THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1896.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
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BTATK OFFICIALS.
Sivernor.... "J
Secretary of State -...-H R Kincaid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Bupt. of Public Instruction G. M. Irwin
Attorney-General C. M. Idleman
G. W. McBride
Senators
JJ.H. Mitchell
I B Hermann
Congressmen
JW. R
lUs
State Printer... W
H. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge R?btvays
Bherif?. T. J. Driver
riark . A M. Kelsay
Treasurer - f "'!
, , (A. B. .mowers
Commissioners in. H. Kirasev
Assessor W. H. Whipple
gm-veyo ..... J oic
Bnperfntendent of Public Schools. . . C. L. Gilbert
i;amn(r .
GETTING REAL MEAN.
And now comes the startling news
that Havana is being fortified by
haviDg a barbed wire fence built
around it. Since Weyler has dis
covered that the insurgents take his
bronchial trochas whenever they
think they need them, and that Gen
eral Maceo does not wear govern
ment socks, he is evidently becoming
frightened. It is amusing to read
that while Weyler is vainly seeking
to find Maceo, he is putting a barbed
wire fence around the capital to
keep him out of it. Has the fiend
ish Spaniard exhausted all his other
tortures? Does he intend to now
spoil all the insurgents' store clothes,
including silk undershirts and socks?
or does he expect by this means to
attack the insurgent' army in the
rear ? .
The next thing we hear will be
that the Havana city council has
passed an ordinance forbidding in
surgents to -run at large in the city
limits, or, better yet, passed a no
fence law, and thus forced the in
surgents to fence themselves in or be
impounded. Or perhaps Weyler
thinks the insurgents will tear their
pyjamas and have to go home to get
their nidthers to mend them. He
knows how it is, for only a week or
two ago did he not get caught at the
front without a clean collar and four-in-hand,
and did he not have to re
turn to the city to get them, see his
barber and get a bath?
The U. o. senate needs to get a
move on, for what with over-dosing
the insurgents with trochas, and de
liberately preparing to tear their
clothes, the cause of Cuba is getting
Indeed desperate. It is possible that
Weyler has concluded to adopt de-fence-ive
tactics, with barbed wire
trimmings, thus hoping to make the
insurgents mad so they will go home
and not "holler up his waterspout or
paddle in his rain-water-barrel" any
more. Weyler was wicked before,
now he is getting real mean.
A REAL LIVE
QUEEN.
San Francisco
queen, or rather a
has a real live
real live person
who was a queen, within her limits, in
the person of Liliackalani, the acute
brunette from the saccharine shores
of Hawaii. Her coming was a sur
prise to San Franciscans, being un-
heralded by the pomp and pageantry
of royalty. There was no beating of
tom-toms or blowing of conch shells,
but she just came ashore and went to
a hotel like any other common mem
ber of the human family.
No one seems to know why she
left her island home, or what she
came to this country for. It may be
possible that she wants to be around
Washington when . President Cleve
land steps down and out. She may
have just a little feminine resentment
that she would like to exhibit in that
manner. Or it may be that she is
one of Jim Fair's contract widows, or
has a curiosity to see Lucky Bald
win. It may be for many other
reasons, and is barely possible thit
she read Scott's editorial on Califor
nia in seueral and San Francisco in
particular.
Of course this is all guess work,
and we must wait for genuine and
reliable information until the special
editions of the San Francisco papers
arrive with the glaring headlines an
nouncing the arrival of the only
Queen Lil.
The Oregonian discusses the rail
roads of Oregon and .the railroad
commissioners at some length in its
issue of the 1 1 Mi, and concludes its
criticisms of the commission by sug
gesting that if it is not abolished, it
at least be limited to one. eommis
sioner and a clerk. The suggestion
is a good one, though it goes hardly
far enough, and an amendment strik
ing out the words "one commissioner
and" would be in order and conform
moie nearly to our ideas. - This
clerk could then be given the powers
of a commissioner and could fill
both offices. Our legislators should
not lose sight of the fact that a com
missioner is too proud to perform the
menial duties of a common clerk,
while the clerk could not only find
time to do his own work, but would
burst a button off to get a chance at
the boss' job, that cf a commissioner.
By all means, if we are to have a
railroad commission, let it consist of
one man and, he the clerk, with the
title of ex-officio commissioner at
tached.
MACEO MURDERED.
