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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JTJLY 13, 1895.
The Weekly
TBS DALLES
OBSOOl)
. Entered at tbe portoffice at The Dalles, Oregon;
as secoua-cioius mail matter.
V ' STATE OFFICIALS.
Sovernor....:. .................... ... W. P. Ixml
Secretary of State ..........' : . . H B Kincaid
Treasurer. . . . ... -Phillip Metschan
Bnpt.ot Public Instruction., ,.... m. lrwin
a ttnrnfT-fpnprftl C M. Idleman
. - ..,.'-J Ui. W. McBride
BSDatorg... ............. fa jl Mitchell
. (B. Hermann
Congressmen.... jw R Euig
State Printer. ........ .1. . . .J.'. . W..H". teeds
COUNT OFFICIALS.
Count? Judge. ...'
in...
..Geo. C.'Blaicley
. -.T. J. Driver
..'...iiA. M. Kelsar
:..Wm. Michell
Shed
Clerk
Treasurer.,.
Commissiouere....
Aasessor......
Burvevor.. ..
Superintendent of Public Schools... Troy Shelley
Coroner..?.,.;;-W. H: Butts
: (Frank Kincaid
IA. S.-Blowers
..v.F. H. Wakefield
.E. F.Sharp
UNCLE SAM CONVALESCENT.
1 '
There is great similarity between
financial and political disorders arid the
physical iLls of life. , In the case of .'both
much is wholly imaginary, and' for. both
the real and imaginary the world iS very
apt "to take;, patent medicfnes.3 Tbe
street fakir ' appears' and baa no trouble
in satisfying the people' that they a'rie
snffering from some disorder,' and that
his wares are a' sure cure,' We e wallow
,4he concoction in large doses quite as
often when there is no trouble as wben
' we are-actually ill, and in the former
case the supposed disease' vanishes; -in
.the latter case it does 110 goodv is dis
carded, and. we finally -return toapby-
". eician, the worse for the experiments. t .
Oar country .has been a little out of
order': there was congestion in some
parts, torpidity of other functions, an
obstruction in the circulation, and the
combination threatened to .produce ner
vous prostration. The patent medicine
man saw and appreciated the situation,
and .being a philanthropist patent med
icine men are concerned only for the
health' of the world came' to the front
with tbe care. The owners of the great
silver -mines declared that free coinage
was tbe sore cure, and Harvey, the ad
vertiser, diognosed the case, confirmed
the silver men, eold his advertisements
by the thousand, made himself famous,
and, what is better, rich. Toe whole
country was interested, attracted and
temporarily convinced. But it is the
same old experience rthe patient is re
covering; not because of the dose, but
in spite of it, and what seemed a dis
ease, proves to be a slight disorder, re-
suiting from the nervous shock received
when the government went into the
hands of democracy. We are recover
ing, regardless of the silver question,
and though we are much poorer than
before the change, which caused our
nervous trouble, we are not in need of
' patent medicines. We can't make
money so fast, but we can learn econ--omy
and harden our muscles by greater
effort ; and perhaps when we are again
under a better management when a
republican congress makes oar laws, and
a republican president executes them
we will be better off than though we had
not had this unpleasant experience of
becoming suddenly poor.
Certain it is that the patient is con
valescent, and tbeee patent medicine
chaps are losing trade. .. As soon as the
congestion is overcome and our func
tions are again in operation, we shall
rapidly recover, although it will require
another national election to put us- en
tirely on our feet again.
bra ted. ' We knew nothing of the con
tractors, and. bad experienced so many
disappointments in respect to theim
provements at tbe Cascades, that many
still doubted the- prdmieed hastening of
the work; Bnt tbe contractors -have
done as they said they were going to do,
push the work to a speedy completion
Therenow- seems no' reason why boats
cannot pass through thiswinter. -- ----
Eastern Oregon and Eastern -Washington,
and particularly those portions
adjacent, to the middle' Columbia,
should join in a great celebration when
the work is done, and in the celebration
make Messrs; J.'.CS. and I. N, Day , know
that we appreciate thejjr zeal in carrying
on the work. We hope they will make
a 'fortune out of 'the' contract; -but if
they do, we think' the people are still
under obligations to them. i ' -;
THE SEDUCTION IN
' HATES.
