THE DALLES WEEKLY, CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22. 1896.
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THE DALLES
OREGON
Entered at the postofflce at The Dalles, Oregon,
as second-class mail matter.
Published in two
and Saturdays.
parts, on Wednesdays
STATE OFFICIALS.
Sjvernor . W. P. Lord
HrcretRrv of State HE Kincaid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Bunt, of Public Instruction Or. M. lrwin
Attnrnev-Qeneral C. M. Idleman
Q. W. McBride
owjuvurs j j H Mitchell
"IB. Hermann
-uugrenHuieu... ivy p EUlg
. State Printer. W. H. Leeds
COBNtr OFFIClAIiHVu
Count; Judge. .........Geo. C.
. Blakeley
BBenn....
.T. J. Driver
Clerk A. M. Kelsas
TTnaanrer Wm. Michel
,n (Frank Kincaid
wwivv .. ............ .A H Blowers
Assessor F. H. Wakefield
Surveyor .'w E. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Shelley
Coroner . n. Butts
NUMBER FORTY-FIVE.
By the president's proclamation Utah
becomes an independent state of this in-
- dissoluble Union. Forty-fifth in the
order of time, Bays the Tribune, it is not
an exaggeration to say that the new
commonwealth is among the first in
prospects. It possesses an immense ter
ritory, rich and multifarious resource?, a
climate admirably adapted to their de
velopment, an energetic and thrifty peo
ple to supply the necessary brains and
muscle, strong attractions for capital
and special inducements to immigra
tion. The population in 1890 was 208,
000, and is now supposed to be not much
less than 230,000. Excluding two Jor
three of the "original thirteen," only
four states have entered the Union with
a larger population than Utah Maine,
. Wisconsin, South Dakota and Washing
ton and five of its predecessor? have
fewer inhabitants today Nevada, Wy
oming, Idaho, Montana and North Da'
kota. Unquestionably, Utah would
have been a state long ago except for its
"peculiar institution." It is interesting
to reflect with what rapidity an obstacle
which only a few years ago semed in
surmountable haB disappeared. The ap
prebeneion that political considerations
might at some time avail to procure for
polygamy the permanent protection of a
sovereign state long disturbed many
thoughtful minds. The admission of
Utah to the Union ia not now supposed
by anybody to involve the slightest risk
of that misfortnne. Its constitution
i explicitly forbids plural marriages for
ever, and there is not a, shadow of rea.
son to doubt either the good faith ot the
people in adopting it or the stability of
the prohibition.
How long the Mormon element will
retain its supremacy against the influ
ences proceeding from a rapid growth of
population and a corresponding develop'
ment of material resources the future
alone can determine. There is no need
for uneasiness on that score. In spite
of its moat notorious tenet, the Mormon
faith has at least been compatible with'.
if it has not been productive of, some ad
mirable civil qualities, which have been
uniformly illustrated in the history of
the territory, and which have now found
expression in the constitution of the
. etate. That instrument'in decreeing the
political equality of the sexes is destined
to subject the policy of woman suff-
rage to a more important test than it
has had hitherto, but it is not revolu
tionary in any other sense or degree. In
fact, except for the judicial experiment
' of a trial jury of eight persons, three'
fourths of whom may render a verdict in
civil, but not in criminal cases, the or
ganic law of Utah is essentially conser
vative. It provides liberally for a free
school system, but Bets a strict limit to
state and municipal indebtedness, givesJ
meagre salaries though a long tenare to
state officers, prohibits trusts, preserves
the forests and defines as a crime any
- interference with the right to obtain and
enjoy employment. It appears upon
the face of it to provide a prudent,
equitable basis for the administration of
public affairs, and is not likely to need
an nnusual amount of revision.
The new state deserves a hearty wel
come. It is to be regretted that a serious
attempt was not made to end the pres
ent discredit And the dismal products
which the degeneration of Nevada has
At the present time gives
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produced by inducing that state to con
sent to incorporation with its progress
ive neighbor. Of course Nevada could
not have been coerced into such ,an ar
rangement, but a fair consideration of
its prospective advantages might have
persuaded the people of a decaying com
monwealth to accept them. But as we
have said before, Utah is not to. blame
for the neglect of this opportunity. The
forty-fifth state has amply earned auto
nomy, and we have no doubt will exer
cise its sovereign powers for the honor
and benefit of all.
