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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHROmCLE. SATURDAY. JANUARY 22. 1898.
The Wee
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Count Judge. j.i . . . . ." . . Robt. Mays
BbeiUT. T. J. Driver
Clerk A M. Kelsay
Treasurer . C. I fhlllips
, , (A. S. Blowers
Commlraioners Jd.8. Klmser
Assessor W. II. Whipple
Surveyor J '""O
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .C. L. Gilbert
Coroner Yf.n. Butts
STATE OFFICIALS.
ajyernoi ,' Lord
Secretary ol State .. . . . ;H R Kincaid
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Bnpt. of Public Instruction G. M. Irwin
Attorney-General C. M. Idlemui
1 G. W . McBride
Senators - jj. h. Mitchell
i B Hermann
Congressmen w. R. Ellis
State Printer W. H. Leeds
Weekly Clobblur Kates.
Chronicle and Oregonian. .' $2 25
Chronicle and Examiner! 2 25
Chronicle and Inter Ocean 1.85
Chronicle and Tribune., ". 1 75
Chronicle and If. t. World 2 00
AN EXTRA SESSION.
There is a widespread feeling in
the state that the time has come when
Governor Lord should call an extra
session of the legislature. The ad
verse report made by the senate
committee to which was referred the
application of 'Mr. Corbett to be
seated, precludes any possibility of
that gentleman becoming a senator
from Oregon, either in fact or in
name. This state is, then, limited
to one representative in the higher
house until the next regular meeting
of the legislature, unless Governor
Lord is willing to divest himself of
any factional prejudice and sail the
legislature together in extra session.
The constitution provides that each
state shall be entitled to two sena
tors. "We have only one, and the
appointee of the governor has been
- refused an admission, so that the only
way by which we can gain our full
representation is for the legislature
'to be called in session and placed in
.the responsible position of choosing
a United States senator.
- There is-little profit in discussing
the shortcomings of the last legisla
ture. The quicker tbey are forgot
ten the better, and while the people
of the state, should the question ever
-arise, will long remember Joseph
.- Simon as the man who, more than
. anyone else, is most to blame for the
deplorable situation, yet now that
. it ' is past, we should leave the
. things .that are behind and turn our
.faces towards the future.
While of necessity, according to
present laws, the election of a sena
tor is one of the chief concerns of
the legislature, yet it is not the only
one. There is much remedial legis
lation which should be enacted.
Many of the useless appropriations
now in force should be cut off and
unnecessary commissions abolished.
Some way musi be devised for re
ducing the state's expenditure, and
the need for such action is urgent.
There is another phase of the situ
ation which deserves consideration
and which, while some may call it
a matter of party policy, yet has
really passed beyond that point and
become a question of public concern.
The present schism in the Republican
"' party in Multnomah county bids fair
to hand -the Kate over to the Topu
lists at the next election. This is
not a pleasant statement, but a true
one. The war between factions in
Portland mcans,unless it is settled,
the temporary destruction of the
state Republican organization, and the
refusal of Joseph Simon, Agitator
Mallory. et al. to listen to any com
promise means that a settlement is
now impossible.
"With the Populists in control of
the legislature, Pennoyer will be
elected senator; or, if not he, then
Judge O'Day or Edward Killefeather
(late of the United States court). A
Populist senator from Oregon would
be a calamity upon the name of the
state, which we should struggle to
prevent. As Republicans or citizens
who have ; the common welfare in
mind, we should make every effort
to elect some sound money, protec
tive tariff man to the senate, and the
opportunity is present to do it.
Let Governor Lord call the legis
lature together and we are confident
no Simon hold-up will again occur,
tnt Oregon, will be represented by
two United States senators, working
for the good of the state, instead of
one, as now. Governor Lord, ."the
responsibility is upon you. .
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DALLES.
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. Thursday's Daily.
