THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1896.
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Address all communication to " THE CHRON
ICLE." The Dalles, Oregon.
STATE OFFICIALS. -1
governor W. P. Lord
Secretary of State H K Klncaid
Treasurer .' Phillip Metschan
Bupt. of Public Instruction G. M. Irwin
Attorney-General C. M. Idlemon
,. (G. W. McBride
(Senators J J. H. Mitchell
IB. Hermann
Congressmen j w. B. Ellis
State Printer VI.H. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge Geo. C. Blakeley
Sheriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk . A.M. Kelsay
Treasurer ' Wm. Michell
, , (Frank Klncaid
vujuiumiuucis & Blowers
Assessor F. H. Wakefield
Surveyor E. V. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools.. .Troy bneiley
Coroner V. H. Butts
A THREATENED CHANGE.
The qneetion of whether or not sena
tors ehall be elected by a direct vote of
: the people is one which has thrust itself
of late upon the public attention.- The
motives that promoted the makers of
the constitution to provide as they did
regarding how members of the upper
branch should be chosen, are well un
derstood and the wisdom of the plan for
the conditions as they then existed, con
ceded. Bat circumstances have changed
and the belief has become general that
the senate has ceased to represent the
people, and serves too well the purposes
of class legislation. It was jntended as
a check upon popular opinion expressed
" through the house of representatives
but it has proven too much of a check
It is probable that the makers of the
constitution were influenced by the
scenes then being enacted in revolution
ary France, and saw the danger of too
great sovereignty in the people, who.
when once aroused, dared fearful deeds
But the conditions which confronted
France just before the revolution will
never exist in America, or if they do,
the progress of civilization counts for
nothing.
The United States senate has become
a body of rich men. The honot of a seat
in its chamber is denied to a man of
moderate means, unless he go with
certain purpose to serve, In return for
. which he is given the' financial aid of
corporations. The senators, with their
six-year terms, are out of touch with the
people, and the knowledge that their
election lies in the hands of a small body
of men, open to influences, personal and
otherwise, makes them, unless they are
statesmen of large mould, unsympathetic
with the voters, whose servants by right
they are.
The election of senators by a popular
vote may not be an early realization.
The means that now are used at the
state legislatures to elect United States
senators will be employed to de
feat such . an innovation, but should
this national body continue to loose the
confidence of the people, as it has done
in the last few years, the same fate
awaits it as does the English house of
lords.
The common people are after all the
masters, and with the dissemination of
knowledge and the innoculation of high
principles of citizenship, the country is
eafe in their bands.
LIKE ENTERPRISES.
Reference has frequently been made
to the enterprise of Pendleton citizens
in establishing a wool ecourmg mill at
that place. Their faith has been re
warded, we are glad to learn, by a ten
per cent dividend declared upon the
capital stock of the concern. When the
scouring mill was established it was
.-started as a means of attracting atten
tion to Pendleton and bringing growth
-and capital. All these ends have been
-.served, and furthermore the men who
put in their money are receiving good
interest.
The starting of the D. P. & A. N. Co.
' by the business men of The Dalles is a
parallel case to the building of the
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established, not so much as money-making
institutions, as to aid in the devel
opment of the respective sections ; but
"both" have yielded direct returns, which
can be measured by dollars and cents,
it - .1 : . l v l
as wen as iiruireci, wuicu are incalcula
ble. Pendleton is pushing on and seek
ing to establish other enterprises. We
are waiting for the locks to be through,
when it is expected that this city will
doable its population without any efforts
of itself.
What The Dalles needs is not to waste
nerve force speculating when the locks
will be through, but to seek to attract
foreign capital for investment in our
city. . No better place can be found on
the coast for each purposes. The growth
of The Dalles to a city of considerable
size is only a matter of time; but the
day can be hastened by well-directed
efforts upon the part of our citizens.
The death of State Senator Wei singer
at Frankfort has a pathetic interest be
cause of his last words to a colleague.
Weisinger was an uncompromising foe to
free silver, and with his dying breath
admonished a fellow senator to "stand
firm ; never vote for Blackburn and free
silver." With this man belief did not
come from any party policy, bat was
deep-seated conviction that the free
silver agitation was a menace to the
country, which by his last words he
showed he loved so well. Kentucky has
lost by WeWnger's death.
A VOICE FROM THE PAST.
All the Democratic editorials written
between now and next November can
not convince the American people that
the enactment of a protective policy,
similar in purpose, if not degree, to that
which bears the name of McKinley, is
not the need of the hour. The past
three venra have prodoced facts more
eloquent than all the arguments of Dem
ocratic orator's, to whom the task of ex
casing their party's policy is a difficult
one.
