THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1895.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
THE DALLES
ORKOOK
Entered at the poatofflce at The Dalles, Oregon.
as seconu-ciasa mail in alter.
8TATK OFFICIALS
Governor. . .W. P. Lord
Secretary of State BR Kincuid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
snpcoi mono instruction u. m. irwin
Attorney-General C. M. Idleman
Hnatora.
Congressmen.,
State Printer.
(G. W. McBride
)J. H. Mitchell
i B. Hermann
iW. E. Ellia
....W. U. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS
County Judge. Geo. C. Blakeley
Sheriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk A. M. Kelaay
.Treasurer , Wm. Michel 1
n,nrr,ii (Fran ; Kincald
li e Blowers
Assessor F. II. Wakefield
8urreyor E. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools.. .Troy Shelley
Comner. W. H. Butts
IT CAN SOT EE DONE.
The advocates of free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1 are making a great
cry, bat they have- not counted noses
yet. We remember that epidemic that
swept over the country under the name
of the Greenback party. ' It was similar
in many respects to the present Silver
party, and yet in some respects it had
more merit. We did not believe at the
' time that money in the shape of the
government's promise to pay was a good
money lor ultimate redemption. e
con Id not understand why the govern
ment's promise to pay should be good
money to redeem the government's
other promise . to pay, for the simple
reason that if one was good the other
was. The epidemic ran its course and
died ont. And yet, as we have said, it
had some features that were at least as
plausible as any argument advanced by
"Coin." Coin thinks that by legisla
tion the value of silver may be doubled
ana that wnen doubled tbe money can
be used as a money of ultimate redeuip
lion, ine greenback theory was more
honest. It purposed paying tbe debt it
owed, with a money at least as valuable
as that which it redeemed. It had be
hind it, too, the idea that the govern
nient would take the greenbacks in pay.
nient ot customs, internal revenues
and income tax. As the government
would thus take in payment one-third
of its total volume of money every year,
there was a practical redemption of all
tbe greenbacks in existence every three
years, and at their face value in gold
too.
Will this happen with silver money
If congress can pass a law to double tbe
value of silver as compared to gold, then
it can pass a law to reduce the value of
,-gold one half. Practically the free coin
-age of silver would do this. Who doubts
-what the result will be if such a law
be passed? Who doubts what the re'
suit would be if congress should declare
that a twenty-dollar gold piece would
only be taken in payment of cus
-torn 8 and internal taxes as eqnal to ten
-silver dollars? There could be but one
Tesult the man with the twenty-dollar
gold piece would not use it to pay his
debts with ; nor would any of it Gnd its
way into the government coffers. It
would go to Europe, where it would buv
$-40 worth of silver bullion, or at least
be exchanged for a like number of silver
coins of the value of a dollar. The day
after such a law passed there would not
be a twenty-dollar piece in circulation
in the United States. Yet this is what
the alleged "friends of silver" propose
to do. They purpose making ten dol
lars worth of silver worth twenty dol
lars in gold, and by the converse of the
proposition twenty dollars worth of
gold worth only ten dollars in silver
The scheme will not work.
The craze is on, and if it were voted
npon now we believe it would win hands
down. If it does it will create a period
of distress never before equalled in this
country; a period that will only end
when the people, convinced of their
error, have congress convened to undo
tbe evil legislation.
Arnold. One chapter should be entitled
"The' Economy of Borrowing Gold from
a Syndicate." or "Who Scooped Six
Millions."
WE DID .NOT WANT IT.
It is reported that English investors
are beginning to buy American securi
ties again, through J. P. Morgan & Co.,
of the bond-buying syndicate. English
capitalists must buy something or go
without the interest they love so well,
and thev have probably discovered the
fact that there is a much smaller loss
upon investments in the United States
than in any other part of the world.
When American corporations began to
go into receivers hands, alter the de
structive crash in Argentina and Aus
tralia, the English investors looked for
tbe same results here, and hastened to
sell. Since then they have sunk enor
mous sums in Africa, where they took
their monev next, and now they dis
cover that the American securities they
sent home are beginning to be worth
more than they sold them for. . Natur
ally thev are inclined to reinvest. If
we had sense enough to put our nuances
on a sound basis, we could get plenty of
money from Europe. Oregonian. ,
We do not want any money from Eu
rope in the shape of investments or
loans. We want money enough of onr
own, and if our industries will not thrive
without it, let them wait until they can.
