THE DALLES WEEKLY. CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27, 1897.
The Weekly Ghrqiriele
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OREGON
OFFICIAL PAPER pF WASCO COUNTY.
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Saturday' Dally. -
Quite a number of Elks of the local
lodge will visit Heppner next Wednes
day to as3iet in instituting a lodge of the
order there.'
The charity ball, given by the Elks
lastnieht. Droved a decided success: as
also did. A. M. Williams & Co.'s special
twenty per cent discount sale of men's
. 'furnishing goods. Sales will continue
until Feb. 1st.
Rev. J. H. Wood received word today
of the serious illness of his mother, and
- will leave on the morning train for TJni
' versity Park. His pulpit will be filled
by Eev. Hetzler, of. the American Bible
'. Seciety, tomorrow;
Josenh McCabe of Five-Mile, was ex
amine J as to his sanity by Dr. Hollieter
and Justice Filloon vesterday, and was
declared insane. He is subject to epi
. leptic fits, and recenly has begun dab'
gerous in his moods.
Mr. Wingfield's team ran away today,
starting from in front of The Dalles
Commission Co. 'a Btore, And running
dd Washington street. In about a
block the tongue of the wagon dropped
down and was broken. No further dam
age was done.
If the senate recognizes the Benson
bouse, and a senator is elected by them,
- he will undoubtedly be seated. Whether
the Iiiwh nassed bv the session would
hold water, is a doubtful question, but
the election of senator would stand, as
' the senate would not go behind the re
turns. .
Miss Hoffman, national secretary . of
the W. C. T. TJ., will speak in the Dalles
on the the 7th of February. Frances
- Willard says of her, "we are sending our
very best to you. She is the Thomas H.
" Benton of the temperance cause. She
will strengthen and build np every
rizhteous cause, and no one will nave a.
i jord to say against her." '
the eheepmen of this district. He is
peculiarly their representative. They,
- as well as he, are more interested in get-
: ting the Cascade reservation open to the
. pasturage of sheep than in the election
of a United Mates senator. liow long
will he stand iu his own light by refus
inz to assist in organizing the house?
- How long will he throw down bis fellow
sheepmen by standing In with the
Populists?
Monday's Dally.
Several carloads of cattle and sheep
. were shipped to Portland and Tacoma
them today.
Mr. S. L. Brooks tnlegrapbB up from
z n 11 1 i -J . 1 i . t
irum .ruruauu tuuay iv luua uut iur
water pipes tonight, the indications be
ing that the mercury will drop down to
zero before morning.
An old gentleman named Evans, a re
sident of Grant county, in crossing the
street in the East End this morning,
slipped and fell, dislocating bis right
shoulder. Dr. Holhster repaired dama
ges, and the sufferer is now at Mrs.
Obarr's. He was on his way from Grant
county to the valley to make a visit.
We havp been in the newspaper busi
ness in this county nearly ten years,
consequently from the very nature of
the circumstances,. we represent a mul
titude of sins. Our grand order, the
Elks, having turned their attention to
charity, our bashfulness and youthful
modesty prevents our drawing tne con
elusion naturally deducible from the
premises.
The committee from the Elks has bal
anced' accounts and find that the re
ceipts were $204 and expenses $51.15,
leaving a balance of 157.85 for charity.
The committee requests us to state that
representativ ' the Elks willbe at
the city recorder's office Thursday, and
the representatives of the charitable so
cieties are requested to meet him on
that day. Worthy persons will be cared
for. '
According to the weather "bureau, there
are indications of qnile a continued spell
of cold weather. The bulletins yester
day morning stated that a cold wave bad
swept down onto Montana, and that the
edges would slop over on this side. The
cold will not be so intense as in Novem
ber, but conditions are good for its last
ing much longer. Of -course there is al
ways here that unknown quantity, the
chyjook wind, that so often upsets all
forecasts and makes the wisdom of the
weather clerk of doubtful use.
Mr. T. A. Hudson, general agent, and
Mr. E. F. Sharp, surveyor, for the East
ern Oregon Land Company, started yes
terday on an extended trip into the in
terior in the interest of the company
which they represent. This company
owns the land originally granted to the
Dalles Military Road Co., and embraces
about six hundred' thousand1 acres ex
tending from The1 Dalles to the Snake
river. ooDosite old Fort Boise'. The
grazing lands are being rented ex ten
sively by sheep men and the agricul
tural land to farmers.
Tuesday'. Dally
About twenty Elks will leave tonight
tor Heppner, to asBist in installing a
lodge of their order at that city tomor
row night.
