THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1898.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
The only Republican Daily Newrpapei on
Watco County.
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Sheriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk A M. Kelsay
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, , IA. 3. Blowers
Commissioners D. H. Kimsry
Assessor vy. H. Whipple
Surveyor .oit
Sapenntendeat ol Public Schools. . .C. L. Gilbert
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Call fur Republican County Convention
and Notice of Primary Elections.
The Republican County Convention of Wawo
county, mme oi uregon, is of reuy caiieu iu ineet
jn issues uht, in saia county, on
Wednesday, April O, 1808,
t the hour of 8 o'clock a. m . of sa'd day, for the
j.urpoo of nominating candidates lor the lollow
ing county officers:
One County Commissioner, County Clerk,
-Count SneriiT, County Treasurer. County As
sessor, County School Superintendent, C uniy
(kroner and Conntv Surveyor: also precinct of
ficers for the several precincts of said county :
and ten delegates, to the Republican atu'e and
Second District Confrressicual Conventions, and
' to transact men other business as may properly
-come Deiore said county vxuvenuon.
The convention will consist of 93 delegates
chosen by the several precincts, and the several
precincts of said county n ill be entitled to repre
sentation in suia convention as ioitows
..8 Kineslcy 2
..8 Mosicr 3
. .2 fcansene 2
..3 Oak Grove 3
..2 Ramsey 2
..4 Tygh Valley 3
. 3 Trevitt 7
..9 Visnto 2
..5 West Dalles 7
..2 Wtst Hood Biver....8
..6 Waaiic 2
'The same beinc one delegate at large from each
precinct, and one delevate for every twenty-five
vote and one delegate for every fraction over
precii cts for Hon. T. T. Geer, Republican candi
date for pr- sidentlal elector at the November
-wction in jew.
PRIMARIES.
Primaries to elect delegates to said County
Convention will be hold in e"h of the several
precincts in said Wasco connty on March 2C,
isus. in .asi uaues precinct toe pons ox saia
nrimarv election will be located at the East End
. Hose Co.s house, and D. 1L Roberts. W. H. Butts
and L. a. Davis will act as Judges at said elec
tion. In Bigelow precinct the polls will be lo-
cated at the oflice of Wm. Michell. and A. N.
Varney, J. . Bamett and Douglas Dufur will
act as judges at said election. In Trevitt pre
cinct tbe polls will be located In the county
court loom, and C. E. Bayard, Frank Vosrt and
S. h. Biooks will act as judges at said election;
and In West Dalles precinct the polls will be lo-
catcd at tbe City Mills, and W. D. Dart, C. M.
.foots and J. F. StaoieN will act as judges of
tsaid election. In Antelope precinct the polls
wi'I be locaud at the usual voting place, and It.
.8. Kimsey, r N. Splcei and F. Irvine will act as
judges of said election.
-Toe polls in each of said rlrecincts, in said pri
mary election, will be kept open from 12 o'clock
noon to 7 p. m. mr tne reception oi votes, i ne
Antelope
Bigelow
Baldwin
Bake Oven
Columbia
Dnfiir
Deschntes
Eu&t Dalle
.East Hood Ri er. .
Eight Mile..
Falls
.polls In each of the other precincts in the county
cn
o'clock p. m. on said 2Clh day of March, 1898, and
.'rail be located in the usual voting- places in eac
precinct, and will be opened at the hour of 2
the elec iou will be conducted in the usual
. - manner.
Dated at Dalles City, Oregon, this 9th day of
March, 1SI. J. M. PATTERSON,
Chairman Republican County Com.
c M. T. NOLAN, Secretary.
tsngland's attitude.
turning: It to our ad-
met with wonderful
"With a war cloud hanging over
this country the latest or Chinese
phase ot tbe Eastern question be
comes of the highest importance to
America. The 'present situation is
oot so very unlike that which pre
vailed when our war of independence
was on, only the relations to this
country of the European powers in
volved are reversed.
