THE DALLES WEEKLY. CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25. 1897.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
, COtTNTT OFFXC1AX.B.
County Judge........ ..Robt. Mays
StaerlflL. T.'J. Driver
mk A M. Kelsav
Treasurer... -...C. 1- HiilHps
Commissioners in. u Kimsev
Assessor ; W. H. Whipple
annaur J. B. Holt
Banerintendent of Pabllo School. . .C. L. Gilbert
Coroner - w. H. Butts
STATS OFFICIALS.
Severn or -..sr. W. P. Lord
Secretary ol State HE Ktncaid
Tnunrer -Phillip Metschan
Bnpt. of Public Instruction .G. M. Irwin
Attorney-General . ...C. U. Idleman
, - - IG. W. MeBride
Senators ..........J- ij.tH. Mitchell
IB Hermann
vougressmeu. , ... IW. R. Ellia
State Printer .... W. H. Leeds
. TOeeklr Clubbing- Rate.
Chronicle and Oregonian.-. ....... .$2 25
Chronicle and Examiner..:' 2 25
Chronicle and Tribune . . . 1 75
Chronicle and N. Y. World. '. 2 00
THE RIGHT MAN.
Oregon, and in fact the whole Pa
cific coast, was peculiarly fortunate
in the appointment of Hon. Binger
Hermann to the position of commis-'
. sioner of the general laud office. ' It
was proper that a western man
should be appointed to the office, for
all the government's land, or practic
ally all of it, lies west of the Missis
sippi. Eastern men no not under
stand the surroundings and condi
tions as do those who have been
raised in the West.
The most important matter in this
line, both to the government and the
settler, is the forest reserves, recently
established in Oregon, California and
Washington. They cover au area
half as large sis the New England
states, and they contain a wealth of
timber that is not equaled in the
world. At the same time there are
large tracts of One fruit lands includ
ed within their limits that should be
thrown open to settlement.
To post himself thoroughly on the
matter Commissioner Hermann is
now on the coast. Having as thor
'ough a knowledge of the subject as
be has to start with, it is safe to say
that bis conclusions concerning the
management of these forest reserva
tions will cover the whole ground.
He is a thorough land lawyer, with
an uulimited knowledge of conditions
on the coast, and when he goes back
to Washington we may expect a sen
sible lot of regulations concerning
forest reserves that will hereafter
prevent any protests against the gov
ernment's action upon them, for Mr.
Hermann's opinion will carry weight
with the interior department
A CRITICISM.
Charles Austin Bates' Criticisms,
a variegated advertising journal,
that, as its name implies,. furnishes
Charles Austin Bates a chance to
criticise newspaper advertisements
and rates, is a piebald specimen of
journalistic tommy-rot To show
the value of his criticism let us ex
amine a statement purporting to
come- from a correspondent, but
selfeyidently written by Charles
Austin Bates. He says: "Women
do nine-tenths of the buying, 99
hundredths of the reading of adver
tisements, and are influenced 999
times as much .as a - man. Nine
multiplied bv nine equals eighty-one ;
this multiplied by ninety-nine equals
891; and this multiplied by 999
equals 890,100. It follows, there
fore, that Charles Austin Bates thinks
that for every man influenced by ad
vertiseraents, 890,109 women would
be so influenced. As there are about
"15,000,000 women in the United
States, according to Mr. Bates, if the
whole lot of women were attracted
by the advertisements, only about
seventeen men would be.
-Charles Austin Bates is a chump,
and be should avoid figures as hr
would a pestilence. Mathematics is
an exact science, and Charles Bates'
criticisms are not exactly a . science.
. Dollar-a bushel wheat is no longer
a legend. Thursday the market took
a jump, going to 97 cents a bushel in
New York, $1 in Minneapolis, and
staid old Philadelphia "went them
all better" and gave the highest quo
tations 11.02. The rise was not all
speculative, having behind it sharp
advances in Liverpool and on the
continent The market is unsteady
and excited, and it is impossible to
form any idea as to what the price
. will settle at Harvest conditions in
Europe, and in. fact all over the
world, indicate the greatest shortage
the world has had iu years, and the
prices will not become steady until
more definite knowledge of harvest
conditions is known. It is -quite
certain, however, that wheal is going
to command a big price. Of course
the high price will. cause the use of
corn and other substitutes, which will
fix the limit of price. . ' -
BRANDING SEALS.