INSURANCE
'. Insurance business in the Northwest
is topsy-turvy, and the companies are
rushing pell triell to bind -policy-holders
to retain present -policies; by conceding
to them a twenty; per cent rebate. It
strikes the ordinary insurer that this is
about right, and the present rate should
continue. . But this .deduction is in no
sense out of the kindness of the hearts
of the companies, for corporations have
no hearts ; the reduction is simply, and
only, for the purpose of holding alive
present policies and to bead off the war,
Bat the war is here, and is expensive to.
the agents and temporarily expensive to
the insurers; but, like all .wars, it
finally to be paid for by the insured
The. losses now sustained will soon be
recovered, and the patrons will foot 'the
bills.. It. would be much better for all
concerned if such fights could be avoided
In view of the; present water supply
and efficient fire department, The Dalles
is entitled to a permanent reduction in
rates; but we tear tins uproar, among
tbe companies will have an .' opposite
tendency.
METROPOLIS IN
,- . - OREGON.
EASTERN
FRUIT. FOR LONDON.
Nothing would contribute so much to
the prosperity.' of this and adjoining
counties as the building np of a metrop
olis with a population of 10,000 to 20,000.
We already, have excellent markets and
economical - methods - of reaching them
for products which -bear shipping;- but
.we are now. prepared to produce muca
which, without a local market, is of little
profit. , Everything points to The Dalles
atr the place for such a city. ..The sur
rounding country stands by us well, and
we appreciate their treatment.- We, on
our part, must stand by tbe producers
about -us by attracting a population of
consumers. To do this we need a pay
roll. , We have all the essential condi
tions for. a woolen factory.. With this
there should - be a first-class clothing
factory. These industries would sug
gest others, and the papulation would
come without urging.
With a climate and soil conducive to
pleesant living, there is no reason why
we should not be a city of 20,000 inhab
itants within the next ten years. But
the men who own tbe property and have
the means must lend a band and pull
together; otherwise little Can be gained.
California is very hopeful of finding
market for' her fruit in- London. , We
wish she could, and for every particle of
it. One of the disadvantages Oregon
fruit-raisers have had to contend with
has been, and- is, tbe overproduction in
California, making competition in tbe
interior states disastrous to our shippers.
When tbe Nicaragua canal is built, San
Francisco can land its fruit in London
within two weeks, with no re-shipping.
Wben that can be done, Oregon shippers
will have no difficulty in finding a
market. ."'" ' ' ' ---.
A Wall Written' Article.
PROTECTIONISTS CONSISTENT.
A RETURN TO PRIMITIVE WAYS.
: Jefferson merchants haul their freight
from Doats at Salem. The people have
oegun to realize that tbe country makes
tne railroad instead of the reverse.
Eugene Guard.
The people of the Willamette valley
are taking hold of the transportation
problem in tbe proper way. With such
a river and a country so capable of mak-
lng good roads, every town along the
Willamette should have competitive
rates. The Guard is doing good work
in arousing the people to their oppofq nead' The reason for the difference is
tunities. Tbe Dalles has gone through
the experience, and knows that concen
trated effort and unselfish work will ac
complish what was deemed impossible.
Their line of boats stands as a shiniBg
example of what self help will do, and
reflects a lustre on the citizens of this
town who made them possible.' In an
other article the Gnard.savs that the
"example of The Dalles should strength
en the few earnest men in Eugene who
are working for steamer competition
"IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS
NO ONE GOOD."
We used to deplore the mortgage tax
law, and we are still confident that the
aforesaid law is largely to blame for the
slow development o' the resources of our
great state. We have often questioned
the wisdom of the usury laws, and there
is much' to be said in favor of leaving
the use of money, to be regulated like
tne nse of any other property, to compe
tition. Because of the mortgage tax law,
loaning companies withdrew from Ore
gon almost entirely, und many farmers
and business men were badly crippled
by the lack of capital. Washington
farmers were able to borrow largely upon
farm lands, while Oregon farmers strug
gled along with poorer improvements
and fewer appliances. .But what was
our disadvantage is now a cause of con-
. gratulation. We Lave few mortgages,
except , such as are owned by residents
. of the state; receiverships in foreclusure
proceedings are seldom requested ; . we
have had a hard straggle to hold our
farms and to secure tbe appliances with
which to cultivate them; we have had
to economize and pinch, but the lesson;
of economy, so unpleasantly taught, but
so well learned; are worth more than all
the advantages of excessive borrowing.