.The sun has shone in a half-hearted
sort of way mcst of the day, "but it was
not strong enough to raise the tempera'
ture above the freezing point. . '
The city council met last night and
levied a tax of 5 mills. The assessed
valuation of city property is $1,202,575,
and the tax should raise $6012.
The Orezonian really ought to mark
those pictures, so that us readers, euf
ferine humanitv. might know whether
tney represented "before" or "after tak
ing- , .
The Georgia Minstrels arrived on the
local train, coming in their private car.
Their Band furnished some good 'music
between 12 and 1 o'clock at the corner
of Second & Washington. .
. People are hard to satisfy. A week
ago all the people of the Btate wanted a
lower bouse, and now the thing has de
veloped into twins, they are still dissatis
fied; Truly, we have too much of a good
thing. -
The Salvation army is preparing for a
special time Saturday evening, in the
representation of their slum work as it
is carried on in the large cities of this
and other countries. An admission of
10 cents will be charged at the door,
Dr. Hartman, an expert miner from
Groveland, N. Y., was shot and instant
ly killed at Chetso, a email mining camp
in California, near the Oregon line, on
the 21st. He and a man named Jones
had a dispute growing out of a dog fight,
when Jones .picked up a Winchester and
killed him.
Mr. Lydell Baker will deliver the
second of the course of lectures given
nnder the auspices of the committee ot
ladies of the Congregational' church to
night. The subject is, "The True versus
the False in the Monroe Doctrine." Mr,
Baker is' a brilliant young gentleman,
and those who hear, him Will enjoy a
genuine treat.
Mr. J. B. Eddy of the railroad com
mission, has purchased a half interest
in the Roseburg Plaindealer. We would
glad J v welcome him back to the field of
journalism, but we 'fear that welcome
like his purchase, is somewhat prema.
ture. It seems at least possible just now
that he and his -confreres will hold over
for two years longer.
The weather is cold here, but we can
not complain on that account, for the
same condition prevails all over the
country west of the Mississippi. Mon
tana seems to be the center of the cold
region, the wave rolling away in all di
rections. According to the wether bu
reau, the cold snap is to continue for
some time. It was not unexpected here,
but as usual got its work in bv bursting
exposed water pipes, and doing all kinds
of mischief.
. .Work is being pushed on the big irri
gating ditch at Hood Biver, and it is ex
pected that it wiil be ready to furnish
water by the last of May. The big
flume crosses the river about a ' mile be
low its head, and the bridge to carry it
was completed Saturday. There re
mains about. three miles ef flume to be
built, the balance being ditch. Work is
being done on this, and it will probably
be completed before the flume is. The
ditch will carry about 4.000 inches of
water, irrigating 15,000 acres.
Jack Frost waa out again last night
with his magic brush and left some
beautiful specimens of his artistic work
on the big windows. At Pease & May's
he painted a beautiful mountain scene,
tne peaks rising above one another, and
covered with heavy timber. On one of
Harris' windows though" he left his master-piece.
It is the top window next to
John C. Hertz place, and on it is a per
fect bush, the stalks and leaves being
true to nature. It would be impossible
to describe it, but it was the prettiest
Lthing of the kind we ever saw, .
L. Borden is busily engaged in mov
ing his stock of goods into the Vogt
block, where he will have elegant rooms.
The rooms at present occupied by him
will be used by Pease & Mays for their
grocery department. Carpenters and
masons are at work under the direction
of C. J. Crandall, remodeling the
shelving in the Pease & Mays store, and
will, as soon as Mr. Borden finishes
moving, cut an archway through be
tween the two rooms. When com
pleted. Pease & Mays store will he one
of the largest and beet equipped in I
Eastern Oregon.
Mr. J. M. Cockerline has completed
the ditch from-15-Mile creek to his mill
a Bovd,-and now has one of the finest
water powers in the country. The ditch
is a mile and a naif long, hye feet wide
on the bottom, and carries at present
two' feet, in depth, of water. At the
mill he has obtained a fall of sixty feet,
and is thus insured abundant power.
Heretofore be has been compelled to let
the water accumulate and then run the
mill on this gathered head. The in
creased fall obviates all this and fur
nishes power enough to run the mill
steadily, with some to Bpare.
MR. GRATKE'S STATEMENT.
Good Sense, and that. Too, Beg-ardle
.. . of Politic.- .
Shortly after the house had organized
yesterday a reporter of the Statesman
in congratulating Bepresentative Gratke
upon the position he had taken in as
sisting in the organization of the house,
saw an opportunity for a good interview'
"Mr. Graike," said the reporter, "you
are accused by the Bourne faction ot as
sisting in the organization of a Republi
can house. How will your action be
looked upon by your Democratic constit
uency?"