The death of Maceo has been con
firmed by Cuban authorities, and
there now seems but little, if any,
doubt but that the news is true. He
was not killed in battle, as the Span
iards asserted, but if accounts are
true was invited to cross the trocha
by the Spaniards to arrange for a
treaty of peace, on the terms of free
dom for Cuba, upon paying certain
sums of money. Maceo, with his
staff, passed the Spanish line under a
flag of truce, and while going to the
designated place of meeting was as
sassinated by the murderer, who dis
graces even the Spanish uniform, the
brute Cirujeda. Savages respect a
flag of truce, but Weyler and his
lieutenants are not savages, they are
thugs and murderers, as much as the
bravo who sticks his stiletto in the
back of his victim for a stated sti
pend.
In view of the cowardly murder
of the brave Cuban, Weyler's words
to the people of Havana become
significant. He said in response to
the "vivas," "I merely directed, the
soldiers did the rest." It was more
than an assassination, it was the
brutal butchery of a brave ,man,
who risked his life on a Spaniard's
honor and lost it.
We are not disposed to jingoism,
but we think the American people
feel it is time to interfere. If the
United States does take a hand, the
first thing to do upon getting posses
sion of Weyler is to try him by
drum-head courtmartial and then
stand him up and shoot him in the
back, or turn him over to the insurg
ents. TOO MUCH TAXES.
Wasco county has unlimited re
sources, and The Dalles is so situ
ated as to command an immense
wholesale trade ; but before we can
expect capital to come to us we must
manage in some way to reduce taxa
tion. Taxes that equal the interest
on money in the far East are not
conducive to immigration nor the
starting of business enterprises. The
proving up on government lands is
steadily adding to our taxable prop
erty, and there is a chance in the
near future to reduce our debt. To
accomplish this every citizen should
cheerfully bear his proportion of the
burden, and should assist in every
manner in keeping the cost of run
ning the county at a minimum.
We are paying now about $8,000
a year interest, which in itself is a
great burden. This must be reduced,
and until it is reduced and we have
a corresponding reduction of taxes,
we are' struggling with a serious
handicap in the upbuilding of the
city and county, and until we in
some manner achieve a reduction in
the rate, the struggle will be an up
hill one.
And still there are those who rush
into print demanding to have Sena
tor Mitchell define his position on
the monetary question. The senator
in his speeches said not once, but
probably in every speech he made.
that ho stood squarely on the St.
Louis platform. .. If that is not
enough, what will satisfy the keepers
of the party's political conscience?
His position seems to suit Mr. McKin-
ley, and they both stand on the same
platform. In view of this, would it
not be well for these same gentlemen
to demand that the president-elect
define his position on. financial
matters ? One demand is as reason
able as the other.
WASHINGTON'S SENATOR.
If the Oregon, Washington ' and
Idaho congressional delegations can
be persuaded to pull together, much
may "be' accomplished ' towaids get
ting a fine appropriation for the
building of the boat railway at this
point. The Oregon delegation and
that of Idaho can be depended on,
but that of Washington is, to say
the least, doubtful. Seattle and
Tacoma domiuate Washington poli
tics, and their interests are all
against the opening of the Colum
bia. In consequence of this the
senatorial election in that state will
be watched with much interest by
all residents of Eastern Oregon and
the country tributary to the Col u in
bia. .
If the Sound names the senator, we
can expect no help from the delega
tion, for Wilson is already bound
hand and foot and has never dared
open his mouth cn the subject of
opening the Columbia river. Spo
kane's interests are, or she thinks
they are, also opposed to an open
river, though not in the same degree
as Seattle or Tacoma. It is time
that our neighboring state learn
that while there is an Eastern Wash
ington and a Sound, there is also a
vast geographicaljdivision, heretofore
unrecognized by her politically, that
might be called the Columbia river
section, which includes Cowlitz, Pa
cific, Lewis, Clarke and Wahkiakum,
west of the Cascades, and Skamania,
Walla Walla, Klickitat, and a whole
lot more included in the Eastern
Washington division.
Fair play would suggest the sena
tor should come from Clarke or
Walla Walla, and we hope this result
may be accomplished. Levi An-
kenj 's chance is at hand.
, MAKE CUBA FREE.
The killing of Maceo has stirred
America as it has not been stirred
since the civil war. The deep un
dercurrent ,of sympathy with the
struggling Cubans has come boiling
to the surface, and a million men
could be enlisted in ten days to go
to Cuba and drive the Spaniards out.
Congress will, in all probability, be
carried off its feet by the popular
clamor, and 'will take immediate
steps towards the liberation of Cuba
from Spanish domination. The next
ten days promise to be eventful
ones, and if during that time some
thing is not done by congress to at
least ameliorate the condition of Cu
bans, then all signs fail.