At the time Great Britain was try
ing to forge anew our colonial chains
that country had complications on
band with continental Europe. They
may well have seemed, on that side
of the Atlantic, incalculably more
important than the revolutionary
war. Benjamin Franklin, that peer
less diplomat, grasped the situation,
and set about
vantage. He
success. As matters now stand, the
problem may prove to be: How
can England's necessity be our op
portunity ? Or, to put the case from
the British point of view: How can
the strained relations between Spain
nd the United States be made help
ful to England in thwarting the tri
parite alliance now threatening Brit
ish interests in the far East?
In itself considered, the Eastern
-question does not fall within Ameri
ca's "sphere of influence," It is no
concern of ours whether Russia holds
J?ort Arthur or ac(, or whether the
Chinese empire stands or falls. But
oar; international policy' must be
shaped and directed with a view to
the carrying out of the international
ijwlicy which dictated the fifty-mill-ion-dollar
bill, or act, as it has now
"become. -
From the standpoint of govern
mental history our alliant sympathies
should be ' with tbe continental
powers, but in the present condition
of affairs it is London, and not Paris,
Berlin or St. Perersburg, which .can
help or harm us.
We ask no assistance of any alli
ance in confronting any army or
navy Spain can command, however
formidable, but wo might be sorely
wounded by raids on American se
curities. The great bulk of them are
held in England. They are our "beel
of Achilles." If, as now seems prob
able, England is particularly anxious
to have the moral support of tbe
United States in her Chinese policy,
she can hardly fail to see that it
would be an egregious blunder to
allow a bear raid upon our securities.
Such a raid could make no differ
ence with the final result, hut it
could enormously inctense the actual
cost of defending and promoting our
national interests.
. The tone of. the London press is
remarkably friendly to this country.
It was never more so than it is now.
The fan supposition is that the great
molders of 'British public sentiment
not only recognize the justice of our
position, and have confidence that
we will make no unreasonable de
mand upon Spain, but that they see
n the present condition a great op
portunity. Aver since our second
war with England that nation has
been profoundly impressed with the
magnitude and variety of our rapid
ly developing resources. It is tbe
part of statesmanship to recognize
and improve all favorable interna
tional circumstances, following with
clear perception what is, not blindly
subservient to what has been. Inter
Ocean.
J Its policy was 'to prevent a foieign
nation from supplementing its regu
lar navy by privateers that should
act as commerce destroyers, while
using its own great, and at that time
unrivaled, navy as an instrument for
the destruction of the- commerce of
any nation with which it might be
at war.' Europe, Spain excepted,
acqueesced in Britain's demand, and
has regretted its folly a thousand
times. There were diplomats . in
Britain in those days, and tbe. treaty
for abolition of privateering . is a
monument t their art. Tbe United
States had diplomats also, and by
their shrewdness we were saved from
falling into the British trap. The
outcome is that if there be war we
can employ privateers, and it is prob
able that we shall.
and if war Is to result, every day
gained in preparation will bear good
results later on. " It 'is" fortunate for
the country that the men in author
ity enjoy the confidence of congress
and the people as do President Mc
Kinley and his advisers. Very dif
ferent is this feeling now from
what it was in tbe closing daj's of
Buchanuan's' administration. .
WHAT FUSION MEANS.
THE RIGHT OF PRIVATEERING
Tbe latest silliness finds expression
in a note of alarm lest Spain should
employ privateers to harry our com
merce in the event of war. . Priva
teerinz is a legitimate incident of
war, of which the United States
would not hesitate to avail itself,
and of which it could avail itself in
a degree tbat Spain could not ap
proach. The ethics of privateering
were discussed by Thomas Jefferson
in a paper dated July 4, 1812. He
said:
What is war? It is simply a con
test between factions as to which can
do the most harm to the other. Who
carries on the warf Armies and
navies tbat are made up of individuals.
How is the battle gained ? By the
death of individuals. What pro
duces peace? The distress of indi
viduals occasioned by the conduct of
war. Ui wnat 'iirxerence is it to me
loser of a merchant vessel whether
bis ship is captured by a man-of-war
or a privateer ?
This is a clear statement of a
dreadful case, says the Inter Ocean.
