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About The Dalles weekly chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1947 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1893)
The Weekly Chronicle. official patkr or wasco cointy. coi'mi orriciAi.. OrnintT Judtre...- HlffB.. fieri Tnourt Commiaplansr (ieo. C Makeler . T A War J. B. rranra ... Um. Mn-iirtl .!. iMmulie t Knink Mmuitl A mm ii ir ;. ...Jiiel W. kinU 6urvfT..r . ... K. F Miarji Bn'riiitvudenl uf I'ubUr ik-houte Tr..r Midler toroncr S. M. LimIwk1 SEX ATE KILL 36. We re in receipt of senate bill No. 35, introduced by Mr. Willis, to establish ml incorporate the port of Columbia, And to provide far tbe improvement of the Columbia river in andad joining said port, and to provide a railway at and around Tumwater and the dalles in laid Columbia river. We have not given the bill a careful reading, but it occurs to ut it was a blind to defeat the Haley bill, bv interested parties who were opposed to the state building a portage road, not on general principles, but because per sona! or corporate schemes would be jeopardized. The reconsideration of the Italey bill was simply for the purpose of its ultimate death, and that is why it was referred to a committee of hold-over senators. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. Why not refer the Willamette canal and lock bill? East ern Oregon members will do well to re fer any and all Willamette appropria tion bills to a committee of hold-over Fenutors to be reported on two years hence. Retaliation is not always wise but in extreme canes strong medicine if neceesarv to correct direct evils. Wvomine, North Dakota, and Mon tana failed to elect senators yesterday The populists seem to be tiding the power far deadlock deteminedly for weal or woe. The scene of war in Cuba is somewhat startling. It is said that 80,000 troops and four men of war are maintained by the taxpayers of the island "to overawe themselves." The governor vetoed the militia ap propriation bill yesterday. The O. N. G., would like to send his honor to the Fiji islands or to some unknown seaport where men die "unwept, nnhonored and unsung." We are under obligations to the sender of Hoase Bill No. 221, introduced by Mr. Nickell. It provides lor the estab lishing of a state board of health. The bill is a necessary one and should pass without debate. Now that the legislature has failed to recognize Gov. Pennoyers veto of the world's fair approbation bill. It wooid be the right thing to make a small appropriation to pay the expenses of tending hie excellency to that great exposition as an exhibitor of Oregon mosiibackism. The Stars and Stripes hoisted over the Alliolani hall in Hawaii, as evidence of "Brother Jonathan placing his arms around that queendom has one assur ance, and that is, his flag never, never - condescends to come down. The Ha waiian group will be ours. The man who plants an orchard in Oregon expecting to get fruit from it must do something more than stick the . trees down in the ground and trust to providence for the balance. The kind -of fruit to be planted, the destruction of insect pests, etc., . must be considered, which demands persistence of effort and intelligent study. Governor Pennoyer withheld his sig nature from the world's fair appropria tion bill. No one was surprised at it, the mom Las not stopped growing west of the Cascade mountains yet, and will not, until the old nioeebacks are gone. Oregon has been cursed with that kind of growth qnite long enough. It is now almost a settled fact that the V. 8. Senate will not confirm Mr. Har risons appointment of Judge Jackson to the supreme bench. The opposition to it by Clarkaon and other leading repub licans is having the effect to defeat it which is desired br most republicans. It can hardly be said that Mr. Harrison expected the confirmation of Judge Jackson's appointment, but on the con trary foresaw that Mr. Clarkson would raise a warwhoop, whatever be did. It is hinted that our senator Imiph is slated for a supreme judgeship. The president could do nothing nicer, than to name him instead of Jackson. From tlis present congress) nothing is to be expected, and as to the next noth ing can be safely predicted. But cer tain it is that the canal must be con structed nnder American control, and that at no distant day. It will not be dune as a corrupt political job, but as a great and necessary national measure The demands of commerce and of !) tionul protection alike demand it. The tn-tid of the world's political forces will drive our country to the werk. Let our aUtewmen take care that the necessity lor