THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY. MAY 5. 1897. The Weekly GbMriele. 8TATI OFIICULS. , 0jreniOT....; W. P. lord Secretary of State .. H B Kincaid Treasurer PMllip Metschsn Sapt. of Public Instruction G. M. Irwin Attorney-General C. M. Idlemao . - t IG. W. MeBride Bnator.. .... ,. H Mitchell . ' , B Hermann OonKressmon........ ......... jw. K. Ellis Btate Printer: ......:...... ..W.H. Leeds COCNTT OFFICIALS. County Judge... Sheriff...... Clerk .... Treasurer... . Commissioners. Assessor....''.... Robt. Mays , . T. J. Driver A M. Kelsay C. h. Phillips . (A. 8. Blowers i D. B. Kimwy ..- W. H. Whipple Surveyor. veyor d. oit Superintendent of Publio Schools. ..C. L. Gilbert CoronerTTT. .-- W. H. Butts THE RESERVOIR SYSTEM. " Colonel Charles - Ellett, a distin: that instead of levees along tbe Miss issippi, a series of storage reservoirs be provided by damming the tributa ries of that stream. This would not '. only provide against excessive floods, but would, by discharging the sur : plus water during periods of drouth, Drove of inestimable benefit. - - The theory is a good one, but the question of its practicability is a different matter. It hardly seems possible that natural reservoirs can be found ; that is, places where .quan tities of water that would materially affect such a flood as has poured down the Mississippi could ' be held When one considers the amount of water that would have to be held in check to decrease the rise in the Mississippi even . by one foot, the amount of reservoir space required seems clearly unattainable. Such reservoirs must necessarily by 'arge ly natural, such as lakes that can be dammed at their outlets. Otherwise the reservoirs would in flood time become sources of additional danger. But does such a lake area exist? We think not. . Our own grand Columbia furnishes . a notable ' example in this line, and were it noi uiai xtmure pas pruviueu the most magnincent reservoir sys ' tern for it, there would be no living anywhere within 300 feet of low water mark. The floods of the Col nmbia are for this reason of steady rise and fall, extending tnrougn two or three months time. And yet, in spite of this protection, unusual cir cumstances, such as we had in 1894, when after a winter of seyere snows came continuous and unusually warm weather, the flood went sweeping up ten feet ' higher than ever before known. Where it would have gone without Nature's grand reservoir system, no one could even hazard a juess. The Spokane river then swept everything before it, yet to its source the distance was less than 200 miles, and the Cceur d'Alene lake, at low water-thirty miles by fifteen, and at high water double that area, had to be filled by the rusk of waters from the Cceur d'Alene and St Joe rivers, while the Spokane was stead' ily cairying off the flocd. The Mis soula sent its flood down the same year, but before it passed into the Kootenai it had to fill lake Fend O'reille, sixty miles long and twenty broad.' " So with the Columbia itself In the Kootenai and Little Arrow bow Jakes, where . an inland sea was created by that flood which conld only drain off slowly. - . " Every tributary of the Columbia is provided with such storage reser voirs as could never be hoped for on the tributaries of the Mississippi, and yet were the lands along its banks as low as those along the Mississippi, the damage would be as great, or greater, for the reason that without the reservoirs the floods would be ex pected, while with them other pre cautions would have to be taken. ; It is bard to get an idea of " the amount of water carried by a stream under flood conditions,, but to give an idea of tbe reservoir that would be required to control the surplus waters of the Columbia, let alone those of the Mississippi, we can make a crude, yet not exaggerated, esti mate. Most of us have been down the river to the Cascades and under- stand twhat "a body of water ft is. Yet the extia amount .of water car ried by the Columbia at its high stage would, If the bed of the Columr bia were dry, fill the channel the en-; tire distance in four hours. In other words', it .would take a lake forty miles long, ten miles wide and twenty feet deep to hold the surplus for twenty-four hours. Some things are too large to be controlled, and the Mississippi seems to be one of tbera. - . . . " Those . who expected iho Dingley tariff bill was to be allowed to slip through the senate without opposi tion by the white-metal people were badly mistaken. The Chronicle pointed out some time ago that the most dangerous opposition the bill a . was likely to meet was from the - old source of senatorial tie-ups, the free silverites. That opposition ' has. de veloped. ' Senator Jones, who holds the balance of power has joined hands with tbe Democrats of the finance committee in: objecting