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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY, APRIL 16. 1898.
TTA Titanllx PhtffYhfMo '. struction of tbe Maine as an incident
ID8 uSoKij UlirUllluItJ. janc Dot as a cause of war; but under
the findings of tue naval ooara u
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Sheriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk A M. Keif ay
Treasurer C. L. fhlUlps
, , IA.S. 310WCTU
Conmlssloncis D. . Kimsey
AMor...: , W. H. Whipple
- 4rwyor ;.V11
Bar-nnteadent of Public School. . .C. L. Gilbert
C kroner W. H. ButU
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Chronic! and Examiner....: 2 25
Chronicle and Inter Ocean ' 1.85
Chronicle and Tribune 1 75
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NOT TO BE EXPECTED.
The earnest desire for peace, says
"' the Tribune, fs worthy of praise, but
ioes not justify accounts calculated
' to create in the popular mind false
ideas of ' the possible interruption of
business or injury to seacoast towns
which might result from ,war! or
wildly exaggerated conceptions of
danger. Fidelity to the welfare and
honor of the country demands that
there should be no panic manufactur
ing at this juncture, whether for sel
fish or higher motives. The straight
forward and careful statement of the
' facts is warranted, but nothing more.
The fact is that there is no occasion
to apprehend arrest or serious inter
ruption of any of the great depart
ments of business in this country in
case of war with such a power as
Spain, except such seizure or de
struction . of merchant shipping as
might occur mostly in distant waters,
This would indeed involve much loss
to individuals. But little over a
tenth of the imports by . war into the
United States and exports by water
from the United .States was last year
la American vessels. It is not
fact in which Americans can take
pride; but it shows how small a part
of the foreign trade Is liable to in
terruption if the further fact is con
idered that only about a sixth ot
the tonnage of the United States
merchant marine is employed in
foreign trade.
jinese considerations reduce to a
very small proportion of foreign
commerce the part which is liable to
interference by hostile vessels. But
respecting the part remaining, the
coastwise trade and the possible in
jury to. ports along the seacoast,
-fther Tacts have to be reckoned
. -'Spain cannot keep afloat along this
-const, thousands of miles away from
. -supplies,! of coal, any considerable
number of vessels engage J in prey-
' ; ing upon our commerce or threaten
i ing our seaports. It is therefore
aieriinent to consider what objects
"would be gained by a hostile vessel
sent, on such a cruise far from a base
-of supplies. The capture of sundry
roercLant vessels would offer no re
'turn of consequence,- because there is
tio ready port into which prizes could
Le taken for sale, nor conld an armed
vessel afford to load itself down with
the good3 from merchant vessels in
. order, to carry them across the.At
Jantie. ...
It is always possible that for hope
-of gain -or advantage men will take
iesperate chances, but who would
-wish to i isk a vessel, and the cost of
-a. voyage across the ocean, and his
own lifh besides, without chance of
gain or advantage? If the Spanish
.government could with hope of suc
cess attack any port of importance it
might accomplish something in the
way of vengeance, if not of gain.
But what port of that character conld
be attacked and its defenses over
come and its business laid under
contribution before a powerful fleet
. at the command of Spam ' to betray
its presence anywhere along the coast
a thousand miles away from Spanish
. coal yards. The question whether
Spain has a fleet that it wishes to risk
on such a venture, leaving the West
India possessions undefended, is one
which will be studied with a great
deal of seriousness by the Spanish
ovcrnrAent before any vessels are
ordered on such an errarld.
would have been hard, for the presi
dent to force war on an issue which
a board of inquiry had not been able
to find chargeable to Spain. Still,
we believe it would have been bet
ter had the president done so, and
an expression of difference of opin
ion upon the part of the press and
people, is perfectly in order. But to
charge the president with being un
patriotic and vacillating when be has
shown a firm and dignified purpose
throughout, reverts more on his de
tractors than Ihe executive himself.
It was an exceedingly trying and
difficult position, and we believe
McKinlcy has conducted himself as
well as any other man could have
done. He has placed the responsi
bility of declaring war where it he
longs with congress, and if it want
war, congress can so declare. The
president does not run the country;
he is only a factor in it, and though
a potential one, he can do nothing
more in this instance than to lay the
whole matter before congress for
such action as that body thinks. To
criticise is easy, but. how many ofi
those who criticised could have done
as well under the circumstances?
the civilized world.. It has never
been demonstrated how the new bat
tleships will act in an engagement.