THE REED MOVEMENT.
The Reed movement in New England,
which has begun to take practical shape,
was expected as a matter of course. The
speaker, says the Globe-Democrat, is the
biggest man whom New England has
had since Blaine's days of promises, and
Blaine was the greatest man in his lo
cality since Webster. Blaine was a
much greater politician than Webster,
though far below him in some other par
ticulars, for Webster never obtained the
presidential nomination of his united
party. Webster had even greater ill
fortune in this respect than John Sher
man has ever suffered. The delegates
whom he supposed would be his were '
more elusive, wnen toe voting time
came, than those "pledged ' to bner
man. Blaine, however, was not fooled
in this way. Most of the delegates who
promised to support him always stuck.
The probability is that Reed will be
equally fortunate.
Presidential booms are usually
launched about this time. The Repub
lican National convention is only five
months away, and the selection of dele
gates will soon begin to be a matter of
immediate concern. "Demonstrations"
in the interest of the different aspirants
are now in order. Reed, McKinley,
Harrison and Allison "conclaves," "con
spiracies" and "rallies" may be looked
for frequently now until the convention
meets. Everybody who has any prefer
ence at all in the matter of the selection
of the candidate will soon begin to show
it. The liberty of choice is not often
wider than it is in the present case.
This liberty relates to locality as well as
to the general attributes of the aspir
ants. The far East, the far West and
the central West are represented by the
candidates, while the divergencies in
temperament and characteristics among
them are equally conspicuous.
Speaker Reed is in a peculiarly trying
position for a presidential aspirant! To
a man of his positive character and im
mense influence the speakership carries
with it the leadership of his party in the
house. For every partisan measure
which is reported by any of the commit
tees he will be held responsible. The
tariff bill now before the senate is called
the Dingley bill, but the people will
consider it a Reed measure, and mete
out praise or blame to him according as
they divide on that measure's merits.
He will be prominently in the' fore
ground until long after the convention
has done its work, while his chief rivals,
McKinley and Harrison, in private sta
tion, can keep in the shadow. Even Al
lison is far less conspiciously visible, for
he is not a leader, and his branch is not
liKeiy to De tne scene this year of any
contest which will bring him into espe
ciai prominence, xne speaker stands a
chance to either make or mar his po
litical fortunes in the next five months
Thus far, however, in the session he has
undoubtedly strengthened his hold on
his party.
EXTRA SESSION TALK.
The extra session project died an early
death, and the mourning throughout the
state will be confined to a few politicians
whose efforts to secure certain conces
sions which would give them greater
power, are frustrated. The people at
large are willing to let well enough
alone and even compassion for the hard
working political ringsters, who are bo
sorely disappointed, will not move them
to sanction the convening of the legisla
ture. The ' belief is becoming general
that Joe Simon and his friends 'had
some job they wished to get through the
legislature, and the following from the
East Oregonian gives what is probably
the inwardness of the matter:.
"A gentleman who has been mingling
STORE
the very
... $1.90
.Underwear at Cost.
TRUNKS.
HONYWILL.
with the political -managers in Portland
has some vigorous things to say on the
subject of an extra session of the legisla
ture, the calling of which is being advo
cated by the Portland Oregonian and
some of the state papers. The Orego
nian has openly made request of Gov
ernor Lord that he call the session, and,
since it has learned that the governor
has made up his mind not to call the
session, the paper has indulged in some
sharp rebukes to his excellency, the
chief executive of the state of Oregon,
It appears to be the element in Portland
headed by Joe Simon that is making the
request for a special session. And it is
understood that the chief thing desired
is the passage of the Portland charter
bill, which Mr. Simon brought into the
legislature last session and the legisla
tors turned down. This charter was an
absolute necessity, so well informed men
say, to Joe Simon's maintaining his
supremacy in Portland and Oregon, and
it is yet a necessity. The Hume and
Hall factions in Portland have made
such progress that Mr. Simon must do
something to check them. The charter
bill will do this. Ordinarily, it would
be impertinence for the people in other
cities to take a hand in what appears to
be a local fight. But, inasmuch as
Portland is Oregon's metropolis, and to
such a large extent dominates the poll
tics of the state and now atks the people
to pay for an extra session to handle its
affairs, the people at large are justified
in taking more than a passing interest
in the contest."
