THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE; 'WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1897. The Weekly Chronicle. CUCXII OFFICIALS. County Judge..... Sheriff.. Clerk Treasurer Commissioners... Assessor...' . . . Robt Mays ...T. J. DrtTer A M. KelaT ...C. L. rhiuips I A. s. Blowero ID. B. Kimsey W. H. Whipple Surveyor. . j. a. i. on Superintendent of Public Sehool .C. L. Gilbert . W. H. Butte uoroner.. - STATE OFFICIALS. ajrernor..-. .....W. P. Lord Secretary of State : HE Kincaid Treasurer -Phillip Metscnan Baptol Public Instruction i. m. in - AttnrnpTtnpraL.. C. M. JdleinaD . . IG. W. McBride oraawrs.... - J-!H- Mitchell B Hermann jgojiCTuncu. jw R Fills State Printer. W. H. Leeds AvdTertiioc Kates. t U, '. : ' Per inch Oneit-cbor less in Daily,... .-' 11 M Over two inches and under four inches 1 00 Over four lucne and under twelve inches.. 75 Over twelve inches... 8p DAILY AMD WIKILT. . One inch or less, per inch :.. 12 50 Over one inch and under four inches 2 00 Over four inches sud under twelve inches.. 1 50 Over twelve Indies . 1 00 A DEMAND OF HUMANITY. ". Tbe interstate commerce commit tee, in the face of strong protest from labor organizations in various quarters, has decided to exend for a period of two years the' time in which railroads must place automatic coupling appliances upon all of their cars. The act of congress of March 2, 1893, commonly known ns the safely appliance act, decreed that all the cars of all the railway companies . should . be thus equipped by 1 898, ft period cf full Ave" years being al lowed in which to complete the change. This was deemed ample at the time, and it doubtless would have proved ample bad not the railway companies believed, with good rea son, that extension of time could be secured. Be this as it may, the '. limit has nearly expired, the railway companies have not met the condi tions imposed by the act, and the time has been extended. ,-x liaiiway employes, wco may ue said literally to have vital interests t stake, demur, or are supposed to T" 1 i , 3emur throned the nrntpsr. of labor organizations, against this extension as placing the humanities in the oca.it; ag&uisi,.. iuu cost oi me equip ment ordered. It is asserted that the companies have had ample time to eauiD their cars with these life and limb-saving devices, and that tbe 1 . 1. . At . OP .1 . I. A uiea tuau uicv uauiiuu uuuru tue ei ipense at this time is one that should 'bave no weight against the fact that -every year's delay costs the lives of tiundreds of trainmen and causes the injury, more or less serious, of thous ands. It is believed that tbe auto matic couplers, when universally -used, will greatly reduce the number of these deaths and disasters. It is certain that a vast number of brake men have been killed or maimed in the use of the old system of hand coupling, and the substitution of the automatic coupler is urged as a mat ter of humanity, in the shortest pos sible space of time. Recognizing the vast outlay inci dent to this substitution, and taking into consideration tbe fact that tbe cars of the different railway systems are, in fulfillment of the demands of interstate commerce, widely scat tered, and that business constantly presses, a period supposed to be am ple for making the change was al lowed. This the railroad companies maintain, under all the circumstances, ws not long enough, while the rep resentatives of the trainmen's inter ests assert the contrary and cbarge dilatory tactics, backed by iheir sup posed influence upon legislation to secure an extension of time, upon the railroad companies. , Statistics showing the killed and injured among trainmen in charge of freight trains during the past years are cited as showing an urgency for tbe equipment of freight cars with automatic couplers that brook no de lay. On ! tbe railroads operated in the state of Pennsylvania alone last year no fewer than 500 men were killed, and. 10,591 injured in the freight service,' while the figures rep resenting the grand total of lives de stroyed and injuries suffered among this class of employes are truly ap palling. The belief that these casu alties will be decimated by the gen eral use of the automatic coupler is widespread and we1! founded. Hu man life is the most important con sideration in this matter. It is perhaps useless to inquire now whether tbe committee has needlessly sacrificed safety of life and limb to the solicitations of the companies. But it is certain another extension should not .be' allowed. - When the two years are up,he penalties should be enforced. Oregonian. POPULISTS THEIR .PARTICULAR ASSOCIATES, OF Tbe Populists in Oregon have re fused to enter into an unholy alliance with tbe Democratic party, and