THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1896.
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From February til, '1896, - to BTarcIi 6th, 1896.
Genuine Bargains the order of the day. " '
Dress Goods.
Our entire lot of 3G-inch all-wool Tre
cot, Fancy Mixtures, &c, embracing the
most desirable shades and effects. Never
sold for less than 50 and 60c; these are
reduced to 25c.
A fine assortment f all-wool Checks
- and Plaids, Wool and Silk Mixed Novel
ties, &c goods that have found ready
sale at 75c, 85c, $1 and $1.25; balance to
close at a reduction of 33J per cent.
. . . Boucles ...
60-inch Novelty Cape and Jacket Ma
terial 5 pieces of the latest color combi
nations. Regular value, $2; spec. $1.50.
Eiderdown Flannels.
Plain Pink; reg. 40c, to close at 25c.
Tan and Grey Crepe Effects; never less
The Weekly Gbf oniele.
THE DALLES
OREGON
BTATK OFFICIALS.
Governor... -jW.P. Ird
Secretary of State -...-H R kincaid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Bupt. of Public Instruction G. M. Irwin
Attorney-General . . . . . . C. M. Mleman
Senators Jj.lH. Mitchell
IB. Hermann
Congressmen. jw. K. Ellis
State Printer W. H. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge Geo. C. Blakeley
bnenu
Clerk
Treasurer
Commissioners
T. .1. Driver
...A. M. Kelsay
..Wm. Micbell
Frank Kincaid
A 8. Blowers
Assessor F. H. akeiield
Surveyor E. F- Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools... Troy! Shelley
Coroner W. H. Butts
A LESSON TO BE LEARNED.
Senator Davie' speech upon the Mon
roe doctrine cornea a little late to have
much effect in moulding public opinion
to a clear conception of what this famous
declaration is. Since President Cleve
land's patriotic message there has been
but little confusion in the minds of the
American people regardinu the intents
and purposes of Monroe's famous state
ment. Every school boy in the land
knows that by it notice is given to Euro
pean nations to- keep hands off the
American continent, and that should
the warning be disregarded,' the force of
the United States would be brought to
the enforcement of the declaration. The
speech of the Minnesota senator will,
however.be of service in showing the
entire application of the doctrine to the
present Venezuelan dispute, and that
the exigencies of the situation warrant
the steps which our national govern
ment has taken.
The understanding in this country re
garding the Monroe doctrine being com
plete, it is equally so across the ocean.
England, wnich at first resented the
American assumption that the United
.States had any right to interfere in any
-complication to which it was not a di
rect party, has adopted an entire change
of front, and upon all sides, in public
and private speeches, through the press,
-and even in the utterances of Lord Salis
bury, the head of the English govern
ment, are heard expressions f avertable to
arbitration a mode of settlement which
at first was deemed inconsistent with
England's dignity. The change of atti
tude upon the pari of Great Britain is
not due to any belief in the justice of
our position, but because any thought
xof war with America' is impossible,
owing to the grave complications that
exist in Europe. England, without a
friend among the continental nations,
could ill afford to concentrate her mili
tary and naval attention upon the New
World, leaving to Russia, Germany and
France the prizes of the old.
The United States has escaped luckily
from what might have been a serious
affair. The American people should not
fail to learn a lesson that has long, been
needed. History , has proven over and
over again thatpeace is best preserved
by perfect military equipment. Other
complications will come up, which may
not be settled as easily as the present
one promises to be. The European
countries fully understand our utterly
defenseless condition, and should the
occasion arise, they would hasten to
take advantage of it. A warning has
been given, for which the country
should be thankful and not delay to ac
cept. It is foolish for the jingoists to
talk war while onr army and navy are
in their present condition ; and yet no
man can tell when war may be necea-;
sary. It is the patriotic duty of con
gress to take immediate steps for the
better equipment of our army and navy.
To Western people it is a pleasing re
flection that a Northwestern senator
Squire of Washington is among the
leaders in this necessary movement.
