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THE DALLES WEEKLY,, CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1897.
The Weekly Chronicle.
COtTNTI OFMClAi.8.
Cjanty Julge.... Robt Mays
BBarlff. T.J. Driver
Clerk... A m. keisay
Treasurer C. L. t-hillips
' . , 4A. S. Blower
Commissioner! D a. Kimiiev
Assessor .' VST. H. Whipple
Surveyor J. B. Uoit
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .0. L. Gilbert
UOrOuer...... ..... ..... ... " - flum
STATU OFFICIALS.
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Secretary of State
Treasurer. .-.
Bupt. f Public Instruction.
Attorney-General
BmatoTS
Congressmen
State Printer
...:....W. P. Lord
'. H R Kinraid
..Phillip Metscban
G. M. Irwin
C. M. Irtleman
IG. W. McBridc
" (J. H. Mitchell
!B Hermann
W. P.. Ellis
V. H. Leeds
SPAIN'S CONFESSION OF DEFEAT
Gen. Blanco's endeavors to bribe
tbe Cubnn coromander-in chief to
leave tbe island, and his effor ts to
get tbe insurgents to accept his
scheme of home rule, mean that
Spain has hoisted the flag of distress.
. Whether the report be true or untrue
that Blanco told tbe head of a relig
lous order that "only Divine Provi
dence is able to save Cuba," it is
evident that the new' captain general
thinks that he himself is hardly equal
to the task. No such efforts as he is
making to conciliate the Cuban pa
triots were made by either of his two
predecessors. Campos tried to crush
them before the rebellion extended
to dangerous dimensions, and Weyler
supplemented the fighting plan of
campaign with the starvation of non
.combatants and the assassination of
patriot leaders. Each scheme failed,
and another Spanish soldier is at the
bead of affairs, and another device
for bringing the Cubans into subjec
tion is being tried.
Piobably Blanco will have the
same ill fortune as bis predecessors.
Thus far he has certainly been un
successful. Gomez refuses to accept
a Spanish pension and leave the isl
and. The insurgents' in general re
ject home rule. Oue reason why the
autonomy proposals are likely to have
no effect is that the insurgents do not
think Spain's promises would be per
formed. Blanco is nrobablr honest
in his efforts to secure Cuban sub
emission. He would endeavor to
j i o 1
very likely be overruled by the home
government There is the corisider-
fltinn whicli will rlafont. nil THnnnn'a
efforts at compromise. The Cubans
Jiave a profound distrust for Spain.
They know that Spain violated its
promises at the end of the rebellion
of -18G&-78, and they feel that it
would do this again it permitted.
Thus no EOtt of an adjustment which
recognizes any sort of control by
Spain over the island stands any
chance of acceptance. Absolute an,d
eternal separation from hpain is wtiat
tbe insurgents are fighting for, and
they will probably agree to nothing
less. .
Viewed in an' aspect, the outlook
for Spain is dark. The rebellion has
been under waj two years and three
quarters. Spain has sent more than
200,000 troops to Cuba, and has tried
frivoa AAtnmonrlara nnfl ft t lio Jn
iUI VVUJUtuuvit.i0f Mux. J wiav
aurgents appear to control a larger
part of tbe island than they ever did
oeiore. iney seem 10 oe more con
fident of success than they ever were
in the past. Men and supplies reach
them from this country, and will
continue to reach them until tbe war
ends. . The United States performs
its duties as a neutral with vigor and
intelligence, but cannot guard its
entire coast line at all times. If it
had 0y navy as large as England's
some filibusters would elude its vig
ilance. Spain is practically bank
rupt Its recent efforts to float loans
are said to have been failures. A
year hence she ill be weaker rather
than ' stronger. This consideration
nerves the Cubans to continued re
sistance. As the outside world views
the situation, Spain's chances for re
gaining its authority in Cuba are
hopeless. The conduct of Gen.
Blanco is an evidence that this truth
Is beginning to dawn on the minds of
the men at the head ot Spain's gov
ernment WHITMAN.
Ftfty years have' rolled between
the Whitman massacre at Waulatpu
and the preseut day. They have
been fifty years of heroic endeavor
and great achievement Alaska is
not wilder today than was the vast
region of the trans-Mississippi half a
century ago. St. Louis, the metrop
olis of the West and the South, had
fewer than 50,000 people Chicago
had fewer than , 20,000. Oranha,
Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Denver were not in existence.
