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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1897.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
count orrivuLt.
County Judife.... ....... ..Robt. Mays
...... 1. J. unver
A- M. Kelsav
C. l Phillips
- IA. 8. Blower.
" ID. 8. Kimsey
Clerk.....
Treasurer
Commissioners. . ..
Assessor... W. II. Whipple
Borreyor J. B. ticit
Superintendent of Public Schools... C. L. Gilbert
Coroner W. M. Butts
BTATK OFFICIALS.
8jernoi...:. , W. P. Lord
Secretary o Bute . . ..: H K Klncaid-
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
- npt. of Public Instruction.: G. W. Irwin
Attorney-General C ST. Idleman
IG. W. McBride
" J. H. Mitchell
' -IB Hermann
-""S'" , ..... W. R. Ellis
lull Printer W.H.Leeds
Weekly Clnbblor Bates.. . .
Chronicle and Oregonian... $2
Chronicle and Examiner 2 25
Chronicle aad Tribune...........; 1 75
Chronicle and N. Y. World 2 00
FOREIGN RELATIONS. -.
He most be a poor American, says
tbc N. Y. Tribune, who is not pleased
with the president's utterances con
cerning Cuba. The simple record of
the achievements of the administra
tion in the last nine months, as mod
estly rehearsed, is ample to satisfy
the most zealous upholder of Amer.-
more than a score of American citi
zens . in Cuban jails, some of them
under sentence of death. Today, at
the demand of this government
eTeivone is at liberty, brain re
fined to consider any mediation or
representations by this government
looking to cessation of hostilities.
Now 'she "appreciates the "friendly
purposes of this government" and
"admits that our eountrj', is deeply
affected by the war in CrJba, and
that its desires for peace are just
Those two facts indicate a success of
American diplomacy in dealing with
Spain quite without precedent in the
long history of Cuban troubles. To
what extent the United States has
influenced the Spanish government
int Sfa. a'rfitil fih.nna et affiturln trior-
rl Cuba' is not even to be sttecti.
r ,
listed upon. The facts of record
are these:
Nine months ago Spain declared
that the only way to pacify Cuba
to reduce the insurgents to sub-
mission, and it was trying to do the
httcr hy means of what the presi
dent justly describes as not civilized
wailfcwe, but extermination. Against
that cruel policy the United States
. e i i
government nrraiy ami earnestly tv
tested. Today Spain has "recalled
the commander whose brutal orders
inflamed the American uniou" and
knocked the civilized world. She
Las modified the horrible order of
concentration." And, in good
faith above all question, she offers tJ
Coba a scheme of reforms and seif
government comparable with the
nio8t liberal ever made by a parent
country to a colony.
In ihis immeasurably ameliorated
state of affairs, hat is the further
duty of this nation? On this point
the president is troubled with no
doubts, nor should any one be who
thoughtfully ' reads lm convincing
discussion of it. Forcible annexa
tion would be a crime. He does
not onsidrr it. Recognition ot in
dependence or. belligerency would be
inadvisable, largely for the very
a&me reasons which twenty-two years
ago constrained this government to
withhold such action. The extended
quotation from President Grant's
Message of December, 1875, which
tb president makes, is entirely apt
to the existing situation. Recogni
tion, and the consequent exercise of
the right of search on the seas and
seizure of goods contraband of war
would be onerous and. embarrassing
to tbis country, and, while. theoretic
ally serving both belligerents alike,
would practically, for obvious rea
sons, operate heavily to the advan
tage of Spam. -
Other foreign topics are of less
importance, and receive less atten
tion in the message, though they are
all treated in a straightforward and
convincing manner. Rati6cation of
the Hawaiian annexation treaty is
urged, on grounds of fitness, right
and justice, and not of mere expedi
ency, and assurance is given that
friendly relations with Japan will not
I jeopardized thereby. TLe seal
ing controversy with Great Britain
is still unsettled, and the president is
perforce content to report that nego
tiations are in progress. An earnest
wf la b rr Ir i ti in Knli air t9 I n torn o .
tional aibitration, and a liberal pol
icy for the promotion of American
representation at the Paris World's
Fair ot 1900 is urged.
"With these and a few minor topics
brieflj' .considered, the foreign rela
tions of . the -Country are dismissed.
That no routine rollcall of the na
tions of the globe is made, according
to the stereotyped formula, is not to
be construed into neglectfulness of
American interests or unwillingness
to lay complete statements of affairs
before congress and the . people. It
merely means, no doubt, that in an
eminently practical and business-like
manner the president has chosen ot
devote his message to thorough pre
sentments of, topics of general and
commanding interest, leaving the
rest for the inquiry of those whom it
may cencern. In this he will win
the gratitude of a people too often
wearied with prolix and perfunctory
chronicles of small beer. '
AN 1MPENUISG CRISIS.