The mortgage-tax advocates conferred
a benefit on tbe state, although' in a
, very different way than what they ex
pected. They are deserving of no credit,
but we may congratulate ourselves upon
our good lack in not having big mort
gages, beld by non-resident,' and in
many cases insolvent mortgage com
panies, to distress ns. Foreign capital
is a good thing an important thing in
a new country but mortgages, as a gen
eral thing, are a curse to farmers.
Everybody that comes from the Cas
cades Locks gives the same cheerful re
port. Over 400 men are at . work, forty
of whom are on the night shift. The
upper bulkhead is being removed and
when this is done the whole undertaking
will seem to an unexperienced eye
nearly completed. A' bridge will be
built across tbe Canal, instead of the
bulkhead, to allow the' cars to pass from
one side to the other. Every bit of work
that is done now counts. It is said that
several transportation lines are looking
with eager eyes toward tbe trade of The
Dalles and Eastern Oregon. ' The people
are so well satisfied with the Regulator
line that they will always have the sup
port of bur people. . Bat there will be
business enough for other boats also.
Today tbe world convention of tbe
Society of Christian Endeavor begins
its five-day seesion at. Boston. The
growth of this organization .has been
phenomenal and though a little more
than fourteen years old counts its mem
bers at two and a half millions. Dele
gates will be present from China, Japan
and Australia. The success of the
Christian Endeavor .movement shows
what consecrated men ' and women,
backed by great moral force, can accom
plish. . ' .
The credit of - Wasco is unsurpassed
by any county in the state. Nothing
attests that fact' more than the eager
ness with whi:b its warrants are sough tt
A letter was received this morning, from
outside parties offering to' take $40,000
of ' warrants at par and for larger
amounts a premium would be "paid.
This is the best evidence of our good
reputation. ' '
The Dalles Chronicle, a protectionis
ts newspaper, says, "tbe opening of
every- new market is a' beneht to tbe
producer. In is is trne, but who would
suppose that this would be admitted by
a believer in protection ..which closes
markets to producers and puts barriers
in the -way of producers entering them,
ine world as a market meaus every
thing to producers and little, if any
thing, to manipulators, who prosper to
tne extent that tney are able to control
markets by'protection and restriction.
.hast Uregoman.'
Jivery one knows that protection is a
necessarily selfish policy and in seeking
new markets for our productions we do
not imply an advocacy of opening tbe
markets of this country ,-on articles which
can be raised at home, to the competi
tion of the world. Protection is tbe
patriotic policy which seeksto build up
America rather than benefit other coun
tries at our ex Dense. '
OUR MUTTON MARKET.
Reports from tbe southern portion of
the state indicate that mutton is a drug
on tbe market, the buyers offering only
$1.25 per head. Thousands of mutton
Sheep have . been sold here this spring
and summer at from $1.65 to $2 per
Tne following from the Mitchell Mon
itor is a well-written- exposition of tbe
relation which The Dalles bears to the
surrounding country. . In view of the
kindly feeling displayed to The Dalles
by the country J whose trade it is possi-!
ble for The Dalles to secure, and in se
curing it benefit those who bring their
wool and wheat to our markets, every
effort should be made by our business
4nen to give all facilities for making tbe
bond between our city and its neighbors.
more firm : '
The advantages, which -. The Dalles
possesses as a base of supplies for inland
merchants, and as a shipping point for
Btockmen and ranchers, are obvious
That city has fine shipping facilities, by
the line of boats that run to Portland,
and railroad going east. - And the good
results shown in these tacili ties, are seen
in the high prices which our products
command in that city.. While in Hepp-
ner and rendleton, wool has been sell
ing for from 7K te 8 cts, it has been
ng in The Dalles lor- from 9- to 12s,
cts. This lact is enough to convince
anyone that this must be our trading
point for some time to come. We can
not afford to throw ; away this certainty
of the highest prices for our products to
try experiments with other cities. For
some time the Monitor advocated Hepp-
ner as a. trading point because, if the
new. road went through,-it would save
50 miles of travel. But a saving of-5U
miles in hauling will not compensate for
losing two or three Cents on a pound on
wool. - Merchants in 1 be Dalles bave al
ways been very liberal with the people
from the-Inland Empire, and we think
always' will be. With good roads, and
high prices for our products: there- is
every reason for our going there to trade.
If Wasco county could boy te toll bridge
and make it tree, the work would be
completed. Toll charges eat up what
Uttte freighters are making nowadays. " '
What4Cotifd Be Better
AS COMBINATION, FORHEALTH ?
