this and other contagions diseases. But Asiatic cholera is by no means the worst evil coming to us through im perfect immigration regulations; the Pacific States fully appreciate the situa tion because of theirexperience with the Chinese question ; they have suffered much more, and have therefore, heen more persistent in demanding and more successful in obtaining protection at the hands of congress than any other por tion of the United States; and the ques tion, so far as we are directly concerned, is about disposed of; the pauper labor of eastern Asia is excluded : every China man within our borders must, stand, be numbered and registered, and when he once returns to his native land he gen erally has not the courage to attempt to get back. The Atlantic States have been farther removed from the evil of unrestricted immigration, and until recently have little felt the danger ; but with increased facilities of travel, thedanger has become more real, and its accompanying scourge, a terrible disease, calls the nation's at tention directly to it, and now for the first time, the people of the entire coun try sympathize with us in our opposition to the Chinese. Ignorance, immorality, physical deformity and weakness, dis torted views of political, social and re ligious life are quite hs disastrous to na tional safety and happiness as are the contagious diseases which originate and best thrive in the home of these less easily quarantined evils. Two thousand per week is not a large estimate of the number of undesirable population which have passed from the decks of the great immigrant transports to onr shores during the past year; and every male among them who is not, at the time he lands under 16 years of age, may, in five years, exercise every right of citizenship; except that of holding some of the offices; ignorant of every principle of government, with distorted social ideas, even vicious in a large num ber of cases, unable to speak our lan guage, much less to read it, he takes his place beside the best citizen of the land and has as much voice in the govern ment. Had the Chinese ' worn a less yellow kin, and therefore been eligible to American citizenship under the consti tution, and had they been as eager to be naturalized as are the Russian, Italian -and Bulgarian paupers who are now -seeking to land here, the Pacific States at one time would have rebelled and re fused to be governed by a class of people so utterly devoid of every qualification to exercise the functions of American citizenship; yet who will say that we would have lieen worse off than are many portions of the cities of New York, Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans? The problem is both serious and diffi cult and will tax the ability of our legis lators and diplomats during the next few years as no other question ; a wise solution by the incoming administration of this problem will do more for the ulti mate welfare than any measure that will be brought before it. Already sev eral plans have been suggested ; abso lute exclusion is neither practicable nor politic, and any plan which is likely to be adopted, will be found inefficient un til after experience has enabled us to perfect it. But some plan is impera tively necessary. The important question as to the lia bility of a debtor who contracts for one thing and receives something else has been decided in a London court. A Mr. Lampson, it seems besought an artist in repute and high standing to paint a por trait of Mr. Lampson's wife and daughter. The artist went to work and in due season presented a canvass show ing his idea of how the wife and daughter looked. Therewith he turned in also a bill for $5,000. Mr. Lampso upon a critical review of the picture condemned it as unsatisfactory and em nhaticallv refused to liquidate. It was not a good portrait he claimed. The ar tist maintained that it was a work of art. and Mr. Lampson intimated that what he wanted was not a work of art but nor trait ot a family group, lhe case was taken into court, where one critic said that the portrait was an accurate likeness and two other critics said it was not. Mr. Lampson, moreover, who presumably something of a judge as to his family's personal appearance, de clared his views. The court, however, has returned a verdict compelling him to pay the $5,000. Mr Lampson does not know whether to take this as a proof that the portrait is really a likeness or As a punishment for employing an artist from the Royal academy. The case. however, opens up an interesting specu lation as to who is the best judge of like ness. The defendant in this case want ed not the artist? idea of how his wife and daughter looked, but his own idea of it. To one of them the originals of the