' When the United States govern
ment takes a corporation un.ler its
fostering care, there are no lengths
to which it will not go to look after
its interests. This . is illustrated in
its dealings with the Union and. Cen
tral Pacifn railroads, and, peihaps,
more forcibly shown 10 the. matter of
the Alaska Commercial Co. For
years it has patroled. the northwest
seas, it has Kept American citizens
off them, has been on the verge of
war with England, and has now a
big bill of damages to pay for hold
ing up Canadian vessels, all in the
interests of this Commercial Co., to
which it turned over the seal herds of
Alaskan waters. . . k
The company has made millions,
but still the government is not satis
fied, but seeking where it might do
more for this piratical corporation,
has undertaken to brand the female
seals so that the employes of the com
pany could tell at a glance the sex
of the seals they were pursuing.
This would rrake it much more con
venient for the company and might
put off the day when the extermina
tion of the seals is an . accomplished
fact. i
Professor David Starr Jordan has
just returned from Behring sen,
wbilher he went with a branding
ircn and a fat salary, paid by the
people, to make the struggle for ex
istence of the Alaska Commercial Co.
somewhat less hard.
Eoswell P. Flower, ex-governor of
New York, delivered an address be
fore the New York State Grange
recently, in which he took the ground
that ''trusts'' were a blessing to the
people, and "combines" the rock
upon which all prosperity is built
The ex governor's views can hardly
be called impartial, since be is inter
ested in a few trusts and combines to
a considerable extent. For instance,
he is a stockholder and director iu
the Brooklyn Heights Railway Com
pany, the Kingston & Pembroke
Railroad, Danbury and Norfolk
Railroad, Folger-Hammond Gold
Mine Co., Chicago Gas Co., Walker
Manufacturing Co., and, it is said,
"there are others." It is not at all
astonishing, therefore, that Flower,
making money out of these combina
tions, should consider them a blessing
to him and should fail to see bow
any trust or combination that put
money in his pocket was not a good
thing for the people, especially as he
placed his hand on bis heart and
smiled down on his audience as be
remarked, "We are the people."
as explaining a sudden rise in
wheat, the statistics of the New York
World give some satisfactory reasons.
In the first place the "visible supply"
has run down from .164,319,000
bushels in 1894 to 67,000,000 bush
els in August, 1897. This alone
makes a shortage of 100,000,000
bushek, enough to cause a sharp rise,
but on top of this oomes a shortage
in the European crop amounting to
222,000,000 bushels, or a grand
total shortage of more than 300,000,
000. On top of this still, the corn
crop shows a shortage of 250,000,000
bushels, and a corresponding ad
vance in price caused by the defi
ciency. The World estimates that
increased prices will mean this year
more than $500,000,000 to the
farmers.
At the convention of Negroes at
Perry, Indian Territory, strong reso
lutions were passed demanding that
congress grant pensions to ex-slaves,
their wives and children. They de
clared that- they Lad been in slavery
240 years, and they demand heavy
pensions. As the war which took
the Negroes out of slavery cost the
people in the. neighborhood of $4,
000,000,000, or about $1000 for eash
Negro freed, and besides this the life
of one white man for every five Ne
groes in the United States, the infer
ence would be that the Negro had I
already received enough, without de
manding that the descendants of the
j soldiers who gave him his. freedom
should be taxed to icward him for
furnishing the opportunity.
CONCERNING PENSIONS.
The pension system is looked at
from many standpoints, one of which,
and we think - rather a remarkable
one, being" taken by. Mr. Aldricb,
whose communication : appears . in
this issue.
