THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24. 1896.
The Weekly Ghrofiiele
; state oincuui-'";'. ,'
jyernoi .v. W . V. Lord
Rvretsi-ir of State ........ : H R Kineaid
Treasurer '. . ..Phillip Metschan
Baptof Fublio instruction ;.... m. irwin
' ' IG. W.McBride
BDators jj. H. Mitchell
' . . .IB. Hermann
.Aiuerauiuicu , , viW. R. Ellis
State Printer...... ....W. H, Leeds
COTNTY OFFICIALS. .'-'
County Judge......
Sheriff. ....
Clerk.
Treasurer... ......
..Geo. C. Blakeley
T. J. Driver
A. IT. Kelsay
Wm. Mlchell
Commlsslonerr.VU . . ..; . ........ J A 8. Btower,
Assessor... F. Hi Wakefield
Surveyor.-. K. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schooto. . .Troy Bhelley
Coroner : : W. H. Butts
THE SITUATION.
J The manifesto issued by the silver
- bolters makes it certain that an ar-
" gressive, fight will be made upon
S . MeKinley" because of the open dec.
. laration for sound money contained
in the Republican platform
., The coming campaign promises to
. be one of the most exciting in the
country's history. The forces of
r cheap money; the advocates of im
paired national credit; the men who
'.. want fifty cents worth, of bullion
called a 100-cent dollar, are organiz
, ing against the Republican nominee
and will bend every endeavor to
win the fight There is but little
. doubt that the Chicago convention
will declare for a debased currency
and if it does a coalition of all the
. free silver parties is easily possible
- Populists, fiat money advocates, fice
- silver Republicans and free silver
Democrats, eager in their love, for
. their new-found god," will argue
themselves into a justification for
... joining under one banner and op
posing MeKinley.
Should such conditions result, the
duty of the sound money Democrats
will be plain. . If they are sincere in
.. their devotion to the gold standard
; and in their belief that the present
' monetary system should be main
tained, for them to adopt any other
course than to vote for MeKinley
would be a surrender of principle
incompatible with the ideal of Amer-
rican citizenship.
' , The legitimate issue in the com
ing campaign is protection. Whether
. or not this question shall be side
" tracked in favor of the currency
question remains to be decided.
.Among the wool-growers, the labor
ing men and the manufacturers pro
tection will prevail; among other
classes the currency may be of chief
account. But in either case the Re
pnblicau party, is on the right side
and goes before the country claim
mg that its past deeds entitle its
present promises to credence, and
that these r ledges are for the ad
vancement of the nation; the main
tenance of a sound monetary system ;
protection to American industries,
and the enactment of a
foreign policy.
vigorous
. The Republican party represents
the cause of good government, and
.. its success next November is indis
pensable to the welfare of the nation.
Flagging interest in the Cascade
- locks is revived by the letttr re
ceived today from Senators Mc-
Bride and Mitchell. Just what the
communication promises everyone
can read for himself. What the
result may prove nor. e can tell. We
long ago announced our belief that
-.faith had been broken with, the peo
pie regarding the completion of this
great work, and the repeated delays
which have occurred cannot be other
wise than intentional. If the work
' be done as' promised in this senato
rial letter, the Messrs. Day will have
: nothing to do with it, the operation
being carried on under the supervi
sion - of the government engineers.
That a lack of confidence exists in
the integrity of these engineers, is as
true as it is lamentable, and the peo
pte of Eastern Oregon will watch
future events not without suspicion.
Our position regarding the locks is
locks is. simply that when they are
done and under operation we -shall
..get enthusiactic,'but not until then.
' In the meantime let us hope that the
promises of men do not always prove
false. '' ' -.
; The fishermen's strike has been
' declared off and taken its place in
- the graveyard of such movements.
The right or wrong is swallowed ap
to a large extent "in; the sympathy
' '.' .-J-'VvV'.-' -'' ' -'. : -
which'- is felt for the men, the dan .
gers of whose occupation fail of rec
ompense in the' money earned ' How
ever much it may be wished that
the fishermen who spend their jnights
in treacherous .waters could receive
better wages, yet the laws of trade
are. inexorable, and it . is ' these laws
which clearly govern in the present
instance. - '- . . ,Vr,
'a ' sound statement..