San Francisco had 450 people, ind
Portland, with 200 or 300 popula
tion, was lost in the vast, solemn nd
continuous forests of the Oregon.
These fifty years have been lumin
ous with tbe refulgent lise of the
star of empire. States have been
founded, cities constructed, and rail
roads laid across the prairies and
through tbe mountain passes. And
with these achievements have come
schoolhouses -and colleges, churches
and hospitals, and all the multitudin
ous benefits and blessings which aie
the accompaniment of the highest
civilization. The wild region of the
Oregon, which fifty years ago stood
as the apotheosis of the wilderness and
desert places of the earth, has four
cities, all rivaling in population, in
wealth and grandeur any of the
cities of the union then in existence,
with the exception of a few places on
tbe Atlantic seaboard.
Fiftj- years ago savage ignorance
and fury extinguished the life of tbe
man who did more than any other
one man to plant the seed of empire
on these shores. Whitman was more
a martyr to the flag than to the cross,
So long as he confined his labors to
the mission work at 'Waiilatpu- he
was in no danger. He was slain for
bringing immigrants into the coun
try.
"Ever since the return of Whit
man in 1843," says Bancroft, "he
had lived over a smoldering vol
cano," That was the year in which
he guided nearly a thousaud immi
grants into the Oregon country.
"Year after year,' continues the his
torian, "an -army of white people
cime from east of the Rocky mount
ains, on whom the aborigines looked
with distrustful anger.
They were angry with Whitman be
cause he did not leave tne country,
because he raised grain on their land
and sold it to the immigrants. This
had been their temper all along; but
in 1847 it bad seemed to take a moie
aggressive form, either because they
had been told that the United States
then claimed sovereignty, or because
in their own minds their dissatisfac
tion was fully ripe, and the sword, so
long suspended, was ready to fall."
Further . proof that the Indians
killed Whitman because he brought
the white people into their country is
found in the fact that his missionary
associates were spored.. The mis
sions at Lapwai, in Idaho, and at
Walker's Prairie, north of Spokane,
escr.ped, Indian cunning taught the
savages that Whitman, more than
any other living man, was responsi
ble for the increasing Invasion of
their country, and in a spirit of re
venge and fear they resolved upon
his murder.
After fifty years of humiliating
neglect, the people of the Pacific
Northwest are bestowing tardy re
spect and honor to the memory of
this patriotic American. The com
memorative exercises at his grave
will be an enduring lesson to old and
young. They will prove au inspira
tion to patriotism, and an Incentive
to lofty American manhood and
womanhood. Tbe history of this
nation has no example more insp'r
ing than the life and death of Mar
cus Whitman and Naicissa, his
wife. Spokesman-Review.
War between Austria and Turkey
has been averted by the surrender of
the latter. Trouble between Ger
many and China, however, may yet
take place. A conflict between-these
two nations might easily draw Rus
sia in, and then the area of the dis
rurbance would be sure to spread.
The unpleasantness between Ger
many and Ilayti, of course, does not
involve the Monroe doctrine, for
Germany seeks redress merely, and
not an extension of territory. In
the Chinese difficulty, though, the
Kaiser is suspected to have designs
of territorial aggrandizement, and if
he should attempt to carry them out
there would be a convulsion in Eu
rope. These days the gates of the
temple of Janus are never tightly
barred.
WHERE THE PROFIT LIES.
The .margin of profit is now so
close on all products, either of the
farm Or of the factory, that the great
problem is to make everything cut to
the best advantage. A few jears
ago and a very large proportion of
the weight of cattle, and hogs was
lost or wasted ; now nothing is wast
ed, bat ever' part is made to benr
its share of the original cost. Farm
ers used to be content with getting
crops off the plowed fields, earning
everything they raised by the severest
kind of labor. The American Farm
er says thnt what they had to sell
then brought good pi ices and what
they warned to buy they got cheap.