We have always been a debtor nation,
and it is high time it be stopped. This
country now owes, in one way or an
other, f 5,000,000,000, the interest on
which, at a conservative estimate, is
$200,000,000 annually. This is drain
enough, and instead of increasing it, we
ought to decrease it. All the gold and
silver produced in this country would
not pay the interest on our debt. Let
us square up and lift the mortgage.
EASTERN OREGON WHEAT.
CLEVELAND ON ECONOMY.
Presdent Cleveland, it is now said, is
going to write a book. '.'Oh ! that mine
enemy would write a book," said Job,
for he felt that only in the joy of criti
cising It could he balance up his ac
counts. It is understood that the sub
ject of the work is to be upon the sub
jects ot social and political economy.
Horace Greely sent his name thunder
ing down the ages a little piece by his
unique volume entitled "What I Know
About Farming." The work excited
considerable interest, especially when
the good old editor told about how a
crop of bedquilts should be harvested,
and how the bed should be 'spaded for a
new crop. Of course Greely, to have
made his book agree with its title,
should have had nothing between tbe
covers. Mr. Cleveland does not intend
to fall into that error, and is diligently
reading everything he can find on the
subject, and hopes to know something
of the subjects by the time his successor
shows up.
On political economy the president
has some peculiar ideas, the leading one
being the practice of the most rigid
economy in using the platform on which
he was elected, fearing possibly it might
give out during his term. His book will
be received with great favor by such
Oregonians as Collector of Customs Rus
sell, and such democrats as U. S. Mar
shal Grady and Surveyor General J.'C.
The Manufacturers' Association is tbe
name of a new organization the objects
of which are to encourage Oregon manu
facturers by using and causing others to
use .their products. The idea is a cood
one, and should receive the hearty sup
port of the public. Some of the news
papers have been poking a little mild
fun at the association because it was
found that of all those belonging to the
association about eighty, we believe, at
the time only one was dressed in Ore
gon made woolens. The fun is all right,
being harmless, but the fact is one of
the very strongest arguments why the
organization should exist, and . why its
objects should be carried out. Oregon
is blessed with unlimited and convenient
water power and a vast quantity of first-
class wool, and there is no reason in the
world why a large majority of woolen
goods used by us should not be manu
factured within our borders. It will
give employment to hundreds, save
freights and add to the price the wool
grower will get for bis fleeces. Let our
people carry out the idea of inquiring
for Oregon products every time, and
take them in preference to those import
ed, other things being equal, and it will
stimulate industries wonderfully. We
wish the association a great deal of
power to its corporate elbow, and hope
to see the experiment given a fair and
full trial.
Senator Palmer- thinks there is no
outlook for the democratic party in Illi
nois. The senator is right, or at least
partly so, for there is no outlook for the
branch of the party to which Senator
Palmer belongs. The democratic party
is going to adopt a platform demanding
the free coinage of silver, and Senator
Palmer and Grover Cleveland 'will be
virtually read out of the party. At the
same time tbe republican party is going
to insist upon bimetalism, which means
pratically the present conditions, with
gold as the money of ultimate redemp
tion, but with silver kept at a parity.
In other words, the republican nartv
will insist on making every dollar as
good as every other dollar. This will.
make the issue. Cleveland, Palmer,
and that wing of the democratic party,
will vote the republican ticket, while
the free silver republicans will vote with
the democrats. There is no other sola
tion of the problem, unless, indeed, a
third party should be started, and it
will not be done so long as either of the
old parties will adopt a free silver plat
form. The fight must be fought next
year, and both sides are already girding
on their armor for the greatest political
battle ever fought in the world.
Whatever differences of opinion there
may be among republicans concerning
the silver problem, it can safely be left
to the national convention to settle. In
the counsels of its wise leaders, who
have solved more difficult problems, this
one will find its solution. The republi
can party can rest confident in the abil
ity of its leaders to guide the party
safely through the intricate channels in
spite of false beacons and deluding sig
nals set up to betray it to its death. We
do not pretend to say what action will
be taken, but we have an abiding faith
in the leaders of the party in convention
assembled to hit upon the right course.