are going to paddle their own barque on tbe ruffled sea of politics. This will make things all the more inter esting next June, although there is no doubt but what the contest will be sufficiently heated not to allow the interest to flag. Just hy tbe Populists have re fused to train with the Pennoyer branch of the Democratic party we fail to understand. Tbeir principles seem to e identically me same. Cheap money and lots of it, lucra tive offices and plenty of tteni appear to ba the only war cry which meets with unqualified approval in tbe ad herents both "of the consistent Popu listic and Pennoyer-Davis" parties. We are afraid the Populists are tak ing oh a show of virtue that is hardly due them. It has not been noticed that Populists when tbey get into power act with much more morality than do the unpretentious gentlemen of the older organizations. Popu ulists like to ride to the legislature without the payment of the nsual fare, and the rass, which is an un righteous document in the bands of another person, looks becoming in their own.' Tbe leaders of the Populists will haye to issue another manifesto ex plaining wherein their superiority exists, before the fair-minded public will be sure that they did right in deserting poor Pennoyer.. The sha dows are gathering fast abcAit that rare and saintly individual. His former friends, the Populists, refuse to associate with him, and . bis com missioners and cnier or ponce nave fallen into habits that must bring sorrow to his heart. PREPARING ELECTION REFORM- The call for a convention to con- sider reforms in the manner of con ducting primary elections is paj ing attention to a subject which is vitally connected with the very life , blood of our nation. The evil of our po litical life lies in the carelessness with which tbe vast majority of tbe American people view tbe subject of politics and politicians. As a good-natured nation we are prone to let things take tbeir own course, and when a thing is done which is wrong upon its face and disastrous in its results, we are apt to dismiss it with the word that it is simply "politics" and pay no further attention to it. Tbe evils of bossism have grown so pronounced of late that more serious concern is being given to the meth ods by which cheap and unscrupulous men attain to such places of influence and eminence in the conduct of our government, while men of morality and ability are compelled to sit by amVwatch this degradation in high plans. ' t The United States senate was once the ablest parliamentary body in the world. ' Men with kingly intellects and spotless characters feat as mem bers, and the deliberations in the days of Clay, Webster and Calhoun were, conducted upon principles of high morality and patriotism. As late as the days of reconstruction the United Slates senate contained some of the best statesmen our na tional life had produced, but in the last two decades none can gainsay that the tone ot statesmanship and average ability has deteriorated. When we compare Clay or Webster with Senator Murphj of New A'ork or Quay of Pennsylvania, what, a shock to every citizen's pride, and yet Quay and Murphy are more the rule than the exception. It is through tbe manipulation- of politics at tbe primaries that such men are able to secure - election to the senate. Ordinarily the boss who rounds up the heelers primary day cannot himself secure election to what was once an honor coveted by the most distinguished, but he is able often to dictate which one of his chosen friends shall wear the sen atorial toga. The result is seen in the aimless wrangling and disregard of public interests with which the senate, ;in ..the last-Jew,, years is charged. ; ' ' ;,' The American people are fit to be governed .by the best men the coun try can produce, and it is worth the while that the citizens should spend time and thought to secure this end. To arouse public sentiment to a still further degree is a first necessitj-, and tbe calling of a convention, while in itself barren of direct results, will aid in the final attainment of the de sired object . The New York Independent, in commenting upon the protest from Oregon regarding the proposed ap pointment of-A ttorney -General Mc Kenna to the supreme bench, says: "There are two opinions about Attorney-General. McKenna, one in sisting that he does not rank as lawyer or judge with the men who" occupy tbe supreme bench; the other that be has eminent judicial capacity and will be a most satisfactory asso ciate justice. ; An extraordinary petition, signed by two federal judges, state judges and lawyers in Oregon, has been sent to the presi dent, asking him not to appoint Mr. Kenno, alleging that he has neither tbe ''natural gifts, acquired learning