CELERY for-the" entire! NERVOUS system
.', BEEF, the greatest SUSTENANT known .
IRON,, to purify and. enrich .the. BLOOD
N atu re 's : B u i I d e ria n dTb n i c
FOR SALE BY BLAXELEY & HOUGHTON.
Celery
Beef
Closing
Out Sale
A Mot of TOarBlng.
of DRY GOODS.
CLOTHING-, FURNISHING GOODS,;
-. '- . BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS.
. Past or present values cut no figure as' goods,' ..vl - i'V J
MUST , be SOLD LESS than COST.:
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P. McINERNY.
obvious. The Dalles is a competing:
point for all the transcontinental roads.
We market our sheep in Portland, on
the Sound, British Colombia, in Kansas
City. Chicago and other eastern centers
Southern Oregon sheep go south almost
exclusively .and compete with California
sheep'in a limited market
The address of Justice Brown, of the
United States supreme court, before tbe
Yale law school, has been , widely com
mented upon throughout the' country
It is considered an able; scholarly effort
of a man who looks at things with' a
candid eye. He sounds' ' this .note of
the
There is probably no city in the North:
west eo favorably situated as respects
both the producer and tbe markets, as
The Dalles, and for this we are indebted
to the men' who organized and ' have
maintained a ' water transportation line.
There, is no reason why .this city
should not become tbe largest trading
point in the state outside of Portland.
All we need is - concerted action 'on tbe
part of our business men upon ques
tions of commercial Importance. Tbe
most prominent' of 'these is the trans
portation question. '
Receiver McNeil ia doing much to re-
Store the O. R. & N.. Co.'s road . to its
former good condition, and indeed to
make it better than before Union Pacific
mismanagement. Reduction in rates
and permanent improvements are the
best indications of prosperity, and the
prosperity of transportation lines is the
best evidence of a prosperous country.
THE CASCADE CANAL.
. Wben the contract, for the completion
of the locks was let The Dalles cele-
The Cornell , boat crew received a true
English welcome. They were derided
upon every hand, and treated, not as
honorable competitors, but as con
temptible rivals. The English - may
beat the Yankees at the oar, bnt we
could teach them much in tbe way of
courtesy and common politeness. There
are some other, sciences in which we
have heretofore taught them lessons. ' .
Tbe Iowa republicans bave held their
state convention and adjourned. Ques
tions of finance caused no trouble, and
the party in that state stands equarely
pon the principles of the national plat-'
form. This is a safe position, and there
every prospect "that the ticket ju6t
nominated will be elected by the time-
honored, Io wan majority. Republican
principles are, in their essentials, per
manent, and we "predict that the state
conventions in all the. states will plant
themselves solidly Upon the Minneapo
lis platform as Iowa has done. .
- The Mazamas were promised perfect
weather by the Oregonian ;' bat for once
a newspaper made ' a mistake. The all
important ascent of Mt. Adams yester
day was badly hazed, and mirrors were
of little use, except for toilet purposes.
But if tbe expedition failed because of
want of weather, we are nevertheless
hopeful that tbe world will revolve the
same as ever. The campers were disap
pointed, but the crops were less dam
aged than they would have been under
a clear sky,' and the world is as well off.
TTT . 1 , .1 . . 1
v; vy ana nana nas eunerea a severe loss
id tbe death of Henry Selling. ' He' was
among the most prominent young men
of the Northwest, and beloved"' to a re
markable degree. For many .years he
bad gathered information regarding the
early history of the Northwest, and had
he possessed the necessary, training,
would have .been tbe historian of this
part of the country, in whose welfare be
was so deeply interested. No city bad
ever a -more unselfish citizen, nor one
who labored more in its interests. - '.
A band-stand on the vacant lot oppo
site the courthouee,and a weekly or bi
weekly concert given by the Orchestral
Union, would contribute a heap of
pleasure to ns poor trash who can't af
ford to go to the seashore or mountains
during the summer. We believe the
owner of the lot would give ns the Joan
oj it. Who will give the band-stand
and obtain the consent of the musicians?
warning upon . tbe. indifference of
American .people to public affairs.'!