Matters have gone from bad to
worse in Austria, and it seems almost
impossible to avoid civil war .r a
disruption of the empire. The
Czechs are trying the same tactics
that they used in forcing the lan
guage decree fromthe Badeni m-jn-
I istry, only in more violent form, and
which were copied by the Germans
in forcing Badeni out. Hungary is
looking on in disgust, and not alto
gether unwilling to see the dual mon
archy go to pieces. So far the per
sonal influence - of the emperor and
the dread of consequences stand in
ihe way of complete disruption; but
at any time they may prove ineffect
ual to stem the tide of social hostil
ity which grows constantly more
bitter. Germans and Czechs bate
each other .with extreme virulence,
and the Magyars are suspicious of
both. ,
1 The possible disruption of the em
pire raises some very mleiesling
questions, the answers to which it is
impossible to forsce. Will German
Austria go to Germany? May not
a great Hungarian empire, possibly
even a republic, be the magnet tor
the Balkan principalities? What
will Russia and Germany say? They
feel that they ha,ve a right to dictate
the action of their neighbors in case
of threatened revolution, as . when
just now they forbade the Greeks to
dispense with King George and his
courts, and an independent govern
orient in Southeastern Europe would
scarcely be to their liking. What is
to become, too. of the famous Aus-
tro Russian aareement in regard to
the partition of European Turkey ?
The next few weeks may see great
changes, unless Lord Salisbury's
steam roller seta to work.
The. revenues under the Dingle
Act are not yet sufficient to meet
the expenses. It has now been in
operation four full months and has
viclded about 35,600.000, the de
ficit being nearly $46,000,000 for the
five months cf the fiscal ear. The
customs income was the smallest for
the period . in many . years, and the
question has been raised whether the
new tariff is not, therefore, a failure,
In answer to the contentions of its
opponents who disbelieved in it from
the Erst, its friends declare that nor
mal conditions in importation have
not yet been reached ; that immense
quantities of sugar, wool, . woolen
goods were imported in the four or
five months while the Dingier bill
was "pending, in anticipation of the
advance in rates, and that the market
was so well stocked that importations
have consequently . been unusually
light during .the past four months.
Mr. Dingley thicks, the law is work
ing satisfactorily.- He says the an
ticipatory importations paid upward
of $32,000,000 into the treasury ; un
der the present law they would have
paid over ' $83,000,000. .The in
ternal revenue . features,, are wot king
admirably." Including the receipts
from tbis source, the income has ad
vanced from $18,000,000 in August
to. $24,000,000. Two or three
months additional will show whether
the customs schedules aie 'adequate
revenue producers. If any deficit is
left at all it will probably be small
and can be met by an additional
tax on be.er; or, better still, by less
extravagant appropriations. More
economy in expenditures would be
a national blessing. .
SJJfJJ. U'KENNA APPOINTED.
- President McKinley has seen fit to
ignore the protest against McKenna's
appointment, and his name was sent
yesterday to the senate for confirmation.-
The. protest was made in good
faith by those who ' were acquainted
with the new appointee and had met
him in official and social rapacity,
and the remonstrance has had weight
among the people of the Pacific
coast. ' However, President. McKin
ley has shown himself to be possessed
of good judgment and wise discre
tion in all that he has done, and in
tbis, as in other matters, the country
can leave the affair in his hands, con
fident that the wisest course would
be taken. ': ' ' ''.
Av seat on . the United States su
preme bench is the, highest honor a
lawyer can covet, and we trust the
new associate justice will live to
prove that the protest of the Oregon
lawyers, however, sincerely it may
have been made, yet was founded
upon a wrong assumption. ...
No one would question the human
ity of the government's action in
sending relief to the imprisoned
miners at Dawson City; yet an east
ern - paper seriously asks if heed
sbonld not 1 he paid to the poor and
unfortunate at home before going
2000 miles to find "them. Portland
is raising a large amount of food for
the Klondike miners. .'. It is doing Jt
easily, and the contributions seem to
work a hardship on no one. Suppose
that every year tb3 merchant and
weallhy men of Portland would con
tribute just as liberally to the needy
of - that city, what hearts would -be
made easier and faces happier as the
long winter drags along. After all,
the query of the eastern paper has
merit to it, since, charity is supposed
to begin at .home.
The cause of Cuba looks brighter
every day. 1 be Spanish soldiers
are gaining no victories, while the
confidence of the Insurgents is reas
suring. Even were Spain to conquer
now, Cuba would not be worth the
winning. Despoiled as she is by tbe
heavy hand of war, her people would
never have the courage , to begin
anew, if Spanish rule is to continue.