War is dreadful. The most merci
ful conduct of war is that which most
quickly produces what Jefferson
called such "distress of individuals"
as will bring it to a close. Such
distress as the result of loss of prop
erty is less deplorable than that
which is tbe result- of loss of life.
Tbe function of a privateer is cap
tare or destruction of the maritime
property of a nation that is at war
with another.
So much for the ethics of privateer
ing. Aow ror the law or tuo case.
At the close ot the Crimean war all
the' European powers, Spain being
excepted, entered into an agreement
by which privateering was abolished.
Britain then was the dominant power
in European politics, and as the
largest owner of goods afloat had
most to 'fear from their capture by
privateering vessels.' Spain declined
to be a party to tbe agreement for
the very sufficient reason that while
she was unable to keep a great navy
in readiness for war, and bad com
paratively little commerce afloat, she
could at any time become dangeroi s
by issuing letteis of marque to pri
vateers. The United States declined
to become a party to the treaty upon
a higher ground. This country met
tbe British proposition for theabso
lute prohibition of privateering by a
most equitable counter proposition.
It demanded that vessels of war, as
well as privateers, should be, re
strained from attacking anil captur
ing or destroying ships or cargoes
that were the property of individuals.
This would have reduced war on the
ocean to the condition of tbat on
land,' in which private property is
exempt from seizure.
But Britain would not -consent.
Tomorrow the experiment of fu
sion in Wasco county will be begun.
For the first time, at least in recent
years, fie Democratic party has
abondoned its individual existence
and merged its principles with those
of the Populists and free silver Re
publicans. There is no logical rea
son why fusion is not the proper
thing1, for tbe opponents of theRe
publican party to decide upon. The
Democrats, free silventes and Popu
lists have no thought further than
free silver, and they can undoubted
ly advance their pet hobby better
by united action than they can by.
pulling apart. In name only are
these various parties distinct, and
the time is not far distant when this
artificial division - will exist 'no
longer.
It must be a source of. disappoint
ment to many members of the Pop
ulist party who sincerely believe in the
initiative and referendum, the gov
ernment ownership of railways and
telegraphs, and the various other doc
trines once so dear to the Populist's
heart, to see the party swallowed up
by its ancient enemies, the Demo
crats, and made but a catspaw in the
bunt for office; and yet this is what
is being; done- to the Pops. The
campaign as now proposed will be
but an onslaught for offices, with the
free silver idea made prominent to
deceive tbe voters.
There never was & time when tbe
Republicans of this county should
maintain the party organization as at
present The opponents of sound
money are arrayed in solid columns
and can be defeated only by earnest,
concerted work. This is not a time
for factions to creep into the party.
Tbe principles are too important to
be subservient to the interests of any
man or set of men.
.The Klondike relief expedition
has turned out to be a ridiculous
affair, and so it is v proven to have
been from the inception. .Ithow is
said that there is food enough til
ready in the Dawson City district to
last tbe inhabitant for another year.
As a means of advertisement for
Portland the relief expedition was of
service, but it was rather an cxpen
sive donation for the government.
If you want to have f
-FRUIT.
- Yoti must Spray and Prune. We have
The Bean,
Remarks a long-headed exchange
"Before Spam declares war, it will
be well for it to ascertain where it
will secure ccal for its warships on
the Atlantic coast. Not in Cuba
because the United States will occupy
the island. Not In Mexico, because
the Mexicans have no special friend
ship for the Spanish; and not else
where on the continent, because there
arc no availible supply points within
reach. The battleships and cruisers
will operate at great disadvantage
unless the Spanish find the English
unexpectedly friendly."
The Portland Tribune administers
a deserved rebuke to the Oregonian
for the litter's ill-advised - and cruel
editorial upon tbe death of Mrs
Thurston. The Oregorrian's remarks
were entirely out of place and bor
dered upon tbe inhuman:
NEWS NOTES.