The Chronicle is glad to note
that the business men of The Dalles
are taking active steps looking to the
increase of the city's trade. In this
connection all members should attend
the mteting called by the Conimei
cia! Club this evening, where matters
pertaining to the welfare of the town
will be discussed. The titne has
come when a town or city will not
progress by its own momentum
alone. Other incentives are needed,
and these can- corre only from the
enterprise of its citizens. Portland
has learned this, too, and its recent
ly-organized chamber of commerce
is doing a commendable work in car
ing for the commercial needs of the
city.
President Mason's address at a
meeting of the Portlan'd chamber of
commerce, clearly emphasizes what
we are seeking to say. In comment
ing upon the need for united, aggres
sive work, Mr. Mason said :
The outlook for business prosper
ity was never better than at present,
and the unanimity of feeling among
our business .men to work together
has never been more manifest than
in the last year. Working for a
common end, and a determination to
bury selfishness, will accomplish much
for our city and state. I would
suggest getting together much oftener
than we do, discussing questions tor
the public good, compare views, and
adopt means for the advancement of
our common interests, and when a
line of polic" has been adopted by
your deliberations, let each one put
his shoulder to the wheel, and thus
can we move forward the car of prog
ress and prosperity, and have the
happy satisfaction of not only build
ing up our city and state, but each
one will benefit by the general pros
penty.
Every one of these words is appli-'
cable to The Dalles. Let us deter
mine that this year will mark toe
successful outcome of an attempt to
secure for 1 be Dalles the establish
ment of some manufacturing indus
try which will consume a portion of
our raw products and afford emp'oy
mett to labor. Such a result is well
worth striving for, and as citizens we
should not cease our efforts until the
prize is obtained.
A QUERY AND AN ANSWER
The Oregonian, in its last chapter
cf lamentations over the iniquities of
the city of Portland and county, of
Multnomah governments, wails thus:
"There is no thought of reducing
anything, and estimates of expendi
ture are made as if the resources
were unlimited. Is it to be made
impos.ible to own property or do
business in Portland ? There are a
hundred ways in which reductions
might be made, beginning with re
duction of unnecessary public light
ing and running down to the pound
master. County government, in
many ways, has run as much to ex
cess; in particular about the courts
and in the office ot the district attor
ney. Is it going to be impossible to
get any reduction, or is the commun
ity to be taxed into total pauperism ?
For five years this has been dis
cussed and protests have been offered
without avail. Meanwhile the pub
lic debt, incurred through current
expenses, is steadily increasing.
What, let us . ask the authorities of
our local government, is to be the
end of this? If they cannot now re
trench, when can they ? When is
the piling up of the debt to stop?"
etc.
When can the city of Portland
have a more economical government?
When can the district attorney be
limited to a salary and the tempta
tion to commence unnecessary pros
ecutions be removed ? How long,
oh! how long, are the poor capitalists
of Portland to be preyed upon ?
When are all these iniquities to
cease?
.We cannot answer further than to
suggest: Never until Joe Simon
and bis allies will consent that Ore
gon shall have a legislative session ;
never, so long as its Simonses, its
Maxwells, its Boyers-, its Poveys and
its Davises will conspire with Bourne,
Uren and the other Pops, in holding
up the legislature.
Howmany people ,know that the
United States produced last year
one-fourth of the world's gold, or
about $60,000,000 worth? . And
Colorado is credited with about one-
WORDS
third .' of this as her share. . These
figures, furnished by Robert E. Pres
tondirector of the mint," tally very
closely with those furnished by The
Engineering and Mining Journal,
which gives $241, 39). 639 as the
woild's total production of gold for
1897, an increase of more than 29,
000,000 over 1896. The gold found
in the Klondike regie n swells the
Canadian output from $2,81 O'.OOO in
1896 to perhaps $7,000,000 during
last year. .
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
California celebrated Tuesday the
fiftieth unuiversary of James W.
Marshall's discovery of gold in Sut
ter's millracc Coloma. Marshall
went to Colifoiria in- 1844, served
throughout the Bear Flag war, which
established the independence of Cal
ifornia, and entered the service of
General John A. Sutter. On Janu
ary 18, 1848, while superintending
the construction of a millrace, he
found a nugget of gold. He col
lected several ounces of the piecious
metal and took it to Sutter's fort
The news spread like a prairie fire
and brought a rush of gold seekers
to Coloma, who seized Marshall's
stock and propertv and divided bis
land m town lots. It was n un
happy day for him when he detected
the gleam of the j'ellcw ore, as it
started conditions vbich reduced
him to poverty.