A NATIONAL COMMISSION.
The agitation for good roads has re
sulted in a bill being introduced in the
house of representatives looking to the
betterment of our road system. The
bill, which has been referred to a com
mittee, provides for the creation of i
special commission on highways. Sev
eral different departments are recognized
in its make-up, the commission to con
sist of one senator, two representatives,
the chief of engineers of the army, the
director of the geological survey, and the
chief of road inquiry of the department
of agriculture. It is provided that the
life of the commission shall be cotermin
ous with that of the present congress
and that it shall make reports by bill or
otherwise of the progress that is made.
The specific objects of the commission
are to inquire generally "how the gov
ernment may promote the improve
ment of highways by the scientific loca
tion of roads on the public domain, the
employment of the geological survey in
the discovery of road materials, the
free testing of these materials, the con
struction of model roads and instruction
in road-making at agricultural colleges
experiment Btations, the Military Acad'
emy, and, when practicable, at all in'
Btitutions having a military instructor.'
An important part of the commission's
work will be to arouse interest in the
subject among the different states, and
by communicating .to the proper au
thorities the technical knowledge ob
tained by the commission to enable the
states to do better work in the construe
tion of roads. Already tangible results
have been obtained by government in
vestigation regarding road building, and
it is believed the passage of the bill
creating this commission wul be a
move towards more intelligent efforts in
securing for different sections of the
country better systems of roads, the
lack of which is sorely felt by farming
communities everywhere. The subject
ol road building has grown to be a
science, such as it was in the days of the
Roman Empire, when the world saw
the most complete system of highways
in its history, and the investigation of
the subject by a competent commission
seems to be the best way of obtaining
neceesary knowledge.
The Victoria Club of Chicago, through
Senator Cullom, has presented a resolu
tion to congress declaring that a con
gratulatory communication to the Trans
vaal republic upon the repulsion of the
Jameson invasion wonld.be unadvisa
ble and an indignity to Great Britain a
power with which we are at peace. The
Victoria Club can hardly expect con
gress to coincide with its views, since if
the Jameson invasion was purely a pri
vate undertaking and one entirely dis
claimed by tlio English government.
a congratulatory dispatch could be ot no
possible concern to Great Britain. If
Dr. Jameson's attempt was sanctioned
by the home authorities, and Great
Britain did participate in the move
ment, then she has forfeited all claimB
to have her sensitive feelings respected.
Such communications as that of the
Victoria Club an American . organiza
tion of English name and affections
are impudent, and the time of a busy
senate should not be taken up in listen
ing to them.
Bluestem. wheat went up to 50 cents
in Walla Walla' yesterday. In the
morning the price opened at 41 centg,
but in a few jumps touched the half dol
lar mark. Over 100,000 bushels changed
hands during the day. Unless the
causes of the rise are purely local, the
farmers of this region, who have not yet
sold, can expect a higher price. The
wheat market will justify close attention
just at present.
The population of Oregon, according
to the census just completed by the
county assessor, is 362,762. The in
crease over the government census of
1S90 is 48,995 and there is no danger of
the present census being an over esti
mate. Oregon is growing at a satisfac
tory rate despite the hard times.
Congress is not wholly bereft of good
judgment and patriotism. At the close
of a recent prayer, in which be prayed
fervently for the success of the Cuban in
surgents, the house chaplain was greet
ed with a burst ot applause from appre
ciative members. Even these signs are
reassuring.
The name of Monroe ia being talked
about so much and becoming bo popular
that the individual in Kentucky who
has been voting for Andrew Jackson
ever since he ran for president, will be
apt to switch at the next election to
Monroe.