to reporting the bill as framed direct to the senate. The Republicans are, of course, disappointed, and President McKinlev keenly so. v The chances are now that the bill will not reach the president before August, and then the brands and ear-marks on it will prevent its author from recog nizing it. Mr. Jones may not be as picturesque s Mr. Gorman, but be will prove as great a thorn in the side of President McKinlev as the gentleman from Maryland did in Cleveland's case. " ' THE COMETS CLASH. Things are not harmonious in the Democratic camp back East. Cleve- land recently aired his ideas before tbe Reform club, and this stirred the depths of Henry Walterson's bile He chewed his recent excellency up and spat him out. It is really amus ing to note the difference between the great tweedle-dum of Buffalo, and the equally great Tweedle-de of Louisville, Kentucky, sah! Astro nomically speaking, these great er ratic comets have so circled that their orbits brought them in collision. The nucleus of each comet, the heads of the respective and respecta ble parties named, have "butted, and while, as is usual in comets, the heads being small, the collision has done no real damage thereto, it has caused a terrible commotion, and ir idescent display ot pyrotechnical tails, finch have become intermixed and commingled in a cyclone of hy drogen gas, illuminated with the scintillating fire of Watterson's intel lect and the brilliant and gaudy colors of his kaleidoscopic vocabu lary. There is a great difference of opin ion between the two. Cleveland hns always thought that when he put on his hat, the Democratic party was ready to take a walk, while Watter son is troubled with an hallucination to the effect that when he takes off his hat, the Democratic party is ready to be seated. In the meanwhile, out of this clash of systems and wreck of worlds the clear flute-like tones of Bryan lure with their siren sweetness the remnants of Democracy ont of the fragmentary reminiscences . of the Grover-Wattereon has-been to the wave-dashed and rocky isles of Pop ulism and fusion. Now that the lines of the Washing ton forest reservation are known to include nearly all Skamania county and much of the ML Adams range, the outlook for summer pasturage for sheep is gloomy indeed. The sheepmen are at their wit's ends, not knowing which way to turn nor what to do. The time is almost at hand when the flocks must find pasturage ; but ; where ? Tbe mountains are closed against them, and the lack ot water forbids their seeking the dry plains; the grcss where they are held for shearing will soon be gone, and then what? That is what they would like to know, the problem they cannot solve. - The closing of the reservation, the shutting out of tbe sheep from 'their old mountain pas tures, is a virtual confiscation of half a million sheep by the government It destroys the business, it ruins those engaged in it, who have invest ed money in lands suitable, for keep ing their sheep during the winter, but which are valueless for other purposes. If tbe mountains must be closed and all stock prohibited from pasturing thereon, then in the name of decency let the government set a time a year or ' two ahead, at which the closing will take place, and give the sheepmen a chance to get out of the business. As it is. now, the in dustry is destroyed and the govern ment is not benefited. THE. HAWAIIAN QUESTION. William R. Castle, late Hawaiian minister in Washington, writing con cerning the all-important Hawaiian situation, presents, in a lengthy, but able article, a strong argument in favor of annexation. We print the article in part He says: . "A good deal is said in these days about the annexation of Hawaii or the Hawaiian' Islands, and there is much misrepresentation by enemies of the movement, with consequent misunderstanding. '. "Some sa3' it is . unconstitutional. That question was settled wLen Louisiana was annexed. The prin ciple that foreign territory may be annexed has been acted upon by the United States several times since then, and has been affirmed by the supreme court more than once. The question of . constitutionality need trouble no one. Have any but good results followed the annexations of Louisiana, " Texas, California or Alaska? Would any loyal American undo any of that work? "The only question in the caSe is one ot policy. wui:Ue united Stales receive any benefit by annex ing Hawaii? This, you will observe, is wholly distinct from the matter of whether Hawaii wants to be annexed. There is no doubt on the latter ques tion. The Americans here earnestly desire it. This view i3 shared " by most thoughtful Hawaiians, as well as many others of different nationali ties. It will be commercially better for Hawaii, but what is more, it is absolutely necessary in - order to keep this stronghold of the north Pa