The Spanish papers den" the
statement that Maceo was murdered,
but the proof is plain. Weyler, it is
said, will deny it over his signature
but of what weight is the testimony
of a roan charged with murder? It
is to be expected that he will deny
it, but who is there will believe him ?
For years this government has
been policing the shores of Cuba,
and it is time, high time, that we
cease to look after bpain s interests,
and look more after those of human
ity. Cuba should be free, and this
country should assist in giving her
freedom.
Now that the right-of-way ques
tion for the boat railway is settled,
it . behooves our delegation in con
gress to see that a sufficient appro
priation is made to begin the work
as soon as spring opens. The gov
ernment has a large sum of money
invested at the Cascades, which ben
efits only a limited section of Eastern
Oregon and Washington. With, the
completion of the boat fai.'way at
this point, all Eastern Oregon and
Washington and Idaho will be ben
efited. With the three congressional
delegations working together, the
appropriation ought to be easily
secured.
The Spaniards little understand
humanity if they think the murder
of a patriot and the violation of all
rules of warfare can give them vic
tory. "The blood of the martyr is
the seed of the church," and a stronger
blow for Cuba's freedom was never
struck than that which - took the life
of Maceo. The brutal assassination
i i j .1 1 1 i
uM awaiu uic eympa.iiy oiamer-
icans as nothing else could have
done, and the result is visible, in the
offers of indignant men throughout
the land to go down to Cuba to assist
that struggling people. ;, Maceo dead
is more powerful than Maceo living.
CONCERNING SALMON.-
A bill was presented to the last
legislature, and unfortunately beaten,
providing for licensing fishermen.
It was proposed to tax gill-nets $2.50
each, and seines, traps and wheels
$10 each. To this the cannets sug
gested should he added a graded tax
on themselves ranging from $100, ac
cording to pack, and averaging about
$200 for each cannery. It was ex
pected that this tax would raise, in
round numbers, from $7,000 to
$9,000. It was intended that this
money should be used in paying the
salary or the nsh commissioner,
$2,000, and the balance in maintain
ing a hatchery.
It is now proposed to present sub
stantially the same bill to the coming
legislature, and it is sincerely hoped
it may pass. It will make the fish
ing industry self-supporting; will re
lieve the taxpayers of quite a bur
den, and place the support of the
hatcheries where it belongs on the
parties interested directly in the
catch of salmon.
Senator Mitchell has introduced
and will push, a bill providing for
the re-payment . to the settlers On
lands within the railroad limits who
paid $2.50 an acre for their lands
one-half that sum. Owing to the
condition of the treasury it is not
probable the bill will pass at . this
session, and yet it is a perfectly just
bill. It w(ould take quite a large
sum to make this re-payment, and
the other demands on the treasury
together with the regular, monthly
deficit, will prevent it being fayora-
bly received. When things get
better shape the bill will pass, and
those who paid $2.50 for their lands
will get half the sum returned to
them.
The president has gone duck hunt
ing in South Carolina. It is said
that he is considerably fatigued from
the labor involved in the preparation
of his message. It seems from this
that his message worked both ways,
and, like the quality of mercy, was
not straired, but made all tired alike
It tired him that wrote and him that
read.
Lively In Morrow.
Henry Blackronn, collector of internal
revenue for this district, returned yep
terday from a visit to his former home
in Heppner, says the Oregonian. Mr
Blackmail says that times are decidedly
better in Morrow county. Heavy rains
have prevailed, the snow has all gone,
and with another week of the present
weather, new graes will be four inches
high, which will insure plenty of range
feed. Last week 35,000 pounds of wool
were sola at Heppner lor a cents a
pound, said Mr. Blackman, and a sheep-
buyer named Sherlock, from Illinois,
bought 2500 sheep for shipment, and
Sam Palmer of Nebraska is now there on
the same mission. The farmers are get
ting from 62 to 68 cents a bushel for
wheat, and a far better feeling now pre
vails in all parts of Morrow county. .
Chnrch at Rnfns.
Rufus, Or., Dec. 11, 1896.
Editor Chronicle: Elder A. D.
Skaggs, pastor of the First Christian
church of Tho Dalles, and your humble
scribe, came to this place on Sunday of
last week to conduct a series of gospel
meetings. We find the good people of
Eufus and vicinity have erected a com
fortable little church house, bnt a,s yet
there is no church organization here.
The meeting has become very interest
ing and the attendance is excellent,
though the roads are bad. We will pro
ceed to organize a Christian church here
on Snnday morning after preaching. A
score of names has already been handed
os as charter members. The dedication
of the house will take place in the near
future. A. G. Hoeeing.
Damaged the Trees.
