THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25t 1896.
1st ft at am lat Oiler.
DRESS GOODS,
Black and Colored Silks,
Black Dress Goods,
Ladies' and Misses' Cloaks,
Linen Table Damasks, v
Towels and Toweiing,
White Bed Spreads,
Comforters and Blankets.
Gents' Light Overcoats.
Gents' Underwear.
Boys' Underwear.
Hats and Caps, &c. ,
BOSS CASH STORE.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
THE DALLES ... OliEGON
SUBSCRIPTION BATES.
' ST MAIL, POSTAGE rBSFAID. IN ADVANC.
' Weekly, 1 year..... t 150
" 6 months 0 75
g " i 050
Daily, 1 year. 6 00
" 6 months. 8 00
" per " 0 50
Address all communication to " THE CHRON
IC UE," The Dalies, Oregon.
STATK OFFICIALS.
aavcrnoi..' W. P. Lord
Secretary oi State ...HK Klncaid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Bnpt. of Public Instruction G. M. Irwin
ALtornev-General C. M. Idleman
. (G.W. McBride
)j. u. Mitchell
''' IB. Hermann
JUu,,u,c., )w it. Ellis
State Printer W. H. Leeds
COUSTI OFFICIALS.
County Judge. j Geo. C. Blakeley
Sheriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk , A. M. Keteay
Treasurer Wm. Michel!
,.,, . (Fran Klncaid
wu.,m 1A.S. Blowers
Assessor F. H. Wakefield
Surveyor E. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools. . . Troy Shelley
Coroner
. W. H. Butts
THE RECOGNITION BUSINESS.
There seems to be considerable mis
understanding upon the matter, now
before congress, as to the recognition ot
belligerent rights to the Cubans. The
proposition is not (o entangle this na
tion in the least, in any promise to give
material aid to the Cubans, or to com
mit us to any policy leading to any proa
pact of hostilities with other nations.
Nor does it in any degree precipitate
action detrimental to the upbuilding of
the cause of the universal adoption of
republics as a higher growth for human
ity than the old monarchies; on the
contrary it 'is in direct line with that
action, a course which this nation ;s
presumably unalterably committed to.
Ihe recognition is in fact only an ex
pression of evmpathy for the cause of
Cubans, and which they certainly .have
well earned by the persistent, braie and
determined stand they have maintained
against such fearful odds.
- The Globe-Democrat says: "The
rights of belligerents cannot be strictly
- defined, so much depends upon the cir
cumstances of the case. In a general
way, however, they imply a recognition
of the fact that a state of war exists, and
that equal consideration should be given
to the two parties engaged in it. Thus,
in the present instance, the Cuban in
surgents will be allowed to send vessels
into our ports the same as Spain is per
mitted to do, and private traders will le
allowed to' sell them certain kinds of
goods. But neither sde can buy arms,
ammunition, or any other military sup
'" plies from us. It will also be the duty
of our government to prevent the fitting
out of expeditions in our territory for
the assistance of either party; and our
merchant ships will be "open to search
on the high seas for articles contraband
of war. There will not necessarily be a
war with Spain, any more than there
was when she hastened to recognize the
Southern confederacy, but there is a pos-
sibility of it, and the Cubans will proba-
. bly do all they can to bring about such
a result. They cannot claim assistance
from us as a right; there is no obliga
tion on our part to fight their battles, or
to do anything more in their interest
than in that of Spain, practically speak-
', ing.
, "It is a great mistake to suppose that
the recognition of the belligerent rights
of the Cubans means a declaration of
war against Spain. Those who indorse
Much an expression of sympathy do not
1 wish to make two wars where there is
now but one. Their desire is- to pro
mote the early conclusion of the one now
in progress, and td put a stop to the tak
ing of life and the destruction of prop
erty.'' The Cubans have maintained
. themselves for a year against euperior
numbers, and the proposed iuauguration
' of a policy of massacre against them is
equivalent to a confession by the Spanish
commander that they can not be beaten
by legitimate and justifiable means. It
seems to the people of the United States,
therefore, that the time has come it say
that these struggling patriots are en
titled to' the rights of belligerents,1 and
to all the advantages to be derived from
a formal assertion of our desire for their
enccess The charge that we are looking
to the acquisition of Cuba has nothing
Lace Curtains,
GENTS'
HATS .