The United States, after passing
through a fearful conflict, when its re
sources were drained to their utmost,
saw the period of its greatest prosperity
from 1865 to 1S92. During those years
the increase of wealth in this ccuntrv
was greater by many millions than the
combined wealth of Great Britain.
Under the beneficent workings of a pro
tective system this country was able to
repair the damages the civil war had
caused, to gather its shattered finances
and place them upon a basis that made
the country's credit unquestioned
throughout the world. The industries
that had been stopped because of the
war were revived ; avenues of employ
ment opened for labor, and the country
began a new era of development, which
closed with the election of 1892.
The disastrous results which followed
that event are too painfully impressed
upon the people to need emphasis. The
greatest financial panic, with consequent
stagnation of business, the country had
ever experienced followed Cleveland's
election. The commercial life of the
country reached such a low ebb that im
provement or collapse must come, and
with the prospect of Republican success
in '96 times have taken a turn for the
better, though, after all, the improve
ment is slight.
In view of the knowledge which the
American people have learned since
1892, it is interesting to note the views
of Abraham Lincoln, expressed in 1843,
upon this same question. His remarks
at that time showed how clearly he read
the future. At a Whig meeting in
Springfield Mr. Lincoln was appointed
to prepare an "Address to the People of
the State," and commenting upon his
work, he said :
The first of our resolutions declares a
tariff of duties upon foreiun im porta
tions, producing suflicient revenues for
the support of the general government,
and so adjusted as to protect American
iudustry, to be indispensablv necessary
to the prosperity of the American peo
ple; and the second declares direct tax
ation for a national revenue to be im
proper.
tor several vears past tne revenues oi
the government have been unequal to
its expenditures, and consequently loan
after loan, sometimes direct and some
times indirect in form, has been resort
ed to. By this means a new national
debt has been created, and is still grow
ing on us with a rapidity fearful to con
template a rapidity only to be reason
ably expected in time of war. This
state of things has been produced bv a
prevailing unwillingness either to in
crease tne tarin or to resor! to direct
taxation. But the one or the other
must come. Coming expenditures must
be met, and the present debt must be
paid ; and money cannot always be bor
rowed for these objects. The system of
loans is but temporary in its nature,
and must soon explode. It is a system
not only ruinous while it lasts, but one
that must soon fail and leave us desti
tute. As an individual who undertakes
to live by borrowing soon finds bis ori
ginal means devoured by interest, and
next, no one left to borrow from, so it
must be with the government.
The words of Lincoln aptly describe
the situation today. The government
has borrowed millions of dollars during
the present administration, and the end
is not yet. The country is purluing a
ruinous policy, which, if unchecked, can
lead but to bankruptcy.
The people will have an opportunity
next November to repent of their mis
take font years ago. and the words- of
Lincoln are a solemn admonition as to
how thev should act.
MITCHELL'S ONE MISTAKE.
Political attention throughout the
state is being centered'upon Multnomah
county, where a battle royal is in pro
gress between the friends of Senator
Mitchell and those who are opposing his
re-election. From the declarations made
on both sides, the contest must be a
bitter one, and it will take a large ap
plication of political salve to soothe the
wounds the fight will cause. Not only
are the interests of Senator Mitchell in
volved, bnt the question who is to be the
Republican boss of Multnomah county
will be decided at the coming primaries.
feeling has grown up against Joe
Simon wbicb has assumed threatening
proportions, till it looks as though the
days of the little boss were over.
Simon, while he has made no public
statement, it is understood is not friend
ly to the re-election ot Mitchell.
For the reason that Portland domin
ates the politics of the state to a large
extent, because of its greater representa
tion in representative bodies, the situa
tion elicits general interest, and the
coming primaries win nave a direct
bearing upon the choice of senator.
While it is true that no man has pos
sessed popular favor to a greater degree
among the people of Oregon than Sena-
tor Mitchell, vet his election this time
is by no means free from difficulties.
is believed, and 'rightly eo, that how
ever well Mitchell represents the people
of Oregon upon other "questions, his
course reeardinz the national finances
has been at variance with the best judg
ment of the people in the state. Oregon
is not a free silver state, and were a vote
to be taken tomorrow, such a proposi
tion would be overwhelmingly defeated
The idea ot a sound currency one that
will not fluctuate as the market price of
silver changes is prevalent, and upon
no occasion has there been an epidemic
of free silver such as has overtaken some
Western states. For these reasons Mr,
M tchell enters the senatorial race handi
capped, and his friends and no man
has more active onps will have a task
made difficult by Senator Mitchell's own
actions, and which otherwise would
have been easy.
