THE DAliLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. APRIL 2 1898 .
The Weekly Chfoniele.
COUNTY OFFIC1A.I.B.
Count; Judge. ..Bobt Mays
Sheriff- - T. J. Driver
Clerk A M- Kelsay
TresxuYer C. K Phillips
Commissioner.
I A. 9. mowera
D. B. Klmsey
W. H. Wblpi.M
finmvor .-.... B. olt
BuDennienient of Public BcfaooU. . .C. L. Gilbert
Cofoner W. H. Butts
The only Republican Daily New$papei on
Wasco councv.
Call for Republican County Convention
The Republican County Convention of Wasco
countv. Slate oi Oregon, i hereby culled to meet
in iMile City, in aid county, on
Wednesday, April 6, 1898,
at the hour of 8 o'clock a. m. of m'd day, for the
rarooee of nominating cauaidates lor the fu.low
Ids county officers:.
One Countv Commissioner, County Clerk,
Count Sneritt; Countv Tieasurer, County A
stuor, Countv School Bupeilntendent, & uuty
Osroner and County Surveyor; also precinct of
ficers . for the several preclucts of said county:
and ten delegates, to the Republican Stae and
Second Uitrict Congressicual Conventions, and
to transact such other buiness as may properly
come before said County Convention.
The convention alll consist of 93 delegates
chosen by the several precincts, and the several
precincu of sale count ill be entitled to repre
sentation in said convention as follows:
Antelope 8 Kingslcy 2
Iiimiow 8 Musier...: S
Dnlduin.'. 2 Kaiuene . .- 2
liukeOven S Oak lirove 8
Columbia -...2 Ramsey.. ...2
Dnfur Tjgh Valley 3
Deschutes 3 Trevitt. -.
Kai-t IMile- 9 Vi:nU 2
t lifxd Rier 5 W est Dalles
tight ill le. 2 Wst Hood hivor 8
1-Mlls 6 Wamic 2
The same being one delegate at large from each
precinct, and one delevate for every twenty-five
voles and one delegate for every fraction over
one-hall i twenty-live votes cast in each of said
recti cts for Hun. T. T. t.eer, Kepublican candi
date for pr- Mucutlal elector at the November
diction in iuo.
Iat?d at DdHes City, Oregon, this 9th dny of
aiurcu, ioy&. - - i a 1 1 1. now .. .
Chairman Republican County Com,
St. T. KOLAN, Secretary.
REMOVAL OF TUE MAINE.
The objection raised by Spain to
the removal of ihe wreck of the
Maine from Havana harbor are sim
ply vexatious and untenable in law,
state or international. The right of
an owner to remove the wreck of a
sunken ship is limited only by his
ability to perform the work of re
moval, says the Tribune. The right
exists whether the owner is a gov
, eminent or an individual.
Because it is lying in British
waters, the British Columbia local
authorities recently attempted to
prevent the owners of the Corona
from raising its sunken bull. The
minister of t!ie interior overruled
their action and the owners were al
lowed to continue the work on the
wreck. The acquiescence of our
government to the objections of
-"Spain is to remove further conten
tion the Spanish government might
raise in regard to the controversy
"Connected with the Maine disaster.
"That our government does not exer
- cise its jiht to remove our sunken
""TOCsafip is no conclusion against the
"existence of the right.
Spain's objections can be waived
for the present. We have methods
by which our wrecked warship will
find itself once again under the flag
it, living, carried so bravely, or, if it
remain where it is, futurity knows
that the bottom of Havana harbor
-will be a part of the soil of the
United States.
While the country is disposed to
be patient and give to the president
necessary time in which to try all
peaceable methods in settling our
troubles with Spain, yet this uncer
tainty cannot go on much longer.
Many believe we have temporized
too much as it is, and have allowed
the suffering and murder in Cuba to
continue till part of the crime can
be Iain at our doors. Spain has
. done enough to warrant her being
swept from the roster of the nations,
and the United States has reasons
sufficient to justify decisive action.
We trust that President McKmley,
in his great desire to avoid the hor
rors of war, will not delay much
longer. The patience of the people
may soon , become exhausted, and
then it will be hard to prevent them
from resorting . to measures more
stringent than are wise. '
It is stated that the Oregonian,
-which is publishing a series of letters
by one Wallace McCammant, a
youth not altogether ' unknown to
fame upon the political situation in
Maltnomah county, has refused to
publish answers to the same written
by opponents of Mr. McCamment
and his political godfather, Mr. Si
mon. If such be the case, the Ore-
gonian is not , fulfilling its claims as
an independent journal, which is not
the organ of any man or faction.