Several parties in The Dalles will re
member one D. McRichards who sev
eral months ago spent some lively days
in this city. At that time he was con
siderable of an enigma, and although
seemingly possessed of plenty of money
and having a generoua desire to spend,
yet he was not able to instill much con
fidence in those who met him. Mc
Richards came from Goldendale, where.
he said, he was the representative of
some Scotchmen of unlimited capital
At one time his thoughts were in the
direction of building the Lyle-Golden'
dale road, and a later period he came to
The Chronicle with a tale about build
ing 'a railway from Goldendale to Co
lumbus. The Goldendale papers are of
the opinion that McRichards and Dr.
Hoenoch, who has raised a commotion
in Seattle, are one and the same man.
Hoenoch made the acquaintance of Gov
ernor Mctiraw and several other nota
ble men and invited them to a swell
spread. The banquet had to be declared
off, unfortunately, by the sudden disap
pearance of the host, who had taken
himself to parts unknown, leaving his
baggage and unpaid bills as mementoes.
If, as the Goldendale papers think, Mc
Richards is the Dr. Hoenoch of Seattle,
his versatility and smoothness in getting
in to people should be turned to a better
and more useful account.
In Our Great Grandfather's Time,
big bulky pills were in
general use. Like the
" DiunoerDuss" ot
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
a little now and then, with a gentle,
cleansing laxative, thereby removing of-
lenoine 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, constrpation, piles, fistulas and
maladies too numerous to mention.
If people would pay more attention -to
properly regulating the action of their
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
plish this purpose, Dr. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets are unequaled, is proven by the
fact that once used, tney are always in
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 of the " Pellets," (4 to 7
doses) on (rial, is mailed to any address,
post-paid, on receipt of name and address
on postal card.
Address, World's Dispensary Mbdi-
cai, Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Notice to School Clerks of Wasco Co.
I will mail to each clerk of school dis
tricts, who have applied for the same,
the amount of 'taxable property in their
district, on or before the 25th inst.
School meetings can be held and tax
voted in the meantime, bo that return
can be made by Feb. 1st, aa required by
law. A. M. Kelsay, Co. Clerk.
There are many good reasons why yon
should use One Minute Cough Cure.
There are no reasons why you should
V It A
Bimsrki by Hon. E. L. Smith.
A portion of the address delivered by
President E. L. Smith at the fruit con
vention in Portland contains some mat
ters of interest to the fruit-growers of
Wasco county. The address was well
received by the fruit men. . The conclu
sion, which we reproduce, appeared in
the Glacier; . -"The
past year's experienca has an
ply demonstrated to me the fact that
the greatest impediment to progressive
successful fruit culture is the apathy and
indifference of those engaged in the
pursuit.
"Indeed, I feel that during the year
we have taken a step backward, not
only in the work of our Bociety, but in
the removal of the office of the Etate
board from the metropolis to a place
where it is not readily accessible to the
eastern portion of the etate nor to those
coming from other states with a view of
engaging in the fruit industry.
"Your chairman does not share in the
opinion that there is no field of labor
for a state horticulture society in Ore
gon. Many of us who are devoting
time and means to orcharding would
welcome and find invaluable the meth
ods and experience of other growers
The state horticultural society, in this
aa well aa other states, Bhould be the
vehicle of important educational work
Mistakes would be avoided, errors cor
rected and failuree averted, if we could
popularize the experimental work of the
general government and the more valu
able field work carried on in our state
Artificial fertilizers are rapidly coming
into use, and their Bale should be sub
ject to state regulation, bo that we may
know what we buy. Our lawa and the
enforcement of them relative to the in
teresta of the fruit industry are new,
and hence imperfect, and the State Hor
ticulture Society Bhould be the place for
critical discussion of these and kindred
subjects of legislation of the greatest
importance.
"It is doubtful if any portion of our
country can show a greater percentage
of arable Boil adapted to gardening, and
I use the word in its comparative sense,
than Oregon; and' it will indeed be
lamentable if we neglect any means to
promote thia moat promising industry."