Reports from Hood River and Mosier
indicate that considerable damage was
done to fruit trees by the recent cold
snap. It came so early that this year's
growth of wood had not yet hardened,
and the result was disastrous. An ex
amination ot the young orchards shows
that the bark had burst and turned
black. The extent ol the damage can
not be told nntil later, but we hope it
is not so great as the orchardists seem
to fear.
Do not fail to call on Dr. Lannerberg
the eye specialist, and have your eyes
examined free of charge. . If yon suffer
with headache or nervousness you un
doubtedly have imperfect vision that, if
corrected .will benefit yon for life.
oar in th Vnt Wwk. -
WOMEN CAN VOTE.
Supreme Court Unanimously Finds the
Amendment Carried. -
, By unanimous opinion the Wyom
ing supreme court Friday held that the
equal-suffrage amendment was . adopted
at the recent election. The consittntion
provides that an amendment- shall be
come part of the constitution if a major
ity of the electors shaft vote for it. At
the election the amendment received
12,126 votes, while 6228 were cast against
it. There were, however. 29,516 votes
cast for electors, and it was held by the
state canvassing board that a majority
of that number was necessary to carry
ine amendment. The question was
taken into the supreme court on a peti
tion for a writ of review, and was argued
by some of the leading attorneys in the
state. In deciding the case the court
says it ia impossible to harmonize the
conflicting authorities on the subject,
but that the language of the section ot
the constitution wur considered In con
nection with the language of the other
sections of the came article, and clearly
shows it was intended that a majority
voting on an amendment should be
sufficient.
The decision carries two other amend
ments with it. One of these does away
witt the office of district attorney, sub
stituting county attorneys. The other
segregates the offices of probate judge
and county school superintendent.
Momentary Hurricane.
At 10 minutes before 1 this afternoon
a momentary hurricane blew in Pendle
ton, and everything loose was picked up
and hurled through the air. The air
was full of signs and boards and papers.
From the East Oregonian building,
three telegraph poles conld be seen lying
low. The wooden awnings in front of
Darveau'a saloon went over the build
ings. The front glass was blown from
Nelson's store.
The wind appeared to blow straight
ahead, and was not cyclone in charac
ter. It came with a rueb, tore about
for about one and one-half minutes,
and (hen all was as calm as on a sum
mer's evening of the poets.
Word soon came up from the W. & C.
R. offices that the engine house had de
molished. It was badly wrecked and
strewn over the lot.
George Darveaa's saloon front was
blown in, and was patched up tempora
rily. On the schoolhouBe bill about 100
feet of the main street sidewalk was
blown across the street.
The extent of the damage, if any, in
the country, is not known.
To Form a Labor Kxchang-e.
An effort i9 being made to start a
Labor Exchange here by Mr. Barzee and
others. The name is somewhat mis
leading, the idea being to arrange for the
exchange of the products of labor, and
especially those of the farmer. Several
such organizations are in existence in
the state, notably one in Salem, and all
seem to be giving satisfactory results
Under the system adapted for their
management, any member can deposit
anything he has to sell, and will receive
for it a certificate, showing its value,
the certificate is transferable by indorse
ment, and will be redeemed at any time
by its equivalent in any kind of produce
in trie store. Air. isarzee, who repre
sents the association here, can be seen
at Mr. Geo. Rowland's office for a short
time, and will explain thoroughly the
workings of the system to any who care
to investigate, and the matter will bear
investigation particularly bv the
farmer.
TVamle Gleaning-.
Wamic, Dec. 8, 1896.
Editor Chronicle:
With feelings akin to awe, I take the
liberty to chronicle a few of the local
doings of Wamic. '
We have enjoyed a fine chinook, in
consequence of which the ground is bare
of snow, and the streams very high
On the evening of the 5th a very
pleasant party was held at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Knowlee, the oc
casion being the seventeenth birthday
of their daughter, Miss Etta Knowles.
Many pleasant games were enjoyed
during the evening, after which a boun
tiful snpper was served, of which all
partook heartily. About 3 o'clock some
of the guests went home, while others
tayed till daylight on account of bad
roads and high waters. For lack of
space we forbear mentioning names, as
there were forty-seven guests present.
' I. X.L.
Befrifferator Line.
Attention of shippers is called to the
new refrigerator line operated by the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
between Portland, Huntington. Spokane
and intermediated points, leaving Port
land on train 22, Wednesdays and Satur
days. - E. E. Lytle, Agent.
CATARRH
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For vonr Protection
we positively state that this
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To Down Taffe.
Judge Bellinger, according to the
Telegram, was quite wrathy at the last
jury in the Taffe case, because it gave
Taffe a larger verdict than the first jury.
