THE. DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1896.
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THE SPANISH DEMONSTRATION.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
THE DALLES - OREGON
SUBSCRIPTION KATES.
BY KAIL, POSTAGE fKKi-AID, IS ADVANCE.
Veflkir. 1 Tear $ X 50
" 6 months 0 75
g "
Bail, 1 rear 6 00
' 6 months. 00
- per " 0 50
' Address all communication to " THE CHKON
ICIJS," The Dalles, Oregon.
STATE OFFICIALS. .
ejvcrnor . V!. P. Lord
Bocrctary of State H K Kineaid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Butit. of Public Instruction G. II. Irwin
Attorney-General....... C. M. Idleman
, 1G. V. UcBride
abators j :H Mitchell
(B. Hermann
Congressmen W. R. Ellis
etate Printer W. H. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge. ...Geo. C. Blnkeley
Bherilf. ,..T. J. Driver
Clerk A. M. Kelsay
Treasurer : .Wm. Michell
Commissioners las'1
Assessor F. II. Wakeileld
Surveyor E. F. Sharp
Superintendent o Public Schools. . .Troy Shelley
uoroner v. a. nuns
the satisfactory conditions of our echool
system is tho healthy interest which
taxpayers and citizens take in its wel
fare. The coming school meeting should
be no exception to the rule, and every
taxpayer should endeavor to attend the
deliberations. The meeting, which will
be held next Monday, is called for im
portant considerations. The matter of
a new building must be settled, and fur
ther agitation, if there is any, regarding
teachers' salaries, muBt be disposed off
It is the duty of every taxpayer, not
only to attend the meeting, but take an
active part in its deliberations. Civic
spirit of which an interest in every
thing pertaining to the welfare of the
community is a manifestation cannot
be cultivated too strongly.
THE BEST LOCATION.
A TIME-WORN Til EM E.
BROKEN PROMISES.
March 1st wiil be here tomorrow, but
no boat from Portland will come with it.
Despite the repeated declarations of Mr,
Day that the locks would be sufficiently
completed by this date to admit of the
passage of a boat, those who were trust
in? enough to believe what was told
them, are disappointed. -
The people of Eastern Oregon have
been fooled repeatedly regarding the
completion of the locks, and it looks as
if the greatest piece of deception is yet
to come. Of what value is scientific
engineering if such a blunder could be
made, as it is said has been made, in
not providing for, walls of masonry be
tween the lock gates of the canal. The
locka have been a money-making insti
tution for everyone connected with
them, except the people whose money
has been appropriated for their con
struction, and the faith of the people
lias been shattered. The locks should
4iave been finished years ago. Accord
ing to Mr. Day's positive statement a
boat should pass through tomorrow, but
the latter's promise is proven false, and
the prospect for the speedy operation of
the 'locks is exceedingly dull. It is no
time to smooth matters or speak honied
words. The people of Eastern Oregon
have kept up their trust and swallowed
everything that was told them. It looks
. as if there had been a deliberate design
to rob the people of their promised fruit.
Tbedelayjof a year in the locks' opera
tion is dangerous. It means that leav
ing the work in an uncompleted condi
tion will cause injury, to repair which
more money will be needed.
The whole thing is bristling with de
sign, and if the people of Eastern Ore
gon and our friends at Astoria submit
without a ringing protest they are uu--worthy
of the efforts which, in some
-v -quarters, have been made in their be
half. We do not want to be incendiary,
uciuier can we oe ounvious io jacie
oiare ua in me lace.
TJanyon City is striving for quicker
V -"communication with the outside world.
l,4MUtiAna n rt r rn tit. tna Kaan fnvmul
tock in which is being liberally taken
by citizens. As rapidly as circumstances
will permit, telephone communication
will be established with some point on
the railroad. Whatever place chosen as
the telephone terminus will receive the
greater share of Grant county's trade.
- The Dalles was once the exclusive ship
. nlncr-Dolfit--for that section, and still
handles a large portion of ite wool, and
with the betterment of roads and estab-
lisliing of quick means of communica
tion, the shippers of Grant county
would again turn their attention to this
' city. The matter of establishing tele
phone communication with the interior
is one worth considering. - .
