THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. MAY SS.186S. The Weekly Ghf oniele. The only Republican Daily Newtpapet in Wasco County. . COCNTI OFFICIALS. Cjunty Judge. ..Robt Maya KheriJ T. J. Driver gLrt A M. Kelaay TrauureV:.'. c- H.fbiUlp. (A S. Blowers Commissioners iD.B. Kirasey Assessor W. H.Wh Ipple J. B. oit Buperinieadentof PubUe Schools. . .C. U Gilbert ry.mnw UUttS HEPUBLIGfl! TIGHET eye for Dewey's achievements at Manila or Sampson's work off Cuba and Porto Rico. They condemn what they cannot understand, which, as they can understand nothing, is but another way of saying they con demn everything. It would be a boon to an excited and sorely tried people, as well as to that part of the press which has some reputation to lose, if these yelpers and howlers could be made to under stand what . an exhibition they are giving of their ignorance and dis loyalty. Then; if they are not shameless as well as ignorant and hdisloyal, they would close their mouths and cleanse their newspapers. Tbey arc a disgrace to their country and party and intelligent American citizenship. STATE. For Governor, T. T. GEER, ' of Marion County. For Secretary of State, F. I. DUNBAR, x of Clatsop County. For State Treasnrer, CHARLES S. MOORE, of Klamath County. For State Printer, W. H. LEEDS, of Jackson County. For A ttorney General, . D. R. N. BLACKBURN, of Linn County. For Supreme Jndge, F. A. MOORE, of Columbia County. For Superintendent Public Instruction, J. H. ACKERMAN, of Multnomah County. DISTRICT. For Congressman, Second District,' MALCOLM A. MOODY, of Wasco County. For Circuit Judge. Seventh I Is trie t, H..S. WILSON, of Wasco County. For Prosecuting Attorney, Seventh District, A. A. JAYNE, of Wasco County. For Member State Board of Equalization, C. C. KUNEY, of Sherman County. For Joint Representatives, Wasco and Sherman counties. A. 8. ROBERTS and J. W. MORTON, of Wasco County. COUNTY. ' For Sheriff, ROBERT KELLY. For Clerk, A. M. KELSAY. For Treasurer, . C. L. PHILLIPS, or School Superintendent, C. L. GILBERT. For Assessor, Wl H. WHIPPLE. For Surveyor, J. B. GOIT. For Coroner, W. H. BUTTS. vFor Commissioner, :m. C. EVANS. PRECINCT. TFor Justice of the Peace, C. E. BAYARD. For Constable, W. C. CLARK. GLADSTONE'S CAREER. IGNORANT AND TREASONABLE" The enemies of our navy find com fort in every slur that comes from Madrid. Every dispatch sent out by the Spaniards to mislead us is to these carpers gospel truth. Every dispatch telegraphed from Key West to deceive the Spaniards is accepted by these pent-up critics as evidence that some American has blundered. The men who said if there had been no Maine there would have been no explosion in Havana har bor; who were so ignorant of naval construction as to insist that vessels of iron and steel were more danger ous to the men on board than to on enemy, are now sitting in judgment on Admiral Sampson and the naval strategy board. The self-constituted strategists who shouted three weeks ago that "the floating batter ies cilled warships" were useless ex cept in coast defenses, are now insist ing that the floating batteries ought to outsail the Spanish fleet and cap ture it. The newspaper colonels who said a month ago that a cam paign in Cuba before fall would be a useless sacrifice of our troops arc now shouting "On to Havana." The alarmists who some weeks ago assert ed that the Spanish fleet would ignore Cuba and strike at our own coast, are now in hysterics because the fleet is reported in a Cuban port. The pen-and-ink experts, who two months since claimed that the Ore rrnnl would founder in her vovae o o around the Horn, are now grumbling because she has not repotted at Key ."West. The enemies of the navy have no In the ninety years which spanned the life of Gladstone, the crown of England rested upon four beads. We gain a better comprehension of the ranje of this long and useful life by recalling the fact that Gladstone was a boy of 10 when' George III, under whose reign the American col onies won .their freedom, was gath ered to the tomb of .bnglisu mon- arcbs. . He was 6 rears old when Napoleon was routed at Waterloo, and bis marvelous memory distinctly recalled the thnnder of British can non in commemoration of that vic tory. "I heard the glass of the windows of'the Royal hotel rattle to the guns of the castle as they an nounced one of the great victories over Napoleon." During his lifetime, the premier ship had twenty-one changes, begin ning with Portland, and ending with Salisbury," in the following order: Portland, Percival, Canning, Gode- ricb, Wellington, Grey, Melbourne, Peel, Melbourne, Peel, Russell, Der by, Palmerston, Russell, Derby, Dis raeli, Gladstone, Disraeli, Gladstone, Salisbury .Gladstone, Salisbury, Glad stone, Rosebery, Salisbury. While Gladstone was prime minis ter for only thirteen years all told, the periods of his premiership were fraught with momentous reforms and great movements. Beginning bis premiership in 1869, he promptly forced the disestablishment of the Irish church. In 1870 the Irish ten ant act and the elementary educa tion acts became Jaw. In 1871 the purchase of commissions in the army was abolished ; and in 1872 he.se t- tled the Alabama claims with the United States and brought about the ballot act providing for secret vot ing. Gladstone's government was de feated in the general election of 1874, and Disraeli was recalled as premier. In lHa Gladstone visited Ireland, and there took on the im pressions and convictions which led to bis aggressive struggle for land and government reforms for that un happy island. On the fall of the Disraeli minis try in 