THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 9 1898
The Weekly Ghroniele.
The only Republican Daily Newtpapa on
Wa$co-vountv.
COUNTY OFFICIAL.!.
County Judge Root. Mays
Sheriff. T. J. Driver
Clark , A M. Kelsay
Treasurer C. L. Phillips
, , I A. s. slower
Commissioners Jn. h. Kimsi-v
Assessor W. H. Whipple
Bnrvevor J. B. i.oit
Bapenniendent of Public Schools. . .C. u (ii tbert
Coroner , W. H. Butts
STRIKE WHILR THE IRON
IS HOT.
The Dalles will be -talked about
for some time to ccme in various
portions of the', sountry. The dele
gates and visitors ..to the late wool
convention have departed deeply im
pressed with the commercial possl-
bilities of the city, and it would be
strange if a great deal of profitable
advertisement-was not in this way
secured. The ' Commeicial Club,
which has achieved such an enviable
standing all "over .the Northwest, is
cow iu a splen'lid situation to ac
complisb great benefits lor the city
: Now is the time for beginning
active work to secure a woolen mill
at The Dalles. It is useless to spend
words or paper stating the need for
such an institution o the benefits The
Dalles would derive. A woolen mill
with a pay roll supporting fifty or a
hundred men would do more towards
jpaintaining the commercial status of
The Dalles than the building of rail
roads in whatever direction they may
be projected. A like industry at
Pendleton Las given that city a de
cided impetus, and the same result
would be obtained here even in a
greater degree.
The papers of this city have long
called the attention of the people to
the need for a woolen mill, and will
continue so to do as long as the neces
sity exists. The time is ripe for ac
tion, and we believe that should the
Commercial Club once take hold of
the matter in the same vigorous
manner as it has done other propo
sitions, the time would not be long
until this .boon could be secured.
There exists already a committee on
manufactories, in connection with
the Commercial Cub, and it this
corrmittee should confine Its atten
tion to this cine matter and place
itself in correspondence with men
; possessing capital, there need be little
. difficulty in convincing them that
" The Dalles is the most profitable
vfield they can find for investment.
. The copperhead is abroad in the
land now as he was in 1861, or at
least a species very neaily resembling
him is making an appearance. Al
though the present war scare hau Dot
been of long duration, yet a class of
individuals seems to have sprung up
who declare that under no circum
stances should America clash with
Spain since it would be a strong na
tion oppressing a weaker one. While
war, at present, seems improbable
because the Spanish government is
confessedly unable to raise sufficient
funds for such an undertaking; yet
the duty of the administration is
plainly to make every preparation
for any contingency which might
arise. The opposition which has.
arisen in some quarters to the pro
posal of providing two additional
artillery regiments for insuring the
coast defences is highly discreditable.
The present trouble with Spain shows
how easy at' any time foreign en tan
glements may occur, and not to be
ready whenever such an event-should
happen is the height of folly." There
are going to be wars and rumors of
war until the end of time, and the
nation which is not fully prepared
some day will bitterly repent its lack
of foresight.
The Oregonian has discovered, a
man whom it can safely abuse to its
heart's content. This individual is
State Senator George C. Brownell,
of Clackamas county. " We do not
know Mr. Brownell,' but from all re
ports the halo around his bead is not
of magnified size. The' Oregonian,
however, stales only its side of the
matter, and has nothing to Bay abont
the time when the managers of
- Dolph's senatorial campaign offered
Brownell $2000 to place Dolpb in
Domination and to support him. Ac
cording to' the Oregonian the "other
fellows" are always the rascals, and
its friends are altogether holy. ' If,
as Joe Simcn says, Brownell offered
10 sell out to him for $3000, the
fact, cannot be substantiated by Si
mon's testimony alone. . 'According
to the laws of this stae, a conviction
cannot be supported upon the unsup
ported .testimony of an accomplice.
The legislature of Oregon seems to
have been a rather scaley affair, but
we hardly think Simon woullcare to
see all the dirty linen aired.
THE VOAIIN'i STRUGGLE.
The coming political campaign
will be the most exciting ever held
in Oregon. A great issue is at
stake to determine whether the gov
ernment of Oregon shall be placed in
the hands of a party representing all
the vagaries summed up in the words
free silver and foolishness. It is a
question of sound money, stable com
mercial conditions, advancement and
prosperity, against Populism, uncer
tainty, experiment and business ret
rogression. .