The comparative statistics of schools,
published several days ago, shows that
the schools of: The : Dalles are being
wisely managed. Pendleton, with 900
i i v "i i o ico rA. fUi'. in.
ccuuui uuiiuren, VXJ a $o,iw in
struction. The Dalles, with children, of
school age numbering 1,212 pays $7,995
ior its schools. One of the reasons for
For twenty years the Cascade locks
have been a theme uppermost in the
minds of the people of Eastern 'Oregon.
When the work began it was believed a
few years would see it finished, but re
peated delays caused repeated disap
pointments, till what promised to be an
early realization became only a cherished
hope. During these twenty years ap
proximately $3,500,000 have been spent
in the various details of the work; a
sum sufficient, in the minds of compe
tent judges, to do the work twice over.
When, after years of waiting, the people
despaired of ever seeing them finished,
a mighty effort was made, and congress
responding, the work was let by con
tract. This was believed a solution of j
the problem, and the completion of the
locks, without unnecessary delay,
seemed assured. .Nothing was said
about defects in the plans existing,
which would prevent their operation,
nor was it hinted that the appropriation
was not large enough to meet the re
quirementa. The people were given to
understand, and our representatives in
congress stated, in letters and upon the
platform, that the locks would, within
th9 specified time, be completed and the
benefits of an open river secured. Dates
were set lor the completion of the work,
and changed as many times as fixed;
but the people trusted in the statements
made to them, and believed it was the
honest intention of the men in charge to
complete the locks at the earliest oppor
tunity. This opinion does iiot exist
now.
It is idle to speculate what is the in
fluence wo! king against the opening of
the locks. There can be but one the
railroad. It is the influence of the cor
porations that has blasted men in high
places and made them instead of ser
vants of the people, tools to a money
power. The lucks, in their present con
dition, are no better than if the first
spadeful had never been turned. The
people have asked for bread, and been
given a stone. It is foolish to trust in
the promises of men whose word is
proven to be unreliable, and the people
should rely upon their own efforts. The
locks must be open. To leave them in
their present condition, nearly finished,
and yet not operative, is a burning Bin.
Our delegation in congress, three of
whom are active candidates for re-election,
should be made to feel tjie temper
of the people, so that they will take
steps to have the present condition abat
ed and the completion of the locks or
dered. It is useless to try and place the
blame. -That condition exists, which
must be bettered. To get the people,
a'roused is the first thing, and every
commercial organization should be alert
to lend its influence to cause the open
ing of the locks.
- Our suspicions may be unjust, and if
so, we will gladly apologize ;. but they
are justified by the circumstances which
exist at the locks at this, the promised
time of opening. .
Pendleton, the most enterprising town
for its size in Oregon, will next, have a
woolen mill.' Work on the new struc
ture is now progressing at a very rapid
j rate. The Dalles is the best location in
the state for such an institution, also a
wool scouring mill, and we hope to see
both these enterprises established before
many years. Antelope Herald.
The Herald is right when it gays The
Dalles is the best location in the state
for a woolen and scouring mill. - This
city is the largest wool shipping point
direct from the producers in the United
States, and why such a favorable loca
tion for a woolen mill shonld be neg
lected, is past understanding. No city
in the slate possesses better transporta
tion facilities than The Dalles. The cli
mate is well puited for manufacturing
purposes ; wood arid water power abund
ant. The fault is not with nature; is it
not with ourselves? '
The future of The Dalles is connected
with mannfacturers. Every effort should
be made to induce their location here,
while land is cheap and lalor plentiful.
This is another opportunity for the
Commercial Club to benefit the town.
If a committee were appointed-whose
business it would be to correspond with
capitalists regarding the establishment
of industries here, much good would
result. Constant agitation is necessary
before a benefit of this sort can be secured.
Their- hot Southern blood has caused
the Spaniards to lose their heads over
the Cuban resolutions passed by our
senate. No sooner had the intelligence
been made known to the people than
outbreaks occurred, ending in the con
sulate at Barcelona being attacked,
while tho cries of "Long live Spain !"
"Death .to Uncle Sam!" rent the air.
It is not surprising that the people
of Spain should take unkindly to this
action of the senate, since the adoption
cf the resolutions by both houses will
do more for the insurgents than a dozen
battles such as have been focght up to
date; . but that their anger should vent
itself in such noisy demonstrations and
expressions, only shows that the Span
iards are either wofully ignorant of the
extent to which oue nation can go in its
expressions regarding another, or that
the populace is a turbnlent, restless
mob, discontent with present conditions
and ejger for war, hoping that with it
may come plunder and booty.