As we said in the editorial that
suggested Mr. Aldrich's reply, we
believe in the pension system, but in
one that takes care of those only who
from wounds or sickness are pre
vented from , earning a living. Mr. j
Aldrich's position is cold, strict
business. Let us see how it would
work. He thinks that the pension is
simply the difference between i the
wages paid . by the government to
the soldier and the wages of the
country. He lays aside all elements
of patriotism in the calculation, and
loses sight of the fact that each gen
eration must protect its liberties and
its lights for Itself and for its poster
ity. Race preservation is as strong
a law of nature a." self preservation.
, Now in the late war the questions
involved had to be ' settled ; each
side thought it was right, and force
had to decide. In the northern
army from first to last there were in
round numbers 2,000,000 men en
listed. As many of these were re
enlistments, the total number of men
enlisted was perhaps n6t to exceed
1,600.00. Of these about 400,000
were killed or died, leaving, in round
numbers, 1,200,000. The pension
list now contains the names of about
750,000 soldiers and 250,000 wid- j
ows. (these figures arc oniy. rrorn
memory, but the grand total is cor- j
reel.) Now, taking 1,600,00 men as!
the total enlisted, and counting them
all at full three years term of enlist
ment, and il would equal the em
.loyment of one man for 57,600,000
months. This at $40 per month
would amount to $2,304,000,000.
Now take from this the payment of
$13. per month though part of it
was $16 and we have as the total
sum due the army, hired and paid on
a strictly business basis and at the
end of the war the government owed
the soldiers $1545,200,000. Up to
date the government has paid, in
round numbers, $2,500,000,000 in
pensions, or the full sum at $40 per
month, with three per cent a year
added.
It may be said that the country
owes a debt of gratitude that no
money can repay. This ' is true.
That is why it should not attempt to
repay it all in money. We realize
i,none more keenly) the hardships,
the privations, the loss to the coun
try, the bereavements, the heart
breakings: but at the same time we
do not believe in the doctrine that
"the jingling of the guinea cures the
hurt that honor feels." We do not
believe in measuring heroic deeds,
sacrifices, loss, in the bard half bushel
of dollars and cents. We honor the
old soldier for his patriotism, his
sufferings and his sacrifices. We
would see none of them suffer in
their old age; but we would keep
the pension roll a roll of honor. We
would not destroy all patriotism, all
tentiment. -
We cannot picture the parting of
husband and wife during the dark
days of the union, when the good
wife, with her arms clasped around
that husband's neck, bade Lira a tear
ful farewell for $40 a month. We
cannot draw the mental picture of
the brave father lifting his prattling
babe to his knee and bidding it per
haps an eternal farewell, because he
had a job at $40 a month that might
cost him bis life. We realize the
fact that the great majority of those
who enlisted went out to fight the
battles of their country because they
believed - they were right, and - be
cause they believed that the govern
ment, their government, must 'be
preserved. The proposition that the
brave fellows ' who met death' at
Shiloh, Vicksburg nd the thousand
other places where duty called, were
moved to deeds of bravery at so
much per month, instead of by love
for the institutions of their country,
is repellant and repulsive. -..
We believe that as brave and no
ble a lot of men were called to the
front in the civil war as ever the
world saw gathered. We believe
they were actuated by as highl and
pure. motives as ever governed the
actions of men. " We believe now, ns
they grow old, alt of them who are
Incapacitated, should be cared for;
but we do not believe that any able
bodied, man, no matter what his ser
vice, should receive one cent of pen
sion. He owed, as every man .owes,
a duty to his country ; that be has
paid it is to his credit. That he
should demand payment for it, is to
his shame.x
General Weyler cables to the New
York World to the effect that Evan-
gclina . Cisneros has 'not yet been
tried, and consequently no seutence
has been passed or approved by him.
And then this butcher of women and
children adds: "I answer the World
with the frankness and truth that
characterizes all my acts." The last
statement makes it perfectly plain
that the World's scoop on that in
formation was not worth what it
cost Weyler, who had a war-information
factory as a part, and most
formidable part, of his army, talking
about frankness and truth, will cause
old Munchausen to hunt up Ananias
on the other side ofthe Styx that
they may weep together.