that cost
$2.25 each,
take your
choice at
$1.15. '
Black Alpacas,
Bleached
OLOTSlNGr Tailbr
C' VU J MO
to support it. There is no sentiment of
that kind in congress, and no party is
committed to such a plan. The feeling
in favor of the Cubans is entirely free
from any expectation of territorial ex
pansion in that direction. 'It pertains
only to the question of right, of justice,.
of propriety in the adjustment of the re
lations of Spain and Cuba. The insur
gents have waged a prolonged and de
termined fight against heavy odds and
under all sorts of difficulties ; and they
certainly deserve as much consideration
from us as we have a right to give mem,
which is to say that the action of con
gress for their comfort and encourage
ment is correct and will be approved by
all good citizens."
"UNITED WE STAND.
Oregon's senators are divided in their
views upon the financial question, but
no difference exists when it comes to
opinions about the tarm. juitcnen,
with his free silver leanings, and Mc
Bride, with his adherence to a sound
money system, are a unit in perceiving
what is needed to bring a return of pros
perity to the people of Oregon. Recent
statements by both these gentlemen afe
worthy of re-production, since they give
in succinct form some potent truths. In
a leading Eastern journal Mr. McBride
is quoted as eaying:
The large amounts of capital formerly
employed in manufacturing and other
industries are seeking investments, and
holders thereof find no field so inviting
as that of loans to the national govern
ment on its bonds. The failure Sf the
present tariff to provide sufficient reve
nue for current expenses of the govern
ment affoids the opportunity, and this
condition of things can be remedied only
by a return to a tanli system- tnat will
protect American industries from for-
eigu competition, and also provide suffi
cient revenue for the governmental ex
penses. Under such a system capital
will no longer seek bonds at low rate for
investment, but will find ample demand
and larger returns in the manufacturing
and in domestic trade.
The same paper quotes Mitchell thus :
The damaging effects of this free-wool
policy have been exemplified in a multi
form manner. It has damaged flock
masters, who, having become discour
aged by reason of the policy, have driven
their sheep to the slaughterhouse and
abandoned the business, thus diminish
ing rapidly and vastly the number of
sheep and the amount of wool prod need,
and, as a further result, throwing out of
employment hundreds of thousands of
men, herders, shearers and others con
nected with the industry.
While it is unquestionably true that a
majority of the people of Oregon think
as McBride does regarding silver, yet
there are those who have not yet been
led out of the ways of false thinking and
still cling to the belief that if the gov
ernment were to coin all the silver
brought to it the parity between the
metals could remain unchanged. .The
silver agitation has been to a great ex
tent caused by the depressing times
through which we are paesing. These
depressing times have been brought
about by the rejection of the protective
policy provided by the McKinley law
and the-substitution of an un-American
free trade system. Had it not been for
this catastrophe, the silver question
would never have occupied public atten
tion to the degree it does, and when
again the government. is in the hands of
its friends, enjoying the beneficent work
ings of a protective policy, the coinage
question will be relegated to an inferior
position in the public mind.
If the Republican platform be nne
quivocai towaras silver,, rejecting any
words that might lead to a belief that
the party favored any standard but gold,
and then push protection to the front,
making it the issue of the campaign,
there need be no nominations made by
the Democrats. f ' ' 1
' Baker county comes to the front
claiming $1,000,000 as the "amount which
represents her gold output during the
past year. Wasco county is not a gold
producer, but if the amounts received
for wool, wheat, stock, fruit and lumber
were added together, the figures would
be very . satisfactory. ; Through The
Dalles banks last summer $600,000
passed in payment for wool clips. The
amount, will be much larger the coming
season and these' figures make it plain
hbw'deeply the people of this wool crow
ing section deplore a policy, thai takes a
tana from wool' and reduces the price
the growers receive more than half.
Trunks,
V ctllbcb ctliU
Telescopes.
Bed Tickings, : - "
Bleached Muslins,
Sheetings, ...