WHO WILL
LEAD ITt
Who aspires to be the Democratic
Moses to lead the tribes of free trade on
of the bondage into which they have
placed themselves, asks the Spokesman
Review? Scarcelv four months more
and the remnants of the lesions who
placed their faith in Grover Cleveland
irreverently called by many the "stuffed
prophet," will seek for light in the same
halls which heard the third nominating
speeches for the gentleman in the White
house. Some strange spell has fallen
over the Democracy, for history fails to
reveal a campaign where candidates
have been so scarce and the supporters
so cold as in the one approaching.
There is timber in the Democratic
party for a candidate of average caliber;
thete are astute politicians in the ranks
who understand all the tricks of the
trade, but there are none who have yet
developed an overmastering desire to be
led up to the inevitable slaughter which
will follow the rout of next November,
Bland of Missouri has been mentioned
in a few quarters, but he was unable to
carry his own district in the last elec
tion ; ex-Governor Pattison of Pennsyl
vania is another, and the East is asked
to flock to his support, but he wag over
whelmingly defeated for the mayoralty
of Philadelphia, his home city; Secre
tary Carlisle finds favor in the councils
of those who would rule the country
through the money power, but he is not
considered by the masse?, and William
Whitney, the millionaire and ex-cabinet
officer, is also a possibility but a re
luctant one. There is no talk of David
B. Hill, Democrat, for he is a dethroned
leader in his own state, and the country
has had enough of New York Democracv
to last it for awhile.
Where, then, does the Democracy ex
pect to find its political Moses? It
would confer a lasting favor on the
country if some leader possessed enough
blind ambition to announce his candi
dacy, for the Republicans could then
figure on their majority with better
grace.
There can be no question but that the
people of Ohio are in earnest about Mc
Kinley's candidacy. The enthusiasm
his name occasioned during the state
convention showed how strong is his
hold both upon the people and the poli
ticians. But it isn't always the man for
whom the most noise is made that wus
the race, as the repeated defeats of
James G. Blaine declare. The McKin
ley boom is in good condition, but his
friends should take care it is not worked
too assiduously. It may wear itself out
before the convention next June.
TBS "LOCKS.1
Onward, speed onward, oh time In your flight,
And put the "lock question ont of my sight!
I'm weary, so weary of hearing; folks say :
"The locs will be through at no distant day."
I've heard this story for years and years;
I've heard it through smiles, I've heard it thro'
tears;
I've heard it over and over again ;
I've heard it from women. I've heard It from men.
The date had been fixed many times in the past,
nu none was so sure as tue one uxtu last.
Now the time has gone by, ami the work not done.
And thty want more money irom Washington.
The eon true tor has not fulfilled his vow,
And I think he's gone to Washington now.
I wish he would go there and forever stay.
For I'm so tired of hearing of "Colonel" bay.
The locks will be finished mmetime I know,
But it seems to me the work is slow;
Or else the reports have all been untrue
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 awful mistake?
Or did they try to fulfill their vow
That has made people doubt them so now.
The work will go on, nut it seems quite funny
That they are still asking for more money..
And some of the work is not safe at all,
And they fear at some time it may fall.
And now they have it to do over again,
They certainly must have been queer men!
To discover this mistake when so late,
Even after they had put in the last gate.
Onward, Bpeed onward, and hasten the day
v nen tne iocks-wiu oe openea, ana people can
say:
"Our dream has come true, we are free, we are
fiee:
The Columbia is open now to the sea.
Anonymous.
St. Mary's Academy Entertainment.
The following excellent program will
be rendered at St. Mary's Academy on
March 17th. The mere names of the
selections do not indicate its unusual
merit. The drama in five acts is said,
by those who have attended the rehear
sals to be exceptionally fine :
Chorus -"A Garland Gay We Twine"
Piano, Mandolins, Guitars 8c. Patrick's Day
Eriu's Flag
Chorus Medley of Irish Airs
"Afloat on the Waves"
Dialogue ''A Lawyer Outwitted"
Piano Solo "Le -Beveil" Straebboa
Solo and Chorus The Dear Little Shamrock .
Drama (five acts) Thro' Clouds to Sunlight
Piano and Mandolin Pagsin Waltz. ..Fernandez
"A Precious Pickle"
Piano Duet "Le Cbasse an Lion" Kolling
8olo and Chorus "The Irish Exile"
Piano Solo "Come Back to Erin"
Tableau.....
The New
Wool
We put on sale today the choicest assortment of Worsted and Silk Novelties it
has ever been our good fortune, to show.