It is not strange tbat the merit
system in civil service should strike
tbe mind of Tammany as a very ob
jectionable limitation of its political
power. It is pot tbat Mayor Van
Wyck. hke Governor Black, desires
less "starch" in the rules; but he
evidently wants no starch at alL He
appointed a commission for New
York likely to agree with him, and
this commission has revised the rules,
and the mayor has promulgated
them. If they stand tbe test of the
co.urts, Tammany will be happy, for
tbe barriers to the spoils system are
substantially broken down. The ex
ceptions to the classified list are so
numerous as to embrace nearly all
the more desirable positions. Those
which are subject to competition are
not properly safeguarded. The ap
pointing officer may object to any
eligible person, and; if be can sustain
his objection before the commission.
another eligible person must be certi
fied to him. Practically, he will be
able to get ttie man he wants. It is
to be hoped that tbe courts will de
cide that tbe new rules are . not
valid without tbe approval of the
state civil service commission. '
The administration is showing a
great deal of, forethought in its man
agement of tbe Spanish imbroglio.
It is evident that some intimation of
the report to be . made by the naval
commission has reached Washington
and that the President does not wish
the "findings to be ofHcially made
know until this country is ready for
war if it be necessary.. There can
be little doubt but that the report
will state that the Maine was de
stroyed by an external explosion,
. Wednesday s Dally.
The Peunoyer men carried tte Demo
cratic primary in Portland yesterday.
. At present Madrid' is quiet and tbe
Spanish show no great desire for war.
It is expected today that the naval
court of inquiry will report this week
' A special received this morning states
mountain troops are ready to overran
Cuba if hostilities commence.
Skagnay is at present under martial
law. Tbe town is more orderly than' it
has been daring the entire winter.
Advices state that submarine mines
have been placed in tbe channel at
Sandy Hook, and the presence of naval
ships is not considered necessary for the
safety of the port.
Three prominent insurgent leaders,
Colonel Alvarez, Lieutenant Colonel
Nunez and Major Espinosa, decided to
surrender to the Spaniards in Santa
Clara province and to accept autonomy,
Tbey also prevailed upon a considerable
number of their followers to agree to
accompany them. Before their plans
could be executed. General Bertnadez,
commanding the insurgent forova in
Santa Clara, learned of the plot. A
secret court-martial was held without
the knowledge of the guilty officers and
the latter were sentenced to death. This
sentence was executed by the insurgents.
Thursday's Dally, t
An Italian cruiser has probably been
purchased by the United States.
Spain objects to the United States
making war preparations around Key
Weet.
The Bepublican leaders of tbe bouse
are pressing for an early adjournment,
and it is said tbat their course meets the
fall approval of the president.
Tbe senate, after the passage yester
day of a number of bills on the calendar,
began the consideration of a measure
providing for a national system of quar
antine. Little beyond tbe reachni of
the bill was accomplished.
The construction cf five modern dry
locks was agreed on Tuesday by the
bouse committee on naval affairs. They
are to be located at Portsmouth, K. H. ;
Bo3ton, League island, near Philadel
phia; Algiers, La.; and Mare island,
Cal.
A semi official agency, in Madrid yes
terday publishes the following an
nouncement: "It is useless to talk of
tbe sale of Cuba. The sale could not be
arranged, except by parliament, and it
Is impossible that any Spanish chamber
would agree to sell the island at aDy
price.'' . ' : " "
THE WHEAT MARKET.
The Myers and
The Demming
Spray Pump?.
We can give you a complete outfit for from $5.00 to
$25. OO. Take a look at them before you bay.
In Pruning Goods we have Saws, Sbearo, Buckeve Prun
ers 2 and 3 foot, and Water's Tree Pruners 6 and 8 fe'et long.
. Our Prices are Right.
MAIER & BENTON,
Hardware and Grocery TU nll n
V Merchants rj UdlltJb, UI.
Toi)ey Saud is Tor;ey Earijed.
Wishes to inform the public that he is still in the
UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE-FRAME BUSINESS.
And persons needing anything in these lines can save money
by calling on him before dealing elsewhere.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Third and Washington Sts.
before resulting from tbe continuance
of tbe lemarkably favorable weather
prevailing all over wheat sections. The
opening price lor July ranged from
858'85i8'c.
Nbw Yobk Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.03
f. o. b. afloat ; cloeed at M decline.
May, 9799Je, closed at 98c.