From the close of the war doivn to
President Cleveland's famous free
trade message of 1887, it may be
said that there was no real issue di
viding the great political parties.
The Republican and Democratic con
ventions were held at regular inter
vals and platforms adopted which
could mean almost anything. It was
the great boast of the Republican
party that if represented the patriot
ism of the nation in the days of the
rebellion, and the chief expressions
of the Democratic organizations were
directed against the Republicans be
eause they had been so long in
power.
And upon such equivocal platforms
these great parties went before the
country. It is true thai the tariff
has always been more or less an issue,
but on 'many points the divergence
was more fanciful than real. Four
years of Democratic administration,
however, settled the tariff question'
fully and finally, and the country
thoroughly was committed to the
doctrine of a moderate tariff for the
protection of home industries.
It was hoped also that the money
question was definitely settled by the
election of 1896 and so it was in
the minds of clear-tbinking citizens.
But the professional politicians, the
dissatisfied place-hunters and agita
tors, to whom the dearest occupa
tion is fomenting trouble, seek to
revivify a dead issue and make free
silver a rallying cry of all those who
are "agin the government." We do
not, believe that the great majority
of those who supported Mr. Bryan in
'96 are desirous of seeing the country
plunged in the sea of agitation, as it
was then; but the leaders do, and
they are using every argument pos
sible to bring the masses in line. By
reason of being the first state to hold
ac election, Oregon is naturally
chosen for the' battle-ground of the
opposing forces. .
The duty of citizenship was never
more plain nor urgent than it i& to
day; It is useless to argue the gold
or silver standard over again in all
its details. Those who have eat 8
and will not hear do not want to be
convinced. There ' is but one thing
that need be done, and that is for
the adherents and believers in a
sound monetary system to make an
other effort and make impossible the
imputation that Oregon could ever
be carried for free silver, long ss
the conditions exist as they do to
day. It is very difficult to gain any ac
curate information with regard to the
situation on the Trans-Siberian Rail
way. ' It is announced now, how
ever, that the imperial railway com
missioner, Hilkoff, has made a long
report on the matter to the czar. He
says that the road will be open
throughout its entire length next
summer, and that the time from St.
Petersburg to Yladivostock will be
ten days. American rolling stock
and locomotives will be largely em
ployed. An interesting calculation
has been made of the actual running
time of the various railway and
steamship lines east and west around
the world by this route, and it is stat
ed that under ordinary circumstances
the circle may be made in 36 days, the
itinerary being as follows: St. Pe
tersburg to Yladivostock, ten days;
Yladivostock to San Francisco, ten
days; San Francisco to New York,
four and a half days ; New York to
Bremen, seven days; Bremen to St.
Petersburg,' one and a half days.
By engaging special trains and secur
ing the fastest steamers, this time, it
is said, may be reduced to twenty
eight days, with an allowance . of
seven hours for delays.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF REPUB
LICANS. - Fusion in Oregon is an assured
fact ; all the worshippers of free sil
ver will unite and make one grand
rush for. the offices. To the Repub
lican party do the people look to
save the state from Populism and its
consequent evils. To accomplish
this result every Republican vote is
needed; and docs the Oregonian
think it is making converts when it is
trying to drive out of the party
every man who at some time may
have been misled in his financial
views? It so, it can no longer'claim
so speak for the party, but must be
classed simply as the organ of :i fac
tion, hound unreservedly to do what
its master directs, and in this in
stance the master is Joe Simon.
As a matter of fact, John H.
Mitchell is a far better Republican
today than Harvey Scott. Mitchell
was willing during the lust attempted
meeting of the legislature that any
good Republican should be chosen 'to
the senate. Mitchell was never a
party wrecker, and while he may
have trimmed his political sails too
closelj-, yet he never delighted in
bringing destruction upon the entire
organization as does Scott or Simon,
if thereby some petty end may be
gained or some troublesome rival
brought low.
The "gold standard-' is simply a
cover for Simon to play his. game of
politics. If be thought it profitable
he would make, a deal with' the Pop
ulists tomorrow, as tie did a year ago
at Salem. The Chkonicxe has no
quarrel to pick with anyone, but it
dislikes to see the . Oregonian class
everybody as believers in free sil
ver who happen to oppose Joe Si
mon's politic?, when the truth is the
better class of men all over the state
are opposed to his political methods.
Every Republican vote will be
needed next June, and if the Orego
nian' wishes the party to triumph, it
should hold out the o'ive branch of
peace instead ot brandishing the
bludgeon of war.