Our Pattern Suits of 8-yard pieces, at from 85c to $1.10 per yard, embrace the
newest changeable effects, Pin Checks, Hair Stripes, Fancy Plaids, fec every pat
tern exclusively original. Our most dressy lady friends will wear these; will you
be one of them?
Our assortment of Worsted Checks at 25c a yard, Fancv Weaves at 50c and 60c
Crofton Worsted Plaids, Silk Effect, for Waists, at 30c a ya'rd, all leading shades in
Mohairs, Serges, &c, &c.
Special Attention..
Our BLACK GOODS
Skirt Materials so much
Fancy Brocades,
Pure Mohair Granada, in two styles. Call
A M WILLIAMS & GO
Concerning Some Karly Immigrants.
To a state in which wool interests
have been, la the good days that are
past, of such tremendous financial im
portance, the record of the coming of
the first wool-bearers must be a matter
of historical interest. Froia one, of
whom it may be said, "A part of this
she was. and all of this she saw," we
have been permitted to gather some in
cidents of thiB early migration.
In the first days of March, 1843, a
band of four hundred and forty eheep
was collected in Sullivan county, Mis
souri, by Mr. Joseph Watt, and took up
the line of march for the crossing of the
Missouri at St. Joe. Mr. Watt was a
native of Ohio, and had already crossed
the plains to Oregon ; had spent about
two and a half years here ; had selected
claim in Yamhill county, erected
buildintrs and made preparation for
bringing hither his father's family and
others who might cast in their lot with
them. The start westward was made
thus earlv. the traveling abilities of
sheep not having been fully tested, and
Mr. Watt's intention being to travel
very slowly.
Missouri at that time was a good state
to emigrate from no railroad, very little
nternal improvement, wretched roads,
the settler on its rich soil invariably
poisoned with malaria. It was not a
homesick, heartsick company that
crossed the Missouri that March morn
ing and pulled up its banks of mud in
the snow and slush of the spring's
'breaking up." Had they been dis
posed to be homesick, the golden suc
cess of Mr. Watt's work in Oregon would
have gone far to dispel it. He had a
clean bank book to begin with, and
made his first strike in the erection of
the first flour mill at Oregon City. For
this he received $10 per day, and he
took part of his pay in clucks. How
these clocks were brought to this coast,
our Historian does not Know, une 01
them was sold to Wm. Burnett of Yam
hill county and is now owned by his eon,
Hon. George H. Burnett of Salem.
They were certainly of American manu
facture, and probably came in on one of
the trading vessels, possibly those that
brought some of the early Methodist
missionaries. Mr. Watt traveled with
these clocks and found a ready sale, tak
ing his pay in wheat. The price of this
taple was at that time very low, but
the successful operation of the flouriijg
mill ran the price up most satisfactorily
the wheat growers. The result o
this labor and traffic, amounting to four
thousand dollars in gold, was carried
back to Missouri by Mr. Watt in & leath-
belt around his body, the chafing
and weight of which was most patiently
and cheerfully borne.
To return to our mutton. The start
ing of the grasses enabled the line to get
in motion, Mr. watt Deing chosen cap
tain of the company. The sheep proved
admirable travelers, far better than
cattle; the pasturage was excellent;
they kept in good marketable condition ;
the tables of the company were kept
supplied with' fresh mutton whenever
wanted, though the great abundance of
game'at that time, buffalo and antelope
being very numerous, made this not a
matter of necessity.
The captain's experience In crossing
the continent was not always accepted
by the impatient members of the cara
van, and they thought sheep traveled
too slowly and pushed on ahead, some
times leaving notices written on boards,
one of which is remembered :
"Watt and his sheep going to pasture;
Watt says. 'Sheep, can't you go a little faster.' "
Oar historian, then a girl of 11, rede
Dress
For
deserve special mention.
sought for
Plain and Fancy Mohairs, Serges, &c.
.THE NEW WEAVE.
the two thousand miles, helping to keep
the wooly travelers in line. It was
easily done, and the whole journey at
that date is remembered but as a pleas
ant picnic trip, only for the dreadful
longing for more eleep. With the very
early Btarts, seldom stopping at noon,
one can think of the fatigue and the
need of a great big sleep that the grow
ing girl must have felt, and which is
not forgotten in nearly half a century.
No enemies to sheep were found ex
cept in the ferryless, bridgelees streams.
