THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1898.
The Weekly GM oniele.
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge. '. Robt May
Sheriff. T. J. Driver.
Clerk A M. Kelsay
Treasurer C. L. Phillips
, . ia. s. aiowem
Commissioners D 8 Kimsey
Assessor W. H. Whipple
Burveyor oit
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .C. L. Gilbert
Coroner W. H. Butts
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Weekly Clubbing; Rates.
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Chronicle and Examiner 2 25
Chronicle and Inter Ocean 1.85
Chronicle and Tribune 1 75
Chronicle and N. Y. World 2 00
COMPARATIVE STRENGTH.
Just at this time the relative
strength of the American and Span
ish navies is a matter of common in
tent. Yesterday's Oregonian pub
lished a table making a comparison
between the fighting strength on sea
of the two countries. A resume
shows that the United States has nine
battleships of the first class; Spain
has one. On her nine ships this
country has 136 heavy guns and 297
second battery gnns. The destruc
tion of the Maine in Havana harbor
leaves this country with only one
second-class fighting ship, the Texas,
In coast defense sea-going vessels
the United Slates is strong. Spain
outnumbers the United States in the
matter of torpedo boats; but, taking
it all in all, the American navy is
, very much stronger than that of
Spain.
It should be borne in mind that
the first-class battleships of the
United Mates are admittedly among
the finest in the woild, and that the
Pelayo is some thousands of, tons
lighter, is older in style of construc
tion, and much lighter in her arma
ment. The Spanish armored cruisers
are good ships from every point of
view, having two guns that are hea
vier than any carried by the New
York or the Brooklyn, but either of
these two Yankee boats would be
more than a match for one of the
"Vizcaya class, because of the pre-
'.potide ranee of its guns. The Texas
'-been compared with the Numaocia
and the Vitoria, but neither of the
Matter could stand for five minutes
Jaefore either of the former. Indeed,
the Texas or the Maine, if it were
still above water, singly could cap
lure or sink both of the Spaniards of
the second class.
Spain has more men in her navy
than the United States. She has a
total of 1009 officers, and the United
States 982, including those of the
marine corps. Spain has 16,300 sea
men : the United States 1 2,600. The
tota'l active list in the .Spanish navy
is 24.629, and that in the United
States navy 13,582. Spain has 25,
O00 naval reserves, or. as many men
in that department as there are in the
army of the United States. The
tota! number of reserves for the
United States navy is 2800.
WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN.
February will always remain a
month of impressive patriotic les
sons, for in that month the United
States was given its twain of noblest
characters Washington and Lincoln.
The lives of these patriots form so
perfect a complement to each other
that one can almost believe the cele
bration of the anniversary of their
birth within a fortnight was brought
about by providential design.
Linco'n's career abounds in splen
did lessons for the plain people of
the land. He was of the common
people. His childhood was set
among the rude surroundings of the
backwoods. By day he played and
toiled barefoot in the clearing and
on the prairie. By night he climbed
a rude ladder to his rude bed of corn
husks. Child of destiny, called of
God to crush the growing intolerance
of the slave-holding oligarchy and
break down a false "chivalry" and
a pernicious, social system which
sought to degrade labor and destroy
democracy.
The life of Washington is a noble
lesson to every A merican born to
wealth and social power. His pre
cepts, his deeds, his lofty patriotism
and splendid sacrifice stand as a
stern rebuke to that dangerous and
unpatriotic element which is willing
to prostitute its duties as men and
citizens to the mere absorption of
wealth and envy-begetting display.
In a sense, Washington was an ar
istocrat; but above his aristocracy he
held patriotism, Justice, exalted re
spect for labor, and abhorrence of
snobbery and coarse display. With
suoh "aristocrats" the plain people
have no feud. They recognize that
high character has a right to carry
itself with dignity ; that it is needed
in the council and the camp, and its
influence is benign. Spokesman-Review.
SHOULD NOT BE RE-NOMINATED.
It is generally understood that the
Simon crowd in Portland is deter
mined to push Governor Lord before
the Republican state convention as a
candidate for re-nomination. We
do not believe in any event Gover
nor .Lord can be re-nominated, and
trust bis candidacy will not be seri
ously urged before the convention
By his refusal to call an extra session
of the legislature the present gov
ernor shows that with him the inter
ests of the state are subservient to
those of faction.