portrait looked thus; to the other they looked so. Both observers may have been sincere, and, in a wn both Tight. In the circumstancesjlfh very best thing Mr. Lampson cantoris to buy a kodak and make the pictures himself. INTERNA NIONA L MONETARY CONFERENCE. We incidentally learned that remon strances are being circulated througout Eastern Oregon setting forth the im practicability of a portage railway from Celilo to this city. It is easv to see who has the hidden hand. We understand that one Norton has the scheme in charge and will, when the proper time comes, present them to the legislature through the medium of some trusty, for the purpose of defeating legislation for a state portage around the Celilo and dalles obstructions. There has been enough of that kind of foolishness, and our people of Eastern Oregon know, it. The portage road at the cascades has saved for the producers of this and Klickitat county, in Washington, not a cent less than $175,000 since it was built. Enough in reality to have paid for the road three times over. If the state will bnild the Celilo portage it will pay for itself in two years, we believe, by re ducing freights and increasing the wealth of the producer and stockmeD As we said the other day, the general government will not build a ship rail way, that is a foregone conclusion, and the state must relieve the farmers of extortion on freights by giving them an open river. The International monetary Council of Brussels have been debating another week on the great problem of the cur rency of the world, and have accom plished nothing. Mr. Rothschild gave expression to a great truth when he said that "what is best for the world gener ally, must prove best for individual in terests." That gold does not sustain the same relation of value to silver is an established fact. Silver has been be coming cheaper and 'gold dearer Which has changed most is not easy to deter mine. Mr. Rothschild's plan was to promote an adjustment, ostensibly look ing to the end, that England and India would have the lion's end of the adjust ment, that is to say that India currency should have pre-eminence in the settle ment of the monetary question, also that the United States should continue its purchase of 54,000,000 ounces a year, and that the European governments should together buy an amount equal to 25,000,000 for five years at not to exceed 43d per ounce It was also proposed that the legal tender of silver in England be raised so as to cover the 5 note. The gold stand ard in England he held to be the onlv possible one, as the commerce of the world is so largelv carried on by bills of 21 u t a l.l.. : u -'2 c&vuaukc -i ii uuuuuu, pajmuiu ill uiu. i ho universal arrangement oi me cur rency question was possible, as the con ditions in the various ennntries are so different. Unless something of this na ture were done by the conference, he urged, the price of silver wonld fall, and a ai?asfroiis monetary panic would fol low. The committee of thirteen, to vhom the scheme of Mr. Rorh'child was referred, by a vote of 7 to 6, related it, but by a Jarg majority favored that Steamboating is becoming quite inter esting of late on the lower Columbia. The Telephone and Gatzert are to run in connection with Parkers steamer As- tonan.and Jacob Kamni will put the Un dine on the run m connection with the Lurline, and with the U. P. boats, which these other lines are running against. Navigation between Portland and As- will be exceedingly tropical. DRUGS Snipes &Kinersly. IHoDthly meteorological Report. Weather bureau, department of agriculture. statioif. 1 he Dalle, Oregon, for the month of roveiuDer, isyz. . latitude 45P Sfi' 18". UiiiKituilc 121 12 went. Aiuiuue no :m huov.? sen level. -THE LEADING t ail Mail lists. 2 S 2J l-S By re F'TJEtS 2D jBL XT Gr & Handled by Three flegistered Druggists. M... 26... Suma . . Means 41 50 66 51 64 4l 45 55 44 54 M 51 39 45 13 42 47 50 56 37 X8 39 30 34 43 43 43 60 5S 69 60 57 56 58 62 60 62 62 56 48 52 46 50 SS 61 62 15 44 42 49 46 45 44 40 52 48 47 .43 42 43 41 60 37 32 47 39 46 45 46 30 39 39 35 35 40 49 30 31 3S 35 32 32 31 28 34 ALSO ALL THE LEADING T T .02 .26 21 !o:; .02 .09 .26 Patent ffledieines and Drrmoists SntAip HOUSE PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS. Agents for Murphy's Fine Varnishes and the only agents in the City for The Sherwin, Will ams Co.'s Paints. -WE ARE- .07 .05 .14 The Largest Dealers in Wall Paper. Finest Line of Imported Key West and Domestic Cigars. n-ficiu iui ictiiisiii s r uncii. The Dalles, Oregon 129 Second Street, 1356 45.2 j 1589 53.0 1114 38.1 1.16 The Oregon state food commissioner, has been having a great deal of trouble with the milkmen at Portland recently on account of watering milk. He has