V The Weekly Gtoniele. IBS DALLES OKKOON Entered at the poetofflce at Tbe Dalles, Oregon, as second-class mail matter. Published in two and Saturdays. port, on Wednesdays STATE OFFICIALS. - eovernor.. W. P. Lord Secretary of State :. . . H K Klncald Treasurer Phillip Metschun Bupt. of Public Instruction i. M. Irwin Attorney-General C. M. Idleman . G. W. McBride tienatora . jj. h. Mitchell " (B. Hermann Congressmen jw K.Ellis Btate Printer. W. H. Leeds COUNTY OFFICIALS. County Judge. '. Geo. Blakelcy Sheriff. T. J. Driver Clerk A. M. Kelsay Treasurer Wm. Miehell t , , (Frank Kincaid Commissioners (A. S. Blowers Assessor r. H. Wakefield Surveyor E. F. Sharp Superintendent of Public Schools. . . Troy Shelley Coroner W. H. Butts THE KENTUCKY CONTEST. The senatorial contest in Kentucky, says the Spokesman-Review bids fair to become as memorable as the famous . ontePt in Illinois which resulted in the election of General John A. Logan" twelve yearsago. In the Kentucky struggle between Blackbnrn and Hunter sjxty- nine votes are necessary 10 a enwee. . The ballot yesterday showed eixty-seren for Hunter (Rep.) to fifty-eight for Blackburn (Dem.), 11 scattering. In the contest above alluded to the legislature of Illinois was a tie on joint ballot, there being 102 Republicans and 102 Democrats. This made an election on party lines impossible unless death or treachery intervened to change the situation. John A. Logan was the only Republican candidate. William R. Mor rison. now chairman of tho interstate commerce commission, was the Demo cratic candidate until toward the close of the contest when the name of Judge Lambert 'free, now minister to Russia, was substituted. The first incident which served to break the monotonous routine of a daily ballot was In the death of a Democratic senator, who had become demented a short time before his death, but was permitted to vote up to his last hour. Next a Republican . member of the house, a relative of Lo gan, fell dead while ascending the stair way to the joint assembly. His suc- ' cesser was a Republican.. Following . this a Democratic representative died suddenly. His district had always been overwhelmingly Democratic. By a 'skillfully managed campaign, known as "a still hunt," the Republicans elected their candidate, which broke the dead lock of three months' duration and gave the Republicans 103 to tbe Democrats 101, and Logan was elected. In Kentucky the situation is almost identical. The Democrats have sixty ight and tbe Republicans have sixty eight. In addition to these there are two Populists. One will vote with the Republicans' and the other with -the Democrats. Already one Democrat haa died. He will be succeeded by another, without doubt. This will restore tbe status, provided a national senator is not elected before tbe.special election is held. Tbe law requires a daily ballot to be taken in the joint assembly until senator is elected. To prevent aa elec tion of senator until the successor of the dead member of the bouse is seated the Democrats are compelled to refrain from Toting in joint assembly, as the Repub licans can not muBterthe necessary ma-J jority. In the case of electing a United States senator, those present who refuse to vote can not be counted to make a quorum, sb the law governing the elec tion of United States senators expressly says : "A majority of all the members elected to both houses being present and voting." In this case the Reed rules do not apply. The outcome of this contest is waited with deep interest. "A TRIUMPH FOR FREE WOOL." The exports of our woolen manufac tured goods during the eleven months ending November 30, amounted to $685, 898, against $676,740 in the correspond ing eleven months of 1894. It cannot, therefore, be doubted that our woolen mills are now doing better than they cave done. . This is a great triumh for free wool, which the Wilson tariff gave the coun try. N. Y. Herald, January 11, 1896. Mr. James Gordon Bennett's un Amer ican paper shows that our exports of American woolen goods were $9,158 more during eleven months of protection to wool in 1894. This may, indeed, be re garded as "a great triumph for free wool," an increase of $33 per working day in the output of all American woolen mills, 2,500 in number; or an average of of 13 cents added to the value of the daily.output of each mill, half of which goes to labor, so that 6 cents per ay could be divided among 155,657 wage earners as the direct result of the "great triumph for free wool." ' . , We have not deducted the increased woolen imports which, last year, from the United Kingdom alone reached $19, 000,000 more than in 1894, without any figures from Germany or France, where . Mr. Bennett's partisan friends are un doubtedly drinking success to American Iree trade. s The loss of $19,000,000 of our woolen trade meant an average loss of- $7,600 in ; the output of each and every one of our Woolen mills :. last year, to be charged against the increased 13 cents worth of 'business