, "If you will amend the accusation by
striking out the -word 'Republican,' I
will plead guilty. I am a member of the
'house of representatives,' and was elect
ed to it in a county that went for Mc-
Kinley and Hobart by 714 majority. My
majority was 300. This will prove to
you conclusivelyUhat I received some
votes that were not cast by Democrats.
I waa nominated by the county Demo
cratic convention, and bo far as. their
political interests can be served 'on the
broad basis of Democratic principles I
am with the party at all times, but on
all measures affecting the efficient and
ecnomical administration of govern
ment I am here as a business man and
not as a machine politician. I was out
with the obstructionists five days. They
promised me that they had a sufficient
number of members to organize the
house and pass such remedial legislation
as our party platform called for. Dur
ing those five days an opportunity for
organization came, and it was not em
braced. My suspicions were aroused,
and I inquired why the thirty-one ob
structionists, did not organize. They
said they were not ready. I asked them
when they would be, and the reply was
they did not know. I was deceived ; and
further inquiry revealed'to me the fact
that the object of the hold-up was to ob
struct business in the house and prevent
the election of a United States senator
by a dominant party in the legislature.
I was not sent by my people 'to the legis
lature for that purpose. I was sent here
to aeeist in the enactment of such legis
lation as will benefit the people of Clat
sop county and the taxpayers of the state
generally. Now I would like to know
how that could be done if we stayed out
and prevented organization? It must
be done by law, and there is no way to
enact law except by first organizing both
houses. When a candidate accepts a
nomination I. take it that he says to
the people, 'If elected I will take my
seat.' If I had told the people on the
stump that I would not take my seat
my name would have been Dennis, and
the other fellow would be here in my
place. It is mv firm belief and convic
tion the fight over organization
the partisan stage when the thirty-one
obstructionists . refused to go in and or
ganize, I feel that way about anything
in business or politics. I forge ahead,
Many of my constituents have approved
my course by letter and telegraph.- If '.
am wrong I am conteni to be snowed un
der, it it becomes my misfortune to run
for office. This much I will say for the
rank and file of the Populist party:
They are honest and patriotic, but I am
afraid they have entered into an unholy
alliance with H. W. Scott & Co. to satis
fy personal hate, and political ambition,
which may be their undoing. As to the
Democrats of course they are always
right."
Hon
Dress
Goods
Offerings
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Yard
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WILL BUY EVERY YARD OP
Colored : Dress : Goods
In the House, sold regularly at 50c. This sale
will last for fwo weeks, and will be an excel
lent opportunity to buy Dress Goods at a very
low figure.
GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES.
PEASE & MAYS.
This store closes at 7 p. m. sharp.
F. N. JONES' LETTER.
Commluloier Blower Explains Why It
Wu Written.
Hood Rivkb, Jan. 23, 1897.
Editor Chbonicle:
'In reply to communications from
friends at The Dalles, will you please
publish this:
I am a little .surprised that Mr,
Jones should deny having promised to
vote for J. H. Mitchell for senator, yet
his saying to M. Nolan or anyone else
that all those parties who signed that
article were d d liars does not make it
so, nor does it constitute a denial,
What we want is for Jones to put him
self on record over his own signature,
denying that he made any such promise,
then we will satisfy people who is tell
ing the truth. This Mr. Jones will
never do. - He knows- he made the
promises just as we state it, and be
knows we can and will prove it if called
upon to do so. Now to explain how the
promises came to be made.
lI was working at all times for the
while Republican ticket (as I have done
all my life). In doing bo I met a great
many Republicans who said they were
not going to vote for Jones. Some said
he was an. Englishman and not friendly
to Senator Mitchell, and much more in
that line. In fact it seemed that Jones'
opponent from Wasco had ' been around
among the voters and promised to vote
for .Mitchell if elected, and quite a num
ber were inclined to halt. Right at this
time Mr. Jones anj other candidates
.visiled Hood River. He (Jones) asked
me bow things were looking. I told
Lim exactly as above stated, -and that-1
was a little afraid for him. He volun
tarily replied : 'I don't see' bow the
people got such an idea into their heads.
Moore and I have always been very
friendly to Mitchell and never thought
of voting for anyone?elee.' There was
quite a crowd standing near, among
them a few who had expressed them
selves as opposed to Jones. I called to
them, introduced them to Jones and
said them : 'You're mistaken about Mr.