nor decision of character" to qualify him for any judicial position of im portance. This, we say, is extraor dinary. .. Whatever motive has prompted il, the president must give it consideration. Only men of eminent legal ability and known judicial capacity should be nomin ated for the supreme bench." An examination of the returns of the recent election in New York City shows that the average vote on the Tammany ticket was 148,000. Vun Wyck receiving 142,000. Tbe aver age Republican vote was 64,400, Tracy receiving 55,800. ,,The aver age vote of the. Citizens' Union Is 62,100, Mr. Low receiving 77,200. Mr. Low was the only candidate for mayor who ran ahead of the average vote for bis ticket. . The normal Re publican vote ought to be about 110,000, on tbe basis of 106,000 cast for Harrison in 1892. Taking, that figure, it would appear that the vote for Tracy was scarcely, half of, the party strength. To whom did the other 55,000 go? asks a New York paper. The answer is easy. They did not go to Mr. Low, and un doubtedly most of them found tbeir way to Tammany. Thus is substan tiated the charge that Piatt is respon sible for the defeat of good govern ment in "New York. It is stated that more eastern capi tal is beaded towards Oregon City for investment. This is because Ore gon City is known the country over for its manufacturing advantages, and yet tbey are not one whit greater than can be 'obtained at The Dalles. If we could makeone start in this direction and give our peculiar qual ifications as a manufacturing center a chance to be known, capital would soon be directed to The Dalles. , It is a strange, strange thing that satis factorily as our growth has been in other respects, we have continually neglected perhaps the most import ant foundation for future prosperity. Every agitation of this subject helps it along, and the more talk and attention given it, the more likely is something tangible to result. The successful launching of tbe new lightship at l'orllanu Saturday shows that tbe Pacific Northwest does not have to send to the East or elsewhere for finished products. Everything . that . can be bought at home should be done, whether it bo be lightships or butter and eggs. La Grande has guaranteed a sub sidy of $80,000 for tbe establishment of a beet sugar industry at that place. Such enterprise is what makes a town grow, and if the deal has beep made with responsible and honest parties, the investment will be a paying one for La Grande citizens. Nancy Allison . McKinley . is the highest type of American woman hood, and the nation is reverent at her death-bed, because' it recognizes what potent influences for good such a woman as Mrs. McKinley possesses. The Snipe8-Kinerely Drug Co. have just received a fine ' line of Japanese ware editable for Christmas present e. ccl3-lw CAN DIEGO OARSWOMEN. rir .Girls Make at Record for S&vlava; Twenty Lives. -Tn; February, 1891,-four girls of San Diego, Cal., formed a boat 'club, and borrowing- a butcher's bumboat started merrily oft to race with, the well equipped rowing clubs that practice all the summer through upon the sapphire crescent that curves toward Coronodo's golden beach. At first people smiled a little at the idea of four young girls going in for the muscular, exercise, but now that these young women have made a record by savrng 20 lives the Zlac club is recog nized everywhere in southern Califor nia. The name means nothing, but the girlish whim of the oarswemen, Zulette Lamb and Lena Polhcmvs with her two sisters, Agnes and Carrie, for it is formed of the first letters of tfceirChris tian names; but the club has come to stand f or something on the ccast and its members wear decorations more hon orable than medals for race winning. . After the club was formed a" rigid set of rules and regulations were framed and constitution adopted. Every can didate for membership was required to pass a severe physical examination, in which a swimming contest was a con spicuous feature. Other clauses were unique, and one of the "shall nots" has necessitated a revision of the member ship roll, as it prohibits marriage or matrimonial intentions : among the crew. : : . The San Diego Bowing club, one of the leading organizations of the coast, tendered the Zlacs the use of a six-oar single-scull barge, in which they be came very proficient, racing against time on Ladies' day,. July 5, 1S94, and breaking all previous coast records. On that day the Zlacs also distinguished themselves by saving four, of the crew of the yawl Teaser, which capsized dur ing the rcgetta. . The club records show that since then more than 20 persons have been rescued from drowning by the Zlac, and it is a notable fact that there never has been the slightest