-Walla Walla is considering the ques
tion of purchasing a chemical engine for
use in the city fire department. Dis
tinct advantages are claimed for the
chemical engine over those of the steam
kind. The purchase price is but half as
great, while the cost of operating is
trifling in comparison to the expense of
a steam engine. A Jsimilar proposition
has been made to the citizens of The
Dalles, which is worth considering. If
it is decided to purchase the chemical
engine, we are in favor of the expense
being borne by those who, it is claimed,
will be benefited by the reduction in in
surance rates, which has been promised
by the insurance companies. If the
figures cited by the advocates of the
plan are correct, the proposition would
be an economical one to the people
whose property is insured. No extra
demands should be made upon the city
treasury till a greater reduction has
been made in the city debt.
Spring should not come and go with
out seeing some manufacturing industry
started in The Dalles. The present
year has been looked forward to as the
one when this city should undergo a
renaissance a new birth or rather
have its life renewed. Such a condition
cannot attain full satisfaction unless
some industries be started that will sup
port a pay-roll, and by giving employ
ment to labor, stimulate business for
our merchants. The.question of induc
ing manufacturers to come to The Dalles
should be agitated with all possible
vigor.
Politics in Multnomah county this
year promises to be the sole occupation
of its citizens. Already the clouds are
gathering which portend a storm that
will stir things from bottom to fop. Jim
Lot an, once the idol of a fawning fac
tion, and latera defendant in the United
States court on the charge of smuggling,
is preparing to take a hand and do what
he can to discomfit bia old rival, Simon.
In the fight of the inns u'nd outs all
questions of public good will probably
be forgotten. Portland is suffering from
an attack of too much politics.
Portland in having another turnover
in local politics. Mayor Frank called
upon the chairman of the board of fire
commissioners, and after hearing a re
fusal to stand in, promptly removed the
three members of the board. As a "re
form" candidate Mayor Frank is hardly
proving the glittering success bis friends
anticipated.
The discovery of . photography by
cathode rays, both in its scientific in
terest and practical benefits, ranks
among the adhievments of the age.
Seemingly nothing is now nnattainable.
While the people of the .East are
shivering with the thermometer- below
zero, Oregon is basking in a burst of
sunlight. -The usual remarks about our
climate are now in order.
It not only is so, it must be so, One
Minute Cough Cure acts quickly, and
that's what makes it go. Snipes-Kiner-
sly, Drug Co.
than 50c, now 35c. Fancy Tufted Eider
down, stripes, iri popular light shades;
regular 80c yd, sale price, 50c.
Underwear.
Our entire stock of Woolen Under
wear in all grades and sizes, AT COST;
broken lots at half price.
All-Wool Hosiery.
Child's and Misses' Ribbed ; reg. 20c. reduced to 10c.
Ladies' Fine French Ribbed Cashmere;- regular 60c,
reduced to 35c.
Ladies' Fine French Plain Cashmere, reg. 60c, red. to 40c.
Ladies' Fine French Plain Cashmere, reg. 50c, red. to 35c.
Ladies' Heavy Ribbed, regular 40c, reduced to 25c.
Ladies' 'Heavy Ribbed, regular 35c, reduced to 20c.
Ladies' Heavy Ribbed, regular 25c, reduced to 15c.
... Special .
1 case Child's and Misses' Black RiV
bed Cotton Hose, seamless, Hermsdoif"
dye, guaranteed fast black ; only 5c" pr.
Men's Extra Superfine 'Merino Half
M.
A BOOMERANG.
The sixteen Republican senators who
put their names to a paper held by Mr.
Wharton Barker probably realized how
little sense they had when they saw the
insolent comments with which he pub-lished-it.
If they had meant all that he
said they meant, the Republican party
would promptly proceed to govern the
country without them. But it is not
the first time he has imagined himself
the center on which the universe re
volves. If the sixteen Republican sen
ators mean juet what tbey say, they will
administer to Mr. Barker as vigorous a
moral kicking as they can, and take
care that he never gets a chance mis
represent them again. Stripped of ver
biage, what they say is that they consci
entiously believe that silver ought to be
coined without restraint, and that all in
dustries ought to be protected. If there
is a grain of honesty in the latter state
ment, they can not refuse protection to
industries which they conscientiously
believe necessary, because tbey are not
yet able to get free coinage, which they
also believe necessary. Whether Mr.