The people want the truth, and when
evidence is suppressed by one side, it
is regarded as indicating that if the
evidence were produced it would be
against the party wishing to suppress
it. If the Oregonian be wholly right
in its views of local politics, it should
not be afraid of anything the Anti
Simon people may say.
WHAT MUST BE LONEt.
For , many years the problem of
transportation was a troublesome one
for The "Dalles. Depending entirely
upon a single line of railroad, our
merchants were compelled to pay
freight- rates great' in excess of
what Ihey should have been. This
condition was ameliorated only
through persistent agitation and the
efforts of our citizf ns, which resulted
in an independent line of steamers
being placed upon the river. This
brought freight rates to their proper
level. With the advent of compet
ing transportation, the business of
this city, received a great impetus,
and attention was directed to this
place because of the recognized ad
vantages which The Dalles held over
other Eastern Oregon towns. No
other factor has done so much tow
ard the upbuilding of this city as the
starting and maintaining of the boat
line.
The completion of the Cascade
Locks has removed forever any pos
s'.bility of the merchants of The
Dalies becoming the prey of foreign
monopoly. Low freight rates are
permanently secured, and the bene
fit can hnrdly be overestimated.
.Some are making the mistake,
however, of supposing that this alone
provides for the permanent prosper
ity and growth of The Dalles. This
is hardly the case, notwithstanding
it is a great aid in such a direction,
Other means must be provided to
continue and increase the trade now
coming to this point, so that com
pensation may be had for the loss of
territory which may be lapped by
the building of railroads from other
places. ,
There are two propositions which
must be kept ever in view by those
who have at heart the city's welfare.
One is that a better system of roads
leading into the interior must be de
vised; and the other is that the man
ifest destiny of The Dalles, if proper
ly worked out, is to become a manu
facturing center. The arguments in
favor of these contentions have been
repeated so often and are known so
well that it is useless to state them
here; but the time has come, or is
coming fast, when something more
than mere acknowledgement of their
force will suffice. We car-not live
because of the past alone ; it is nec
essary to prepare for the future, and
this year,fn the minds of many, de
cides whether we intend to fulfill our
destiny, or let it slip by unnoticed,
as many other good things have
done.
The position occupied by Presi
dent McKinley just now is peculiarly
a hard one. Upon him rests the
responsibility of settling the Spanish
difficulty without war, if possible,
and at the same time satisfy the de
mands of the American people, the
great majority of whom favor' ag
gressive movement in the direction
of war. Today will probably de
termine whether or not congress it
self will take the matter in charge.
The president has acted most honor
ably and creditably in all his negoti
ations, and congress would do well to
allow him a little more time in bring
ing Spain ' to terms. At the same
time none will 'deny that the incen
tive and provocation for congress to
declare war immediately is great-
Joseph Simon will make a desper
ate struggle for political existence at
the k Republican convention in Asto
ria. If be and his candidates are
beaten, Simon will soon pass from off
the political stage and a new dispen
sation will begin in the Republican
party. The reports from the pri
mary e'ections held in the different
counties indicate that tbe anti-Simon
sentiment is very strong. If the
Simon-Scctt combine is defeated in
the district convention, Judge North
rup should get. his running harness
on again, as there will likely be
another bolt.
Now is the time, for statesmanship
in the Republican party to come to
the front, aud for the "politicians" to
go the rear. Republican success
next June depends altogether upon
the wisdom shown in party councils
between no and the close of the As
toria convention. Nothing can be
more certain than that a bolt by a
disgruntled faction at that conven
tion will mean Populist success at
the polls. Outside of Multnomah
county the party in the state is united,
and tbe delegates who attend the
convention should do now. ns they
should have done two 3'ears ago, ig
nore the Multnomah county fight and
make nominations wujch shall appeal
to the. commendation of the people
at large, whether they meet the views
of the professional politician or not.
PEACE OR WARf
Today marks the crisis - in the
Spanish trouble. The latest reports
received indicate that the answer of
Spain to President McKinley's ulti
matum has been received at Wash
ington and that ' the contents will
soon be made public. Upon the
answer depecds peace or war. We
cannot help believing thit a peaceful
solution of the problem is probable,
and that ' Spain will accede to the
demands of this nation and of hu
manitv. Not to do so would be
national suicide. Without the sup.
port of a single European nation of
first-rate power, Spain can expect
nothing but defeat, and defeat means
utter bankruptcy and annihilation of
the present Spanirh regime. It were
better for Spain now to acknowledge
the jsuperiority of strength which
America possesses and bow to the
inevitable. v
let by the desperate straits in
which the Spanish government finds
itself! that government may be drawn
to war. nreferiuff to suffer what it
would call honorable defeat than sur
render at the command of another
nation its hold upon Cuba. Death
and devastation may be preferable
to tbe proud Caslilian blood than to
acknowledge non-success after the
boastful claims put forth regarding
Cuba.