the accomplishment of the work hall tie duly recognised. Delay may . prove uioet dangerous. .r W1 1 mi -1-1 HP T , - .. . - . .. , , ,""PPPPa. Nearly one thousand millions worth of American securities are held in Europe and they are as g nxi as gold Llay. With free cuinr.ge of silver they would be a good as silver ouly, the shrinkage amounting to about 1300,000,000. The free silver agitation has led to the turn ing back of these securities upon this country, and that is the meaning of the continued heavy exportalhws of gold. The problem is a very simple one, and yet hundreds of thousand of men do not seem to 1 able to grusp it. So long as the securities alluded to are believed to be backed by a sound currency sys tem there is no haste on the part of foreigners to cet rid of them. The moment there is a draft on that point back they come by the cart-load. That i what the populist movement is doing for this country and that is all it has or ever will accoinplich. It is a movement to make monev plenty, and its only erfect is to make money scarce. In Arkansas the senate has just de feated a bill providing for depositing the state funds in bonded banks, in or der to secure interest on the same for the benefit of the state, and the recent failure of a bank at Lincoln, Neb. which held a large amount of state funds under such a law, raises the question whether it is prudent to risk the Iocs of the principal in order to i cure the interest in the case of public funds. If treasurers are required to loan out the funds, they and their bondsmen will probably be relieved of responsibility for their safe keeping, but the legislature ought "to be able to devise some plan that would protect the public in this respect, and at the same time give it the lienefit uf anv interest that can be earned on the funds belong- ing to the people. The vote on the mortgage tax law in the senate discloses the fact that Eastern Oregon. Multnomah county and a few valley counties were in favor of the re veal "of tiie measure. It was not poHt- ical in any sense. Senators Alley and Veatch voted against the repeal. Eu gene Guard. Where was Cogswell? Eastern Ore gon has these three branded. They are known as obstructionists and are against the pnblic interest, even if they are its servants. A TOUCH OE LESPOIISX. It has got to be a mixed queition whether Mr. Pennoyer or the other ninety gentlemen who sit in the State- house constitute the legislature. Those who were elected as senators and repre sentatives are impressed with the belief that they are the lawmaking power, but the governor has an entirely different notion. The freedom with which he is using the veto power would signify that be hasn't much faith in the ability of the legislators to discern good from evil. Possibly the legislature may return the compliment by a display of sufficient nerve to override the governor's vetoes, and put their legislation into operation in spite of gubernatorial objections. The exercise of the veto power is at best a dangerous constitutional preroga tive. Jt is a relic of monarchical gov ernment unsuited to our republican in stitutions. It was adopted, however, as a safeguard against hasty and ill-considered legislation, and if wisely used may have a salutary effect. But this author ity was not bestowed upon the executive department for the purpose of affording an opportunity for an arbitrary exercise of one-man power, or to enable the chief executive officer to be an obstruction to progress. The most important legisla tion of this session haa already run against the veto snag. The world's fair bill and the militia bill were scuttled in the governor's office. The amended as sessment law may possibly share the same fate. If it goes on at this rate, the people will begin to ask themselves, What are we at?" and will wonder what is the use of having legislature, when we have a governor who assumes all the functions of the legislative de partment. It is about time for the legis lature to get in and assert itself as an in dependent branch of the state govern ment. Yesterday was the Mth anniversary of Lincoln's birthday. Chicago celebrated the event in fitting style. Gov. Pennoyer'i action in refusing to lend the state's cannon to celebrate Cleveland inauguration is variously as signed by the state papers to imbecility, false dignity, puerility and caprice. Three enterprising women of afedford bave filed in the office of the secretary of state articles of incorporation for the Southern Oregon Water Co., of the above named place. The capital stock of the corporation is $200,000. The member of the legislature who in troduced