- The'Republican convention teemed
with sound . nqoney sentiment. Such
an overwhelming vote as the plat
form received shows how strong its
sentiments were supported by the
rank and file of the part'. At no
convention in the history of - the
country was there less trickery ana
equivocation. The platform "adopt
ed is an honest statement of correct
beliefs. The candidates named are
men of probity and ability.
Among many patriotic expressions
made by eminent men 'none will carry
greater weight than this one uttered
by Chairman Fairbanks in his open
ing address. It is unanswerable by
the free silveriles:
As well undertake by a resolu
tion of congress to suspend the law
of gravitation as attempt to compel
an unlimited number of 50-cent dol
lars to circulate with 100-cent dol
lars at a parity with each other
. A' change from the
present standard to the low standard
would cut down the earnings
labor, reduce the value of the savings
in savings banks and building and
loan associations, salaries and in
comes would sink, benencianes
life insurance would suffer; in short
the injury would be so universal and
far reaching that a radical change
can be contemplated only with the
gravest apprehension."
The predictions made early in the
year that The Dalles would be rec
ognized as the great wool market for
the West, are being verified. Ou
warehouses are daily receiving im
mense quantities, and the end is not
in sight. The fact that no satisfactory
price is being offered is not due to
any local conditions, but .because of
national legislation enacted by the
friends of Australian wool producers.
Whenever the market opeus, if it
ever does, it will be found that
higher prices will be paid at The
Dalles than any where else.
And nov the Populist leaders
publicly adopt Teller into the fold
and indorse him for the presidency
Well enough; let the issue be be
tween Populism and good govern
ment "and see which the American
people will decree. Free silver, fiat
money, government control of rail
ways and telegraphs oposed to pro
tection, sound money and vigorous
government. There can be no strad
dle on . these points, and every voter
will be called upon to decide clearly
between them. What shall the ver
diet be?
ihe .Democrats or Uregon are
seriously considering placing - Pen-
no3rer's name before the convention
for the vice-presidency. . Oregon's
erratic governor to excel in fame the
many-whiskered Peffer of Kansas.
The nomination of Pennoyer would
be in line with the coalition of the
free silver forces. All other consid
erations are tiirown to tne. winds in
their devotion to the white metal.
-Water seeks its level, and so do
politicians finally. That.: is what
Teller, Dubois et al have just done.
They have been Populists in deed
for a long time, but have just as
sumed the name.
William C. Whitney refuses to be
a delegate at large to the Democratic
National Convention. : Whitney is
wise . in his generation and knows
when it is ' time to leave a sinking
ship. - ' .'
It will take most of Boss Piatt's
spare time explaining to his follow
ers in New York how it all happened.
Piatt's career at St. Louis was dis
astrous in the extreme.
. - Bucklen's Aruaca Salve.
- The best salve in the world for -cuts,
braises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
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 Dy 'Blakeley and
Houghton, d:UKg3ts. . . , : C . . ; 7 .
THE -SOUND MOSEY DEMOCRATS.
. "It. i&" well known that, Cleveland
regards the money question as the
most important one in our politics,
savs the. Globe-Democrat. " He has
done every tiling in his power to keep
bis. party . .from, staking . the ' wrong
course upon it, and his failure in that
respect, js the worst disappointment
of his public life". A declaration for
free silver by the' Chicago conven
tion will make it impossible for . him
to vote the Democratic ticket. The
issue is pot one of expedience, but
of honesty and patriotism. He be
lieves that the free coinage of silver
would be a national calamity, and
hence he cannot by any ingenuity of
special pleading jnake it seem right
or consistent to give the least coun
tenonce to that kind of a proposf
tion. To say the least, he will have
to stay away from the polls on elec
tion day.- But can he afford merely
to sulk in his tent, and neglect the
opportunity to cast his ballot .'. m
favor of sound1 money? In other
words, will it. not be necessary for j
him to vote the- Republican ticket
in order to vindicate the integrity
of his convictions and the sincerity
of his opposition to a great public
fallacy and ; peiil? It is reported
that he has expressed such an inclin
ation, and surely he cannot .be
blamed if he carries it out.