This incident in history is thrill
ing, jno communication was ever
fraught with weightier results than
the one now supposed to be in the
president's hand. The country-
awaits tbe promised information with
feverish anxiety.
YOU NO MEN FOR ACTION.
In ordinary times the American
people pay very little attention to
the navy, especially to the peisonnel
of its officers. There are no fewer
than fifty-seven of the high-grade
officers of our navy who saw service
in the war of the rebellion, yet there
is not one of them all whose name
was at all familiar to tbe general
public prior to the blowing up of the
Maine, except that Captain Mahan
had achieved fame as a writer. Dur
ing the war Farragut, Foote and
Porter achieved special prominence,
Farragut ranking with Sherman and
Sheridan as a popular hero.' Should
war with Spain come, undoubtedly
tbe navy would have the brunt of it
It wculd seem from a Washington
dispatch that steps are being taken to
retire Rear Admiral Sicard from com
mand of the North Atlantic .station
on account of tbe infirmities of age.
Evidently the situation is somewhat
embarassing. Tbe rear admiral has
done the country good service. He,
was with Farragut when he ran tbe
Mississipdi and Mobile gantlet. He
went ' through a dozen bombard
ments, and in each case combined
bravery, coolness and skill. He was
one of those naunuess nerocs wno
sailed up to a line of torpedoes and,
without slacking speed, passed on.
But it is a long time now, measured
by tbe length of human life, since
those days.
It will be remembered that when
the civil war came on the loyal peo
ple of tbe country relied muckupon
General Scott. The period between
tbe close of the : Mexican war and
1861 was less than half as long as the
period between the close tf our last
war and 1898. But the command of
tbe army soon . passed to younger
men, men who, if they were with
Scott and Taylor in Mexico, were
too youne: and too low in rank to
attract the attention ot the public.
No doubt if , war comes at all now it
will develop from the younger men
of the service, those who are to win
renown. Inter-Ocean
' Time and time again the necessity
has been shown of securing some
manufacturing enterprise for The
Dalles which will provide a . pay roll
for laboring men arid create a local
demand for our raw products. It
will be a matter of .everlasting regret
if something is not done during the
present season looking towards the
accomplishment of this object. The
local conditions around us are chang
ing, and we cannot expect that trade
will continue coming to this city un
less we take some, measure to secure
it. A woolen mill established here
will not only bring a good return on
the money invested, but will also aid
greatly in securing permanently for
this city the wool trade which now
we eDjoy. The men who can bring
this thing about will long be remem
bered as public benefactors.
Tbe hand of Providence was cer
tainly present in the last election
which placed McKinley in the presi
dential ehair. Although he has been
criticised by those who desired more
precipitous action, we are convinced
that when all tbe details arc made
known the wisdom of his conduct in
the negotiations with Spain will be
made apparent. None the less de
serving of credit is SpeakerReed,
who has lent to the president invalu
able support.
. Governor Lord has but little time
left in which to call an extra session,
If be refuse it will be but carrying
out the trade which Simon made
with the Populists at the legislative
hold-up a year ago.
Representative Ellis has had the
honor of presiding over the house ot
representatives during an absence of
Speaker Reed. This -is a compli
ment to Oregon's congressman which
his friends will appreciate.
THROUGH A CHIMNEY.
Convict .Escapes From the Penitentiary
at Salem
Deepite the vigilance of penitentiary
officials since the enforced idleness of
prisoners by. reason of the shotting down
of the foundry three weeks ago, it was
discovered Monday morning that Con
vict Charles Kenedy escaped Sunday
night. It was one of' the most clever
eeeppes ever made from tbe Oregon state
penitentiary. .
Kenedy drilled a hole through bis
iron cell, made the chimney large enough
to crawl through by removing bricks
from the thick wall, cut through tbe tin
roof and swung from tbe top of the main
building to to iront yard by means of a
rope made of blankets.To reach the roof
be bad to dig through about twenty-focr
feet of brick. Following the course of a
email aperture made the work consider
ably easier.
It must have have taken some, time
to accomplished the work, yet suspicion
was not aroused until he failed to an
swer to roll call.
Bbinebart, his call-mate, a rioted bur
glar, was left behind without either
clothes or blankets, Kenedy having car
ried them to the roof, while Bhiuehart
was too large for the apertnre.
Kenedy was sentenced from Washing
ton connty in 1895, to ten years for as
eult with a deadly weapon.
The Ladles Bolt Id Hard Lack, Bat Are
Still Ahead.