' The claim that Marshall was the
first discoverer of gold in California
has been disputed, says the Spokes
man - Review, with much historic
force and evidence. In his fourth
annual message to congress, Decem
ber 5, 1848, President Polk treated
at length the rush to the California
gold fields. uIt was known that
mines of the precious metals existed
to a considerable extent in Califor
nia at the time of its acquisition,"
says that message. Marshall's dis
covery was made nearly two years
after the occupation of California by
the military and naval forces "of the
United States. "Recent discoveries,"
continues the message, "render it
probable that these mines are more
extensive and valuable than was an
ticipated. The accounts of the
abundance of gold in that territory
are of such an extraordinary charac
ter as would scarcely command be
lief were they not corroborated by
the authentic reports of officers in
the public service who have visited
the mineral district. Reluctant to
credit the reports in general circula
tion as to the quantity of gold, the
officer commanding our forces in
California visited the mineral dis
trict in July last for the purpose of
obtaining accurate information on
the subject.
"The effects produced by the dis
covery of these rich mineral depos
its, end the success which has attend
ed the labors of those who have
resorted to them, have produced a
su prising change in the state ot
affairs in California. Labor com
mands an exorbitant price, and all
other pursuits but that of searching
for the. precious metal Jbave been
abandoned. ' Neatly the whole of the
male population of the country have
gone to the gold districts. Ships
arriving on the coast are deserted by
their crews and their voyages sus
pended for want of sailors. . Our
commanding officer there entertains
apprehensions that soldiers cannot be
kept in the public service without a
large increase of pay."
Here is a definite official state
ment, made in a presidential message
to congress, where statements oi fact
are always weighed with the greatest
care, that the existence of gold in
California was known prior to Mar
shall's discovery. Nevertheless it
was Marshall's discovery which sent
the thrilling news around the world.
Speaking exactly, he was not the
original discoverer of gold, but prac
tically his was the discovery, and his
memory is entitled to the credit.
The Commercial Club' acted wise
ly last evening in deciding to invite
the sheep growers to hold a conven
tion in The Dalles. Such a meeting
will call attention to the importance
of this city as a wool shipping point,
and may indirectly lead to the es
tablishment here of some industry
connected with the manufacture of
woolen fabrics. The committee
which the president of the club is to
appoint,' will use its best endeavors
to make the arrangements insure the
success of the convention, and as
citizens we should all lend a helpin
hand to the same end." In this con
nection it may be saii that the time
has come when The Dalles must take
a step fot ward or backward; to re
main still is impossible. The best
move in this direction is the estab
lishment of a woolen and scouring
mill. In the coming convention
this proposition should be stated and
its merits earnestly advocated.
Portland has the advertisement
scheme down to a fine point After
the Klondike relief expedition has
bren exhausted of all advertising
possibilities, the latest proposal is to
send a train, loaded with supplies
for Cuba, across the continent,' and
to placard the cars with signs and
pictures detailing and heralding Port
land's generosity. Evidently her
citizens do not believe in concealing
from the right band what is known to
the left, but are inclined to the opin
ion that a good thing should be
worked for all there is in it. '"
NEWS NOTES.
Wednesday's Daily.
Ex-Detective Welch of Port rand has
arrived from Klondike with Iota of dnst
Judge Cleland, who has been elected
to the judgeship to succeed Judge
Stearne.will take hia seat today.
A wreck occurred on the Southern Pa
cific near Colfax, California, last night in
which the engineer and hreman was
killed. It is supposed that the wreck
occurred by the breaking of an axle. :
About dusk last evening a daring at
tempt wa9 made to bold up and rob a
Portland young lady. Their attempt
was a failure, however.
