it) THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1895, The Weekly Ghroniele. TJUt DALLES OBEOOH -Entered st the pwtofBce at The Dalits, Oregon, as second-class mall matter. STATE OFFICIALS. . ajvernoi. . . W. V. Lord Secretary of State '. II It Kincaid Treasurer. Phillip Netschan Bupt-ol Public Instruction U. M. Irwin Attorney-General C. M. Idleman ' (G. W. McBride Hraators ' j. H Mitchell congressmen ....S" State Printer......... W. it. Leeds til late in tbe season ; bat there now ap pears much reason- for their doing bo this season. A cent or two gain per bushel is soon overcome by interest and warehouse charges; but a possible gain of five to eight cents is worth wait ing for. - ' " COFSTI OFFICIALS. County Judge. Geo. C. 31ukeley Sheriff. T.-J. Driver Clerk.... ...A. M. Kelsay Treasurer . ....wm. ancneu , , (Frank Kincaid Commissioners JABi0wers Assessor F. H. Wakefield Surveyor E. F. Sharp . Superintendent of Public schools. Coroner. . . .Troy Shelley . w. II. Butts HEROISM IN THE ENGINE CAB. . Another case of heroism in an engine cab is told in today's dispatches. . Tbe passenger train on the Great Northern ran into a landslide at Richmond Beach, near Seattle, last night, and as a result Neal McKinley, the engineer, lies dead. When the danger came into view he reversed the lever, and with his band upon the throttle, faced approaching death. Oftentimes men risk their lives when there is no need, and tears are shed over a mangled corpse which death overtook through the victim's mistaken sense of duty. But in tbe instant that intervenes for judgment to decide there is little time for v weighing results and the brave man errs on the side of duty. This engineer thought the liveB of those entrusted to bis care could be better served by' bis remaining in the engine, and so he did, and the world applauds bis act. The average traveler little thinks of tbe man in the engine cab, and yet in nearly' every case the man is a hero. The cases where be proves faithless to bis duty are rare indeed, while nearly ' every day there comes the same story of ibe man who died with bis hand upon the throttle, thinking only of tbe sleep ing passengers behind him. No class of men is more deserving of praise than railroad engineers. Quick minded, strong nerved, cool beaded, sober and faitbfnl, they face death in ugly forms and never flinch. When the book of heroes is made ap the name of the rail road engineer will be high in the roll, and tbe numerous instances of unselfish sacrifice will stand in clear light. We can well afford to honor the brave engineer, and shed a tear of sorrow with his mourning comrades when he falls under the cruel weight of the engine, dying as only a hero dies. , The Oregonian is sometimes as un reasonable in discussing the affairs of other states as it often is in matters nearer-home.' Its comments, upon tbe controversy between Gov. Woodbury of Vermont Bud the Eutland Herald is un fair in the extreme. The controversy arose, not out of the evils or benefits re sulting from the prohibition law of Ver mont, but entirely but of the tact that tbe Rutland Herald has accueed Gov, Woodbury of a crime, and the governor has seen fit to have the accnsation in vestigated by the courts, and therefore has eued the Herald, for libel. That is the whole matter. There is no scandal about it, any more than there is a scan dal connected with the enforcement of the excise law in New York. In tbe latter case those who are enforcing the law do not favor it, but, being sworn to do their duty, and their dnty being to enforce tbe law, are attempting to do it. Probably tbe greatest array of legal talent ever employed on a single case is that now appearing at Seattle in the case of the Northern Pacific receivers. The case is one of great importance, and that fact is reflected by tbe prominence of tbe men who appear for the different parties in the sait. The number of ex- United States senators which appear is striking. The counsel includes Senator John H. Mitchell of Oregon, ex-Senator John B. Allen of Washington, ex-Sena tor John C. Spooner of Wisconsin, ex- Senator J. N. Dolph of Oregon, and ex Senator Wm. F. Saunders of Montana, AH these gentlemen have achieved national reputations in political life, and stand in the front rank of able lawyers. There could be many remin- DEN UNCI ATION WILL NOT WIN. it will be a question of onlv a few months Until the Indian ami hia mnnev i j Messrs. Debs and Coxey join in rant- wlU bave forever parted company, and ing against the old political parties, and seek to advance their own interests by violent denunciations. Their utterances will convince no one of their correct ness ; but