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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895.
The Weekly Ghrbniele.
TMK UALLKH
OUKOOK
Entered at the postoffice at The Dalles, Oregon,
as cecoud-eloss mail matter.
. 8TATK OFFICIALS.
ajvernoi.. ...... .....W. P. Lord
Secretary of State H K Klncald
Treasurer Phillip Netschan
Bnpt. ol Pnbllo Instruction 6. M. Irwin
Attorney-General 0. M. Idleinan
... . to. W. McBride
oraaioni... i j. H Mitchell
- I B. Hermann
UUJI1STC9U1U.-U..;.. jr j jrMjB
aute Printer W. II. Leeds
CODKTV OFFICIALS.
County Judge...,
Sheriff.
Clerk
Treasurer... ...
Commissioners.
Assessor
Snrvevor
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Shelley
tioroner ..v...... ........... W. II. Butts
.Geo. C. Blakeley
T. J. Driver
.....A. M. Kelsay
wm. Micneu
4 Frank Klncaid
I A. S. Blowers
..F. H.Wakefleli
B. F. Sharp
ENFORCEMENT OF LAW IN NEW
YORK.
".. New York city is ' having a novel ex
perience in the enforcement of the laws
enacted for its government. ' Mr. Theo
dore Eosevelt is distinguishing, himself
as president of the. police commission,
in a way unexpected by everybody and
startling to the violator of law. Better
that, the present city administration
. should be turned out becanse it en
forced the law than that it succeed in
violating then). .
, He is undertaking the enforcement
of the law not because the law is espe
cially in harmony with his private
views, but - because he is sworn to en
force the law. Such a man has the
. requisite qualifications of a ruler; and
New York city is a splendid opportunity
tor the exhibition of his excellent quali
fications. His idea is that if the people
do not desire the enforcement of the
laws they have enacted, they should re
peal them or dispense) .with his services.
The lesson, which New York is now
learning, is one which the people of the
United States everywhere need to learn ;
governments, and particularly city gov
ernments, are wont to enact' laws which
are enacted to appease enthusiasts, but
are not intended to be enforced ; this
custom has become so general (hat
statute books and ordinance records are
disregarded and so entirely over looked
by execntive officers sworn to enforce
them, that their existence is unknown
to the public generally ; or if known are I
looked upon with contempt. The habit
has a tendency to bring all law into
contempt; the violation of one statute
with impunity tempts the offender to
the violation of others, and leaves very
uncertain where the line between right
and wrong lies; in other words, it leaves
the fixing of that line to the officers
this in turn results, as in New York
city to a very great extent and in other
ities to a less extent, in the system of
blackmail under which crime thieves
and police officers become rich.
Mr. Kosevelt believes that; it is his
duty to encorce the laws as he finds
them; the result will be, no doubt, that
many impracticable laws will be re
pealed, others will be emended to con
firm to the real necessities of good gov
ernment and the welfare of the people
and, if Mr. Eosevelt is continued in
office, New York city will be the best,
instead as heretofore, the worst gov
erned city in America. . The controversy
there now is not whether saloons shall
be closed on Sunday or remain open
but whether the law shall remain a law
or shall be abrogated by officers sworn
to uphold it.
The enforcement of the laws of Oregon
on the same theory as that adopted by
Mr. Kosevelt in New York, would
astonish many, but it would be most
salutory in its ultimate effect. We sug
gest that some of our state and county
officers try the experiment ; they would
at least cause the. next legislature to do
some beneficial repealing.
lumonts other than his salary, but every
dollar of fees earned by the office we
understand, are 'claimed by this econo
mist as his own.
Prom his own standpoint he ia doing
well ; he is there for what there is in it
and there is a whole lot in it ; but this
is bis last harvest from the Btate's do
main, and we suppose he believes that
short crop with a big price is better than
a long crop at the constitutional rate
We thought, when we were too small
to think carefully, that we knew how
define a democrat: but in these latter
days we are compelled to give il up. lie
was once supposed to be a free trader
an anti-protectionist, an honest money
advocate, a man of Jacksonian simplic
ity in governmental and personal affairs
a great financier, a shrewd diplomat, a
wise statesman. But since he has been
examined by the solar spectroscope of
public discussion he appears a little of
all and a great deal of none of theso im
aginary beings. We talk with a sheep
man, wh6 pretends to be a democrat
and we conclude that a democrat is a
protectionist; we read Carlisle's speeches
and we are convinced that he is a sound
money advocate ; we read the report of
deuocrutic conventions in many states
and we conclude that he is a fiat silver
man; we read the life of Cleveland in
the White House and we are sure that a
democrat is an aristocrat, who knows
nothing of simplicity of any kind ; we
read of the treasury deficit and the bond
sale and there is no evidence of a great
financier having had anvthing to do
with it ; we consider tho Hawaiian fool
ishness and there is nothing of diplo
macy there ; we read the history of the
present administration and we wonder
wher we ever got the idea that a demo
crat was a statesman ; there is one, and
only . one definition ' that fills the
bill, namely: A democrat is one
who dies, but never resigns.