On Green river thirty were left on an
island. Their wool weighted down with
the ice-cold water, they could swim no
more. The band crossed the Cascade
mountains, reaching Oregon City Sep
tember 24th, and the final resting place
three days later. An odd thing was
that while the drivers were thoroughly
willing to rest in this long-looked-for
resting place, the sheep seemed to think
it their bounden duty to keep moving,
and the duty of the young shepherd
girls was by no means over.
A Wonderful Institution.
There is an institution in this country
whoso history of remarkable growth
must be of interest to those acquainted
with it. Within a few short years it
has grown from a very Bmall beginning to
one of the first institutions of the land
Selling goods as it does direct from the
manufacturer to the consumer on an
economic, one small proht plan, its busi
ness has enlarged until it now occupies
one of the largest business blocks in
Chicago, and employs between 400 and
500 people. Its entire establishment is
devoted to out-of-town mail order trade.
Its wonderful growth is evidence of its
sterling integrity, extraordinary ability
and unquestioned financial standing.
In fact, we are in receipt of a letter from
the National Bank of Illinois, of Chica
go, one of the largest and most reliable
financial institutions in Chicago, a con
cern with a capital of $2,000,000.00, also
a letter from the National Bank of the
Republic, of Chicago, one of the sound
eat financial institutions in Illinois, wit,h
a capital of $1,000,000.00, wherein 'they
are. personally acquainted with the
stockholders, that the institution is re--
putable and thoroughly responsible,
and that thorough confidence can be had
in any representations it makes. In
fact we are in receipt of indisputable
evidence as to the reliability of this
institution, and we feel safe in 6aying
that our readers can place implicit con
fidence in this house, and that they will
receive tne same prompt, careml and
courteous treatment the members would
like to receive were they in your place.
The wonderful facilities of this insti
tution for supplying merchandise at
manufacturers' prices is certainly of
interest to all economic buyers.
The firm to which this article refers
issues a long list of advertising matter
including a mammoth catalogue and
many . special catalogues, all of which
they mail to anyone. In fact, tbey are
so thoroughly organized that they make
it very easy to do trading with them by
mail. -
The concern to which this article re
fers is authorized and incorporated under
the laws of the state of Illinois, with a
cash capital of $150,000.00, paid in full,
and is Sears, Roebuck & Co., 173 and 175
West Adams Street, Chicago, 111.
A person is ' prematurely old when
baldness appears before the forty-fifth
year. Use Hall's Hair Renewer to keep
the scalp healthy and prevent baldness.
Goods
Spring, all in.
We show all the desirable
and see them.
POPULAR
CLOTHIERS.
MARKET REPORT.
March 13, 1896.
Wheat There is no local business be
ing transected in wheat. With the de
cline in the East values are nominally
lower.
Eggs are coming in freely, and there
is very little local movement and no
outlet.
Batter is offered
prices are less firm.
more freely and
A report in the Chicago Grocer has
the following quotation: "California
Italian prunes, 70-80a bags, cents
per pound. Fine fruit, handsome and
black, looks and tastes like French
prunes." As California does not pro-t
dnce Italian prunes, it is evident the
fruit mentioned was grown in Oregon om
Washington. It is the old story of how
we are cheated out of our just credits
for our products and California profiting
thereby.
Floub Per bbl, $3.30.
Wheat 50 to 55 cents.
Oats White, 75 cents per 100.
Babley75 cents per 100.
Potatoes Per sack, 3U to 40 cts.
Butter Dairy choice, 40 to 50.
Hay Timothy, $10 10 $11.50 per ton
bailed.
Wheat 9 to $10 per ton.
Millstcfks Bran, $10 per ton; chop
$16.
Poultry Chickens per doz, $2.50 to
$2.75.
Eggs 9 cents per doz.
Cheese Cream, 20 cents; cream,
15 cents. '
Vegetables Cabbage, 1 cent per lb.
Fresh Fbuit Apples fancy, $1.25;
choice, 75 cts to $1 per box.
Hides Dry No. 1, 16 lbs and up
wards, 7 to 1 per lb; culls, 6 cents.
Pelts 6 cents per lb.
Hogs Choice heavy, $2.75 to . $3;
light, $2.50.
Veal Small, 5 cents; large, S4 to 4.
Mutton Gross, weathers, $2.75;
ewes, $2,50.
Beef -GroBS, top steers, $2.50 to $2.75 ;
cows. $2.50.
Did
you
know?
That we have opened
up a Wholesale Liquor
House at J. O. Mack's
old stand?
The. purest Wines
and Liquors
for family use.
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TT7ILLIAM. E.
CAMPBEU.
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SURVEYOR.
Legal subdividing and re-establishing
of old corners. Executed with first-class
solar instrument. Terms reasonable.
febl2 Address Endersby P. O.