per woolen mill per day ac- quired through the capture of additional markets of the world. ; ; We believe that Mr. Bennett's state- ment that "It cannot, thereiore De doubted that our woolen mills are now doinir better than thev have done" is slightly at variance with the truth, Thesareanlta. however, certainly show that "thin xJTthe ereat triumDh for free ,i r,o hommu "rj-inmnhant" l. uui n uu vuu -" 1 i over the destruction 01 amencnn m- duatriea. Economiat. THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS. The first of the regular national dele gate conventions for the' nomination of candidates for president and vice-presi-denfrwere held in 1831 and 1832, to put up candidates for the election whi?h took place in the latter year.. The anti Masonic party, the first of the "third" parties which have figured in national politics, was the earliest organization to adopt this system. It made its nomina tions in a convention which met in Bal timore, September 26, 1831, and put up William Wirt for president. The great parlies of the day at once adopted the system. In New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey at as earlier date 'the germ of this plan was seen in operation. but tbe system was not adopted on a national scale until the campaign of 1832. Previous to that time Presiden tial nominations were made by caucuses of tbe parties' members of congress, by expressions of preference by the parties representatives in the legislatures, or by common consent. TbeEe are the open ing and closing dates, the meeting places and the candidates of tbe Democratic national conventions : 1832 May 12-13, Baltimore, A Jack son. 1H3B jaay . zu-za, .isaitimore, m Van Buren. 1840 May 5-6, Baltimore, M Yan Buren 1844 May 27-29, Balti more, James Ji. .Folic. J.84H May zz-zo, Baltimore, Lewis Cass. 1852 June 1-6, Baltimore, Franklin Pierce. 1856 June 2-6, Cincinnati, James Buchanan. 1860 April 23-May 2, Charleston, no nomina tion. 1860 June 18-22, Baltimore, S A Douglas. 1860 June 22-23, Baltimore, J C Breckinridge. 1864 August 29-31, Chicago. G B McClellan. 1868 July 4-9, New York, H Seymour. 1872 May 1-4, Cincinnati, Horace Greeley. 1872- July 9-10, Baltimore, Horace Greeley 1876 June 27-20, St Louie, S J Tilden 1880 June 22-24, Cincinnati, W S Han cock.'1884 July .S-10, Chicago, Grover Cleveland. 1888 June 5-7, St Louis, Grover Cleveland. 1892 June 21-23, Chicago, Grover Cleveland.; lSgo-June 7, Chicago. r , ' ' The Charleston convention of 1860 split sectionally without making a nomi nation, and each faction afterward put up a candidate in Baltimore. Stephen A. Douglas being nominated " in the gathering in which the northern end of the party was predominant, and John C Breckinridge in the one in which the Southern element was in control. , Thia is why three national conventions of the Democratic party appear in the table in 1860. Two conventions appear in 1872, but tbe first was a liberal Republican gathering, which nominated the ticket that the Democrats two monthB later in dorsed. The following are the dates, meeting places and candidates of the Re publican national conventions from the beginning : 1856 June 17-18, Philadelphia, J C Frencont. 1860 May 16-18, Chicago, A Lincoln. 1864 June 7-8, Baltimore, A Lincoln. 1868 May 20-21, Chicago, U S Gtiant. 1872 June 5-6, Philadelphia, U S Grant. 1876 June 14-17, Cinch nati, R B Hayes. 1880 June 2-8, Chi cago, J A Garfield. 1884 June 3-6, Chicago, J G Blaine.- 1888 June 18-25, Chicago, B Harrison. A892 June 7-10, Minneapolis, B Harrison." 1896 Jane 16, St Louis. Globe-Democrat, Governor Lord's promptitude in re sponding to an eastern newspaper's in quiry as to the numerical strength of the state militia was no less remarkable than is his tardiness in answering the query of about a score of Oregon news papers as to why he does not call a spe cial session ot the legislature. His ex cellency seems to be more interested in Cuba's straggle for freedom from Span ish rule than in Oregon's appeal for re lief from oppressive taxation. Evening Telegram. This is lively imagination. Governor Lord is not more interested in the Cuban insurgents than in Oregon's appeal for relief from oppressive taxation ; but he does not call an extra session because he knows that outside of the political ring- sters in Portland and a few of their hire lings in other parts of the state, no one wants an extra . session. We would rather let bad enough making it worse. alone, without Another foreign complication has arisen through Chauncey Depew's speech before tbe New York Bar association on the need of a protectorate over some of the South American republics. Tbe Brazilian minister takes exception to "our Chauncey's" remarks and seeks to humiliate by referring to bim as Mr. C. M. Depew a title to which, with his L. L. D. and newspaper fame, the New Yorker is not accustomed. . The diplomat from Brazil should learn that Mr. Depew is America's great after dinner speaker, and need not be taken seriously. A