the resolution commending the actions of Senators Squire and Allen, should be presented with A leather medal. He is undoubtedly the greatest joker of the age. Goldendale Courier. The judiciary report of the Cross bill No. 60 is before us. The committee re ported favorably and asked that it do pass, with some few attached amend ments, and that its provisions shall not apply to those now in ofhee. The bill onght to pass as amended. For Knt. The only S-story, fl-proof brick building in the city. For further par ticulars inquire of Tom Kelly, at The Umatilla Louse. THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY TRINE ALLIANCE Yesterday's dispatches brought news of one of the most important events in onr national history and one that Is destined to merge the mere title of "The United States" Into that broader name whose mention inspires every ciliaen with the fire of patriotic teal America. For six years has been secretly pending a triple alliance between the United States, Russia and France, culminated In an executive session of the United States senate three days ago. In ratify, ing the French and Russian treaties, the United States government has received distinct pledges, both orally through Uis Russian and French legations In Wash ington and bv correspondence through our department of state with the foreign offices of those governments, of their support, by force, if necessary, against any interference by Germany, Great Britain or any other Eurojieaa power, with the maintenance by the United States ot what is commonly termed the "Monroe doctrine." In other words, the control of the Hawaiian islands, the annexation of British America, the ac quisition of Haytl and San Itouiiugo, and the ultimate expulsion of Great Britain from Bermuda are all possibili ties, in fulfilling which the United States would be upheld by the two powers which, in European politics, are most distinctly opposed to the dreibund, the alliance between Germany, Austria and Italy. This great diplomatic stroke has been accomplished through the effort ot a statesman at whose bier a few days ago the nation mourned, who, regretably, did not live to witness the masterstroke of a brilliant career James G. Blaine. This news will scarcely be reliidied by Great Britain, who cannot longer lc blinded to the fart that America's star is in the ascendant; and her proud boast that "her sun never sets" will doubtless be paralleled, and that by a nation little more than a century old. England will not now dare protest against the acquisition by the United States of the Hawaiian islands, in the face of the added support brought to the aid of our new navy, and it is questiona ble if she would have done so anyway. It is true that four years ago we ware more poorly equipped for naval warlure than most nations pretending to acy prestige, and even now her armament ould be classed as second rate, bat England haa before learned to her cost the fertility of American invention and the celerity of American gun-makers. In all probability Canada, encouraged by the turn of affairs, will humor her secret wish and not linger long without the folds of the stars and stripes. The world will then behold the rise of a star in the Occident, whose fluster shadows all history, born in 1776 out of intoler ance, cradled in the blood of martyrs to liberty, safely passing the period of boy ish strife in 1K&4, and in the full stature of manhood in 1900, a nation grander than ever existed. OVER THE VETO. Salcm, Or., Feb. 13. The world's fair bill, appropriating ti0,000 for the state exhibit at Chicago, pawed the legislature this afternoon. Tram tha Buach(Tw ronptrj. Kakch, Feb. 8th, 1803. To Tas CMaomcLS: Thinking perhaps you would like to receive a few words from this isolated portion of old Wasco in regard to the stock interests, I concluded to drop yon a fow lines. We are now feeding all our sheep, about 10,000, to hay, and bave been for the last two weeks. Have fed in all this winter about three weeks, and the prospect is very good at present for about three weeks more. Our sheep are doing first class; haven't lost any yet, more than the usual mortality among so many sheep, none having died from the effucts of the winter. We bave on liana at present auout w tons oi feed, enough I think to last for quite a while yet. All my neighboring sheep men, from w hat I can hear, are feeding, and all bave sn abundance of feed for quite a siege yet. The snow is drifted and piled up In such a shape that it is almost Impossi ble to tell just Low deep it is on a level. It is blown off the rango to that with a very little warm wjind there