cific within the lines cf modern civil ization. ' Without it American ideas and European enlightenment must succumb to orientalism, to the great and enduring injury of the United States. - Let me explain why. "Hawaii was civilized and Chris tianized by Ameiica. It is the western outpost of our civilization. Because . America was first on the field it was able to accomplish this, and it has Wen an object of the for eign policy of the United States ever since to maintain American influence paramount. With this in view the treaty of reciprocity .was negotiated and ratified in 1876. It bad the hoped for effect . Americanswere induced to seek investment here. While all of Hawaii prospeied, Americans received the greatest ben fit. They had developed tne re sources of tne country, opened its ports to a broad commerce. Here only, in the whole world of foreign trade and commerce, is America foremost in everything. Let a few figures make the showing: "In 1896 Hawaii imported $7,164,- 561.40 in value, of which $5,464,208. 20 was bought In the United States. It exported $15,515,230.13, and of this the United States took $15,460, 098.15 ; that is 92.26 per cent of our whole trade and commerce was with the United States. Great Britain had 3.33 per cent; Germany .065; or less than one per cent China and Japan bad 2.56 per cent, although they number over 40,000 ont of a population of 110,000. American ships carried $18,717,542,85 of this trade, or 82.52 per ' cent, and yet it is said that the flag of the Ucited States has nearly disappeared from the sea ! It is not true here, for tbe reciprocity treaty has made that flag supreme. Hawaiian vessels , carried $1,194,058.68, or 5.26 per cent, and many ships under the'Hawaiian flag were built in the United Slates and are here owned by Americans. Bight here it may be noted that nearly every one of the large fleet of steam ers carrying on the internal trade were built in the United States. One important exception might be noted. The steamer Claadine was built by a very prominent member of the sugar trust in Scotland, probably because it could be done cheaply, and brought here with the intention, so it is said, of competing . in the is'and trade; but she was subsequently bought by one of the Hawaiian companies and now is tinder - ouiflag. Within a year past we have built four steam ers in the stales, none elsewhere.' - "All of our lumber, bricks, lime and other building material come from the Pacific coast of the United States. .The farmers'of lhat locality also , share ' in the benefits of the treaty, for all . our flour and other forms of cereal foods, as well as hay and grain to feed' our cattle and other animals, is bought there. St. Louis, Fort Scott and other places east of the mountains, as well as San Francisco, have their share in these benefits, for much of our sugar ma chinery " and ; other hardware comes from those places. '" v Concluded in next issue. The bone of contention in the Uncompaghre Ute reservation, mys tifying to the general reader, is the large deposit of asphalt and gilsonite, estimated at ,24,000,000-tons and valued at $200,000,000. Senator Vilas, who ; did effective work iu bringing out points of weakness in the Morgan Nicaragua canal bill, op posed the opening of the reservation alleging that it was a scheme of cer tain speculators to grab the lands, but tbe Indian bill has now passed both houses with the Uncompaghre clause in it. The other end of the story is found in the proposal " that asphalt now on the free list, shall pay from $1.50 to $3 per ton duty. Of course. if tbe reservation is opened,' some body will get the land, and if asphalt is protected, those who have asphalt for sale will probably be benefited to some extent Neither of these dis asters, howeverr is unbearable. That a country should prosper or.individ uals make money is deplorable and damnable only In Democratic eyes. Oregonian. ; With a good wheat crop, which is now abundantly promised, and good prices, this part of the country should have a lively summer and fall. The Dalles and country tributary thereto has had a serious, drain in the past few years that has taken out money at the rate of over $100,000 a year, which is now practically stopped. That is, or was, the pay ments going out" for forfeited rail road lands.' Last December nearly $100,000 was sent to Washington for this purpose, and it has taken a large portion of the products of the coun try to meet this drain. A good wheat crop and good prices will bring us in a large amount of money, and for the first time in several years will leave it here. As one 'reads the dispatches from Greece, and notes that the people who forced their good king into the war with Turkey, turned against him because the Greek armies were not successful, those stirring . lines of Byron's flash into one's