Jones, be is as good a Mitchell man as
you are." He then reiterated statements
be had made to me and added : 'Don't
be uneasy about that, but rest assured
that if I am elected I will vote far
Mitchell.' After he left for The Dalles,
there was some dissension over the mat
ter, some saying that he did not appear
sincere when talking to them and they
did - not -believe he meant it and they
were not going to vote for him, etc,
Then someone went to The Dalles and
Informed Jones that all was not fair for
him down here, when Jones wrote me a
letter. This accounts for his having
written the letter after having . made
verbal promieea. .
"I took that letter to the polls, and
with it and the several witnesses who
bad heard the promises, secured a good
many votes for Mr. Jones. I did this
with the very best of feeling, believing
that I was helping him- all the time.
never dreaming for one moment that I
would ever have an trouble for doing
my best to help elect bim. But when he
went to Salem, and refused to go into
the house, my friends here have been
making it somewhat tropical for me
some going so far as to say 1 knew be
was not a Mitchell man at the time
worked so bard to elect him. Taking
this on one side and the denial of Jones
and his friends on the other, I have
come to the conclusion that nothing
short of this explanation and the publl
cation of his letter to me would ever eet
the matter, right. While I am very
sorry to be compelled to do this, I feel
forced by Mr: Jones and his friends to
do so. I send you the original letter be
cause I am informed that Jones says he
never wrote me a letter, but that I must
have gotten hold of one he wrote to Dr.
Leavens and now claim it belonged
to me.
'.'You are at liberty to permit anyone
to read it who doubts its authenticity,
but please be sure and return it to me.
I want it not for its intrinsic value, but
as a gentle reminder in the future of the
fallacy and uncertainty of some things
here below.
"A. 8. Blowkbs."
The following is' Mr. Jones' letter,
written on a sheet of paper with the
Umatilla House heading : -
Thk Dalles, May 30, 1896.
A. S. Blowkbs. Esq.. Hood Rivkb :
Dbab Sib: A friend of mine who
ought to be well posted, came up on the
train last night and earn to me, "Jones,
things look a little yellow for you fellows
at Hood River." I couldn't get at the
exact cause ot his remarks. 1 had sup
posed when I left your town that events
were shaping tnemseives Jn our tavor,
and cannot believe them different now,
as I know our fnenda there can, and
will get into the harness cheerfully and
earnestly in our behalf, and make a spe
cial effort for the legislative ticket, now
that they know how Mr. Moore and my
self stand on tbe Mitchell question.
Yours Very Trnly,
F. N. Jones.
THE CHARITY BALL.
The
Grratent Affair of the Kind Ever
Given In The Dalle.,
The charity ball given by the Elks last
night was undoubtedly the most success
ful affair of the kind ever given in The
Dalles.
The grand march commenced at about
9 o'clock, forty-one coupjes participat
ing, and as tbey moved- around in the
graceful figures ot the march, we could
hardly believe that all the female loveli
ness there gathered belonged to The
Dalles. ' Tbe gowns were beautiful, the
wearera more bo, the music magnificent.
What more would you want?, The floor,
though not a good one for dancing, was
in excellent condition, and it waa kept
fil'ed with the happiest crowd of dancers
ever gathered in The Dalles. Each of
the ladies was handsomer than the
others always excepting, of course, the
one, who is always prettiest to that gen
tleman who admirers her, and conse
quently we have our own opinion as to
who was the "belle of the ball," but we
are not going to express it, not for tbe
world. .
At 11 o'clock, as is the custom of the
Elks, the memory of tbe absent breth
ren was recalled, and as this ceremony
was completed by circling around tbe
hall with hands clasped, at the same
time singing "Auld Lang Syne," the
hall rang again with the vigorous ap
plause. The hall was beauti'ully decorated.
The front of the stage was covered with
ferns and plants, while just to the left
of the center of it the big Elk stood, bis
majestic form gracefully posed and head
drawn back as though he had been
startled by suddenly coming on to a
dance oi dryads. His big horns sup
ported four incandescent lamps,
shaded with the Elks colors, the royal
purple. Just in front of bim was a cute
little fawn, that gazed in open-eyed
wonder on the' brilliant scene.
Daneing was kept np until about 1
o'clock, and everybody went home de
lighted with their evening's pleasure.
The committees have not gotten to
gether to report yet, but a close estimate
puts the receipts at $200 and expenses at
$70, leaving $130 for sweet charity.
A REFORMATORY NEEDED '
society any longer, and, their being no
reform school for girls in the state, Mr.
Gardner was obliged to send her to the
Magdalen Home.
The lack of a girls' reformatory very
frequently works a severe hardship on
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society which
often is forced to keep girls that are
really too vicious for such an institution,
or to send them to the Magdalen Home,
where they are thrown in with girla
whose Bociety is not helpful to them.