their unfitness for political or other leadership is made very apparent. The trne welfare of laboring men will never be advanced bv these methods or these men.r Bitter denunciation and abuse, avails nothing, bat generally weaken the cause in - behalf of which they are used. Mr. Coxey says he will be tbe next governor of Ohio; but either he does not believe it, or else he has no political sazacitv. Mr. . Debs denounces the judge who pronounced sentence upon him as a Czar, and abuses the courts which have been tbe instruments of en forcing the law of the land. Neither of these men could be trusted he will be a complaining charge nnon the bands of the government The expendi.ures of the government for the first two-tbirds of tbe present month exceeds the income by more than $7,000,000. Daring lapt month tbe defi cit was nearly eight and a half millions Where is tbe surplus that ' used to threaten onr national existence and was the cause of so mnch democratic denun ciation? Wbat further comment upon the . failure of this administration is needed? If the construction of dwelling housee indicates anything as to the growth of a town in population, Tbe Dalles is grow ing rapidly. - Within the past two months not less than a dozen dwellings haye been built, and plans for a number for a mo- of others are now being prepared ; yet ment by the nation, if tbe government is to stand ; and the people, out6ide of the populists, who have anarchical ten dencies, are quite content that the gov ernment shonld remain. not a desirable house in town is vacant. OUR FRUIT SHIPMENTS. A steady stream of fruit is flowing from Wasco county, both east and west. A part of this product will not be con sumed until it will have gone a quarter way around the world. In other words, we have now a market as great as any country in the world; and the only questions which remain to be solved are "How can tbe fruit be packed so as to keep?" and "How can it be shipped so as to leave to the producer a fair com pen sat ion?" These questions will solve themselves as the products increase. " Not until last year were shipments of Pacific coast fresh -fruits made to the old world. The channel is opened, and the stream should never diminish. This year a direct line of steamers will By the death of H. O.Houghton, Massachusetts looses one of its greatest publishers and best men. He was scholarly, prudent and generous. 'Many a charitable library has cause to remem ber his name for bis liberal gifts of books. Few men will be more greatly missed by literary people, x - of the United States, senate carrT 0reBon 8PPlef 10 China and Japan. iscences called to mind bv the different members of the group, COUNTY. ASSESSMENTS. The Portland press comments upon the conscientious work which is now be ing done by the assessor of Multnomah county and his assistants. That careful and conscientious work is being done by ' a county assessor ought not to excite comment; but in view of tbe customary manner of doing the work, it is a very remarkable fact that efficiency shonld be exercised in an office which is, per haps, the most important in the county, "That the work has never been carefully -done in this county is evidenced by the "inaccuracies found on tbe assessment -rolls and tbe large amount of untaxed -property brought to light by tbe prepa ration of present ownership books be - gun this year. There has been added to rthe taxable real property something like -$160,000. The discovery of this untaxed realty ought to, and will, if the work upon the next assessment roll is done with the' care it should be, discover much - personal property not heretofore taxed. The county of Wasco has run behind during tbe last fourteen or fifteen years nearly, if not quite, $100,000, an average annual deficit of about $6,600. We ven ture to spy this debt would not exist had the assessments been carefully made and the taxes collected as thoroughly as they conld have been. In tbe econom ical administration of the county much depends upon all tbe county officers; but more depends upon the assessor than all the others. Yet when the assessor of the richest county in the state goes at his work as tbe law con templates and it is done conscientiously. it excites comment. . A gentleman from tbe East recently visited The Dalles for the purpose of ob taining information concerning our re sources and the desirability of this local lty for the investment of capital, com mented upon tbe apparent lack of unity among tbe business men of our city His inquiry why, if we bad such advan tages for the woolen and clothing indus tries, no capitalists bad ever examined into tbe subject before, could not easily