That the conflict will bo deadly all
will agree, but our confidence in
American brain, brawn and patriot
ism ' leaves no . doubt in the mind
where the victory will he. .
WILL CUBA BE DEFENDEDT
As matters stand the question
should read, Can Cuba be defended ?
says the Globe-Democrat. The con
ditions for a vigorous defense are
not in sight. Not a single armored
Spanish ship covers any harbor in
Cuba, while our powerful fleet is but
a few hours distant from Havana.
The harbor of that city is mined and
covered -by a few powerful guns.
But the . far more numerous of our'
ships have a gieater range and should
be able to knock the land batteries
to pieces in a day's bombardment.
It has been stated, and probably
Willi truth, that the supply of heavy
ammunition in Havana is short Our
fleet will not lack for this requisite.
Probably Gen. Blanco can" mass 20.
000 or 30,000 men in" the works
around the city. But he" is be
leaguered at the outset, absolutely
cut off from a base. It- is not be
lieved that be has supplies to last a
month. The surrounding country is
desolated and full of insurgents. The
element of disaffection in the city
has not be gauged.
,At last the noisy jingoes of Ha
vana begin to realize that Spain can
not risk a ship to defend them, or to
send them supplies of focd and am
munition.
Cuba's other, ports are at 'the
mercy of our squadron, except per
haps those at the east end ot the isl
and. Two Spanish armored cruisers
are at Porto Rico. They could
make no stand against our full fleet,
but might attack one or two ships of
their own clr.ss if caught isolated.
Spain's main squadron is assembling
at its home ports. It is outnum
bered by our own. Would the.Span
isb ships daie advance, in inferioi
fordfe, across 30C0 miles of ocean
without a certain haven of their own
fer coaling . and repairs?. It would
be regarded as an insane act by any
military authority. If the' Spanish
ships were headed for Porto Rico wc
can get there first. Without coal a
modern warship is a mere diifting
hulk at the mercy of an enemy fight
ing at the pcints of vantage.
Should the Spanish fleet under
secret orders try to assail any of Our
ports we can concentrate against it
by telegraph, and its precious coal
would be going at every hour of the
day and night. . ?
, The nomination of T. T. Geer for
the gubernatorial chair by the Re
publican state convention means that
be will be the next governor of Ore
gon. . Mr. Geer is not a politician
as that term is' employed now a
days. .' He is a thinker of high order;
a worker of unusual energy, and a
man against ' whose personal charac
ter not a word can be said. His
popularity witli the people has been
demonstrated repeatedly by his elec
tion to the legislature for successive
terms, bis selection as speaker of
that body, and the fact that among
theRepublican electors at the last pres
idential election he polled the largest
vote of any on" the ticket. When Mr,
Geer shall assume the duties of gov
ernor, the people may be sure he
will give an administration of which
the state shall feel proud. . He will
not be controlled by political mo
tives, a statement which cannot be
said concerning the present incum
bent of this office.
PROCEEDINGS AT ASTOBU f'
Stormy Session; Yesterday An
Agreement Arrived At.
AIacolm A. Moody Nominated by Ac
clamation Other Nominations.
A project is under way to have
The Dalles lighted by the new gaso
lice lifrht manufactured by a com
pany in Goldendale. We have not
bad the opportunity to examine
closely .into the plan, but at first
sight it has occurred to The Chron
icle that a, considerable increase in
insurance, rates would undoubtedly
result from the introduction and use
of the new light. We would like to
hear a discussion of the merits and
defects of the proposed plan, and the
columns of this paper will' be open to
statements for either side.
Arc yihe representatives of the
American people in congress losing
their senses Ihe scene enacted in
the house of representatives the
other day, and Turner's unjustifiable
attack upon the president yesterday
in the senate, would indicate an
.affirmative answer to the question
noted above. What is needed more
than anything else at the present
time is cool-beaded, conseivative
statesmanship, and less of hot-head
ed school-boj' exhibitions of temper.