1880, Gladstone formed a ministry, and in 1881 passed the Irish land act. Four years later his government resigned, and be declined the queen's offer of an earldom. Sal isbury succeeded him as prime min ister, but a year later he came back into power, and pressed his Irish home rule bill on the commons. It was quickly defeated, and in 1887 Salisbury came back into power and held office until 1892, when Glad stone formed another ministry and drove'his Irish home rule bill through the house of commons. The reform was rejected by 'the house of lords, and Gladstone was not strong enough with the country to force the lords to terms. In 1894 he resigned the formal leadership of the liberal party, placed the reins of government in the hands of Lord Rosebery, and retired to private life. His great work was ended, and thenceforth until the end he passed the few remaining years in well-eained repose, though . main taining to the last a keen and advis ory interest in the great affairs of England and the world. The English masses have always en tertained a loving regard for the simple and pure-minded. statesman who would not throw aside the name be inherited for any title within the gift of his sovereign. Though often tempted he would not drop the "Mr." It was good enough for the great commoners who had been con temporaneous with him, and as plain Mr. Gladstone he was known and loved during the four-score years of his active public life. He had been liberal, too, in dealing out titles to others. Indeed, he was charged at one time with being lavish in creat ing peers, his object being to infuse new life into the House of Lords. But the titles craved by others had no charms for him, and he wrote his name W. E. Gladstone to the last. ships composing it were intended solely for sprinting purposes. " The harbor of Santiago is calm and shallow, and in this, respect it compares favorably with the peace party of the United States. OUR TRADE WITH CUBA. Mourning over the death of the grand old man of history is not con fined to England, but in that country very naturally and very properly evidences of sorrow are more general and more pronounced than elsewhere. The statistician of the department of agriculture, Mr. John Hyde, has jii9t given the public a table showing the commerce between the United States and Cuba- during the ten years ending June 30, 1 897. This decadal exhibit is by years and by articles, The showing is even more remarka blc than has been generally claimed, At the time the war opened between Spain and the United States Cuban commerce had been practically par alyzed and destroyed. During the last two years covered by this table our imports from the island fell off 75 per cent, our exports over 61 per cent. Mr. Hyde's figures show total decline of $69,000,000 in the annual value of our trade with Cuba As this commerce was nearly all car ried in American bottoms, the loss must be set down as much greater than the figures show. Hisb-water mark was reached in the year which closed June 30, 1893, The total for that year was $102, 864,204, the ratio beins about ten to three in favor of imports. The Spanish policy has been to discour age exports from this country to either Spain or any of the Spanish colonies. We get very little frcm Cuba ex cept sugar and tobacco. Our sales, on the other band, are much more diversified. Animal products bead the list, with breadstuff's next. Then follow manufactured articles of wood, iron and steel, paper and cot ton. Farmers and and manufsctur- ers share about equally in the trade. Our trade with Cnba before the troubles there was very nearly equal to cur entire Asiatic commerce. Mr. Hyde makes some interesting and impressive comparisons, taking ine year ley 3 as - bis base or calcula tion. Our trade with Cuba was four times that of our trade with China or Japan; thirteen times that with Rus sia. It exceeded the grand total or our trade with all . these countries : Austria, Hungary, Russia, Sweden and Norway, Denmark, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and Portugal. Nor is this all. While the Cuban. trade was largely exports from Cuba to the United States, our exports to Cuba were nearly twice as great as those from this country to Italy; over three times as great as those to China and Japan combined ; nearly six times as great as those to Sweden and Norway, and over ten times those to Russia. In other words, Cuba bought nearly as much from us that year as Italy, China, Japan, Sweden, Norway and Russia com bined. Our total exports to Asia were not more than 75 per cent of our exports to little Cuba. All South America, exclusive of Brazil, bought from us less than Cuba did. From the standpoint of commerce with the United . States, import and export, Cuba takes high rank among the nations, Great Britain alene ex cepted. Even if there were no con sideration of humanity, our commer cial interests would justify us in in sisting upon the rescue of Cuba. Spanish warships that have put into Jamaica for supplies complain that they have met with rum treaty ment. - WAR RELIEF FUND. One Million Dollars Nodded In Thirty Da; for Belief of Sick, Wounded and Starving. ' The Red CroES Society and the Central Cuban Relief Committee, which has been appointed by President McKinley, are making strenuous efforts to raibe $1,000,000 as soon as possible for the re lief of the-eick and wounded and oar soldiers boys who have gone to the front to defend onr flag and fight in the cause of humanity and right. Everyone who can afford should subscribe to this most worthy cause. Every subscriber who gives at least $1.00 will be