Now prices are so uncertain that the
farmer never 'can tell until his crop
has been actually sold whether he
has farmed to a profit or not
The farming in this country is
done on a much more scientific prin
ciple than it was a few years ago,
and the farmer is learning la make
good use of all his opportunities, but
still be fal's far short of making the
best use of his farm. That is, he
does not get so much out of the soil
as he ought to. The trouble is, the
farmer can see no profit in anything
but the grain or the grass be culti
vates. The facts are that if the
farmer would pay attention to the
small things, wit'.i a very slight out
lay in the beginning and none after
ward, except a little labor now and
then, he might add materially to his
income.
There is hardly a farm in the West
that could not be made to earn from
$100 to $300 each year for the owner,
without any outlay, except, perhaps,
a few dollars in the beginning. Let
us give a few illustrations: There
is now a growing demand for per
simmons. All the hotels of the coun
try are furnishing them as a table
delicacy. Every persimmon tree,
when in full bearing, will net the
owner, if the fruit is carefully gath
ered and prepared for maiket, from
$2 to $4 every year. The tree re
quires but little care in cultivation.
The greatest care required is when
the fruit is gathered. There is hard
ly a farm of ten or more acres but
could find room for at least fifty of
these trees in spots now unused. Fifty
trees would be worth every year at
least $100.
Too little attention is paid to the
cultivation of nut trees. In fact,
except in a few localities, no care at
all is taken of them. If the farm
has a few nut trees, well and good.
They are left jvithout care, and when
tbe fall comes the fruit is left to the
boys. If they feel like gathering
them and taking, them to market
they are permitted to do so and that
is all. Pecans can readily be raised,
especially in southern Indiana. The
tree readily responds to cultivation.
The same is true of chestnuts, and
the' English walnut hns been culti
vated with great success. Every nut
tree, if properly cultivated, is worth
ftom $3 to $5 annually. When the
farmer has put out his fifty persim
mon trees, if he will look around a
little he will find room for fifty nut
trees, and thus in a few years will be
able to add largely to his income,
with but little labor.
If you have a low, wet place on
your farm, or a piece of woodland
that you now consider as useless., try
it with peppermint There is always
a demand for the oil, made by dis
tillation, and a very small piece of
ground, with a little labor, can be
made to yield a very large profit, a
profit that will beat dollar, wheat
clear out of sight.
All these things can be raised on
what have hitherto been unused spots
on your farm. If half the labor is
bestowed on them that is required
to take care of an acre of wheat, the
return will be far greater than the
wheat will give. Cut close ! Make
everyfence corner pay its way, and
you will never have occasion to com
plain of hard times,and will be ready
for the tax collector when he comes
around. Pendleton Tribune.1
It is quite credible that Great
Britain is anxious that Canada and
the United States shall settle their
controversies through their own ne
gotiations. The mother country has
enough matters of her own to look
after without attending to all the
business of all her children.
. The I receipts from the penny-in-
the-slot gas machines in London are
reaching an immense figure Every
three weeks 5,000,000 pennies, weigh
ing ten tons, aie collected from more
than '60,000 meters. The price of
gas is 72 cents a thousand feet, and
a penny purchases 27 feet cf gas, or
a supply of five and one half hours.
KILLED ON THE PILE-DRIVER.
II. A.
Baker Fell Five Feet and Was
. Killed Instantly.
At 1 o'clock yesterdav a remarkable
aud fatal accident occurred to one of the
men who worked t.n the O. R. & X. pile-
driver in Mill crefkbasin.
The man, whose name was H. A.
Baker, was standing au one of the cribs
on which the pile-driver is placed, when
the foreman told him to step aside, as
they were going to move the machine
ahead. In getting out of the way he
stepped over tbe edge of the crib and
fell a distance of about five feet, striking
on his head and receiving injuries from
which he died almost instantly. Dr.
Logan was called, but when he arrived
the man was beyond all aid.
His body was taken to Crandall &
Burgett's undertaking parlors, where an
inquest will be held. Tbe etrangest
part of the matter was that he Ml in the
eoft mud, and there seemed to be noth
ing on "which he could have struck that
would have injured him. In all proba
bility he broke his neck when he struck
tbe ground head foremost.
The deceased is a widower about 63
tears old, and, so far as conld be found
out, has a daughter in Portland, who
was immediately telegraphed for. He
was a civil engineer, and was engaged in
that position when the accident oc
curred. A Pleasant Party.