The issue is made, not between the par
ties, but between the factions of the
parties. Grant wisely said tbat "the
democracy could be depended upon to
do the wrong thing at the right time,"
and we believe the republican party can
also be depended on to do the right
thing at tbe right time.
Senator Mitchell has prepared for the
National Geographical Magazine, pub
lished at Washington. D. C, an article
on Oregon, giving its history, geography
and resources. Regarding the great
wheat-producing Inland Empire, the
following incident is related :
"The productive capacity of the In-
land Empire in Eastern Oregon is some
thing wonderful. Thirty years ago not
a bushel of wheat was raised in that en
tire empire, although across tbe line,
near Walla Walla, some oUO ousbeis ot
wheat were raised by Dr. Whitman at
his mission in 1841. Commodore Wilkes,
a portion of whose party visited this
mission Jin that y-ar, so reports
Twenty years ago tbe coming fall I left
the Central Pacific railway near Salt
Lake and journeyed westward through
Northern Utah and Eastern Oregon
The first wheat of any importance was
grown in. Eastern Oregon that "year,
There was a three-aere lot located near
where the town of Weston, Umatilla
county, now is and immediately outside
of the Umatilla Indian reservation.
The crop had been taken off before my
arrival. The wheat stubble being so
abundant, I was amazed and expressed
surprise to my host, with whom I re
mained over night, that there should be
such a fertile spot in this vast desert, as
the whole country seemed to me to be
little less than a desert. He smiled and
replied that the tract on which this
wheat had grown was the same charac
ter of land as 'the whole surrounding
countiy, including the greater portion of
the Umatilla reservation. I obtained a
sack, andjmmediately outside the field,
digging down some eix or eight inches,
filled it with a peck of soil. I brought
it with me to Washington ; took it to
the late Professor Henry, then secretary
of the bmitbsoman institute, and re
quested him to analyze it and tell me
its properties and what it was good for.
He inquired, 'Where did you get this
soil?' I replied. 'West of the Rocky
mountains.' Professor Henry re
marked, 'That is rather indefinite.'
'But, Professor,' said I, 'I Bhall not tell
you whether it came from California,
Oregon, the Willamette valley, or the
top of Mt. Hood.' He made me a very
interesting report, in which itN was
stated that he regarded tbe soil as the
best wheat-producing soil he had ever
examined ; that it contained properties
very similar to the soil of bicily, where
wheat had been raised for 2,000 years
without exhausting the soil. The re
port further stated tbat'the soil was of
such character that it would fertilize it
self as cultivated ; that it would not be
necessary to let it rest after a crop or
two, as in many portions of the country,
or to fertilize it. The predictions made
in that report have been amply verified.
Two years ago I visited Umatilla county
and what was formerly the Umatilla In
dian reservation, and was told tbat
there had been raised and harvested
that year in that county alone over
4,000,000 bushels of wheat. That this
single county will produce 5,000.000
bushels of the best quality of wheat the
present year, or an amount considera
bly more than was produced in 1893 in
any one of twenty-one different states in
tbe union, I have not the slightest
doubt.
"In addition, it is estimated that there
will be shipped the present year from
the city of Pendleton, the county seat of
Umatilla county, located on the trans
continental railroad, 5,000,000 pounds of
wool ; while from The Dalles, tbe county
seat of Wasco county, an equal quanttiy
will be shipped, A large portion of the
state, notably Umatilla, Union and
Baker counties, with several others in
the Eastern section, and Coos and Curr?
counties, in the Southwestern portions,
are admirably adapted to sugar-beet
culture. . The beets grown here are said
to yield a larger percentage of saccharine
matter than those produced elsewhere;
while 20 tons per acre is a moderate
timate of the annual crop.
self made a judicial widow. The coun
try is not interested in tbe private
affairs of "Mr. Cboate's job lot of grass
widows and orphans. It is interested
in having tbe aforesaid job lot do some
thing towards supporting the govern
ment. ' The people want the question
settled, and that at once. If the consti
tution prevents that kind of people bear
ing their share of the burdens of govern
ment, the people want to know it, so
tbat they can at once take the proper
steps to have tbe constitution amended'.