Ladies' and Children's Underwear,
Ladies' Hosiery, Ladies' Corsets,
Ladies' Umbrellas, '
Laces, Embroideries,
Ribbons, Velvets, &c, &c.
- MadLe.
M. HONYWILL.
'THE
QUESTION BEFORE THE
HOUSE."
In another column is published a val
nable communication from Foesil. It is
written by a gentleman well known in
this city, and his name is withheld only
because we are not authorized to pub.
lish it. The suzeestiona are most
timely. N
The situation analyzed is this: Far
to the south of us in Gilliam county a
large E'ection is asking that it be given
trading facilities with The Dalles, This
1 section is one bf the richest in Eastern
Oregon. Its stock interests are large ;
its farming lands extensive and fertile;
its business men prosperous and enter
prising. Owing to better facilities in
the way of roads, the trade from the
Fossil country has been going to the
railroad at Arlington, and beyond some
consignments in the wool season, The
Dalles has received but little.
The competitive- transportation rates
obtained by this city have given it a
business prestige similar to that it pos
sessed in the days when no other town
existed to dispute its supremacy, and
the fame of The Dalles as a commercial
center has gone far and wide, over the
mountains and through the valleys of
Eastern Oregon.
The people of the interior wish to
trade with us. Our interests are identi
cal. At The Dalles the wool men can
receive a iaigner price lor tneir neeces ;
the merchants can, buy their goods at
wholesale rates as low as given in Port
land. The only thing that remains to
bar complete commercial adjustment be'
tween The Dalles and the adjacent coun
try is the lack of good roads. This need
must be remedied at once. The imper
ative mood alone can be used. ,
The proposal of the Gilliam county
people is fair. They offer to build and
maintain a road to the John Day, and
ask that this city see that the connec
tions on this side are made, and a bridge
built near the mouth of 30-Mile creek,
Instead of our begging the people to
trade with us, they offer to do eo them
selves, only asking thata fair show be
given them.
It is idle repetition to say that The
Dalles must put forth every effort to in
crease its trade area. Our merchants
have bought larger stocks than ever be
fore. New buildings are being built to
accommodate increased demands. It is
in anticipation of an increased trade
that our business men have bought so
heavily, and that increase must come.
The goods we have purchased must be
sold. To carry them over means loss.
No method can be neglected which will
bring a single purchaser to this city.
And now another consideration.- How
shall the request of the Gilliam county
people be considered? The means are
ours. The Commercial Club was organ
ized to handle matters like this. Men
put their money into this organization
because it was held out to tbem that the
advance of the city would be the main
consideration. In a meeting of business
men this matter could be discussed and
steps taken to build the road to the John
Day and give to the people of Gilliam
county what , they ask, securing in re
turn their patronage.
The Commercial Club was organized
for a purpose, and it is now time that
this purpose should be subserved. We
think it but a- reasonable suggestion
that a meeting be called at once and tha
matter of the Gilliam county road be
discussed. A committee can be ap
pointed who can confer, with representa
tives at the other end and full informa
tion be secured. A good road to Fossil
with telephone facilities will bring to
The Dalles a rich and growing trade.
Gentlemen, the question is before the
house. What are you going to do about
it?
THE GOLDEN . DAYS.
The days of '49 are being reproduced
again in Alaska. Every steamer that
leaves for Juneau, Sitka, or Cook's In
let is crowded with passengers and load
ed with freight, till, as in the case of one
which sailed. Saturday, the craft was
sunk below the guards. The times and
spirit of California' forty-five years ago
will be felt again, and the hopes that
hlled the hearts of fortune-seekers then
remain, to ' bolster the courage of the
gold-hunters now. . ' , . J
Alaska has long been looked upon as
lue iM uuuuirjr io ub expiorea. vitiii
zation baa reached the shores of the
I Punihft onrt t l.o rxinnna la vtneHoH nnvth.
ward, where the conditions of life are
harder. The old scenes will be re-enact
ed. V, The hopes, disappointments, the
successes and failures . will come again
The fortnnate will rejoice, the luckless
curse their fate and eearch on. hoping
against hope that a lucky find may some
time be theirs
The rush to Alaska is the last act in
the drama that began with Marshall's
discovery of gold in 1849, and when this
lingering scene is over the pioneer, who
through all the play, has been an inter
esting figure, will take his place in his
tory.