bale of goods from Europe is a de pressor of American wages under a low tariff, The American manufacturer without adequate protection must meet the European price or suspend opera tions, and he can meet it only by reduc- ing the coat of production, which is mainly, laoor coai. aqo mis to me iaci. tnat is core 01 ids cuespesi, aou oiwn sne. hjuhi, ucraueu bio h"u,,us into tftia country to mane ine compel.' Hon sharper among wage-earnera. and i is perceived that the right method of alvancing wages in this country' is, not to try to fix wage rates by governmental deciee, but to build higher the tann 6"""" svv-. - - . pose severe restriction upon lmmigra tion. The Presa, N. Y. - The first blood in Texas is claimed for McKinley. In the eighth congressional district . the delegates to the national convention are instructed for Ohio's gov ernor.- The wool growers of Texas wil have a chance next November ot showing how much is their political strength. Wheat Is Taking a Rise. The Dalles wheat market is strength ening along with the markets in other places. Since last week the price has risen from 45 cents to 52 cents, which figure is the quotation given out today Tbe trading is light, most of the farm era having sold earlier in the fall, when the rise in price was problematical There is not much wheat in the ware houses at present and the roads a.e in that condition which niakesbanling im possible. Those who all along have nrorjheRitri that the nrice in The Dalles would reach 50 cents have the pleasure J of seeing their judgment proved correct, as two cents above that figure was given as tbe quotation at thb Wasco ware house this morning. It can be depend ed upon that The Dalles market will pay the highest price for wbect, as it does for wool, in Eaatern Oregon. The market is in such a feverish condition that it is dangerous to hazard any guess as to what is to louow. The present rise is due, buyers say, to a demand for milling purposes. ' Through the agency of the Rattlesnake road, the Sherman county people are getting tbe benefit of tbe rise, as 50 cents have been offered at Biggs. , The Commercial Review has furnished Thb Chbonicdk with the following statement of the condition in Portland ; Tbe course of tbe wheat market dur ing tbe weeK under review was ot a favorable character to holders, and a moderate business was done in Walla Walla wheat, at a material advance over prices ruling a short time ' ago, Most of the recent transactions were made in the interior, the spot market showing few Bigns of activity. Prices have advanced fully four cents per cent al over the preceding weeV. Sales of Walla Walla have been reported on tho basis of $1.04 here for milling account. While the export demand indicates no pressure, to buy, yet shippers are in the market at advanced Quotations, and keen in line with the rise in values abroad.! The inquiry from England for prompt shipment cargoes has at no time been what could be called active, yet it ia an improvement over the marked inactivity prevailing during the closing months of last year. At the East wheat was very active, accompanied, at times by sharp fluctuations. The general appearance of tbe market is favorable to a general advance in values, which, however, muat necessarily be slow, as the heavy visible supply in all countries does not justify any Bhort supplies, and it would be well for holders to canvass the situa tion throughout and not place their ex pectations toq high. Receipts of wheat the past week were small, owing to severe snow storms. Shipments foreign were 79.000 centals.' Exporters' bids for Walla Walla wheat here are 56 cents per buahel, and for valley o cents. EASTERN MARKETS. There was considerable interest mani fested in the leading eastern markets the past week the volume of business was larger. The receipt of grain at the leading distributing centers was fairly liberal, though not so large as during the nrst few weeks of this year. Unerings at interior points were fair. The move ment of grain eastward from Chicago was quite liberal and widely distributed, largely to manufacturing and milling sections. In the speculative markets, the wheat market was of an active na ture at times, and the market closes higher than ft week ago. It looked at one time that the market would get so bullish that prices might go materially higher, owing to disturbances in Europe. The Chicago wheat market has been very strong during the past week, sell ing up to within a shade of 62 cents, and promises good returns to investors at present prices. The heavy traders, such as (Judaby and Jfardridge, have been buying liberally and are not afraid of expressing their bullish convictions. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. Shipping wheat has been in aotive de mand, and while at times rumors were of a weakening nature in the tone of the market, holders were totally indi Keren t and were backward in making offerings. That the exporters want wheat is beyond all question, but every effort is being put forth to keep values from advancing, and if possible to effect temporary de clines, in order to fill all advantaeeous prices. Tbe demand from Australia ia assuming larger proportions than was anticipated, and judging -from recent crop reports from that locality, there will be quite a liberal inquiry for some time to come. Shippers are buying in the interior wherever possible, in fact they are paying higher prices propor tionately than tbe ruling rates in this market. From a statistical point of view, and taking all trade conditions into consideration, the outlook appears very favorable to holders. On the other band, shippers do not view it so hope fully, but whether this is due to per sonal desires for low prices or otherwise, cannot be determined. - Ayer's Hair Vigor is certainly a re markable preperation and nothing like it has ever been produced. No matter how wiry and unmanageable the hair may be, uuder the influence of this in comparable dressing, it becomes soft, silky, and pliable to tbe comb and brush. Subscribe tor The Chroni cle and get the news. ' Tbe Honor of Being; First. The one question which' lies deepest in the minds of the people of this city and of. the country whose river port it is, is, "When will tbe locks at the Cas cades -be finished?" Although it may not be talked about upon all occasions, yet there is hardly any citizen who, in his leisure moments, does not turn this matter over in bis mind and wonder if it is true, after all these years of wailing, of disappointment and hope deferred till almost gone this great undertaking is really to be accomplished, and the waters of the Columbia, figuratively speaking, will flow unfettered tJ tbe sea. March 1st, the day which seems to be agreed upon as the time for the in formal opening of tbe locks, is but a short while removed, and a little pa tience will determine whether or not tbe contractors have made their word good. A little clipping from the Stevenson Pioneer says : -; ,. It is given out for a fact that the locks will be so far completed as to a'low the passage of boats by the first day of March, and the cities of Astoria and The Dalles are preparing to celebrate the event in great Bhape. There will be big excursions from both these places, and probably from many other points, to see tbe first boat pass through the channel. Our own beautiful Regulator is to havethe honor of being the first boat to make the passage, and for a little while the middle river will be without a steamboat, for the first time ia just forty yearB. All this is good news, and we hope it will come to pass without any further delay. We have been dis appointed so many times about the completion' of tbe canal and locks that we are always afraid to make a state ment regarding their completion at a certain date lor fear it will amount to only another disappointment. The Pioneer has been wrongfully in formed as to the Regulator ' being the first boat to pass through the locks. A director of The Dalles, Portland & As toria Navigation Company informed Chronicle reporter today ' that the Dalles City would receive the. honor of being first, and it is fitting that she should. For four years this staunch boat has steamed through tbe turbulent waters to tbe foot of - tbe locks and stopped at the obstructions, not then removed. She has knocked at the door so often that it would be unfitting to let another enter first. ' Besides,. the people of Tbe Dalles would rather take no risks. We are not caring to have this river free from boats, even for once in forty years. We would rather be sought than seeking, and after other boats have reached the middle river, we are willing to let the Regulator pass through the locks. The day that the locks are opened will be a time of rejoicing such as never was seen in Eastern pregon before. Political Gossip. Political gossip is beginning to appear in the state papers. It is yet too early for candidates to be announcing their intentions, and the imagination of news paper men has a full field for its exer cise. An Eastern Oregon paper says that A. S. Bennett of The Dalles may possibly be the Democratic nominee for tbe supreme court. This, however, we think unlikely, as Judge Bennett has been a candidate for that position twice already and the chances for electing a democrat to tbe supreme court are no better now than they were two or four years ago. The Tribune says that there is a mild suspicion that Judge Charles IL Carey of Portland could be prevailed upon to take an active part in the con gressional fight in the First district. Whether or not this may be so, Mr. Ellis will not be without competitors that will make the contest in the con vention interesting. It is about time that John C. Leasnre was arising to an nounce that he would make a good con gressman. Mr. Leasnre, alter moving to Portland, seems to have been lost in the political shuffle. From now till -convention time there will be abundant opportunities to make