The constitution of the United
States intends that each state shall
have two senators in the national
senate. Oregon has but one. There
is no more hope of Mr. Corbett be
ing seated than there is of "building
a . railroad to Mars a saying tne
Oregonian is fond of repeating and
it is the height of folly for Mr. Cor
bett, or ar.y of his strikers, to await
the vote in the senate with the ex
pectancy of a favorable outcome.
The committee on privileges and
elections has already made an ad
verse report upon the Corbett case,
and practically this ends it.
Governor Lord's refusal, then, to
call an extra session of the legislature
can have nothing to do with the
Corbett case, and the only explana
tion which suggest itself is that the
governor is afraid that snouia tne
legislature meet, Mr. Mitchell would
be chosen senator. Such a consider
ation is unwerthy of a state s chief
executive, yet every indication
points to this as being the real rea
son.
While Mr. Mitchell is the un
doubted choice of the majority of
the people of Oregon, yet it is not
true, as the Oregonian would have
ns believe, that the friends of Mr.
Mitchell are clamoring that Mitchell
or nobody shall be chosen senator.
That is the cry of the Simon-Scott
combine, and they have decided that
nobodv shall be elected.
Oregon has a right to another
senator, and Governor Lord, who is
in a large measure to blame for. the
present situation, should see that an
opportunity be given to elect one.
When the legislature is convened
then his responsibility ends, and if
that body refused to make a choice,
the governor is none to blame.
The people of Oregon wmt to be
represented by two senators, and
they care not who the second one is,
provided he be a clean, ab.'e man,
devoted to the principles of good
government and the Republican
party.
Reports received by the commit
tee who have in charge the arrange
ments for the coming Wool-Growers'
Convention, confirm the predictions
made that a large number of visitors
will be in attendance. Industrial
Agent Judson is traveling in Eastern
Oregon interviewing people and ex
plaining the benefits to be derived
from the convention, and he has
written to the committee that fully
five hundred visitors may be ex
pected. From the interior country
adjacent to The Dalles there will be
many sheepmen present, while quite
a number of Portland people have
signified their intention of taking
this opportunity to visit The Dalles.
All in all, we may expect to see our
city thronged with visitors from
abroad. Every endeavor is being
made for their suitable entertain
ment, though we have been informed
that no provision has been made for
lighting the streets with electricity
during the convention. By all
means this should be done ; not be
cause as a city we wish to sail nnder
false colors, but because of the
greater convenience and comfort the
better lights would afford the visit
ors. We trust this matter can be
suitably arranged before the conven
tion dav arrives.
GOOD THAT WILL RESLVT.
Whether or not this country is to
have war with Spain remains wholly
a question to be determined. Opin
ions may differ as to the result of the
investigation now in progress at Ha
vana, and all future actions depends
upon its outcome. The excitement
which this nation has already under
gone is bearing good fruit, as can be
seen in the recent action of the sen
ate adding two regiments to the ar
tillery service. It has long been felt
by military men and close observers
in civil life that the United States
army is altogether too small to serve
even as a nucleus for a greater force
in time of war. Twenty-five thous
and men, scattered in all portions of
a vast domain, would be as nothing
in the event of a foreign war, and it
congress is wise some measures will
be taken looking to an mctease in
the size of the standing army.
While the United States pertends
to be a peaceable nation, yet it can
not control - the actions of other
governments, and we may at any
time be unwillingly drawn into a
conflict for which we are totally un
prepared. The strained relations
now existing between this country
and Spain have demonstrated to the
believers in a universal peace that
war is a contingency likely to hap
pen at any time, and if this govern
ment intends to maintain its position
among the nations of the earth, it
must have a military and naval force
which other countries will at least
respect.
No nation on the earth is so strong
in military reserve as the United
States. A million men would volun
teer in a short time should the occa
sion require; out it would take many
months before these volunteers could
cope successfully witn tne trained
soldiers of European countries. -
This government has the means
and the men to increase its army and
navy to respectable proportions, and
if the present imbroglio witii Spain
shall teach this lesson, it may serve
us to advantage in the days to come.