presented with a copy of the beatttifnl picture, "The Accolade," now on exhibition at Nickleson's mujic store. Call and eee it. Tbis picture will be a beautiful historical souvenir of this great uprising of the American people to defend and set free outraged Cuba. Every patriotic American should eubscribe at once! Your help is need ed! -Our boys are at the front! Let us stand by them ! No commissions of any kind are reserved, and no profit is made by any person from this fund. , Final Report of the Grand Jury. In the circuit court of the state of Oregon, county of Wasco, May term, 1898: We, the grand jury for the above named court and term, herewith submit the following report : We have been in session two dava, and have returned into court one true and three not true bills of indictment, and have examined into several other matters that we have not deemed of suf ficient importance to report. We have examined the county clerk's. sheriff's and treasurer's offices, and find all ot these offices, witn the books, rec ords and papers therein well and correct ly kept so far as we are able to judge. We have also examined the connty jail and .find the same in good condi tion. " , We have inquired into the condition of the county poor, and find that tbey are well cared for nnder the direction of the county court at the county poor farm. Wherefore, having finished our labors for this term of court, we respectfully ask that we may be discharged from further attendance npon the court. - G. W. MiLMStt, Foreman, The Dalles, Oregon, May 24, 1896. PKBSONAf. MENTION. It requires the services of 24,600 male and 14,000 female school teach ers in bpain to keep the children ot that favored country in ignorance of the United States and its resources. The money spent ' in arming and armorplatmg the Spanish fleet was so much money thrown away if the Wednesday's Dally. Er-Gov. Moody, of Salem, is in the city on business. V. C. Brock, the Sherman comity banker, is in the city. Taylor Hill, the Prineville stockman, is in th city on business. Attorney J. M. Long is in the city from Portland, attending to legal business. Miss Jeannette Williams earoe up from Portland yesterdav, and is visiting relatives in the city. Mrs. J.'E. McCornack is in the city from Palouse visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. DeHuff. Rev. W. C. Curtis returned on the boat last evening from Portland, where be has spent several days visiting friends. Mrs. A. Slasher, of Dafur, who has been -visiting friends in Portland for some weeks past, returned last evening. Dr. Adams, of Hood River, formerly editor of the Oregon City Argus, was in the city yesterday and called at tbis office. Mr. Lawrence Lakin, formerly of this city, who is now traveling for the Kos-enfeld-Smith Co., was in the city yes terday on bnsmess. , The Misses Lytle. of Wasco, who have been visiting friends in the city for sev eral days, left on the 5 :30 train last evening for their home at Wasco. Misses Effie and Minnie Crooks, who are visiting Mrs. J. M. Filloon, made a ' trip to the locks yesterday in company with Mrs. Filloon and returned last evening. Professor Roush, who has been teach ing the Goldendale schools for the past year, was in the city yesterdav and last evening left " to visit, his old home in Illinois. Last evening Mrs. Fred Wilson re ceived word from her husband, who 1b in Asheville, N. C, telling her to join him as soon as possible, and she will leave at once for that place. Ttmrsday's Dally. P. P. Underwood is in the city from Boyd, George Moloy, of Tygh, is in the city today. . - Thomas J. Cartiss, of Elgin, was in the city yesterday. - .. Mrs. S. M. Bolton, of Moro, is in the city for a short visit." . Mrs. L. Baxter, of Kingsley, is in the city on a business trip. B. Cram, a prominent stockman of Cross Keys, is in the city. Matthew Thorbourn, the Kingsley sheepman, is in the city today. Mrs. B. F. Marks, of Rufns, was in The Dalles yesterday for a short visit. Harry Hampshire, who at present is livine ia Portlaud, :a visiting friends in the city. J. C. Todd, of Bakeoven. who is ex tensiyely engaged in sheep raising, is in me cuv. Mr.- H. W. Wells came over from his sheep ranch, near Goldendale, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Judge Brink and Miss Brink, of Prineville, left yesterday for a short visit with friends in Albany." Thomas and Frank Batty, father and bother of Fen Batty, the Umatilla House night clerk, are in the city on business. Sheriff Miller, of Clarke county, came up from Vancouver last night, and will leave tbis morning with bis prisoner, J. D. Nugend. Friday's Eaiir. H. D. Ferguson, of Goldendale, is in the city on business. Charles Phillips vrent to the Locks on a business trip yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Fish went to Port land yesterday morning where they will visit for a few dave. , The Misses Law re rye who have been visiting Mrs. Schenck, in this city, re- turnea to Portland yesterday. Henry Bolton came np from Portland last evening and will spend a short time visiting relatives in the vicinity of Kings ley. Yesterday Capt. Fred Sherman took the helm on the Dalles. City. Captain Sherman is an old river man who form erly served in the same capacity on the Regulator, and has many friends and ac quaintances in The Dalles. John II. Cradlebaugh, who has been at his mine in the Greenhorn district in Baker county, arrived in the city yester day to be present at the graduation - of his son, Rudy, who will take his degree in the High school on Saturday evening. Rev. W. C. 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