and unmake candidates with the rapid ity of a kaleidoscope. , For Infants and Children. Castoria promotes Digestion, and overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, and . Foverishness. Thus the child is rendered healthy and its sleep natural. Castoria contains no Morphine or other narcotic property. ' " Castoria is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription 'inown to me." H. A Akcher, M. D.,. , 111 South Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T. " For several years I have recommenced your Castoria,' and shall always continue to do so, as it has invariably produced beneficial remits." Eowih F. Pardsb, M. D., 12Sth Street and 7th Ave., New York City. "The nse ot Castoria is so universal and its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the in telligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." CxBZjoa Marttk. D. D., New York City. The dajTirra CouPAmr, 77 Murray Street, N. T. SURE CURE for PILES Iujbinz and Blind. Bleeding er FrotrndinR Piles jMa at Hn to DR. BO-SAM-KO'8 PILE REMEDY. Sup. lien. :ng, absorbs tumors. A positive cure. Ciruuhir sent free. Prica Wo. Uruulsuartoali. VS. liOSANaiU, I'Ula., Fa. aa More Bills Allowed. WITNESSES CIRCUIT COUBT. H M Leonard '. 4 FMChilders 4 Jack Fagan 4 00 John H Mathews.... 2 00 Jacob Melqueat 12 00 J L Kellv..; 4 00 J HBlakeney 12 00 crank Uhrisman . 4 00 J L Lewis ..'... 4 00 Ralph Gibons "... 2 00 William Norman.. 4 00 Alex Jlugenine 4 00 WHLochhead 8 00 Dan Maloney 8 00 SamBurcbl .... 8 00 T G Connelly 8 00 GCBill 8 00 O D Doane 8 00 TG Condon. 24 00 Fook Sing 25 60 Thomas Brogan 26 00 Jack Brogan 26 00 Charles Murphy 26 00 Jack Henry 26 00 Frank Fennell 86 20 Ed Fennell.. 44 20 Charles Stokes 12 00 CBDurbin 26 00 Ray Kimsey 19 00 Boyd Ashby 19 00 Walter Silvertooth. . , 31 00 J C Brogan 41 00 N R Baird.... 26 00 ME Miller ... 23 00 F J Reese. . 19 00 Frank Kincaid 25 00 A M F Kirchheiner 23 00 G H Dunn.. 23 00 J H Blakeney. . 8 00 M Hanson 6 00 J H Mathews 6 00 J H Fagan 6 00 W S Norman 6 00 HM Leonard 6 00 Walter Johns 6 00 F MChilders 6 00 J Millard 6 00 J Frederickson 6 00 James Nelson 4 00 Fred Benzer 12 00 W C Barril 6 00 N Peterson 12 00 J Norman 12 00 J L Lewis 6 00 J M Huntington 2 00 TH Johnston,. 5 00 JL Kelly...... 6 00 W H Butts (not allowed) 4 00 John Pasbek . 2 00 6 00 Horace Patterson. 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CharleB Wallace, con fees . : 5 30 James riant, do .... 11 00 19 00 Wm loleom, do .... Tom Cowdell, do Creed Murphy, do Lem Axe, do . . . . 10 00 16 00 15 00 10 30 10 00 Hueh McUreer, do Gene Gleason, do ... 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The Dalles is becoming known as a city of a steady, substantial growth, which, however bright its past has been. has a still more propitious future. The resources and advantages with which this place is blessed have been utilized to but a small degree, and with the re turn of material prosperity to the conn try, and the influx of capital and people to tbe Northwest which, conditions are coming as sure as the change of seasons The Dalles will make great strides in wealth, population and : commercial , power. D. C. Ireland, who as a resi dent of this and other cities, baa ob served tbe conditions necessary to prom ise of. growth, has, in the last issue of the Observer, these words to say of The Dalles:. . ...;.. Considerable is said about the possi bilities of growth at Tbe Dalles in the near future. With a country back of it surpassing rich in natural resources, yet in the experimental ' stage of develop ment ; with a water power superior to Minneapolis, we expect The Dalles to develop more within the next decade than Minneapolis has since 1860. AH it needs is liberal views, fraternization and consistency. ia Our Great Grandfather's Time,' big bulky pills were in general use. Like the DiunaerDuss 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 tne) most effective way. Assist Nature little now and then, with a gentle. , cleansing laxative, thereby removing of fending matter from the stomach and bowels, toning up and invigorating the liver and quickening its tardy action. - . and you thereby remove the cause of a muiuiuae or. distressing diseases, sucn as headaches, indigestion, or dyspepsia, -biliousness, pimples, blotches, eruptions, . boils, constipation, piles, fistulas and maladies too numerous to mention. If people would pay more attention to properly regulating 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- ?lish this purpose, Dr. Pierce's Pleasant ellets are unequaled, is proven by the fact that once used, they 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 -trial, is mailed to any address, post-paid, on receipt of name and address on postal card. Address, World's Dispensary Msdi- cai. Association, Buffalo, N. Y. Did 1 ' . - you know? That we have opened up a Wholesale Liquor House at J. O.. Mack's old stand? The purest Wines and, Liquors for family use. STUBLING & WILLIAMS Jlr Ll