The Oregonian is doing untold
damage to the Republican party in
Oregon by its -attempt to read out
of the party men who in former
years may have misunderstood the
money question and leaned a little
toward the side of silver. The Ore
gonian forgets that time makes
changes, and men's opinions arc
changed with greater study and ob
servance. There are many voters
in Oregon, earnest believers in .he
gold standard, who four years ago
did not see the right so clearly and
these men the Oregonian would be
glad to hound from the party ranks,
Are we not seeking converts, and
glad to get them when they come?
For what other purpose are speeches
made and enitorials written? Yet
whenever a fcrmer silver mar wants
to come back into the Republican
party, the Oregonian objects. It all
comes back to the same old ques
tion the Oregonian is serving Joe
Simon and bis gang more than it is
the Republican party or the general
welfare.
Chicago is in the throes of a dis
graceful political struggle, in which
the efficiency, if not the very exis
tence; of its civil service system is
seriously threatened. Unless the
strong arm of public Indignation in
tervenes, all the gains of municipal
uprightness made during the last ad
ministration will be entirely lost.
Two powerful party, machines are
making a desperate attempt to wrest
the police deparment of the city
from the control of the civil 'service
cqmmission and reduce it to their
own" evil purposes. The Chicago
civil service sj stem went into opera
tion two years ago, after a prolonged
.battle on the part of the reform ele
ments of the city and a decisive pop
ular vote under the referendum.
Mayor Swift and his administration
were charged with attempting to de
feat its purposes, but not openly. On
the advent of Mayor Harrison and
the present Democratic administra
tion an army of hungry politicians
demanded the spoils of the victory.
It was led by a powerful secret or
ganization of Democratic ex-policemen,
who had been discharged by
Mayar Swift. Unfortunately, there
was a defect in the engrossment of
the civil service act, of which the
corporation counsel was .not slow to
take advantage. The exemptions
from the operation of the law were
"the heads of any principal depart
ment' of the city." Mayor Swift's
corporation counsel had decided that
these positions included only the
heads of executive departments ap
pointed by the mayor and confirmed
by the city council. Mayor Harri
son's first move was to attack this
interpretation of the law. "Heads of
any department," as concerning the
police department, was construed to
embrace the assistant superintendent
of police, the department secretary,
four inspectors, and eighteen cap
tains.
NEWS NOTES.
Thursday's Daily.
Today's bulletin contained nothing
new concerning the Maine disaster.
It is reported that fourteen thousand
people in Montanza province, Cuba, are
desolate.
Oriental advices received at San Fran
cisco yesterday say a terrible earthquake
occurred on the island of Arnboyna, in
the Molucca group, January 6th. Fifty
persons were killed and over 200 in
jured.
Two steamers sailed for Alaekan ports
from San Francisco. last night. The Ex
celsior took away all the passengers she
could carry for Copper river, Dyea and
Skaguay, and the Humboldt has 312
aboard.
There is scarcely any doubt that the
British ship Asia, bound from Manila
for Boston, was wrecked near Nantucket
during the gales of the past few days,
and that her entire crew of twenty men
have perished.
It is almost certain that the "bill
which passed the senate Tuesday to
create two additional regiments of ar
tillery will pass the house without much
opposition, if it is reported while the
house is in its present temper.
Information has reached Washington
from London to the effect that a syndi
cate of English and American capitalists
has perfected arrangements for the con
struction of a railroad from the bead of
Lynn canal over White pass, and thence
by a route, already located, to a point on
the Yukon river below the rapids and
all other obstructions to clear and safe
navigation.
Friday's Daily.
Secretary Alger has returned to Wash
ington from Fort Monroe, greatly im
proved in health, and yesterday called
on the president.
The last rites over the body of Frances
E. Willard were performed at Evanston,
111., yesterday. The interment was in
Rose Hill cemetery.
Latest advices state that the French
republic is in immediate danger of a
revolution. Freedom of speech and the
press Is a thing of the past in that re
public. A bulletin received today states that
the president talks of war. No matter
who burst the bomb, he says that
8pain must answer. Spain, on her
part, is preparing for war. The im
pression first given that the Maine was
blown up by accident is fast giving
away to tne belief that tbe explosion
was caused by a submarine mine.
The radical wing of ' the autonomist
party in Cuba, under tbe leadership of
Senor Covin, is rapi'dly becoming the
dominating force in the administration
of the government of the Island. As a
result the conservatives and Weyler's
partisans are becoming more and more
dissatisfied with the present regime.