Mr. Gardner has brought this matter to
the attention of the authorities several
times, but no action has ever been
taken. Qregonian.
The Kelly-Wentx Wedding:.
Where
Such Girl a Benlah GUg-ard
Can Be Cared For.
Benlah Gilgard, a 16-year-old ward of
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, is now
confined in the Magdalen Home, where
she will remain till she repents of her
misdoings. The girl was sent to the
eociety from 'Wasco county several
months ago. She has given Superin
tendent Gardner more or less trouble
ever since, but did not get into any eeri
oqs trouble until a few days ago, when
she secured $24 worth of goods from a
prominent dry goods firm by forging the
name of -a patron of the store to an order.
The girl, who has been working in a
family on East Twenty-first street, went
to the store early in the week and said
she was Ella Jones, a domestic in tbe
family of the lady' whose name was
signed to the order. The order was sent
to the othce, where it was marked U.
K." and -the girl was given a skirt, a
suit and a clock, the. whole bill .being
valued at $24. When the order was
afterward Bent to the signer for collec
tion, the lady knsw. nothing whatever
about it. Ex-Chief of Police Hunt was
cent out to investigate the matter, He
learned from Superintendent Gardner
that Ella Jones, who bad also bfen a
ward of hia, was in Eastern Washington
at the time -the order waa presented.
The same night it was reported to Mr.
Garduer that the Gi Izard girl had
brought home a lot of new goods, which
she claimed had been given her. He at
once went to the house where she
worked, and, after a little talk wit'h her,
made her confess that she had forged
the order and obtained the goods. The
goods were returned to the store the
same . night, and, - after lecturing the
girl on the certainty of detection in such
dishonesty, Mr. Gardner took her to the
city jail, where, she was kept, for two
days. : .
The girl's conduct had demonstrated
that she could not be controlled by the j
Miss Emma Wentz and Mr. J. H.
Kelly were united in marriage last -Thursday
evening at 6 o'clock, by Rev.
Dr. Charles E. Locke, pastor of the
Taylor street' M. E. church. The mar
riage was solemnized at the residence of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wentz,
430 Jefferson street. The dainty sim
plicity of tbe floral appointment's in the
home characterized this occasion as one
of the most charming home weddings of
the season. Palms, rojes, carnations
and ferns were so arranged as to produce
an effective and artistic ensemble. Rev.
Dr. Locke, with the groom and his at
tendant, Mr. E. M. Cox, best man, were
followed by the bride, escorted by her ,
father and the two bridesmaids, Miss
Anna Wentz and Miss Laura Thompson.
Becomingly eowned in white organdie
over white eilk, tbe bride carried a bou
quet of exquisite loveliness, La France
roses with sprays of lillies of the valley.'
A spray of this flower was nestled in her
coiffure. Mies Anna Wentz, brides
maid, wore white mull, trimmings of
lace, and carried white carnations. An
elaborate wedding supper followed con
gratulations. Many uselul and hand
some presents were given tbe happy
couple. 'After a wedding' trip through
San Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly will
be at home after February 15th.
The guests -present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Ad. Bu'rckhardt, Mr. and Mrs.
C. Emig, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Burkhardt,
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Simmons, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Wentz, Miss Alma Schmidt,
Tbe Dalles ; Miss Burckhardt, Miss Lena
Burckhardt, Miss Anna Burckhardt,
Mies Anna Wright, Miss Wentz, Miss
LIda Parrish, Mr. J. B. Glover, Mr. H.
A. Heppner, Mr. F. O. Burckhardt, Mr.
C. Wontz. Mr. J. Wentz, Mr. H. Wentz,
Master Otto Emig and Edmund Sim
mons. Ofegonian.
Made Htm an Elk.
Saturday night the Elks lodge initiated
the representative from Crook couuty,
Mr. Misener, into .the mysteries of Elk
hood. He came up on the night train,
and was met at the Umatilla house by
an impromptu band,. from the lodge,
armed with tin . horns, mouth organs,
squawkers and other modern' musical -instruments,
and was escorted to the
lodge room. What was done to him
there, of course we do not know, but he
told us confidentially yesterday morning
that "tilings down at Salem were aw fully
quiet." '. He is' now the baby, Dr. .
Sutherland's nose being out of joint,'
and a big, liealthy babyie is too.
Kef use to Recognize It.
A special to Thk Chronicle from
Salem this afternoon Bays: "The senate
by a vote of fourteen to fourteen today
refused to recognize the Benson bouse.
Two senators are absent, both of whom .
are supposed to be in favor of recognition.
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