THE DALLES WEEKLY- CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11. 1896.
GREAT MEN OF HISTORY.
THE "LOCKS.1
The
Must be
of April next, regardless
reasonable offer refused.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
THE DALLES - OKEGON
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
BY MAIL, POSTAGE J-KKPAID, IN ADVANCE.
Weekly, 1 year I 1 SO
" 6 months 0 75
3 0 SO
Dally, 1 year..' 6 00
" 6 months 8 00
per " 0 50
Address all communication to " TEE CHRON
ICLE." The Dalles, Oregoa.
STATE OFFICIALS.
ajvernoi W. P. Lord
Secretary of State H R Klncuid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Bart, of Public Instruction G. M. Irwin
Attorney-General C. M. Idleman
. (G. W. McBride
Senators jj.H Mitchell
IB. Hermann
Congressmen w. R. Ellis
State Printer W. H. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge Geo. C. Blakeley
Sheriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk A. M. Kelsay
Treasurer Wm. Michell
,. , , (Frank Kincaid
Commissioners I A s Blowers
Assessor F. H. Wakefield
Surveyor E. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Bhelley
Coroner W. H. Butts
THE REGULATOR LINE
COMFORT.
ODR
The failure to open the locks at the
promised time, while it is a disappoint
ment the people of this section keenly
feel, will not work the hardship that
would result were it not for the inde
pendent line of steamers maintained by
- the citizens of The Dalles between this
place and Portland. Freight rates,
through the agency of the Regulator
line, have been brought to a figure
which enables the merchants of The
Dalles to sell at lower prices than can
be done in any town eaetof the Cas
cades. The opening of the locks, if it ever
happens, will give The Dalles the pres
tige of being the point highest up the
Columbia that boats from the river's
mouth can reach without a break in
cargo, Theopeningof the river means this
city will have terminal rates on all classes
of goods, (it now does on many) and will
be the wholesale supply point for the
country east of ns. The farmers of .the
interior will receiye more for their prod
ucts and pay less for their goods.
The Dalles will euffer less from the
failure to open the locks than will the
people of Sherman, Klickitat, Gilliam
and Crook counties, who haul their
wool and grain to this place and buy
their supplies here. With, a greater re
. duction in freight rates, and the conse
quent cheapening in the price of staple
goods, the benefits to them would be
material. As it is, the people of these
. counties can join with the citizens of
The Dalles in gratitude that, if we havn't
-the locVs completed, we at least have
"The Dalles, Portland & Astoria Naviga
tion Company's boats, an enterprise
-which has been the deliverance of a vast
--.section of country.
Long life and prosperity to the Regu
lator line, for it is deserving of our
gratitude!
SHERMAN AND MORTON.
. If the canvas of Governor Morton 's
prosecuted vigorously, with hopes of
success, It mar have the effect of bring
ing the friends of John Sherman to rally
around him again as a presidential can
didate. The objection against Morton
and Sherman is their age, it not being
believed that men who have reached
their years can stand the wear and tear
of an office like the presidency, which
haB caused men of strong constitutions
' to fail physically. There is a large body
of Republicans throughout the nation
who would yet like to see John Sherman
reach the goal to which, in his younger
years, his ambition tended. The un
flinching stand he has taken upon the
question of what sort of currency: this
country shall possess has Berved to bring
out still more prominently his qualities
of statesmanship.'-' ; -
If men like ' Piatt 'and Depe w really
believe that Morton is within the limits
of a presidential age, then the friends of
the Ohio senator can tarn to him and
press his claims, in case McKinley's
nomination should prove impossible.