This factional strife, because of the pos
sibility of its developing into an open
rupture, constitutes one of the most
serious menaces to Spanish domination
in Cuba.
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Delegates to Wool-Growers' Conrentloa
In The Dalles.
The following delegates to the conven
tion of the Pacific Northwest Association
to be held in The Dalles, March 1st,
2d and 3d, were appointed by tbe gov
ernor Wednesday :
Prineviile J H Fuller, Zach Taylor,
1) F Stewart, B F Allen, J N William
eon, J Sichel, TM Baldwin, George La-
vine.
Antelope C C O'Neil, T H McGrier
A M Kelsay.
Hay Creek F B Summerville, F F
Hamelin, F S Cowless, A Dunheim. E T
Wade. -
Sisters E H Sparks.
Mitchell A J Shinn.
.Waldron R B Keys.
Sherar's Bridge J H Sherar.
Grass Vailejr O A Buckley.
Wasco George Young. .
Cross Keys Visselic Brothers, C
McFerson, A B Lyle.
Express Eugene Looney.
The Dalles Chas Hilton.
' If you want to have
FRUIT.
You must Spray and Prune. We have
The Bean,
The Myers and
.The Demming
Spray Pumps.
We can give you a complete outfit for from $5.00 to
$25. OO. Take a look at them before you buy.
In Pruning Goods we have Saws, Shears, Buckeve Prun
ers 2 and 3 foot, and Water's Tree Prnners 6 and 8 feet long.
Our Prices are Right.
MAIER & BENTON,
SrrSsa.Crocery The Dalles, Or.
Portland Henry Hahn, Dr James
Withycombe, Arthur Breyman, Charles
Cart wright, Hon Benton Killin, B F Al
len, Hon O N Denny.
Oregon City Captain J T Apperson.
' Gresham Captain Charles Cleveland.
Milwaukee Richard Scott. '
Barlow William Barlow.
Dell Hardy.
Westfall George Chambers, M A
Hart.
Burns Hon C P Rutherford, George
Stancliff.
Riley Isacc Allison.
John Day J A Lay cock, A P L Smith.
Dayville Kenneth F McRay, E C
Stewart.
Monument Emmett Cochran.
Fossil Clarence Johnson, W W Steiw-
er, A G Oglive, W Keys.
McEwan Wbittier Brothers.
Baker City J H Parker, T B Moore,
George Chandler, D J Maure.
North Powder J H Barlier.
Elgin Charles Holgaith.
Keating E Cranston, Orin Love.
Pendleton Ed Marshall, Hugh Fields,
W J Furnish, R Alexander.
Pilot Rock Charles Cunningham,
Douglas Belts.
La Grande Peter Qaackenbush, Ed
gar Sbambaugh..
Centerville Alexander Cbalmbers,
Forest Grove D R Stewart, Thomas
Todd, Ira Purden, Mrs Naylor.
Cornelius Thomas Cornelius.
Lexington William Pentland.
Heppner C A Ray W P Dutton, Orin
Farncworth, Ed Day, James H McHaley.
Moro E O McCoy.
Monkland James H Fraser.
Croy William Smith.
North Yani hill Frank Brown.
Dayton John T Gowdy.
Silverton L F Masher.
Whitaker Jefferson Hunt.
Turner John McKinney.
Amity N H McEldowney, A M Wad-
del.
Jefferson John Stiewer. .
Salem R W Carey. J B. Earley, John
Minto, J H Fletcher, John Q Wilson, Ed
Cross.A T Wain.William Claggett.
Corvallis-Ueorge Armstrong.
Albany Thomas Frohman, Martin
Paine.
Eugene Jasper ' Wilkins, . Walker
Young.
Crestwell Thomas Tait.
Grants Pass Henry B Miller. .
McMinnville John Redmond.
Dallas David Guthrie.
Monmouth J B Stump.
Ridgeway H C Rooper.
Central Point William Peninger.
Fort Klamath Ivan Applegate, Mr.
Bloomincamp.
Fort Klamath C Cunningham.
Silver Lake T. M. Christman.
It is the governor's purpose to attend
the convention.
Delegates From Montana.