As It is with "Cleveland in this
matter, so it is with ail other honest
and self-respecting sound money
Democrats. The adoption of a free
silver platform at Chicago will prac
tically read them out of their party,
They cannot give it their support
this year without saying in effect
that they are willing to-remain un
der its banuer even when it pro
poses to destroy the national credit
and bring disaster upon all kinds of
business. The situation is in a sense
analogous to that which existed dur
ing the civil, war, when the' Demo
cratic party as a party committed
itself to a policy of sympathy with
the enemies of the government. Pa
triotic Democrats did not hesitate at
that time to vote the "Republican
ticket for the purpose of promoting
the success of the Union cause,
There is similar justification 'in the
present instance for that method of
manifesting devotion to the best
interests of the country. . If the
Democratic party is determined to
pursue an unpatriotic coutse on the
money . question, then those of its
members who are. opposed to such
proceeding cannot decently stay in
its ranks and help to strengthen it
for its nefarious purposes. They
are in duty and Honor bound to
stand up for what they believe to be
essential to financial and industrial
safety and welfare, and to see that
their votes are placed where they
will be effective against one of the
most mischievous heresies that has
ever appeared in this country.
Visited J&lll Creek FaUs.
Messrs. t. H. Van Norden and Archie
McCully took a trip up Mill creek yes
terday. - They saw that rare sight, Mill
creek falls, which calls for a consider
ble expenditure of effort,' for much of
the distance must be covered on foot,
and the trip is arduons. These falls are
therefore rarely visited. The young
men had theirhooks and lines along,
and tbey soon caught a large mess of
trout. They were of large size, for sel
dom being molested-, they are not wary.
The only disagreeable ' feature is the
spray, which soon . wets the fisherman
through if he is unprepared for it.
.While coming home Mr. Van Norden
lost control of his bicycle on a steep
down grade. It has no brake, and the
pedals were soon revolving too fast to
admit of setting his feet in them. The
grade was a long one, and faster and
faster, went the wheel. He soon went
out' of sight of his companion, who was
much perplexed at the sight. Mr. Van
Norden says he never traveled so fast
on a railroad train, and believes ha was
going a mile a minute. He checked his
speed . only when the road changed to
an up grade, the impetus gained by the
long down ride being sufficient to carry
him to the top of a rather steep ascent
zuo leet in lengtn. It was a perilous
ride, and had he met a team he might
have been killed.
The Oregon hog law . provides that
when 100 citizens of a county . petition
the county court to have the question as
to whether or not hogs, shall run at
large voted on, the court shall order the
clerk to place the same upon the ballots
at the' next regular election. Such a
petition was prepared and 'circulated
and signed in Union county. The result
is that a very large majority of the: peo
ple of that county desire that hogs shall
not run at large. . i v ".
Do
You
b see a
lot of .si.
Ladies Warranted Fast Black Hose,
.V ; Worth every cent of 25cc,pair,
Saturday Special, 15c pair.
special oner tor Saturday next.
DIMITIES, all oL-the newest
. ' . regular io
Special, 7
SWEET KIN SING.
Wong Louis' Story of Ills Courtship
' and Marriage.
. Wong Louie is the name of the China
man referred to in The Cheoniclk here
tofore as Husband No. 1 of the woman
for whom a struggle for possession was
made on Saturday.1 Wong Louie came
into' the office this morning to give a full
explanation'of the affair, as he recog
nizes the mission of the American news
paper and wants the whole matter thor
oughly aired. His story has a touch of
romance about it, and in romantic style,
commences before the birth of his wife.
