THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1896. The Weekly Gtoniele. TilK DALLKd UKEGOS Entered at the postottiee at The Dnlks, Oregon, as second-class mail matter. . Published in two and Saturdays. parts, on Wednesdays STATE OFFICIALS. ' Governor . P- Lord Secretary of State II K Kincaid Treasurer .Phillip Metschan Bupt. of Public Instruction . . Attorney-General. . . .- Senators Congressmen State Trinter ... u. m. irwin ..CM. Irtleman tU. W. JIcBride J. H. Mitchell 1H. nermann )W. R. Ellis ....W. H. Leeds COUNTY OFFICIALS. Cnnntv J n ripe Geo. C. Blakeley Sheriff. T. J. Driver Clerk .....A. M. Kelsaj Trejunirnr . . - Wm. Michel! . , (Frank Kincaid Commissioners f A. S. Blowers Assessor , F. H. Wakefield Surveyor ....E. F. Bharp Superintendent of Public Schools. : . TroyShelley Coroner W. H. Butts IMPROVE tHE NAVY. In all the discussions upon the ab sorbing questions of the day, there seein to be bat one conclusion, and that is that this country should have and mainr tain a first-class navy. The actual possession of a sufficient number of first class fighting war ves sels, would give us a surer guarantee of peace and un molestation from European nations, than any other action or all other measures combined. "A few days ago it was announced," says the San Francisco Chronicle, "that Russia was preparing to making im portant additions to her navy, and we were told some months ago of contracts with American manufacturers for large quantities of armor plate for that conn try. There is little or no doubt that in epite of the temporary opposition which Las developed the German emperor will secure the appropriations which he asks for 'the increase of the German navy, and now comes the news that China bas determined to expend a very large sum in putting her navy upon a genuine war footing. France Is all the time adding to her naval strength, especially in the direction of torpedo boats, rapid fire guns and matters of that kind, while Great Britain is spending nearly $100,- 000,000 a year in strengthening and im proving her navy. "The general idea, and the one which most British statesmen and politicians seek to cultivate, possibly to placate the taxpayer, is that the navy is needed for defensive purposes chiefly, but the Hight Hon. G. Shaw Lefevre, in an ar ticle published in 1891, put a different aspect on the enormous increase in the naval strength of Great Britain. He pointed out that while France main tains its navy in the proportion of two- thirds that of England, it can, by alli ance with some one or more'other naval powers, be in a position not far short that of England, and be adds, very sig ninoantly, 'whatever confidence we Englishmen may have in the sense of justice and moderation of our govern ment in any difficulties with France, we may be prepared to admit that our lan guage and altitude on many questions would be different and less conciliatory if the navy of France were reduced to a point where it would give us no concern whatever.' "There is in these remarks a veiled threat which the United States cannot afford to disregard. It is true that the final outcome of a war between England and the United States could hardly be in doubt, but prevention is better than cure, and when we see every great na tion of the world improving its navy, and understand that there is a deter mination to check the bully of the seas on his own ground, It is not well for us to be wiser than everybody else. Had we today a first-class navy even that ob stinate and truculent leader, Salisbury, would change his tone materially on the Venezuelan question and would receive a new and sudden light on the Monroe doctrine and the principle of interna tional arbitration." MR. BLOWERS' SIDE. The communication which is pub- lished below was received this morning from Mr. Blowers. We are very glad to give the requested space, as it is the de . sire of this paper to give both sides the strictest justice. As The Chbunicxe - bas no interest in the matter further than this, we do not make any comment upon the contents of the letter, though Mr. Blowers, in writing that The Chron icle said the matter was "all closed up in open court, does not quote us cor rectly. What this paper said was that . whatever was done, was done with the ' fall concurrence of all the members of the county court, and Mr. Blowers was present when the granting of the fran - chise was decided npon. This is the end of the matter. Editor Chronicle : Sib: Having just read an affidavit from Winans Bros, and an explanation in your issue of today In regard to the action of the county court at its last session in declaring Hood river a public highway, etc., I feel that in justice to the other members of the court I should be heard in the matter. So far as my part in the article quoted from the Glacier is concerned, I was not correctly quoted, and as soon as I no ticed it I wrote a reply and went to the . - , i i . ' wim is, mienaing bibu iu repiy through your paper; but discovering it was an unintentional mistake on Mr. Blythe's part, I