be answered ; we were forced to concede that whenever the matter was discussed there seemed to be. a lack of harmony among capitalists, which was not en couraging to outsiders. A live and en thusiastic commercial organization would go a long way toward uniting the people of this city in the development of our resources. Here again is an extensive market, and the Oregonian of ten years hence will witness an industry in the way of fruit in Oregon that few of us now dream of. Bear in mind that thus far Wasco county holds ' the palm. We can con tinue to bold it, if we will. THE REAL ISSUE. The law regulating the catching and handling of salmon should be enforced or repealed. That the present law is inequitable and gives every advantage to the fishermen and cannerymen at tbe mouth of the river, there is no question. Just at tbe time when tbe stage of water permits of tbe taking of fish here, as a usual thing tbe close season commences ; and at the same time successful fishing at Astoria is at an end. But we have the law, and Tub Chronicle believes that until it is repealed it should be strictly enforced. If it is enforced as against transportation companies, there will be little temptation to fishermen to violate it. The president of New York's police commission says: "ibe question at issue in New York City just at present is much more important than the ques tion of a more or less liberal Sunday ex cise law. - The question is as to whether public officials are to be true to their oaths of office, and see that the law is administered in good faith." This is tbe important question in any govern ment. Whenever the enforcement of law is left to the choice of polica or other officials, whose duty is to enforce it, the legislature is a useless piece of machinery. Better elect men to govern as they may see fit, and do away with legislatures entirely. There should be no such thing as a dead letter law. When accuracy and efficiency shall have been attained by all executive officers, there will be a great diminution in senseless legislation; and until then legislators will continue to vote for worthless laws just to accommo date somebody. The first appearance in European gardens of the rhubarb, a now well' known plant, was in 1530, when one Andreas Boorde thus describes it: "I have sent to yor mastashipp," he quaint ly says, "the seedes of reuberbe, the which came owt off Barbary's. In these parts the seedes be sowne in March, thyn (thin), and when thev be rooted they must be taken upp and sett every one on them a foote or more from an other, and well watered." These in structions were apparently not followed, or some other mishap befell the rhubarb, for the plant was not known in Europe till two hundred years later. PROSPECTIVE PRICE OF WHEAT. . The London Statist, a publication of repute, and upon whose estimates reli ance can be placed, gives the probable wheat production of the world as follows . America, 425,000,000, as against 510,000, , 000-bushels last year; Russia, 360,000,- 000 bushels, against 420,000,000 buBhels last year;. Austria-Hungary, slightly less than last year, and Roumania and Bulgaria rather more; France less by 40,000,000 bushels than last year; Ger many about the same, and India 18,500,' 000 bushels less. If these estimates prove accurate, there is every reason to believe that he price of. wheat will, before the season closes, go up by a considerable margin. Chicago wheat speculators are doing all in their power to keep down the price. While they can no douot influence the markel to an appreciable extent, they cannot control it, and the laws of supply and demand will finally control. As a rule we do" not believe in the practice of many farmers of holding un- sso criminal is more dangerous to a community than one wbo will commit arson. A highway robber baa many ad mirable qualities as compared to a man wbo, at an hour when a community is most sure to be asleep, sets fire to any building ; and the man wbo wonld fire a building in which helpless animals are kept, is despicable beyond expression. We hope, for tbe good name of the com munity, that it will yet be made to ap pear tnat Saturday morning's fire was not the work of incendiary origin. The directors of the Walla Walla pen itentiary have announced that in all probability the jute mill in connection with tbat institution will have to close down. VThe extensive importation of grain Backs from Calcutta, and the sharp competition between local sellers -have brought the price down to a figure lower than the state can meet. For this rea son the jute industry at the penitentiary will probably cease. For once tbe farmer has been tbe beneficiary from