ac cident, to mar the other side of the ledger.. The Zlacs after a time decided to build their own barge. . The splendid eight-oared racing barge . Zlac -was launched August 3, 189G. It cost $600 complete, and was all paid for by the girls, none of whom iswealthyJ'. On - August 7 the Zlacs raced the Nereid crew cf eight., beating them oyer a mile coursc,by one boat's length, and on September 13 a second victory was reeorCerl against a picked ercw from all the clubs, the. prize being a splendid French mirror now in us in the Zlac clubhouse. On March 25 of this year occurred the j great race between the Zlacs and Columbius for the pennant of the United States coast defense vessel Monterey and the championship of the coast. Both ..crews., rowed .six-oar barges over a course of - 6,000 yards straight down the bay. The presence in the harbor of six of Uncle Sam's big war ships, commanded by Hear Admiral Beardslec, and a whole ballroom full of gallant naval officers, lent an added interest .to the occasion. Chicago Journal. ' VICTORIA'S REGAL RIGHT. Why the Mccc- of William IV. Was . Called .to the Throne. si Several newspapers, in exjplaining to their readers how Queen Victoria came to suceceed William IV., say it was because ehe was his niece. That is the truth, but only half the truth, for Wil liam IV. had nephews and other nieces. George Ill.'s first, second, third and fourth sons were respectively the prince of Wales, afterwards George IV., who died childless in 1630; Frederick, duke of York, who died in 1S27, also without children; William, duke of Clarence, who died, William IV.. June 20, 1837, without lawful issue, and Edward, tluke of Kent and Strathcam, and earl of Dublin, who died January 23, 1820, aged 53, leaving as the sole issue of his mar riage with Princess Victoria of Lein ingen a baby daughter, now Queen Vic toria.' The queen succeeded William IV., not simply because she was his niece, but because she wa3 the only child of the brother next to him in the' order of succession. " Had Queen Victoria had a brother, she would in all probability not have been a person age of historical celebrity, save in the contingency of succeeding him. Her rights were those that devolved on her from her father. At the time she sue-; ceeded to the throne her uncles the dukes of Cumberland, of Sussex and Cambridge were living, younger brothers of her father and junior . to' him in the line of succession' in the or der named. The duke of Cumberland (who became king of Hanover on the death of William TV.) was a man of such despotic temsper and principles that all England cherished the Princess Victoria as standing between it and his succession to the throne. He had lawful" issue, as had the duke of Cam bridge. The duke of Sussex, a most estimable man, married '' twice, . but these unions being repugnant to the provisions of the royal marriage act, his children were barred -from the line of succession. From the revolution of 1688 rose the Jacobite party, made r.p of those who supjported the cause of James II., his sons and descendants. The. picturesque modern Jaccfoitea do not recognize Queen Victoria, despite the fact that her succession, is due td her Stuart blood, for she is a direct descendant of Elizabeth, daughter of James I., to whose heirs the title to the throne devolved by the act of set tlement on the death of Anne. Boston Transcript. '."''. DUInfectfnsr Streets. The streets 'of Brussels are now sprinkled with a diluted disinfectant, and it is believed, in Belgium that its nse thus far prevented an outbreak in that community of a disease now epi demic among the cattle, of .Holland. The disinfectant is contained in a little cylindrical reservoir, which is attached to the ordinary watering apparatus. SEVERAL YEARS AND THOUSAKDS "OF, DOLLARS EXPEKQED. An Expert Accountant and Bookkeeper of Detroit Troubled with : Hereditary Scrofula in its Worst FormSpends a Small Fortune Seeking to Find a Cure. From the Evening James H. Wallace, the veil known ex pert accountant and bookkeeper, of Detroit, Mich., lately had a remarkable. extxrience. and a reporter called at his pretty borne 240 Sixth Street, to interview him regarding it. He found Mrs. Wallace in the miust of house cleaning, and after the reporter stated the object of hia visit Mrs. Wallace said: "You had better see Mr. Wallace at the office of C. A. Haberkorn & Co., table manufactory on Orchard Street, and he will tell you of this experience much better than i." A. visit was made to the omce of the above concern where Mr. Wallace was seen. " I am," said Mr. Wallace, " yet a young man, still I have suffered nntold. agonies and tortures. I was born .with that awful hereditary disease known as scrofula, and what I