Sherman is one of that class of states-
closed out by
men who have yearned for the presi
dency the" class .in which were Henry
Clay, the idol of the earlier half of the
century, as James U. Blaine was in the
latter. With Clay and Blaine are the
names of Webster, Calhoun, Seward,
Chase, Douglas, and men -made in the
mould of statesmanship, bat who,
through tricks of fortune, failed in their
great desire. -
It is not among the probabilities that
Sherman will reach the presidency, but
it would be a Nemesis if instead of being
the man from whom the delegates re
peatedly turned to pick cnother, the cir
cumstances that attended Garfield's
choice would be reversed and the friends
of McKinley, believing his success im
possible, should honor the nation by
bringing about the nomination of Sher
man. MR. MITCHELL TO THE RESCUE
The gratifying intelligence came yes
terday that Senator Mitchell had con
ferred with the war department regard
ing the amount needed to complete the
Cascade locks, or make them ready for
operation, and would introduce an emer
gency measure, adding this amount to
the general appropriation bill. This
action of Senator Mitchell is decidedly
opportune, and no part of his official
career will be followed with closer inter
est than his efforts toward securing the
appropriation deemed necessary Defore
tte locks can be operated.
That the present occasion should not
have arisen, is generally conceded. The
engineers have been working on the
plans for years and had ample time to
consider every detail incident to a work
even of this magnitude. No one con
nected with the locks has ever been hnr-
ried and the fact that such an egregrious
blunder has been made cannot well be
explained upon the hypothesis of non
intent.
The peopleof Eastern Oregon have
been put ''in a hole" from which Sena
tor Mitchell is making efforts to extri
cate them. If he succeed no act he
could perform would have more effect in
entitling him to the gratitude and sup
port of this section. Mr. Mitchell has
been credited with possessing influence
equal to any member of the senate, and
with knowing how to secure the passage
of a measure when he desires it. He
never had a better opportunity to show
his worth than at this juncture, when
the eye3 of the people are turned upon
him. If this emergency measure pass,
it would be well if some means could be
adopted to secure the wise use of the
money and a guarantee given that this
appropriation would finish the work,
and the men in charge not have the op
portunity of saying again "The locks
cannot be operated till we get more
money."
- The senatorial situation in Kentucky
has become critical, and probably today
or tomorrow will see someone selected.
Although the step is not one which can
always be taken with commendation,
yet if the election of a Republican proves
impossible, rather than see a deadlock
and the state but half represented, or
a Populist chosen, we hope the sound
money men in both parties will unite
upon Carlisle, If a Democrat must go,
no man within that party can be chosen
who will suit the country better than
Carlisle. Besides, he will soon be out
of a job, and after the next election the
Republican majority in the senate will
be so large that Carlisle's vote for free
trade will avail nothing.
The Klickitat Republican comes out
in favor of Levi Morton for the presi
dency. It remains to be proven what
particular superiority. Morton possessos
over the other gentlemen who' are seek
ing this honor. He would make a better
president undoubtedly than any Demo
crat that could, be named because he be
lieves in the restoration of a wise pro
tective poliey and the maintenance, of a
strong financial '- system, but there are
other Republican leaders whose services
entitle them to this recognition far more
than Morton's. We hope our neighbor
ing paper, will not raise its hopes too
high, as they are doomed to a certain
disappointment.
Stock
the 20th day
of COST. No
WHERE POLITICIANS THRIVE.
The people of Portland cannot com
plain of uninteresting politics. The de
velopments of the past few days have
strengthened the belief, generally heM,
that the coming local campaign will be
one of the very warmest ever held in
Multnomah county. The Oregonian of
yesterday comes out in a double-leaded
article, stating that it is time for the
people to understand what is goirig on,
and seek measures to down the friends
of Senator Mitchell, whom the Orego
nian declares are using that gentleman's
name as a mantle to hide their own self
seeking. ' .
Multnomah county is suffering from
too much politics. The interests of the
taxpayers are made of less account than
the ambitions of the men who make
politics a trade; - but the course of the
Uregonian will have little or no effect in
bettering the situation. To eing Joe
Simon's praises, while running down
his enemies, has too much the sound of
self-interest to be commendable to in
telligent voters. One trouble with Port
land is that it has been bossed too long
by Joe Simon and the crowd whose idol
he is. Politics have reached such a low
ebb that any change will be for the bet
ter. An attempt to cry down the men
who are fighting Simon because of that
reason, cannot nope for success. A new
deal is needed all around, and Simon, as
well as the obnoxious men in the other
camp, should be relegated to the back
ground and the people given a chance.