OUR SECRETARY OF STATE.
Air. iincaid was nominated and
elected upon representations that be
would correct many of the abuses which
have crept into the administration of
the office for which he was a candidate.
He claimed and was represented by his
friends to be an economist, a man of in
tegrity and of good judgment. We will
not accuse him of obtaining money
under false pretenses, but we are free to
criticise his administration. His first
woik after entering his office was to ex
amine the fee law and ascertain where
a possible addition to, his income could
be made; among other improvements in
this line, as we are informed, he claimed
the right to charge $2 for attaching the
seal of the state to a state deed, although
the law provides that upon payment of
i $1.25 for the land and the fulfillment of
certain provisions of the law the pur
chaser shall be entitled to a deed ; here
tofore the deed has been delivered upon
fulfilling the conditions, but now lh
purchaser must pay Mr. Kincaid $2 or
go without a deed. Mr. Kincaid has
pronounced himself a greater constitu
tional lawyer than the attorney-general,
baa ignored the latter's advice, employed
other counsel and carried to the supreme
court the question as to the right of . the
railroad commissioners to their pay, and
the supreme court on Monday rebuked
his pretended wisdom and commanded
him to draw warrants for the salaries as
provided by the legislature. The con
stitution of tho state provides that the
secretary of state shall receive no emo-
The formation in Portland of a club
called the Oregon Road Club is a recog
nition of the very importnnt place good
highways of travel hold in the progress
of a state. Undoubtedly the zeal for
cycling is at the bottom of the agitation
and furnishes the chief incentive. Un
like the patient horse, which goes when
the master drives, the bicycle rebels at
rough roads and in silent stubbornness
compels their betterment; in this way
they are a abvantageous toacommunity.
The new club can be of great service in
gathering information as to the best
way of building roads and keeping tt.em
in good repair whim once constructed.
The field in Oregon is a large one and
there is abundant opportuni'y for the
exercise of much labor and enthusiasm,
but when once people have come to real
ize how great a comfort good roads are
and from a business standpoint bow
wise an investment, the desire and de
mand will make their building and con
tinuance a thing of easy moment.
The work on the locks at the Cascades
goes on apace and each day bringe nearer
and makes more certain the completion
of a most important benefit to a' very
large country. The Paul Mohr company
promises the completion of its portage
road around The Dalles, contemporane
ously with the opening of the canal;
then Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash
ington will know for the first time the
Inestimable benefit of cheap transpor
tation. If it shall add three cents per
bushel to the price realized for wheat,
Sherman and Gilliam counties next
year will be richer by over one hundred
thousand dollars; and the probability is
to seven cents
OREGON RAILWAY & NAVIGA
TION COMPANY.
Under the foreclosure proceedings in
stituted by the Farmers' Loan k Trust
Company, the property of the O. R. &
N. Co. is to be sold." That it will se'1
for a good price is as certain as that cap
ital can always be found for profitable
investments. Railroads generally have
earned little during the past three, years,
but there is no better paying line on the
coast, if anywhere in the United States,
outside the densely populated communi
ties. It is the Columbia river outlet for
the Great Northern, Northern Pacific,
Orezon & Washington, Oregon Short
Line, and indirectly of the whole Union
Pacific system. Independent of all,
is on friendly terms with all, and has
advantages which ail desire to use.
Should the road fall into the hands of
either of the otber'roads, its earning
capacity will be greatly reduced and its
local advantages destroyed. While man
aged from Portland it is a popular ser
vant for Oregon : if managed from St,
Paul, Omaha, or any other distant city
it will be just what it was under Union
Pacific management a poorly-fed, but
hard-driven beast. The Dalles would
be pleased if this road could become in
dependent of the Terminal Company
also, and would re-open the repair shops
at this place.
The patrons of the road will certainly
regret to see it fall again into the hands
of non-residents.
Astoria, a reorganization of the Os R. &
N. and Oregon Pacific roads, Oregon
will be alive this coming year in the
matter of transportation facilities. , But
these are the things which make a state
great. The more capital thus invested
the better.