The United States is justified in its
action by the precedent of Spain itself.
The war of secession had not been waged
three months before belligerency of the
Confederacy was recognized by Spain, and
as Senator Lodge points out, we have
waited four times as long. The condi
tions which existed at the time of
Spain's action, and which exist now, are
widely different. Spain recognized a
confederacy whose corner-stone was
slavery and whose grievances against
the national government were fancied
rather than real.
By extending recognition to the Cu
bans our government is but giving jus
tice to a people who are struggling for
freedom the gem which on the West
ern continent is the most treasured.
The Cubans by their successes the past
year, have won recognition, whether
they are given it or not.
This government wants no war with
Spain, and none is likely. The demon-,
st rations of Sunday did not emanate
from official quarters, but were the out
burls of mobs, inflamed by reckless
speakers. Their action will be prompt
ly disavowed by the Spanish govern
ment and due reparation made. Even
with England's aid, Spain will not want
a war with America, and England jus.t
now is not in a position to give that aid.
Delayed Trains.
There has been no train from the East
for two days until today when a spe
cial came down about 12:40 o'clock un
der charge 'of Conductor Glendenning.
This train merely came from Grants, be
ing the regular overland ' which went
through last night from Portland. The
regular west-bsund passenger, due here
Saturday morning, is still on the other
side of tho trouble above Arlington, and
no transfer of mail or passengers has yet
been made. A through east-bound
train came in from P.x-tland at 1 :4Q
this afternoon, and it is expected that
the obstruction will be cleared in time
for it to pass and let the delayed west
bound paesenger trains-back. These
were expected to arrive at 3 o'clock this
afternoon.
The tronble consists in immense drifts
of sand, in one place being & quarter of
a mile long and an average depth of four
feet. The fences are so placed as to
throw the drifting sand away from the
track in ca9e of a west wind, which
nearly always prevails, but when an
east wind is blowing they work in .u
opposite manner and throw sand upon
the track, intensifying the trouble. The
late storm, continuing so long, caused
an immense body of sand to be thrown
upon the track, and resulted in a com
plete cessation 'of traffic The delayed
trains today took the place of the regu
lar local, which was annulled.
Kaffir Corn.
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
From time to time interesting bits of
inside information regarding the actions
of the late legislature are revealed. The
controversy between Sheriff Knight and
Representative Gates of Washington
county throws a light upon the tactics
employed by the sheriffs to secure the
passage , of the mileage bill; The less
that is said by members of the legisla
ture about their actions the better it
will be for their future political pros
pects, . - . ..
Things are not altogether harmonious
for Binger Hermann in the' first con
gressional district. The Salem States
man is making a vigorous fight against
him, and the papers in other localities
where there are favorite Eons, delight in
holding Hermann's short comings np to
scorn. These anftgonistic journals are
predicting his easy defeat in the conven
tion ; but at that point their harmony
ends, and each has a candidate whom it
declares is the bust to fill Hermann's
place. Hermann may not be a well
rounded statesman in all respects, but
he has proven himself a hard worker,
and on local issues well represents the
state. His free silver vagaries are his
principal fault; but the vote in the
house of representatives showed thai the
danger from that source is passing.
While it is our opinion that Hermann
represents the people of the first district
as well as any one that could go in his
place, it is none of our fight. The peo
ple of the second district have all tbey
can do determining whether or not Ellis
shall -be re-elected. According to the
Pendleton Tribune this matter is al
ready settled and Ellis will be relegated
to private life.
.The tim?in which England ordered
Venezuela to pay the Indemnity for the
arrest of British Inspector Barnes, has
expired, but we hardly think England
will be preciptous in enforcing her de
mands. British sentiment, especially
among the Tories, has undergone a de
cided change within the last six weeks.
Coercion has given away to a wish for
arbitration, and the Englishmen have
discovered that a war between their
country and the United States would
give the continental nations a Jong-
looked-for opportunity to give English
domineering a severe set-back.
The Democrats and Populists in Polk
county are talking of a fusion, with the
hopes of carrying the next election. . If
the Republicans had the ordering of the
actions of the Democrats and Populists,
such a course is the one they would pick
for them to take. Whatever men of in
telligence the Democratic party contaiuB
would leave it whenever it associated
itself with the principles the Populists
are advocating. Fusion for the Demo
crats is as bad as their present advocacy
of free wool:
Revolution is rife in Central America
again. The citizens of Leon are seeking
to overthrow, the existing Nicaranguan
government for no other reason than
that someone else wants to be president.