This outbreak in congress will not
go far in elevating that body in the
esteem of the people. "
. Coming Attractions.
THE PRESIDENT.
A great deal of this criticism gcing
on about President McKinley. is
mere twaddles We cannot see what
great harm has been done through
the president 5 action.- It is true
opinion may differ as to the Wisdom
of bis judgment in treating the de-
Tne sailing of the flying squadron
nnder sealed orders is tantamount to
a declaration of war. Undoubtedly
the purpose of the American fleet is
to meet the Spanish flotilla some
where off Porto Rico and intercept
it The Spaniards have been rein
forced by a couple of battleships,
and when Commodore Schley's ves
sels meet them the first great naval
battle of recent years will be fought.
There may be other orders contained
in the sealed directions to Commo
dore Schley, but it seems reasonable
to believe that the ' American ships
have gone to meet the Spanish ves
sels. While from a national stand
point the interest in the coming en
gagement is intense, it will also be
watched with absorbing attention by
On next Monday and Tuesday even
ings, April 18th and 19th, the celebrated
Janet Waldorf and her superb company
will present 'Ingomar, the Barbarian,'
and "The Hunchback" to the' theater
goers of Tbe Dalles, and two. splendid
performances ' are anticipated. ' The
Portland Oregouian pays the following
graceful tribute to Miee Waldorf and her
superb acting :
"The Waldorf company appeared at
tbe Marquam Grand opera house yester
day evening and presented Marys Lov
ell's classic and romantic drama of "In
gomar, tbe Barbarian." . It is to be re
gretted that the theater was not crowd
ed, as tbe production was tbe best that
has been given this season The audi
ence, however, became enthused with
the performance and ihe applause was
appreciative, timely and generous. '
''The company and star, Miss Janet
Waldorf, are new to ' the histrionic
world, and were not known to our peo
ple, although the prees notices were
h'ghly commendatory to the attraction.
" 'Ingomar' is one of those plays that
never grow old, and thoee who witness
it once go again and again. It is a mas
terpiece of dramatic interest and tbe
story is a dream Of all that is good and
ennobling ic thtt hietrionic art of hold
ing the mirror up to nature. This Is
Miss Waldorf a first season as a star.
She Las achieved in a few years' study
what has taken other actreesea years to
accomplish. She is gifted in form and
feature with a handsome presence and is
graceful to a marked degree. As Par
thenia, tbe Greek maiden, who went far
into barbaric wilds to find -her father
and seek his ransom, she made a delight
ful picture by her artlessnees, naivette
and gentle speech. The transformation
she wrought in tbe barbaric chieftain,
with his uncouth ways and rough speech,
to that of a lovesick swain, was a subtle
bit of dramatic art.' Mies Waldorf is
vonne and has a brilliant future before
lier ; she is talented beyond her years
and is destined to occupy a prominent
position in the dramatic firmament. -
''Mr. McVey played the part of Ingo
mar, the barbarian chieftain, and shared
the honors of the evening with Waldorf.
He is a superb actor and has made a
most pleasing impression. .
"The remainder of tbe cast was in ex
cellent hands. Little is required of them,
but they gave Miss Waldorf excellent
support?' i s
' Thursday's Day y.
At 10 o'clock yesterday Chairman Ci
H. Carey called the Eepnblican conven
tion for f he second congressional district
to order. E. L. Smith of Wasco nomi
nated T. C. Taylor of Umatilla for tern
porary chairman, pnt the motion and
declared it carried. Carey ' refused to
recognize Taylor, and W. M. Rasmus of
Multnomah nominated Otis Patterson of
Heppner, whose election was declared
by Carey, amidst great confusion.
division was called for and refused by
Carey.
Both chairmen then took the plat
form. Chairman Taylor recognized the
nomination of C. E. Cochran for secre
tary, and Patterson recognized the nomi
n ition of F. W. Eppinger. Each was
declared elected. Concurrent motions
Icr committees of five each on creden
tialsand on organization and order pi
business were entertained by both chair
men and declared carried.