now discovered a new method of making butter. Rennet is used, and the butter maker is enabled to get 37)4 per cent of butter, while by the ordinary method but 15 per cent, can be obtained. The rennett being a very strong substance, The butter made with it is of a good quality, but under the state law cannot tie retailed unless it is labeled in the same manner as oleomargarine. ' State chemist Shaw, in a letter to Mr. Baker, says that there is a man at Eugene sell ing the rights for emulsifying cream on the Australian method, Mr. Shaw says that the plan is to mix 50 pounds of butter with 50 pounds of milk, and then add the rennett, and 100 pounds of good butter is the result. or Mr. Moritz ijevy, wnicn proposed a gradual withdrawal of all gold coin nn der value of 20 francs and all bank notes under 20 francs, except in case of silver certificates. Mr. Rothschild s plans were, with drawn, and after a good deal of skirmish ing, regrets were expressed, thinking that the Americans could be conciliated, and that some agreement could lie set tled on. The fact is that the English are determined to compel the Americans to agree on some basis bv which there shall be a free coinage of silver and still continue the present purchases east. Our American delegation have them on lively string, and are adroitly at work, which is looked' upon suspiciously, as foreshadowing the repeal of the silver laws by the present congress, which wonld paralyze the Anglo-Indian trade tenfold. This apprehension has put them on another scheme, which will be developed on the assembling of the council today. Tomorrow Senator Jones will wind up the debate and in his argument will stand by his Ameri can principles and make some declara tions. Biinetalisin in the Council ap pears to have a poor support, and it is scarcely possible that any agreement will be reached at all. It is charged that if there is an ultimate failure of the conference, it will be due to France and the Latin union. Mean barometer 29.971: highest barometer I 30.468 (date 12th) : lowest uaroineter 29.156 (date :!Mn.; I Mean temperature- 45.2: hiehust temnerature. I ; on tvi, lowest temperature, Ji, on sua. ureate&t aany range of temperature, 26 on 7th. I.eHst ilatly range pf lem;erature, 4 on 22d. KKAN TKMPEBATUBS FOB THIS MONTH IK JOLESBROS : DEALERS -IN: 1873 I1S78... 1874 179... 1875. ...40.0 11880... 1876 39.5 1S81. .. 1877.... 42. 5 11x82. .46.5 7.5 ,:t9 0 .43.0 .34.0 1S83. . . 1884. . 1886. . . 1886... 1887. 1888... 39. 6 1889.... 40.6 1890.... 41. 5 1891.... 46.0 .39.211892 ...45.2 during the I .44.5 .43 5 .42 5 38 Total excesn in temnerature montn tor i years, s aeg 8 min. Total excess in temperature since January 1st, .98. Prevailing direction of wind. 8. BW. W. Total precipitation. 1.15: number of davs on which .Ul ten. inch or more of precipitation" fell, I lapis m Faqcy Kioceis, Hay, Grain and Feed. TOTAL FBKCIPITATION FOB THIS MONTH IM 1873 1874 1875. ...6. 18 1876... 4.31 1877... 4. 18 1878. ...f.22 1883. ...2 19 1879... 1.24 1884 .. 0.82 1880 0.69 1885 1.78 1881 0.75 1886 0.21 1882.. ..0.75 1887. .1.06 1888. ...1.80 1889. ...1.20 1890.... 0.00 1891. ...1.30 1892... 1.10 Masonic Block. Corner Third and Court Streets. The Dalles.Qregoi Total deficie'icy in precipitation during month. for 18 years, .64 inches. Total deficiency in precipitation since January I ist, 4.84 tor 18 years. Number of cloudless days. 5: partly cloudy aays, y ; laouay aays i. Dates of frost 13th, 20th, 27th (killing-, barometer reduced to sea level. T indicates trice of precipitation, riular halot u 1st. 27th. with parhelia. Lunar halo on 29th. SAMUEL. L. BROOKS, Voluntary Signal Corps Observer. HORSES J. S. COOPER, Corner Barn, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois. Toe Largest and Only Strictly Commission Dealer in Horses in the United States. A. A. Brown, Keeps a full assortment of Staple and Fancy Groceries, and Provisions, viilofa he o fieri at Low Figures. Commencing the 3rd of August and every month throughout the year will hold Special Extensively Advertised Sales of WEST8RN RHNGE HORSES. Rafarnnm JNational Live Stock Bank, Chicago, 111. Beterenoa . Chicago National Bank, ChicagoTJll. Write for Particulars.