Bills Allowad.
Following is a portion of the billa al
lowed at the preaent term of the county
court. The list will be continued Mon
day: GRAND JURORS.
A S Blowera $ 22 40
Wm Heisler 21 00
Thos Lea bo 20 00
M B Ztimwalt 25 60
W L Hinkle 31 00
J L Kelly 18 00
. JURORS CIRCUIT COURT.
DSKimsey k 27 00
Hugh Chrisman 2 00
AXSwift 4 00
8 G Blacker by.... 4 00
Richard Palmer 4 00
W T Wiseman 8 00
Ernest Sherar 8 00
Hugh Gourlay 2 00
J K Hams : 2 00
A F Martin 2 00
A Watt 2 00
Phil Brogan, Sr 4 00
F Matthews 2 00
J A Guiliford 11 00
J O Mack 2 00
W H Herman 6 00
J S Confer 2 00
A J Douglas 2 00
J R Cunningham :. 48 00
H. T fdmman 2 00
F Sexton 2 00
John Stegman 2 00
WL Hendricks 2 00
James Donaldson 2 00
John Glavey 2 00
H Moorehead. 2 00
Ralph Gibons 4 00
N Harris 2 00
R H Guthrie 6 00
Frank Gabel 6 00
8 H Edmonsun 6 00
W R Haynes 6 00
WHO'Dell 6 00
F M Thompson 6 00
ABMott 2 00
A W Quinn 43 20
8 D Fisher 43 60
Peter Risch 43 40
Peter Mohr 45 20
OLStranahan 44 40
A Bettingcn, Jr 40 60
Leo Rondeau 4 00
WD Jones '. 6 00
L L McCartney 2 00
W C Rupert 2 00
Frank Kincaid : 6 00
A D McDonald 6 00
T T Nicholas . . . : 2 00
J M Smith 2 00
T A Hudson..'. 2 00.
Henry Prigge 49 60
Jasper Ensley 49 60
John End 62 00
H Mahear : 46 20
G W Rice 47 00
C H Southern 2 00
Van Woodruff 61 00
A J Anderson 44 60
R E Williams 2 00
John Carey 6 00
N R Baird (not allowed) 2 00
WITNESSES CIRCUIT COURT.
JATavlor $ 2 00
D Creighton 38 70
J M Benson 3 00
F J Keller. . .' 6 00
George Ireland ; . . . . 2 00
S N Davia 2 00
C E MclntOBh 2 80
W A Miller 2 00
H F Dietzel 6 00
Alfred Trudell.
J E Barnett . . .
James Fisher. .
J C Benson
C W Dietzel.
George Cooper. 8
M M Waterman 7
A J McHaley 8 00
W H McHaley 8 00
J J Woolery 8 00
W D Richards 7 60
L L Lane 6 00
LLLane. 2 00
MBMurchie 8 00
Henry Stead 8 00
ohn Evans . 8 00
OA Shut "... 2 00
George Jolea ." 2 00
J M Filloon 62 00
William Young. 2 00
T H Clark. 8 00
Frank Vogt 4 00
J C Rigga 4 00
William Jones 52 00
C F Stephens 4 00
EPFitzGerald 2 00
J Ehrisman 2 00
J D Whitten 2 00
M F Rice 8 00
W N Wiley 2 00
J L Thorn pson 4 00
Emil Schanno 62 00
W Isbell 2 00
J M Wakefield 4 00
H Darnielle 2 00
T McCoy 2 00
J C Meins : 2 00
L M Funk 4 00
WITNESSES GRAND JURY.
Jacob Melquist 2 00
frank Weidner . 9 20
O L Fields' ,. 9 40
CE Fields 9 40
W C Weidner 9 40
Oscar Fields : 41 80
J C Hostetler : 2 00
J E Stoey 18 00
R E Stoey 18 00
Carrie Edmonsen. 11 00
Frank Connelly 4 00
JHBlakeney 4 00
A A Urquhart 6 00
J H McCoy 13 60
J S Underbill 6 00
John Phlpp8 13 60
Harrison Dufur 10 00
8 N Edmunaen 13 00
F C Sexton 4
Bertha Nialt 11
00
85
WITNESSES GRAND JURY.