The dancing party given by the Ruth
bone Sisters Thursday Digit was an tn
joyable affair, there being just enough
present to comfortably fill the floor.
Someone turned the clock back an hour,
but the time passed so pleasantly that
no one noticed the change, and at 12
o'clock, so rapidly bad the time flown,
that the majority of the dancers thought
the clonk was right and that it could
not be later than 11. When the last
dance was announced everyone betrayed
the fact that they were reluctant to have
such an enjoyable affair come to an end. I
Those present were: Mr and Mrs
Seaff rt, Mr and Mrs Geiger, Mr and
Mrs Kuck, Mr and Mrs Donnell, Mi and
Mrs Groat, Mr and Mrs Kelsay, Prof
and Mrs Gavin, Mr and Mrs Phillips,
Mr and Mrs Varney, Judge and Mrs
Bradshaw, Mr and Mrs Doutbit, Mr and
Mrs Garretson, Misses Mary Lay, Alice
Lyle, Lena and Lillian Snell, Clara
Davie, Elizabeth Schooling, Georgia
Sampson, Clara Sampson, Cassie Cheese,
Ethel Riddell, Annie Sandrock, Virginia
Marden, and Misses Henderson and
Ricks; Messrs L Heppner, J Hamp
shire, J Bonn, A McCully, R Gorman,
C Clarke, F Sandrock, F Snipes, T
Purdy, Max Vogt, Chas Barchtorf,
Victor Sampson, H H Riddell, C Frank
and Dr. Logan.
Ths Lougeit Vessel Ever on the River.
The colors of tbe bigGienlochy, which
held the record as the longest vessel
that ever came to Portland, were low
ertd Monday when the China Mutual
Steam Navigation Company's big
freighter Hyson steamed into port, and
took up the entire four hundred-foot
frontage on Columbia No. 2 dock, and
then had thirty feet to lap over on the
dock below. The Hyson, which has a
not registered ton age of 2979, compared
with the Glenlochy'B 2997 tons, is ten
feet longer keel than the Glenlochy,
and over all is 430 feet, with 4S.1 feet
beam, and 33.2 feet depth of hold, and
has a dead-weight carrying capacity of
7,000 tons, with a 25-foot draft. She
will carry away about 6,000 tons of
wheat, it being necessary for her to
carry 1,000 tons of coal.
XI. 3. Gibson Institute Salt for Fifty
Thousand Dollars Damages. "
The arrest of W. C. Gibson, charged
bv an, agent of Geo. D. Barnard & Co,
with the embezzlement of Baker county
warrants, and his subsequent prelimi
nary examination in Bentley's court
in Baker City and his discharge, is still
fresh in the minds of the readers of The
Chronicle. Now there is another feat
ure of the case. Gibson is to have an
inning, and a big one if be wins. He
only wants $50,000 to beal bis wounds
and $250 as the amount his former trial
cost him.
See the Cbrysaothemnms.
The public is invited to come and 'see
tbe chrysanthemums. They are now in
full bloom, and this is the beet time to
get your plants. The lily, byacinthe,
tulip, early and late narcissus and jon
quil bulbs are now ready to plant for
spring and winter blooming. Now is
the time to get pansy plants for early
spring blooming.
19-2w Mas. A. C. Stcblikg & Son.
Charley Frank, of the Butchers and
Farmers Exchange, keeps on draft the
celebrated Columbia Beer, acknowl
edged! be best beer in town, at the us
ual price. Try it and be convinced.
Also the finest brands of Wines, Liquors
and Cigars. Sandwiches of all kinds on
hand. nov29-lm
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Cheapest and Simplest Gate on Record
. Eor Simplicity, Durability, Eaee ot Operation and Cheapness of Con
struction, it is unequeled. Can be operated without dismounting.
Parties wishing to see large gate in Operation can do so by visiting
Sunnvside Orchards. State and County rights for sale by
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FURNITURE
Are going to cloie out. their business,
COST PK1C.LS. .Now is the
All persons knowing themselves indebted
settle their
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A widow with several children would
like to move to The Dalles to give her
children schooling, and desires employ
ment, chamber work preferred. Ad
dress . Mas. Wm. Shakeb,
Chenoweth, Wash.