If the Vanderbilts and Rockellersl
could see an inch beyond their aristo
cratic noses, they would see that tbev
will either have to submit to paying an
income tax, or have no incomes left to
quarrel about. '
Closing
Out Sale
)
Captain John O'Brien haB resigned
his position as managing editor of the
Portland Sun, and Edwin Scott, for
merly of the Oregonian, has assumed
business control. Between Scott of the
Oregonian and Scott of the Son the
country editor, who is in the habit of
making a drive at Harvey, will have to
be careful, and tbe time-worn chestnut
of "Great Scott!" will have to be
dropped. ' ' - .
The income tax cases are being ar
gued before the full bench of the su
preme court. The opinion prevails that
Justice Jackson is in favor of the view
tbat the law is constitutional, and it is
expected that the former decision will
be reversed. '
Mitchell Motes.
ALAS! THE WIDOWS.
C. E. Roblin of Salem has been ap
pointed judge advocate by General
Beebe. Glad to see Marion county and
Multnomah engaging in the exchange
of tender tokens of mutual admiration.
Mr. Cboate, in arguing against the
income tax, said: '
"Referring to the exceptions of in
comes of less than $4,000, the provision
of the law would exclude the vast ma
jority of the incomes of the whole coun
try; it would exempt 99-100 of the
tradesmen of the country, and a major
ity of the professional men. It was an
arbitrary blow aimed at corporations, in
hitting which the framers of the law
well knew they were striking at the
main source of the income of thousands
of widows and .orphans, whose incomes,
individually small, were derived from
corporate investments."
If what Mr. Choate said is true : if it
is the widows and orphans whose in
comes are to be taxed, and not the other
class of people who have large incomes.
then of course Mr. Choate is appearing
as tbe attorney for the widows and or
phans aforesaid. Will Mr. Choate please
inform the public what widow, or how
many orphans are putting up for his
fees? Mr. Cboate may. be right.' It
will not do to overlook the fact tbat the
Astors, the , Vanderbilts and Rockefel
lers are all unfortunate orphans, and
Mrs. Willie Vanderbilt is also a brevet
widow. , The country, however, is not to
blame because the old commodore
"missed his stays" and went ashore in
the next world ; nor is it responsible for
the fact that Mrs. Vanderbilt had her-
The much needed showers have come
at last and brought brightness to
nature's face. Now all is beautiful in
the fast developing of tree and plant.
Man is smiling ' because of the crops
which he now expects, of which he had
no hope before.
The waters are higher than they have
been before since last' spring, but still
there is not too much rain.
Mitchell is still beingmuch improved.
One dwelling and a store is going up, a
church will go up as soon as lumber can
be gotten to the grounds, a water ditch
for the town is fast nearfng town, beside
minor improvements. Mitchell will be
some place yet, if next spring's waters
do not carry it.away.
The Baptist minister, Rev. Mr. Moor,
of Heppner, gave us the benefit of some
valuable discourses, beginning at 7
every night for two weeks. He will
locate at Mitchell for the coming year,
Charley Flock and Lum Nashburn are
the proprietors of the stage line between
here and Canyon City now. . They took
possession last Monday.'
Circuit court in Prineville this week
has almost drained our town of inbab
itants.
Ban Puet, of this place, was badly
hurt one day last week by having a horse
striking him in the mouth, knocking one
tooth out and badly cutting his tongue
and tbe inside of his mouth.
Frank Edmunson while riding after
horses, had his horse fall on him and
break a limb.
One day last week Mr. Sam Lester,
our druggist, went to Heppner and when
he returned he brought a wife with him
We are glad tbere is one more in
Mitchell. If I must stay here I am glad
to have others. E. V. E.
f DRY GOODS
CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS.
Past or present values cut no figure, as goods
- ' t
MUST be SOLD LESS than COST.
The C P. and 1 D., French Woven, Hand-Made, Dr.