will be lots of bare ground. The ther mometer stands today at 30 degrees above cero, but it has been down to 12 degrees below. There are quite a good many cattle on the range not being fed, a number of which have died already, and a good many more will die before long if the weather doesn't change. Horses are All right np to dale. F. The Bwrlloctoa la Taesraa. Tacoma, Feb. 12. C. B. Wright is quoted here as saying he Lad not denied that he has sold 37, per cent, of the slock of the Tacoma Land company to the Burlington & Quinry, and it Is asserted on feood nd Authentic authority that that road will be built to Tacoma. It it also asserted that Nclsen Bennett, who is now east, already Las a contract for 65 miles of the Tacoma end to be started as toon as the matter It arranged, and it it said lie remarked, when leaving this city, that upon Lis return there would be no idle men iu this city who denlred work. RUSTICS VIEWS He Briefly Kcviema Some of the Present leading 1um. A fool MAWS LAW TBAT VAIIA lahprltaa Tas Law aad Jsjr ) Wsalth. Ma. KwTns-Will vou allow a rustic a stce InTniCnsosio tT I am anew comer into the state of Oregon, and should not at once find fault. But will say that while preparing to make the change from A neighboring state to this, several persons urged me not to go to Oregon, assigning as the principal reason that the laws of Oregon were very objec tionable. I gave the matter little or no thought, supposing mv advisers were a little cranky; but since living here, I have heard more cranks than I knew ex isted in America, growling and praying to be relieved from laws enacted by themselves. tlRITIXQ HOMY AWAY. In their spite and envy toward far seeing, energetic, frugal, industrious and prosperous men they Lave driven money out of the state and made It almost a penal offence for a man to lie in cay cir cumstances. Instead of allowing money to bring what the demand makes it worth, they have undertaken to place a limit to its value, and, in this western country, a value that is low, ail in the interest of "the poor man." The result is that very large amounts of Oregon money are sent across the Columbia river w here men are allowed to got what their money is worth, and the little that remains on the south side of the river is put into the hands of brokers so, that lien Mr. Poor Man gets it. he has paid as large interest as is paid by puople in our neighboring state, with a good fat commission leides to the well-kept gen tleman who has over his door "Iieal estute and Loans." The man that favors such a law deserves no sympathy when ho is getting skinned. "Exjieri ence is a dear schooling," etc., but such a man will learn in noother wny. Again the mortgage must pay the taxes, but the fact is that it is generally so arranged that Mr. Poor Man miiHt pay the taxes or have the mortgage foreclosed. Next Mr. Poor Man is allowed to de duct his indebtedness, forgetting that the rich man's credit is par excellent, and be is capable of getting deeper Into debt and more rapidly and on much bet- j ter terms than Mr. Poor Man, so that j Mr. Poor Man is matched again. INUEKtTANrS TAX LAW. Very recently, by casual reading, I learned that England has au inheritance tax law. The thought of such A law among civilised people was repulsive to me, but I finally concluded that it miftht do in England, for they are "Hinglish, you know;" that in a re public such as the United States no such reprehensible law would find advocates enough to bring the suggestion before the people. But within a few days after reading ot the English law I noticed that the New York law was after George Gould and that he would likely lie I.CiAL4.T AOKBXD By the state of nearly one million dollars. And what seems curious is that period icals of high standing comment on the matter with a tone And Air of great satis faction. Shame on them I bom enjoy the matter and justify it by saying Jay Gould stole his money. When asked of whom and where or when he stole it, the answer is: "Why, Le stole it, no man can make such a fortune honestly." It this Answer is true I want to know bow much money a man can lie worth and be honest. If wealth measures a man's dishonesty, then poverty measures a man honesty, and the loafer whittling goods boxes, along with the able-tmdied dead beat who lets Lis wife support him by wash ing and ironing are the most honest and should be the most respected. Again the taxing of young Gould is justified be cause hit father never was properly taxed. If this be true, it was the fault of men whose business It was to prorIy assess and tax him. His property lay out in long lines in full