Preliminary to the opening of the con
vention two petitions were hanJed to
Chairman Carey, one signed by 48 of the
80;delegates outside of Multnomah conn
ty, asking him te name Taylor as tempo
rary chairman, and the other signed by
about 30 asking him to name Patterson
The refusal of Carey to grant the first
petition was tbe reason why Smith
nominated Taylor and put the motion
himself.
The Patterson convention remained in
seesion while conferences were' being
held between the leaders of the two
sides. ..
Two propositions were submitted. The
Taylor party proposed that. Multnomah
retire and let the 80 outside delegates
settle the matter of temporary organiza
tion, so that business cculd proceed ic
the regular way.
The Patterson party proposed that the
whole matter be referred to the state
convention tomorrow, meanwhile candi
dates for congress to be named by out
side delegates alone.
At2;10p. m. tbe Tavlor convention
was called to order. The committee on
organization recommended that the tem
porary organization be made permanent,
and to proceed to nominate a candidate
for congress.
It was feared that Baker, Gilliam and
Clatsop would remain out, but tbey re
turned to the organized convention and
participated in its actions.
The name of -Malcolm Moody of this
place was brought before the convention
and he was nominated for congressman
from the second district by acclamation
Special to Thk Chbosicls. .
Astoria, April 14. The Republican
State Convention was called to order at
11 a. m, by Sol. Hirsch. Temporary or
gamzation was effected by tbe unani
mous election of ex-Mayor Tooze of
Woodburn as' chairman, and C. E. Coch
rane of Un,ion county as secretary.
Chairman Tooze then appointed the
committee on order of business and ere'
dentials, . and adjournment was taken
til) 1 p.' in. - The committee on platform,
consisting of one delegate from each
county, was selected during the noon
hour. Just before adjournment the fol
lowing resolution was offered by Judge
Pipes of Multnomah :
"Kesoived, tbat the following mes
sage be at 'once wired to President Mc
Kinley : 'The Republicans of Oregon in
convention assembled, to the president
of .the United States, greeting: With
the utmost confidence in the wisdom of
your administration, and pledging you
the'support of the state of Oregon, we
express oor earnest conviction that the
Maine was destroyed - by tbe design or
criminal negligence of Spanish officers,
and that this outrage is just cause for
the United States to drive tbe Spanish
nalinn f t-n iv tlia AXTatnrn TTAmtDnkopa ' "
The resolution was adipted amid deaf
ening applause, after which the dele
sates arose and gave three cheers for
McKinley.
A telegram received, at 1:45 p. m.
stated that the committee on credentials
was still out and that they would not
report until after" 3 o'clock. :
The following nominations were made
up to the time of going te press :
Malcolm A. Moody of The Dalles, con
gressman, second district.
. H. S. Wilson of The Dalles, circuit
iudge, seventh district. '' '
A.' A. Jayne of The Dalles, district at
torney, seventh district.
J. D. Wilcox of Sherman county, and
Joseph Morton of Hood River, joint rep
resentatives for Wasco and Sherman
counties. '- -
M.T.Nolan and H. L. Kuck of The
Dalles, state and congressional commit
teemen. ' ' ' - ' .
t . Bttenmattam Cored. . 4
My wife has used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm for'rbeumatism with -great relief,
and I can recommend, it as a splendid
liniment for rheumatism and other
household use for which we have found
it valuable. W. J. Cuyler, Red Creek,
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Mr. Cuyler is one of the leading mer
chants ot this village and 'one of the
most prominent men . in this vicinity
W. G. Pbippin, editor Red Creek Her
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Mer motor
Windmills,
We have latety taken the
agency for the Aermotor Wind
mill, and carry a stock on hand.
We also carry a complete
stock of Deep and Shallow Well
Pumps, as well as Pitcher Spout '
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, I
P Sole Agents for Wasco Count-,
$ ' lr?cery The Dalles, Or. $
Ioi?ey Saud . is T)oiey Earned.
.OTXKE. MIGHELIi
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.
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ALIFOBITIA BEANDIES from $3.25 to $6.00 per gallon. (4 to 11 years old.)
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HOP GOLD BEEB on draught, and Val Blatz and
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JOBBERS IN IMPORTED and
DOMESTIC CIGARS.
DEALERS IX
fill kinds of
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UNDERTAKERS
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; everything to be found in a
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