Mr. Ellis, we are waiting to hear how
you are getting along in the house of
representatives with that $20,000 meas
ure for the Cascade locks. . The nominal
ing convention is "not far distant, and
your supporters have need of all possi
ble arguments in your behalf. The
speedy passage of this relief meaeure
will be your strongest recommendation
Stir' up the fire, Mr. Ellis, we are get
ting cold. '
A bill has been reported favorably in
the house providing for the election of
senators by a direct vote of the people.
There is no probability of it passing this
session, but a certain amount of agita
Hon is necessary before any reform can
be enacted. A change in the mode of
electing senators is demanded by .the
people, the legislative squabbles of dif
ferent states the last two years giving
new impetus to the movement.
We venture the statement that the
Republican county conventions in Ore
gon will not be found declaring for free
silver as the Democratic conventions
have done. The place for such a heresy
is with the party that supports the fal
lacy of free trade. 0n9 is as unreasona
ble as the other, and the Democratic
party can be safely trusted to champion
them both.
It is wholly fitting that at the close of a
conference between some manufacturers
who favor the free coinage of silver
without international agreement, and the
silver senators who held up
the tariff
bi 1 that the name of Don
Cameron
should be suggested as the presidential
candidate fcr such' a combination.
The
man is worthy of the cause.
ROAD TO FOSSIL.
Correspondent Who Is Urging
Work With Great Vim.
the
A well-known citizen of Fossil writes
the following letter as an eye-opener to
what the citizens of Fossil want and
what they are doing :
Fossil, Ore., March 20, 1896,
Editor Dalles Cheonici.e : '
I wish to call attention to the opening
of tbe!proposed road from Fossil to the
head of navigation, The Dalles. All
eyes are turned towards The Dalles from
all this section, and away to the south
and east of us. Last fall representative
citizens from here met Joe Sherar, who
represented the interests of The Dalles,
and with him they viewed out and
agreed upon a location of a road that
would give this section a direct route to
The Dalles. The citizens of Gilliam
county who were taking the initiative,
have petitioned our county court for the
location of a public highway on the pro
posed route so far as itapplied to Gfliam
county, leaving off at the John Day
river, just below the mouth of 30-Mile,
Our part of this highway' has been sur
veyed, what damages that' were, found
have been paid by the citizens of this
place, and the road has -been ordered
opened. It will cost several thousand
dollars to build this road to the ter
minus at the John Day, but it can be
made a good road, and work will be
commenced by private subscription, as
soon as we know that a road and bridge
will be built to there, from the other
side. The. proposition, coming to us
from your people', through Mr. Sherar,
was to build the road on the other side
of the John Day, and build a bridge over
the John Day.
This matter is of too much importance
to let it sleep much longer. - The Dalles
will soon be in the situation to hold the
same relation to all this country tnat
she once held before the building of the
railroad the one great commercial
center, and while it will be to all of our
interests to get to The Dalles direct, and
we are willing to put in our time and
means, we exjject The Dalles to pursue
the policy indicated last fall and meet
us half way with the expense. The un
dertaking is too great to do alone, and
unless The Dalles wakes up to her in
terests, we will be' found working teeth
and toe nail to get competing portage
and river communication to Arlington
We would like to have this road to The
Dalles. ; -
' A local telephone system is now being
put in at Fossil. The very best in
struments that could be procured for
long distance lines only are being used.'