suffered can not be well described. The first physicians that treated me said it was a constitutional blood disorder and by constant treatment and diet it might be eared. The blood purifiers and spring re medies I used only made the ernptions more aggressive and painful. In 1S88 I was a fearful looking, sight and was in fact re pulsive. On' ray limbs were large ulcere which were very painful, arid from which there was a continual discharge. In three years I spent over $3000 in medicine and medical services and grew worse instead of tetter. I tried the medical baths, and in 1893 went to Medicine Lake, Washington, but was not benefited. I then tried some proprietary medicine, but did not receive any benefit. . " One day in the fall of 1895 while reading the paper I noticed an article about Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, bnt did not give it much attention. That afternoon irhile moving some books I broke an nicer en my leg and nearly fainted, the pain made me sick and I had to stop work. While it- TORNADO DRILLS IN KANSAS. Caves Are Being; Ballt Under Sehool . Honaee. " :.. We have fire drills in our publics schools in tbe east, and very effective drills they have proved in more than one case of emergency. In Kansas they have no fire drills, or, if they have, we have still to hear of it. . Out there tor nadoes are more to be dreaded than fires, anfl the schoolchildren are now being trained in tornado drills, says the New York Sun. '. ' When tornadoes strike a Kansas town everybody makes at . once for prairies ' It is the only, way to escape death from flying doors and chimneys, falling trees and toppling buildings. Schoolchildren are trained to know this from the cradle, and on these occasions rush pell mell for the . nearest bit of clear prairie attainable. But many children have been maimed and even killed in these terrible storms. , So they have started a movement throughout the' state to have tornado caves built under the schoolhouses large enough to nccommodate all the children while the blow lasts. And here comes in the tornado drill,' which is already being put into practice. It is very much like our own fire drill. The teacher sounds the alarm on the piano and the children all stand up. Then the march is played, and out they go in good order, down the stairs and into the cave. ' Then let the winds blow! Let the entire building fall in ruins! The chil dren are safe and have only to be dug out. QUAKER CITY ECONOMY. Watchmen and Guides Dlngasted Lioae Their Brass Buttons. There couldn't possibly be in all this city another crowd of men so disgusted as were the watchman, guides and ele vator men at the city hall, says the Philadelphia Eecord. It was all because the public buildings commissioners had been ' seized with what the men con sidered a ridiculous attack of economy. This is. the time of the year when all uniformed men in the employ of the city prepare to change their winter clothing for their summer garments. Now,, the uniforms worn by the city hall men are profusely adorned with brass buttons bearing the seal of the city, and ; the! municipal authorities are particu larly careful to see that none of these buttons shall ever go astray. It is, in fact, a punishable offense for a common citizen to have in his possession one of these buttons. Accordingly when each man appeared for duty, he was called to the front and an official, armed with a pair of shears, snipped off all the city's buttons from the victim's uniform ex cept one, which was left to hold the coat across the chest. Fortunately the sus pender buttons on the trousers are jus the ordinary kind, without any muni cipal insignia, otherwise there would certainly have been a strike. The croj of buttons thus gathered in was sent to the tailor, who had finished th summer uniforms up to the point of a': taching those necessary little articled THE ELKS BENEFIT. Social as Well a a rioanclsl Succrst Sume Laughable Vestures. " Probably the largeet' audience, with the exception of Saturday night, that liae attended Prof. McEwen'e entertain ment since he was in tbe City was at the benefit Blooday. Every seat ' was so;d and a number were' ' forced to stand, ae eeats were not sufficient to accommodate all. The entertainment was exceptionally good, and the class waaj the"largest of any evening, there being abortt sixteen gjod subjects. . " ' Among tbe new . features introduced the ,most 8ide-splittine were the love scene 'and the (nnrsing scene. In the former the profeeeor put three of biB subjects in a hypnotic state, and then placing a broom alongside of each, made them believe that they were sitting by the eide of their best girle, and the A'ewt, Detroit, Mich. ting in the chair I again noticed the Dr. Williams' Pink Pills article in the news paper which was laying on the floor. 