Associate Justice Stephen J. Field,
of the United States supreme court,
has now' been on the1 bench longer
than Chief Justice Marshall, having
been appointed by Lincoln in 1863.
Justice Fields still hangs on to his
position, saying he prefers to wear
cut rather than rust out. This is
nice for Fields, but tough on the
country, which needs the services of
a Jive man, rather than a moribund
iclic. ! '
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In' discussing the matter of federal
appointments in this state, the Pen-
dleton Tribune says: "In the dis
tribution ot federal places of any im
portance in the past nothing of any
importance has ever fallen to any one
who lived further east in Oregon
than The Dalles.", Without going
into the ' past, we call our contemp
orary's attention to the fact that the
present U. S. marshal is from its own
town. ;
Charles S. Mellen has been elected
president of the Northern Pacific
railroad. He is said to be a first
class railroad man, and is not the
proprieter of the food for infants sold
under his name. .
Six Tons of Gold.
F. P. Riley, a returning Klondiker,
bronght out $85,000 in gold from the
Klondike, and Sunday at Tacoma dis
played the nuggets and dust to an ad
miring crowd. Mr. Riley worked bis
claim in conjunction with F. Flanigan
and P. O'Brien, who are now on their
way to Pennsylvania with an equal
share of gold. They report that thous
ands of rich strikes have been made
this spring and summer, and the trio
value their two claims at $5,000,000.
Riley says wheu be left there were
nearly six tons of gold ready to be
shipped down on the Portland,
They confirm the reports of rich
strikes on Stewart river, and say great
excitement prevails, and thousands are
rushing to the new mines.
- 'Ad Tertlsed Letters.
Following is the list of letters remain'
ing in the postoffice at The Dalles un
called for' Aug. 21, 1897. Persons call
ing for the same will give date on which
they were advertised :
Bartmess, Millie (2) Blakeley, Martin
Bell. Ada
Betting. J L
Blodgett, D D
Burleigh, Carrie
Creamer, M
Davis, Wm C
Fagan, M : .
Gilmore, Anna
Hansen, Hy
Irvine, David
Mathews, FH
Mitchell. Frank E
Bolton, Ro6e
Clark, LA
Cooper, Clifford
Erikeon, Victor
Farleigh, Thos
Gilmore, Alice
Hall, Mrs L J ,
Johnson, A 8
Mana, B F
Obers, Mr
O'Neal. Wm
Pendcgast, John
Robberson, Burrell Robinson, Wm
Robinson, Mary Sanford, Lntie
Lay, Frank Turner, A W .
Wing, Uettie Williams, W 8
J. A. Cbossex, P. M.
8sto Tour Oraln.
I Few realize that each squirrel de
stroys $1.50 worth of grain annually.
Wakelee's Squirrel and Gopher Exterm
inator is the most effective and economy
ical poison .known. Price reduced to 30
cents. For sale by M. Z. Donnell,
Agent. ,
"General," cried the orderly, riding
up to headquarters in great excitement,
"our left wing is gone."- "Then it Is no
longer possible to fly," returned the gen
eral thoughtfully. "However, we should
not forget that our legs are left." There
upon be led the way. Chicago Post
Creamery butter, - sweet potatoes,
lemons, etc., at Maier & Benton's, al-tf
THE LARGEST NUGGETS. -
Vr. . Drake, of Souora, Tell of Some
. , . .. 'fliiM Gold Chan an. x
;;To the Editor of ' the San ' Francisco
Call Sir: I note in yesterday's issue
you give Trinity county, Cal., as having
unearthed the largest nugget ot gold in
the world. Permit me to correct such
an erroneous statement. The largest
piece of gold yet found wa9 worth nearly
$lo0,000. I herewith append a list for
your information, taken from the 'Aus
tralian government statistics, which are
authentic :. - . '
" I. The largest piece of gold in the
world was taken from Byer & Hattma'n's
gold mining claim, Hill End, New Sooth
Wales, Australia, May) 10, 1872. Its
weight was 640 pounds; heigth four feet
nine inches; width, three feet two. in
ches; average thickness, four inches;
worth $148,800. It was found imbedded