view of the pub biic. It is said of him be XIVKB IIOAKDKn MONEY. Lie kept it always at work. iien a person's attention is attracted to almost any subject It is wonderful Low Le can find reading matter concerning It. Next I noticed that noted demagogue, Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania, in his met sage to the legislature, recommended the paghi.ig of An inheritance lax law. Next we bear our own worthy governor doing the same thing, and supported by some of the weeklies of the state. Now that the cranks Lave Lad a full dose of their medicine, and seem cured, And we are likely to see tome of the worst pre scriptions revoked, another class comes cp and says when A rich man diet let us rob Lis widow and orphans. The great and strong argument offered in favor of this law is tl.ut after the man is dead his properly Is so easily found arid got ten at. This Ir the AKlil'MKHT or hik wm.r When the fi-tck-iiiastcr is aWnt. The fact it thnt demagogue politicians art i . A 17, 18G& taking np everything and Anything to try to capture the vote ot the rabble. It it easy to get the, by unavoidable circumstances, unfortunate, the bad manager, the lay, the bu'sted boomer, and the stupid to Ixillrve that the law should come to their relief, and the re lief would lie quirk est and greatest by confiscation, and then restricting the energy and Industry of others. I think a little legislation to encourage energy and thrift about these times, with as surance that a man will not only lie pro tected In Lis property rights while Le lives, but that his kin will inherit what he may leave behind, and that it shall not lie the legal spoiler's prey, would be good. Vicious ss an Income, tax, nnder ordi nary circumstances would lie, It is far more preferable than an Inheritance tax. I have no prospect of an inheritance, never did inherit money or property, nor do I expect to leave an inheritance, fur there Is a deficiency About me in some way that I am incapable of getting much beyond a day ahead, but I do like justice tempered with merry. Amok. A r4 f Thaak. We wish to return our heartfelt thanks to our many kind friends for the kind ness show n during the last sickness of onr beloved son and brother, eiecially to the Misses daia and Etta Story, Mr. . II. Ixiwery, and to the B. of 1 F., and O. K. C. Mrs. M. Kmw. Ma. and Mas. W. II. Conudos. W. E. GARRETSON. i. SOLA AOIKT rot TtJB All Watch Work Warranted. Jewelry Made to Order. i aa im as., rw i&Hm. o. COLUMBIA CWDY FACTORY Campbell Bros. Proprs (JlKBMTl B f . I Cril.) MannliiUiis" ot th flnssl fruefc mat Horns Mail CMTDIES, Kast at Portland. UIALEkB IR Tropical Fruits, Knts, Cigin and Tota. WFRHSH OYSTERS la Every Atjle. Ice Cream aniTSoda Water. 104 Second Street. The Dalles, Or. YOUR ATTEffflOfl Ii OAllad t the fact tbat Hugh Glenn, DeAler in Glass, Lime, Flatter, Cement and Building Material of all klndt. CarrtM the FtaMt Line '- Picture (Mings To tm found In tbe City. 72 LUashington Street. "kADTTTO CANDY E -ri 1 1U FACTORY Candies and Nuts n-ur.1: jjjuSpccialties Finest Peanut Roaster In The Dalles -23H-"-: I rni rn "hi LeasJino Jewele THE DALLES Notional Bank, Of DAU.F4 C-ITT, OR. President K F ll Vlce-1're.idst.t, . . OaA.Ya, General Rankinf Rasincse Trssstctet ight F.xchance AoM NEW YORK. HAM FitANClrkTO. CHICAGO and rOKTLAlD, Ot Collections mad on favorebls . .11 wvsa at all ibis points. I. Anaascm. ri Mm n. First Rational Batft The dalles. ORBOt A General Banking Business trans nrptwica rrneiveu, snnjn tt hifta Draft or Check. Collections made and proceeds proaaak Sirht and Telegraphic F.schanirssaUa New York, San Vrancisoo and Pan. land. Dl H SCOTOMA) D. F. TnoNrwoa. Jao. R. flrassn En. If. Wiu.iaas, Una. A. Lim It. M. Bbau.. FRENCH & CO., ! BANKERS. riAiHUCT a aawsAAL AAMKixa trsni letters of Credit issued available ia Is : I Eastern ftauxa. -j: Pipht Eichanre and Tslsfrtpbs Transfers sold on New York, Cliirajo.lt IxiuisJBMi Francisco, Portland Una Seattle Wash., and various points is egon and Washington. Collections aaade at all poinu on a OTAble terms. VIVT V I VO manufactured, at orders from all parts of the country tM on tbe shortest notice. ( Tti rvntirn nf TUP! T) I T T fl ' GAK has become firmly eetAbtishsd.se! the demand for the home manufacurti Article ia increasing every day. A. ULRICH A SON. ' Beoond 8t, Opp. Hoed's 8ubU TWa PAULAS, SA Will repair your fin Boffisi And CArriapea, shoe voor o lrivlnf Horses, and In fart A all your blaeksniitblng in tot finest style. fcaliafactioA patf- GUHflltfG&HOCKPflM' thk Dalles AND Pkineville Stage T ii tt6 J.D. 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