1 read it carefully and immediately decided to give the pills a trial, as the account which I read had been of a case similar to mine. I sent the 'office boy over to Frank Hour's drug store for a box and took some that afternoon. I continued their use and before I had used one box I noticed an improvement. I grew better rapidly and all my friends noticed the improvement, and6ifter taking eight boxes there was not a sore on my person. "I am covered with scars from the ulcers but since that time I have not seen a single indication of the old trouble. I continued the use of the pills long after I was cured as i wantea to get my system rid of that awful disease. "If I only had bought Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People at the start I would be thousands of dollars ahead and had five years of health and happiness instead of and my doctor siivs I am entire v rid of mv old trouble." - (Signed) James H.Waixace. Detroit, Mich., May 7, 1897. Before me a Notary Public in and for Wayne County, Michigan, personally ar- npflrml -TflmM TT WnllnA vhA heititr dnfv sworn, deposed and said that he had read the foregoing statement and that the same was true. Robert E. Hcix, Jr.. Notary Publie. Wayne Cotjnty, Mich. . Ttr. Williamn' Pink- Pilla fne Palo Parmla are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box or -six boxes for $2.50 (they are never sold in bulk or by the 100), tor addressing Dr. WU hams' Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. scene that . followed , would have made tbe garden scene In "Romeo and Julie t ' fade into insignificance. The evening's entertainment .was closed by the nan- -ing scene, which, was undoubtedly one' of tbe mos( laughable and ridiculous that was introduced daring the entire -time that the professor was here. - Tbe net receipts of the benefit were $101, half of which goes to the Salem lodge and half to the lodge at this place. It is rumored that Cascade Lodge in-, tends . donating their . receipts to tbe Boys' and Girls' Aid Society in Portland, which goes to show tbe charitable na ture of tbe society and tbe great object for which it was formed. While Professor McEwen was here he enlightened many upon tbe truths of hypnotism and mesmerism, and cast out many prejudices against the same. If he ever returns to this place be may be sine of a warm reception by our citizens. . SQUAW AS A LUMBER JACK. rniqne Position of "Spike Shoe Mac" tn Northern Wisconsin. One of the best leg drivers and all around lumber jacks in northern Wis- . named Maggie Mcon, better known in the woods and on the river as "Spike Shoe Slag."- She may now be seen every day running logs on the Nemadj river .C!i.ro,.lri nT-fl cKn JiriR Wn sfpn at th.iT. finmp fifoiir.iTinn everv Rummer during the last five ycar3, while in the winter season die has been employed U4 (1)1 U( .1 1 1. 1.1 1 J. I, iv lj o...u tue ax, to skid logs, or to drive a tote team. , . , Maggie' is the wife of John Moon, a stalwart Cnippewa Indian, wnose oc mmfilinn 7Q nlsn flint nf n lumber lack and log driver. Mr; Moon took a con- " tract once to harvest some timbet for . the owner thereof, but he took the job at too low a price and was obliged, to put his wife to work chopping and haul ing in order to save a man's wages. . Mrs. Moon seemed to take to the work CI o tillu,u D11V tiuu a-r il ux u a,w . - v. -a. , life, and she made such a handy lum ber jack that her husband could never see his way clear to dispense with her services. Three years ago John Moon " went to work on the log drive and took his wife with him just to see. if she coukl do the work, in case she had , to. Mrs. Moon rigged herself out with, a ' pair of bloomers, donned a slouch Tiat and a pair of spike shoes, and sallied forth with her lord and master to learn the log-driving business. , After experiencing, all manner,.- of hardships and disappointments, . she finally mastered the business, and can now balance herself upon a floating log . with the dexterity of an acrobat. The couple live during the driving season in an old log cabin on the bank of the ' Nemadji river, and in winter they make their abode in a small canvas tent, usually pitched a short distance from the mess camp,---K. Y.,Times. TILLETT & GALLIGAN, WM. TIL LETT. ; H. GALLIGAN. ' Sole Proprletots of the CELEBRATED IAKIMA APPLE.' . . Hood River TILLETT & GALLIOAN, Props. First-claBS ' Nursery Stock a Specialty B S HUHTINGTOK. U S WILBOir. HUNTINGTON 4 WILSUIJ, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, THE DALLES, OREGON. Office over First Nat Bank. ' ; piRED W. WILSOV, " ATTORNEY AT LAW, r int. vaiijv, uiu,uua. On.ee ovei First Nat Bank.