Barker has falsely stated their inten
tions, it is in order for them to explain,
and at the same time to explain whether
they correctly stated their own beliefs in
the paper they signed.
Mr. Barker says these senators mean
that there shall be no .Republican party
and no protection of home industries
unless the free coinage people have their
way. In expressive vernacular, be has
"bitten off more than he can chew." It
is not committed to him by be infinite
powers to say whether there shall bo a
Republican party or not. Neither is it
in the power of the sixteen senators to
say whether the Republican party shall
govern the country. They may or may
not be able to determine whether
this year any protective tariff - shall be
enacted. It they like to take that re
sponsibility as assistant Democrats, that
is their affair, tboagh possibly also the
affair of their constituents. But they
have not a title deed to the country as
yet, nor has Mr. Barker. States east -of
the Iowa and Nebraska line will elect a
majority of the presidential electors next'
fall, and will have, in union with other
states, a settled and abiding majority in
the senate, as they have in the house.
1 he sixteen senators represent sixteen
electoral votes in Colorado, Utah, Mon
tana, Idaho and Wyoming, with 897,352
population, and half represent, though
not wholly, the states of California,
South Dakota, Oregon 'and North Da
kota, whose senators are divided in
opinion. lney represent absolutely
nothing in -Pennsylvania, for Mr. Bar
ker is a cipher and stands before Mr.
Cameron, who is going out. They rep
resent in North Carolina a temporary
fusion, but no party. If the Republican
party is in fact invited by these senators
to get along withiut them, they will
take care not to present themselves nor
to send their friends to its national cCi-
vention. Those who desire to enter that
body or to be respected there will take
early occasion, as some ' have done al
ready, to make it plain that in declaring
conviction for free coinage and for pro
tection they did not intend to be trader
stood as ready to vote for gold monomet
allism unless they could get protection,
or for free trade unless they could get
free coinage. Presumably Mr. Barker is
responsible for any lack of good eense or
taste in the paper they have signed, but
that paper, at least, does not undertake
to threaten or bully anybody, nor does
Hose; seamless; extra good at 15c, re
duced to 10c. Men's Dark Grey Mixed
All-Wool Half Hose; special value at 2.0c,
reduced to 12Jc.
Ladies' Grey AU-Wool Knit Skirts;
regular $1.50, to close at $1.00.
Special Attractions
In our Neckwear Department. 24 dsz.
Stylish Tecks, good variety of shades and
patterns; the best value ever offered at
25c, during sale only 15c.
Misses' Cloaks.
One and all at half price; sizes 4 to
14. Don't delay buying, as they cannot
possibly drop any lower. - .
Ladies' Capes and Jackets
At half their regular prices. Every
M. MILLIMMS
it impudently assert, as-'Mr. Barker
does, that there shall be no Republican
party unless he can have his own way.
The belief of the sixteen senators
wouldhave had several thousand times
as "much weight if not broughtbefore the
country in the most indecent and offen
sive" form conceivable. Not one of these
gentlemen would so far discredit him
self as to inform a Republican conven
tion bat it "must" obey the dictates of
five or ten of the smallest and youngest
states, or "there should be no Republi
can party." The company they have
chosen is extremely unbecoming to these
senators, and will assuredly make it
harder for them to sustain themselves
at home. For there are in all the states
they represent many men of sense and
of large influence, who feel humiliated
when they are represented aa attempt
ing to browbeat and bully the people of
the United States. Tribune.
MR. COON HAS THE FLOOR.
Our editorial page is cccupied again
with a letter from Representative Coon,
which is written in reply to the one that
Mr. Gourlay published in The Chron
icle of February 15th. The controversy
will be read with intarest by the public
to whom the incidents of the struggle
preceding Dolph's defeat are yet R-esh in
mind.