On the 'other hand, with Cuba once
free, her inhabitants would" again
take heart and go to work rebuilding
their , homes, and face the ' future
cheerfully, happy in the knowledge
that whatever they obtain is their's
and cannot be exacted as tribute by
a selfish nation across the sea. . :
The year 1897 has been allowed, to
pass . without seeing an effort put
forth in The Dalles looking to the
establishment of any industry with
a pay roll. The business men of
this city should see to it that another
year shall not come and go. without
an attempt being made to build a
woolen . milt" here. Can The Dalles
afford to let Pendleton, La Grande,
Salem and the other Oregon towns,
which are establishing manufacturers,
get ahead of them in thi3 important
respect? When bur citizens once
determine' to do a thing, success is
already assured. All that is needed
is the start. - When will it come?
Already the rush to Klondike-
seems to have begun, l'iiere can be
little doubt that a mighty stream of
people-will pour to the- Pacific coast
next spring headed to the frozen
North. Now is the time for Oregon
to better herself. Many of .these
people will c me with money, and
should our resources be set fjorlh in
an appropriate, manner, many can be
induced to remain in , this land of
plenty, instead of taking precarious
chances among tbe gloomy mountains
of Alaska. Now is "the time to press
the work. Portland is doing well,
and the rest of the state should do
its best to assist. .
Bryan should stay in Mexico and
run for president. That's the proper
place for bim. He suits the people,
and the conditions there, according
to his mode of thinking, ought to
suit him. . If Bryan wants to live in
a free silver country, he has the op
portunity. He will never, have a
chance in the United States.
The country will respect the period
of mourning whicb President Mc
Kinley has decreed for the white
house. He needs relief from social
cares at all times, and especially in
view of the great strain he has just
undergone. -
NEWS NOTES.
Thursday's Daily. .
A report received from -Dyaa Tester-
day states that exceptionally rich placer
riiegings have been discovered - in that
section... -. ... ..- , .
' A Cuban rrieet says that at the low
est estimate a half-million. Cabana have
perished of 'starvatim during the past
twelve months. V. '. v
... Reports received this morning state
that the" Steins Pass train robber has
been captured, bat no particulars were
as yet received. -
The .latest reports lrom Oregon City
say that the locks closed last evening,
aog that the water is still rising. The
O. ' K. & N. steamers, Modoc, Elmore
and Ruth, will discontinue service ior
an indefinite period, rmtil the locks are
reopened. , , ' ,
The heaviest rain storm " of which
there is any record prevailed at Seattle
between .10 p. m. Sunday night and un
til 10 a. in.' yesterday. During tbe
twelve hours 3.74 inches of water fell.
The effect has been "to swell all tbe
rivers and to threaten a freshet. I
Today's v Oregonian will say that a
meesage . has been received stating that
the senate committee, who were to con
sider the Corbett case, has postponed
its meeting nntil after tbe holidays.
This will keep tbe senator in suspense
tor still a . longer time, and probably
mar tbe pleasure of tbe holidays for bim
or perhaps tbe hopes bo entertains 'will
somewhat alleviate his melancholy feel
Sags. v --
. Priday's Daily.
Durrani's attorney, Mr. Duprey,
is
very mncb put out about Judge Babr's
action in the Durrant case, and says be
will assault tbe judge at. the first oppor
tunity. , ' .- . . '
McKenna's name for supreme judge
has been sent to tbe senate by President
McK'nley, but no action will be taken in
the matter, however, until after the
holidays.
Advices from Havana state that the
Spanish generals are very mncb offended
at the president's meesage; also that an
infernal machine bad been discovered in
the United States . consulate at Havan-
nah.r' .
Bates Soper, who murdered bis wife
and two children at Aechie, Mo., in 1891
and who wag recently arrested in Ore
gon, where be married again, was sen'
tenced at Harrisonville, Mo., yesterday,
to be hanged on February 4.
A blizzard prevailed in South Dakota
and parts of Minnesota yesterday.
Trains were badly delayed at Water-
town, S. D., -owing to drifting snow. Tbe
thermometer has dropped in St. Paul
16 degrees, in two bours.
Latest reports state that congress has
made an appropriation ot.J250.000 to
send eupplies to the suffering miners in
the Klondike country. Senator McBride
introduced the resolution, and on Wed
nesday be consented to allow tbe resolu
tions to be committed to the monetary
affairs committee. .
Mail advices received from Madrid,
telegrams and telephone . messages on
this subject being forbidden, say the
Spanish military journals, especially tbe
most . important, tbe . Correspondeocia
Militaire, declare that twenty generals
have come to an agreement to engineer
a protest against McKinley's message to
congress, which is considered insulting
to the Spanish army.' : .
Advertised Letters.
. Following is tbe list of letters remain
ing in tbe postoffice at The Dalles un
called for; Dec. 9, 1897. Persons call
ing for the same will give date on which
they were advertised :
Anderson. Mrs L Becoure, . Harry
Bioss, John B rise, John
Biebee, EdC - Bins, J C ' .