The country has several times had
reason to congratulate iteelf that so
safe and able a man as President Mc
Kinley is at "he head of affairs. In
the emergency which is now threat
ening the nation through the possi
bility of war the president is acquitt
ing himself most admirably. He is
cautious, self-controlled, but vigil
ant, while his prompt refusal to
entertain Spain's request for General
Lee's recall has brought quick re
sponse from the people.. President
McKinley is a far , greater statesman
than many admitted him to be When
nominated for the presidency, and in
his administration - the people of
America may rely, confident that
wisdom and patriotism will' guide In
every crisis. It is fortunate we have
such a man in the place of power
just at this time.
All the patriotism in the country is
not confined to the "yellow journals"
bj any means. Shouldwar come,
there will be such an . outpouring of
volunteers that the answer to Presi
dent Lincoln's call wi'l be fairly
eclipsed. War is a dreadful thing,
but if it needs must come, the peo
p'e of America are ready. No North,
no South divide the country now;
an ex-Confederate brigadier-general
represents the nation at Havana, and
a Union soldier sits in the presiden
tial chair at. Washington. The coun
try is more united today than it ever
was, and should war come, all traces
of sectionalism will be completely
swept away. ..
.The Klondike relief expedition
has turned out as everybody expect
ed it would, a huge fake. If the
government really Wants to be of
service to the people of Alaska, let it
send steamers to bring the surplus
population of Skaguay home, and
lessen the victims in that fever
stricken community.
It was the consensus of opinion of
those who attended the wool conven
tion that The Dalles is going to have
the best business season this spring
in its history. , All indications bear
out the statement thai money will be
plenteous in every line of trade. Is
npt this the time to provide for the
permanent prosperity of our city by
inducing foreign capital to invest in
manufacturing enterprises? The
goal is well woith the trial. ' -
Oregon is to have a taste of the
sorrows that other communities ex
perience. "Cyclone" Davis, the fa
mous middle cf-the-road Populist, is
to campaign the state for free silver.
Only "Cyclone" has changed his
views and no longer walks in the
middle of. the street, but is bowling
for fusion. It is not known jtxt
what office he is after.
AN EMBARRASSING MISTAKE.
The Toons Man Thoaeht She Was a
Beggar.
He was very busy, no doubt, ponder
ing some deep subject. He strode along
with his hat well over h'.s brow and his
eyes Used upon the ground. lie had
been accosted several times in the block
by beggars and had his train of thought
interrupted by stopping to fling them
a co'n.
He vus vaguely aware that a figure
had stopped in front of him and he said,
rather testilj-:
"1 haven't any change.''
The gasp of breath which caused him
to look up produced an exclamation
from his lordship. Standing becrc him
was a fairer vision than is usually be
held in Wall street. She was a very
charming young woman, wearing the
very choicest of grass-cloth gowns,
under which gleamed a dark-ros? siJk.
She held her pretty parasol well away
from her face as she looked haughtily
at him, and her cheeks grew crimson
under her veil, until they rivaled the
American. Beauty rose, shcwore at her
belt. ; . -
He tried to apologize, but before he
could summon the proper words she
turned to a man near, who looked as if
he would be willing to spend his life in
her service, and asked him the way to
her lawyer's office. She evidently was
in a port of New York new to her, and
there was not a messenger boy or por
liceman in sight.
With a glance of triumph at the first
one he gave her the necessary directions,
prolonging them as much as he dared
that he might look intc the beautiful
eyes .upturned to his own.
He raised his hat when she said, with
a bewitching smile: "Thank you so
much," and disappeared in the crowd.
"Better look before you speak, old
fellow," he said to the other one.-.
They were both en route to the law
yers club for puncheon, and though it
cost him a couple of bottles of wine to
keep the story quiet, it got out some
how, and one only has to say, in a high,
mock feminine voice: "Kind sir, can
you tell me the way " to tease that ris
ing young lawyer, who has mentally
vowed to scan very carefully every one
who approaches him in future before
he takes it for granted ii is a beggar.
N. Y. Telegram. . .
LONDON DOGS OUT CALLING.
Their Cards Go Up with Those of Their
: .. . Mistresses. r
It appears, from an article in the
Figaro by M. Paul Megnin, that In Lon
don at the present time it is not only the
fashion for a lady to provide her lap
dog with a little wardrobe and even a
handkerchief, but to) have visiting cards
made for it, too.- When a fashionable
lady pays a visit, taking her lapdog with
her, she sends up the dog s card along
with her own.