the competition, and be -has watched the fight with increasing intsrest as the price grew lower. Tbe state need not regret having placed tbe jute plant in connection with the penitentiary, for it has acted as a regulating force, and has brought down tbe price of sacks from, an exorbitant figure, just as the D. P. & A. N. Co. has been the means of bringing freight rates here to their proper level Tbe price of grain sacks in Washington can never be forced higher than their legitimate value, for ; when such a figure is reached the etate can again intervene, and the price of sacks, like water, will seek its level. . Parrlelde Held Without Bail. Nobtfi Yakima, Ang. -23. Charles McGonigle was given a preliminary ex amination before Justice Rodman this afterno jn on a charge of murder, the victim being his aged father. The court room was crowded. The defense brought in no evidence, and the prosecution in troduced bnt three of their ten witnesses. Tbe judge held McGonigle without bonds to await the action of the superior court in October. When - tbe prisoner was taken back to jail, he surprised bh guards by dancing a jig on the jail floor and laughing over tbe result of the ex animation. He Is thought to be feigning insanity. One night when Mr. Isaac Reese was stopping with me, says M. F. Hatch, a prominent merchant of. Quartermaster, Washington, I heard him groaning. On going to his room I found him suffering from cramp colic. He was in such g- ony I feared be wonld die. I hastily gave him a dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He was Boon relieved and the first words ho uttered were, "what was that stuff you gave me?" I informed him. A few days ago we were talking about the attack-and he said he Was never without that remedy now. I have used it in my family for several years. I know its worth and do not hesitate to recommend it to my friends and customers. For sale by Blakeley & Houghton Druggist. Ex-Consul Waller's Case. Washington, Aug. 23. The state de partment has received a cable from Paris stating that Ambassador Eustis, upon the return of tbe French minister of foreign affairs to Paris, has come to an understanding with him regarding the designation of the deputies to be sent to Charlevoix to see ex-United States Con sal Waller, confined under 20 years' sen tence. The second secretary of the United States legation, Newton B. Eus tis, and Mr. Alexander, consul of the embassy, have been selected by the tin baseador. Xhey started this morning, Engineer of Gantry Hotel Arrested, Aktskito, Colo., Aug. 24. Elmer Loe scher, engineer of the Gumry hotel, at Denver, was arrested here last night, He says tbe boiler explosion which killed 22 people was not due to carelessness on bis part. He claims that before leaving the hotel be banked tbe fire and made sure that the boiler was two-thirds full of water. He left Denver because be feared personal violence. "' Do You Know a Good Thing WHEN YOU TASTE IT? 5 IF SO YOU WILL NEVER 8E .WITHOUT DTi. HENLEY'S 01 tiny BEEF AHD I (ion -IT- ' .QUIETS AND STRENGTHENS THE NERVES BUILDS : UP THE SYSTEM PURIFIES AND ENRICHES THE BLOOD NATURE'3 SUILDER.AND -TOM IO FOR SALE BY BLAKELEY & HOUGHTON. WtAtHKB BCUEATJ. Had James G. Blaine been secretary of state during the recent troubles in China, there would bave been no debate as to whether American citizens in China should be protected in their treaty rights. Blaine's enemies used to refer to bis foreign policy as "Jingoism," but his Influence was always felt abroad in times of conflict between Americans and foreigners. " Hood River is to have a fruit exhibi tion-this fall. Their enterprise is com mendable, and the fruitraisers of this section would do well to join them-1- provided they have the opportunity. Hood River knows how to advertise, and it has something worth having to advertise. The Oregonian is as unfair in its criti cism of The (jbbonici.e s reference to its recent editorial entitled "Another Prohibition Scandal," as it was in the editorial itself. The Chronicle is not searching for matter of misrepresentation against the Oregonian. The matter is, as the Oregonian says, of little general interest, and therefore ought not to take up more space of either paper. But we insist tliat tbe whole tenor of the article criticised was unfair, and our criticism was just. The Vermont papers of good standing put a different version upon the whole matter from that the Orego nian seeks to present. But no matter, the Vermont people will doubtless take care of themselves. . Tho purchase of lands from the Indi ans by the payment to them of money is a curee to the Indian, and worse than a waste of money. Better far . to