Wong' Louie was once a. boss China
men, taking large contracts lor onineae
help on the O. & C, and with head
quarters for many years at Sisson. ' He
bad been acquainted Vith Kin Sing,
who afterward became his wife, all her J
life and knew her parents before she was
born. With great impressiveness he
exhibited to a Chronicle reporter this
morning the marriage contract between
them. It was drawn out , in regular
legal form, properly signed and sealed,
and contains in addition their photo
graphs. The date of marriage, as it ap
pears on the certificate, was October 3d,
1893, at which time Wong Louie claims
Kin Sing was 21 years, old. He showed
also the certificates of residence of both
himself and wife, and which contain the
photographs. ,
These papers, together with an inter
esting tale of his courtship, is assurance
of the fact that they were legally mar
ried. She was captivated by his ap
parent high position in life and his
wealth, and was not personally averse
to him for bis own sake, and so tbey
were married, living in lawful wedlock
until last week. Within two weeks
after he was married, he lost his posi
tion as boss - Chinaman, but like her
Caucausian sisters, she married him for
better or worse, and she desired to share
his fortunes, whatever they were, and so
wanted to follow him. He went to
Portland with her, and later to The
Dalles, and has lived here with her for
many months.
His domestic happiness', be claims,
refused its first rude shock, when he un
expectedly met her in the recorder's
office the morning after her unexplained
absence from his home. She turned
away from him with a repugnant motion
and . expressed a desire to follow . her
new lord. '
Wong Louie explains this episode in a
purely psychological way. . He says he
saw her at 11 o'clock, an hour before the
time set for setting forth a meal, and
when he went to- eat it she had flown
The man she ran off with, saja Wong,
she saw' only once before at Justice
Geisler's court at Portland as a witness
in a perjury case. He is a highbinder
and has taken advantage of her mind by
some hypnotic means, and Wong be
lieves a certain lobster salad of curious
flavor has acted as a philter of some
kind to estrange her liegeful affections.
Wong Louie's position in life is reduced.
He now works' for $20 a month, but he
does not believe this has operated
against him with the woman. - They
have together mourned the death of a
child and their hearts ' were cemented
together past the power of worldly cir
cumstances to break.
The . woman is now at Portland.
Neither Chinaman has her, for she was
taken in charge by . the managers of the
Chinese mission home in Portland, and
she is safe until the' law decides v where
she belongs.
A case has arisen in The Dalles which
promises to be hotly contested. The at-!
Bargain in Ladies' Black Hosiery? ,
and 15c goods, ;
and lOc
A M. WILLIAMS & GO.
torneys on the other side claim a repre
sentation has been made that Louie en
deavored to place his wife in a house of
ill fame, in order to retrieve the family
fortunes, but he denies the asseveration
with great vigor. .
The New Woman.
Rev. George F.'Hall, a celebrated
preacher of Decatur, 111., addressed a
good-sized audience last night at the
court house on the subject of the "New
Woman." Though the speaker talked
nearly two hours the audience did not tire
for a moment. Mr. Hall is very enter
taining. The basis of his talk Is that
the new woman will be the physical,
intellectual, social and political- equal
of man. Though Mr. Hall's ideas are
not new he impressed the audience by
bis original manner of statement, and
his collaboration of facts, relieved by a
proper quota of humorous savings.. He
urges women to discard the nse of cor
sets and long skirts, and there will not
be so much "female complaint." There
will be healthier progeny and women,
with proper exercise, will become physi
cally equal to men. As being intellect
ually equal he cited numerous individual
cases, among them the author of "Uncle
Tom's Cabin," who did as much to free
the slave as the Northern armies.' The
latter part of the lecture was devoted to
woman suffrage, a movement in which
Mr. Hall is an enthusiast, and believes
is surely coming.
Remains of a "Rustler" Found.
Walla Walla Ualon.
Another skeleton has been found in
the Blue mountains in the vicinity of
Walla Walla. This time it is in a small
creek on. Basket mountain. Several
days ago Frank Salines found in the
creek below what is known as "Thief's
Corral," some of the bones of a human
being. The boots Were still on and also
some of the underclothing.'. A red silk
handkerchief was around the neck, and
all these were in such a good state of
preservation that it is quite certain
the man could not have been dead
mors than a year. A pair of spurs
were also found. It is the general
supposition that the bones are the
remains of a notorious cattle and horse
thief who disappeared about a year
ago. The spurs have been identified
and also the gold filling in the teeth.