The activities of urban life, are bo in
tense, the pursuit of wealth or jof pleas
ure bo absorbing, as, upon the one hand
to breed an indifference to public affairs
while, noon the other, the expenditures
are so large, the value of tbe franchises
at the disposal of the cities so great, and
the opportunities for ilicit gain so mani
fold, .thst the municipal legislators
whose standard of honesty is rarelv
higher than the average of those who
elect them, fall an easy prey to. the - de
signing and unscrupulous. . Though I
am unwilling to believe that corporations
are. Bolely responsible for our municipal
misgovernment, the fact remains that
bribery and corruption are so universal
as. to threaten the very- structure of
society. - Universal suffrage, which,! it
was confidently supposed, would inure
to the benefit of the poor man, is eo
skillfully, manipulated as to rivet bis
chains and secure to the rich man a pre
dominance in politics he has never en
joyed under a restricted system. Prob-
bly in no country in the world ia the
influence of wealth more potent than in
this, and in no period of our history has
t been more powerful than new."
. Still Another Runaway. ;
Of all the runaways TheDalles has
ever had the most exciting and fatal
occurred last night, about 9 o"clock. Mr
Ferguson's team bad just' brought the
Umatilla' House 'bus from the depot and
was being unhitched in front of the Cos
mopolitan, when the engine - that was
making una train came down the track.
The horses became scared and sta'rtedtb
run: down 'Front street. -They were
headed for Portland and going at' pas
senger train' speed. The horses struck
the switch stand at the east end of the
bridge and overturned it. -' The horses
then parted and one started up Union
street while 'the other kept, on the rail-,
road bridge and ' ran to the end of ' the'
passenger walk and over the' end into'
Mill creek. ' The" horse fell about forty
feet and struck on his head by the
water's edge. His neck ' was broken.
: The portion of town where the ran-'
away occurred saw more excitement'
than for a .long time and people rushed
oat on the bridge to where the horse
made bis . Steve Brodie jam p. ' A boat
towed the carcass out into the river this
morning and it has started for the sea
coast.' '.'' ' "' ' .- . ,
' ; The Daily Republican has this to say
of Mrs. Hinsdale,, who will, appear at
Thursday night, at the opera house i
"Mrs. T. Webster Hinsdale made quite
a bit with musical people in the bay city
when Campobello was running, light
opera , at the; Bijou,, on Market street.,
She was in the cast of the "Barber of
Seville',' on that famous night when
Earl Formes made his final appearance
on any stage." :
A 'New Store J
oh a Cash Basis.-
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; . . -The credit system is.; a heavy weight' 'to carry, and . .'
- '.those. who pay must niaKe 'iip for the ones that do 1
v. not. -' The only way to have; low prices 'is to sell for : '
1 :' ''" M'. -c? and ''that' is;tmat; we'arej-gping-itd, -icl)..V '; 'v; '?.
Large Stock, Fine vGobdsy " T '-"Ji'r.
Prices. Way Down. i ' vi--W,
-. Wq sell for cash? buy cheap, and our patrons have I : ,
; . the' benefitl We have bought but:the . business of . ,
, ; . H.i H. CAMPBELL and will be pleased to see old 1 '
. patrons and new onesV ' We i are riri -the field , for;; ; ,
-; -business.."':- - -: " ! ' ' '":.'.'-' .'-1..; .. ':'.."', ;' '.'', ''
W. A. Johnston, '7; -No.
113 Washington Sti v
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first-class trimmer froxn the oity, .1
can assure my patrons penect satis-
taction as to style and
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MRS. M; E, BRIGGS;
- Successor to Anna Peter A Co.,
r. ? , - 112 Second Street. -
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& HougHton,-
175 Second Street, , ; . : The Dalies, Oregon v
.-artists - aL'A.arsKi-A.ijS,
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''','.-' ' ' Wholesale and retail manufacturers and deaiers in
Harness, Saddles, ; Bridles Collars,
An
TENTS and WAGON COVERS, : "
all Articles Kept In a First Class Harness Shop.
KEPAIBING PROMPTLY DOSE..
' Adjoining -E.' J." Collins & Co.'s Store
X'H hi' PATJiES,
New England Marble GraniteAWdrks,
Calvin-H. Weeks,- Proprietor.
WHOLESALB and retail dealer in
FmB dnnmeiital . Wof Imp oflt e d ptaf iiag. ' -
, i; to "not order Monumental Work until yon obtain bur figures. You will find-.f'
that, for good work, our charges are always tbe lowest.' Cash or time Sfttlefjeefs
fas preferred can be arranged for'at greatly reduced figures. Send address for de
signs and prices. Second and Third-street cars pass our salesrooms.
720, Front Street, opp. the Failing School,
PORTLAND, OR.