A fire limit was established some
years ago, and the construction of
wooden buildings within those limits
was prohibited. What has become of
that ordinance? It is a very good one
to bring to light and have enforced.
TEE DALLES TO BE AD VERTISED
that it will add six
bushel.
per
The Chinese government has a more
difficult case to settle by reason of the
Ku Cheng massacre than any it has yet
had thrust upon it. Eoelaud will not
pass unnoticed the cruel murder of seven
or eight of her subjects, who were re
siding in China as missionaries. If the
murderers are not punished according
to England's idea of justice,there will be
a row compared to which Japan's inva
sion will be as nothing. The massacre
was a most shucking one, but in its ulti
mate result it mav do more toward the
civilization of the Chinese nation than
the work of the individuals who lost
their lives could have done.
The real estate exchange of this city
have undertaken a commendable enter
prise in the publication of a pamphlet
concerning the resources and surround
ings of our city and county. If theedi
torial work is carefully done and care is
used to exclude everything that might
induce immigration under mistaken
ideas, and our resources are -fairly rep
resented it will be of great use to the
community. If, however, there is mis
representation, such as is too often
found in similar publications, it will be
detriment to the people who are
visited by it and ultimately a harm to
our city. Hut the matter is in the
hands of conservative men and we have
no reason to anticipate that it will be
unwisely or unfairly done. If by means
of the proposed pamphlet people in
other communities are induced to come
here to their own advantage, we shall be
benefited; if on the other hand it leads
to removals, which shall prove disas
trous to those coming, our county will
be that much worse off.
s 1
la their desire for news, the news
papers are already speculating as to who
will be Justice Jackson's successor,
New York will rush forward with vari
ous candidates for this honorable posi
tion, but owing to the sharpened steel of
Messrs. Hill and Murphy, it would
hardly be worth Mr. Cleveland's while
to select anyone from the Empire state,
Mr. Cleveland has never been far
enough west to know that there is a
Pacific Coast eo no one from west of the
Rockies can hope to be recognized. In
the midst of the difficulties that beset
him, the president will find the safest
course in appointing Mr. Carlisle. Hav
ing already served in the senate, his
nomination would be extended the
courtesy of immediate confirmation and
if a democrat and a southern must be
selected, as seems inevitable, the coun
try will receive Mr. Carlisle with greater
confidence and respect than an? one
whose name is prominently mentioned
Oregon needs more than almost any'
thing else a cleaning out of the system
of pilfering incident to the management
of its state offices. The constitution of
the state provides for the payment for
services rendored the state, and the gov'
ernor ana secretary of state have no
more right to fees they now claim the
right to appropriate than have county
clerks for fees taken in for official ser
vices.
Silver democrats in Missouri and gold
democrats in Iowa: silver democrats in
Illinois and gold democrats in Kentucky,
Can any one defiue the position of the
democratic party upon the financial
question? But there is little use in try
ing, for the party, if it bad a position,
will never be so situated as that its
position will be of national interest.
Oregon is herself again and the ther
mometer has returned 'to its normal
condition. ' This will, no doubt, end the
extreme hot weather. , Hereafter we
shall enjoy weather that cannot be sur
passed anywhere on the globe for com
f jrt and health.' Oregon is a good state
to live in.
The directors of the fair association
have decided to hold a fall meeting, and
early in the year preliminary prepara
tions were made. Through all the dull
times the fair has regularly been held,
and now when the ekies are brightening
the meeting should be a rousing one.
The directors should ask for the co-oper
ation of our business men, and receive
it, for no institution is a greater benefit
to a town than a lively, .well conducted
fair meeting.' The date is put a suffi
ciently long time after harvest to give
people from the country an opportunity
to visit the fair.
Another marine disaster is added to
the list of ocean horrors. The steamer
Prince Oscar and an unknown sailing
vessel met in mid ocean and both were
sunk. The entire crew of the sailing
vessel was lost, and five from the
steamer. Although the loss of life was
not great as compared with the sinkings
of the Elbe and Colima, this fatality,
when added to the already terrible list,
makes the present year a memorable
and sorrowful one in the history of
ocean navigation.