It is thought that he was murdered by
his accomplice in crime, with whom it
is known be had been quarreling. The
boots had been eaten down to the ankles
by coyotes. Mr. Saling took the skull
and lower extremities to Weston. '
The Crop Outlook.
The reports this week indicate that
much fruit is dropping. The injurious
effects of the cold rains are now being
shown. Peaches, apricots and prunes
are filling in large quantities. Apples
and pears are falling to some extent,
and it must now be acknowledged that
the fruit has been injured by the April
and May weather. The extent of the
injury is not known, but the correspond
ents agree that it will be considerable.
Large shipments of strawberries con
tinue to be 'made.' The weather has
apparently not been detrimental to the
berries, for the reports indicate that
large crops are in sight. Cherries are
ripening rapidly, and large shipments
are being made. A summary of the re
ports would be : Grain crops favorably
affected by the weather; fruit crops, un
favorably affected. The hay .crop is un
usually heavy and range grass continues
good. . ' . . . " . l
Twenty-five pairs of
and prettiest designs;
a yard.
DRS. DARRIN.
Dre. Darrin, after a sojourn in Port
land of nine years, have closed their of
fices in that city, and one of them will
U mi Tt.ll . . . . -r-r ....
uo in ine ianes, at tne umatnia nouse,,
where be can be consulted free until
July 2. V
Their treatment by electricity has be
come so popular with the afflicted that
their offices are crowded night and day,
and their patients do not seek in vain
for relief from the ills that flesh is heir
to, is positive proof of the superiority of
their electrical treatment over all other
methods ot cure.
A a In.lko. n. .- .1.-
ui ouiuorraiii, ?ure-: voina vveoscer,
-1 . . - . ... .
weston, uregon, catarrh cured. H. A.
Tucker, president of the Bank of Gene
see, Idaho, catarrh for fifteen years,
cored. Judge O. P. Mason of Portland.
deafness for twenty years from paralysis
of the nerve, restored. Truman Butler,
The Dalles, Oregon, chronic rheumatism
and contracted joints and impoverished
blood; all of years' standing, given up
Dy ail treatments until Dr. Darrin cured
him. William M. Col well, Skamokawa,
Wash., sciatic rheumatism and liver
complaint, cured. Also his brother,
George L. Colwell, Skamokawa, Wash.,
paralysis of one side, permaneutly cured
and remains so this day. Mary McDon
nell, Genesee, Idaho, cross-eye straight
ened, also her brother was cured of con
sumption eight years ago.
W." E. Duncan, Health's addition,
Spokane, Wash, large scrofulous swell
ing ana inmor in 'near., - w. nays, vt
Fifth street, East Portland, Or., in flam- .
nation in neck of bladder ' and sciatic
doctor; cured and left crutches at the
doctor's office. J. A. Linsey, ' news
agent on the U. P. R. R., residing at
Albina, Or., consumption, bronchitis -and
catarrh, cured and gained fifteen
bounds. ' J. W. Kennv. Lane Creek.
Grant county, Or., kidney complaint
and pains in the back and down the -sciatic
nerves, restored. Owen James,
Spokane, Wash., abcess In left ear and
quinsy, cured. Miss Maggie Synborst,
La Grande, Or., cross-eyed, cured.
A reward of (ICO has been offered by
Mrs. C. M. Hogue, mother f the 10- : "
year-old boy who was drowned on Tues
day, the 16th, for the recovery of the
body which has been searched for in
vain bv manv Pendleton men. Maior
Harper, of the Umatilla, Indian agency,
has promised to inform the Indians of
it OT J : . 2M .1 T. rt Tniana -
bill? UUCI DUU 1. id blJUUgult juuiuub,
shn am nnnrt Rwimmers. will make ef
forts to find the body, which has been
three days in the water. Pendleton -
Tribune.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,'
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
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Most Perfect Made.
40 Years the Standard.
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