let them retain their lands, even though settlers are thereby inconvenienced, for i mm ift u t-i mum is m 4 Hypochondrical, despondent, nerv ous, "tired out" men -those who suffer from backache , weariness, loss of en ergy, . im paired mem ory, dizzi ness, melan choly and discourage ment, tne re sult of ex hausting dis eases, or drains upon the, system. excesses, or abuses, bad habits, or early vices, are treated through cor respondence at their homes, with uniform success, by the Specialists ot the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y. A book of 136 large pages, devoted to the consideration of the maladies above hinted at, may be had, mailed se curely sealed from observation, in a plain envelope r by sending 10 cents in one-cent stamps (for postage on Book), to the World's Dispensary Medical Association, at the above mentioned Hotel. For more than a quarter of a century, physicians connected with this widely cele brated Institution, have made the treatment of the delicate diseases above referred to, their sole study and practice. Thousands, have con sulted them. This vast experience has naturally resulted in improved methods and means of cure. Weather Crop Bulletin o 8 at the Oregon State Weather Service Tor Kastern Oregon. Weather: A few light sprinkles of rain fell on the 20th and 21st. The night of the 20th a heavy rain occured at Baker City, when 0.16 of an inch fell. The temperature the day was cooler than during the week preceding, while the night temperature was about the same. The maximum ranged from 70 to 00 degrees, and the minimum from 46 to 64 degrees. The atmosphere was not so smoky duriDg'the past few days as it had been. - Crops : For progress In general farm work the weather conditions have been perfect. There has n6t been any rain, except in some southern sections, and root crops are so far advanced that rain would not be of benefit. Owing to the condition of the grain craps continued fair wbeather is much desired. In Was co and Sherman counties much of the grain is in tbe ehock, while in sections to the east beading and threshing is pro gressing together. Heading is being completed in all sections, and the sound of the thresher everywhere is evidence of the effort being exerted by the farmer to save bis grain as soon as possible and and have it marketed before the com mencement of the fall rains and avoid a recurrence of the damage by unreason able weather, which occured in 1603, and which is fresh in tbe mind of the public. Tbe berry of the grain is not as could be desired, and in many instances, it must be said that the grain presents' a shriveled appearance, which condition is directy attributed to the constant and prolonged drouth. In tbe Walla Walla valley the grain will be of good quality ; there the average amount of precipita tion wa4 approached nearer than in sec tions of Eastern Oregon. There will al so be a good quality of grain from Was co and Sherman counties, though much shriveled grain will be shipped from those sections. While in 'Wasco and Sherman counties tbe average precipita tion was not reached, more rain fell than in Umatilla, Gilliam and Morrow coun ties. Harvesting continues with good progress south and east of the Blue mountains, where in all sections crops have suffered from the drouth. Tbe harvest of alfalfa continues. Owing to the fear that the hay crop -will not be sufficient to meet the demands, farmers and Btockraisers are disposing, of their cattle and are doing bo without making a sacrifice, since the prices offered are very good, brass . is tnin on the range, bo that bay baa to be fed to cattle just tbe same as in winter. Fruit shipments continue large, and the com plaints of dry weather causing fruit to drop from the trees are fewer. Bartlelt pears and late peaches are ripening and are being shipped.' Plums are being picked and dried in large quantities. A rain occurred in portions of Union, Baker, Klamath and Harney counties on the 2l8t, which failed to do any dam age or roucn good, ibe potato crop with bnt few exceptions, has done well in tbe absence of precipitation, though in many sections there will not be enough for home consumption. South and' east of the Blue mountains tbe stockholders look foward to early rains to improve the grass on the rang, with out wbich the difficulty of taking care of the stock ; during tbe winter will be greatly increased. Portland, Or.. August 27, 1895. A Novel Idea. Pittsbdeg, Aug. 23. Dr. C. C. Wylie, a well-known physician of this city, pro poses to destroy typhoid fever and other disease germs in water by electrocuting . the water. His plans as announced is to turn a powerful electrio current into