Editok Chronicle : 1
In replying to Mr. Gourlay, who has
undertaken the job of "skinning the
coon,'? I felt at a great disadvantage, for
he is Bupposed to be a brilliant writer,
and in fact writes for pay, while I have
to earn my money working in a primeval
strawberry patch, and seldom write at
all. Judging from Mr. Gourlay's effort,
it would seem that there is a bountv on
coon skins.
My action as a representative has
worried some people a good deal, but I
have never, up to this time, asked for
space- in any newspaper to 6ay a word
concerning the hard things that have
been said of me; in fact, these things
have never worried me very much. But
now" comes Mr. Gourlay demanding,
aa it were, if I have anything to say
why I should not be "sequestered in
perpetuity" to my "primeval straw
berry patch." Now I have voluntarily
stayed pretty close tc the strawberry
patch and think I need no assistance in
that direction.
But, a communication bearing my
signature appears in The Chronicle,
and Mr. Gourlay wonders if it could pos
sibly have emanated front the quiet, un
assuming young man I helped to elect to
hia first term in the Oregon legislature.
He save, "what is Mr. Coon driving at
anyway?" Justthia: As.a young man
of 42, who is not yet too old to learn, I
simply wanted to say to my fellow citi
zens that in my bumbleopinion we have
a surplus of political bosses, etc., and
that such valuable aid ia altogether too
expensive these hard times, and I sug
gested that if we really want to dispense
with the services of these captains,
lieutenants, etc., it might cause some
delay if we wait for these people to vol
untarily "hand in tbejr resignation."
Why should such sentiments disturb
Mr. Gourlay?
But I committed an unpardonable sin
because I did not vote for Mr. Dclph for
U. S. senator. The statement has been
made that I pledged myself so to do, in
the campaign, and after my election at
different times. This is not true
The truth is good enough for me.
During the campaign Mr. Dolph's name
w.aa mentioned first and foremost and it
garment correct in shape, correet sleeves,
correct in price. We have 'one or two of
those very stylish 2G-inch Trench-made
Beever, Box-front Reefer Jackets, two
rows buttons, half-satin lined, strapped
seams; Black only; a splendid value at
$15; sale price makes them $7.50. We
have cheaper ones in proportion.
Our last two very nobby Child's Jack
ets, 4 to 6 years; perfection of style; reg
ular $6.00 sale price, $3.00; regular $6.25,
sale price, $3.15.
Lack of space will not permit us to
give you more than an idea of our Great
Reduction Sale. Every article of Winter
Wear greatly reduced; some lines going
at cost and others at half price. ' Call and
be convinced.
was generally supposed that Mr. Dolph
would succeed himself. I naturally ex
pected that in' the event of my election
my vote would go to Mr. Dolph. The
election over, other candidatea began to
be mentioned, and some uneasiness was
felt by some interested parties for fear I
might wish to vote for Mr. FuUon, as I
had known that gentleman in Astoria
and had been associated with him In the
legislature of 1893. This uneasiness was
increased when Mr. Fulton and myself
arrived in The Da'les together and were
seen talking '. together at the Umatilla
House.
The editor of the Times-Mountaineer
made it his business to ask me, "How
are you going to vote on senator?" I
replied, "I am going to vote right," It
was feared that I would pledge myself
to Mr. Fulton. The fact is, I made
no pledge whatever at any time
to vote for any certain candidate.
I told Mr. Fulton that I had made no
pledges, and would not do so, and that
I might think it my duty to vote for Mr.
Dolph. Mr. Fulton will corroborate
this etatement. Several "inquiring
friends sounded me at different times
and I always replied that I should en
deavor to represent the people on that
subject. On going to Salem", I met Mr
Dolph's brother on the train, and dur
ing the conversation be said he hoped I
would "be able to support the senator.