in a thick wall of blue slate at a depth of
150 feet from the surface. , The owners
of the mine were living on charity when
they found it. v : .' -
- 2. The Welcome was found at Bakery
Hill. June 9, 1859.; It weighed 184
pounds, 9 ounces, 16 pennyweights, and
was worth $44,356. ;. . ", ,
-'3.The Welcome Stranger nugget was
found on Mount Moliagei, February 9,
1869.. It weighed 190 pounds and was
worth $45,600. . : 1
4. The Lady Hotham . nugget was
found in Canadian Gully September 8,
1854. It weighed 98 pounds, 10 ounces
and 12 pennyweights. It was sold for
$23,557. . " '
5. The Leg of Mutton nugget -was
found at Bailarat January 31, 1853, at a
depth of 65 feet. It weighed 134 pounds,
Ilonnces.. It was sold to the bank for
$32,380. - :
6. The Oats '& Delson nugget was
found at Donnolly in 1880 at the foot of
a tree. It weighed 189 pounds and was
sold for $50,000." . '
. There were 12 other nuggets found in
Victoria, Australia, in value running
from $5620, the smallest, to $22,350, the
largest of 12. .The nuggets above men
tioned included the Union Jack, the
Kohinoor, the Sir Dominic Daily and
eight nnggets no name given.' In addi
to the above were the Huron nngget,
worth $20,000, and tne Empress nugget,
worth $27,661. All of these nuggets
came from the great Austrailian gold
fields. , W. Frank Drake, Sotrora, Cal.
BIG FIRE AT ELGIN.
Block On trie Principal Butlnut
Street Is Swept Away. '
A fire at Elgin this morning consumed
all the buildings except one on the block
on the north side of Main street from
Becker's saloon to Fine's livery stable.
Particulars of the fire were brought up
by Charles Palmer, W. H. Halgarth and
Oliver Halgarth. , The fire broke out in
Becker's saloon and was discovered by
Oliver Halgarth at about 12:30 o'clock,
but in what manner the fire originated
is as yet unknown. The flames rapidly
spread down the street and burned out
the following business places : Becker's
paloon, Payne's shoe shop, Wm. Ezell's
building, Postoffice, White & McLeod's
office, livery stable, Garrett & Hal
garth's blacksmith shop and the city
jail. There was but one building on the
block, a residence building belonging to
R. C. Mays, which escaped destruction.
The people were quickly aroused by
the alarm of fire and worked the best
they could to stop the. destruction of
property. Most all of the contents of
the buildings were saved. One of the
heaviest losers is Wm. Fine,' proprietor
of the livery stable and meat market,
who bad - no insurance. It is stated
that there was insurance of $500 on the
saloon building, also' some insurance on
Wm. Ezell's house. '
This same district was swept over by
the big fire which occurred in Elgin
three or four years - ago. Friday's La
Grande Chronicle. ' " ' ,
-xThe Salmon Caten.
Mr. G, T. Myers, the extensively
known canneryman, who is just back
from Puget Sound, says the Telegram,
gives a very good reason for the preva
lent demoralization iu the salmon mar
ket. ' .
"The season for canning the 'sockeye'
or red salmon, has juet closed on the
sound and 310,000 cases of. that species
have been packed there.. The fall fish is
now beginning to run, from which I ex
pect and equally large result." said Mr.
Myers. . ..'
"The pack on the Fraser river will be
greater than in any proceeding year.
The canners there are preparing to pack
1,000,000 cases before the whole season
is ended.
'The runs on the Skeena and Nass
rivers do not come up to expectations,
but the deficiency there will be compen
sated by the Alaska product."
Mr. Myers did not venture to peer into
the future condition of the market this
year;, but it stands to reason that there
will be no firmness in it. Instead of
being handled as a staple product,
without much fluctuation, as heretofore,
this year's catch will be a speculative
article with which jobbers are likely to
overstock themselves.