the water, thereby killing all germs in it. Dr. Wylie says it can be .done. Other physicians here are discussing the prospect favorably, and experiment? on the line of Dr. Wylie'a ideas will be made. , r ECZEflA, greatest of skin dis eases, is the cause of more intense suffering than all others combined Tender babies are among its numerous victims. The itching, burning, cracking, bleeding, and scaling of the skin and scalp are almost beyond endurance. . Sleep is out of the question. Most remedies and physicians generally fail even to relieve. If CUTICURA remedies did no more than cure Eczema, they would be entitled to the grati tude of mankind. . They not only Cure, but A single application is often sufficient to afford instant relief, permit rest and sleep, and point to a speedy, permanent cure. '-"'. Bpexdt Ci re Tkcatmf.mt. Vnrra bath with Citicuka 8oai. gentle applUadoiifl of C DTi cun a (ointment), :utl mil J dows of Ctm ccra Resolvent (tba new blood purifier). Bold thronrhwtt th wnr t. 'fTT Dcm Jk Cbkk Corp., Hole froprtnum, ltM. i! S. A. mr" How to curv iUtiy' sktn liim,Tn. mm Find Gcmfcrt and Strength in ) Ciiticyra-Plaslsr- Floating- Darellcta to B Rimottd. London, Aug. 23. The Chronicle says that at tbe request of Lloyds, a commit tee of the board of trade is considering the advisability of sending representa tive to Washington to arrange a joint scheme to destroy floating derelicts, es pecially in the North Atlantic. It is probable that Messrs. Cummings and McDonna will be chosen. When people Are obliged to take med icine tbey want that it shall give quick relief and not add discomfort to their sufferings. Three reasons why .people who suffer with Constipation and Bil iousness should take Simmons Liver Regulator: "It is better than pills, it does not grip; it gives quiek reliefand dors not weaken but; strengthens and refreshes the whole system." J. B. Hieand, Monroe. Ia. The project of Paul Mohr's railroad acroes from The Dalles is having renewed agitation. Mr. Mobr has just returned from New York and stopped in Walla Walla one day. .While there he had consultation with W. D. Tyler, Miles C. Moore and Levi- Ankeny, all of whom are interested in the W. & C. R. R. Al though tbe details of the interview are not known, it is believed tbe proposi tion was discussed of placing boats on the upper Columbia to run from Colum bus to-WalluIa and connect with the Washington and Columbia River Rail- Colored Knight to Settla Their Trouble. Chicago, Aug. 24. The litigation which disturbed the colored Knights of Pythias during their convention this week was finally closed today, when Judge Chetlain, on motion of tbe com plainants, issued an order dismissing the bill of Dolly Proctor and discharging the receiver. Pains in tbe small of the back indicate diseased condition of - tbe kidneys. Owing to the dangerous natnre of tbe dieases which attack those organs it is important that measures should - be taken to remove tbe trouble before it has become too firmly fixed.- Prudence would suggest the prompt use of Dr. J. H. McLean's, Liver and Kidney Balm which has specfic action on the liver and kidneys and will cause an early restore- tion to healthy conditions. Price fl.OQ,,. per bottle. ' road, formerly known as the riant sys- a Fatal Runaway. tern. This road is valuable property Albany, Or., Aug. 26. Milton Wilson, and holds the key to an important situa- a prominent farmer living near Halsey, tion. The scheme is a reasonable one, drove to church in that place yesterday. while yet entirely chimerical, there is Returning, his team ran away, throwing no reason why it cannot be made to sue- the occunants out. Mr. Wilson received ceed if properly pushed. : Should the injuries from which he died this morn- Doats oe Duilt ana ttie portage roaa ;ne ' jjrs. Wilson is not expected to across from The Dalles be constructed, a ijv8i atuj two little daughters were also great step in the further development of seriously injured. It was a spirited Eastern Oregon will bave been taken, and in a few years there will be a settler on every available quarter section, in stead of allowing many fertile- acres to remain unfilled. The next few years will 6ee great changes in The Dalles and surrounding country. ..- , team and ran into a fence, overturning the carriage and throwing the occupants against it while tbe horses were running at full speed. Thoroughbred Hog for Sale. English dish-faced Berkshire Hogs, consisting of two boars and five sows. Davenport Bros. Lumber Company of Enauire at this office, or at the place of Hood River have 400 cords of good dry , . R. B. Gilbbkth, fir wood for sale at Haine's Spur. 281w aug28-lm 15-Mile.,