I replied that I had not .come to any
fixed determination, but would try to
do the right thing, and the conversa
tion ended pleasantly. Had I been
pledged to Mr. Dolph would not his
brother have known it, foremen were
pledged and held as stock in a corral. I
think the Dolph managers simply con
sidered that I would not be hard to in
fluence and would readily join the herd,
Senator Dolph himself talked to me
pleasantly about his having caused the
appointment of an uncle of mine to a
position at Washington and a relation
of mine, a banker, who wanted Dolph,
was no doubt regarded as having some
influence on me, so that I was regarded
as a very manageable "young man."
But Mr. Gourlay asks, "Was there
not a caucus?" and "Waa not Mr. Coon
a member of that caucus? Did he not
pledge himself over his own signature,
in palpable black and white, to enter
that caucus and abide by ita decision?"
A caucus was objected to by some, and
I for one did not wish to go into caucus,
except it be a full caucus. This man
agement was finally reached, and I
wrote "in palpable black and white,"
that I would go into the caucus and
abide by its decision. A few minutes
after going in, and before any business
had been proposed, I further replied by
wire to parties in The Dalles, who were
most decidedly "on the anxious seat,"
that I was in full caucus and would
abide by the result. All this shows that
I went into caucus in good faith ; and I
will add that had there been good faith
all round in other words, had there
been a caucus at all, I should have
abided by the result. But there were
those present who were bent on running
that caucus according to a new method,
invented for the occasion; one which
would enable them to know certain
things better than to follow the custom
of the secret ballot absolutely. The
new method was objected to by those
who came in to take part in a real cau
cus, with a binding resolution and a
positively secret ballot. The new meth
od had to be abandoned, and a binding
resolution never waa passed. A vote
waa taken to ascertain the choice of
those present, but while that vote was
& CO.
by ballot, it waa noticed that it was not
a tecret ballot, as had been demanded.
Every element going to make an honest
and binding caucus was wanting. Those
of us who would not submit to trickery
went out of that room knowing that
there had been no caucus, and theie
was none. Had there been a caucus
and "no goods delivered," Mr. Dolph
would not have been the caucus nom
inee. There are a great many incidents con
nected with the senatorial fight which I
wish every voter- knew as well as I do.
Ia my opposition to Mr. Dolph, I took
no hand in the "icicle" arguments nor
in any personal abuse of that gentleman.
I became satisfied that the people of the
JStlltA lint IDOnf liim . 1. n
. v.v. it uii u uiiu null fcUO 1 CnCUilO
seemed to me sufficient. I know that
many in my district were disappointed,
but while the Petitions, for Dolnh were
signed extensively, so were the petition?
against him. I tried to do my duty and
I am satisfied that myause is and will
be approved by-the psople. As an in
dependent republican and citizen I can
not view with indifference the course of
political 'events and the manner in
which the people are worked for the
benefit of scheming politicians and their
tools.
x .ur. win uruce mm-
self and not again be "disturbed" if I
should' juako use of a citizen'a right of
free speech every year or two, for I be
long to a long-lived familv..
"T. R. Ooon.
Hood River, Feb. 20, 189G.
Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!
FROM THOROUGHBRED FOWLS.
Rose Comij Brawn Leghorns
Pen No. 1, $2.00 per 13.
Pen No. 2, 1.50 per 13.
Pen No. 3, 1.00 per 13.
Pen No. 4, 1.00 per 13.
G-olden Wyandotte Eggs,
$2.00 per 13.
A few more choice Cockerels. Send
for circular. Address
ED. M. HARRIMAN,
feb22-4m Endersby, Wasco County, Oregon.
I am
Comnig
-TO
Take your order for a -well.
I have the latest in well-drilling ma
chinery run with gasoline engine. Sat
isfactory work guaranteed at reasonable
prices. Uall on or write me for lull in
formation.
P. L. KRETZER,
feblO - The Dalles, Or.
SURVEYOR.
Leeal subdividing and re-establishing
of old corners. Executed with first-class
solar instrument. Terms reasonable.
febl2 - Address Endersby P. O.
Just received at the Wasco Warehouse
a carload of "Byera Best" Pendleton
flour. This flour has no superior on the
Pacific coast- Try, it. d7-tf '