M. Megnin says he was visiting the
editor of one of the leading sporting pa
pers in London, when the servant
brought in two cards, one that of a lady
and the other as follows:
: - . MRS. FRIVOLJTT. :
: CoUle. ' :
' Asked if he knew the name on the
card, M. Megnin said he presumed it
was some dog fancier. He was greatly
surprised to Bee a lady come in, accom
panied by a handsome collie.
M. Megnin went to a stationer's shop
and ordered 100 enrds for his little dog.
He was again surprised to lind that the
stationer had some ready printed, neat
ly' packed in pretty little card cases.
NEWS NOTES.
- Monday's Daily.
Consul-General Lee will not be re
called and the United States will send
food to starving Cubans in war vessels.
Late reports state that 10,000 Klon
dike are oil the war-path, on account
of the Canadian government stationing
custom house officials at the bead of the
passes. '..-' . . . .' '
The Portland Tribune says that if the
government carries out the policy agreed
upon by the president and hia cabinet,
ia less than a week we will be involved
in war with Spain. The Spanish atroci
ties in Cuba and their failure to end the
war by pacific means, together with the
Maine disaster, will be the leading causes
for action. . . . .
Tuw day's Dally.
Kich quartz mines have been discov
ered near Dawson. They are eaid to be
richer than any placer claims. .
- The pretident has secured an option
on eight war vessels in Europe and four
Japanese vessels in this country.
Hon. Theodore Davie, chief justice
and ex-premier of British Columbia,
died yesterday morning at Victoria. '
The Tageblatt yesterday published a
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Hit John Tansey, of 130 Baker Street,
Detroit, Michigan, is one of those women
who always know just what to do in all
trouble and sickness. One that is a mother
to those in distress.. To a reporter she said :
"I am the. mother of ten children and
have raised eight of them. Several years
ago we had a serious time with my daughter,
which began when she was about sixteen
years, old. She did not have any serious
illness but seemed to gradually waste away.
Having never had any' consumption in our
families, as we come of good old Irish and
Scotch descent, we did not think it was that
disease. . Neither did she have a hacking
cough, yet she grew thinner and paler each
day. Our doctor called the disease by an
odd name which, as I afterward learned,
meant lack of blood.
- "U is impossible to describe the feelings
Johnand I had as we noticed our daughter
lowjy passing away from us. As a last re
sort I was induced to try Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale People, made by the Dr. Wil
liams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N.
Y., which I understood contained iq a con
densed form all the elements . necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
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dispatch from Pekin saying China has
agreed to lease Port Arthur and Tallin
Wan to Bussia for ninety-nine years.
' Sunday morning Havana was awak
ened by the hiss of rockets and military
music that announced the arrival of an
other cruiser. . It was the Alfonso 13tb,
loaded with 1500 Spanish soldiers.
"Cyclone" Davis of Texas is to be
sent to Oregon by the silver parties to
preach silver unity to the Populists.
Tho "Cyclone" goes as a former middle-of-the-road
' Populist, who has seen the
error of the past and is now a convert to
fusion.
' It is probable that both the bills for
the relief of the survivors and the vic
tims of the Maine disaster and the sen
ate bill creating two additional regi
ments of artillery", with which to man
the coast defenses, will pass the house
this week. " - ' - '.''
' The senate wil1, in all probability, be
gin the week with the consideration of
the bill ' making appropriation for the
District of Columbia, and when this is
Time to the Benefits of
She Helps, Them.
Newt, Detroit, Mich.
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taken half a box, there was a decided change,
and after three months' treatment you would
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have always kept the pills in the house since
and have recommended them to every one I
could.' I have told many mothers about
them and they have made some wonderful
cures. One of the girls had a young lady
friend .that came to the house almost every
day, and she was a sight. Honestly, she
seemed almost transparent. I did not care
to have my daughters associate with her, as
I was afraid she would drop dead some day
when they were out on the street. ' I recom
mended and begged her to take Dr. Wil
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and told
her of their sterling qualities and how the
cost was slight, being only 50 cents a box or
six boxes for $2.50, at any druggist's. Final
ly I induced her to try them.
"They helped her wonderfully, and un
doubtedly saved her life. She now recom
mends them to other young women. '
"Every mother in this land should keep
these pills in the house, as they are good for
many other ailments. I don't believe in
doctoring and never spent much money in
medicines, but I can recommend Dr. Wil
liams' Pink Pills to every mother that has
a daughter just coining into womanhood."
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