We are starting with a twenty drop
switch board, the central' office being'at
A.B.Lamb's drag store. It will con
nect' with all the principal places of
business in our town, and run in various
directions into the country., .The most
important local circuits will be the ones
running out to Gilman, French & Co
ranches, twenty-five or thirty miles: a
line up the creek to the saw-mill, six
miles; a line up. .Cottonwood .to Chas
Prinle's, three miles. Others are talked
- i or, oui mese nave instruments pur
I chased. Now if this wagon road goes to
I Tl.n Tlullaa . (1... 1 1 1
to go there along the new road,
Fossil wi.ll have the biggest building
boom this seaeon in its existence. The
principal buildings will be a two story
brick by the I. O. O. F. hall association
about 30x63, and a two story brick by
Senator Steiwer, size about 32x80. Mr,
Oilman will build a residence here also
for his family. As Wood never does
anything by halves, it will likely be the
Desc dwelling in una neck ot the
woods. XYZ
re at Fires In The Dalles.
Thex Dalles has had four great fires.
The largest loss of property and of life,
directly and indirectly, was the fire of
1891, and the one next approaching it in
destructiveness was the fire of 1871. ..
The fire of August 17, 1871, started at
the old Globe hotel, corner of Second
and Washington streets, and burned all
of the east end ot town as far as Con
don's residence, on the corner of Third
and Laughlin streets, which was saved
by 6trenpua efforts, aided by the big
poplar trees surrounding it, though it
killed the trees.
The next great fire occurred on Octo
ber .27, 1S78. It caagbt in Corum'e sad
dler shop, on Second utreet. burnine
Wingate'a store and residence and all
the property between Federal and Wash
ington streets below Fourth. At this
fire H, J. Waldron received injuries
from over-exertion which caused his
death. He was a pioneer, and at that
time proprietor of a drug store in the
old stone building adjoining the Cosmo
politan hotel.
The fire of May 21, 1879, caught in
the K-iss hotel, at that time located just
west of Snipes & Einersly's drug store.
This fire destroyed everything north and
west below Second street, which includ
ed the Umatilla house, and made partial
inroads to Third Btreet.
The fire of 1888 occurred on the same
day of the year as In 1891 September
2d. It caught in Sam Klein's shop,
and spread southward, burning the old
Baptist church building, which was then
occcupied by -a grocery store, the Con
gregational church, Wingate'a ware
house and all the buildings between
Second and Third,, and in places beyond
Fourth Btreet. It was checked just be
fore reaching Ward & Kern's livery
stable.
The great fire of 1891 caught in
Skibbe'a house. A light wind from the
east quickly carried it onward and
within a half hour it was feeding on
three streets at once, making a clean
8 peep as it went of everything below the
bluff. It burnt to Pease & Mays' corner.
but took the city's best block, the hand
some Yogt bullding, a disaster that will
never be fully made up. On Third
to Josh French's, on Fourth to George
Buch's and on Fifth to the Episcopal
church. Many fine residences were de
stroyed, as well as beautiful trees and
gardens. Most unfortunate of all, two
lives were lost at this fire, Mike Dia
mond having been burned and utterly
consumed, and Joe Fitzgerald having
died soon after from burns received dur
ing the fire.
Delegates to the County Convention.
The . Republican - primaries, held
throughout the county Saturday, re
sulted in the selection of the following
named gentlemen from the precincts
designated : .
Trevitt M. T. Nolan, J. S. Schenck,
W. H. Jones, N. J. Sinnott, W. H.
Moody and T. T. Nicholas.
Bigelow J. M. Patterson, W. G.
Kerns, L E. Crowe, H. L. Kuck, F. E.
Bronsen and L. Borden.
EaBt Dalles J. . Erhart, Frank Gabel,
William Floyd, C. E. Cbrisman, Frank
Kramer, Joel Koontz, and John Wagon
blast. West Dalles T. A. Hudson, J. S.
Schenck, W. E. Walthers, W. Klindt
and F. S. Gunning.
East Hood River E. S. dinger, F. H.
Button and T. R. Coon.
West Hood River John A. Wilson,
L. N. Blowers, E. Locke, J. A. Soesbe,
O. L. Stranahan and P. Isenberg.
Nansene E. A. Griffin and W. Craft.
Mosier Newell Harlan, S. D. Fisher
and E. J. Husky. ,
Cascade Locks E. P. Ash, J. Mc-
Isaacs, Bud Nelson, Fred Brookman and
Dr. Day. ... .
Antelope John Grant, J. D. Mc-
Andie, J. B. Ashby, G. C. O'Neil, Wm.