The bowling match between the
ladies and gentlemen at the clnb rooms
last night was a hard contest from start
to finish. Most of the ladies played in
hard lack, and a large nnmber of centers
were taken out, so that their ecores fell
far below their usual records. A few of
the men fell down, bat ou the whole
they played remarkably well, as the
following will show :
ladies' teax.
1st 2d 3d 4th
Game Game Game Game
Handicap 60 60 60 - 60
Mrs Seufert 32 29 17 34
MreBlakeley .-. . 23 33 26 19
MrsVaoNordeu 26 34 43 22
Mrs Nolan....'. 26 26 22 31
MissSchanno 23 23 44 31
Miss Lang 29 28 24 17
Totals ......219 233 236 214
' ' CLUB TEAM.
1st ' 2d ' 3d 4th
Bradabaw .. . 62 38 50 35
Ballard.... 34 19 25 43
Sampson 35 40 51 37
N Sinnott 26 36 41 51
Houghton ....46 - 21 36 48
Hvetetler.. 34 34 41 36
Totals. ...... ....226 188 ' 214 250
As can be seen by the above, the
ladies were ahead in but one game out
of the four, and as they won both of the
games played on. a previous evening,
each team had three games to their
credit. In order to decide tbe match
pins were counted, and it was found
that the ladies had won by thirty-nine
pine. They were ahead forty-five pins
and Spray Pumps. Call and see us before buy
ing elsewhere.
The Aermotor Mill is considered the best
machine on the market. Call and see it.'
MAIER & BENTON,
Sole Agents for Wasco County,
Hardware and Grocery
Merchants
Toi?ey Sau?d is
Wm. BlIGHEIiLi
Wisnes to inform the public that he is still in the
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The
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It is not as cheap as some others, but is better than all
others. This is a broad assertion, but examine the wagon
and you will agree with us. It is constructed from carefully
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make the best Wagon on the market.
It has more improvements and points of superiority
than we can enumerate here.
a new Wagon, examine the "
MAYS & CROWE, Gen. Agts.,
Wasco, Sherman, Crook and Klickitat Co.
L CLARK, Local Agt., Biggs, Or.
in the previous games and in the four
games of last night tbe gentleman bad
an advance of bat six, so that the differ
ence' showed thirty-nine pins in tbe
ladies' favor. . .
The match was all the more interest
ing on account of being close, and as the
sympathy of the spectators was with the
ladies, - everyone seemed to be " well
pleased with tbe result.
Sod of Veterans' Entertainment.
The entertainment given by Varney
Camp. No. 4, Sons of Veterans, last
night was a enccess in eyery particular.
The guests , began to assemble at 8
o'clock in the smll ball, and. after the
Red Men finished their tribal affairs for
that sun, they graciously surrendered
their hall so that they might have suffi
cient room for the large crowd which at
tended the exercises. The program was
jast lengthy enough to sharpen the ap
petite of the young for the sauce that
was forthcoming. Every number of the
program was good and ehowed nnusnal
care in selection.
The music committee took charge of
the floor after tbe entertainment. was
over, and the dance was on, being en
joytd by young and old until 12, when
the guests departed, well pleased with
tbe entertainment and hoping the Sons
of Veterans will give another in the
near future.
WHEN TRA.VEI.1KO
Whether on pleasure- bent or business,
take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of
Fiss, as it acts' most pleasantly and ef
fectually on the kidneys, liver and bow
els, preventing- fevers,, headaches, and
other forms of sickness. For sale in 50
i motor
We have latety taken the
agency for the Aermotor Wind
mill, and carry a stock ori hand.
We also carry a, complete'
stock of Deep and Shallow Well
Pumps, as well as Pitcher Spout
The Dalles, Or.
I)oi?ey Earped.
Third and Washington Sts.
gon
If you are thinking of getting
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cent bottles byi all leading droggists.
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co. only. '
Attorney Frank Menefee returned from
Portland last n;fcht, where he and Mr.
Dnfur have been trying the case of Boyd
vs. the Portland General Electric Co., in
Judge Sbatluck's court, Tbe plaintiff,
who was a boy 11 years old, received
serious injuries at Woodlawn some time
ago by running foul of a broken wire
belonging to this company, and at pres
ent bears, as a result xf the contact, a
badly crippled hand and 6evere wounds
about the head, where he was burned by
the electricity. He instituted a suit for
$5000 damnges and hired Dufur & Men
efee as his attorneys. The jury brought
in a verdict last night for damages to
the full amount of the suit. Tbe case
Was a hard fight from beginning to end
and tbe result is flattering "to our Dalles
attorneys. - '
To Core a Cold in One Day. .
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
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