The entrance into politics of every high
minded and honest citizen would soon
break the rule of the bosses.
It seems almost incredible ithat the
vast sums which have been appropriated
for trie construction of the locks have
been so spent that the appropriation is
exhausted and the work unfinished. If
the government engineers and the brace
of contractors had treated the people
with the same fairness that congress
has, boats would now be passing through
the canal. If the men who are running
the thing, or rather failing to run it,
could be deposed for a time, enough
money and men could be gathered to go
down and plaster those unprotected
sides witn rocks so that the banks
wouldn't wash away. - It would be
most unfortunate if the government en
gineers who have been at the locks from
time to time, would lose their positions,
for it is doubtful if they could get em
ployment elsewhere when it was known
that, they drew plans which, when the
work was done according to the specifi
cations, had made it so tLat the canal
could not be operated.
The conference commrttee of the sen
ate has agreed, to accept; the house reso
lutions' regarding Cuba as a substitute
for those passed by the senate.. The
report of the committee will undoubt
edly be accepted by the latter body and
the sentiment of congress find unani
mous expression. If the legislators
would show as much broad mindedness
in discussing the silver question, an
agreement could be reached, which
would be far more satisfactory to the
country than the petulent wrangling
that is now going on.
. The Wilson Tariff Act has been in
operation long enough to prove its un
fitness for the needs of the country. One
of its worst features is the repeal of the
Reciprocity conventions, which had
been arranged under the McKinley act.
The result has been disastrous to our ex
port trade ' with countries, who unde
the McKinley tariff bought largely
from the United States. The Wilson
bill has pulled down a system it will
take a long time to restore to its former
conditions. The Democratic policy has
always been one of demolishing.
John L. Sullivan has appeared in the
role of political reformer advocating that
no men be elected to office except such as
are in favor of prize fighting, Sullivan
evidently doesn't intend to let the new
woman get ahead of him in advocating
new and dangerous doctrines. :
Cleveland
ton's.
bicycles at Maier & Ben-
. Toe month of February witnessed the
birthday celebrations of two Americans,
Washington and Lincoln. These times
were made the occasions of the gather
ing together of the leading men of the
country at different places where the
lives of these illustrious men were made
the subjects of comment. Probably be
cause the years have added to the lustre
of Washington's name and that the
thirty seasons sineo Lincoln's death
have caused the conditions which sur
rounded him when living and which
prevented , a proper realization of his
character to fade away and allow a full
and truer glimppeif the man to be ob
tained, there has been an increase in the
veneration of these men which gives
vent upon every occasion when the
patriotism of the country assembles.
The newspapers are full of references to
Washington and Lincoln ; their lives
are being studied to truer effect by the
school children of the land, while public
speakers use their names as magic words
to conjure enthusiasm in audiences
ovherwise unresponsive. The country
has eeen the attempt made by enter
prising'publifchers to create a Napoleonic
revival and for a time the life and deeds
of the Corsican have been the objects of
study, but this is passing and Bona
paite will fall back into the niche his
tory has provided for him the wonder
of the ages a marvel of selfishness and
genius.
Every country has' its heroes.' Eng
land its Alfred, France Charlemagne or
Henry of Navarre these perhaps be
cause time has wiped away their bad
qualities, though other and better
Frenchmen have lived since ; Italy her
Garibaldi, Sweden her Gustavus Adol-
phus and so on through the list.
America has found hers and the in
creased regard for Washington and
Lincoln shows their fame is permanent.
The study of these men's lives is es
pecially appropriate just now when the
country is suffering from the lack of
men more like them. The spectacle
which the United States senate presents,
with its representation of millionaires,
its disregard of the people's wishes, and,
with few exceptions, its lack of men able
to handle the questions of tlie day, apart
from a narrow party view, causes tbe
country to wish that the patterns set by
Washington and Lincoln could be 'more
industriously followed. This nation is
rich because of the legacy left by these I
men, and no better preparation can the
youth of the land have for future service
to the country than a knowledge of the
motives that prompted these prototypes
of our best statesmanship to their ac
tions, which have caused the commenda
tion of subsequent times.