IN HONOR OF IRELAND'S PATRON
St. Patrick's Day Daly Celebrated at the
' K. of P. Hall Last Evening.
TO SURPASS NIAGARA.
A. Few Quotations From Various Mar
kets of the World.
The wheat market in this plae9 has
been extremely quiet daring tbe pact
week. Portland exporters have quit
bidding and the only demands madeftit
present are by the mills. The prices of
fered by the buyers at this point is 70c
for club and 72c for choice b'uestem.
while iu Portland 75o is offere l'for
Walla Walla and 77o for choica Valley.
' .. ....
Chicago Whept was , very weak at
the opening on the 16th inst. Tbe bear
ish sentiment of tbe curb of the evening
About thirty sons of the Emerald Isle
with their wives and a few invited
guests, met last higbt at the K. of P.
hall to observe tbe feast of St. Patrick
In a fitting manner, as well as to observe
the centennial anniversary of tbe Irish
rebellion of 1798. At the opening of the
meeting J. P. Mclnerny was elected
chairman, and on accepting the office
he introduced Nicholas J. Sinnott. who
made an eloquent talk ,on tbe Irish na
tion, its Straggle for independence, as
well as the loyalty ot its subjects, not
only td their own flag, but also to the
country to which English oppression
bas led them to emigrate. He recount
ed tbe many acts of Irishmen during tbe
wars of our country, and while he urged
all to love the green flag, at tbo same
time be declared that their love for tbe
same should always be subordinate to
the love of our country's flag, tbe stars
and stripes. Mr. Sinnott's epeech
throughout was admirably delivered,
and showed the young man to be an
orator of no mean ability.
Reverend Fathers Broosgeest and Ver-
Qaag were present and made short ad
dresses, while Mayor Nolan did himself
proud in an Irish recitation. A musical
program was also rendered and a boun
tiful, repast served.
The evening's pleasures closed with a
social dance, which continued until 1 a.
at which ttime the merry-makers
disbanded for the evening, to meet
again next March 17tb.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that there will
be an annual meeting of tbe stockhold
ers of Tbe Dalles, Portland & Astoria
Navigation Co. at their office Saturday,
April 2, 1898, at 2 p. m., for the parpose
of electing seven directors, and transact
ing such other business as mav properly
come before said meeting. By order of
the president.
The Dalles March 1, 1898.
C. L. Phillips, Secy.
' .' . Best of All. ,
To cleanse the.eystem in a gentle and
truly "beneficial manner, when tbe
springtime comes, use the true and per
fect remedy, Syrup of Figs. Buy the
genuine. Manufactured by the Califor
nia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale by
all druggists, at 50 cents per bottle.
To Cure at Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund tLe money if
they fail to care.. 25c. '
An English Paper' Account of an
American Project.
Big as the Niagara scheme is, work
has just cemmunced upon a still larger
scheme cf water power development
near Massena, on the St. Lawrence river,
United States of America, says Cham
bers' Journal. It is intended to develop
here 150,000 horse power by taking ad
vantage of the difference in level be
tween the St. Lawrence' river and the
Grass river, flowing- nearly parallel
to it at a distance of 3 miles. A big
carnal is to be cut across the intervening
plateau, and a fall of water 50 feet in
height thus obtained on the banks of
the Grass river. The latter river will
itself form the "tail race" of the power
station.
This scheme dwarfs the Niagara one.
since not only do the plans provide for
a greater amount of power, but man is
g-oing to do what nature has done for
him at Niagara namely, provide the
waterfall The necessary capital for
carrying iout this scheme has been, pro
vided, work has been commenced,, and
it is hoped that some of the turbines
and dynamos will be working by De
cember, 1898. If no unforeseen diffi
culty occur, and if this scheme be com
pleted by the date named, it will cer
tainly form one of the most remarkable
achievements of the century. ' .
Queer Greetings.
A South Sea islander greets a friend
by flinging a jar of water over his head.
In Russia it is correct for gentlemen to
press the foreheads of ladies whom they
know intimately with their lips; and in'
Germany and other continental nations
kissing between men is by no means
uncommon.
50 Years 50
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Street, Portland, Oregon.