mind, recalling his sympathies for that country, his insight into the character of the peo ple, and the loss to the world of the great poet, at Missolonghi, through bis part in their struggle. ; What he wrote then is as true today: "Tbe tyrant of the Chersonese '. Was Freedom'! best and bravest friend. That tyrant was Miltiadea. Oh 1 that the present hour would lend Another tyrant of the kind. Such chair aa his were sure to bind." Death, of Sirs. Magee. ; Entered into rest Hay 2d, Sail yUrown Magee, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Smith French. ......; Born at Andover, If. H., Feb. 19th, 1812, the pilgrim feet had trod tbe paths of life 85 years, 2 months, 12 days, but she was not weary ' nor tired. 6be ar dently loved this life; "This world, this beautiful world," and often expressed tbe wish to see her great grandson a man. Tbe descendant of thorough Puritan stock, she possessed many of the rugged traits of - the early pilgrim character. These ragged way s were tempered by a lively disposition, active imagination, and passionate love for all things beau tiful and true. She loved very mnch the young, their society being prefered to .the old, and she woold have been happy to ever have bad her borne full of young, joyous life. Up to' her -death all current events interested her; not a mere passing interest, they, must be dis cussed, fully explained, daily inquiry, showing she did not let it pass out of mind. ' ' " ' . ' In 1821 her father emigrated to Stan- stead, Canada, where ehe was married and her children, a daughter and son, were born. Sbe loved her Canadian home with a ' devotion bo " deep that twenty years' residence here did not di minish one atom of her regard. At 22 years she became a member pf the Wealeyan Methodist church, and as long aa life lasted she loved. and enjoyed the usages, polity and. doctrines of the Methodist church.. ': The infirmities of the body pressed her heavily, but with courage and determin ation she firmly resisted their encroach ments. On- Friday morning, soon after rising, she1 was taken suddenly ill and Buffered extremely. After a couple of hours die -cried out in great distress asKiiig to pe raised up. Jn a few ruin ates .she was seized by an epileptic tit, so passing into unconsciousness. The convulsion ceasing; she fell into a quite peaceful slumber, which con tinned on til Sabbath morning, when' she opened her eyes, and although speechless, was seemingly conscious, her gaze following all the. movements of her loved ones A little after 1J. the watchers saw ehe was passing into the "Valley of the shadow.". There was no struggle, only a centle unloosing of the bands of life Th .silver cord parted, the chariot of God swung dowu, and eternal noon burst upoa her vision. rorever wn tne lora. Amen! "so let it be." . : - D. Ihose Breathing Pictures. , The animatiscope pictures aa shown by Mr.' Wilbur are certainly things of beauty. They grow on one, and every time they are seen new beauties can be discovered. Last night as we watched the picture entitledl "Feeding the Doyes," we coald hardly believe that we were not looking at a real ecene. The picture shows a farm yard with a women and a tot of a girl scattering gram to tbe fowls. - On the ground can be seen the greedy chickens pecking industriously at the grains and at each other, while the air is filled with pigeons lighting, only to fly np again in a flattering mass a? tbe little girl throws her arms too ener getically towards them. It is a perfect scene, and yet, while different, no better than many of the others.. The picture entitled "A Morning Bath." showing a colored woman giving her "little black pickaninni" a dip in the tub Ib wonder fully amusing, the changing expressions of the baby's face as the water and soap got in their work being enough to make one smile audibly. ' Last night, the ball was crowded with delighted people, and tonight the Commercial Club will have him in their rooms for the benefit of their members. - A treat is in store for them. Mr. Wilbur is a clever gentle man, and he gives the public the worth of its money, every time. Fnneral of Mr. Ha(ea. The funeral of the late Sallie Brown Magee took place Tuesday afternoon from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Smith French, Eev. J. H. Wood preaching the sermon and Eev. J. B. Warner, presid ing elder, making the prayer. . The text was "Having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better," and tbe sermon was one of the most touch ing and eloquent ever preached in The Dalles. The choir sang "Why should our tears in sorrow flow when God re calls his own,'? and "Only Waiting." The casket was covered with . flowers, and many beautiful bouquets were placed near. Tbe interment took place in Sunset cemetery, the long procession attesting the esteem in which' the