The followine have been appointed by
Governor Smith, of Montana, to attend
the convention:
J E Morse aad Frank Laadon, Dillon;
E A Maynard, Ennis; CW Williams,
Deer Lodge; Lafayette Humble, Ste
veneville; T C Power, W J Bickett,
Samuel Kennett, T E Collins, J P Wool
man, A J Davidson, Helena; WCGil
lett, Dearborn; Paris Gibson, Great
Falls; H H Nelson, Cascade ; B Percy
Clark, Choteau; David Hilgar, J P
Barnes, T E Wright, Dr JO Willard,
Lewiston ; Prof. Bowers, Utica ; J O
Hussey, Unity; Al Spencer, White 8ul
phur Springs ; Harvey Bliss, Big Tim
ber ; John Work, Dr W A Tndor, Boze
man. '
Good Speakers to Be Present.
The following speakers have signified
their intention to be present:
Hon. John A. Craig, professor Animal
Industry, state of Iowa. Subject
"How I Feed Sheep."
Hon. John L. Gibbs, Minnesota. Sub
ject not 'chosen.
B. S. Pague, M. A., TJ. S. local fore
cast official Pacific Northwest. Subject
"Climatic Influence on Grasses."
Dr. Jas. Wbitecombe, state veterinary
of Oregon. Subject "Diseases of
Sheep."
W. P. Anderson, livestock statistician
for the Union stock yards, Chicago.
Subject "The Future for the Sheep."
H. T. French, A. M., professor of agri
culture, Oregon State Agricultural Col
lege. Subject "Our Grasses.''
Dr. M Knowles, state veternary
Montana. Subject Sanitary .Regula
tions. Mr. Hodges, secretary Montana Wool
Growers' Association. Subject Sheep
of Montana.
F J Berry, Union Stock Yards, Chica
go. Subject not chosen.
John Minto, of Salem. Subject For
estry Effecting the Rainfall on Our Ran
ges. Exercises at Boyd.
Boyd, Ok, February 21, 1898.
Editor Chronicle :
The following program was rendered
in good style on tbe afternoon of the
18th, by tbe public school and literary
society of Boyd, Oregon :
Song Ocean Bine Society
Recitation All Work and No Play. .John Goens
" There Was an Old Hen.... FHeadley
" A Soldier Guy Teel
" Good Bye Pansy Wing
" The Bull Frog Willie Richards
" It Rained ....Emily Baker
" In the Nursery. Dorda Bolton
Song Nellie Gray Flora and Andy Baker
Recitation How Does It Seem to You
Hansen Headley
Recitation Grandpa Sarah Richards
" The White Turkey Esta Bolton
The Table ol Three's . . .' Nellie Foss
Composition Oregon Ethel Southern
Recitation Reverie in Church. . . .Battle Adams
" Tbe Rumseller's Sign G. Headley
" Little Star Floyd' Foss
" Compensation Bessie Underbill
Dialogue Black on One Side
Elmer Smith and Ned Underbill
Recitation A Fight in the Forest. ..H Southern
' Snyder's Tomatoes. . . . Lloyd Bolton
" Ralph's Opinion Elmer Smith
Composition The Hen Ned Underhill
Song Three Cheers for the Red, White and
Blue Society
The school is progressing finely under
the management of D. C. Allard, and
has a large attendance. Some very good
individual work is being done. X
Through Tonrlst Cars to St. Louis.
A tourist sleeping car will leave Port
land every Monday via Missouri Pacific
and every Wednesday via the Burling
ton route at 8 p. m. ; and The Dalles at
11 :45 p. m. via the O. R. & N., through
Salt Lake and Denver, without change
to St. Louis, and nnder the supervision
of experienced conductors. No change
of cars to Kansas City or St. Louis.
Keep this service in mind when going
East and consult O. R. & N. agents or
address W. H. Hublburt,
Gen. Pasngr Agt.,
Portland, Or.
Frank Sherwood was down town to
day, the first time since be Lad his tus
sle with cholera morbus. He says be
drove miles afterjbe was taken.sick, and
never came so near 1 dying in his life.
After this when he goes out in the conn
try he will take a bottle of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
with him. Missouri Valley (Iowa)
Times. For sale by Blakeley & Hough
ton. - '
To Care Cold In On Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money if
they fail to cure, :25c.