Heavy enow etoruia have occurred
this week on the Chilkoot paes, and
travel has been practically impossible
for days at a time. . Inspector Strickland,
of the Northwest mounted police, sta
tioned at Tagish, was delayed five days
near the summit by enow and wind.
A detachment, consisting of thirty
men of the Northwest mounted police,
have arrived at Skaguay. They were to
have been stationed at different posts in
the interior.but owing to the shortage of
provisions, and the coBt of transporting
eupplies, the detachment will remain at
Skaguay for the present. -Thursday's
Daily.
England is harrying her warships
from British Columbia to the Chinese
waters. This looks very much like war.
A report received this morning states
that Gladstone is nearing the end, and
that it is not likely that he will see
England again.
A special bulletin was received from
Portland this morning stating that coal
has been discovered near The Dalles,
and that it is of great value. It is
strange that Portland should be so ex
cited over this matter, to which our
people pay so little attention, and know
leas.
- Such information as the state depart
ment has received as to the situation in
Havana is confirmatory of the unofficial
dispatches, and shows that quiet reigns
in the city, and that the impression of
the officials at ' Washington that the
riotous excitement had either exhausted
itself for the time being, or had been
completely suppressed by the strong
hand of the government, is justified.
Daring, Tuesday's session of the Nica
ragua canal convention at Kansas City,
resolutions were adopted urging on con
gress the necessity of legislation to se-.
cure the permanent construction of the
canal. The resolutions recite that the
opening of each a waterway will greatly
increase the nation's commerce, stimu
late activity in shipyards, and double
the effective value of the United States
navy. : A committee was appointed to
visit Washington and personally urge
the necessary legislation.
Friday's Dally.
- A daring attempt was made shortly
after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon to
rob the Citizens bank in East Portland.
The robber was shot at, but escaped on
a horse. "
Latest advices state that the United
States is preparing for trouble with
Spain. The gunboats are kept in readi
ness, where they can be reached by tel
egraph. The merchants of JackEon county
have effected a combination to bring
suit against the state board of equaliza
tion to prevent the entering up' of the
50 per cent increase of assessment on
merchandise and stock in trade in that
county. A. E. Reainea of Jacksonville
left for Salem last night, where tte ac
tion will be begun, with White & Jacobs
of Jackonville as plaintiffs.
All day Wednesday the question of
granting belligerent rights to the Cuban
insurgents was argued in the house; but
as on Tuesday, the minority hurled
itself against a stone wall. On the only
vote taken, a motion designed to over
rule the decision of the speaker and
direct the committee, on foreign affairs
to report without further delay the
Cuban resolution passed by the senate
at the last session, the Republicans j
stood 'solid "and' voted to ' sustain the
chair. r :''
Efforts are being made at Washing
ton to have the pension list published,
bat it is not known that it will be suc
cessful. Commissioner Evans has rec
ommended such publication, and some
members of Congress believe in it, but it
is probable that the great majority will
oppose any' action of this kind. The
average congressman does not like to go
contrary to the pensioners and old sol
diers of his district.
A New Dish to Him. '
Conrcalls to mind the duke of Marl
borough's first experience with green
corn on the cob. The incident was re
lated by a gentleman who happened to
travel in the same train with the duke
the day he arrived in New York. It
was the Newport train. Presently the
duke went into the dining car to get
a bit of luncheon. It happened to be
in the green corn season, and he no
ticed that, nearly everybody in the car
was eating the corn from the coti. He
had never seen anything like it before.
He asked the waiter what it was, or
dered' a portion, and, receiving it, bit
into it as he would bite into an apple.
He had attempted to bite into the cob
and had evidently received a shock
too great a shock to try the experiment,
again; for, upon bjing told that he
must spread butter, salt and pepper on
the corn and bite gentlyi he perversely
took his fork and patiently picked the
kernels, one by one; from the cob.