The finale in the Portland smuggling
cases has come with the pardoning of
Nat Blum, the informer upon whose evi
dence the conviction of Lotan was se
cured. . No surprise will be occasioned
by this intelligence, aa it was well under
stood that the price of Blum's testimony
was his pardon. This closes a chapter
which has been a disastrous one for cer
tain prominent politicians and shameful
for the community. It is to be hoped
its repetition will not occur.
The W'hlst Club.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lord entertained the
whist club at Fraternity hall last even'
ing. Miss Virginia Marden won first
prize and Nick Sinnott second prize
Miss Marden, Mrs. Houghton and Mr
Sinnott tied on highest number of . points.
Mrs. Honghton resigned her claim to
Miss Marden. This js the first time
three have ever tied at the meetings of
this club. A very pleasant evening was
the verdict of all those who Attended.
THE ONWARD flARCH
of Consumption
is
stopped short by Dr.
.Tierce's ooiaen med
ical Discovery. If
you haven't waited
beyond reason,
there's .complete re
covery and cure.
Although by many
believed to be incur
able, there is the
evidence of hundreds
of living witnesses to
the fact that, in all
its earlier stages, con
sumption is a curable
disease. Not every
case, but a large per
centage of cases, and
we believe, fully 98
ner cent, are cured
by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
even after the disease has progressed so
far as to induce repeated bleedings from
the lungs, severe lingering cough with
copious expectoration (including tubercu
lar matter), great loss of flesh and extreme
emaciation and weakness.
. . Do you doubt that hundreds of such cases
reported to ns as cured by " Golden Med
ical Discovery " were genuine cases of that
dread and fatal disease ? You need not take
our word for it. They have, in nearly every
instance, been so pronounced by the best
and most experienced home physicians,
who have no interest whatever in mis
representing them, and who were often
strongly prejudiced and advised against
a trial of Golden Medical Discovery,"
but who have been forced to confess that
it surpasses, in curative power over this
fatal . malady, all other medicines with
which they are acquainted. Nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy "emulsions" and
mixtures, had been tried in nearly all these
cases and had either utterly failed to bene
fit, or had only seemed to benefit a little for
a short time. Extract of malt, whiskey,
and various preparations of the hypophos.
phites had also been faithfully tried in vain.
The photographs of a large number of
those cured of consumption, bronchitis,
lingering: coughs, asthma, chronic nasal
catarrh and kindred maladies, have been
skillfully reproduced in a book of ico
pages which will be mailed to you, on re
ceipt of address and six cents in stamps.
You can then write those cured and learn
theirexperience. AddressWoRLD's Dispen
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N.Y.
Onward, speed onward, oh time In your flight.
And put toe '-lock question out of my sight!
I'm weary, so weary of hearing folks say:
"The locks will be through at no distant day."
I've beard this story for years and years:
I ve heard it through smiles, I've heard it thro'
lears;
I've heard it over and over strain :
I've heard it from women, 1' ye heard it from men.
The date had been fixed many times in the past,
But none was so sure as the one fixed last
Now the time has gone by, ami the work 'not done,
And th. y want more money iroin Washington.
The contractor has not fulfilled his vow.
And I think he's gone to Washington now.
I Winn he would go there and forever stay.
For I'm so tired of hearing of "Colonel" Day.
The locks will be finished tomctime I know,
But it seems to me the work is slow;
Or else the reports have all been un true
That they would soon be ready for boats to pass
through.
Was it a jest, or was it a fake
That the contractors made this ewful miitake?
Or did they try to fulfl 11 their vow
That has made, people doubt them so now.
The work will go on, but it seems quite funny
Tho they are still asking for more money.
And some of the work is not safe at all, '
And they fer at some time it may fall.
And now they have it to do over again,
They certainly must have been queer men! '
To disrover this mistake when so late.
Even after they had put in the last gate.
Onward, speed onward, and hasten the day
When the locks will be opened, and people can
say:
"Our dream has come true, we are free, we are
free:
The Columbia is open now to the sea.
Anonymous.