By their continued uprisings the people
of these southern" countries will demon
strate that they are unfit for republican
rale, and need the domination of a
strong monarchy.
An interesting episode in the study of
migrations is, presented by. the depart
ure yesterday from (jeorgia of three
hundred-Negroes for Liberia. This is
the Eecond venture of this kind made
within recent years under the manage
ment of a colonization society ; a third
will be made in the fall. But four
times in the history of emigrations has
occurred this eastward movement. Ever
since history bejfan the universal trend
of migration has been toward the setting
sun. When Abraham, with his flocks,
journeyed from Mesopotamia, he set
the example, which physical conditions
have caused to be followed through the
centuries. The cities of Greece aDd
Italy, it is true, went - eastward and
founded colonies in Asia Minor, but
such exceptions have been rare, and the
settlement of new worlds has been made
by people from the East.
The experiment that is being made in
Liberia will be watched with interest
Its result, if successful, may have a di
rect influence in settling the race prob
lem which is ever present to trouble the
South. The Negro ha9 proved himself
capable of governing, and it is not un
likely that the leaders of the race would
rather its destiny should be worked out
in Liberia; where the barriers that here
exist between the races will be absent.
It is not probable tho movement will
become a general oue, but if it should,
its influence upon the economic and
social life of the United States would be
very marked. As it is, we are but fol
lowing Greece and Rome, who planted
on foreign shores colonies of their own,
where the manners and affection for the
native land grew as the colonies pros
pered.
The leaders in congress are seeking an
early adjournment. As all hope of any
tariff legislation is dead, this is about
the most popular move congress can
make. It wiB, however, work an hard
ship upon the Oregon delegation in their
efforts to secure the extra appropiiation
for the locks. If the appropriation bills
are to be passed by the last of March,
some bard work must be done between
now and then.
As conld be expected, England sym
pathizes with Spain in her injured feel
ings over the Cuban resolutions passed
by the senate. . England, through her
culpable action toward Armenia, is on a
level with Spain in its Cuban atrocities.
Neither, nation can appreciate the hu
manity' shown by the United - States
towards the oppressed of other lands.
This nation has risen in the estimation
of all good people by its declaration for
civilization as against the barbarism
countenanced by Spain and England. '
The recent accidents to shipping in
New York harbor go to show that a port
is not always the place of safety the
poets sing about.' The sinking of two
big steamers and the grounding of a
third is a record old ocean might envy.
The absence of any loss to life makes
the disasters seem trivial.
There are varied opinions among farm
ers in tins section regarding Kaffir cornj
Mr. Rid del I, living near town, claims an
unsatisfactory experience with it, and
considers it not so good as the common
varieties. Being new and untried, it
might be well for farmers to plant spar
ingly of it nntil it is demonstrated to be
a good thing. Tbe following description
of it appears in an agricultural juurnal :
When rains are infrequent" it con
tinues to grow after many other plants
have come to 'a standstill, and after a
prolonged period of drouth it promptly
responds to the first fall of rain. The
stalks grow from four to seven feet in
height, and are well .supplied with
leaves. When grown only for forage the
seed is sometimes sown broadcast, and
the crop is fed greed or is cut and cured
like hay. It is much better, however, to
plant in drills and cultivate like broom
com or Indian corn. From four to five
pounds of seed will plant an acre of land.
It does not germinate as quickly as some
seeds, and at first its growth is rather
slow, but it soon makes np for all lost
time. The time of planting will vary
with the locality, put the seed can safely
De put in as soon as too ground is warm
in tne spring. .
The exposure to all -sorts and condi
lions ot weatner tnat a lumberman is
called upon to' endure in the camps
often produces severe colds, which, if
not promptly checked, result in conges
tion or pneumonia. Mr. J. O. Daven
port, ex manager of the Fort Bragg Red
wood Co., an - immense institution at
Fort Bragg, Cel., says they sell large
quantities of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy at the company's store and that he
has himself used this remedy for a severe
cold and obtained immediate relief.
This medicine prevents any tendency of
a cold toward pneumonia and insures a
prompt recovery. For sale by Blakeley
& Houghton, Druggist.