venerable woman was held. School Report. Report of Endersby school district, rso. o, tor . tne month commencing April 5th, and ending April 30th : Number days taught, 20; No. days -at tendance, 353)4 i No. days absence, 19)4 ' No. times tardy, 3; total number pu pils enrolled, 20; average number be longing, 19 ; average daily attendance, 18; No. pupils neither absent nor tardy, 11. The following is the list: Ellen Davidson, Carolyn Davidson, Ivy Leabo, Lena Longren, Alice Endersby, ' Mabel Endersby, Mand Smith, Wilbur Dick' son, Eddie Bead, Georgie Bead and Or ville Smith. ' Visitors Bex Campbell, Mrs. O. H. Kerns, Mies Hazel Williams, Mrs. Endersby, Mrs. Fligg, Mrs. Dick son and Gertie Covert. . Bessik Hastings, . - Teacher. Opal Found in Grant County. While prospecting upon the xnonniain back of Canyon City, Grant county. searching for pocket ledges, Clyde Lock- wood and Ed. Chambers panned oat a fine looking specimen' of opal, which glows with great . brilliancy when beld up toward the light, and which would make a magnificent, ornament if prop erly cut and polished. The boys found the precious stone away, up near the bead of Long gulch, above the mining ditches. ' Believing that there are more in tbe vicinity of where this specimen was picked up, they 'will keep an eye open for opals hereafter' while engaged in prospecting for gold. .Tv ' . ', ' Teachers' Examination. Notice is hereby given, that for the purpose of making an examination of all persons who may offer . themselves as candidates for teachers of the schools of this county, the county school superin tendent thereof, will hold a public ex amination at tbe county court house in Dalles City, beginning Wednesday, May 12th, at 1 o'clock p. m.' Dated this 1st day of May, 1S97. ; ..... s ..' ':' ' C. L. Gilbert, . . " . - . : y School Supt. " ''. ' :. NOTICE. The partnership heretofore existing in Tygh, Valley Flooring' Mills,' under the name of W. M. McCorkle & Son, ia this day dissolved by limitation, J. M. McCorkle- retiring. W. M. McCorkle will continue, and will pay all legal claims and collect all dents ot the late firm. Tygh, Or., April 2, 1897. ; "''- . W. M. McCorkle,' a7-lm ' ' J. Ki McUoekle. , The Dalle Public Schools. ' The- following is the report for the quarter (4 wke) ending Friday.April 23d : J? IS -2. sJ2n 2 8 2 23 1 So r?Jo SBoq' if aw a 8 . 46 35 34 ' 4 &3 34 32 1 41 31 J,, ;3 83 SS 54 0 40 S3 31 2 "50 4S 46 3 43 S4 S3 3 41 SO 34 2 45 40 36 0 4 47 44 1 56 52 49 8 4;: 41 39 0 91 90 84 12 67o 575 5471 84 TEACHERS. Eatt im Primary. Miss Nan Cooper .. ... . .. .. Mra. Roche Academy Park. Miss Thirman Mrs.Baldwint Miss Flinn . ) Miss L. Rintoal . MIssT. Rintoal Union btreet. - - Mlw Rowe Miss E. Cooper....- Miss Ball MissCheese. ..... ........ ... Union Slreet Annex. MissSnell..:. ... Court Street. Miss Miehell.. , Miss Hill... I m, ci., ' Mr. Landers fHi8a School Totals. ...... . . . . : Number of days of 'school, 20; per cent of attendance, 95. Average number belonging and average daily attendance about 75 below normal because of sick-' in the district. - John- Gavin-, Principal. - . Stockholders Meeting-. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders of The DalleB Chron icle Publishing Company will be held at the county court rooms on Tuesday, the 25th" day of May, A.. D., 1897, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of adopt ing suplimentary articles of incorpora tion, increasing the capital stock of said company and transacting such other business aa may come before said meet ing. Uy order of the Board of Directors. The Dalles, Oregon, April 9. 1897. A. S; Mao Allisteb, President... B. G. Davenpokt, . Secretary. : Notice of Dttsolntlon. Notice is hereby given that the part- ' nerehip heretofore existing between i rank tiabel and W, U. Rupert haB been dissolved, to date from Saturday. April 3, 1897. Frank Gabel will pay all bills, and is authorized to collect and receipt for all bills due the firm. Dated at Tbe Dalles. Or., this 6th dav of April, 1897. rBAKK Gabel, -5-lra W. C. Eupebt. Garden Jlose We are agents for the celebrated MALTESE CROSS. Everybody kno-ws that, it is the best Hose on the mar- ket today. - We al so carry " theRidge wood brand of Hose, which we recommend as a superior article second only to our Mal tese Cros brand in quality. It is made on extra strong duck, and of the best rubber. Then we carry the Wallabout brand which is a good quality and medium price, equal or better than the average so-called "best Hose on the market." We sell it for what it really is a good, serviceable Hose. See our stock before buying elsewhere. : BICYCLE REPAIRING. We have secured the services of Mr. Joseph , KirchofF, who has been . doing Bicycle Repair ing and Gun Work for the last five years in The Dalles. 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