' -. A Vine School. ,
St. Mary's academy for ladies, located
in this city and under the direction of
the Sisters, is- one of the best educa
tional institutions on the coast.' The
building is of brick, large and well ven
tilated. Besides the regular studies,
especial effort is made to instil Into the
minds of the pupils ax desire to form
their hearts to virtue, and to fit them to
be true and noble . women. Gratuitous
lessoDs are given in all kinds of plain
and fancy needle work, knitting, em
broidery, etc. Popils-will receive the
saiiie watchful care that would be given
them by conscientious parents." It is in
fact an ideal school and a pleasant
home. Those who have girls to send to
school should write to St. Mary's acad
emy for terms.' .
mw excursion itates to
the Oregon
State Fair.
The Southern P.aeific will make a one
fare rate from all points on their lines in
Oregon to the Oregon state fair which
opens September 30 and closes October
8. A big harvest and - a big fair. A
clean, vigorous, delightful, and compre
hensive exposition of everything per
taining to the farm and the farmer.
Good races and amusements of all kinds.
Spewal attractions every day.
With the present crop prospects and
the extremely low railroad rate ot one
fare for the round trip, the people of
Oregon can afford to patronize the State
fair that bent-Sts 11 classes. Popular
admission of 25 cents.
Kemarkable Care of Chronic Diarrhoea.
In 1862, when I served my country as
a private in Company : A, 167th Penn
sylvania - Volunteers, I contracted.
chronic diarrhoea. It. has give.u me
great deal of trouble ever since. I have
tried a dozen different medicines and
several prominent doctors without any
permanent relief. ' Not long ago a iriend .
sent me a sample bottle of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
and after than bought and took a 60
cent bottle; and now I can say that I '
am entirely cured. I cannot be thankful
enough to you for this great Remedy,'
and recommend it to all suffering veter
ans. If in doubt write to roe. Yours
gratefully, Henry Steinberger, Allen
town, Pa. Sold by Blakeley & Hough-'
ton. -r
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ' and
Diarrhoea Remedy ' always ' affords
prompt relief. For sale by Blakeley &
Houghton. '
The Mount Lebanon Shakers recently
performed a great deed of charity, al
though it was not designed as a charity,
being nothing more nor less than an ad
vertising scheme. It however resulted
in great good just the same. They gave
away 1000 bottles of tboir Digestive Cor
dial to those suffering from stomach de
rangements. ,
' It was so effective in curing those who
used the remedy that they were loud in
their praises of it and. in consequence a
large demand for the Coidial was , at
once created. , ,
The druggists of this town have little
books that tell all about it. Digestive.
Cordial creates an appetite, aids diges
tion and brings about a rapid increase
in flesh and strength. -
Laxol is the name of a palatable
Castor Oil. Just the thing tor children.
Dr. King's New Discovery for Cosnmp- '
tlon.
This is the best medicine in the world
for all forms of Coughs, Colds and Con-,
sumption. Every bottle Is gauranteed.'
It will cure and not disappoint. It has
no equal for Whooping Cough, Asthma,
Hay Fever, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, La
Grippe, Cold In the Head and Consump
tion. It-is safe for all ages, pleasant to
take, and, above all, a sure cure. It is
always well to take Dr. King's New Life
Pills iu connection with Dr. King's New
Discovery, as they regulate and tone the
stomach and bowels. We guarantee per
fect satisfaction or return money. ' Free
trial bottles at Blakeley & Houghton's
Drugstore. Regular size 50 cents and'
$1.00. ' (6;
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i
I have one of the new improved Elec
tric Churns and can do the churning in
one to two minutes. I can recommend
it to any one. ' The first day I got mine .
Isold three: next day six; one day
eleven. Every churn sold sells another.
I cleared $382 in 36 days. To show it, is
to make a sale. I advise any one wish
ing a churn or a good paying business of
their own to write to the Vf. S. Novelty
Mrg. Co., 1517 Olive Street, St. Louis,
Mo. ' Subscriber.
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Chicago, was all run down, could not eat
nor digest food, had a backache which
never left her and felt tired and weary,
but six bottles of Electric Bitters re
stored her health and renewed strength.
Prices 50 cents and $1.00. Get a Bottle
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