100 Reward 100.
The readers . of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity, Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a consti
tutional .treatment. Hall's Catarrh.
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the foun
dation of the dieease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. 1 The proprietors have so tuueh.
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred DollarB for any case
that it fails to care. Send for list of
testimonials. . Address: : - '
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y Druguiets, 75 cents.
Notice of Special School Meeting. -Notice
is hereby given to' the legtl
voters of school district No. 12, of Wasco
county, state of Oregon, that the annual
school meeting for the said school dis
trict for the election of directors and
clerk, will be held at the office of Wm.
Michell, on Third street, in Tho Dalles,
Oregon, to begin at the hour of 2 o'clock
.in the afternoon, and continue nntil 6
o'clockJn: the afternoon of the 9th day
of March, J890. .. .
The meeting is called for the purpose
of electing one director for Said district
for ., the term of three years, and one
clerk for the term of one year. Said
election to bo by ballot and the polls
will remain open from 2 o'clock p, m.
until 6 p. m. of said 9th day of March,
1806. A. D.
Dated this 27th day of February, 1896.
- , 8. B. Adams, '
Chairman Board of Directors.
Attest: E. Jacobsek,
District C'erk. 128-dlOt
Klickitat Bonds Valid.
Death of Phoebe Grace Williams.
Died In Portland Sunday morning at
the residence of her mother, Phoebe
Grace Williams, aged 22.
The deceased is the third daughter of
Mrs. A. M. Williams. She was , born in
The Dalles and has spent almost her en
tire life here. Her health became af
fected in 1890, about the time of her
graduation frrnn Waeco Independent
academy, and she has never been fully
well since. She went to various places
n pursuit of health, but it was denied
her. The funeral will occur from the
Congregational church at 10: 30 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
On November 8th last, the county
court of Klickitat county .sold t"0,000
worth .of bonds, Shepherd & Co.,
brokers, New York city, being the suc
cessful bidders 6 percent payable semi
annually subject to a test caBe to be
carried to the supreme court as to
whether or not the county could legally
bond. A letter has just been received
by an interested party here from tho at
torney of ShepTiard & Co., etating that
the bonds are being lithographed,
which justifies " the conclusion tfcat
the supreme court- has decided they
are legally issued and the money will be
forthcoming at once. Tbe holders of
warrants will soon, therefore; have a
chance to realize on them.
In a recent editorial the Salem, Or.;
Independent says: "Time and again
have we seen Chamberlain's, tyugh
Remedy tried and never without the
most satisfactory results. Whenever we
eee a person afflicted with hoarseness,
with a cough or cold, we invariably ad
vise them 'to get Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy ; and when they do, they never
regret it. It always does the work, and
does it well." For sale by Blukeley &
Houghton, Druggist.
Kuvklen'a Arinca salTe., "
The best salve in the world for cuts,
braiEes, sores, nlcers, salt rheum, fevei
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required '
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale oy Blakeley and
Houghton, druggists.
Geo. W. Jenkins, editor of the Santa
Maria "Times," Cal., in speaking of the
various ailments of children said
"Whn f.y children have croup there is
only one patent medicine I ever use, and
mac is Chamberlain's Co .eh Remedy
It possesses some medica properties
that relieve the little sufferei immedi
ately. . : It is, in my opinion, the best
cough medicine in the market." If this
remedy is freely given as soon as the
croup cough appears it will prevent' the
attack. It is also an ideal remedy for
whooping cough. ' There is no danger in
giving it to children; as it contains noth
ing injurious. For sale by Blakeley &
Houghton, DroggiBt.
A cougar and two cubs were killed
within seven miles of the city last week
by Mr. Michael Doyle and son, living on
Chenoweth creek. They had killed sev
eral calves and sheep and were getting
very obnoxious. The old one measured
over six feet in length. It is seldom
that' these animals -venture so near a
center of population. The cougar, other
wise mountain lion, is the fiercest wild
animal of North America, with the pos
sible exception of the grizzly bear, and
were it not for the natural cowardice of
the cougar, would destroy many human
lives. They are capable of killing grown
beeves 'and horses, but seldom attack
anything larger than a calf, and never a
man unless hard pressed.
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.. I
' The only comfort Oregonians can take
in this excess of weather, is the thought
that they are having it worse in the
East.
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