Schedule of Expenditures'
Showing the amounts of all claims pre
sented, the names of all claimants, the
article or claim for which payment is
made,1 the -amounts allowed -and the
claims continued or rejected at the Jan
uary term',: 1898, of the County Court of
Wasco -county, Oregon. '- The following
list. however, does not contain any
claim for which the Balary or fees are
provided for by statute: ;
Win Michel), 'burial of pauper. . . 20 00
Times-Mountaineer, pub . . .. 4 50
Dalles Commission Co., supplies
' . to paupers .. .-, 5 60
Florence CrittenlonRefuge Home
donation 60 00
Joseph T Peters & Co, lumber. . . IS 86
Ward & Sons, lumber 217 47
D S Dufur, clerical services 25 00
Harbison Bros, lumber 1 61
N Harris, blankets for jail
18 00
Baldwin EeBtaurant, meals
jury.
Mrs C Nelson, meals for jory.
for
6 75
7 00
9 75
12 00
5 00
60 m
42 50
Umatilla House do
Louie Brown, interpreter
Ward & Robertson, taam bill .
Glass & Prudhomme, supplies.
W E Garretson, repair-clocks .
Farley & Frank - do
2 00
Chronicle Pub Co, printing 104 95
J H Harris, removal nuisance... 1 00
Lewis & Dryden Co, supplies 4 50
Dalles City, water lent 13 00
Oregon Telephone and Tel Co,
rent and messages 10 60
Mays & Crowe, mdse 7 77
M Thorburn, lumber 3 13
O C Hollister, exam insane 10 00
Johnston Bros, supplies pauper . ' 25 20
Same, supplies county road ..... 3 45
Dr H Logan, attendance on pau
per 9 00
Umatilla House, board pauper . . 5 75
J H Aldricb, drawing jury list . . 3 00
B K Tucker, lumber 14 20
Mays & Crowe, mdse 1 25
Jos T Peters & Co, mdse 40 90
Jas Hagan, care pauper 8 50
O C Hollister, med services 15 00
H W Gilpin, exp pauper. 30 00
W T Gardner, expense commit-
tine Wickbams 10 50
.T H Cross, supplies pauper. ..... 4 25
Fred Fisher, supplies pauper. .. 3 20
European House, board and lodg
ing Wickham children 12 25
E J Collins & Co, supplies pauper 3 30
E J Collins & Co, supplies pauper 4 35
Dalies Lumbering Co, wood and
lumber 17 75
M Z Donnell, medicine for pau
per 6 50
MaierA Benton, supplies for pau
per 8 60
N"Whealdon, interpreter. 3 00
Chronicle Pub Co, publishing. . . 4 00
Mays & Crowe, supplies and re
pair court bouse 2 65
Oregon Telephone and Telegraph
Co, messages and rent 4 35
J F Elliott, work on road 6 75
D ACioper, do 3 uu
M H Tomlinson, work on road . . 3 50
Henrv Bvan do do .. 12 15
E P Koontz, do do . . 21 25
WITNESSES WICKHAM CASE.
VeoreeHall 5 80
A P Vance 6 40
Susie B Vance '. - 6 40
C W Wickham 6 40
W Mackintosh 6 00
C C Teague 4 00
D Nielsen 6 30
Kate Williams 4 00
Mrs E C Teague 4 00
C L Gilbert, copy, asses.rolls 75 00
O D Doane, ex. insane 5 00
J A Geisendorfer, med ex 5 Oi)
J M Toomey, exp insane person. 3 50
John Doyn, lumber .-. 5 12
J H Cross, supl to paupers 2 45
F S Smith, labor on road 5 00
E B Wood, chain man on road. . . 8 00
Chas Cramer, do .. 8 00
John Evans, marker on road 8 00
Joseph Purser, gravel for county
road u ou
Irwin Hodson Company, office
supplies 2o 80
Irwin-Hodson Company, office
fupplies 29 00
I, A. M. Kelsay, County Clerk for
Waeco county, State of Oregon, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a lull and complete statement
ot the Claims presented and action taken
thereon by the County Court of Wasco
county, Oregon, sitting for the transac
tion of connty business at the January
term, 1898, thereof, save and except all
claims the salary or fees for which are
provided tor by statute.
Witness my band and the seal of the
. Copnty Court affixed, this 21st day
of January, 1898.
seal. A. M. Kelsay,
- County Clerk.
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