Kelsay and Frank Irvine. ',
Dufur M.J.Anderson, Geo John
ston, Whipple.
Ramsey W H.
Eight Mile Geo.
H. Dufur, Staats.
Fligg, W. J. David-
son. ,
Baldwin Albert
McCamey, Henry
Tomlinson.
Bake Oven C,
W. Haigty, F. N.
Jones. .
Columbia H. W. Gilpin, E K. Rus
sell.
Kingsley J. C. Thrall, Leo Rondeau.
Tygh Valley Clyde Bonney, W. Mc-
Corkle.
F or Sale or Trade.
A full bred, imported Frence Perche-
ron stallion lor eaiecneap; or will ex
change for other property. A sure foal
getter.. . Kebb & BucKXBr,.
17-2ms dtw . Grass Valley, Or.
i Important to Farmers.' : ' -
.Wakelee's squirrel exterminator, the
original and only article of its kind giv
ing complete satisfaction. . Now reduced,
from 50 cts to 30 cts per can. . .For sale
by M. Z. Donnell, The Dalles. i
WE
GIVE AWAY
A Sample Package (4 to 7 doses) of
Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets
7b any one sending- name and address to
us on a postal card. . ,
QNCE USED THEY ARB ALWAYS IN FAVOR. '
Hence, our object in sending- them out
broadcast ,'.y. . .
a-. ON ""' - ' '
They absolutely cure
SICK HEADACHE,
Biliousness, Constipation,
Coated Tongue, Poor Ap
petite, Dyspepsia and kin
dred derangements of the
Stomach, Liver and Bowels.
Don't accept some substitute said
to be "just as good." r ..
The substitute costs the dealer
less.
, It costs you ABOUT the same.
HIS profit is in the "just as
good."
WHERB IS YOURS?
Address for Fres Sample, :
World's Dispensary Medical Association,
No. 663 Mala St, BUFFALO, N. Y.
Blakeley & Houghton desire us to pub
lish the following extract from a letter
of Chas. M. Gutfeld of Reedley, Fresno
county, Calif., as they handle the rem
edy referred to and want their customers
to know what a splended medicine it is :
'.'It is with pleasure 1 tell you that by
one day's use of Chamberlain's Cough
remedy I was relieved of a very bad
cold. My head was completely stopped
up and I could not sleep at night. I can
recommend this remedy." A cold nearly
always starts in the bead and afterwards
extends to the throat and lungs. By
using this 'remedy freelv as soon as the
cold has been contracted it will cure the
cold at once and prevent it from extend
ing to the lungs.
Kedneed Kates.
Effective March 22d. The O. R. & N.
Co. will reduce their round trip rates
between Portland and The Dalles as fol
lows: Two day rate, good going Satur
day and ' returning Monday night, $3.
Ten day tickets $3.50. Good on all
trains. E. E. Lytle,
m24-dwtf 'Agent
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- Kinerely Drug Co.
Soothing, heating, cleansing, De Witt's
Witch Hazel Salve is the enemy to
sores, wounds and piles, which it never
tails to cure. Stops itching and burning.
Cures chapped lips and cold-sores in two
or three hours." For Bale by .Snipes
Kinersly, Drug Co.
One Minnte Cough Cure touches the
right spot. It also touches it at the
right time if you take it when you have
a cough or cold. See the point? Then
don't cough.- Sold by Snipes-Kinersly
Drug Co. . - . . , . .
A high liver with a torpid liver will
not be a long liver. Correct the liver
with DeWItt's Littfe Early Risers,, little
pills that cure dyspepsia and constipa
tion. Snipes-Kinersly, Drug Co.
Chance
of a
Lifetime.
Owing to the death of the
proprietor, the Dufur Roller
Flour Mill is now for sale at
surprisingly low price. It.
y i t i
is a ou-Darrei a aay, up-to-
date mill, with all the latest
improvements. Water power:
The property for sale includes
mill, with hne feed chopper
attached; warehouse; 16 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 proper ty 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 :' - . '. -
; MRS. E. DUFUR,
Lock box !138, ; Dufur, Or.