The United States attorney was not
satisfied with the first verdict, and with
all due deference to the statement of
Judge Bellinger, neither was Taffe.
True he consented to accept the amount,
in satisfaction of all damages, but he
never even intimated that be thought
the sum sufficient to cover all damages.
Judge Bellinger might an "well try to
hold a party who offered to take 50 cents
on the dollar in payment of a claim as
bound by that offer after it was refused
and suit brought. Mr. Taffe was never
satisfied with the judgment, but con
sented to accept it rather thau be kept
in litigation for months and at great ex
pense. With a United States judge and
attorney both against him, it looks as
though he exercised good judgment in
doing so. Judge Bellinger and Attorney
Murphy were not satisfied with the
verdict, and agreed to leave the matter
to a jury to decide. After doing so and
getting left they kicked, and both went
back on their implied agreement to stand
by the verdict. Unfortunately they
have the game in their hands and can
keep on trying the .case until Taffe's
money is exhausted. The second jury
probably took into consideration the
extra expense Taffe was put to in law
yers' fees, etc., in fixing the second ver
dict. Of course Taffe will have to go on
spending his money nntil he is broke.
He can't help himself, but suppose the
new juries should go on indefinitely
raising the verdict each time, what
would his honor, Judge Bellinger, do
then? Thn oubb will ha ra.triorl
PASSING OF THE FAKE AUCTION.
One Kind of Business That Is Happily and
Permanently Suspended.
Where has the jewelry auctioneer
poTie? Up to three years ago there
were at least a dozen places -on the
South side where a gaudy display of
watches, diamonds and revolvers in
the windows calk-d attent ion to a scarce
ly less loud auctioneer within. He stood
on an elevation behind the counter; he
had "cappers" both inside and outside
the place, and his sonorous tones were
ringing all the time. lie watched the
stream of passers-by on the street and
"backed the piny" of the cappers. IIo
sold nil manner of watches, and he al
ways "got the best of it."
As a rule, says the Chicago Post, these
salesmen were excellent auctioneers
and knew all the wiles of their craft.
Up to two years ago some of them
were still running, but they gradually
faded, out, and now there is not one,
with the trifling exception of a Satur
day night fling in West Madison street.
They must do a good business, selling
quantities of material at an excellent
price. But there was an end of all
things in their line and the jewelry auc
tion has vanished.
IS ONLY FIVE BLOCKS LONG.
Trolley Line In Chicago Which Operates
But One Car..
To the average Chieagoan a trolley
line unconsciously suggests great dis
tances. His city is so big. It will sur
prise many, therefore, to learn that a
line actually in operation in the busi
ness district, the rolling stock of which
runs a trifle less than five blocks.
This line, says the Chronicle, operates
on Clark street and simply runs from
Washington to Illinois street. Its roll
ing stock consists of one car, and its
operatives include one conductor and
one motorman. It is run for the
special 'benefit of South Water street
merchants who live on the north side, .
but is safe to say not one of these men
in a thousand know that such is the
case. As for the general public not one
person in the thousand, know of its ex
istence. .Incidentally, too, the line is
operated to retain the franchise.
"We give transfers to the cable !ine
going north," said the conductor when
asked for information, "but we don't
transfer to any other cars."
"Have you many passengers each
day?"
"Yes; we're crowded," he said, wEh a
laugh. "Sometimes I get one then
ngnin mother."
Qneen's D-omestlo Correspondence.
One pleasing feature of the queen's
busv life is the keeping up with her
own hand of a correspondence with all
her children and grandchildren, .be
sides many other relatives and dear
friends, such as, in the latter case.
ex-Empress Eugenie. This correspond
ence is particularly Targe when she is,
as at present, in retirement in her liign
land home. Perhaps the most interest
ing letter her majesty ever penned was
that written to the prince of Wales
many years ago announcing his eman
cipation from parental authority and
control, when, after warning him
against flatterers, she stated that she
would never intrude any advice upon
him, although she would ever be ready
to give it whenever he should think ut
to seek it.
The Unknown South.
The international geographical con
gress in London ayear ago declared that
tho greatest piece of geographical ex
ploration remaining to be undertaken
is that of the antarctic regions, hince
then a number of small expeditions to
ward the south pole have been planned,
but little has yet been accomplished,
and Dr. Mill reminds English readers
in Nature that, although 55 years have
elapsed since Capt. Ross discovered the
two slant volcanoes wnicn ne namea
Mounts Erebus and Terror, they have
never again been seen, and no impor
tant additional facts have been learned
about that mysterious part of the
clone.