thought it an act courtesy to set the matter right through the columns of - the same paper it which the mistake occurred ; also believing that no one of my friends would for moment believe I would stoop so low as to prevaricate in order to shun my share of responsibility in any action taken in open court, when I had acquiesced there. (But it appears I was mistaken in my estimate of my friends.) I there fore wrote a replv setting everything right; but as our paper is not issued un til Saturday, although my explanation was in the hands of the editor long be' fore I saw the article in your paper, feel that I am entitled to an explanation through the columns of The Chronicle The affidavit above mentioned is of course true, and eo is your statement, so far as it goes; but to make matters plai to Hood Riventes I will, explain fully, When Mr. Winane approached me in regard to the matter I was much pleased with the idea, knowing that the opening of the river and building and operating mills here would be the making of our little city, besides bringing a large amount of taxable property into the county and making large and almost endless forests of timber tributary valu able, whereas it is now comparatively worthless. But knowing the propensity some of our good citizens have for kick' ing, I advised Mr. Winans to go down and see how they felt in regard to the matter; which he did. Upon his re turn he reported everyone in favor of the project, and those along the stream willing to sign away their rights to the bank for the purpose of making im provements. ' Being very favorably im pressed with the proposition myself, and balieving that all my neighbors felt the same as I did, I, of course, favored it, Mr. Winans did not band in his con tract until a .very few minutes before court adjourned, when we looked hur riedly Over it, but bad no time to take action, and left the matter as it was unsettled, so far as the contract was concerned ; but had declared the river a public h'ehway several davs prior to that time. Your article would lead readers to be' lieve that the whole matter was settled together and at the same time, which was not done, except so far as the court was unanimous, as I stated before. But upon my arrival home I had scarcely stepped off the train until I was be. sieged with all manner of questions, and was informed that a report was being circulated to the effect that this whole scheme was being carried out on the part of Winans Bros, and myself to thwart and prevent the building of proposed ditch or canal ; besides any amount of other nonsensical rumors. In fact I found that, after talking to favorably to Mr. Winans, through the workings of our chronic kickers, an en tire chance of feeling in regard to the matter had been effected. Tho next day Judge Blakeley called me to the tele phone and informed me that Mr. Winans was there to close up the contract. suggested that the matter lie over until our next session, but he informed me that Mr. Winans was anxious to close it up, and that the judge and clerk could legally close it up, whereupon I advised him to be very careful not to give a mo nopoly whereby Interested parties could be injured, etc. Later that evening the judge called me again and told me he had Attorney Dufur drawing up a con tract, which he would submit to me for my opinion, or sanction, which be did on the succeeding day, when Mr. Dufur, through the telephone, gave me an out line of what be had written, which was virtually in accordance with your state ment of the conditions of the contract in tod ay '8 paper. But in addition thereto be said they were "bound to interfere in no way with any riparian or irrigation rights of anyone .taking water from river." X then told the judge that could' Eee no objection to the contract and thought it all right,' since which time I have heard nothing further. I did not know the contract was signed until this morning; but supposed it was I write this long explanation to justify myself, for during the two or three days time in which the matter was being ar ranged between the judge and Winan- Bros., I consulted with the people here and told them the condition of affairs, and thereby got their opinions and sev eral suggestions, whicb I communicated to the judge. But, now, taking your statement that the matter was all closed up before court adjourned. It appears as it i naa Deen simply "trumping" up telephone messages to make the people here believe I bad nothing to do with it. Judge Blakeley, Mr. Dufur, Winans Bros, and the operator at this end of the telephone will all agree that my state ments are true. I cannot understand why you make the statement that the matter was all closed up in open court, when it is not the truth. "If I were in politics and this came from my oppo nents I would know what it meant, but coming from supposed friends, I hope it is a mistake on your part. I have done nothing since I have been county commissioner that I am ashamed of, nor have I ever shirked my responsi bility. My official acts are public