Bootbby, Frank '
Brown, .thel '
Brown, Alonzo
Carr, Mrs C J
Clark, Stephen ' - .
Cbeeseman, Jennie
Cnrley, Brigett
, Davie, Hubert -.'
Druvis, Mrs M ,
Fieher, J B
Gribble, W S
liilliain, Mrs SO
Hastings.. Daisy -
Hastings, Frederick
Harris, Mrs N"
Haskel, Geo
Hoston, Sam
Jones, Frank.
Martin, (mill creek)
McCaulev, F E .
-McDonald W .
North, Foster
Onieg, Mabel
Parks. Mrs Lottie
Powell, Rev I J
Brown, Clarence
Connor, Ada M
Campbell, Ellen
Connor, Mies K
Cui.niff, ME
Cashing, Wm
Dehno, Charlie
Franzen, J
Ford, EH .
Gregg, H W
Hastings, Marie '
Hansen, Ads .
Hensen, N B
Halaon, T A
Hogan, P .
Hutcbeson, Sam
Martin, Cloud
Murphy, Larry "
McGratn, Nancy
Nevin, John
Nelson, Mrs Chris
Palmer & Sbepley
Press, Alfred '
Rice, Mrs Mary
Smith, Lydia
Sharer, Lizzie
Schoren, Matt ' ' -j
Suet, L
Tate, Mrs Wm
Varrell, Prof G M
Wright, Miss-Annie
White, SB -Williams,
R E
, A. Ceossen, P, M. .
Scruggs, J 51 '
Smith, Fdna
Tbamas; Clarence
Wnlther, Emilie
Wwiyer, -Charley
Williams, Flora
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Notice is hereby given that bids will
be received by tbe county conrt for keep
ing tbe county charges by the week for
tbe ensuing year. All bids must. be
filed with the clerk on or before the 5tb
day ot January, 1898, at 9 o'clock a. in.
Court reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. A. M. Kklsat, .
, " : ' County Clerk.
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HENRY SMITH'S CASE ON TRIAL,
Be Endeavors to Recover 875,000 from
: Day Bros.
Judge Bennett of this place is at pres
ent trving the case of Henry Smith va
Day Bros., in Judge Bellinger's court in
Portland. . '
Tha ininripa Bnnlfti-nAfI w fimlrh ivorp
I rnAivf1 vhilp hn irnfl pnerficrpr! in u tramp
of cards in the cabin of a steamer, tied
up to tbe dock - below the government
works. A rock crashed through the roof
of the cabin striking him on the bead
and rendering bim unconscious. Smith
claims be has been incapacitated for work
since receiving tbe .injury,, and alleges'
that the accident was due to the care
lessness of the men employed by tbe
Days in discharging ' tbe blasts while a
steamer was tied up in the vicinity. Tbe
defense is that the steamer bad no busi
ness there at tbe time." -.
Tbe case was first brougbt in tbe state
court, but owing to the fact that some of
the parties drawn into the issue are res
idents of other states, a writ of removal
to tbe federal court was 'granted tbe de
fendants.
Judge Bennett is assisted in the case
by Attorney F. W. Allen, while Attor
neys Gerin, Boise, and Scott appear for
the defendant. The damages whicb
Smith is endeavoring to recever is $25,
000.
Asks for His Freedom. ' -
Governor Lord will probably pardon
H. B. Ringland, sentenced to the peni
tentiary October, 1895, for six yeare, for
assault with intent to rob. Ringland
and two companions entered a grain
and feed store in Portland, where a boy
was in charge at the time of their visit.
Ringland stood guard while one of bis
companions struck tbe boy down with
an iron coupling pin, rolled up m a
handkerchief.
For a short time it was feaied the boy
would die, but he recovered, and posi
lively identified .the three men , at tbe
trial, and there was also other testimony
implicating them in the affair. Ring
land belonga to a highly respected fam
ily in Ohio, the' patriarch of which, now
a centenarian, is on his death bed, and
desires before be dies to see nis young
kinsman. Ringland stated at tbe time
of.the trial that be bad no idea that bis
companion intended to. strike tbe boy,
and would hot have assented to it, had
be been previously informed that it was
to occur. He also refused to admit
that he was with tbe others for the pur
pose cf robbery. .
An Old Pioneer. - 1
Mrs. Eleanor Clarno, aged 71 years,
died at tbe old familv home on John
Day, on Tuesday morning, December
7th. On the evening before she retired
to ber room and when tbe morning
came was found dead in ber bed, having
apparently died veryjpeaceably. Mrs.
Clarno, witb her husband who still sur
vives her, Bet tied in 1865 on the place
on 'which' she died, and has resided
there ever since. Over thirty years ago
Mrs. Clarno professed religion, and ever
since has been a devoted christain and
member 'of tbe M. E. church. She
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