' Mr. W. C. Jones, of the Boston firm
of .Hallo well & Donald, left last night
for Portland, from which place he will
take the train for Boston, accompanied
by Hon. C. M. Cartwright, president of
the Baldwin Sheep and Live Stork
Company. Mr. Jones has been one of
the largest wool buyers in this part of
the countryand this year bought an
immense quantity of , wool, . For the
past ten years Mr. Jones has handled
all the wool of the Baldwin Sheep and
Live Stock Co., and represents a heavy
wool buying concern in Boston, having
buyers in different parts of the country
He makes The Dalles his headquarters
during the wool season. Mr. Jones in
sists upon taking the test products from
out of the West, and, according
Dame Rumor, has become engaged to
fair young lady of Portland, Miss Lilian
Durham. Having .been raised in Bos
ton, the bub of the universe, Mr. Jones
pays Oregon the compliment of coming
here to seek a helpmate through life,
Do You Know a Good Thing
WHEN YOU TASTE IT?' IF SO YOU
WILL NEVCR BE WITHOUT ' - V..'
DR. HENLEY'S
CELERY BEEF AND IflOlT
IT "
QUIETS AND STRENGTHENS THE NERVES
BUILDS . UP THE 8YSTEM
PURIFIES AND ENRICHES THE BLOOD v
NATORE'B.BUILDERiANOHONIO
FOR SALE BY BLAKELEY &; HOUGHTON.
Have You
Ever
to
The tuneral of .Lester ttudnow wa
held this 'morning at 9 o'clock from the
undertaking parlors of Crandall & Bur
get. The body was brought from Cas
cade Locks last night. Mr. Gudnow
lived near Wind river, and died very
suddenly. Wednesday. He bad not
complained of feeling badly, only that
a boil on his face gave him some trouble,
Some water was brought him in which
to bathe his face. A few moments later.
when someone entered the room, he was
found lying dead, with both hands
clasped over his right side and the towel
clenched in bis fingers. The body was
taken across the river to Cascades, and
theTi brought here. Mr. Gudnow was
young man, only SI years old, and
was well thought of in the neighborhood
where he lived. Several years ago be
resided in The Dalles. The faneial was
attended by a large nutrtber of friends
from along the river.
A complaint has been sworn out by
Dr. Brosius of Hood River charging Dr,
Julius Rotherniel with the crime of for
gery. The doctor, who claims to have
been a soldier in the German army, was
arrested this morning just after he had
passed the court house sitting in
wagon and leading his riding horse. He
was placed in the county jail awaiting
examination. The complaint recites
that Rotherniel forged the name of An
gust Morschbach to a check for $200,
The defendant is said to have admitted
signing the check, but claimed to have
done so under proper authority. Just
previous to his arrest the doctor sold his
horse to Eniil Kohrlein. The prelimin
ary examination will probably be held
tomorrow. '
A Board of Trade.
Editor Chronicle. Referring to your
article in your issue of yesterday, in re
gard to a Board of Trade for this ' city,
by all means let us have one. Let the
young business men come to the front,
and grasp the opportunity of doing
something for the city, let a new Dalles
spring up, with an up-to-date lot of
enterprising, pushing young men to the
front. There's a flood tide of prosperity
coming, take advantage of it. .
Columbus.
SLEEP
AND
REST
Noticed
That Johnston is selling goods cheaper than
anybody? His goods are the freshest, and he
always carries what you want. He buys for
cash and gives his customers the benefit,. Try
him and see if it's true.
Johnston's' Grocery Store,
No. 113 Washington St.
Closing Out Sale
of DRY GOODS.
CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOQDS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS. -
Past or present values cut no figure, as goods
MUST be SOLD LESS than COST.
Give JVfe a Call.
J. R McINERNY.
Wool Growers,
Attention..
I will be in The Dalles during the Wool Season of this
year, prepared to buy all kinds of Wool in any quantities at
the highest market price. See me before selling or ship
ping your Wool. 1
CHARLES S. MOSES.
THE CELEBRATED
OLUMBIA BREWERY,
AUGUST BUCHLER, Prop'r.
. This well-known Brewery is now turning out the best Beer and Portec
east of the Cascades. The latest appliances for the manufacture of good health,
ful Beer have been introduoed, and ony the first-class article will be placed oa
he marknt.
Jew England Marble Granite Works,
Calvin H. Weeks, Proprietor.
-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN-
FOR
The fire iu Pendleton is another warn
ing to The Dalles to be on the alert and
well prepared. We have bad eo many
experiences iu the way of conflagrations
that we ought not to be caught unpre
pared ; but unless we are caught unpre
pared there is little probability of a
serious fire. The ' buildings between
Court and Union streets and Third
street and the river are a menace, and
should a fire within those limits get a
few moments the start of the depart
ment, the entire town would be in
danger. '
With the opening of -the Cascades
canal, the placing of a line of steamers
on the upper river, the building of a
portage road about the dalles, the con
struction' of a road from Portland to
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The TyrH Val
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la
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Ask Vantibt8r & Worsley for it.
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A. A. B.
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DRUGGISTS,
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