prop erty. All I ask is that the whole truth and nothing more, be told. I am al ways ready to abide the consequences of my own acts, which have always been in the interest of the taxpayers of Wasco county, as the records will show and the present price of county warrants prove. A. S. Blowers. Hood Elver, Jan. 29, 1896. . MC- Joseph B. Foraker, says the Globe Democrat, immediately after his elec tion to the senate a few days ago to suc ceed Calvin S. Brice, made a speech to the legislature, in which be used these words among others: "I believe also in bimetallism. . I believe the world made a mistake when it demonetized sil ver. I sincerely hope some safe way may be found for the restoration of silver to its rightful place alongside of gold as a money of ultimate redemption. I shall favor every measure calculated, in my judgment, to bring about that re sult, subject alwys, however, to the con dition that it provides Tor the mainte nance of the parity of the two metals." This extract is from the speech as given in the Cincinnati "Times-Star," a paper very friendly to Foraker. Some of the other reports made Foraker use harsher langnage in condemnation of "demonetization," and appeared to make a more direct and specific refer ence to the "crime of 1873." The last clause of this extract may seem to take the free silver sting out of it. It is a straddle and a scuffle, yet it is not quite so skillful as the work in this line which is done by some of the state and national conventions. It is not the sort of an utterance that John Sherman would make in this exigency. The man making it could certainly never be a member in good standing of the Hayes branch, which was the dominant branch of the Ohio Republican party. It is evident that the man who used these words thinks. that the act of Feb ruary 1Z, 1&73, dropping tne standard silver dollar from the list of coins to be issued thereafter from the United States mints was a terrible blow to the coun try's prosperity, and - to the cause of sound finance. Of course the real "de monetization" was brought about by the legislation of 1834-7, whicb made silver, at the new ratio, worth more as bullion than as coin, and consequently kept sil ver, except in trifling amounte, away from the mints, while the law of 1873 was merely the legal recognition of something which bad been a physical fact for nearly forty years. It is clear, however, that the senator elect thinks the law of 1873 was the greatest legisla tive crime of the century. But why did Foraker bring up the "sil ver question at all? Silver is not an Is sue at the present time, and will not outside or the mining states, bgure in any shape in the presidential or con gressional canvass of 1896. There must be some reason for this outbreakVhich does not appear upon the surface. rjFor aker is something more than a political "enfant terrible." It would be a mis' take to attribute his periodical irrup tions to mere moral perversity 6"r physi cal exuberance of wantonness. There is method in all of them. Foraker is not a reckless and rattle-brained blunderer but is one of the shrewdest politicians of the time. He in well aware that every presidential aspirant, and McKinley in particular, is taking especial pains to dodge the. silver question. That is the one subject that none of the presidency- seekers will "define" himself upon squarely and specifically. No man knows better than Foraker that a sus picion that McKinley . held the Foraker view on silver would handicap him in the convention, while at the same time he is aware that McKinley dare not for mally disclaim such a sentiment. The Foraker outbreak must prove seriously embarrassing to McKinley, and those who know Foraker best believe he knew this and intended this. The Water CommUlon Meeting. A meeting ot the water commission was held this morning, at which were present Commissioners Bobt Mays, J t Mack, J B Crossen, H C Nielsen and Hugh Chrisman. As the president, T A Ward, was absent,' Hon.' Robt. Mays was chosen to act as president protem After the minutes of the previous meet- ng were read and approved, the follow' ing bills were ordeied paid : I J Norman, supt. . .... .$75 00 id Laflin, helper 55 00 Jos T Peters, sup r 5 52 I C Nickleson, sup. 1 35 Gunning & Hockman, labor 2 90 Hngh Chrisman, secy 5 00 Mays & Crowe, mdse 80 The report of Treasurer Crandall, whicb was read and accepted, is as fol lows : Dec 31, '95, cash on hand. $ 342 32 an 31, cash from water rent. . . 1023 50 County warrant water rent 2 00 Total : .' : $1367 82 CONTRA. By warrants paid $ 156 04 Balance on band. $1211 78 A communication was received from the 1 Aetna Life Insarance Company granting an extension of time for the payment of bonds due on March 1st. Attorney W. H; Wilson was instructed to look up the matter of the old electric ght plant and to report at the next meeting. This finished the business before the commission. Five years ago," says Anga A. Lewis, Ricard, N. Y., "I had a constant cough, night sweats, was greatly reduced in flesh, and bad been given up by my physicians. I began to take . Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and after using two bottles was completely cured."' . Subscribe for Tps Chronicle and get the new. IS FORAKER ATTACKING KINLEYt Last Nlrht'a Dance. A merry crowd of dancers assembled at the Baldwin opera house last evening and from 9 o'clock to 12 danced to the inspiring strains of. the Orchestra Union's music. The occasion was an exceedingly pleasant one, there being enough on the floor to add brilliancy to the scene, and yet not too many for the comfort of the . dancers. The young ladies were attired, in becoming cos tumes and looked their prettiest, the gentlemen not - lacking in gallantry. The hours sped quickly away, and the arrival of midnight brought to a close delightful occasion. It was the expressed wish of those who were present that repetition would soon occur. Among the dancers were : . Mr and Mrs Brigge, Mr and Mrs T Driver, Mr and Mrs Chas Hilton, Judge and Mrs G C Blakeley, Mr and Mrs E O McCoy, Mr and Mrs W H Moody, Mr and Mrs L E Crowe, Mr and Mrs F Faulkner, Mr and Mrs Geo Faulkner of Oakland, Calif, Mr and Mrs A J Tolmie Mr and Mrs Frank Menefee, Mr and Mrs W H Groat, Mr and Mrs A N Varney, Mr and Mrs B S Huntington, Mr and Mrs T J Senfert, Mr and Mrs W E Gar retson, Mr and Mrs Newman, M and Mrs Jas A Crcssen, Mrs E Price, Mrs J T Peters, Misses Eckler of Portland, Minnie Lay, Clara Davis Mattie and Mamie Cushing, Edna Moody of Salem, lone Kuch, Elizabeth Sampson, Minnie Micbell, Cad Booth Maybel Mack, Lena and Lillian Snell Etta Story, Aimee Newman, Virginia Marden, Anna Moore, Mamie Wenner, Messrs Ed G Patterson, H W French J H Worsley, C W Lord, Chas Clarke M A Moody, R H Lonsdale, J F Hamp shire, J G Miller, J Bonn, F S Bogers, L Porter, V Marden, Max A Vogt, B Oppenheimer.G W Phelps, F W Wilson F Weigle, J Weigle, L E Dawson, GD Snowden, Gene Moore, C Snipes, F W Wilson, T C Nye, Vis Schmidt, W H Fowler, H Liebe, E Jacobsen, Geo Dufur, II H Riddell, John Booth, Dr H Logan, Dr A Sturdevant. A Cordwood Trust. The low Drice ot cordwood in The Dalles this winter has been one of the marked conditions of the season's trade, A rivalry among some of our leading firms has put the price down to a figure that makes it cheap to keep warm Large quantities of cordwcod have been brought up the river and the great sup ply coupled with the fact of the mild weather we have been having, made the wood a drug on the market. The beach has been, and is yet, covered to a large extent with wood. The cutters be tween here and the Cascades have not enjoyed the cut war here, and are mur inuring because of decreased return for their labor. They are thinking' of j,mi tating some of the big eastern concerns and forming a trust and by means of it cause the price to raise. Here is what the Stevenson Pioneer has to say of the project: We understand tbere is a irovement on foot among the cordwood men along the river to form a combination for the purpose of putting up the price of wood This is a step in the right direction, and it seems to be the only way out of the present difficulty." The present price is so low that .wood cutters can scarcely make their grub, and it is foolish for men to wear their lives out at work at which there is no possibility, even with the greatest economy, of getting ahead at all. When a man works hard he should get such compensation for hi labor that be can get something ahead in case of sickness. If a man cannot get such compensation he had better rnstle for another job. Therefore we sav let the cordwood men all along the middle river combine, and not sell astic of wood for less than Jiving prices. They have everything in their own hands if they will only take advantage of the situation. Killed at the Looks. Coroner Butts returned this morning from Cascade Locks, where he went to bold an inquest over the remains of William Murray, who was killed yester day afternoon by having a portion of the embankment, under which he was working, fall upon him. Murray was working with two other men in a place not considered dangerous. When the bank began to give away the men started to run and the other two succeeded in getting away, but Murray was not fast enough. A jury was summoned this morning apd the following witnesses called: Dr. C. F. Candiana, W. H. Mc- Kee, M. Keating, J. M. Mclsaac. After hearing the testimony, the jury returned its verdict as follows : We, the jury, empanelled bv the coro ner to inquire into the cause of the death of William Murray, find that said Murray was about the age of SO years, liubt complexioned - and light mustache, weight about 141) pounda, height about five feet six inches. That he came to his death while working on embank ment at the Cascade Locks, the said em bankment sliding upon him and killing him. From all reports the accident seems to be classed as "unavoidable." The un fortunate man is said to have an aunt living in Albany. His other relatives are unknown. From Mr. Hlx. Editor Chronicle: . V I wish to express my sincere thanks to the people