W T Wiseman '. . 6 40
L Ostlund 4 oO
Ike Perry 4 00
James Hogan 4 00
Geo Sandman 4 00
Richard Palmer 7 40
Juliua Wiley 4 00
John Thieaen 19 00
Noah Roux 12 00
R Black 19 00
H Blakeney 2 00
Ben Lage 7 20
Hana lage (grand juror)....'.... 23 20
A J Swift 8,00
JDMcAndeck 14 40
Fred Frantsky 19 40
K Hesse iz ou
W R Winans 18 80
ArtBarnum 22 00
Martin Wing 13 40
Frank Watkins 28 00
GeoMelov.... 22 00
M A Moody 4 00
John Bird 4 00
Lee Evans 14 00
A 8 Roberta 10 00
William Freeman 14 00
Fred Lemke 4 00
Jack Melquist '.. . 2 00
John Fredrickaon 4 00
L Lewis 4 00
Ralph GiBona ' 4 00
William Norman r 4 00
WHLocbbead 4 00
Dan Maloney i 4 00
Sam Bunch 4 00
G C Billa. 4 00
O D Doane... -. 4 00
Thomas Brogan 18 40
Jack Brogan 19 00
Charlea Murphy .'. 18 00
Jack Henry 19 00
C Stokea 4 00
C B Durbin 18 40
Sam'l Glover 18 00
N R Baird 16 00
Fred Benzer 4 00
I J Norman 2 00
T H Jobnaton 4 00
W H Butts (not allowed) .! 6 00
WITNESSES CIRCUIT COURT.
J C Egbert " 1120
J H Aldrich 15 00
C A Stewart 25 00
John Trana 23 00
Wm H Smith 67 80
William Bevans 11 00
Winnie Donahue 23 60
Herman Stoneman 8 00
PDHenrich 15 00
F C Brosiua 14 40
E 8 Olinger 14 40
R Rand ... 14 80
R Hesse 8 CO
FredFrouchy 8 00
J A Soesbe 14 40
W R Winans 8 00
John W Henricha 4 00
J H Cradlebaugh 10 00
Wm Floyd 9 00
John Brookhouse 12 00
J B Mowery 13 00
Carl Peetz 12 00
WTHunt 6 00
Drue Barnum 16 00
Artemua Barnum 8 00
Charlea Ward 8 00
W C Stranahan 12 40
Martin Wing 6 00
Frank Watkina 6 00
John Kenworthy 13 40
John E Harria 10 00
George Melov 6 00
Richard Brookhouse ! . 10 80
RM Anderson 15 40
Harry Miller 13 40
Mrs C G Roberts 16 80
Walter Moore 16 00
C G Roberts 16 80
M A Moody 4 00
MilbertE Freeman 19 00
O C Stevans 6 00
Lee Evans (not allowed) 6 00
r8 Mina Turner 12 00
A 8 Roberta 12 00
John Greene 1160
Ferd Dietzel 2 00
Milton Freeman 10 00
Geo W Rice (not allowed; 12 00
J M Huntington 4 00
Horace Patterson 4 00
W C Barrell.... 4 00
A A Urquhart 4 00
Frank Connelly 4 00
W C Rupert 8 00
Two Lives Saved.
Mra. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City
III. was told by her doctors she had
Consumption and that there was no hope
for her, but two bottles of Dr. King's
New Discovery completely cured her
and she says it saved her life. Mr. Thos.
EggerB, 139 Florida St. San Francisco,
suffered from a dreadful cold, approach
ing Consumption, tried without result
everything else then bought one bottle
of Dr. King's New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured. He is naturally thank
ful. It is such results, of which these '
are samples, that prove the wonderful
efficacy of this medicine in Coughs and
Colda. Free trial bottlea at Blakeley &
Houghton's Drug Store. Regular size
50 cents and $1 00.