- It is not generally known that Califor nia, at its last election, November 8th, adopted a constitutional amendment providing for the election of United Spates senators by the people, but such is the case. California is the first state V hat use will there be in the senate of the future for satire or invective when the opponent can be simply and effect ually discomfited with the remark that opponent's hat is not on straight? If all the gentlemen who feel sure of becoming members of Mr. Cleveland's cabinet shall eventually get there, Mr, Cleveland will have to open his cabinet meetings with a battalion drill. ueut. Jfeary wants to pave the way for another rescuing expedition- Why not send the rescuing expedition first, and save time and money? There seems to be a distressingly large quantity of ghoulish glee just- now among those demure individuals, the prohibitionists. . ' What-Mr. Ingalls thinks about Mrs. Lease's candidacy might be liquefied and condensed into a fine quality of vinegar. - to begin a reform in that direction. It is hardly possible that many other states will follow her example, preferring to wait and see the result of the experi ment. There is a growing opinion, how ever, that all elective officers should be chosen by the people direct, and not by proxy. That the president also should ' be elected by a popular vote, and not by j state electors as the constitution now t provides. This is a question that is un- i der discuseion which will be decided j sooner or later through the pressure for retorm. Mr. Cleveland appreciates the fact that there is trouble ahead for him in the distribution of government offices after he takes his seat the 4th of March. He is preparing ahead for the occasion and when opportunity afforded has not hesitated in expressing himself in the matter. When it comes to making ap pointments there will be a great many disappointed politicians. There are not a few populists whD expect recognition and some pay for their services in the fusion game. The democratic managers in Oregon expect a great deal for having taken one vote away from the repub licans. SPEGIfllt x PRIGES to Cash Buyers. Highest Cash Prices for Apani; utter Mice. FLOYD & SHOWN, DKAI.KK8 IN DRUGS, MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS, 170 SECOND STREET. NEW A DDdertaking Establishment ' Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Perfumery, Etc. Pure Liquors for Medicinal Purposes. Physicians' Prescriptions a Specialty. Corner Union and Second Streets, The Dalles, Oregon. CHRISMAN & CORSON, DEALERS IN PRINZ & NITSCHKE. Something is lost when yon use Dr. bace's Catarrh Remedy. It's Catarrh. The worst cases yield to its mild, soothing, cleansing, and healing properties. No matter bow bad your case, or of how long standing, you can be cured. Incurable cases arc rare. It's worth $500 to you, if you have one. The manufacturers of Dr. Sage's Remedy are looking for them. They'll pay you that amount in cash, if they can't cure you. It's a plain square offer from a responsible business bouse, and they mean it. It seems The recent long-distance riders from too one-sided, too much of a risk. Berlin to Vienna merit the castigation i It would be with anv other medi- of some Annie Laurie. The event, after cine behind it. It only goes to prove the manner of other unworthy events, ; what's been said : incurable cases has passed into history. The gallant are rare wtn Sage's Catarrh horses which participated are dead ori Remedy. crippled. The winning horse, it is .re-j . U"er so-calletf remedies may di lated, was sustained on copious draughts liate tor a.time ; this cures for all of brandy. After an abstemious and ' ?,me- us mua, Booming, cieans- uprigbt life he was inspired by the' ,n" ant ""ng properties, it con- demon rum to gallop to his own ruin. I 4"!' .. wo, casta, xi. reuiovea He galloped, and, while yet in the throes! felve breath loss or impairment . ' . . . . . , of the sense of taste, smell or hear- 1 n rr wjfiin-v t mnolr mraa nrhan The horse could not be blamed, being! ...,' j i 4P r?. v j vv, . J j as they all frequently are. Remedy sold by druggists, only 60 veuts. DEALERS IN GROCERIES, Flour, Grain, Fruit and Mill Feed. HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR PRODUCE. of the aftermath of debauchery, expired. The horse could not be blamed, being only a horse, but the rider did not have for his cruelty even the being drunk poor excuse of Furniture and Carpets.! we nave added to our Dusiness a complete Undertaking Establishment, and as we are in no way connected witL the Undertakers' Trust our prices will t low accordingly. Remember our place on Second street, next to Moody's bank. COB. WASHIN .TON AND SECOND ST., THE DALLES, OREGON Washington FRENCH 8t CO., BANKERS. I EAN8ACT A GENERAL BANKING BOSINE8.- Horth Dalles, Washingto SITUATED AT THE HEAD OF NAVIGATION. Letters of Credit issued available in Eastern States. he I Destined to oe the Best Manufacturing Center In the Inland Empire. Best Selling Property of the Season In the Northwest. Sight and Telegraphic I Exchange rransferssoldon 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. For Furtrver Information Call at the Office of Interstate Investment Go., 0. D. TAYLOR Tie Dalles, Or 72 asMnnton, St, Maui .Or J