Varner s Health, Coraline, French Model and other makes
of Corsets will be closed out at extremelv low
and be convinced. You will be surnrised at nnr low
J. R McINERNY.
Keep Your Eye on:
Rambler and Waverley Bicycles.
Indianapoi.Js. Ind.. Abril 27. 1895.
MESSRS. MAYS & CROWE. The Dalles. Or.
Gkntlkmex: We have vonr tAli-cmm nf rl,A o.th ;.., --J . i
entering your order for wheels, We are quite confident of the fact that
you will be thoroughly satisfied with the f'Waverley," as it is a high grade ma
chine in every sense of the word, and you can guarantee to your customers that it
is the equal of any machine manufactured. We make no mwnh'nni it n
are prepared to prove at any time that there is not a better bicycle in the market.
Yours very truly,
UNLUAJNA BICYCLE COMPANY.
We Rant and Repair Bleyele.
Wheels from S4S to SIOO.
MAYS & CROWE.
Hi There !
Excursion Postponed.
Tbe excursion and picnic to be given
by the Redmen's Social club, of this city
on May 12th, to Bonneville and Cascade
Locks has been postponed nntil further
notice. This postponement is made on
account of tbe cold, disagreeable weather
that has prevailed during tbe week, and
the high water at present precludes
comprehensive view of tbe government
works at the Cascades. 1 R,
la Our Great Grandfather's Time,
big bulky pills were in
general use.
it m as
Like the
blunderbuss" of
that decade they
were big and clum
sy,. but ineffec
tive. In this cent
ury of enlight
enment, we have
Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pel
lets, which
cure all liver,
stomach and
bowel derange
ments in the
most effective
way.
Assist Nature
little now and then, with a gentle.
cleansing laxative, thereby removing of
fending matter irom tne stomacn and
bowels, toning 'up and invigorating the
liver and quickening its tardy action,
and you thereby remove the cause of a
multitude of distressing diseases, such as
headaches, indigestion, or dyspepsia.
biliousness, pimples, blotches, eruptions,
boils, constipation, piles, fistulas and
maladies too numerous to mention. .
If people would pay more attention to
properly regulating tne action of tneir
bowels, they would have less fre
quent occasion to call for their doctor's
services to subdue attacks of dangerous
diseases.
That, of all known agents to accom-
?lish this purpose, Dr. Pierce's Pleasant,
ellets are unequaled, is proven by the
fact that once used, tney are always m
favor. Their secondary effect is to keep
the bowels open and regular, not to fur
ther constipate, as is the case with other
pills. Hence, their great popularity,
with sufferers from habitual constipation,
piles and indigestion.
A free sample ot the " reliefs " (4 to 7
doses) on trial, is mailed to any address,
post-paid, on receipt of name and address
on postal card.
Address, Worm's Dispensary Mbdi-
cu. Association, Buffalo, N. Y. .
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Men's Straw Hats, '
Boys' Straw Hats,
Misses' Straw Hats,
Ladies' Straw Hats!
Largest Assortment in the City.
ROBERT E. WILLIAMS,
Blue Front Store, Opposite Diamond Mills.
New - Umatilla - House,
THE DALLES. OREGON.
SINNOTT & FISH, PROP'S.
Ticket and Baggage Office of the U. P. R. R. Company, and office of the Westers
Union Telegraph Office are in the Hotel. -
Fire-Proof Safe for the Safety of all Valuables.
LARGEST : AND : FINEST : HOTEL : IN : OREGON
Blakeley & Houghton,
DRUGGISTS,
175 Second Street,
The Dalles, Oregon
full line of all the Standard Patent Medicines,
Drugs, Chemicals, Etc.
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Country and Mail Orders will receive prompt attention.
RUPERT cV GABEL,
Wholesale and retail manufacturers and dealers in
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars,
TENTS and WAGON COVERS,
And all Articles Kept in a First Class Harness Shop.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DOSE,
Adjoining E. J. Collins & Co.'s Store,
CB TAT.T.Tlr OREGON.
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MAINS TAPPED UNDER PRESSURE.
Shop on Third 8treet, next door west of Young & Kui
' Blacksmitn saop.