of Kingsley, Dufur and The Dalles for the second beneficial ball given at the I. O. G. T. hall at Dufur to enable me to pay my expenses during my sickness. I am under the care of Dr. Andrew C. Smith, and I wish to say that he is one ot the finest physicians in Portland, and he is doing all in his power to save my leg. I went under two severe opera tions. My knee has been very bad the last month.' An amputation may be necessary yet, but he says there is a chance of saving it. I suffer a great deal of pain, but it gives me a great deal of encouragement to know that my friends have not forgotten me yet, and I shall always remember the kindness tendered myself and my family 'during my long misfortune. ' - I hope none of you may suffer the ex periences I have gone tbruagh, but with sincerest wishes for your future welfare and most heartfelt thanks to you all for your substantial sympathy Bhown us. " I remain as ever, Yours sincerely, Davies Hix. A Meritorious Performance. Not every Beat was taken at the Bald win last evening; but a good-sized au dience, and one that was very appreci ative, was present to wi'neas the per formance of Miss Ellsler and her capable company in Alexander Dumas well known play, "Camille." We have no hesitancy in speaking in the highest terms of the acting done by the mem bers of the cabt. The play, as all thea ter-goers know, is one that calls out all latent " histrionic force the dialogue is quick in thought and word and the situations very dramatic. From the rising of the curtain till after the death scene in the last act. Miss Ellsler had the audience as her admir ers. Her first words showed ber to le an actress of finished art. Possessed of great natural ability, eho has trained her talents till they have reached that point which may be called high de velopment.' The story of "Camire" is familiar to all readers of literature. The life of the gay and frivolous society of Paris is pictured with stern reality, and the touch of true love, which forms the basis for the tale, is shown with touch ing tenderness. Miss Ellsler had varied opportunities to prove ber ability as an actress, and she has improved them all. Her acting is natural, graceful, and not lacking in force.' In the third act, where the great sacrifice occurs, she showed that reserve, that suppressed emotion in a manner which only the best of actresses can do. We would not wish to pass by the' re maining members of the cast without giving them their just due. Mr'. Hol- brook Bhnn as "Armand Duval" shared with Miss Ellsler the honors of the even ing. He is a young actor, who showed by his performance last evening that his future in theatricalines is a bright one, As "Monsieur Duval" Mr. John Ellsler was a great success. Mr. True S. James made a capital "Count De Varville." The "Gaston Rieux" and "Gustave" of Mr. George D. Baker and Mr. Andrew Hitchcock deserve much praise. Miss Stannard '.' as "Nanine," . the French maid, acted her part very well, while Miss Lestina as "Madame Prudence" added much strength to the cast. Misa Dauncourt and Miss Benson as "Nich- ette" and "Olympe" were fully up to the remainder of the cast. The Orchestra Union distinguished it self by the excellence of its playing, and this always-popular organization shared with the members of the cast the hearty applause of the evening. The Dalles can well be proud of its orchestra, and the compliments paid to it by the mem bers ot the cast showed that the posses sion of such musicians by a town of this size is unusual. Altogether it can truthfully be said that the Ellsler company is one of the very best that ever came to The Dalles, and in the minds of some critics, really surpasses any troupe before in the city. The Baldwin should be crowded this evening. The company is deserving of it. - The Launching of the JKeffulator. Without a hitch or bobble the Regula tor was launched yeBterday afternoon. In expectancy of the event the directors of the D. P. &A. N. Co. and quite a number of the friends of the boat line had assembled at the boat yard, where all was excitement with the hurry and bustle of preparation. The stately craft rested npon the ways, as if she felt she. were the cynosure of all eyes. ' The hour for ' the launching had been set at 4 o'clock and before that time everything was in readiness for the plunge. Upon the decks stood a number of ladies and gentlemen to whom the ride down the ways was a novel experience. When word was given the keen edges of the axes gleamed in the air, and, descending in unison, the ropes were cut and the Regulator began her descent. The stately steamer paused a moment as if 3 gather herself together for the plunge and then moving slowly at first, started down the ways. As the bull struck the water, those on the boat and onshore saluted her with cheering and the wav ing of handkercbiels. lhe launching was in every way a great success, and Mr, Hannahan, who had the active charge of the repairs and launching, felt well pleased with the result. 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