The Lumber Trade.
Mr. J. M. Leiter of the Bridal Veil
Lumber Co., who was in town today,
speaking to a reporter of The Chronicle
on the outlook of the lumber business,
said that its future on the Pacific coast
is orignt, out win do contingent upon
the development of the Snake river and
Upper Columbia regions of the country
Montana and Idaho are the legitimate
market for the lumber production of
Oregon, and with the founding of large
irrigation plants, already begun, will
come an enormous demand for lumber.
In years past Colorado and Wyoming
were chiefly supplied with lumber from
the coast, but unfair transportation
rates extended in favor of Texas and the
gulf country rained the lumber trade of
Oregon. While these rates have been
since lowered, the ratio of inequality
still exists and the- most of the lumber
now used in Colorado is hauled over the
Denver & Rio Grande.
SlOO 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
ppon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the foun
dation of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so much
'faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for listTif
testimonials. ' Address :
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
JSold by Druggists, 75 cents.
.
Words from Ellis.
Hon. W. R. Ellis, writing to a constit
uent in The Dalles, speaks frankly in
regard to several matters of general in
terest. He promises ' that the Oregon
delegation will do all in their power to
secure the necessary appropriations to
protect and . complete the work at the
locks, and that speedily. In regard to
the public building at The Dalles, he
considers the chance for getting such a
bill through the present congress is very
remote. Speaking of the tariff, he is
sorry the eenatb would not take up the
tariff bill as it came from the house.
On the whole, he thinks the present
congress will not accomplish much,
agreeing with The Dalles correspondent
that they are too busy president-making.
The exposure to all sorts and condi
tions of weather that 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, Cal., 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 seyere
cold and ' obtained immediate relief,
This medicine prevents any tendency of
a cold toward pnenmonia and insures a
prompt recovery. For sale by Blakeley
& Houghton, Druggist. "
Piles of peoples have piles, but De-
Witt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure them.
When promptly applied it cures scalds
burns without the slightest pain.
Snipes- Kinersly Drug Co. . '
Don't invite disappointment by exper
imenting. Depend upon One Minute
Cough Cure and you have immediate re
lief. . It cures croup. The only harmless
remedy that produces immediate re
sults. For sale by Snipes-Kinersly
Drug Co.
Auction SaCe.
Wednesday at 11 a. m. J. B. Crossen
will sell at Vogt's store, a large assort
ment of dry goods and clothing, etc.
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For Sale Cheap.
Six lota, nicely located in Power's ad
dition to Astoria, Oregon. Must be sold
quick on account of sickness. Apply to
A. S. Mac Alhster, at this office. '
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Chance
of a
Lifetime.
Owing to the ' death of the
proprietor, the Dufur Holler
Flour Mill is now for sale at
a surprisingly low price. It
is a 50-barrel a day, up-to-date
mill, with all the latest
improvements. Water power.
The property .for sale includes
mill, with fine feed chopper,
attached; warehouse; 1G 4-5
acres of fine land, two good
dwelling houses, a greenhouse
and a splendid orchard. The
surrounding country yields
No. 1 ,wheat, and the market
for flour is unsurpassed. . An
excellent property' at a won
derfully low price. Will sell
partly on- time. .Plenty of
fine wheat in warehouse if
wanted. Call and be con
vinced that it is a bargain. ,
For further information ad
dress
MKS. E. DUFUR,
Lock box 138, Dufur, Or. -
THE DALLES
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The above association is
prepared to take a list 'of all
and any kind of Ileal Estate
for sale or e change, wherf'oy
the seller will have the indi
vided assistance of the fsU23F-"
ing Real Estate Agents, or
ganized as an association for ,
the purpose of inducing im-
migration to Wasco arid Sher-
man Counties, and generally
stimulating the sale of prop
erty:
C. E. Bayard, T. A. Hud
son, J. G. Koontz & Co., J. M.
Huntington & Co., N. Wheal
don,.Gibons & Marden, G. W.
Rowland.
"Address any of the above
well known firms, or '
J. M. Huntington, Sec.
' : The Dalles, Oregon
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